bbcuk--2020-05-20--Coronavirus: Cruise ship dancers home after nine weeks stranded

Two cruise ship dancers who were stranded in the Bahamas for nine weeks because of the Covid-19 pandemic have finally been able to return to the UK .
Lauren Carrick , 29 , from Taverham , Norfolk , and her fiancé Joseph Harrison , 27 , from Hull , were among 950 crew trapped on the ship .
The US Centre for Disease control had stopped the transfer of seafarers to its airports .
But after long negotiations the couple flew home via Miami airport .
• Coronavirus : Live updates from across the East of England Ms Carrick said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they had been moved to 10 days ago from another ship , docked at Miami and then they were escorted by police to the airport .
Only British citizens were allowed on the flight .
The flight to Heathrow Airport was delayed for four hours , but eventually arrived at 14:00 BST on Tuesday .
Ms Carrick told BBC Look East : `` To get through the front door was amazing and to hug my mum was incredible .
To come home was amazing .
I ca n't put it into words .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` I 'm back in Norwich and Joseph is up in Hull and we will spend two weeks with our family and then we 'll move in to a new place . ''
She said a big thank for `` everyone 's support '' which included people signing an online petition to help bring her back .
`` We really appreciate it and it feels amazing to be home , '' she said .
The engaged couple had been performing on the Celebrity Cruises excursion around Florida and Mexico in March .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ship , with crew on board , was moved to Tampa , then a private island off the Bahamas .
For three weeks they were not allowed out of their cabins , with food and water delivered to their cabin door .
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"Mum came running out of door screaming tears of happiness - it was nice to see my dog and mum and dad, and there were loads of messages saying welcome home. It's really nice to know that people have been watching our progress.


bbcuk--2020-05-20--Coronavirus: Mayor urges London shops to stock reusable face masks

London 's mayor has written to all major supermarkets calling on them to stock face coverings to help protect people using the capital 's public transport .
In his letter , Sadiq Khan asked that masks should be reusable , non-medical and at a price which was `` accessible to all '' .
The government has advised coverings should be worn in an enclosed space when social distancing is not possible .
Mr Khan said face masks would be `` essential '' as the lockdown was lifted .
The letter urges supermarkets and shops `` to stock supplies of reusable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your London stores '' .
`` Whilst we at City Hall are encouraging the use of homemade face coverings , I recognise that there will be many Londoners who will need or want to purchase a ready-made product instead , '' Mr Khan wrote .
He added those coverings going on sale should not be medical-grade masks in order to protect supplies for front-line workers .
`` Given that I am asking the public to use face covering when on public transport , there will be a huge demand for them in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The British Independent Retailers Association ( BIRA ) has also called on its members `` to play their part in keeping customers safe '' by stocking face coverings .
Chief executive Andrew Goodacre said : `` As they tend to sell personal protection equipment ( PPE ) , we want to ensure local hardware stores ramp up supply to keep the public safe , to help people avoid needing to travel to the larger , more populated , out of town DIY stores to buy masks . ''
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Chief executive Andrew Goodacre said: "As they tend to sell personal protection equipment (PPE), we want to ensure local hardware stores ramp up supply to keep the public safe, to help people avoid needing to travel to the larger, more populated, out of town DIY stores to buy masks."


bbcuk--2020-05-20--Coronavirus: Young carers 'turned away' from shops in lockdown

Young carers are being shouted at and turned away from special shopping hours due to `` not being believed '' , a charity fears .
Carers Trust Wales said some had been shouted at by shoppers and stopped from going into shops during the pandemic .
Fayeth , from Rhyl , cares for her mother who has epilepsy and three younger sisters .
But the 13-year-old said she felt like she got `` death stares '' every time she left the house .
As many as one in five young people are caring for a family member with disabilities or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the charity .
As carers they are eligible to shop during special hours set aside at supermarkets and shops for the elderly and vulnerable and for carers .
But only some local authorities issue ID cards , which explain the young carers ' role , and there are concerns that a large number of shops do not accept them .
• ' I thought every child looked after their mum' Director of the charity , Simon Hatch , said the young carers were worried enough about bringing the virus back home to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without being turned away at the door .
He said staff were probably stopping them due to `` not understanding '' their role in being a key carer and supermarkets and shops needed training .
`` We 've also had reports of people being shouted at in the streets , when they 've been trying to get into local shops , '' he said .
`` I 'm sure that these are relatively rare occurrences , but it really highlights the massive challenges on top of what is already a very worrying and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For Fayeth the lockdown has been a worrying time , with her mother Laura having more seizures since the restrictions were introduced .
But while she is trying to care for her family , she said whenever she left the house to get shopping she felt like people were staring at her .
`` Some people have made comments when I 'm out shopping saying that young children should n't be out of the house during this time , '' she said .
`` There are some shops which wo n't let young @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so it can make it much harder to get any shopping .
`` Some people even say you should n't be out and the coronavirus is spreading and it 's my fault because I 'm outside and things like that .
`` But I just say I 'm a young carer and I 'm allowed to be out , then I walk away '' .
Teenager Ronnie Lawson has cared for his father who has multiple sclerosis since he was nine and also helps his mother who has problems with her spine and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` embarrassed '' when he was turned away while trying to buy food for his disabled parents in Abergavenny .
Ronnie said he did not have anything to prove he was a carer , and thought staff `` did n't really believe '' him as he `` is a teenager '' .
He said he had got `` looks off people wondering why I 'm out '' , but now had a slip from Monmouthshire council and was finding it easier to get in during special hours .
Ronnie said he was worried @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were sole carers for parents , and people needed to be more understanding , as they were already scared of going to the shops .
`` It 's not their fault , but there 's no point for a kid to lie about being a carer , so I think they should be more considerate , '' he said .
Bridgend Carers Centre has started giving slips to its 1,400 recognised young carers to prove they are shopping for a family member .
`` A lot of young carers are getting refused in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ age and some supermarkets are saying if they 're under the age of 16 they are not allowed in , '' said manager Rhian Watts .
`` But even with the letters we 've been providing some are still not allowing them in . ''
Ms Watts said it should not really matter who is doing the shopping for a family , and have more understanding of the risks young carers were taking .
`` They are the person that needs to enter the supermarket to do the shopping and denying access will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their families so it 's just about having a bit of understanding , '' she said .

Ronnie said he was worried about the impact on younger children who were sole carers for parents, and people needed to be more understanding, as they were already scared of going to the shops.


