bbcuk--2020-05-23--Coronavirus: Lockdown rush for hens prompts supply concern

Angela Humphries always wanted to raise chickens .
When the lockdown began she felt this was the right time to go for it .
She 's not the only one .
Raising chickens has become so popular during the lockdown that there are now waiting lists for hens and chicken coops .
Some chicken suppliers worry they wo n't be able to meet demand over the next few months .
Over at Pencwarre Poultry , near Cardigan , there was a massive rush for laying hens just ahead of the lockdown .
`` It was nothing to see 10 cars @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when there was talk of a lockdown , '' said Lisa Thomas at the farm .
`` I was here by myself , pregnant , and holding the chicken .
It was like Tesco , with me saying , 'Who 's next ?
! ''
The farm not only sold out of `` point of lay '' hens but ducks and guinea fowl too .
`` There 'll be a definite shortage .
We have sold all our ducks and guinea fowl because of this , '' Lisa added .
`` People are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the moment .
For three weeks , I was rushed off my feet . ''
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All the hens raised at Pencwarre Poultry have been sold ahead for every month up until August .
It 's all done through a contactless system .
Gwilym Ephraim has been selling hens from his farm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says there has been a huge rise in demand over the past few weeks .
`` It 's easier to find gold than hens at the moment , '' he said .
Gwilym believes the egg shortage at the supermarkets recently may have had an impact .
`` If you get your own eggs , you know what you 're getting , '' he said .
`` And people do n't have anything else to do , do they ? ''
Angela Humphries moved back to Wales after 30 years in Bath , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ago , until a fox killed them all after just a few weeks .
Six weeks into lockdown at her home near Crymych , Pembrokeshire , she 's glad she decided to give chicken-rearing another go .
`` A chicken gives more than just eggs '' said Angela .
`` They 're really good company and good for your mental health .
Especially now .
`` It 's been a good focus and a distraction from everything that 's been going on and not being able to see our loved ones .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' She has named her three hens Ivory , Ebony and Speckly and now keeps them in a coop closer to her house .
`` I love chickens .
They 're very funny , '' she said .
`` They peck round the garden and tap at the window .
They 're a lot of fun . ''
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Angela says apart from a thorough clean once a week , the chickens are n't hard work .
Even her 15-year-old dog Willow has welcomed the feathery friends to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advice for anyone tempted to keep chickens for the first time .
`` It 's fine if you think ahead , '' she said , `` because we 're not in normal times .
`` My husband and I work from home at the moment , so there 's no problem .
When we go back to work , we 'll have to build an extension on the coop .
`` I do n't want to let them roam when I 'm not here .
So you have to consider , will I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ normal life resumes ?
`` They are good company , the fresh eggs are lovely .
`` Just like any other pets , they come with responsibility , so you have to take it seriously .
`` You have to make sure there 'll be someone ready to look after them if you go away .
If you have all those things , I do n't see a problem . ''
Even though some sellers worry about meeting their customers ' demands - others say everyone on the waiting list will get their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be met , '' said Robbie Llewellyn , from Robbie 's Roosters , in Wick in the Vale of Glamorgan .
He has seen an increased demand from city dwellers since the lockdown began and has been delivering to most parts of Cardiff .
`` I just think prices will inflate and people will just have to wait a few weeks for their orders , '' he added .

"It's been a good focus and a distraction from everything that's been going on and not being able to see our loved ones. They have become very special to us."


bbcuk--2020-05-23--Premier League 'as confident as can be' about June return

The Premier League is `` as confident as we can be '' about restarting in June , says chief executive Richard Masters .
Players resumed training on Tuesday , the day it was announced there had been six positive tests for coronavirus across three clubs .
The Premier League , suspended on 13 March , had previously identified 12 June as a possible restart date .
`` There is some momentum .
We 've taken the first step , '' Masters told BBC Sport .
`` It 's great for everybody , including the fans , to see our players @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Asked what date the Premier League was targeting for a return , Masters said it must be `` flexible '' and could learn from the resumption of the Bundesliga last weekend .
He also recognised the need for `` contingency plans '' and said `` curtailment is still a possibility '' , meaning the season would be ended , but there was `` optimism '' fans could attend matches next season .
Masters also admitted the idea of scrapping relegation `` would come up for discussion '' and was `` a significant topic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the debate we have , '' he said .
`` What would happen in that environment ( curtailment of season ) is something we 're yet to discuss with the clubs . ''
Football Association Chairman Greg Clarke told the Premier League clubs at their last meeting that the governing body would oppose the scrapping of relegation .
`` I ca n't speak for the FA but obviously they have their own views on it and until we 've discussed it as clubs and as a collective we ca n't really talk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Phase one of the return to training features small groups training with social distancing maintained .
On Wednesday culture secretary Oliver Dowden said phase two - the return of contact training in elite sports - could get government approval `` later this week '' .
Masters said the Premier League would not take this next step until it was safe to do so .
`` We would n't have taken the first step to get back to training if we were n't convinced we had created a very safe environment for our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is the first step and we have to be sure when we go to contact training we have completed those processes . ''
'We think it is safe to return' Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante will train at home because of coronavirus fears and Watford captain Troy Deeney will not return to training .
The Premier League hosted video conference calls `` to provide health reassurances '' to club captains and managers before training recommenced .
The league began testing players and staff for coronavirus again on Friday after six tested positive on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reassured by '' given it represented less than 1 % of tests .
`` Our sympathies are with everybody who has tested positive , '' he said .
`` A few of them were surprised because they were asymptomatic . ''
Earlier this month , a number of club doctors raised concerns with league bosses over plans to resume the season and Masters said the Premier League `` were very surprised to hear that '' .
`` We ran a very thorough consultation with club doctors , '' he added .
`` We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make return to training as safe as possible .
`` We think it is safe to return .
We have to respect players ' decisions not to return to training .
I would be comfortable to return to training . ''
Should matches resume and Liverpool - 25 points clear at the top of the table - secure their first title in 30 years , Masters said they should be allowed a trophy presentation `` if we can find a way of doing it '' .
But some people are worried about fans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the potential for crowds of supporters was `` a concern '' .
Masters said the Premier League wanted `` to play out the season as much as possible at home and away venues '' .
`` We 're talking to the authorities about that , '' he added .
`` I do believe we can appeal to fans not to congregate outside football grounds or go to other people 's houses to watch football matches in contravention of government guidelines . ''

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'We have to be flexible' - Premier League chief executive Richard Masters speaks to BBC sports editor Dan Roan
The Premier League is "as confident as we can be" about restarting in June, says chief executive Richard Masters.
Players resumed training on Tuesday, the day it was announced there had been six positive tests for coronavirus across three clubs.
The Premier League, suspended on 13 March, had previously identified 12 June as a possible restart date.
"There is some momentum. We've taken the first step," Masters told BBC Sport.
"It's great for everybody, including the fans, to see our players back on the training ground."
Asked what date the Premier League was targeting for a return, Masters said it must be "flexible" and could learn from the resumption of the Bundesliga last weekend.
He also recognised the need for "contingency plans" and said "curtailment is still a possibility", meaning the season would be ended, but there was "optimism" fans could attend matches next season.
Masters also admitted the idea of scrapping relegation "would come up for discussion" and was "a significant topic".
"That will be part of the debate we have," he said. "What would happen in that environment (curtailment of season) is something we're yet to discuss with the clubs."
Football Association Chairman Greg Clarke told the Premier League clubs at their last meeting that the governing body would oppose the scrapping of relegation.
"I can't speak for the FA but obviously they have their own views on it and until we've discussed it as clubs and as a collective we can't really talk further about it," Masters added.
Phase one of the return to training features small groups training with social distancing maintained.
On Wednesday culture secretary Oliver Dowden said phase two - the return of contact training in elite sports - could get government approval "later this week".
Masters said the Premier League would not take this next step until it was safe to do so.
"We wouldn't have taken the first step to get back to training if we weren't convinced we had created a very safe environment for our players," he said.
"It is the first step and we have to be sure when we go to contact training we have completed those processes."
'We think it is safe to return'
Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante will train at home because of coronavirus fears and Watford captain Troy Deeney will not return to training.
The Premier League hosted video conference calls "to provide health reassurances" to club captains and managers before training recommenced.
The league began testing players and staff for coronavirus again on Friday after six tested positive on Tuesday, a result Masters was "reassured by" given it represented less than 1% of tests.
"Our sympathies are with everybody who has tested positive," he said. "A few of them were surprised because they were asymptomatic."
Earlier this month, a number of club doctors raised concerns with league bosses over plans to resume the season and Masters said the Premier League "were very surprised to hear that".
"We ran a very thorough consultation with club doctors," he added.
"We have done everything we possibly can to make return to training as safe as possible.
"We think it is safe to return. We have to respect players' decisions not to return to training. I would be comfortable to return to training."
Should matches resume and Liverpool - 25 points clear at the top of the table - secure their first title in 30 years, Masters said they should be allowed a trophy presentation "if we can find a way of doing it".
But some people are worried about fans gathering outside Anfield, and Masters said the potential for crowds of supporters was "a concern".
Masters said the Premier League wanted "to play out the season as much as possible at home and away venues".
"We're talking to the authorities about that," he added.
"I do believe we can appeal to fans not to congregate outside football grounds or go to other people's houses to watch football matches in contravention of government guidelines."


