bbcuk--2020-10-28--Roy Francis: The black head coach who revolutionised rugby league

`` Roy was the first person to come and see me after I had my daughter , '' says Anne Francis .
`` He snuck into the hospital about an hour after she was born .
I think he wanted to see what colour she was .
It was quite touching , I thought .
The story Anne recalls of her father-in-law Roy Francis is far removed from his public profile and great sporting successes , but it gives a poignant insight into the mind of a loving and private man who achieved plenty in the public sphere .
Francis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ becoming the first black man to play for Great Britain in 1947 , and one of the country 's greatest coaches .
At Hull FC in 1955 , he became the first black head coach of a British top-tier professional team .
But why did he want his granddaughter to be white ?
As a coach , he had become a leader with authority over white men in Britain at a time when that would have been unthinkable in all other areas of society .
Colour bars in the 1950s prevented many black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be 23 more years before Viv Anderson became the first black man to play football for England , and 32 more years before Bernie Grant became the UK 's first black MP .
Francis ' story has been largely forgotten .
He died in 1989 , aged 70 .
He is not in Britain 's wider sporting consciousness , and he is not on the list of 100 Great Black Britons .
Yet he was a great innovator who revolutionised sport in the country .
Growing up in south Wales in the 1920s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with rugby union .
But the Welsh had followed England 's Rugby Football Union in 1895 in splitting from rugby league .
Northern England 's working classes sought payment for their on-pitch efforts , while the union men wanted to keep rugby amateur for 'gentlemen ' .
A working class man needing to earn money , Francis had only one path to take .
Welsh rugby union 's loss would be English rugby league 's gain .
He had been born in 1919 in Brynmawr .
His birth mother , a married white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ West Indian man .
Her family were unimpressed when baby Roy was born , and she gave him away .
It is not clear if he ever knew who his birth parents were .
A black woman - Rebecca Francis - took Roy in and raised him .
School reports show he was a brilliant all-round pupil who excelled at a multitude of sports .
He initially played rugby union for Brynmawr before becoming one of the first black rugby league players when he switched codes and made the journey north to Wigan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teenager was an instant success , making his first five appearances in the sport at the end of that season and scoring seven tries .
Supporters took him to their hearts .
Francis developed rapidly , but his progress was curtailed when the Australian Harry Sunderland took over as coach and played the youngster in only seven of 86 games .
The young winger was told he would not succeed at the club and it has been suggested - including by Francis himself - that the colour of his skin was the reason @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chance to sign him .
Francis joined the Cumbrian club in January 1939 and began notching up tries at an astonishing rate , before World War Two hit .
During the war , he joined the British army and served as a physical training instructor across the north of England , alongside future Manchester City boss Joe Mercer and many other sportsmen of the time .
This period in the military did not stop Francis ' participation in sport .
He was crowned the fastest sprinter in the Army in 1942 and turned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 57 occasions , winning two Championship medals in the process .
Francis became a sergeant and was called upon by the Army rugby union teams to represent both England and Wales .
He was also obsessively absorbing knowledge that would soon become crucial .
Post-war , Francis returned to Barrow and his prolific form thrust him into the Great Britain reckoning to tour Australia .
Unfortunately , he came up against another glass ceiling .
Writing Francis ' obituary in 1989 , the author Robert Gate reflected : `` Roy 's skin deprived @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lions tour .
There were clearly not four better wings in the game and yet he was left out for political reasons , Australia still operated a colour bar . ''
One year later , on 20 December 1947 , he became the first black man to play for Great Britain , in the third Test against New Zealand in Bradford .
Great Britain won 25-9 .
Francis scored two tries .
He was never selected again .
In his book Gone North : Welshmen in Rugby League , Gate notes an observation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` He is a man capable of snatching the vital try at a critical stage , he is also talented at keeping up the morale of his team generally .
It is he who , with a choice remark or slight action , can rapidly dispel the tension of a critical moment . ''
This analysis proved to be an accurate early hint of Francis ' prodigious future impact .
His cerebral qualities would change the entire game .
By 1950 , Francis had arrived at Hull , via Warrington , signed for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ £4,750 that year ) .
He continued on the pitch before becoming player-coach , hanging up his boots with the astonishing record of 229 tries in 356 games .
Five years after his arrival , he became the team 's head coach .
Francis was a revelation .
He brought a golden era to the city with Championship titles in 1956 and 1958 - finishing as runners-up in between - and took them to the Challenge Cup final in 1959 and 1960 .
Everyone at the club loved him , the people of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the city 's accepting nature combined to create a bubble away from the racial tensions elsewhere in Britain .
But it is not the accolades and silverware that Francis is chiefly remembered for , it is the manner in which he sought them out .
At the time in British sport , coaches were often merely team-pickers .
The holistic view of Clive Woodward 's England rugby union successes or Sir Dave Brailsford 's 'marginal gains ' at British Cycling were decades away .
Not for Francis .
`` He was really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use modern coaching methods , '' says sports historian Tony Collins .
`` There were specialist coaches to develop player skills , sprint coaches , individual training plans and diets for players .
He was very concerned with psychological welfare and always made sure wives and children were involved . ''
Francis had two sons , Geoff and Ian , who saw what his father 's all-encompassing approach meant at home .
`` Our house was always full of injured players , '' Geoff says .
`` Guys with concussions or whatever would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ few days .
Players were in and out of our house like drafts .
`` Roy was like an agony aunt to players .
If they were having problems at home or whatever , he would sit with them for hours . ''
Francis and his wife Irene , a sociable and embracing woman who everybody called Rene , also successfully ran three pubs and a coffee shop during their time at Hull .
It created their own community .
Those who did n't like it did not last long .
In 1957 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called Mervyn 'Pin ' McMillan , who was not aware his coach was black .
Francis went to pick up his new player from the train station and the South African 's disdain was immediately clear .
McMillan pointed out that back in his home country , Francis would have been carrying his bags rather than coaching .
He did not make it into Hull 's first team .
The leaps forward in physical training and psychology studies in the Army had helped Francis revolutionise Hull .
Next he would do the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 1963 .
`` What a transformation , his training methods were a revelation , '' recounts Alan Smith , a wing for Leeds , England and Great Britain , who retired in 1983 .
`` Straight away everybody had to have spikes , big forwards wearing sprinting spikes .
He lifted the fitness , he changed the game and took rugby to a new level - the finest pre-Super League rugby .
He was a lovely man .
He was like a pied piper . ''
It is now commonplace for coaches @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but Francis was years ahead of his time in this regard .
He was obsessive about sport .
His son Geoff recalls that he held a British Boxing Board of Control trainer 's license for three years , ordering his boxers to carry 5lb weights in their hands on training runs .
Pain was a common thread in Francis ' training .
`` Lads were regularly physically sick , '' Smith says of the early Leeds sessions .
`` We 'd never seen anything like it .
`` He pushed and he pushed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his stopwatch out , I 'm not sure he ever recorded the times , I think it might 've been a trick .
`` He loved us and we loved him .
Every player there - if Roy had said 'run all night ' we would 've done .
I have n't trained under anyone better . ''
Francis ' Leeds played beautiful rugby , forwards passing the ball wide , backs tackling hard .
In 1968 , there was a trophy to show for it , as they beat Wakefield in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in what became known as the 'Watersplash final ' .
Unfortunately for Leeds , their coach 's reputation had grown further still , and his story would cross paths with Australia once again , with the North Sydney Bears attracting him in time for the 1969 season .
Some say the club hierarchy did not realise Francis was black when they hired him .
That is unclear , but the world of that time did not share British rugby league 's view that if you can do a job , it does not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the long journey to the other side of the globe , Francis and his wife Rene were not allowed off the boat in South Africa .
They arrived in an Australia where Aboriginal people had only become able to vote , or counted in the census , two years previously .
Like many men of his generation , Francis was n't prone to discussing his feelings with family , but Rene did speak to her daughter-in-law Anne .
`` Rene had to put up with a lot of abuse from people in Australia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Anne says .
`` Both she and Roy kept quiet about it , but I think they were very hurt by the abuse they received by some members of the team . ''
Ludicrously , one comment in the Australian media labelled Francis a `` militant '' who was `` acting like Malcolm X '' , and then , during a live radio interview , the British coach - tired of such comments - suddenly pulled out his earplugs and walked out of the studio .
After two years , Francis had had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home .
After Sydney , Francis returned to Hull for three years from 1970 , to Leeds once again in 1974 where he won the Premiership title , before finishing his coaching career with Bradford Northern and Huddersfield .
He retired in 1977 , aged 58 .
Only recently has Francis ' impressive legacy begun to be recognised properly .
He was inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame in 2018 , and there is a new campaign to have a statue of him erected in Cardiff .
Looking at Francis ' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wide .
Johnny Whiteley was Hull captain under the progressive coach and took over the reins himself , later leading Great Britain on tour to Australia in 1970 , the last side to win the Ashes there .
Colin Hutton picked up Francis ' methods and became a rugby league great , also coaching Great Britain in the 1960s .
Yet 65 years on from Francis ' trailblazing start at Hull , there remains a galling lack of black head coaches or administrators in British sport - something footballer Raheem Sterling highlighted in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inner strength , thick skin , a uniquely-innovative sporting mind , and a loving nature .
Last month , Bradford Bulls head coach John Kear hailed Francis as `` the godfather of the modern coach '' , but to Roy 's son Geoff , he was just Dad .
`` I 've not come across anyone like him since , '' he says .
`` I know he 's my father and blood 's thicker than water .
I do n't know how to phrase it really , I ca n't think of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life that I 've thought 'this bloke is really something else ' .
`` I 'm very proud of him . ''
You can watch the BBC documentary 'The Rugby Codebreakers ' on iPlayer here .

