bbcuk--2020-07-19--Greenwich Holiday Inn stabbing: Man charged with murder

A man has been charged with murdering a woman who was stabbed to death at a hotel .
Khloemae Loy @ @ @ @ @ dead at the Holiday Inn on Bugsby 's Way in Greenwich , south-east London , @ @ @ @ @ post-mortem examination found she died from a single stab wound to the neck , the @ @ @ @ @ Francis , 39 , has been charged with her murder and will appear at Bromley @ @ @ @ @ .
Police were called to the hotel at about 10:00 BST to reports that a @ @ @ @ @ Officers and paramedics found Ms Loy , who had suffered serious injuries , and she @ @ @ @ @ scene .

Taye Francis, 39, has been charged with her murder and will appear at Bromley Magistrates' Court on Monday.


bbcuk--2020-07-19--GMP officer's belongings vandalised with swastika

A police officer 's belongings have been vandalised with a swastika by a colleague .
Greater Manchester Police ( GMP ) said the officer found the Nazi symbol on their items when they began their shift earlier on Sunday .
Assistant Chief Constable Mabs Hussain said he was `` appalled that one of our employees felt that this behaviour was acceptable '' .
The force has launched an internal investigation .
GMP said the `` disgraceful and disgusting act '' had been declared a hate crime and said its professional standards team were treating it `` incredibly seriously '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a hate crime and there is no place for behaviour like this in GMP or policing nationally , and it 's being treated incredibly seriously , '' Mr Hussain said .
`` We serve one of the most culturally diverse areas in the United Kingdom and we 're incredibly proud to have a diverse workforce to serve and represent our communities .
`` It is absolutely unacceptable that an officer has been faced with such an atrocity during their shift and we 're urging any officers or staff with any information to report @ @ @

"It is absolutely unacceptable that an officer has been faced with such an atrocity during their shift and we're urging any officers or staff with any information to report it."


bbcuk--2020-07-19--Red kite 30-year Chilterns project a 'conservation success'

The reintroduction of red kites to an area of outstanding natural beauty 30 years ago has been a `` true conservation success story '' , an expert has said .
Numbers of kites had declined over a 200-year period and by the 1980s they were one of only three globally-threatened species in the UK .
Thirteen young birds were brought over from Spain and released in the Chiltern Hills in July 1990 .
They are now `` thriving '' , with an estimated 1,800 UK breeding pairs .
The red kite is one Britain 's most distinctive birds of prey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ angled wings , forked tail , and `` mewing '' call .
They used to breed across much of the UK , but persecution over the years saw numbers fall as they increasingly became a target for egg collectors .
At one point there were just a few breeding pairs in central Wales .
The Chilterns area was chosen as it met the criteria set out by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) for the project .
The Chiltern Hills were designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Goring in Oxfordshire , through Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire , to Hitchin in Hertfordshire .
More birds were introduced and by 1996 , at least 37 pairs had bred in southern England .
Red kites can now be seen in most English counties with an estimated 10,000 birds in the UK , including 1,800 breeding pairs .
Tony Juniper , chair of Natural England , said these `` most majestic birds of prey '' had been `` persecuted to near-extinction '' , but the `` pioneering reintroduction programme in the Chilterns stands out as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ While the `` majestic '' red kites have been targeted by hunters and egg thieves , they have also had some bad press themselves as numbers have increased .
Reports including the birds swooping on school children as they ate their lunches , and `` sweeping up chickens '' , prompting calls for people to stop feeding them as there was plenty of wild food for them to eat .
However , Jeff Knott , the RSPB 's operations director for Central and Eastern England , said the reintroduction project `` might be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conservation history '' , resulting in the `` near-extinct '' species becoming a `` daily sight for millions of people '' .
The UK is now home to almost 10 % of the world population of red kites .

Reports including the birds swooping on school children as they ate their lunches, and "sweeping up chickens", prompting calls for people to stop feeding them as there was plenty of wild food for them to eat.


bbcuk--2020-07-19--Manchester United 1-3 Chelsea: De Gea errors help settle FA Cup semi-final

Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea endured a Wembley nightmare as Chelsea strolled to victory and set up an FA Cup final date with Arsenal .
United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ditched his usual FA Cup keeper Sergio Romero to keep faith with De Gea - but the experienced Spain international produced two horrendous errors either side of half-time to gift Chelsea two goals .
De Gea made a flimsy attempt to deal with Olivier Giroud 's flick in first-half stoppage time then weakly fumbled Mason Mount 's tame 20-yard shot into the net moments after the restart .
Chelsea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and United 's abject misery after a dreadful performance was complete when captain Harry Maguire diverted Marcos Alonso 's cross into his own net at the near post with 16 minutes left .
Frank Lampard 's side were in complete control from first to last as they comprehensively ended Manchester United 's 19-match unbeaten run in all competitions .
Bruno Fernandes pulled a goal back from the penalty spot late on after Callum Hudson-Odoi fouled Anthony Martial but it could not even be described as a consolation as Chelsea closed out the win @ @ @ @ @ @ @ best in world - he 's not even best in Manchester' • How you rated the players Lampard is now in position to make his first season in charge a highly satisfactory one as they contemplate a place in the FA Cup final and lie third in the Premier League , in position to reach next season 's Champions League .
And no-one can question their right to this win as they dominated from start to finish , particularly in midfield , where they were able to subdue the influence of the talented @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his influence , leading the line selflessly and being rewarded with that crucial first goal , even though it received a large helping hand from De Gea .
Chelsea were more energetic , dangerous and aggressive and while they were thankful to those mistakes from De Gea , the margin of victory was no more than they deserved .
Lampard 's side cut off any supply line to United 's forwards and it will be an intriguing final on 1 August back here at Wembley , when he pits his wits against another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• More to come from Chelsea , says Lampard United went into this semi-final high on optimism on that long unbeaten run and with the sense that Solskjaer was starting to get to grips with the big rebuilding job .
That continues and United are still in decent shape to reach next season 's Champions League , either via the Premier League or Europa League , but this was a savage setback .
And the main culprit was De Gea , who gives the impression of a goalkeeper either in permanent decline @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
De Gea changed the face of this FA Cup semi-final with those mistakes , allowing Chelsea to transform their dominance into a two-goal lead .
Fernandes was overpowered in midfield and United had no punch in attack , where Solskjaer decided to leave the potency of Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood on the bench , along with Paul Pogba .
It was perhaps a sign that Solskjaer knew all was not well when he introduced Martial for defender Eric Bailly when he sustained a first-half head injury while Greenwood and Pogba were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was gone .
Bailly suffered a cut to the back of his head and Solskjaer said the Ivorian had been taken to hospital for `` routine checks and protocols '' .
In defence they were also vulnerable , Victor Lindelof losing Giroud too easily for Chelsea 's opener and captain Maguire ending any hopes with that own goal .
United complained they should have had a penalty when Martial went down under Kurt Zouma 's first-half challenge but this was a miserable experience for Solskjaer and his players .
Solskjaer 's side have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This was a very bad one .
• Chelsea have reached their 14th FA Cup final .
Only Arsenal ( 21 including this season ) and Manchester United ( 20 ) have made the final on more occasions .
• Manchester United have been eliminated from the FA Cup by Chelsea for a sixth time ( including three of the last four seasons ) - only Arsenal ( seven ) have knocked the Red Devils out of the competition on more occasions .
• This was Chelsea 's first victory against Manchester @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - the Blues were winless in six matches across all competitions against the Red Devils prior to today ( D2 L4 ) .
• Chelsea are the first side to beat Manchester United since Burnley in the Premier League back in January , ending United 's 19 game unbeaten run in all competitions .
• Mason Mount became the first Englishman to score for Chelsea at Wembley since John Terry in the 2015 League Cup final versus Tottenham .
• No player has scored more goals for Frank Lampard in his managerial career @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Harry Wilson ) .
• Since his Manchester United debut in February , no Premier League player has been involved in more goals across all competitions than Bruno Fernandes ( 17 - nine goals and eight assists ) .
• Manchester United have both taken ( 19 ) and scored ( 15 ) more penalties than any other Premier League side this season in all competitions .
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De Gea mistakes send Chelsea to FA Cup final
Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea endured a Wembley nightmare as Chelsea strolled to victory and set up an FA Cup final date with Arsenal.
United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ditched his usual FA Cup keeper Sergio Romero to keep faith with De Gea - but the experienced Spain international produced two horrendous errors either side of half-time to gift Chelsea two goals.
De Gea made a flimsy attempt to deal with Olivier Giroud's flick in first-half stoppage time then weakly fumbled Mason Mount's tame 20-yard shot into the net moments after the restart.
Chelsea's excellent performance fully merited this victory and United's abject misery after a dreadful performance was complete when captain Harry Maguire diverted Marcos Alonso's cross into his own net at the near post with 16 minutes left.
Frank Lampard's side were in complete control from first to last as they comprehensively ended Manchester United's 19-match unbeaten run in all competitions.
Bruno Fernandes pulled a goal back from the penalty spot late on after Callum Hudson-Odoi fouled Anthony Martial but it could not even be described as a consolation as Chelsea closed out the win.
Lampard eyes first-season silverware
Lampard is now in position to make his first season in charge a highly satisfactory one as they contemplate a place in the FA Cup final and lie third in the Premier League, in position to reach next season's Champions League.
And no-one can question their right to this win as they dominated from start to finish, particularly in midfield, where they were able to subdue the influence of the talented Fernandes.
Once again 33-year-old Giroud demonstrated his influence, leading the line selflessly and being rewarded with that crucial first goal, even though it received a large helping hand from De Gea.
Chelsea were more energetic, dangerous and aggressive and while they were thankful to those mistakes from De Gea, the margin of victory was no more than they deserved.
Lampard's side cut off any supply line to United's forwards and it will be an intriguing final on 1 August back here at Wembley, when he pits his wits against another rookie manager in Arsenal's Mikel Arteta.
Manchester United's day of misery
United went into this semi-final high on optimism on that long unbeaten run and with the sense that Solskjaer was starting to get to grips with the big rebuilding job.
That continues and United are still in decent shape to reach next season's Champions League, either via the Premier League or Europa League, but this was a savage setback.
And the main culprit was De Gea, who gives the impression of a goalkeeper either in permanent decline or going through a very long slump.
De Gea changed the face of this FA Cup semi-final with those mistakes, allowing Chelsea to transform their dominance into a two-goal lead.
Fernandes was overpowered in midfield and United had no punch in attack, where Solskjaer decided to leave the potency of Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood on the bench, along with Paul Pogba.
It was perhaps a sign that Solskjaer knew all was not well when he introduced Martial for defender Eric Bailly when he sustained a first-half head injury while Greenwood and Pogba were only introduced in desperation when the game was gone.
Bailly suffered a cut to the back of his head and Solskjaer said the Ivorian had been taken to hospital for "routine checks and protocols".
In defence they were also vulnerable, Victor Lindelof losing Giroud too easily for Chelsea's opener and captain Maguire ending any hopes with that own goal.
United complained they should have had a penalty when Martial went down under Kurt Zouma's first-half challenge but this was a miserable experience for Solskjaer and his players.
Solskjaer's side have had many good days in recent months. This was a very bad one.
Man of the match - Olivier Giroud
Since his debut in the FA Cup in January 2013, Chelsea's Olivier Giroud has scored 16 goals in the competition - only Sergio Aguero (19) has netted more in this period.
Match stats - Chelsea knock United out for sixth time
Chelsea have reached their 14th FA Cup final. Only Arsenal (21 including this season) and Manchester United (20) have made the final on more occasions.
Manchester United have been eliminated from the FA Cup by Chelsea for a sixth time (including three of the last four seasons) - only Arsenal (seven) have knocked the Red Devils out of the competition on more occasions.
This was Chelsea's first victory against Manchester United since the 2018 FA Cup final - the Blues were winless in six matches across all competitions against the Red Devils prior to today (D2 L4).
Chelsea are the first side to beat Manchester United since Burnley in the Premier League back in January, ending United's 19 game unbeaten run in all competitions.
Mason Mount became the first Englishman to score for Chelsea at Wembley since John Terry in the 2015 League Cup final versus Tottenham.
No player has scored more goals for Frank Lampard in his managerial career than Mason Mount (18 - level with Harry Wilson).
Since his Manchester United debut in February, no Premier League player has been involved in more goals across all competitions than Bruno Fernandes (17 - nine goals and eight assists).
Manchester United have both taken (19) and scored (15) more penalties than any other Premier League side this season in all competitions.


