bbcuk--2020-02-11--'You are groomed to work to a retirement date'

Her day job is working on staff pensions , but Karen Ward admits she became a little bit complacent about her own retirement plans .
The 58-year-old , who has worked at insurer Aviva for 39 years , said she needed a more open mind about what to do in later life .
`` I did n't think about my own [ pension ] .
I 'm not like a bricklayer who wants to build their own wall at home , '' she said .
So , she signed up to her employer 's `` mid-life MOT '' - three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , wellbeing , and her future in work .
Mrs Ward , a mother of two now grown-up children and a sports enthusiast , said the work session was the `` real eye-opener '' .
`` You are groomed to work to a retirement date , '' she said .
`` In your career , when you hit 50 or 55 , you may feel you are on a downward slope .
`` The sessions asked why think like that with at least 15 years to go .
They said it is your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` I 'm not ready to retire , so it changed my thinking . ''
• Why we lie about being retired The age at which people receive their state pension will hit 66 by October for men and women , and will continue to go up to 67 , with plans for this to go up again to 68 by 2039 .
Aviva - Mrs Ward 's employer - is calling on the government to introduce a more flexible approach to the state pension .
At present , someone can claim their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all of it while they continue working .
Aviva described this as an `` all or nothing '' choice faced by millions of workers .
Instead , it said the government should allow people to claim some of their state pension from their state pension age .
`` We believe the choice between claiming 0 % or 100 % of the state pension no longer reflects our increasingly flexible working lives , '' said Lindsey Rix , chief executive of UK savings and retirement at Aviva .
`` We believe the state pension @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the working lives of many .
If we fail to prepare for an ageing workforce , the consequences will be damaging for generations to come .
Not only could we see an increase in poverty in retirement but also a greater strain on our working population . ''
There are now more than 10 million people over the age of 50 in work , a record high .
The default retirement age was abolished in 2011 , stopping employers from telling their staff that they must retire at 65 .

"We believe the state pension age acts as an artificial hard line in the working lives of many. If we fail to prepare for an ageing workforce, the consequences will be damaging for generations to come. Not only could we see an increase in poverty in retirement but also a greater strain on our working population."


bbcuk--2020-02-12--Amputee ex-soldier's pioneering leg implant

Former soldier David Sneddon lost a leg after being shot in Afghanistan and has had a prosthetic limb for years .
But pain and sores led him to a pioneering new method of attaching his artificial leg .
His prosthesis allowed David to kick a football about with his two sons and play golf but he was having increasing problems with his socket .
The traditional socket is made to fit on to the amputee 's stump but even the best can slip and become uncomfortable or worse .
David , from Bathgate in West Lothian , is hoping a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leg will give him better functionality , mobility and comfort .
It is called osseointegration and involves a surgeon inserting a titanium rod implant directly into the bone of his amputated limb , before connecting it to his hi-tech prosthesis .
The idea is that the implanted socket allows the artificial limb to stay more firmly in place .
And because the implant is fused to the bone , patients can sense surfaces beneath the leg in a way that they can not with a normal socket prosthesis .
David , 42 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ October , almost 10 years after being seriously injured by a bullet from a Taliban sniper while on a routine patrol in Afghanistan .
He says he woke up two days later in Camp Bastion and was sent back to the UK for treatment .
`` I had a bad infection in my femur , '' he told BBC Scotland 's The Nine .
`` The bullet had missed my kneecap and hit my femur and shattered it completely .
I 'm grateful to be here , it could have been a lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what keeps me going .
Some lads were n't that lucky and never came back . ''
After two and a half years battling infection and enduring two failed knee replacements , he made the gut-wrenching decision to have his right leg amputated .
Since then he has been wearing a socket prosthetic .
David says that when he first heard of osseointegration he thought it was not for him .
Just the thought of an implant going up through the bone was enough to put him off .
`` But the opportunity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ problems with my socket and I thought it was worthwhile looking at , '' he says .
While hip and knee implants are common operations , they are entirely inside the body .
Until recently it was considered potentially dangerous to break the skin permanently as it could be a possible pathway for infection .
It was thought very few amputees would even consider the risk of a protruding implant .
We visited David at his home just weeks after the operation as his recovery was just beginning .
His daily routine included @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` I 'm the third person in Scotland to get this done , '' he says .
`` The two people before me are doing brilliantly so I am really excited for this .
It 's a bit scary as well but looking at the two lads who have had it done , they are doing amazing . ''
David was eventually given the state-of-the-art prosthetic in early December .
The hi-tech limb includes a microprocessor knee which has six sensors that read the terrain he is walking on .
`` When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a resistance in the knee so I can walk comfortably and when I am going uphill it will set a different resistance , '' he says .
`` It is constantly giving me feedback . ''
By the time we met him in January , David was down to using one crutch and trying to build up his stamina .
`` Since my amputation in 2013 my muscles have been dormant , '' he says .
`` All my muscles have been stitched on to the bone and I can feel everything now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aches and niggles .
`` But I can feel when I 'm walking on the carpet , when I 'm walking outside , how soft the grass is , which is really good . ''
He still has a long journey ahead of him but David is now able to make plans for the future such as a family holiday to Florida and getting back to playing golf .
`` The more confident I get with this leg and the more I get outside with it , I think , the happier I @ @ @ @ @ @ @

"The two people before me are doing brilliantly so I am really excited for this. It's a bit scary as well but looking at the two lads who have had it done, they are doing amazing."


bbcuk--2020-02-12--Coronavirus in the UK: 5 things you need to know about Covid-19

Covid-19 - the coronavirus previously unknown to science - has been causing severe lung disease in China but has also @ @ @ @ @ , including the UK .
With many having died from the outbreak , and with @ @ @ @ @ soon , the BBC 's medical correspondent Fergus Walsh assesses how worried we should be @ @ @ @ @ it .

Covid-19 - the coronavirus previously unknown to science - has been causing severe lung disease in China and has also been confirmed in other countries, including the UK.
With many having died from the outbreak, and with no sign of it stopping soon, the BBC's medical correspondent Fergus Walsh assesses how worried we should be and how we can avoid it.


bbcuk--2020-02-12--'They called me contagious once'

'They called me contagious once'

Coronavirus has affected many people around the world , particularly in China .
But it 's important to remember that @ @ @ @ @ to Wuhan or Hubei Province , or an area where coronavirus has been found , @ @ @ @ @ likely to have coronavirus than you are .
Despite this , lots of Chinese people @ @ @ @ @ they have experienced racism and bullying because of the virus .
We went to meet @ @ @ @ @ heritage to hear about their experiences .
If you need any help or advice for @ @ @ @ @ have got lots more information available : Five things to do if you 're being @

Coronavirus has affected many people around the world, particularly in China.
But it's important to remember that, unless someone has been to Wuhan or Hubei Province, or an area where coronavirus has been found, they aren't any more likely to have coronavirus than you are.
Despite this, lots of Chinese people in England now say that they have experienced racism and bullying because of the virus.
We went to meet some young people with Chinese heritage to hear about their experiences.
If you need any help or advice for dealing with bullying, we have got lots more information available:
Different types of bullying explained
Five things to do if you're being bullied


bbcuk--2020-02-12--What Labour members want in a leader

What Labour members want in a leader

Party members in Bassetlaw spoke to the BBC about what they want from the next Labour leader .
There is @ @ @ @ @ Jeremy Corbyn 's successor , as they will need to bring the party back from @ @ @ @ @ 1935 .
Listen to the BBC ’ s Today programme for more coverage .

Party members in Bassetlaw spoke to the BBC about what they want from the next Labour leader.
There is a big task ahead for Jeremy Corbyn's successor, as they will need to bring the party back from its worst electoral defeat since 1935.
Listen to the BBC’s Today programme for more coverage.


bbcuk--2020-02-12--Lauryn Goodman: 'I was told I could never conceive naturally'

Model and influencer Lauryn Goodman was told she would never be able to conceive naturally because of her endometriosis .
@ @ @ @ @ scan in November , she was told she was five-months pregnant .
She has since @ @ @ @ @ and Manchester City football player Kyle Walker .
Watch her describe the moment she found @ @ @ @ @ Watch the Victoria Derbyshire programme on BBC Two and BBC News Channel , 10:00 to @ @ @ @ @ more of our stories here .

