bbcuk--2020-09-07--Coronavirus: Young people breaking rules risk ‘second wave’

The UK could see a second spike in coronavirus cases if young people do n't follow social distancing rules , the health secretary says .
A third of all cases in England last week were people aged between 20 and 29 .
`` The numbers have been have been going up .
And we 've seen in other countries where this leads , and it is not a good place , '' Matt Hancock says .
Students starting university this month is a `` concern '' , he adds .
Speaking to Radio 1 Newsbeat the health secretary pointed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ second wave started largely amongst younger people , it then spreads '' .
`` And now we 're seeing a sharp rise in the number of people in hospital and the number of people who are dying in those countries .
`` That has n't happened here yet .
And if people follow the social distancing rules , then we can stop that from happening here . ''
Rise in tests and new cases On Sunday the government announced 2,988 new cases - the highest figure since 22 May .
Experts are monitoring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restrictions in places where coronavirus numbers are climbing .
Leeds has been added to the lockdown watchlist .
Officials said there had been a increase in music events , house parties and illegal raves in the city .
Meanwhile , up to 300 people who attended a charity football match near Sunderland have been asked to self-isolate for two weeks after 28 people who attended the event tested positive .
And a school in Suffolk has closed after five members of teaching staff tested positive .
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It was always going to be the case that as people mix more (to go to work and school, not just socialising) and summer ends (respiratory viruses tend to do better in the colder months) cases would go up.


bbcuk--2020-09-07--Kesgrave student injured in reported shooting

A teenager has been injured in a reported shooting on the way to school .
Officers were called just after 08:40 BST to the Grange Farm estate in Kesgrave , Suffolk , where a person was later seen receiving medical treatment .
Kesgrave High School said in a tweet it had been told the incident involved one of its Year 11 students .
One woman said her daughter and her friends were walking to school when they `` heard what sounded exactly like a gunshot '' .
She said the children were `` terrified '' .
An Essex and Herts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and took off just before 10:00 .
Keswick High , which said the pupil was on the way to school at the time of the incident , said in a statement : `` Students in school are safe and we are managing the situation in constant , close communication with the police . ''
It said it expected students to be dismissed at the end of the school day at 15:20 as normal .
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"I saw them working on the young lad over on the green; he was over there for quite a while while they were attending to him, a lot of ambulance staff and paramedics working on him."


bbcuk--2020-09-07--Birmingham stabbings: Man arrested on suspicion of murder

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after one person died and seven others were injured in stabbings across Birmingham city centre .
The 27-year-old suspect was arrested at an address in the Selly Oak area of the city at about 04:00 BST , West Midlands Police said .
Officers said he was also being held over seven counts of attempted murder .
The attacks happened at four Birmingham locations over a period of 90 minutes in the early hours of Sunday .
Forensic officers have been seen conducting searches at an end-of-terrace house in a cul-de-sac in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police raid took place in the early hours .
Resident John Astley said he was woken by a loud bang during the night and saw a police van parked outside the neighbouring property .
He said : `` I think there were three people living there .
They have only been there a few months , since July or something like that .
`` I had a look out of the front bedroom window and I just noticed there was a police van .
I could hear a lot of noise coming from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were doing a search . ''
Officers were first called out just after 00:30 on Sunday at Constitution Hill , where a man sustained a superficial injury .
About 20 minutes later they were called to Livery Street , near Snow Hill railway station , where a 19-year-old man was critically injured and a woman was also hurt .
At 01:50 , police were sent to Irving Street , where a 23-year-old man suffered fatal injuries and another man was seriously hurt .
Ten minutes later , they were called to Hurst Street @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , where a 32-year-old woman was critically injured and two men were less badly hurt .
Police say they are treating the attacks as `` random '' at this stage .
Ch Supt Steve Graham said : `` Officers worked through yesterday and into the early hours of this morning in a bid to trace the man we believe responsible for these terrible crimes .
`` We issued CCTV footage of the suspect and had a strong response from the public .
I 'd like to thank everyone who shared our appeal and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Clearly this is a crucial development but our investigation continues . ''
A hotline number and website have been set up for members of the public to provide information , while the streets where the attacks took place remained closed on Monday morning as investigations continued .
Julia Robinson , the manager of Birmingham Southside Business Improvement District , described the `` chaos '' she saw as events unfolded on Sunday .
`` I run a warden service in the city and they stand down at about midnight but that night it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ getting them taxis from a local venue at about 1:30 to 1:45 .
`` We heard the screaming then a lot of people running and went outside to see what was going on .
`` There was a man and a couple that had been injured , a man covered in blood , there was a girl on the ground who appeared to be bleeding quite profusely , people trying to help her .
`` Then it was a case of standing back and we were doing our bit really to help with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everyone out of the area so the emergency services could do their job . ''
Questions have been raised about how the suspect was able to move around the city for 90 minutes .
Birmingham MP Shabana Mahmood said she `` shares the same concerns as everybody else '' , but the priority was supporting the police with their investigation .
She said : `` There will be a more appropriate stage to have a more forensic sort of detail about the way that the incident unfolded , and also the police response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those questions as well .
`` But for now I 'm encouraged ... the police have described a strong response to their CCTV footage appeal . ''
West Midlands mayor Andy Street told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme it was not right to say the police response was too slow .
`` It 's very easy to comment on a police investigation while it 's live .
I do n't intend to fall into that trap , '' he said .
`` [ There are ] lots of questions as to what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there 's people making lots of assumptions from things that they quite frankly do n't know . ''
He also said what happened in the early hours of Sunday `` does not define Birmingham '' .
`` We have to see it as a one-off random [ incident ] , and what will define the city is our response to it now , '' he said .
The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson said the events had left the city `` in shock '' .
`` I 'm pleased officers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the evidence available to track down the suspect and make an arrest .
I hope this offers some comfort to the people of the West Midlands who have been so understandably worried .
`` I 'd also like to place on record my sincere thanks to the brave and hardworking police , hospital and ambulance staff who have acted so quickly to help the victims of this atrocity .
My thoughts are with all those affected .
`` I will , of course , be following the investigation closely over the coming days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if the force needs to learn lessons from their response to this incident . ''
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"Then it was a case of standing back and we were doing our bit really to help with crowd control and to try and get everyone out of the area so the emergency services could do their job."


bbcuk--2020-09-07--Extend furlough scheme 'or risk second wave of job cuts'

The UK risks a second wave of job cuts and a slower economic recovery if it does not extend its furlough scheme , leading business groups have warned .
Manufacturing body Make UK said the job retention scheme should last beyond October for hard-hit sectors that are already slashing posts .
The CBI meanwhile said a replacement was needed to avoid a `` cliff edge '' .
The Prime Minister has refused to extend the scheme , saying it would only keep people `` in suspended animation '' .
Under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme , workers placed on leave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , up to a maximum of £2,500 a month .
At first this was all paid for by the government , but firms are now having to make a contribution to wages as well .
• What 's the latest with the furlough scheme ?
Almost 10 million have benefited , but the programme will end on 31 October prompting warnings that a wave of cuts could follow .
In a survey of more than 200 manufacturing firms , Make UK said more than 60 % wanted the scheme extended for strategic industries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A further quarter said it should be continued should there be further lockdowns or a second wave of infections .
Make UK noted that Germany , Belgium , Australia and France had all decided to extend or launch new wage support schemes into next year .
`` The protection of key skills should be a strategic national priority as this will be the first building block in getting the economy up and running , '' said Stephen Phipson , chief executive of Make UK .
`` The starting point for this should be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to those sectors which are not just our most important but who have been hit hardest .
`` Failure to do so will leave us out of step with our major competitors and risk a loss of key skills when we can least afford to do so . ''
The head of the CBI , Dame Carolyn Fairbairn , told the Financial Times that she acknowledged the furlough scheme - which is expected to cost £80bn - had been expensive , but said it had been `` an absolute lifesaver '' and more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about a quarter of businesses in the hospitality , retail , leisure and travel sectors have warned they are at risk of insolvency .
`` Many companies will find that cliff edge very difficult to manage… it 's too soon to pull business support away at the end of October , '' she told the FT. Dame Carolyn said any new scheme should be targeted at companies most in need , have less generous terms than the existing scheme , and should not be used to support jobs that were never going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a rise in firms making redundancies from mid-September - to allow for the 45-day notice period needed for redundancy proceedings ahead of the October cut-off .
The UK 's headline unemployment rate has remained at 3.9 % since the lockdown was introduced thanks to the furlough scheme .
But the Bank of England expects the rate to double to 7.5 % by the end of the year as government-funded support schemes come to an end .
Thousands of job cuts have already been announced by firm such as Rolls-Royce , Costa Coffee , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ British Airways and BP .
A Treasury spokesman said : `` The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will have been open for eight months from start to finish - with the government helping to pay the wages of over 9.6 million jobs so far .
`` But we 've been clear that that we ca n't sustain this situation indefinitely and must now focus on providing fresh work opportunities for those in need across the UK .
`` We will continue to support businesses bringing back staff through the £1,000 job retention bonus , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our economic recovery by creating new roles for young people and new incentives for training and apprenticeships . ''

