bbcuk--2020-08-31--The traditional crafts in danger of dying out

The death of a master craftsman in Kent in 2017 marked the end of an era .
Not only was Ron Macdonald regarded internationally as a leader in his field , he was also the last member of his profession in the UK .
Mould and deckle-making - the manufacture of mahogany frames for hand-making paper - is still practised by his former apprentice , Serge Pirard , in Belgium .
But in the UK the craft has joined the other traditional skills now officially classified by the Heritage Crafts Association ( HCA ) as `` extinct '' .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beating and lacrosse stick-making have also ceased , with manufacture moving overseas or dying out completely .
More than 100 other weird and wonderful trades are considered at risk or even `` critically endangered '' , according to the HCA , which supports craftspeople through fundraising and lobbying policymakers .
Withy pot-making classified as `` critically endangered '' .
As crab fishers began swapping traditional willow fishing pots for modern wire and plastic traps in the last century , the tradition diminished .
Withy pots have featured in paintings dating from 400 years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made long before that .
Manufacture would have been a group activity by fishers along the coasts of the Isle of Wight , Dorset , Devon , Cornwall , south Wales and south and west Ireland .
The HCA estimates the number of professional withy pot-makers is now in single figures and those who remain use it as a sideline to their main income .
Artist and basket weaver Sue Morgan learned the skill in the 1990s from a retired fisherman in her community of Hope Cove in Torquay , Devon .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ courses - although coronavirus has forced her to put those on hold .
`` I became aware that this traditional style of small boat fishing had changed drastically through the '70s and '80s , '' she said , `` and that old skills were rapidly disappearing .
We have still got a course booked in for October which we hope will go ahead .
`` It 's very isolating doing craft by yourself so the network is quite important psychologically as a support and for information . ''
It was n't until mechanical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he made his first orrery - a mechanical model of the solar system .
Within 10 years , what started as a hobby became an occupation .
His son Timothy , also an engineer , is now believed to be the only full-time professional orrery-maker left in the UK , with his father now working only part-time .
A small orrery takes about a month to make and Norfolk-based Staines and Son would normally ship between six and 10 each year to customers all over the world .
One of the first known @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between 150BC and 100BC , which was discovered in 1900 in a wreck off the Greek island of that name .
The first modern orrery was built by clockmakers George Graham and Thomas Tompion in the early 1700s .
Orrery-making has `` seen a renaissance in recent years '' and , although orders temporarily dried up during the recent lockdown , Timothy Staines says they are picking up .
`` For me it has just been a blip , '' he said .
`` I had customers ask me to delay their orders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new ideas and experiment and it 's given me more time to put into the designs I already have .
I certainly feel a responsibility to promote the craft myself and show how accessible and enjoyable it can be . ''
Clay pipes have been used in the British Isles since the 1500s , following the arrival of tobacco in Europe .
As the popularity of smoking grew , so did the number of manufacturers .
Now , there are thought to be only three full-time clay pipe makers in the UK .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ smokers and collectors .
The original iron and brass moulds have become almost unobtainable - the majority are now in museums - leading some craftspeople to adapt their methods .
One such maker is ceramic artist Heather Coleman , from Exeter , who makes the pipes using plaster moulds .
Each hand-finished piece can take between half-an-hour and several days to complete , depending on its complexity .
`` The traditional methods are still used by my friend Rex Key , '' Ms Coleman said , `` using original tools with iron moulds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own tools based on older methods but with modern materials .
I do not teach people fine details of my ways because that would be preserving a 21st Century version of an old craft but I have advised people all over the world . ''
Former music teacher Will Sherman is one of just a handful of professional arrowsmiths in the UK , making medieval replicas of historical artefacts in his forge in Avon , near the Hampshire-Dorset border .
He took up the craft nine years ago , building a forge in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and bellows made from pallet wood and sofa leather .
Today , his arrows , which have been developed using extensive historical research , are popular with archery enthusiasts around the world and can also be seen in museums .
He also passes on his skills through workshops in the New Forest , although these have been paused due to coronavirus .
The HCA 's Red List classifies arrow-making as an `` endangered '' craft , rather than `` critically endangered '' .
There are thought to be at least five full-time arrowsmiths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a sideline to their main income .
With its origins in the Iron Age , arrow-making is one of the oldest known crafts .
It reached its peak during medieval times when the bow and arrow was the main weapon of war .
Although an arrowhead can take just five minutes to make , the rest of an arrow can take hours - from splitting the timber for the shaft and working it into a straight , tapered barrel , to stripping goose feathers and binding them with silk into handmade glues .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrowsmith yet , there are a few superb blacksmiths working today who do hold that title , '' Mr Sherman said .
`` It 's something that takes decades to achieve and requires a complete understanding of the intricacies of metallurgy , archaeology and the craft itself .
`` What I 've found in this career is that you never stop learning .
`` Sometimes I 'll go into a museum and handle a particular arrowhead tucked away in a box somewhere in a storeroom and realise that , although many similar ones @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't been copied before and that brings months of trial and error in order to start making accurate replicas . ''

"For me it has just been a blip," he said. "I had customers ask me to delay their orders but it's allowed me to develop new ideas and experiment and it's given me more time to put into the designs I already have. I certainly feel a responsibility to promote the craft myself and show how accessible and enjoyable it can be."


bbcuk--2020-08-31--Still ill with coronavirus six months later: 'I have no idea how to get better'

