bbcuk--2020-05-20--UK interest in online casinos at 'all-time high' in lockdown

Search interest in online casinos has hit an all-time high in the UK since lockdown began , data shows .
Google Trends shows gambling has moved online amid the closure of physical gambling venues and cancellation of sports events .
Problem gamblers told the BBC lockdown measures were a `` recipe for disaster '' .
Watchdog the Gambling Commission said there had been a rise in online gambling , but there was no evidence yet of a rise in problem gambling .
Despite an overall drop in gambling , the commission said across the industry there had been an increase @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poker , casino gaming and virtual sports .
Engaged gamblers are also spending more time or money during lockdown , data shows .
Anna Hemmings , chief executive of GamCare , a UK charity to help with problem gambling , said there was `` a concerning context for people at risk '' .
She said `` contributing factors [ to gambling problems ] , such as financial distress , isolation and boredom '' were increasing with Covid-19 .
The watchdog has given new guidelines to gambling companies to help their customers .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if we see irresponsible behaviour we will step in immediately , suspending licences if we need to , '' commission chief executive Neil McArthur said .
The BBC spoke to people in recovery from compulsive gambling on condition of anonymity .
Steve , who works as a manager and is married , had maxed out his credit cards and had 14 concurrent payday loans to cover his debts before he sought help .
`` The access to online gambling on mobile phones during lockdown is a recipe for disaster , '' he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month to halt radio and TV advertising during the lockdown but gamblers in recovery have voiced concerns over exposure to online ads .
`` I 'm certain bonus offers with gambling companies are better than they have ever been , '' Steve said .
`` I worry about anyone who is not quite in a problem area but is close , as there are no other distractions . ''
Paul has not gambled for two years and four months since joining Gamblers Anonymous .
He said it was easy to become a `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a mobile phone button could start the spin of an online roulette wheel while you were sat on the sofa at home .
The father-of-two said many people he had met in recovery had previously turned to gambling to improve their mood when they were stressed or anxious .
Former landscape gardener Dan accumulated £50,000 in debts in a `` short amount of time '' .
`` I would be trying to borrow money from friends and family with no real intention of paying it back and you end up being blacklisted by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because you become a compulsive liar .
`` With this situation at present [ lockdown ] , without the right help , there 's going to be a real surge of financial ruin down to gambling .
`` If I was left to my own accord , not working , I would have been on it all day on my phone . ''
How is the industry regulated ?
Using credit cards and e-wallets like PayPal , Skrill , and Neteller for gambling was banned in Great Britain from 14 April .
GamCare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had exacerbated some people 's issues as they chased gambling losses with additional funds they could not afford to repay .
More than £16.5m had already been gambled on HSBC UK credit cards since the start of this year , with an average transaction value of £65 , the bank said .
Since lockdown began , its customers had spent more than £1.6m on gambling transactions .
HSBC UK , which has worked with GamCare to train a team to help customers with gambling addictions , said its call centre was currently receiving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about gambling .
What help is available ?
Since 31 March , all online gambling operators in Britain have had to be registered with Gamstop .
Gamstop is a free service that allows gamblers to self-exclude from online gambling sites with one registration .
They choose a minimum exclusion period of either six months , one year , or five years .
There has been a rise since lockdown began in people asking Gamstop for their self-exclusion to be reversed but once registered , the system does not allow them to cancel until @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has expired .
In the past 30 days , searches for casinos not on Gamstop however have also increased , according to Google .
Gamstop said this was a sign `` in one sense that the new regulatory system was working '' .
`` However , it is obviously irresponsible for anyone to promote unlicensed websites that are not regulated by the Gambling Commission and consumers are strongly advised not to use them , '' it said .
Gamblers Anonymous said it did not remove the temptation by stopping using credit cards when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a bit more difficult , '' it said .
`` If a compulsive gambler wishes to gamble online , they will find a way . ''
Steve said systems set up by gambling companies to protect customers were purely `` tick-box exercises '' but `` 99 % of operators '' were covered by GamStop .
The commission said it had suspended the operating licenses of two operators who initially failed to sign up to Gamstop .
Where it saw individuals or companies not licensed in Britain , illegally interacting with British consumers , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them down .
It said it expected operators to step in when they saw evidence of gambling-related harm and to carry out checks on people 's source of funds .
`` We take failures to do this extremely seriously , '' the commission said .
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"I would be trying to borrow money from friends and family with no real intention of paying it back and you end up being blacklisted by those people without anyone understanding the problem because you become a compulsive liar.


bbcuk--2020-05-21--Coronavirus in Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon to unveil lockdown easing 'route map'

Scotland 's first minister is to unveil details of a four-phase `` route map '' towards easing the country 's lockdown restrictions .
Nicola Sturgeon said earlier this week that she hoped the first phase of the process would begin on 28 May .
Progress will be assessed every three weeks , with further phases introduced if it is thought to be safe to do so .
But the first minister stressed it will be a `` very gradual process '' to ensure the virus continues to be suppressed .
She said on Monday that the initial phase would see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meet outdoors .
More outdoor activities could be allowed , such as golf , fishing and going to sit in the park , while garden centres and recycling facilities may open and some outdoor work could begin again .
Ms Sturgeon is also likely to give more information about when schools might reopen - although it is expected that most of the country 's pupils will not return to the classroom until the start of the new term in August .
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Some of these easing measures were introduced in England last week , but Ms Sturgeon said at the time it would not be safe for Scotland to follow the same timetable .
This was largely because the so-called R number - essentially the rate at which the virus is spreading - has been higher in Scotland than in some other parts of the UK .
However the number of people who are dying with coronavirus in Scotland has been falling in recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patients needing hospital treatment and intensive care .
This has given the first minister and her advisers more confidence that any relaxation of the lockdown that was introduced across the UK on 23 March will not lead to a resurgence in the virus .
She will outline her government 's plans in a statement to the Scottish Parliament at about 12:30 on Thursday .
Speaking ahead of the announcement , she said : `` For the time being the advice on staying at home except for essential purposes remains the same .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to start easing the lockdown restrictions and today 's route map will outline how we can do that .
`` At all stages in this process we have listened to the views of people and organisations in Scotland , and have been guided by the latest scientific advice - and that approach will continue going forward . ''
The first minister added : `` This will be a very gradual process as we monitor how changing behaviour affects the infection rate and we will only be able to move toward easing more restrictions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suppress the virus . ''
Ms Sturgeon has described the proposed changes that could be introduced on 28 May as `` some concrete steps on the journey back to normality '' .
But she has stressed that the virus will not have gone away by that point , so it `` wo n't be normality as we knew it , but it will be a journey to a better balance than the one we have today '' .
Figures released on Wednesday showed that a total of 332 deaths involving coronavirus were registered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This was 83 fewer than the previous week , and brought the total number of deaths to 3,546 since the country recorded its first confirmed case on 1 March .
Care homes have been accounting for more than half of all coronavirus deaths in recent weeks - although the number of residents dying has been decreasing .
The Scottish government has also said it will have 2,000 workers ready to be deployed on a coronavirus testing and tracing scheme by 1 June .
Some will be existing health service staff , while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a third group being recruited through an advertising campaign .
A test of the technical systems involved in the strategy is being held in the Highland , Fife and Lanarkshire health board areas .
A similar scheme will run in England - although the plan for Scotland does not include the use of the app piloted by the NHS in England which has already been launched on the Isle of Wight .