bbcuk--2020-05-23--Coronavirus: Tough school decisions for families on the border

Almost every school night , Hope Lyall would usually be at dance practice .
She does ballroom , Latin , tap and ballet .
But like every other school-age child that has a hobby , sport or passion , she 's been practising , and also learning , at home since lockdown restrictions were put in place on 23 March .
Hope is in Year 6 , the last year of primary school .
It 's the year for prom , exams , and the last time seeing many friends - September means high school when she wo n't see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her fellow classmates will continue their education in Chepstow , in Wales , and others move to Wyedean , in England .
And for those reasons , her mother , Virginia , would prefer that Hope could return to school , if possible .
`` It 's the transition , they 're going into a big school , and it 's going to be a major change , but I think they just need the baby steps that Year 6 gives them getting ready , and they have n't had that because we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And , it 's clear what Hope would rather be doing : `` I 'd would really like want to say a proper goodbye to all of my friends . ''
Knighton is in Powys , mid Wales .
But Offa 's Dyke , the national path that roughly runs along the Welsh/English border , runs straight through the town .
The majority of residents in Knighton live in Wales , with the rest in England .
Both countries are now following different lockdown rules to deal with the coronavirus pandemic , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before its neighbour .
As a result , England is aiming to get Reception , Year 1 and Year 6 children back in school from the start of June .
But Wales has n't yet made a decision when classes will resume .
• How could social distancing work in schools ?
The reality of living on the border is that life takes place in both countries - which has made for some tough decisions for families .
`` We 've been doing scrabble instead of spelling as I decided I could n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rebecca Morgan .
She has been home schooling eight-year-old Summer and 11-year-old Mason , as she works from home while her husband works as an emergency engineer .
Even though they live in Wales , they spend their lives in both countries , which she says has been made more tricky with governments in Westminster and Cardiff Bay issuing different advice .
Rebecca said : `` It 's confusing and it 's difficult , I think you just take the bits of advice that suit you to be honest . ''
Like Hope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
His school in England has said his year group is starting back up on 1 June , but his parents have decided not to send him back , safety being the primary concern .
`` They have n't said every year group can go back , which they 're not going to because it 's a phased return , '' Rebecca added .
`` But you do just get that feeling that certain teachers and certain pupils are being put in that more dangerous situation - they 're just being used as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ almost feel that me having him at home is one less child for them to worry about . ''
The Welsh Government says journeys across the border for education would be classed as essential , so the Morgan family would not face penalties if they were to change their minds and take Mason to school .
Although the UK government encourages families in England to send their children to school if they reopen , given the circumstances , those families that choose not to send will not be penalised .
The Morgans and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an invisible line , living their lives in two countries , whose children have to follow different sets of rules .
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"It's the transition, they're going into a big school, and it's going to be a major change, but I think they just need the baby steps that Year 6 gives them getting ready, and they haven't had that because we're all home-schooling," she said.


bbcuk--2020-05-23--Coronavirus: Five things a Covid-19 symptom-tracking app tells us

The UK 's scientists have been trying to trace Covid-19 's path through the population ever since the coronavirus arrived on British shores .
In what is thought to be the largest study of its kind in the world , an app developed by King 's College London ( KCL ) and technology company Zoe , which tracks symptoms of the disease , has been downloaded more than three million times in the UK .
Not to be confused with the government 's contact-tracing app , the Covid-19 Symptom Study app allows users to report daily whether they feel healthy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scientists have been using the data to estimate how the virus may have travelled through the population .
Here are some of the things the app has taught us so far : When Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the UK lockdown on Monday 23 March , there were `` a lot of infected people who suddenly were stuck together , and they infected each other '' , says KCL epidemiologist Prof Tim Spector .
The peak of the epidemic came nine days later , the researchers believe , on 1 April .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 20-69 had Covid-19 symptoms in the UK at this point - or 50 in every 1,000 people .
The researchers found their app recorded a peak in infections around two weeks before the peak in hospital admissions , which Prof Spector says shows it is an `` early warning device '' for future changes in levels of the disease .
The average incubation period of the virus is five days but in some people symptoms take longer to show , meaning that a proportion of cases in the early days of lockdown were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ April , the number of infections plummeted in all the regions , but from different levels .
Now the rate of the fall in estimated infections is decreasing , says Prof Spector .
`` It was halving every week and then it slowed down .
That rate of slowing is interesting - there are still some residual infections going on . ''
The number of cases in the general population is potentially being `` driven '' by problems in hospitals and care homes , he says .
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Seven in every 1,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ team estimates about 280,000 - or 0.7 % - of people aged 20-69 have symptoms of the Covid-19 , although they warn their model is less accurate when levels of the virus are low in the population .
If you ca n't see the slideshow , tap here The Office for National Statistics ( ONS ) gives us a lower estimate , although so far it has only surveyed England .
A swab test survey of nearly 15,000 people aged over two in the two weeks to 17 May , suggested 137,000 people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infected .
The same study by the ONS suggests there are 8,700 new infections a day on average in England , while a study by KCL on a group of 980,000 app-users suggests there are 9,900 .
Both estimates come with margins of error of plus or minus a few thousand , so they are not as different as they might seem .
How does the study produce estimates ?
The model predicts whether a person has coronavirus using their age , gender , and the symptoms they enter into the app .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ many users aged between 20-69 have coronavirus in each local authority and age bracket .
Researchers scale these figures up , using the population and age breakdown in each local authority , to predict the number of coronavirus cases in the general population .
Like all models , it does n't get it right every time .
The researchers say it will miss about 35 % of people with coronavirus , and flag about 22 % of healthy people .
Since the predictions are based on app users , who tend to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ might be less accurate when scaled up to the general population .
The model does n't make predictions for people under 20 or over 69 , because of a lack of data .
KCL have been publishing their estimates on a daily basis , so the findings have not yet been peer-reviewed .
Areas that hosted sports events in the days before mass gatherings were cancelled , became infection hotspots , according to the research .
Data suggested a high rate of infections in Cheltenham following the Gold Cup horse racing event , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Liverpool v Atletico Madrid Champions League football game .
Liverpool City Council has since launched an investigation into the outbreak , but Gloucestershire County Council - which oversees the Cheltenham Festival - said any investigation should be led at a national level .
A map of the symptom-tracking app data demonstrates that , at the peak of the epidemic , the estimated cases were clustered in cities including London , Birmingham , Liverpool and Glasgow .
But the researchers were surprised by a heavy concentration of estimated cases in south Wales - around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ activity in the area .
`` We never really understood why it was a hotspot .
No-one 's come up with a convincing explanation , '' says Prof Spector .
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Scientists could predict how the disease will progress in different people Although the government initially warned the key symptoms of Covid-19 were a fever or continuous cough , data collected by the symptom-tracking app suggests the disease has a wide range of symptoms .
Fatigue , shortness of breath , diarrhoea , delirium , skipped meals , abdominal pain , chest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ associated with the virus .
But the strongest warning signs of infection are a loss of taste or smell , according to findings from the team , published in the journal Nature Medicine .
These symptoms were added to the UK 's list of those that people should self-isolate with on Monday , several weeks after Prof Spector and other experts had called for the guidance to be changed .
The KCL scientists have also noticed there are patterns in the different symptoms people with Covid-19 have , which they think form six @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be able to predict how the disease will progress in a person , based on the symptoms they have on the first day .
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Like all models, it doesn't get it right every time. The researchers say it will miss about 35% of people with coronavirus, and flag about 22% of healthy people. Since the predictions are based on app users, who tend to be younger and more affluent, the model might be less accurate when scaled up to the general population. The model doesn't make predictions for people under 20 or over 69, because of a lack of data.


bbcuk--2020-05-23--Heinrich Himmler: How a fake stamp led to the Nazi SS leader's capture