Monique Jackson caught Covid-19 early in the pandemic and nearly six months later she 's still unwell .
One of thousands in this position , she has been keeping an illustrated diary about her symptoms and her vain attempts to get treatment .
About a year ago , Monique Jackson watched a Ted talk about mushrooms and was enthralled .
Fungi , the speaker said , are the original world wide web , they have a network that runs under entire forests ; it enables trees to help each other if they get into trouble .
These days , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week in a row , it 's something she thinks about often .
She has suspected `` long-tail Covid '' a distinct reaction to the virus that doctors are just beginning to study .
She got sick in March and at first it seemed to be a mild version of the disease but her symptoms have never gone away .
Five months later , she is struggling to understand what is happening to her body .
Monique is an extrovert , almost hyperactive she says .
In normal times , she practises Thai @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a day to and from her job in an art gallery in central London .
But the past few months have profoundly changed her life .
Now , she has a list on her bedroom wall reminding her to save enough energy each day to brush her teeth .
`` I 'm not a lazy person , '' she says .
Some days , though , it 's all she can do to get down the stairs .
While her body refuses to co-operate she 's found an outlet for her restlessness in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ illustrated diary of her symptoms .
She 's using the diary to tell people about this new condition and to connect with others in the same position , the `` long-haulers '' .
Much about coronavirus is confounding doctors but `` long-tail '' Covid is one of the most puzzling features of the pandemic .
Why are some people getting a version of the virus that just is n't going away - often those who were only mildly affected in the first place ?
Monique got sick at the same time as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ journey together .
At the beginning they would keep in touch , their symptoms mirrored each other almost perfectly but then they broke off contact for a while .
`` I had to stop , it was too freaky , '' Monique says .
For the first two weeks she felt fluey - she was so tired she could barely get out of bed .
It was still cold in London yet she was barely dressed and held a bag of ice to her head to keep cool .
Thermometers were sold out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a temperature .
`` It 's weird saying ' I think ' .
So much of this is just , you think - but you just do n't know . ''
By week two she was struggling to breathe .
An ambulance came but said her oxygen levels were OK. `` They told me I was having a panic attack , potentially off the back of symptoms . ''
She was n't tested for Covid-19 then because in March the UK was reserving the small number of test kits it had for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ treat herself with natural remedies .
When eating raw garlic and whole chilli peppers , she remembers thinking it was weird that she could n't taste anything .
And she was tired .
`` I did n't have energy to text more than two people a day , '' she says .
After two weeks , some of the symptoms lifted but they just seemed to be replaced with new ones .
`` I had this pinch in the centre of my chest .
And that pinch turned into what felt like a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` It was like teeth-gritting pain on the left side .
I thought I was having a heart attack . ''
She called 111 and they advised taking paracetamol .
They said it seemed to make the pain disappear for some people though they did n't fully understand why .
The paracetamol worked but almost as soon as that pain went her stomach and throat began to burn `` like fire '' when she ate .
Doctors thought she had an ulcer .
It was n't until later that gastric problems were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
About six weeks in , Monique started having burning sensations when she urinated and pain in her lower back .
The doctor put her on three different rounds of antibiotics before deciding it was n't a bacterial infection .
`` It was just agony , '' she says .
`` And then it just went . ''
Monique cut herself off from social media .
Even listening to podcasts was difficult because any mention of Covid would make her anxious and affect her breathing .
A self-confessed news junkie , now she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ afraid that if she went on social media she would see post after post of dead bodies .
She found solace in online shopping but even entering a dress size in the search tab brought up horror stories about new symptoms of the disease .
`` I was actually scared of going on Google , '' she says After a while she asked a friend to fill her in on what had been happening in the world .
One of the first things she learned was that a higher proportion of people from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Monique is mixed-race and she was scared .
`` It felt like a horror film where all the black people died off , '' she says .
One day she was lying in the bath listening to a podcast when the two white hosts casually mentioned that a lot of African-Americans were dying from Covid-19 .
She sat bolt upright and immediately grabbed her phone to email black relatives in the US .
And she reflected on the fact that the majority of people she had relied on lately had been members @ @ @ @ @ @ @ took her to appointments , the hospital workers , the people in the corner shop where her food came from .
`` Everyone who I was seeing on my Covid journey , '' she says .
In her regular day-to-day life , it was n't like that .
As weeks went by , some symptoms swapped out for others , getting more and more bizarre .
A pain in her neck was accompanied by a strange sensation in her ear , like a packet of crisps being crushed in someone 's hand .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to rush to a warm tap to try to bring the blood back into them .
The doctor later asked if she had taken a picture , but it had been the last thing on her mind .
`` I kept calling about new symptoms and I would be asked , 'How 's your mental health doing ? '
'' she says .
`` The implication being that these symptoms were n't treatable or were n't real pain . ''
She got strange rashes all over her body or her toes would go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up with stabbing pains in different parts of her torso .
One night , as she was talking to her friend on the phone she felt the right side of her face drop .
She went straight to the mirror but her face looked normal .
She was worried she was having a stroke but the doctors found no evidence of one .
She 's had strange sensations all over her body too .
Sometimes it feels like someone is grabbing her leg with their hands or hairs are being dragged across her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She spent a lot of time trying to explain what was happening to doctors .
Often she only had a five or 10-minute call in which to try to relay everything that was happening in her body and it was n't enough .
`` If they 'd said to me , 'Look , you 've got Covid , and we have no idea how to treat this , ' then that 'd be fine , '' she says .
She squirms as she tries to summarise how she was treated .
She 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , many of whom have given her excellent care but she says the system is n't working for people in her position .
It was nine weeks before Monique could get a test for coronavirus .
During that time , she was terrified of passing the virus to someone else .
Government advice said to isolate for seven days or until symptoms went away - but what if they never went away , she thought .
Her flatmates devised a system to avoid contact in the house - they each had a spot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pull it open .
Then they would go to their rooms to eat alone .
One day she went to get some fresh air at a park near her house with a friend when a small child ran up close to her .
Monique jumped up to get away from the toddler .
The mother was indignant .
`` The child was nowhere near you ! ''
she said .
Monique tried to explain , she was n't afraid of getting infected , she was afraid of passing the virus on .
Sick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mother told her .
She hopes that her diary will help people to understand that it 's not always that simple .
While friends went out of their way to help her , Monique could tell that others were getting fed up .
None of what was happening to her made sense to anyone .
`` One person said I was becoming obsessed with having Covid , '' she says .
Finally the UK government opened up testing to anyone showing symptoms .
She was thrilled but there was a catch - the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drive-in and she did n't have a car .
`` Most of my friends ca n't even drive , '' she says .
One friend did step up and give her a lift , and the fact that he put himself at risk in the process is n't lost on her .
At the testing centre she expected to be reassured by nurses and doctors but instead it was staffed by soldiers , their khakis soaked on a sweaty day in June .
As she stuck a cotton swab up her nose it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The results came back negative .
It was a huge relief because she 'd been told this meant she could n't infect her friends and family .
But she felt strange .
`` The feeling of being contagious is psychologically very hard to move on from , '' she wrote in her diary later .
It was also confusing because she was n't feeling any better .
Four months after she first got sick , she decided to move out of her house-share in East London .
Keeping up with simple things like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be around family who could help her .
Her breathing had improved , whereas at the beginning she could n't make it up the stairs without stopping to catch her breath by July she could do it one go .
But after picking up the hoover for about four minutes to try to clean her room she collapsed from breathlessness .
She was in bed for three weeks after that .
Monique has no idea how to get better .
`` A lot of people tell me , 'Monique , you will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be able to box and you can come around to my house when you 're feeling better . '
But for me , that 's not really that helpful . ''
Doctors still do n't know how to help people with these symptoms that wo n't go away .
`` It 's been about acceptance of what I can and ca n't do and just being flexible because sometimes you 'll have plans for the day and your body just does n't care about those plans , '' Monique says .
`` The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into doing emails or talking to doctors , and then I 'd speak to my friends and then I 'd be exhausted and I would n't brush my teeth . ''
She has managed to get mental health therapy which gives her tools to manage the new reality of her ill-health and she 's campaigning for this support to be available to everyone on the NHS .
One thing she never expected was that her illness would connect her to other mushroom enthusiasts .
Mushrooms have antiviral properties , she explains in one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also part of something bigger and more beautiful .
They 're the fruit of the mycelium - a network of underground threads , which are in contact with the roots of nearby trees .
The mycelium swaps nutrients with these roots .
Many fungi experts believe they also help trees to communicate with each other , taking nutrients from one healthy tree to another that is struggling .
It reminds her of the friends that brought food to her door , month after month .
The people that she has relied on so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Isolated in my room , '' she posted on her Instagram diary , `` I felt more connected than ever . ''

As weeks went by, some symptoms swapped out for others, getting more and more bizarre. A pain in her neck was accompanied by a strange sensation in her ear, like a packet of crisps being crushed in someone's hand. Her hands went blue and she had to rush to a warm tap to try to bring the blood back into them. The doctor later asked if she had taken a picture, but it had been the last thing on her mind.


bbcuk--2020-08-31--The 1980s 'super recession': When unemployment topped 3m - and kept rising

The UK is in a recession for the first time in 11 years , and there are some suggestions unemployment @ @ @ @ @ The last time unemployment reached these heights , was in the recession of the 1980s @ @ @ @ @ at the causes and consequences of that recession .

The UK is in a recession for the first time in 11 years, and there are some suggestions unemployment could reach three million.
The last time unemployment reached these heights, was in the recession of the 1980s.
The BBC looks back at the causes and consequences of that recession.
Reporter: Megan Fisher
Produced and edited: Ciaran Daly


bbcuk--2020-08-31--Rhyl RNLI crew pick up dog half a mile out to sea

This is the moment a crew of Rhyl RNLI volunteers rescue a dog half a mile out in the sea @ @ @ @ @ the pet got carried away chasing seagulls into the water .
A Rhyl RNLI spokesperson @ @ @ @ @ pursue the birds as they went further from shore .
The boat crew were able @ @ @ @ @ its thankful owner back on the beach .

This is the moment a crew of Rhyl RNLI volunteers rescue a dog half a mile out in the sea.
They were alerted after the pet got carried away chasing seagulls into the water.
A Rhyl RNLI spokesperson said the animal continued to pursue the birds as they went further from shore.
The boat crew were able to reunite the dog with its thankful owner back on the beach.


bbcuk--2020-08-31--Newspaper headlines: Marcus Rashford's rallying cry and school pupils 'three months behind'

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The Guardian and the Daily Star reveal children face being sent home from school if they breach strict new "coronavirus red lines", which include deliberately coughing or sneezing on someone, or even pretending to as a joke. The Star is highly critical of the idea of suspending children when they've "already missed too much valuable teaching time".


bbcuk--2020-08-31--Sturgeon to announce 'national mission to create jobs'

Nicola Sturgeon is to put a `` national mission to create jobs '' at the heart of her plans for the year ahead in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic .
The first minister is to prioritise jobs and training for young people in her annual `` programme for government '' .
She said she wanted to see Scotland `` rebuild an economy that is stronger , fairer and more sustainable '' .
Opposition parties have called for more investment in transport , childcare , housing and support for local firms .
The number of people in work in Scotland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lockdown , with a sharp rise in those claiming benefits and more than 700,000 staff placed on furlough .
• 'This virus can not define our futures ' - Sturgeon Each September , the Scottish government sets out a legislative programme for the year ahead .
However the coming parliamentary session is set to be dominated by the continuing coronavirus crisis and the build-up to the Holyrood election in May .
The government has already shelved a series of bills which will not be taken forward because of the pandemic , including proposals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Gender Recognition Act .
Ahead of her speech , Ms Sturgeon said that that continuing to suppress the virus `` has to be our immediate priority '' , adding that it was `` the single most important thing that we as a nation can do to allow our economy to continue to open up safely '' .
However she said that looking ahead , it should be `` our national mission '' to `` create new , green jobs across Scotland with fair pay and good conditions '' .
This is set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to keep young people in work - as suggested by a panel led by former Tesco Bank boss Benny Higgins - a programme to retrain people to work in new sectors such as low-carbon industries , and investment targeting `` green jobs '' .
The first minister said : `` Equipping people with skills for the future to keep them in work or get back into employment will be critical .
`` From our young people entering the job market for the first time to older workers who need to retrain , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left behind . ''
Opposition leaders will have the chance to question Ms Sturgeon about her plans , before MSPs debate them on Wednesday .
The Scottish Conservatives have called for a `` massive '' investment in transport infrastructure , including an expansion of the M8 motorway and faster rail links between Glasgow , Edinburgh , Aberdeen and Inverness .
Leader Douglas Ross also called for `` job security councils '' to be set up to help laid-off workers find skilled work in specific sectors .
He said : `` The SNP have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ handle the Scottish economy and the budget in a reasonable way .
I want to see that ended and ensure a vital resources go into securing good jobs . ''
Scottish Labour meanwhile want the government to bring forward the Scottish Child Payment - a planned payment to parents which has been delayed until February 2021 - saying that `` families need cash now '' .
Leader Richard Leonard said : `` The Scottish government has said that the pandemic has made the implementation of the payment difficult , but it is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ urgent and important than ever . ''
The Scottish Greens have set out a five-point plan for better housing - including action to end homelessness , cap rents and improve energy efficiency - which they say will `` kick start a green recovery '' .
And the Scottish Lib Dems have called for a `` needle sharp '' focus on economic and social recovery , including faster progress on free childcare , better support for local businesses hit by lockdowns , and testing for international students as they arrive in Scotland .

