bbcuk--2020-03-01--Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City: Sergio Aguero & Rodri goals secure third Carabao Cup in a row

Manchester City secured their third League Cup win in succession - and their fourth in five years - with victory over Aston Villa at Wembley .
Pep Guardiola 's side won an historic treble of domestic trophies last season with the Premier League and FA Cup , and they thoroughly deserved their triumph despite a spirited effort from Aston Villa .
Manchester City looked like they would stroll to victory when Sergio Aguero 's strike and Rodri 's header from a corner that was hotly contested by Villa put them in complete control inside 30 minutes .
Villa , while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lifeline when Mbwana Samatta headed in from Anwar El Ghazi 's cross four minutes before the interval .
City continued to dominate as they sought a third goal and Villa were agonisingly close to forcing extra time when Bjorn Engels saw his header from a corner turned on to the woodwork superbly by keeper Claudio Bravo .
It was their last chance and City closed out the win their superiority merited .
• Third Carabao Cup is a sign of success - Guardiola Manchester City may be about to lose their Premier League @ @ @ @ @ @ @ points clear at the top of the table , but no-one can argue against their claims to the first piece of domestic silverware this season .
They were in control of most of this game apart from a frantic closing spell where the much-maligned 36-year-old Chilean keeper Bravo produced that stunning save from Engels to break Villa hearts .
If there is any frustration - and there will not be much - for Guardiola and his players , it is that they should have had this game done and dusted without any need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ once again proved he is the man for all occasions with his predatory strike , while 19-year-old Phil Foden demonstrated his rich promise with a fine performance , which even contained a piece of audacious ball-juggling in the second half .
John Stones slipped unfortunately for Villa 's goal but he also contributed some vital defensive headers when City finally had to survive some concerted pressure in the closing minutes .
Fernandinho continues to be a towering presence and it was a win achieved with Kevin de Bruyne on the bench for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outstanding week for City as they followed up Wednesday 's Champions League last-16 first-leg win away to Real Madrid by lifting the EFL Cup .
Villa can take heart in defeat Aston Villa 's players and staff gathered in a huddle after the final whistle for a rallying call for the battles ahead - which will be needed as they lie in the Premier League relegation zone .
They will feel they were served up an injustice with the corner that led to Rodri 's goal but they can take some solace from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their task , showed resilience and almost forced this EFL Cup final into extra time .
There was frustration for Villa 's star man Jack Grealish , who could not exert any serious influence and , of course , there will be the pain of defeat .
It is a fact that Villa 's main priority this season is Premier League survival and they demonstrated enough here to give them encouragement that they can achieve that mission , starting at Leicester City on 9 March .
'Being here and winning is great ' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` Three times in a row is a big success .
It 's the consistency , incredible .
`` It was awesome .
We struggled in the first minutes and the last ones .
They had two clear chances in the first minutes but we played really well , especially in the second half .
`` The game was good .
Phil [ Foden ] was clinical .
Big success , our second title of the season with the Community Shield , it 's so nice .
`` We 've won a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , every game we play we try to win it , every competition we try to win it , and three times in a row , being here and winning is great . ''
• Manchester City are the second side to win three consecutive League Cups after Liverpool between the 1980-81 and 1983-84 seasons ( four in a row ) .
• Only Liverpool ( eight ) have won the competition more times than City ( seven ) .
• Only Arsenal ( six ) have finished runners-up more often in League @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - level with Liverpool , Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur ) .
• Pep Guardiola has now won the League Cup on three occasions ( 2018 , 2019 , 2020 ) - only Alex Ferguson ( four ) , Brian Clough ( four ) and Jose Mourinho ( four ) have won the competition more often among managers .
• Guardiola has won 21 of his previous 25 finals as a top-flight manager , including all six with City ( two Community Shields , three League Cups , one FA Cup ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cup goals this season , the last side to net 20+ in a single EFL Cup campaign were Manchester City in 2013-14 ( 22 ) .
• Sergio Aguero has scored 10 goals in his past six starts against Aston Villa .
• Since his League Cup debut in November 2011 , Aguero has scored more goals in the competition than any other player ( 11 ) .
• Aston Villa 's Mbwana Samatta became the fifth different African player to score in a League Cup final , after Didier Drogba ( four @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Yaya Toure .
• Manchester City 's Phil Foden has been directly involved in nine goals in his 10 starts in all competitions this season ( two goals , seven assists ) .
Manchester City visit Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup fifth round on Wednesday ( 19:45 GMT ) , before facing Manchester United in a derby in the Premier League on Sunday ( 16:30 ) .
Aston Villa are back in Premier League action a week on Monday at Leicester City ( 20:00 ) .

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Manchester City added the League Cup to the Community Shied they won earlier in the season
Manchester City secured their third League Cup win in succession - and their fourth in five years - with victory over Aston Villa at Wembley.
Pep Guardiola's side won an historic treble of domestic trophies last season with the Premier League and FA Cup, and they thoroughly deserved their triumph despite a spirited effort from Aston Villa.
Manchester City looked like they would stroll to victory when Sergio Aguero's strike and Rodri's header from a corner that was hotly contested by Villa put them in complete control inside 30 minutes.
Villa, while strictly second best, offered themselves a lifeline when Mbwana Samatta headed in from Anwar El Ghazi's cross four minutes before the interval.
City continued to dominate as they sought a third goal and Villa were agonisingly close to forcing extra time when Bjorn Engels saw his header from a corner turned on to the woodwork superbly by keeper Claudio Bravo.
It was their last chance and City closed out the win their superiority merited.
Manchester City claim silverware again
John Stones' error led to the Villa goal but he defended well alongside Fernandinho
Manchester City may be about to lose their Premier League title to Liverpool, who are 22 points clear at the top of the table, but no-one can argue against their claims to the first piece of domestic silverware this season.
They were in control of most of this game apart from a frantic closing spell where the much-maligned 36-year-old Chilean keeper Bravo produced that stunning save from Engels to break Villa hearts.
If there is any frustration - and there will not be much - for Guardiola and his players, it is that they should have had this game done and dusted without any need for late moments of anxiety.
Aguero once again proved he is the man for all occasions with his predatory strike, while 19-year-old Phil Foden demonstrated his rich promise with a fine performance, which even contained a piece of audacious ball-juggling in the second half.
John Stones slipped unfortunately for Villa's goal but he also contributed some vital defensive headers when City finally had to survive some concerted pressure in the closing minutes.
Fernandinho continues to be a towering presence and it was a win achieved with Kevin de Bruyne on the bench for the first hour.
It has been an outstanding week for City as they followed up Wednesday's Champions League last-16 first-leg win away to Real Madrid by lifting the EFL Cup.
Villa can take heart in defeat
Claudio Bravo tipped Bjorn Engels' header on to the post moments from time
Aston Villa's players and staff gathered in a huddle after the final whistle for a rallying call for the battles ahead - which will be needed as they lie in the Premier League relegation zone.
They will feel they were served up an injustice with the corner that led to Rodri's goal but they can take some solace from the manner in which they stuck to their task, showed resilience and almost forced this EFL Cup final into extra time.
There was frustration for Villa's star man Jack Grealish, who could not exert any serious influence and, of course, there will be the pain of defeat.
It is a fact that Villa's main priority this season is Premier League survival and they demonstrated enough here to give them encouragement that they can achieve that mission, starting at Leicester City on 9 March.
Man of the match - Phil Foden (Man City)
Phil Foden impressed on a rare start and set up Sergio Aguero's opening goal
'Being here and winning is great' - Guardiola
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola: "Three times in a row is a big success. It's the consistency, incredible.
"It was awesome. We struggled in the first minutes and the last ones. They had two clear chances in the first minutes but we played really well, especially in the second half.
"The game was good. Phil [Foden] was clinical. Big success, our second title of the season with the Community Shield, it's so nice.
"We've won a lot. I tried when we arrive, every game we play we try to win it, every competition we try to win it, and three times in a row, being here and winning is great."
Guardiola continues cup final form - the stats
Manchester City are the second side to win three consecutive League Cups after Liverpool between the 1980-81 and 1983-84 seasons (four in a row).
Only Liverpool (eight) have won the competition more times than City (seven).
Only Arsenal (six) have finished runners-up more often in League Cup history than Aston Villa (four - level with Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur).
Pep Guardiola has now won the League Cup on three occasions (2018, 2019, 2020) - only Alex Ferguson (four), Brian Clough (four) and Jose Mourinho (four) have won the competition more often among managers.
Guardiola has won 21 of his previous 25 finals as a top-flight manager, including all six with City (two Community Shields, three League Cups, one FA Cup).
Aston Villa have scored 20 League Cup goals this season, the last side to net 20+ in a single EFL Cup campaign were Manchester City in 2013-14 (22).
Sergio Aguero has scored 10 goals in his past six starts against Aston Villa.
Since his League Cup debut in November 2011, Aguero has scored more goals in the competition than any other player (11).
Aston Villa's Mbwana Samatta became the fifth different African player to score in a League Cup final, after Didier Drogba (four), Joseph-Desire Job, Obafemi Martins and Yaya Toure.
Manchester City's Phil Foden has been directly involved in nine goals in his 10 starts in all competitions this season (two goals, seven assists).
What next?
Manchester City visit Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup fifth round on Wednesday (19:45 GMT), before facing Manchester United in a derby in the Premier League on Sunday (16:30).
Aston Villa are back in Premier League action a week on Monday at Leicester City (20:00).