Dame Carolyn said any new scheme should be targeted at companies most in need, have less generous terms than the existing scheme, and should not be used to support jobs that were never going to return.


bbcuk--2020-09-07--Emma Barnett to present Radio 4's Woman's Hour

Broadcaster Emma Barnett will be the new presenter of Woman 's Hour .
The 5 Live and Newsnight presenter will step into the shoes of Jane Garvey and Dame Jenni Murray , who have both decided to step down from the show .
Barnett is already associated with the Radio 4 programme , presenting its late-night spin-off and regularly chairing the Woman 's Hour Power List .
She first hosted Woman 's Hour at the age of 26 , making her the youngest presenter in the show 's history .
Woman 's Hour , which offers a female perspective on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ longest-running programmes on British radio , first launching in 1946 on the BBC Light Programme .
The 45-minute show is broadcast every morning at 10:00 on BBC Radio 4 .
Staff on the show were told of Barnett 's appointment on Monday morning .
Unlike the current arrangement , where Garvey and Dame Jenni share presenting duties , Barnett will be the main host from Monday to Thursday each week .
An additional presenter will be appointed to host the Friday and Saturday editions .
`` I ca n't wait to get to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hour a lot , lot better , '' said the presenter .
`` What adventures we are going to have together - all starting in the year that this BBC institution , the radio mothership , turns 75 .
`` I have a long love of Woman 's Hour and live radio and know that this is a very special and rare opportunity . ''
The move will mean the end of Barnett 's mid-morning show on 5 Live , which has seen presenter named best speech broadcaster at the 2020 Radio Academy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the year 2018 by the Broadcasting Press Guild .
She will continue to present Newsnight on BBC Two .
Garvey , who has hosted the show since 2007 , announced she was leaving last week .
`` It 's been a real privilege to play a small part in the history of this very special radio programme , '' she said , adding how proud she was of its relationship with its listeners .
`` On one unforgettable day , I interviewed David Cameron in the morning , and Mary J Blige @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other job like it , '' she said .
`` But famous people are not the reason people engage with Woman 's Hour .
It 's because the programme still talks about the subjects and challenges no one else goes near .
I 'm very proud of our relationship with the audience and the trust they place in us . ''
Garvey will now go on to host her own new Radio 4 series in the new year .
Earlier this summer , Garvey 's colleague Dame Jenni Murray announced she was to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dame Jenni , who is the longest-serving presenter in the Radio 4 show 's 74-year history , will present her final show on 1 October .
From the 'graveyard ' to 5 Live Barnett started her career with the trade publication Media Week before joining the Daily Telegraph as its first digital media editor .
She was later appointed women 's editor - where she steered coverage away from fashion and celebrities towards more weighty issues , and launched the award-winning site Telegraph Wonder Women .
She started broadcasting on the commercial radio @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the late night `` graveyard shift '' , and jumped ship to 5 Live in 2014 .
There , she established herself as a fearless and inquisitive interviewer .
The Times dubbed her `` the BBC 's new Rottweiler '' , while Jeremy Paxman described her as his favourite political interviewer .
`` Being interviewed on the radio by Barnett is like being interviewed by a basketful of cobras , '' observed The Telegraph 's Charlotte Runcie last year .
`` She is single-handedly rebuilding the BBC 's reputation as the home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ During the 2017 election campaign , Barnett made headlines while questioning Jeremy Corbyn , then-leader of the Labour Party , over the cost of his party 's plan to offer free childcare to two-year-olds .
While Corbyn struggled to remember the details of his plan , Barnett gave listeners a running commentary : `` You 're logging into your iPad… you 've had a phone call while you 're in here and you do n't know how much it 's going to cost . ''
Afterwards , Barnett received a hostile response from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of being `` biased '' and a `` Tory '' .
He later defended the presenter , saying : `` Under no circumstances whatsoever should anyone throw personal abuse at anyone else because they 're doing the job they they 've been employed to do . ''
Barnett also made broadcasting history by hosting the BBC 's first joint live radio and TV phone-in with a Prime Minister , Theresa May .
The broadcaster , who booked the interview herself , spent two days rehearsing the encounter , with her editor standing in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Express she had prepared three separate versions of her questions , so she could switch her response depending on May 's reactions .
`` An interview is an intellectual game of chess , '' she said .
`` Especially one like that . ''
Earlier this year , she hosted her 5 Live show from Clarence House where Camilla , the Duchess of Cornwall , guest edited the programme and discussed life under lockdown .
Last year , Barnett published her first book , It 's About Bloody Time , Period - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of menstruation .
Motivated by her own experiences of endometriosis and IVF , the book aimed to break the taboos around discussing periods and fertility .
`` Women 's issues are everyone 's issues , '' she told students at the London School of Economics at the time .
`` I really enjoy disrupting what is expected of me .
Do n't get yourself put in a box . ''
After news broke of her new role at Women 's Hour , fellow broadcasters and fans shared their congratulations online .
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bbcuk--2020-09-07--Primark post-lockdown sales head for £2bn

The owner of High Street fashion chain Primark has said sales have been higher than expected since stores reopened after lockdown , but are still lower than last year .
Associated British Foods said sales since reopening would hit £2bn by the end of the year .
However , that would be 12 % lower on a like-for-like basis than in 2019 .
Primark 's four biggest stores , in Birmingham , Manchester and London , were especially hard hit , it said .
`` If the four large UK destination city centre stores are excluded , the decline is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Primark 's biggest UK store is in Birmingham and has 160,000 sq ft of floorspace .
The next largest , in Manchester , is 155,000 sq ft. Its two stores on London 's Oxford Street are 82,000 sq ft and 70,000 sq ft respectively .
• Primark says no to £30m job retention payment '' After a period of store closure , we are encouraged by the strength of our sales , '' AB Foods said in its latest trading update .
`` In the latest four-week UK market data for sales in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ value and volume shares for this time of year . ''
The firm said trading in its food divisions had also been better than predicted so far in the fourth quarter .
`` Since reopening Primark stores , we have seen increasing numbers of transactions driven by footfall , '' it added .
`` The average basket size was initially significantly higher than last year , reflecting some pent-up demand , and while this out-performance has reduced in recent weeks , it remains higher than a year ago .
`` We have continued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and markdowns for the period since reopening have been low . ''
Primark had made it clear before its stores reopened on 15 June that there would be no special discounts to shift stock .
AB Foods said full-year profits at Primark in the year to 12 September would be at least at the top end of its previously advised £300m to £350m range .
Last year , the equivalent figure was £913m .
AB Foods said its grocery revenues would be bigger than last year , with growth in brands such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ However , it said sales of Ovaltine were held back by the impact of coronavirus on impulse sales , particularly in Thailand and Vietnam .

The owner of High Street fashion chain Primark has said sales have been higher than expected since stores reopened after lockdown, but are still lower than last year.


bbcuk--2020-09-07--'Surprise and disappointment' at UK drug response

A cross-party group of MPs has accused the UK government of the almost `` wholesale rejection '' of moves to tackle Scotland 's record drug deaths .
It comes after the Scottish Affairs Committee published a report in November calling for a radical re-think of current drugs policy .
Their recommendations included decriminalising drugs for personal use and backing consumption rooms .
However , the UK government has rejected most of the recommendations .
They include calls to declare Scotland 's record drug deaths - 1,187 in 2018 - a public health emergency .
• MPs call for decriminalisation of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ done about Scotland 's drugs crisis ?
The UK government also said a recommendation to reform the 1971 Misuse of Drugs Act and decriminalise drugs for personal use would not `` eliminate the crime committed by the illicit trade , nor would it address the harms associated with drug dependence '' .
They added : `` There is a strong link between drugs and crime , which is why we reject the assertion that the Department for Health and Social Care should lead on drug misuse .
We know that people who regularly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are estimated to commit around 45 % of all acquisitive crime . ''
Since 2008 the Scottish government has treated drug misuse as a health issue rather than a criminal justice issue .
On the idea of consumption rooms , the UK government responded that : `` We want to do all we can to stop people having access to drugs that could ultimately kill them .
No illegal drug-taking can be assumed to be safe and there is no safe way to take them . ''
They added : `` Our approach @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prevent drug use in our communities , support people through treatment and recovery , and tackle the supply of illegal drugs . ''
Glasgow City Council has proposed allowing users to take their own drugs under the supervision of medical staff at a special facility in the city , but the idea has been blocked by the Home Office .
Sometimes dubbed `` fix rooms '' , the aim would be to encourage users who inject heroin or cocaine on Glasgow 's streets to enter a safe and clean environment .
It was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ treatment , cut down on heroin needles on city streets and counter the spread of diseases such as HIV .
Last week , a recovering heroin addict launched a drug consumption van in Glasgow despite warnings it could break the law .
Peter Krykant said he hoped it would prevent overdoses and blood-borne viruses among drug users .
The cross-party committee , which is chaired by SNP MP Pete Wishart , includes five Conservatives , two Labour members , two Lib Dems and two other SNP MPs .
Mr Wishart said the committee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most `` extensive drugs inquiries in Scotland ever conducted '' .
However , following the government 's response to the report , he said : `` We are surprised and disappointed by the government 's almost wholesale rejection of recommendations by a Westminster Select Committee after collecting a substantial body of evidence from people with lived experience , charities and academics , as well as legal , criminal justice and health professionals…few of these will find comfort in this response . ''
He also accused the government of providing little evidence to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evidence there was to be made available ahead of a drug summit in February .
He added : `` What is evident is there 's little change in the government 's drugs strategy despite the death rate in Scotland from problem drug use remaining stubbornly higher than any country in Europe .
`` This fact itself should demonstrate that the current approach is n't working .
This is undoubtedly a public health emergency . ''
All UK drugs misuse legislation is currently reserved to Westminster .
A spokesman for the Home Office said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , supporting people through treatment and recovery and tackling the supply of illegal drugs .
`` We have no plans to introduce drug consumption rooms or decriminalise drugs .
Illegal drugs devastate lives and communities , and dealers should face the full consequences of the law , '' he added .
`` We are committed to tackling drug misuse and held a UK-wide drugs summit in Glasgow earlier this year to discuss the most effect ways to tackle drug misuse and their terrible impact across Scotland , Wales , England and Northern Ireland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it welcomes support for the introduction of a safe drugs consumption room in Glasgow as part of efforts to reduce deaths there .
A spokeswoman said when the report was published in November : `` The outdated Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 should be amended to allow us to implement a range of public health focused responses , including the introduction of safe consumption facilities in Glasgow .
`` We call on the incoming UK government to amend the Act or to devolve those powers to Scotland . ''

