bbcuk--2020-07-28--Coronavirus: What is shielding?

Coronavirus: What is shielding?

Advice is changing for people who have been shielding against catching coronavirus .
When lockdown began , about 2.5 million people were advised to take extra steps to avoid contracting the disease , because they were considered more at risk of needing hospital treatment .
When - and why - is shielding ending ?
Shielding will be paused in England , Scotland and Northern Ireland from 1 August .
Wales will recommend the same from 16 August .
This is because infection levels in the community are now falling , so the risk of exposure is significantly less than it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have to `` stay at home '' and follow shielding guidelines , although they are advised to take particular care when outside , and strictly maintain social distancing .
Do I have to stop shielding ?
For some people this will be welcome news , while others will be understandably anxious .
Shielding was never compulsory and it is still your choice to decide what you are comfortable about doing - you may still want to spend a lot of time at home , for example .
If possible , take things at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worries you have .
The relaxation of the rules allows those who have been shielding to see more people , enjoy the summer and be more active .
Experts strongly advise people with serious underlying health conditions to follow social distancing recommendations - keep 2m away from other people outside your home and , whenever possible , limit the number of people you meet , shops you visit , and non-essential journeys .
Should I go back to work ?
You should only go back to your workplace if it is Covid-safe , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the necessary steps and risk assessments to reduce the risk of infection for employees .
It may be possible to work from home .
You can discuss this with your employer .
Could shielding come back again ?
Yes .
People on the shielding list may be advised to shield again if coronavirus starts to rise again across the UK .
Your individual health risk , should you catch coronavirus , has not changed , despite shielding being paused .
In Oldham , in the north of England , anyone shielding has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 14 August .
This is because of rising coronavirus cases in the area .
Who is on the shielding list ?
• Some people with cancer who are undergoing treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy • Women who are pregnant and have heart disease • Some people with rare diseases such as severe combined immunodeficiency The list does not include all elderly people , although they are strongly advised to do social distancing .
New guidance from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health says that most youngsters with conditions such as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kidney disease do not need to continue to shield and could be removed from the shielding list held by the NHS .
About 90,000 people shielding are under 18 .
Children will only be removed from the shielding list by their GP or specialist doctor after discussions with the child and their family .
If you have been told that your child no longer needs to shield , they can go to school , college or nursery .
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From 1 August , people will no longer receive food boxes and medicine deliveries provided by the National Shielding Service .
People will retain their priority for supermarket delivery slots , and still be able to access help with shopping , medication , phone calls and transport to medical appointments when shielding is eased .
The NHS Volunteer Responder Scheme will continue to offer support after shielding is paused .
They can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , friendly phone call , which can be provided by different volunteers each time , or by someone who is also shielding and will stay in contact for several weeks What should I do if I get a cough or fever ?
These are symptoms of coronavirus , as are loss of smell or taste .
It does not mean that you definitely have it , but you should contact the NHS 111 online coronavirus service , or call NHS 111 or your doctor .
Do this as soon as you get symptoms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pharmacy , urgent care centre or hospital .
In an emergency , call 999 if you are seriously ill. Other tips to stay safe and well • Look after your mental wellbeing - stay in touch with friends on the phone , by post or online You could prepare a hospital bag just in case .
This should include your emergency contact , a list of medicines you take and any information on your planned care appointments , as well as things you would need for an overnight stay , such as a @ @ @ @

However, if you are at higher risk of becoming ill, it says you may wish to "think particularly carefully" about taking extra precautions when meeting others you do not usually meet, including:


bbcuk--2020-07-28--Coronavirus: TV Dragon Bannatyne warns of 600 health club job cuts

Ex-Dragon 's Den star Duncan Bannatyne says he could be forced to close his health clubs in Scotland if they can not reopen by the end of August .
The businessman 's Bannatyne Group has 11 clubs north of the border which employ 600 people .
Mr Bannatyne told BBC Scotland 's The Nine they are currently being subsidised by his gyms in England .
He has warned every job is under threat unless lockdown restrictions are further eased .
Indoor gyms were able to open in England last week .
But there is currently no date for their reopening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it will not happen before 31 July .
• Why have Scotland 's pubs opened before its gyms ?
Mr Bannatyne questioned why pubs have been allowed to reopen in Scotland while gyms remain shut .
`` There 's 11 clubs in Scotland and 600 employees - we 'd have to lay them all off , if we ca n't open , say by the end of August .
There 's no point in us continuing to try and support them , '' he said .
`` We were very happy to close @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ... but now is the time to reopen again and I think we should be allowed to reopen very soon , if not today . ''
He added : `` It would be more damaging to open and close down again but I ca n't see any reason not to open and stay open .
`` When you compare us for example to pubs , where people are talking to each other and getting drunk , people come to health clubs for very different reasons ... the danger is very small compared to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bannatyne said First Minister Nicola Sturgeon had `` done a fantastic job of looking after the people of Scotland '' but feels the `` time has come to make a decision '' .
Lockdown measures in Scotland are set to be reviewed on Thursday , but the first minister has warned not to expect many more changes to be announced .
She said her focus was on enabling shielding people to have more freedom and schools to return safely next month .
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"There's 11 clubs in Scotland and 600 employees - we'd have to lay them all off, if we can't open, say by the end of August. There's no point in us continuing to try and support them," he said.


bbcuk--2020-07-28--Coronavirus: Surviving lockdown like a real-life Robinson Crusoe

When Lynda and Steve Dalgleish set off to sail around the world , little did they know they would find themselves trying to escape hurricanes amid Caribbean islands in lockdown .
The 18-month adventure to kickstart their retirement became a quick learning curve in survival and relying on the friendship of others .
A £6,000 machine to turn salt water into fresh water which they had bought in Italy and a huge stash of emergency dried foods and tins onboard became their lifeline .
And meeting local Antiguan woman Nadine and a fisherman after diving off their catamaran , Blue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had fresh fruit , vegetables and fish while they were stuck off the coast of Antigua for three months .
Now moored in a lagoon in Grenada after being granted sanctuary from the hurricane zone in Antigua , they have spoken to BBC Scotland about their `` emotional and terrifying '' experience .
Lynda , from North Berwick in East Lothian , said she felt like the fictional castaway Robinson Crusoe who spent years on a deserted tropical island after tourists left and locals locked themselves indoors .
She said : `` Every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ normally busy island of Antigua where we were became like a desert island .
`` Tourists had flown home and locals were indoors .
Everything was shut and the bay we were in was empty .
`` The challenge for us was that everything was locking down and there were no facilities .
`` We were trapped and I suddenly felt so far away from home and family .
`` I was emotional about it as I saw everything closing down and it was terrifying for us .
I was worried about having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was going to get any supplies , or how long was this going to go on for .
`` We decided we needed a strategy and that we needed to find a bay to moor in . ''
Lynda said : `` The longer we were there , the more wildlife took over as it was deserted .
`` Thankfully , more yachts came and there were about 12 of us and we all pooled our money .
`` I had dived off the boat and swum ashore and that was when I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Nadine then started leaving lots of fruit and vegetables on the beach for us and we would dive off each day to collect it .
`` It took a while but eventually the fishermen realised they could sell their catch to us too , and so we had dolphin fish and tuna and lobsters .
`` Everyone helped each other and I have never known anything like it . ''
After three months they had the added worry of hurricane season being upon them - so they decided to sail south @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not let them within five miles of the islands .
They finally managed to persuade Grenada to let them seek shelter there and quarantined on their boat for 14 days before they were allowed to venture on to the island in search of food .
Lynda said : `` It took three days of sailing to get to Grenada .
Then we heard a small and agile hurricane called Gonzalo was on course for us .
It was very unusual to track so far south and so early .
It missed them on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a very frightening few days . ''
The pair set off on their trip on 1 May 2019 from Roda de Bera , near Barcelona , on board their newly-bought 38ft catamaran .
Lynda , 62 , a retired marketing director , and Steve , 63 , who owned a web analytics business , had no sailing experience .
So Steve completed a three-month intensive course , sailing monohulls in Gibraltar , before they set sail .
It was 10,000 miles and 19 countries later that they became stranded in the Caribbean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ March .
They are now currently in a lagoon in Grenada .
Lynda said , at first , they did think about crossing back over the Atlantic to get home .
She said : `` It took 21 days to get our boat over the Atlantic and that was in the direction of the trade winds .
It would not be pleasant battling into the trade winds in the other direction .
`` And the worst weather was our crossing from Gibraltar to the Canary Islands .
That was horrific with six-metre waves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I was terrified .
I really thought I was going to die .
It was really scary and the mainsail crashed down . ''
So , for now , they will stay where they are and hope for no more hurricanes and that they can continue on their journey soon .