bbcuk--2020-03-01--Beatles guitar valued at £400,000 on Antiques Roadshow

A `` strange '' guitar formerly owned by Beatles John Lennon and George Harrison has been valued at up to £400,000 on the BBC 's Antiques Roadshow .
The prototype fretless guitar , made in the 1960s , appeared in Sunday 's show .
Its current owner recorded sessions for a film company co-founded by Harrison , who asked him to play the guitar .
`` I played a few notes and he said : 'Yeah , you 're definitely getting more out of it than I am .
It 's doing better for you , why do n't you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of California made the instrument , which the owner , Ray , described as `` a strange old thing to play '' .
A photograph in the episode shows the guitar among Harrison 's collection .
Antiques Roadshow expert Jon Baddeley said : `` What 's really important is the provenance and there it was in the photograph - in George Harrison 's collection .
Wow , you ca n't do better than that . ''
Valuing the guitar at between £300,000 and £400,000 , he added : `` I think in 25 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expensive thing I 've ever seen . ''
During the episode , filmed at Battle Abbey in Sussex , Mr Baddeley said : `` To a guitar collector , it 's initially a very rare guitar .
`` Then to somebody who 's a Beatles fan , to own a guitar that was once owned by both John Lennon and George Harrison , can you get a better history ?
Two of the most important rock stars of the 20th Century . ''
The owner said he still plays it regularly : `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as George being a mate and all that .
`` I did n't realise it was worth that much money .
It 's lucky I do n't keep it in the house . ''
In 2018 , a guitar used by George Harrison at The Beatles ' last appearance at Liverpool 's Cavern Club was sold at auction for £347,000 .

"I played a few notes and he said: 'Yeah, you're definitely getting more out of it than I am. It's doing better for you, why don't you have it'."


bbcuk--2020-03-02--Cheerleading in the UK: We're not on the sidelines anymore

The celebration is deafening as Meg Stovell and her teammates leap from the sprung floor into each others ' arms .
`` It feels amazing , '' she shouts as Tina Turner 's Simply the Best blasts from the speakers .
Weeks of intensive sessions perfecting everything from somersaults to song lyrics have paid off : the Bournemouth University Falcons are the student cheerleading grand national champions .
Cheer , a Netflix documentary series about cheerleading in the US , has taken millions of viewers on a college team 's tumultuous journey to the national competition in Daytona Beach , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ compare in the UK ?
London 's Olympic Park is 5,000 miles from Navarro College in Texas , but it seems even further in the February cold outside the Copper Box Arena , where hundreds of students have gathered for Legacy Cheer 's university competition .
Inside , though , the stakes feel just as high .
One by one , teams clad in sparkly uniforms run on to the stage , desperate to wow the panel of five judges with their two-and-a-half minute routines .
They try to mask their nerves with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , pyramids and everything in between - all while lip-syncing to carefully-curated backing tracks .
One judge 's sole job is deducting points for slip-ups .
When a stunt goes go wrong , it can be difficult to bring the performance back .
At one point , an athlete is helped hobbling , in tears , from the mat by her teammates after a move left her with what looks like a twisted ankle .
The standard of UK university cheerleading has a way to go before it matches its cross-Atlantic counterpart .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to seven .
Navarro College 's Cirque du Soleil-style stunts unsurprisingly make them a level seven , while the highest mixed level division at Legacy is three .
One of the reasons is that most student cheerleaders , like Lily Norris , 21 , who studies education and psychology at the University of Cambridge , are new to the sport when they enrol .
She says cheerleading had a bad reputation when she was growing up in Southend , Essex .
`` A lot of people just thought of it as pompoms - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sport , '' she says .
`` It has got this stigma associated with it that I think really needs to be broken because it 's such a competitive sport . ''
Although it was born on the sidelines of American football fields - and was originally a men 's activity before women took over during the First World War - today cheerleading is a sport in its own right , geared towards competitions .
In the UK , around 89,000 athletes compete at regional and national level .
Legacy is just one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ holding events for everything from children 's `` all star '' teams which train specifically for competition , to the student teams in February 's competition .
The sport is being taken ever more seriously , especially since England 's national team won gold in the World Championships .
SportCheer England , a new national governing body , hopes it will be officially recognised by Sport England within the next two years , and eventually be incorporated into the Olympics .
But it is still not nearly as well resourced as it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former cheerleader for the University of Texas , who founded Legacy with her twin sister .
Breathing a sigh of relief backstage as she removes the earpiece she has been wearing all day , she says : `` It 's just a matter of time .
It has n't had time to evolve to that stage . ''
Andrea still lives in Houston but flies to the UK for competitions .
And her first experience here , 21 years ago , could n't have been further from Friday night shows in front of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to consult on the sport for a competition in Norwich , where judo mats had been pushed together in a sports hall .
The judges asked her how long the routines were meant to be .
`` The competition ran two hours behind schedule and the DJ got up and left because he had another gig , '' she laughs .
`` I remember thinking : ' I want to help fix this ' . ''
She believes the standard of student cheerleading is now `` shifting '' because the sport has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ athletes who took part as children are now going to university .
In one episode of Cheer , Navarro College 's formidable coach , Monica Aldama , says she likes her female cheerleaders to have a certain `` look '' .
But Laurel Boxall , the 19-year-old secretary of the Oxford Sirens ( the Cambridge Cougars ' main rivals ) says they take on new members based on ability and personality .
`` I like that we 're not all just carbon copies of each other , '' she says .
That said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the myriad of hair bows and fake eyelashes in the Copper Box Arena .
Lauren Tyler , 21 , and the rest of the Southampton Vixens spent the evening before the competition applying fake tan .
She says they push themselves physically like any other type of athlete - having broken multiple ribs and wrists herself - but the makeup and hair `` play into '' their performance .
Joanna Cuthbert , chairwoman of SportCheer England , says the sport 's glamorous side can help attract girls who otherwise might not engage in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than being out on a muddy pitch in the pouring rain , '' she says , adding that it has a more athletic look at an international level .
The aesthetic can make recruiting men a challenge , says Meg .
Her teammate , Harry Day , 20 , was adamant that he would join a gymnastics team at Bournemouth University 's freshers ' fair , but his friends convinced him to try cheerleading .
`` The first couple of sessions I was n't so sure , because it was really dancey , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just got into it . ''
A striking similarity to the Navarro students is the students ' sense of commitment to their teams and the sport .
`` No one is in for themselves , '' says Lily .
`` When one person 's missing , it sounds really clichéd , but you ca n't put the pyramid up .
You need to have every single member of the team present . ''
And pre-competition rituals are not unique to the Navarro team .
The Southampton Vixens touch their toes in unison before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ each other motivational notes .
They even have `` mat talk '' , when team members motivate their fellow athletes during practices .
`` Everyone is telling each other to be a Jerry , '' laughs Laurel , referring to one of the Cheer stars .
The students stress that while the original role of cheerleading - as implied by the name - was to motivate other teams , they are now the main event .
`` If we were just on the sidelines we probably would n't do it , '' says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about whether to rename the sport altogether .
Katrina Rutina , the 21-year-old president of the Royal Holloway Bears , says that , even though cheer is an `` aggressive '' sport in its own right , it would be wrong to deny its origins .
`` We are still leading the cheery atmosphere , it 's just in its own athletic and professional lane , '' she says .
`` It 's not other teams that we 're cheering on , it 's ourselves that we 're trying to cheer on .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ part in the SportCheer England national cheerleading survey here .

Inside, though, the stakes feel just as high. One by one, teams clad in sparkly uniforms run on to the stage, desperate to wow the panel of five judges with their two-and-a-half minute routines. They try to mask their nerves with rehearsed smiles as they execute hand springs, pyramids and everything in between - all while lip-syncing to carefully-curated backing tracks. One judge's sole job is deducting points for slip-ups. When a stunt goes wrong, it can be difficult to bring the performance back.


bbcuk--2020-03-02--The UK’s first climate change refugees?

The UK’s first climate change refugees?

Are these the UK ’ s first climate change refugees ?
The residents of Fairbourne , a village on the @ @ @ @ @ have been labelled as such after the government announced they would have to leave their @ @ @ @ @ been told the area - 450 houses , a pub , post office and several @ @ @ @ @ by 2054 because of the threat of sea-level rise and coastal flooding linked to climate @ @ @ @ @ been seven years , and house prices in the area have plummeted .
Residents don @ @ @ @ @ where they will have to move , who will pay , and they haven ’ @ @ @ @ @ .
Gywnedd Council says : “ In the long term , maintaining and increasing flood @ @ @ @ @ costly but would also lead to increased risk to life should the defences fail .
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Are these the UK’s first climate change refugees?
The residents of Fairbourne, a village in Gwynedd, have been labelled as such after the government announced they would have to leave their homes.
They’ve been told the area - 450 houses, a pub, post office and several shops - will be decommissioned by 2054 because of the threat of sea-level rise and coastal flooding linked to climate change.
It’s been seven years, and house prices in the area have plummeted. Residents don’t know when or where they will have to move, who will pay, and they haven’t been offered any compensation.
Gwynedd Council says: “In the long term, maintaining and increasing flood defences would not only be costly but would also lead to increased risk to life should the defences fail.”
Filmed and edited by Samantha Everett. Produced by Tom Baker.
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bbcuk--2020-03-02--How powerful is Dominic Cummings?