On the idea of consumption rooms, the UK government responded that: "We want to do all we can to stop people having access to drugs that could ultimately kill them. No illegal drug-taking can be assumed to be safe and there is no safe way to take them."


bbcuk--2020-09-07--Catford stabbing: Man dies after fight at illegal party

A man has been stabbed to death as he tried to intervene in a fight at an unlicensed music event @ @ @ @ @ , 34 , died shortly after he was found with a stab wound to his @ @ @ @ @ Catford , at about 05:30 BST on Sunday .
A 37-year-old man who was also @ @ @ @ @ the event in Culvery Road later arrived at hospital with a knife wound to his @ @ @ @ @ been made , and the Met Police has appealed for witnesses .
Det Ch Insp @ @ @ @ @ the victim and the suspect had attended an unlicensed music event ... during which , @ @ @ @ @ two men '' .
`` The victim intervened in this fight and suffered a fatal @ @ @ @ @ said there had been `` around 100 people at the event , and someone who @ @ @ @ @ of the person responsible '' .
Mr Williams ' next-of-kin has been informed , and @ @ @ @ @ held .

A man has been stabbed to death as he tried to intervene in a fight at an unlicensed music event in London.


bbcuk--2020-09-07--Islanders fear 'economic clearance' over house prices

Community figures have warned that rising property prices in the Hebrides and Skye are preventing locals from buying a home .
In an open letter they described the situation as akin to an `` economic clearance '' that was threatening the sustainability of the islands .
They said young islanders could not compete with offers made by buyers from elsewhere in the UK .
It follows claims parts of Scotland are seeing a post-lockdown property boom .
The uptick in interest has been put down to previously office-based staff being able to work from home and perceived lower rates of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which includes crofters , development officers and Gaelic campaigners - said 40 % of housing stock on both Tiree in the Inner Hebrides and West Harris in the Western Isles were holiday homes .
They said the availability of affordable properties for young islanders had been a long-running problem , but was expected to worsen post-lockdown .
They pointed to reports of people across the UK looking to relocate to the Highlands and Islands , and having the means to make higher offers than local buyers .
The average purchase price for residential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from £65,189 in 2004 to £123,048 last year , according to the Registers of Scotland .
For Argyll and Bute - which includes the Inner Hebrides - the prices over the same period have risen from £110,691 to £173,470 .
The Western Island and Argyll and Bute also saw the highest proportion of cash sales of all Scotland 's local authority areas in 2019-20 , where about 50 % of all residential sales were cash sales .
The letter said : `` Part-time residencies do not sustain our communities and we should therefore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intention of being a primary residency .
`` Inaction will allow this economic clearance to be consolidated in history . ''
The use of the term `` clearance '' echoes back to the Highland clearances when tenants were evicted from land in the 18th and 19th Centuries so landlords could increase their income .
The letter suggests Uist in the Western Isles be used as a trial location where properties are advertised locally in the first instance prior to being listed on the national market .
The letter said : `` A recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ available for rental shows the scope for positive action .
`` The owner agreed that the house should first be advertised to young locals , and a number of applications were received .
`` They seized this opportunity to invest in the community by offering the house to a returning young couple with three children . ''
The letter comes after concerns were raised that Gaelic speakers among the islands ' communities could vanish within 10 years .
Researchers said daily use of Gaelic was currently too low to sustain it as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ letter 's signatories include Pàdruig Morrison , a Uist crofter , researcher and musician and architect and Gaelic campaigner Martin Baillie , from Skye .
Uist businesswoman Emma Axelsson and crofter Fiona NicÌosaig have also signed it .
A lack of affordable housing for islanders is recognised in the Scottish government 's National Plan for Scotland 's Islands , which was published last year .
The plan 's consultation process had `` highlighted that the availability of affordable , fit-for-purpose housing on Scottish islands presents a challenge for island communities '' .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ island communities and a lack of accessible and affordable housing being a `` barrier '' to attracting families to island communities .
In the plan , the government made a commitment to support affordable housing projects .

The couple, who were just about to become parents, were told the owners of a house down the road from where they were staying had been seen packing up their household possessions.


bbcuk--2020-09-06--Son sells 28 years of birthday whisky to buy first home

A man whose father gave him 18-year-old whisky every year for his birthday is selling the collection to buy a house .
Matthew Robson , from Taunton , was born in 1992 and over the course of his life his father Pete has spent about £5,000 on 28 bottles of Macallan single malt .
The collection is now worth more than £40,000 and has been put up for sale .
The 28-year-old said it `` probably was n't '' the best gift for a young boy but with `` strict instructions never to open them '' they had become a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ received it as a birthday present , '' Matthew said .
`` I thought it was quite a quirky little present as I was slightly too young to start drinking .
`` But I was under strict instructions , never , never to open them and I tried my hardest and succeeded and they 're all intact . ''
His father Pete , who is from Milnathort in Scotland , said the first bottle of 1974 whisky was bought to `` wet the baby 's head '' .
`` I thought it would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year and he 'd end up with 18 bottles of 18-year-old whisky for his 18th birthday , '' he said .
`` It was n't the only present he got from us .
It was just meant to be a unique present but it was a little bit of luck that we kept it going . ''
Since then , experts say Macallan has become collectable and Matthew is hoping to sell his collection for £40,000 and use the money for a house deposit .
It is being sold by whisky broker Mark @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a `` perfect set '' .
`` The value of Macallan has risen massively over the last five to 10 years , '' he said .
`` To have such a vast collection of bottles is the real selling point of these . ''
He said there had been `` a lot of interest already '' in the collection , mostly from buyers in New York and Asia .

"It wasn't the only present he got from us. It was just meant to be a unique present but it was a little bit of luck that we kept it going."


bbcuk--2020-09-07--Coronavirus: Rail services boost, cases spike and court case backlog

Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak this Monday morning .
We 'll have another update for you at 18:00 BST .
Train operators in England and Wales will lay on more services from today , getting back to about 90 % of pre-pandemic levels .
The government hopes it 'll help with its drive to encourage people to return to offices and other workplaces .
BBC transport correspondent Tom Burridge says rail bosses have a delicate balance to strike because they want more passengers back , but do n't want a flood of commuters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sunday - show the UK recorded the highest number of new cases on a single day since 22 May .
The spike so far appears to be predominantly among young people - and in part due to greater testing - but the fear is that the incease subsequently spreads to the older and more vulnerable .
See the situation in your area and find out how to get a test if you think you need one .
More than 9,000 trials have been delayed since the UK went into lockdown and lawyers are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of people may have to wait until 2022 for justice .
That 's despite government measures designed to manage the pressure on courts , including holding suspects for longer in England and Wales while awaiting trial .
Critics say delays in criminal courts are entirely of the government 's making and pre-date coronavirus .
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bbcuk--2020-09-07--Rail firms stress safety as more train services resume