"I was emotional about it as I saw everything closing down and it was terrifying for us. I was worried about having no fresh food and whether the island was going to get any supplies, or how long was this going to go on for.


bbcuk--2020-07-28--UK holidays: Nothing left or 'it's a ridiculous price'

Every summer since her 11-year-old daughter was born , Rachel Douglas has visited family in the Caribbean .
Not this year , though .
Travel restrictions and the continuing coronavirus uncertainty have now persuaded Rachel it might be simpler to stay closer to home .
But she never expected that finding somewhere to stay would be so difficult .
`` I was looking at Cornwall and Devon , something with half-board and near a beach .
I ca n't believe how little was still free , '' Rachel said .
`` Either the dates are n't available , or it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cost is about 2,000-£3,000 .
Maybe that 's normal , but I would n't spend more than that if I 'd spent the summer with family in St Vincent and the Grenadines .
I can literally fly round the world for this kind of money . ''
This summer 's `` staycation '' boom has meant a surge in bookings for UK holiday rentals and hotels .
And last week 's news of fresh restrictions on Britons returning from Spain seems to have given a fresh spurt to demand .
Since Friday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UK 's big cottage rental sites , has seen bookings jump more than 50 % year-on-year .
At hotel group Point A , bookings are up by the same amount .
It explains why Rachel , 35 , who lives at Enfield , north London , has found it so difficult to find somewhere over the last few days .
The youth worker , who will soon return to university to complete her final year of training , said : `` I just wanted somewhere for a couple of weeks , may be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suitable for my daughter .
She 's now resigned to staying in north London , where she has been since the start of lockdown in March .
`` I 've given up trying to find a place .
It 's the Costa del Enfield for us . ''
Her experience is unlikely to be unique .
It 's the summer season , so rental firms naturally expect accommodation to fill up .
But what has surprised firms is the pace of demand .
One of the biggest websites for the rental and hotel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doubled business for many regions of the UK .
For example , in the east of England , bookings in Norfolk are up 169 % on this time last year .
In Suffolk , it 's 116 % up and Essex is up 109 % .
Sykes ' chief executive Graham Donoghue said that `` bookings for holiday lets have gone through the roof '' over the last few weeks .
In particular , many people are opting for self-catered accommodation so that contact with others can be limited , he said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ over the last four weeks , compared to the same period last year , and on the day the government announced that UK travel was to reopen , we saw a year-on-year jump of 221 % .
`` News of Spain 's travel restrictions at the weekend resulted in a 53 % year-on-year rise in bookings , '' Mr Donoghue said .
And there are signs that the staycation trend will continue , he said .
`` We 're also seeing a steady stream of bookings for holidays in 2021 too . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that are being snapped up fast .
At boutique hotel chain The Pig , bookings for August and September are about 22 % ahead of this time last year .
And October is also slightly ahead , mainly driven by extended weekend breaks , says the company 's founder Robin Hutson .
Most of his seven hotels are close to 100 % full .
A new hotel opening on Friday in the beautiful Cornish coastal village of Harlyn is fully booked .
`` There was already pent-up demand , but the continuing uncertainty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worth the risk of going abroad , '' he said .
`` A lot of people do n't want to make long-term plans and seem to have decided on extended weekends . ''
At Point A Hotels , which operates in London , Edinburgh and Glasgow , there are signs that people may be opting for city breaks rather than the uncertainty of splashing out on the standard two-week summer holiday .
Managing director Nic Wenn said : `` The government 's snap decision on UK travellers now having to quarantine upon arrival @ @ @ @ @ @ @ travel is at the moment .
`` Bookings have more than doubled across our nine UK-based hotels since Friday . ''
With more restaurants and attractions opening their doors , he thinks the city break has become more attractive .
It 's all good news for the beleaguered UK tourism industry , but companies point out that many hoteliers and resorts are still struggling financially .
`` They 've had a torrid few months , '' says The Pig 's Robin Hutson .
`` My company has lost a lot of money .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and furlough support for staff , things could have been critical .
Social distancing rules mean his restaurants can only operate at about 75 % capacity .
So , while the rental and hotel sectors are enjoying unprecedented summer demand , it comes after months of lockdown when no money was being made .
`` The industry has still to return to normal , '' Mr Hutson said .

The youth worker, who will soon return to university to complete her final year of training, said: "I just wanted somewhere for a couple of weeks, may be with an activity centre that would be suitable for my daughter.


bbcuk--2020-07-29--Llanberis waterfall: 'I was trying to swim, I was scared'

A six-year-old girl has said described how she tried to swim to the surface of a pool when she fell @ @ @ @ @ ) down a waterfall .
Phoebe was pulled from the water with hardly any injuries @ @ @ @ @ the top and falling in what rescuers called `` a genuine accident '' .
Her @ @ @ @ @ , had been visiting Ceunant Mawr waterfall near Llanberis , Gwynedd , when the accident @ @ @ @ @ in , sunk to the bottom , I saw fish and I started to cough @ @ @ @ @ `` I was trying to swim , but I could n't .
I was scared @ @ @ @ @ partner Liam Bolland , who jumped into the water to try to save her , @ @ @ @ @ only had bruises following the fall .

A six year old girl has said she was "scared" and tried to swim to the surface when she fell more than 100ft (30m) down a waterfall.
Phoebe was pulled from the water with hardly any injuries, despite being washed over the top and falling in what rescuers called "a genuine accident".
Her family, from near Chester, had been visiting Ceunant Mawr waterfall near Llanberis, Gwynedd, when the accident happened.
"I fell in, sunk to the bottom, I saw fish and I started to cough," said Phoebe.
"I was trying to swim, but I couldn't. I was scared."
Phoebe's mother's partner Liam Bolland, who jumped into the water to try to save her, said it was remarkable she only had bruises following the fall.


bbcuk--2020-07-29--Hajj 2020: 'It would have been my solace'

In the past few years , Anisa lost her mother , her job and her house and had hoped Hajj @ @ @ @ @ grace for her and her family .
However , with the coronavirus pandemic and Saudi @ @ @ @ @ pilgrims , Anisa is longer able to go .
Instead , she and her family @ @ @ @ @ Turkey to celebrate Eid al-Adha with refugees .

In the past few years, Anisa lost her mother, her job and her house and had hoped Hajj would be the one saving grace for her and her family.
However, with the coronavirus pandemic and Saudi Arabia limiting the amount of pilgrims, Anisa is longer able to go.
Instead, she and her family are travelling from London to Turkey to celebrate Eid al-Adha with refugees.
Produced by Miriam O'Donkor and Maisie Smith-Walters


bbcuk--2020-07-29--Newspaper headlines: PM's 'second wave' fears, and airport test calls

Many of the front pages are still dominated by the decision to impose a two week quarantine on travellers returning from Spain .
The Daily Telegraph runs quotes from the chief executive of Heathrow , John Holland-Kaye , urging the government to allow airports to carry out Covid-19 tests to help save the tourism and holiday industries - an idea which the paper reports has gained support from the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps .
The Guardian suggests the quarantine requirement could soon be halved , with scientific models suggesting almost all cases coming into the country could be detected by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after arrival .
The row over whether the government 's decision to introduce the restrictions so suddenly also continues across the comment sections .
The Times leader commends ministers for implementing the new rules swiftly , a move it says was in stark contrast to the time taken to put the country into lockdown in March .
The Spectator 's Isabel Hardman focuses on the impact that the latest policy U-turn may have on consumer confidence , saying the government 's actions may lead to people becoming so risk-averse that they avoid doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ faltering economy .
Elsewhere , the online-only Independent highlights damning claims from MPs regarding the government 's handling of care homes in England during the coronavirus pandemic .
It quotes a report from the Public Accounts Committee that accuses ministers of taking a `` slow , inconsistent and at times negligent '' approach to social care , with many care homes effective being `` thrown to the wolves '' .
The Department of Health said they have worked closely with the sector and public health experts to support adult social care .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ challenge to the prime minister on the subject , saying if he does not act swiftly to address the concerns raised in the report , they `` must reluctantly conclude this words are worthless '' .
Most of the tabloids feature pictures of German police digging up an allotment in Germany near to where a man suspected of abducting Madeleine McCann lived .
The Sun reports that possible evidence samples were removed from the site close to Hanover , while the Daily Express claims that around 100 officers and sniffer dogs took part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ missing while on holiday in Portugal with her family in 2007 .
Sign up for a morning briefing direct to your inbox The development of a new blood test that could diagnose Alzheimers two decades before symptoms develop features in many of the papers .
The Daily Telegraph quotes Professor Clive Ballard from the University of Exeter , who calls it an `` exciting step '' , but cautions that it could take another five years for the test to be made available .
The leader in the Daily Express compares the scientists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ War Two era code-breakers in Bletchley Park , and says the news highlights why efforts should be made to encourage more young people to pursue a career in scientific research .
And scientists may have finally discovered why leaves on the line cause so much chaos for commuters .
The Times reports research by scientists at the University of Sheffield , which has found that they change into an extraordinarily slick paste when crushed , which causes the friction between rails and wheels to become similar to that seen between ice and an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Michael Watson , details a number of solutions to the problem , including cutting down certain species of trees lining railways , or spraying rails with a substance that stop them from fusing with leaves .
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And scientists may have finally discovered why leaves on the line cause so much chaos for commuters. The Times reports research by scientists at the University of Sheffield, which has found that they change into an extraordinarily slick paste when crushed, which causes the friction between rails and wheels to become similar to that seen between ice and an ice-skate.


bbcuk--2020-07-29--Arlene Foster: Senior DUP figures warned her over Stormont bill