A document vital to the capture of top Nazi Heinrich Himmler has been unearthed in the UK 75 years after his death .
The items belonging to the SS leader , found in the possessions of a judge , are now due to go on display .
On 22 May 1945 , a trio of odd-looking men were spotted by a patrol near a checkpoint in Bremervörde , northern Germany .
It was just a few weeks after World War Two had ended but many Nazis were still at large and there were fears some might try to regroup or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wearing smart long green overcoats , were walking ahead of a third man .
The trailing figure , sporting an eye patch , looked broken and dishevelled .
The pair in front kept glancing back as if to make sure he was still there .
They were taken to a checkpoint where British soldiers asked to see their papers .
They handed over the A4-sized identity document German soldiers were given at the end of the conflict which listed their name , rank , date of birth and other information .
The third @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sergeant named Heinrich Hizinger .
He must have hoped that the document and his lowly rank would mean he would pass through checkpoints .
He was wrong .
On the document was an official stamp and British military intelligence had seen the same stamp and unit details being used by members of the SS who had been trying to flee .
And so word had gone out that anyone else with those details was to be detained .
Next morning , the three men were taken to a detention camp .
Once there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officer .
Although his cover was still intact , he must have feared it would not last long and perhaps hoped he could bargain his way out of the situation .
So he took off his eye patch and calmly revealed who he really was .
He was Heinrich Himmler , the man who had been head of the SS and a key architect of the Holocaust .
After Hitler 's death in his bunker , this made him one of the most-wanted Nazis still alive and a man responsible for many of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The British team began to question him to confirm he was who he said .
A few hours later a medical officer , Capt Wells , was told to check Himmler .
As he came to look inside his mouth he saw a small blue-tipped object hidden in his cheek .
As Capt Wells tried to pull it out , Himmler struggled with the doctor , pulled his head away and crushed the object between his teeth .
It was a cyanide capsule .
He was dead within minutes .
Himmler had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that his own people had placed in a document .
The incriminating papers remained hidden for 75 years , but they can now be seen for the first time after being donated to the Military Intelligence Museum in Shefford , Bedfordshire .
And alongside the papers are a slightly more bizarre item - the braces that Himmler was wearing when he was captured .
Souvenir-hunting was common and many of Himmler 's personal items were snapped up ( one of the sergeants who carried out the original arrest got hold of Himmler 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foam and razor blades ) .
In the case of the documents , they were recently donated by the great niece of Lt Col Sidney Noakes .
Noakes , born in 1905 , was a lawyer who joined the Intelligence Corps in 1943 but was seconded to MI5 .
Much of what he did at MI5 remains shrouded in secrecy , but after the war he returned to his career as a lawyer , eventually ending up a County Court Judge .
He died in 1993 .
So how did he end up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrest say `` a gentle interrogation '' of Himmler by MI5 officers took place before the final medical examination .
These officers , by convention , would not have been named , and so it is not certain who they were .
`` The logical assumption is that he was one of the two MI5 interrogators , '' says Bill Steadman , curator of the Military Intelligence Museum .
`` I ca n't think of any other way he could have got them . ''
He believes it is possible Noakes was given @ @ @ @ @ @ @ superiors once any intelligence value had been extracted .
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The objects stayed with Noakes and his family until they were recently donated and they will be on display once the museum reopens .
They are more than just a curiosity but also explain how a senior Nazi was caught .
`` Without this damning stamp on the document it is possible that Himmler may have been able to pass through the system unnoticed , and escape as did many other wanted Nazis , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appeals to me most about this story is that the Germans themselves made his unmasking an absolute certainty . ''

On the document was an official stamp and British military intelligence had seen the same stamp and unit details being used by members of the SS who had been trying to flee. And so word had gone out that anyone else with those details was to be detained.


bbcuk--2020-05-22--Lockdown Lego: The enthusiasts building mini masterpieces

Thousands of Lego-builders have been taking advantage of lockdown and making use of their spare time to create stop-motion movies and models of real-life constructions .
The Danish toy has been the subject of more internet searches during lockdown than in the same months in previous years , while in March the search term `` Lego challenge '' reached a `` record high '' , according to Google Trends .
So , why have so many people turned to the little plastic bricks for entertainment and what comfort has it brought while holed up at home ?
'The fireball was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' moment' '' I never expected it to get this much exposure - I 've had more credit for this than for my actual work , '' said composer Jon Opstad .
With the help of his six-year-old son Ollie and four-year-old daughter Alice , he has been recreating famous James Bond scenes from the likes of Thunderball and The Living Daylights .
Their stop-motion animation of `` the jet-pack scene '' from Thunderball has been shared almost 400,000 times on social media , including by Lego , the official James Bond account @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and James Corden .
`` Everything was done on camera , no special effects were added later , '' said the 36-year-old 007 fan .
`` We found soda crystals made very realistic snow and we even managed to make the Aston Martin car look as though it was being blown up using a small fireball .
`` That was a 'do n't try this at home moment ' . ''
Mr Opstad , from Haringey , north London , said they worked on creating the scenes for three hours a day for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very much involved in building the chateau for Thunderball and other sets , as well as painting backdrops , though when it got to the boring stage of taking lots of photos , I took over . ''
Mr Opstad described making the movies as `` really positive time spent with the children '' .
`` Lego is great for problem-solving and creativity so it has been a great way to get the kids involved in something that is n't screen-time . ''
He said he was keen to create a scene from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to include all six 007 actors , but added `` it might be a little over-ambitious '' .
`` It 's an iconic local building and , given the current situation , the NHS was at the forefront of my mind , '' said Ricky Parkes , who helped his daughter Elsie recreate King 's Mill Hospital in Sutton-in-Ashfield , Nottinghamshire .
He said the eight-year-old was given a task by school of making a model of a local building from any material .
`` We used at least 1,200 bricks from a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over the years , even some from my childhood , '' said Mr Parkes .
`` We actually ran out of white bricks so the back of the hospital is made up of various multi-coloured bricks . ''
He said the pair had previously done other `` big builds '' together , like the Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle , and described the time spent together as `` amazing '' .
`` As my wife and I have been furloughed from work , we have both been home-schooling the children .
As much as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it can be a little stressful at times , so this project was a much welcome bit of respite for us all . ''
'We ended up on telly in Australia' Jonathan Oakes and his music festival-loving housemate Adam Hardman started off by making a model of Glastonbury 's Pyramid Stage before moving on to recreating Creamfields and the 1985 Live Aid event , complete with lights , smoke and music .
Their homage to the Worthy Farm extravaganza has had about six million views across social media and the pair have had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with requests from Japan and New York .
They have even appeared on a chat show in Australia .
`` When people who were missing not being able to go to festivals this year saw it , it just blew up , '' said Jonathan , from Warrington .
`` It started off as just two blokes messing about and killing some time in the garden and the next thing we know we 're on telly in Australia - crazy . ''
The project took on a life of its own and grew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their models .
`` We had a load of old Lego in the loft that we 've both had since we were kids .
Once the stage was done we wanted to make it look like the figures were singing on stage , '' said Jonathon .
`` Then we made it look like there was a bit of a crowd and we just kept adding to it and adding to it .
We started at lunchtime and by 11 o'clock at night we were still out there .
After sundown the atmosphere @ @ @ @ @ @ @ done DJing , so that 's where the lights and smoke machine came in . ''
You might also be interested in : The rise of the lockdown milkmen and women Even though people are willing to buy their creations , the pair are now using their builds to raise money for charity .
The Adam Lewis Effect Foundation was up set up after their friend , Adam Lewis , died from Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome in 2014 .
The charity , of which the housemates are both patrons , raises funds to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` We have instead asked people to donate money in memory of Adam , '' said Jonathan . '
I could n't go to the pub ... so I made one' '' Building Lego has always been very much a happy thing for me to do - it 's probably no surprise I went on to be architect , '' said Tim Hatton .
`` I created my local pub , the Phoenix Inn , out of lots of bits and pieces from different sets , as a way of getting a bit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thought it would be fun to build a pub , given I could n't go to one , and then ask people to guess which one . ''
It took the 39-year-old from York about four hours to create his mini masterpiece , which he later posted a picture of on social media .
`` I did Google a few photos of it but to be honest I 've spent quite a bit of time in there so most of it was done from memory .
`` It has quite a lot of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quite a compact bar area and three openings on to the bar , including one from an usual little corridor .
It 's full of character . ''
Mr Hatton said it had been `` a great way to take my mind away from everything '' .
`` People 's mental health is one of the biggest concerns that 's coming out of this in the long-run .
I will definitely create more . ''
Mel Abbott and her son Buddy have been sorting through and reconstructing disused sets - turning them back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one layer at a time .
But first of all they had to categorise hundreds of individual bricks because their 30 sets had been mixed up over the years .
`` Its been nice to spend time working together , and it 's also quite satisfying , '' said Ms Abbott , from Wareham in Dorset .
`` They had been built and taken apart over about four years , so there were a lot of single bricks .
Luckily I 'd kept all the instruction books . ''
She and Buddy , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and put the bricks into colour-coded boxes so they are easier to find in future .
`` If we 've not been able to find the right pieces we have had to adapt and use a different colour brick , '' she said .
`` We are now into the third week - doing about one to two hours work a day , rebuilding up to two models each day .
`` It 's quite therapeutic putting them back together but we are definitely not going to buy any more . ''
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"If we've not been able to find the right pieces we have had to adapt and use a different colour brick," she said. "We are now into the third week - doing about one to two hours work a day, rebuilding up to two models each day.


bbcuk--2020-05-23--Coronavirus: More than 11,000 applied for health posts

More than 11,000 people applied to a recruitment drive which aimed to boost the health and social care workforce in NI during the coronavirus crisis .
Applications to the COVID-19 HSC Workforce Appeal are now closed to help `` manage supply and demand '' , but can be `` quickly re-opened again '' if required .
The appeal , which opened on 27 March , was in response to the `` enormous pressure '' facing the health service .
The Department of Health said 468 people had been appointed .
The appeal which headlined with , `` Northern Ireland needs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interest from the public .
• 3,209 were for clinical work and 8,435 were for support work • A further 108 offers have been made .
• A further 857 individuals are job ready awaiting deployment if required • A further 3,984 can be appointed if required , subject to final clearances A Department of Health spokesman said the appeal has been a `` success '' .
`` The department is very grateful to all those who expressed an interest , submitted an application or took up a role in response to COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ figures are a credit to Northern Ireland , and it has been heartening to see the willingness of so many people to help their fellow citizens at such a challenging time , '' he added .
Meanwhile , recruitment to a coronavirus volunteer scheme in Northern Ireland has also been paused because of `` more volunteers than roles '' .
Some 4,000 people in NI registered an interest in the `` Help Each Other '' campaign which was launched for those who wanted to help with COVID-19 related opportunities .
Volunteer Now said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is paused many opportunities still exist outside the campaign .
• PM thanks 500,000 who have signed up to help NHS When it was launched the NI Department for Communities said the scheme was a `` co-ordinated response to the need for community support for those most vulnerable and isolated within our communities '' .
Volunteer Now said there had been `` an immediate groundswell of support over a few days of launching the campaign '' .
They said they were currently tracking almost 200 people who are volunteering in Covid-19 activities .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ include : • Providing telephone support services for those that need them '' We are now encouraging organisations to think about the long-term sustainability of their organisations and how they can involve volunteers to ensure that they are able to maintain their services for the long term , '' a Volunteer Now spokeswoman said .
• Coronavirus : How to get food and medicine delivered '' They may not have covid-related roles now , but they will undoubtedly need help and support in the coming months as we work towards post-Covid activities and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` We are encouraging people to register and browse through the wide variety of volunteering opportunities . ''
Some people , who volunteered before the coronavirus lockdown , may have to continue to self shield , so new volunteers will still be needed as organisations start to reopen .
Last week , the executive published a five-phase blueprint for lifting restrictions .

