bbcuk--2020-07-14--The Papers: 'About bleedin' time' welcome for masks in shops

Many of the front pages focus on the government 's decision to make face coverings mandatory in shops in England from next week - with the Daily Telegraph , the Times and the Daily Mirror all saying that the change in policy came `` after days of confusion '' .
With the headline `` It 's About Bleedin ' Time !
`` , the Daily Star accuses Downing Street of `` four months of mixed messages '' .
According to the Guardian , the announcement is understood to have been `` rushed forward '' after the Cabinet Office Minister , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shoppers should not be required to wear masks - `` contradicting indications '' from Boris Johnson last week .
The Daily Mail suggests the move `` may anger those who find coverings uncomfortable , or dislike the idea of state compulsion '' .
With the government appearing likely to exclude Huawei from the UK 's 5G networks , there are contradictory reports on the timetable for the new policy , as well as how Conservative MPs will react .
The Telegraph thinks Boris Johnson `` will bow to the demands of his backbenchers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ next year , with the aim of stripping out all of its infrastructure by 2024 .
But the Times says ministers will consider plans which would see some Huawei technology remain until 2027 - and the Guardian believes Tory rebels are preparing to `` beef up their opposition '' unless last-minute changes are made .
The main story in the Financial Times highlights an acknowledgement by government officials that British companies will have to complete an extra 215 million customs declarations to continue to trade with Europe post-Brexit - at a cost of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The paper says the forms would need to be filled out `` regardless of whether the UK and the EU conclude a trade deal this year with the aim of removing all tariffs and quotas '' - and would be mirrored by the same process by counterparties in the EU , resulting in some 430 million forms in total each year .
The shadow Cabinet Office Minister , Rachel Reeves , is quoted as describing the extra bureaucracy as `` staggering '' .
The Times claims to have learned that plans have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two new aircraft carriers to be sent to the Far East - as part of efforts to counter what the paper calls `` an increasingly assertive China . ''
It says HMS Queen Elizabeth is expected to conduct military exercises with allies including the US and Japan after setting sail on its maiden grand voyage early next year .
The fleet commander , Vice-Admiral Jerry Kyd , is reported to have told an online seminar that Britain 's F-35 stealth fighter jets could be based in the region - with the carrier being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them home again .
Research by the University of Cambridge which suggests that apathy - not depression - could be an early warning sign of dementia is featured by the Telegraph .
Scientists found that people with higher baseline apathy , as well as those with increasing apathy over time , had a greater risk of dementia - whereas neither baseline depression nor changes in depression had any detectable influence on whether individuals developed the condition .
The paper says the research suggests the belief that depression is a risk factor for dementia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by clinicians partially assess apathy .
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The Times claims to have learned that plans have been drawn up for one of Britain's two new aircraft carriers to be sent to the Far East - as part of efforts to counter what the paper calls "an increasingly assertive China." It says HMS Queen Elizabeth is expected to conduct military exercises with allies including the US and Japan after setting sail on its maiden grand voyage early next year. The fleet commander, Vice-Admiral Jerry Kyd, is reported to have told an online seminar that Britain's F-35 stealth fighter jets could be based in the region - with the carrier being used to take them out and bring them home again.


bbcuk--2020-07-14--Coronavirus: Face coverings in NI shops 'within weeks'

Most people in NI will be wearing face coverings indoors where social distancing is difficult `` in the coming weeks '' , the local chair of the British Medical Association ( BMA ) has said .
Face coverings are only compulsory in NI on public transport .
Wearing a face covering in shops and supermarkets is to become mandatory in England from 24 July .
Dr Tom Black said he is `` fairly confident '' that most people will be using face masks in NI soon .
He suggested that Stormont could take a role in this move , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in wearing them .
`` Science leads this for the Department of Health , '' he told BBC Radio Foyle .
`` There is less speed on this than we would 've expected , but it 's going in the right direction .
`` I would be fairly confident that most of us will be wearing face coverings inside where we have difficulty maintaining social distancing and that will happen gradually in the next few weeks . ''
The Londonderry GP added that the public `` will probably start leading the way on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ themselves .
The move in England will bring it into line with Scotland and other major European nations like Spain , Italy and Germany , where face coverings are mandatory .
The Executive Office has said the issue of face coverings is kept `` under continuous review '' .
Face coverings are not required in shops in Wales but the government there has also said it will keep the rules under review .
Retail NI chief executive Glyn Roberts said Northern Ireland should be `` led by the science '' .
`` If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ introduced locally then obviously we have to respect that , '' Mr Roberts said .
However , he warned that if the rules are changed then it should not be left to retail staff to enforce them .
He said it would be `` completely unfair '' for retailers and could cause unnecessary confrontation between staff and customers .
`` We 've seen locally here incidents of violence and abuse directed to retail staff when they are policing social distancing , '' Mr Roberts said .
`` We 've had reports to us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threats and retailers have reported scuffles between customers about accusing each other of not social distancing .
`` If they had to enforce this locally , it would n't work . ''
Mr Roberts added that the `` vast majority of customers have been respecting the rules '' .
In a statement , a Northern Ireland Executive spokesperson said that face coverings are `` strongly recommended in indoor environments where social distancing may be difficult '' .
`` The executive keeps the issue of face coverings under continuous review and any changes to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public . ''

He added: "I would be fairly confident that most of us will be wearing face coverings inside where we have difficulty maintaining social distancing and that will happen gradually in the next few weeks."


bbcuk--2020-07-14--Property sale tax threshold raised in Wales

Land transaction tax will be changed in Wales , meaning about 80 % of house sales will be exempt from paying tax .
Finance Minister Rebecca Evans is making the announcement at the Welsh Government daily coronavirus briefing .
It will bring the rate payable for properties valued at between £180,000 and £250,000 to zero from 27 July until the end of March 2021 .
Properties selling for less than £180,000 are already exempt from paying the tax .
The tax , known as stamp duty in England and Northern Ireland , has already been waived for properties there up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , properties sold for between £180,000 and £250,000 pay 3.5 % of the value in tax .
As an example , an average selling price of £212,063 in Cardiff means the buyer would pay £1,262.21 in land transaction tax ( LTT ) .
The maximum tax payable at present on a £250,000 property is £2,450 .
• What does the stamp duty holiday mean for Wales ?
• House prices 'fall for first time in eight years' The Welsh Government said it estimated 80 % of house sales in Wales would now be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change .
Forecasts from February by the Office for Budget Responsibility showed the Welsh Government was expected to raise £250m from the tax , although this was before the coronavirus pandemic , so is now likely to be lower .
In England and Northern Ireland , anyone completing on a main residence costing up to £500,000 between 8 July and 31 March will not pay any stamp duty , and more expensive properties will only be taxed on their value above that amount .
Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the average stamp duty bill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ £4,500 , with nine out of ten people paying no duty at all .
Scotland has also announced a rise in the threshold for its version of stamp duty , the land and buildings transaction tax , from £145,000 to £250,000 .

It means the couple will now save nearly £2,500 on what they would have had to pay, as they will only be taxed on the portion of the payment which is more than £250,000, rather than everything above £180,000.


bbcuk--2020-07-13--Coronavirus: Nurse returns to work with colleagues who saved husband's life

A trainee nurse has returned to work with the colleagues who saved her husband 's life , after he contracted coronavirus , pneumonia and sepsis and had heart failure and two strokes .
Omar Taylor , 31 , spent six weeks at Colchester General Hospital in Essex .
His wife Kaitlyn was told to prepare for the worst but he made a `` miraculous '' recovery .
`` It is truly amazing to work alongside the doctors and nurses who saved him , I have a real bond with them , '' she said .
Mr Taylor developed a fever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a ventilator in intensive care for 20 days , after suffering a series of complications .
Doctors said it was unlikely the 31-year-old would ever walk again but he amazed them by walking out of the hospital in May .
The family has donated two coffee machines to the staff at the hospital to thank them .
`` Every time I come into work , people ask how Omar is doing .
It has really brought it home to me how poorly he was and how hard the staff worked to keep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ above for him , '' she said .
Mr Taylor , who is a regional director of Care UK , has been left with mobility and speech issues and has been receiving intensive therapy at home in Rowhedge , near Colchester .
The sessions are being paid for by a fundraising page , which was created by a family friend and has raised more than £18,000 .
Many donations have come from the families of people he has cared for throughout his career .
`` Omar is working so hard and doing so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in sentences now and he is looking after the children when I 'm working , '' Mrs Taylor said .
`` We are just so grateful for the people who have donated because they are giving him the best chance of a full recovery . ''
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"Every time I come into work, people ask how Omar is doing. It has really brought it home to me how poorly he was and how hard the staff worked to keep him alive. They went over and above for him," she said.