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bbcuk--2020-08-31--Victims of blood scandal welcome payments increase

NI victims of the contaminated blood scandal have welcomed an increase in financial support to them .
Victims in Northern Ireland have previously received less than those in England , Scotland and Wales .
At the weekend Health Minister Robin Swann confirmed annual payments would now range from £18,745 to just under £45,000 .
This would bring them in line with payments made in England , which were significantly increased in April 2019 .
Nigel Hamilton , from Haemophilia NI , discovered he had contracted hepatitis C after an eye operation when he was a teenager .
He subsequently had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Hamilton said that before the weekend he was entitled to just over £18,000 a year , but that has now gone up to over £28,500 .
He said the money would give people the opportunity `` to live our lives with a certain degree of financial security '' .
`` We 're encouraged by what has happened , it 's taken a little bit longer than we would have liked , but we respect that it is there and we respect that the minister is a man of his word , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moved and it 's moved in the right direction .
`` It 's about the money , because we want what we 're told we 're worth , but it 's also about the principle . ''
In January and March of this year , Mr Swann announced payments to Northern Ireland victims of the scheme would match those in England for the 2019/2020 period - and this now being made permanent .
The scandal resulted in people who had haemophilia being treated with blood infected with hepatitis C or HIV in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the contaminated blood inquiry heard harrowing stories from people across the UK about how lives had been destroyed by infected blood .
About 5,000 people , including 99 from Northern Ireland , were infected by what has been called `` the worst scandal in the history of the NHS '' .
Victims met with the health minister earlier this year to urge him to address the disparity in payments .
Mr Hamilton said the increased payment took him closer to what he was earning when he had to stop work .
`` The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ specifically the victims who really need the money , '' he said .
`` I am very grateful and the money will be a big help to me .
I will now be able to finish paying my mortgage off if I look after the money I 'm getting over the next two to three years . ''
Danielle McMullan 's 62 year old mother Marie contracted hepatitis after receiving contaminated blood during labour .
`` The money is obviously a massive help .
My dad had to retire early from a good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for my mum , '' Ms McMullan said .
However , she added it was about more than just the money '' They could give all the money in the world it 's still not going to give any of these people their health back again , it 's not going to give them the life they lost out on and it 's not going to bring back the people who unfortunately have passed away because of this , '' she said .
`` It 's great news to finally get what we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and to finally see something being done .
`` But this is something that should have been done months ago and yet we have sat for months with no communication from anyone at all . ''

"They could give all the money in the world it's still not going to give any of these people their health back again, it's not going to give them the life they lost out on and it's not going to bring back the people who unfortunately have passed away because of this," she said.


bbcuk--2020-08-31--Coronavirus: Childcare uncertainty 'could block parents' work return'

Parents may be unable to return to work or could even stop their children going back to school amid uncertainty over childcare , a nursery has claimed .
While schools gear up to welcome back pupils , many breakfast and after-school clubs are unable to fully reopen .
Companies providing care said they were still unsure when services could fully resume - leaving parents in the dark .
The Welsh Government said it expected more childcare places to become available as schools reopen .
For those parents unable to drop off and collect their children at school-time , clubs before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some companies that provide services such as `` wraparound '' care - looking after children both before and after school - are unable to fully reopen due to coronavirus restrictions .
When schools closed in March , childcare providers could only offer services to children of key workers .
Services have slowly increased but restrictions have had `` a massive impact '' on those businesses , said Claire Bailyes , of Little Inspirations in Tonyrefail , Rhondda Cynon Taf .
The company has seven locations across south-east Wales and said navigating the guidance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and `` not clear at times '' , had been difficult .
`` Normally we would have school collections , breakfast club and after-school club '' , said Ms Bailyes .
`` However with everything going on it 's very limited , so it 's had a big impact on the nurseries and it 's been very short notice to let parents know . ''
With many grandparents self-isolating , the lack of care is affecting parents ' ability to return to work .
`` There 's been a lot of disappointment for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go back to work as they have to stay home with the children , '' she added .
`` Some have even considered not sending their children to school as they 're not going to be able to take and collect them .
`` The staggered pick up times are just so awkward and many grandparents are not there because they are isolating or shielding . ''
One parent facing uncertainty at how either he or his wife , who is a teacher , can drop off and collect their two sons is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That service is essential for us because we do n't have a support network to pick up the kids at three o'clock , '' he said .
`` We really depend on the after-school club to be able to go back to work because neither my wife or I have the flexibility to leave early .
`` It 's really hard to know what provision we can put in place .
We 're going to have to rely on friends , but then we feel a burden , and other families are in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's happening .
`` I do n't know why these clubs ca n't open as usual .
Schools are open and people need to go back to work . ''
The Welsh Government said almost 70 % of childcare settings in Wales were now open , with more expected to resume services as schools reopen .
`` We understand there may be some variations in service at the start of the autumn term as schools and childcare providers get used to the new ways of operating and we are working with local authorities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' it said .
`` We also recently announced £4m in funding to support the childcare sector to ensure more providers re-open as schools return in September . ''
It added that school-run breakfast clubs were under a `` legal duty '' to resume at the start of the new term .
A spokesperson said : `` We would expect that as primary schools open , [ school-run ] breakfast clubs should operate as normal unless it would be unreasonable for them to do so . ''

"We understand there may be some variations in service at the start of the autumn term as schools and childcare providers get used to the new ways of operating and we are working with local authorities to ensure childcare is available to families," it said.


bbcuk--2020-08-31--Hundreds to isolate after Banham Poultry factory Covid-19 outbreak

Hundreds of poultry workers and their households have been urged to self-isolate following a Covid-19 outbreak at a factory , officials say .
Ninety-six staff at Banham Poultry in Norfolk have tested positive for Covid-19 , a rise of 21 since Thursday .
So far 477 of the workforce of about 800 people have had tests .
But Norfolk public health director Dr Louise Smith said all staff must self-isolate for 14 days `` if they have not tested positive or not been tested '' .
• What do we know about the Banham Poultry outbreak ?
`` Staff and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ self-isolate for 14 days , if they have not tested positive or not been tested , '' she said .
`` Staff must isolate for 10 days if they have had a positive test result , and their households , including children , need to isolate for 14 days .
`` Anyone who has not been tested is urged to apply for a test and more mobile units are being brought in to support this .
`` As the relevant regulatory agencies have confirmed the building has been deep cleaned , the company @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 45 people to continue to staff the slaughterhouse .
`` This will ensure that the euthanasing of birds can continue , in accordance with the usual regulations . ''
Dr Smith said there was no evidence of a spread of this outbreak to the wider community after previously announcing that `` precautionary '' coronavirus testing had been extended to all staff .
Blaine van Rensburg , managing director of Banham Poultry said last week that the `` safety of our employees remains our number one priority '' .
`` We continue to ensure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ employees and have teams in place to encourage and monitor social distancing measures , '' he added .
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"Anyone who has not been tested is urged to apply for a test and more mobile units are being brought in to support this.


bbcuk--2020-09-01--Coronavirus: Portugal return to quarantine list would cause 'chaos'

Holidaymakers will face `` chaos and hardship '' if coronavirus quarantine measures are reintroduced for those arriving to the UK from Portugal , a travel industry leader has warned .
Portugal has recorded 21.1 virus cases per 100,000 people in the past week .
The UK considers imposing 14 days of isolation on travellers when a country 's infection rate exceeds 20 cases per 100,000 , over seven days .
The boss of British Airways ' parent firm said the numbers were `` arbitrary '' .
Less than two weeks ago , the popular holiday destination was added to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ requiring travellers to quarantine , prompting a rise in internet searches for flights by British holidaymakers .
But now the UK government is likely to be considering imposing quarantine rules again as case numbers in Portugal rise .
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Writing in the Times , IAG chief executive Willie Walsh said the `` ever-changing '' quarantine requirements meant `` the UK has officially hung up the 'closed ' sign '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ adding Portugal to the quarantine list , will cause further chaos and hardship for travellers , '' he said .
`` The government is using arbitrary statistics to effectively ban 160 countries and in the process destroying the economy . ''
So-called travel corridors - which allow people to travel without having to self-isolate on their return - have been scrapped between England and at least 18 countries and territories over the past month .
Ministers have said this cautious approach prevents coronavirus cases being imported .
Last week , Switzerland , Jamaica @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Spain and a number of others on the UK 's quarantine list .
UK tourists have spent thousands of pounds on new flights and ferries , and endured long drives in a race to get home before quarantine measures kick in .
The government has not commented on whether requirements for arrivals from Portugal will change again .
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Every year , more than two million Britons visit Portugal , making up the largest number of overseas tourists to the country .
Most head to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by sunny Atlantic beaches , picturesque fishing villages and golf courses .
Over May and June , the Portuguese government reopened its restaurants , coffee shops , museums and beaches .
Hotels have mainly reopened , but nightclubs remain closed .
The government has warned that stricter measures will be put in place in mid-September as pupils return to school and some workers return to offices .
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There were 21.1 cases per 100,000 people in Portugal in the seven days to 30 August , up from 19.4 in the seven days to 29 August .
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Using the example of Leicester, the first area in the UK to be placed under local lockdown, Mr Flintham told the BBC: "In the UK we have a slightly different policy in the fact that we don't lock down the whole UK when the Leicester rate goes up.