bbcuk--2020-05-19--Max and Keira's Law: Transplant stories as law changes

Organ donation will now be automatic in England unless people opt out , in new laws which come into effect today and could save up to 700 lives a year .
Four people whose lives have been touched by the transplant scheme share their stories .
'It 's mine , but it 's not mine' Hannah Sharma went into hospital last year with what she thought was a chest infection only to discover she had heart failure .
Until then , she had been fit and healthy but it is now thought she might have had a viral infection called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , East Sussex , had several hospital stays including a spell in intensive care as she fought off infections , but eventually became so ill she knew she had to prepare herself for the `` long haul '' .
By the time her consultant mentioned a heart transplant , the 29-year-old said it was almost a relief .
But it was n't without setbacks - she waited in hospital for about six weeks , in which time two hearts became available , only neither were a suitable match .
By the time the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nerves , just excitement .
`` We listened to songs and we were dancing in the room , '' she said .
The operation took four-and-a-half hours and she came around from the anaesthetic the following day .
`` I remember sitting in my bed and hearing it , [ thinking ] I hear my heart .
It 's so loud .
It 's mine , but it 's not mine .
I can never get my head around that . ''
Within 24 hours , she was out of bed and sitting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the physiotherapists had her marching on the spot .
A week after the transplant , she fulfilled a long-held ambition and sent her sister out to buy her a dog .
She met Huey the sausage dog on FaceTime from her hospital bed , and two-weeks post transplant , the pair were united when she was discharged .
`` I 'd wanted a dog for a very long time .
My mum was like 'you ca n't have a dog ' , but I was saying ' I need to do it now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Ms Sharma said the future is `` tricky '' .
She can suffer side effects from the medication and has good days and tired days - and there is always the risk of organ rejection at any time .
She says during recovery , she spent a lot of time thinking about her donor - a 55-year-old woman whose family she will soon write to .
`` Life is very different to how I saw it , but I try not to dwell on those things and live as much as I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' she said .
`` Some people live 35 years post-transplant , so I could still have a lot of years .
It is scary , but it could have completely stopped last year ... so I 'm thankful for any time I get . ''
'It 's not fun , but it could be worse' Faizan Awan was born needing a kidney and ca n't remember having his first transplant at the age of three , but remembers realising at a young age he was different to others his age .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in sport and while his friends were at the cinema , he would be on his dialysis machine .
At 14 , he had a second operation and received a kidney from his father .
The average lifespan of a donor kidney is between 10 and 15 years , according to the NHS , and 34-year-old Mr Awan is on the list for a third time , although he and his family are matter-of-fact about it , as they know what to expect .
`` Until then , there 's not really much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You might also be interested in : • 'My dad gave me his kidney and saved my life' • ' I went from triathlon training to needing naps' Mr Awan said he has has been waiting for an organ for five years because there are fewer donors among ethnic minorities .
He hopes the legal change will improve his chances and encourage people in South Asian and Muslim communities to talk about the subject more openly .
`` Part of it is generational bias , '' he said .
`` My grandparents and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pakistan - that 's the norm when family move without fully understanding the system is different here .
`` In Islam , there is a lot of text that can be translated for or against transplants .
There is no literal line that says 'yes it 's allowed ' or not . ''
Mr Awan is now an organ donation ambassador for the NHS and volunteers for the Lancashire and South Cumbria Kidney Patient Association , where he helps other patients and carers deal with kidney disease , dialysis and transplants .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ knowing it 's not the worst thing in the world , '' he said .
`` It 's not fun , but it could be worse . ''
From Wednesday , all adults in England will be deemed to have given consent to donate their organs when they die , unless they have opted out , or are in an excluded group .
The new law , known as Max and Keira 's Law , has been named after two children .
Nine-year-old Keira Ball saved four lives , including that of Max @ @ @ @ @ @ @ father allowed doctors to use her organs for transplants after a car crash in 2017 .
It has been estimated that the law change will lead to an additional 700 transplants each year by 2023 .
Two years ago , Laura Beattie was given the news she had been expecting for some time - she would need a lung transplant .
The 31-year-old was born with cystic fibrosis , a life-shortening genetic condition that can cause fatal lung damage .
In 2016 , she became more breathless and her condition worsened , leading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the transplant list .
Since learning she would need a transplant , Ms Beattie has spent time preparing for the procedure with an NHS transplant team of experts and psychologists .
`` I was probably in denial .
I try my best at everything .
I was just feeling upset with myself .
And I was scared .
I 'd never had a proper operation before .
`` You work towards it .
You have every test imaginable so they can match up the organ with you .
And it 's just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to see the best in myself .
`` And there are mixed emotions , which can depend on how you feel each day . ''
One distraction is her online fashion business , which came about because she had struggled to find dresses to fit because her rib cage is slightly larger due to her condition .
Her sister , Rachel , then 14 , came up with the idea to so start their own brand and a decade on , they work with teams in Manchester , Italy and Portugal .
Ms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ determination and never giving up .
I work hard with my treatment and keep myself stable , and with the business it 's the same .
`` It 's about never giving up .
It 's about coping with setbacks and knowing you can get through . ''
Ms Beattie , from Manchester , hopes the law change will improve her chance of finding a match but acknowledged that her survival relies on someone losing a loved one .
`` Organs come from someone who has died and talking about that side of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the more [ organ donation ] is spoken about , the more it 's an open conversation . ''
Two years ago , Keith Astbury lost his daughter Pippa to an instant , catastrophic , brain haemorrhage .
She was placed on a ventilator but he already knew the situation was not hopeful .
Several hours later , he discovered his daughter had signed up as an organ donor via three different media .
`` We thought if that 's what Pippa wanted , that 's what 's going to happen , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Manchester .
Pippa died in 2018 and since then , her family has received a letter they described as both `` heart-warming '' and `` bittersweet '' from the recipient of her lungs - a mother-of-three whose life was saved by the transplant .
Both families exchanged letters in a process that brought comfort , said Mr Astbury , who is now an NHS organ donation ambassador .
He described his daughter , who would have turned 43 today , as a mother who lived for her son , and a `` people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - so much so she had decided to retrain as a social worker .
`` Pippa 's organs did n't go to waste , '' Mr Astbury said .
`` She saved a life and we feel part of Pippa is still living and still with us . ''

Max and Keira's Law: Transplant stories as law changes Published 20 May 2020
Image source, Hannah Sharma Image caption, After the transplant, Hannah Sharma did what she always wanted to do - buy a puppy
Organ donation will now be automatic in England unless people opt out, in new laws which come into effect today and could save up to 700 lives a year. Four people whose lives have been touched by the transplant scheme share their stories.
'It's mine, but it's not mine'
Image source, Hannah Sharma Image caption, Hannah Sharma said the transplant offered her a way to live her life
Hannah Sharma went into hospital last year with what she thought was a chest infection only to discover she had heart failure.
Until then, she had been fit and healthy but it is now thought she might have had a viral infection called dilated cardiomyopathy.
Hannah, from Mayfield, East Sussex, had several hospital stays including a spell in intensive care as she fought off infections, but eventually became so ill she knew she had to prepare herself for the "long haul".
By the time her consultant mentioned a heart transplant, the 29-year-old said it was almost a relief. But it wasn't without setbacks - she waited in hospital for about six weeks, in which time two hearts became available, only neither were a suitable match. By the time the third call came, there were no nerves, just excitement.
"We listened to songs and we were dancing in the room," she said.
The operation took four-and-a-half hours and she came around from the anaesthetic the following day.
"I remember sitting in my bed and hearing it, [thinking] I hear my heart. It's so loud. It's mine, but it's not mine. I can never get my head around that."
Image source, Hannah Sharma Image caption, Hannah Sharma knew she was in hospital for the "long haul"
Within 24 hours, she was out of bed and sitting on a chair. The next day the physiotherapists had her marching on the spot.
A week after the transplant, she fulfilled a long-held ambition and sent her sister out to buy her a dog. She met Huey the sausage dog on FaceTime from her hospital bed, and two-weeks post transplant, the pair were united when she was discharged.
"I'd wanted a dog for a very long time. My mum was like 'you can't have a dog', but I was saying 'I need to do it now. Life's here now.'"
Ms Sharma said the future is "tricky". She can suffer side effects from the medication and has good days and tired days - and there is always the risk of organ rejection at any time.
She says during recovery, she spent a lot of time thinking about her donor - a 55-year-old woman whose family she will soon write to.
"Life is very different to how I saw it, but I try not to dwell on those things and live as much as I can while I'm fit and healthy," she said.
"Some people live 35 years post-transplant, so I could still have a lot of years. It is scary, but it could have completely stopped last year... so I'm thankful for any time I get."
'It's not fun, but it could be worse'
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Fez had his first kidney transplant at age three and is now waiting for his third
Faizan Awan was born needing a kidney and can't remember having his first transplant at the age of three, but remembers realising at a young age he was different to others his age.
Growing up, he could not join in sport and while his friends were at the cinema, he would be on his dialysis machine. At 14, he had a second operation and received a kidney from his father.
The average lifespan of a donor kidney is between 10 and 15 years, according to the NHS, and 34-year-old Mr Awan is on the list for a third time, although he and his family are matter-of-fact about it, as they know what to expect.
"Until then, there's not really much you can do but wait."
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Image source, Faizan Awan Image caption, Mr Awan had his first transplant at the age of three, after which he could eat solid food for the first time in his life
Mr Awan said he has has been waiting for an organ for five years because there are fewer donors among ethnic minorities. He hopes the legal change will improve his chances and encourage people in South Asian and Muslim communities to talk about the subject more openly.
"Part of it is generational bias," he said. "My grandparents and great-grandparents didn't [donate] in Pakistan - that's the norm when family move without fully understanding the system is different here.
"In Islam, there is a lot of text that can be translated for or against transplants. There is no literal line that says 'yes it's allowed' or not."
Mr Awan is now an organ donation ambassador for the NHS and volunteers for the Lancashire and South Cumbria Kidney Patient Association, where he helps other patients and carers deal with kidney disease, dialysis and transplants.
"It gives people some kind of comfort knowing it's not the worst thing in the world," he said. "It's not fun, but it could be worse."
What is changing?
From Wednesday, all adults in England will be deemed to have given consent to donate their organs when they die, unless they have opted out, or are in an excluded group.
The new law, known as Max and Keira's Law, has been named after two children.
Nine-year-old Keira Ball saved four lives, including that of Max Johnson, also nine, after her father allowed doctors to use her organs for transplants after a car crash in 2017.
It has been estimated that the law change will lead to an additional 700 transplants each year by 2023.
'Organ donation is an open conversation'
Image source, Laura Beattie Image caption, The sisters have established an ethical womenswear brand
Two years ago, Laura Beattie was given the news she had been expecting for some time - she would need a lung transplant.
The 31-year-old was born with cystic fibrosis, a life-shortening genetic condition that can cause fatal lung damage. In 2016, she became more breathless and her condition worsened, leading to her taking the tests to go on the transplant list.
Since learning she would need a transplant, Ms Beattie has spent time preparing for the procedure with an NHS transplant team of experts and psychologists.
"I was probably in denial. I try my best at everything. I was just feeling upset with myself. And I was scared. I'd never had a proper operation before.
"You work towards it. You have every test imaginable so they can match up the organ with you. And it's just about keeping busy and focused and trying to see the best in myself.
"And there are mixed emotions, which can depend on how you feel each day."
One distraction is her online fashion business, which came about because she had struggled to find dresses to fit because her rib cage is slightly larger due to her condition.
Her sister, Rachel, then 14, came up with the idea to so start their own brand and a decade on, they work with teams in Manchester, Italy and Portugal.
Ms Beattie said: "It's about determination and never giving up. I work hard with my treatment and keep myself stable, and with the business it's the same.
"It's about never giving up. It's about coping with setbacks and knowing you can get through."
Ms Beattie, from Manchester, hopes the law change will improve her chance of finding a match but acknowledged that her survival relies on someone losing a loved one.
"Organs come from someone who has died and talking about that side of it is scary. But I think the more [organ donation] is spoken about, the more it's an open conversation."
'She saved a life'
Image source, Keith Astbury Image caption, Keith Astbury said his daughter, Pippa, lived for her son and "cared about everything"
Two years ago, Keith Astbury lost his daughter Pippa to an instant, catastrophic, brain haemorrhage.
She was placed on a ventilator but he already knew the situation was not hopeful. Several hours later, he discovered his daughter had signed up as an organ donor via three different media.
"We thought if that's what Pippa wanted, that's what's going to happen," said the 70-year-old from Trafford, Greater Manchester.
Pippa died in 2018 and since then, her family has received a letter they described as both "heart-warming" and "bittersweet" from the recipient of her lungs - a mother-of-three whose life was saved by the transplant.
Both families exchanged letters in a process that brought comfort, said Mr Astbury, who is now an NHS organ donation ambassador.
He described his daughter, who would have turned 43 today, as a mother who lived for her son, and a "people's person" who cared about everything - so much so she had decided to retrain as a social worker.
"Pippa's organs didn't go to waste," Mr Astbury said. "She saved a life and we feel part of Pippa is still living and still with us."