bbcuk--2020-07-14--Huawei 5G kit must be removed from UK by 2027

The UK 's mobile providers are being banned from buying new Huawei 5G equipment after 31 December , and they must also remove all the Chinese firm 's 5G kit from their networks by 2027 .
Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden told the House of Commons of the decision .
It follows sanctions imposed by Washington , which claims the firm poses a national security threat - something Huawei denies .
Mr Dowden said the move would delay the country 's 5G rollout by a year .
The technology promises faster internet speeds and the capacity to support more wireless devices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everything from mobile gaming to higher-quality video streams , and even in time driverless cars that talk to each other .
5G connections are already available in dozens of UK cities and towns , but coverage can be sparse .
Mr Dowden added that the cumulative cost of the moves when coupled with earlier restrictions announced against Huawei would be up to £2bn .
`` This has not been an easy decision , but it is the right one for the UK telecoms networks , for our national security and our economy , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ run , '' he said .
Because the US sanctions only affect future equipment , the government has been advised there is no security justification for removing 2G , 3G and 4G equipment supplied by Huawei .
However , when swapping out the company 's masts , networks are likely to switch to a different vendor to provide the earlier-generation services .
Huawei said the move was `` bad news for anyone in the UK with a mobile phone '' and threatened to `` move Britain into the digital slow lane , push @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
The action , however , does not affect Huawei 's ability to sell its smartphones to consumers or how they will run .
China 's ambassador to the UK said the decision was `` disappointing and wrong '' .
`` It has become questionable whether the UK can provide an open , fair and non-discriminatory business environment for companies from other countries , '' tweeted Liu Xiaoming .
But US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo welcomed the news , saying : `` The UK joins a growing list of countries from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for their national security by prohibiting the use of untrusted , high-risk vendors . ''
New restrictions will also apply to use of the company 's broadband kit .
Operators are being told they should `` transition away '' from purchasing new Huawei equipment for use in full-fibre networks , ideally within the next two years .
Mr Dowden said the government would `` embark on a short technical consultation '' with industry leaders about this .
He explained that the UK needed to avoid becoming dependent on Nokia - which is currently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ equipment - and he wanted to avoid `` unnecessary delays '' to the government 's gigabit-for-all by 2025 pledge .
BT 's Openreach division told the BBC it had in fact recently struck a deal to buy full-fibre network kit from a new supplier - the US firm Adtran - but first deliveries would only start in 2021 .
The UK last reviewed Huawei 's role in its telecoms infrastructure in January , when it was decided to let the firm remain a supplier but introduced a cap on its market share .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ sanctions designed to disrupt Huawei 's ability to get its own chips manufactured .
The Trump administration claims that Huawei provides a gateway for China to spy on and potentially attack countries that use its equipment , suggestions the company strongly rejects .
The sanctions led security officials to conclude they could no longer assure the security of its products if the company had to start sourcing chips from third-parties for use in its equipment .
The minister cited a review carried out by GCHQ 's National Cyber Security Centre as being the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said Huawei products adapted to use third-party chips would be `` likely to suffer more security and reliability problems '' .
But other political considerations are also likely to have also come into play , including the UK 's desire to strike a trade deal with the US , and growing tensions with China over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak and its treatment of Hong Kong .
Some backbench Tory MPs had pressed for a shorter time-span for its removal , in particular there had been calls for the 5G ban to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in May 2024 .
However , Mr Dowden said that `` the shorter we make the timetable for removal , the greater the risk of actual disruption to mobile phone networks '' .
BT and Vodafone had warned that customers could face mobile blackouts if they were forced to remove all of Huawei 's 5G kit in less time .
• Huawei : What does the ban mean for you ?
Labour 's shadow technology minister Chi Onwurah said the government was incapable of sorting `` this mess out on their own '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reality '' and been `` incomprehensively negligent '' in allowing matters to get to this point , she added , and a taskforce of experts now needed to be created .
Hopes on the part of government that this decision may put the Huawei issue to bed may be optimistic .
The reason that we are here again despite a decision in January is because one of the key players - the US - played a new card in the form of sanctions .
And there is still time between now and legislation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do the same - whether Conservative backbenchers or Beijing .
In the long run , many countries will be watching carefully how China reacts .
Will it feel it needs to punish the UK in order to discourage others from following its lead on 5G ?
Or will it want to avoid being seen as a bully and prefer to try and influence the decision more subtly ?
Whatever the case , the Huawei story in the UK is not over yet .
Huawei says it employs about 1,600 people in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Britain 's largest sources of investment from China .
The firm - whose shares are not publicly traded - does not provide a regional breakdown of its earnings .
But on Monday , it announced a 13 % rise in sales for the first half of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019 , totalling 454bn yuan ( $ 64.8bn ; £51.3bn ) .
The UK will have accounted for a fraction of that .
The firm 's UK chief recently noted that Huawei had only deployed a total of 20,000 5G @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fitted to a mast - in the UK so far .
By contrast it expects to deliver a total of 500,000 globally this year .
Even so , what the firm fears and Washington hopes is that other countries will now follow Westminster 's lead with bans of their own .
Despite there seeming little chance of a U-turn , Huawei said it was still urging UK ministers to reconsider .
`` We will conduct a detailed review of what today 's announcement means for our business here and will work with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continue to contribute to a better connected Britain , '' spokesman Ed Brewster said .
Shortly before the announcement Sky News revealed that Lord Browne , Huawei 's UK chairman and the ex-chief executive of BP , would be leaving the Chinese company before his term had expired .
It said he had given his notice a few days ago and would formally step down in September .
Lord Browne had led efforts to improve the company 's image in the UK and had tried to prevent a ban .
`` He has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back 20 years , and we thank him for his valuable contribution , '' said Huawei , confirming the report .
BT is set to be the telecoms operator most affected by the decision given it runs both the EE mobile network and Openreach , which provides fixed-line infrastructure to individual internet providers .
`` We need to further analyse the details and implications of this decision before taking a view of potential costs and impacts , '' it said .
The move should , however , benefit Nokia and Ericsson , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vendors .
`` We have the capacity and expertise to replace all of the Huawei equipment in the UK 's networks at scale and speed ... with minimal impact on the people using our customers ' networks , '' said Nokia .
Ericsson added : `` Today 's decision removes the uncertainty that was slowing down investment decisions around the deployment of 5G in the UK ... and we stand ready to work with the UK operators to meet their timetable . ''
However , both firms manufacture some of their 5G equipment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concern in Washington .
• Huawei : Why is it being banned from the UK 's 5G network ?
In June , the US Department of Defense published a list of 20 companies it claimed had close ties to the Chinese military .
It included Panda Electronics - the firm with which Ericsson jointly runs a manufacturing facility in the Chinese city of Nanjing .
`` A lot of companies assemble equipment or have some type of manufacturing in China , '' Ericsson 's head of corporate communications Peter Olofsson told the BBC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Our trade compliance people have looked at this [ list ] and they concluded that it 's not something that has an impact on Ericsson or our operations . ''
Ultimately Huawei believes that this was a political decision and not a business one .
And if the political winds change , then Huawei 's fortunes may too .
My understanding is that a longer time frame for the removal of its 5G kit from UK networks was a relatively desirable outcome for Huawei .
So even though no new Huawei UK equipment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after the end of this year , the fact that the UK has until 2027 to remove Huawei 's 5G kit from all of its network could be seen as a potential positive .
A new US administration in November could markedly change Washington 's position on Huawei .
So for Huawei , playing the long game makes sense .
And one thing that was crystal clear to me from meeting Ren Zhengfei , the company 's founder is that he 's a fighter .
Nothing he has said indicates he is willing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the immediate impact of the UK decision will be seen as a signal that Washington 's campaign on Huawei has worked .
And the Chinese firm will not want that replicated in other countries around the world .

Will it feel it needs to punish the UK in order to discourage others from following its lead on 5G? Or will it want to avoid being seen as a bully and prefer to try and influence the decision more subtly? Whatever the case, the Huawei story in the UK is not over yet.


bbcuk--2020-07-14--Coronavirus: Blackburn with Darwen brings in new measures

New measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 in Blackburn with Darwen have been introduced after a spike in cases .
For the next month , people living within the Lancashire authority must observe the rules in a bid to avoid a Leicester-style local lockdown .
The new measures include tighter limits on visitors from another household , and officials have called on people to bump elbows in place of handshakes and hugs .
Mass testing began at the weekend after 61 new cases sprang up within a week .
Residents are being told to wear cloth face coverings in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , libraries , museums , health centres and hair and beauty salons .
Blackburn with Darwen 's public health director , Prof Dominic Harrison , also called for people only to bump elbows with anyone outside their immediate family .
He said public protection advice for small shops was being stepped up to ensure social distancing was being observed .
Targeted testing is taking place in the borough , and residents have been told they do not need to have symptoms to be tested .
Prof Harrison said : `` These steps will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Blackburn with Darwen to follow them to protect themselves and their loved ones .
`` If we do n't , a local lockdown , like in Leicester , becomes a very real possibility . ''
He said increased testing would mean a `` rise in the number of cases '' in the next seven to 10 days .
If rates were continuing to rise after two weeks , he said , the authority would `` have to consider reversing some of the national lockdown lifting measures locally '' .
This would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see a reversal in the current rising trend , '' he said .
`` It 's up to everyone to make sure we do n't have to do that . ''
He said there would also be `` targeted work '' after a rise in infections within the South Asian community - in particular `` cluster infections '' among families living in small terraced houses .
When `` one person gets infected in a multi-generational household , all the household members are getting infected '' , Prof Harrison said .
Figures show Blackburn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 100,000 in the week ending Saturday , up from 31.6 the previous week .
In Leicester , where a local lockdown has been imposed , the rate has risen from 115 per 100,000 to 118 over the same period .
But this is still down from 152.2 in the seven days to 27 June .
Based on figures released on Tuesday , Pendle in Lancashire currently has England 's second-highest rate of new cases for the week , rising from 14.2 per 100,000 to 76.6 in the week to 11 July .
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worse' Information videos are being produced in English , Urdu and Gujurati to spread the message in the former mill town .
Council leader Mohammed Khan said the authority was working to spread the message that `` life can not go back to normal just yet , and we must all make sacrifices to avoid a local lockdown '' .
`` We are doing everything we can to get a grip on the virus , and we need everyone in Blackburn with Darwen to pull together to help us , '' he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bit to stick to the rules to protect yourself and your family . ''
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"We are doing everything we can to get a grip on the virus, and we need everyone in Blackburn with Darwen to pull together to help us," he said.