bbcuk--2020-09-01--Marcus Rashford brings food brand giants together to tackle child food poverty

Footballer Marcus Rashford has formed a taskforce with some of the UK 's biggest food brands to try to help reduce child food poverty .
The 22-year-old Manchester United forward successfully campaigned to extend free school meals this summer .
He has spoken about his own experiences of using a food voucher scheme as a child and was praised for pressing the government into a U-turn on the issue .
He has written to MPs , outlining the help he feels some families still need .
The group of supermarkets , businesses and charities - including Aldi , Asda , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Foundation , Iceland , Kellogg 's , Lidl , Sainsbury 's , Tesco and Waitrose - have formed a taskforce and backed proposals from the National Food Strategy , an independent review of UK food policy .
Mr Rashford said he was `` confident '' the group could help change lives `` for the better '' .
• 'We go hungry so we can feed our children' • 'Bare cupboards ' as food bank use rises in pandemic • 'Emergency food ' for families with nothing to eat Speaking to BBC Breakfast , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ school meals over the summer had been a `` short-term solution '' to stopping children from going hungry , but it `` was n't going to work in the long run '' .
`` We had to think about the best way to do it , to think about how these families can eat long term and not have any issues , '' he said .
Mr Rashford is hoping that , with a bigger team of experts around him , he might be able to help more children .
`` We wanted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could , introduce the best people into our group , and see if using them [ we ] can push it even more . ''
The taskforce is calling for three policy recommendations by the National Food Strategy to be funded by the government as soon as possible : • Expanding free school meals to every child from a household on Universal Credit or equivalent , reaching an additional 1.5m children aged seven to 16 • Expanding holiday food and activities to support all children on free school meals , reaching an additional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Healthy Start vouchers from £3.10 to £4.25 per week and expanding it to all those on Universal Credit or equivalent , reaching an additional 290,000 children under the age of four and pregnant women The taskforce says implementing the three recommendations would mark a `` unifying step to identifying a long-term solution to child poverty in the UK '' .
What is child food poverty and how many does it affect ?
• The Department of Health defines food poverty , also referred to as food insecurity , as the inability to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make up a healthy diet .
• Last year , the government announced that it would start measuring food insecurity through its Family Resources Survey and that data would be available from 2021 .
• Earlier this year , a YouGov poll commissioned by the Food Foundation suggested that 2.4 million ( 17 % ) children are living in food-insecure households.. • Poor nutrition is acknowledged to be a factor in children 's performance at school and pupils whose parents receive certain benefits are eligible for Free School Meals .
• In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Free School Meals in 2019 - about 15 % of state-educated pupils .
In his letter to MPs , Mr Rashford says he hopes the chancellor will find the funds to do so in his Budget and spending review `` without delay '' .
Schools minister Nick Gibb said he would be delighted to meet Mr Rashford , saying the footballer was `` right to draw the nation 's attention '' to the matter .
He told BBC Breakfast the government shared Mr Rashford 's objective to alleviate child food poverty and would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first report of the National Food Strategy , which was commissioned by the government in 2019 , aims to help create a food system in the UK that is healthy , affordable and sustainable .
Food entrepreneur Henry Dimbleby , who is leading the National Food Strategy review , has said school meals are a `` fantastic way '' to get children eating well at school .
`` The alternative to a school lunch is a packed lunch and only 1 % of packed lunches have the nutritional value of a school meal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you look at packed lunches as children get less affluent , those packed lunches have increasingly low nutritional value . ''
Speaking on Breakfast , he said nutrition was the basis of equality of opportunity - `` you ca n't level up if you are not getting enough nutrition into your most vulnerable children '' .
He added that the status of food , dining halls and particularly school cooks needed to be raised , saying they were `` as important as any teacher '' .
Members of the taskforce have also pledged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their platforms to share stories of those affected by child food insecurity in the UK .
Richard Walker , Iceland 's managing director , said it was an issue they cared about deeply and wanted to support Mr Rashford to effect positive change .
Mr Rashford has stressed the importance of tackling the stigma around child food poverty , and changing attitudes about asking for help .
He told the BBC : `` I feel like at times people think they are being looked down on if they ask for help , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is something that should change .
`` You should feel free if you want to ask for help for anything , '' he said .
`` Hold your head up high and if you need help go and get help . ''
The footballer has met some of the families who have benefitted from the extended children 's food voucher scheme , which he said had been an `` unbelievable experience '' .
`` Just to see the smiles on their faces and to see how much it 's helped them , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said .
`` It was good to see the parents laughing and smiling . ''
During the coronavirus lockdown the government provided vouchers to families whose children qualify for free meals , but it had insisted this would not continue into the summer holidays .
This prompted the England squad footballer to write an open letter to MPs , drawing on his own experiences of relying on free school meals and food banks growing up in Wythenshawe , Manchester .
He called on the government to reverse its decision - which it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The U-turn enabled about 1.3m children in England to claim vouchers over the holidays , with the support working out as about £15 a week for each child .
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Marcus Rashford brings food brand giants together to tackle child food poverty Published 1 September 2020
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Footballer Marcus Rashford has formed a taskforce with some of the UK's biggest food brands to try to help reduce child food poverty.
The 22-year-old Manchester United forward successfully campaigned to extend free school meals this summer.
He has written to MPs, outlining the help he feels some families still need.
They include expanding the numbers who are eligible for free school meals - and offer them free food and activities during school holidays in England.
Mr Rashford has spoken about his own experiences of using a food voucher scheme as a child and was praised for pressing the government into a U-turn on the issue.
The group of supermarkets, businesses and charities - including Aldi, Asda, Co-op, Deliveroo, FareShare, Food Foundation, Iceland, Kellogg's, Lidl, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose - have formed a taskforce and backed proposals from the National Food Strategy, an independent review of UK food policy.
The taskforce is calling for three policy recommendations by the National Food Strategy to be funded by the government as soon as possible:
Expanding free school meals to every child from a household on Universal Credit or equivalent, reaching an additional 1.5m children aged seven to 16
Expanding an existing school holiday food and activities programme to support all children on free school meals in all areas of England. instead of the current 50,000 children that are helped
Increasing the value of the Healthy Start vouchers - which help parents with children under the age of four and pregnant women buy some basic foods - from £3.10 to £4.25 per week, and expanding it to all those on Universal Credit or equivalent, reaching an additional 290,000 people
The taskforce says implementing the three recommendations would mark a "unifying step to identifying a long-term solution to child poverty in the UK".
'An absolute godsend'
Image source, Tara Brown Image caption, Tara Brown, from Essex, is one of those who benefited from the extended voucher scheme
Tara Brown, 50, receives Universal Credit and disability allowance for her nine-year-old son, who has autism.
She says the voucher scheme has been "brilliant" because he eats what she calls a restrictive diet - so prefers consistent packed lunches to free cooked meals at his school in Essex.
"It's been nice to be able to get it so that I know it's not eating into my weekly food budget that I put aside for our evening meals," she says.
She wants to see vouchers become a permanent option for parents.
"I think it should be down to parental choice as to whether the money goes direct to the school or if the money goes via a voucher [for packed lunches] to the parents," she adds.
"For people that are, financially, in a much worse situation, who have children with this sort of avoidance of foods, then the voucher scheme has probably been an absolute godsend to them."
Mr Rashford said he was "confident" the group could help change lives "for the better".
Speaking to BBC Breakfast, he said the move to extend free school meals over the summer had been a "short-term solution" to stopping children from going hungry, but it "wasn't going to work in the long run".
"We had to think about the best way to do it, to think about how these families can eat long term and not have any issues," he said.
Mr Rashford is hoping that, with a bigger team of experts around him, he might be able to help more children.
"We wanted to do it the best way we could, introduce the best people into our group, and see if using them [we] can push it even more."
What is child food poverty and how many does it affect?
By Reality Check
The Department of Health defines food poverty, also referred to as food insecurity, as the inability to afford, or have access to food to make up a healthy diet.
Last year, the government announced that it would start measuring food insecurity through its Family Resources Survey and that data would be available from 2021.
Earlier this year, a YouGov poll commissioned by the Food Foundation suggested that 2.4 million (17%) children are living in food-insecure households..
Poor nutrition is acknowledged to be a factor in children's performance at school and pupils whose parents receive certain benefits are eligible for Free School Meals.
In England, around 1.3 million children claimed Free School Meals in 2019 - about 15% of state-educated pupils.
In his letter to MPs, Mr Rashford says he hopes the chancellor will find the funds to do so in his Budget and spending review "without delay".
Schools minister Nick Gibb said he would be delighted to meet Mr Rashford, saying the footballer was "right to draw the nation's attention" to the matter.
He told BBC Breakfast the government shared Mr Rashford's objective to alleviate child food poverty and would look at the policy recommendations.
The first report of the National Food Strategy, which was commissioned by the government in 2019, aims to help create a food system in the UK that is healthy, affordable and sustainable.
Food entrepreneur Henry Dimbleby, who is leading the National Food Strategy review, has said school meals are a "fantastic way" to get children eating well at school.
"The alternative to a school lunch is a packed lunch and only 1% of packed lunches have the nutritional value of a school meal," he said.
"If you look at packed lunches as children get less affluent, those packed lunches have increasingly low nutritional value."
Image caption, The footballer met some of the families who benefited from the extended children's food voucher scheme
Speaking on Breakfast, he said nutrition was the basis of equality of opportunity - "you can't level up if you are not getting enough nutrition into your most vulnerable children".
He added that the status of food, dining halls and particularly school cooks needed to be raised, saying they were "as important as any teacher".
Members of the taskforce have also pledged to spend the next six weeks using their platforms to share stories of those affected by child food insecurity in the UK.
Richard Walker, Iceland's managing director, said it was an issue they cared about deeply and wanted to support Mr Rashford to effect positive change.
Career highlights: The rise and rise of Rashford
Image source, Reuters
Came through the ranks at Manchester United, having grown up in the city and joined the club at the age of seven
At the age of 18, he was named as a sub for a Europa League tie against Midtjylland, but was drafted into the starting line-up when Anthony Martial was injured in the warm-up
He went on to score two goals in that match, breaking George Best's record as Manchester United's youngest ever scorer in European competition
That immediate impact meant he made his Premier League debut against Arsenal three days later
He has now scored 67 goals in 214 matches for the club
He scored three minutes into his England debut against Australia
He played for England at both Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup, where he converted a penalty in the famous shoot-out win over Colombia
At the age of 22, he now has 38 England caps (more than World Cup winners George Cohen, Jack Charlton, Roger Hunt and Nobby Stiles) and has scored 10 international goals
Mr Rashford has stressed the importance of tackling the stigma around child food poverty, and changing attitudes about asking for help.
He told the BBC: "I feel like at times people think they are being looked down on if they ask for help, and I think in this generation... that is something that should change.
"You should feel free if you want to ask for help for anything," he said. "Hold your head up high and if you need help go and get help."
The footballer has met some of the families who have benefitted from the extended children's food voucher scheme, which he said had been an "unbelievable experience".
"Just to see the smiles on their faces and to see how much it's helped them, you know, made me happy," he said. "It was good to see the parents laughing and smiling."
During the coronavirus lockdown the government provided vouchers to families whose children qualify for free meals, but it had insisted this would not continue into the summer holidays.
This prompted the England footballer to write an open letter to MPs, drawing on his own experiences of relying on free school meals and food banks growing up in Wythenshawe, Manchester. He called on the government to reverse its decision - which it did shortly after he spoke out.
The U-turn enabled about 1.3m children in England to claim vouchers over the holidays, with the support working out as about £15 a week for each child.
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bbcuk--2020-09-01--Coronavirus: Lockdown pupils are three months behind, say teachers