Senior DUP figures warned Arlene Foster not to proceed with a controversial bill which led to a rebellion among the party 's assembly team .
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson , Sammy Wilson and Nigel Dodds cautioned her against the Executive Committee Functions Bill .
It followed a warning from a former adviser who said it effectively removed the DUP 's veto over ministers taking decisions the party disagreed with .
The bill passed its final stage on Tuesday but eleven DUP MLAs abstained .
Two more failed to turn up to vote .
It is an unprecedented move and has thrown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the spotlight .
• Major planning calls 'can be taken ' with new bill But well-placed sources deny there is any immediate threat to her leadership of the DUP .
The decision of 11 DUP MLAs to abstain on the Executive Committee Functions Bill , coupled with reports that senior figures in the Westminster group counselled caution , puts a question mark over the authority of Arlene Foster and her current advisers .
It also illustrates the continuing respect commanded within DUP ranks for the analysis of Peter Robinson 's former adviser Richard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pressures of tackling a pandemic , that any of Mrs Foster 's internal critics want to make any more of this in the short term .
However , if a future minister from another party was able to utilise the latest legal changes to push through a policy which is anathema to the DUP grassroots , then those who abstained or argued for delay may raise more questions about their leader 's judgment .
The rebellion came after former DUP adviser Richard Bullick warned that the bill overturned safeguards negotiated in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taking decisions without referral .
He cited the example of Sinn Féin 's Martin McGuinness abolishing the 11-plus exam on his last day in office as education minister in 2002 .
During Tuesday 's debate on the bill 's final stage , DUP MLA Christopher Stalford - who voted in favour - said his party fully supported the change , which he said would ensure the continuation of `` collective government in the spirit of co-operation '' .
But former DUP MLA Jim Wells said many backbenchers were extremely concerned and were only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whipped by the leadership .
Those who abstained from voting included former ministers Mervyn Storey and Michelle McIlveen .
• Infrastructure department says 'planning decisions can be made with Stormont bill' • Bill to give ministers more power to become law The Executive Committee ( Functions ) Bill , which was fast tracked through the assembly before Stormont went into recess on Tuesday , seeks to strengthen the power of individual ministers and was introduced after a court judgement two years ago over a waste incinerator raised questions about the way executive decisions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fast track the bill , Sinn Féin Junior Minister Declan Kearney said it was to allow decisions to be made on key planning applications .
He said the legislation would provide the clarity needed to increase co-operation within Stormont 's five-party coalition .
The bill was passed by 58 votes to 13 with 11 abstentions and will now go forward for Royal Assent .
The assembly has been adjourned until 7 September .

However, if a future minister from another party was able to utilise the latest legal changes to push through a policy which is anathema to the DUP grassroots, then those who abstained or argued for delay may raise more questions about their leader's judgment.


bbcuk--2020-07-29--Coronavirus: Only 27% of drive-in tests back in 24 hours

Only just over a quarter of coronavirus tests at drive-through centres were processed within 24 hours last week .
It is the worst performance for samples taken at the 11 regional centres since the pandemic began .
The latest statistics show that 26.8 % of the 5,252 tests at the centres came back within a day , while 86.3 % were back within two days .
The Welsh Government said it was putting measures in place to improve turnaround times .
The centres are mainly used by the general public and are based in Cardiff , Newport , Abercynon , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Swansea , Margam , Builth Wells and Newtown .
The performance of smaller community testing units ( CTUs ) , where healthcare workers are given priority , improved slightly , with 36.6 % of around 8,000 tests being processed within 24 hours .
Overall processing is still not being done as quickly as the Welsh Government wants it to be .
First Minister Mark Drakeford has said he wants to accelerate and simplify the system .
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• Why is n't the UK testing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government say the best contact tracing systems rely on results coming back within 24 hours .
Of the 4,500 tests done in hospitals , 87.9 % did meet that target .
A Welsh Government spokeswoman said : `` As set out in our recently published strategy , testing turnaround times is a key focus and we have been putting in place measures to improve our turnaround times in the labs and throughout the end-to-end process . ''
The Welsh Conservatives said the statistics showed `` just how inadequate '' the Welsh Government 's @ @ @ @ @

Overall processing is still not being done as quickly as the Welsh Government wants it to be.


bbcuk--2020-07-29--Kirton shop worker 'racially abused' over mask request

A shop worker was subjected to a torrent of racial abuse when she asked a customer to put on a @ @ @ @ @ said .
It happened at the Costcutter store in Kirton , near Boston , on @ @ @ @ @ .
Lincolnshire Police said a man continued to racially abuse the young woman as he @ @ @ @ @ damage the store .
The force has issued an image of a man they want @ @ @ @ @ face covering is now compulsory in shops , supermarkets and while ordering takeaways in England @ @ @ @ @ in force since 24 July .
Follow BBC Yorkshire on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram @ @ @ @ @ to yorkslincs.news @ bbc.co.uk .

Wearing a face covering is now compulsory in shops, supermarkets and while ordering takeaways in England. The rule has been in force since 24 July.


bbcuk--2020-07-29--Coronavirus: Self-isolation period to be extended to 10 days

The length of time people with coronavirus symptoms will have to self-isolate for is expected to be increased to 10 days in England .
Currently , those who have a new continuous cough , high temperature or loss of taste or smell , have to seclude themselves for seven days .
But Health Secretary Matt Hancock is expected to announce on Thursday that the period is being extended .
It comes after the prime minister warned of a second wave of infection .
It is unclear if the devolved nations will follow the UK government 's lead , but the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What 's the evidence Europe is having a 'second wave ' ?
There have been concerns about several local outbreaks across the UK , including in Oldham , Wrexham and Staffordshire .
The UK requirement for people who test positive to isolate for seven days was always on the low side - plenty of other countries require 10 days or even longer .
As coronavirus is new , there is a lack of certainty over how long someone remains infectious .
Research shows a person can be infectious two days before symptoms develop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ period they have symptoms .
For most , that lasts no more than seven days .
Those who have symptoms longer are already advised to carry on self-isolating .
But the decision to insist everyone isolates for 10 days is likely to have been made for a number of reasons .
There is plenty of evidence that people continue to shed the virus after symptoms end - although the degree to which this represents a risk of passing on the infection to another person is not clear .
Another factor that may have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that widespread testing is beginning to pick up people in the asymptomatic stage .
And , finally , it sends an important signal .
By extending the length of isolation , it acts as a warning against complacency .
Under the current rules those who share a household with someone with symptoms of Covid-19 should self-isolate for 14 days .
Those returning to the UK from certain countries are also being asked to quarantine for 14 days - a move that has sparked complaints from travel firms .
According to the Daily Telegraph @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way to reduce the current 14-day quarantine period for arrivals to the UK , meaning that quarantine and self-isolation time periods could be standardised .
It comes as a the government held a meeting on Wednesday night to discuss which other countries would be added to the list of those not exempt from the quarantine rule , after a spike in cases saw Spain added over the weekend .
A senior government source told the BBC that Luxembourg was likely to be added this week but that - for the moment - the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ monitored .
Earlier , leading travel and airline industry figures called for coronavirus testing at airports in the UK but the source said that `` any new system had to be workable and at the moment it is n't '' .
The Department of Health said a further 83 people with coronavirus had died in the UK , taking the total number of deaths to 45,961 .
It also reported another 763 confirmed cases , which takes the total to 301,455 .
What are the current rules on self-isolating ?
Self-isolating means staying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ People who have symptoms of coronavirus should isolate themselves for seven days and arrange to get tested .
Symptoms include : • a loss of , or change in , your normal sense of taste or smell Other members of their household should isolate for 14 days and not leave their homes .
If you test positive you will be contacted by contact tracers , who will establish who else you might have passed on the infection to .
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Advice on the length of isolation varies between countries. For example, the Irish Republic says those who have symptoms should isolate for 14 days, while in the US those with symptoms are told to isolate for 10 days and can only leave isolation if they have had at least 24 hours without a fever.


bbcuk--2020-07-29--Coronavirus: Labour warns of 'perfect storm' for working parents

A `` perfect storm '' of rising childcare costs and providers closing down could make it `` impossible '' for some parents to return to work amid the coronavirus pandemic , Labour says .
The party says childcare costs in England have risen up to three times as fast as wages since 2010 .
And it is calling on the government to `` urgently provide targeted support '' to the childcare sector .
The government said the sector had received `` significant '' support .
• ' I was asked for £430 a month for my shut nursery' Nurseries , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ open to all children since 1 June following the coronavirus lockdown .
And as part of easing lockdown restrictions , the government has said people who can , no longer have to work from home .
However , Labour warns that many parents will struggle to return to workplaces without adequate childcare , particularly if families can not rely on grandparents for help due to the virus .
It says `` long-term underfunding and a lack of targeted support during the coronavirus pandemic , will make it impossible for many providers to remain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ research carried out by Early Years Alliance - the nursery sector body - which found that 25 % of childcare providers in England are at risk of closing in the next year .
Last month , the alliance also published data suggesting that since reopening nurseries have only been operating at 37 % of their capacity , creating financial pressure for providers .
Labour 's shadow education secretary Kate Green said : `` Ordering parents back to work without allowing them to access the childcare they need is a stark reminder that Boris @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the needs of working families . ''
'We do n't want to let our families down' Clare Matthews runs Sunny Days Pre-school in West Molesey , Surrey , with her husband Richard .
The business has been a success , but when lockdown hit , the couple could not afford to stay open for key workers ' children .
`` All providers are having to make tough decisions to maintain their nurseries and just to get through this , '' she says .
`` The parents were really supportive when we gave them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but they think we are getting government support , and the money just is n't there . ''
Clare says the only coronavirus-related scheme Sunny Days qualified for was the business rate holiday , and when they applied for more funding from their local council , they were rejected and told to `` come back when it comes to crunch time '' .
She says : `` It is really stressful .
We do n't want to let our families down , we want our children back and we want to do it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back to the nursery in September , when it plans to re-open , but Clare said some are `` scared '' of what the future may hold .
`` I had a call from one parent today who is genuinely concerned because his employer 'suggested ' his job would be at risk if he did n't get his childcare sorted by next month , '' she said .
`` We are very strong and have good contingency plans in place , but I am seeing good nurseries close every week and it has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wants the government not just to think of short term fixes for the sector , but to `` reflect '' and look at a long-term recovery plan to up the funding for early years ' care .
`` Everybody is trying to make sure they can provide childcare , but the government and ministers need to recognise the problems and listen , '' she says .
`` If the government does n't put support in place quickly , I think there are going to be a lot more closures to come . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ concern about the options for those coming to the end of their maternity or paternity leave .
Catherine McKinnell , chair of the Commons Petitions Committee , said some parents face `` a dreadful dilemma of having to prepare to return to work ... at a time when finding suitable childcare is nearly impossible '' .
`` Our investigation found some parents have even had to give up their jobs because there has been no financially viable way to extend their leave , '' she said .
She also expressed disappointment that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's report on the subject .
In a letter , Business Minister Paul Scully said a response to the report had not been issued before the recess due to the need for `` careful consideration of recommendations '' and for discussions with counterparts in other departments .
Purnima Tanuku , chief executive of the National Day Nurseries Association charity , said greater funding is needed as the situation is `` clearly not sustainable '' .
`` Since lockdown , nurseries have also had to absorb additional operating costs such as installing more handwashing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ costs have increased , their income has dropped due to low numbers of children , '' she said .
`` The government has given most local authorities an extra 8p this year per hour per child , but this wo n't even cover inflation , let alone take account of above-inflation national minimum and living wage rises . ''
A Department for Education spokeswoman said early years providers would benefit from £3.6bn funding from next year for free early education and childcare places .
`` We are continuing to provide extra security to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'block-buying ' childcare places for the rest of this year at the level we would have funded before coronavirus - regardless of how many children are attending , '' she said .
In Scotland , the government has had to delay implementing a pledge to provide free early years care due to coronavirus - something First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she `` deeply '' regretted .
A £10.5m fund to help childcare providers to reopen following the lockdown has been set up in Northern Ireland .
And in Wales , the government says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ care for the children of key workers .