bbcuk--2020-05-20--Coronavirus: 'Why I'm staying up all night to study abroad'

University lecture theatres have fallen silent and campus nightlife is on hold amid the coronavirus pandemic , but some students are still pulling all-nighters .
These are the students facing a virtual year abroad .
`` I delivered a presentation for German last week at 03:00 BST… I slammed back a coffee half an hour before and hoped that would do it for me , '' says Luke Shortland , a University of Warwick student currently finishing his year abroad in Australia at home in south London .
`` I think it went OK , but I do n't have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying to organise it with my partner [ due to the time difference ] . ''
University campuses around the globe have been closed by the pandemic , and many students are adjusting to online learning - including UK students who followed Foreign Office travel advice to return home .
Luke , 21 , was enrolled at Monash University in Melbourne for his third year of studies when the virus emerged , and returned to his family home in South Croydon in March .
He is now working through the night to keep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ahead , with classes spread over the week , including journalism at 01:30 , German language and literature between 03:00 and 06:00 , and politics at 07:00 .
• Students 'must be warned if courses taught online' • Universities ' move online 'must be done the right way' • Students will have to pay full fees for online courses , says minister For some of Luke 's modules , such as economics , teaching is done via online videos - meaning he does not have to attend in real time - but there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ others .
Luke admits some students feel Zoom works effectively , but stresses `` it 's not the same as being in a lecture theatre which helps you to concentrate '' .
Despite his schedule , Luke keeps his body clock on UK time , as he needs to be awake during the day to drive his mother , who is a carer , and brother , an essential retail worker , to their jobs .
But he says he is missing out on the full university experience , which he insists is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's about the whole experience of living out . ''
Luke 's living costs have also increased .
He has had to buy a new laptop for Zoom calls and `` hundreds-of-pounds-worth '' of textbooks because he has no access to the library - all while continuing to pay rent in the UK .
`` I had a job in Melbourne that paid £15 per hour… and now I have had to come back here .
I 'm about £2,500 poorer from all of this , '' he says .
A spokesman for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ repatriated all students who wanted to return from Australia , and they should contact its study abroad team in the UK for assistance during the remainder of the term .
Warwick students abroad were also given the option to finish their studies early on returning to the UK .
Koehun Aziz-Kamara , 21 , who studies history , chose not to finish her second year abroad semester at Monash University 's Malaysian campus due to the eight-hour time difference .
`` It was hard having to come back home with jet lag and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tutorials at 07:00 or 08:00 , '' she says .
`` I had really high hopes for my second semester academically and I wanted to see the rest of Kuala Lumpur . ''
Koehun adds she now feels `` idle '' with no work to do until starting again at Warwick next year .
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Some students are being asked to decide whether to go ahead with their studies online or to defer .
'No way I could take a year out' The University of Birmingham has set out a range of options for its students .
These include the opportunity to study online at a partner institution , when available , until going abroad becomes possible again , or delaying their overseas placement to the next academic year .
A spokesman for the university said officials were `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to study at a partner institution is unlikely to be available for semester one… for many of our students '' .
Jessie Moloney , 20 , a second-year modern languages student at Birmingham , has chosen to start online classes in October for her compulsory year abroad at the University of Berlin - to keep up her German skills .
`` When you learn a language you need to be doing it constantly to maintain a good level , '' Jessie says , explaining that if she deferred she would have to take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and would be without access to campus facilities .
`` Since I started university I 've probably missed about six weeks because of [ university staff ] strikes , '' she adds .
`` Even with just those six weeks I found I had to think more about my German , so I feel there 's no way I could take a year out . ''
Jessie was always hoping to take an MA after finishing her undergraduate studies .
To make up for her shortened year abroad , she now plans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or take the course there .
`` The reason I took a modern language degree was to become fluent , '' she says .
`` Without the full year abroad I do n't think I will become fluent . ''
The National Union of Students has highlighted the difficulties of studying online during lockdown restrictions .
Some students lack access to key resources , such as computer equipment and space to work , and are struggling with their finances , welfare and wider lives , it says .
Meanwhile , Universities UK has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ range of scenarios - including periods of online study in the academic year 2020-21 '' .
Universities can still charge full fees even if courses are taught online , it has been confirmed .
Warwick University says it is still in discussions with its study abroad partners about the next academic year .
Reflecting on the abrupt ending to his year in Melbourne , Luke Shortland says : `` People choose a year abroad because they want to go to a foreign country , to live there .
`` I 've lost six @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life-changing experience that I will never get back . ''

"When you learn a language you need to be doing it constantly to maintain a good level," Jessie says, explaining that if she deferred she would have to take a leave-of-absence for the next academic year, and would be without access to campus facilities.


bbcuk--2020-05-20--Coronavirus: Captain Tom Moore reacts to knighthood for NHS fundraising

Captain Tom Moore is to be knighted for his fundraising efforts after a special nomination from the prime minister .
@ @ @ @ @ than £32m for NHS charities after completing 100 laps of his garden before his 100th @ @ @ @ @ Tom and his daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore spoke to BBC Breakfast .

Captain Tom Moore is to be knighted for his fundraising efforts after a special nomination from the prime minister.
The war veteran raised more than £32m for NHS charities after completing 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday in April.
Captain Tom and his daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore spoke to BBC Breakfast.


bbcuk--2020-05-19--Organ donation: The man waiting on his third transplant

Fez had his first kidney transplant at age three and is now waiting for his third .
He 's hoping @ @ @ @ @ mean he could get a new kidney soon .
He hopes people from the BAME @ @ @ @ @ organ transplants .

Fez had his first kidney transplant at age three and is now waiting for his third. He's hoping new organ donation laws might mean he could get a new kidney soon.
He hopes people from the BAME community become more open to organ transplants.
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bbcuk--2020-05-20--The Papers: Doubts over schools reopening and 'arise Sir Tom'

Several front pages raise questions about the government 's plans to open English primary schools for some pupils on 1 June .
The Times suggests the date has been `` thrown into doubt '' by a senior scientific adviser , who has indicated that the track and trace system should first be in place .
A Downing Street clarification that this is the earliest schools should open , leads the Times to speculate whether the government is `` softening in the face of a revolt '' .
It 's a suggestion echoed by the Guardian , which claims that up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remain shut while at least 18 councils refuse to sanction the plans .
The debate over the government 's early response to the coronavirus outbreak prompts the i headline : `` Blame game begins . ''
The i suggests that a government scientist has said that it was a lack of resources that led to the decision to stop community testing in March .
In its editorial , the Times examines the role of Public Health England , which has been accused of limiting testing to its own laboratories .
The paper suggests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ questions whether it is up to running the contact tracing scheme .
Sign up for a morning briefing direct to your inbox While much attention has been focused on reviving the economy , a letter in the Financial Times urges readers to consider how nature conservation should be at the heart of any recovery .
The joint letter - signed by the UK heads of Greenpeace , the WWF and the RSPB and the environment minister Lord Goldsmith - suggests that after the Great Depression in the US , three million people were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and trails in national parks .
It urges that such a commitment is urgently needed now .
The Times and Mail Online both report that the National Trust faces a loss of £200m this year as it plans to keep its properties closed until the autumn .
The head of the trust says there 's been a huge rise in cancelled memberships .
She warns that there are likely to be redundancies , as it appears impossible to access the trust 's reserves , which are subject to restrictions .
As the new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all adults potential organ donors unless they opt out , the Daily Mirror marks the event on its front page with a special appeal .
Twelve-year-old heart transplant recipient Max Johnson , after whom the legislation is known along with his life saving donor , Keira , says : `` You did it for me ... now do it for Ethan . ''
Ethan is a 14-month-old baby who has been waiting for a heart since August and , like others waiting for donors , has found coronavirus has increased the shortages .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the British travel industry .
Its editorial suggests that the government 's position on the new quarantine requirement is a muddle .
On its front page the Daily Telegraph reports on calls for the creation of an extra bank holiday in October and a call by self-catering accommodation owners to be allowed to open before July .
The need for a holiday is apparently so great , according to the Daily Star , that bookings for campsites in the UK are up by 500 % .