Model and influencer Lauryn Goodman was told she would never be able to conceive naturally because of her endometriosis.
But at a routine kidney scan in November, she was told she was five-months pregnant.
She has since confirmed the father is England and Manchester City football player Kyle Walker.
Watch her describe the moment she found out she was pregnant.
Watch the Victoria Derbyshire programme on BBC Two and BBC News Channel, 10:00 to 11:00 GMT - and see more of our stories here.


bbcuk--2020-02-12--The Papers: HS2 'gamble' and Storm 'Dennis the Menace'

The Financial Times supports Boris Johnson 's decision to give the HS2 high speed rail project the green light .
Its lead story argues that the prime minister was `` right to face down opponents in his party '' .
Britain , it says , is `` in dire need '' of major infrastructure investment - but there are caveats .
The FT argues the management of the scheme urgently needs to be overhauled and the northern section should be built as soon as possible .
The Daily Mail describes HS2 as `` Europe 's biggest train set - at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Boris Johnson had no choice but to push ahead .
`` If he had scrapped or downgraded HS2 , '' the tabloid says , `` his term of office would have begun with a massive climb-down '' .
On its front page , the Daily Express has a photo of Mr Johnson wearing an orange high-viz jacket and hard hat , at the site in Birmingham where work has begun .
The headline is : `` Boris and his biggest gamble yet '' .
Writing in the Daily Telegraph , Chancellor Sajid Javid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rail networks will not be improved because HS2 is going ahead .
`` We must do both to ensure Britain is match-fit , '' he says .
`` Has Boris Johnson just used HS2 to kill Heathrow Airport expansion ? ''
asks HuffPost UK .
The website 's suspicion is fuelled by something the prime minister said in the Commons on Tuesday : `` Passengers arriving at Birmingham Airport will be able to get to central London by train in 38 minutes , which compares favourably with the time it takes to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concludes it would be a `` typically Johnsonian solution , to dig himself out of one political hole by digging up the ground somewhere else entirely '' .
Get news from the BBC in your inbox , each weekday morning Several of the front pages feature large photos of Steve Walsh - the businessman linked to 11 cases of the coronavirus in Britain and France .
The Daily Mirror 's headline is : `` Do n't turn me into a scapegoat '' .
Its front page story expresses sympathy for Mr Walsh , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ passes on coronavirus '' .
It also says avoiding panic about the disease is `` vital '' , so that health workers are not `` overwhelmed by false alarms and irrational fear '' .
The Sun is furious that former police officers in Northern Ireland are to be investigated - by a commission set up to examine allegations of what 's described as `` non-criminal police misconduct '' , during the Troubles .
The Police Federation of Northern Ireland expresses concern that some former officers could be bankrupted - because they would have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The paper 's opinion column describes the inquiry as a `` sickening outrage '' , and calls on the prime minister to put a stop to it .
Finally , the Times reports that the quality of the food and wine - and the ambience - might not be the key factors in whether or not guests enjoy your dinner parties .
Researchers in Germany fed more than 200 people tomato soup in a variety of settings , to see how it would affect their experience .
The Times says that while things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the use of a table cloth was the `` game changer '' .

The website's suspicion is fuelled by something the prime minister said in the Commons on Tuesday: "Passengers arriving at Birmingham Airport will be able to get to central London by train in 38 minutes, which compares favourably with the time it takes to get from Heathrow by taxi."


bbcuk--2020-02-12--Grays lorry deaths: Police team heads to Vietnam

Officers investigating the deaths of 39 migrants found in the back of a lorry in Essex are in Vietnam to meet the families of the victims .
The bodies of the 31 males and eight women were found in a refrigerated trailer at Grays on 23 October .
Essex Police said a team of 12 , made up of police officers and staff , had travelled to south-east Asia .
Specialists from the National Crime Agency and Vietnamese officers will be joining them for their visits .
On Tuesday , police revealed a preliminary cause of death had been given @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in an enclosed space .
Among those who died was Pham Thi Tra My , 26 , who sent her family a message on 22 October saying she could not breathe and her `` trip to a foreign land has failed '' .
One of the men accused of involvement in their deaths won the right to appeal against his extradition to the UK on Wednesday .
Eamonn Harrison , 23 , of Mayobridge , County Down , is facing 39 charges of manslaughter as well as conspiracy to traffic people and conspiracy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ driver Maurice Robinson , of Craigavon , County Armagh , admitted conspiring to assist illegal immigration and acquiring criminal property at the Old Bailey in November .
He has not yet entered pleas to 39 manslaughter counts or conspiracy to commit human trafficking and transferring criminal property .
His co-accused , Christopher Kennedy , 23 , from Darkley , County Armagh , denied conspiracy to commit human trafficking offences , assisting unlawful immigration and arranging to facilitate the travel of other people with a view to exploitation .
Gheorghe Nica , 43 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Essex , will next appear at The Old Bailey on 16 March .
A 22-year-old man was arrested in Northern Ireland on Sunday on suspicion of manslaughter and facilitating unlawful immigration .
He is in custody in Essex .

Among those who died was Pham Thi Tra My, 26, who sent her family a message on 22 October saying she could not breathe and her "trip to a foreign land has failed".


bbcuk--2020-02-12--Queensferry Crossing reopens to traffic

Queensferry Crossing reopens to traffic

The Queensferry Crossing has reopened after being closed since Monday evening because of falling ice .
The bridge connecting Edinburgh and Fife was shut after ice falling from the cables damaged eight vehicles .
Amey , the bridge operators , said its engineers were now `` confident '' that the risk of further snow and ice build-up had passed .
It was the first time the bridge had been closed since it was opened in August 2017 .
• How do you stop ice falling from bridge cables ?
Mark Arndt , from Amey , said : `` We thank @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this closure .
`` Safety had to come first , however the data we have gathered has improved our understanding of the issue and will help us to improve predictions and refine operating procedures in future . ''
He said that engineers would continue the monitor the bridge as wintry weather continued over the next few days .
At least one car was left with a smashed windscreen after snow and ice fell on Monday evening .
The southbound carriageway of the bridge was closed just before 18:00 on Monday after the reports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both directions later that evening .
It reopened fully at 10:45 on Wednesday .
Drivers were were forced to take a 35-mile ( 56km ) diversion over the Kincardine Bridge during the closure , leading to lengthy tailbacks .
Mr Arndt said a `` very specific '' combination of wind direction , temperature and relative humidity had caused snow and ice to build up on the cables on Monday , making it `` really challenging '' to predict .
Three car windscreens were smashed by falling ice 11 months ago , but the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BBC Radio Scotland 's Good Morning Scotland programme that engineers had collected data then and this week which would help them predict the risk of similar conditions in the future .
Sensors which will help detect ice build-up are due to be installed on the bridge in the next few months .
Mr Arndt said Amey had been consulting with bridge operators around the world on ways ice could safely be removed from the structure once it was detected .
The Port Mann Bridge in Vancouver , Canada , suffers from a similar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cables to remove ice .
But Mr Arndt said this might not work for the Queensferry Crossing .
`` To release a chain down the cable here would damage the cables because of the way it 's been designed .
`` We 've got over 70km [ 43 miles ] of cable here and if it forms quickly you then have to get the chain back up - and if you 're knocking ice off you would then have to close the bridge at the same time . ''
Other options include heating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the cables in material - though Mr Arndt said engineers would need to guard against the `` unintended consequences '' of any solution .

"We've got over 70km [43 miles] of cable here and if it forms quickly you then have to get the chain back up - and if you're knocking ice off you would then have to close the bridge at the same time."


bbcuk--2020-02-12--Essex lorry deaths: Eamonn Harrison granted extradition appeal

An Irish lorry driver wanted over his alleged role in the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants in a lorry in October has been granted an appeal against his extradition to the UK .
A Dublin High Court judge accepted arguments by Eamonn Harrison 's lawyers there were `` manifest errors '' over the issuing of a European Arrest Warrant .
Eight women and 31 men were found in the container on 23 October in Essex .
Police say they died of lack of oxygen and overheating in an enclosed space .
The youngest person to die in the container was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there was nothing to preclude the extradition of Eamonn Harrison from Ireland to the UK .
Mr Harrison , 23 , from Mayobridge , County Down , is alleged to have driven the trailer to the Belgian port of Zeebrugge before it sailed to Purfleet in England .
He faces 39 charges of manslaughter as well as charges for conspiracy to traffic people and conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration .
He was arrested at Dublin Port on 26 October after returning from France and Belgium .
His solicitors have opposed his extradition on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 39 died in the UK , or for the cause of their deaths .
They have also said there were questions about the admissibility of documentation .
Lawyers for the state replied there was no uncertainty in the law and the points raised did not constitute a point of exceptional public importance .
Lorry driver Maurice Robinson has been charged with 39 counts of manslaughter .
Robinson , of Laurel Drive , Craigavon in County Armagh , Northern Ireland , admitted conspiring to assist illegal immigration and acquiring criminal property at the Old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yet entered pleas to the manslaughter counts or conspiracy to commit human trafficking and transferring criminal property .
His co-accused , Christopher Kennedy , 23 , from Darkley , County Armagh , denied conspiracy to commit human trafficking offences , assisting unlawful immigration and arranging to facilitate the travel of other people with a view to exploitation .
Two more people were arrested at the weekend , bringing the total number of people arrested in connection with the deaths to seven .
A 22-year-old man was arrested in Northern Ireland on Sunday on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He is in custody in Essex .
Gheorghe Nica , 43 , of Mimosa Close in Langdon Hills , Essex , was detained at Frankfurt Airport on 29 January , Essex Police said .
He was subject of a European Arrest Warrant and appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates ' Court on Saturday charged with 39 counts of manslaughter and conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration .
He will next appear at the Old Bailey on 16 March .
Detectives want to hear from anyone who has knowledge of two similar journeys that haulage vehicles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ October 2019 .
Police believe lorries were used to facilitate the unlawful entry of people into the country via the port .

