bbcuk--2020-08-21--Coronavirus: Is Birmingham heading for lockdown?

An announcement is expected later amid growing concerns about a rise in coronavirus cases in Birmingham .
It comes a week after statistics showed the rate of infection had more than doubled .
The infection rate is below levels in Leicester and parts of northern England when measures were introduced there .
However , Dr Mike Tildesley , an associate professor in infection modelling , said restrictions were `` certainly possible '' .
`` We need to monitor it , '' Dr Tildesley from the University of Warwick , said .
`` If there 's a sustained increase there may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ introduced . ''
In the week ending 15 August , figures from Public Health England ( PHE ) showed Birmingham 's rate of infection was 32.1 cases per 100,000 people , with 367 positive tests recorded .
However , the latest figures suggest a slight decrease , with the rate of infection down to 30.7 .
While cases are rising , the figures are well below areas such as Northampton , where the rate of infection stands at 116.6 cases per 100,000 people , and Oldham , where the rate is 86.9 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ consultant in the West Midlands , said that despite the increase `` our hospitals are relatively empty of patients with this condition '' .
`` We 're seeing very few patients admitted to hospital let alone requiring intensive care , '' he said , adding : `` It 's true that testing at the moment is identifying a younger population who do n't tend to become as seriously ill. '' New coronavirus cases in Birmingham have been increasing for a few weeks .
Some 351 were recorded in the week to 16 August @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 144 the week before that .
And as a city of more than a million people , that worked out at just under 31 per 100,000 residents last week .
Across the whole of England , the rate was 12 per 100,000 .
Birmingham is within the top 20 of the 315 local authority areas in England for new cases .
The breakdown of cases in Birmingham shows 15 cases recorded last week in Handsworth South , with Birchfield West , Rotton Park and Bordesley also recording more than 10 each .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Every week PHE publishes a list of areas it is concerned about based on new coronavirus infection rates and other local intelligence .
These places are categorised as either `` areas of concern '' , `` areas of enhanced support '' or `` areas of intervention '' , and measures range from increased testing to stricter lockdowns .
In parts of the country in `` intervention '' , such as Greater Manchester , restrictions have had to be imposed that are different to the rest of England , such as banning households @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from this is an `` area of enhanced support '' .
Councils in this category are given more resources such as epidemiological experts or mobile testing stations , but there are no additional restrictions to people 's day-to-day lives .
The lowest rung is an `` area of concern '' , which involves taking `` targeted '' action to reduce the spread , such as more testing in care homes or more communication with at-risk groups .
• What happens if I 'm in an area on the watchlist ?
`` What form @ @ @ @ @ @ @ difficult to tease out , '' Dr Tildesley said .
`` A lot of the interventions that have come in in northern England have focused around households , restricting non-family members coming into households , because it 's deemed there 's been an awful lot of community transmission gone on within larger family groups . ''
Birmingham City Council has already made some decisions in the past few days , including a ban on non-essential visits to care homes and a `` drop and collect '' trial for virus tests to help limit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authority has also warned that unless the situation is brought under control , lockdown restrictions from `` the dark days of spring ... could all happen again '' .
Sandwell , which borders Birmingham , was placed on the PHE watchlist as an `` area of concern '' in July .
The authority did not close shops or restaurants , instead urging those who were shielding to continue doing so , and strongly advising residents not to go inside other people 's homes .
At its peak , Sandwell 's rate of infection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of last week it was still on the watchlist but its rate has come to down to about 23 per 100,000 in the week to 16 August , despite a recent outbreak at a DPD depot in Oldbury .
What are people saying ?
On Thursday , council leader Ian Ward said the city was `` at a crossroads '' .
`` If we do n't follow the basic health advice ... we will face more tragedy in the weeks and months ahead , '' he said .
`` More people will fall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths and our economy will face another hammer blow . ''
The authority 's cabinet member for health and social care , Paulette Hamilton , also said this week that she believes `` at some point between now and Christmas we will be in a local lockdown '' .
West Midlands Police has joined the authority in calling for residents to follow guidelines following weeks of shutting down hundreds of illegal gatherings .
`` If new cases rise we will undoubtedly face the potential of stepping back into those restrictions , '' Supt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` We all must do what we can to avoid another lockdown . ''
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At its peak, Sandwell's rate of infection was 28.1 per 100,000 people. As of last week, it was still on the watchlist but its rate had come to down to about 23 per 100,000, despite a recent outbreak at a DPD depot in Oldbury.


bbcuk--2020-08-21--Coronavirus: Why many are still shielding... With no end in sight