Children in England are three months behind in their studies after lockdown , with boys and poor pupils worst hit , suggests a survey of teachers by an educational research organisation .
The learning gap between rich and poor pupils grew by almost half between March and July , the National Foundation for Educational Research has found .
The authors also warn a quick catch-up is unlikely .
The government says children must not lose out because of coronavirus .
The new term begins in England and Wales this week , after the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Northern Ireland .
The National Foundation for Educational Research 's survey questioned a weighted sample of almost 3,000 heads and teachers in about 2,200 primary and secondary schools across England .
The research was carried out just before the end of term in July - and showed how much children had fallen behind by the end of the last school year .
Almost all the teachers questioned ( 98 % ) said their pupils were behind the place in the curriculum they would normally expect for the time of year .
Overall , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % of their usual curriculum by July , putting pupils three months behind in their learning .
• boys are further behind in the curriculum than girls • the learning gap for poorer pupils has widened by at least 46 % It comes days after a separate study showed the learning gap between rich and poor primary pupils had begun to widen , even before the pandemic .
The National Foundation for Educational Research ( NFER ) report found teachers in the most deprived schools ( those with the greatest proportion of pupils @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than three times as likely ( 53 % ) to say their pupils were at least four months behind , compared with those in the wealthiest schools ( 15 % ) .
Even for those pupils who had places in school last term , attendance was poor - only 56 % of eligible pupils actually went back amid safety concerns from parents , the report reveals , Almost three quarters of the teachers questioned thought they were unable to teach to their usual standard under the coronavirus regulations .
Overall , teachers estimate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need of intensive catch-up support , says the report , with teachers in the most deprived schools ( 57 % ) more likely to believe this than those in the wealthiest schools ( 32 % ) .
NFER chief social scientist , Dr Angela Donkin , welcomed the government 's National Tutoring Programme but questioned `` whether the scale will be sufficient to meet the high demand for those requiring intensive support '' .
Almost all the school leaders questioned ( 90 % ) predicted they could manage to open to all pupils @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 78 % ) expressed concerns , with many saying additional funding would be needed for more staff , cleaning and protective equipment .
Separately , head teachers and teachers criticised the government for `` last-minute '' guidance on what to do during virus outbreaks and local lockdowns , which was published on Friday .
In the NFER report , teachers urged better planning for further lockdowns , and called for more and better IT equipment for pupils and staff .
More than a quarter of pupils ( 28 % ) were reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or computer at home .
The authors said it was encouraging that the government was offering laptop and internet connections for disadvantaged pupils but that `` a much swifter dispatch of devices '' was needed , as well as more training for teachers .
• better support for schools to bring in `` non-attending '' pupils • more money for enhanced cleaning and extra staff to ensure social distancing • Ofsted to modify its expectations of schools during social distancing • acceptance that catch-up will be a long-term endeavour '' Whilst it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should not assume that teachers will immediately be able to deliver the same quality of teaching at the same speed , as before the pandemic , '' said Dr Donkin .
Mary Bousted , joint general secretary of the National Education Union , asked the government to hire `` qualified teachers not currently in post '' to help reduce class sizes , which would in turn `` provide educational catch-up and ensure safety for all '' .
Dr Bousted also urged a more flexible approach to exams next year , `` one which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' .
Shadow education secretary Kate Green said on Monday that students starting Year 11 and 13 in September had `` a mountain to climb '' , having missed months of schooling .
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer called on Mr Williamson to face parliament to explain `` how he will protect '' children 's futures .
`` He needs to explain how he will make up for the damage already done , bring pupils up to speed and mitigate against the ongoing risk from the pandemic , '' Sir Keir added .
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Paul Whiteman , general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers ( NAHT ) , called the NFER report `` another alarm bell '' for the government .
The head teachers ' union is also calling for a temporary ban on fining parents and guardians if their children do not return to school .
Mr Whiteman said : `` If you are a parent and you are worried @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make you feel any safer . ''
The Department for Education has said fines for school absences would only be used as a `` last resort '' in England .
In a statement , the department added : `` Throughout the pandemic we have invested in remote education , providing devices , routes and resources for the children who need them most and why our £1bn Covid catch-up package will tackle the impact of lost teaching time , including targeted funding for the most disadvantaged students . ''
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The National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) report found teachers in the most deprived schools (those with the greatest proportion of pupils on free school meals) were more than three times as likely (53%) to say their pupils were at least four months behind, compared with those in the wealthiest schools (15%).