Detectives want to hear from anyone who has knowledge of two similar journeys that haulage vehicles made into Purfleet on 11 and 18 October 2019. Police believe lorries were used to facilitate the unlawful entry of people into the country via the port.


bbcuk--2020-02-12--Dad 'cannot speak' to autistic son at mental health unit

A father whose autistic son is at a mental health unit in England has said he has not been able to see or speak to him for three years .
Wayne Erasmus said his son Huw , 31 , moved without notice from a unit in Carmarthen to Birmingham and then on to St Andrew 's Healthcare in Northampton .
The Care Quality Commission ( CQC ) has raised concerns and criticised repeated failings in St Andrew 's leadership .
St Andrew 's said it had new leaders in place committed to making improvements .
Mr Erasmus , of Waunarlwydd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's and his local health board , Hywel Dda , had told him Huw did not want to speak to him .
`` That 's what they say but I know Huw gets worried and when he 's worried he says he does n't want to talk to the family , '' Mr Erasmus said .
`` But then when he does want to speak with his family he has to wait two weeks for his fortnightly review… but they put pressure on him then to stick with no contact with the family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hiding behind that . ''
Huw , who was raised in Hendy , Carmarthenshire , has been held under the Mental Health Act for six years .
He was originally supposed to be there for six months .
`` When he was in Carmarthen I could hear his voice when they asked him if he wanted to speak to mam or dad .
Now that he 's in St Andrew 's - total black out , '' Mr Erasmus said .
`` I do n't think the place is suitable for him and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the horror story is getting . ''
Jane Haines ' daughter Ayla , who has anorexia , lives at the site .
Ms Haines , from Carmarthen , said she was not allowed to contact her daughter as often as she would like and was worried about the level of care .
`` The staff really do a phenomenal job and they 're fighting a losing battle .
It 's down to the management ... the ward at the very least should be sufficiently staffed and a lot of the time it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ four phone calls a week but for the last 18 months it 's been three 10-minute phone calls a week - it 's hell .
That 's what kept her going was our contact , that was her reason for living , so it 's like , you 've taken that away from her as well .
`` There 's restrictions on what we can talk about .
We 're not allowed to speak about medication , we 're not allowed to speak about the staff .
I 'm not allowed to give @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you back to Wales ' . ''
CQC inspectors , who visited the charity 's headquarters in October , found the use of physical restraint had increased despite a plan to reduce it .
They also found the process of telling a patient 's family when something went wrong was `` not fully effective '' .
Inspectors also found staff were not always confident to raise concerns without fear of reprisals .
• Up to 50 patients stuck in secure units St Andrew 's said it was `` working closely with NHS Wales @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and most appropriate care .
`` There are often multiple factors that need to be taken into account , which at times require that these vulnerable individuals need very specialist treatment and observation in a safe , secure setting , '' it said .
Hywel Dda health board said it took concerns about patients ' care and treatment `` very seriously '' and reviewed any concerns or feedback with its partners .

"We're restricted to four phone calls a week but for the last 18 months it's been three 10-minute phone calls a week - it's hell. That's what kept her going was our contact, that was her reason for living, so it's like, you've taken that away from her as well.


bbcuk--2020-02-12--Coronavirus: Ninth case found in UK

Coronavirus: Ninth case found in UK

A woman who flew into London from China a few days ago is being treated for coronavirus , bringing the total number of UK cases to nine .
Chief medical officer Chris Whitty said the woman was transferred to a specialist NHS centre at Guy 's and St Thomas ' in central London .
Prof Whitty said the patient had contracted the virus in China .
Sources say she developed symptoms after landing at Heathrow , called NHS 111 and then tested positive .
It comes after Prof Paul Cosford , from Public Health England , earlier told the BBC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likely '' .
• Coronavirus : How worried should we be ?
• 'If someone coughs , it makes me nervous' • 'Way too early ' to predict end of coronavirus Meanwhile , all 83 people being held in quarantine at Arrowe Park Hospital in the Wirral have been told their final set of test results for the coronavirus have come back negative , confirming they are free of the virus .
It is expected they will leave the accommodation on Thursday morning , having spent two weeks there in quarantine .
Earlier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the nine UK cases of coronavirus , left hospital having fully recovered .
Mr Walsh , a 53-year-old scout leader from Hove in East Sussex , now posed `` no risk to the public '' , NHS England said .
He was the third case of the virus to be confirmed in the UK , following two Chinese nationals testing positive in York .
Mr Walsh contracted coronavirus on a business trip to Singapore and unknowingly passed it on to 11 other people - five of whom then returned to the UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be GPs .
• China and the virus that threatens everything • The volunteer putting himself at risk in Wuhan Officials know the pair worked at a nursing home , Worthing Hospital A & E and two GP practices between them .
Public Health England confirmed on Wednesday it has traced and advised all close contacts of the two GPs , including about 12 patients .
A total of 1,750 people in the UK have tested negative for the virus .
What are the symptoms of coronavirus and what can help stop its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are fever ( high temperature ) and a cough as well as shortness of breath and breathing difficulties .
Frequent hand washing with soap or gel , avoiding close contact with people who are ill and not touching your eyes , nose and mouth with unwashed hands , can help cut the risk of infection .
Catching coughs and sneezes in a tissue , binning it and washing your hands can minimise the risk of spreading disease .
Anyone experiencing symptoms , even if mild , after travelling from mainland China , Thailand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hong Kong , Taiwan , Singapore , Malaysia or Macau , is advised to stay indoors and call the NHS 111 phone service .
Earlier , Prof Cosford , from Public Health England , said people returning to the UK from travelling abroad could bring in further cases of coronavirus .
There were a number of `` countries of concern '' , he said .
Prof Neil Ferguson , infectious disease expert from Imperial College London , told the BBC he thought new cases of the virus could still rise .
`` I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a global pandemic at the moment , '' he said .
Prof Ferguson added it was likely that only one in three cases coming into the UK was being picked up .
The overall number of infections is more than 44,000 on mainland China , with cases in more than 20 countries .
The World Health Organization said the number of newly-confirmed cases reported in China had stabilised , but it cautioned that the virus remained a threat .
`` This outbreak could still go in any direction , '' director-general Dr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Wednesday .
He said the WHO was developing a masterplan to tackle the virus , which would look at diagnostics and treatments .
A vaccine could be ready for human trials in three months from now , the briefing was told .
In Spain , the world 's largest mobile phone showcase , Mobile World Congress , due to be held in Barcelona from 24 to 27 February , has been cancelled over coronavirus concerns .
On Tuesday , the World Health Organization said the official name for the disease caused by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been affected by any of the issues raised here ?
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Meanwhile, all 83 people being held in quarantine at Arrowe Park Hospital in the Wirral have been told their final set of test results for the coronavirus have come back negative, confirming they are free of the virus.


bbcuk--2020-02-13--Businessman pays £15,000 towards Boris Johnson's holiday

The cost of Boris Johnson 's accommodation for his New Year 's holiday was covered by the co-founder of Carphone Warehouse , David Ross .
Mr Ross is named in the MPs ' register of interests as donating £15,000 towards the PM 's private Caribbean break with his partner , Carrie Symonds .
Mr Ross was one of Mr Johnson 's aides in City Hall and was appointed to the Olympics organising committee .
But he resigned from the roles , and his company , over a share scandal in 2008 .
It emerged Mr Ross had used millions of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ collateral against personal loans without informing the company 's other directors - a potential breach of City rules at the time .
A Downing Street spokesperson said : `` All transparency requirements have been followed , as set out in the Register of Members ' Financial Interests '' .
Labour 's shadow minister for the cabinet office , Jon Trickett , said Mr Johnson `` must come clean '' about the money , adding : `` The public deserves to know who is paying for their prime minister 's jaunts . ''
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UK , says PM The prime minister took the holiday to St Vincent and the Grenadines with Ms Symonds between Boxing Day 2019 and 5 January 2020 .
He faced criticism at the time for not returning sooner , after the US killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani raised tensions in the Middle East .
It is the first trip abroad that Mr Johnson has declared since going to Saudi Arabia in September 2018 .
Only one other MP has declared a free holiday in the last year .
Mr Ross has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , pledging £250,000 in the last election campaign .

But sources in Westminster have suggested to me that this could refer to some sort of swap whereby David Ross agreed to give up his property - at a later date - in order to facilitate the prime minister's stay elsewhere on the island.


bbcuk--2020-02-12--Lyra McKee: Man charged with journalist's murder

A 52-year-old man has been charged with the murder of journalist Lyra McKee in Londonderry .
He is also charged with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and professing to be a member of a proscribed organisation .
Ms McKee , who was 29 , was observing rioting in Derry 's Creggan estate when she was shot on 18 April 2019 .
The 52-year-old , from Derry , is due to appear at Londonderry Magistrates ' Court on Thursday .
Det Supt Jason Murphy said a number of individuals were involved with the gunman on the night @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while today is significant for the investigation the quest for the evidence to bring the gunman to justice remains active and ongoing , '' he added .
Ms McKee was a writer and campaigner from Belfast who had only recently moved to Derry when she was killed .
She was standing near a police 4x4 vehicle on the night of 18 April 2019 when a masked gunman fired towards officers and onlookers .
Regarded by many as a rising star in Northern Ireland media circles , she had written for many publications , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Atlantic and Mosaic Science .
She was named Sky News young journalist of the year in 2006 and Forbes Magazine named her as one of their 30 under 30 in media in Europe in 2016 .
The Belfast woman had signed a two-book deal with the publisher Faber and Faber , with her forthcoming book The Lost Boys due out this year .
According to those who knew her best , the gay rights advocate was someone who `` believed passionately in social and religious tolerance '' .
Her death caused widespread revulsion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Her funeral was attended by then prime minister Theresa May , Irish PM Leo Varadkar and Irish President Michael D Higgins at St Anne 's Cathedral in Belfast .
Fr Martin Magill received a standing ovation when he asked why it took her death to unite politicians .
Days later the British and Irish governments announced a new talks process aimed at restoring devolution .
Northern Ireland 's political institutions were restored last month after three years of deadlock .