bbcuk--2020-07-14--Coronavirus: Smokers quit in highest numbers in a decade

More than one million people have given up smoking since the Covid-19 pandemic hit , a survey for charity Action on Smoking and Health ( Ash ) suggests .
Of those who had quit in the previous four months , 41 % said it was in direct response to coronavirus .
Separately , University College London ( UCL ) found more people quit smoking in the year to June 2020 than in any year since its survey began in 2007 .
Government advice says smokers may be at risk of more severe Covid symptoms .
Between 15 April and 20 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people , enrolled by pollster YouGov on behalf of Ash , were asked about their smoking habits .
The results were used to estimate the total number of people giving up smoking in the UK .
Just under half of people who had quit in the past four months said the pandemic had played a role in their decision .
That may have been down to a range of factors including health concerns , access to tobacco while isolating or no longer smoking socially .
A team at University College London has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about their smoking habits since 2007 as part of the Smoking Toolkit Study .
In the year to June 2020 , 7.6 % of smokers taking part in the survey quit - almost a third higher than the average and the highest proportion since the survey began more than a decade ago .
On average , 5.9 % of surveyed smokers quit per year since 2007 .
Ash director Deborah Arnott said : `` Over a million smokers have succeeded in stopping smoking since Covid-19 hit Britain , but that still leaves nearly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on smoking . ''
About 7 million people in the UK in total were smokers in 2019 .
Ash is launching a stop-smoking campaign funded by the Department of Health and Social Care , targeting people in areas of the country with the highest rates of smoking .
Terrence Craggs , who lives in Newcastle , quit smoking after spending time in hospital on oxygen - although his coronavirus test was negative .
`` I could hardly breathe , '' he said .
`` I was hunting for air all the time .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ an incentive to stay off them , even though it 's more difficult at the moment because of the stress , '' he told the BBC .
The North East has seen a bigger fall in smoker numbers than anywhere in England since 2005 .
What are the risks ?
Data from the Zoe Covid Symptom Tracker app suggested smokers were 14 % more likely than non-smokers to develop the three `` classic '' symptoms of coronavirus infection - fever , persistent cough and shortness of breath .
The app , created by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' hospitals and King 's College London , analysed data from more than 2.4 million UK participants .
Their analysis found smokers with a positive Covid-19 test were more than twice as likely as non-smokers with coronavirus to be hospitalised .
This aligns with research from the US which found hospitalised smokers with coronavirus were 1.8 times more likely to die .
Although the small number of smokers in the Zoe study who took a coronavirus test appeared to be less likely than non-smokers to test positive , they were more likely to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around the world have suggested smoking may actually have a protective effect against coronavirus .
This is based on groups of hospital patients where smokers seemed to be underrepresented , compared with their numbers in the wider population .
Dr Jamie Hartmann-Boyce , from the University of Oxford 's Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine , said there was a `` biologically plausible '' explanation - that nicotine could be blocking the same receptors use by the virus to get into your cells .
But , she said , the `` clinical significance of these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is n't consistent across studies and it 's unclear if the data from these studies are reliable , '' she said .
Smoking itself , rather than just taking in nicotine through a patch or gum , is `` uniquely deadly '' she pointed out , meaning the the health harms far outweigh any potential benefit .
Public Health England 's guidance states : `` There is strong evidence that smoking tobacco is generally associated with an increased risk of developing respiratory viral infections .
`` Smoking causes damage to the lungs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , reducing your ability to fight infection . ''

"I could hardly breathe," he said. "I was hunting for air all the time. [The pandemic] is more of an incentive to stay off them, even though it's more difficult at the moment because of the stress," he told the BBC.


bbcuk--2020-07-14--Ghislaine Maxwell denied bail in Epstein sex trafficking case

Ghislaine Maxwell , the British socialite and ex-girlfriend of the late US convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein , has been denied bail in a high-profile sex case .
At a hearing via video link , a New York judge said she would remain in custody while awaiting trial on charges of trafficking minors for Epstein .
Ms Maxwell , who pleaded not guilty , will go on trial in July 2021 .
Her lawyers had said she was at risk of contracting coronavirus in prison .
Epstein died in prison on 10 August 2019 as he awaited his trial on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ determined to be suicide .
Ms Maxwell , who was arrested on 2 July , faces up to 35 years in prison if convicted .
During Tuesday 's hearing , federal prosecutors said she was an `` extreme '' flight risk and should remain in custody .
In a filing , they said that when FBI agents visited her property on 2 July , they identified themselves and asked her to open the front door .
`` Through a window , the agents saw the defendant ignore the direction to open the door @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to another room in the house , quickly shutting a door behind her , '' they said .
They added : `` Agents were ultimately forced to breach the door in order to enter the house to arrest the defendant . ''
But her lawyers denied that she was a flight risk and asked for her release on bail of $ 5m ( £4m ) .
The requested bail was secured by a $ 3.75m property in the UK .
Ms Maxwell 's lawyers also said her detention at the Metropolitan Detention Center @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her at `` serious risk '' of contracting coronavirus .
Prosecutors allege that between 1994 and 1997 , Ms Maxwell helped Epstein groom girls as young as 14 .
They have said that they expect `` one or more victims '' to testify .
Four of the charges Ms Maxwell faces relate to the years 1994-97 when she was , according to the indictment , among Epstein 's closest associates and also in an `` intimate relationship '' with him .
The other two charges are allegations of perjury in 2016 .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ facilitated , and contributed to Jeffrey Epstein 's abuse of minor girls by , among other things , helping Epstein to recruit , groom and ultimately abuse victims known to Maxwell and Epstein to be under the age of 18 '' .
Ms Maxwell is the daughter of the late British media mogul Robert Maxwell .
A well-connected figure , she is said to have introduced Epstein to many of her wealthy and powerful friends , including Bill Clinton and the Duke of York ( who was accused in the 2015 court papers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's US home , although the court subsequently struck out allegations against the duke ) .
Buckingham Palace has said that `` any suggestion of impropriety with underage minors '' by the duke was `` categorically untrue '' .
Ms Maxwell , who has mostly been out of public view since 2016 , was arrested at her remote estate in Bradford , New Hampshire , on 2 July .
• 2005 : One of Jeffrey Epstein 's alleged victims , aged 14 , reports him to the police in Palm Beach • 2006 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ acts with a minor • 2007 : A plea deal is struck - instead of facing federal sex-trafficking charges , Epstein pleads guilty to two charges of soliciting prostitution , including with a minor • 2008 : Epstein gets an 18-month sentence following the plea deal • November 2018 : The Miami Herald publishes an explosive investigation into Epstein , the plea deal , and the dozens of women alleging abuse • July 2019 : Epstein is arrested again , accused of sex trafficking of underage girls over a number of years • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in his prison cell while awaiting trial • 2 July 2020 : Ghislaine Maxwell is arrested by the FBI at her New Hampshire home • 14 July 2020 : Ms Maxwell pleads not guilty to charges of trafficking minors for Epstein and is denied bail

A well-connected figure, she is said to have introduced Epstein to many of her wealthy and powerful friends, including Bill Clinton and the Duke of York (who was accused in the 2015 court papers of touching a woman at Jeffrey Epstein's US home, although the court subsequently struck out allegations against the duke).