"Roy was the first person to come and see me after I had my daughter," says Anne Francis. "He snuck into the hospital about an hour after she was born. I think he wanted to see what colour she was. It was quite touching, I thought.
"He didn't say that of course, but I know why he came. I could see him looking at her in the cot, and he went home and told his wife Rene he was so relieved she was white. He didn't want his granddaughter to have any hassle, and he adored her."
The story Anne recalls of her father-in-law Roy Francis is far removed from his public profile and great sporting successes, but it gives a poignant insight into the mind of a loving and private man who achieved plenty in the public sphere.
Francis was a brilliant rugby league player, becoming the first black man to play for Great Britain in 1947, and one of the country's greatest coaches. At Hull FC in 1955, he became the first black head coach of a British top-tier professional team.
But why did he want his granddaughter to be white?
As a coach, he had become a leader with authority over white men in Britain at a time when that would have been unthinkable in all other areas of society. Colour bars in the 1950s prevented many black people from getting jobs. It would be 23 more years before Viv Anderson became the first black man to play football for England, and 32 more years before Bernie Grant became the UK's first black MP.
Francis' story has been largely forgotten. He died in 1989, aged 70. He is not in Britain's wider sporting consciousness, and he is not on the list of 100 Great Black Britons. Yet he was a great innovator who revolutionised sport in the country.
Growing up in south Wales in the 1920s and 30s, Francis fell in love with rugby union.
But the Welsh had followed England's Rugby Football Union in 1895 in splitting from rugby league. Northern England's working classes sought payment for their on-pitch efforts, while the union men wanted to keep rugby amateur for 'gentlemen'.
A working class man needing to earn money, Francis had only one path to take. Welsh rugby union's loss would be English rugby league's gain.
He had been born in 1919 in Brynmawr. His birth mother, a married white woman, had an affair with a West Indian man. Her family were unimpressed when baby Roy was born, and she gave him away. It is not clear if he ever knew who his birth parents were.
A black woman - Rebecca Francis - took Roy in and raised him. School reports show he was a brilliant all-round pupil who excelled at a multitude of sports.
He initially played rugby union for Brynmawr before becoming one of the first black rugby league players when he switched codes and made the journey north to Wigan as a 17-year-old in 1936.
Francis (second from left) pictured at Wigan's Central Park in 1938
The teenager was an instant success, making his first five appearances in the sport at the end of that season and scoring seven tries.
Supporters took him to their hearts. Francis developed rapidly, but his progress was curtailed when the Australian Harry Sunderland took over as coach and played the youngster in only seven of 86 games.
The young winger was told he would not succeed at the club and it has been suggested - including by Francis himself - that the colour of his skin was the reason for his departure.
Barrow saw a chance to sign him. Francis joined the Cumbrian club in January 1939 and began notching up tries at an astonishing rate, before World War Two hit.
During the war, he joined the British army and served as a physical training instructor across the north of England, alongside future Manchester City boss Joe Mercer and many other sportsmen of the time.
This period in the military did not stop Francis' participation in sport. He was crowned the fastest sprinter in the Army in 1942 and turned out as a Dewsbury guest player on 57 occasions, winning two Championship medals in the process.
Francis became a sergeant and was called upon by the Army rugby union teams to represent both England and Wales. He was also obsessively absorbing knowledge that would soon become crucial.
Francis' first major success as coach would come in 1956 - when he led Hull to the Championship title
Post-war, Francis returned to Barrow and his prolific form thrust him into the Great Britain reckoning to tour Australia. Unfortunately, he came up against another glass ceiling.
Writing Francis' obituary in 1989, the author Robert Gate reflected: "Roy's skin deprived him of a place on the 1946 Lions tour. There were clearly not four better wings in the game and yet he was left out for political reasons, Australia still operated a colour bar."
One year later, on 20 December 1947, he became the first black man to play for Great Britain, in the third Test against New Zealand in Bradford.
Great Britain won 25-9. Francis scored two tries. He was never selected again.
In his book Gone North: Welshmen in Rugby League, Gate notes an observation of Francis from a Dewsbury match: "He is a man capable of snatching the vital try at a critical stage, he is also talented at keeping up the morale of his team generally. It is he who, with a choice remark or slight action, can rapidly dispel the tension of a critical moment."
This analysis proved to be an accurate early hint of Francis' prodigious future impact. His cerebral qualities would change the entire game.
By 1950, Francis had arrived at Hull, via Warrington, signed for £1,250 (the world record fee was £4,750 that year). He continued on the pitch before becoming player-coach, hanging up his boots with the astonishing record of 229 tries in 356 games.
Five years after his arrival, he became the team's head coach.
Francis was a revelation. He brought a golden era to the city with Championship titles in 1956 and 1958 - finishing as runners-up in between - and took them to the Challenge Cup final in 1959 and 1960.
Everyone at the club loved him, the people of Hull loved him. Francis' brilliance and the city's accepting nature combined to create a bubble away from the racial tensions elsewhere in Britain.
But it is not the accolades and silverware that Francis is chiefly remembered for, it is the manner in which he sought them out.
At the time in British sport, coaches were often merely team-pickers. The holistic view of Clive Woodward's England rugby union successes or Sir Dave Brailsford's 'marginal gains' at British Cycling were decades away. Not for Francis.
"He was really the first person in British sport to use modern coaching methods," says sports historian Tony Collins.
"There were specialist coaches to develop player skills, sprint coaches, individual training plans and diets for players. He was very concerned with psychological welfare and always made sure wives and children were involved."
Francis had two sons, Geoff and Ian, who saw what his father's all-encompassing approach meant at home.
"Our house was always full of injured players," Geoff says. "Guys with concussions or whatever would come and stay with us for a few days. Players were in and out of our house like drafts.
"Roy was like an agony aunt to players. If they were having problems at home or whatever, he would sit with them for hours."
Francis and his wife Irene, a sociable and embracing woman who everybody called Rene, also successfully ran three pubs and a coffee shop during their time at Hull. It created their own community.
Those who didn't like it did not last long. In 1957, Hull signed a South African full-back called Mervyn 'Pin' McMillan, who was not aware his coach was black.
Francis went to pick up his new player from the train station and the South African's disdain was immediately clear. McMillan pointed out that back in his home country, Francis would have been carrying his bags rather than coaching. He did not make it into Hull's first team.
Francis (far right in this picture) also enjoyed title success at Leeds, winning the 1968 Challenge Cup
The leaps forward in physical training and psychology studies in the Army had helped Francis revolutionise Hull. Next he would do the same at Leeds, becoming their head coach in 1963.
"What a transformation, his training methods were a revelation," recounts Alan Smith, a wing for Leeds, England and Great Britain, who retired in 1983.
"Straight away everybody had to have spikes, big forwards wearing sprinting spikes. He lifted the fitness, he changed the game and took rugby to a new level - the finest pre-Super League rugby. He was a lovely man. He was like a pied piper."
It is now commonplace for coaches to take inspiration from other sports - but Francis was years ahead of his time in this regard.
He was obsessive about sport. His son Geoff recalls that he held a British Boxing Board of Control trainer's license for three years, ordering his boxers to carry 5lb weights in their hands on training runs.
Pain was a common thread in Francis' training. "Lads were regularly physically sick," Smith says of the early Leeds sessions. "We'd never seen anything like it.
"He pushed and he pushed and he pushed and he always had his stopwatch out, I'm not sure he ever recorded the times, I think it might've been a trick.
"He loved us and we loved him. Every player there - if Roy had said 'run all night' we would've done. I haven't trained under anyone better."
One year on from the Challenge Cup title, Francis would move on to a new job in Australia, pictured here with his wife Rene before their departure
Francis' Leeds played beautiful rugby, forwards passing the ball wide, backs tackling hard. In 1968, there was a trophy to show for it, as they beat Wakefield in a downpour to win the Challenge Cup, in what became known as the 'Watersplash final'.
Unfortunately for Leeds, their coach's reputation had grown further still, and his story would cross paths with Australia once again, with the North Sydney Bears attracting him in time for the 1969 season.
Some say the club hierarchy did not realise Francis was black when they hired him. That is unclear, but the world of that time did not share British rugby league's view that if you can do a job, it does not matter what colour you are.
On the long journey to the other side of the globe, Francis and his wife Rene were not allowed off the boat in South Africa. They arrived in an Australia where Aboriginal people had only become able to vote, or counted in the census, two years previously.
Like many men of his generation, Francis wasn't prone to discussing his feelings with family, but Rene did speak to her daughter-in-law Anne.
"Rene had to put up with a lot of abuse from people in Australia, they were very cruel," Anne says. "Both she and Roy kept quiet about it, but I think they were very hurt by the abuse they received by some members of the team."
Ludicrously, one comment in the Australian media labelled Francis a "militant" who was "acting like Malcolm X", and then, during a live radio interview, the British coach - tired of such comments - suddenly pulled out his earplugs and walked out of the studio.
After two years, Francis had had enough. He and Rene were coming home.
After Sydney, Francis returned to Hull for three years from 1970, to Leeds once again in 1974 where he won the Premiership title, before finishing his coaching career with Bradford Northern and Huddersfield. He retired in 1977, aged 58.
Only recently has Francis' impressive legacy begun to be recognised properly. He was inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame in 2018, and there is a new campaign external-link to have a statue of him erected in Cardiff.
Looking at Francis' proteges, his influence stretches far and wide.
Johnny Whiteley was Hull captain under the progressive coach and took over the reins himself, later leading Great Britain on tour to Australia in 1970, the last side to win the Ashes there. Colin Hutton picked up Francis' methods and became a rugby league great, also coaching Great Britain in the 1960s.
Yet 65 years on from Francis' trailblazing start at Hull, there remains a galling lack of black head coaches or administrators in British sport - something footballer Raheem Sterling highlighted in June.
Francis had innumerable qualities: inner strength, thick skin, a uniquely-innovative sporting mind, and a loving nature.
Last month, Bradford Bulls head coach John Kear hailed Francis as "the godfather of the modern coach", but to Roy's son Geoff, he was just Dad.
"I've not come across anyone like him since," he says. "I know he's my father and blood's thicker than water. I don't know how to phrase it really, I can't think of anyone else I've met in my life that I've thought 'this bloke is really something else'.
"I'm very proud of him."
You can watch the BBC documentary 'The Rugby Codebreakers' on iPlayer here.