She was named Sky News young journalist of the year in 2006 and Forbes Magazine named her as one of their 30 under 30 in media in Europe in 2016.


bbcuk--2020-02-12--Chloe Haines jailed for trying to open Stansted plane door mid-flight

A woman who tried to open a passenger plane door mid-flight , prompting two fighter jets to be scrambled , has been jailed for two years .
Chloe Haines , 26 , from High Wycombe , scratched a crew member as she lunged at the door shouting `` I 'm going to kill you all , '' the court heard .
Two RAF fighter jets rushed to escort the plane back to Stansted Airport , causing a sonic boom across Essex .
Haines , who admitted two charges , was sentenced at Chelmsford Crown Court .
She pleaded guilty to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and assault by beating .
The incident took place on a Jet2 flight with 206 people aboard , heading to Dalaman in Turkey on 22 June .
Haines said that she `` blacked out and did n't really remember what happened '' after mixing alcohol with medication , prosecutor Michael Crimp told the court .
Cabin crew member Charley Coombe suffered scratches as she tried to prevent Haines from opening the plane door .
A passenger later told police he `` really feared she would open the door '' , the court heard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I want to die '' and `` I 'm going to kill you all '' to the crew and passengers attempting to restrain her .
The court heard it was impossible to open an exit door mid-flight but many passengers would not have known this .
Mr Crimp added that the RAF jets were sent `` in error '' .
Haines ' barrister Oliver Saxby QC described her as `` a troubled young person with a number of serious issues '' .
She had been given a community order for similar offences involving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days before the incident , the court heard .
Mr Saxby said she had been diagnosed with mental ill health and had not touched alcohol since 22 June .
`` She was n't just drunk , she was unwell , '' he said , adding that she felt `` appalled '' .
`` She 's ashamed , '' he said .
`` She 's deeply embarrassed by what she did '' .
Judge Charles Gratwicke said : `` Those that are trapped in the confined space of the aircraft will inevitably be distressed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of those who in a drunken state endanger their lives .
`` For some it will be their worst nightmare come true . ''
Jet2 calculated that the incident cost them £86,000 , the court was told .
Steve Heapy , CEO of the airline , welcomed the sentence and said it was `` one of the most serious cases of disruptive passenger behaviour that we have experienced '' .
He said Haines was now banned for life from the airline .
Mr Heapy said she had `` caused distress for customers as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` we simply will not tolerate this on our flights '' .
He also said they would continue to work on on the issue of `` drinking to excess in the airport before flying , as well as the illicit consumption of duty free alcohol on board the aircraft '' .

He also said they would continue to work on on the issue of "drinking to excess in the airport before flying, as well as the illicit consumption of duty free alcohol on board the aircraft".


bbcuk--2020-02-12--Dictionary includes Spurs fans in Yid definition

The Oxford English Dictionary has changed its definition of the word Yid to include a `` supporter of or player for Tottenham Hotspur '' .
The word has frequently been used against Jewish people as an offensive term but over the years has been appropriated by Spurs fans .
Spurs have a strong Jewish following and have been targeted with anti-Semitic abuse by opposing fans .
The club has labelled the new definition as `` misleading '' .
A Spurs spokesman said the club has maintained that `` our fans ( both Jewish and gentile ) have never used the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' , and said the OED failed to distinguish the contexts in which the term is and is not offensive .
But Jewish groups said the OED must make clear the word is a `` term of abuse '' .
The OED , regarded as the leading dictionary of British English , has also added the word `` yiddo '' to its latest edition , saying its use is `` usually derogatory and offensive '' but can also mean a Tottenham supporter or player .
It says the word `` Yid '' is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ refer to Jews , and when used to refer to Spurs fans or players , it says the word is `` frequently derogatory and offensive '' - but is also used by fans to refer to themselves .
The words come from the Yiddish term for Jew but are thought to have been taken up as an insult during the 20th Century , particularly during the time of Oswald Moseley 's fascist movement in Britain in the 1930s .
Chants of `` Yids '' , `` Yid Army '' and `` yiddos '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at White Hart Lane , with some Spurs fans saying they have reclaimed the word .
But Jewish groups have condemned the way it has been used , saying the word `` must not be tolerated '' by the club .
The OED said it takes a historical approach , meaning it records the usage and development of words rather than prescribing how they are used .
`` We reflect , rather than dictate , how language is used which means we include words which may be considered sensitive and derogatory .
These @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it said , in a statement .
The OED said the reference to Tottenham reflected the evidence that the club was associated with the Jewish community and that the term was used as a `` self-designation '' by some fans .
It said the entry for `` yiddo '' was marked as `` offensive and derogatory '' and it would ensure the context was made clear in both definitions .
Prominent Jewish football fans including David Baddiel and groups such as the Community Security Trust ( CST ) , which monitors anti-Semitic abuse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ using the words in chants .
The CST said the dictionary bore a `` special responsibility to ensure that anti-Semitic or otherwise offensive terms are clearly marked as such '' .
Simon Johnson , chief executive of the Jewish Leadership Council , which represents many British Jewish community groups , said : `` This is a term of abuse with malicious anti-Semitic overtones .
`` If the OED wishes to include such an expression it must make it abundantly clear that this is a despicable term of abuse . ''
Jewish Chronicle editor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not controversial among many of the Jewish Spurs supporters , such as myself , who are proud to be Yiddos '' .
But rival fans also asked on social media if the definition meant it was acceptable for other teams to use the word or whether it was no longer considered racist .
Spurs said in their statement that they `` have never accommodated the use of the Y-word on any club channels or in club stores '' .
In December , the club released the results of a survey on the word @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nearly half of respondents wanted fans to abandon the chant or use it less , with 94 % acknowledging it could be considered a racist term against a Jewish person .
But 33 % of of respondents said they used the word `` regularly '' in a football context , while 12 % also used it outside of football .

It says the word "Yid" is offensive when used by non-Jewish people to refer to Jews, and when used to refer to Spurs fans or players, it says the word is "frequently derogatory and offensive" - but is also used by fans to refer to themselves.


bbcuk--2020-02-12--Storm Ciara: Engineers complete Cumbria water pipe repairs

Engineers working to restore the water supply to thousands of homes and businesses in Cumbria after Storm Ciara have finished repairing a mains pipe .
A major incident was declared after the damaged pipe near Kendal threatened supplies to about 8,000 properties .
Appleby , Shap , Orton , Low Braithwaite , Threlkeld and Glenridding are among the areas to have been affected .
United Utilities said it was slowly putting water back into supply across the network .
But the firm said it would take `` some time '' to put 90 million litres of water into the system @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gradually '' to avoid the risk of the pipe bursting .
Free bottled water will continue to be made available for anyone affected `` for the next few days until we are confident everything is back to normal '' .
Earlier , United Utilities warned repair efforts were being hampered by severe weather conditions and said it could be Thursday or Friday before work on the main was completed .
Dr Martin Padley said that even after the pipe was fixed `` it will take time to refill what is a huge system @ @ @ @ @ @ @ businesses have been forced to close due to problems with their water supply .
Extra equipment and tankers from the Midlands and Scotland has been brought in .
Free bottled water is available for those affected at : United Utilities has issued a telephone number for those who are elderly , vulnerable or sick who are unable to get their own bottled water - it is 0345 672 3723 .

But the firm said it would take "some time" to put 90 million litres of water into the system as this needed to be done "gradually" to avoid the risk of the pipe bursting.


bbcuk--2020-02-12--MPs approve emergency terror law

MPs approve emergency terror law

Emergency legislation designed to end the release of people convicted of terrorism offences halfway through their sentence has been approved by MPs .
The measures - which would apply to England , Scotland and Wales - were drawn up after the attack in Streatham , south London , earlier this month .
The attacker , Sudesh Amman , had been freed from prison 10 days earlier .
The bill is now set to be debated in the House of Lords .
It passed the House of Commons unopposed and the government hopes the measures will become law by the end @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people are in prison for terror offences ?
The aim is to prevent the 28 February release of Mohammed Zahir Khan , who is the next convicted terrorist due to be freed after serving half his sentence for encouraging terrorism .
Under the government 's proposals , people given a fixed or determinate sentence for a terror-related offence would be freed only with the agreement of the Parole Board - and after serving at least two-thirds of their term .
The bill would affect about 50 prisoners who were convicted under existing rules @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a sentence .
Lawyers for some of the inmates are believed to be preparing a legal challenge , although ministers claim they are not extending sentences , merely changing the way they are administered .
The government believes the changes will not fall foul of the UK 's obligations under the European Convention of Human Rights , which outlaws signatory nations imposing longer sentences than those `` applicable at the time the criminal offence was committed '' .
The bill states that the government considers that `` release arrangements are part of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change without breaching an offender 's human rights '' .

Under the government's proposals, people given a fixed or determinate sentence for a terror-related offence would be freed only with the agreement of the Parole Board - and after serving at least two-thirds of their term.


bbcuk--2020-02-12--Duchess of Cambridge tours farm on Northern Ireland visit

The Duchess of Cambridge has met young children during a visit to an open farm in County Down , Northern Ireland .
In a one-stop solo visit on Wednesday , the duchess received a guided tour of the Ark Open Farm outside Newtownards , meeting the owners and staff .
The duchess visited NI as part of a nationwide tour to promote a survey she launched on early years development .
During her visit she met representatives of local charities helping children and their families .
The duchess was greeted on arrival by the Lord Lieutenant of County Down , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Down , Austin Baird and the Mayor of Ards and North Down , Bill Keery .
The survey launched by Catherine and conducted by Ipsos Mori on behalf of the Royal Foundation , asks questions on the early years development of children .
It is thought to be the biggest poll of its kind , asking `` five big questions on the under-fives '' .
The duchess has made the issue of the `` future health and happiness '' central to her public activities and hopes the results of the survey spark a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ focus of her work .
After leaving Northern Ireland the duchess headed to Scotland , visiting a cafe run by a homeless charity in Aberdeen .
On Tuesday , the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announced on Twitter they would be visiting the Republic of Ireland from 3 to 5 March .