Phase 1: Virus not yet contained but cases are falling. From 28 May you should be able to meet another household outside in small numbers. Sunbathing is allowed, along with some outdoor activities like golf and fishing. Garden centres and drive-through takeaways can reopen, some outdoor work can resume, and childminding services can begin.


bbcuk--2020-05-20--Coronavirus: 'Huge challenges' for NI recovery from Covid-19

There will be `` huge challenges '' for Northern Ireland 's economy in the future because of the Covid-19 pandemic , Arlene Foster has warned .
The first minister cited recent unemployment figures in NI , which rose by almost 90 % in April .
Mrs Foster said she has `` real concerns '' about what will happen to workers when the government 's furlough scheme ends .
It was due to run until June , but has since been extended to the end of October .
The scheme allows employers to temporarily lay off staff while the government pays @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crisis .
Appearing before Stormont 's Executive Office committee , Mrs Foster said if NI businesses had not been able to avail of the furlough scheme , unemployment figures would have been `` much worse '' .
She said : `` What happens to some of those jobs when the scheme comes to an end and is tapered away , how can we support those people ? ''
`` We 're in the response phase , when we move to the recovery and renewal phase , there will be huge challenges . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Deirdre Hargey revealed more than 2,500 staff in Northern Ireland 's 11 councils are being furloughed .
Her department is providing emergency funding of £20.3m to councils , as some of them are at risk of becoming insolvent .
Sinn Féin councillors are challenging a Causeway Coast and Glens Council Borough Council decision to place some staff entirely onto the job retention scheme .
That local authority voted to furlough 60 workers , but Sinn Féin wants the council to pay them the other 20 % of their wages .
The DUP has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and services being cut because the council is in a precarious financial position .
In other developments on Wednesday : • There have been a further five Covid-19 related deaths recorded by Northern Ireland 's Department of Health , bringing its toll to 494 • The toll rises when you count death certificates that mention Covid-19 and statistics agency Nisra recorded 599 deaths by 8 May • A new action plan to improve mental health services in Northern Ireland includes a `` dedicated Covid-19 response '' • Want to find out more about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our guide here • BBC News NI 's explainer about what you can do in Northern Ireland , as the first lockdown restrictions are eased Ms Hargey also gave more details about her department 's scheme to distribute food parcels to vulnerable people .
By the end of this week , more than 100,000 parcels will have been distributed in Northern Ireland since the start of April .
The minister said she recognised that Treasury funding to mitigate the effects of the pandemic was not limitless .
`` While we are all focused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and embarking on a phased approach to recovery , it is very clear that we will have a ... very different society at the end of this process , '' said Ms Hargey .
She warned there could be programmes in some departments that `` may not come to fruition '' this year .
`` Of course , we will look at other ways we can generate income , we had already been looking at these options ahead of the Covid-19 pandemic , '' she added .
The executive will have discussions with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ raise revenue could be transferred back to Stormont , the minister said .
Earlier on Wednesday , a Sinn Féin assembly member urged the executive to consider creating a `` permanent memorial '' to mark the loss felt by people in Northern Ireland due to Covid-19 .
Pat Sheehan told the Executive Office committee that funerals , and the grieving process for many people , had been disrupted and that those who had died should not `` end up as statistics somewhere '' .
Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill described it as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ executive to explore .
`` We 'll all remember it - a lovely memorial would be positive for us to do when we get to the other side of this , '' she said .
Mrs Foster added that it was important to have the conversation about marking the pandemic in a sensitive way .
`` Many people have suffered throughout this period of time and people have n't been able to grieve properly , '' she told the committee .
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"While we are all focused on moving out of this crisis situation and embarking on a phased approach to recovery, it is very clear that we will have a... very different society at the end of this process," said Ms Hargey.


bbcuk--2020-05-20--Coronavirus: Maximum lockdown fines rise to £1,920 in Wales

Maximum fines in Wales for breaching lockdown will rise to £1,920 , the Welsh Government has confirmed .
First Minister Mark Drakeford has faced calls to raise the penalties to deter breaches .
Initial fixed penalties will stay the same at £60 , but will double for each time someone is fined .
Plaid Cymru said the `` U-turn '' was a `` victory for common sense '' but said it was `` bitterly regrettable '' the minimum fine will not be increased .
Police forces and police and crime commissioners ( PCCs ) had been pushing for tougher penalties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are more difficult to enforce when fines are lower than in England .
They wanted Wales to adopt the fine structure in England , where the first fine recently increased to £100 , doubling for each successive offence to a maximum of £3,200 .
It is not clear if the 14 day discount will remain in place for first offences .
In Wales it has meant someone who quickly settles a fixed penalty notice pays £30 .
The Welsh Government said the new fine structure , coming into force on Friday , was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weekend .
Mr Drakeford said : `` The police have adopted a '4Es ' approach to the regulations - they have engaged people , explained what they need to do and encouraged them to comply .
But when people have n't responded , they have used their powers to enforce the regulations .
`` Fines are a last resort in the enforcement of the regulations which keep us all safe .
`` The evidence from the chief constables and police and crime commissioners shows we need a stronger fines structure to deter that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to keep to the rules . ''
But in an email to Wales ' PCCs from a Welsh Government police liaison officer , seen by BBC Wales before the announcement , Mr Drakeford was said not to be `` convinced that there is currently enough evidence available to him to increase the starting level for fines '' .
Evidence from the four police forces show a small minority breaking the regulations , `` particularly by traveling to well-known beauty spots throughout Wales '' , the Welsh Government said .
A total of 1,300 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lockdown restrictions were introduced .
How will the new fines work in Wales ?
Up until now , fines have been pegged at £60 for a first offence and £120 for subsequent offences .
But England has used a multiplier , where each subsequent offence doubles the fine .
The change will mean that a multiplier will also apply in Wales .
The second offence will be £120 , and from then it doubles , maxing out at the sixth offence when a £1,920 charge will apply .
Earlier in May the UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people to drive , but increased fines .
Stay at home restrictions remained in place in Wales and the fines did not increase .
Last weekend there were reports of visitors breaking restrictions in Welsh beauty spots , including some from Manchester , Norwich and London .
The announcement of the increase to fines by the Welsh Government followed a vote in a virtual Senedd meeting , where ministers supported a Plaid Cymru amendment calling for an increase to maximum fines .
After they saw the email from the police liaison , Plaid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arfon Jones , commissioner for the North Wales force , said in a statement `` Wales ' police chiefs have been ignored '' because Wales was not bringing the fines `` in parity with those handed out in England '' .
Later , Plaid Cymru Leader Adam Price said : `` The Labour Welsh Government have finally seen sense and raised the maximum fines for those breaking lockdown rules in Wales from £120 to £1,920 .
`` This latest U-turn from the government is a victory for common sense and to the perseverance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heroic work in protecting our communities during this crisis .
`` However , the decision not to raise the minimum fines in parity with England as requested by the All Wales Policing Group remains bitterly regrettable . ''

But in an email to Wales' PCCs from a Welsh Government police liaison officer, seen by BBC Wales before the announcement, Mr Drakeford was said not to be "convinced that there is currently enough evidence available to him to increase the starting level for fines".


bbcuk--2020-05-20--Lockdown broadband speed leaves home workers 'frustrated'

Problems with slow broadband in parts of the west of England have left people unable to work from home during the coronavirus lockdown .
An architect in Somerset said his firm had a `` team of two halves '' with some colleagues ' ability to work being hampered .
Another couple have had to go into the office and take their children with them as they could not do their jobs or schoolwork using the internet at home .
The publicly-funded Connecting Devon and Somerset ( CDS ) has been rolling out broadband since 2010 but has faced years of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said it was working hard to resolve poor broadband speeds in the area .
The Blackdown Hills Parish Network has called for the Department for Culture , Media and Sport ( DCMS ) to intervene .
The network covers people living in the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the Somerset and Devon border .
Lizzie Ginbey and her husband live in the Blackdown Hills and run a graphic design and marketing firm , Teapot Creative , in Hambridge .
Because of the quality of broadband at home they have had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at a time when people doing similar jobs elsewhere in the country may have been working from home in line with government guidance .
Mr and Mrs Ginbey have been taking their three children to work with them for home-schooling .
The eldest is sometimes left home alone all day but the younger two have been in the office with them every day .
`` We have got fibre but it 's such a long route to our house , about four miles , by the time it gets to us there 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` We wanted to redirect it over a field , which is 200m - but there is no-one to connect it up .
`` Being graphic designers , our file sizes are absolutely enormous and with home broadband it 's just not sufficient to be able to cope .
`` It 's not ideal , we 'd love to be home working .
It 's very lonely in here , and very odd without the other people .
`` It means the children are having to come with us because I have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they need internet access as well . ''
Meanwhile , Jill and Jonathan Barker , who run Middlewick Cottages , paid £10,000 for a fibre line to be installed after guests at their holiday accommodation complained about slow internet access .
They now face a £600 monthly bill but the business has had to close during lockdown .
Mrs Barker said : `` It was one of those things that we always got marked down on our review scores because the internet was so bad .
`` People expected to have high speed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time went on and we had to do something . ''
'You have to adapt' Normally they would be fully-booked all year round with corporate or wellness retreats , Mrs Barker said .
She said she hoped their provider would offer rebates or discounts for services they were not using .
`` It is frustrating , it is one of the many bills you pay for when you have a complex or hotel .
`` You do n't expect to get it back but you have to adapt and get through each day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get faster internet' In the meantime she has been trying to make up for the lost income by expanding her farm shop which she said had turned into a `` little trading post '' for the community of Glastonbury , attracting people who did not want to go to supermarkets .
Ian Firth , director of planning and architecture firm Bondstones , had superfast broadband installed two years ago .
But he said the fact people were now accessing it from home was causing further problems .
`` The key issue is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has the poorest broadband brings the whole system down , '' he said .
`` Some of us can work incredibly effectively and others ca n't , so as a result you work as the lowest common denominator much of the time . ''
His colleague , architect Adam Kent , who lives in Minehead , said his connection sometimes stopped altogether .
`` It 's all about connecting to our server on the internet cloud and downloading files , that 's where it grinds to a halt , '' he said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ download or upload information , that 's where I 've really struggled . ''
The DCMS said the government was investing £40m in Devon and Somerset 's rural broadband .
`` While Connecting Devon and Somerset has already brought superfast broadband to more than 300,000 homes and businesses in the region , we recognise there is more to do , '' a spokesperson said .
`` We continue to work closely with the project to remove the barriers to rollout and welcome the steps being taken to procure a new provider .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the underserved parts of the region as quickly as possible . ''