Some households are still in unofficial lockdown because they just do n't feel safe enough to go out , says BBC disability correspondent Nikki Fox .
During lockdown , a very good friend of mine called me out of the blue .
We were talking about this strange new world and the sadness we felt about all the lives lost to this hideous virus .
Then she said something that threw me at first , although now it makes complete sense .
My friend deals with anxiety on a daily basis and she explained to me how lockdown was doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ less anxious .
She liked being told what she could and could n't do .
My friend felt safe at home with her family , happy to play by someone else 's rules for a time… it made the pressures of her everyday life disappear .
• Do people still have to shield ?
• 'Isolation felt like a parallel universe , but I 'm scared to leave' • The couple staying home until everyone wears masks in public Now most people I spoke to at the time were thrown by the sudden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ piled on the pressure for most people I know and for many deaf and disabled people , there were some very pressing , immediate concerns that needed addressing .
How do we do the things we need to do , to get through each day ?
Will our personal assistants , who help disabled people with everyday tasks , want to work through lockdown ?
Do we want them to work ?
How do we get hold of some personal protective equipment ( PPE ) for those helping us ?
How do blind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ food when they 're unable to socially distance and not all online shopping websites are fully accessible ?
What about deaf people… how do you lip-read when everyone is wearing a face mask ?
These problems impacted many disabled people whether they were told to shield or not .
Nikki started working as the BBC 's disability correspondent in 2014 .
A year later she joined the presenting team for the BBC 's flagship consumer rights programme Watchdog .
She continues to work alongside her mate Matt Allwright on the show , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A former supermarket checkout operator , Nikki made a series for BBC One with Greg Wallace called Supermarket Secrets .
On Celebrity Mastermind , she got every single question bar one correct on her specialist subject , Kate Bush .
That brings me on to the not-so-catchy , controversially titled , Extremely Clinically Vulnerable list , made up of more than 2.2 million people .
Not all have a disability - this group also included people going through certain cancer treatments , those on immunosuppressants and people with severe asthma , for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told stay put at home , to not go out , not even for exercise .
You only have to do a quick internet search to get your head around the fact that this list was not without its problems .
Many believed they should have been on it .
Some were on it when they should n't .
My sister Rachel and I are the perfect example of this .
As far as we know we have the same disability , muscular dystrophy .
I was n't sent an official letter but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ probably because she works too hard , does n't take her vitamins and has a habit of letting colds turn into chest infections , whereas I am practically Gwyneth Paltrow .
• ' I 'm very anxious about getting back to work' • The shielders turning the word 'vulnerable ' on its head Despite its well-documented challenges , to put it mildly , the shielding list did bring comfort to many .
But on 1 August , the national shielding schemes ended in England and Scotland , and on 16 August in Wales @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the protections the shielding scheme offered .
Despite this , thousands are still in unofficial lockdown because they just do n't feel safe enough to go out .
Carolyn Brathwaite has been isolating with her daughter Azaria and the rest of the family since mid-March because Azaria has an ultra-rare genetic condition called NAA10 syndrome .
It 's so rare only a handful of people in the world have it and as a result , very little is known about it .
Azaria has complex disabilities and struggles to understand the world around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ family were taking any chances with Covid-19 .
In fact , the moment Carolyn heard about coronavirus she took both her daughters straight out of school and bulk-ordered all of Azaria 's medication .
Now I know Carolyn , she 's my best mate 's cousin .
I 'd love to have met up with her in person to talk about shielding - but only immediate family and Azaria 's carer have entered their house since the start of lockdown .
She tells me two of Azaria 's hospital consultants advised Carolyn to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccine .
When I ask her to explain what that 's like - to carry on in isolation , albeit unofficially , with bare minimum support , whilst others enjoy greater freedoms - she says : `` I think everyone has these worries about this virus but the extra step and intensity that we have to protect her is really hard .
Nothing comes into the house until we have cleaned it or quarantined some things we do n't need to use straight away . ''
I 've seen what Carolyn does .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ spending hours scrubbing her food shop on her doorstep .
She wo n't allow a box of cereal to enter her home until every inch of it has been sanitised .
What makes life so tough now is the family are without all the support and therapies Azaria needs and the pressures of constant care , coupled with the inability to explain to your daughter what 's going on in the world , why it 's suddenly changed , why she 's no longer going to school , to the park for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a computer… Carolyn tells me it was `` without a doubt one of the hardest periods they 've been through as a family '' .
And there 's no real end in sight .
As the world starts to open up , they remain isolated .
And that 's hard .
Like many people who were told to shield , the food parcels were a huge help , especially in the early days when there was more chance of me running a marathon than of getting an online food slot .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and her family was that being an official shielder , meant that her hubby was able stop going to work and for a short time , Carolyn felt safe .
Now shielding 's over , however , the family have to make their own decisions on how best to stay safe .
That support has gone .
Carolyn 's husband has returned to work , but there is still a choice to be made about whether the girls should go back to school .
I also meet a brilliantly positive young man called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entertained during lockdown by creating a coronavirus parody of Vanessa Carlton 's hit song A Thousand Miles .
It 's a lot of fun .
As is he .
Ross has spinal muscular atrophy and was sent an official shielding letter .
Even though shielding has ended , he still does n't feel safe enough to start venturing out .
The self-confessed `` foodie '' would love to go to a restaurant , but the fluctuating infection rates do n't fill him with enough confidence to eat out .
The end of shielding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Ross .
He was forced to make a difficult decision - go back to work and risk his health , or leave his job and stay safe .
He tells me : `` It 's the worst position I think anyone could be in because as a disabled person I pride myself on being employed for the past eight years… .
Without any protection now with shielding stopping I do n't really have a leg to stand on , it was either you go back to work or you leave . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ no choice other than to leave .
The former chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission , David Isaac , felt so strongly about this that he spoke to me just before he stood down . '
I am anxious that the shielding provisions came to an end very abruptly , '' he said .
`` There 's not enough info about the future , the food parcels have stopped and we urgently need to address that because we ca n't leave that group of people isolated and high and dry .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ decision to pause shielding .
It told us average infection rates remain sufficiently low and that its response has been proportionate .
It brings me back to what my friend with anxiety told me -in extraordinarily difficult times , for some , there 's a comfort in being told what you can and ca n't do .
Disabled people are used to risk-assessing their everyday lives but with something as terrifying as a virus that could end your life , many would welcome some more guidance and a system in place to help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back you up if you ca n't work .
For the many thousands still self-isolating , the only thing they can rely on is their instincts .
As Carolyn says , `` It 's a really hard balance you know you find yourself weighing up quality of life versus risk to life . ''
She 's not alone in thinking this and like many others , until there 's a vaccine , there 's no end in sight .

How do we do the things we need to do, to get through each day? Will our personal assistants, who help disabled people with everyday tasks, want to work through lockdown? Do we want them to work? How do we get hold of some personal protective equipment (PPE) for those helping us? How do blind people nip to the shops to get food when they're unable to socially distance and not all online shopping websites are fully accessible? What about deaf people… how do you lip-read when everyone is wearing a face mask?


bbcuk--2020-08-20--Coronavirus: What are the risks of catching it from food packaging?