bbcuk--2020-07-19--'Heroic' dog given Speaker's chair during Commons explosives sweep

A sniffer dog praised for her heroism in the London Bridge terror attack was given the Speaker 's chair as she checked the House of Commons .
Sir Lindsay Hoyle let Poppy , an explosives detective dog , sit in his chair as part of her sweep of the Commons and Lords chambers .
The spaniel was awarded a `` canine OBE '' for her work in checking for potential explosives following the 2017 attack .
Eight people died during the attack in Borough Market .
Her handler , PC Spalding , said Poppy , now five , went into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the aftermath of the attack .
`` Even though we clocked up a marathon 30-hour shift , she was still happy to carry on .
She is amazing and I put my trust in her 100 % , '' she said .
Sir Lindsay , who has a menagerie of pets , including a parrot called Boris and Maggie , a 16kg tortoise , said : `` I felt honoured to meet Poppy and her handler PC Spalding - who are a brave and talented double act .
`` We are so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every day to keep us safe .
It 's only when you hear about the escapades of Poppy and all her canine colleagues , that you appreciate the vital work they do to protect us from harm . ''
PC Spalding and Poppy were doing their regular sweep in the Houses of Parliament when they bumped into Sir Lindsay .
`` He 's really nice - you can see he really loves dogs .
He even allowed her to sit on his chair .
She was more than happy to smile for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @

"We are so lucky to have police dogs searching Parliament every day to keep us safe. It's only when you hear about the escapades of Poppy and all her canine colleagues, that you appreciate the vital work they do to protect us from harm."


bbcuk--2020-07-19--Florence Nightingale letters found in desk in Derbyshire

Letters penned by Florence Nightingale demonstrating her `` boundless kindness and compassion '' have been found inside a Victorian desk .
Seven missives written by the nursing pioneer between 1892 and 1894 had lain undiscovered at the house in Holloway , Derbyshire , for decades , auctioneers Hansons said .
Nightingale was in poor health when she wrote them to the carer of a woman named Hannah Allen .
They will be auctioned on Tuesday .
Ms Allen lived in Holloway near Nightingale 's former family home .
Nightingale refers to her as `` Sister Hannah Allen '' and a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one , Nightingale mentions her poor physical state , saying : `` You will excuse my short pencil note for I am as usual overwhelmed with work and illness and very unequal to writing a single unnecessary line . ''
Jim Spencer , an expert at Hansons auctioneers , said the letters were a `` wonderful find '' .
He said : `` They epitomise all that Nightingale stood for - boundless kindness and compassion and the importance of gaining the right care . ''
The seller inherited the letters in 1986 and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Each letter and a book inscribed for Ms Allen by Nightingale is expected to to fetch £1,000 .
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In one, Nightingale mentions her poor physical state, saying: "You will excuse my short pencil note for I am as usual overwhelmed with work and illness and very unequal to writing a single unnecessary line."


bbcuk--2020-07-19--Skipton sheepdog record: Most expensive sells for £12k

A working sheepdog has set a record as the most expensive dog under 12 months old , selling for £12,000 .
Ten-month-old Tynygraig Jet was sold by Dewi Jenkins , of Tal-y-bont in Ceredigion , at Skipton Auction Mart in North Yorkshire earlier this week .
The previous record at the centre for a dog under 12 months was £7,035 .
The auction mart is now holding virtual sales online , as it had to change the way it works amid coronavirus restrictions .
More stories from around Yorkshire A second record was set for the most expensive unbroken puppy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ white pup belonging to Donal Mullaney , of Letterkenny , County Donegal , sold for £2,350 .
Mr Jenkins , who has produced some of the country 's most sought-after sheepdogs , set the record with Jet , the dog reared by long-time partner Sara Lewis .
Jet was bought by Philip Wood , who farms near Shrewsbury , Shropshire .
His wife , Sue , said : `` We are convinced she found us because when we went to see her she actually jumped in our vehicle .
`` Dewi said she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ! ''
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Skipton is one of the UK 's leading working sheep dog sales venues , and at this year 's opening sale in February Northumberland shepherdess Emma Gray set a new world record price of £18,900 with her two-and-a-half-year-old black and white bitch , Megan .
This price has since been topped by a Welsh mart , which sold a young dog for £19,451 .
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His wife, Sue, said: "We are convinced she found us because when we went to see her she actually jumped in our vehicle.


bbcuk--2020-07-19--Coronavirus: Student health workers on the Covid front line

This year tens of thousands of student nurses , radiographers , paramedics and other healthcare workers were given a choice @ @ @ @ @ and concentrate on theory work instead or sign up as a paid volunteer , helping @ @ @ @ @ outbreak .
More than 40,000 answered that call , many working on the front line @ @ @ @ @ The BBC followed four students through their placements .

This year tens of thousands of student nurses, radiographers, paramedics and other healthcare workers were given a choice.
Postpone their training placements and concentrate on theory work instead or sign up as a paid volunteer, helping the NHS through the Covid outbreak.
More than 40,000 answered that call, many working on the front line for the first time.
The BBC followed four students through their placements.


bbcuk--2020-07-19--The Papers: China tensions mount and '200,000 lockdown deaths'

`` Lockdown may cause 200,000 extra deaths , '' is the lead story on the front page of The Daily @ @ @ @ @ the paper says , forecasted that delays to treatment in the first six months of @ @ @ @ @ 25,000 people die , and a further 185,000 deaths in the medium to long term @ @ @ @ @ million years of life lost .
The number of suicides could rise by 500 in @ @ @ @ @ between 600 and 12,000 more suicides per year resulting from recession , the paper reports @

The paper blames the "scandal" of hospital cuts and, in its leader, insists that Boris Johnson should fill empty vacancies and pay NHS staff what they are worth rather than just clapping them. The NHS, it says, must become a healthy employer.