How powerful is Dominic Cummings?

Cummings : This is a walk in the park The PM 's adviser , Dominic Cummings , has said that @ @ @ @ @ `` walk in the park '' compared with running the Leave campaign during the EU @ @

The prime minister’s controversial chief adviser has been making the headlines, but what exactly is his role in government and how much influence does Dominic Cummings actually have?


bbcuk--2020-03-01--Prime Minister Boris Johnson defends home secretary Priti Patel over bullying claims

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he has `` full confidence '' in the home secretary , Priti Patel , following @ @ @ @ @ ex-top civil servant in her department .
Sir Philip Rutnam , the Home Office 's @ @ @ @ @ on Saturday citing a `` vicious and orchestrated '' campaign against him .
The BBC @ @ @ @ @ formal complaint about Ms Patel 's conduct was made when she was employment minister .

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he has "full confidence" in the home secretary, Priti Patel, following bullying claims made by the ex-top civil servant in her department.
Sir Philip Rutnam, the Home Office's most senior official, resigned on Saturday citing a "vicious and orchestrated" campaign against him.
The BBC has also learnt that a formal complaint about Ms Patel's conduct was made when she was employment minister.


bbcuk--2020-03-01--Newspaper headlines: 'Shut down' cities warning as UK coronavirus cases jump

The Guardian points out that one of the latest cases to be diagnosed in the UK - a patient from @ @ @ @ @ second person to test positive without having recently been abroad .
This suggests the country @ @ @ @ @ the point where containment becomes impossible '' , the paper says .
The main picture @ @ @ @ @ 's border with Greece , after Turkey is no longer stopping Syrian migrants leaving for @ @

The only drawback was the project took 10 years to complete. Asked whether he would do it again, he tells the paper he could not put his family through it.


bbcuk--2020-03-02--Two thirds of UK homes 'fail on energy efficiency targets'

Nearly two thirds of UK homes fail to meet long-term energy efficiency targets , according to data analysed by the BBC .
More than 12 million homes fall below the C grade on Energy Performance Certificates ( EPCs ) graded from A-G .
It means householders spend more on energy bills and pump tonnes more CO2 into the atmosphere than necessary .
The government has said it needs to go `` much further and faster '' to improve the energy performance of homes .
Experts say retrofit measures are needed because so many homes were built before the year 1990 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ academic at the University of Cambridge 's Centre for Sustainable Development , said now only a national project of a scale not seen since World War Two , would be enough to help Great Britain meet its 2050 net zero carbon target , which was signed into law in June 2019 .
EPCs measure the efficiency of a house by looking at how well a property is insulated , glazed , or uses alternative measures to reduce energy use .
Homes are given a grade between A and G. The closer to A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meaning it should have lower energy bills and a smaller carbon footprint .
A grade G is at the other end of the scale .
C is just above average .
The government had set a target to upgrade as many homes to Grade C by 2035 `` where practical , cost-effective and affordable '' , and for all fuel poor households , and as many rented homes as possible , to reach the same standard by 2030 .
Critics , however , say moves towards achieving that `` had fallen off a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Energy and Industrial Strategy said it was investing `` over £6bn '' towards those upgrades and it was `` also exploring how to halve the cost of retrofitting properties and investing over £320m into helping heat homes with lower carbon alternatives , such as heat networks and heat pumps '' .
It highlighted that from April landlords can not let a rental flat or house in a new tenancy or a renewal unless the property has a grade of E or higher .
The 65.9 million tonnes of CO2 produced by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than that from power stations which generated our energy supply , according to annual greenhouse gas emissions data .
`` We need to throw everything we have at it [ energy efficiency ] , '' Dr Forman said .
`` There 's a desperate need to do something , not in 10-15 years , but now . ''
The BBC 's Shared Data Unit analysed the grades awarded to more than 19.6 million homes across the UK since their introduction in 2007 .
The local authorities across England and Wales with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all rural areas .
Similarly , the biggest domestic producers of CO2 in Scotland were in the islands and highlands .
Peter Smith , from national fuel poverty charity National Energy Action , said there was `` definitely a rural/urban split '' especially in areas not connected to the gas grid .
`` They tend to live in the least energy efficient housing , which tends to be older and uses fuels like LPG or solid fuels , '' he said .
`` At a high level ... there needs to be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do this it needs to have the same infrastructure priority as HS2 or building a third runway [ at Heathrow ] . ''
`` Since 2012 it [ tackling energy efficiency ] has fallen off a cliff . ''
That decline has been blamed by some on the Green Deal scheme .
It came into force in 2012 but was axed three years later amid criticism it was too complicated and had been poorly implemented .
Energy efficiency is a devolved issue and the ruling authorities in Scotland and Wales provide additional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for those with the ability to pay , and free measures to low-income households at risk of fuel poverty .
One suggestion to increase the pace of change could be to offer financial incentives for people to make improvements at significant `` trigger points '' in their lives such as when they moved home or had already planned other renovations , Jenny Hill , of independent advisory body Committee on Climate Change , said .
Bigger borrowing powers for local authorities to spend on new social housing , could also drive the building @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , some experts suggest .
One example is Goldsmith Street in Norwich , which won the Stirling Prize for architecture , and is built to the Passivhaus building standard .
It means the homes use new technologies to ensure low energy use , the windows are triple-glazed and the homes are positioned so the sun heats them in the winter and helps them stay cool in summer .
Passivhaus buildings can , however , be around 8 % more expensive to build than a traditional house , but they are intended to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Those standards can also be retrofitted to existing homes .
Kim Ratcliffe lives on Erneley Close , in the Longsight area of Manchester , a former council estate retrofitted to Passivhaus standards five years ago .
The 55-year-old mother-of-two said : `` In the past we had to use fan heaters because it was so cold and because we could not afford to put on the radiators .
`` We would get through £12-£13 a day just to run the heaters .
`` I have never had to put the heating on since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rent has gone up a little bit , but the heating bills are so much lower that it is still saving us money . ''
John Palmer , from the Passivhaus Trust which sets and administers the standard , said interest from councils and housing associations could influence change .
`` Developers are n't interested in running costs , they build it and walk away .
`` Local authorities and housing associations are .
They have a vested interest in keeping running costs as low as possible for themselves or for tenants .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of individual properties , the cost of retrofitting energy efficiency measures could range from £18,000 to £150,000 , Dr Forman said .
Jenny Hill said that while financial incentives were important , `` a robust legal standard '' would create ongoing demand for these measures .
`` That is what gives the market confidence that demand will be there in the long term .
It makes them willing to invest in jobs and skills , '' she said .
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The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said it was investing "over £6bn" towards those upgrades and it was "also exploring how to halve the cost of retrofitting properties and investing over £320m into helping heat homes with lower carbon alternatives, such as heat networks and heat pumps".


bbcuk--2020-03-01--Coronavirus: First case confirmed in Scotland

The first case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Scotland after a patient was diagnosed having recently travelled from Italy , the government has said .
The patient , from the Tayside area , tested positive and is receiving treatment in isolation in hospital .
Details of people they have been in contact with since returning to the UK are being gathered .
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said : `` Scotland is well prepared for a significant outbreak . ''
The total number of cases that have been diagnosed in the UK is 36 .
Health bosses said Scotland is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this kind '' .
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Scotland 's chief medical officer Dr Catherine Calderwood said : `` We have a proven track record of dealing with challenging health issues , and have been preparing for this possibility since the beginning of the outbreak in Wuhan .
`` This is peak season for respiratory and flu-like illness .
`` There will be people presenting with symptoms of acute respiratory illness but these cases are highly unlikely to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The virus is contracted through close contact either face-to-face or spending more than 15 minutes within two metres of an infected person , the government said .
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Your rights as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Scottish government 's resilience committee on Sunday evening and is expected to take part in the UK government 's Cobra meeting chaired by prime minister Boris Johnson on Monday .
There have been a total of 698 negative tests in Scotland since the outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan .
Health officials are to begin testing some people with flu-like symptoms for the virus even if they have not visited affected areas .
Ms Sturgeon said : `` Our first thoughts must be with the patient diagnosed with coronavirus , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Scotland is well prepared for a significant outbreak of coronavirus but there is currently no treatment or vaccine .
`` Early detection measures will continue to be vital in helping to prevent the spread of the virus . ''

"The people who have been in [close contact] will be contacted by our health protection teams. We'll have a conversation with them and offer testing if that was deemed to be appropriate," she said.