Rail firms are reassuring travellers major efforts have been taken to ensure their safety as services increase .
More trains in England , Wales and Scotland began running from Monday as schools reopen and people are encouraged to return to work .
Rail firms say services are at 90 % of pre-pandemic levels , although passenger numbers are only at one third of that .
West Midlands Trains ' Francis Thomas said there were `` big changes '' , such as sanitising gel and one-way systems .
`` If you have n't been to the railway station in the last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's a one-way system at your local station , there 's hand gel available and we 've invested in anti-fogging machines that can spread an anti-viral on trains , '' he told the BBC .
`` And there 's plenty of space .
We reckon we can carry about 40 % of normal loads before we start to breach social distancing . ''
Jacqueline Starr , head of the Rail Delivery Group , which represents train operators and Network Rail , said rail services were `` doing everything they can '' to reassure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Rail passengers to be warned when trains are busy • Coronavirus : Is social distancing on trains here to stay ?
Train operators across the country have designed the new timetable , taking into consideration potentially busy stations and parts of routes that will experience higher demand for travel by schoolchildren .
Where possible , more frequent services will be put on or extra carriages added to create more room .
Staff will also be on hand to explain the rules on wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing to older children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so we 're asking people to check before they travel and plan their journeys for quieter times if possible , '' said Ms Starr .
Over the coming weeks , rail bosses have a delicate balance to strike .
They want more passengers back on the network , but they do n't want a flood of commuters crowding trains and stations .
Up to now , passenger numbers have remained low - on average , about a third of what it was before the pandemic .
The railways are not going back to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Some services wo n't return .
But in places , at certain times , more capacity will be created .
During the pandemic , the government has been covering the huge cost of running the railways without passengers .
So there is also a financial incentive for ministers that passengers return .
Train companies are now working to manage passenger flows by warning people if a particular service is busy .
Some modern trains , like those running on Southeastern and on Govia Thameslink , can monitor the weight load in carriages , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people on board .
Southeastern plans to share the data with passengers so they can avoid a specific train .
The Rail Delivery Group said that reducing the timetable during the coronavirus lockdown and then gradually increasing services again in phases had led to improvements in punctuality .
In particular , train operators and Network Rail had learned lessons about the effects of `` wear and tear '' on railway infrastructure , the effects `` knock-on delays '' caused to intensely-used routes , and the time trains take at each station .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ station at every second - we were congested .
Obviously what this has allowed us to do is to look at the timetable and its resilience and to see where we can improve and increase punctuality and build and maintain that as we build back up the timetable , '' Robert Nisbet , regional director at the Rail Delivery Group , told the BBC .
Mr Nisbet added that the crisis had prompted another look at the way fares are structured : `` The need for reform has never been stronger , specifically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He said the regulations that governed fares needed changing and that talks were being held with government on this issue - including changes to make season tickets more flexible .
At the end of August , the government launched an advertising campaign encouraging people to go back to the workplace .
Business leaders have warned of damage being done to city centres as people stay away from offices .
However , many employers have no plans to return workers to the office .
The BBC questioned 50 big employers ranging from banks to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they expected to ask employees to return to the office .
One of the main reasons given for the lack of a substantial return was that firms could not see a way of accommodating large numbers of staff while social distancing regulations were still in place .

"Before Covid one train was leaving a station at every second - we were congested. Obviously what this has allowed us to do is to look at the timetable and its resilience and to see where we can improve and increase punctuality and build and maintain that as we build back up the timetable," Robert Nisbet, regional director at the Rail Delivery Group, told the BBC.


bbcuk--2020-09-07--Wedding firm forced by watchdog to increase refunds

Hundreds of brides and grooms whose weddings were cancelled by the Covid lockdown are to get bigger refunds , after the competition watchdog acted .
Couples due to be married at venues owned by the Bijou Weddings group had complained to the BBC about the firm 's refunds policy .
Now the Competition and Markets Authority ( CMA ) says the company has agreed to offer more compensation and stop leaving couples out of pocket .
It urged other firms to follow suit .
`` Following CMA action , Bijou Weddings group will now provide fairer refunds to couples whose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus , '' the watchdog said .
`` At the start of the coronavirus ( Covid-19 ) pandemic , no weddings were able to take place at Bijou 's venues between 23 March and 4 July .
`` Bijou offered to reschedule these weddings at no cost , but couples who did not want to rearrange were only offered a very limited refund and would have been left significantly out of pocket by Bijou 's refund policy . ''
The CMA said couples affected should have been charged only an amount that contributed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incurred .
`` After engaging constructively with the CMA , Bijou has now agreed to change its policy to offer a fairer level of partial refund to consumers who did not want to reschedule their wedding .
`` If the company had not done this , the CMA could have taken it to court . ''
The CMA said Bijou would not have to give refunds to people who had already received , or were going to receive , their money back through their insurance .
CMA chief executive Andrea Coscelli said it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had agreed to offer higher refunds .
`` As lockdown lifts , couples around the country are still dealing with the impact of expensive wedding receptions that could n't go ahead as planned , and it 's important that they get the refunds they are due , '' he said .
`` We 're also writing an open letter to all wedding businesses , and directly to some , reminding them of their legal obligations . ''
The BBC has approached Bijou Weddings for comment .

The firm had offered to reschedule these weddings at no cost, but "couples who did not want to rearrange were only offered a very limited refund and would have been left significantly out of pocket by Bijou's refund policy," the CMA said.


bbcuk--2020-09-07--Coronavirus: Football crowd must isolate after outbreak

Up to 300 people who attended a charity football match are being told to self-isolate after 28 people tested positive for Covid-19 .
The event at Burnside Working Men 's Club , in Fencehouses on the border of Sunderland and Durham , took place on 30 August .
Anyone who attended must self-isolate for 14 days from then .
Durham County Council has been working with Sunderland City Council and Public Health England to manage the response .
Durham director of public health Amanda Healy said contact tracing was being carried out to find anyone who had been in close @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She added : `` However , we are also asking anyone who was at the charity event on Sunday 30 August to immediately self-isolate up until midnight on the 13th , unless they 're contacted individually by NHS Test and Trace with further advice .
`` We are also asking people in the community who have already had a test which has come back negative to self-isolate for 14 days from the 30th because it can take up to 14 days for symptoms to appear .
`` This is essential if we are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in this community as quickly as possible . ''
On Saturday another football match was called off in neighbouring South Tyneside , which has been added to England 's watch list as an `` area of concern '' over coronavirus .
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"We are also asking people in the community who have already had a test which has come back negative to self-isolate for 14 days from the 30th because it can take up to 14 days for symptoms to appear.


bbcuk--2020-08-28--Coronavirus: What does my boss have to do to keep me safe?

More people in England will soon be encouraged to return to their workplace .
But with coronavirus still a concern , what are your rights ?
Why am I being encouraged to go in to work ?
Since the start of August , employers in England have had more freedom to decide how staff should work , whether at home or in the workplace .
But in September ministers will actively promote returning to the workplace .
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said that `` for a lot of people , it will be the right time '' .
The head @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the CBI , said city centres could become `` ghost towns '' unless more is done to encourage the return of office workers .
Dame Carolyn Fairbairn said letting staff work from home had helped keep firms afloat during the pandemic .
But with offices standing empty , thousands of local businesses that rely on passing trade were suffering .
• Pret A Manger to cut a third of UK workforce Mr Shapps told the BBC it was also important for many young workers living in shared accommodation to return to offices for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' .
But he conceded others would carry on more flexibly - and that the return of staff in his own department was a `` gradual process '' .
What can I expect from my bosses ?
Employers should talk to workers about the next steps and only bring them back to their place of work if it is safe to do so .
For those who do return to work in England , government guidance on working safely across a range of sectors is available .
There is separate advice for Scotland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must follow a strict code of measures , which can include : • Observing the `` 1m plus '' rule of social distancing • In shops , storing returned items for 72 hours before returning them to the sales floor • Table service only in indoor pubs and restaurants • Venues expected to collect customers ' contact details for the NHS Test and Trace system If employees are unhappy and their employer has not addressed their concerns , they should contact their local authority or the Health and Safety Executive , who can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trades Union Congress ( TUC ) says companies should publish risk assessments , so employees know what safety measures are being taken .
However , not all firms have done so .
Can my boss make me return to work ?
Employment law expert Simon Rice-Birchall , from Eversheds Sutherland , says people ca n't assume they will be paid if they do n't go to work .
However , employers should be `` extremely careful '' about deciding to discipline or sack them .
Under employment law , workers have the right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ themselves from `` serious and imminent '' danger , he says .
Will vulnerable people have to return to work ?
There are 2.2 million people in England classified as being at high-risk , including those who have received organ transplants or are on immunosuppression drugs .
Employers must be `` especially careful '' to protect such people , says Tom Neil , from arbitration service Acas .
This may include varying their responsibilities , or keeping them on furlough until it is safer for them to return .
However , they no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to work if their workplace is Covid-secure .
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Face coverings are currently required on public transport across the whole of the UK .
Employers are encouraged to stagger working times outside rush hour and provide parking and bike storage .
Mr Shapps acknowledged the return of pupils to school and parents to work could `` create pressures '' on the public transport system .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ carefully and looking , for example , to run additional services where we see those problems bubble up , '' he said .
Acas says employers should discuss with returning staff how they will travel to and from work , and offer help where possible .
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Scotland and England have lifted their guidance to work from home.
However, people in Northern Ireland and Wales are still advised to work remotely where possible.
What are the work from home rules?
In England the government is no longer asking people to work from home. It had previously asked people to do so, to help tackle the spread of Omicron.
In Scotland, similar guidance has now been relaxed. The government wants firms to let workers return gradually - allowing them to spend some time in the office and some time at home.
In Northern Ireland, current guidance is to work from home where you can. Offices no longer need to take reasonable measures for 2m (6ft) social distancing, although risk assessments should still be carried out.
In Wales, the government says it remains important to work from home if you can. A legal restriction to work from home unless unavoidable - with £60 fines for anyone who did not comply - has been scrapped.
What do firms have to do to keep workers safe?
Employers are asked to follow official safety guidance and carry out Covid risk assessments for those staff who are in the office.
Safety measures can include:
improving ventilation
additional cleaning
turning away people with Covid
There is more detailed advice for some industries - including construction, hospitality and manufacturing, plus specific advice for employers in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Face-coverings remain mandatory for staff and customers in shops and on public transport across the UK, apart from England.
Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland have Covid passport schemes which are partly designed to protect staff who work in hospitality and events.
If employees feel unsafe, they can raise concerns with their local authority, Citizens Advice or the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
Does working from home help stop Covid?
Working from home is one of the most effective ways to reduce exposure to Covid, according to the government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage).
It greatly limits face-to-face contact - both with colleagues and on public transport.
How safe is commuting by public transport?
Much of the risk depends on how crowded it is and your distance from other people.
Wearing a mask helps, as does keeping windows open, and avoiding peak journey times where possible.
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bbcuk--2020-09-06--Manchester grief: 'It's not something you get over'