This has again raised questions about whether coronavirus can be transmitted via food packaging .
What are the chances ?
In theory , it may be possible to catch Covid-19 from packaging material .
However , some scientists have questioned whether these results could be replicated outside the lab .
Dr Julian Tang , associate professor of respiratory sciences at the University of Leicester , says that in the outside world , environmental conditions change rapidly , meaning that the virus ca n't survive as long .
And Emanuel Goldman , professor of microbiology at Rutgers University , has also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ samples of up to 10 million viral particles , whereas the number of viral particles in - for example - an aerosol droplet sneezed on to a surface , was likely to be only about 100 .
How could the virus be transmitted ?
The transmission risk is generally based on the assumption that workers in food packaging plants might touch contaminated surfaces , then touch their eyes , nose and mouth .
Scientists do not now think this is the main route of transmission for most Covid-19 cases .
`` It may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Covid-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it , '' says the US health agency , the Centers for Disease Control ( CDC ) on its website .
However , it adds that `` this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads '' .
Dr Tang says that proving someone had picked up the virus through packaging would also be difficult .
It would be necessary to `` exclude any recent exposure from any other source '' - including asymptomatic social contacts - to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the true cause of an infection .
The World Health Organization says `` There is currently no confirmed case of Covid-19 transmitted through food or food packaging '' .
But it does list a number of precautions you can take to avoid cross-contamination .
It says there is no need to disinfect food packaging , but `` hands should be properly washed after handling food packages and before eating '' .
If you 're shopping for groceries , use hand sanitiser before entering the shop if possible , and wash your hands thoroughly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ storing your purchased products .
It should also be safe to have groceries delivered if the delivery worker follows good personal and food hygiene practices .
You should also wash your hands after accepting food and grocery deliveries .
Some experts also recommend only using plastic bags once .

Writing in The Lancet in July, he said: "In my opinion, the chance of transmission through inanimate surfaces is very small, and only in instances where an infected person coughs or sneezes on the surface, and someone else touches that surface soon after the cough or sneeze (within one to two hours)."


bbcuk--2020-08-20--Coronavirus: What are the UK's travel rules and which countries can you visit?

How does the government decide which countries go on the quarantine list ?
Where have the quarantine rules changed ?
@ @ @ @ @ Croatia , Austria , Trinidad and Tobago would have to go into quarantine followed a @ @ @ @ @ the level and pace of confirmed cases '' , the Department for Transport said .
@ @ @ @ @ per 100,000 in Croatia increased from 10.4 on 12 August to 27.4 on 19 August @ @ @ @ @ up to 20 August in Austria , cases per 100,000 went up from 10.5 to @ @ @ @ @ and Tobago , there has been a consistent rise over the past four weeks .
@ @ @ @ @ quarantining when I get back ?
Which other countries are not on the list ?
@ @ @ @ @ days if you arrive in the UK from Canada , the US , much of @ @ @ @ @ and some countries in Africa , the Middle East and Asia .
What about restrictions @ @ @ @

On 24 December, the UK banned travel from South Africa amid concerns over another new strain of the virus linked to that country. People who have transited through South Africa in the past 10 days will also be banned. However, UK and Irish nationals as well as the UK visa holders and permanent residents are exempt, but they will have to self-isolate for 10 days on arrival.


bbcuk--2020-08-21--Coronavirus: 'We could end up losing our home' as eviction ban ends

Ministers are considering a short extension to the five-month ban on landlords evicting tenants in England .
From Monday , courts are due to resume cases put on hold owing to the coronavirus crisis , under stricter rules .
Now the government is understood to be considering an extension to the ban .
Renters have argued the financial and practical effects of the crisis mean they should not be thrown out .
Tenants are getting a minimum of three months ' notice of eviction in England - a timeframe ministers could also decide to extend - and six months in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , compared with two months before the coronavirus outbreak .
Only after this notice period is up can the courts hear a case .
In England and Wales , eviction notices have been served but court decisions have been put on hold for the past five months .
In Scotland , a six-month notice period is proposed to be extended to March , subject to approval by the Scottish Parliament .
Further help has also been announced in Northern Ireland .
David Batchelder , 35 , was laid off from his job in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and is typical of tenants struggling with their finances owing to the economic fall-out of the pandemic .
He lives in a flat in High Wycombe with his partner , who works as a building company receptionist , and at the moment is a stay-at-home dad to one-year-old daughter Miley .
The fall in income and reliance on benefits means he is worried about the future .
`` In all honesty , [ benefits ] are not enough and just do not cover everything , '' he said .
`` In difficult times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end up losing our home .
We would like to know that we 've got somewhere secure .
`` The landlords have been very good so far , but they can only do so much .
And if there was another coronavirus wave , it will be very worrying as to what might happen . ''
• Labour calls for evictions ban to be extended A survey by homelessness charity Shelter suggested that more than 170,000 private tenants have been threatened with eviction by their landlord or letting agent , and 230,000 in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic started .
Charity Christians Against Poverty said : `` The crisis is not over .
For many people , especially those who were struggling financially before the crisis , it 's just beginning . ''
The District Councils Network ( DCN ) has estimated that up to 500,000 people could be at risk of being evicted as they spend more than half of their income on private housing rent , and health bodies have warned that homelessness or moves to overcrowded accommodation could risk higher numbers of Covid-19 infections .
Citizen 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had reported falling behind on household bills .
With the eviction moratorium and a ban on face-to-face bailiff collection ending this weekend , `` many of those struggling may face harsh enforcement '' , the charity said .
A spokesperson for the Housing , Communities , and Local Government Department said the government had taken `` unprecedented action '' to support renters during the pandemic and would continue to support those affected when the eviction ban lifts .
`` We are working on how best to continue supporting renters and landlords during the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the next steps shortly , '' the spokesperson said .
With other parts of the UK having already announced further help for tenants facing eviction , Ministers in England are now under pressure to help up to a quarter of a million tenants who are at risk of losing their home .
Councils have warned that housing departments will struggle to cope with a steep rise in homelessness applications .
With an acute shortage of temporary emergency housing , local authorities might need to move homeless individuals and families away from their locality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The county courts in England have a backlog of 40,000 eviction cases and it is feared they wo n't have the capacity to deal with tens of thousands more , particularly when the government 's jobs furlough scheme ends in October .
Social distancing means most courts can not operate at full capacity and it is estimated that it may take a year simply to deal with the eviction disputes in the system before lockdown .
This is a huge concern to landlords who rely on rental income to pay their bills , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they can not evict troublesome tenants or those who have significant rent arrears , their businesses may collapse .
The government is committed to ending `` no fault evictions '' in its manifesto and some housing charities argue this would reduce the number of people losing their home and bring greater certainty to the rental system .
But ministers have been consulting on such a reform and have found it hard to devise a system that does not have unintended consequences .
With just two days to go until the ban ends , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be characterised by their opponents as another last-minute U-turn .
Meghan Butt and her wife Faith Taylor are facing a section 21 , so-called no-fault , eviction notice meaning they will have three months to leave the property in Hackney , London .
`` This home has been a sanctuary during lockdown , and our first as a married couple , '' said Meghan , who studies horticulture and runs a dog-walking business in the area .
`` It is really hard to plan life at the moment anyway .
This puts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
She said that the idea of moving during the pandemic was worrying , and could be very difficult for her business which is very locally-based .
The government ultimately wants an end to section 21 evictions , but that will need legislation .
Lawyers and landlords ' groups have said that , despite the end of the ban , there is little expectation of people who have faced Covid-related financial problems being swiftly told to leave properties .
Chris Norris , policy director for the National Residential Landlords Association , said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the vast majority of landlords and tenants are working together constructively to sustain tenancies wherever possible .
`` We need the courts to deal with cases where tenants are committing anti-social behaviour or where there are long-standing rent arrears that have nothing to do with the pandemic . ''
Government measures mean more evidence is needed from landlords for the courts to agree to a possession .
• They must show evidence of what they know about the tenant 's circumstances including the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on them and their dependants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be delayed .
• Pre-outbreak cases that have been put on hold will require a re-activation notice to be sent to the court and the tenant • Courts will also prioritise cases where there has been anti-social behaviour or domestic violence involved , and courts ' capacity to hear cases will be limited by social distancing restrictions .
`` It is unlikely that we will see an immediate spike in evictions and certainly not tenants kicked out onto the streets the following day .
Landlords are bound by strict rules designed to slow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Walton , from law firm Royds Withy King .
In Wales , tenants who have fallen into arrears are being aided with a saving scheme .
Landlord groups have called for more help in England to reduce the financial pressures on landlords , in addition to mortgage holidays .
• Anyone under threat of eviction should start gathering evidence such as receipts for rent paid or any communications with your landlord • Landlords have to give you notice before they can apply to court for a possession order .
For most tenancy types @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three months in England or six in Wales , but lodgers may get less notice • If a possession order had already been made against you before 27 March 2020 , then your landlord may apply for this to be enforced when the ban comes to an end .
You should receive 14 days ' notice of the eviction date • Anyone now struggling to pay rent should speak to their landlord , and organise a repayment plan to pay off arrears • Those receiving housing benefit or Universal Credit and unable to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a discretionary housing payment from the local council