bbcuk--2020-07-19--Coronavirus: Young people on benefits double in lockdown

More than one in every six young people are now claiming out-of-work benefits in some parts of the UK , BBC analysis of official figures suggests .
The number of people aged 18-24 claiming Universal Credit or Jobseeker 's Allowance doubled in the UK in the last three months .
Parts of Liverpool and Blackpool have been worst hit , with closures of pubs , cafes and restaurants all contributing .
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a £2bn scheme to help young workers .
In the UK , 2.6 million people are currently claiming Universal Credit or Jobseekers ' Allowance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' .
A fifth of those - 514,770 young people - are aged between 18 and 24 .
The number of young new claimants have signed on between March and June is 276,000 - more than doubling over three months .
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The Walton area of Liverpool is among the most deprived parts of the UK .
About 7,500 people there are aged between 18 and 24 and its economy is largely dominated by small @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 19 % of people in that age bracket are now claiming benefits - making it the worst-hit constituency in the UK .
Andrew Adams , 21 , has lived in the city all his life and has a degree in promotional design .
Currently , he is sending out between four and five job applications a week with no success .
`` At the moment I 'm just looking for admin work , warehouse stuff , desk work - nothing to do with my degree at all , '' he said .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It makes me feel kind of hopeless at the moment .
`` Once I got my degree I thought it would be smooth sailing , but it is n't at the moment . ''
Andrew is currently taking on extra training from the Merseyside Youth Association , which helps to get the long-term unemployed back to work .
Its chief executive Gill Bainbridge said many in the city had become eligible for Universal Credit because their work hours have been cut .
`` Liverpool had a high level of unemployment to start with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economy is built around visitors and the hospitality industry .
A lot of these have been impacted quite directly .
The trouble we are having now is it is so competitive .
`` If Andrew is finding it tough with those qualifications , imagine what it 's like if you have low-level literacy and come from a difficult background ? ''
'It will take a couple years' In London , Grace Dembowicz , a recent journalism masters graduate , finished a course at the end of June and says she has been applying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is one of 500,000 young people who will leave education this year and enter a labour market hit by recession and with a shrinking number of apprenticeships available .
`` I was offered interviews , but they said it would be on commission as they do n't have money for full-time pay , '' she said .
`` Being realistic , I finished my masters thinking I would get into a newsroom straight away but it 's becoming more realistic that it will take a couple years to get to that stage .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ now nearly 50 constituencies in the UK with more than 15 % of their young population claiming out-of-work benefits .
Affluent areas such as South West Surrey , Henley and Windsor have even seen a surge in the number of young claimants under lockdown , though many of these are likely to have become eligible as a result of being furloughed .
According to the Resolution Foundation , one-third of employees aged 18-24 have lost jobs or been furloughed during the pandemic , compared to one-in-six adults above that age .
Another think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , says younger people are more likely to be employed in jobs where they can not work from home .
Prof Guy Michaels , from the London School of Economics , said the loss of the service industry since March had removed the pathway into employment for swathes of young people .
`` It offers people work even if they do n't have a huge amount of experience or completed formal skills , '' he said .
`` This means that young people really lost this stepping stone that they take in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Prof Michaels has welcomed the government measures , he said they might need to stay in place for years .
He also said the success of the incentives being offered are highly dependent on job vacancies being available in the first place .
`` After the last recession it took quite a few years for the youth unemployment to recover , '' he said .
`` It might take three or four years to start coming down in this instance .
`` Each recession is different but there is a worry that this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Laura-Jane Rawlings , chief executive of Youth Employment UK , said the incentive scheme would need to stay in place for a long time to be effective .
Her organisation has seen 400,000 young people apply for career help over the last three months .
`` There can be a scarring of individuals that enter at this time .
It 's not just about having one or two bad years it can be persistent , '' she said .
`` The people hit the most are people from disadvantaged backgrounds .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a `` kickstart scheme '' to pay for six-month work placements for 16 to 24-year-olds on Universal Credit .
The chancellor said the plan was aimed at preventing an entire generation being `` left behind '' .

"Liverpool had a high level of unemployment to start with," she said. "Its economy is built around visitors and the hospitality industry. A lot of these have been impacted quite directly. The trouble we are having now is it is so competitive.


bbcuk--2020-07-19--Coronavirus: Scotland sees second daily jump in Covid-19 cases

More than 20 new cases of Covid-19 have been detected in Scotland for the second day in a row .
Saturday saw the biggest rise in nearly a month with 21 new cases - the largest daily increase since 21 June .
A further 23 confirmed cases were reported on Sunday .
However , First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said it was still a low number of cases and fluctuation was `` to be expected '' .
The proportion of positive tests remains well below 1 % .
No new deaths were registered in Scotland following a positive test for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the last 11 days has been recorded using this measure .
Responding to the latest figures , Ms Sturgeon tweeted : `` This is still a low number of cases - and fluctuation is to be expected - but they will all be carefully examined , so that any patterns are identified .
`` Test & Protect is also working to break the chains of transmission .
But we must all play our part by remembering FACTS . ''
• What can I now do - and what are the rules ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ stands for Face coverings in enclosed spaces ; Avoid crowded places ; Clean your hands and surfaces regularly ; Two-metre social distancing and Self-isolate and book a test if you develop coronavirus symptoms .
How much testing has there been over the last month ?
Testing for Covid-19 in Scotland is carried out by NHS Scotland and UK government labs .
The UK government tests include mobile test units , drive-throughs , the care home portal and home tests .
Between 19 June and 8 July , the number of tests per day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ almost 6,000 .
From 9 July , there was a sharp increase in tests - in part because of a backlog of results from the UK government testing programme which were not previously available .
Sunday 's increase in confirmed cases follows more than 12,000 tests .
The proportion of positive tests in Scotland fluctuates daily , but has been below 1 % since the 2 June .
The World Health Organisation says that one measure which can indicate whether an epidemic is under control is whether , with a comprehensive testing system @ @ @ @ @ @ @ return a positive for Covid-19 over two weeks .
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Linda Bauld , professor of public health at the University of Edinburgh , said Scotland was going through a `` risky period '' as lockdown restrictions were eased and people were interacting more .
Earlier this week , the Scottish government allowed the biggest easing yet of lockdown restrictions , with indoor pubs , cafes and restaurants reopening for the first time in almost four months .
But Prof Bauld told BBC Scotland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a factor of increased testing .
`` Yesterday there were over 16,000 tests recorded , '' she said .
`` So we 've seen a big increase in testing over the last few days and when you have more testing you are going to find more cases . ''
The professor said Saturday 's cases were spread around the country and not a cluster in a confined area , but despite that , the increases over the last two days were `` slightly concerning '' .
`` Let 's emphasise they 're @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the moment , but we need to absolutely track it and be ready to respond if they go much higher , '' she added .
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The World Health Organisation says that one measure which can indicate whether an epidemic is under control is whether, with a comprehensive testing system, less than 5% of samples return a positive for Covid-19 over two weeks.


bbcuk--2020-07-19--Suspected illegal dumping investigation in north Belfast

The environment minister has been asked to intervene amid concerns about suspected illegal dumping in north Belfast .
Two sites are under investigation by the Environment Agency .
Residents raised concerns about large amounts of rubbish being dumped at a warehouse in Edenderry Industrial Estate and wasteland .
The BBC understands that a number of residents have left their homes due to large numbers of rats and flies .
Residents have asked Edwin Poots , the agriculture , environment & rural affairs minister , to take action Used mattresses , medical equipment , food waste and gas bottles are just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said that every day for eight weeks , lorry loads of waste has been dumped at these two sites and they have had enough .
Resident Stacey Graham said it is unbearable .
`` Horrible , really really horrible , '' she said .
`` No one is able to open their windows .
People ca n't let their children run around their garden because there are rats running around .
`` The flies are unbearable .
Hundreds and hundreds of them .
We ca n't do it anymore .
We ca n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's house backs on to the site and he said three of his neighbours have moved out .
`` People have moved out because of the rats , '' he said .
`` They actually walk along our fence .
My neighbour thought it was a squirrel with a big bushy tail .
I said no that 's a rat .
`` We went to the council .
They said it will be cleared in three days .
That was seven weeks ago '' .
A Northern Ireland Environment Agency spokesman said it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ treatment of controlled wastes '' at Edenderry Industrial Estate , and the unauthorised disposal of controlled wastes at a site adjacent to the junction of Hillview Road/Crumlin Road .
`` The agency are currently making arrangements for the waste deposited on the latter site to be removed .
`` As these investigations are on-going it would not be appropriate to comment further at this stage . ''
Local MLA William Humphrey said locals have been plagued with rats and flies .
`` It 's coming from some dumping , '' he said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We now have a situation where people have had to leave their homes and go and stay in their caravans .
People have been complaining of being ill. '' '' The department ( environment ) have given a period of time for it to be cleared .
My view is that period needs to be expedited and I 've made that clear to the environment agency and to the local council that this can not continue .
It must be cleared urgently . ''

"The department (environment) have given a period of time for it to be cleared. My view is that period needs to be expedited and I've made that clear to the environment agency and to the local council that this cannot continue. It must be cleared urgently."


bbcuk--2020-07-19--Coronavirus: Key workers' childcare 'struggle' after hubs shut