"We are continuing to provide extra security to nurseries and childminders that are open by 'block-buying' childcare places for the rest of this year at the level we would have funded before coronavirus - regardless of how many children are attending," she said.


bbcuk--2020-07-29--Black pupils face trebled exclusion rate in some areas

Black pupils are disproportionately hit with short term exclusions in England - by three times as many in some places , data shows .
Pupils with black ethnicity have higher temporary exclusion rates in two-thirds of local authority areas , new analysis from the House of Commons library says .
Discipline policies banning African and Caribbean hairstyles , kissing teeth and fist-bumping are being blamed in part .
Schools have a statutory duty not to discriminate against pupils over race .
Rates for short term exclusions - disciplinary measures that may last a day or several weeks - were around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ four areas .
And in another seven local authorities , black pupils had double the local rate for all pupils , according to 2017-18 data .
Ranae James , was excluded dozens of times while her mother grappled with a mental health problem , before she managed to turn things around for herself .
She told the BBC how she felt her east London school had `` stereotyped '' her , rather than offering the support she needed .
She added : `` If you were upset and you kissed your teeth , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That was seen as the most antagonistic thing you could do . ''
Kissing teeth is a way of expressing emotion , often used by African and Caribbean people .
It produces a sounds using the teeth and lips which is similar to `` tutting '' .
Ranae also said the school banned pupils from `` bumping fists '' when they met each other , saying it referred to gang culture .
`` It was just the way that we used to greet each other , '' Ranae said .
`` None of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ general , pupils who receive fixed term exclusions often go on to be permanently excluded - but they also tend be those facing the most challenges .
These include mental health issues - often expressed in behaviour , difficult home lives and living conditions , such as extreme poverty , as well as special educational needs .
Some of these factors are experienced at higher rates among black families in England .
Liberal Democrat education spokesman and leadership contender , Layla Moran , who obtained the data , is calling for a new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the grounds for exclusions to prevent any bias or discrimination .
She said : `` It is a glaring injustice that black pupils growing up across the country are so much more likely to be excluded from school than their peers .
`` The government must urgently review what is causing this gap and take action to ensure every child has an equal opportunity to thrive .
`` The numbers in some areas may be small , but they still show black pupils are being disproportionately impacted . ''
Kiran Gill , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trains school leaders how to reduce pupil exclusions , says it is not that teachers are racist , but more that a pupil 's experience of racism generally can intersect with circumstances that are already tough .
Irene Ogunseitan , assistant principal at Harris Aspire , Croydon , south London who works with The Difference , says the issue is often down to a lack of thought about how school policies can affect certain groups .
She says hair styles , and the requirement for all pupils to look the same , can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` I have seen in schools when parents have had their child 's hair cut low , they thought they were getting their child school ready , and that child ends up in an isolation unit . ''
She has worked on the broader issue through The Difference with Jack Weston , assistant head teacher of another school for excluded pupils in Medway .
He says the black pupils who come into his school often see racism as part of the reason they are there .
And Gillian LaRoque , assistant head @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recalls a girl in another school who had her hair in an Afro being told to cut it because other pupils `` could n't see the board '' .
`` These may be small , micro things that you are doing to change yourself , '' she adds , `` but after a while it really wears you down . ''
`` It 's the message that you are almost not good enough .
`` You are having to tame your hair , tame your blackness , and it 's happening from when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says .
Schools are loaded with cultural norms that can be excluding to minority groups , she says , adding that some teachers have certain expectations about how black pupils will behave .
Over the past decade , there has been a drop in the proportion of black pupils given temporary exclusions nationally , but in every year since 2007 , pupils from black and mixed backgrounds have had the highest rates .
Ms Gill believes one key way to tackle the issue is to promote more black staff to senior positions in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their cultural awareness and sensitivity .
This also `` disrupts a tacit message that leadership is n't for black people '' , she argues .
According to the data , which relates to 2017-18 , in four areas , Warrington and Kingston-upon-Thames , Harrow and Bath and NE Somerset , black pupils were around three times more likely to be excluded .
Warrington Council pointed to their low numbers of black pupils overall , with only 0.65 % of pupils with this ethnicity in 2017-18 .
Here , the 5.7 % exclusion rate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ excluded .
It added that more recent data showed the number and rate had dropped since then .
Kingston-upon-Thames Council also highlighted their low exclusion rate overall , adding that whilst black pupils were proportionally over-represented in 2017-18 , there were relatively few pupils involved .
It added that the number of black pupils excluded fell the following year from 31 to 24 .
In Harrow and Bath and North East Somerset , black pupils are just under three times as likely to be disciplined in this way compared to all pupils .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stockport , Trafford , Ealing , Solihull , Redbridge , Herefordshire and Richmond-upon-Thames , the exclusion rate for black pupils was double that for all pupils in these areas .
Some of these areas have small black populations , others large and there was no clear pattern as to why black pupils were disproportionately affected .

Kiran Gill, who runs a charity called The Difference - which recruits and trains leaders for schools for excluded pupils, says it is not that teachers are racist, but more that a pupil's experience of racism generally can intersect with circumstances that are already tough.


bbcuk--2020-07-30--Coronavirus: UK lockdown solidarity 'starting to fray'

The restrictions of lockdown have fostered a new community spirit in Britain , but there are signs feelings of solidarity and togetherness are already beginning to fragment and fray .
That is the warning from a campaign called Together , which includes the NHS , charities , media groups and employers among its founders .
The organisation helped organise the birthday clap for the health service this month and is launching a national public consultation on how to avoid new community divisions opening up .
But there are expected to be challenging months ahead .
• What does healing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ today suggests people feel the country has become less divided since virus restrictions were imposed .
The survey of 2,000 adults by ICM , conducted during lockdown in May-June , found 45 % of those questioned thought Britain had `` never been so divided '' during their lifetime .
A similar poll , conducted just before lockdown in March , found 60 % agreeing with the statement .
Asked if the country was `` still too focused on what divides us '' , the poll findings suggest a fall from 70 % agreeing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the end of May .
A similar proportion in the later survey ( 62 % ) thought people had `` lost the ability to discuss politics without getting angry and abusive '' .
However , analysis of the polling and other attitudes data has led to warnings that the spirit of unity fostered by the fight against Covid-19 may be dissipating .
`` There 's a risk that past divides are re-emerging as society starts to re-open , '' says Jill Rutter , director of strategy at the think tank British Future and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The shared experience of lockdown made many people feel more connected to their neighbours and local community .
Now that sense of togetherness is starting to fray .
`` The good news is that people would rather we kept hold of it . ''
The Together campaign precedes the pandemic and had already been looking at how to heal the `` angry divides '' over Brexit and political tribalism .
The revival of community spirit exemplified by the `` clap-for-carers '' during lockdown was seen as an opportunity to cement new connections at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the birthday clap for the NHS on 5 July , an event today 's ICM poll suggests was attended by 14 million people across Britain , including Prime Minister Boris Johnson .
Participants were encouraged to `` raise a cuppa or glass '' with neighbours , to reflect on the connections that have been made during the lockdown and consider how to strengthen our communities for the next stage of the crisis .
That process now enters a new phase with the launch of `` talk/together '' , a national conversation the organisers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since the census .
Discussion groups will be held in every region of the UK with an online survey that is expected to attract hundreds of thousands of visitors .
The consultation is intended to help the country navigate a peaceful path through what is expected to be a significant recession .
In the foreword to today 's report , the Bishop of Leeds , Nick Baines , writes : `` We are entering a period of deep economic uncertainty , one that will heighten existing inequalities and strain our society further still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ better : Recognising and respecting our differences while remembering our common humanity and citizenship , with all the mutual obligations these demand of us . ''