In a letter to judges, Master of the Rolls Sir Terence Etherton said that, having expected the end of the ban on Sunday, the proposal had been of "an extremely unusual nature and timing" but would allow further work to be done to prepare for the ban to be lifted.


bbcuk--2020-08-21--Listed landscapes: Twenty post-war sites protected

A memorial landscape for President John F Kennedy and green-fingered pioneer Beth Chatto 's garden are among 20 post-war landscapes to receive protected status .
Historic England worked with the Gardens Trust over three years to draw up the list , which includes housing estate grounds and industrial sites .
The trust 's president , Dominic Cole , said 20th Century landscapes `` have often been overlooked and undervalued '' .
Beth Chatto created her garden from the 1960s until the early 21st Century .
She was an advocate of using plants that worked in harmony with local conditions .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' philosophy was seen as radical at the time , but continues to shape gardening today .
The memorial garden was designed by Britain 's best-known post-war landscape architect , Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe , between 1964 and 1965 .
It was created for the British government and the Kennedy Memorial Trust as a memorial to President John F Kennedy , who was assassinated in November 1963 .
The design uses the existing landscape at Runnymede , which is associated with the signing of the Magna Carta and the development of democratic government .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever been listed , but Historic England said the slide was a `` particularly ambitious and inventive creation '' .
It is part of a scheme for the Brunel Estate created in 1970 by Michael Brown , a leading landscape architect of the era .
He created red-brick paths and added mature trees to give the estate a sense of permanence .
Dan Kiley is considered the father of modern landscape architecture in the United States .
He was commissioned to design the landscape between 1964 and 1966 using three principal elements - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Town Park was designed between 1949 to 1953 to complement the new town .
It was planned by architect Sir Frederick Gibberd and landscape architect Dame Sylvia Crowe , while detailed designs were created by John St Bodfan Gruffydd and engineer and surveyor AWR Webb .
The park includes formal gardens , footpaths and a bandstand , but also incorporates existing landscape features including watercress beds .
This garden is considered internationally significant because it is rare to have a formal sculpted landscape within a modern housing estate .
Alexandra Road Estate was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ listed in 1993 .
The park , created in collaboration between the estate 's architect Neave Brown and landscape architect Janet Jack , is at the heart of the project .
St Catherine 's College landscape was created as part of a comprehensive plan with its buildings by Arne Jacobsen , one of the foremost architects and designers of the mid-20th Century .
The long central garden uses yew hedges and walls to create `` rooms '' for studying and socialising .
The landscape was initially listed in 1998 and has been upgraded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ created the watercourse at the former Cadbury factory at Moreton in the 1950s .
Its innovative design incorporates a series of weirs or cascades on a site .
Duncan Wilson , chief executive of Historic England , said they were intended to `` delight passing workers '' .
This private garden was also designed by Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe and is considered to be his greatest design .
He worked on it in stages , between 1969 and 1988 and again in the 1990s .
The garden is based around a natural spring , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Other post-war landscapes which have been listed include :