Key workers say they are struggling to find childcare for their children as school hubs shut for the summer holidays .
Only four councils have said they will continue to offer care for school-aged children in hubs .
And with many holiday clubs cancelled and grandparents often out of the picture due to lockdown restrictions , parents say it is a `` scramble '' .
The Welsh Government said £2.6m had been made available .
The money is intended to fund places for vulnerable children , but the government said councils could also use it to provide places for critical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Shielding in Wales to end on 16 August • Figuring out the stats on coronavirus in Wales But the only local authorities who confirmed they would offer some provision during the summer holidays for key workers ' children aged older than five were Caerphilly , Newport , Rhondda Cynon Taff and Torfaen .
The Royal College of Nursing in Wales ( RCN ) urged other authorities to reopen childcare for critical workers .
Some key-worker parents only found out two weeks before the end of term that school hubs would close .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ nursing policy professional practice at the RCN , said the change had been a `` real challenge '' for nurses and other key workers .
She said : `` We have had members ' feedback that they have struggled .
`` They want to be there and provide that patient service .
`` But equally , they have an obligation to make sure they look after their children as well . ''
`` We would really like to encourage that there is that equitable provision across Wales , so key workers have the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ms Powles added .
`` Nurses need to feel valued , not just in their salary , but in the way they are treated . ''
The Welsh Government is funding places for children under five through the Coronavirus Childcare Assistance Scheme ( CCAS ) until 31 August .
Mother-of-two Natasha Albinus , 29 , from Haverfordwest , is a support worker for adults with learning disabilities .
Although her two-year-old daughter 's childcare is provided through CCAS until the end of August , her six-year-old daughter Ruby was left with no childcare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ closing hubs .
She said : `` I just felt like 'what am I going to do ? '
`` Without childcare I would have not been able to work which would have made a huge impact on our family life and our finances , our mortgage , everything .
`` I found a place for Ruby somewhere at the last minute , but I was lucky . ''
• The billions being spent on coronavirus in Wales A nurse and mother-of-two from Bridgend , who did not want to be named , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also works for the NHS , had been left with no childcare for their eldest child , aged five , during the summer .
She said : `` I ca n't get all the days we need covered .
I have limited family support and friends are unable to look after her as we are not in their social bubble .
`` We have used a huge amount of annual leave already this year to cover childcare and done the right thing by keeping children at home as much as possible , however @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the support has gone . ''
Gemma Stubbs , a single mother from Cardiff , works in a hub for preschool children .
The 34-year-old said she had been forced to turn to her parents , who are shielding , for childcare .
`` I look after other key workers ' children , but no-one was going to look after my own , '' she said .
`` My daughter would normally go to holiday club but that is n't opening this time .
`` I 'm really lucky that my mum is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I feel really frustrated and angry .
I did n't expect to have childcare for free , but to have nowhere to send her and having to rely on my mum is not right . ''
Mother-of-three Nia Patten , 40 , from Cardiff , has struggled to find somewhere for her eight-year-old .
`` I had been told the hub would be running over the summer , '' said Mrs Patten , who works as a dentist .
`` The first thing I heard that was n't the case was in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had two weeks to find somewhere for my daughter to go .
`` I only needed childcare for two days a week but most private settings were only taking children full-time on the current guidelines .
`` I managed to sort something out in the end , but it was very stressful . ''
The leader of Newport council , Jane Mudd , said the local authority had decided to provide critical care workers with four weeks ' childcare during the summer .
She said : `` We felt it was really important @ @ @ @ @ @ @ families and support key workers during this period . ''
The Welsh Government said : `` Childcare and play settings across Wales have been increasing their operations since 22 June .
`` We are working with local authorities and the childcare sector to ensure all can open as soon as possible and have also published guidance to support childcare settings in reopening . ''

"I'm really lucky that my mum is going to help me out, but I feel really frustrated and angry. I didn't expect to have childcare for free, but to have nowhere to send her and having to rely on my mum is not right."


bbcuk--2020-07-19--Blackburn mosque 'faces police investigation' over 250 at funeral

Leaders at a mosque in Blackburn say they are being investigated by police and health officials after `` around 250 people '' attended a funeral service .
The chairman of Jamia Ghosia mosque said they thought there were no restrictions on numbers if hygiene and distancing measures were in place .
The mosque committee said the imam had since `` tested positive for Covid 19 and is recovering from the virus '' .
Since 4 July , a maximum of 30 people have been allowed at funerals .
In an email to worshippers , seen by the BBC , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the funeral prayer on 13 July .
It said : `` Furthermore the mosque is under investigation by the police and public health for exceeding the number of people allowed to participate in a funeral , which is 30 , and for failing to comply with the law .
`` There is a possibility that other attendees may also have been infected at the Janazza prayers . ''
The mosque advised participants to isolate for seven days or attend a local coronavirus testing station .
It said future funeral prayers would be limited @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which has one of the highest infection rates in England , brought in extra restrictions on Tuesday .
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The Lancashire borough has seen a rise in coronavirus cases , centred on terraced houses with a high number of occupants .
Most new cases were among the south Asian community , public health officials said .
For the next month , the area 's 148,000 residents have been told to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to avoid a Leicester-style lockdown .

It said: "Furthermore the mosque is under investigation by the police and public health for exceeding the number of people allowed to participate in a funeral, which is 30, and for failing to comply with the law.


bbcuk--2020-07-20--UK to change extradition deal with Hong Kong - PM

Boris Johnson says the UK 's extradition arrangements with Hong Kong will be changed , amid rising tensions with China .
It comes after Beijing imposed a controversial national security law on the ex-British colony , introducing new crimes with severe penalties .
The UK has already offered residency rights to three million Hong Kongers in response .
China has accused the UK of `` brutal meddling '' in its internal affairs .
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is expected to confirm later that the UK will suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in a statement to Parliament .
Beijing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ international law , and has promised a `` resolute response '' if the UK withdraws from extradition arrangements .
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The extradition treaty means that , if someone in Hong Kong is suspected of a crime in the UK , then the British authorities can ask Hong Kong to hand them over to face justice - and vice versa .
The UK fears the arrangement - which has been in place for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyone it extradites to Hong Kong being sent on to China .
Hong Kong has extradition agreements with 19 other countries apart from the UK , including Canada and Australia , which have already suspended theirs following the imposition there of China 's new security law - which makes acts of subversion punishable by life sentences .
Mr Johnson said the UK had `` concerns '' over the new law , and it had to think about the rights of people in Hong Kong to participate in democratic processes .
But he added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I 'm not going to be pushed into a position of becoming a knee-jerk Sinophobe on every issue , somebody who is automatically anti-China '' .
`` We 've got to have a calibrated approach .
We 're going to be tough on some things , but we 're going to continue to engage . ''
The UK handed Hong Kong back to China in 1997 but , as part of an agreement signed at the time , it enjoys some freedoms not seen in the mainland .
But political and economic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ become strained in recent months .
Earlier this month , the UK decided to ban Chinese tech firm Huawei from its 5G network , citing security concerns denied by the company .
The UK , US and EU have accused Beijing of undermining the `` One Country , Two Systems '' principle , which has guaranteed a high degree of autonomy for Hong Kong since it was handed back to Chinese rule in 1997 .
They say the security laws which came into force last month breach the terms of the 1984 Joint @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which agreed the conditions under which Hong Kong would be run when Britain gave it back to China in 1997 .
The UK denounced the new laws as `` deeply troubling '' , with the foreign secretary calling the move `` a grave step '' .
In response , the UK has offered the 350,000 Hong Kong residents who hold British Overseas National passports - and a further 2.6 million who are eligible for them - enhanced residency rights should they wish to come to the UK and a route to possible citizenship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ retaliate if the UK imposes sanctions on any of its leading officials in relation to human rights offences and allegations of police brutality in Hong Kong .
Speculation that the extradition arrangements could be suspended follows concerns expressed by senior judges in the UK about threats to the independence of the Hong Kong judicial system .
Lord Reed , president of the UK 's Supreme Court , has warned the practice of UK judges sitting on Hong Kong 's Court of Final Appeal is under threat and must `` remain compatible with judicial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Proposals for an extradition treaty between Hong Kong and mainland China provoked widespread protests last year amid concerns about political interference in the Chinese judicial system and the right to a fair trial .
The UK has also stepped up its criticism of China 's human rights record , accusing Beijing of `` gross and egregious '' abuses against the Uighur population in Xinjiang province .
Mr Raab told the BBC that reports of forced sterilisation and wider persecution of the Muslim group were `` reminiscent of something not seen for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called for sanctions on Chinese officials involved in the alleged abuse of Uighur Muslims .
• Who are the Uighurs ?
Drone footage that has been widely circulated - and authenticated by Australian security services - appears to show Uighurs being blindfolded and led to trains .
However , China 's UK ambassador , Liu Xiaoming , dismissed talks of concentration camps as `` fake '' .
On Monday Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said accusations of forced sterilisation of Uighurs in Xinjiang were `` nothing but lies '' .
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Even if the treaty remained fully in place, it would be hard to imagine the circumstances in which the UK would now agree to hand over any suspect to the Hong Kong authorities for trial - knowing they might end up in a Chinese mainland court, and then a prison far from Hong Kong.


bbcuk--2020-07-20--Coronavirus vaccine: UK government signs deals for 90 million doses

The UK government has signed deals for 90 million doses of promising coronavirus vaccines that are being developed .
The vaccines are being researched by an alliance between the pharmaceutical companies BioNtech and Pfizer as well as the firm Valneva .
The new deal is on top of 100 million doses of the Oxford University vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca .
However , it is still uncertain which of the experimental vaccines may work .
A vaccine is widely seen as the best chance of getting our lives back to normal .
Research is taking place at an unprecedented scale @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the beginning of the year , but already more than 20 vaccines are in clinical trials .
Some can provoke an immune response , but none has yet been proven to protect against infection .
• When will we have a vaccine ?
The UK government has now secured access to vaccines that use three completely different approaches : • 100m doses of the Oxford vaccine made from a genetically engineered virus • 30 million doses of the BioNtech/Pfizer vaccine , which injects part of the coronavirus ' genetic code • 60 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ uses an inactive version of the coronavirus Using different styles of vaccine maximises the chance that one of them will work .
Kate Bingham , the chair of the government 's Vaccine Taskforce , said : `` The fact that we have so many promising candidates already shows the unprecedented pace at which we are moving .
`` But I urge against being complacent or over optimistic .
`` The fact remains we may never get a vaccine and if we do get one , we have to be prepared that it may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus , but rather one that reduces symptoms . ''
If an effective vaccine is developed then health and social care workers , as well as those at highest risk of the disease , will be prioritised .
It is possible a vaccine will be proven effective by the end of 2020 , but wide-scale vaccination is still not expected until next year at the earliest .
Boris Johnson said : `` Obviously I 'm hopeful , I 've got my fingers crossed , but to say I 'm 100 % confident @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or indeed next year , is alas just an exaggeration .
`` We 're not there yet . ''
The announcement also includes an agreement with AstraZeneca to buy treatments made from neutralizing antibodies , which can disable the virus .
These could be given to people who can not be vaccinated because they have a weakened immune system or are having treatment for cancer .
Meanwhile , the government is hoping to get half a million people to sign up to trials of vaccines in the UK through the NHS Covid-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eight large scale coronavirus vaccine trials are expected to take place in the UK .
Prof Chris Whitty , Chief Medical Officer , said : `` Now that there are several promising vaccines on the horizon , we need to call again on the generosity of the public to help find out which potential vaccines are the most effective . ''
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"The fact remains we may never get a vaccine and if we do get one, we have to be prepared that it may not be a vaccine which prevents getting the virus, but rather one that reduces symptoms."