"We are now encouraging organisations to think about the long-term sustainability of their organisations and how they can involve volunteers to ensure that they are able to maintain their services for the long term," a Volunteer Now spokeswoman said.


bbcuk--2020-05-22--Coronavirus: People scared to get help 'going slowly blind'

People with serious eye conditions are `` sat at home , slowly going blind '' because they are afraid to seek treatment , the chief executive of Optometry Wales said .
Sali Davis said some patients were `` terrified '' to leave their house because of coronavirus .
Patients have also seen treatment clinics moved long distances away .
The Welsh Government said it expects health boards to provide urgent and essential treatment during lockdown .
Ms Davis reassured people they would be safeguarded accessing care , but warned : `` If you lose your sight because of a sight-threatening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we ca n't restore that sight once it is gone . ''
• 'The day I went blind and thought my life had ended' She also said some patients who were receiving secondary care in hospitals for eye conditions were not being seen quickly enough because of coronavirus-related delays .
Moira Jenkins from Haverfordwest has suffered from age-related macular degeneration for four years - a condition which causes loss of vision , and affects more than 1.5 million people in the UK .
But all clinics at Withybush Hospital have been cancelled and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Aberaeron , Ceredigion , almost 50 miles away .
`` The eye clinic is literally inside the main doors at Withybush , and I ca n't understand how dragging me to Aberaeron , via hospital transport if available , is not riskier than attending Withybush , which is a two-minute drive away from me , '' she said .
After she did not attend , Hywel Dda health board sent her a letter , urging her to visit , outlining the possible risks , including the fact her condition can `` advance very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ son broke lockdown and picked me up and took me to Aberaeron , where I had my scan and injection , '' she said .
A Hywel Dda health board spokesman said few clinics and services are deliverable in the way they were before the pandemic .
`` Any changes we have made are in the interest of patient and staff safety and are continually under review as the pandemic progresses , '' he said .
In Bridgend , Edwina Knight began experience problems , saying : `` I was playing a game @ @ @ @ @ @ @ went foggy .
`` I just blamed it on tiredness and dirty glasses so went to bed not thinking much of it , but when I woke up I could n't see anything out of my left eye . ''
The 78-year-old contacted her local opticians and was examined at the store , before being referred to hospital .
It was discovered she had had a Transient Ischaemic Attack - also known as a mini-stroke - behind her eye .
`` When they told me I had suffered it , I was shocked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before . ''
Mrs Knight said .
`` The doctor at the hospital told me that , had they seen me sooner , they could have saved my sight . ''
Sight in her left eye will never be restored , but she is on medication to reduce the risk of something similar happening again .
Omair Khan , the optometrist director of the store that assessed her , urged people experiencing eye problems to seek help .
`` In many cases , it is nothing to worry about , but sometimes it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serious health condition , '' he said .
Gwyn Williams , a consultant ophthalmologist at Singleton Hospital , Swansea , said the difficulties facing patients around their treatment is a combination of many things .
Some have said they do no want to bother him at a busy time , adding : `` That 's a very depressing thing to read , because we ourselves are available for all emergency eye care at the moment , and we 're still undertaking sight-saving procedures now , we never stop .
`` It 's very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ burden to us when we 're fighting this virus , and the truth is , we are here to save sight , and that 's what we want to do . ''
He also said closing clinics and deferring some appointments has been a massive inconvenience for those who need treatment .
When the pandemic ends and an audit takes place , `` a visual price '' can be put on reduced activities , he added .
A Welsh Government spokesman said it expects health boards to provide urgent and essential treatment .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on occasions this may be at different locations to ensure treatment can be provided safely .
We have also asked all health boards to identify the most urgent cases from their waiting-list for eye conditions , so that they can be seen first or at the most clinically appropriate time .
`` We have also issued a framework for the NHS in Wales for restoring activity , including options to introduce routine surgery . ''

But he added: "However, on occasions this may be at different locations to ensure treatment can be provided safely. We have also asked all health boards to identify the most urgent cases from their waiting-list for eye conditions, so that they can be seen first or at the most clinically appropriate time.


bbcuk--2020-05-23--Coronavirus: Dominic Cummings 'made second lockdown trip'

The prime minister 's chief aide Dominic Cummings is facing fresh allegations that he breached lockdown rules .
He and the government had said he acted `` reasonably and legally '' by driving from London to County Durham while his wife had coronavirus symptoms .
But the Observer and Sunday Mirror are now reporting he was seen a second time in the North East , after recovering from his own Covid-19 symptoms and returning to work in London .
No 10 said the story is `` inaccurate '' .
Ministers said Mr Cummings and his wife had chosen to self-isolate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ members in case they needed help with childcare .
Speaking to reporters outside his home in London on Saturday , he said he would not be resigning and had done the `` right thing '' by travelling 260 miles with his wife and young son to be near relatives when she developed Covid-19 symptoms .
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps justified the adviser 's trip , saying he `` stayed in the same place '' and was seeking support with childcare .
But the Observer and the Sunday Mirror said witnesses reported seeing Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 25 miles from Durham , on 12 April .
On 14 April , he was seen back at work in London .
According to the papers , he was seen again in Houghall Woods near Durham on 19 April .
Mr Cummings is yet to respond to the new claims .
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The story of Mr Cummings ' journey to Durham originally appeared in the Guardian and Daily Mirror on Friday evening .
In response to the fresh claims in the papers ' Sunday publications @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Mirror and Guardian wrote inaccurate stories about Mr Cummings .
`` Today they are writing more inaccurate stories including claims that Mr Cummings returned to Durham after returning to work in Downing Street on 14 April .
`` We will not waste our time answering a stream of false allegations about Mr Cummings from campaigning newspapers . ''
Opposition parties renewed their calls for the prime minister 's adviser to go .
The SNP 's Ian Blackford said Mr Cummings `` has to leave office '' , while acting Liberal Democrat leader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Live : `` If Dominic Cummings has not been sacked by tomorrow , I think the prime minister 's judgement is in serious doubt . ''
Government advice had been for people to stay at home during the first weeks of lockdown .
Self-isolation at home continues to be advised for those with coronavirus symptoms .
However , ministers offered their support to Mr Cummings earlier in the day , with Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove tweeting : `` Caring for your wife and child is not a crime . ''
England 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also said all health guidance should be applied with `` common sense '' .
But following the fresh reports concerning the alleged second visit to County Durham , a Labour source said : `` If these latest revelations are true , why on earth were Cabinet ministers sent out this afternoon to defend Dominic Cummings ? ''
Before the new allegations , both Labour and the SNP said Mr Cummings flouted the government 's own advice and called for an urgent inquiry into his conduct .
It comes as the government announced 282 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Friday , across all settings , bringing the total to 36,675 .
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When approached by reporters outside his home on Saturday , Mr Cummings said he `` behaved reasonably and legally '' when asked about the trip from London to Durham , which took place in late March .
Asked whether it looked good , he said : `` Who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a question of doing the right thing .
It 's not about what you guys think . ''
He was later asked by reporters whether he would consider his position , he said : `` Obviously not . ''
`` You guys are probably all about as right about that as you were about Brexit : do you remember how right you all were about that , '' he added .
Mr Cummings masterminded the 2016 Vote Leave campaign before being made Prime Minister Boris Johnson 's chief political adviser .
Transport Secretary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who has not commented so far - had `` full confidence '' in Mr Cummings , following calls from the SNP and the Scottish Labour Party for him to quit or be fired .
Durham Police and Crime Commissioner Steve White said it had been `` most unwise '' for Mr Cummings to make the journey , `` given the whole ethos '' of the government 's guidance .
The initial reports in the Guardian and the Daily Mirror newspapers quoted police saying they had spoken to a family in Durham on 31 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ self-isolation and reiterated the appropriate advice around essential travel '' .
A statement by Downing Street was issued on Saturday , denying that police spoke to Mr Cummings or his family `` about this matter '' .
In an updated statement on Saturday evening , Durham Police said officers learned of his trip on 31 March and spoke to Mr Cummings ' father the following day .
`` During that conversation , Mr Cummings ' father confirmed that his son had travelled with his family from London to the North-East and was self-isolating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Durham Constabulary deemed that no further action was required .
However , the officer did provide advice in relation to security issues , '' a statement from the police force said .
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bbcuk--2020-05-23--Louise Smith: Body in Havant woods confirmed as missing teenager

Police searching for Louise Smith have confirmed that a body recovered from woodland is the missing teenager .
The body of the 16-year-old , who was last seen on VE Day , was found in Havant , Hampshire , on Thursday .
Louise , from the Leigh Park area , was reported missing on 8 May .
Hampshire Police said on Saturday evening formal identification procedures were complete and Louise 's family informed .
They previously said the death was suspicious .
The family were being supported by specialist officers , police added .
Friends of the teenager have spoken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who had known Louise since she was a young girl , laid flowers at the entrance to Havant Thicket , where the teenager 's body was found .
She previously told the Press Association : `` She was a lovely girl with a heart of gold .
`` The community is devastated , sad , shocked , I ca n't speak for everybody but when anyone hears of a young person , whoever it may be , it 's very sad . ''
Louise had not been in touch with her friends or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a short distance from where the body was found .
Police forensic officers carried out searches of a flat in the street and blacked out the property 's windows .
Neighbours previously said it is believed that Louise had been staying with a couple at the flat .
John Singleton said : `` I saw her on the day she went missing , she just went out walking , I did n't know where she was going .
`` It 's very sad , the outcome is the saddest , for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Describing the police activity at the flat , he added : `` The police have been in and out carrying stuff . ''
A man and a woman , both aged 29 , had previously been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and released on bail .
Hampshire police previously asked people in the area to save any dashcam and CCTV footage from 7 and 8 May - particularly any filmed at VE Day anniversary celebrations - for officers to review .