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York Gate Garden in Leeds was created by Sybil and Frederick Spencer and their son Robin between the 1950s and 1980s as an arts and crafts-style garden for a small suburban setting


bbcuk--2020-08-20--Stress, burnout and redundancy: Tough times in IT

You would think that an IT professional could switch to remote working smoothly .
But that 's a misconception , according to Jack Stevens , senior product manager at IT services company Publicis Sapient .
`` I just had an anxious feeling all of the time , '' he says about the start of the lockdown in the UK .
His role involved a lot of teamwork and ad hoc conversations and when lockdown began , the only conversations he would have with his colleagues were using video conferencing tools .
`` I get a lot of energy from being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't have that anymore - everything has to be conducted through screens and it just does n't provide me with social interactions that I have any interest in being a part of for the long term , '' he says .
Mr Stevens struggled for a number of weeks with his sleep , his productivity dipped and he constantly felt exhausted .
He was constantly worried that he would be laid off as he only joined the company a year ago , and this combined with remote working , made him work longer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` I spent time working on a project four weekends in a row , 10 to 14-hour days , and I do n't think I did any more work than I would have if I was working a normal 9 to 5 job , but it was a way of making up for the fact that people are n't seeing you , '' he says .
His employer Publicis Sapient says it provided employees with a number of resources `` to help them manage their mental health and wellbeing in these uncertain times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mindfulness and mediation app Headspace , and access to trained mental health first aiders who offer support `` and a confidential ear if needed '' .
Mr Stevens says he is in a much better place now , having cut his working hours , and feels he has a better work-life balance .
His case is not unique - more than a third of tech professionals ( 36 % ) have seen their mental health deteriorate as a result of the crisis , according to a May survey by tech recruiters Harvey Nash @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actively concerned about their mental health , it is the first time in their lives that they have experienced that worry .
The two key reasons cited by respondents were having no time to personally switch off ( 46 % ) , and the worry of losing their job or contract during the pandemic ( 41 % ) .
The crisis has meant a lot of extra work on IT professionals .
And while job monitoring sites have said that the sector is one currently in growth , that can be a double-edged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were told to go 100 % remote working immediately and all of the tech workers - who were already under the stress and strain of having their foundations rocked - suddenly needed to make sure they could pivot their entire focus to accommodate their companies ' needs in record time , '' says Amber Coster .
She set up her company Balpro with a mission to help businesses with employee wellbeing in mind , after burning out herself years ago working for a tech start-up .
`` For a lot of those tech @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , there was a lot of adrenalin and purpose , but this was fairly short-lived because after the workforces were made remote , the question for IT staff was 'now what ? '
'' she says .
IT professionals , like everyone else in the country , had to then get to grips with managing their usual full-time job , as well as other responsibilities which changed in light of the pandemic .
`` I 've been remote working for a number of years , but working from home during a crisis has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stu Hirst , cloud security engineer at Just Eat .
`` There was a 10 to 12-week period where my two small children , wife and I were all in the house together all day and there have been days that have been hugely stressful , '' he says .
In the Harvey Nash survey , for 32 % of those with children , caring for and home-schooling their children was cited as the main cause of their stress .
This is made more challenging because there have been fewer outlets to unload @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and because there 's still a constant pressure to keep systems working remotely .
`` Given the nature of an entire country working from home , keeping those IT systems working and functional is far greater than it was before - we have to make applications and collaboration tools work and that 's where IT teams in particular have a lot of pressure placed on them , '' Mr Hirst says .
• Tracking down billions of litres of lost water • Robots find their own way deep in the ocean • The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • The coldest computers in the world But Ms Coster says that she is reluctant to blame remote working for having an impact on mental health .
She believes it is up to managers to enforce boundaries around remote working .
`` Presenteeism exists when you 're in an office where long hours exist and it 's very easy to get into that slippery slope when remote working , '' she says .
Like thousands of other workers , many staff in the IT sector were furloughed or let go altogether .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ load of work when everything hit and then half of the team are then told they 're going to be put on furlough , which means you 've got a smaller percentage of that group carrying an even larger burden , '' says Ms Coster .
For those that have been let go , the outlook is also bleak , and this is affecting mental health .
Sam Reynolds accepted a job offer with Storm Technologies in January , and worked his notice period at his previous employer Whistles until March .
When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was in a remote working environment and two and a half weeks into his new role , he was told he would be made redundant .
`` That was a hard pill to swallow - at the time my wife and I had a four-month-old baby , and we were looking to move house so that all went out of the window , '' he says .
At the time , Mr Reynolds believed he would find a new job but as time has gone on he believes the market has worsened .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a day over the last four months , paid to revamp his CV and has undertaken a number of courses such as his ScrumMaster - a project management certification sought by many professionals working in IT - in order to give himself an edge over other applicants .
But he does n't feel all this has helped .
`` There 's definitely been times where I 've wanted to cry but it 's not something I can control , there 's nothing more I can do , '' he says .
Even for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health issues can be non-existent - half of employers do n't provide formal support for mental health issues , and one in seven tech professionals describe their employer as unsupportive on mental health issues .
Bev White , chief executive of Harvey Nash , believes employers need to review their mental health support measures , and provide virtual support through dedicated webinars .
`` It is also important to encourage staff themselves to share their own views and experiences on the topic through blogs and vlogs , '' says Ms White .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in place , you also need to change the culture so everyone feels that it 's their responsibility to look out for their colleagues , and take a real interest in how they are . ''

For over a third of those actively concerned about their mental health, it is the first time in their lives that they have experienced that worry. The two key reasons cited by respondents were having no time to personally switch off (46%), and the worry of losing their job or contract during the pandemic (41%).


bbcuk--2020-08-20--Lili Reinhart: Being bisexual is not just 'a phase'