bbcuk--2020-03-01--Coronavirus: School in Dublin closed for 14 days

A secondary school in Dublin has been closed for 14 days due to concerns over coronavirus .
A male student has the virus and is being treated in a Dublin hospital with infection-control measures .
The National Public Health Emergency Team said that a risk assessment determined that `` all pupils and teachers are being treated as close contacts of the confirmed case '' .
A woman from Northern Ireland was diagnosed with the virus on Thursday .
Two days later the first case of the coronavirus was confirmed in the Republic of Ireland .
Both had travelled home from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tony Holohan , Ireland 's chief medical officer , said `` public health doctors are in direct contact with pupils , their parents and the staff involved '' .
While not identifying it , he said it was a `` large school '' and stressed `` that patient confidentiality in this case , and in all cases , should be respected '' .
`` The Department of Health will provide updated information as necessary . ''
A school having to temporarily close in Dublin due to a coronavirus case is something the authorities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with so soon .
It is an indication of just how serious they are taking this individual case .
As health officials across Ireland are in regular contact and working closely together , it gives us an idea of what action would be taken here if a teacher or pupil were to be infected and had been to school and mixed with colleagues or pupils .
This move by officials in the Republic is a wake-up call for the rest of us .
The department says all pupils and teachers are being asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the incubation period .
This is a huge undertaking for everyone involved .
The Republic of Ireland has now just joined the growing list of countries around the world where this virus is really starting to disrupt public life .
Dr John Cuddihy , director of the Health Protection Surveillance Centre , said students and teachers at the school had been advised to restrict their movements .
The Department of Education said it was `` available to assist the school in any way necessary '' .
`` The closing of this school @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grounds after risk assessment deemed it appropriate .
All other schools will remain open .
`` The departments will continue to communicate with all schools on this issue . ''
• Coronavirus : How worried should we be ?
• First case of coronavirus confirmed in NI The chief executive of Tourism Ireland said on Sunday he had `` extremely serious '' concerns over the potential impact of the virus .
Niall Gibbons said there had already been trip cancellations , amid growing fears more visitors will stay away .
Two schools in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Italy amid concerns over the coronavirus outbreak .
The decisions came after pupils and staff from three Northern Ireland schools who were recently on school trips to Italy were sent home due to coronavirus concerns .

As health officials across Ireland are in regular contact and working closely together, it gives us an idea of what action would be taken here if a teacher or pupil were to be infected and had been to school and mixed with colleagues or pupils.


bbcuk--2020-03-02--Alcohol: Wales minimum pricing law comes into force

A new law introducing a minimum alcohol price in Wales has come into force .
As of Monday , retailers and any outlets serving alcohol must charge at least 50p a unit , meaning a typical bottle of wine costs no less than £4.69 .
The change , which follows a similar move in Scotland in 2018 , was delayed because of objections from Portugal .
Health Minister Vaughan Gething said it would tackle `` harmful and damaging '' drinking of cheap , strong alcohol .
The Public Health Minimum Price for Alcohol Wales Act 2018 forces retailers to use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A report found alcohol sales in Scotland dropped after a similar system started there in May 2018 , while the volume of sales rose slightly in Wales and England during the same period .
Mr Gething said there had been `` lots of debate '' when the change was first announced , with some `` deeply sceptical and unhappy '' about price rises , but the evidence of the health benefits was `` so clear '' .
`` It 's not about making alcohol unaffordable , it is addressing the most harmful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alcohol .
We have already seen the impact it will have , '' he said .
`` And I really do think , in a few years ' time , people in Wales will wonder why there was ever a fuss about doing this . ''
• Call for study on teen drinkers and minimum pricing The Welsh Government said most people would not notice a change in the price of most alcoholic drinks , but `` high-strength , low-cost '' products , such as white cider , would be significantly more expensive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Alcohol Health Alliance , said he was `` delighted '' by Wales ' change and said England risked being `` left behind '' in the race to tackle alcohol harm .
Mr Gething added : `` If we also see a change in behaviour and a real health gain being made that reduces alcohol-related admissions that helps to avoid alcohol-related deaths as well , then I think we will see a change being made across England and ... Northern Ireland too . ''
The Home Office said there were currently no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in England .
Official figures show about 500 people die in Wales each year from alcohol-related causes , with 60,000 hospital admissions related to alcohol consumption , adding up to an estimated £159m cost to the Welsh NHS each year .
Dr Sarah Aitken , director of public health for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board , said the organisation had been supportive of the law change since it was first mooted .
`` We see the effects of excessive alcohol consumption on people 's health every day , '' she said .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ affects the heart , kidneys and brain .
It impacts on hospital services , and on people 's lives more generally .
`` The intervention of minimum pricing will reduce the harm done by alcohol , it 's an important step and will hopefully make people think about their relationship with alcohol . ''
While there has been widespread support for a floor on alcohol pricing in Wales , some concerns have been raised .
'It would n't have helped me' Sarah Pritchard , of Newport , is a recovering alcoholic who , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needs a transplant after being sober for a year .
She said drinking is `` just not worth it , '' and added , `` People with addiction , if the prices are going up , to get that drink , I think that there 's going to be a lot of crime - robberies , pick-pocketing .
`` But , in another respect , it 's a good thing because it is there to entice people to get off the drink . ''
She said alcoholism was a `` really scary thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` I used to get up in the morning to have a drink .
I would shake [ with ] anxiety , I 'd be sweating .
And that first glass ...
I could n't control it because I 'd be shaking that much . ''
Asked whether minimum alcohol pricing would have stopped her from drinking , Ms Pritchard said : `` No , because I know what the withdrawal feelings are . ''
Addiction charity , Kaleidoscope , has suggested the law change will not tackle drinking `` middle-class '' drinking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likely to consume above the recommended amount , compared to those in the most deprived areas , according to Public Health Wales figures .
However , Dr Aitken said alcohol consumption had less impact on people living in more affluent areas because `` the rest of their lifestyles are healthier '' .
There have also been suggestions the law change will disproportionately affect low-income drinkers , may turn some harmful drinkers to drugs and may increase the risks of brewing alcohol at home .
But the Welsh Government has said research shows most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minister said : `` The beneficial impact of public health is not just a gain for individual drinkers , it 's for all of us . ''
Mr Gething said he looked forward to the debate continuing , with the Welsh Assembly looking at the law again in five years , informed by the evidence generated in the meantime .

She said alcoholism was a "really scary thing to go through", adding: "I used to get up in the morning to have a drink. I would shake [with] anxiety, I'd be sweating. And that first glass... I couldn't control it because I'd be shaking that much."


bbcuk--2020-03-02--Speed limit of 20mph brought in for central London

A speed limit of 20mph has been imposed on all central London roads managed by Transport for London ( TfL ) in a bid to reduce road deaths .
All TfL roads within the Congestion Charging Zone ( CCZ ) are subject to the limit since 00:01 GMT on Monday .
Some critics said the speed limit would make no difference because traffic already moves so slowly in the area .
The Vision Zero scheme is a collaboration between the London mayor , TfL and the Metropolitan Police .
Limits have been placed on roads in Millbank , Victoria Embankment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support for the proposals .
New signage and road markings with raised pedestrian crossings are also being installed in locations where a high number of people walk , including near the Embankment and Tower Hill Tube stations , TfL said .
A study found that about four lives a year were saved when a 20mph scheme was rolled out in Bristol , but similar plans in Manchester were reviewed over concerns they were not reducing the number of accidents .
TfL-managed roads with the new 20mph limit • Part of Druid Street , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Part of Tooley Street , Duke Street Hill and part of Queen Elizabeth Street Steve McNamara from the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association said the limit would make little difference .
`` Most people would love to go as fast as 20mph in the middle of London , '' he said .
`` Average traffic speeds are 6mph in the centre .
I ca n't think of anywhere in central London it would make any difference at all , at least in the daytime .
Those roads are all at a virtual standstill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said : `` I am absolutely determined to do everything I can to eradicate all deaths and serious injuries on London 's roads and these new measures are a vital step along the way to helping us to achieve this . ''
He added he hoped it would also encourage more people to walk and cycle in London .

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said: "I am absolutely determined to do everything I can to eradicate all deaths and serious injuries on London's roads and these new measures are a vital step along the way to helping us to achieve this."


bbcuk--2020-03-02--Coronavirus: Widespread transmission in UK 'highly likely'