bbcuk--2020-10-28--Black History Month: ‘People are afraid to say the wrong thing’

Three leading women in the arts have spoken about the lack of diversity in their industry as part of Black @ @ @ @ @ Pinnock , ballerina Francesca Hayward and composer Shirley Thompson , talk about their struggles to @ @ @ @ @

Three leading women in the arts have spoken about the lack of diversity in their industry as part of Black History Month.
Playwright Winsome Pinnock, ballerina Francesca Hayward and composer Shirley Thompson, talk about their struggles to get to the top.


bbcuk--2020-10-28--Covid: Suffolk farmer honoured at drive-in funeral he planned

He had also arranged for the musician Eg White , a former member of 1980s boyband Brother Beyond and more @ @ @ @ @ songwriter , to perform .
Mr Cole requested a song called Beyond The Sunset and @ @ @ @ @ death that he kept the lyrics in the pocket of his jacket he wore to @ @

He had also arranged for the musician Eg White, a former member of 1980s boyband Brother Beyond and more recently an Ivor Novello Award-winning songwriter, to perform. Mr Cole requested a song called Beyond The Sunset and his family discovered after his death that he kept the lyrics in the pocket of his jacket he wore to church.


bbcuk--2020-10-28--Alex Salmond calls for Nicola Sturgeon ethics probe to be widened

However Mr Salmond - who was first minister when the independent panel on the ministerial code was set up , @ @ @ @ @ of breaching it himself on five occasions - suggested this was too narrow an aim @ @ @ @

She said: "I understand that for Alex Salmond it is probably better for the focus of this to be on people wanting to believe there was a big conspiracy against him, as opposed to the focus being on his conduct.


bbcuk--2020-10-28--Coronavirus: Sinn Féin offices received business grant

He said the grant had now been paid back , but could not rule out that it was paid back @ @ @ @ @ erroneous payments were revealed by the Nolan Show .

He said the grant had now been paid back, but could not rule out that it was paid back as late as Monday when erroneous payments were revealed by the Nolan Show.


bbcuk--2020-10-28--Covid: Wales' supermarket staff 'having to referee' shopping rules

She told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast with Claire Summers : `` They have the discretion to determine whether or not @ @ @ @ @ have what might be deemed a non-essential item and quite frankly it 's not acceptable @ @ @ @ @ have to determine that need .

She told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast with Claire Summers: "They have the discretion to determine whether or not someone can or can't have what might be deemed a non-essential item and quite frankly it's not acceptable for our retail colleagues to have to determine that need.


bbcuk--2020-10-28--Oxford University students warned over Covid rule breaches

`` I know a number of them have felt that , quite rightly , so I really hope that action @ @ @ @ @ students at that college or anywhere else who have n't been following the rules .
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"I know a number of them have felt that, quite rightly, so I really hope that action will be taken against any students at that college or anywhere else who haven't been following the rules."


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Covid-19: Nearly 100,000 catching virus every day

`` If we are going to consider at some point over the winter something much more stringent it becomes a @ @ @ @ @ think these results do argue for something sooner rather than later , '' Prof Riley @ @

"I think lockdown as a phrase is inhibiting us a little bit," he said. "I think what our study shows is there would be genuine benefits to some kind of national policy in that we could prevent the pattern in the South turning into the current pattern in the North and bring about a reversal in the North as quickly as possible."


bbcuk--2020-10-28--Channel migrants: Kurdish-Iranian family died after boat sank

Asked about why they would risk such a journey , the man - who said he was from the same @ @ @ @ @ family , where Kurdish people have been persecuted - said : `` They had to @ @ @ @ @ .
They were frustrated here .
They could n't apply for asylum anywhere else .

Asked about why they would risk such a journey, the man - who said he was from the same city in Iran as the family, where Kurdish people have been persecuted - said: "They had to. They really had to. They were frustrated here. They couldn't apply for asylum anywhere else.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Labour anti-Semitism report due to be published

After Sir Keir took over the party in April , he said tackling anti-Semitism was his `` priority '' and @ @ @ @ @ out this poison by its roots '' .

But it will also give him the chance to prove he can deliver on his promise to "tear out the poison" of anti-Semitism by its roots.


bbcuk--2020-10-28--Covid-19: Nottinghamshire tier 3 to feature 9pm alcohol rule

`` I 'm certain I have n't got everything right , neither has the government , but we 're learning @ @ @ @ @ the virus and trying to take the right decisions , '' he said .

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bbcuk--2020-10-28--Essex lorry deaths: PC saw 'trailer full' of half-naked bodies

`` I approached the door of the trailer to further inspect the bodies and it became apparent as I got @ @ @ @ @ was full of bodies , and the individuals appeared to be half-naked .

"I approached the door of the trailer to further inspect the bodies and it became apparent as I got closer that the entire trailer was full of bodies, and the individuals appeared to be half-naked.


bbcuk--2020-10-28--Mother and son found dead sitting on sofas in Bracknell

Mr Blake told the inquest : `` It has not been possible to establish when each individual died , whether @ @ @ @ @ time or if one died significantly before the other . ''

Mr Blake told the inquest: "It has not been possible to establish when each individual died, whether they died at the same time or if one died significantly before the other."


bbcuk--2020-10-28--Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to face new trial in Iran court on Monday

`` We do n't know what will happen on Monday .
We do n't know how far and how soon @ @ @ @ @ prison threat .
But we do know that the Revolutionary Guard are signalling something to @ @ @ @ @ we also know they are signalling this could have a long time still to run @ @ @ @ @

"We don't know what will happen on Monday. We don't know how far and how soon they will take forward their prison threat. But we do know that the Revolutionary Guard are signalling something to the British government. And we also know they are signalling this could have a long time still to run," he said.


bbcuk--2020-10-28--Marcus Rashford school meals petition passes 1m signatures

It has ruled out extending free meals across England beyond term time - as Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland @ @ @ @ @ has given councils £63m for families facing financial difficulties due to pandemic restrictions , as @ @ @ @ @ by £9.3bn .

But, with England's schools having reopened fully in September, cabinet minister Brandon Lewis told the BBC at the weekend that it was now up to councils to use the welfare system so that money is "targeted where it's needed most".


bbcuk--2020-10-28--Tracey Emin reveals she has had cancer operation

But she said she was currently too weak to return to making art .
`` Yesterday , I was crying @ @ @ @ @ and I did n't have the energy to do it , '' she said .

But she said she was currently too weak to return to making art. "Yesterday, I was crying because I wanted to paint and I didn't have the energy to do it," she said.


bbcuk--2020-10-28--Covid in Scotland: 78 patients sent to care homes after testing positive

`` Had she been kept in hospital , had she been tested then maybe she 'd still be here today @ @ @ @ @ got the treatment that would have kept her alive - and my mum would still @ @ @ @ @

"Had she been kept in hospital, had she been tested then maybe she'd still be here today because maybe she would have got the treatment that would have kept her alive - and my mum would still be here today."


bbcuk--2020-10-28--Covid rules: Confusion as social clubs serve alcohol in tier 3 areas

One person commented on the post , saying : `` Surely ca n't be able to open without selling substantial @ @ @ @ @ allowed it will without doubt open a can of worms .
If clubs can open @ @ @ @ @ ''

One person commented on the post, saying: "Surely can't be able to open without selling substantial meals. If this is allowed it will without doubt open a can of worms. If clubs can open then why not pubs?"


bbcuk--2020-10-28--How many migrant children cross the English Channel?

An inspection of a holding facility at the Port of Dover last month found at least 320 children arrived between @ @ @ @ @ the end of August - about 10 % of all those who crossed the Channel @ @ @ @

An inspection of a holding facility at the Port of Dover last month found at least 320 children arrived between the start of June and the end of August - about 10% of all those who crossed the Channel in that time.


bbcuk--2020-10-28--Hurricane Epsilon: Surfers tackle 20ft waves in Cornwall

Strong winds and low pressure linked to Hurricane Epsilon in the North Atlantic created huge waves off the coast of @ @ @ @ @ and body boarders .
The RNLI warned of a `` colossal swell '' and `` @ @ @ @ @ advising people to stay out of the water .
Yet professional surfer Reubyn Ash joined @ @ @ @ @ to take on towering waves breaking as high as 20ft ( 6m ) .

Strong winds and low pressure linked to Hurricane Epsilon in the North Atlantic created huge waves off the coast of Cornwall, attracting daredevil surfers and body boarders.
The RNLI warned of a "colossal swell" and "extremely dangerous conditions", advising people to stay out of the water.
Yet professional surfer Reubyn Ash joined others in a hidden cove to take on towering waves breaking as high as 20ft (6m).


bbcuk--2020-10-28--Yorkshire tiers: 'People want to travel to less restrictions'

If you live in Yorkshire you could be living under any one of the three Covid alert levels .
The @ @ @ @ @ been looking at what it means for people living and working there .

If you live in Yorkshire you could be living under any one of the three Covid alert levels.
The BBC's Danny Savage has been looking at what it means for people living and working there.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Big House theatre group helping young care leavers

The Big House theatre group in London is supporting young care leavers in the arts industry and helping them achieve @ @ @ @ @ National Care Leavers ' Week , Nkechi said : `` It does not need to @ @ @ @ @

The Big House theatre group in London is supporting young care leavers in the arts industry and helping them achieve their dreams.
Speaking during National Care Leavers' Week, Nkechi said: "It does not need to be a hindrance."
Video journalist: Simone Stewart


bbcuk--2020-10-28--The Papers: 'Change of strategy looms' as France locks down

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In a letter seen by the paper, government officials at NHS Test and Trace say they are embarking on an "important new front" in the fight against the virus, and are urging directors of public health across the country to sign up to the programme.


bbcuk--2020-10-28--Coronavirus: Man leaves Wythenshawe Hospital after 209 days

A man who has been in hospital for 209 days battling coronavirus has returned home to a guard of honour @ @ @ @ @ cheered as Esse Khanzadeh , who spent four months in an induced coma , left @ @ @ @ @ The 59-year-old from Cheadle said they had `` saved my life basically '' , adding @ @ @ @ @ not enough .
It 's simple .
They saved my life so a huge thank @ @ @ @ @ it was `` amazing '' that some people `` even now '' had the attitude @ @ @ @ @ a cold or flu or whatever '' .
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A man who has been in hospital for 209 days battling coronavirus has returned home to a guard of honour.
NHS staff clapped and cheered as Esse Khanzadeh, who spent four months in an induced coma, left Wythenshawe Hospital in Manchester.
The 59-year-old from Cheadle said they had "saved my life basically", adding: "Thank you is not enough. It's simple. They saved my life so a huge thank you."
He said it was "amazing" that some people "even now" had the attitude that Covid-19 was "just a cold or flu or whatever".
"They are asleep", he said.
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bbcuk--2020-10-28--Covid: Lanarkshire councils argue against Level 4 lockdown

She added : `` We do not want to put any part of the country into level 4 if it @ @ @ @ @ while I ca n't say categorically , because I have n't done that final part @ @ @ @ @ very much hope that tomorrow we will not be putting Lanarkshire into Level 4 .