Twelve-year-old heart transplant recipient Max Johnson, after whom the legislation is known along with his life saving donor, Keira, says: "You did it for me... now do it for Ethan." Ethan is a 14-month-old baby who has been waiting for a heart since August and, like others waiting for donors, has found coronavirus has increased the shortages.


bbcuk--2020-05-20--Coronavirus response included in NI mental health action plan

A new action plan to improve mental health services in Northern Ireland includes a `` dedicated Covid-19 response '' the health minister has said .
The plan published by Robin Swann lists 38 actions to help mental health patients access the support they need .
Mr Swann said he believes mental health problems `` are going to be one of the biggest fall-outs '' from the pandemic .
Also included in the list is specialist mental health services for pregnant women and new mothers .
The publication follows years of lobbying by charities , patients and mental health advocates who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because of underfunding , long waiting lists and lack of staff .
`` Since taking up post , I have been very clear that mental health is a priority for me , '' Mr Swann said .
`` The Mental Health Action Plan is the first in a series of steps I will take to ensure those suffering from mental ill health will be able to access the services they need , when they need them .
`` The importance of this has been brought into sharp focus during these unprecedented times , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is suffering as a result of the devastating impact of Covid-19 .
`` That is why the action plan includes a dedicated Covid-19 response plan which outlines the psychological wellbeing and mental health response to the current pandemic . ''
In addition to the coronavirus response and specialist perinatal services , the 38-point plan includes : • further support for mental health services in GP surgeries • the development of `` managed care networks '' for child and adolescent mental health services Mr Swann has also made a commitment to publishing a new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this year to set out the long-term future of services .
But in the interim , he said the current action plan would `` provide a common focus and direction '' while also `` delivering key improvements to services needed right now '' .
The document was welcomed by the charity Action Mental Health , whose chief executive David Babington described it as `` great news '' .
`` If this is fully funded and we have accountability to make sure people work together to get this done , we really are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mental health in Northern Ireland , '' he told the BBC 's Good Morning Ulster programme .
Asked if it was a really only a `` plan to have a plan '' in the absence of a full mental health strategy , Mr Babington acknowledged the document was a `` short-term measure for the here and now '' .
But he said it would help deal with immediate challenges posed by Covid-19 as it is feared patients with existing mental health issues `` are going to have worse problems as we emerge from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there was also `` anecdotal evidence '' the pandemic was causing more anxiety and stress in the wider population because of self-isolation , rising unemployment and fear of a recession .
The Action Mental Health chief executive said the `` icing on the cake '' was the recent announcement to appoint a mental health champion who would `` give a voice '' to patients and service users .
Mr Babington said the champion must be `` someone who can challenge decisions and also someone who , very importantly , is independent '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a commissioner in post , that 's someone who would be working to statute and be able to look at this over the longer term , '' he added .
But he said that the appointment of a champion instead of a commissioner would mean the post could be filled `` very quickly '' .
• No wake , no funeral , just prayers in a cemetery Speaking on the same programme , the health minister said he believed mental health problems were `` going to be one of the biggest fall-outs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of organisations , the number of individuals that I 'm talking to who are feeling the mental health strains of shielding ; of being kept in ; of lockdown itself - it 's going to be something that we need to support , '' Mr Swann said .
The action plan was due to be published in March but was delayed for weeks due to the coronavirus public health emergency .
Mr Swann said the delay in publication had allowed time for a `` special Covid-19 recovery part in our action plan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ additional steps it will take '' .
Before the coronavirus outbreak reached Northern Ireland , many patients , charities and stakeholders had warned of an existing crisis in mental health services .
It was reported that one in 10 school children in Northern Ireland have a diagnosable mental illness , after 35,000 children were treated by Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services ( Camhs ) in 2018 .
In September 2018 , Northern Ireland 's Commissioner for Children and Young People produced the Still Waiting report , which mad several recommendations to improve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ services .
In early February this year , the commissioner Koulla Yiasouma said progress in implementing the 2018 recommendations had been `` too slow '' .
The Department of Health said on Tuesday that Mr Swann 's 38-point plan `` creates clear linkages '' with the inter-departmental response to the Still Waiting report .
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"The number of organisations, the number of individuals that I'm talking to who are feeling the mental health strains of shielding; of being kept in; of lockdown itself - it's going to be something that we need to support," Mr Swann said.


bbcuk--2020-05-19--Coronavirus: 'All of our respite has been taken away'

A mother whose son has complex special needs has said the coronavirus pandemic has had a tough and exhausting impact on her family .
Jackie and her husband Pete look after their son Liam at their home in Devon .
The seven-year-old needs constant care and has been unable to attend his special school since 23 March .
Jackie said finding out Liam would not be able to attend was a `` huge shock '' that meant all of their respite had been taken away .
`` We were very worried about how we were going to manage as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We are now having to cope with the added exhaustion of looking after our son all day and managing his conditions , challenging behaviour and anxiety issues on little sleep .
`` All of our respite has been taken away and that is incredibly hard . ''
Schools , nurseries and childminders were told in March to close their doors to all except the children of key workers and vulnerable pupils .
Children such as Liam , who have an education health and care plan , have been able to attend school if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be as safely or more safely met in the educational environment .
A Department for Education spokesperson said decisions over whether children with complex needs should attend must be taken by local authorities , schools and parents together .
Liam has autism , ADHD , high anxiety and a sleep disorder - the latter meaning he wakes for between two to four hours per night .
He also has development delay and functions many years younger mentally .
Jackie said her son 's conditions meant he required care 24 hours a day care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minutes at a time and struggled with changes to his routine .
`` Our son 's sleep issues have worsened during this pandemic as his anxiety is much higher , which is to be expected , '' she said .
`` Our son does not cope very well with change so everything has to be taught through social stories and he usually likes to know in advance which is one thing we have n't been able to do as we did not know his school was closing until the day before . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the local authority that runs Liam 's school , said special schools were still open with `` limited care available in school '' .
`` The schools have carried out individual assessments done by staff alongside social care colleagues , '' he said .
`` While we have every sympathy for this particular family , every child in a special school is a vulnerable child , clearly at some point a decision has to be made about those that are most vulnerable and those who would benefit from being in school the most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been in touch with parents to listen to concerns and were trying to provide work and support for children who are at home .
Jackie said she had come up with a new routine to help Liam cope during the pandemic , creating timetables for each day that included short periods of home schooling , songs , PE and sensory breaks .
`` There are incredibly tough days when our son 's anxiety is much higher than others and he wo n't comply , '' she said .
`` So we have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do our best to calm him and use humour to distract him from his difficulties . ''
Edel Harris , chief executive of the learning disability charity Mencap , said while the pandemic was affecting everyone , vulnerable people needed particular support .
`` We are finding at Mencap it is some of the most vulnerable people in society , including children with a learning disability and their families and carers , who seem to be being hit the hardest , '' she said .
She said calls to Mencap 's learning disability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ online community had increased and urged parents and carers to seek support if they were struggling .
`` We all know , even without coronavirus , how challenging it can be for parents to support a child with a learning disability or autism .
So without respite , coupled with no school , we can see why families are so distressed , '' she said .
Ms Harris said calls to the helpline had included people asking for practical and emotional support .
`` We have also more and more been asked just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so that when families do reach that tipping point they can pick up the phone and speak to someone who understands , '' she said .
`` I think it is a natural consequence that we are going to see higher incidents of poor mental health in parents and with people with a learning disability themselves . ''
Jackie said caring for Liam `` does take its toll on our mental health at times '' but they had learnt to be resilient `` and always find the strength to carry on '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but the hard work is really worth it , '' she said .
`` Liam is funny , quirky and definitely unique and we would n't change him for the world . ''
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"Our son does not cope very well with change so everything has to be taught through social stories and he usually likes to know in advance which is one thing we haven't been able to do as we did not know his school was closing until the day before."