In the meantime she has been trying to make up for the lost income by expanding her farm shop which she said had turned into a "little trading post" for the community of Glastonbury, attracting people who did not want to go to supermarkets.


bbcuk--2020-05-21--Coronavirus: Time short on test, track and trace - NHS leaders

Time is running out to finalise a test , track and trace strategy to avoid a possible second surge in coronavirus cases , NHS bosses have said .
The NHS Confederation warned of `` severe '' consequences to staff and patients if the right system was not established quickly .
It said lockdown measures should not be eased until a clear plan was in place .
It follows the PM 's pledge to introduce a `` world-beating '' contact tracing system in England from June .
Contact tracing identifies those who may have come into contact with an infected person @ @ @ @ @ @ @ phone and email - so they can avoid potentially passing the disease on .
Niall Dickson , chief executive of the confederation , which represents health and care leaders , welcomed Boris Johnson 's pledge made at Prime Minister 's Questions on Wednesday .
But in a letter to Health Secretary Matt Hancock , Mr Dickson said without a clear strategy the UK was at greater risk of a second peak of the virus .
He said a test , track and trace strategy should have been in place sooner and if the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ramifications for the NHS `` could be severe '' .
Speaking on BBC Radio 4 's Today programme , Mr Dickson said : `` We are absolutely clear that contact tracing is the right thing to do , it is absolutely critical , it has got to be in place to prevent any notion of a second surge if the lockdown is being further released . ''
He added the government was acting `` quite late in the day [ and ] we have n't yet seen the detail '' .
• Track @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - PM Chris Hopson , chief executive of NHS Providers - a membership group for England 's NHS trusts - told BBC Breakfast his members have `` not had clear information and instructions about what their role will be '' in the system .
Security minister James Brokenshire said Mr Hopson 's comments `` will not be lost on anyone '' at the Department of Health - and will be followed up on `` at pace '' .
The Department of Health said it would set out details about test , track and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recruited 21,000 contact tracers with `` thousands more to follow '' .
On Wednesday , Mr Johnson said 25,000 contact tracers , able to track 10,000 new cases a day , would be in place by 1 June .
It coincides with the earliest possible date for the gradual reopening of schools and non-essential shops in England .
Northern Ireland already has a telephone contact tracing system in place , while the Scottish government is currently trialling one .
The Welsh government wants its programme operational by the end of May .
One @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advisers previously said an effective tracing system needed to be in place before lockdown restrictions could be changed .
What this letter indicates is that , for all the rhetoric , the NHS Confederation does not yet believe that the government has a robust plan for virus testing and tracking of contacts of those who are infected .
And that comes even after the prime minister 's statement that such a programme will be in place by 1 June with 25,000 contact tracers appointed .
A widespread testing and tracing system is seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be further eased , including the reopening of schools .
The confederation , which represents health leaders and organisations in England , Wales and Northern Ireland , does welcome Mr Johnson 's commitment to a testing and tracing programme .
But tellingly it notes that its members are not yet reassured , and that if there is not rapid action there could be a second wave of infections and serious consequences for NHS patients and staff .
Mr Brokenshire said the contact tracing system will be in place on 1 June - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which will be rolled out `` in the coming weeks '' .
The University of Nottingham 's Prof Keith Neal said the app would be most useful if people were out in public at places such as supermarkets .
`` That 's where the app comes in because it will allow later on to identify who you 've been in contact with but do n't know their name or phone number , '' he said .
`` We can do contact tracing even without the app because that is a matter of finding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prolonged contact , and you tend to only have close and prolonged contact with people you actually know . ''
Contact tracing for coronavirus began when the UK identified its first two cases at the end of January .
But it was stopped in mid-March after England 's chief medical officer , Prof Chris Whitty , said it was `` no longer necessary for us to identify every case '' .
On Wednesday , Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer challenged Mr Johnson over that decision , describing it as a `` huge hole @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the prime minister said he was `` confident '' that England would have a track and trace operation which would allow the country to make `` progress '' .
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It suggests about 137,000 people in England could currently be infected .
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Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Mr Dickson said: "We are absolutely clear that contact tracing is the right thing to do, it is absolutely critical, it has got to be in place to prevent any notion of a second surge if the lockdown is being further released."


bbcuk--2020-05-21--Boris Johnson 'will not face criminal investigation over Jennifer Arcuri'

Boris Johnson will not face a criminal investigation into his dealings with US businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri when he was Mayor @ @ @ @ @ understood .
The Independent Office for Police Conduct is due to publish its findings at @ @ @ @ @ review .
It was alleged Ms Arcuri received favourable treatment during Mr Johnson 's time @ @ @ @ @ friendship .
Mr Johnson has always denied any wrongdoing .

IOPC Director General Michael Lockwood said: "While there was no evidence that Mr Johnson influenced the payment of sponsorship monies or participation in trade missions, there was evidence to suggest that those officers making decisions about sponsorship monies and attendance on trade missions thought that there was a close relationship between Mr Johnson and Ms Arcuri, and this influenced their decision-making."


bbcuk--2020-05-21--Coronavirus: Hydroxychloroquine trial begins in the UK

A trial to see whether two anti-malarial drugs could prevent Covid-19 has begun in Brighton and Oxford .
Chloroquine , hydroxychloroquine or a placebo will be given to more than 40,000 healthcare workers from Europe , Africa , Asia and South America .
All the participants are staff who are in contact with Covid-19 patients .
US President Donald Trump was criticised this week after he said he had been taking hydroxychloroquine , despite warnings it might be unsafe .
The first UK participants in the global trial are being enrolled on Thursday at the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They will be given either hydroxychloroquine or a placebo for three months .
At sites in Asia , participants will be given chloroquine or a placebo .
These are the first of a planned 25 UK sites , with results expected by the end of the year .
The trial is open to anyone delivering direct care to coronavirus patients in the UK , as long as they have not been diagnosed with Covid-19 .
It will test whether the drugs can prevent healthcare workers exposed to the virus from contracting it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Prof Nicholas White at the University of Oxford said : `` We really do not know if chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine are beneficial or harmful against Covid-19 . ''
But , he said , a randomised controlled trial such as this one , where neither the participant nor the researchers know who has been given the drug or a placebo , was the best way to find out .
`` A widely available , safe and effective vaccine may be a long way off , '' said Prof Martin Llewelyn from Brighton and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leading the study .
`` If drugs as well-tolerated as chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine could reduce the chances of catching Covid-19 , this would be incredibly valuable . ''
The drugs can reduce fever and inflammation and are used as both a prevention and a treatment for malaria .
Hydroxychloroquine regulates the body 's immune response and is also used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and Lupus - an inflammatory disease caused by an overactive immune system .
Lupus charities in the UK and US have raised concerns that demand for the drug @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for patients who already rely on it .
The drug gained attention after US President Donald Trump suggested it may be beneficial , and this week said he was taking hydroxychloroquine to ward off coronavirus .
The US Food and Drug Administration warned against use of the medication outside hospitals , where the agency has granted temporary authorisation for its use in some cases , or clinical trials .
While the University of Oxford trial is taking place in a controlled clinical environment , the World Health Organization has warned that some individuals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ harm .
It has not yet been shown to be safe and effective in the prevention or treatment of coronavirus and can cause dangerous heart arrhythmias .
The trial also involves researchers from the UK , Thailand , Vietnam , Laos , Cambodia and Italy .