Actress Lili Reinhart has welcomed Disney creating its first bisexual lead character in the animated series The Owl House , saying that `` too often people have told me it 's a phase '' .
The Riverdale actress , who came out as bisexual in June , says she 's glad the character of Luz Noceda in The Owl House now exists , `` as I 've been met with comments of 'you 'll grow out of it ' but I know that 's not true '' .
`` I think it 's important to make it more normal , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the characters are usually gay or straight , there 's not a lot of bisexual characters - but it should be normalised , '' she adds .
`` There are a lot of bisexual people , including me .
Before , I felt that people were going to invalidate what I was saying by telling me I was going through a phase . ''
Reinhart plays Grace in the new Amazon film Chemical Hearts , an aloof teenage girl who wears androgynous clothing and walks with a cane .
She captures the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by The Walking Dead 's Austin Abrams , but he discovers she 's weighed down by trauma and grief .
It 's based on the best-selling young adult novel , Our Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland , but Reinhart , who also produced it , believes that `` it 's not another teen romance '' .
Since finding fame in Riverdale , Reinhart went on to star in 2019 's critically acclaimed all-female drama , Hustlers , and explains that `` at this point I 'm trying not to play too many teenage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ play something creatively different from Riverdale , so I was a little bit nervous of another teen character .
But when this came along , I thought those characters could be in any setting , not just high school . ''
It 's also important , she believes , to show teenage heartbreak from a male point of view , `` because normally we 're following the girl and the girl 's heartbreak '' .
`` But this is written from the guy 's viewpoint , he 's trying to get her attention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It 's something a lot of people do n't explore in the young adult space , '' she adds .
The actress , who was born in Ohio and moved to LA as a teenager , has spoken openly about her struggle with anxiety and depression , and says she wishes there had been more resources available to help her during her schooldays . '
I was n't fully aware of the resources out there when I was younger , '' she explains .
`` If only someone had told me I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or watch a TED talk about how to live life to its fullest .
`` It should be implemented into a class at school where you could talk about what you do to take care of your mental health .
I 'd have loved someone normalising the anxiety I suffered , because when I had my first panic attack in eighth grade , I did not know what was happening to me , I did n't understand it .
None of my friends had experienced it and it was so scary .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to understand how many options we do have in this day and age '' .
`` Times are changing , and at school , there was one gay kid who was out and comfortable with it , but some people were hiding their sexuality because they were afraid to come out .
`` I hope people know they have outlets and communities who are now so willing to support young people facing decisions about this .
There 's a lot of open arms out there . ''
But Reinhart says she still suffers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more intense as she 's got older , '' I do try to combat it .
I do therapy weekly and I practise meditation , I try to be present and enjoy the present .
I do n't want to look back and think I wasted my life , '' she says .
`` In this film , you see a lot of anxiety .
With Henry 's character especially , a lot of times in your life when you 're in love with someone , you get an idea of who you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ holding out for them to change .
`` That 's something that everyone who 's been in a relationship or in love can relate to - I know I can .
You 're waiting for someone to evolve into the person that they 'll be , but that 's a really unrealistic expectation and it 's a selfish way of looking at love , because it benefits you .
Henry wants Grace to change on his timeline . ''
The actress is reported to have broken up with her Riverdale co-star Cole Sprouse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on getting through heartbreak .
`` Hoping solid ground wo n't shift is very unrealistic .
Heartbreak and trauma are truly part of life and it 's unfortunate , but also going through life trying to avoid heartbreak is impossible .
`` If you set yourself up with that expectation , you 're going to be disappointed .
It should n't stop you from pursuing love .
I 've never let the fear of heartbreak stop me . ''
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"It should be implemented into a class at school where you could talk about what you do to take care of your mental health. I'd have loved someone normalising the anxiety I suffered, because when I had my first panic attack in eighth grade, I did not know what was happening to me, I didn't understand it. None of my friends had experienced it and it was so scary."


bbcuk--2020-08-20--Rugby League World Cup 2021 in England aims for high impact

Next year 's sporting calendar is shaping up to be a crowded one , with the staging of the delayed 2020 Olympic Games and European football championships , but one major event being held in England believes it can cut through the clutter .
Organisers of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup believe their tournament is unique - with its focus as much on communities and legacy as on sporting and financial prowess .
With tickets prices announced I spoke to tournament chief executive Jon Dutton about planning for the tournament under the shadow of coronavirus and the potential impact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health and legacy initiatives , and on bringing new teams and audiences to the sport .
Ambitious World Cup targets include getting 750,000 people to attend games , up 50 % on 2013 , and doubling the numbers from 2017 in Australia , New Zealand and Papua New Guinea .
Ticket revenue is expected to make up 40 % to 45 % of the 2021 budget .
`` We are heavily reliant on ticketing money , '' says the 47-year-old Dutton .
Some 10 % of ticket sales are expected to go to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New Zealand , a smaller percentage than experienced at football or rugby union World Cups .
• Why the 2021 Rugby League World Cup is different But Dutton is aware of the impact the coronavirus outbreak has had on people 's disposable incomes and is sensitive to this when it comes to tickets .
`` We have had to review our budget ... during the past few months , '' he says .
`` We have had a difficult balancing act - ticket revenue is important to our commercial success , but we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has changed .
`` We have a good understanding of our core rugby league market , but also need to reach new markets , both in the UK and overseas .
`` So we have made some adjustments to ticket prices since last year .
There are lots of different price points . ''
RLWC2021 ticket prices are being announced , and fans will be able to apply for tickets from 21 September .
Prices start at £2.21 for concessions and £10 for adults across all three tournaments .
Some 80 % of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ price tickets - which make up 4,000 seats at the final - are £121 .
Tournament organisers have also made 20,021 tickets available across the tournament for key workers as a way of saying thank you for their contribution during the Covid-19 pandemic .
The continued spectre of Covid-19 looms over the event itself , with Dutton admitting : `` We have looked at various scenarios , including social distancing by fans at games , games behind closed doors , and what would happen if the event was postponed , or even did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is on the table , but we have tried to focus on what we can control .
We are looking to be agile in our responses , as we have the responsibility of public funds to look after . ''
Fans are guaranteed full refunds if any of the above situations come into play and tickets can not be used .
The 2021 World Cup will be the 16th staging of the tournament , first held in 1954 .
Dutton says : `` Obviously we want to fill the stadiums and make this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to deliver our legacy programme - creating a social impact in terms of helping support the government 's 'levelling up ' agenda for the north of England .
`` We started talking to the-then government back in 2015 about how we could bring added focus to the cities and communities in what was at the time known as the Northern Powerhouse . ''
The Northern Powerhouse was a proposal to boost economic growth in the north of England , and has since been replaced by the `` levelling up '' pledges of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of those 2015 discussions at Whitehall was that central government has provided £25m in funding for the 16-nation tournament .
Some 80 % of the event will take place in the north of England , focused on the M62 corridor , which connects Liverpool and Hull via Manchester and Leeds .
There will also be games in Newcastle , Middlesbrough , Coventry and London .
`` We want to make a difference , '' says Dutton , who went to his first league game at the age of five .
`` Our volunteering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the local communities where games are being staged .
`` There will be cultural , heritage , public health , education and participation initiatives .
There will also be a mental health legacy as we work with Movember in drawing up resilience training for young adults .
`` It is also important that we leave behind a bricks-and-mortar physical legacy in the shape of facilities .
We can help transform facilities at smaller rugby league clubs via cash grants . ''
It is also the first time in the World Cup 's history @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and wheelchair competitions will be held at the same time .
In a deal struck with the BBC , all 61 games will be shown live , compared with just seven out of 28 games when the event was last hosted in England in 2013 .
There are 21 venues of different shapes and sizes , including many high-profile football stadiums .
Highlights include the opening game in Newcastle , a double header at Liverpool 's home ground Anfield , the first non-football sports event at Arsenal 's Emirates Stadium , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Old Trafford .
Meanwhile , new names in the tournament include Greece , Jamaica and Brazil .
`` We are hoping to reach a new global TV audience so that anyone anywhere can consume the RLWC , '' says Dutton .
The men 's event has 16 teams participating in four groups of four teams .
The women 's event has grown from six to eight teams , and the wheelchair event has increased from seven to eight teams .
`` We are ensuring every team is treated equally , in terms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` There is also prize money for the first time in the women 's and wheelchair events . ''
He goes on : `` It is important that the World Cup plays its part in the evolution of rugby league .
`` We want to make sure there is longevity .
We want to use the tournament to engage and pique people 's interest in the sport . ''