bbcuk--2020-05-20--Coronavirus: Track and trace system in place from June - PM

The PM says England will have a `` world-beating '' tracing system from June , as he was accused of leaving a `` huge hole '' in the country 's coronavirus defences .
Boris Johnson said 25,000 contact tracers , able to track 10,000 new cases a day , would be in place by 1 June .
BBC health correspondent Nick Triggle said it was unlikely to be a `` fully-functioning perfect system '' by then .
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer challenged the PM over the absence of a tracing system since March .
Contact tracing is a system @ @ @ @ @ @ @ diseases like coronavirus , and is already being used in Hong Kong , Singapore and Germany .
One method involves the infected person listing all the people with whom they have had prolonged and recent contact , to be tracked down by phone or email .
Another uses a location-tracking mobile app , which identifies people the patient has been in contact with .
The NHS contact tracing app - which is currently being trialled on the Isle of Wight and was initially meant to be launched across England in mid-May - will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , No 10 suggested .
Northern Ireland already has a telephone contact tracing system in place , while the Scottish government is currently trialling one .
The Welsh government wants its `` test , trace , protect '' programme operational by the end of May .
It comes as the number of people who died after testing positive for the virus increased by 363 to 35,704 , the government said on Wednesday .
Speaking at Prime Minister 's Questions , Sir Keir asked why there had been `` no effective '' attempt to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Covid-19 since 12 March `` when tracing was abandoned '' .
Mr Johnson replied : `` We have growing confidence that we will have a test , track and trace operation that will be world-beating and yes , it will be in place by June 1 . ''
He added that 24,000 contact tracers had already been recruited .
The 1 June deadline will also mark the earliest possible date for the gradual reopening of schools and non-essential shops in England .
The government 's deputy chief scientific adviser Prof Dame Angela McLean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new coronavirus cases needed to be in place before lockdown restrictions could be changed .
Do not expect a fully-functioning perfect track-and-trace system to be up-and-running by 1 June .
What will be launched will effectively be a prototype .
The app may not be ready by that point , but the army of contract tracers will be available .
Given where we are today ( and plenty argue mistakes have been made , which means we are in a weaker position than we should be ) this is perhaps understandable .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ testing and piloting this behind the scenes for months to come .
So , the system will have to evolve as it goes .
The question is whether it will be robust enough to provide a track-and-trace service that will work on a basic level and help contain local outbreaks , which of course is vital as we gradually move out of lockdown .
The prime minister 's assertion that it will be able to deal with 10,000 new cases a day is interesting .
It sounds a lot .
The daily figures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positive cases a day .
But remember those figures have not been capturing all the infections - until this week when testing was extended to all over-fives eligibility was quite restricted .
However , surveillance data provided by the Office for National Statistics suggests we may well be seeing around that number .
The work that has been done so far is about to be put to the test .
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Leading scientist Prof Hugh Pennington said the pledge was `` good news '' as it was `` essential if we 're going to go anywhere near getting out of lockdown , opening schools '' .
`` It 's taken a long time .
As to world-beating , well we 've been beaten by quite a few other countries by having such a system running .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` really very labour-intensive work '' .
Also at PMQs , Sir Keir queried whether people were being tested in care homes , after the boss of a body representing care homes in England said on Tuesday that there were problems .
Mr Johnson said 125,000 care home staff have been tested and that the government was `` absolutely confident '' it would be able to increase testing in care homes and `` across the whole of the community '' .
He added : `` And thanks to the hard work of [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teams , we will get up to 200,000 tests in the country by the end of this month . ''
It comes as the prime minister said the deaths of 181 NHS workers and 131 social care workers had reportedly involved Covid-19 .
• The UK is setting up a taskforce to help live sports and arts events return to normal safely , Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has said .
It will be made up of `` experts in their field '' including sports presenter and former footballer Alex Scott and Lord Grade @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and ITV • Mr Johnson also rejected calls to scrap the fees that overseas health workers have to pay to use the NHS • At least 11 councils have expressed safety concerns over the government 's plan to reopen English primary schools to some pupils on 1 June • Derby-based firm Rolls-Royce , which makes plane engines , has said it will cut 9,000 jobs because of the coronavirus crisis hitting the airline industry • War veteran Captain Tom Moore who raised £32m for NHS charities has said he is `` overawed '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ knighthood • The boss of Marks and Spencer 's has warned that customers `` may never shop the same way again '' • Outsourcing firm Serco has apologised after accidentally sharing the email addresses of almost 300 contact tracers .

The question is whether it will be robust enough to provide a track-and-trace service that will work on a basic level and help contain local outbreaks, which of course is vital as we gradually move out of lockdown.


bbcuk--2020-05-20--Coronavirus: NHS England official cautions against buying antibody tests

People in England have been cautioned against using coronavirus antibody tests being sold by some retailers .
NHS England 's medical director Prof Stephen Powis said experts were `` evaluating '' antibody tests , which show if someone has already had the virus .
Such tests are not yet available through the NHS , but some are being sold commercially .
`` I would caution against using any tests ... without knowing quite how good those tests are , '' said Prof Powis .
Currently , the coronavirus tests available to all adults and children aged over five are swab @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nose or from the back of the throat .
These tests tell you if you currently have Covid-19 .
A second type of test - the antibody test - is a blood test that looks for antibodies in the blood to see whether a person has had the virus .
Health officials in England have already approved an antibody test .
There is no date for when it will be rolled out , but Health Secretary Matt Hancock said earlier this week the government was in `` the closing stages of commercial negotiations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the latest business - and first high street retailer - to offer the antibody test .
The kit costs £69 and buyers need to take a blood sample at home , which is sent off to a lab for testing .
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Speaking at the No 10 daily briefing on Wednesday , Prof Powis said : `` Public Health England have been evaluating the new antibody tests , the commercial tests that are becoming available . ''
But he added : `` I would caution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made available without knowing quite how good those tests are ...
I would caution people against being tempted to have those tests . ''
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Setting out some of the uncertainties around the commercial tests , Prof Powis said : `` Once you have the virus , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it and it 's those antibodies that are detected typically a number of weeks after you 've had the virus .
`` What we do n't absolutely know at the moment is whether having antibodies and having the antibodies that are tested in those tests means that you wo n't get the virus again .
`` So I would n't want people to think just because you test positive for the antibody that it necessarily means that you can do something different in terms of social distancing , in the way you behave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sure about the relationship between the positive antibody test and immunity , I think we as scientists would say we need to tread cautiously going further forward . ''
Superdrug said it was `` confident '' in the accuracy and reliability of the test , which it said has a sensitivity of 97.5 % .
That means it will detect positive antibodies 97.5 % of the time , so there is a chance a negative result may be wrong .
There is a variation in the accuracy of tests .
A test developed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a 99.8 % accuracy rate for giving a positive result .
Dr Colin Butler , from the University of Lincoln , said the commercial tests `` should give a good indication '' of whether an individual has been infected with Covid-19 .
But he added : `` Whilst this may be an indication of functional immunity , confirmation of this is awaited from large scale studies presently under way .
Until it is , individuals should not assume they are fully immune to further infection . ''
The World Health Organization says there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Covid-19 and have antibodies are protected from being infected again .
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In two coronaviruses - the ones that cause Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ( Sars ) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome ( Mers ) antibodies have @ @ @ @ @ @ @

Currently, the coronavirus tests available to all adults and children aged over five are swab tests - taking a swab up the nose or from the back of the throat. These tests tell you if you currently have Covid-19.


bbcuk--2020-05-20--Blackburn shooting: Aya Hachem's father pays tribute

The father of a woman who was shot dead in the street hoped his family would be safe in the UK after they fled Lebanon .
Law student Aya Hachem , 19 , was shot from a passing car in a case of mistaken identity , in the town 's King Street on Sunday .
Her father Ismail told the BBC his dreams have been destroyed in the wake of her death .
Two more people have been detained in connection with the investigation , bringing the number of arrests to 11 .
Eight people have been arrested on suspicion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been held on suspicion of assisting an offender .
Police have been given more time to question the first three men who were arrested on Monday .
The suspects , who are aged 19 to 39 , remain in police custody .
Ms Hachem was walking towards Lidl at about 15:00 BST when she was hit by one of several shots fired from a car .
Deputy Chief Constable Terry Woods , of Lancashire Police , said the `` completely innocent '' law student had not been the intended target .
Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Network he repeatedly tried to call his eldest daughter - who with her family had been living in the UK for a decade - when she did not return home from the supermarket .
His wife later told him `` my heart is saying go check on Aya '' , he told the BBC .
During his search to find his daughter , Mr Hachem discovered King Street had been cordoned off .
He was unaware that this was the scene of his daughter 's death until the police arrived at his home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crying ... cause all my dreams , Aya , '' he said .
`` I think I would be safe here ... in this small town .
No big problems . ''
The Lebanese-born teenager - a second year student at the University of Salford - was a young trustee for the Children 's Society .
The charity 's chief executive Mark Russell said : `` She was bright , passionate , hard-working , ambitious .
`` It 's a complete tragedy that her life has been cut short . ''
Her former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ young lady who had so much to offer '' .
Diane Atkinson , executive head of Blackburn Central High School , said : `` She fled a war-torn zone as a refugee and came to the UK looking for a better life .
Ms Hachem arrived at the school as a 12-year-old `` with very little English '' but `` picked it up very quickly '' .
She was a `` very intelligent young lady '' who had `` great aspirations to help other people '' and `` worked incredibly hard to become @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could be '' , Ms Atkinson said .
A Toyota Avensis , believed to have been used in the shooting , was later found abandoned in Wellington Road .
Detectives said the shooting was not being treated as terrorism-related or a racially-motivated attack .