Prof West said the UK needs to have a strategy such as Scotland's goal of achieving "zero Covid" policy, "so we know we're heading in a particular direction". "At the moment it feels a lot like we're just drifting," he said.


bbcuk--2020-07-29--Mystery of origin of Stonehenge megaliths solved

The origin of the giant sarsen stones at Stonehenge has finally been discovered with the help of a missing piece of the site which was returned after 60 years .
A test of the metre-long core was matched with a geochemical study of the standing megaliths .
Archaeologists pinpointed the source of the stones to an area 15 miles ( 25km ) north of the site near Marlborough .
English Heritage 's Susan Greaney said the discovery was `` a real thrill '' .
The seven-metre tall sarsens , which weigh about 20 tonnes , form all fifteen stones of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and lintels of the outer circle , as well as outlying stones .
The monument 's smaller bluestones have been traced to the Preseli Hills in Wales , but the sarsens had been impossible to identify until now .
The return of the core , which was removed during archaeological excavations in 1958 , enabled archaeologists to analyse its chemical composition .
No-one knew where it was until Robert Phillips , 89 , who was involved in those works , decided to return part of it last year .
Researchers first carried out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sarsens at Stonehenge which revealed most shared a similar chemistry and came from the same area .
They then analysed sarsen outcrops from Norfolk to Devon and compared their chemical composition with the chemistry of a piece of the returned core .
English Heritage said the opportunity to do a destructive test on the core proved `` decisive '' , as it showed its composition matched the chemistry of sarsens at West Woods , just south of Marlborough .
Prof David Nash from Brighton University , who led the study , said : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ harness 21st century science to understand the Neolithic past , and finally answer a question that archaeologists have been debating for centuries .
`` Each outcrop was found to have a different geochemical signature , but it was the chance to test the returned core that enabled us to determine the source area for the Stonehenge sarsens . ''
Ms Greaney said : `` To be able to pinpoint the area that Stonehenge 's builders used to source their materials around 2,500 BC is a real thrill .
`` While we had our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Marlborough Downs , we did n't know for sure , and with areas of sarsens across Wiltshire , the stones could have come from anywhere .
`` They wanted the biggest , most substantial stones they could find and it made sense to get them from as nearby as possible . ''
Ms Greaney added the evidence highlights `` just how carefully considered and deliberate the building of this phase of Stonehenge was '' .

"While we had our suspicions that Stonehenge's sarsens came from the Marlborough Downs, we didn't know for sure, and with areas of sarsens across Wiltshire, the stones could have come from anywhere.


bbcuk--2020-07-30--PM hails public sector workers in drive for recruits

Boris Johnson has begun a drive to recruit more public sector workers - highlighting their `` heroic efforts '' during the coronavirus crisis .
The call comes ahead of the release of new figures for police in England and Wales , and teacher numbers in England .
An above-inflation pay rise for almost 900,000 pubic sector workers was announced earlier this month .
Labour has accused the Tories of letting down the public sector and cutting services `` to the bone '' .
The new figures could provide an update on the government 's pledge to recruit 20,000 more police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Critics of the target have pointed out that the extra recruitment would do no more than return officer numbers to 2010 levels .
• 'More than 50,000 new police officers needed' Speaking ahead of the release of the figures , Mr Johnson praised public sector workers as embodying `` the spirit of public duty that every one of us can aspire towards '' .
`` The fantastic teachers , police officers and NHS workers truly are the pride of the nation , '' he added .
Under the pay deal unveiled earlier this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of up to 3.1 % from existing departmental budgets .
Labour said the Conservatives had frozen public sector pay for seven years , and the rises they introduced after that failed to plug the gap .
Dr David Wrigley , vice-chairman of the British Medical Association , said doctors in England would feel `` disappointed '' by their 2.8 % rise .
More than 300 NHS workers have died in England alone after contracting coronavirus , many doing so while caring for patients .
The most recent figures for police officer numbers in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ show around 3,000 extra officers from the 20,000 pledge have been recruited so far .
Forces in England and Wales lost 20,564 officers between March 2010 and March 2019 , Home Office figures show .
Meanwhile , the government has also announced plans to hire 1,000 more probation officers in England and Wales by the end of the year , with 800 having started training .
The supervision of all offenders on probation in England and Wales is being put back in the public sector after a series of failings with the part-privatisation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dodds said the PM needed to recruit more public workers `` because Conservative governments have cut our public services to the bone '' .
`` It feels pretty rich for the prime minister to talk of valuing the public sector when the Covid-19 crisis has shown just how starkly his government has let down our NHS and social care workers , '' she added .

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: "Just over one year on [from Mr Johnson taking over from Theresa May] we are already delivering on our promise, with over 4,000 new officers already, meaning we're ahead of track on our plans to recruit 20,000 in the next three years."


bbcuk--2020-07-29--Met Police 'four times more likely' to use force on black people

Metropolitan Police officers were four times more likely to use force against black people compared with the white population , new figures have suggested .
Restraint techniques were also more likely to be used on black people , according to force records .
A serving officer told the BBC this was because police found black people `` more threatening and aggressive '' .
Scotland Yard said `` the causes of disproportionality are not straight forward and easy to understand '' .
Assistant Commissioner Nick Ephgrave told the BBC the police response could only be judged when taking into account `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ type of demographics of individuals involved in those crimes '' .
The Met used force 159,000 times in 2019-20 , with more than a third of incidents involving black people .
While force was used on white people more often , the rate of incidents was lower compared with the proportion of London 's population that was white , according to Greater London Authority estimates .
A serving officer , who spoke to the BBC on condition of anonymity , said : `` As far as they 're concerned black people are more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down but instead they are keen to put hands on first because it 's flight or fight .
`` Particularly with black men , if a black person is upset , saying 'it 's hurting ' , they say 'it looks fine to me ' . ''
Restraint techniques and unarmed skills - which include wristlocks , strikes , take downs and groundpinning - are three times as likely to be used on black people than on white people , according to BBC analysis of Met Police data .
In 2019-20 the Met @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on average .
Five white people were restrained per 1,000 population .
The Independent Office for Police Conduct ( IOPC ) has launched an investigation into several incidents of apparent disproportionate use of force across London .
Since 1 April 2017 , police forces in Britain have had to keep a detailed record of each time an officer used force .
Techniques such as verbal instructions and using firearms get recorded .
Nathan Addae said he contemplated suicide after he was knocked unconscious during an arrest for alleged taxi touting at Heathrow Airport @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Mr Addae said , the police confirmed he was working on a pre-booked job .
Despite this he said he was arrested and handcuffed with his arms behind his back .
If the police did not `` arrest me because I 've done something '' they must have had `` a completely different motive '' , Mr Addae claimed .
`` That 's when I realised it was going to be a racial case , '' he said .
Mr Addae was arrested in a section of Heathrow Airport car park with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ handcuffs , police escalated the use of force , Mr Addae alleged .
He claimed he was tripped over and an officer knelt on his chest .
`` I could n't breathe .
I could n't do anything .
I kept telling them I could n't breathe , '' he said .
`` I did n't think I was going to survive . ''
Six officers then carried Mr Addae to the police van .
Police claimed Mr Addae was resisting arrest and bit an officer but he was cleared of all charges @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go out the fear of a police car behind me or fear of police alarm is constant , '' he said .
`` During this there have been times I 've contemplated suicide . ''
Mr Addae made a formal complaint to the IOPC , which `` ultimately found there was no case to answer and Mr Addae 's complaints were not upheld '' .
Rod Charles , the great uncle of Rashan Charles , a 20-year-old who died after he was restrained by police in July 2017 , said `` the majority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Charles , a former chief inspector in the Met Police , told the BBC he `` stands firmly with any officer who has to use lethal force and the highest level of force when necessary '' .
`` We also need to acknowledge that some police officers are letting society down , '' he said .
Mr Charles , who now trains officers in how to use force , said : `` There are some people who think that there is a superior race , and superior beings to others .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police force they will treat people in an inhuman way .
`` As a manager I always forgave a mistake .
But racism and prejudice , that 's not a mistake , that 's a personality trait . ''
Not disciplining officers for inappropriate use of force `` makes it impossible for officers doing a fantastic job '' , Mr Charles said .
'They wanted me to be aggressive' Dwayne Francis was detained while waiting in his car for a post office to open en route to work .
Despite showing them his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Francis , a safeguarding lead at a school in Southwark , get out of his car .
`` Within 30 seconds I was in handcuffs and police were surrounding me , '' Mr Francis said .
Officers told him they could see cannabis in his car and he was searched under the Misuse of Drugs Act .
Police said : `` Nothing was found ; the driver was not arrested and no further action taken . ''
During the incident officers `` were manhandling me and touching my property '' , Mr Francis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who put him in handcuffs was `` being antagonistic '' and `` belittling '' him .
`` They wanted me to be an aggressive black man but I did n't want to give that to them .
`` Luckily I 'm a calm person .
I 've got thick skin , but for someone else their tolerance is different to mine and the outcome could have been completely different .
`` I still do n't know why they deemed me to be a risk . ''
Mr Francis 's case has been referred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sal Naseem said : `` We are investigating the circumstances of this incident to determine whether the actions of the officers were appropriate and proportionate and followed approved police policies and procedures .
`` We will also examine if the officers ' actions were motivated by racial discrimination .
Since the incident Mr Francis has been working with officers in his borough on how to improve relationships with the local community .
Assistant commissioner Mr Ephgrave said he was `` worried '' by the `` disproportionality '' in the use of force .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ people from whatever background being injured and becoming victims of gun crime , knife crime and serious violence , '' he said .
`` And we have to therefore focus our efforts on those who are involved in perpetrating that violence - and that 's going to end up in disproportionate interactions .
`` I take no pleasure in saying this , and it must be hard reading for people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds , but we do know that black men are disproportionately affected by these types of crimes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ you 're not seeing the full picture . ''
Mr Ephgrave said he did not know if there was `` unconscious bias '' among Met Police officers .
`` But every action is scrutinised , '' he said .
`` Through that use of scrutiny we hope to be as open and transparent as possible and let the public decide . ''