bbcuk--2020-07-14--Fewer heart attacks seen by NHS amid coronavirus

Hospital admissions for heart attacks dropped by a third across England when coronavirus took off in the UK and the nation went into lockdown , say researchers in The Lancet journal .
By the end of May , 5,000 fewer people than expected were seen and treated for urgent heart symptoms , they estimate .
The study authors say some avoidable deaths may have occurred as a result .
A heart attack is a medical emergency - people with symptoms should call 999 , even during the coronavirus pandemic .
• a tightness or crushing pain travelling from the chest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Experts suspect coronavirus fear and anxiety may have put some patients off seeking urgent help .
From mid-February and throughout March 2020 - when cases of coronavirus started to affect the UK - there were about 2,000 hospital admissions for suspected heart attacks and angina a week .
Admissions started to rise during April and May 2020 but were still below the 2019 average , of 3,000 .
Lead study author Dr Marion Mafham , from the University of Oxford , said : `` Our study shows that far fewer people with heart @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` It is important that anyone with chest pain calls an ambulance immediately , because every minute of delay increases the risk of dying or experiencing serious complications from a heart attack . ''
Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan , from the British Heart Foundation , said : `` Prompt treatment for your heart attack could save your life .
`` So if you think you are experiencing symptoms , call 999 immediately. ''
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NHS national clinical director for heart disease Nick Linker said : `` NHS staff pulled out all the stops @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in hospitals during the pandemic .
`` But they also made sure that everyone who needed urgent and emergency treatment for other conditions - including for heart attacks and strokes - could get it in a safe way .
`` While it 's good news that since the peak more people are now coming forward with heart problems , and A & E visits are closer to usual levels , our message to the public continues to be heart attacks are a medical emergency and can be fatal , so help us help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
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"While it's good news that since the peak more people are now coming forward with heart problems, and A&E visits are closer to usual levels, our message to the public continues to be heart attacks are a medical emergency and can be fatal, so help us help you, and call 999 right away."


bbcuk--2020-07-14--Self-ID for transgender people 'unlikely' to get ministers' support

Ministers are unlikely to back a major reform to the Gender Recognition Act , it is understood , amid fresh uncertainty over when the government will actually announce its plans .
Sources have indicated the government is not expected to support what 's known as `` self-ID '' , whereby a trans person could legally change their gender without , for example , a medical diagnosis .
The issue of self-identification has been the subject of a highly charged debate in recent years .
Last month , the government said it would publish its long-awaited response to a consultation on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been some expectation it could come as soon as this week .
But a statement from the Government Equalities Office outlines a vaguer `` intention '' to publish a response this summer , which would apply to England and Wales .
Senior Whitehall sources have suggested that an announcement this week is now very unlikely .
That does n't leave a lot of time before parliament breaks up next Wednesday for the summer recess .
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Self-identification could see trans people being able to change their birth certificate , and have their identity legally recognised , without the need to prove their lived in gender or have a medical diagnosis .
Those advocating reform say the current process is outdated , expensive and intrusive .
But some groups have voiced concerns about what self-ID could mean for areas like single sex spaces and women 's sport .
In 2017 Theresa May talked about a wish to `` streamline and de-medicalise '' the process to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an illness '' .
A consultation on reforming the GRA was launched the following year - and received more than 100,000 responses .
But one new PM and several Equalities ministers later , it 's understood that there are now significant concerns within government about how that consultation was carried out - one source has described the process as having been `` deeply flawed '' .
That assertion may raise some sceptical eyebrows - but it also raises questions over whether ministers now see this prolonged consultation exercise as the right vehicle with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change a birth certificate most applicants have to : • Provide two medical reports , one showing a diagnosis of `` gender dysphoria '' and the other outlining details of treatment received • Obtain the consent of their spouse if they are married • Demonstrate that they have lived in their acquired gender for at least two years An obvious but important caveat ; there are lots of different views within different communities when it comes to potential reform of the 2004 Gender Recognition Act .
Among them , groups who believe that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ debate that both affects women and sets parameters around what it means to be female .
There are also those in the LGBT+ community who warn that Boris Johnson could face his own `` Section 28 moment '' should he oversee any `` rollback '' of trans rights .
Insiders insist there will be no rollback but it does seem as though the government is looking to take what 's being termed as a more gradual approach to reforms .
There could still be some streamlining of the process ; sources have indicated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a certificate have been under consideration .
And yes things could yet change - I 've heard suggestions that ministers are `` feeling the heat '' as they 're lobbied , at what may be the 11th hour , by different sides of the debate .
However there may be little sympathy in some quarters for the situation that the government finds itself in .
Yes , the ministerial baton has changed hands a few times but there is nevertheless a feeling that a Conservative government raised expectations , that self-ID was en @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a debate raged .
The Minister for Women and Equalities , Liz Truss , did discuss the matter publicly in April - describing the protection of single sex spaces as `` extremely important '' .
Another priority , she said , was ensuring that transgender adults are `` free to live their lives as they wish without fear of persecution , whilst maintaining the proper checks and balances in the system '' .
But critics feel that overall there 's been increasingly little leadership or clarity on what 's to come .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' said one senior figure in the LGBT+ community .
That silence may soon be broken but it will come off the back of delays , missed deadlines and accusations that the whole thing has been badly handled .
Whenever the announcement is made , it seems almost impossible that the government can avoid serious criticism , one way or another .

But one new PM and several Equalities ministers later, it's understood that there are now significant concerns within government about how that consultation was carried out - one source has described the process as having been "deeply flawed".


bbcuk--2020-07-14--Pubs and hairdressers reopen in Scotland

Scotland has begun its most significant relaxation of coronavirus measures since the country went into lockdown in March .
Hairdressers and barbers , bars and restaurants , cinemas , tourist attractions , places of worship and childcare settings can now all reopen .
Nicola Sturgeon says it is `` the biggest step so far '' in exiting lockdown .
But she warned it would also bring the greatest risk for potential resurgence of the virus .
The reopening of indoor spaces requires anti-virus precautions to be in place and all customers will be asked to provide their name and a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NHS Test and Protect scheme .
Ahead of the easing of restrictions , the first minister warned it was now more important than ever to stick to public health measures .
She said : `` The changes that come into force are the highest risk changes so far since we started to come out of lockdown .
`` Many of them involve indoor activity and we know the risk of spreading the virus is significantly higher inside - in a pub for example - than outdoors .
`` We also see that in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of places are already being shut down all over again because transmission has increased . ''
Many businesses are preparing to open their doors for the first time since March , but not all are planning to do so right away .
Frances Anderson , owner of Giffnock Barbers , knows her customers have been counting down the days until they can return .
She told customers she would open her doors at one minute past midnight , keen not to waste a second of catch-up time .
She said : `` I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this when they first reopened and the staff were up for it so we are fully booked , in shifts , through until midnight on Thursday - 24 hours of appointments . ''
The salon looks different , with plastic screens , 2m social distancing and PPE .
For the next few months the salon will open earlier and close later to spread clients out .
Frances said : `` We ca n't wait to get back .
It 's quite exciting . ''
Iain Ponton , owner of Oz Bar in Edinburgh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allowing 50 people into his pub when normally more than 100 could fit inside .
He said : `` We will open at 13:00 on Wednesday .
I 'm a bit nervous as I 'm not sure how it is going to go but every thing is now in place to reopen .
`` I have had new toilets installed and upgraded the cleaning regime .
All my staff are trained on the rules and regulations and we have masks for customers who want them .
`` There is a board outside with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be asking people to email us so we have their email details .
`` It 's been a big challenge and a new experience for us . ''
In Dundee , the sight of a barman in a protective visor will be the new normal at the Phoenix bar .
Owner Alan Bannerman said he was `` slightly apprehensive '' about reopening after four months .
He said : `` I love this pub .
I 've been here for 33 years , every painting on the wall , everything is down to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wee bairn .
`` I really do n't know what to expect .
I 've had 50 years as a shopkeeper and I 've never experienced anything like this before .
`` People do n't come to pubs for drink , if you 're making a list of reasons they come , drink is about number seven .
`` It 's atmosphere , craic , all sorts of things . ''
The pub has required a little preparation to reopen , with hand sanitiser at each table and the bar cleared to allow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The customers are more than just customers , they come here five or six days a week , they 've become friends . ''
Hand sanitiser , plastic screens and passing places on the way to the toilet , are among the measures in place to keep people safe at Ardnamurchan restaurant in Glasgow .
These protections have allowed the business to relax the 2m rule and increase their capacity to become more financially viable .
Director Neil Douglas , said : `` We have installed contactless taps and flushes in the toilet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are organised into teams and we have turned our business model on its head .
`` However , the end product is still langoustines from Ardnamurchan and venison straight off the estate , so fundamentally the food on the plate is still the same '' .
The dining experience will be different - paper disposable menus , no salt and pepper on tables and sealed , pre-packaged cutlery .
But just because bars and restaurants can open does not mean they will .
Colin Wilkinson , managing director of the Scottish Licensed Trade @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be struggling for a long time .
He said : `` About a third of licensed premises will still not be able to reopen and be viable even with the reduced 1m social distancing restrictions in place .
`` So we are looking for ongoing support for not just a few weeks but months or maybe even years ahead to get us back to anywhere near where we were before the pandemic . ''
Cinemas can open , but very few will .
Odeon appears to be the only major operator reopening on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Dunfermline .
Vue & Cineworld will return on 31 July and most others have pencilled in late July or August for a comeback .
Alastair Cameron , owner of the Dominion Cinema in Edinburgh , which is the oldest cinema in Scotland , said he was unable to reopen until about mid-August .
He said : `` The only product which is available at the moment is older films and our thoughts and feelings are that we need new films for our patrons to enjoy .
`` If we opened and could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have to close again so we need to wait until there is a new film released .
I have my eye on Tenet which is a $ 200m film , which looks good . ''
Mr Cameron has removed 60 seats from his cinema for social distancing .
After months , worshippers can now gather in congregations again , with physical distancing .
The Catholic Church in Scotland expects the majority of churches to reopen , but some will take longer to have workable measures in place .
Most have already been open @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hold socially-distanced services for up to 50 people .
A spokesman for the Catholic Church said the general mood was `` excitement and relief '' that the period of restrictions seemed to be coming closer to an end .
Edinburgh 's St Mary 's Church was planning to hold its first mass on Wednesday .
Glasgow Central mosque said it was considering the guidance but would be opening for 14:00 prayers for the first time since lockdown was imposed on 23 March .
It is creating its own app for bookings and said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it was a first step .
The Church of Scotland said the opportunity to return to places of worship , even on a limited basis , would bring spiritual and mental-health benefits .
Guidance has been issued to places of worship by the Scottish government .
Measures which will remain for all faiths include the retention of worshippers ' contact details for Test and Protect if required , a ban on hymn books and shared items and avoiding singing or chanting .
Communities Secretary Aileen Campbell , said : `` I know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ faith communities to be unable to come together in their places of worship during such challenging times .
`` The updated guidance reflects the evolving scientific and health advice and has been developed in consultation with leaders and representatives of Scotland 's faith and belief communities . ''
Museums , galleries and monuments can open with public health measures and booking in place .
But the big attractions in Scotland say they will open at their own pace .
In Glasgow , Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum will not return until 17 August @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week later and GoMA returning on 5 October .
Dundee 's V & A has announced it will reopen on 27 August .
One attraction that is ready is the Loch Ness Centre in Inverness .
The centre says customers will benefit from the new measures , which control the numbers flowing through the exhibition .
Other attractions are expected to return gradually .
The Surgeons ' Hall Museums , which include The History of Surgery Museum and the Dental Collection , will open on Wednesday , but Glasgow 's Science Centre needs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its experiences .
Libraries are able to operate but will return in line with each local council 's programme of reopening .
City councils in Glasgow , Edinburgh and Aberdeen all said their priority was to open after ensuring the facilities were safe for staff and the public .
Visit Scotland has launched a campaign to attract people to tourist attractions across Scotland .
The `` Take five for tourism '' appeal asks people across Scotland to support the sector in its `` time of need '' .
The five actions that could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a trip , visiting an attraction or experience , shopping locally , dining out and booking a staycation .
With tourism worth more than £11.5bn to the Scottish economy and supporting one in 12 jobs , the sector has been devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown and travel restrictions .
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"If we opened and could not attract much business then we would have to close again so we need to wait until there is a new film released. I have my eye on Tenet which is a $200m film, which looks good."