bbcuk--2020-09-01--Simon Case confirmed as UK's top civil servant

Simon Case will take over as the UK 's top civil servant next week after being appointed by Boris Johnson .
Reports surfaced over the weekend that the former private secretary to the Duke of Cambridge was set for the job .
But it was confirmed on Tuesday , with the PM saying Mr Case was `` ideally suited for this crucial role '' .
It comes after Sir Mark Sedwill announced in June he would stand down following reports of tensions between him and members of the PM 's team .
Mr Case , 41 , was made permanent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and he has been a civil servant since 2006 .
He spent almost two years working as Prince William 's right-hand man before temporarily moving to Downing Street to assist with the coronavirus response .
Now he will become both the head of the Civil Service and the new cabinet secretary , tasked with advising the prime minister on implementing policy and the conduct of government .
• Simon Case to be named as UK 's top civil servant In a statement , Mr Case said it was `` an honour '' to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these few months of working on the Covid response , I have seen how much hard work is being done by the Civil Service to support the government and our country through unprecedented times .
`` It is a privilege to come into this role to lead a service that is working day in , day out to deliver for people right across the country . ''
Former cabinet secretary Lord Gus O'Donnell said Mr Case `` knows how to make things happen '' and had `` clearly developed the trust of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Radio 4 's Today programme it was `` a surprise to have someone so young '' in the role , but said the new top civil servant had plenty of Downing Street experience , adding : `` I 'm sure he will grow into the role . ''
Lord O'Donnell , who served in the role between 2005 and 2011 , said one of Mr Case 's tasks would be getting the prime minister to `` understand he needs to work with the civil service rather than against them '' .
Some opposition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with Labour 's deputy leader , Angela Rayner , tweeting : `` [ The ] problem with 'close allies ' or some might say 'cronies ' is that they often tend to say what you want to hear . ''
But Tory Former Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington said Mr Case would `` do his utmost for whoever is the elected '' and that he was `` nobody 's patsy '' .
He said the new cabinet secretary was `` unafraid to give ministers candid advice , even if it 's unwelcome @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after Sir Mark announced he was planning to step down from the role .
In a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson , Sir Mark said it was the right time to go as the government moved to the next phase of its coronavirus recovery plan .
Sir Mark is also stepping down as national security adviser to the PM .
But the job is now being split into a separate role , with the PM 's chief Brexit negotiator David Frost - who is not a civil servant - taking over .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ for his `` outstanding service '' , while Mr Case thanked him for his `` kindness and support '' .
The job will switch hands on 9 December .
The new posting also comes within the wider context of a `` fairly radical shake-up '' of the civil service , BBC political correspondent Nick Eardley said .
This year has seen a number of senior civil servants in various departments unexpectedly announce they are leaving their posts .
Jonathan Slater , the chief civil servant at the Department for Education , was sacked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A-level and GCSE results in England .
He became the fifth permanent secretary to leave his post in six months .
Sir Richard Heaton resigned as permanent secretary at the Ministry of Justice in July , saying it had been `` a privilege '' to lead at the Ministry of Justice , despite `` challenging years '' .
Sir Philip Rutnam quit as permanent secretary of the Home Office in February , announcing he would take the Home Secretary Priti Patel to an employment tribunal .
And Sir Simon McDonald announced in June @ @ @ @ @ @ @ secretary of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in September `` at the request '' of the prime minister .

In a statement, Mr Case said it was "an honour" to be appointed, adding: "Over these few months of working on the Covid response, I have seen how much hard work is being done by the Civil Service to support the government and our country through unprecedented times.


bbcuk--2020-09-01--Coronavirus: Jobs furlough scheme unwind gathers pace

Companies using the government 's coronavirus furlough scheme are now having to contribute to workers ' wages .
Since March , the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has paid 80 % of the wages of workers placed on leave , up to a maximum of £2,500 a month .
But now that is going down to 70 % , with the employer paying 10 % .
The scheme is due to finish at the end of October and Chancellor Rishi Sunak has repeatedly ruled out an extension to it .
Last month , he said it was `` wrong to keep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there was no realistic prospect of them having a job to go back to .
• How is furlough changing now ?
From 1 September , the government will pay 70 % of wages up to a cap of £2,187.50 a month .
Employers are already paying employees ' pension contributions and National Insurance , but will now have to pay 10 % of salaries as well .
In October , the government will pay 60 % of wages up to a cap of £1,875 .
The employers ' share of the bill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of wages .
It was hailed as groundbreaking : the scheme which provided a vital lifeline to businesses and more than 9.5 million workers .
But weaning UK businesses off the retention scheme will be the biggest challenge so far for Rishi Sunak .
With business far from usual , one in 12 workers continue to have their wages for paid by the state .
The chancellor is adamant that it 's time to end the scheme as businesses reopen .
The price-tag so far has crossed £35bn , the kind of level @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the road .
Instead , he points to other forms of support for job retention and creation that he 's introduced , from a bonus scheme for employers keeping on staff to targeted VAT cuts for the hospitality industry .
Yet the chancellor 's own independent forecaster reckons unemployment could reach rates not seen since the 1980s .
Mr Sunak admits he ca n't save every job .
The challenge is to prevent a crisis which could ultimately be far more costly for the economy .
The increased cost of the scheme poses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ difficult decisions about whether to make staff redundant .
Craig Beaumont of the Federation of Small Businesses told the BBC 's Today programme that one million small employers across the country had used the furlough scheme .
He said that 23 % of small employers were considering reducing their headcount in the next three months .
`` This is very very serious .
That 's a huge section of the economy , '' he said .
`` Sixty per cent of those who work in the private sector do so for a small @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any intervention , then that 's a huge increase in mass unemployment . ''
Paul Dales , chief UK economist at Capital Economics , told the programme that other countries , such as France and Germany , had extended comparable schemes .
Last week , for instance , Germany agreed to extend a scheme that tops up pay for workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic until the end of 2021 .
`` The UK scheme , in that sense , looks a little bit short , especially when you take into account that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a higher share of sectors that are hampered by social distancing , '' Mr Dales said .
However , he added that many jobs were currently `` frozen '' and would not come back after the coronavirus crisis .
`` You do want to start the process of reallocating those people to jobs that will be around for many many years , '' he said .
Some businesses that are still suffering from the pandemic , including live music venues that have not yet reopened , are feeling the effects of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ director of the Piano Works bars in London 's Farringdon and West End districts , told BBC Radio 5 live that his business had 104 members of staff on furlough .
The bars are still closed at present , but the company is hoping to reopen them in October with strict social distancing measures in place .
The idea is that before customers even enter the club , they will have their temperatures taken and be sprayed with disinfectant in a special tunnel .
• Pandemic 'biggest knock to live music in my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of restrictions on audiences singing and dancing , as each venue has a six-piece band that plays non-stop music .
`` If we 're not able to reopen in the short term , then we would have very very difficult decisions ahead , '' he said .
The impending end of the scheme is already having an impact on the economy , analysts say .
Conciliation service Acas has said calls to its redundancy advice line almost tripled in June and July , as concerns mounted about the implications .
Susannah Streeter , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lansdown , said : `` The unwinding of the furlough scheme has been followed by announcements of significant job losses across multiple sectors , particularly travel and retail .
`` Although growth has been recovering as lockdown restrictions have eased , it has become increasingly clear that the government 's job retention scheme has been masking the damage wreaked by the pandemic on jobs and the wider economy .
`` As the scheme tapers further at the start of next month and the government stops subsidising wages altogether by 31 October , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as businesses across many industries are forced to lay off more staff . ''

"Many of our freelancers are already working in other jobs and we don't expect all of them to come back so it is really important that businesses like ours are protected," he said.


bbcuk--2020-09-01--Ed Sheeran and Cherry Seaborn announce birth of daughter Lyra

Ed Sheeran and his wife Cherry Seaborn have announced the birth of their first child - a daughter named Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran .
The singer said the couple were on `` cloud nine '' after their daughter 's arrival last week .
Sheeran returned to Instagram for the first time since December to share the news and thank the `` amazing delivery team '' .
He added : `` We are completely in love with her . ''
`` Ello !
A quick message from me as I have some personal news that I wanted to share with you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Instagram post since December 2019 .
`` Last week , with the help of an amazing delivery team , Cherry gave birth to our beautiful and healthy daughter - Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran .
`` We are completely in love with her .
Both mum and baby are doing amazing and we are on cloud nine over here .
We hope that you can respect our privacy at this time .
Lots of love and I 'll see you when it 's time to come back , Ed x '' Follow us on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news @ bbc.co.uk .

"We are completely in love with her. Both mum and baby are doing amazing and we are on cloud nine over here. We hope that you can respect our privacy at this time. Lots of love and I'll see you when it's time to come back, Ed x"


bbcuk--2020-09-01--GCSEs and A-levels: Decision on exam delay promised 'very soon'