"I take no pleasure in saying this, and it must be hard reading for people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds, but we do know that black men are disproportionately affected by these types of crimes.


bbcuk--2020-07-29--Madeleine McCann: Suspect Christian B rented allotment, neighbour says

German police have completed a search of an allotment that a neighbouring plot owner said was previously rented by the main Madeline McCann suspect .
The allotment owner told the BBC that the suspect , Christian B , arrived there the year Madeleine went missing .
German prosecutors said the two-day search near Hanover was related to the investigation into Christian B , a sex offender in prison in Germany .
Police left the site , which once had a shack with a cellar , on Wednesday .
Madeleine was three years old when she went missing while on holiday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ago .
She disappeared from an apartment in Praia da Luz on the evening of 3 May 2007 , while her parents were with friends at a nearby tapas bar .
It sparked a huge police hunt across much of Europe .
• Who is the German suspect ?
The man whose allotment neighbours the one being searched told the BBC that Christian B rented the plot for a few months in the year Madeleine went missing .
The man said Christian B arrived in the spring or summer of 2007 and told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shack which stood on a concrete base in the garden with a small cellar underneath .
The neighbour went on holiday in July 2007 .
When he returned in August , he said , the structure had been removed and he never saw the suspect again .
Christian B was revealed as the main suspect in the case in June , as German and UK police made a fresh appeal for help .
Suspects ' surnames are not usually revealed in Germany for privacy reasons .
The 43-year-old is believed to have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen while on holiday in the Algarve in Portugal .
Police said he was regularly living in the Algarve between 1995 and 2007 and had jobs in the area , including in catering , but also committed burglaries in hotels and dealt drugs .
German prosecutors have previously said they have evidence that leads them to believe Christian B killed Madeleine , but it is not strong enough to take him to court .
Last month , the Metropolitan Police said the case remained a `` missing persons '' investigation in the UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' as to whether Madeleine was alive or not .
However , German investigators have said they are assuming Madeleine is dead .
After the latest police appeal , Madeleine 's parents , Kate and Gerry McCann , said : `` We will never give up hope of finding Madeleine alive , but whatever the outcome may be , we need to know as we need to find peace . ''

After the latest police appeal, Madeleine's parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, from Rothley, Leicestershire, said: "We will never give up hope of finding Madeleine alive, but whatever the outcome may be, we need to know as we need to find peace."


bbcuk--2020-07-29--Meghan asks court to keep identities of friends secret in legal action

The Duchess of Sussex has asked a court to keep her friends who gave a magazine interview anonymous , in her legal action against the Mail on Sunday .
She is suing the newspaper 's publisher for breach of privacy and copyright infringement after it reproduced parts of a letter sent to her father in 2018 .
The publisher , which denies the claims , argued her friends could be witnesses , saying the letter was first referenced in their interview .
Meghan said they had a privacy `` right '' .
The application to maintain her friends ' anonymity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as part of the duchess 's legal action against Associated Newspapers Limited .
Neither Meghan nor Prince Harry attended the latest hearing on Wednesday .
In an article in People magazine in February 2019 , five friends anonymously spoke out against the bullying Meghan said she had faced from Britain 's tabloid media .
They have only been identified in confidential court documents .
In a witness statement submitted to the High Court , the duchess said Associated Newspapers , the publisher of the Mail on Sunday , was `` threatening to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Each of these women is a private citizen , young mother , and each has a basic right to privacy , '' she said .
`` Both the Mail on Sunday and the court system have their names on a confidential schedule , but for the Mail on Sunday to expose them in the public domain for no reason other than clickbait and commercial gain is vicious and poses a threat to their emotional and mental wellbeing .
`` The Mail on Sunday is playing a media game with real lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hearing , Meghan 's lawyers argued the friends have a right to anonymity both as confidential journalistic sources and under their own privacy rights .
Justin Rushbrooke QC , representing the duchess , said forcing her to disclose their identities would be `` an unacceptably high price '' to pay for pursuing her legal action against the newspaper .
Lawyers for Associated Newspapers Limited are resisting the application to keep their identities secret , claiming the duchess 's friends brought the letter into the public domain when it was referred to for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In written submissions , Antony White QC , acting for the publisher , said the friends were `` important potential witnesses on a key issue '' .
`` Reporting these matters without referring to names would be a heavy curtailment of the media 's and the defendant 's entitlement to report this case and the public 's right to know about it , '' he said .
`` No friend 's oral evidence could be fully and properly reported because full reporting might identify her , especially as there has already been media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Justice Warby said he would give his decision on the duchess 's application in writing at a later date .
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are now based in California , having stepped back as senior royals at the end of March .
Meghan is seeking damages , which she has said will be donated to an anti-bullying charity , from Associated Newspapers for alleged misuse of private information , copyright infringement and breach of the Data Protection Act .
Following a preliminary hearing in May , the judge struck out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ publisher , including allegations that it acted `` dishonestly '' by leaving out certain passages of the letter from her father .
He also dismissed Meghan 's claims that the publisher deliberately `` stirred up '' issues between Meghan and her father , and that it had an `` agenda '' of publishing intrusive or offensive stories about her .

"Both the Mail on Sunday and the court system have their names on a confidential schedule, but for the Mail on Sunday to expose them in the public domain for no reason other than clickbait and commercial gain is vicious and poses a threat to their emotional and mental wellbeing.


bbcuk--2020-07-29--Coronavirus: National Trust redundancy plan puts 1,200 jobs at risk

Some 1,200 National Trust staff have been told they face redundancy as it looks to save £100m .
The heritage charity , which closed its houses , gardens , car parks , shops and cafes during the coronavirus pandemic , said it expected to lose nearly £200m .
Director General Hilary McGrady told staff they had exhausted every other possibility before proposing job cuts .
A union said no trust properties were to close under the plans but there were fears it was `` only a matter of time '' .
The trust , which has 5.6 million members , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fifth of its annual spend - through changing the way it operates and reducing its payroll and budgets .
Laying off 1,200 staff - about 13 % of the 9,500-strong salaried workforce - would save £60m .
The charity said cuts to staff caring for houses , gardens and collections would be limited as it looked to refocus efforts on protecting cultural heritage .
It has already announced it is stopping or deferring £124m of projects , and introduced a recruitment freeze to reduce its staff costs .
Ms McGrady said there would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' approach to properties , with reviewed opening hours at some and , in some cases , a pre-booked guided tour system for visits .
Mike Clancy , from the Prospect union , said the `` big programme of layoffs '' would leave staff worried about their futures .
`` At the moment there are no plans for National Trust to close whole properties but they are shutting 'unprofitable ' shops and cafes and the worry is that it 's only a matter of time , '' he said .
`` Once jobs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is very hard to recover them . ''
Jo Stevens MP , Labour 's Shadow Culture Secretary , said the move was `` a devastating blow '' to its workers .
`` This announcement from the National Trust highlights how vital it is for the money to make it to where it 's needed as quickly as possible to prevent further job cuts - we know that once these jobs are lost it will be hard to get them back . ''
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"This announcement from the National Trust highlights how vital it is for the money to make it to where it's needed as quickly as possible to prevent further job cuts - we know that once these jobs are lost it will be hard to get them back."


bbcuk--2020-07-29--MI6: Richard Moore named as new head of Secret Intelligence Service

The next chief of the Secret Intelligence Service , otherwise known as MI6 , has been named as Richard Moore .
Mr Moore is currently political director at the Foreign Office and a former ambassador to Turkey .
He will take over as MI6 chief in the autumn .
He succeeds Sir Alex Younger , who has been in the post for almost six years .
Mr Moore was praised as `` an excellent choice '' and `` calm , engaging , thoughtful and courageous '' by a former MI6 chief .
MI6 is the UK 's foreign intelligence service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the UK .
It says its three core aims are stopping terrorism , disrupting the activity of hostile states , and giving the UK a cyber advantage .
Its counterpart intelligence agency , MI5 , is responsible for protecting the UK , its citizens and interests at home and overseas against threats to national security .
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Libya-born Mr Moore joined MI6 in 1987 and later held director roles there .
He has also been deputy national security adviser in the Cabinet Office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ posted to Vietnam , Turkey , Pakistan and Malaysia .
According to his biography online , he is married with two children and his interests include golf , hiking , scuba diving , Turkish carpets and porcelain , and visiting historical sites .
He speaks fluent Turkish and sometimes tweets in it .
`` I am pleased and honoured to be asked to return to lead my service , '' said Mr Moore .
`` SIS plays a vital role - with MI5 and GCHQ - in keeping the British people safe and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ look forward to continuing that work alongside the brave and dedicated team at SIS . ''
The job of `` C '' involves balancing what goes on inside the confines of MI6 with the outside world .
Internally , a chief needs to make sure MI6 is able to keep producing intelligence from agents .
This requires complex decisions about risk and resources , but also making sure the secret service keeps up with technology - the interconnected data-driven world is challenging traditional spying because it makes it harder to keep secrets and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needs to navigate the wider world , sometimes acting as a secret diplomat maintaining alliances which deliver intelligence co-operation and occasionally running back-channel contacts with sensitive countries .
A chief also needs to navigate Whitehall .
There was a time when they would have little contact with the prime minister but that has changed as relations have got closer - too close , many felt , in the run up to the Iraq War .
Richard Moore 's CV - which includes operational time in MI6 at the start of his career , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the corridors of power - is likely what helped secure him the job .
John Sawers , who served as MI6 boss for five years until 2014 , said Mr Moore `` has the perfect blend of experience - running intelligence operations and holding senior positions in diplomacy and policy formation '' .
`` He knows how intelligence is produced and how it is best used to protect our national security . ''
Mr Sawers added : `` I have known Richard for many years .
He is calm , engaging , thoughtful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be essential for the demanding role of chief of MI6 , especially during these challenging times . ''
Outgoing MI6 chief Sir Alex said : `` Richard is a highly accomplished intelligence officer and we look forward to welcoming him back to the service . ''
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab appointed Mr Moore with the agreement of the prime minister .
`` He returns to SIS with tremendous experience and will oversee the work of a group of men and women whose tireless efforts are rarely seen in public , but which are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the UK , '' he said .
`` I pay tribute to Sir Alex Younger for everything he has done during his time leading the Secret Intelligence Service .
`` He has carefully and effectively guided the service during a time of increased and more diverse threats . ''
Sir Alex took up the role of SIS chief - known as `` C '' - in 2014 .
Public speeches by the head of MI6 are rare .
In 2018 , Sir Alex spoke at the University of St Andrews , where he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speech , he raised questions over Chinese technology companies being involved in the UK 's communications infrastructure .
He also said Russia should not underestimate the UK 's capabilities .