"Every option is on the table, but we have tried to focus on what we can control. We are looking to be agile in our responses, as we have the responsibility of public funds to look after."


bbcuk--2020-08-21--Newspaper headlines: Record GCSE results and 55 years for Manchester bomb plotter

The Daily Telegraph reports that an investigation for the government 's Sage committee has found that hospital admissions for coronavirus were `` over-reported '' at the peak of the pandemic .
It says patients were counted as Covid-19 admissions if they had ever had the disease - even if they went to hospital for other reasons .
The Guardian 's main headline says there 's been a `` sharp rise '' in infections - up by 27 % in a week in England - to reach the highest level since mid-June .
It says people in Birmingham have been urged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lockdown The Times highlights a letter to vice-chancellors from the universities minister , Michelle Donelan - urging them to prioritise admitting students from disadvantaged backgrounds .
The paper suggests such a move could force middle-class children to take a gap year , after the chaos over A-Level results left many courses oversubscribed .
The front page of the Daily Mail claims to reveal where the Prime Minister has been on holiday throughout what the paper calls the `` extraordinary exams fiasco '' .
With the headline , `` Boris Carries On Camping !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ been spending time at a remote cottage on the Scottish coast - with a tepee-style tent pitched nearby .
Many of the papers reflect on the record 55-year minimum sentence handed to the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber .
The Daily Express has the headline , `` Never Let Him See The Light Of Day '' The Financial Times uses its leader column to denounce what it calls `` Russia 's dark culture of political violence '' , following the alleged poisoning of the prominent Kremlin critic , Alexei Navalny .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state-linked actors were responsible '' , it says , `` yet in Russia they must be prime suspects until proven otherwise '' .
The FT goes on to argue that where the Russian leadership is `` undoubtedly culpable '' is in allowing a culture of impunity around such violence .
Foreign investors , it warns , `` should not close their eyes '' .
Fran Unsworth is quoted as saying : `` TV journalism will still be around because of the power of pictures to tell a story , but not necessarily in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrong , but I doubt it . ''
The former BBC newsreader , Angela Rippon , has told the Mirror that scrapping the bulletins would lead to `` information anarchy and chaos '' .
'Cloud will hang over Class of 2020' As is common at this time of year , the papers are full of photographs of excited teenagers celebrating their GCSEs - but there 's also concern about inflated grades following a record-breaking set of results .
According to the Guardian , headteachers are considering challenging the `` unusually high '' marks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' where pupils were unexpectedly upgraded beyond their school assessed grade by the now discredited algorithm used by the exams regulator , Ofqual .
The Daily Telegraph 's leader column warns that `` a cloud will always hang over the 2020 generation '' , but puts the blame squarely at the door of ministers .
`` Given everything else the country is going through '' , it says , `` maintaining rigorous education standards is a battle the government has n't had the heart to see through . ''
It says High Street @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , while traffic has almost returned to normal levels , helped by the `` ever-dependable White Van Man back out on the road . ''
The Sun argues it would be `` churlish '' not to celebrate , but admits to remaining concerned about the future of offices , as well as the cleaners , shop owners and transport employees who depend on their survival for work .
The iconic bearskin hats worn by Buckingham Palace Guardsmen are under threat , according to the Daily Express , which claims to exclusively reveal that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` raise standards even further '' , two decades after fur farming was banned in the UK .
The animal welfare minister , Lord Goldsmith , is said to be keen to introduce `` tough new laws '' once Britain has left the EU , which could also see an end to the ermine worn in the upper chamber of parliament .
A spokesman for the British Fur Trade Association has told the paper it `` beggars belief '' that in the middle of a pandemic and a catastrophic recession , `` the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ban the fur in people 's wardrobes . ''

The Daily Telegraph reports that an investigation for the government's Sage committee has found that hospital admissions for coronavirus were "over-reported" at the peak of the pandemic. It says patients were counted as Covid-19 admissions if they had ever had the disease - even if they went to hospital for other reasons.


bbcuk--2020-08-21--Michael Studdert: Contact made over paedophile priest's £4.7m estate