But, he said, a randomised controlled trial such as this one, where neither the participant nor the researchers know who has been given the drug or a placebo, was the best way to find out.


bbcuk--2020-05-21--UK migration: Net migration from outside EU hits 'highest level'

Net migration to the UK from countries outside the European Union has risen to its highest level for 45 years , the Office for National Statistics says .
Figures show an estimated 282,000 more non-EU citizens came to the UK than left in 2019 , the highest since the information was first gathered in 1975 .
The ONS says a rise in students from China and India has driven this .
In contrast , the number of people arriving from EU countries for work has `` steadily fallen '' .
In 2019 , an estimated 49,000 more EU citizens came @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the `` peak levels '' of more than 200,000 in 2015 and early 2016 , the ONS says .
In total , an estimated 270,000 more people moved to the UK with an intention to stay for 12 months or more than left the UK in 2019 .
The ONS says more than 677,000 people moved to the UK and about 407,000 people left .
• EU net migration to UK at lowest for 16 years Jay Lindop , director of the Centre for International Migration at the ONS , said : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stable in recent years , but new patterns have emerged for EU and non-EU migrants since 2016 .
`` For the year ending December 2019 , non-EU migration was at the highest level we have seen , driven by a rise in students from China and India , while the number of people arriving from EU countries for work has steadily fallen .
`` We know the coronavirus pandemic has had a significant impact on travel since December and new analysis today shows how international travel to and from the UK has decreased @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says overall migration levels `` have remained broadly stable '' since the end of 2016 , but patterns for EU and non-EU citizens `` have followed different trends '' .
`` This in part reflects the different trends in immigration for employment and study , with EU migrants predominantly arriving for work-related reasons and non-EU migrants arriving for study , '' its report says .

But he said it was clear that the consequences of coronavirus "already reach right across the immigration system - from workers' inability to travel to take up work and employers' difficulty bringing seasonal workers to British fields, to sharp reductions in the number of people detained and deported".


bbcuk--2020-05-21--Coronavirus: EasyJet to resume flights in June

EasyJet has said it will resume some flights on 15 June , with all passengers and cabin crew told to wear face masks to protect against the coronavirus .
The airline announced that it would restart a `` small number '' of routes where there is enough customer demand .
The initial schedule will include domestic routes across the UK and France .
EasyJet chief executive Johan Lundgren said that `` these are small and carefully planned steps '' .
From June , EasyJet will fly between UK airports including Gatwick , Bristol , Birmingham , Liverpool , Newcastle , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the BBC that from mid-June it would be running 189 flights per week on average .
The only international service from the UK will fly from Gatwick to Nice .
Elsewhere , some services will resume between Portugal , Switzerland and Spain .
Which EasyJet services will resume from June ?
Mr Lundgren said that further routes would be announced over the coming weeks `` as customer demand increases and lockdown measures across Europe are relaxed '' .
The firm grounded its entire fleet in March as global travel came to a near-halt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to go on holiday ?
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When flights restart , no food will be available on board and customers will have hand sanitiser and disinfectant wipes provided .
EasyJet said that its aircraft would also be subject to `` enhanced cleaning and disinfection '' .
Mr Lundgren said : `` These measures will remain in place for as long as is needed to ensure customers and crew are able to fly safely as the world continues to recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drawn up according to latest government advice and in consultation with aviation authorities such as the European Aviation Safety Agency ( EASA ) .
On Wednesday , EASA and the US Centre for Disease Prevention and Control issued a new set of health standards for airlines hoping to start flying again .
They recommend wearing face masks , physical distancing of 1.5m where possible in airports and washing hands often .
They stopped short of calling for social distancing on planes due to the confined space , but added that other measures should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Heathrow Airport will start using thermal cameras to carry out temperature checks in a trial on some passengers from its Terminal 2 on Thursday .
Its chief executive , John Holland-Kaye , told the BBC 's Today programme that this measure was already being used in many countries around the world .
`` It will help us to understand whether this could be part of a common international standard to get people flying safely again , '' he said .
Several other airlines have indicated that they are considering resuming flights in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ executive Michael O'Leary has said that the airline plans to ramp up flights in July when British Airways will also resume some flights .
EasyJet 's announcement followed the admission earlier this week that a `` highly sophisticated cyber-attack '' had affected about nine million of its customers .
It said email addresses and travel details had been stolen and that 2,208 customers had also had their credit and debit card details `` accessed '' .
The firm first became aware of the attack in January , and has informed the UK 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the breach .

Mr Lundgren said: "These measures will remain in place for as long as is needed to ensure customers and crew are able to fly safely as the world continues to recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic."


bbcuk--2020-05-21--Coronavirus: Care home testing speed questioned by commissioner

The Welsh Government has been reported to the Equality and Human Rights Commission over fears older people 's rights could have been breached .
The Older People 's Commissioner for Wales says comprehensive testing for Covid-19 in care homes was `` too slow '' .
She has questioned whether the `` right to life '' had been breached and raised the issue with the EHRC .
The health minister said he `` did n't recognise '' a breach and said the policy was based on scientific advice .
Since lockdown began , 27 % of the coronavirus deaths in Wales @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the Office for National Statistics .
This figure does not include those care home residents who died after being transferred to hospital .
Questions are now being asked whether more lives could have been saved had testing rules been different .
Care Forum Wales , which represents more than 450 care providers , began asking for widespread testing back in March .
It commissioned a snapshot survey of 87 of the industry body 's members across the country , which has been seen by BBC Wales Investigates .
Some reported waiting up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while another said it took 10 days to get the results of a test back .
Of the 38 care homes who responded , 16 said they had felt pressurised into taking patients who were either Covid-19 positive or untested .
'Why ca n't we take people in ? '
One care home owner who said he felt pressured to take patients from hospitals despite them not being tested for coronavirus was Nigel Clark in Port Talbot .
He said they decided early on that they would not take patients unless they had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did not go down well with the local health authority Swansea Bay University Health Board .
`` They would ring every day to ask what vacancies we had in the home , '' said Mr Clark .
`` If we had vacancies we were asked why ca n't we take people in ? ''
Mr Clark says he was told he needed to help out by easing the pressure on hospitals , and was even told his resistance would be taken to a higher authority .
`` She ( a health board representative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Care Inspectorate to ensure I had to start taking people into this care home if they had tests or not because I had to help Neath Port Talbot to release beds . ''
• What do the stats tell us in Wales ?
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Swansea Bay University Health Board said it could never condone the behaviour Mr Clark alleges , and that all patients are now tested before being sent into care homes .
For many families , the cost of coronavirus has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joyce suffered a stroke late in 2019 and ended up in hospital .
As the coronavirus spread and elderly patients were being moved into care homes to free up space , she was tested in hospital and the results came back negative .
Her family say they were told she would be tested again before being moved , and when they took a call to say she had been taken to the 70-bed Romilly Care Home in Cardiff , they assumed the test had been done .
But it had n't .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Early in April , the family were told their mother was showing signs of having caught coronavirus , and that care home staff recognised the symptoms as they had seen them in other residents .
Mr Crean said : `` You can imagine if we 'd heard that Covid-19 had been at that care home , we would n't have allowed her to be transported there . ''
His mother died 10 days after arriving at Romilly , one of several deaths at the home in the Canton area .
BBC Wales Investigates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ died , the Welsh Government issued guidance saying hospitals could discharge Covid-19 patients to care homes and that patients without common symptoms did n't have to be tested before they were moved .
Mr Crean says that is `` an absolute disgrace '' .
`` It 's basically throwing sheep to the wolves is n't it ?
Personally I think it 's extremely poor policy , and it 's very cold of them to have done it . ''
He has also called for the health minister to resign .
`` When you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , surely he is ultimately responsible for the shambles and for the high numbers of unnecessary deaths that have happened in care homes , '' said Mr Crean .
`` I personally would like to see him stand down . ''
The Romilly said it was told Mrs Crean was not tested because she did not have common symptoms , but agreed with Mr Crean that more comprehensive testing at the time may have saved lives .
Three deaths in one day She says when the first resident began showing signs of coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ results to come back .
In the meantime , people in her home were dying .
`` We had the first symptoms on 22 March .
Sadly our first death came on 23 March and it escalated very quickly , '' she said .
`` We were getting 10 to 12 residents a week showing signs and symptoms .
`` Probably the worst time was Easter weekend when we had three deaths in a day . ''
To date , 18 residents have died since lockdown began , 16 with common symptoms of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Foxhunters home in Abergavenny , Monmouthshire and another home across the border in Herefordshire .
Chief executive Helen Davies-Parsons said : `` There have had to be numerous phone calls to Public Health Wales local health boards in order to get the testing done ; in England , it was one phone call .
`` Having worked across the two countries , what I would say in Wales , there has been a flagrant disregard for the social care sector and they have not recognised how quickly that the Covid-19 would spread in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even when Welsh Government policy changed and her residents were eligible for tests , Public Health Wales `` did n't have a clue '' about the new rules .
She added she was proud of her `` amazing '' staff , but the emotional impact of being denied testing and losing several residents to the virus had been `` extraordinary '' .
`` I 've never , ever in 33 years of nursing , I 've never ever been in a situation of feeling so helpless , '' she said .
`` It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a national disgrace . ''
Helena Herklots , Older People 's Commissioner in Wales , believes the delay in making testing available to care homes deserves investigating .
She wants an investigation from the Equality and Human Rights Commission , which upholds equality and human rights ideals and laws across England , Scotland and Wales .
`` I have serious concerns that older people 's human rights have been breached ; the fundamental right to life , '' she said .
`` The fact that testing was n't in place as quickly as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and every member of staff .
`` I 'm extremely disappointed and saddened that the Welsh Government has n't moved quickly on this .
`` That is why I believe the Equality and Human Rights Commission needs to investigate how older people have been treated throughout this pandemic . ''
Mr Gething says that while the testing in Wales has not been perfect , it has been based on scientific advice .
He said : `` What I do accept is that in some parts of Wales there are some examples of where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` It took much longer than I would want to see my very clear policy choice implemented . ''
Mr Gething refutes suggestions that a lack of testing has cost lives needlessly .
He said : `` I do n't think you can draw a direct line between those because as I say , the advice and the evidence we had at the time was that people who were n't symptomatic , there was n't a value in testing them .
`` We changed the approach on testing people who were leaving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I do n't recognise that we have violated the rights of older people .
`` As a minister I 'm making choices to keep people safe . ''
Watch BBC Wales Investigates : Testing Time in Care on BBC One Wales at 20:05 GMT on Thursday and afterwards on the iPlayer .