John Singleton said: "I saw her on the day she went missing, she just went out walking, I didn't know where she was going.


bbcuk--2020-05-23--Aya Hachem's funeral takes place in Lebanon

Aya Hachem , 19 , died when shots were fired from a passing car on in Blackburn on 17 May @ @ @ @ @ the town of Kholeileh in Lebanon .
Five people have been charged in relation to @ @ @

Aya Hachem, 19, died when shots were fired from a passing car on in Blackburn on 17 May.
She was buried in the town of Koleileh in Lebanon. Five people have been charged in relation to her death.


bbcuk--2020-05-23--Author Michael Rosen out of intensive care, wife says

Former Children 's Laureate Michael Rosen has been moved out of intensive care after `` a long and difficult '' 47 days , his wife has said .
The children 's novelist and poet was admitted to hospital in London eight weeks ago .
Emma-Louise Williams said her husband was continuing his recovery on a ward and it `` will take time '' .
Rosen , 74 , documented the early stages of his illness online , describing possible coronavirus symptoms .
In an update on Saturday , his wife tweeted : `` Michael has been in hospital for eight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say he left ICU yesterday after a long and difficult 47 days .
`` His recovery is continuing on the ward and will take time .
`` He has done so well to get through this but please do n't expect him back here yet . ''
The post was re-tweeted on Rosen 's Twitter account , alongside a comment praising `` the amazing efforts of the lovely kind staff '' at Whittington hospital in north London , where he is receiving treatment .
Rosen , who was Children 's Laureate from 2007 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a series of tweets .
On 22 March , he said : `` Ca n't stop my thermostat from crashing : icy hands , hot head .
Freezing cold sweats .
`` Under the covers for bed-breaking shakes .
`` Image of war hero biting on a hankie , while best mate plunges live charcoal into the wound to cauterise it .
Emerge as dawn breaks over grape stalks . ''
The following day Rosen said he did not have chest pains or a persistent cough , `` so all along it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not corona '' .
His wife , who has not confirmed whether he contracted coronavirus , later took over providing updates on his condition on his social media account , after he was admitted to hospital at the end of March .
In early May , to mark Rosen 's 74th birthday , she shared a picture of him surrounded by friends at an event last year .
Rosen 's many works for children include We 're Going on a Bear Hunt , Little Rabbit Foo Foo and Tiny Little Fly .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Hands to mark the 60th anniversary of the NHS , which has since been published in These Are The Hands : Poems from the Heart of the NHS .
All proceeds from the book go to the NHS Charities Covid Appeal .


bbcuk--2020-05-23--Coronavirus: Government pledges £283m for buses and trams

Buses and light rail services will receive £283m towards improving safety and restoring services during the coronavirus pandemic .
However , Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the full service would only run at a fifth of the usual capacity because of social distancing rules .
Announcing the funding , he said it does not mean `` we can go back to using public transport whenever we like '' .
Volunteers will also be used to double the 3,400 safety marshals at stations .
The £254m for buses and £29m for trams and light tail is intended to increase the frequency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ start moving back to a full timetable '' , Mr Shapps told the Downing Street daily briefing .
But he added : `` Only if you need to travel and you ca n't cycle , walk or drive should you take the bus , tram or train . ''
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People who can work from home should continue to , he said , and those travelling by public transport for essential purposes should `` please avoid the rush hour '' .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vehicles , signage , deep cleaning and the provision of hand sanitiser .
From 1 June , Mr Shapps said the government would also bring in more marshals at stations to join the 3,400 British Transport Police officers , Network Rail and train operator staff currently advising passengers and monitoring social distancing .
He called these new volunteers `` Journey Makers '' , and said they reflected the same `` public-spirited concern '' as the volunteer Games Makers at the London 2012 Olympics .
Suggesting that the government wants the UK to come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by permanently changing the way we use transport '' , he said it was working on plans to allow people to park outside of city centres and finish their journey on bike or on foot .
Development funding for 10 new projects was also announced as part of the government 's plan to reverse some of the 1960s Beeching cuts to local railway services .
They include the `` Ivanhoe line '' from Leicester to Burton-on-Trent , branch lines on the Isle of Wight and a new station at Wellington in Somerset .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , `` we 're going to build them fast '' .

Suggesting that the government wants the UK to come out of the coronavirus crisis stronger "by permanently changing the way we use transport", he said it was working on plans to allow people to park outside of city centres and finish their journey on bike or on foot.


bbcuk--2020-05-23--Coronavirus: Concern at delay to drive-through test booking

There are concerns people in Wales are still not able to book drive-through coronavirus tests due to not being able to access a UK website .
In England , Scotland and Northern Ireland members of the public are able to book tests online .
Despite it being announced last week that announced Wales would join the service , it is still unavailable .
The Welsh Government said an update would be provided as `` soon as possible '' .
Critical workers are able to book tests by contacting testing centres directly .
But unions said the lack of testing was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ zero-hour contracts or jobs where they were not entitled to company sick pay .
A Welsh Government spokesman said work was being done on access to the site at the moment .
`` As soon as this work is finalised , daily test slot allocations will be available for critical workers , '' he said .
On Monday , the Welsh Government said critical workers and members of the public would be able to use the UK booking site for drive-through appointments `` soon . ''
Home test kits are available to everyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on demand .
The decision to opt into the UK system meant ministers in Cardiff ditched plans to develop Wales ' own online-booking system .
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Gemma Powell , a supermarket worker from Bridgend , wanted a coronavirus test last week when she developed a dry cough .
`` I could n't order a home testing kit but I finally managed to get through to book an appointment at a drive through screening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` The system is making it so difficult to get a test .
`` The number I phoned was the Abercynon helpline which I thought was the wrong number - I phoned this for the correct number for Bridgend area but it turned out to be for my area .
`` If I had n't tried this number I would still be without a test appointment .
`` The information people need is hard to get hold of . ''
The test came back negative , meaning Gemma was able to return to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trades Union Congress ( TUC ) general secretary Shav Taj said the system is `` still confusing people '' and `` needs greater clarity '' .
She said it was a concern , in particular for workers not entitled to paid time off and company sick pay if they needed to get tested and self-isolate .
`` Many key workers are low paid or on zero hours , precarious agency contracts , '' she said .
`` They ca n't survive off statutory sick pay alone . ''
Angela Burns , who speaks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said it was `` not a surprise that there is confusion and difficulties booking a test '' .
`` The Welsh Government spent nearly a month delaying access to an online portal , wanting a distinctive Welsh approach to the pandemic instead of using the UK Government 's online portal , '' she said .

"The number I phoned was the Abercynon helpline which I thought was the wrong number - I phoned this for the correct number for Bridgend area but it turned out to be for my area.


bbcuk--2020-05-23--Historical Institutional Abuse: Survivors identified in 'massive' email error