Lisa and Andrew Roussos say they feel as though they are stuck in May 2017 .
That 's when their eight-year-old daughter Saffie was killed in the Manchester Arena bombing .
Saffie was the youngest victim of the attack .
A little girl with striking big eyes and a mane of dark hair , who loved dancing and making people laugh .
Lisa and Andrew say she was a real live-wire who `` never sat still '' .
The pain of her loss is as great as ever .
`` It 's not something you get over , ever , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you wake up .
It happens again .
She died that day , every day .
`` That 's just how it is .
And we have to live with that . ''
Now the Roussos family and the other families bereaved that night are steeling themselves for a difficult few months .
The public inquiry into the bombing , which starts hearing evidence on Monday , will examine every aspect of the attack , including whether it could have been prevented , the emergency response and the experiences of each of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parents say they still feel too raw to hear information about her last moments .
`` I do n't want to know about her injuries and what she went through , '' Lisa says .
`` It 's painful enough without knowing the details . ''
But the couple do have a lot of other questions which they want answers to .
Andrew says the attack `` could have been prevented , it could have been stopped and Saffie and the others could have been here with us '' .
`` And that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' he says .
`` To find out why there were so many wrongs . ''
Referring to the way the emergency services responded to the attack , Lisa adds : `` It was just complete chaos , nobody had a clue what to do , how to react .
`` It was just a complete shambles .
For those people that did make mistakes , the police , fire service , MI5 , for them to admit their mistakes I think would be a good thing for them , as well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the concert with her big sister Ashlee and their mum Lisa .
Andrew came to collect them , with Saffie 's 11-year-old brother Xander and the family 's pet chihuahua Binky in tow .
By chance , a press photographer took some pictures of Andrew and Xander outside the arena , in the aftermath of the bomb .
You can see the shock and bewilderment on their faces , Xander clutching the dog as his father searched for his wife and children .
They came across Ashlee , sitting on the pavement outside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conscious , and being looked after by members of the public .
Reassured by this , Andrew carried on looking for Lisa and Saffie .
He says : `` It was just like a horror movie , there were kids screaming there were kids injured on the floor .
`` There were people around and they were all crying , it was just ...
I have no words . ''
Andrew feels that the police were not in command .
`` I asked every police officer that I went past , '' he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep looking .
`` Nobody had control of it , because nobody gave me any indication of what to do , where the injured were .
`` Nobody said to me , 'right stay here , let me make some phone calls let me get in touch with some people and see ' .
They just left you to just wander round . ''
They thought all of the injured had been brought out of the arena and had no idea that Lisa and Saffie were on the floor of the foyer just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` My daughter and my wife were lying on this floor .
Do you know how that feels ?
`` I could have been with them , particularly Saffie .
I could have been holding her hand , instead of a stranger .
Imagine how she was feeling lying there ? ''
Father and son went to three hospitals before they found Lisa the next morning .
Andrew says : `` They told me to prepare for the worst .
If she was going to make it there was an 80-90 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ neck down . ''
Andrew was exhausted and already at rock bottom .
But he still had hopes of finding Saffie alive .
He 'd heard that children who were displaced at the arena were sheltering in nearby hotels .
He grabbed a police officer at the hospital and pleaded again for information .
Fourteen hours after the explosion Andrew learned that Saffie was dead .
After multiple operations , Lisa Roussos has defied the doctors ' prediction of paralysis .
She is a gentle person with calm determination - and she rarely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attack .
She tells me : `` The worst thing for me was - is - if Saffie could have been saved . ''
I ask her if it 's something that she plays over in her head ?
`` I have done , yeah , '' she says .
`` To think that , not just Saffie , the other people .
How could they leave injured people in the arena for hours ?
It 's just madness .
`` I remember lying there thinking help will be here soon , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was lying there for hours .
[ I thought ] 'why is nobody coming ? '
'' The Roussos family also have many questions for the security service MI5 .
They want to hear the detail of what was known about the bomber Salman Abedi and his brother Hashem who helped to build the bomb .
But some of the hearings involving MI5 will be held behind closed doors , without the families or their lawyers expected to be present .
They 're being restricted on grounds of national security .
Lisa says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put your full trust in the ( inquiry ) chairman .
But this inquiry is not about trust , it should be about transparency , and I feel that we wo n't get that without having a representative in the room . ''
Andrew adds : `` We 've got five or six law firms representing all the families , so let 's have one barrister from each firm in that room .
`` All I hear is lessons learned , but lessons have n't been learned , and lessons will never be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and honesty from the people involved to get the answers that we need . ''

"All I hear is lessons learned, but lessons haven't been learned, and lessons will never be learned, unless we get that transparency and honesty from the people involved to get the answers that we need."


bbcuk--2020-09-06--The women behind one of Gucci's most-liked Insta posts

The BBC 's weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world .
This week we speak to Laura Johnson and Zoe Proctor , founders of Zebedee Management , a talent agency that represents models and actors with physical and learning disabilities .
Zoe Proctor and Laura Johnson were walking along a beach when they came up with their business idea .
Laura , who is the partner of Zoe 's brother , recalls how she was visiting her sister-in-law in 2017 during her maternity leave from her job as a social worker .
`` We were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to rights , talking about the lack of representation of disabled people in the media , '' she says .
Zoe , a model-turned-performing arts teacher for disabled adults , was saying that while her students `` were so talented and keen '' , they faced limited opportunity .
The women wondered how , without a talent agency , Zoe 's students and other disabled people , would ever get acting or modelling work .
So they decided to set one up themselves .
`` It sounds cheesy , but it was like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Laura .
Work began the moment they returned from the Lincolnshire shoreline .
They named their company after Zebedee , the character who bounces on a spring in the much-loved children 's TV programme The Magic Roundabout .
`` In a way , he has his own sort of mobility needs , and is also such a really happy , bouncy fun character , '' says Laura .
They emailed UK disability groups and set up social media accounts to connect with potential talent .
Just three years later , Zebedee now has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around the world .
After Laura and Zoe had secured their first clients in 2017 , their next challenge was to earn a reputation as a trusted talent agency , as casting directors are more likely to work with agents they know they can rely on .
Relationships are everything .
`` We hammered on doors and begged people to see our people , '' says Zoe .
`` Everyone thought , 'who are these women ? '
'' With casting directors listing job adverts on industry websites every day , describing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Zoe and Laura also decided to put their clients forward for work whether or not disability was listed in the advertisement .
`` If we waited for a call saying 'disability ' , we 'd have no jobs , '' says Laura .
Their first breakthrough came when a client was picked to model a set of colourful hospital gowns .
Some 200 roles were secured that first year , compared with 600 so far in 2020 , despite the coronavirus pandemic .
Zebedee Management collects a small percentage of the fee from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ standards of between 10-15 % .
When they began the agency , Laura and Zoe say they were often asked what would be their dream advertising campaign for one of their clients to front .
Laura , a new mum at the time , longed to see a baby with a disability on a nappy or baby wipe advert .
Zoe hoped to see one of their clients as the face representing a high-end fashion brand .
This summer , both of their dreams came true .
In June , Ellie Goldstein , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Down 's syndrome , featured as the face of a Gucci Beauty advertising partnership with Vogue Italia .
The picture Gucci Beauty put on Instagram , in which Ellie wore its Mascara L'Obscur product , has been the brand 's most popular post to date , liked by more than 117,000 people .
`` The Gucci shoot was really good , '' says Ellie .
`` I tried on lots of hair accessories , lots of makeup and costumes .
I loved it .
I was , like , so shocked that this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , another client , a baby called Lenny , who also has Down 's syndrome , was featured in TV and print ads for Pura baby wipes .
Despites these success stories , Zoe says some of their clients still face an auditioning process that is not always inclusive .
`` Our people have been left out of castings because they can not physically enter the building , '' she says .
`` Children in a wheelchair could n't get in , because a ramp had not been provided . ''
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`` Not making adjustments because somebody ca n't access the building is absolutely outrageous , in my opinion , '' says Louise .
Covid-19 has mitigated this problem , however .
In the continuing absence of physical auditions , casting directors have switched to `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now generally submits a video or picture they have made from home .
Kate Evans , chair of the Casting Directors Association , says that Zebedee is continuing to make a real difference .
`` Zebedee Management is at the forefront of ensuring diverse talent are represented and considered for all roles across the industry , '' she says .
In setting up Zebedee , Laura and Zoe created what is believed to be only the second dedicated talent agency for disabled people in the UK .
The first , called VisABLE , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Louise Dyson , but the sisters-in-law say they were unaware of that business when they first decided to set up their company .
Laura says what is most pleasing is that all their clients `` say the impact has just been overwhelming , in terms of their self esteem , their feelings of self worth and the impact on the wider family .
And , they are earning their own money . ''
Zoe adds that while Zebedee has had some media coverage , she hopes `` this is more than just news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a start - the start of a real change in how marketing campaigns are put together . ''