A chief also needs to navigate Whitehall. There was a time when they would have little contact with the prime minister but that has changed as relations have got closer - too close, many felt, in the run up to the Iraq War.


bbcuk--2020-07-29--Wiley apology for tweets 'that looked anti-Semitic' after Twitter ban

Grime artist Wiley has apologised for `` generalising '' about Jewish people after being banned from social media .
In an interview with Sky News , the artist insisted : `` I 'm not racist . ''
`` My comments should not have been directed to all Jews or Jewish people .
I want to apologise for generalising , and I want to apologise for comments that were looked at as anti-Semitic . ''
Twitter had earlier banned his account permanently after a public backlash over a perceived lack of action .
`` We are sorry we did not move @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement .
Sky News reported that the offensive tweets were sparked by a falling-out between the rapper and his former manager , who is Jewish .
The pair cut ties in recent days .
`` I just want to apologise for generalising and going outside of the people who I was talking to within the workspace and workplace I work in , '' Wiley said .
`` I 'm not racist , you know .
I 'm a businessman .
My thing should have stayed between me and my manager , I get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appeared in the interview to refuse to distance himself from most of the anti-Semitic comments he posted on social media .
One tweet read : `` I do n't care about Hitler , I care about black people '' , and compared the Jewish community to the Ku Klux Klan .
Twitter did not immediately respond , prompting a public outcry and a 48-hour boycott of Twitter by many users over what they said had been an unacceptable delay .
The social network eventually banned Wiley for violating its `` hateful conduct '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Instagram had deleted the music star 's accounts for `` repeated violations '' of their rules .
Twitter said it had decided to make an earlier temporary ban permanent , and wipe all his past posts from its platform , `` upon further consideration '' .
`` We deeply respect the concerns shared by the Jewish community and online safety advocates , '' the statement said , promising to continue to tackle anti-Semitism .
The star , known as the `` godfather of grime '' , was awarded an MBE for services to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News he would hand back the honour following calls for him to be stripped of it , saying he had `` never wanted it '' .
`` I never felt comfortable going to get it .
Just look at Britain 's colonialism history , '' he said .
When asked what he would like to say to his fans , he responded angrily saying fans were fickle and , at 41 , he was no longer `` current '' and was at the end of his career .
The permanent suspension of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ profiles has been widely welcomed .
However , it is emblematic of a slowness to act on hateful abuse from social media sites .
And many are asking why this took so long .
Time and time again , decisive action from social media sites over racist abuse , misinformation or hate speech has come only once comments have reached thousands of users .
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And it also seems to be dependent on what the other social media sites choose to do : Facebook moved to suspend Wiley 's accounts on Tuesday , and then Twitter appeared to follow suit .
With the Stop Hate for Profit campaign ramping up pressure , and increased focus on the way social media sites tackle hate speech and misinformation , the spotlight will intensify on the actions of Twitter , Facebook and Google in these scenarios .
The delay in Twitter taking action prompted the 48-hour @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including celebrities and MPs - beginning on Monday morning .
Organisers said the time reflected the `` 48 hours of pure race hate '' they accuse Twitter of giving to Wiley .
On Tuesday , Facebook issued a ban after Wiley was discovered posting abusive material on his personal page using his real name , Richard Cowie .
Twitter followed suit on Wednesday , after what it said was a thorough investigation .
Despite the move , the Board of Deputies of British Jews said both Twitter and Facebook had been slow to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not good enough '' .
`` Social media companies have not been strong or fast enough about tackling racism , misogyny or homophobia , '' it said in a statement .
The Campaign Against Antisemitism echoed that sentiment , writing that Twitter `` has finally listened '' .
`` The closure of Wiley 's account is too little too late , but it is at least a start for this deeply irresponsible social network , '' it said .

When asked what he would like to say to his fans, he responded angrily saying fans were fickle and, at 41, he was no longer "current" and was at the end of his career.


bbcuk--2020-07-29--Coastal erosion: The 'forgotten' community left to fall off a cliff

Emma Tullett was sitting on the sofa scrolling through YouTube music videos when her home began to fall apart .
A window blind came crashing down and as her partner tried to reattach the fitting , he saw a row of trees slowly sliding over the nearby cliff edge .
`` He said 'you need to get out ' and I think that 's when I just lost it a little bit , '' the 42-year-old said .
She gathered up her four children , throwing coats over the youngest , aged six and eight .
In the dash for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time to put on their shoes .
Over the next four days , she watched from a distance as her home went over the cliff in stages .
The slow process was `` like torture , '' she said , and left a strange sense of `` relief '' when the whole thing finally fell on 2 June .
`` I 've got nothing , '' she said .
`` All we got out with was the pyjamas we were wearing . ''
Across England in the next decade , it is estimated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a similar fate due to coastal erosion , which is expected to accelerate with climate change .
Thousands more properties have been protected by costly coastal defences .
So , why are some areas saved and others left to fall into the sea ?
Like small communities nationwide , Ms Tullett and her neighbours on the Isle of Sheppey , in Kent , have been told that , simply put , their homes are not worth saving .
The island 's relatively soft cliffs , made mainly of London Clay , have for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , exposing internationally renowned fossil deposits .
On the north of the island , 124 homes and 1,000 caravans along a four-mile ( 6.6km ) stretch are thought to be at risk in the next century .
It would cost more than £25m to protect them all , engineers employed by Swale Borough Council found .
With this in mind , the council and the Environment Agency - which are jointly responsible for managing coastal defences in the area - agreed on a policy of `` no active intervention '' .
Nature would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` The financial value of the area at risk does not outweigh the costs to build and maintain the measures required , '' residents were told in a letter from the Department for Environment , Food and Rural Affairs .
Coastal defences , such as building a wall of rock to stop waves lapping at a cliff 's base , are expensive and can have unintended consequences , like hastening erosion elsewhere , said landslide expert Dave Petley , a professor at the University of Sheffield .
`` For smaller communities in general @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worth the damage to the adjacent sections of the cliff or the damage to the environment , '' he added .
Ms Tullett made an offer less than an hour after viewing her dream home .
The property , called Cliff Hanger , had stunning views and ample space for her children .
She paid in cash in August 2018 , believing the family would have decades before they need worry about the encroaching cliffs .
Erosion is a gradual process , she thought , and by the time her home was at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me in a nursing home '' .
Her neighbour Malcolm Newell moved to Surf Crescent with his wife in 2001 , hoping to escape the `` hustle and bustle '' of the mainland .
The retired wood-turner , 71 , said they had enjoyed `` 16 good years '' before his wife died .
`` The memories that are here ca n't be replaced , '' he said .
But , by 2015 he had become increasingly concerned about his future and began campaigning for action to halt erosion .
The battle has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and come up against an array of public bodies , including the Environment Agency , Natural England and Swale Borough Council .
He is left feeling that he and his neighbours are the `` outcasts of the island '' , and says : `` We are the forgotten few . ''
The 30 or so homes , nestled between two caravan parks , are connected by several unsurfaced , rutted roads .
Mr Newell believes the rugged appearance means they are written off by the authorities .
`` We get looked on as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
In 2016 , his campaign won a small victory , persuading the council to invest £30,000 in biodegradable matting that it was tentatively hoped might slow erosion .
The work also required permission from Natural England , which has protected the cliffs as a Site of Special Scientific Interest , to allow the study of the landslides themselves .
Sheppey MP Gordon Henderson told Parliament in 2017 , it was `` scandalous '' that `` in Natural England 's eyes , fossils and slumping clay are more important than the homes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Henderson admitted that there was a `` Wild West-type environment '' among some on the island , who preferred to be free from outside intervention .
`` That does n't detract from the services we should be providing those people and the protection that they deserve and they should be getting , '' he told the BBC .
Less than 40 miles away , the East Sussex village of Fairlight provides a very different story .
By the late 1980s , several homes in Fairlight Cove had already been lost to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at risk .
Like residents of Surf Crescent , villagers had been told coastal defences would be too expensive , after research for Rother District Council concluded the costs of the works would exceed any benefits .
However , local resident Dr Ruth Kosmin , a government economist who was `` familiar with how to do a cost-benefit analysis '' , took a second look at the numbers and found they were `` completely out and that actually the benefits outweighed costs '' .
Armed with this information , the residents ' group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fairlight Preservation Trust - persuaded the district council to submit an application for government funding , and a rock berm costing £2.7m was installed in 1990 .
In the following 25 years , the community twice bid successfully for additional defences , with a second berm installed at a cost of £2.7m in 2007 .
By the time a third application was made in 2015 , the government required `` partnership funding '' and residents contributed £150,000 towards the £1.7m costs - of which £75,000 was paid by the Fairlight Parish Council .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ everything from cream teas , to cycle events '' to raise the money , Dr Kosmin said .
Looking back on the decades-long fight to protect their homes , Dr Kosmin said the professional expertise of local residents was `` absolutely crucial '' to their success .
`` We had local lawyers , we had people who were company secretaries , we had people in business , we knew how to deal with government , '' she said .
But , Dr Kosmin believes other communities who lack the same expertise would not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most cases the local authority would champion their cause and hire expert consultants .
Any intervention now would be too late for Ms Tullett and her family , whose future remains uncertain .
Decades spent climbing the property ladder have been for nothing .
`` We 're back to square one , '' she said .
Ms Tullett , who manages a grocery store in Minster , Kent , had owned her home outright , but with no prospect of an insurance payout , she now faces monthly rent bills .
She wonders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sold in the area if the authorities know it `` could go at any minute '' .
`` Why not compulsory-purchase all the property ?
Just say ... you 're not living here any more . ''
Prof Petley believes many homeowners `` genuinely have n't understood the risk that they 're taking '' buying a cliff-top property .
A `` high burden '' is placed on householders ' ability to understand `` whether that house is at risk or not '' , he said .
The government has pledged to spend £5.2bn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ households at risk of coastal erosion and flooding .
But , in areas that do n't qualify for publicly funded coastal defences , local councils are responsible for helping people to adapt to the growing threat .
While government grants of £6,000 are available to demolish at-risk homes , any other financial support is limited and varies from area to area .
`` The prevailing view , and I do think this is harsh , is you need to recognise that the cliff will retreat towards your house and eventually it will imperil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Asked what had been done taken to inform residents of the risk and help them adapt , Swale Borough Council said erosion had been a `` well-known issue along this stretch of coast for decades '' , adding that it would be `` highlighted in surveys when someone buys a property or takes out home insurance '' .
It added that it had held a public exhibition in 2013 , which `` explained the justification for the no active intervention policy '' .
Prof Petley believes a national fund - similar to New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to compensate homeowners like Ms Tullett and help others move out of harm 's way .
`` As a country , we 've made a decision that we do n't support people in that position , '' he said .
`` If your house is destroyed by coastal erosion or by landsliding , essentially you 're on your own . ''