She said: "The slow response by Welsh Government to testing residents and staff in care homes, discharge of Covid-19-positive older people from hospital into care homes, examples of inappropriate blanket healthcare decisions on issues such as 'Do Not Attempt Resuscitation' notices, and the lack of sufficient PPE for care workers have contributed to considerable distress, lack of confidence that their rights will be protected and ultimately to loss of life."


bbcuk--2020-05-21--Coronavirus: UK property sales hit record low in April

Residential property sales in the UK in April hit their lowest monthly level since comparable records began in 2005 , new figures show .
There were 38,060 transactions in April , according to provisional numbers from HM Revenue and Customs ( HMRC ) .
This was less than half the level seen in the same month last year .
Spring is usually a busy period for the property market , but the coronavirus lockdown halted activity .
The government lifted many of these restrictions on the sector in England in mid-May .
The total number of UK property sales is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the taps were turned off in the property market at the height of the financial crisis in January 2009 .
Andrew Southern , chairman of property developer Southern Grove , said : `` The sheer scale of the collapse is staggering but what has to be remembered is that demand for residential property sales can not be compared with demand for other items in consumers ' regular basket of goods .
`` Residential transactions are usually motivated by necessity so , subject to the economic realities that prevail as the country starts to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these missing sales should rise from the deep . ''
Buyers deserted the housing market for obvious reasons just before and after the introduction of virus restrictions , which began on 23 March .
More immediately , the government urged buyers and sellers in the process of completing a deal to come to an amicable arrangement , to avoid people moving during lockdown .
In England , moves are now back on .
Estate agents can now open , viewings can be carried out and removal firms and conveyancers can restart operations .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the UK .
Estate agents , surveyors and others are desperate for any lifting of restrictions , and the sector is seen as key to the UK economy as a whole .
`` At a time when the government is spending at an unprecedented rate , the corresponding drop in revenues is going to add further to the economic fall-out from our response to Covid-19 , '' said Joshua Elash , director of property lender MT Finance .
`` We expect May 's data to be similar to this , if not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ market fully open and working again as quickly as possible if we are to limit the damage to the economy as a whole and the property sector specifically . ''
Marc von Grundherr , director of lettings and estate agent Benham and Reeves , said : `` The good news is that buyers are back in force and market activity will recover as a result , albeit at a pace that current procedures allow . ''

"We expect May's data to be similar to this, if not worse. We need to get the market fully open and working again as quickly as possible if we are to limit the damage to the economy as a whole and the property sector specifically."


bbcuk--2020-05-21--Eleven transgender inmates sexually assaulted in male prisons last year

Eleven transgender prisoners were sexually assaulted in jails in England and Wales last year , it has emerged .
The figures , from the Ministry of Justice , cover inmates who were born and remained legally male but self-identified as female .
The total number of transgender victims far exceeds the number who were suspected of carrying out sex attacks , with only one such case in 2019 .
The campaign group Stonewall called the figures `` upsetting '' .
In a separate incident , it was unclear if the transgender individual involved was the assailant or the victim .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the male prison estate , the prisons and probation minister Lucy Frazer said .
Last week , ministers revealed that out of 124 sexual assaults in five women 's jails over the previous nine years , from 2010 to 2018 , seven had been carried out by trans prisoners .
Ms Frazer said the total included those who were born female but identified as men , non-binary or intersex , as well as people who were male by birth and now identified as female .
One of the cases was that of Karen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while on remand at New Hall prison in Wakefield in 2017 .
White , who was born male and now identifies as a woman , was described by a judge as a `` predator '' who was a danger to women and children .
The case prompted an overhaul of guidelines for transgender prisoners and led to the establishment of a new transgender unit at HMP Downview , in south London .
Last year , there were 163 transgender prisoners in jails in England and Wales , 29 in men 's prisons and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increase of 30 on 2018 .
Self-identified is the term given to someone 's personal sense of their own gender , the gender they live in and present as .
The figures , which were collected during April and May 2019 , did not include prisoners who had transitioned from their birth gender and who have a full Gender Recognition Certificate .
In a statement , Stonewall , which campaigns for the rights of lesbian , gay , bi and trans people said the figures showed transgender prisoners faced a `` high risk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` We also know that they often face barriers to accessing healthcare , as well as being at risk of serious mental health problems and suicide , '' it said .
`` It 's essential that all prison staff are provided with high-quality training , so that they can ensure the safety and dignity of trans prisoners . ''
Prisons minister Lucy Frazer said : `` All sexual assaults in prison are referred to the police and HMPPS ( Prison and Probation Service ) have strong safeguards in place to manage risks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of their gender .
`` HMPPS has robust processes in place to care for and manage transgender individuals in custody .
`` The safety of all those in our care is of paramount importance .
`` All known risks , both towards or presented by a transgender person in prison , will always be taken into account in their care and management .
`` Individuals will be cared for and managed in the gender with which they identify , regardless of their location in a male or female prison . ''

Prisons minister Lucy Frazer said: "All sexual assaults in prison are referred to the police and HMPPS (Prison and Probation Service) have strong safeguards in place to manage risks to all those in custody, regardless of their gender.


bbcuk--2020-05-21--Ariana Grande reflects on Manchester bombing ahead of anniversary