Widespread transmission of coronavirus in the UK is now `` highly likely '' , Public Health England ( PHE ) has said .
Medical Director Prof Paul Cosford said the country must be prepared .
The prime minister was at a meeting of the emergency Cobra committee on Monday to finalise government plans , after the number of UK cases jumped to 36 .
Meanwhile , the EU has raised the coronavirus risk in member states from `` moderate '' to `` high '' .
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Your rights as a traveller A panel of experts and BBC reporters will be answering your questions about the coronavirus outbreak in a special programme on BBC One at 19:30 GMT on Monday Prof Cosford said the extent of infection in other countries suggested the UK needed to prepare for more widespread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now inevitable , he told BBC Breakfast : `` I would n't say anything is inevitable but it is now highly likely . ''
It comes after 13 new patients were diagnosed on Sunday .
The latest cases included 12 more in England and the first patient in Scotland , meaning the virus has now reached all four parts of the UK .
A health worker at an NHS cancer centre in Middlesex is also among the new cases .
Another is a staff member at Wimbledon College in south-west London , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the new cases in England were linked to a man from Surrey , who was the first patient to not have been abroad recently and was instead infected within the UK .
A man who had been working in Bristol has also tested positive for the virus in Shenzhen , China , after flying from London to Hong Kong on Thursday , according to the Health Commission of Guangdong Province .
Meanwhile , more British holidaymakers stuck in a quarantined hotel in Tenerife are preparing to return home after testing negative for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already left the hotel , but 150 others are now in their seventh day at the H10 Costa Adeje Palace after a group of Italians contracted the virus .
Travel operator Jet2holidays said its customers would be travelling back to the UK on a dedicated flight on Monday afternoon .
Once home , they must isolate themselves until the original quarantine period ends on 10 March .
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Last week concerns about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ global stocks .
But prices in Asia began to rise on Monday after Japan 's central bank promised to take action to support the markets .
The government has said its plan if the outbreak worsens could include asking newly-retired doctors and nurses to return to the NHS .
People could also be urged to work from home - and closing schools and cancelling major public events have also not been ruled out .
The government has also set up a `` war room '' in the Cabinet Office to roll out a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their hands for 20 seconds or more .
Where are the latest UK cases ?
On Sunday , 13 new cases were revealed : • Three of them were close contacts of the man from Surrey , who was announced as testing positive on Friday .
They included another person from Surrey and two people from West Sussex who were all `` part of an adult family cluster '' , Public Health England said .
• Another new case from Essex had `` no relevant travel '' and it was unclear how they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remaining eight had visited affected areas - six to Italy , and two to Iran .
They were from London , West Yorkshire , Greater Manchester , Hertfordshire and Gloucestershire .
• Scotland recorded its first case - a patient from the Tayside area who had recently travelled from Italy .
On Saturday , three new cases were confirmed in Gloucestershire , Hertfordshire and Berkshire .
One of those was a member of staff at St Mary 's School in Tetbury , Gloucestershire , the primary school confirmed .
Another school - Willow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - said one of its staff had been infected .
Labour 's shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth said his party `` broadly supported '' the government 's aims .
But he told the BBC he was concerned about the NHS 's capacity to deal with the virus and urged the government to consider emergency funding .
Meanwhile , Lib Dem MP Layla Moran has written to the health secretary to urge him to make sure people are paid if they have to self-isolate .
The GMB union has also called on NHS trusts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sick pay in suspected cases of Covid-19 .
It warned most private companies providing the NHS with cleaners , porters and caterers do not offer sick pay for the first three days .
As of 09:00 GMT on Sunday , the Department of Health said a total of 11,750 people had been tested in the UK .
Globally , around 86,000 people have been infected , with cases in more than 50 countries .
More than 3,000 people have died - the vast majority in China 's Hubei province , where the outbreak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ affected by the coronavirus ?
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Coronavirus: Widespread transmission in UK 'highly likely' Published 2 March 2020
Widespread transmission of coronavirus in the UK is now "highly likely", Public Health England (PHE) has said.
Medical Director Prof Paul Cosford said the country must be prepared.
The prime minister was at a meeting of the emergency Cobra committee on Monday to finalise government plans, after the number of UK cases jumped to 36.
Meanwhile, the EU has raised the coronavirus risk in member states to "moderate to high".
What do I need to know about the coronavirus?
A panel of experts and BBC reporters will be answering your questions about the coronavirus outbreak in a special programme on BBC One at 19:30 GMT on Monday
Prof Cosford said the extent of infection in other countries suggested the UK needed to prepare for more widespread infection.
Pressed on whether this was now inevitable, he told BBC Breakfast: "I wouldn't say anything is inevitable but it is now highly likely."
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Widespread coronavirus transmission in UK "highly likely"
It comes after 13 new patients were diagnosed on Sunday.
The latest cases included 12 more in England and the first patient in Scotland, meaning the virus has now reached all four parts of the UK.
A health worker at an NHS cancer centre in Middlesex is also among the new cases.
Another is a staff member at Wimbledon College in south-west London, which has closed for deep cleaning.
Three of the new cases in England were linked to a man from Surrey, who was the first patient to not have been abroad recently and was instead infected within the UK.
A man who had been working in Bristol has also tested positive for the virus in Shenzhen, China, after flying from London to Hong Kong on Thursday, according to the Health Commission of Guangdong Province.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Flying over Tenerife's locked-down coronavirus-hit hotel
Meanwhile, more British holidaymakers stuck in a quarantined hotel in Tenerife are preparing to return home after testing negative for the virus.
Around 25 Britons have already left the hotel, but 150 others are now in their seventh day at the H10 Costa Adeje Palace after a group of Italians contracted the virus.
Travel operator Jet2holidays said its customers would be travelling back to the UK on a dedicated flight on Monday afternoon.
Once home, they must isolate themselves until the original quarantine period ends on 10 March.
Last week concerns about the outbreak wiped more than $5tn from global stocks. But prices in Asia began to rise on Monday after Japan's central bank promised to take action to support the markets.
The government has said its plan if the outbreak worsens could include asking newly-retired doctors and nurses to return to the NHS.
People could also be urged to work from home - and closing schools and cancelling major public events have also not been ruled out.
The government has also set up a "war room" in the Cabinet Office to roll out a public health campaign encouraging people to wash their hands for 20 seconds or more.
Where are the latest UK cases?
On Sunday, 13 new cases were revealed:
Three of them were close contacts of the man from Surrey, who was announced as testing positive on Friday. They included another person from Surrey and two people from West Sussex who were all "part of an adult family cluster", Public Health England said.
and two people from who were all "part of an adult family cluster", Public Health England said. Another new case from Essex had "no relevant travel" and it was unclear how they had contracted the virus.
had "no relevant travel" and it was unclear how they had contracted the virus. The remaining eight had visited affected areas - six to Italy, and two to Iran. They were from London , West Yorkshire , Greater Manchester , Hertfordshire and Gloucestershire .
, , , and . Scotland recorded its first case - a patient from the Tayside area who had recently travelled from Italy.
On Saturday, three new cases were confirmed in Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire and Berkshire.
One of those was a member of staff at St Mary's School in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, the primary school confirmed. Another school - Willow Bank Infant School in Woodley, Berkshire - said one of its staff had been infected.
Labour's shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth said his party "broadly supported" the government's aims.
But he told the BBC he was concerned about the NHS's capacity to deal with the virus and urged the government to consider emergency funding.
Meanwhile, Lib Dem MP Layla Moran has written to the health secretary to urge him to make sure people are paid if they have to self-isolate.
The GMB union has also called on NHS trusts to ensure that outsourced staff are given sick pay in suspected cases of Covid-19.
It warned most private companies providing the NHS with cleaners, porters and caterers do not offer sick pay for the first three days.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Watch how germs spread and how you can prevent it
As of 09:00 GMT on Sunday, the Department of Health said a total of 11,750 people had been tested in the UK.
Globally, around 86,000 people have been infected, with cases in more than 50 countries. More than 3,000 people have died - the vast majority in China's Hubei province, where the outbreak originated in December.
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bbcuk--2020-03-02--Coronavirus: Bank of England vows to ease economic impact

The Bank of England has vowed to help stabilise financial markets , joining other central banks in promising action to ease the economic impact of the coronavirus .
London 's FTSE 100 index soared almost 3 % in early trading , before falling back into negative territory .
It followed a rebound in Asian markets amid hopes central banks will cut interest rates and provide stimulus .
On Monday , Japan 's central bank said it was prepared to intervene .
This mirrored a similar pledge from the US Federal Reserve on Friday to stop more big falls on global @ @ @ @ @ @ @ England said it continued to monitor developments and is assessing its potential impacts on the global and UK economies and financial systems .
`` The Bank is working closely with HM Treasury and the FCA ( Financial Conduct Authority ) - as well as our international partners - to ensure all necessary steps are taken to protect financial and monetary stability , '' a spokesman said .
Last week saw major stock markets suffer their worst weekly performance since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis .
But investors are now hoping that central banks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unison to support financial markets as the coronavirus outbreak spreads .
In a statement , the Bank of Japan said : `` The BoJ will monitor developments carefully , and strive to stabilise markets and offer sufficient liquidity via market operations and asset purchases . ''
In a rare emergency statement , BoJ governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank would take necessary steps to stabilise financial markets : `` Overseas and domestic financial markets continue to make unstable movements due to heightening uncertainty over the impact on the economy from the spread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reacted positively to the BoJ move on Monday with China 's Shanghai Composite index up 3.2 % , while Japan 's benchmark index , the Nikkei 225 , ended the day 1 % higher .
Last week concerns about the outbreak wiped more than $ 5 trillion from global stocks .
• Shares drop in worst week since financial crisis • Why should I care if share prices fall ?
On Monday the privately-run Caixin/Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers ' Index showed the fastest rate of contraction in China 's factory activity since the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ followed the release on Saturday of equally weak official numbers .
Both sets of data come after employers across the country were ordered to remain closed after the annual Chinese New Year holiday as part of attempts by authorities to stem the spread of the virus .
The falls , which were even worse than the slump seen during the 2008 global financial crisis , highlighted the outbreak 's huge impact on the world 's second-largest economy .
Over the weekend senior officials in President Donald Trump 's administration also tried to soothe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , highlighting the US economy 's underlying strength .
US Vice-President Mike Pence , who is leading the administration 's response to the coronavirus , said that the stock market `` will come back '' , adding that `` the fundamentals of this economy are strong '' .
The fall in global stocks last week was similar in size to the biggest ever one-day fall in October 1987 , which became known as Black Monday .
Stephen Clapham , the founder of Behind the Balance Sheet , was working in the City in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ carnage .
This is not carnage , 1987 was carnage , '' he told the BBC Radio 4 's Today Programme this morning .