She added: "We do not want to put any part of the country into level 4 if it is not absolutely necessary and while I can't say categorically, because I haven't done that final part of the process, I very much hope that tomorrow we will not be putting Lanarkshire into Level 4.


bbcuk--2020-10-28--Covid 19: NI records youngest death related to coronavirus

`` It 's a matter for the executive to determine further restrictions - when or if they 're put in @ @ @ @ @ highly unlikely we 'll be able to keep R below one if we return to @ @ @ @ @ were put in . ''

"It's a matter for the executive to determine further restrictions - when or if they're put in place, but it's highly unlikely we'll be able to keep R below one if we return to a place before the restrictions were put in."


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Wales urged to scrap GCSE exams in favour of assessments

The Westminster government has already said exams will go ahead , but three weeks later than usual and over a @ @ @ @ @ .
However , further changes and contingency plans for exams are expected to be announced @ @ @

"There is no way that it can be business as normal if a third of pupils were unable to attend school in some areas of the country, while in other areas attendance is over 90%.


bbcuk--2020-10-28--Delivery driver turns on St Ives's Christmas lights

`` There are a lot of very tired businesspeople in St Ives who are working exceptionally hard ; there are @ @ @ @ @ locals about the number of people that are around and we thought well if you @ @ @ @ @ see some lights , it is cheery for all .

"There are a lot of very tired businesspeople in St Ives who are working exceptionally hard; there are a lot of very worried locals about the number of people that are around and we thought well if you can just look out and see some lights, it is cheery for all.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Labour broke equalities law over anti-Semitism

In a statement , it said : `` The equality body 's analysis points to a culture within the party @ @ @ @ @ did not do enough to prevent anti-Semitism and , at worst , could be seen @ @ @ @ @

He claimed his team had "acted to speed up, not hinder the process" and that the scale of anti-Semitism within Labour had been "dramatically overstated for political reasons by our opponents inside and outside the party".


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Covid-19: Nearly 100,000 catching virus every day - study

`` I think lockdown as a phrase is inhibiting us a little bit , '' he said .
`` I @ @ @ @ @ is there would be genuine benefits to some kind of national policy in that we @ @ @ @ @ the South turning into the current pattern in the North and bring about a reversal @ @ @ @ @ as possible . ''

"I think lockdown as a phrase is inhibiting us a little bit," he said. "I think what our study shows is there would be genuine benefits to some kind of national policy in that we could prevent the pattern in the South turning into the current pattern in the North and bring about a reversal in the North as quickly as possible."


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Bobby Ball: Cannon & Ball star dies aged 76 after Covid-19 diagnosis

`` She said that the family and Tommy would like to express their sincere thanks to the many , many @ @ @ @ @ of Bobby and they know that they will all share in part the great loss @ @ @ @ @ , the family and Tommy all feel . ''

"She said that the family and Tommy would like to express their sincere thanks to the many, many people who have been fans of Bobby and they know that they will all share in part the great loss and total sadness that Yvonne, the family and Tommy all feel."


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Rhodes parasailing accident: Two British teenagers die and one injured

The trio were being towed by a speedboat when the accident happened on Wednesday at around noon local time and @ @ @ @ @ found on rocks near Lindos , on Rhodes .

The trio were being towed by a speedboat when the accident happened on Wednesday at around noon local time and are said to have been found on rocks near Lindos, on Rhodes.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Covid in Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon to confirm restriction levels

In a joint letter , which was also signed by local NHS and police chiefs , they said that there @ @ @ @ @ in Lanarkshire that the very steep rise has been halted and that there is an @ @ @ @ @ to some extent '' .

In a joint letter, which was also signed by local NHS and police chiefs, they said that there was "emerging clear evidence in Lanarkshire that the very steep rise has been halted and that there is an indication that cases are falling to some extent".


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Crawley stabbing: Girl, 14, arrested on suspicion of murder

Emergency services had been called to Russell Way where the victim was treated by paramedics and an air ambulance doctor @ @ @ @ @

Emergency services had been called to Russell Way where the victim was treated by paramedics and an air ambulance doctor before being pronounced dead.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Family 'desperate' over missing Team GB runner Chris Smith

`` Any information at all at this stage would be hugely appreciated by the family as we all desperately want @ @ @ @ @ ''

Police Scotland said that no formal identification has yet taken place, but that Mr Smith's family have been informed of the discovery.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--JJ Williams: Legendary Wales and British and Irish Lions wing dies

Last updated on .From the section Welsh Rugby Legendary Wales , British and Irish Lions and Llanelli wing JJ Williams has died at the age of 72 .
A former sprinter who represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games , Williams also scored five tries in seven Tests for the Lions across two tours .
He sparkled on their unbeaten tour of South Africa in 1974 , scoring two tries in each of the second and third Tests .
Huge success with Wales followed , as Williams helped his country win the Five Nations Championship four times between 1975 and 1979 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 1978 as Williams and his team-mates rubber-stamped their status as greats of not only Welsh rugby but the sport at large .
After retiring , Williams made a name for himself as an outspoken pundit , co-commentating on international and club rugby for BBC Wales .
One of his former clubs , Bridgend , tweeted on Thursday morning : `` All at Bridgend Ravens are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former player JJ Williams .
`` Our thoughts are with JJ 's family and friends at this tough time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Quinnell was another to pay tribute , tweeting : `` It 's with a heavy heart I write this .
My God father .
My friend .
My mentor and a inspiration to me passed away today .
He was a legend to all .
RIP JJ . ''

Legendary Wales, British and Irish Lions and Llanelli wing JJ Williams has died at the age of 72.
He scored 12 tries in 30 Tests as Wales won four Five Nations titles, including two Grand Slams, during the 1970s.
A former sprinter who represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games, Williams also scored five tries in seven Tests for the Lions across two tours.
He sparkled on their unbeaten tour of South Africa in 1974, scoring two tries in each of the second and third Tests.
Huge success with Wales followed, as Williams helped his country win the Five Nations Championship four times between 1975 and 1979.
That included Grand Slams in 1976 and 1978 as Williams and his team-mates rubber-stamped their status as greats of not only Welsh rugby but the sport at large.
After retiring, Williams made a name for himself as an outspoken pundit, co-commentating on international and club rugby for BBC Wales.
Wales players will wear black armbands for Saturday's Six Nations match against Scotland.
Wales head coach Wayne Pivac said: "On behalf of the national squad, management and team, our thoughts and condolences go out to JJ's family and friends.
"It always is poignant when you have a player of that ilk passing away. We'll show our respects by wearing the black armbands.
"He's a well known figure and familiar face, you can't mistake him. He was around the place quite a lot. He was always a friendly face who would come and say hello.
"Personally, he was very good to have rugby conversations with. He'll be sadly missed and the guys are well aware of what he's achieved in the game."
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) offered its condolences, saying: "All our thoughts are with JJ's family and friends at this sad time."
Williams' former Wales and Lions team-mate, scrum-half legend Sir Gareth Edwards, said: "A lot of people thought that JJ Williams was just a sprinter and out and out runner, but he had far more than that.
"Having been the outside-half for the Welsh schoolboys he had the ability to read the game and the knack to be in the right place at the right time.
"I spent many an our preparing for international matches and loathe to say training with him because I used to pull his leg quite often and say when we were half way through a session 'that's enough John, I'm ready'.
"He'd say 'oh, no no we're not' - typical athlete; wanted more, wanted to give more.
"But I was fortunate to be in a Welsh side when we had some very capable players and John epitomised the mood of that time.
"We had Gerald Davies on one wing as elusive as anybody, as slippery as an eel and JJ, an out-and-out sprinter, but very, very talented and capable of turning games in a moment.
"And indeed [I was lucky] to have toured with the British and Irish Lions with him.
"So over the years I've been very fortunate to sit back and admire his talents."
Edwards' former Wales and Lions half-back partner - another legend of the game - Phil Bennett played alongside Williams for Llanelli.
"I've had so many colleagues and old friends and rugby players phoning me; some of the great names from the past and everybody devastated by the news that JJ has gone and left us," said Bennett.
"A wonderful rugby player, great friend and… it only seemed like yesterday he was tearing up South Africa, ripping them apart and scoring tries for fun - a truly remarkable player.
"I can remember him joining Llanelli in 1972 and it was our centenary year and the great Carwyn James was coaching and we had a few star players come in - Tommy David, Chico Hopkins - and he said 'I've got the one man I wanted to join us, JJ Williams. He's a flier on the wing, we've got a good back division, let's get him the ball and he'll score the tries for us'.
"What took him to my heart, when he joined Llanelli I though 'hang on, is he coming here because it's our centenary year - is he just coming here to join a club that's celebrating things?'
"But he went on to play nine seasons for my beloved Scarlets; 223 games, didn't pull out of the hard cup games away to Pontypool and Neath etc and he endeared himself to the fans who loved him down here and, indeed, loved him all over Wales and it's very sad for John and his family, who worshipped him."
Williams played for Llanelli when they famously beat New Zealand 9-3 at Stradey Park in 1972. The club said: "It is with great sadness that we hear of the passing of the great JJ Williams.
"We would like to extend our sincerest condolences to his family, friends and former team-mates."
One of Williams' former clubs, Bridgend, tweeted on Thursday morning: "All at Bridgend Ravens are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former player JJ Williams.
"Our thoughts are with JJ's family and friends at this tough time."
Former Wales second row Craig Quinnell, Williams' godson, was another to pay tribute, tweeting: "It's with a heavy heart I write this. My godfather. My friend. My mentor and a inspiration to me passed away today. He was a legend to all. RIP JJ."


bbcuk--2020-10-29--New college opening with degrees with no subjects

The London Interdisciplinary School ( LIS ) , which will have 100 students in its first cohort paying £9,000 per @ @ @ @ @ the first entirely new provider for a generation that will be able to issue its @ @ @ @ @ .