The identities of 250 survivors of historical institutional abuse in NI have been revealed through an emailing error , the BBC has learned .
It happened when a monthly newsletter was sent on Friday without the names of recipients being anonymised .
The email was signed by a staff member but sent on behalf of Interim Victims ' Advocate Brendan McAllister .
A victim 's solicitor described it as a `` massive breach of confidence '' which has traumatised some of those named .
Mr McAllister , who is the Interim Advocate for Victims and Survivors of Historical Institutional Abuse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ steps were being taken to investigate how it occurred .
Some of the individuals had been part of the Historical Institutional Abuse ( HIA ) Inquiry and had chosen to remain anonymous .
The HIA inquiry had investigated historical allegations of child abuse at 22 residential institutions run by religious , charitable and state organisations across Northern Ireland in a 73-year period .
It had recommended that all victims of institutional abuse should receive tax-free , lump sum payments ranging from £7,500 to £100,000 from a government-funded redress scheme .
The BBC has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which was sent out to people who had engaged with the HIA .
One survivor told the BBC that many people had taken part in the HIA inquiry because their privacy was guaranteed ; some were described as being in `` absolute hysterics '' at what had happened .
The survivor said it had `` completely blown people 's cover '' and that she was `` extremely annoyed and upset '' .
Another person named on the list said he was `` horrified '' .
He said he will not be reading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had already seen a name on the list which , he thinks , is that of one of his original abusers .
`` I did n't want my name disclosed , '' he told the BBC .
`` Hundreds of people now know I 've been the victim of abuse .
I did n't want anyone to know . ''
He said some of his relatives do n't even know about his past .
Mr McAllister said the email was sent on his behalf but he takes full responsibility for it and he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ information commissioner .
`` We have been in touch with all concerned to inform them of this unfortunate development , '' he added .
The group Survivors and Victims of Institutional Abuse ( Savia ) tweeted that victims were `` fearful and filled with shame that so many now know their business '' and said the apology was `` too little , far too late '' .
Solicitor Claire McKeegan , who represents some of the survivors , told the BBC it was a `` significant breach '' .
`` These traumatised people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , however , this is now a massive breach of confidence , '' she added .
`` Some of those named have not even told family members that they are survivors of historic institutional abuse .
They feel completely violated . ''
Ulster Unionist assembly member Doug Beattie , who has worked with some of the survivors , said he `` would plead with '' Mr McAllister `` to do the right thing and step down '' .
`` I would plead with the head of the civil service and the executive office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is , if he does n't step down , ask him to step down , '' he said .
`` When someone suddenly splashes your email address all over the place you lose that anonymity , you lose that protection , that cloak that was helping you fight for justice and they [ survivors ] will be absolutely devastated . ''

He said he will not be reading the full list of recipients, but had already seen a name on the list which, he thinks, is that of one of his original abusers.


bbcuk--2020-05-23--Wareham Forest fire flare-ups continue to spread after six days

Strong winds are still helping spread a forest fire which has been burning for six days in Dorset .
More than 150 firefighters remain at Wareham Forest dealing with hotspots and flare-ups .
About 500 acres ( 200 hectares ) have so far been damaged .
A helicopter was brought in to `` water bomb '' the area as smoke drifted as far as Bournemouth .
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service ( DWFRS ) said winds of up to 45mph were proving a `` huge risk '' .
Officials have urged people to avoid the area .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Rescue Service has joined the efforts to tackle the blaze and is helping to carry out overnight `` controlled burns '' to curb its spread .
DWFRS said water supply was a `` real challenge '' and more than five miles of hose was being used to extract water from the River Piddle to be brought close to the fire sites .
A specialist helicopter is also being used to help fight the fire from the air .
The aircraft uses an under-slung bucket which can hold up to 1,000 litres of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as directed by crews on the ground .
Anna Shepherd and her family were evacuated from their home near the forest when flare-ups worsened on Friday afternoon '' We were told we had to grab what we had and go .
We just had to jump in the Land Rover and go , '' she said .
`` It 's windy again so I hope things are under control out there .
I really want to get home . ''
The blaze , which started on Monday , may initially have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fire , investigators believe .
DWFRS said it had maintained a `` significant presence '' overnight , following further flare-ups on Friday .
`` The strong winds of yesterday , which are continuing today , present a huge risk and have led to multiple hotspots flaring up and some fire spread , '' it said .
The fire service repeated calls for members of the public to stay away from the area for walking or cycling .
`` There are lots of vehicle movements , and miles of hose stretching along roads and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safe , we can not guarantee that it is , '' it said .
`` Firefighters are working incredibly hard , in arduous conditions , to bring this fire under control . ''
The service also has volunteers patrolling other nearby heath land sites on bikes , including at Upton Heath and Canford Heath .
An amber alert for wildfire also remains in place for the weekend , meaning if another wildfire broke out it could spread quickly and easily due to the dry and windy conditions .
One third of the 3,700-acre @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Special Scientific Interest ( SSSI ) and is home to rare birds , plants and invertebrates .
On Wednesday , Forestry England estimated it could take the forest `` decades '' to recover .

"We were told we had to grab what we had and go. We just had to jump in the Land Rover and go," she said.


bbcuk--2020-05-23--Coronavirus: Cardiff man jailed for spitting at police officer

A 53-year-old man has been jailed for 26 weeks for spitting at a police officer after claiming he had coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ from Canton , Cardiff , admitted assaulting an emergency worker when he appeared before the @ @ @ @ @ said the sentence should serve as a deterrent to those who assault `` people who @ @ @ @ @ safe '' .
South Wales Police said the assault happened after officers took Humphries to @ @ @ @ @ Wales for non-Covid 19 related injuries following an incident at a supermarket on Monday afternoon @

He said the sentence should serve as a deterrent to those who assault "people who are trying to keep them safe".


bbcuk--2020-05-23--Coronavirus: What are the rules on caring for children during lockdown?

Boris Johnson 's top adviser has faced calls to resign after travelling 260 miles during lockdown in order to get childcare cover .
Downing Street says Dominic Cummings ' actions were in line with coronavirus guidelines - so what exactly are the rules and how have they been applied ?
What is the relevant guidance ?
Government advice for households where one or more members have coronavirus symptoms is simple : stay at home .
But official guidance published in March does acknowledge that it is not always straightforward when children are involved .
The document says `` it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may be due to coronavirus and their household members stay at home '' , and outlines ways to pass the time and obtain food and medicine .
But it also says that : `` If you have children , keep following this advice to the best of your ability , however , we are aware that not all these measures will be possible . ''
• What am I allowed to do now ?
• What do we know about Cummings ' lockdown trip ?
• What do the new lockdown rules mean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The guidance has been in place on the government website since 12 March , before lockdown was imposed .
The day after lockdown began , 24 March , the deputy chief medical officer for England , Dr Jenny Harries , clarified who could look after a child if both parents or carers were incapacitated .
She said : `` Clearly if you have adults who are unable to look after a small child , that is an exceptional circumstance .
And if the individuals do not have access to care support - formal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they will be able to work through their local authority hubs . ''
As Dr Harries pointed out during Saturday 's Downing Street press conference , any of the government lockdown guidance can be overruled by safeguarding concerns , or prevention of harm , and cited an elderly person with no supply of medication or a child with both parents too unwell to provide medical care as examples .
She also said that `` risk to life '' would be a valid reason to break lockdown rules .
When Dominic Cummings decided to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ near his relatives for support , only his wife was displaying coronavirus symptoms , so he could have cared for their child himself .
But Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said at Saturday 's briefing that the welfare of a four-year-old child was the main thing - and that Mr Cummings ' actions had prevented the child from being without any support , should things have become worse .
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Mr Shapps said that government guidance was to keep following the advice to best of your ability .
He acknowledged that not all measures would be possible depending on the circumstances of each family .
He said that in this case , Mr Cummings was worried about his ability to care for his child and that another location with help from the younger members of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him to settle and stay for the duration of his illness .
The government stressed on Saturday that there was no longer any restriction on how far asymptomatic people can drive - for example to take exercise - but that those who had symptoms should remove themselves from the wider population .
It is worth noting that Mr Cummings was able to stay in a separate property near to his parents and sister and so did not have to mix households - something not everyone would have the means to do .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Street daily briefing : `` In moments of crisis we seek our family around us . ''
That is something that many people who have been separated from loved ones through bereavement or other difficulties in recent months will know all too well .

Speaking at Sunday's briefing, the PM said he had spoken to Mr Cummings and concluded he had "no alternative" but to travel to the North East for childcare "when both he and his wife were about to be incapacitated by coronavirus".


bbcuk--2020-05-23--Dominic Cummings' lockdown trip - what do we know?