A decision on whether to delay next year 's GCSE and A-level exams in England will be made `` very soon '' , schools minister Nick Gibb has said .
This is expected to be part of a wider strategy on how next summer 's exams will operate when so much school has been missed because of the pandemic .
In June , the government indicated that exams were likely to be pushed back to later in the summer than usual .
Labour has called for next summer 's exams to be delayed .
Mr Gibb told the BBC : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soon as we can . ''
But he said the `` issues are not simple '' .
`` We have to take into account the other nations in the UK which also use the GCSEs and A-levels in their term dates .
`` You have to take into account the time for marking , making sure results are delivered on a certain date for university admissions and so on .
`` There are a whole range of factors that the exam boards , Ofqual and the Department [ for Education ] are looking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decision very soon . ''
• Williamson says A-levels and GCSEs likely to be later next summer • Labour calls for delays to next summer 's exams • Next year 's exams will need to be slimmed down , say head teachers It is not expected that any announcement will be imminent - but as schools return in England and Wales this week , concerns have been raised about the need for clarification about what will happen to next summer 's A-levels and GCSEs .
In June , the Education Secretary Gavin Williamson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ofqual , England 's exam regulator , on `` how we can move those exams back , giving children extra time in order to be able to learn '' .
Ofqual has suggested that relatively few changes will need to be made - but heads ' leader Geoff Barton had criticised this as `` little more than tinkering at the edges '' .
The ASCL head teachers ' union has called for a reduction in the content of exam courses to take account of the amount of teaching time that has been lost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what will happen if schools face local lockdowns - and whether there will have to be a back-up plan for teachers ' predictions to be used again .
Labour has called for the exams , usually taken in May and June , to be pushed back to mid-summer to help cope with the impact of coronavirus .
On Monday , shadow education secretary Kate Green said students starting Year 11 and 13 in September had `` a mountain to climb '' , having missed months of schooling .
Scheduling exams for later next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , she said .
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This year 's exams were dogged by chaos and left teachers , parents and pupils calling for a major rethink of next summer 's exams .
Nearly 40 % of A-level grades awarded to students using an algorithm were below teachers ' assessments , with disadvantaged students particularly badly affected .
Days after the results were announced , and following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U-turn and decided to base grades on teachers ' recommendations instead .
As schools gear up for the start of the autumn term , Mr Gibb urged parents to send their children back to help them to `` catch up on the lost education '' .
Asked what would happen if a child in school gets a cough , Mr Gibb said any pupil with coronavirus symptoms would be sent home to be tested .
If they test positive , all the children and adults that the child has come across will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added , and a mobile testing unit could be sent into school to test others .
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson, addressing the first Cabinet meeting since the summer break, said there was likely to be more of "this wretched Covid still to come" but he was "absolutely confident" that "we are going to be able to deal with those outbreaks".


bbcuk--2020-09-01--Ocado cancels orders on first M&S delivery day

Angry Ocado customers have been complaining to the online grocer after their orders were cancelled on the first day of the firm 's tie-up with Marks and Spencer .
M & S has bought a 50 % share of Ocado 's retail business , which gives the grocer an internet-based delivery service for the first time .
But the `` surge in demand '' meant Ocado was unable to fulfil what it called a `` very small number '' of orders .
The firm apologised to those affected .
`` The vast majority of customers are unaffected and will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to thank our customers for giving M & S such a big welcome and sincere apologies to any customers having to wait a bit longer , '' it said in a statement .
M & S has now begun doing something many of its competitors have been doing for years - it is making its full food range available to order online .
• M & S to cut 7,000 jobs over next three months • Ocado says switch to online shopping is permanent But one customer , who said she was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ took to Twitter to complain that her order had been held up .
`` Big day but you 've cancelled my order that has been booked for 4 weeks !
Long time customer who now ca n't get a delivery until Sunday ... shocking service ! ''
she tweeted .
Another dissatisfied customer said she was taking her business elsewhere in future .
`` My order due 2pm tomorrow has been cancelled .
I booked the slot over 10 days ago .
I have been an Ocado customer for 10 years .
Day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to know how I can cancel my membership , '' she said .
The deal with Ocado comes at a crucial time for M & S , which is cutting 7,000 jobs .
But analysts are divided on the wisdom of the deal .
One expert , Kate Hardcastle , told the BBC that M & S had `` taken a long time '' to enter the online grocery market and that expectations were high .
But another analyst , Richard Hyman , said the move could erode the retailer 's profits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Until now , the only M & S food available online has been party food and celebration dinners to order or , in certain locations , a limited range of about 130 M & S food and household items through Deliveroo .
But if you live in Scotland , you 're out of luck .
Ocado does not currently operate north of the border and has no plans to do so at present .
What does the deal mean for shoppers ?
For existing customers of Ocado , it means big changes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wanted to buy into Waitrose 's upmarket image without busting their budget had the option of choosing from the supermarket 's Essential Waitrose range .
But now they will need to take their pick from M & S 's Remarksable Value range instead .
Shoppers can now choose from 6,000 M & S food items , alongside Ocado own-label goods and big-name branded items .
M & S has vowed that all its replacement products will be the same price as , or cheaper than , the equivalent Waitrose items .
M & @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offer now amounts to more than 50,000 products , which they say is `` double that of the next largest grocery retailer '' .
But if Ocado customers do n't like the new set-up , they have the option of switching to Waitrose 's own delivery service , Waitrose.com .
How important is it for M & S ?
The tie-up with Ocado comes at a critical time for M & S .
The retailer employs almost 78,000 people , most of them in the UK .
The bulk of the latest job @ @ @ @ @ @ @ floor workers , with about 12 % of customer assistant roles going .
• Shopping may never be the same again , says M & S The deal with Ocado was originally announced early last year , well before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic .
However , Covid-19 has exacerbated existing problems for M & S , which has struggled to restore the fortunes of its hard-hit clothing and home goods divisions since shops reopened after lockdown .
At the height of lockdown , M & S boss Steve Rowe said customers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again '' after the coronavirus crisis .
As a result , the company is shifting resources and recruiting towards areas that are expanding - online and food .
What does it mean for Ocado ?
Ocado Retail chief executive Melanie Smith hailed the deal as a `` winning combination of the country 's fastest-growing grocer and the nation 's most beloved food brand '' .
But it could still be a tricky moment for the online grocer if it turns out that shoppers valued Waitrose 's goods more than they did Ocado 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ocado now has to face stronger competition , with its former partner eager to win market share for its own website .
Ocado has been offering Waitrose products since it began its commercial delivery service in 2002 .
At that time , Waitrose already had its own internet-based deliveries , but on a much smaller basis .
Now it says it can reach 90 % of UK postcodes .
`` The supply relationship has worked well for almost 20 years , but now both parties are ready to go their own way , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experts think ?
Consumer and retail expert Kate Hardcastle told the BBC she had placed an order for 1 September to test the new Ocado and had so far had two items cancelled .
`` For each one , they sent me a £5 voucher , '' she said , adding that this was an indication of how much pressure M & S and Ocado were under to get their partnership right .
`` Everyone 's expectations are pretty high and the world is watching , '' she added .
She acknowledged that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the online grocery market sooner , but compared the delay with previous foot-dragging by the retailer over issues such as accepting credit cards .
`` M & S do things very much their way , '' she said .
`` They 've taken a long time to do it , but if there 's a time to do it , it 's now . ''
However , another retail analyst , Richard Hyman , thinks the whole deal is misconceived and M & S should stay on the High Street .
`` It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ selling food online , '' he told the BBC .
`` I 'm not sure that anyone does . ''
Mr Hyman said M & S had `` a terrific food business as it stands '' , but risked eroding its profit margins as it tried to turn itself into a destination for the family shop .
`` Old business thinking says , 'We must get bigger , ' '' he says .
`` But being big is n't as beautiful as it used to be . ''
He said M & S @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people '' and would `` dilute its core offering '' as a result .
`` It 's almost as if M & S aspires to be like other food retailers , which strikes me as a big mistake . ''


bbcuk--2020-09-01--What tasks lie ahead on the return to Westminster?