Mr Hachem said he repeatedly tried to call his eldest daughter - who with her family had been living in the UK for a decade - when she did not return home from the supermarket.


bbcuk--2020-05-20--Coronavirus: More bereaved families of NHS staff can stay in UK

The families of overseas NHS support staff and care workers who have died with coronavirus can stay in the UK permanently .
The Home Office bereavement scheme had previously only applied to certain professions , such as nurses .
Home Secretary Priti Patel has extended it to cover cleaners , porters and other low-paid roles after pressure from Labour and the unions .
But a free visa extension scheme still does not apply to support staff .
The offer of indefinite leave to remain for bereaved families of support staff will be effective immediately and retrospectively , the Home Office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Every death in this crisis is a tragedy , and sadly some NHS support staff and social care workers have made the ultimate sacrifice in the pursuit of saving the lives of others .
`` When I announced the introduction of the bereavement scheme in April , I said we would continue to work across government to look at ways to offer further support .
`` Today we are extending the scheme to NHS support staff and social care workers . ''
The announcement was welcomed as `` very good news '' by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Commons home affairs committee .
She said her committee had been `` pushing on this for weeks '' , adding on Twitter that it would be `` unthinkable to ask family who lost a loved one on the UK Covid social care frontline to leave their home & UK '' .
But she said the government now needed to expand free visa extensions to cover care workers , NHS porters and care workers too .
In March , the Home Office brought in a one-year free visa extension for some staff in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ list was initially limited to NHS doctors , nurses and paramedics .
For those eligible , the extension covers visas which expire between 31 March and 1 October 2020 .
Last month , Priti Patel extended the scheme to more NHS staff , including radiographers and social workers , and said some social care staff would also benefit .
But the list does not include jobs like porters and cleaners .
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has also rejected calls from Labour and the SNP to scrap the fees overseas health workers have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health immigration surcharge on non-EU migrants is £400 per year and is set to rise to £624 in October - but the opposition says health workers should be exempt from it .
Speaking at Prime Minister 's Questions , Mr Johnson said he understood the `` difficulties '' NHS staff faced but the country could not afford to scrap the charges in the current economic climate .
Labour 's shadow home secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds said : `` NHS staff like porters and cleaners , and social care staff , should never have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first place .
`` Now the government also has to change its stance on charging NHS and care staff from overseas to use our NHS .
This hypocrisy must end . ''
The GMB union said it was `` great '' that its pressure had `` forced the Home Office to back track '' on offering the right to remain to all bereaved families of NHS and care workers .
But union organiser Lola McEvoy urged the home secretary to ensure the scheme covered all frontline roles , including part-time workers , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ benefits launched last month do .
`` Not only is it the right thing to do , it 's also an acceptance that regardless who you work for , where you were born or how much you 're paid - if you have fought frontline during this pandemic - you and your family will be supported and treated the same . ''

"Not only is it the right thing to do, it's also an acceptance that regardless who you work for, where you were born or how much you're paid - if you have fought frontline during this pandemic - you and your family will be supported and treated the same."


bbcuk--2020-05-20--Hull school 'sorry' after pupils researched porn homework on web

A head teacher says he is `` sorry '' if homework asking pupils to define types of hardcore pornography led them to undertake inappropriate web searches .
The work was given to children , aged 11 to 14 , at Archbishop Sentamu Academy in Hull , the Hull Daily Mail reported .
Principal Chay Bell stressed the assignment did not require internet research as the answers were in the material the pupils were sent .
Leon Dagon was `` flabbergasted '' when he saw his 13-year-old sister 's homework .
The work is part of pupils ' Personal , Social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the school said .
The students were asked to `` define '' topics including hardcore pornography , soft pornography as well as female genital mutilation and breast ironing .
They were also asked questions about alcohol , drugs and smoking , as part of the homework .
Mr Dagon , who took to Facebook to share his concerns , said : `` My little sister knows make-up and TikTok at the age of 13 .
She does n't know about hardcore porn , and then asking her to define it .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go on the internet to help them with their homework and if you type that kind of thing on the internet , God knows what 's going to pop up . ''
Mr Bell said : `` I am genuinely sorry if parents or students have unnecessarily researched any of these phrases and for any offence caused by this mistake . ''
He said students `` were not directed to research these topics themselves on the internet because all the answers to the questions posed are contained in the teacher-produced materials we shared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with government guidance , but he added : `` I have asked that no future PSHE materials contain any potentially sensitive content and will ensure all materials are fully age-appropriate . ''
A spokesman for the Department for Education said it was a matter for the school and had no further comment to make .
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"The majority of children nowadays will now go on the internet to help them with their homework and if you type that kind of thing on the internet, God knows what's going to pop up."


bbcuk--2020-05-20--UK weather in pictures: Britons enjoy hottest day of year so far

People across the UK are enjoying glorious sunny weather , with the country recording its hottest day of the year so far .
Temperatures reached 28.2C ( 83F ) in Santon Downham , Suffolk , and sunbathers across England enjoyed new found-freedom following the slight easing of virus lockdown restrictions .
The sunshine is set to continue for most of the UK on Wednesday .
But conditions are expected to become more unsettled on Thursday .
It comes after London 's St James 's Park recorded a high of 26.2C ( 79F ) on Tuesday - beating 2020 's previous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last month .
Elsewhere in the UK , Wales and Scotland also recorded their highest temperatures of the year , at 26.4C ( in Hawarden ) and 24.1C ( in Kinlochewe ) respectively , the Met Office said .
While the mercury reached a balmy high of 20.5C in Armargh in Northern Ireland .
Lockdown measures were eased in England earlier last week following seven weeks of restrictions , and people are now allowed to meet one other person from another household outdoors , if they stay 2m ( 6ft ) apart .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the amount of exercise , or `` open-air recreation '' ( such as sunbathing ) you can do outside in England .
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Lockdown measures were eased in England earlier last week following seven weeks of restrictions, and people are now allowed to meet one other person from another household outdoors, if they stay 2m (6ft) apart.


bbcuk--2020-05-20--Coronavirus: More councils warn over opening schools on 1 June