The duchess has made the issue of the "future health and happiness" central to her public activities and hopes the results of the survey spark a conversation on early childhood and guide the focus of her work.


bbcuk--2020-02-12--East Kent baby deaths: Scale of deaths at trust 'not clear-cut'

The boss of an NHS trust at the centre of concerns about preventable baby deaths has claimed the scale of the failings is not clearly defined .
Susan Acott , chief executive of East Kent Hospitals Trust , said there had only been `` six or seven '' avoidable deaths at the trust since 2011 .
However , the BBC revealed on Monday that the trust previously accepted responsibility for at least 10 .
Ms Acott said some of the baby deaths were `` not as clear-cut '' .
A series of failings came to light during the inquest of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his birth at the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital in Margate in November 2017 .
A coroner ruled Harry 's death was `` wholly avoidable '' and was contributed to by hospital neglect .
Ms Acott added she had not read a key report from 2015 drawing attention to maternity problems at the trust until December 2019 .
The trust has apologised to the Richford family and Ms Acott says she has offered to meet them .
• Baby inquest hears doctor was 'out of depth' Ms Acott claims that from 2011 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or seven '' baby deaths that were viewed as preventable .
She says the other deaths were being investigated adding `` these things are n't always black and white '' .
Ms Acott said : `` It is not always quite as clear cut as that .
That is not to say we should n't learn and should n't investigate . ''
Despite the most recent preventable death taking place in November , Ms Acott said she believes the trust has improved .
She said : `` I think it is about trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying to improve our clinical care , are we doing everything that 's expected of us .
I think we are . ''
She added : `` It 's an organisation with a lot of issues and problems , of that there 's no doubt .
We have to use the memory of Harry Richford to say we will learn , we will do better and we wo n't let this happen again . ''
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She added: "It's an organisation with a lot of issues and problems, of that there's no doubt. We have to use the memory of Harry Richford to say we will learn, we will do better and we won't let this happen again."


bbcuk--2020-02-12--Tate Modern privacy row residents dealt legal blow

Flat owners overlooked by Tate Modern visitors on a viewing platform have been dealt a legal blow in a row over their privacy .
Residents of Neo Bankside want to stop `` hundreds of thousands of visitors '' watching them from the platform .
But the Court of Appeal has dismissed their claim to privacy saying they should `` lower their solar blinds '' .
The hearing came after an injunction last February required the Tate to stop its visitors observing their flats .
When the four residents brought the original injunction against the gallery it would have meant the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the flats by `` cordoning off '' parts of the platform or `` erecting screening '' .
But at the latest hearing , the gallery argued the platform provided `` a unique , free , 360-degree view of London '' , and residents could simply `` draw the blinds '' instead .
Agreeing , Mr Justice Mann suggested residents `` lower their solar blinds '' or `` install privacy film ( or ) net curtains '' .
Master of the Rolls Sir Terence Etherton added : `` The court has dismissed the appeal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fall within the tort of nuisance . ''
In a witness statement for a previous hearing Lindsay Urquhart , one of the claimants , said : `` I feel as though my life revolves around the viewing platform 's opening hours . ''
Another claimant , Ian McFadyen said : `` When our blinds are open and the viewing platform is in use , we are more or less constantly watched , waved at , photographed and filmed by people on the viewing platform . ''
In a statement after the ruling , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ considering a further application to the Supreme Court .
`` The leaseholders are obviously very disappointed with the outcome of the appeal '' , she added , given that the High Court had previously supported they were overlooked .
The court found there are already other laws which bear on privacy .

Another claimant, Ian McFadyen said: "When our blinds are open and the viewing platform is in use, we are more or less constantly watched, waved at, photographed and filmed by people on the viewing platform."


bbcuk--2020-02-12--CAMRA Pub of the Year: The Bell Inn in Berkshire comes out top

A pub run by the same family for 250 years has been named the best in the country for the second time .
The Bell Inn in Aldworth , Berkshire , has been crowned the Campaign for Real Ale 's ( CAMRA ) Pub of the Year .
It previously won the award in 1990 , when it was run by current landlord Hugh Macaulay 's parents .
He said : `` Since my grandfather retired nothing has changed about the pub at all , I think that might be one of the things [ that impressed ] . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing to be recognised for driving quality year after year '' at the Grade-II listed hostelry .
Mr Macaulay said his pub has lasted for so long because it is a free house , meaning it is not owned by a particular brewery and it is free to sell a variety of beers .
Pub of the year competition organiser Ben Wilkinson said : `` The judges were impressed with how a stranger entering the pub was treated like a regular straight away .
`` It 's clear that the local customers use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well as a place to drink , and the warm welcome and knowledgeable staff made us feel right at home .
`` Nothing can beat the combination of good beer , great food and a warm , heritage pub . ''
The award has been running since 1988 .
Each year volunteers from more than 200 CAMRA branches select their Pub of the Year , before a winner is chosen in each region and they are whittled down to three runners-up and one winner .
The group campaigns for real ale , cider @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and promoting community pubs and fighting for consumer rights .
Runner-ups include the Swan With Two Necks in Pendleton , Lancashire , the George and Dragon in Hudswell , North Yorkshire , and the Red Lion in Preston , Hertfordshire .

Each year volunteers from more than 200 CAMRA branches select their Pub of the Year, before a winner is chosen in each region and they are whittled down to three runners-up and one winner.


bbcuk--2020-02-12--Census 2021: Eight things you need to know

Next year 's UK census could be the last one to take place .
The UK 's national statistician has suggested that the 2021 headcount could be the UK 's last , with future population counts being carried out in other cheaper - and easier - ways .
The first official census took place in 1801 , but what have we learned from it over the past 200 years ?
The first UK census took place in 1801 , but there are differing views on why it happened .
Some reports suggest it was conducted to learn how many able-bodied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ able to fight in the Napoleonic wars .
But others say it was simply done to record the population of England , Scotland and Wales - which was found to be nine million - partially so the government could ensure there was enough to eat .
It is now carried out every 10 years to give a snapshot of life in the UK .
By the time of the last census , taken in 2011 - the first that could be completed online - the UK population had risen to 63.2 million .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ residents in England and Wales had risen by nearly three million since 2001 , meaning about one in eight - 13 % - of residents were born outside the UK .
The 2011 census has been digitally archived and kept in a secure location , but in the past , census keeping was at times patchy .
Results of early censuses were written in books , some of which were lost over time .
The entire 1931 census was lost in a fire while the 1841 results from Wrexham went missing - until @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And filling out records for his parishioners , one 19th Century minister recorded a butcher as a `` cut throat of pigs '' , and mothers of illegitimate children as `` whore and man trap '' .
3 .
The suffragette who hid in a cupboard By the time of the 1911 census , the suffragette campaign was at its height - but women had still not yet won the right to vote .
Suffragettes organised a planned boycott of the census , although most of England 's population did complete it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ hid in a cupboard in Parliament on census night , and had her address recorded as the House of Commons .
Others have also avoided taking part .
In 1841 , artist JMW Turner rowed a boat into the Thames so he could not be counted as being present at any property .
What is the UK census and how does it work ?
The census is a count of all people and households in the UK , which takes place every 10 years .
It is the only exercise that provides a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is unique because everyone in the country answers the same questions about the same day .
People are asked about who was in their home overnight , as well as details of jobs , education and ethnic background .
The findings mean central and local government can use resources effectively for things like housing , education , health and transport .
They also allow you to learn things about much smaller areas than any household survey would .
So , for example , we know that Redcar & Cleveland and Allerdale were the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ white British people in the country at 97.6 % in 2011 .
There would not be robust enough figures to go down to local authority level without the census .
People can submit their answers on a questionnaire they receive in the post or online .
Filling in the forms is compulsory and repeated failure to complete it could result in a fine of up to £1,000 .
The 1841 census was the first to record people 's names , alongside their age , sex , occupation and birthplace .
Thirty years later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether anyone was blind , deaf and dumb , imbecile or idiot , or a lunatic .
References to `` housewife '' were seen in the 1971 and 1981 census , but by the 90s it was replaced with the gender-neutral option `` looking after the home or family '' .
From 1951 until 1991 , households were asked if they had an outside toilet .
For the first time in 2011 , there were questions on civil partnerships , second homes and recent migration .
The Office for National Statistics is recommending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for next year 's census , alongside voluntary questions on sexual orientation and gender identity for those aged 16 and over .
5 .
We have always been pet lovers The UK has always been known as a nation of animal lovers and the proof exists in the 1911 census .
A family , from Dulwich in London , listed among their household Roger the watchdog , whose occupation was listed as looking after the house .
Another family , from Birkenhead , included eight-year-old Tom Cat among their number , who was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a religion not a religion ?
Well , when it 's Jediism .
Religious belief was included in the census in 2001 for the first time since 1851 .
Beforehand , an email campaign tried to try to persuade people to record their religion as Jedi and 390,000 people adopted the Star Wars religion , Ten years later , the number of Jedi believers had fallen somewhat - but at 176,632 , it was the UK 's seventh most popular `` religion '' .
The two censuses have shown a fall in Christianity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 72 % of people described themselves as Christian , but a decade later , that had dropped to 59 % .
The percentage of those saying they have no religion rose from 15 % to 25 % .
The census shows how people 's occupations have changed over the years , if the 1841 census is anything to go by .
Some of the professions with the lowest counts that year included bee dealer ( one man ) , peg maker ( 19 males and one female ) and artificial eye-maker ( eight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year there were only 734 female midwives - whereas the 2011 census recorded a total of 30,925 female midwives and 330 who were men , a total of 31,255 .
8 .
You can read your ancestors ' handwriting Jessamy Carlson of the National Archives says that being able to see past census records - they 're released after 100 years - means you get an insight into your relatives ' lives .
`` The surviving census forms for England and Wales in 1911 are written by the householder , '' she said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be able to see a form filled in by your ancestors , rather than by the enumerator .
`` Often the form is filled in by the head of the household , but I have seen forms written by children where their parents are n't sufficiently literate to fill the forms in themselves . ''
As well as your ancestors , you can find out what celebrities of the time were doing on census night .
`` We can see that Harry Houdini was visiting a friend on the night of the 1911 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Famous residences such as Buckingham Palace or 10 Downing Street will list any staff working there on the night alongside the entries for the royal family or prime minister . ''