bbcuk--2020-07-20--Marks & Spencer set to cut 950 jobs

Marks & Spencer set to cut 950 jobs

Marks and Spencer is set to cut hundreds of jobs as part of a restructuring of its store operations .
The retailer said 950 jobs will go as part of plans to reduce store management and head office roles .
A spokesperson said that the move marks `` an important step '' in it becoming a `` stronger , leaner '' business .
M & S was already undergoing a transformation plan led by chief executive Steve Rowe which included cutting costs and closing some stores .
The firm said that due to the pandemic , those measures would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Never The Same Again '' .
M & S said it now wanted to to `` make three years ' progress in one '' .
It follows confirmation that Ted Baker looks set to cut about a quarter of its UK workforce after the coronavirus pandemic added to its financial difficulties .
The fashion retailer did not confirm the number , but there are reports 500 store and the head office jobs will go .
`` We have not taken this decision lightly and would like to thank all our colleagues for their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The move is intended to saved about £6m by the end of the year .
Both part-time and full-time roles will be affected .
About 200 jobs will go at the Ugly Brown Building , its London headquarters , with the rest from its 46 shops across the UK and Europe , as well as many store concessions .
Ted Baker had been struggling before the coronavirus pandemic hit the UK .
The firm reported a pre-tax loss of £79.9m in the year to 25 January , in comparison with a £30.7m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Street brand confirmed that the latest job cuts came as part of a `` continuing transformation plan '' .
`` We have been assessing the appropriate level of staffing across our business and are in consultation with affected colleagues , '' they said .
It had already announced 160 job cuts in February , which mostly affected office workers .
A turnaround plan for the business was launched in June by new chief executive Rachel Osborne .
It includes broadening the retailer 's offer to make its clothing `` more relevant '' to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and shoes .
At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic Ted Baker said it was considering other cost savings .
Other High Street retailers have announced cost-cutting measures as the coronavirus crisis has hit trade , including two of the UK 's biggest retailers .
Boots said that 4,000 jobs will go , while John Lewis is shutting down eight stores , putting 1,300 jobs at risk .
Other lay-offs announced during the pandemic have included : • Up to 5,000 job cuts at Upper Crust owner SSP Group • Up to 12,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 700 jobs at Harrods • 550 jobs are going at Daily Mirror publisher Reach

"We have not taken this decision lightly and would like to thank all our colleagues for their hard work," a spokesperson said. The move is intended to save about £6m by the end of the year.


bbcuk--2020-07-20--Coronavirus: Protein treatment trial 'a breakthrough'

The preliminary results of a clinical trial suggest a new treatment for Covid-19 dramatically reduces the number of patients needing intensive care , according to the UK company that developed it .
The treatment from Southampton-based biotech Synairgen uses a protein called interferon beta which the body produces when it gets a viral infection .
The protein is inhaled directly into the lungs of patients with coronavirus , using a nebuliser , in the hope that it will stimulate an immune response .
The initial findings suggest the treatment cut the odds of a Covid-19 patient in hospital developing severe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by 79 % .
Patients were two to three times more likely to recover to the point where everyday activities were not compromised by their illness , Synairgen claims .
It said the trial also indicated `` very significant '' reductions in breathlessness among patients who received the treatment .
In addition , the average time patients spent in hospital is said to have been reduced by a third , for those receiving the new drug - down from an average of nine days to six days .
• How near are we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ involved 101 volunteers who had been admitted for treatment at nine UK hospitals for Covid-19 infections .
Half of the participants were given the drug , the other half got what is known as a placebo - an inactive substance .
Stock market rules mean Synairgen is obliged to report the preliminary results of the trial .
The results have not been published in a peer-reviewed journal , nor has the full data been made available ; so the BBC can not confirm the claims made for the treatment .
But if the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it will be a very important step forward in the treatment of coronavirus infections .
The scientist in charge of the trial , Tom Wilkinson , says if the results are confirmed in larger studies the new treatment will be `` a game changer '' .
The trial was relatively small but the signal that the treatment benefits patients was unusually strong , he says .
`` We could n't have expected much better results than these , '' Synairgen chief executive Richard Marsden told the BBC .
He described the results as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of hospitalised Covid-19 patients '' .
What happens next ?
Mr Marsden said the company will be presenting its findings to medical regulators around the world in the next couple of days to see what further information they require in order to approve the treatment .
That process could take months , although the British government , like many others , has said it will work as fast as possible to get promising coronavirus treatments approved .
It is possible it could be given emergency approval , as the anti-viral drug remdesivir was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ permission will be given for more patients to receive the treatment with the effects being carefully monitored to confirm it is safe and effective .
If it does get approval , the drug and the nebulisers used to deliver it would then need to be manufactured in large quantities .
Mr Marsden says he instructed companies to start producing supplies back in April to ensure they would be available should the results be positive .
He says he expects Synairgen to be able to deliver `` a few 100,000 '' doses a month @ @ @ @ @ @ @ treatment work ?
Interferon beta is part of the body 's first line of defence against viruses , warning it to expect a viral attack .
The coronavirus seems to suppress its production as part of its strategy to evade our immune systems .
The new drug is a special formulation of interferon beta delivered directly to the airways via a nebuliser which makes the protein into an aerosol .
The idea is that a direct dose of the protein in the lungs will trigger a stronger anti-viral response , even in patients @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Interferon beta is commonly used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis .
Previous clinical trials conducted by Synairgen have shown that it can stimulate an immune response and that patients with asthma and other chronic lung conditions can comfortably tolerate the treatment .
How was the treatment tested ?
No-one involved in the trial knew which patients have been given which treatment until it was over .
`` If you know it 's a drug , your mind might have a bias , '' explained Sandy Aitken , one of the nurses who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Southampton Hospital .
Synairgen 's drug trial was the template for the Accord programme , a fast-track clinical trial scheme set up by the UK government in April to accelerate the development of new drugs for patients with Covid-19 .
The Synairgen team believes the drug could be even more effective at the early stages of infection .
A trial exploring the effects of giving patients who are in high-risk groups the new drug as soon as they are confirmed as having Covid-19 has struggled to find volunteers because there are so few @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do other experts say ?
Expert in emergency medicine Prof Steve Goodacre , from the University of Sheffield , said : `` These results are not interpretable .
We need the full details and , perhaps more importantly , the trial protocol .
The trial should have been registered and a protocol made available before any analysis was undertaken . ''
Prof Naveed Sattar , professor of metabolic medicine at the University of Glasgow , said : `` The results seem very impressive , and although accepted that the trial is small with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % reduction in disease severity could be a game changer .
`` It would be good to see the full results once presented and peer-reviewed to make sure they are robust and the trial conduct was rigorous .
Also , with small numbers comes less certainty on the true level of benefit , or whether benefits vary between people with differing risk characteristics .
Such work would require a larger trial but , even so , these results are very exciting . ''
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"It would be good to see the full results once presented and peer-reviewed to make sure they are robust and the trial conduct was rigorous. Also, with small numbers comes less certainty on the true level of benefit, or whether benefits vary between people with differing risk characteristics. Such work would require a larger trial but, even so, these results are very exciting."


bbcuk--2020-07-20--Amber Heard: Johnny Depp 'threatened to kill me many times'