If supply chains are disrupted, and factories have to shut down, interest rate cuts are unlikely to help very much. Likewise, if people don't want to go to the shops, eat in restaurants, travel on planes or stay in hotels, cheap credit isn't going to make a lot of difference. And in many countries, interest rates are in any case already low.


bbcuk--2020-03-02--Met Police officers investigated over Streatham attack crash

Two Met Police officers called to the Streatham attack are being investigated for alleged dangerous driving and misconduct over a car crash .
The officers were travelling in convoy to the scene on 2 February after Sudesh Amman , wearing a fake suicide vest , stabbed two people .
One officer was involved in a crash with two other cars which injured him and a member of the public .
The Met Police Federation described the move as `` a complete joke '' .
The Independent Office for Police Conduct ( IOPC ) said the officers were under investigation on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It followed a referral from the Metropolitan Police on Friday which said one of the drivers was in an unmarked car while the other was in a marked armed vehicle .
An IOPC spokesman said : `` A criminal investigation does not mean that criminal charges will necessarily follow .
`` Misconduct notices do not imply guilt but are to inform the officer that their behaviour and conduct are under investigation and the level of severity . ''
The two officers have been placed on restricted duties and are not allowed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ carried out .
• Who was the Streatham attacker ?
Ken Marsh , the chairman of the Met Police Federation , which represents more than 30,000 officers in the force , said : `` The public will be appalled when they hear that brave police officers responding to a terrorist attack can be treated in such a manner .
`` What kind of message does this send ?
These officers and their colleagues put their lives on the line that day to protect the public .
`` Now potentially their careers are on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A complete joke . ''
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Ken Marsh, the chairman of the Met Police Federation, which represents more than 30,000 officers in the force, said: "The public will be appalled when they hear that brave police officers responding to a terrorist attack can be treated in such a manner.


bbcuk--2020-03-02--M&S: Retailer extends trial of food refill scheme

Marks & Spencer is to extend a trial of its refill scheme where shoppers can fill their own containers with food .
The trial will be extended at its Hedge End store in Southampton , and will be rolled out in Manchester this month .
A spokesperson said it was part of the supermarket 's `` action to reduce plastic packaging '' .
UK supermarkets are responsible for 58 billion pieces of plastic a year , according to Greenpeace .
The initial trial offered 44 plastic packaging-free products from coffee and cereal to sweets and pasta at the Hedge End @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said 25 of those products were now outselling packaged alternatives in the store .
The trial will also be extended to the firm 's Manchester city centre store , which will take part from March .
The retailer said the success of the trial is down to the fact that consumers are trying to shop in a more environmentally-friendly way .
Three-quarters of consumers are trying to cut down on the amount of plastic they use , according to a survey of 2,200 adults carried out by YouGov for the supermarket .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ find retailers that offered refill schemes , and also find carrying containers around inconvenient .
M & S 's director of food technology , Paul Willgoss , said : `` Our 'fill your own ' concept is one area we 're focusing on as part of our action to reduce plastic packaging and support our customers to reuse and recycle .
He added : `` We 're keen to better understand refill across the entire store process from behind the scenes operations to working with our customers to encourage behaviour change . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ suggested discount retailers like Aldi or Lidl might have further to go than other supermarkets such as M & S .
It was ranked fourth out of the UK 's 10 biggest supermarkets for its plastic `` footprint '' .
M & S previously committed to introducing additional lines of loose produce and other alternatives to plastic across its UK shops .
• Asda : Launch a sustainability store in Leeds where customers can use refill stations .
• Morrisons : Have 100 % recyclable , reusable or compostable packaging by 2025 and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Remove hard-to-recycle materials , including PVC , from its own brand products • Sainsbury 's : Remove lightweight loose product bags from store and replace plastic film on fruit and vegetables with a recyclable option • Aldi : Get rid of plastic wrapping on cabbages and cauliflower in some stores , and trial cardboard packaging on steak Single-use plastic has become a major topic for discussion after the BBC 's Blue Planet II highlighted its effect on the oceans .
The BBC has also announced plans for a year-long series of programmes and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Our Planet Matters project .
M & S 's environmental pledges come as the struggling company plans to shut more than 100 stores by 2022 .
But food sales remain a bright spot in its performance , offsetting weaker sales in clothing and homeware .

The trial will also be extended to the firm's Manchester city centre store, which will take part from March. The retailer said the success of the trial is down to the fact that consumers are trying to shop in a more environmentally-friendly way.


bbcuk--2020-03-02--Post-Brexit US trade: UK talks plan insists NHS 'off the table'

The government has stressed that the NHS is `` not on the table '' , as it publishes its negotiating strategy for post-Brexit trade talks with the US .
The 180-page document also pledges to maintain food standards , lower import taxes , or tariffs , on many UK exports - and increase trade in services .
It estimates a deal could boost the UK economy in `` the long run '' by between 0.07 % and 0.16 % .
It comes as separate trade talks with the EU get under way in Brussels .
The US published its outline @ @ @ @ @ @ @ February .
Talks on an agreement are expected to begin later this month .
• UK 'would be insane ' to let in chlorinated chicken • Trade talks : What do the UK and EU want ?
The UK 's strategy document said a deal should also seek to boost trade in digital services , and make it easier for UK professionals to work in the US , and vice versa .
The UK will aim to lower trade barriers faced by British car manufacturers , ceramics makers and producers of products such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The UK 's latest document said a deal would bring `` significant opportunities '' for all sectors of the British economy - and offered region-by-region examples of businesses that could benefit from an agreement .
The UK 's release of its wishlist for a trade deal with the UK was an hour behind schedule - and a full year behind America 's list .
It 's a reminder that nothing is likely to go to plan in the year ahead .
The UK , as expected , pledges to protect consumer standards @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more access for its farmers , which would likely necessitate a relaxing of standards .
And this is happening at the same time as talks with the EU get underway ( conducted , to complicate matters with a different team under the authority of a different Whitehall department ) - for whom a relaxing of standards is likely to be unpalatable .
The US has also specified it wants to be able to veto the UK 's ability to strike deals with `` non-market economies '' meaning the likes of China How big @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for International Trade touts the potential for UK GDP to increase by £3.4bn if tariffs are eliminated ( which actually goes beyond the stated objectives ) and other barriers reduced by 50 % .
So that 's a big `` if '' and in any case is equivalent to a scant 0.2 % of GDP , and over the course of 15 years .
And that 's dwarfed by the hit to UK growth other studies have suggested will result from even a free trade agreement with the EU , compared to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place in both the UK and US and be overseen by the government 's chief negotiation adviser Crawford Falconer - formerly New Zealand 's chief negotiator and ambassador to the World Trade Organization .
Speaking ahead of the publication of the document , Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK had `` the best negotiators in the business '' .
`` We 're going to drive a hard bargain to boost British industry , '' he added .
In what appears to be a bid to push back against accusations made by Labour @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be up for sale under the Conservatives , the government also said any future deal must `` protect '' the NHS .
`` The NHS will not be on the table .
The price the NHS pays for drugs will not be on the table , '' the document says .
`` The services the NHS provides will not be on the table .
The NHS is not , and never will be , for sale to the private sector , whether overseas or domestic . ''
Confederation of British Industry director @ @ @ @ @ @ @ encouraging to see the government 's ambitions to make it easier for skilled people to move between the UK and US '' and `` support small business exporters '' .
But Frances O'Grady , general secretary of the Trades Union Congress , said : `` The government should be focused on getting a good trade deal with the EU - not cosying up to Donald Trump . ''
According to recent media reports , the EU will demand that the UK maintains a ban on washing chicken in chlorine and other disinfectants as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the bloc .
But the US has expressed frustration at the ban , arguing that it is not based on scientific evidence .
Shadow international trade secretary Barry Gardiner accused the government of making `` false promises '' over commitments to protect the NHS and consumer standards , adding `` there must be a full and proper scrutiny process for this and all trade agreements '' .
The US is the UK 's largest trading partner after the EU , accounting for nearly 19 % of all exports in 2018 and 11 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 45 % of all exports and 53 % of imports .
Meanwhile , Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will this week use a trip to the Gulf to try and boost post-Brexit trade ties with Saudi Arabia and Oman .
He said both countries wanted to grow their economies in `` sectors such as health , education and culture where the UK leads the world . ''

According to recent media reports, the EU will demand that the UK maintains a ban on washing chicken in chlorine and other disinfectants as the price for a trade agreement with the bloc. But the US has expressed frustration at the ban, arguing that it is not based on scientific evidence.


bbcuk--2020-03-02--Worcester and Shropshire flooding 'not over yet'