Census 2021: Eight things you need to know Published 12 February 2020
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Women at the Pensions Office in Acton compiling information from the 1931 census, which was later destroyed
Next year's UK census could be the last one to take place.
The UK's national statistician has suggested that the 2021 headcount could be the UK's last, with future population counts being carried out in other cheaper - and easier - ways.
The first official census took place in 1801, but what have we learned from it over the past 200 years?
1. Search for soldiers
The first UK census took place in 1801, but there are differing views on why it happened.
Some reports suggest it was conducted to learn how many able-bodied men were in the country who were able to fight in the Napoleonic wars.
But others say it was simply done to record the population of England, Scotland and Wales - which was found to be nine million - partially so the government could ensure there was enough to eat.
It is now carried out every 10 years to give a snapshot of life in the UK.
By the time of the last census, taken in 2011 - the first that could be completed online - the UK population had risen to 63.2 million.
It also found the number of foreign-born residents in England and Wales had risen by nearly three million since 2001, meaning about one in eight - 13% - of residents were born outside the UK.
2. The missing census
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The 1931 census being compiled - before all the records were lost in a fire
The 2011 census has been digitally archived and kept in a secure location, but in the past, census keeping was at times patchy.
Results of early censuses were written in books, some of which were lost over time. The entire 1931 census was lost in a fire while the 1841 results from Wrexham went missing - until later turning up in a bookshop.
And filling out records for his parishioners, one 19th Century minister recorded a butcher as a "cut throat of pigs", and mothers of illegitimate children as "whore and man trap".
3. The suffragette who hid in a cupboard
Image source, AFP/Museum of London Image caption, Emily Davison was killed when she stepped into the racetrack at the Epsom Derby in 1913.
By the time of the 1911 census, the suffragette campaign was at its height - but women had still not yet won the right to vote.
Suffragettes organised a planned boycott of the census, although most of England's population did complete it.
However, suffragette campaigner Emily Wilding Davison hid in a cupboard in Parliament on census night, and had her address recorded as the House of Commons.
Others have also avoided taking part. In 1841, artist JMW Turner rowed a boat into the Thames so he could not be counted as being present at any property.
What is the UK census and how does it work?
The census is a count of all people and households in the UK, which takes place every 10 years.
It is the only exercise that provides a detailed snapshot of the whole population and is unique because everyone in the country answers the same questions about the same day.
People are asked about who was in their home overnight, as well as details of jobs, education and ethnic background.
The findings mean central and local government can use resources effectively for things like housing, education, health and transport.
They also allow you to learn things about much smaller areas than any household survey would.
So, for example, we know that Redcar & Cleveland and Allerdale were the local authorities with the highest proportions of white British people in the country at 97.6% in 2011.
There would not be robust enough figures to go down to local authority level without the census.
People can submit their answers on a questionnaire they receive in the post or online.
Filling in the forms is compulsory and repeated failure to complete it could result in a fine of up to £1,000.
4. Housewives and outside loos
The 1841 census was the first to record people's names, alongside their age, sex, occupation and birthplace.
Thirty years later, another column in the census asked whether anyone was blind, deaf and dumb, imbecile or idiot, or a lunatic.
References to "housewife" were seen in the 1971 and 1981 census, but by the 90s it was replaced with the gender-neutral option "looking after the home or family".
From 1951 until 1991, households were asked if they had an outside toilet.
Image source, PA Media Image caption, The 2011 census also saw a 6% rise in those who rent from a private landlord or letting agency
For the first time in 2011, there were questions on civil partnerships, second homes and recent migration.
The Office for National Statistics is recommending a new question on armed forces veterans for next year's census, alongside voluntary questions on sexual orientation and gender identity for those aged 16 and over.
5. We have always been pet lovers
The UK has always been known as a nation of animal lovers and the proof exists in the 1911 census.
A family, from Dulwich in London, listed among their household Roger the watchdog, whose occupation was listed as looking after the house.
Another family, from Birkenhead, included eight-year-old Tom Cat among their number, who was a mouse-catcher.
6. When is a religion not a religion?
Image source, Alamy Image caption, Sir Alec Guinness played the Jedi knight Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars films
Religious belief was included in the census in 2001 for the first time since 1851.
Beforehand, an email campaign tried to try to persuade people to record their religion as Jedi and 390,000 people adopted the Star Wars religion,
Ten years later, the number of Jedi believers had fallen somewhat - but at 176,632, it was the UK's seventh most popular "religion".
The two censuses have shown a fall in Christianity in the UK. In 2001, 72% of people described themselves as Christian, but a decade later, that had dropped to 59%.
The percentage of those saying they have no religion rose from 15% to 25%.
7. Eye makers - and one bee dealer
The census shows how people's occupations have changed over the years, if the 1841 census is anything to go by.
Some of the professions with the lowest counts that year included bee dealer (one man), peg maker (19 males and one female) and artificial eye-maker (eight males and one female).
That year there were only 734 female midwives - whereas the 2011 census recorded a total of 30,925 female midwives and 330 who were men, a total of 31,255.
8. You can read your ancestors' handwriting
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The 1841 Buckingham Palace census, showing Queen Victoria and Prince Albert (top left)
Jessamy Carlson of the National Archives says that being able to see past census records - they're released after 100 years - means you get an insight into your relatives' lives.
"The surviving census forms for England and Wales in 1911 are written by the householder," she said. "It's very exciting to be able to see a form filled in by your ancestors, rather than by the enumerator.
"Often the form is filled in by the head of the household, but I have seen forms written by children where their parents aren't sufficiently literate to fill the forms in themselves."
As well as your ancestors, you can find out what celebrities of the time were doing on census night.


bbcuk--2020-02-13--Winchester friends set up wheelchair dance class

When a spinal cord injury meant Vickie Simmonds had to start using a wheelchair , she rediscovered her love for @ @ @ @ @ of her best friend Amanda , who is able-bodied , she spent a year in @ @ @ @ @ that could be danced in a wheelchair .
The pair then decided to establish their @ @ @ @ @ Winchester , Hampshire , that enables people of all ages and abilities to dance together @ @ @ @ @ buy additional wheelchairs that would allow more people to take part in the classes , @ @ @ @ @ wheelchair users .
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When a spinal cord injury meant Vickie Simmonds had to start using a wheelchair, she rediscovered her love for dancing.
With the help of her best friend Amanda, who is able-bodied, she spent a year in the dance studio choreographing routines that could be danced in a wheelchair.
The pair then decided to establish their own inclusive dance company in Winchester, Hampshire. Liberate Dance enables people of all ages and abilities to dance together.
They now want to buy additional wheelchairs that would allow more people to take part in the classes, even if they aren't wheelchair users.
Video journalist: Curtis Lancaster
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bbcuk--2020-02-12--HS2: Cubbington Wood group to continue their protest

HS2 campaigners who have spent more than four months living in a camp in Warwickshire have vowed to continue their @ @ @ @ @ announcement by Prime Minister Boris Johnson that the high-speed railway would be built was met @ @ @ @ @ , near Royal Leamington Spa .
The local residents now expect bailiffs to evict them @ @ @ @ @ they set up in October to stop ancient trees being felled by HS2 contractors .
@ @ @ @ @ has about 20 people on a rota who keep a constant presence at the camp @ @ @ @ @ : `` Seven million new trees and shrubs will be planted as part of the @ @ @ @ @ native woodlands will cover over nine square kilometres of land . ''

HS2 campaigners who have spent more than four months living in a camp in Warwickshire have vowed to continue their woodland protest.
Tuesday's announcement by Prime Minister Boris Johnson that the high-speed railway would be built was met with despair at Cubbington Wood, near Royal Leamington Spa.
The local residents now expect bailiffs to evict them from their camp, which they set up in October to stop ancient trees being felled by HS2 contractors.
The Save Cubbington Wood group has about 20 people on a rota who keep a constant presence at the camp.
An HS2 spokesperson said: "Seven million new trees and shrubs will be planted as part of the HS2 programme. The new native woodlands will cover over nine square kilometres of land."
Video journalist: John Bray


bbcuk--2020-02-12--Olympic climber Shauna Coxsey's family keep her 'feet on the ground'

The first sport climber selected for Team GB at the Olympic Games has joked that while she is honoured to @ @ @ @ @ family `` keep my feet on the ground '' .
Shauna Coxsey , from Runcorn @ @ @ @ @ representing Team GB when sport climbing makes its debut in the Olympics in Tokyo in @ @ @ @ @ representing her country was `` so crazy and really , really exciting '' .