bbcuk--2020-07-14--Duchess of Sussex urges young women to challenge leaders to create positive change

The Duchess of Sussex has urged young women to `` push '' humanity in a `` more inclusive '' direction .
Speaking to a gender equality summit , Meghan called on delegates to challenge `` lawmakers , leaders and executives '' and make them `` uncomfortable '' .
She said this discomfort would `` create the conditions to re-imagine our standards '' .
It comes after she and husband Prince Harry spoke to young people about equal rights .
In a pre-recorded video , Meghan , 38 , told the 2020 Girl Up leadership summit that the duke , 35 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be `` cheering '' on young activists as they `` continue marching , advocating , and leading the way forward '' .
The duke and duchess are now living in Los Angeles with their son after stepping back as senior working royals earlier this year .
Last week , the pair spoke to young leaders during the Queen 's Commonwealth Trust ( QCT ) weekly video call , which focused on responding to the Black Lives Matter movement .
• Harry and Meghan : 'Past has to be acknowledged' In the keynote speech @ @ @ @ @ @ @ took place virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic , Meghan told delegates humanity `` desperately '' needed them to `` push '' it in `` a more inclusive , more just , and more empathetic direction '' .
She said as well as framing debate , they needed to `` be in charge '' of the conversation on issues including racial justice , gender , climate change , mental health and `` so much more '' .
The duchess praised the work delegates have already been doing .
She highlighted those involved in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protests , reforming the criminal justice system and campaigns to end gun violence .
She said : `` You are standing up and demanding to be heard , yes , but you 're also demanding to own the conversation . ''
She went on to say women regularly get a verbal brush-off from those in power , something experienced `` in the moments we challenge the norms '' .
Meghan added : `` So if that 's the case , I say to you , keep challenging , keep pushing , make them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's only in that discomfort that we actually create the conditions to re-imagine our standards , our policies , our leadership ; to move towards real representation and meaningful influence over the structures of decision-making and power . ''
This `` reimagining '' of standards is not `` a zero-sum game '' , she explained , but rather it is `` mutually beneficial and better for everyone '' .
She said the path to get there will take `` girls and women , men and boys , it will take those that are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tackling the inequities and structural problems that we know exist '' .
Former US First Ladies Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton also made appearances during the conference organised by Girl Up , an initiative created by the UN Foundation in 2010 to help support UN agencies that focus on adolescent girls .
Meghan has actively campaigned on a number of humanitarian issues , especially the topics of gender equality and women 's empowerment .
She has spoken previously about how a soap manufacturer altered its advert after , at the age of 11 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first lady Mrs Clinton , and other high-profile figures , complaining that it implied women belonged in the kitchen .

She said the path to get there will take "girls and women, men and boys, it will take those that are black and those that are white collectively tackling the inequities and structural problems that we know exist".


bbcuk--2020-07-14--Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess' daughter challenges coroner

The daughter of a woman killed by a nerve agent wants her mother 's inquest to consider whether senior members of the Russian state were responsible .
Dawn Sturgess died in hospital in Salisbury , Wiltshire , in July 2018 .
Lawyers for her daughter are arguing that coroner David Ridley 's decision to limit the inquest 's scope was wrong .
Two High Court judges are expected to reserve their judgement until a later date after the hearing , which is due to end on Wednesday .
Ms Sturgess , 44 , was poisoned after inadvertently spraying herself with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which had been given to her by her partner Charlie Rowley .
She died after collapsing at Mr Rowley 's flat in Amesbury , which is near Salisbury .
Mr Ridley , the senior coroner for Wiltshire , ruled that while the inquest can examine the actions of two Russian agents thought to have been responsible for bringing Novichok to the county , it should not look at the actions of other Russians or the Russian state , nor should it consider where the nerve agent came from .
He decided these were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the evidence is overseas , and Ms Sturgess was not the target of the attempted assassination .
But lawyers acting for Ms Sturgess ' daughter , referred to in the case as GS because of her age , are arguing the decision was wrong .
In his submissions , Michael Mansfield QC said : `` The use of Novichok in Salisbury was the first aggressive use of a nerve agent in Europe since the Second World War .
`` It put hundreds of members of the British public at risk and killed Ms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was responsible for it is a matter of almost unparalleled public concern . ''
`` There is a compelling public interest in this inquest investigating what responsibility the Russian state had for Ms Sturgess ' death . ''
Police believe two Russian men , using the names Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov , brought the Novichok to Wiltshire in an attempt to assassinate the former agent Sergei Skripal .
He and his daughter Yulia Skripal both ended up in intensive care after they were found slumped on a bench in Salisbury , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The decontamination of Salisbury and nearby Amesbury took nearly a year to complete .
Lawyers for the Home Secretary are arguing that the coroner 's decision to limit the scope of the inquest was correct .
The hearing is due to end on Wednesday and is being conducted virtually , with all participants , including the two judges Lord Justice Bean and Mr Justice Lewis appearing on a video call .

Mr Ridley, the senior coroner for Wiltshire, ruled that while the inquest can examine the actions of two Russian agents thought to have been responsible for bringing Novichok to the county, it should not look at the actions of other Russians or the Russian state, nor should it consider where the nerve agent came from.


bbcuk--2020-07-14--Clive Tyldesley 'upset' at losing top ITV football commentator role