The London Interdisciplinary School (LIS), which will have 100 students in its first cohort paying £9,000 per year, is claimed as the first entirely new provider for a generation that will be able to issue its own degrees from the outset.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Covid rules: Social club tier 3 'loophole' closed

Mr Hamilton said he felt his club was a `` Covid-19 safe environment '' and while he thought the government @ @ @ @ @ he was `` surprised at the speed in which they have done it '' .

Mr Hamilton said he felt his club was a "Covid-19 safe environment" and while he thought the government would eventually address the anomaly he was "surprised at the speed in which they have done it".


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Hornby: Model train maker steams ahead in lockdown

Model railway maker Hornby has seen its sales surge by 33 % in the six months to the end of @ @ @ @ @ took up hobbies in lockdown .

The firm has also embraced new technologies. A century after its first clockwork locomotive was introduced in 1920, the company's model trains and racing cars can now be controlled by mobile phone apps using bluetooth.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Covid-19: Virus cases 'approach 100,000 a day' and the rise of the virtual school tour

How are you supposed to choose a school for your child when you ca n't visit to see what the @ @ @ @ @ schools are opting to use virtual tours and promotional videos to attract prospective students - @ @ @ @ @ of the questions parents should consider when talking to staff .

How are you supposed to choose a school for your child when you can't visit to see what the options are like? Many schools are opting to use virtual tours and promotional videos to attract prospective students - our video goes through some of the questions parents should consider when talking to staff.


bbcuk--2020-10-28--Local lockdown rules: What Covid tier is my area in?

Find out how the pandemic has affected your area and how it compares with the national average by following this @ @ @ @ @ guide to the numbers involved .

Find out how the pandemic has affected your area and how it compares with the national average by following this link to an in depth guide to the numbers involved.


bbcuk--2020-10-28--Covid: How the new rules in Wales, Scotland and England will work

In England , Greater Manchester , South Yorkshire , Lancashire , Liverpool and Warrington are all under the highest tier @ @ @ @ @ three ) .
The whole of Nottinghamshire will also move to tier three first thing @ @ @

If you test positive for Covid you are no longer legally required to self-isolate, but you are advised to stay at home and avoid contact with others for at least five full days.


bbcuk--2020-10-22--Coronavirus: What are the UK travel quarantine rules?

• A medical test that can show if a person has had the coronavirus and now has some immunity .
The test detects antibodies in the blood , which are produced by the body to fight off the disease .
• Someone who has a disease but does not have any of the symptoms it causes .
Some studies suggest some people with coronavirus carry the disease but do n't show the common symptoms , such as a persistent cough or high temperature .
• The first part of the UK 's strategy to deal with the coronavirus , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and trace anyone who had been in close contact with them .
• One of a group of viruses that can cause severe or mild illness in humans and animals .
The coronavirus currently sweeping the world causes the disease Covid-19 .
The common cold and influenza ( flu ) are other types of coronaviruses .
• A fine designed to deal with an offence on the spot , instead of in court .
These are often for driving offences , but now also cover anti-social behaviour and breaches of the coronavirus lockdown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a chart to show numbers of new coronavirus cases .
If a lot of people get the virus in a short period of time , the line might rise sharply and look a bit like a mountain .
However , taking measures to reduce infections can spread cases out over a longer period and means the `` curve '' is flatter .
This makes it easier for health systems to cope .
• A person whose body can withstand or fend off a disease is said to be immune to it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ disease caused by the coronavirus , Covid-19 , for example , it is thought they can not catch it again for a certain period of time .
• Restrictions on movement or daily life , where public buildings are closed and people told to stay at home .
Lockdowns have been imposed in several countries as part of drastic efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus .
• The third part of the UK 's strategy to deal with the coronavirus , which will involve attempts to lessen the impact of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This could mean the NHS halting all non-critical care and police responding to major crimes and emergencies only .
• The NHS 's 24-hour phone and online service , which offers medical advice to anyone who needs it .
People in England and Wales are advised to ring the service if they are worried about their symptoms .
In Scotland , they should check NHS inform , then ring their GP in office hours or 111 out of hours .
In Northern Ireland , they should call their GP .
• PPE @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clothing and kit such as masks , aprons , gloves and goggles used by medical staff , care workers and others to protect themselves against infection from coronavirus patients and other people who might be carrying the disease .
• R0 , pronounced `` R-naught '' , is the average number of people who will catch the disease from a single infected person .
If the R0 of coronavirus in a particular population is 2 , then on average each case will create two more new cases .
The value therefore gives an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spread .
• Keeping away from other people , with the aim of slowing down transmission of a disease .
The government advises not seeing friends or relatives other than those you live with , working from home where possible and avoiding public transport .
• Measures taken by a government to restrict daily life while it deals with a crisis .
This can involve closing schools and workplaces , restricting the movement of people and even deploying the armed forces to support the regular emergency services .
• These can be used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or regulations , or change existing laws .
They are an easier alternative to passing a full Act of Parliament .
• Any sign of disease , triggered by the body 's immune system as it attempts to fight off the infection .
The main symptoms of the coronavirus are a fever , dry cough and shortness of breath .

What Covid tests do I still need to travel abroad? Published 11 February 2022
Image source, Getty Images
Fully vaccinated people travelling to the UK no longer have to take any Covid tests - either before departure or on arrival.
The prime minister has announced that he intends to remove England's remaining Covid restrictions at the end of the month.
What changes have come into force for vaccinated travellers?
Fully vaccinated travellers (two doses) and under-18s no longer need to take a test either before or after they arrive in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
To qualify as vaccinated, non-UK travellers must have received their jabs in a country or territory with "approved proof of vaccination". This now covers most countries in the world, with more - including China - due to join on 11 February.
What if I'm unvaccinated?
Unvaccinated travellers still have to show proof of a negative Covid test taken two days before departure.
They must also take a post-arrival PCR test two days after arrival. This must be booked before travelling to the UK and bought privately from a government-approved list of providers.
If this is positive, they need to self-isolate.
However, unvaccinated travellers no longer have to self-isolate on arrival, or take a test on day eight.
What other rules are still in force?
All unvaccinated travellers to the UK must complete a passenger locator form before departure.
How do I prove vaccinations and test results at the UK border?
Digital Covid passes showing your vaccination status can be downloaded to your phone, whether you're in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
Test results can be in the form of a printed document, or an email or text on your phone. They must be in English, French or Spanish.
European Union residents can use the EU Digital Covid Certificate to show their vaccination status or test results.
Since 3 February, 12 to 15-year-olds in England have also been able to prove their vaccination status via the digital NHS pass.
What about other countries' rules?
You are responsible for checking the entry requirements for any other countries you wish to visit, as well as the local Covid restrictions which are in force. These can change quickly.
Many UK families have cancelled half-term trips to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands because children over 12 must be double vaccinated to enter.
Very few countries allow unrestricted access to those who have not been vaccinated.
It is thought more than 80 holiday destinations around the world still require all UK travellers to take a pre-departure PCR test before arrival.
UK-issued Covid passes can be used throughout the EU to show proof of vaccination - either digitally, or as a printed download (as long as it is dated after than 1 November 2021).


bbcuk--2020-08-25--Face masks: How to wear a covering and inhibit coronavirus

Does it matter if you wear your face mask wrong ?
Well , yes .
Wearing a face mask or @ @ @ @ @ easier for coronavirus to spread .
If it 's not kept clean , your mask @ @ @ @ @ not work as well .
It may put your more at risk of catching Covid-19 @ @ @ @ @ there are exemptions for children under 11 , those with disabilities or certain health conditions @ @ @ @ @ impairments that make it difficult for them to wear a face covering .
BBC health @ @ @ @ @ correct way to wear your homemade mask or face covering .

Does it matter if you wear your face mask wrong? Well, yes.
Wearing a face mask or covering incorrectly can make it easier for coronavirus to spread.
If it's not kept clean, your mask will be contaminated and will not work as well. It may put your more at risk of catching Covid-19.
In the UK, there are exemptions for children under 11, those with disabilities or certain health conditions such as respiratory or cognitive impairments that make it difficult for them to wear a face covering.
BBC health correspondent Laura Foster explains the correct way to wear your homemade mask or face covering.
Video by Megan Fisher, Terry Saunders and Laura Foster


bbcuk--2020-10-28--Covid: What is self-isolation and who has to do it?

If you have coronavirus all other people in your household also need to self-isolate .
They must not leave the @ @ @ @ @ the day you first became ill , or - if you have no symptoms - @ @ @ @ @ a test .

However, adults in England are advised to try to stay at home for five days after the test - or longer if they still feel unwell - and avoid those at higher risk from Covid for 10 days.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--How do 'Blue Wall' voters rate the Tories one year on?

`` This is a storm .
We are all in it together .
But some of us are on yachts @ @ @ @ @ are on inflatable dinghies , and I think it 's about time that the people @ @ @ @ @ and say , you know what , this is terrible .

"This is a storm. We are all in it together. But some of us are on yachts, and some of us are on inflatable dinghies, and I think it's about time that the people in this country wake up and say, you know what, this is terrible.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Awkward allies? The pitfalls of UK’s Gulf Arab relations

A formal investigation has yet to be opened , for several reasons .
The alleged incident took place outside the @ @ @ @ @ , there is no police report of it in the UAE and , as a @ @ @ @ @ , the individual accused is likely to have sovereign immunity from prosecution .