The prime minister 's most senior adviser , Dominic Cummings , has come under fire after it was revealed he travelled from London to Durham with his wife , who had coronavirus symptoms , during the lockdown .
Here is what we know about the details of the controversy .
On 27 March , Downing Street confirmed that Boris Johnson and Health Secretary Matt Hancock had tested positive for coronavirus .
Shortly after the announcement , Mr Cummings was seen running out of No 10 .
On 30 March , Downing Street confirmed the top adviser was self-isolating at home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ along with his wife , Mary Wakefield , and their child , drove 260 miles from his home in London to County Durham to isolate - although the date of the trip is not clear .
However , Durham Constabulary said it was made aware on 31 March that an individual had travelled from London to Durham and was present at an address in the city .
A spokesman for the force said officers made contact with the owners of the address who confirmed the individual in question was present and was self-isolating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 14 April , Mr Cummings was seen returning to Downing Street for the first time since isolating .
What were the lockdown rules ?
At the time of Mr Cummings ' trip , the whole of the UK was in the `` stay at home '' part of lockdown .
This meant you were only allowed to leave the house to : • Shop for basic necessities - namely food and medicine • Carry out one form of exercise a day - alone or with members of your household However , the government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you had to stay isolated in your home for seven days from when the symptoms began , with any other members of the household having to isolate for 14 days in case they had contracted the virus .
You were not allowed to see family or friends from other households if you had symptoms and also told not to travel anywhere .
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Asked on 10 April what you do if two parents are sick and you ca n't look after your child @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Jenny Harries , said : `` Clearly if you have adults who are unable to look after a small child , that is an exceptional circumstance .
`` And if the individuals do not have access to care support , formal care support , or to family , they will be able to work through their local authority hubs . ''
What have Cummings and his wife said ?
The only comments Mr Cummings has made since the story came out were to reporters outside his London address .
He said he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and when asked whether it looked good , he said : `` Who cares about good looks ?
It 's a question of doing the right thing .
It 's not about what you guys think . ''
Later he said the media were wrong to suggest the public would be upset by his actions , likening it to the issue of Brexit during the 2016 referendum that he helped win .
Ms Wakefield - commissioning editor at the Spectator - wrote an article for the magazine during the pair 's isolation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
She said that she `` felt breathless , sometimes achy '' , but that her husband had `` collapsed ... and could n't get out of bed . ''
She wrote : `` Day in , day out for 10 days he lay doggo with a high fever and spasms that made the muscles lump and twitch in his legs .
He could breathe , but only in a limited , shallow way . ''
Ms Wakefield also spoke to BBC Radio 4 's Today programme on 25 April about the couple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they had left their London home .
However , she has not commented on the latest revelations about where they isolated .
How have the government responded ?
After not commenting on the story when it was reported by the Daily Mirror and the Guardian on Friday night , Downing Street released a statement on Saturday , giving more detail .
It said : `` Owing to his wife being infected with suspected coronavirus and the high likelihood that he would himself become unwell , it was essential for Dominic Cummings to ensure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for .
`` His sister and nieces had volunteered to help so he went to a house near to but separate from his extended family in case their help was needed .
`` His sister shopped for the family and left everything outside . ''
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No 10 said `` at no stage '' were Mr Cummings or his family spoken to by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said his actions had been `` in line with coronavirus guidelines '' , repeating Mr Cummings ' statement that he `` behaved reasonably and legally '' .
At the daily Downing Street briefing , Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said : `` I can tell you the PM provides Mr Cummings with his full support . ''
And a number of cabinet ministers tweeted their support for Mr Cummings , with many of them using the word `` reasonable '' to describe his actions .
The health secretary , Mr Hancock , tweeted : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you .
It was entirely right for Dom Cummings to find childcare for his toddler , when both he and his wife were getting ill. '' How have others reacted ?
Labour said Mr Cummings `` appears to believe that it is one rule for him and another for the British people '' .
A spokesman for the party said No 10 's statement about the chief adviser 's actions `` raises more questions than it answers '' , adding : `` We are still unclear who knew about this decision and when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prime minister and whether No 10 is now questioning the validity of the statement from Durham Police . ''
They said they expected answers to these questions '' at the government 's daily press briefing .
The SNP have called for Mr Cummings to be sacked and that both he and the PM `` have serious questions to answer '' .
The party 's Westminster leader , Ian Blackford , has written to the head of the Civil Service , Sir Mark Sedwill , calling for a `` swift investigation into Dominic Cummings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cover-up '' .
Durham Police and Crime Commissioner , Steve White , said it had been `` most unwise '' for Mr Cummings to make the journey , `` given the whole ethos '' of the government 's guidance .
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3 April: After being taken to hospital, Mr Cummings' son woke up the next day having recovered. He was tested for coronavirus and his mother, who was with him at the hospital, was told "they should return home" (the test result arrived days later and was negative). According to Mr Cummings, there were no taxis so he "drove to the hospital, picked him up and returned home". He said he "did not leave the car or have any contact with anybody on this short trip". But according to his wife's later article in the Spectator Mr Cummings had a high fever and muscle spasms in his legs throughout this period.


bbcuk--2020-05-24--Has the virus prompted an early mid-life crisis for some?

`` I do n't think it could have been a bigger change .
I 've gone from a large office in Soho to being at home painting in my bedroom . ''
The coronavirus pandemic prompted 24-year-old Cece Philips , a graduate from London , to embark on a dramatic career change .
This is her first week as a full-time artist .
Sitting in her bedroom , wearing a paint-splattered shirt with two huge canvases towering over her , she explains why she decided to leave a well-paid graduate job at one of the world 's biggest advertising companies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Being able to make money from something you love is anyone 's aspiration , '' she said .
`` I definitely do n't think I would have made this decision if it was n't for lockdown .
I 've always loved painting and drawing . ''
She decided to take the leap and quit her job after she was forced to work from home because of the lockdown .
`` Having that time to think about what it is I enjoy the most ... it became quite clear that I had to give @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
During previous economic downturns young people have often been the group whose incomes , job prospects and future careers are hardest hit .
Many companies have paused recruitment and cut staff numbers .
But for some twenty-somethings , the lockdown has given them time to reevaluate their working lives and ambitions .
Carolyn Parry is the founder of Career Alchemy , a coaching and training network focused on helping school leavers and graduates find the right career for them .
She says her team of 20 careers advisors are seeing more young @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` career pivot '' during lockdown .
The disruption is `` giving them the chance to really consider the purpose of their career '' , she said .
While some are `` looking at major career change '' others are using this downtime to build up skills through online courses .
Cece said : `` I 've had friends who 've been made redundant or put on furlough and I think there 's definitely a sentiment of reassessing what is important . ''
That can involve `` taking a bigger risk than you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and trying something new , '' she said .
While she builds up her portfolio , Cece has taken a part time job with an interior design company to help pay the bills .
`` I do have ups and downs , it ranges from me feeling amazing , to then suddenly thinking what on earth have I done , '' she said .
While Cece 's career decisions were within her control , others have n't been so fortunate .
Under-25s are most likely to have lost work or seen their income @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Resolution Foundation .
And a recent report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies ( IFS ) discovered that younger workers are nearly two-and-a-half times more likely to work in sectors that have been shutdown by the pandemic .
Niamh Wimperis , originally from Stroud in Gloucestershire , was furloughed from her job as a receptionist .
That extra time to think has led to new opportunities .
`` Lockdown has made me realise I 'm not designed to sit in an office all day and what really makes me happy is creating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 28-year-old said it was the push she needed to turn her passion for embroidery into something more .
`` It seemed like a perfect opportunity to turn my side hustle into my business . ''
For the past seven years she has been a botanical embroidery artist , making gift cards and wall hangings focusing on the colours and shapes of nature .
`` I 've finally decided to take the plunge and register as a business .
I have been using my furlough time to design new ideas and develop a monthly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through your letter box , '' she said .
How we all work , holiday and even exercise may have changed permanently because of the coronavirus pandemic .
Parts of the fitness sector have adapted well to social distancing restrictions .
Bootcamp instructors Becky Hill and Katie Williams are running virtual classes on Zoom .
From their homes in Reading , the pair run Raise the Bar Bootcamps and are now able to work out with people from as far afield as Ireland and Canada .
Becky , 29 , said : `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and being with everyone . ''
More than 30 people exercise together online up to five days a week .
Becky 's voice booms from their laptop and smartphone speakers as she instructs the class to `` get lower on those press ups '' or reminds them to keep hydrated .
Her business partner Katie , 41 , said despite a few nerves in the first week they 've overcome technical challenges .
`` I 'm terrible with tech but we 've got it sussed and it 's so lovely seeing all our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Across the UK more people are joining online gyms and virtual fitness communities and Becky believes it could be a permanent change .
`` A lot of our members are now happy that they can do five bootcamps a week as opposed to only being able to make it up to the field once or twice .
It is actually suiting people 's lifestyles .
They want some online sessions to continue in the long term .
While young people may be the most financially vulnerable in this economic and health crisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up new opportunities and making the most of this newly-found downtime .

Under-25s are most likely to have lost work or seen their income drop because of Covid-19, according to the Resolution Foundation. And a recent report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) discovered that younger workers are nearly two-and-a-half times more likely to work in sectors that have been shutdown by the pandemic.


bbcuk--2020-05-23--Coronavirus: Singer Niamh McAllister says 'keep your passion alive' in lockdown

A young singer and publican has urged people to keep their `` passion alive '' to protect their mental health @ @ @ @ @ with the loss of her two sources of income .
Niamh McAllister said she had @ @ @ @ @ pick up her guitar again after feeling `` quite low '' with her gigs drying @ @ @ @ @ music venue - the Banham Barrel in Norfolk - having to shut .
The 21-year-old @ @ @ @ @ her mental health since she was a young teenager , said she was worried about @ @ @ @ @ was having on people in similar situations .
She said : `` Try to remember @ @ @ @ @ this alone .
Just try to find new hobbies or things that distract you .
@ @ @ @ @ and keep your passion alive . ''

A young singer and publican has urged people to keep their "passion alive" to protect their mental health in lockdown, after dealing with the loss of her two sources of income.
Niamh McAllister said she had only just been able to pick up her guitar again after feeling "quite low" with her gigs drying up and her pub and music venue - the Banham Barrel in Norfolk - having to shut.
The 21-year-old, who has struggled with her mental health since she was a young teenager, said she was worried about the impact the coronavirus crisis was having on people in similar situations.
She said: "Try to remember that you're not in this alone. Just try to find new hobbies or things that distract you. Just something to interest you and keep your passion alive."


bbcuk--2020-05-24--Newspaper headlines: Cummings faces fresh claims as PM defends aide

The Observer continues the coverage of the fresh claims levelled against Mr Cummings .
A new testimony suggests he left @ @ @ @ @ staying in Durham to visit a town 30 miles away .
He was also allegedly @ @ @ @ @ April , days after being pictured in London having recovered from the virus , the @ @ @

The Sun on Sunday has some sympathy for the senior aide, describing him in an editorial as a "sick man doing his best", but adds that he has left the door wide open for No 10's critics.