Ariana Grande has sent a heartfelt message to fans ahead of the third anniversary of the Manchester Arena bombing .
The pop star had just finished playing at the venue on 22 May , 2017 , when a terrorist detonated a homemade explosive device , killing 22 people .
Writing on Instagram , Grande shared a message of solidarity with the victims .
`` Not a day goes by that this does n't affect you and all of us still , '' the 26-year-old wrote .
`` I will be thinking of you all week and weekend . ''
Acknowledging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the anniversary '' , she added : `` My heart , thoughts , prayers are with you always . ''
The star signed off with a black heart and a bee emoji .
The bee , representing Manchester 's industrial past , became a symbol of hope in the wake of the attack .
Grande , who said she suffered PTSD as a result of the atrocity , returned to Manchester last year to headline the city 's Pride festival .
The bombing was carried out by Manchester-born Salman Abedi .
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Almost 1,000 people were injured .
The terrorist 's brother , Hashem Abedi , was convicted of murder earlier this year for his role in planning the attacks .
His sentencing has been postponed due to travel restrictions in place due to the coronavirus .
The pandemic has also affected plans for this year 's memorial to the victims , with social-distancing measures putting a halt on church services .
It means Manchester Cathedral will have to broadcast two services on its Facebook page , urging people to log on at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ previous years .
`` Before the restrictions , it was really important we had connectedness and reached out , family and friends , but also the wider community , to come together , '' said Figen Murray , whose son Martyn Hett died in the attack .
`` We ca n't do that this year .
It 's going to be very strange .
`` I 'm normally a really robust and resilient person , but I 've had so much time on my hands .
I 'm struggling a bit .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it is very raw .
I have noticed I am very reflective , I dream a lot . ''
Instead , Mr Hett 's family and friends will join a group chat on the video conferencing app Zoom , raising a toast to the 29-year-old PR manager from their homes .
Mrs Murray said : `` Zoom will do this year .
Since the pandemic , we have all had to adapt and I think that shows how strong the human spirit is . ''
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"Before the restrictions, it was really important we had connectedness and reached out, family and friends, but also the wider community, to come together," said Figen Murray, whose son Martyn Hett died in the attack.


bbcuk--2020-05-21--Coronavirus: PM faces potential rebellion over NHS fee for overseas carers

Boris Johnson is facing a potential rebellion from some Conservative MPs after he rejected calls to scrap the fees overseas health workers have to pay to use the NHS .
The health immigration surcharge on non-EU migrants is £400 per year and set to rise to £624 in October .
BBC Newsnight understands that unease is brewing among Tory MPs over the prime minister 's stance .
Labour , the SNP and the Royal College of Nursing say the charge is `` unfair '' .
Labour plans to seek an amendment to the Immigration Bill to exempt NHS staff , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the surcharge .
The Conservative chairman of the Commons public administration select committee , William Wragg , announced that he would support the fee exemption for NHS and care workers .
In a tweet , Mr Wragg said now was time for a `` generosity of spirit towards those who have done so much good '' .
Fellow Tory MP Sir Roger Gale has also tweeted his support for the exemption , saying it would be `` mean-spirited , doctrinaire and petty '' to keep it in place .
Home Office Minister James @ @ @ @ @ @ @ programme the government would keep the policy `` under review '' , but said the PM was `` right to underline '' the support it offers the NHS .
• Bereaved families of NHS staff can stay in UK Speaking at Prime Minister 's Questions on Wednesday , Mr Johnson said he had `` thought a great deal '' about this issue , given his own experience of being cared for by nurses from overseas when he was in intensive care with coronavirus .
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer asked Mr Johnson whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ healthcare workers were having to pay to use the NHS .
The prime minister replied : `` I do accept and understand the difficulties faced by our amazing NHS staff and , like him , I 've been a personal beneficiary of carers who have come from abroad and , frankly , saved my life .
`` On the other hand we must look at the realities ... [ the NHS ] needs funding and those contributions actually help us to raise about £900m , and it 's very difficult in the current @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Figures from the House of Commons Library , which compiles impartial briefings for MPs , showed £917m was the amount raised over four years by all migrants who have to pay .
The library estimated it would cost around £35m a year to exempt those who are NHS staff , although that figure would rise for Labour 's plan to exempt care workers as well . '
A thank you to brave people' Sir Roger said he believed the PM had given the figure to MPs `` in good faith '' , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get a more exacting answer .
Speaking to BBC News , the Tory MP said a number of his colleagues agreed with the exemption , and that while Mr Johnson was on the wrong side of public opinion , he had `` the opportunity to put something that is wrong right . ''
He estimated the cost to the government would be £50m , adding : `` I 'm not suggesting that £50m is n't a lot of money , but in the grand scheme of things [ it is a quick way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very brave people who 've been saving lives .
`` I think the prime minister , who 's a magnanimous person , should do it and I hope that he will . ''
On Wednesday , the Royal College of Nursing called for the `` grossly unfair '' surcharge to be ended .
Dame Donna Kinnair , chief executive and general secretary of the union , said : `` The government must drop this charge as a matter of urgency . ''

He estimated the cost to the government would be £50m, adding: "I'm not suggesting that £50m isn't a lot of money, but in the grand scheme of things [it is a quick way] to say thank you to some very brave people who've been saving lives.


bbcuk--2020-05-21--Coronavirus: AstraZeneca ready to supply potential vaccine in September

Drugs giant AstraZeneca has announced it is ready to provide a potential new coronavirus vaccine from September .
The firm said it had concluded deals to deliver at least 400 million doses of the vaccine , which it is developing with Oxford University .
AstraZeneca said it was capable of producing one billion doses of the AZD1222 vaccine this year and next .
Initial trials are under way and AstraZeneca said it recognised that the vaccine might not work .
But the company said it was committed to advancing the clinical programme .
Scientists have warned that a coronavirus vaccine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ full immunity , while Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that a vaccine might never be found .
Despite these reservations , intensive research continues , with about 80 groups around the world working on possible vaccines .
AstraZeneca indicated that production would take place in more than one country .
It thanked the UK and US governments for `` substantial support to accelerate the development and production of the vaccine '' .
It also said it was in discussions with the Serum Institute of India and other potential partners to increase production @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it had received support of more than $ 1bn from the US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority ( BARDA ) for the development , production and delivery of the vaccine , AstraZeneca chief executive Pascal Soriot described the coronavirus pandemic as `` a global tragedy '' and `` a challenge for all of humanity '' .
`` We need to defeat the virus together or it will continue to inflict huge personal suffering and leave long-lasting economic and social scars in every country around the world , '' he said .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Oxford University to turn their ground-breaking work into a medicine that can be produced on a global scale . ''

AstraZeneca indicated that production would take place in more than one country. It thanked the UK and US governments for "substantial support to accelerate the development and production of the vaccine".


bbcuk--2020-05-20--Coronavirus: Tinder boss says 'dramatic' changes to dating

Coronavirus has had a `` dramatic '' effect on the way people use the dating app Tinder , its boss has told BBC News , though the changes may suit plans he already had in store for the platform .
The coronavirus outbreak and lockdown conditions have brought mixed fortunes to online-dating platforms like Tinder , according to its chief executive Elie Seidman .
On the one hand , user engagement is up , a trend other dating apps have reported too .
Tinder users made 3 billion swipes worldwide on Sunday 29 March , the most the app has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In the UK , daily conversations rose by 12 % between mid-February and the end of March .
There has been a `` dramatic shift '' in behaviour metrics which are normally stable , says Mr Seidman .
However , the economic impact of lockdown means people have less money to spend .
This is not such good news for Tinder , which is free but relies on premium subscriptions for its revenue .
“ The [ US ] unemployment figures are hard to see , ” says Mr Seidman .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economically for our society and the impact it will have on so many of our members . ''
Tinder has been downloaded more than 340 million times since its launch in 2012 .
But the vast majority of its revenues come from just 6 million subscribers who pay for the `` gold '' service .
The rate at which it picked up those precious paying-users declined as lockdown struck .
The company ’ s data show that new sign-ups for premium membership pick up where lockdowns start to ease , says Mr Siedman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comeback on a state by state basis [ in the US ] , as things come out and start to loosen up , as the peak crisis starts to pass.
” Other platforms which offer free sign-up have noticed something similar during lockdown .
“ We ’ ve seen a surge in activity , ” says Charly Lester , dating expert for The Inner Circle platform .
“ Matches have risen by 15 % and the number of messages sent is up by 10 % , but we ’ ve also noticed less @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you might have to wait two or three financial quarters to see the full economic impact on Tinder , as the scale of the global crisis becomes clear .
The other issue that will become clear with time is whether the popularity of virtual dating , by video call , is here to stay , once physical meet-ups with strangers become more possible .
Platforms like eHarmony , OKCupid and Match have reported a big rise in video dates .
Tinder is planning to roll out its own video dating function in June @ @ @ @ @ @ @ call service will operate on a double opt-in policy , so both sides of the match would have to agree to it .
It will be free and supported by a team of moderators .
The changes to dating brought in by coronavirus lockdowns have merely accelerated a generational change the company was already tracking in focus groups , says Mr Seidman .
The 18-year-olds joining the app now , unlike their predecessors who joined in 2012 , have grown up immersed in social media apps and see that virtual world as something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this generation online matches aren ’ t just about organising a meet-up in real life , they are about having fulfilling online experiences too .
For this reason the company has been working on making Tinder less of a place to organise `` hook ups '' offline and more of a place to hang out online , to get to know people .
It is trialling virtual spaces and live events where people can meet and match on the platform , like Swipe Nights and quizzes .
Mr Seidman sums up the creed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ users : “ Your digital life is as important as your social life in the physical world.
” In a world of continued social distancing , this creed may also have to be embraced to some extent by older daters too .
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For this reason the company has been working on making Tinder less of a place to organise "hook ups" offline and more of a place to hang out online, to get to know people. It is trialling virtual spaces and live events where people can meet and match on the platform, like Swipe Nights and quizzes.