Flooding in areas along the River Severn `` is n't over yet '' , the Environment Agency ( EA ) has warned .
Homes were evacuated last week in Ironbridge , Shropshire , and in Bewdley , Worcestershire , after flood defences buckled .
Levels on the River Severn are expected to peak in Ironbridge on Monday night and will remain high for the next three to four days , the EA said .
Dave Throup , from the EA , warned people not to get `` complacent '' .
Almost the whole length of the River Severn in England @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
• Latest updates on flooding in the West Midlands Mr Throup said : `` All the water from the weekend is now in Shrewsbury , it 's worked its way downstream .
`` We saw a peak overnight at Welsh bridge of 4.3m so that is a high level , but it 's almost a metre lower than last week so more manageable .
`` But we do n't want people to get complacent , these are still very high flood levels . ''
The temporary barriers in Ironbridge were pushed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) due to the force of the water on Wednesday , meaning water was able to seep beneath them .
Mr Throup said levels there were expected to peak overnight into Tuesday and then peak in Worcestershire on Tuesday night .
`` The barriers there have been all checked , we 've replaced the bits that got damaged or twisted , so they 're all good to go , '' he said .
In Worcestershire , Eckington Bridge is closed but other roads in the area have opened .
Bewdley Bridge is closed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rising faster than anticipated '' , the council said .
It remains open to cyclists and pedestrians .
Meanwhile , river levels in flood-hit parts of East Yorkshire are `` dropping very fast '' , the EA said .
An average of 202.1mm rainfall fell last month , data from the Met Office shows , making it the wettest February since records began .
Herefordshire Council said it was waiving the need for a permit until 8 March for any residents with flood damaged items they want to dispose of .
Businesses in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ collapse of a road said there had been a drop in customer numbers .
The B4424 between Fownhope and Hereford has been closed since 17 February after a landslip .
A coach takes children to a primary school in the village , which is accessible via Ledbury and Ross on Wye , a diversion of 90 minutes for those coming in from elsewhere .
• In Pictures : Flood-hit areas in the Midlands Local businesses said they urgently needed better signage and managed diversion routes .
Kevin Braybrook , who runs Bowens Bed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cancellations .
`` We just need a speedy professional pro-active response about what we 're going to do about this road , '' he said .
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"We've got a number of roads closed, difficult travel conditions, we're not out of the woods, it's going to take a good few days for these river levels to drop right out."


bbcuk--2020-03-02--Joe Lycett: Comedian changes his name to Hugo Boss

Comedian Joe Lycett has legally changed his name to Hugo Boss , in a protest against the German fashion company .
The company , who often style themselves as `` Boss '' , have been sending cease-and-desist letters to small businesses and charities who are also using the word `` boss '' in their names .
`` It 's clear that Hugo Boss hates people using their name , '' Lycett wrote on Twitter .
The BBC has asked Hugo Boss , the company , for a comment .
`` Unfortunately for them this week I legally changed my name @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officially known as Hugo Boss , '' Lycett added , alongside photographic evidence of his name change .
The comic , who has appeared on the BBC 's Live at the Apollo , posted that the fashion house has cost small businesses `` thousands in legal fees and rebranding '' .
One of the most high-profile cases of recent years involved Swansea brewery company Boss Brewing .
At the time , a Hugo Boss spokesman said : `` Following the brewery 's application to register a trade mark , we approached them regarding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two beer names in the portfolio .
`` This was to avoid conflict and potential misunderstanding regarding the brands Boss and Boss Black , which had been used by the brewery but are ( longstanding ) trademarks of our company .
`` The discussions clarified the situation in respect of these two brands as well as in relation to textile merchandising for the future .
The brewery is able to proceed with the majority of their products without impact on their current branding . ''
According to the i newspaper in 2018 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legal letter from Hugo Boss when it tried to trademark the name .
On Monday morning , the artist formerly known as Joe Lycett told the BBC 's Victoria Derbyshire : `` I would like them to stop doing this , because no-one is confusing these two things .
`` Also I 'd really like them to give them their money back really and promise to stop - and an apology would be nice , '' he added .
Lycett , who is 31 and from Birmingham , claimed he 'll be `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Boss '' on his Channel 4 consumer rights show , Joe Lycett 's Got Your Back .
Last year on the show he impersonated an RBS boss in order to help a scammed customer get their £8,000 back .
Fellow comedian David Baddiel jokingly applauded his `` extraordinary and brilliant commitment '' , this time around , while another stand-up , Rhys James , was quick to suggest taking Lycett 's old name .
Lycett 's name has also now been changed to Hugo Boss on his Wikipedia page .
Kate Swaine , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said : `` Joe Lycett 's actions shine a light on the potential negative PR implications when undertaking a brand enforcement program .
`` Even where a brand is legitimately enforced , brandowners must be alive to where issues may arise in relation to smaller businesses or individual use . ''
Anyone over the age of 16 in the UK can legally change their name .
Some companies charge a fee of around £15 to sort the paperwork .
German label Hugo Boss was founded in 1924 in Metzingen , Germany , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In 2011 , the firm apologised for its maltreatment of forced workers during World War II .
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bbcuk--2020-03-02--ITV and Anne-Marie apologise for Ant and Dec Saturday Night Takeaway performance

ITV has apologised `` for any offence caused '' during a performance by Anne-Marie at the end of Ant and Dec 's Saturday Night Takeaway .
The show 's hosts wore headbands that featured the Japanese Rising Sun flag during a martial arts inspired performance of Ciao Adios .
The flag is seen by some as a symbol of Japan 's imperialist past .
Anne-Marie also apologised for the `` hurt '' it had caused but said she had `` nothing to do '' with costumes .
ITV said it has `` taken steps to re-edit '' parts of Saturday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hub , and for future broadcasts .
The channel said any offence `` was clearly unintended '' .
South Korea wants the flag to be banned at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games .
Some politicians there have compared it to the Nazi swastika .
What is the rising sun flag ?
The rising sun flag has a similar red disc but with 16 red rays coming from it .
Both flags have been used for a long time , dating back centuries .
During the 19th Century , the rising sun symbol became @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was flying during Japan 's imperialist expansion when it occupied Korea and part of China .
During World War Two , it became the flag of the navy - and that 's largely where it got its controversial reputation .
Japanese troops occupied much of Asia during the war , carrying out atrocities against local people .
Despite that the flag has been widely used as a national symbol in Japan and commonly appears on products , in adverts , and in popular culture .
Today , it 's still the flag of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ different version is used for the regular military .
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bbcuk--2020-03-02--Prevent: Muslim 'support' for 'toxic' anti-extremism scheme

The principles behind the anti-extremism scheme Prevent may not be as controversial among British Muslims as thought , a survey suggests .
Criminal justice think tank Crest Advisory says its research shows the `` narrative '' the scheme is a `` toxic brand '' is `` fundamentally flawed '' .
UK Muslims would be more likely to tip off the scheme when someone was being radicalised than the wider public .
But the Muslim Council of Britain said Prevent still needed to be overhauled .
The research was funded by a charitable trust with an interest in policing and crime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wish to be identified .
The survey showed that many of those questioned had not heard of Prevent before - amounting to 55 % of Muslims and 68 % of the general population .
But when offered `` a neutral explanation '' of Prevent , 80 % of British Muslims and 85 % of the wider public offered broad support for it , Crest Advisory says .
Some 67 % of British Muslims surveyed said they would tip off the authorities about someone being radicalised , compared with 63 % of the wider @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and should be axed' • 63 % of Muslims and 67 % of the wider public worried about Islamist extremism • 64 % of Muslims and 71 % of the wider public said they trusted the police '' Our findings appear to fly in the face of a number of narratives commonly applied to British Muslims by some politicians , campaign groups and commentators about extremism and efforts to counter it , '' said report author and Crest Advisory director Jon Clements .
`` British Muslims are , broadly speaking , no more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the threat it presents than the population as a whole .
`` Equally it is evident that British Muslims appear to be just as willing to step up and report concerns about an individual at risk of being radicalised as everybody else . ''
Mention `` Prevent '' and the phrase that often comes to mind is `` toxic brand '' .
It 's the label that is said to best fit what Muslims feel about the programme .
It 's unclear when it first became attached but it has stuck , leaving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poisonous and worthless .
The results of this research suggest the term is unhelpful and does not accurately reflect what British Muslims think .
In fact , the finding that should cause most alarm among local authority safeguarding teams and counter-terrorism police is that most Muslims do n't know what Prevent is - major work is clearly needed to raise its profile .
Officials will also have to address the concerns that a significant proportion of Muslims surveyed say they have about the overall purpose of the project .
That 's a job @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , promised by the government last year , could help with - but the review has stalled after its chair , Lord Carlile , had to step down .
Representative samples of British Muslims and the wider public were interviewed by from Savanta Comres in October and November last year .
Researchers also held focus group discussions in London , Slough , Watford , Bradford , Birmingham , Oldham , Cardiff and Glasgow .
Equalities campaigner Akeela Ahmed who advised the project said the research `` underscores the urgent need to improve consultation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ counter-extremism policies in general '' .
She said the findings were `` significant and provide a sound evidence base by which to bring fact and balance to a debate that has been raging for years . ''
A Muslim Council of Britain spokesperson said the survey provided `` valuable insight '' and showed most people supported the `` concept that prevention is better than cure '' .
But they added that less than a third of the British Muslims surveyed who were actually familiar with Prevent were supportive of the scheme .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ oversight and the MCB said this `` demonstrate precisely why there needs to be an overhaul of the strategy '' as `` serious concerns '' remained .
Dal Babu - a former Metropolitan Police chief superintendent , who used to chair the National Association of Muslim Police - criticised Prevent and the research .
He said the report sought to `` mislead and conflate safeguarding with the Prevent programme '' which `` does not have the trust of the community '' .
`` Unfortunately this clumsy , misleading report will lead to further @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with communities and develop a system for preventing terrorism from where it comes , '' he added .