A formal investigation has yet to be opened, for several reasons. The alleged incident took place outside the Met's area of jurisdiction, there is no police report of it in the UAE and, as a member of the ruling family, the individual accused is likely to have sovereign immunity from prosecution.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Che Lingo: Meet the rapper signed by Idris Elba

`` There 's two sides to what made me a rapper , '' he says .
`` One was how @ @ @ @ @ be with the lyric .
So , similar to a boy with a football , @ @ @ @ @ can I do to impress the olders ?
And then the other side of it @ @ @ @ @ doing in my real life that can relate to the music ? ''

"There's two sides to what made me a rapper," he says. "One was how articulate and clever can I be with the lyric. So, similar to a boy with a football, it's like what tricks can I do to impress the olders? And then the other side of it was, what am I doing in my real life that can relate to the music?"


bbcuk--2020-10-29--CEO Secrets: The aviation workers starting new businesses

`` A lot of wellbeing and stress management courses will tell you to remove the stresses , or remove yourself @ @ @ @ @ if you are halfway over the Atlantic and you are on fire , you ca @ @ @ @ @ have to deal with it . ''

After more than 15 years with the company, Sophie, who lives in Guildford in Surrey, has even made the gruelling workload of long-haul flights fit in with family life. Her parents live nearby, and between them and her husband, they can take care of the children, aged six and two, while she travels across the world and back.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Oh! Calcutta!: How nude 70s stage show could still rouse the critics

`` It was always a given there would be nudity , though we never got naked until virtually the end @ @ @ @ @ eased us into it very gently and by the time we took our clothes off @ @ @ @ @ shocking .
It was the same when I moved to London to do the show @ @ @ @ @

"It was always a given there would be nudity, though we never got naked until virtually the end of rehearsals. The director eased us into it very gently and by the time we took our clothes off it didn't seem so shocking. It was the same when I moved to London to do the show the next year."


bbcuk--2020-10-29--School tours turn virtual ahead of application deadline

The deadline for secondary school applications in England is this weekend but as parents and pupils can ’ t visit @ @ @ @ @ are turning to virtual tours and promotional videos to attract prospective students .

The deadline for secondary school applications in England is this weekend but as parents and pupils can’t visit in person, many schools are turning to virtual tours and promotional videos to attract prospective students.
Camera: Julie Ritson
Editing: Mike Latham and Stephen Bulfield


bbcuk--2020-10-28--Covid-19: Yorkshire operating under all three tiers

If you live in Yorkshire you could be living under any one of the three Covid alert levels .
The @ @ @ @ @ been looking at what it means for people living and working there .

If you live in Yorkshire you could be living under any one of the three Covid alert levels.
The BBC's Danny Savage has been looking at what it means for people living and working there.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--"The bravest person I have ever met," Farage praises Trump at Arizona rally

President Donald Trump invited Brexit Party founder Nigel Farage on stage during a campaign rally in Goodyear , Arizona , @ @ @ @ @ him as `` one of the most powerful men in Europe '' .
Mr Farage @ @ @ @ @ `` This is the single most resilient and bravest person I have ever met in @ @ @ @

President Donald Trump invited Brexit Party founder Nigel Farage on stage during a campaign rally in Goodyear, Arizona, on Wednesday evening, introducing him as "one of the most powerful men in Europe".
Mr Farage said of Mr Trump: "This is the single most resilient and bravest person I have ever met in my life."


bbcuk--2020-10-29--The Papers: 'Change of strategy looms' as France locks down

In a letter seen by the paper , government officials at NHS Test and Trace say they are embarking on @ @ @ @ @ '' in the fight against the virus , and are urging directors of public health @ @ @ @ @ up to the programme .

In a letter seen by the paper, government officials at NHS Test and Trace say they are embarking on an "important new front" in the fight against the virus, and are urging directors of public health across the country to sign up to the programme.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Covid-19: Some Blackburn families 'ignoring guidelines'

Mr Harrison predicted that in 28 days `` we 're going to find that we exit tier three all over @ @ @ @ @ a level of coronavirus confirmed cases that 's higher than that which we entered '' @

Mr Harrison predicted that in 28 days "we're going to find that we exit tier three all over the north of England at a level of coronavirus confirmed cases that's higher than that which we entered".


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Ross Thomson: Former Tory MP cleared of groping Labour politician

It is understood that the commissioner concluded that Mr Thomson - who is said to have admitted to investigators that @ @ @ @ @ time - had put his arm around Mr Sweeney and invaded his personal space , @ @ @ @ @ sexual in nature .

It is understood that the commissioner concluded that Mr Thomson - who is said to have admitted to investigators that he was drunk at the time - had put his arm around Mr Sweeney and invaded his personal space, but that it was not sexual in nature.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Coronavirus: Taxi drivers call support fund 'a go-away payment'

`` We 've went through this process for the last seven months of talking to this department and trying to @ @ @ @ @ of us and , finally on Tuesday , Nichola Mallon broke this big news to @ @ @ @ @ a bespoke scheme in place . ''

"We've went through this process for the last seven months of talking to this department and trying to get somebody to take ownership of us and, finally on Tuesday, Nichola Mallon broke this big news to us that she's putting a bespoke scheme in place," he said.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Covid-19: Further 48 Peter's food factory workers test positive

`` It is key that everyone , both in and outside of work , comply with social distancing measures to @ @ @ @ @ environment and at home to their family members . ''

"It is key that everyone, both in and outside of work, comply with social distancing measures to avoid transmission in the factory environment and at home to their family members."


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Covid-19: West Yorkshire to go into tier 3 from Monday

`` The virus spread is now at a critical juncture .
Not only are infections rising in our region , @ @ @ @ @ but we already have evidence that the NHS is starting to struggle to deliver essential @ @ @ @ @ continued .

Judith Blake, Leeds City Council leader, said: "This is obviously a very difficult decision for anyone to take. We realise the significance of the economic impact that this will have but we're very mindful of the fact the virus is at a state where we need to take measures, particularly with regard to our hospital admissions."


bbcuk--2020-10-30--Jeremy Corbyn suspension 'could cost Labour next election'

In his response to the EHRC 's findings , Mr Corbyn said he had `` acted to speed up , @ @ @ @ @ of dealing with complaints , but the scale of anti-Semitism within Labour had been `` @ @ @ @ @ by our opponents inside and outside the party '' .

In his response to the EHRC's findings, Mr Corbyn said he had "acted to speed up, not hinder the process" of dealing with complaints, but the scale of anti-Semitism within Labour had been "dramatically overstated for political reasons by our opponents inside and outside the party".


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Teenager dies after Wandsworth double stabbing

A Section 60 order , which allows police officers to stop and search anyone in a specific area without needing @ @ @ @ @ has also been authorised for the whole of Wandsworth .

"There will be people who saw or heard something suspicious that could help us to piece together the final moments for the victim and possibly identify who was responsible.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--UK fusion experiment used in hunt for clean energy

The first plasma in the machine marks the start for this trailblazing effort to move the UK closer to building @ @ @ @ @ It 's one thing to control a plasma and perform fusion .
But it 's @ @ @ @ @ out of the reaction than the experiment puts in .

The first plasma in the machine marks the start for this trailblazing effort to move the UK closer to building a fusion power plant. It's one thing to control a plasma and perform fusion. But it's another to generate more energy out of the reaction than the experiment puts in.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Third body found in hunt for Coventry double murder suspect

`` All we know at the moment is that he frequents the Coventry and Warwickshire areas .
However , he @ @ @ @ @ by the police and as such he could be anywhere in the country . ''

"All we know at the moment is that he frequents the Coventry and Warwickshire areas. However, he knows that he is wanted by the police and as such he could be anywhere in the country."


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Cyprus and Lithuania added to UK quarantine list

Explaining the decision , the Department for Transport said : `` There has been a consistent increase in Covid-19 cases @ @ @ @ @ in Cyprus over the last two weeks , with a 79 % increase in total @ @ @ @ @ .

Explaining the decision, the Department for Transport said: "There has been a consistent increase in Covid-19 cases per 100,000 of the population in Cyprus over the last two weeks, with a 79% increase in total cases over this time period.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Hay Festival: UAE minister will face no charges after sex assault claim

`` However , her understanding of the nature of the meeting is not sufficient by itself to prove that the @ @ @ @ @ in the performance of his official duties .

"However, her understanding of the nature of the meeting is not sufficient by itself to prove that the suspect was purporting to act in the performance of his official duties.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Brothers Liam and Dijon Joseph sue Met over 'fist bump' stop-and-search

The brother 's lawyer Carolynn Gallwey said the IOPC had been investigating the motives of the officers who stopped them @ @ @ @ @ not enough evidence to say it was discrimination '' .

The brother's lawyer Carolynn Gallwey said the IOPC had been investigating the motives of the officers who stopped them but found there was "not enough evidence to say it was discrimination".


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Body found in search for missing Team GB runner Chris Smith

Police Scotland said that no formal identification has yet taken place , but that Mr Smith 's family have been @ @ @ @ @

Police Scotland said that no formal identification has yet taken place, but that Mr Smith's family have been informed of the discovery.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Covid-19: Delia Smith urges PM to reopen football grounds

Her letter , published on Norwich City 's website , said : `` Looking ahead to the possibility and consequences @ @ @ @ @ exist , we need to remind ourselves that football is one of the last bastions @ @ @ @ @ be a community in contemporary life .

Her letter, published on Norwich City's website, said: "Looking ahead to the possibility and consequences of smaller clubs ceasing to exist, we need to remind ourselves that football is one of the last bastions of what it means to be a community in contemporary life.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Driver jailed for speeding at 137mph in Hatfield

Mr Weidmann said an officer in an unmarked car saw Khan 's Range Rover driving so aggressively along the A414 @ @ @ @ @ he thought the driver had stolen it or had been involved in a burglary .