Clive Tyldesley has said he is `` upset , annoyed '' and `` baffled '' to lose his post as ITV 's lead football commentator , saying : `` I do not know why this decision has been taken . ''
Tyldesley , who has voiced ITV 's biggest matches for 22 years , is to be replaced from the start of next season by TalkSport 's Sam Matterface .
ITV thanked Tyldesley for his `` superb work '' , saying he will still commentate `` particularly at major tournaments '' .
Tyldesley said he had not stepped down .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ago so I have had some time to get my head around the decision , but I have n't got my head around it .
To be clear , it is ITV 's decision not mine , '' he said .
`` I 'm upset , annoyed , baffled ...
I would have been entrusted with commentating the Euro 2020 final ... but now I wo n't be commentating on any of the big England games in the coming year and I 'm going to miss them , I love this job , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
• Tyldesley calls for co-commentators to receive training on racial stereotyping '' Why ?
I do n't know , I do not know exactly why this decision has been taken ...
I 've got no health issues ...
I 've done nothing wrong ... Like everyone else in football I 'm a matter of opinion , I totally get that .
`` I totally respect ITV 's right to change their opinion of me , ITV have been really good for me and yes I 'll carry on as their number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quite clear , I have not stepped down , I have been moved aside .
I 've not even thought about winding down about retirement .
`` There are thousands of people in this country facing up to job losses and disappointments far more serious than this , I am a lucky boy , '' Tyldesley added .
`` I love my work and I 've got plenty on .
So I 'm not making a statement or anything like that , this is not a grave matter of state .
`` I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really , really disappointed about this , I do n't know why I 'm being replaced .
I 'm well , I 'm able , I 'm available and I 'm just going to miss the England games so much , even more than I 'll miss the Champions League games , and that 's all . ''
'Glad he 's still with us' ITV added that he had `` guided millions of viewers through Champions League Finals , European Championships and World Cups as one of the most familiar voices in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remain Talksport 's chief football commentator alongside his ITV role .
He also commentates on ITV show Dancing on Ice .
Niall Sloane , director of ITV Sport , said : `` On behalf of ITV Sport , I would like to thank Clive for his superb work leading our commentary on some of the biggest occasions in world football throughout his outstanding career with us .
We are very glad he will continue with us and look forward to working with him on many more occasions in the future . ''
ITV @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his role as TalkSport 's chief football commentator , regularly commentates for ITV and has worked on coverage of several major tournaments , including the 2018 Russia World Cup .
A number of sports broadcasters voiced their support for Tyldesley .
Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling wrote that `` ageism [ is ] alive and well in UK broadcasting '' .
BBC Match of the Day host Gary Linker paid tribute to Tyldesley .
The Times ' chief football writer Henry Winter said he was `` surprised '' at ITV 's decision .
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Niall Sloane, director of ITV Sport, said: "On behalf of ITV Sport, I would like to thank Clive for his superb work leading our commentary on some of the biggest occasions in world football throughout his outstanding career with us. We are very glad he will continue with us and look forward to working with him on many more occasions in the future."


bbcuk--2020-07-14--Johnny Depp 'insulted by Amber Heard during Bahamas trip', says his employee

Amber Heard insulted Johnny Depp during a Christmas trip to the Bahamas , his estate manager has claimed .
Tara Roberts told London 's High Court that Ms Heard , 34 , called Mr Depp , 57 , `` washed up '' and `` fat '' .
Mr Depp is suing the publisher of the Sun over an article that labelled him a `` wife beater '' - but the newspaper insists it was accurate .
He denies 14 domestic violence allegations which News Group Newspapers is relying on in its defence .
• 'Heard was the abuser ' , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ex of severing finger tip with bottle In her witness statement at the High Court , Ms Roberts , who is the estate manager of Mr Depp 's Caribbean home , claimed she had seen Ms Heard screaming at and berating the actor as he yelled at her to `` go away '' .
Ms Roberts , who has worked for Mr Depp since December 2008 , added that she saw a `` red , swelling gash '' on his nose , and that he had told her Ms Heard had thrown a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
She went on to describe Mr Depp as an `` unusually kind man '' , saying she had never seen him be `` violent or aggressive '' with Ms Heard , or anyone else .
Ms Roberts alleged that she saw Ms Heard `` lunge violently at Johnny , pull his hair , and commit other aggressive physical acts against him '' .
Ms Roberts said that on 29 December 2015 , when the couple were staying on the island with his two children and a friend , the pair had an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said : `` While I could not hear what caused the fight , Amber repeatedly berated him with increasing ferocity .
`` She was insulting him , calling him names , and in the middle of this onslaught I heard her say specifically 'your career is over ' , 'no one is going to hire you ' , 'you 're washed up ' , 'fat ' , 'you will die a lonely man ' , and also screaming things that were incomprehensible . ''
Ms Roberts claimed Mr Depp tried to leave , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vehicle , which Ms Heard refused to give back , adding it was later found in the couple 's house .
She said during the entire incident , she `` never saw '' Mr Depp hit or push Ms Heard , and `` nor did he physically react to the attacks '' .
She said on walking Mr Depp to a café later on , she saw he had `` a red , swelling gash on the bridge of his nose '' .
`` Amber , Johnny then told me , had thrown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into Johnny 's face , causing a gash , '' her witness statement said .
Ms Roberts claimed she did not see any signs of injury on Ms Heard 's face or body during the trip .
Sasha Wass QC , representing Sun publisher News Group Newspapers , asked her about the former couple 's Bahamas stay , and Ms Roberts said she was not aware their relationship was very difficult at that time .
Ms Wass said : `` As far as you were concerned , you have suggested that it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , is that right ? ''
She was shown a photograph from around that time of Ms Heard with bruising on her face but said she had not seen this bruising when she saw the pair after the row .
During an exchange with Mr Depp 's barrister David Sherborne , Ms Roberts said that she `` never saw '' the actor being violent or aggressive towards Ms Heard on the island .
Mr Sherborne asked the estate manager whether she was `` lying '' to protect Mr Depp because she was `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She replied that she was not .
Hollywood stylist Samantha McMillen told the court Ms Heard had `` no visible '' injuries the day after the actress alleges Mr Depp was violent towards her in a separate incident in late 2015 .
Ms McMillen said she spent `` much of the afternoon and early evening '' with Ms Heard on 16 December 2015 as she prepared to appear on a US late-night talk show .
In a witness statement , Ms McMillen said she saw Ms Heard `` in good light , at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , adding : `` I could see clearly that Ms Heard did not have any visible marks , bruises , cuts , or injuries to her face or any other part of her body . ''
The stylist said after the programme Ms Heard said to her : `` Can you believe I just did that show with two black eyes ? ''
Ms McMillen said : `` Ms Heard did not have any black eyes , and had been visibly uninjured throughout the day and at that moment . ''
The libel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an article on the Sun 's website headlined : `` Gone Potty : How can JK Rowling be 'genuinely happy ' casting wife beater Johnny Depp in the new Fantastic Beasts film ? ''
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The Sun 's original article related to allegations made by the actress , who was married to the film star from 2015 to 2017 .

"She was insulting him, calling him names, and in the middle of this onslaught I heard her say specifically 'your career is over', 'no one is going to hire you', 'you're washed up', 'fat', 'you will die a lonely man', and also screaming things that were incomprehensible."


bbcuk--2020-07-14--Thieves take five-year-old's honesty shop funds

A five-year-old boy who was helping run an honesty shop has received hundreds of messages of support after thieves stole supplies and money .
Harry Clare sells eggs , goats milk and soap among other items at Rosebud Meadow glamping site in Malvern , Worcestershire .
The family noticed on Tuesday morning money and supplies had been stolen .
Auctioneer Philip Serrell shared the news of the theft on Twitter , sparking hundreds of replies and retweets .
He said he hoped if the perpetrators read his tweet , it will cost them `` a few nights sleep . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ reading a book from school about a shopkeeper , he wanted to become one , so they set up the honesty shop .
`` We 've had people from all the way down in Devon and Scotland and a lady in New York who has sent him a message , '' Ms Clare said .
One user , Jane Cundall said on Twitter : `` I do n't live near there but if there 's a way to buy some eggs and Harry can donate them to someone please let us know how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did this is beyond contempt .
Harry you are a star . ''
Harry said the theft made him `` very sad '' .
Ms Clare said : `` Because we make our own goats milk , lip balm and soap , we thought with everyone going for their daily walks , we 'd put a little shop down for him at the bottom of the drive and every day since we started it a couple of months ago , Harry goes down there , makes sure it 's all stocked up , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , really , enjoyed doing it . ''
`` He does n't quite understand why somebody would take his things , '' Ms Clare said , adding all that was left was the table and shop sign .
About £40 worth was taken , `` not a vast amount '' , Ms Clare said , but money Harry was using to spend on Peter Rabbit and Paw Patrol magazines .
`` I 've scrambled round to find things to restock his little shop , we 've put it back out in the hope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come back . ''
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Ms Clare said: "Because we make our own goats milk, lip balm and soap, we thought with everyone going for their daily walks, we'd put a little shop down for him at the bottom of the drive and every day since we started it a couple of months ago, Harry goes down there, makes sure it's all stocked up, looks after it and he's really, really, enjoyed doing it."


bbcuk--2020-07-14--Banksy: New coronavirus-inspired artwork appears on Tube

Banksy has returned to the London Underground with a piece encouraging people to wear a face mask .
A video posted on his Instagram page shows a man , believed to be the enigmatic artist , disguised as a professional cleaner .
He can been seen ordering passengers away as he gets to work , stencilling rats around the inside of a carriage .
Transport for London ( TfL ) said the art was removed `` some days ago '' in line with its `` strict anti-graffiti policy '' .
The work , called If You Do n't Mask , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of rats in pandemic-inspired poses and wearing face masks .
One rodent stencilled on the Circle Line train appears to be sneezing , while another is shown spraying anti-bacterial gel .
The artist 's name is also daubed across the driver 's door of a train .
At the end of the video , the words `` I get lockdown '' appear on the side of a station wall before a train 's doors close to reveal the phrase `` but I get up again '' , and Chumbawamba 's 1997 song @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public transport in London must wear a face mask .
• Face masks on public transport - one month on The statement from TfL said it appreciated `` the sentiment of encouraging people to wear face coverings '' .
`` We 'd like to offer Banksy the chance to do a new version of his message for our customers in a suitable location , '' it added .
The BBC has asked if the travel authority worked with Banksy on this artwork and , if not , whether his actions posed a security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Banksy , who is originally from Bristol , often spray-painted rats and monkeys on to Tube trains .