Actor Johnny Depp `` threatened to kill '' ex-wife Amber Heard `` many times '' , the US actress has claimed .
`` He is very good at manipulating people , '' said Ms Heard , alleging he was violent and she feared for her life .
Mr Depp , 57 , is suing the publisher of the Sun over an article that referred to him as a `` wife beater '' - but the newspaper maintains it was accurate .
He denies 14 allegations of domestic violence on which News Group Newspapers is relying for its defence .
Ms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ London 's High Court on the 10th day of the case , and her written witness statement was also submitted to the court .
In it , she accused him of verbal and physical abuse including screaming , swearing , issuing threats , punching , slapping , kicking , head-butting and choking her , as well as `` extremely controlling and intimidating behaviour '' .
`` Some incidents were so severe that I was afraid he was going to kill me , either intentionally or just by losing control and going too far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Depp had a `` unique ability to use his charisma to convey a certain impression of reality '' and `` he is very good at manipulating people '' .
`` He would blame all his actions on a self-created third party instead of himself , which he often called 'the monster ' .
`` He would speak about it as if it was another person or personality and not him doing all these things . ''
She said in the beginning of their relationship , he would be `` intensely affectionate , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Johnny puts his attention on you , with all his intensity and darkness , it is unlike anything I 've ever experienced , '' she said .
`` When I say he was dark , he had a violent and dark way of speaking : the way he talked about our relationship being 'dead or alive ' and telling me that death was the only way out of the relationship . ''
She added : `` He could be very intense and dark .
It was the polar opposite of 'the warm glow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he `` functions off zero accountability '' and it is rare to see anyone say no to him .
`` I tried to , but it did n't go down well , '' she said .
She also said she thought she could `` fix Johnny '' , saying : `` I thought he could get better and that he would , and I wanted that so badly right to the end .
`` After violent episodes , his team would try to convince me to stay with him or to come back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and would get clean for me .
`` I think I stayed not only because I had hope of him getting clean and things changing , but also because of the responsibility I felt , being told I was the one to motivate him and help him to get clean . ''
• Depp 'never , never violent to me ' - Winona Ryder Earlier , from the witness stand Ms Heard told the court that she had been subjected to repeated and regular physical violence by the time of the couple 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawyer , Eleanor Laws QC , asked her about her allegations of an argument in January 2015 , and suggested it was over discussions with lawyers about a pre-nuptial agreement between herself and Mr Depp .
`` There was an argument in a hotel room in Tokyo that resulted in Johnny kneeling on my back and hitting me on the back of the head , '' Ms Heard told the court .
Ms Heard said Mr Depp told her he did not want a pre-nuptial agreement but it was his sister , Christi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get one .
`` He mentioned ... it was more about Christi , his sister , who handled most of his affairs .
`` He said it was Christi , that he did n't want that , that he trusted me and , as he said to me time and time again , the only way out of this was death . ''
She added : `` But then Johnny was also accusing me of having an affair with a co-star and that is what led to the actual argument . ''
Ms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawyer who worked on a draft pre-nuptial agreement and it was sent to Mr Depp 's team but never signed .
She denied that she was interested in Mr Depp 's money , saying : `` I never had been , I never was . ''
The actress was also asked by Mr Depp 's lawyer , Eleanor Laws QC , whether she had had `` ultimate control in the relationship '' .
Ms Heard replied : `` No , absolutely not . ''
Asked whether she took important decisions in the relationship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I had very little decision-making power in that relationship . ''
The case centres on an article published on the Sun 's website in April 2018 .
It was 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 article related to allegations made by Ms Heard , who was married to the film star from 2015 to 2017 .
The hearing is expected to last for three weeks .

Ms Laws referred to a medical note written by a nurse, Erin Boerum, who wrote that Ms Heard had reported "experiencing increased anxiety and agitation and has had several outbursts of anger and rage", and also that she was "nervous about being alone while husband is working on movie set in London (and) dealing with feelings of insecurity and jealousy".


bbcuk--2020-07-20--Coronavirus: 'We've spent £10,000 on invalid insurance'

`` It 's a bit galling to realise ... we 've spent more than £10,000 on insurance which was n't valid , '' says Nigel Manton , of the Fresh Skin Clinic , in Cheshire .
His firm is one of hundreds that say they were wrongly denied cover for the virus and could go bust as a result .
A court case to decide whether many businesses receive insurance payouts for damage caused to them by the pandemic begins on Monday .
However , insurers say most business policies simply do not cover pandemics .
A judge will decide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ business interruption policies , but the ruling could affect up to 370,000 firms .
`` All businesses thought they 'd inoculated themselves by buying this insurance and they have found that this financial vaccine does n't work , '' says Mr Manton .
How did we get here ?
Following the lockdown , a host of businesses had to close their doors and many looked to insurers to cover their losses through their business interruption policies .
• Insurance firms ordered to pay out or explain However , many insurers disputed these claims @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intended for losses caused by unprecedented measures such as government-imposed lockdowns .
About 400 companies have complained to the financial ombudsman , prompting City regulator the Financial Conduct Authority ( FCA ) to bring this case .
It has selected 17 examples from business interruption insurance policies used by 16 insurers , eight of whom were asked to take part in the court case .
These include Hiscox , RSA Group , Arch Insurance , Argenta , Ecclesiastical , MS Amlin , QBE and Zurich , all of whom agreed to take part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will provide `` clarity and certainty for everyone involved in these business interruption disputes , policyholder and insurer alike '' .
What do affected businesses say ?
The views of Mr Manton are echoed by the many businesses who 've contacted the BBC over the past few months to express frustration that their business interruption insurance would n't pay out .
After all , their business was indeed interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic , as the lockdown stopped them from using their premises , for example .
Now many are crossing their fingers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mean their policies could pay out in future as many are - in the words of the FCA - `` under intense financial strain '' .
Simon Ager told the BBC his climbing company was at risk of being bankrupted because his insurer Hiscox was refusing to cover losses .
According to his policy , the insurer should cover financial losses for any business unable to use their premises following `` an occurrence of any human infectious or human contagious disease , an outbreak of which must be notified to the local authority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clause , Hiscox argues that the policy was intended to cover incidents that occur only within a mile of a business Mr Ager is now part of the Hiscox Action Group , 369 of whose members are owed £47m in uncovered losses .
They will give evidence in this week 's case and have begun a separate arbitration claim against the insurer .
Richard Leedham , a senior partner at law firm Mishcon de Reya , which represents the group , said : `` We can shed additional light on the matter and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out and show the damage this refusal is doing to hundreds if not thousands of British businesses . ''
What do the insurers say ?
The Association of British Insurers says most business policies do not cover pandemics , as the level of risk involved would make premiums unaffordable .
Instead the majority focus on property damage .
Huw Evans , director general of the ABI , told the BBC : `` This is not a debate about whether these policies were intended to cover pandemic , it is a debate as to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cover pandemic .
`` It is an argument about whether the wording allows insurers to decline the claim . ''
In June , Hiscox said it recognised businesses faced `` extremely difficult times '' and was committed to `` seeking expedited resolution of any contract dispute '' .
RSA Group said it continued to `` treat claims in line with legal advice , precedent and case law '' .
The FCA has said the 17 policies under review in the case are only a `` representative sample '' and that the test case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` many other '' business interruption policies .
However , it has also said all along that most small business insurance policies will only focus on property damage and only have basic cover for business interruption .
As such , it believes `` in the majority of cases , insurers are not obliged to pay out in relation to the coronavirus pandemic '' and this court case will only focus on the `` remainder of policies that could be argued to include cover '' .
The trial is expected to take eight days @

Now many are crossing their fingers that the results of this case will mean their policies could pay out in future as many are - in the words of the FCA - "under intense financial strain".


bbcuk--2020-07-20--Coronavirus: Blackburn with Darwen 'overtaking Leicester for new cases'

Blackburn with Darwen is overtaking Leicester as England 's coronavirus hotspot , according to official figures .
The Lancashire borough recorded the highest infection rate , with 79.2 cases per 100,000 people in the week up to 17 July , Public Health England said .
Cases have doubled in the past week , with 118 confirmed , compared with 63 in the previous week .
The latest figures are subject to daily revision , but they reflect the position on Sunday night .
New measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 in Blackburn with Darwen have already been introduced after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , where there is a local lockdown , have fallen to a rate of 77.7 , with 276 new infections , compared with 429 the previous week .
The data on new cases of coronavirus is published every afternoon , and that means new results for previous days are being added in all the time .
So far , looking at the week up to Friday , Blackburn with Darwen has recorded twice the number of cases it had in the previous week , while cases in Leicester - which is in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Last Wednesday , both areas recorded 35 new cases .
However , with Leicester having a population more than twice the size of Blackburn with Darwen , that gave the Lancashire borough a higher rate of new cases per 100,000 residents .
Whether Blackburn with Darwen takes the top slot from Leicester should become clearer over the next day or two .
Most new cases in the Blackburn area have been among the south Asian community centred in terraced houses with a high number of occupants , public health officials have said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ director of Blackburn with Darwen Council , warned that cases would continue to rise .
He said : `` We should be concerned the figures have gone up , but I entirely expected them to and I expect them to rise again this week . ''
Prof Harrison warned a local lockdown could be imposed if things were not turned around .
`` We would only use those powers as a very , very last resort , '' he said .
`` We 've had good co-operation , so I would be very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ At the weekend it was revealed that contact tracers had reached only about half of Covid-19 contacts in the area .
Sam Ali , from the Switch Youth Community Organisation in the town , said : `` We have all been affected by this .
`` Anyone across the country would n't like to be on the radar of going into another lockdown , but it 's important to realise that the pandemic is still here .
`` We need to wear the appropriate masks , we need to wash our hands , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Blackburn is a fantastic town .
We 're going to get stronger from this . ''
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So far, looking at the week up to Friday, Blackburn with Darwen has recorded twice the number of cases it had in the previous week, while cases in Leicester - which is in a localised lockdown - appear to be falling.


bbcuk--2020-07-20--Coronavirus: Tower of London Beefeaters face job cuts due to pandemic