The first sport climber selected for Team GB at the Olympic Games has joked that while she is honoured to represent her country, her family "keep my feet on the ground".
Shauna Coxsey, from Runcorn in Cheshire, will be representing Team GB when sport climbing makes its debut in the Olympics in Tokyo in August.
The 27-year-old said representing her country was "so crazy and really, really exciting".


bbcuk--2020-02-12--London school abused over LGBT History month rainbow crossing

A school in London says it has received about 200 abusive messages after a rainbow-coloured crossing was installed outside its @ @ @ @ @ crossing was painted last week to mark LGBT History Month and has prompted some angry @ @ @ @ @ However , the school in Wood Green said that would not deter it from continuing @ @ @ @ @ Gerry Robinson , head of Woodside High School , said : `` This rainbow crossing @ @ @ @ @ championing equality , for our children 's rights to be respected and able to thrive @ @ @ @ @ and beyond . ''

A school in London says it has received about 200 abusive messages after a rainbow-coloured crossing was installed outside its building.
It said the crossing was painted last week to mark LGBT History Month and has prompted some angry reactions on social media.
However, the school in Wood Green said that would not deter it from continuing its work on equality.
Gerry Robinson, head of Woodside High School, said: "This rainbow crossing stands for our commitment to championing equality, for our children's rights to be respected and able to thrive as themselves, in school and beyond."


bbcuk--2020-02-12--Coronavirus: Life inside an isolation centre in Milton Keynes

A woman quarantined in a conference centre after being flown out of China says she is `` glad '' to @ @ @ @ @ being in isolation .
Lavender Au spoke to the BBC by video call after being @ @ @ @ @ , in Milton Keynes , Buckinghamshire .
She arrived at RAF Brize Norton on Sunday @ @ @ @ @ flight after being caught up in the lock-down in the Wuhan region while visiting a @ @ @ @ @ Health says it is awaiting test results for all people staying at the centre in @ @ @ @ @ University Hospitals NHS Trust said it was a `` highly precautionary measure '' .

A woman quarantined in a conference centre after being flown out of China says she is "glad" to be in the UK despite being in isolation.
Lavender Au spoke to the BBC by video call after being taken to Kents Hill Park, in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.
She arrived at RAF Brize Norton on Sunday on a UK government rescue flight after being caught up in the lock-down in the Wuhan region while visiting a friend.
The Department of Health says it is awaiting test results for all people staying at the centre in Milton Keynes.
Milton Keynes University Hospitals NHS Trust said it was a "highly precautionary measure".


bbcuk--2020-02-13--The Papers: UK 'must brace for virus' and NHS doctors bullied

Meanwhile the prime minister 's imminent cabinet reshuffle makes the lead in the Daily Telegraph .
It claims the Defence @ @ @ @ @ the `` line of fire '' after he clashed with Downing Street over defence spending @ @ @ @ @ says his deputy , Anne-Marie Trevelyan , is likely to be promoted .
The paper @ @ @ @ @ by a huge photograph of a smiling Duchess of Cambridge wrapped up warm during a @ @ @ @ @ the caption `` Grin up north '' .

Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Home Secretary Priti Patel insists appropriate measures will be taken. "Everyone has the right to stay safe online", she says, "and if tech companies abdicate this responsibility, it is up to the government to protect our citizens from harm."


bbcuk--2020-02-13--Fly-tipping: Organised crime behind 'large rise'

Organised criminal gangs are being blamed for the continued rise of large fly-tipping incidents across the UK .
Experts said fake companies hired out buildings to dump clients ' waste , costing local authorities almost £60m in clean up costs since 2012 .
Parts of London and Manchester have been hardest hit by a growing `` crisis '' in illegal waste removal services .
The government says the rise in incidents could be down to better recording .
Countryside Alliance head of policy Sarah Lee said tougher sentences were needed to address the crisis .
She said : `` You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out buildings , dumping waste in them , doing a runner and leaving it for landowners to dispose of the waste at huge cost to them . ''
Gangs will pose as legitimate waste disposal businesses , advertising their services on the internet for a cost , she added .
• Large-scale fly-tipping - defined as tipper lorry load or more in size - has more than doubled in six years • Last year , councils faced a £12.8m bill to clear more than 36,200 large tips .
That accounted for more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clearing fly-tips • Marc Lidderth , an area manager for the Environment Agency , said fly-tipping crime was `` the new narcotics '' .
The National Farmers ' Union ( NFU ) said new figures highlighted a `` nightmare '' situation that continued to `` spiral out of control '' .
It said criminals were using lock-cutting tools to break into private land and tip vast quantities of waste that can cost hundreds of thousands of pounds to clear .
Bogus waste companies also try to rent buildings or land and dump lorry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be properly resourced to tackle large-scale crime , according to Keep Britain Tidy chief executive Allison Ogden-Newton .
`` It 's time for the new government to get serious on mass fly-tipping , make it harder for criminals to trade , and give local authorities the resources they need , '' she added .
But some , including the Country , Land and Business Association ( CLA ) director general Sarah Hendry , say the introduction of fees at many recycling centres had brought about the rise of organised criminal fly-tipping .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Affairs said waste crime was becoming more organised , involving `` networks of career criminals '' , and tackling this type of illegal activity was complex .
In 2019 , local authorities were given the power to issue penalties of up to £400 to householders who pass waste to an unlicensed carrier and whose waste is then found fly-tipped .
More than half of all local authorities in England posted an increase in the number of large fly-tipping incidents recorded between 2011-12 and 2018-19 .
Manchester City Council recorded the most large incidents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where data was available , averaging 1,672 clean-ups a year .
In response , the local authority said it had a dedicated environmental crimes team and had recently invested an extra £500,000 into fly-tipping prevention and enforcement .
It also disputed the figures , saying they relate to reports rather than recorded offences .
Many incidents could have also been double counted , it said .
A spokesman for the authority said : `` Given that Manchester offers a free annual bulky waste collection service , there are no excuses for using a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Croydon , in south London , had the highest average annual number of large incidents per capita , according to official data published by the government .
The area also saw the biggest increase in large fly-tip across the eight-year period , recording five such incidents in 2011-12 , but 3,948 in 2018-19 .
Croydon Council said the majority of those incidents were reported by residents on its waste app .
It said its waste contractor collected 50 major fly-tips last year .
A spokesman said it was proactive in its work to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who commit environmental crime .
It said new powers to seize vehicles had been an excellent tool and the council had confiscated 42 over the last four years .
In contrast , Wales has seen large fly-tipping decrease since 2012 - a trend which officials believe is down to the success of a national campaign run by Fly-tipping Action Wales .
'There was a huge plume of dust' One Croydon resident told the BBC that large-scale tipping was a major issue there .
Elizabeth Ash , of Croydon Communities Consortium , said : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ start driving and , after a while , you know you 've left Croydon just by looking out of the window .
`` You think , 'Oh - we 're in Lambeth now .
There 's no rubbish on the streets anymore ' . ''
Mrs Ash said she had had rubbish tipped outside her house during the night .
`` It was rubble and electrical appliances - another authority 's bins full of builders ' waste - tipped from the back of a lorry , presumably driving at speed .
`` I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the window and there was a huge plume of dust filling the air . ''
Initiatives being used by some local authorities in a bid to tackle the problem include landscaping to block access to hotspots and 'wall of shame ' web pages , which share images of local fly-tippers with the public .
In 2018-19 , for the first time , two local authorities each issued a fine of more than £50,000 for fly-tipping .
A business and its director were caught by Harrow Council dumping seven-and-a-half tonnes of waste on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Maintenance was ordered to pay more than £51,000 for the criminal venture .
Persistent fly-tipping on the fields - where on each occasion a mound of household and refurbishment waste was dumped - led to the council installing hidden cameras and tracing the vehicle by its registration number .
Council enforcement officers planted several items - one of them a marked can - among the rubbish in the back of the van after later spotting it parked on the street .
The cameras then captured the offenders in action , clearly identifying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ waste was dumped late at night .
The marked can was found to be among the dumped waste .
Earlier this year , Sir James Bevan , chief executive of the Environment Agency , said organised crime gangs linked to slavery , drugs and firearms were exploiting the waste industry in massive fraud and fly-tipping schemes .
The agency is responsible for clearing larger scale fly-tips on public land , though it bills the cost to the local authority .
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bbcuk--2020-02-12--Retired inspector accused of murdering wife 'heard noise' before finding her

A retired police inspector accused of murdering his wife in Aberdeen stated he heard a noise while in the shower before finding her lying in their bedroom , a court had heard .
Keith Farquharson , 60 , made the claim to his son-in-law and a paramedic who tried to save the life of Alice Farquharson , 56 , in August last year .
He denies murdering his wife , who was a school pupil support assistant .
The evidence was heard at the start of a trial at the High Court in Glasgow .
Mr Farquharson was described as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emotional shock '' when his wife died at the couple 's home in Angusfield Avenue .
The charge alleges he seized hold of his wife , struggled with her before compressing her neck and face .
It is further claimed he left her unconscious after restricting her breathing by covering her nose and mouth .
He is then said to have caused blunt force injury by means unknown .
Mr Fraser was on a shift when he got a phone call from Mr Farquharson at about 07:10 on 29 August last year .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 28-year-old that Mrs Farquharson had died .
Mr Fraser recalled being `` very upset '' and was immediately driven by a colleague to the scene .
He could initially see Mr Farquharson with ambulance staff .
Mr Farquharson was said to be `` very distraught '' .
Prosecutor Alex Prentice QC said to the witness : `` Did you ask what had happened ? ''
Mr Fraser said : `` He basically explained that he had been in the shower , heard a thud and , as he came out , Alice was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bed .
`` He said he pulled her off and she hit her face off the bedside cabinet .
`` He said he had performed CPR while on the phone to the ambulance . ''
Paramedic Laura Steven told jurors that she treated Mrs Farquharson after a 999 call was made .
She recalled Mr Farquharson being `` very agitated '' and then finding Mrs Farquharson - who was wearing a nightdress - lying on the floor of a bedroom .
She said : `` I could identify that she was in cardiac @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She also tried to quiz Mr Farquharson on what had happened .
The witness told the trial : `` He said that he had gone for a shower , heard a clatter then found her like that . ''
The medics tried to help Mrs Farquharson for 30 minutes before eventually pronouncing her dead .
She replied : `` Very irate , hyperventilating .
I had concerns for his welfare because of how irate he was .
`` I thought he was in a state of emotional shock . ''
The court also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ argument '' with his wife during a phone call with his son-in-law days after the alleged murder .
The couple 's two daughters were quizzed in court about the 33-year marriage of their parents .
Joanna Farquharson agreed with her father 's defence QC Ian Duguid that the relationship had been `` fine '' .
But , he then asked the chemical engineer : `` Some years earlier , he was certainly suspected of having an affair with someone .
`` There had been a bit of a fallout at the time ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ was certainly upset . ''
Mr Duguid : `` When was that ? ''
Miss Farquharson : `` 2008 , something like that . ''
Their other daughter Sarah Fraser also admitted being aware of the alleged adultery .