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bbcuk--2020-07-14--'Thermographic scans gave my son false hope'

When Sean Walsh was told his cancer had returned , he rejected conventional treatment .
A well-known figure on Liverpool 's music scene , he documented his search for alternative ways of managing his condition for his followers .
He also used thermography , heat images of the body , which are promoted by some as an alternative to conventional scans .
But they did n't warn Sean his cancer was spreading .
He died , aged 23 , last year .
Sean 's mum , Dawn , says he always had something about him .
`` Even when he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , like , doing the peace signs and stuff , his dress sense and his hair , and his music and everything , how eccentric he was .
`` He did n't care what people thought , you know , he 'd walk down Bold Street with , like , a fur coat on and he just did n't care . ''
Sean was well-known in Liverpool as a singer and guitarist with his band The Haze .
But the photos of the young musician do n't tell the full story of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life .
He was first diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma , a type of blood cancer , when he was still a teenager - a terrible moment that Dawn still remembers .
`` You just do n't imagine that your child is going to have cancer , it just does n't enter your head does it ?
`` He had to start six months of chemotherapy and it was gruesome on him .
`` He got through that and we thought , 'That 's it , he 's going to get on with his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was n't it at all .
Less than two years later , Sean and his family received devastating news - the cancer had returned .
He was advised that , with more chemotherapy and stem cell treatment , he stood a 50 % chance of long-term survival .
But he just could n't face it .
Sean decided to treat the cancer himself , immersing himself in alternative therapies and the online world of cancer conspiracy theories .
He radically changed his diet , becoming vegan and eating lots of raw foods and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ girlfriend , Aimee McDonald , remembers how Sean started documenting his journey on social media .
She says he was a bit of a celebrity .
`` He got , like , thousands of followers on Facebook and stuff and views on his videos and it was almost like an echo chamber on the internet , all these people , like , reinforcing his ideas . ''
In a Facebook video , Sean celebrated what he believed was the success of his alternative therapy regime .
`` As you can see , this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my body .
`` Chemotherapy , I 've already had it , it done me no good .
`` Does it make sense to poison yourself back to good health ?
`` It does n't , it 's nuts , it 's insane , why would you poison yourself back to good health ? ''
Sean was also having scans at a clinic - Medical Thermal Imaging - run by a couple called Philip and Rosa Hughes .
Dawn went along to Sean 's first appointment .
`` Phil was just talking all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know , on the human body… saying , ' I 've had lots of people come to my clinic , but by the time I get them , they 're shot with all this chemotherapy , so I ca n't help them ' . ''
Thermography uses an infrared camera to take heat pictures of the body .
It is legal to offer it , but the NHS warns : `` There is no evidence that thermography is an effective way either to test for cancer or monitor its treatment . ''
Last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Administration warned : `` Thermography should not be used in place of mammography to detect , diagnose or screen for breast cancer . ''
It is often promoted as an alternative to mammograms .
`` And then he was talking all about how you can change your diet , which can reverse cancer .
`` He 'd said that Rosa had developed breast cancer .
`` She 'd had a lump in her breast , and she decided not to do hospital treatment , and she was going to , you know , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ obviously Sean 's listening to this thinking , 'Well , if one person 's done it , and then I 'm hearing other little stories off them , I can do this ' . ''
It 's legal to offer the scans , but the NHS warns there 's no evidence that thermography is an effective way to test for cancer or monitor its treatment .
And Sean 's scans did carry a disclaimer , stating that thermography does not see or diagnose cancer and recommending further clinical investigation .
But the scan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ convinced his cancer had gone .
Medical Thermal Imaging describe their scans as `` 100 % safe and radiation-free '' .
To find out more about the service the Hughes were offering , a BBC reporter went to the clinic where Sean had his scans , posing as a patient who 'd found a lump .
They were seen by Rosa Hughes , who had provided scans for Sean .
Rosa told our reporter that when she went to the breast clinic to have her lump investigated , she should have an ultrasound @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a transcript of what she said : '' Not a mammogram , because you 're going to get radiated , and it 's going to squash ... and the amount of women that have had their tumours , the tumour burst , that spreads cancer . ''
We asked cancer specialist Prof Andrew Wardley , of Manchester 's Christie Hospital , to review the medical claims Rosa Hughes made to our reporter .
`` That 's preposterous .
You do n't burst tumours , they are solid .
`` You do squash the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is unpleasant but it 's a short-term thing .
`` You do not spread cancer by doing a mammogram , that 's a complete fallacy . ''
Rosa and Philip Hughes say they `` utterly reject '' the allegation that they gave Mr Walsh inappropriate advice .
They added they had `` consistently made clear '' that thermography can only be used alongside other tests , such as MRIs or mammograms .
At first Sean believed he had cured his own cancer .
Gradually his health declined , until he was rushed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found he had multiple tumours in his stomach and chest .
He did eventually receive chemotherapy but it was too late .
She says : `` You 're vulnerable when you 've got cancer .
You 're looking to cure yourself , put yourself in remission at least , or spend as much time with your loved ones .
`` And you are going to believe certain people who are actually making money out of the cancer industry , through vulnerable people . ''
You can watch the full investigation , 'False Hope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BBC Three on BBC iPlayer , and listen on the Seriously podcast from BBC Radio 4 on BBC Sounds .

"Phil was just talking all about how damaging chemotherapy is, you know, on the human body… saying, 'I've had lots of people come to my clinic, but by the time I get them, they're shot with all this chemotherapy, so I can't help them'."


bbcuk--2020-07-14--Huawei: What does the ban mean for you?

Huawei: What does the ban mean for you?

The UK 's decision to ban Huawei 's 5G kits from use in mobile networks and to also stop using its equipment in full-fibre broadband networks is not without consequence for the country 's internet users .
As the Digital Minister Oliver Dowden acknowledged , the decisions will have `` consequences for every constituency in the country '' .
The Chinese firm itself has claimed customers will face bigger bills as a consequence of the billions of pounds that will be spent ripping out its kit and moving to other suppliers .
And there could be further consequences for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and recruitment funds elsewhere , not to mention other Chinese companies that might now see the UK as a less friendly market .
Will this mean my Huawei phone stops working ?
The move affects the equipment at radio masts and inside telephone exchanges that operators use rather than individual consumer devices sold by the firm .
`` It does n't directly affect the Huawei technology you use at home , such as smartphones , laptops and tablets , '' explains the National Cyber Security Centre ( NCSC ) .
`` All your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your phone/laptop/tablet should keep getting security updates for its normal lifetime . ''
But the new US sanctions do restrict Huawei 's ability to get its own chip designs manufactured , which in turn may slow the pace it can make improvements to its hardware .
In addition , other restrictions mean new Huawei devices can not offer Google 's services , including its Play Store and smart assistant .
Will it affect my 5G service ?
Vodafone , Three and EE had all begun rolling out 5G services reliant on Huawei 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ having to replace it with equipment from another vendor .
Vodafone and EE had previously indicated that if given less than five years to do so , their customers might face mobile coverage blackouts .
But the 2027 deadline gives them more time .
However , Mr Dowden acknowledged that a requirement to stop buying new Huawei kit by the end of this year would slow down the wider rollout of 5G by a year .
And he added that when one takes into account the 2027 ban and earlier restrictions imposed on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the cumulative delay would be `` two to three years '' .
That means 5G will remain patchy for longer than it would have done and some parts of the country will have to wait longer to get any access to the next-generation service .
Does it mean my broadband is going to suffer too ?
In the last election , one of the government 's flagship pledges was gigabit connectivity for all by 2025 .
That involves connecting properties directly to local phone exchanges with fibre - which was already a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As part of its recommendations , NCSC has said that Openreach and other broadband infrastructure providers should stop deploying Huawei 's `` fibre access equipment '' - meaning the kit in local exchanges that handles and routes data as it arrives and departs , rather than the internet routers in people 's homes .
But there is a problem : a present Nokia is the only other supplier of some of the kit involved .
And NCSC has warned that the risks involved in a shift to a single vendor outweigh those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time being .
The government intends to discuss the matter further with operators and hopes at least one other kit provider can be fully substituted for Huawei within two years .
But if they struggle to identify one , then security chiefs have explicitly said that once the US sanctions fully kick in , they might be `` unable to gain sufficient assurance in these products to mitigate the risks '' .
In other words , the UK might have to slow down the rollout of gigabit broadband and miss the government 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be removed from UK by 2027 Are my bills going to go up ?
It 's too soon to say , although talk of £2bn in added costs do not bode well .
In terms of mobile , the Telegraph has reported that the networks are hoping to offset added costs by convincing the government to make it cheaper for them to buy the airwaves necessary to provide 5G services .
But if less money flows to the Treasury as a consequence , taxes might have to go up to compensate .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Openreach experiences higher costs of its own in sourcing products from new suppliers , and then feels the needs to pass those onto individual internet service providers ( ISPs ) .
One consequence of shunning Huawei is that it might lead the company to rethink its research and development investments in the country .
The firm has sponsored work at several universities including Imperial College , London , Southampton and Surrey .
In addition , it operates research centres of its own employing a total of 400 people in : The company also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new £1bn research centre at Sawston - a large village to the south of Cambridge .
It has said the development would create hundreds of further jobs .
But one expert said the new restrictions might not mean the project will be abandoned .
`` The research centre in Cambridge has been many years in the planning , and may well be its future sourcing of important technologies within the global supply chain , so Huawei might want to keep it if it is allowed , '' said Emily Taylor from the Chatham @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's kit used in UK ?
Mobile networks can be divided into two parts : the core and the radio access network ( Ran ) .
The core is likened to the brain and carries out the most sensitive operations , including authenticating users ' identities and making sure calls get sent to the right radio tower to connect to another person 's phone .
The Ran includes the base stations and antennas used to provide a link between individual mobile devices and the core .
Insiders sometimes describe this as the `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ network .
BT 's EE mobile network features Huawei in the core of its 4G and 5G networks , but the firm is in the process of replacing it with Ericsson 's products , and has promised to do so by the end of 2023 .
Otherwise , the UK 's main mobile providers only use Huawei in the Ran , and then always as part of a mix with at least one other vendor : • Three to provide 4G and 5G • O2 to provide 5G at a relatively small number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tested the equipment before opting to go with other suppliers elsewhere Huawei also provides broadband equipment to BT 's Openreach division , which owns the infrastructure used by other ISPs , including Plusnet , Sky and TalkTalk .
These days , the focus is on rolling out fibre-to-the-premises ( FTTP ) connections , which offer the fastest speeds and are key to delivering the government 's `` gigabit for all '' 2025 pledge .
In this case , Openreach uses Huawei 's kit at what it calls the `` headend '' - a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ electrical signals to and from light-based ones , and makes sure each customer 's data is sent to the appropriate ISP .
Many people still get their internet via slower connections , which are routed via intermediary street cabinets .
About 70,000 of these cabinets contain Huawei 's kit , and the data also passes through more of the Chinese firm 's products at local exchanges .
Openreach does not , however , use Huawei 's equipment in its core .
Elsewhere , CityFibre - which runs its own smaller full-fibre networks - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of an acquisition , but intends to strip it out by mid-2021 .
Virgin Media does not use Huawei 's equipment within its broadband network .
But it does use it to provide telephone services , both for internet-based landline calls as well as to provide mobile phone subscriptions .
Other mobile virtual network operators ( MVNOs ) - including Sky Mobile and GiffGaff - also use Huawei 's gear .
It effectively sits between each MVNO and the mobile network whose infrastructure is used , and helps calculate customer bills , among @ @ @ @