Mr Weidmann said an officer in an unmarked car saw Khan's Range Rover driving so aggressively along the A414 at about 20:45 GMT that he thought the driver had stolen it or had been involved in a burglary.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Covid-19: Tier news for millions in England and Scotland, and Bobby Ball dies

People in Scotland have learnt what restrictions they will be living under from Monday .
No areas of the country @ @ @ @ @ top level of the five-tier system - but some parts , including Glasgow and Edinburgh @ @ @ @ @ highest category .
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon warned that if people do not follow the @ @ @ @ @ whole country could be placed into the top tier which is close to a full @ @ @ @ @ tier you 're in now .

People in Scotland have learnt what restrictions they will be living under from Monday. No areas of the country have been put in the top level of the five-tier system - but some parts, including Glasgow and Edinburgh, are in the second highest category. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon warned that if people do not follow the latest travel rules, the whole country could be placed into the top tier which is close to a full lockdown. Find out what tier you're in now.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Local lockdown rules: What Covid tier is my area in?

Find out how the pandemic has affected your area and how it compares with the national average by following this @ @ @ @ @ guide to the numbers involved .

Find out how the pandemic has affected your area and how it compares with the national average by following this link to an in depth guide to the numbers involved.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Covid: How does Scotland's new five-tier system work?

Schools will stay open in all levels .
The decision is based on factors including number of cases per 100,000 @ @ @ @ @ positive test results , projections of new cases and the capacity of local hospitals and @ @ @ @

If you test positive for Covid you are no longer legally required to self-isolate, but you are advised to stay at home and avoid contact with others for at least five full days.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Coronavirus: What are the UK travel quarantine rules?

• A medical test that can show if a person has had the coronavirus and now has some immunity .
The test detects antibodies in the blood , which are produced by the body to fight off the disease .
• Someone who has a disease but does not have any of the symptoms it causes .
Some studies suggest some people with coronavirus carry the disease but do n't show the common symptoms , such as a persistent cough or high temperature .
• The first part of the UK 's strategy to deal with the coronavirus , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and trace anyone who had been in close contact with them .
• One of a group of viruses that can cause severe or mild illness in humans and animals .
The coronavirus currently sweeping the world causes the disease Covid-19 .
The common cold and influenza ( flu ) are other types of coronaviruses .
• A fine designed to deal with an offence on the spot , instead of in court .
These are often for driving offences , but now also cover anti-social behaviour and breaches of the coronavirus lockdown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a chart to show numbers of new coronavirus cases .
If a lot of people get the virus in a short period of time , the line might rise sharply and look a bit like a mountain .
However , taking measures to reduce infections can spread cases out over a longer period and means the `` curve '' is flatter .
This makes it easier for health systems to cope .
• A person whose body can withstand or fend off a disease is said to be immune to it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ disease caused by the coronavirus , Covid-19 , for example , it is thought they can not catch it again for a certain period of time .
• The third part of the UK 's strategy to deal with the coronavirus , which will involve attempts to lessen the impact of a high number of cases on public services .
This could mean the NHS halting all non-critical care and police responding to major crimes and emergencies only .
• The NHS 's 24-hour phone and online service , which offers medical advice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in England and Wales are advised to ring the service if they are worried about their symptoms .
In Scotland , they should check NHS inform , then ring their GP in office hours or 111 out of hours .
In Northern Ireland , they should call their GP .
• Keeping away from other people , with the aim of slowing down transmission of a disease .
The government advises not seeing friends or relatives other than those you live with , working from home where possible and avoiding public transport .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ restrict daily life while it deals with a crisis .
This can involve closing schools and workplaces , restricting the movement of people and even deploying the armed forces to support the regular emergency services .
• These can be used by government ministers to implement new laws or regulations , or change existing laws .
They are an easier alternative to passing a full Act of Parliament .
• Any sign of disease , triggered by the body 's immune system as it attempts to fight off the infection .
The main @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , dry cough and shortness of breath .

What Covid tests do I still need to travel abroad? Published 11 February 2022
Image source, Getty Images
Fully vaccinated people travelling to the UK no longer have to take any Covid tests - either before departure or on arrival.
The prime minister has announced that he intends to remove England's remaining Covid restrictions at the end of the month.
What changes have come into force for vaccinated travellers?
Fully vaccinated travellers (two doses) and under-18s no longer need to take a test either before or after they arrive in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
To qualify as vaccinated, non-UK travellers must have received their jabs in a country or territory with "approved proof of vaccination". This now covers most countries in the world, with more - including China - due to join on 11 February.
What if I'm unvaccinated?
Unvaccinated travellers still have to show proof of a negative Covid test taken two days before departure.
They must also take a post-arrival PCR test two days after arrival. This must be booked before travelling to the UK and bought privately from a government-approved list of providers.
If this is positive, they need to self-isolate.
However, unvaccinated travellers no longer have to self-isolate on arrival, or take a test on day eight.
What other rules are still in force?
All unvaccinated travellers to the UK must complete a passenger locator form before departure.
How do I prove vaccinations and test results at the UK border?
Digital Covid passes showing your vaccination status can be downloaded to your phone, whether you're in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
Test results can be in the form of a printed document, or an email or text on your phone. They must be in English, French or Spanish.
European Union residents can use the EU Digital Covid Certificate to show their vaccination status or test results.
Since 3 February, 12 to 15-year-olds in England have also been able to prove their vaccination status via the digital NHS pass.
What about other countries' rules?
You are responsible for checking the entry requirements for any other countries you wish to visit, as well as the local Covid restrictions which are in force. These can change quickly.
Many UK families have cancelled half-term trips to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands because children over 12 must be double vaccinated to enter.
Very few countries allow unrestricted access to those who have not been vaccinated.
It is thought more than 80 holiday destinations around the world still require all UK travellers to take a pre-departure PCR test before arrival.
UK-issued Covid passes can be used throughout the EU to show proof of vaccination - either digitally, or as a printed download (as long as it is dated after than 1 November 2021).


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Obituary: Former Wales and Lions wing JJ Williams dies

Last updated on .From the section Welsh Rugby John James Williams MBE , the former Wales and British and Irish Lions wing affectionately known around the world as JJ , has died at the age of 72 .
He scored 12 tries in 30 Tests as Wales won four Five Nations titles , including two Grand Slams , during the 1970s .
A former sprinter who represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games , Williams also scored five tries in seven Tests for the Lions across two tours .
Three of Williams ' children also represented Wales in athletics , including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hurdler .
Williams was born in Nantyffyllon on 1 April , 1948 and he attended Maesteg Grammar School .
Showing aptitude for rugby and athletics with his prodigious pace , he represented Wales in the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in 1970 as John Williams - he would later become known as JJ to avoid a clash of identity with the other John Williams in Wales ' rugby team , the legendary full-back JPR Williams .
At the 1970 Games , JJ Williams demonstrated his speed with a time of 10.6 seconds in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the 200m and 4x100m .
He was quick , no doubt , but he also sensed he would not quite be world-class on the track .
Rugby , however , was a different matter .
Williams initially played for Bridgend before joining Llanelli in 1972 , and his move to west Wales would lead to a first international cap in 1973 .
Naturally , his was a rapid rise and , a year after making his Wales debut , Williams was called up by the British and Irish Lions for their legendary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lions completed the 22-match tour unbeaten - winning three and drawing one of the Tests against the Springboks - with Williams scoring two tries in each of the second and third Tests .
Huge success with Wales followed , as Williams helped his country win the Five Nations Championship four times between 1975 and 1979 .
That included Grand Slams in 1976 and 1978 as Williams and his team-mates rubber-stamped their status as greats of not only Welsh rugby but the sport at large .
Williams played in every game of every campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tally of 12 tries in 30 appearances for Wales .
He brought the curtain down on his career in typical fashion , scoring a try in his final match to help Wales beat England to clinch the 1979 Five Nations title .
After retiring , Williams made a name for himself as an outspoken pundit , co-commentating on international and club rugby for BBC Wales .
Williams also ran a commercial and industrial painting company based in Pyle , near Bridgend , but he would still appear on the airwaves or in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his strong opinions on the game .
Those views occasionally ruffled a few feathers , but he remained a respected figure in the sport for all he achieved in a golden period for Wales and the Lions .

Last updated on .From the section Welsh Rugby
JJ Williams with his son Rhys, a European champion hurdler
John James Williams MBE, the former Wales and British and Irish Lions wing affectionately known around the world as JJ, has died at the age of 72.
The explosive wing was renowned as one of rugby's sharpest finishers.
He scored 12 tries in 30 Tests as Wales won four Five Nations titles, including two Grand Slams, during the 1970s.
A former sprinter who represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games, Williams also scored five tries in seven Tests for the Lions across two tours.
Three of Williams' children also represented Wales in athletics, including son Rhys Williams, a European champion hurdler.
Williams was born in Nantyffyllon on 1 April, 1948 and he attended Maesteg Grammar School.
Showing aptitude for rugby and athletics with his prodigious pace, he represented Wales in the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in 1970 as John Williams - he would later become known as JJ to avoid a clash of identity with the other John Williams in Wales' rugby team, the legendary full-back JPR Williams.
At the 1970 Games, JJ Williams demonstrated his speed with a time of 10.6 seconds in the 100m heats, as well as competing in the 200m and 4x100m.
He was quick, no doubt, but he also sensed he would not quite be world-class on the track.
Rugby, however, was a different matter.
Williams initially played for Bridgend before joining Llanelli in 1972, and his move to west Wales would lead to a first international cap in 1973.
Naturally, his was a rapid rise and, a year after making his Wales debut, Williams was called up by the British and Irish Lions for their legendary 1974 tour of South Africa.
The Lions completed the 22-match tour unbeaten - winning three and drawing one of the Tests against the Springboks - with Williams scoring two tries in each of the second and third Tests.
JJ Williams (right) celebrates with Phil Bennett (far left) Bobby Windsor and Gareth Edwards after scoring the first of his two tries for the Lions in their Third test win over South Africa in 1974
Huge success with Wales followed, as Williams helped his country win the Five Nations Championship four times between 1975 and 1979.
That included Grand Slams in 1976 and 1978 as Williams and his team-mates rubber-stamped their status as greats of not only Welsh rugby but the sport at large.
Williams played in every game of every campaign in that period, ending with a tally of 12 tries in 30 appearances for Wales.
He brought the curtain down on his career in typical fashion, scoring a try in his final match to help Wales beat England to clinch the 1979 Five Nations title.
After retiring, Williams made a name for himself as an outspoken pundit, co-commentating on international and club rugby for BBC Wales.
Williams also ran a commercial and industrial painting company based in Pyle, near Bridgend, but he would still appear on the airwaves or in the newspapers from time to time to voice his strong opinions on the game.
Those views occasionally ruffled a few feathers, but he remained a respected figure in the sport for all he achieved in a golden period for Wales and the Lions.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Coronavirus treatment: Experimental drug in trial phase