When they began the agency, Laura and Zoe say they were often asked what would be their dream advertising campaign for one of their clients to front. Laura, a new mum at the time, longed to see a baby with a disability on a nappy or baby wipe advert. Zoe hoped to see one of their clients as the face representing a high-end fashion brand.


bbcuk--2020-09-07--Brexit: All you need to know about the UK leaving the EU

The UK is no longer a member of the European Union ( EU ) , but that 's not the end of Brexit .
UK and EU officials are trying to agree how their future relationship will work .
Why is Brexit still being talked about ?
Even though Brexit happened on 31 January 2020 , both sides still need to work out the rules for their new relationship .
This includes everything from trade , immigration , aviation , security and access to fishing waters .
These rules have to be negotiated and signed off by the EU and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year .
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says an agreement on trade must be done by 15 October - if the new relationship is going to be ready by the end of the year .
But did n't the UK already leave the EU with a deal ?
Yes , the UK did leave the EU on 31 January 2020 with a deal called the withdrawal agreement .
However , this deal only set out the process of how the UK would leave the EU , not the future relationship .
It covered areas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ along the Irish border Negotiations on the future UK-EU relationship were always intended to be held after Brexit day and during the transition period .
Transition is an 11-month phase which is designed to give both sides breathing space to negotiate their future relationship .
During this time , the UK still follows EU rules and trade between the two is the same as before .
The transition period ends on 31 December 2020 and the deadline for extending it has now passed .
What happens if there 's no trade deal by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the UK will automatically drop out of the EU 's main trading arrangements ( the single market and the customs union ) .
The single market means that countries share the same rules on product standards and access to services , whereas the customs union is an agreement between EU countries not to charge taxes ( tariffs ) on each other 's goods .
If a new trade deal is not ready then tariffs and border checks would be applied to UK goods travelling to the EU .
The UK could also do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chose to .
Tariffs would make UK goods more expensive and harder to sell in the EU , while full border checks could cause long delays at ports .
Failure to reach a deal would also result in the UK service industry losing its guaranteed access to the EU .
This would affect everyone from bankers and lawyers , to musicians and chefs .
Even if a trade deal is reached , it would not eliminate all checks - so UK businesses will need to prepare .
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If there was no agreement in place , then trade with the EU would automatically fall back on basic World Trade Organization ( WTO ) rules .
As well as trade , other aspects of the future relationship - such as immigration rules , fishing access and security cooperation - also need to be signed off .
If not , then no-deal plans will be required in these areas for 1 January 2021 onwards .
What about the Irish border @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on 29 March 2019 .
However , finding a way to avoid checks along the Irish border became one of the major sticking points .
Theresa May , the prime minister at the time , came up with an arrangement known as the Irish `` backstop '' .
However , it proved unacceptable to many Conservative MPs who feared it would keep the UK closely-tied to the EU .
After MPs rejected Mrs May 's deal , the Brexit deadline had to be delayed twice .
Mrs May then resigned as PM on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the deal for a third time .
Mr Johnson - who replaced Mrs May - scrapped the Irish backstop and replaced it with the Northern Ireland ( NI ) protocol .
Under the NI protocol , Northern Ireland will continue to follow some EU rules in order to avoid checks along the Irish border .
However , the arrangement will mean that some goods entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain will be subject to checks instead .
The precise nature of these checks is still being negotiated .
After securing these changes to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an early general election , which MPs agreed to .
The election , which happened on 12 December 2019 , resulted in a Conservative majority of 80 .
With a sizeable majority in Parliament , it proved straightforward to pass the Brexit legislation , allowing the UK to leave the EU nearly four years after the referendum first took place .

The UK says it will delay making most checks for six months, to allow people to get used to the new system, but the EU will be checking paperwork and carrying out checks from day one. So if businesses are not prepared, or do not fill in the new paperwork correctly, it could cause delays and backlogs at ports like Dover.


bbcuk--2020-09-06--Instagram photo filters targeted by model's #filterdrop campaign

Filters have become a popular way to alter photographs , especially for those keen to keep up with increasingly high beauty standards in the world of social media .
A recent survey , carried out by Girlguiding , found a third of girls and young women will not post selfies online without using a filter to change their appearance .
Thirty-nine percent of the 1,473 respondents , aged 11-21 , said they felt upset that they could not look the same in real life as they did online .
The survey results mirror the worries of make-up artist and curve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hashtag # filterdrop in the hope of seeing `` more real skin '' on Instagram .
`` I just thought , 'does anybody realise how dangerous this is ? '
'' she said , recounting the moment she spotted a global beauty brand had reposted filtered content from an influencer advertising its products .
`` I do n't want children to grow up thinking they are not good enough because of what they see on social media . ''
The 28-year-old from Bristol turned to her own Instagram feed to post an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such a huge response that she set up the # filterdrop campaign .
`` That 's when it erupted .
To see a realistic and honest thread of photos was just phenomenal , '' Miss Pallari said .
She is asking people to upload unfiltered photos to their Instagram accounts and to `` value who they are above what they look like '' .
`` We just do n't see enough normal skin , '' she said .
`` For me it 's no issue putting up a photo with no make-up on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but for some of these women who have done it… well , one said it was scarier than having a baby . ''
Primary school teacher Katie McGrath has followed Miss Pallari on social media for about a year .
She never thought her evening scroll through Instagram would cross over into her profession , but this summer it did .
`` Nearing the end of the lockdown period I received an email from a parent highlighting their worries of a change in their child 's behaviours , '' Miss McGrath said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the child was having issues with their physical appearance .
I was taken aback .
This child is four , just four .
`` It then made me feel a deepening sense of sadness , that at such a young age our children are now becoming aware of their physical appearance . ''
The 29-year-old from Cwmbran , south Wales , discovered that the pupil had been watching make-up tutorials on social media .
`` [ She ] talked to me about disliking her face without make-up on and wanting to change @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is where # filterdrop came in and saved me .
`` I felt I could talk to the pupil about self-confidence from everything I was personally trying to take on board from the campaign . ''
The four-year-old then asked Miss McGrath why she wore make-up every day - a question she could n't answer .
The following week , she went into school with a `` bare natural face '' .
`` I could n't have done that without the confidence Sasha 's campaign has given me , '' she said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hundreds of women who have responded to Miss Pallari 's campaign with their own stories .
The model says they have given her the strength to continue to try to tackle an issue she once thought was `` too big '' to take on .
Miss Pallari 's video about the # filterdrop campaign on Instagram has now been viewed by nearly 50,000 people .
She has been inundated with messages from supporters , many of whom did not realise how attached they were to filters until they were challenged not to use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a 33-year-old mum from Glasgow , had stopped allowing other people to take her photo about three years ago - roughly the same time she began to watch and follow a lot of fitness and beauty influencers .
• The complicated truth about social media and body image '' I really wanted to be one of the women who supported what Sasha is doing , but when I opened up my camera I burst into tears because I felt physically sick at the person staring back at me , '' she said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ out there for people to judge and compare against heavily altered images is n't something I could stand . ''
The NHS worker said she had a history of relationships involving physical , psychological and emotional abuse and that her `` own self-worth is not where it needs to be '' .
`` There are so many people who feel like me , heavily dependent on filters and staring down a path of dysmorphia , '' she said .
`` Mental health is supposed to be a focus nationally ; we have no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ representations could potentially trigger and negatively impact our young people . ''
Another of Miss Pallari 's followers , Zia Hutchings , said : `` Sasha started sharing things about a filter drop campaign on her Instagram and I realised I literally hated my face , one , without make up-on , and two , without a filter .
`` I saw so many pretty girls or models on social media with perfect skin , a perfect nose , perfect figures .
I have freckles , sun damage pigmentation , and I 've @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
`` At first , I did n't have the guts to join in , then one night this huge overwhelming feeling hit me , that I was scared of my real face .
`` I 've got an 18-month-old daughter .
If I ca n't share a photo of my face without make-up and no filter , how can I ever expect her to love herself like she should ?
Miss Pallari hopes the campaign will have three outcomes : for the Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA ) to demand that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have used a filter when promoting cosmetics ; to get face-changing and morphing filters removed from Instagram ; and to `` see more real skin on Instagram '' .
`` The [ use of ] filters is often not declared , so people are left thinking 'why do n't I look like that ? '
and it 's because they are n't being sold the truth , '' Miss Pallari said .
She does not want to see an end to filters , but said that some face-morphing filters `` should not be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the most recent ones I found slimmed my nose down , it slimmed my face down , and it was so realistic , '' she said .
`` I 've never thought my nose was big , and I 'm looking at this and thinking 'maybe it is big'… so how damaging is that going to be to someone with less confidence ?
`` On social media we have the responsibility to make that change ; we are choosing what we put on there .
`` If these filters have to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ broken . ''
Miss Pallari does not want to `` name and shame '' companies using filters , but instead has been directly messaging brands that have used filters or reposted photos where a filter has been used .
She said there had been a mixed response .
The ASA confirmed that , following contact with Miss Pallari , it was investigating whether the use of filters in Instagram ads were `` misleadingly exaggerating the effectiveness of cosmetics products '' .
It added : `` While it is perfectly legitimate for influencers to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is important that filters do not misleadingly exaggerate what products can achieve .
We will publish the findings of our investigation in due course . ''
When approached for comment about the negative effect of filters on Instagram , the social media platform said it had been working on measures to help reduce social pressure , including testing the removal of `` likes '' to help minimise comparison culture , and looking at research and trends in order to adapt its policies `` as necessary '' .
In a statement , it said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reality ) effects to be a safe and positive experience for our community , while allowing creators to express themselves .
`` That 's why we allow people to create and use face-altering effects on Instagram , but we do n't recommend them in our Effects Gallery , which is how many people discover them . ''
Responding to the comments , Miss Pallari said : `` It 's a shame there 's still not enough acknowledgement of how dangerous face-changing and face-morphing filters are , regardless of being shown in the Effects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be found really easily just by tying in simple words like 'beautiful ' .
`` Filters are most commonly used via the creators and the influencers with the largest platforms , which reach far more impressionable people from their stories than by searching for a filter .
`` I hope it 's not long until responsibility is taken for how much slimming down a nose in less than five seconds is causing prolific damage to our confidence . ''