Huawei: What does the ban mean for you? Published 14 July 2020
Image source, Reuters
The UK's decision to ban Huawei's 5G kits from use in mobile networks and to also stop using its equipment in full-fibre broadband networks is not without consequence for the country's internet users.
As the Digital Minister Oliver Dowden acknowledged, the decisions will have "consequences for every constituency in the country".
The Chinese firm itself has claimed customers will face bigger bills as a consequence of the billions of pounds that will be spent ripping out its kit and moving to other suppliers.
And there could be further consequences for the wider economy if Huawei diverts its research and recruitment funds elsewhere, not to mention other Chinese companies that might now see the UK as a less friendly market.
Will this mean my Huawei phone stops working?
No.
The move affects the equipment at radio masts and inside telephone exchanges that operators use rather than individual consumer devices sold by the firm.
"It doesn't directly affect the Huawei technology you use at home, such as smartphones, laptops and tablets," explains the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
"All your apps should continue to work, and your phone/laptop/tablet should keep getting security updates for its normal lifetime."
But the new US sanctions do restrict Huawei's ability to get its own chip designs manufactured, which in turn may slow the pace it can make improvements to its hardware. In addition, other restrictions mean new Huawei devices cannot offer Google's services, including its Play Store and smart assistant.
Will it affect my 5G service?
Possibly.
Vodafone, Three and EE had all begun rolling out 5G services reliant on Huawei's kit nationwide, and they now face having to replace it with equipment from another vendor.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Mobile operators are likely to take longer to rollout 5G across the UK as a consequence of the new measures
Vodafone and EE had previously indicated that if given less than five years to do so, their customers might face mobile coverage blackouts. But the 2027 deadline gives them more time.
However, Mr Dowden acknowledged that a requirement to stop buying new Huawei kit by the end of this year would slow down the wider rollout of 5G by a year. And he added that when one takes into account the 2027 ban and earlier restrictions imposed on the use of the firm's technology, the cumulative delay would be "two to three years".
That means 5G will remain patchy for longer than it would have done and some parts of the country will have to wait longer to get any access to the next-generation service.
Does it mean my broadband is going to suffer too?
Perhaps.
In the last election, one of the government's flagship pledges was gigabit connectivity for all by 2025.
That involves connecting properties directly to local phone exchanges with fibre - which was already a hugely challenging task to carry out nationwide.
As part of its recommendations, NCSC has said that Openreach and other broadband infrastructure providers should stop deploying Huawei's "fibre access equipment" - meaning the kit in local exchanges that handles and routes data as it arrives and departs, rather than the internet routers in people's homes.
But there is a problem: a present Nokia is the only other supplier of some of the kit involved.
And NCSC has warned that the risks involved in a shift to a single vendor outweigh those of continuing to use Huawei for the time being.
The government intends to discuss the matter further with operators and hopes at least one other kit provider can be fully substituted for Huawei within two years.
But if they struggle to identify one, then security chiefs have explicitly said that once the US sanctions fully kick in, they might be "unable to gain sufficient assurance in these products to mitigate the risks".
In other words, the UK might have to slow down the rollout of gigabit broadband and miss the government's target.
Are my bills going to go up?
It's too soon to say, although talk of £2bn in added costs do not bode well.
In terms of mobile, the Telegraph has reported that the networks are hoping to offset added costs by convincing the government to make it cheaper for them to buy the airwaves necessary to provide 5G services.
But if less money flows to the Treasury as a consequence, taxes might have to go up to compensate.
In terms of broadband, it depends whether Openreach experiences higher costs of its own in sourcing products from new suppliers, and then feels the needs to pass those onto individual internet service providers (ISPs).
Huawei's UK research bases
One consequence of shunning Huawei is that it might lead the company to rethink its research and development investments in the country.
The firm has sponsored work at several universities including Imperial College, London, Southampton and Surrey.
In addition, it operates research centres of its own employing a total of 400 people in:
Edinburgh
Bristol
Cambridge
Ipswich
The company also recently gained planning permission to build a new £1bn research centre at Sawston - a large village to the south of Cambridge. It has said the development would create hundreds of further jobs.
But one expert said the new restrictions might not mean the project will be abandoned.
"The research centre in Cambridge has been many years in the planning, and may well be its future sourcing of important technologies within the global supply chain, so Huawei might want to keep it if it is allowed," said Emily Taylor from the Chatham House think tank.
Where is Huawei's kit used in UK?
Mobile networks can be divided into two parts: the core and the radio access network (Ran).
The core is likened to the brain and carries out the most sensitive operations, including authenticating users' identities and making sure calls get sent to the right radio tower to connect to another person's phone.
The Ran includes the base stations and antennas used to provide a link between individual mobile devices and the core. Insiders sometimes describe this as the "innovative but dumb" part of the network.
BT's EE mobile network features Huawei in the core of its 4G and 5G networks, but the firm is in the process of replacing it with Ericsson's products, and has promised to do so by the end of 2023.
Otherwise, the UK's main mobile providers only use Huawei in the Ran, and then always as part of a mix with at least one other vendor:
EE to provide 2G, 4G and 5G
Vodafone to provide 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G
Three to provide 4G and 5G
O2 to provide 5G at a relatively small number of sites in London, where it tested the equipment before opting to go with other suppliers elsewhere
Huawei also provides broadband equipment to BT's Openreach division, which owns the infrastructure used by other ISPs, including Plusnet, Sky and TalkTalk.
These days, the focus is on rolling out fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) connections, which offer the fastest speeds and are key to delivering the government's "gigabit for all" 2025 pledge.
In this case, Openreach uses Huawei's kit at what it calls the "headend" - a gateway at local telephone exchanges that converts electrical signals to and from light-based ones, and makes sure each customer's data is sent to the appropriate ISP.
Many people still get their internet via slower connections, which are routed via intermediary street cabinets.
About 70,000 of these cabinets contain Huawei's kit, and the data also passes through more of the Chinese firm's products at local exchanges.
Openreach does not, however, use Huawei's equipment in its core.
Elsewhere, CityFibre - which runs its own smaller full-fibre networks - uses some Huawei gear as a legacy of an acquisition, but intends to strip it out by mid-2021.
Virgin Media does not use Huawei's equipment within its broadband network.
But it does use it to provide telephone services, both for internet-based landline calls as well as to provide mobile phone subscriptions.
Other mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) - including Sky Mobile - also use Huawei's gear.