The summer recess is over and MPs are returning to Westminster with very full inboxes .
As Parliament throws its doors open for the new term , what challenges lie ahead for the government in the coming months ?
The challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic will be at the forefront of ministers ' minds - namely how to encourage a return to something approaching normal while keeping the virus under control .
As the holiday season winds up , many in the Conservative Party want to see more done to encourage people back to offices in England - and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to speak to their employers about returning to workplaces where it 's safe to do so .
Health Committee chair Jeremy Hunt has warned that the situation coming into winter is `` potentially very perilous '' .
`` I think if we want to get the economy back moving the most important thing is that we keep transmission as low as we possibly can , '' he said .
While much of the focus is likely to be coronavirus , there is also securing a trade deal with the European Union .
Boris @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He says the transition period - which means the UK is still following many EU rules - must end on 31 December 2020 .
If the two sides do not reach an agreement by the end of the year , the UK would revert to trading with the EU on World Trade Organisation terms - something many Tory MPs are comfortable with , but which critics claim could damage the economy further .
Talks between the teams of negotiators have been ongoing since March , with some virtual summits replacing face-to-face meetings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the end of every round of negotiations , the same message comes out from both camps - there has been `` little progress '' and `` considerable gaps remain '' .
BBC Reality Check 's Chris Morris said compromises will need to come to the surface in September so the EU and UK can agree a deal in October - giving both sides enough time to ratify it with their parliaments .
As with the last six months , coronavirus is expected to dominate the next , and one scheme in particular @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chancellor Rishi Sunak received much praise from both sides of the House when he introduced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme back in March .
It saw the government cover 80 % of wages for employees who could not work because of the outbreak .
More commonly known as the furlough scheme , 9.6 million workers have been furloughed by 1.2 million employers since March .
But the programme is winding down .
Since 1 August , employers have had to pay National Insurance and pension contributions for their staff , and now it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pay 10 % of furloughed employees ' salaries - rising to 20 % in October , before the scheme closes .
The government has offered £1,000 bonuses to companies bringing back furloughed employees , in an effort to prevent job losses .
Opposition parties are arguing for the scheme to be extended - following in the footsteps of other European countries - while the effects of the virus continue .
While furlough was one of the largest schemes , others are also due to come to an end soon , with disagreement between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As yet , there are no plans to make another payment to the self-employed , who got their `` second and final '' grant from the government to make up for lost earnings in August .
The ban on evictions during lockdown was due to come to an end last month , but was extended until the end of September after a government u-turn .
And the grants for small businesses and specific sectors , such as the arts , are not set to be renewed .
Other policies are set to last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on stamp duty - and businesses who have taken loans will be expected to start paying them back in 2021 .
So the pressure on whether to end these schemes will be sure to continue past the end of 2020 .
Many of these decisions will have to be tackled in the Budget , which is due to take place towards the end of the year .
Mr Sunak presented his first Budget in March - only two weeks before the country went into lockdown .
But this Budget will be different .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ government 's pledges to `` build , build , build '' and speed up previously announced infrastructure projects , with the fact that the UK economy suffered its biggest slump on record between April and June as coronavirus lockdown measures pushed the country officially into recession .
The economy shrank 20.4 % compared with the first three months of the year .
There are sure to be some late nights at No 11 as the months progress .
One of the major challenges facing government is the return to schools this week .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ get pupils of all ages back in the classroom , saying the risk to their mental health without schooling is greater than that of the virus .
And the prime minister is understood to have made clear that schools should be the last sector to shut in any future local lockdowns .
Labour and the unions criticised the government for `` last-minute '' guidance for schools in England , published on Friday , on what to do during virus outbreaks and local lockdowns .
Secondary pupils could be kept home every other fortnight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ groups could be told to self-isolate , the guidance says .
And with the new season comes the annual winter pressures on the NHS - this time , with the added challenges posed by the pandemic .
The prime minister has already announced £3bn for the health service in England to plan ahead , after he highlighted concerns the virus could become `` more virulent '' in winter .
Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland will also receive additional funds .
No 10 has acknowledged there will be demand for more testing as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ promised there would be a mass flu vaccine programme - expanding the annual scheme to reach 30 million people in England - to protect more of the public if the flu season coincides with a surge in coronavirus .
Another issue away from coronavirus , and close to home for many MPs , will be the government 's proposals for the overhaul of the planning system in England .
It says it wants reduce the number of planning cases that get overturned at appeal by creating a `` clearer , rules-based system '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ permission to projects to be built in designated `` growth areas '' and allowing more commercial premises to be converted into homes without needing sign off from the local authority .
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Critics say the changes could lead to `` bad-quality housing '' and loss of local control .
But those against the plans are not just from the opposition benches .
BBC parliamentary correspondent , Mark D'Arcy , said many Tory backbenchers are upset with the proposals , which will impact their constituencies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in place .
The consultation on the government 's plan ends in October .

As the holiday season winds up, many in the Conservative Party want to see more done to encourage people back to offices in England - and ministers are urging those working from home to speak to their employers about returning to workplaces where it's safe to do so.


bbcuk--2020-09-01--Rashford: 'If you need help, go and get help'

Manchester United and England striker Marcus Rashford speaks to BBC Breakfast 's Sally Nugent about forming a taskforce with some @ @ @ @ @ food brands in a bid to help reduce child food poverty .

'If you need help, go and get help' Video, 00:06:04'If you need help, go and get help'


bbcuk--2020-09-01--Newspaper headlines: Marcus Rashford's rallying cry and school pupils 'three months behind'

He says ensuring `` no child is left behind '' is a `` national priority '' and urges the `` whole nation to get behind them '' .
The Financial Times regards the return to schools as a `` crucial political test '' for Prime Minister Boris Johnson , who it says is facing `` growing criticism that he has lost his grip '' .
The Times has `` disappointing news '' for those who 've been enjoying home working : they have been putting in about an hour a day more than before lockdown .
`` Fears that people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ getting little done may be unfounded , '' the paper says It highlights a report by the National Bureau of Economic Research which found that home workers spend an average of 49 minutes longer at their desks - and attend more meetings .
The Department for Work and Pensions responds that complaints about the way it assesses claims dropped by a quarter over that period , and insists it 's `` committed to helping people get the support they are entitled to '' .
As the BBC 's new director general , Tim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Express and the Daily Mirror warn that he faces a pensioners ' revolt unless he brings back free TV licences for the over-75s .
The Silver Voices campaign group says many pensioners plan to stop paying or spoil their cheques in protest - and urges Mr Davie to work with the government to find a compromise .
One option he 's said by the Guardian to be considering is a Swedish-style tax , which would be reduced for those on lower incomes .
Hackers are reported to be targeting virtual festivals , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ music lovers during lockdown .
The Guardian says fraudsters are setting up fake pages to charge users to access live streams that should be free to view .


bbcuk--2020-09-01--Girl, 15, died of 'abdominal injury' in Solent boat crash

A girl killed in a boat crash during a family sightseeing trip died from an abdominal injury , an inquest heard .
Emily Lewis , 15 , was among 12 people taken to hospital after the rigid inflatable boat ( Rib ) hit a buoy in The Solent on 22 August .
An inquest opening heard she was taken to Southampton General Hospital but later died of her injuries .
Miss Lewis ' mother Nikki and sister Amy , 19 , who were also in the boat , both suffered broken arms .
Coroner Christopher Wilkinson said Miss Lewis was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Simon Lewis , from the Park Gate area of Southampton , who confirmed her identity to medics .
Mr Wilkinson said the teenager was `` rendered unconscious '' as a result of the crash off Netley , and later died after resuscitation attempts by medics failed .
He added a post-mortem examination carried out at Winchester hospital by forensic pathologist Dr Russell Delaney revealed a preliminary cause of death as an upper abdominal injury .
The coroner said that investigations were ongoing and adjourned the case for a full inquest on 5 May @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Miss Lewis ' family said : `` We are all in shock that our beautiful daughter and sister is no longer with us .
`` We suffered from broken bones , but the emotional pain far outweighs the physical . ''
Hampshire Constabulary is investigating the incident , which happened just after 10:00 BST , along with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and Marine Accident Investigation Branch Officers confirmed the Rib had been on a commercial trip run by a local company .

In a previously released statement, Miss Lewis' family said: "We are all in shock that our beautiful daughter and sister is no longer with us.


bbcuk--2020-09-01--Coronavirus: Return to schools 'good day for young people'

Almost all schools in Northern Ireland are opening fully to pupils for the first time since mid-March .
More than 300,000 children return to the classroom on Tuesday .
Education Minister Peter Weir described it as `` a good day for education and for all young people '' .
`` I 'm sure everything wo n't go perfectly in relation to it , but I think it 's a major step forward and it 's important that we get our young people back into full-time education , '' he said .
`` Obviously we will be monitoring the situation closely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good day for education and for all young people , that we are able to get a third of a million children back into school .
`` There are bound to be some bumps in the road . ''
While it is the executive 's priority to keep schools open , there will be cases of Covid-19 , Mr Weir told Radio Ulster 's Good Morning Ulster programme .
`` Where those happen , schools will be working closely with the Public Health Agency , '' he said .
`` It may be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to case depending on the circumstances and , undoubtedly , there 's likely to be some level of interruption in terms of education , but across the board I think we want to ensure that schools remain open . ''
The education minister said that while he understood some parents were apprehensive , it was in children 's best interests to get back to school .
`` The advice that we 've been given is supported by public health , by the chief medical officer , the chief scientific advisor , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I think , will be very damaging for the long-term future so I would urge parents to send their children to school , '' he said .
`` It is understandable that parents will have their concerns , but I think the vast majority of parents will welcome this move and I think it 's the best for children to return to full-time education .
`` All the international evidence shows that children are massively less at risk of the virus than adults and that the key element in this should be children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Schools have introduced a number of safety measures including staggered start times , one-way systems and face coverings used by post-primary students .
`` There is nothing in life which is going to be risk-free , '' said Mr Weir .
`` Sadly we will see probably more children this year will be involved in serious accidents at home than from Covid , so it is about time to mediate and minimise risk - and school is a safe place for children to be in . ''
Darren Morrin , the principal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his school and others were `` doing their very best '' to ensure schools are as safe as possible .
`` It is not only a school responsibility , it is a community responsibility , '' he added .
Michael Allen , principal of Lisneal College in Londonderry , said 900 pupils will return on Tuesday .
`` It 's a very different school environment pupils return to compared to the one they left in March , '' he said .
`` There will be quite a number of pupils for whom this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protocols in school .
`` It is all hands on deck this morning to make sure as pupils come through the door that they come through the correct door , that they sanitise and wash their hands , '' he said .
Mr Allen said the pandemic has been the most challenging period of his teaching career .
`` We have been trying to understand what the difficulties are and then trying to analyse and scrutinise the guidance we get while trying to implement that , whilst at the same time taking a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where we do not have the answers , '' he said .
Mr Allen said he hopes `` never to have a year like this again '' .

"We have been trying to understand what the difficulties are and then trying to analyse and scrutinise the guidance we get while trying to implement that, whilst at the same time taking a thousand questions a day from different people where we do not have the answers," he said.