Beefeaters guarding the Tower of London face `` heartbreaking '' redundancies to cut costs following a drop in visitors .
The pandemic forced the closure of six sites run by Historic Royal Palaces ( HRP ) , and `` dealt a devastating blow '' to its finances , bosses said .
The Tower attracted nearly three million visitors in 2018 , making it the UK 's most popular paid for attraction .
HRP confirmed a voluntary redundancy scheme was in place and compulsory redundancies were likely to follow .
The organisation believes it is the first time the guards have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Henry VII in 1485 .
John Barnes , HRP 's chief executive , said : `` Historic Royal Palaces is a self-funded charity .
We depend on visitors for 80 % of our income .
`` We are heartbroken it has come to this .
`` We have taken every possible measure to secure our financial position , but we need to do more to survive in the long term .
`` We simply have no choice but to reduce our payroll costs . ''
The temporary closure to visitors has created @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
Last year it cost £32m to run its six sites , which include Hampton Court Palace and Kensington Palace .
At least two of the 37 Yeoman Warders , nicknamed Beefeaters , who guard the Crown Jewels , have reportedly taken voluntary redundancy already .
The site reopened on 10 July but only welcomes fewer than 1,000 people each day due to new safety measures - a huge drop from the 12,000 who would visit on a normal day .
There would still be `` sufficient staff '' to run the @ @ @ @ @

"We have taken every possible measure to secure our financial position, but we need to do more to survive in the long term.


bbcuk--2020-07-20--Snowdon: Dangerous parking at beauty spots put 'lives at risk'

Visitors heading to Welsh beauty spots are `` putting lives at risk '' with dangerous parking , officials have warned .
Over the weekend more than 500 cars parked on mountain roads in Snowdonia , with people camping in laybys to hike up Snowdon .
In Barmouth visitors to the seaside blocked a potential rescue by using the lifeboat forecourt as a car park .
The RNLI warned they were `` putting lives at risk '' .
In Snowdonia the national park authority said it was holding `` urgent talks to plan and agree a way forwards '' after chaotic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brecon Beacons national parks were closed at the start of lockdown , after 'unprecedented ' crowds flocked to Snowdon and Pen y fan despite advice against non-essential travel .
Car parks and paths reopened in Snowdonia on 6 July to visitors for the first time after the stay local travel restrictions were lifted .
On Sunday , pictures were shared on social media of cars parked along the side of the mountain road , as people flocked to hike to the highest peak in Wales .
And by 08:16 BST on Monday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ car park to the summit of Snowdon , in Gwynedd , was again full .
Nia Jefferies , who had cycled from nearby Porthmadog on Sunday , said it was `` frightening '' as people had parked on bends , turning it into a `` single track '' .
`` There were walkers there , motorbikes there , cyclists and big campervans , and it was down to single file , '' the Gwynedd councillor said .
`` It was the worst I 've ever seen it , it was so scary , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said people were camped in laybys , and the Sherpa bus to bring hikers to the mountain could not get through due to the `` reckless parking '' .
Hundreds of people were fined by police , but with the fine only being about £30 , Ms Jefferies said it was not a deterrent for people .
`` People just think they want to go up it because it is the highest mountain in Wales , but there are so many other places , '' she added , calling for Visit Wales to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said while business owners were desperate for tourists to return to the area , people needed to respect the national park and think about the consequences of their actions .
`` We are lucky we have the scenery , I know lockdown has been hard for people living in cities , but people are not respecting the environment or other people , '' she said .
`` It was just so haphazard , fancy stopping on a mountain on a bend , and not thinking about the consequences , and just going for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Plaid Cymru politicians said the scenes were `` truly shocking '' and called for a park and ride scheme to be brought in urgently .
`` Nothing can excuse the behaviour of those who wantonly abandoned their vehicles on an exceptionally busy stretch of the A4086 , '' they said in a statement .
`` What events over the weekend underscored is that we can not wait any longer for a lasting solution to this problem . ''
Snowdonia National Park Authority , Gwynedd and Conwy councils have been reviewing parking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jefferies said having a park and ride service could be a solution , to get people to spend in villages and towns , or passes for local residents .
In Barmouth , Gwynedd , the RNLI said people had parked outside the lifeboat station , blocking spaces for volunteers .
In a tweet the service said : `` We need this space for crew to park in case of a shout and to get the lifeboats out .
`` You are potentially putting lives at risks parking here . ''
Concerns have also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spots since restrictions were eased , and visitors returned to popular beaches and mountains .
North Wales Police said the amount of litter being left on The Great Orme , Llandudno , by people picnicking was `` unacceptable '' at the weekend .

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bbcuk--2020-07-20--Leeds police officers injured as fans leave piles of rubbish

A huge clean-up operation is under way after police officers were injured when thousands of Leeds United fans celebrated their club 's promotion .
One officer sustained a serious head injury during the event , attended by about 7,000 fans , after Leeds ' Premier League promotion after 16 years .
Bottles were thrown at officers and nine people were arrested for public order offences .
Volunteers , including fans , joined council staff in cleaning up the area .
More news and stories from Yorkshire Sunday 's city centre celebrations in Millennium Square came after fans had previously gathered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's Elland Road ground .
The club 's promotion was confirmed on Friday , with the Championship title secured on Saturday after Brentford lost to Stoke .
West Yorkshire Police said a female officer was being treated in hospital after sustaining a serious head injury .
A number of other officers received minor injuries and 15 members of the public were also hurt , it added .
Assistant Chief Constable Oz Khan said the force had continued to stress to fans the importance of Covid-19 precautions , appealing for large gatherings to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ensure the safety of those present .
`` Almost 7,000 people gathered in Millennium Square in Leeds ; whilst the vast majority of fans were enjoying themselves and celebrating , there were a small minority of people who began to throw bottles at police officers , '' he said .
`` The safety of fans and the wider public is our primary concern .
Violence towards police officers will not be tolerated and we deployed an appropriate police response to ensure that the festivities concluded safely . ''
The club 's owner Andrea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home if Leeds secured promotion .
He said he shared their desire to celebrate the club 's success but did not believe what he had seen over the last 24 hours was responsible .
`` Everybody wishes to get together and celebrate and we would love to open the stadium soon , '' he said .
`` If we are not following the rules , if we take these superficially , then this might cause more cases , more problems and then we will have to postpone what we want which is to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soon as possible . ''
Council staff were joined by volunteers , many of them fans , to clean up the area .
Volunteer Nick Moss , who did not attend the event on Sunday , said he was not surprised so many people decided to celebrate .
`` Everybody 's been in lockdown , there 's a lot of emotion , it was like a big release for Leeds to get promoted , '' he said .
`` I saw the mess and thought 'You know what I am going to come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` I am proud to do it , I love Leeds , I love the city , I love Leeds United , it was a natural thing to do . ''
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"If we are not following the rules, if we take these superficially, then this might cause more cases, more problems and then we will have to postpone what we want which is to be back home at Elland Road as soon as possible."


bbcuk--2020-07-20--Coronavirus: 'Thousands came to Bournemouth but the town was dead'

When Neelam Kumari heard that thousands of people were flocking to Bournemouth beach last month , she thought it could be good for business .
Now , standing behind a Perspex screen in a phone accessories and repairs shop in the town centre , she shakes her head .
`` Half a million people turned up… but the town was dead , '' she says .
Shops in the Dorset town 's centre have spent years competing with online retailers and alternative shopping hubs with free parking .
Bubble tea cafes and brunch spots have sprung up in place of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many shops , restaurants and bars find themselves grappling with the additional challenges posed by coronavirus - and there are fears it could be the `` nail in the coffin '' for some businesses .
Neelam , keeping half an eye on the one customer perusing a display of iPad cases , says the shop is a lot quieter than it was this time last year .
She thinks more people have become used to online shopping during lockdown , while students , who make up the majority of their trade , have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
People come to the high street for a day out , not to spend , she says .
`` A lot of them do say 'we 're waiting to get back into work to get a proper wage to then have that money ' .
So we 're hopeful… but it 's a waiting game . ''
The shutters on the jewellers opposite have been down since March .
A few doors down , the windows of the M & S I was dragged around by my nan as a child have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • PM 'does not want second national lockdown' It 's a warm Saturday and there are lots of people about .
But , if I think about it , not as many as there would usually be at this time of year .
Outside Clarks , where I spent my weekends fitting kids ' shoes as a teenager , taxi drivers Steve Cox and Phil Zamora are waiting for their next clients .
It 's around 3pm and Phil has only had three jobs all day .
Steve says the station has n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about two to three hours waiting and when the trains are coming in there 's nobody on them , '' he says .
`` It 's not worth coming , we come out because that 's what we do . ''
Phil works day shifts but the closure of nightclubs has had a knock-on effect .
`` These guys that work nights , because there 's no work , they come out in the daytime now .
It now dilutes the work , '' he says .
In the square , Laura Dickie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discount designer clothing pop-up .
She is upbeat , noting that the furlough scheme means weekdays are just as busy as weekends and discounts have become even more appealing .
`` Because people want that bargain , they 're happy to spend the money .
They still want the designer names and the designer brands , '' she shrugs .
On the other side of town , Carol and Ben Coulston are sat on a bench in a newly-pedestrianised area outside Beales , which folded in March .
They normally come to town @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their elderly friends are staying away because of coronavirus .
Carol reckons around a dozen shops are empty on this street , while some businesses that collapsed have been replaced by lunch spots .
A sushi shop and an ice-cream parlour opposite used to be Clintons Cards and Jones Bootmaker .
`` General shopping , there seems to be less and less , '' says Ben .
`` If you need to get a pair of boot laces you ca n't get them .
You can get a sandwich anywhere . ''
Bournemouth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hospitality in town centres , says Rod Cake , a director on the Bournemouth Town Centre Business Improvement District ( BID ) .
He believes that drinks venues , like his own sports bar , will see a resurgence in spending eventually - especially with the European Football Championship and World Cup not far off the horizon - but he 's concerned for shops .
According to the BID 's most recent survey , just 13 % of visitors thought the shops were `` excellent '' in 2018 - a fall from 27 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gave Bournemouth 's restaurants the highest rating .
The biggest turn-offs among visitors was the number people sleeping rough ( 64 % ) and the cost of parking ( 59 % ) .
There is a shopping centre a short drive away with free parking .
To boost the town centre , the BID has launched a `` spend local , stay local '' campaign , and has promoted town centre gift cards but Rod Cake says it is hard to make plans amid the uncertainty .
`` It 's going to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a tough industry before coronavirus , '' he says , adding that the pandemic will be a `` final nail in the coffin '' for some shops .
But even some dining hubs are struggling .
In the relatively new BH2 complex , home to Odeon cinemas and a string of chain restaurants , a group of holidaymakers from Hastings are assessing their dinner options .
Pizza Express ?
Closed .
Handmade Burger Co. ?
Closed .
Even the ice-cream stand is closed and it 's 20°C outside .
Those food venues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hit especially hard .
Just north of the town centre , in an Italian brasserie situated near several insurance companies , Hassan and Tracy Sefat say they would serve about 50 people on a weekday before the pandemic - but now it 's just one or two .
`` We 've got the outside area , but they 're not here .
They get the money on furlough and they say , ' I 'm not taking a risk ' , '' Hassan says , adding that bosses should ask employees to come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have to come out and… give to local people 's businesses for them to survive . ''
The Sefats ' restaurant has also been hit by a fall in wedding parties , as well as stag and hen dos .
Clubbing is one of the things Bournemouth is best known for , after all .
Outside a string of shuttered-up clubs and closed chicken shops , a group of men in their early 20s walk past reminiscing about pre-lockdown nights out .
Usually , a few hours from now , this place would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another director on the BID , says late-night venues are `` on their knees '' .
`` What they need is clarity , assistance with fixed costs and VAT relief when they open to rebuild business reserves and customer confidence .
If these things do n't happen they will close , '' he says .
The drinking venues that have been able to reopen are having to adapt to survive .
Peter Hector only opened his micro-pub on the outskirts of town three years ago , and was just starting to break even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's buying in cans and bottles for takeaways , and has launched an app for customers to place orders .
His takings on Friday night were down around 40 % on this time last year - and extra precautions such as Perspex screens on tables have cost him hundreds .
`` Hopefully we will survive , but I do n't know , '' he says .
`` I think when the winter comes that is going to be the test .
If we do get a second spike it will finish off a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BUBBLES : How do they work and who can be in yours ?
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The Sefats' restaurant has also been hit by a fall in wedding parties, as well as stag and hen dos. Clubbing is one of the things Bournemouth is best known for, after all. Outside a string of shuttered-up clubs and closed chicken shops, a group of men in their early 20s walk past reminiscing about pre-lockdown nights out. Usually, a few hours from now, this place would be heaving. But Alan Dove, another director on the BID, says late-night venues are "on their knees".