More than 35 councils in England have warned that not all of their primary schools will be ready to reopen on 1 June .
Some of them have expressed opposition to opening at all amid safety concerns .
The government says it will listen to the concerns of parents and teachers about the plans to reopen schools .
At the daily No 10 briefing , Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said the move would only go ahead if ministers `` can be sure of children 's safety '' .
He also said he wanted schools in England to return at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Justice Secretary Robert Buckland told BBC Breakfast there may not be a `` uniform approach '' .
Mr Dowden said : `` It is best , and the government has said this repeatedly , that we move as a whole nation , and that would include of course the whole of England in doing so . ''
But he suggested there could be different measures in `` micro-hotspots '' where there was an outbreak of new coronavirus cases .
Earlier , teaching union NASUWT said it remained `` unconvinced '' reopening schools was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Do I have to send my children back to school ?
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• Reopening schools 'will cause suffering and death' For most pupils , schools have been closed since 20 March .
From 1 June , children in Reception , Year 1 and Year 6 in England will be able to return to school if infection rates and the government 's other tests at the time allow it .
England is the only UK nation to set a return date so far .
Schools @ @ @ @ @ @ @ June , while those in Scotland and Northern Ireland may not restart before the summer holidays .
But on Tuesday , Calderdale Council , in West Yorkshire , followed Bury , Liverpool and Hartlepool in advising its schools against wider reopening .
• Conservative-led Solihull Council warned some school places may not be ready for the first week of June • Manchester Council said its schools will have to `` work at their own pace '' to gradually increase numbers • Birmingham City Council said it may not be possible for some schools @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1 June • Leeds City Council said it would not expect all its schools to reopen to all pupils `` from day one '' • Stockport Council said its schools would not open until 10 June • Slough Borough Council said schools would not welcome more pupils until 8 June at the earliest • Brighton and Hove City Council said it had advised schools only to reopen when risk assessments indicated it is `` safe to do so '' .
A number of the 153 English local authorities have acknowledged safety concerns but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reject the proposed timeframe .
Academies have the freedom to make their own decision , unlike the two thirds of primary schools supported by local authorities .
The government 's plan to reopen primary schools to some year groups was a key part of the strategy for getting the country to take the next steps out of lockdown .
But it 's run into fierce opposition .
Persuading people that it 's safe to begin thinking about the path back towards normality was always going to be a challenge .
And Downing Street @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put forward as the earliest possible date for any reopening of schools ( and non-essential retail , set for the same day ) - conditional on the five tests for controlling the virus being met .
But the admission from cabinet minister Robert Buckland that the picture across the country might not be `` uniform '' - is a reminder that the government in Westminster is not ultimately in control of what happens in schools across the country next month .
And it 's problematic for ministers that a key date for adjustment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with caveats - is now in question .
There is already variation between the nations on when schools will return - now there 's likely to be differences across England too .
Emma Knights , the chief executive of the National Governance Association , which advises school governors , told the BBC it would be hard for governors to ignore the position of their local authorities .
She said as councils might be legally judged the employers of school staff , governors would need a very strong reason to make a different decision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ came after the reproduction , or R number - the number of people that one infected person will pass the virus on to , on average - came down across every part of the UK .
But multiple research groups , including those at the University of Cambridge , show it varies across the country - it has come down most in London but is higher in the north-east of England .
Metro mayors in the north-west of England have made an `` urgent '' call for the release of regional Covid-19 reproduction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ residents making `` informed decisions about the risk and help decide whether they wish to take a more cautious approach to the relaxation of the lockdown rules '' .
Meanwhile , a survey of 29,000 members of the teachers ' union NASUWT found just one in 20 thought it would be safe for more pupils to return next month .
Patrick Roach , the union 's general secretary , called for all the scientific evidence from the government 's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies ( Sage ) to be made available to teachers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • RISK AT WORK : How exposed is your job ?
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Mother-of-three Amy Hughes says her eldest daughter is eligible to return to school on 1 June , but she will not send her back then .
`` We 're actually waiting to see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decide whether to let our other daughter start school in September , '' she adds .
She moved her family out of inner city Bristol last year when one of her daughters caught a virus that made her lungs collapse .
Ms Hughes , who now lives in Lincolnshire with her children aged six , four and one , says the experience had made her `` hyper sensitive about viruses '' .
Lincolnshire GP Grace Hurdley , who is currently on maternity leave , says although school life will be `` different '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1 June is `` the best thing '' for him .
While home schooling has not been a problem , she told BBC Radio 5 Live her son was `` really struggling '' spending so long at home .
Ms Hurdley believes it would be `` better for him to play alongside his friends than to continue being isolated '' .
She is reassured by plans to split his usual class size of 30 into 15 , so that he is in a `` bubble '' with some other children and his teacher @ @ @ @ @ @ @ times .
He would also get used to washing his hands more regularly - a habit she says the family are `` very keen on at home '' in light of their new baby and the pandemic .
Dr Peter English from the doctors ' union , the British Medical Association , said in the Daily Telegraph that schools should reopen `` as soon as it is safe to do so '' , but warned `` a zero-risk approach is not possible '' .
Last week , the BMA said Covid-19 infection rates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reopen .
Attendance by primary school pupils will be voluntary and schools are reporting varied levels of interest from the parents .
Secondary schools are likely to stay closed until September but the government hopes those facing exams next year - Years 10 and 12 - will get some time in school before the summer holidays .
A Department for Education spokeswoman said : `` We want children back in schools as soon as possible , because being with their teachers and friends is so important for their education and their wellbeing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cautious '' return of some pupils from 1 June are `` based on the best scientific and medical advice '' and said No 10 had `` engaged closely '' with relevant groups including the unions , and will continue to do so .
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Metro mayors in the north-west of England have made an "urgent" call for the release of regional Covid-19 reproduction rate figures, saying it would help residents making "informed decisions about the risk and help decide whether they wish to take a more cautious approach to the relaxation of the lockdown rules".


bbcuk--2020-05-20--Chad Gordon death: Victim of Haringey shooting was man with autism

The `` devastated '' mother of man with autism shot dead on his doorstep in a suspected case of mistaken identity has said he `` would n't hurt a fly '' .
Chad Gordon , 27 , was shot in the head at close range after answering his door in Haringey , north London , on Monday night .
Police believe his two killers , wearing black clothing , fled on a scooter .
Rapper Chip also paid tribute to Mr Gordon in an Instagram post , in which he sent his `` deepest condolences '' .
He said `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the neighbourhood and was `` cool with everyone on the estate '' .
Armed officers went to the scene after police were called to reports that shots had been fired just after 20:20 BST on Monday .
Mr Gordon was found by medics with a gunshot wound to the head , and was pronounced dead at the scene .
His mother , Anne Marie Wilson , said : `` We are devastated by what has happened , Chad would n't hurt a fly .
`` He was so gentle and caring .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them to contact the police . ''
Det Ch Insp Andy Partridge described Mr Gordon as a `` gentle giant '' , and there is no reason anyone would want to hurt him .
`` Chad was gunned down in his own home for no more reason that he opened his door , '' he said .
`` The two killers arrived on a scooter dressed in black clothing and helmets and went to Chad 's home in Wiltshire Gardens .
`` They rang the doorbell and upon opening the door Chad was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The men then left on the scooter , travelling into Finsbury Park Avenue and then onto Hermitage Road .
`` It would have still been light when the shooting took place and I 'm hoping there are people out there who saw something who we 've not yet spoken to . ''

"It would have still been light when the shooting took place and I'm hoping there are people out there who saw something who we've not yet spoken to."


bbcuk--2020-05-20--Emily Jones: Bolton woman charged with murder of seven-year-old

A woman has been charged with the murder of a seven-year-old girl who was stabbed in a park on Mother @ @ @ @ @ , 30 , is accused of murdering Emily Jones in Queen 's Park , Bolton @ @ @ @ @ Manchester Police said .
Ms Skana , formerly of Turnstone Road , Bolton , has @ @ @ @ @ appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates ' Court on 26 May .
Emily 's family @ @ @ @ @ heart as big as her smile '' .
She was stabbed as she played in @ @ @ @ @ and died shortly after the attack , which was witnessed by her father .

She was stabbed as she played in the park with her parents and died shortly after the attack, which was witnessed by her father.


bbcuk--2020-05-20--Brexit: Government confirms new checks on goods entering NI from GB

The government has confirmed there will be new checks on some goods entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK as part of the Brexit deal .
It will expand infrastructure at Northern Ireland 's ports to carry out checks on animals and food products .
The details are contained in UK proposals for implementing the NI part of the Brexit deal .
Northern Ireland will continue to follow some EU rules on agricultural and manufactured goods .
The Northern Ireland protocol is supposed to be operational by January and has to be applied even if the UK and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The government said the protocol could `` be implemented in a pragmatic , proportionate way '' .
`` Implementing the protocol in this way will ensure we can support businesses and citizens , and protect Northern Ireland 's place in the UK 's customs territory while upholding our commitments to the EU 's Single Market , '' said Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove .
`` Northern Ireland will benefit fully from its access to the UK and EU markets . ''
Under the deal , reached in October , NI will continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and manufactured goods .
The government said that working with the NI executive it , at a minimum , expects to request additional categories of commodities to be checked at Belfast Port , and to designate Larne Port for live animals .
Speaking in the House of Commons , Mr Gove emphasised that trade from NI to GB would remain `` unfettered '' .
The government said there would not need to be any new paperwork for almost all GB-NI trade , including what are known exit summary declarations .
The EU has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so this could be a point of dispute .
The deal also means the whole of the UK will leave the EU 's customs union , but Northern Ireland will continue to enforce the EU 's customs code at its ports .
However the UK says it sees it `` sees no need to construct new bespoke customs infrastructure in NI '' .
The EU 's chief negotiator Michel Barnier has previously suggested that new customs processes would not have to be at the point of entry into Northern Ireland .
The EU @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not been taking practical steps to prepare for these changes .
Last week , Mr Barnier said he was waiting for the UK to lay out its approach with confidence and vigilance .
However , the UK government had already told the EU it would develop Border Control Posts ( BCPs ) at Northern Ireland 's ports .
The EU has strict rules on the entry of animals and food products into the single market .
These products must always enter the single market through designed BCPs .
Live animals entering Northern Ireland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ checks , but food products are not .
The UK and EU have been in dispute about whether the EU should have a permanent technical office in Belfast to oversee checks .
The EU say the office is required and permitted under the deal .
However , the Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove said it would amount to a 'mini embassy '' and is unacceptable to the UK .