bbcuk--2020-05-21--Coronavirus: Track-and-trace warning as world sees highest daily rise in cases

Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak this Thursday morning .
We 'll have another update for you at 18:00 BST .
Time is running out to finalise a strategy for tracing people who have been in contact with newly infected coronavirus patients , warn NHS leaders .
Without the system to alert potential carriers , they say , there 's potential for a second surge in cases and `` severe '' consequences .
The PM says it will be in place by 1 June .
A malaria pill being taken by US President Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus - despite warnings it may cause heart problems - is part of a trial getting under way in Oxford and Brighton .
The World Health Organization says 106,000 new cases were reported around the globe in the latest 24-hour period - the highest daily increase during the pandemic so far .
The number of confirmed cases has passed five million , according to US-based Johns Hopkins University .
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bbcuk--2020-05-20--Coronavirus: Running a campaign from home in lockdown

With people stuck at home , you might think the traditional notion of a protest is impossible .
But campaigners and supporters are still eager to further their causes and fight for what they believe in during lockdown .
'Starting a campaign from my bedroom' During lockdown we have had time to `` fight for our rights '' , said Sioned Freer , who started a student rent strike from her bedroom .
The campaign , against students having to pay full rent if they left their accommodation in Plymouth , began as a 20-member Facebook page and has amassed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` frustrating at times '' , the masters student said : `` I 've had so much time to dedicate to the campaign that I would n't have had otherwise - and other people have had more time to interact with it .
`` Now that people are n't exhausted from working all day we have the time to actually get involved with these causes .
`` Sometimes it 's difficult to gauge how much difference we 're making from my bedroom - despite that , I think it 's been a mainly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worked with unions and local organisations , met national rent strikers from other universities to discuss tactics and campaign strategies , and contacted MPs for support .
`` We have activists , legal students , media students and people who 've never been involved in a campaign like this before all working together to make this thing work , '' added the 26-year-old .
As a result of the campaign , university-owned halls have cancelled rent , along with a few of the purpose-built student accommodation blocks .
`` Sometimes when I have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I think about the 750 people who are behind me on this and it 's really empowering . ''
'This would n't have happened if it was n't for lockdown' '' Lockdown has enabled us to take the project even further , '' said Dan Webb from Everyday Plastic , who has been running Zoom project workshops to highlight the plastic problem .
Before the coronavirus pandemic , he had been taking the project into schools and organisations in Kent , but since lockdown his project has reached a worldwide following .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a week , categorise and record it and then Dan calculates their plastic footprint , and the lockdown version has seen double the number of people participating .
`` This would n't have happened if it was n't for lockdown - we would never have thought to do it with 100 people at once , '' he said .
`` The coronavirus [ pandemic ] has helped develop it as a new model as well , I 've done a lot of work to adapt it for this situation so it 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I want to ensure the plastic problem remains on the agenda during the lockdown period and beyond it . ''
Andy Roberts and his family , including six-year-old daughter Ava , said the experience of getting involved in the project had been an `` eye-opener '' .
`` I think the lockdown presented an opportunity for Dan as a way that we could all be online together - it probably would n't have happened if everyone had n't been at home . ''
Extinction Rebellion supporters have been getting involved in a Paint @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pavements , roads , houses and their gardens .
Decorating the streets `` is an easy , accessible and beautiful way '' to spread messages and `` spark imagination '' , said activist Lucia Whittaker .
The climate campaigner from Derby decorated her garden with colourful origami boats to mark the anniversary of Extinction Rebellion 's protest in April 2019 , when rebels parked a pink boat in Oxford Circus .
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She also chalked a thought-provoking quote by Richard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hoped made `` people look at the trees a little differently on their daily walk '' .
Edward Pickering-Symes , from Extinction Rebellion Derby , said : `` The protest is a loving and uplifting way of showing another world is possible and for people to call out this message visually to their neighbours . ''
Mair Perkins , who painted bees and vines along her fence , said the campaign was `` all about creativity , community spirit and envisaging a better , more nature-filled future all while staying within the social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paint more of her fence as the flowers in her garden grow and document the re-wilding process .
Similarly , fellow Extinction Rebellion volunteers are making wind turbines and wind spinners and hanging them outside their homes as part of the Winds of Change campaign .
Community activist Shelley Castle said she hoped the activity `` will bring an uplifting message of hope for positive changes post Covid-19 '' . '
A sense of cohesion even though we are cut off' '' Although we are all separated from each other at this time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do something positive in the crisis , '' said London City Voices director Richard Swan .
The community choir got together online to sing You 've Got a Friend by Carole King to support survivors of domestic abuse and raise funds for Women 's Aid .
The 276 members of the London-based choir recorded the performance and raised more than £70,000 for the charity 's live chat service , which has seen a 41 % increase in demand since lockdown began .
Choir member Dinah Tobias said : `` It has given @ @ @ @ @ @ @ though we are so cut off physically , to know that we are doing something to help others whilst being so proud of the sound we make as a virtual choir . ''
Women 's Aid also created a video showing the empty streets in lockdown and how dangerous home can be for some people .
Surfers Against Sewage has been exposing plastic polluters with their # ReturnToOffender campaign during lockdown .
Activists have been taking pictures of plastic litter during their daily exercise and sharing it on social media to challenge companies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their waste .
`` We ca n't meet up with all of our volunteers , but we can empower our volunteers in other ways , '' said the charity 's chief executive Hugo Tagholm .
`` People at home might be disconnected , but this is an optimistic way to bring people together to campaign . ''
He emphasised the importance of digital activism in modern protesting and said sharing the campaign on social media had been `` very effective '' .
The marine conservation charity has also been finding ways for children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the # WavesOfOptimism campaign .
Children have been drawing waves and filling them with colours and marine wildlife , explained education manager Emily Van De Geer , and she hopes the launch of their online lessons will help young people `` discover the power of their voice '' .
On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day , on 22 April , green hearts appeared in windows across the country .
The Climate Coalition asked supporters to make a green heart to show that they believe in a cleaner , greener future .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and hope that we can build back better , '' said campaigns executive Leila Bousbaa .
The organisation dedicated to action against climate change has also been running a `` Vitamin N '' campaign to help people get their daily dose of nature during lockdown .
Activities have included building a bug hotel on the doorstep , bird-watching and learning nature-themed yoga .