Asked what had been done to inform residents of the risk and help them adapt, Swale Borough Council said erosion had been a "well-known issue along this stretch of coast for decades", adding that it would be "highlighted in surveys when someone buys a property or takes out home insurance".


bbcuk--2020-07-29--'I recorded fraudsters stealing my money'

`` I find it really hard to sleep at night because I think these people might know where I live .
I feel like my privacy has been violated . ''
Alice , a BBC radio producer , is talking about the moment she realised that she 'd become the victim of a sophisticated impersonation scam .
She 'd had £1,600 stolen by someone she was convinced worked for Barclays .
This type of scam , also known as personal fraud , is when someone is targeted by criminals and tricked into handing over personal details .
Criminals then use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this case , accessing Alice 's bank account and transferring £1,600 into an account controlled by them .
However , what the fraudster could not have known was that Alice had captured eight minutes of the call after thinking it would be easier to record the conversation on her second phone , which was close at hand , than to write down notes .
Personal fraud is one of a number that are defined as Authorised Push Payment ( APP ) fraud .
UK Finance , a group which represents the banking and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ £455m to this type of fraud , with impersonation scams making up nearly a fifth of that figure .
This is up 29 % compared to the year before .
But the figure could be much worse as many frauds go unreported by victims who are too ashamed or too worried to speak out .
It 's not just the financial impact that can hurt victims .
It can cause tremendous harm to a person 's emotional and mental wellbeing .
`` There is also a really strong sense of guilt , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ named in full because of fears she could be the target of identity fraud .
`` I could have lost a lot of money , I could have lost all my savings , '' she says .
`` I could have lost the money my grandparents left me so that 's a lifetime of savings that I could have lost in , literally , a second . ''
Tamlyn Edmonds , a specialist fraud prosecutor and partner at law firm Edmonds Marshall McMahon , said criminals behind these types of fraud use classic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's trust .
`` [ The criminal ] spends time building up this trust so that Alice has absolutely no awareness she 's talking to a fraudster and she just thinks she 's talking to a bank employee .
`` He has a really friendly voice , he 's well spoken , he 's calm .
He 's using language that makes him sound helpful and friendly because that makes people 's barriers come down .
`` She 's distressed , she 's worried and he 's playing on that . ''
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warned her about other scams taking place at the moment - another classic reverse psychology trick , according to Ms Edmonds : `` She thinks this is someone really trying to help me here , he 's really concerned about me .
`` He 's drawing her attention to other types of frauds out of concern for her , whilst one is going on right under her nose unbeknown to her . ''
UK Finance has identified eight different types of scam , split into two categories , defined as APP Fraud : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scam , CEO fraud , impersonation of police or bank staff and other impersonations ) Graeme Biggar , director general of the National Economic Crime Centre , says fraudsters are also exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to target people .
`` Fraudsters adapt to whatever is happening ... and they 've absolutely done that with Covid as well .
`` We have seen Covid being used as a hook .
Fraudsters are also realising there are more people sitting at home so are giving them calls earlier in the day . ''
Covid was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Her bank , Barclays , said she had `` been a victim of a very sophisticated and targeted impersonation fraud '' .
`` The fraudulent withdrawal of £1,600 was immediately identified as being suspicious and swift action was taken to protect the account .
`` We returned the customer 's account back to the position it should have been in after concluding our customer was not liable [ and ] will support any further police investigation on this matter to help bring the criminals to justice . ''
The official advice for people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is never hand over any personal details to anyone who gets in touch out of the blue on a cold call or cold email and if necessary always call your bank back , ideally from a different phone .
You can hear more on BBC Radio 4 's Money Box programme by listening again here .

However, what the fraudster could not have known was that Alice had captured eight minutes of the call after thinking it would be easier to record the conversation on her second phone, which was close at hand, than to write down notes.


bbcuk--2020-07-29--Coronavirus: 'We've paid for Spain trip so we may as well go'

The government has warned against non-essential travel to Spain following a rise in coronavirus cases .
The announcement earlier this week that people returning to the UK from Spain would be required to quarantine for 14 days left holidaymakers with a dilemma : Should they follow the safety advice and scrap the holiday they have spent months looking forward to ?
Or , should they go ahead and travel anyway , despite the potential health risk and the prospect of invalidating their travel insurance ?
At East Midlands Airport , there appeared to be plenty of people in the latter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Spain' Adam Spinos , from Long Eaton , Derbyshire , who was flying from East Midlands Airport to Ibiza , said he was more worried about being on the plane than at his destination .
`` I 've checked everything that 's happening over there and the situation , and it 's fine , '' he said .
`` I just want to see how the plane goes and the precautions staff take so people do n't get too drunk and behave , which will make me feel more confident . ''
Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ holiday as he had never been to Ibiza .
`` I just want to experience it , with caution of course and the sun , the beach and just relax a little bit ... and we have promised ourselves a mojito , '' he added .
On Tuesday , airline Jet2 cancelled all five of its departing flights from the airport to Spanish destinations and said it was contacting customers abroad to discuss options about returning .
Shona Lille , from Sheffield , said she was `` itching '' to get away to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' she said .
`` I 'm a traveller and should be in a different country every single month but I have n't been anywhere since last year .
`` I will stick to the guidelines , and wear my masks where I have to wear them so I 'm doing everything .
I just feel that I have the entitlement to travel and I will travel . ''
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The travel trade association , ABTA , said FCO advice is issued `` for good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aware their travel insurance will be invalid .
Spokesman Jonathan Smith said : `` We would n't advise that people go against the foreign office travel advice but flights are still operating and people that do choose to go should be aware of the risks involved .
`` If they have travel insurance [ which they should ] then it will most likely be invalidated if anything happens to them while they are on holiday . ''
'We 've paid for it so we may as well go' Kieron Brookes , from Liverpool @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ibiza , said he understood the advice but was willing to take a risk .
`` We have booked it all and we have paid for the thing so we might as well go for a few days , '' he said .
`` Obviously the insurance is invalid if the foreign office say you ca n't go , but we are only going for a few days so we are just going to hope for the best .
`` It 's only advice at the end of the day , so if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advice that 's our decision . ''
Samantha Lively , from Birmingham , said her decision to go ahead with her trip was made at the 11th hour .
She said : `` I did n't think I was going to go until about two hours ago when I thought , 'Yeah , I 'm going to do it ' .
`` I 'm hoping it 's going to be more quiet so it 'll be easier to stay away from everybody .
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"Obviously the insurance is invalid if the foreign office say you can't go, but we are only going for a few days so we are just going to hope for the best.