"Implementing the protocol in this way will ensure we can support businesses and citizens, and protect Northern Ireland's place in the UK's customs territory while upholding our commitments to the EU's Single Market," said Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove.


bbcuk--2020-05-20--Coronavirus: Long queues as McDonald's reopens drive-thrus

Huge queues formed outside branches of McDonald 's as the fast food giant reopened some of its UK drive-thrus .
French fry fans descended as the burger chain resumed service at 33 sites in England , mainly in the east and south-east , and six in Dublin .
A motorcyclist who captured dashcam footage of a line in Chelmsford , Essex , said he thought there had been a road closure .
The company said the trial sites were close to its distribution centres .
Its outlets were offering a limited menu via their take-out hatches , and orders were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were warned service would `` not be as quick as you might be used to '' and asked visitors to be `` patient and supportive '' of staff .
A post on the company 's UK Twitter account said it would close drive-thru lanes if queues became too long and caused disruption .
However , there were reports of hour-long queues outside branches in London , Essex and Watford .
The Peterborough Telegraph also reported that police were called to one branch in the city to `` assist with the flow of traffic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were witnessed when McDonald 's closed to customers on 23 March as the UK entered lockdown .
Upon reopening , the company said employees would have their temperatures checked and the number of workers on-site would be reduced to maintain social distancing .
Pictures show plastic screens covering serving windows , and staff wearing face masks as they serve customers .
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Customers were warned service would "not be as quick as you might be used to" and asked visitors to be "patient and supportive" of staff.


bbcuk--2020-05-20--Coronavirus: Evening update as PM says UK contact-tracing system in place by June

Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak this Wednesday evening .
We 'll have another update on Thursday morning .
1 .
UK will have track and trace system by June , says PM Boris Johnson says the UK will have a `` world-beating '' contact-tracing system from 1 June .
He told Prime Minister 's Questions that there would be 25,000 trackers in place by then , able to cope with 10,000 new cases a day .
He was responding to criticism from Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer , who said the lack of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ huge hole '' in the UK 's coronavirus defences .
BBC health correspondent Nick Triggle said it was unlikely to be a `` fully-functioning perfect system '' by June and what will be launched `` will effectively be a prototype '' .
How does contact tracing work ?
Family members of non-British NHS support staff and care workers who die with coronavirus can stay in the UK permanently , it has been announced .
The government had been under pressure from opposition MPs and unions because its bereavement scheme originally only applied to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ radiographers .
It will now include all hospital support workers including cleaners and porters , social care staff and care home workers .
Many of the NHS workers who have died with coronavirus come from abroad .
Read some of their stories here and here .
3 .
Taskforce to help sport and the arts recover Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden , leading today 's daily briefing , announced a new taskforce to help get live sport and creative industries back on their feet .
He said their absence has created a `` rather @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Former footballer Alex Scott , ex-BBC and ITV boss Lord Grade and the English National Ballet 's Tamara Rojo will be involved .
Mr Dowden also said £150m from dormant bank and building society accounts will be unlocked and given to charities , social enterprises and vulnerable people during the pandemic .
He said there had been a further 363 deaths across the UK in the past 24 hours .
Derby-based aerospace firm Rolls-Royce has announced it is cutting nearly a fifth of its workforce worldwide and warned it will take `` several @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recover from the coronavirus pandemic .
The bulk of the 9,000 job cuts are expected to be in the UK at its largest site , in Derby .
The Unite union described the cuts as `` shameful opportunism '' and called on the company to `` work with us on a better way through this crisis '' .
BBC business correspondent Dominic O'Connell said the job losses were a `` heavy blow to one of the UK 's few world-class manufacturing companies '' .
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Derby-based aerospace firm Rolls-Royce has announced it is cutting nearly a fifth of its workforce worldwide and warned it will take "several years" for the airline industry to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The bulk of the 9,000 job cuts are expected to be in the UK at its largest site, in Derby. The Unite union described the cuts as "shameful opportunism" and called on the company to "work with us on a better way through this crisis". BBC business correspondent Dominic O'Connell said the job losses were a "heavy blow to one of the UK's few world-class manufacturing companies".


bbcuk--2020-05-19--School closures 'He's not getting up until one o'clock'

`` I 'm worried about a lack of motivation - he 's not getting up until one o'clock . ''
Many parents across the UK will empathise with mother-of three Louise , who is worried her teenage son is becoming disengaged from his studies , as schools remain closed due to Covid-19 .
`` It 's hard enough motivating a lazy 17-year-old boy who does n't really care much about school in normal times , '' says Louise .
When schools were closed two weeks before the Easter holidays , few parents were expecting the home school scenario to go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
While there is a possibility that some , if not all , primary school year groups in England may go back before the long summer holidays , this is unlikely to be the case in Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland .
And it 's becoming clear that secondary schools ( apart from `` some face-to-face contact '' with teachers for Year 10 and 12 pupils in England ) will remain shut until September or even later - but nobody really knows .
Louise , who did not want us to use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worried that not being in school for such a long time will mean some pupils lose interest and give up .
`` These children , they 're losing any motivation , so when they do go back to school , I do n't think they 're really going to care .
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`` They need the interaction with the teacher , a bit more more than , 'Here 's a worksheet ' .
`` I 'm worried my son 's not going to bother doing any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and frankly , he 's having a nice time , he 's exercising lots , playing video games , so why would he start working again ? ''
`` It 's very difficult for parents to get their children to knuckle down sometimes , '' says Rebecca Poole , head teacher of Hampton High in south-west London .
`` But it 's important not to panic .
I would say that if it 's creating unbearable conflict at home , do n't force it .
`` As teachers , we will do our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the important thing is children 's wellbeing and safety .
`` Families should hear that , they should n't tie themselves in knots - we 're in this for a long schlep . ''
Carl Ward , head teacher of Haywood Academy in Stoke-on-Trent , says parents should never feel reluctant to contact the school if learning at home is not going well .
`` My number one piece of advice would be to contact the school , speak to the staff and then students ' needs can be looked at .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and ask the school for more work , less work , better work or advice - they 're there to help you . ''
He also says schools are sharing best practice and are working hard to improve the online delivery of lessons .
But it 's not just the educational side of schools being closed that is having an impact on children and young people , the social side of growing up is also curtailed .
Mother-of-four Trish Jones told the BBC that her three secondary-school-age children are keen to get back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` They thought there was a glimmer of hope they 'd go back to school before the summer , but when they realised that that was n't going to be happening , they were gutted , really gutted .
`` For them it was the chance to be back with their friends , back to the usual routine in the company of their friends . ''
Trish also worries that teenagers are n't getting the freedom and privacy they need to develop their independence .
`` It 's unbelievable really that we 've @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Louise says her 17-year-old is losing out on the positive aspects of mingling with his peers .
`` He 's decided that he does n't want to go to university , which may have happened anyway , but I think if he was at school surrounded by his peers , who are clever boys , he 'd be pulled along by them .
`` But because he 's isolated at home , he 's not getting his peer influence - he 's got clever , motivated friends who 're a good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seeing them . ''
Prof Chris Boyle , educational psychologist at Exeter University 's Graduate School of Education , says all is not lost because young people are highly connected online .
`` They 're not totally disconnected because they 're continually connected online , so it might strengthen their friendships because they can interact in a different way . ''
Prof Boyle suggests children and young people try to `` enjoy the space '' that school closures bring and use it as a period of reflection .
`` We could consider this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where they 're at - with their friends , where they 're going in life , what they want from life , what their priorities are .
`` There is hope , there 's potential for society to reset itself , for example , in terms of the environment , in terms of looking out for our neighbours . ''
Head teacher Carl Ward , who 's been a teacher for 27 years , says it 's important never to underestimate the ability of children and young people to recover from difficulties .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's ability to bounce back , '' he says .
`` The quicker we can get them back into the normal swing of things , the better , but it 's not the end of the world that they 've lost some time .
`` They 'll be guided and pushed by teachers when they 're back in school to make up for that lost time . ''
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"He's decided that he doesn't want to go to university, which may have happened anyway, but I think if he was at school surrounded by his peers, who are clever boys, he'd be pulled along by them.


bbcuk--2020-05-20--Coronavirus: Queues for McDonald's drive-thru in Sutton

The re-opening of a McDonald 's drive-thru in the Sutton area of south London has led to long queues of @ @ @ @ @ the huge queue was filmed by a passenger in a passing car .

The re-opening of a McDonald's drive-thru in the Sutton area of south London has led to long queues of cars.
The footage of the huge queue was filmed by a passenger in a passing car.
Images courtesy of @WillGav


bbcuk--2020-05-20--Pair married for more than 70 years reunited after hospital stay

This is the moment a couple who have spent barely any time apart since they married more than 70 years @ @ @ @ @ away from each other for several weeks .
Mary Humphreys , 88 , was placed @ @ @ @ @ after suffering from sepsis .
However , she recovered and has now returned home in @ @ @ @ @ , who she wed almost 72 years ago .
Her daughter , Lynne Dunn , @ @ @ @ @ people that in difficult times , love conquers . ''

This is the moment a couple who have spent barely any time apart since they married more than 70 years ago were reunited after being away from each other for several weeks.
Mary Humphreys, 88, was placed on end-of-life care in hospital after suffering from sepsis.
However, she recovered and has now returned home in Doncaster to her husband David, who she wed almost 72 years ago.
Her daughter, Lynne Dunn, said: "It shows people that in difficult times, love conquers."
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bbcuk--2020-05-20--The Papers: 'Trace against time' as thousands flock to beaches

The Financial Times reports the Bank of England is considering introducing negative interest rates for the first time in its @ @ @ @ @ to help stimulate an economic recovery .
The paper says doing so would be a @ @ @ @ @ companies should spend rather than face charges to hold money on deposit in banks .

But experts have told the Guardian that the tests could create a "false sense of security", because while it is hoped the presence of antibodies reduces the risk of re-infection, the theory has not yet been proved.