bbcuk--2020-07-20--Coronavirus: Young people on benefits double in lockdown

More than one in every six young people is now claiming out-of-work benefits in some parts of the UK , BBC analysis of official figures suggests .
The number of people aged 18-24 claiming Universal Credit or Jobseeker 's Allowance doubled in the UK in the last three months .
Parts of Liverpool and Blackpool have been worst hit , with closures of pubs , cafes and restaurants all contributing .
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a £2bn scheme to help young workers .
In the UK , 2.6 million people are currently claiming Universal Credit or Jobseekers ' Allowance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' .
A fifth of those - 514,770 young people - are aged between 18 and 24 .
The number of young new claimants who have signed on between March and June is 276,000 - more than doubling over three months .
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The Walton area of Liverpool is among the most deprived parts of the UK .
About 7,500 people there are aged between 18 and 24 and its economy is largely dominated by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shows 19 % of people in that age bracket are now claiming benefits - making it the worst-hit constituency in the UK .
Andrew Adams , 21 , has lived in the city all his life and has a degree in promotional design .
Currently , he is sending out between four and five job applications a week with no success .
`` At the moment I 'm just looking for admin work , warehouse stuff , desk work - nothing to do with my degree at all , '' he said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It makes me feel kind of hopeless at the moment .
`` Once I got my degree I thought it would be smooth sailing , but it is n't at the moment . ''
Andrew is currently taking on extra training from the Merseyside Youth Association , which helps to get the long-term unemployed back to work .
Its chief executive Gill Bainbridge said many in the city had become eligible for Universal Credit because their work hours have been cut .
`` Liverpool had a high level of unemployment to start @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Its economy is built around visitors and the hospitality industry .
A lot of these have been impacted quite directly .
The trouble we are having now is it is so competitive .
`` If Andrew is finding it tough with those qualifications , imagine what it 's like if you have low-level literacy and come from a difficult background ? ''
'It will take a couple years' In London , Grace Dembowicz , a recent journalism masters graduate , finished a course at the end of June and says she has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 22-year-old is one of 500,000 young people who will leave education this year and enter a labour market hit by recession and with a shrinking number of apprenticeships available .
`` I was offered interviews , but they said it would be on commission as they do n't have money for full-time pay , '' she said .
`` Being realistic , I finished my masters thinking I would get into a newsroom straight away but it 's becoming more realistic that it will take a couple years to get to that stage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are now nearly 50 constituencies in the UK with more than 15 % of their young population claiming out-of-work benefits .
Affluent areas such as South West Surrey , Henley and Windsor have even seen a surge in the number of young claimants under lockdown , though many of these are likely to have become eligible as a result of being furloughed .
According to the Resolution Foundation , one-third of employees aged 18-24 have lost jobs or been furloughed during the pandemic , compared to one-in-six adults above that age .
Another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Studies , says younger people are more likely to be employed in jobs where they can not work from home .
Prof Guy Michaels , from the London School of Economics , said the loss of the service industry since March had removed the pathway into employment for swathes of young people .
`` It offers people work even if they do n't have a huge amount of experience or completed formal skills , '' he said .
`` This means that young people really lost this stepping stone that they take in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Although Prof Michaels has welcomed the government measures , he said they might need to stay in place for years .
He also said the success of the incentives being offered are highly dependent on job vacancies being available in the first place .
`` After the last recession it took quite a few years for the youth unemployment to recover , '' he said .
`` It might take three or four years to start coming down in this instance .
`` Each recession is different but there is a worry that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quickly . ''
Laura-Jane Rawlings , chief executive of Youth Employment UK , said the incentive scheme would need to stay in place for a long time to be effective .
Her organisation has seen 400,000 young people apply for career help over the last three months .
`` There can be a scarring of individuals that enter at this time .
It 's not just about having one or two bad years it can be persistent , '' she said .
`` The people hit the most are people from disadvantaged backgrounds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announced a `` kickstart scheme '' to pay for six-month work placements for 16 to 24-year-olds on Universal Credit .
The chancellor said the plan was aimed at preventing an entire generation being `` left behind '' .
A spokesman for the Department for Work and Pensions said the government recognised it was an uncertain time for many young people .
As well as the kickstart scheme , it was scaling up training and apprenticeship support , and boosting support from youth employment coaches , the spokesman said .


bbcuk--2020-07-20--Coronavirus: Outbreak investigated at Motherwell contact tracing centre

Six people have tested positive for coronavirus in an outbreak at a test and trace call centre in North Lanarkshire .
Sitel , which carries out contact tracing for NHS England , said it was aware of a `` local outbreak '' at its Motherwell site .
Deputy First Minister John Swinney told BBC Radio 's Good Morning Scotland the call centre has been closed .
He said `` extensive contact tracing '' was under way .
Sitel said it was `` urgently investigating '' the outbreak with Public Health Scotland .
The company said it had requested that all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ site undergo testing within the next 24 hours .
A spokeswoman for NHS Test and Trace said everyone at the site is currently working from home while a deep clean takes place .
NHS Test and Trace is a service operated by the NHS in England to track and help prevent the spread of Covid-19 south of the border .
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Mr Swinney told the BBC that the situation came @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since then a number of contacts of the people who tested positive have been identified .
It was a `` pretty realistic conclusion '' that there had been transmission of the virus in the office , he added - but an investigation into how it spread is being carried out .
Mr Swinney also said work would need to be undertaken to `` get an understanding '' of how guidance was being followed within the facility .
When asked if penalties could levied against Sitel , Mr Swinney said : `` These are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but what our primary focus is on is to make sure that we interrupt any transmission of the virus .
`` The virus is at a very low level within Scottish society today , the compliance efforts of members of the public have successfully reduced the prevalence of coronavirus , but we have to keep it that way . ''
Mr Swinney added that actions being taken by NHS Lanarkshire and North Lanarkshire Council were `` reassuring '' Dr David Cromie , NHS Lanarkshire consultant in public health medicine , said the board @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been put in place to reduce risk .
On Sunday the Scottish government said 23 new cases of Covid-19 had been detected across Scotland in the past 24 hours , although only three of these were in the Lanarkshire health board area .
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said it was still a low number of cases and fluctuation was `` to be expected '' .
The proportion of positive tests remains well below 1 % .
The Scottish government said contact tracing is under way following the detection of `` a small number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' .
`` Where potential clusters of cases develop we must find them and act quickly to prevent further spread and we are grateful to local partners for their swift response , '' a spokesman said .
The spokesman said `` a small increase in the number of cases is not unexpected as lockdown is lifted '' , adding that it highlights the importance of the public co-operating with contact tracers as well as following guidelines on social distancing and wearing face coverings .
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When asked if penalties could levied against Sitel, Mr Swinney said: "These are all issues that will be explored, but what our primary focus is on is to make sure that we interrupt any transmission of the virus.