An experimental drug that could prevent Covid-19 patients from becoming seriously ill is being trialled in England .
The BBC @ @ @ @ @ two volunteers who are taking part in the trial at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital @

An experimental drug that could prevent Covid-19 patients from becoming seriously ill is being trialled in England.
The BBC's Fergus Walsh spoke to two volunteers who are taking part in the trial at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.


bbcuk--2020-10-30--Guy Davies spots gap in film market for his first feature

Guy Davies had hoped his first feature film , Philophobia , would be shown at a few local cinemas in @ @ @ @ @ big studios decided to postpone the release of films such as James Bond because of @ @ @ @ @ spotted a gap in the film distribution market .
Philophobia is now due to be @ @ @ @ @ the UK , selling out one date in Leicester Square in under two hours .

Guy Davies had hoped his first feature film, Philophobia, would be shown at a few local cinemas in Gloucestershire.
But when the big studios decided to postpone the release of films such as James Bond because of the coronavirus pandemic, Guy spotted a gap in the film distribution market.
Philophobia is now due to be screened at 50 cinemas across the UK, selling out one date in Leicester Square in under two hours.
Video journalist: Alex Stanger


bbcuk--2020-10-30--Planning reforms aim to making building easier, but who wins?

The government wants to introduce planning reforms to make it easier for developers to build and help the government meet @ @ @ @ @ homes a year .
The proposals have been met by mixed reaction .
`` We @ @ @ @ @ much as we possibly can '' Angela Pattenden , who is set to see new @ @ @ @ @ Kent , told our political correspondent , Alex Forsyth .
Giles Farmer , who ’ @ @ @ @ @ , said it wouldn ’ t have been possible without the new builds in his @ @

The government wants to introduce planning reforms to make it easier for developers to build and help the government meet its target of 300,000 new homes a year.
The proposals have been met by mixed reaction.
"We’re fighting this as much as we possibly can" Angela Pattenden, who is set to see new builds surround her home in Kent, told our political correspondent, Alex Forsyth.
Giles Farmer, who’s recently bought a property, said it wouldn’t have been possible without the new builds in his area.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Jeremy Corbyn: Anti-Semitism complaints 'exaggerated'

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said numbers of anti-Semitism complaints have been `` exaggerated '' .
He said the @ @ @ @ @ , to deal with the issue within the Labour party , were not implemented quickly @ @ @ @ @ the comments before his suspension from the Labour party was announced .
He has also @ @ @ @ @ the Parliamentary Labour Party The Equality and Human Rights Commission ( EHRC ) has released @ @ @ @ @ Party 's handling of complaints of anti-Semitism .

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said numbers of anti-Semitism complaints have been "exaggerated".
He said the recommendations made by Shami Chakrabarti, to deal with the issue within the Labour party, were not implemented quickly enough.
Mr Corbyn made the comments before his suspension from the Labour party was announced. He has also had the whip removed from the Parliamentary Labour Party
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has released a report into the Labour Party's handling of complaints of anti-Semitism.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Starmer: Anti-Semitism report 'day of shame' for Labour

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says report by the human rights watchdog on anti-Semitism is `` a day of shame @ @ @ @ @ He apologised to former Labour members and MPs who had to `` fight '' to @ @ @ @ @ had left the party .

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says report by the human rights watchdog on anti-Semitism is "a day of shame" for the party.
He apologised to former Labour members and MPs who had to "fight" to have their voices heard and had left the party.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Derby man with terminal cancer livestreams wedding

A couple who got together during lockdown livestreamed their wedding when they found out the husband-to-be had terminal cancer .
@ @ @ @ @ in Derby , was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer shortly after becoming engaged to his wife @ @ @ @ @ been given between six months and two years to live .
He and Emily got @ @ @ @ @ with their wedding broadcast live on Facebook for family and friends around the world .
@ @ @ @ @ Facebook , Twitter , or Instagram .
Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews @ bbc.co.uk @

A couple who got together during lockdown livestreamed their wedding when they found out the husband-to-be had terminal cancer.
Alan Helliwell, from Spondon in Derby, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer shortly after becoming engaged to his wife Emily in August and has been given between six months and two years to live.
He and Emily got married on 17 October, with their wedding broadcast live on Facebook for family and friends around the world.
Follow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--The Papers: Labour in 'crisis' as Corbyn suspended

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A government aide has told the Financial Times the coming weeks will see more and more regions put into the highest tier of English coronavirus restrictions. They go on to say that "virtually everywhere" will be subjected to the most stringent measures by December.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Lord Janner inquiry: MP was 'found in hotel bed with teenage boy'

Mr Yates said that while working on an inquiry focussed on children 's home workers , he received a statement @ @ @ @ @ Janner of abuse but the statement had been made more than a year-and-a-half earlier and @ @ @ @ @ been investigated .

Mr Yates said that while working on an inquiry focussed on children's home workers, he received a statement from a boy accusing Lord Janner of abuse but the statement had been made more than a year-and-a-half earlier and did not appear to have been investigated.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Covid-19: Nicola Sturgeon unveils Scotland's restriction levels

This could eventually allow groups of up to six people from two households to meet in each other 's homes @ @ @ @ @ not happen immediately as an `` extra precaution '' while the country transitions to the @ @ @

This could eventually allow groups of up to six people from two households to meet in each other's homes again, although it will not happen immediately as an "extra precaution" while the country transitions to the new system.


bbcuk--2020-10-29--Sinn Féin's Elisha McCallion resigns over Covid-19 grant money

`` Did his department or his party colleagues then contact Senator McCallion and the two junior officials about the payments @ @ @ @ @ if the money was repaid on Monday and Tuesday , why has it taken until @ @ @ @ @ taken ? ''

"It was put in place to help businesses that were struggling at that time, so there is no way politicians or landlords should have been in receipt of that money.


bbcuk--2020-10-30--Covid: Welsh minister's business loan claim nonsense, says Treasury

`` We acknowledge that since then the high street banks have gone on , with the UK government backed schemes @ @ @ @ @ of support to thousands of business across Wales during the pandemic and that this support @ @ @ @ @ ''

"We acknowledge that since then the high street banks have gone on, with the UK government backed schemes, to deliver a range of support to thousands of business across Wales during the pandemic and that this support has been extremely valuable."


bbcuk--2020-10-30--Sir Keir Starmer defends Jeremy Corbyn's suspension from Labour

In his response to the EHRC 's findings , Mr Corbyn said he had `` acted to speed up , @ @ @ @ @ of dealing with complaints , but the scale of anti-Semitism within Labour had been `` @ @ @ @ @ by our opponents inside and outside the party '' .

In his response to the EHRC's findings, Mr Corbyn said he had "acted to speed up, not hinder the process" of dealing with complaints, but the scale of anti-Semitism within Labour had been "dramatically overstated for political reasons by our opponents inside and outside the party".


bbcuk--2020-10-30--Covid-19: Ministers striving to avoid blanket rules - Raab

He said this was the most effective way to tackle the virus `` and avoid the blanket approach , which @ @ @ @ @ be the best interest in the country , and which we are striving to avoid @ @

The ONS also estimates there were about 52,000 new infections each day in homes in England in the same week, up roughly half on last week's number (35,000). The 52,000 figure is half the estimate of 100,000 a day from another study, the authors of which said the country is at a "critical stage" and "something has to change".


bbcuk--2020-10-30--Covid-19: Nottinghamshire moves into tier 3 restrictions

`` What we feared might happen , and what the police feared might happen is people would go to the @ @ @ @ @ a meal and they 'd have some drinks and come out and go straight to @ @ @ @ @ bottle and go and continue their partying elsewhere , '' she said .

James Aspell, the owner of the 400 Rabbits bar in Nottingham which will also have to close, said: "We've worked really hard over the past few months to get all the recommendations in the government has asked us to do.


bbcuk--2020-10-30--Anthony Russell: Coventry murder suspect arrested

The force launched an appeal to trace Mr Russell following the deaths of 32-year-old David Williams , who was found @ @ @ @ @ Square , Coventry , at about 23:30 on Monday and his mother , Julie , @ @ @ @ @ address nearby the day before .

The force launched an appeal to trace Mr Russell following the deaths of Mr Williams, who was found at a flat in Riley Square at about 23:30 on Monday and his mother, Julie, who was found at an address nearby the day before.


bbcuk--2020-10-30--Isle of Wight oil tanker stowaways bailed by police

Seven men detained after special forces stormed an oil tanker off the Isle of Wight have been released on bail @ @ @ @ @ remain in Border Force custody .

Seven men detained after special forces stormed an oil tanker off the Isle of Wight have been released on bail by the police, but remain in Border Force custody.


bbcuk--2020-10-30--The Chop: Sky cancels TV carpentry show over contestant's tattoos

It said : `` A contestant 's tattoos included symbols that could be connected to far-right ideologies and could cause @ @ @ @ @ for that and we are sorry that our processes did not prompt further investigation at @ @ @ @

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bbcuk--2020-10-30--House prices climb to record high, says Nationwide

But there are fears that the market is heading for a cliff-edge with potential buyers expected to pull out of @ @ @ @ @ it looks as though they will not meet the stamp duty deadline .

But there are fears that the market is heading for a cliff-edge with potential buyers expected to pull out of transactions in early 2021 if it looks as though they will not meet the stamp duty deadline.