But they added that less than a third of the British Muslims surveyed who were actually familiar with Prevent were supportive of the scheme. They cited reasons including lack of trust and oversight and the MCB said this "demonstrate precisely why there needs to be an overhaul of the strategy" as "serious concerns" remained.


bbcuk--2020-03-02--UK military gears up for deployment in Mali

Britain is significantly stepping up its military support in West Africa to help combat the world 's fastest growing Islamist-led insurgency .
Over the past month , British troops have been helping train local forces to fight extremism in the Sahel .
The region , a semi-arid stretch of land just south of the Sahara Desert , has been a frontline in the war against Islamist militancy for almost a decade .
Later this year , 250 British soldiers will join a UN mission in Mali .
It has been described as the most dangerous peacekeeping operation in the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threat from Islamist militants • Is France losing the battle against jihadists in Africa ?
In Senegal , a team of around 30 UK soldiers and Royal Marines have been training special forces from a number of West African nations in a US-led counter-terrorism exercise involving more than 1,600 troops .
Maj John House has been leading the British element of the training in Senegal with the focus on infantry skills and counter-terrorism operations .
He said it was in Britain 's interests to get more involved in the region .
`` If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the problems getting closer to our door , '' he said .
`` The more they have a presence in the region , the more we can feel the effect back in the UK . ''
Officers from US Special Operations Command Africa , which has been responsible for overseeing the exercise , are just as blunt .
US Maj Chris Giaquinto said the extremists `` want to create a safe haven in Africa in order to grow and facilitate attacks , possibly in Europe or the United States '' .
There are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sub-Saharan region known as the Sahel .
They include ones linked to the so-called Islamic State and al-Qaeda .
Commander Djibril Diawara , of the Senegalese Armed Forces , described the situation as `` alarming '' .
Over the past year the extremists have spread south from Mali , Niger and Burkina Faso .
The exercise culminated with special forces troops from Cameroon , Morocco and Nigeria conducting a raid on a village to take out an unspecified group of extremists .
Some of those involved have already been doing this for real @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nigerian Special Boat Service , has spent seven months on the frontline fighting Boko Haram .
He described a ruthless enemy using brutal tactics .
`` They use suicide bombers , improvised explosive devices , mines , basically they use the same tactics as ISIS , '' he said .
• IS links lead to brutal tactics for Boko Haram It 's an indication of the potential threats that 250 British troops will be facing when they enter Mali later this year .
They may be part of a peacekeeping mission , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patrols into hostile territory .
Nearly 200 UN peacekeepers have already lost their lives in Mali .
France , which has more than 5,000 troops in the country , has also suffered casualties there .
So is Britain about to become mired in another long-drawn conflict ?
Brig Gus Fair , commander of the Specialised Infantry Group , insisted it would not become another Afghanistan or Iraq for the British Army .
He said that `` we are up front in seeing this as a regional problem for a regional solution '' , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than taking direct sovereign intervention .
Nevertheless , the British Army 's peacekeeping mission in Mali will probably be the most dangerous task it has faced since the end of combat operations in Helmand .
The harsh reality is that , so far , Western support - along with international troops and peacekeepers - has been unable to turn the rising tide of extremism in the region .

"If we don't act we may find the problems getting closer to our door," he said. "The more they have a presence in the region, the more we can feel the effect back in the UK."


bbcuk--2020-03-02--Central London 20mph speed limit introduced


bbcuk--2020-03-02--Cheerleading in the UK: We're not on the sidelines any more

The celebration is deafening as Meg Stovell and her team-mates leap from the sprung floor into each others ' arms .
`` It feels amazing , '' she shouts as Tina Turner 's Simply the Best blasts from the speakers .
Weeks of intensive sessions perfecting everything from somersaults to song lyrics have paid off : the Bournemouth University Falcons are the student cheerleading grand national champions .
Cheer , a Netflix documentary series about cheerleading in the US , has taken millions of viewers on a college team 's tumultuous journey to the national competition in Daytona Beach , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ compare in the UK ?
London 's Olympic Park is 5,000 miles from Navarro College in Texas , but it seems even further in the February cold outside the Copper Box Arena , where hundreds of students have gathered for Legacy Cheer 's university competition .
Inside , though , the stakes feel just as high .
One by one , teams clad in sparkly uniforms run on to the stage , desperate to wow the panel of five judges with their two-and-a-half minute routines .
They try to mask their nerves with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , pyramids and everything in between - all while lip-syncing to carefully-curated backing tracks .
One judge 's sole job is deducting points for slip-ups .
When a stunt goes wrong , it can be difficult to bring the performance back .
At one point , an athlete is helped hobbling , in tears , from the mat by her teammates after a move left her with what looks like a twisted ankle .
The standard of UK university cheerleading has a way to go before it matches its cross-Atlantic counterpart .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seven .
Navarro College 's Cirque du Soleil-style stunts unsurprisingly make them a level seven , while the highest mixed level division at Legacy is three .
One of the reasons is that most student cheerleaders , like Lily Norris , 21 , who studies education and psychology at the University of Cambridge , are new to the sport when they enrol .
She says cheerleading had a bad reputation when she was growing up in Southend , Essex .
`` A lot of people just thought of it as pompoms - not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' she says .
`` It has got this stigma associated with it that I think really needs to be broken because it 's such a competitive sport . ''
Although it was born on the sidelines of American football fields - and was originally a men 's activity before women took over during the First World War - today cheerleading is a sport in its own right , geared towards competitions .
In the UK , around 89,000 athletes compete at regional and national level .
Legacy is just one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ events for everything from children 's `` all star '' teams which train specifically for competition , to the student teams in February 's competition .
The sport is being taken ever more seriously , especially since England 's national team won gold in the World Championships .
SportCheer England , a new national governing body , hopes it will be officially recognised by Sport England within the next two years , and eventually be incorporated into the Olympics .
But it is still not nearly as well resourced as it is Stateside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cheerleader for the University of Texas , who founded Legacy with her twin sister .
Breathing a sigh of relief backstage as she removes the earpiece she has been wearing all day , she says : `` It 's just a matter of time .
It has n't had time to evolve to that stage . ''
Andrea still lives in Houston but flies to the UK for competitions .
And her first experience here , 21 years ago , could n't have been further from Friday night shows in front of packed-out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consult on the sport for a competition in Norwich , where judo mats had been pushed together in a sports hall .
The judges asked her how long the routines were meant to be .
`` The competition ran two hours behind schedule and the DJ got up and left because he had another gig , '' she laughs .
`` I remember thinking : ' I want to help fix this ' . ''
She believes the standard of student cheerleading is now `` shifting '' because the sport has been growing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who took part as children are now going to university .
In one episode of Cheer , Navarro College 's formidable coach , Monica Aldama , says she likes her female cheerleaders to have a certain `` look '' .
But Laurel Boxall , the 19-year-old secretary of the Oxford Sirens ( the Cambridge Cougars ' main rivals ) says they take on new members based on ability and personality .
`` I like that we 're not all just carbon copies of each other , '' she says .
That said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ myriad of hair bows and fake eyelashes in the Copper Box Arena .
Lauren Tyler , 21 , and the rest of the Southampton Vixens spent the evening before the competition applying fake tan .
She says they push themselves physically like any other type of athlete - having broken multiple ribs and wrists herself - but the makeup and hair `` play into '' their performance .
Joanna Cuthbert , chairwoman of SportCheer England , says the sport 's glamorous side can help attract girls who otherwise might not engage in sport @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being out on a muddy pitch in the pouring rain , '' she says , adding that it has a more athletic look at an international level .
The aesthetic can make recruiting men a challenge , says Meg .
Her teammate , Harry Day , 20 , was adamant that he would join a gymnastics team at Bournemouth University 's freshers ' fair , but his friends convinced him to try cheerleading .
`` The first couple of sessions I was n't so sure , because it was really dancey , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ got into it . ''
A striking similarity to the Navarro students is the students ' sense of commitment to their teams and the sport .
`` No one is in for themselves , '' says Lily .
`` When one person 's missing , it sounds really clichéd , but you ca n't put the pyramid up .
You need to have every single member of the team present . ''
And pre-competition rituals are not unique to the Navarro team .
The Southampton Vixens touch their toes in unison before performing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other motivational notes .
They even have `` mat talk '' , when team members motivate their fellow athletes during practices .
`` Everyone is telling each other to be a Jerry , '' laughs Laurel , referring to one of the Cheer stars .
The students stress that while the original role of cheerleading - as implied by the name - was to motivate other teams , they are now the main event .
`` If we were just on the sidelines we probably would n't do it , '' says Laurel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether to rename the sport altogether .
Katrina Rutina , the 21-year-old president of the Royal Holloway Bears , says that , even though cheer is an `` aggressive '' sport in its own right , it would be wrong to deny its origins .
`` We are still leading the cheery atmosphere , it 's just in its own athletic and professional lane , '' she says .
`` It 's not other teams that we 're cheering on , it 's ourselves that we 're trying to cheer on . ''

Inside, though, the stakes feel just as high. One by one, teams clad in sparkly uniforms run on to the stage, desperate to wow the panel of five judges with their two-and-a-half minute routines. They try to mask their nerves with rehearsed smiles as they execute hand springs, pyramids and everything in between - all while lip-syncing to carefully-curated backing tracks. One judge's sole job is deducting points for slip-ups. When a stunt goes wrong, it can be difficult to bring the performance back.