Mr Fraser said: "He basically explained that he had been in the shower, heard a thud and, as he came out, Alice was lying half on, half off the bed.


bbcuk--2020-02-12--Portrush air show is among £2.2m council cuts

Cuts of £2.2m- including funding for the Portrush Air Show - have been approved by Causeway Coast and Glens Borough @ @ @ @ @ on Wednesday night to discuss cost-cutting proposals after it announced it was £68.7m in debt @ @ @ @ @ air show , amounting to £240,000 , was one of a range of leisure and @ @ @ @ @ cuts will also hit recycling and environmental services .
The meeting also heard an independent @ @ @ @ @ 's proposals provided a `` sound basis for 2020/21 budget proposals '' .
The scale @ @ @ @ @ was revealed on 4 February when it voted to bring in the advisors to provide @ @ @ @ @ with the current rate setting process '' .
Councillors then postponed a decision on setting @ @ @ @ @ potential savings .
A report on those savings , which was on the agenda for @ @ @ @ @ dozens of options , including changing black bin collections from fortnightly to monthly and closing @ @ @ @

The scale of the council's debt was revealed on 4 February when it voted to bring in the advisors to provide "urgent and immediate assistance with the current rate setting process".


bbcuk--2020-02-12--Royal Glamorgan Hospital: Hundreds protest over A&E closure plans

About 400 people have protested outside the Senedd against the closure of an A & E department .
Cwm Taf Morgannwg health board have said doctor shortages meant it was considering closing the department at the Royal Glamorgan in Llantrisant , either completely or overnight .
Samantha Jones , whose baby 's life was saved by staff at the A & E , said closing the department would put lives at risk .
The health board said action was needed to avoid `` risk to patient safety '' .
An agreement to centralise emergency care in fewer hospitals was made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the final details is yet to be made .
Assembly members from across the party divide who oppose the plans have warned people `` will die '' if the service closes .
But in the Senedd on Wednesday , Health Minister Vaughan Gething said they needed to `` rub up against the reality '' of staff recruitment problems .
`` They do have an unavoidable challenge about the future safety of that service , '' he said .
However a majority of assembly members , including four from Labour , backed a Tory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Welsh Conservative health spokeswoman Angela Burns said the Welsh Government could not ignore the `` significant opposition '' to the downgrading .
She said it would be `` dangerous '' to change the service as people would have to travel further for emergency treatment .
First Minister Mark Drakeford has previously said clinicians should make the final call .
Staffing levels at all Cwm Taf Morgannwg 's A & E units - at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital , Merthyr Tydfil 's Prince Charles Hospital and the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christmas Day and Boxing Day , ambulances had to be diverted from the Royal Glamorgan Hospital to Prince Charles Hospital because of a lack of doctors .
When Samantha Jones 's daughter seemed unwell at home she took her to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital , which is about 20 minutes drive from her house , to get her checked over .
But when she got there the triage nurse noticed Scarlett had stopped breathing .
`` Within minutes we had 20 doctors around us , surrounding her , with oxygen on her face @ @ @ @ @ @ @ To go back over it is scary , but they did an amazing job .
`` They did so many tests on her to rule everything out - I could n't praise them more , they saved my child 's life . ''
`` If I had to go any further , I do n't think she would be here today . ''
A number of politicians opposed to the plans addressed the crowds earlier , who held a protest ahead of an assembly debate over the future of the services .
Labour @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said people `` will die '' if the department is closed .
He said : `` We all know the only way to keep everyone across the whole patch safe is to have a full A & E at all three hospitals . ''
He accused the hospital of not recruiting properly , adding : `` We in the Rhondda will never give up… we will fight and fight and fight for the service we know will save lives . ''
Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price told the crowd people were `` dying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proposal '' .
`` A people united will never be defeated , there is no power in this building or in the health board that will defeat us , '' he said .
The situation at the Royal Glamorgan worsened recently with the resignation of its only full-time A & E consultant , meaning plans to downgrade were speeded up .
The health board said this `` expected retirement '' , along with a shortage of middle-grade doctors , meant three A & E services could not be `` sustained beyond the immediate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have Labour politicians joining in with the criticism of the decision to downgrade A & E at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital '' Does n't Labour run the Welsh NHS after all ? ''
their opponents say .
They know few things are more important to their constituents than protecting the services they have grown up with .
But it does not change the bigger picture .
If you do not have enough doctors to run a safe service and can not recruit them - what do you do ?
Politicians across the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ca n't stand still and things have to change .
They would much prefer the most controversial changes happen somewhere else and not in their patch .
But trying to avoid the consequences of unpopular decisions risks a situation where nothing changes at all .
The nearest A & E to Llantrisant in the health board area is 14 miles ( 23km ) away in Bridgend - a drive of almost 30 minutes .
The other in Merthyr Tydfil is 21 miles ( 34km ) away - a drive of almost 40 minutes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` leave no stone unturned '' in seeing if anything could be done to keep the current A & E set-up as it is .
Labour AM for Pontypridd Mick Antoniw said there was no merit to the proposals and that closing the department was `` not viable '' .
Plaid AM for Rhondda Leanne Wood attacked the Welsh Government for its record on health in Wales , adding the `` strategic decisions '' made in Cardiff Bay had led to the proposals to close the unit .

He said: "We all know the only way to keep everyone across the whole patch safe is to have a full A&E at all three hospitals."


bbcuk--2020-02-12--Peter Turner: Former Ampleforth College monk jailed for child abuse

A former monk at a Catholic boarding school who sexually abused three boys aged under 13 has been jailed for more than 20 years .
Peter Turner , 80 , of Redcar , admitted 14 charges including indecent assault , gross indecency and another serious sexual offence .
The offences took place at Ampleforth College , North Yorkshire , and a parish in Cumbria between 1984 and 1990 .
North Yorkshire Police said Turner was `` clearly a very depraved individual '' .
Sentencing him at York Crown Court , Judge Sean Morris said : `` You have brought evil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ calling , you should have brought hope , help and succour . ''
Turner , formerly known as Father Gregory Carroll , targeted the first boy at Ampleforth .
Then after he confessed to the church authorities about sexual contact with a boy he was sent to a parish in Workington .
He went on to indecently assault a boy in the Cumbrian town and committed indecent assault and gross indecency against a third victim .
The court heard victim impact statements in which the men spoke about the impact Turner 's abuse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was recalled and confined to the monastery at Ampleforth after the Nolan Report on the problem of clerical child abuse was published in 2001 .
Turner was previously jailed for four years in 2005 after admitting offences against 10 pupils at the school between 1979 and 1987 .
The sentence was later reduced by 12 months .
On Tuesday he pleaded guilty to 11 counts of indecent assault , two counts of a serious sexual assault and one count of gross indecency with a child .
Pauline McCullagh , from the Crown Prosecution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a truly sickening breach of trust , sexually abusing young boys who innocently placed their trust in him as a monk and priest . ''
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Sentencing him at York Crown Court, Judge Sean Morris said: "You have brought evil into this world when, by your calling, you should have brought hope, help and succour."


bbcuk--2020-02-13--Cabinet reshuffle: Sajid Javid resigns as chancellor

Sajid Javid has resigned as chancellor as Boris Johnson carries out a post-Brexit cabinet reshuffle .
Mr Javid rejected an order to fire his team of aides , saying `` no self-respecting minister '' could accept such a condition .
He had been due to deliver his first Budget in four weeks ' time .
The former home secretary was appointed chancellor by Mr Johnson when he became prime minister in July .
His resignation follows rumours of tensions between Mr Javid and the prime minister 's senior adviser Dominic Cummings .
`` He has turned down the job of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ source close to Mr Javid said .
`` The prime minister said he had to fire all his special advisers and replace them with Number 10 special advisers to make it one team .
`` The chancellor said no self-respecting minister would accept those terms . ''
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rishi Sunak is being tipped to replace Mr Javid - and there will be a new joint team of No 10 and 11 special advisers .
Mr Javid had been expected to remain in place , as the prime minister rejigs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Secretary Julian Smith and Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom have been sacked • Housing Minister Esther McVey and Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers are also out of the government • Attorney General Geoffrey Cox , who attended cabinet , was asked to resign by the PM • Michael Gove remains in his role as minister for the Cabinet Office Commenting on Mr Javid 's resignation , Labour 's shadow chancellor John McDonnell said : `` This must be a historical record with the government in crisis after just over two months in power .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to take absolute control of the Treasury and install his stooge as chancellor . ''

In his resignation letter, Mr Javid explained that he could not accept the PM's conditions saying: "I believe it is important as leaders to have trusted teams that reflect the character and integrity that you would wish to be associated with."