Choir member Dinah Tobias said: "It has given the choir a sense of cohesion even though we are so cut off physically, to know that we are doing something to help others whilst being so proud of the sound we make as a virtual choir."


bbcuk--2020-05-20--‘I wrote my wife a poem every day for 25 years’

Actor Peter Gordon put a love poem under his wife Alison 's pillow every day for 25 years .
He has kept writing for her since her death , and his family have now put his poems online .
Peter Gordon has raised the bar for romantic gestures .
While most men think doing more than buying a bunch of flowers once in a while is going the extra mile , he penned 8,500 poems over several decades about the life and love he shared with Alison .
The gesture is both grand and sweetly intimate , and the poems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , passion and bliss .
If Peter 's not the most romantic bloke alive , they suggest he 's been one of the luckiest .
Peter started writing the poems in the 1980s , but they became a daily fixture in 1990 , and remained so until her death from lung cancer in 2016 .
`` She was very touched and used to look forward to it , '' he recalls .
`` It started off as little notes and then little poems .
I would put them under her pillow , she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pillow , give it to me , and I would read it to her .
`` Then I 'd give it to her and she would read it silently and then fold it up and put it back under the pillow . ''
Around 340 poems from his vast archive have now been put online by their daughters Cassie , a charity content creator , and Anna , a writer who has worked on Succession and Killing Eve .
Some of the poems are recited in accompanying videos by actors like Julie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simplistic and light-hearted : `` This universal love is Pete 's / I love her more than fruity sweets . ''
Others go deeper : `` Our love 's no steady / Stream of light , but brilliant sparks / Flying off endlessly in the gloom / And glorious . ''
Together , they act as a biography in verse , including recollections about the moment Peter was hit by Cupid 's arrow while appearing in a play with Alison in Edinburgh in 1973 ( `` Still the arrows rain each day / @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ! ''
) `` She was lovely , '' he now remembers .
`` She was quite forthright in her opinions , which I always admired .
`` She was an actor like me , so that attracted me - a very good actor .
She was just kind , assured in a sense , but we were both a little lost when we met . ''
As the family grew , the poems conveyed the contentment of being together in their `` wild , tangled '' home in Brentford , west London @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weather '' .
Peter , now 87 , trained at Rada and performed at the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company , and has TV and film credits including Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit and Bridget Jones : Edge of Reason .
Alison appeared in early 1970s sitcom The Lovers among other shows , and went on to be a successful director and drama teacher .
Peter 's writing describes the emptiness of being separated when one of them was away with work - and the excitement of speeding home to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Through star - and streetlight - I must kiss or die ! ''
But it also reflects his constant struggle to make ends meet as a jobbing actor .
`` I was obsessed with earning enough money to keep the family going and the home going , '' he says .
In his poems , he decides there 's more to life , however : `` Love , for which God I thank / Is the source of true content , the currency , the means / To restore the balance : it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It 's not simply a plain-sailing love story - like everyone , Peter and Alison had their ups and downs ( `` The Earth 's not flat / Neither is life '' ) .
But the arguments were never serious , he says , and writing poems even on bad days took the `` sting '' out of the quarrels .
Peter seemingly even found Alison 's snoring `` graceful '' .
Snoring comes up more than once - daughter Cassie , who has typed up the poems , has a favourite line @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
`` There are a lot about mum 's feet and hair , '' says Cassie .
`` And eyes , '' Peter adds .
`` They were perfect . ''
Alison 's blue eyes do feature heavily .
`` Rembrandt could n't catch those eyes / Nor Raphael each luscious curve . ''
As does her bottom .
`` I dwell upon it constantly / Two rounded hillocks of real class . ''
In 2015 , the poems took a more reflective and darker turn after Alison was diagnosed with cancer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ writing , although not daily .
In those poems , the emptiness is excruciating .
One , in which he imagines a walk with her , sums up both the joy of their life and the pain of her absence : '' She hangs on my arm or we go hand in hand / And we chat - well , she 's sending me up half the time / Or we 're making up songs and trying to rhyme / And laughing sometimes when the words have n't scanned . ''
He 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voice tells him : `` Even the fondest , it ca n't be denied / May forget now and then - it 's a year since I died . ''
After her death , Peter sorted through the poems in the shed of the house he now shares with Cassie , and picked out the best to go online .
He says : `` I 've been reading through them again , for what we 're doing , and I find some of them make me cry , or nearly cry .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ always a lot of humour . ''
The poems were published for the first time on the website , A Love In Verse , on the fourth anniversary of Alison 's death last week .
`` I want to honour the love that we had , and I think it 's worth letting people know about it , '' Peter says .
`` I think it 's a good thing , especially in these difficult times .
`` When we came up with this whole idea , it was quite long ago , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thought they were quite good and I would like them as a memorial to Alison . ''
About the centre of the small loo window The bold obtrusion of an autumn sun There 's no compounding of these opposites Each surface either red or green or bearing Each separate - but look closer now and behold !
Some leaves blend red and green in a strange shade Subtle and lovely !
Well , you planted them The ivy plants that now are everywhere Within my life spreads vine and leaf And colours sweet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my days be filled with such a glory As it wheels over roofs , against the sky .
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"It started off as little notes and then little poems. I would put them under her pillow, she would come to bed, look under the pillow, give it to me, and I would read it to her.


bbcuk--2020-05-20--Coronavirus: Cambridge University students on no face-to-face lectures

Cambridge University students found out this week that they would be attending virtual lectures and replacing face-to-face teaching time with FaceTime or similar video calls .
Three students told us what the changes could mean for them .
`` Obviously you get your hopes up '' , says Holly Lambe , 18 .
`` There 's kind of that idealistic idea that university is the best years of your life and we 'll obviously have a very , very different experience of it this year .
'Out of our control' Ms Lambe , from Brighton , initially applied for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ university deferred her entry until this year .
After going travelling and having a `` great time on this gap year I 'd never planned '' , she was due to start studying English Literature at Queen 's College .
She said she was `` really , really disappointed '' , when she first heard of the university 's plans .
`` A lot of the people I 've been talking to who are in a similar situation are all saying that we 're trying to see the positives and trying to find @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this , '' she said .
`` Ultimately it 's not really what we were hoping for , but it 's kind of out of our control . ''
Ms Lambe said the decision was `` very understandable '' and was `` in the best interests of the staff who work there , the faculty and the students '' .
But she believes the measure will `` have such a huge impact socially '' .
`` Lots of people have been saying it could be detrimental to the mental health of the students @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she said .
`` It can feel quite overwhelming now thinking that we could potentially be doing all of this online until next October . ''
Ms Lambe said that in terms of her academic studies she was `` very concerned - I would n't necessarily like to be doing all of the readings I 'll have to be doing on PDFs on my screen '' .
Prospective students have been finding ways to get in touch , via video services such as Zoom and through social media .
`` We are still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for social interaction even though the university ca n't necessarily give us one , '' Ms Lambe said .
Second year Jungmin Seo , 20 , from north London , said her main worry was the social implications of the new measure .
She said English students such as her `` do n't have very many contact hours anyway '' and found lectures `` a good space to meet people from other colleges who also study your subject '' .
`` So it was a very important social opportunity .
`` It 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incoming freshers , they wo n't be able to enjoy that properly . ''
Jesus College student Ms Seo said she hoped the university may review the decision if the coronavirus situation improved , but said she understood why an announcement was necessary at this stage .
`` I think this news is probably important for international students or incoming freshers who may want to accept their offer because they need to have a better picture of what the academic year will look like for them . ''
'Trying to make the best @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 19 , is heading into her final year and felt it was a `` very responsible decision to move lectures online for the upcoming term '' .
However , Ms Thoma-Stemmet , a member of Emmanuel College 's Student Union committee , said the blanket policy was `` a little bit confusing '' .
While she understood the `` obvious dangers of having 200 or more students in a lecture room all together , '' she said some of her subject 's lectures have fewer than 20 people attending .
`` Some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social distancing to be imposed than others , '' she said .
Most of Ms Thoma-Stemmet 's contact time next year will be through supervisions and seminars - typically held in smaller numbers and more intimate settings .
The university has said `` it may be possible to host smaller teaching groups in person '' if they meet social distancing requirements .
But Ms Thoma-Stemmet , from Leeds , said she would `` just try to make the best of what we can get out of our final year of university '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ move back to Cambridge `` even if contact hours are significantly reduced and even if I do n't have lectures face-to-face '' .
`` If I can have the Cambridge environment , if I can live surrounded by my friends then I think that would definitely help to make our final year as close to what it would have been as possible '' .
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"A lot of the people I've been talking to who are in a similar situation are all saying that we're trying to see the positives and trying to find the best way we can deal with this," she said.


bbcuk--2020-05-20--Coronavirus: Your tributes to those who have died

From nurses to shopkeepers , doctors to bus drivers , coronavirus has taken tens of thousands of lives across the UK .
People who were dearly loved , people who may have had many more years ahead of them had the pandemic not engulfed the world .
Every day , BBC News reports the statistics , and our teams seek out the stories .
Here we have gathered tributes from family , friends and colleagues to some of those who have died across the UK .
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