Responding to the comments, Miss Pallari said: "It's a shame there's still not enough acknowledgement of how dangerous face-changing and face-morphing filters are, regardless of being shown in the Effects Gallery or not. They can still be found really easily just by tying in simple words like 'beautiful'.


bbcuk--2020-09-07--Wales and Scarlets rugby star Rhys Thomas opens up about alcohol battle

`` How could I be an alcoholic ?
I 'm not that guy with the brown paper bag . ''
For athletes like retired Wales international Rhys Thomas and former boxing champion Russell Pearce , addiction at one time seemed incompatible with professional sport .
Both drank heavily during their careers before seeking help for alcoholism in retirement .
They want to raise awareness and educate others , inside and outside sport , to prevent more people suffering .
`` I just feel a duty to be honest , '' said Thomas , who retired in 2012 following a heart @ @ @ @ @ @ @ After a quadruple bypass operation he was put on a transplant waiting list , fitted with a pump to help reduce his pulmonary hypertension and forced to limit all fluids to two and a half litres , or less than four and a half pints a day .
`` Things got pretty drastic and in my state , you know , where I 'm on a heart transplant list and I 'm drinking to those levels with a wire coming out of my stomach , which if it gets pulled would almost certainly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• Sporty people likely to drink more alcohol , survey finds The prop forward , from Newport , said he struggled to cope with the loss of his sport , career and health .
`` I 'd wake up in the morning and have like a little 200ml glass of water ... and then go out for the day and have no mixers because I had to have it straight because there was extra fluid ... and to me at the time , it seemed completely acceptable , but I mean , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ father-of-four said he would have `` panic attacks , where I thought I was having another heart attack , but all self-induced - like this did not have to happen '' .
Thomas , who has been sober for a year , said he was speaking out now to try to educate others about the disease .
He said he had had an `` amazing '' rugby career and incredible amounts of fun but had he been better educated and informed about mental health and addiction the outcome may have been different .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in sport , with support put in place , but he wants to share his story in the hope of helping others . '
I ended up going to my local shop stealing alcohol to just to fund my habit' For former boxing champion Russell Pearce , rock bottom came after an arrest .
`` I was on my own in that cell thinking about the highs of my career , standing on the podium listening to the national anthem , to sitting in that cell for stealing alcohol - it 's quite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pearce turned professional at 18 he soon learnt he got paid the same money whether he won or lost and fighting soon became a means to help him drink .
`` That 's when things started to slide - the realisation that I could turn up , not really try , get paid and then go out with my friends again '' .
The 33-year-old 's career soon slipped away and he found himself in a small flat in his hometown of Welshpool , Powys , drinking bottles of vodka every day .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ended up going to my local shop , stealing alcohol just to fund my habit , I got caught and consequently I was arrested '' .
While in a prison cell , he was visited by someone from the drugs and alcohol charity Kaleidoscope who helped him turn his life around .
The retired boxer is now a support worker for the charity , and will be three years sober next month .
Pearce added he feels there is extra pressure in high-level sport which may prevent some athletes from seeking help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` There 's not enough awareness around addiction .
If someone had asked me when I was boxing , who do you turn to if you think you 've got a drink problem , or any addiction , I would n't have had a clue '' .
A study co-written by researchers at Swansea University in 2017 suggested the prevalence of substance abuse in sport posed a heightened risk of addiction for people who are already vulnerable .
It found the competitive culture and demands of sport , as well as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ create an environment where abuse and addiction develops .
Sian Edwards , involved in postgraduate research into addiction in sport , believes there is still a lot of stigma and shame which can make it difficult for people to talk about .
The Cardiff Metropolitan University PhD student said most people did not understand addiction .
`` One of the difficulties in addiction is that we try and have this single picture of what addiction looks like and actually , there is n't really a typical picture of addiction .
It affects all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lots of different ways - there are lots of different types of addictive behaviour '' She added sport and alcohol often went hand in hand but it could often mask the warning signs of addiction .
`` It can sometimes be difficult to see how someone can be addicted if at the same time they can go out onto the rugby pitch or into the boxing ring , or whatever sport it might be and go and perform in a way that most people could never do '' .

"I'd wake up in the morning and have like a little 200ml glass of water... and then go out for the day and have no mixers because I had to have it straight because there was extra fluid... and to me at the time, it seemed completely acceptable, but I mean, this was insanity".


bbcuk--2020-09-06--Manchester Arena attack: 'This inquiry should be about transparency'

The parents of eight-year-old Saffie Roussos , the youngest victim of the Manchester Arena terror attack , have been speaking @ @ @ @ @ a public inquiry is due to start on Monday .
Twenty-two people died and hundreds @ @ @ @ @ bomb was detonated at the end of an Ariana Grande concert on 22 May 2017 @ @ @ @ @ are calling for lawyers representing the bereaved families to be allowed access to private hearings @ @ @ @ @ They spoke to the BBC ’ s North of England Correspondent Judith Moritz .

The parents of eight-year-old Saffie Roussos, the youngest victim of the Manchester Arena terror attack, have been speaking about their feelings, as a public inquiry is due to start on Monday.
Twenty-two people died and hundreds more were injured when a bomb was detonated at the end of an Ariana Grande concert on 22 May 2017.
Andrew and Lisa Roussos are calling for lawyers representing the bereaved families to be allowed access to private hearings concerning the security services.
They spoke to the BBC’s North of England Correspondent Judith Moritz.


bbcuk--2020-09-06--Special educational needs families and the fight for education

Sofia is one of more than one million young people in the UK with special educational needs and disabilities , @ @ @ @ @ s among one fifth of young people with SEND who have the most complex needs @ @ @ @ @ schools closed to the majority of children , the government said that the most vulnerable @ @ @ @ @ special educational needs could still attend .
Families speaking to Panorama say they 've found @ @ @ @ @ it was an example of the long-term struggles they have faced getting educational support for @ @ @ @ @ UK viewers can watch Panorama : Fighting for an Education on BBC One on 7 @ @ @ @ @ the iPlayer .