bbcuk--2020-05-23--Coronavirus: Care homes could 'go to the wall' as costs rise

Care homes `` could go to the wall '' due to rising costs from the coronavirus pandemic , bosses have said .
Thirty out of 102 care providers contacted by the BBC also said none of their staff had been tested , down from 75 who said so in April .
Care sector leaders said the government response was `` patchy and inconsistent '' .
The Department of Health and Social Care said all care staff and residents can now be tested , regardless of symptoms .
BBC England spoke to 102 care homes and providers across the country , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 6,500 residents and have about 9,000 staff .
In April , 75 of those providers said none of their staff had been tested .
By 19 May , that number had fallen to 30 .
In total , one in five of the 9,000 staff have had to self-isolate because either they or members of their families have shown symptoms of the virus .
Mike Padgham , who runs four homes in North Yorkshire and is chairman of the Independent Care Group , said he was worried about the rising costs of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PPE ) to extra staff to cover for those self-isolating as well as lost income from empty beds .
His own homes have lost an estimated £100,000 , and it is difficult for care home providers to restrict the use of agency staff as they try to fill the gaps left by those who have to self-isolate .
He said rising costs of personal protective equipment and lost income from fewer new residents moving in were hitting both social care staff and the older people they care for .
He said : `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the wall .
`` That will mean a loss of jobs and it 's a resident 's home so where are they going to go ? ''
The government is spending £600m to tackle the infection in care homes but Mr Padgham said it had become tied up in bureaucracy , and will not get to care homes until June .
`` The NHS and social care have been on the front line together from day one , but social care has only just been recognised , '' he said .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Parliament ] and at the number 10 briefing about us having an arm put around us , a ring put around us , we do n't feel protected . ''
Nadra Ahmed , chairwoman of the National Care Association , said the BBC 's findings show the response is `` patchy and inconsistent '' .
`` The availability of tests is improving but two months in , where social care was largely ignored at the outset , we really should be much further ahead to ensure the residents and staff are protected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ AT WORK : How exposed is your job ?
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The BBC 's research also shows that 71 of the 102 homes and providers have had some residents tested - an improvement on April when only 42 reported any residents had been tested .
Prof Martin Green , chief executive of Care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Testing is not a one off , it needs to be a rolling programme and used in conjunction with tracking and tracing , '' he said , adding that care homes needed `` immediate access '' to testing to ensure the safety of residents and staff .
As of 8 May nearly 10,000 people had died in English care homes with Covid-19 , according to the Office for National Statistics ( ONS ) .
Public Health England data shows that every English district , apart from the Isles of Scilly , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus outbreak .
As of last week there had been 5,876 confirmed or suspected outbreaks in care homes in England , equivalent to more than one for every three care homes .
A spokesman for the Department of Health and Social Care said : `` Throughout this unprecedented global outbreak we have been working tirelessly with the care sector to stop the spread of the virus and save lives .
`` We have based all our decisions on the best scientific and clinical advice - as a result nearly two thirds of care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Our aim is to make it as easy , fast and simple as possible for anybody who needs to get a test to do so and by significantly increasing testing capacity we can now test all care workers and residents , regardless of symptoms . ''
More on this story Research was conducted from Friday 15 May to Tuesday 19 May and the BBC spoke to 102 care homes and care home companies .

"Our aim is to make it as easy, fast and simple as possible for anybody who needs to get a test to do so and by significantly increasing testing capacity we can now test all care workers and residents, regardless of symptoms."


bbcuk--2020-05-23--Coronavirus: Death payment and sick pay boost for care staff

The families of care staff who die in the pandemic will receive a £60,000 payment , say the Scottish government .
It comes after ministers announced a similar death in service payment for families of NHS workers last month .
The health secretary also said enhanced sick pay would be given to care staff testing positive for coronavirus .
On Thursday , Scotland 's biggest private care home provider said carers who were self-isolating would receive full pay if they tested positive for Covid-19 .
HC-One had come under pressure to change its policy after lobbying from unions and fears @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the virus for fear their income would drop to £95.85 a week - the current rate of statutory sick pay .
The company , which runs 56 care homes in Scotland including Home Farm in Skye where 10 residents have died in a coronavirus outbreak , said the extra money would also be paid retrospectively to those who were given statutory sick pay having tested positive , following a campaign by the GMB union .
In additional to its sick pay fund , the Scottish government said a one-off payment of £60,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of any social care worker who died without death in service cover in their contracted pension arrangements .
Health Secretary Jeane Freeman said : `` Social care staff provide a critical and valuable service , never more apparent than during this emergency period .
`` While some employers offer employment contracts closer to the Scottish government 's fair work principles , it is clear that others do not . ''
Ms Freeman said `` fair work issues '' and how they were realised in commissioning contracts would require to be addressed in future @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continue to work with local government , social care providers and trades unions on further details of the plans over the course of next week . ''
A survey carried out by the GMB union last week found 78 % of its 1,000 respondents were worried about taking a test in case they were found to be positive , and then had to lose money .
Its Scottish secretary , Gary Smith , told BBC Radio Scotland 's Drivetime programme he was pleased HC-One had listened to staff concerns , but he now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suit .
Mike Kirby , Unison Scottish secretary welcomed the Scottish government 's announcement and said the current low level of statutory sick pay had left workers with an `` extremely difficult '' choice .
He added : `` The fact that social care workers often have their weekly income reduced to statutory sick pay is immoral and left care workers with exceptionally difficult choice between protecting they own health , protecting those they care for or putting them and their families in a very difficult financial situation . ''
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He added: "The fact that social care workers often have their weekly income reduced to statutory sick pay is immoral and left care workers with exceptionally difficult choice between protecting they own health, protecting those they care for or putting them and their families in a very difficult financial situation."


bbcuk--2020-05-23--Coronavirus: Woman distraught over care home relocation

A woman whose father is being moved from a north Belfast care home has said she is `` distraught '' about the situation .
Residents are to be relocated from Clifton Nursing Home following recent inspections by the care home regulator , the RQIA .
Concerns have been raised about the home 's handling of a Covid-19 outbreak .
It is understood about 80 residents are still in the home .
They are due to be assessed from Tuesday .
Belfast Health Trust said it is unlikely any of the residents will be moved for at least a week .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a hotline for relatives and residents at the home .
It was in operation until 22:00 BST on Friday and will be open from 09:00 until 17:00 every day this bank holiday weekend .
Lorraine Blackadder has not seen her 87-year-old father David Hutton - who has dementia - for eight weeks .
`` Distraught would n't even cover it , '' Mrs Blackadder said .
`` My dad is so confused anyway and to have this happen and the idea of him having to pack up his belongings without us there and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ room to somewhere else completely strange . ''
She said although her dad was unsettled and confused because of his dementia he `` loved a wee bit of banter '' with the staff who , she said , `` were lovely and always very helpful '' .
`` What happens to them ? ''
she said .
`` Do they go with him or does he go on his own ?
We 've no answers to any of these questions it 's so , so upsetting . ''
Mrs Blackadder added : `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The fact that they just announced this on the news and I 've seen that some people on Facebook did n't even get a phone call - they were watching the news and saw it and that is just unbelievable for such a major thing .
`` You 're always worried about Covid anyway in nursing homes and for this to happen , and your relatives have to be moved without as much as a piece of information , is just beyond belief . ''
The Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is `` deeply concerned '' about the situation .
`` The immediate focus has to be on doing what is best for the residents in the home , '' Mr Lynch said .
`` Families must be provided with clear details of the situation and be involved in any decision made to move their loved one from the home . ''
Sinn Féin MLA for North Belfast , Carál Ní Chuilin , said it was `` regrettable '' that residents were being relocated from Clifton Nursing Home , but added that the move @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our elderly and vulnerable are looked after and receive the highest level of care '' .
`` The Belfast Trust must ensure that residents and their families are kept fully informed during the relocation process , '' she said .
`` I welcome their intervention and this will provide reassurance to the relatives of the residents . ''
A daughter of a resident told BBC News NI she did not want her elderly mother moved .
`` I have never , in the year she has been there , had any issue with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home , '' she said .
`` To move at this point quite frankly would be detrimental to her health .
At 92 she probably does n't need this either , '' she added .
On Friday , Health Minister Robin Swann said the relocation was being handled in consultation with residents and their families .
`` Given the current situation facing care homes with Covid-19 , decisive action is essential , '' he said .
`` The concerns about the home relate in part to its management of a Covid-19 outbreak .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ had ongoing concerns for some time about the home , which is operated by Runwood Homes .
The BBC has contacted Runwood Homes for comment .
An RQIA inspection of the home in March of this year observed that `` infection prevention and control ( IPC ) issues identified at the last inspection had not been satisfactorily resolved in all areas of the home '' .
On Friday , the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency ( Nisra ) reported that , for the second week in a row , coronavirus-related deaths in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week to 15 May , there were 32 deaths in care homes , a fall from 38 the previous week , Nisra reported .
Almost half of the deaths Nisra has recorded in Northern Ireland have happened in care homes The health minister said : `` It needs to be stressed that a large majority of care homes in Northern Ireland do not have Covid-19 outbreaks .
`` Where homes do have outbreaks , they are working closely with trusts , the Public Health Agency and RQIA to appropriately manage the situation .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Home , Mr Swann continued : `` If a home 's response is inadequate , action will be taken - as has happened in this case . ''
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"My dad is so confused anyway and to have this happen and the idea of him having to pack up his belongings without us there and having to move out of his wee room to somewhere else completely strange."