Sofia is one of more than one million young people in the UK with special educational needs and disabilities, or SEND.
She’s among one fifth of young people with SEND who have the most complex needs.
During lockdown, while schools closed to the majority of children, the government said that the most vulnerable, including those with complex special educational needs could still attend.
Families speaking to Panorama say they've found accessing support difficult and that it was an example of the long-term struggles they have faced getting educational support for their children during lockdown.
UK viewers can watch Panorama: Fighting for an Education on BBC One on 7 September, or later on the iPlayer.


bbcuk--2020-09-06--Birmingham stabbings: We ran towards stabbing victim

Nikita Denton and her friend Jay were drinking at a bar when they heard a woman had been stabbed nearby @ @ @ @ @ saw as she helped the victim before paramedics had arrived .
A knifeman killed one @ @ @ @ @ people in a two-hour stabbing rampage across Birmingham city centre .

Nikita Denton and her friend Jay were drinking at a bar when they heard a woman had been stabbed nearby.
Nikita described what she saw as she helped the victim before paramedics had arrived.
A knifeman killed one man and wounded seven other people in a two-hour stabbing rampage across Birmingham city centre.


bbcuk--2020-09-06--Hancock: 'We are concerned about this rise in cases'

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he was `` concerned '' about a rise in cases `` predominantly among young people @ @ @ @ @ as government data showed a further 2,988 cases of coronavirus have been reported in the @ @ @ @ @ hours .

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he was "concerned" about a rise in cases "predominantly among young people".
His comments come as government data showed a further 2,988 cases of coronavirus have been reported in the UK in the past 24 hours.


bbcuk--2020-09-07--The Papers: PM's EU trade deal deadline makes front pages

For a second consecutive day , front-page headlines feature strong words about the Brexit process from the UK side .
`` 38 days for Brexit deal or we walk '' is the Daily Telegraph 's summary of the prime minister 's stance .
It says Boris Johnson is moving decisively to break months of deadlock between negotiators , and that if there 's no breakthrough by 15 October , Britain will accept No Deal and move on .
However , the Financial Times breaks the news of a plan by the government to introduce new legislation that would override key @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Northern Ireland .
`` UK plan to undermine withdrawal treaty threatens Brexit trade talks , '' reads its headline .
And while the government insists this is merely a `` fallback plan '' should negotiations with Brussels fail , a source tells the FT it would be `` a very blunt instrument '' - and that ministers would be acting in `` full cognisance '' of breaching international law .
The i leads with a vow from Mr Johnson to crack down on disruptive environmental protests after demonstrators blocked printing presses at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says Home Secretary Priti Patel is considering changes to the law to rein in what it terms Extinction Rebellion `` fanatics '' .
It says options being considered include designating the group as an organised crime gang .
However , the paper 's columnist , Stephen Glover , warns against `` making martyrs '' of what he calls Extinction Rebellion 's `` misguided '' leaders .
He wonders whether police officers have `` gone soft '' , and says they should more strictly enforce existing laws - such as those on obstructing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , meanwhile , reports that a great-grandmother from Harrow , north-west London , tripped on a manhole cover and bloodied her nose when visiting the newsagent to find out why her Sunday paper had not been delivered .
It quotes Eileen Cook , 95 , calling the protestors `` selfish '' .
`` Sickly Come Dancing '' is the front-page headline in the Sun , which reports 'panic ' on the set of Strictly , after a TV crew member tested positive for coronavirus .
Production teams were sent home so the set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The show 's professional dancers have been isolating in a `` biosecure bubble '' and filming had been due to start on Tuesday .
`` We ca n't take any cha-cha-chances , '' says the paper .
Meanwhile , a survey conducted by the Telegraph suggests as many as a third of restaurants and cafes could be undermining the NHS 's Test and Trace programme by failing to take customers ' details .
Of 57 establishments visited in Bristol , Colchester , Newcastle and Leicester , 18 either did n't collect information @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says .
Electric fences could soon become a thing of the past , reports the Times .
It says cows could instead be penned by virtual enclosures .
Epping Forest in Essex is one of six sites testing out GPS electric collars , which zap cattle if they wander outside boundaries drawn by farmers using an app .
Natural England says it 's monitoring the trial to see if it complies with animal welfare standards .

"38 days for Brexit deal or we walk" is the Daily Telegraph's summary of the prime minister's stance. It says Boris Johnson is moving decisively to break months of deadlock between negotiators, and that if there's no breakthrough by 15 October, Britain will accept No Deal and move on.


bbcuk--2020-09-07--Brexit: NI parties split on plans for new Brexit law

Sinn Féin , the SDLP and Alliance have warned Boris Johnson against reneging on his Brexit deal amid reports he plans to override the NI Protocol .
The Financial Times reported the UK plans new legislation to end the legal force of customs arrangements that were designed to avoid a hard Irish border .
NI Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill , of Sinn Féin , said that would be a `` treacherous betrayal '' .
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood said ripping up the EU deal would threaten peace .
While it would be `` an act of bad faith so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ twice about doing deals with the UK , '' said Alliance leader Naomi Long .
Government sources told the BBC that the legislation would be introduced this week , describing it as a `` sensible fall-back option '' in case negotiations with the EU break down on the implementation of the NI deal .
UK Environment Secretary George Eustice told the BBC 's Today programme the government was `` committed to implementing the NI Protocol '' .
`` There are negotiations ongoing through something called the joint committee process that Michael Gove [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a separate process to the main negotiation on a future trade agreement , '' he said .
`` It has always been recognised that that joint committee process was needed to iron out a few remaining technical details as to how the Northern Ireland Protocol would work .
`` And it may well be the case that once that joint committee process itself has concluded there remain one or two loose ends where there is a requirement for legal certainty where the government may therefore need to legislate to provide that legal clarity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` What happens to the Ireland and Northern Ireland border is not in doubt , that is clear that there are no checks and no border infrastructure at all . ''
What is the Northern Ireland Protocol ?
The Northern Ireland Protocol was added to the EU Withdrawal Deal late last year , after more than three years of negotiations on how to prevent new customs checks along the land border in Ireland .
Under the protocol , Northern Ireland would leave the EU customs union with the rest of the UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but would continue to enforce the EU 's customs code at its ports .
Northern Ireland would also stay in the EU Single Market for goods , meaning some new checks on products entering NI from GB .
Details on the nature and extent of goods checks at Northern Ireland ports are still to be agreed but unionist parties are strongly opposed to the protocol , fearing it damages the UK union .
• Why Brexit is still a big issue In a statement on Monday , Ms O'Neill said Sinn Féin 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the island of Ireland and to protect the peace process , Good Friday Agreement and all-Ireland economy '' .
`` This must also remain a top priority for the EU and its member states and therefore ensuring the full and urgent implementation of the protocol which provides these safeguards is paramount , '' she added .
Mr Eastwood said overriding the EU deal `` could see the return of a hard border in Ireland '' and threaten the peace and stability built up over decades in Northern Ireland .
The Northern Ireland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the Protocol , was agreed in October last year .
It is designed to prevent a hard border in Ireland - or even any new checks at the Irish border .
It does this by effectively keeping Northern Ireland in the EU 's single market for goods .
This will mean products entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK will be subject to new checks and control - the so-called Irish Sea border .
However , the precise nature of these checks needs to be agreed by the EU and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the trade talks .
The government says it is still committed to the Protocol but it could make its own decisions on how it is implemented if it can not reach agreement with the EU .
Mr Eastwood also said that if the prime minister reneged on a deal he signed just last October , it would `` shred the British government 's international credibility '' .
`` It 's absolutely astonishing that any government who says that they want to go and do trade deals around the world would just rip @ @ @ @ @ @ @ few months ago with the European Union , '' he told BBC Radio Four .
Alliance leader Naomi Long said if reports of the plans were true , it would have `` consequences far beyond the protocol '' .
`` It not only torpedoes any chance of a deal with the EU , but would be an act of bad faith so egregious as to make any country think twice about doing deals with the UK , '' she said on Twitter .
President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the deal .
In a tweet , she said it was `` essential to protect peace '' on the island of Ireland .
The Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney described the reports as `` a very unwise way to proceed '' .
However , Northern Ireland 's biggest unionist parties have opposed the Northern Ireland Protocol since it was introduced , saying it would create an economic border in the Irish Sea .
They fear it will damage the union as Northern Ireland businesses will be treated differently from those in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leader Arlene Foster had argued against the protocol but days ago she told Sky News that Mr Johnson 's deal won the support of Parliament and was now the `` law '' .
But on Sunday , the DUP 's Brexit spokesman Sammy Wilson struck a markedly different tone from his leader , saying the party `` will not accept '' the EU Withdrawal Agreement .
In a statement , released before news the government was planning new legislation broke , the UUP leader described the protocol as `` potentially disastrous economically and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We won ` t be able to trade within our own country without jumping through legislative hoops dictated by the EU and meekly accepted by the Conservative government , '' Steve Aiken said .
On Monday morning he tweeted that `` any moves on removing impact of Irish Sea Border will be very welcome '' .
Traditional Unionist Voice ( TUV ) party leader Jim Allister said the Withdrawal Agreement tears `` at the very fabric of the union '' .

"And it may well be the case that once that joint committee process itself has concluded there remain one or two loose ends where there is a requirement for legal certainty where the government may therefore need to legislate to provide that legal clarity and certainty."