A website to track down potential victims of a paedophile priest for compensation from his £4.7m estate has received contact from individuals .
Michael Studdert was jailed for four years in 2006 over indecent images but was never convicted of physical abuse before his death aged 78 , in 2017 .
A High Court judge ruled there was a `` real prospect '' he may have committed sexual assaults in the UK and abroad .
The website for potential victims has been online since the end of July .
Daniel Winter , from the executors of Studdert 's will , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ survivors of historical assault to come forward and state an intention to seek financial compensation from his legal estate '' .
In the meantime Studdert 's estate has been `` effectively frozen '' , Mr Winter , of Nockolds Solicitors , said .
Studdert was banned from working in a priestly function in the Church of England after being jailed in 2006 for possessing , making and distributing indecent images of children .
More than 100,000 indecent images were found at his home .
The former teacher and school chaplain , who worked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Manchester , died in August 2017 while living in Bishop 's Stortford in Hertfordshire .
After being informed by police of his criminal past , solicitors undertook a review of his personal documents and spoke with his contacts .
Mr Winter said they `` formed the view that there was a real possibility that Studdert 's criminal behaviour may not have been limited to dealing in child pornography and that he may have physically abused children '' .
He said their `` suspicions were enhanced '' when letters to Studdert from former BBC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his death , reached us through the postal re-direction service '' .
Denning has been convicted of abusing boys as young as eight .
Mr Winter said the case was taken to the High Court for guidance as `` an unknown number of potential claims for compensation could substantially impact what is available for Studdert 's intended beneficiaries '' .
In a judgement , Chief Master Marsh said Studdert had `` strong connections with Poland where the age of consent is 15 '' and it `` seems likely ... Studdert had sexual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 16 in Poland '' .
Chief Master Marsh directed a website , which was also to be translated into Polish , Italian and Danish , and social media accounts be set up .
Mr Winter confirmed the website had received contact but said `` due to confidentiality [ we ] are unable to share any further details '' .
Mr Winter said : `` It is anticipated that Chief Master Marsh will make further directions once the website has run its course and Nockolds has been able to establish the potential pool of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Find BBC News : East of England on Facebook , Instagram and Twitter .
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Mr Winter said: "It is anticipated that Chief Master Marsh will make further directions once the website has run its course and Nockolds has been able to establish the potential pool of survivors who wish to claim compensation."


bbcuk--2020-08-21--Donegal: Father and two children die as car enters Lough Foyle

A father and his two children have died after their car skidded off a road in County Donergal and plunged into Lough Foyle late on Thursday night .
They have been named locally as 49-year-old John Mullan from Moville , his 14-year-old son Thomas and his six-year-old daughter Amelia .
The children 's mother , who was also in the car , managed to get out of the vehicle and call for help after the crash at Three Trees , Quigley 's Point .
She was taken to hospital .
A priest who went to comfort the mother after the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' scene .
`` It 's a terribly tragic incident , it 's just beyond words , '' said Fr John Farren , parish priest of Iskaheen in County Donegal .
He said he prayed with the mother at the scene of the crash for a short time and that she was `` hysterical from grief '' .
`` She was completely shocked ... totally distressed , and I was with her when we prayed with the three deceased , '' Fr Farren said .
The priest said the father worked as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the mother is a front-line worker .
She was taken to Letterkenny hospital where she is being treated for non-life threatening injuries .
The crash happened at about 22:20 local time on Thursday .
In a statement , Gardaí ( Irish police ) said the car had been travelling from the village of Muff in Donegal towards Quigley 's Point before the crash .
They said the driver `` lost control and the vehicle skidded across the road and down the embankment and plunged into the water '' .
The mother was sitting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ children were in the rear seat of the car .
After she got out of the vehicle and called for help , Gardaí and emergency services arrived at the scene and brought her to hospital .
`` It was a completely distressing scene for everybody , including all the ambulance and fire people and the Gardaí , the council workers and the undertakers , '' Fr Farren said .
He added that despite the mother 's grief , she expressed her gratitude to all the people who came to help her family .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ was moved to hospital , she was going round thanking everybody for what they had done , which was an amazing thing in itself that she was thinking of other people . ''
The deaths have left a sombre atmosphere in Moville town .
Eamon McLaughlin , who lives in the area , described the family as `` popular , good-living people '' .
He told BBC Radio Foyle that everyone is praying for them .
Another woman said a local resident was part of the rescue team and he did not realise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the water were his neighbours .
The bodies were taken to the hospital 's mortuary where post mortems will take place .
There was heavy rain in the area at the time of the crash .
Gardaí have appealed to anyone who saw a Black Mitsubishi ASX in the area after 22:00 local time on Thursday , or who has dash cam footage of the road at the time , to contact them .

"At the end, before she was moved to hospital, she was going round thanking everybody for what they had done, which was an amazing thing in itself that she was thinking of other people."


bbcuk--2020-08-21--Coronavirus: Outdoor arts and sports events to be trialled in Wales

Plans for three small-scale outdoor arts and sports events in Wales , with up to 100 people , as a trial have been announced by the first minister .
Mark Drakeford said outdoor performances proposed by Theatr Clwyd would be allowed from 27 August .
The triathlon Return to Racing competition at Pembrey Country Park , Carmarthenshire , without spectators , has been given the go ahead .
A car rally at Trac Mon racing circuit on Anglesey has also been allowed .
The Welsh Government said the events would be subject to strict risk assessments .
• No new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Portugal added to UK exemption list as Croatia is removed Mr Drakeford said the aim of holding the events over the coming weeks was to `` learn from how we can safely hold outdoor events while maintaining social distancing '' .
`` We will trial three small-scale events , in partnership with the events organisers , local authorities and other stakeholders , to see if they can be carried out in a safe way , with a view to supporting the sector and making the most of the remaining summer months where we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added .
`` We will also learn from pilots being conducted across the UK , in reopening professional sport and indoor theatre to supporters and audiences , so we base our decisions on the best possible evidence available .
`` We will continue to talk with event organisers about the possible resumption of some other activities later in the autumn . ''
Earlier , Mr Drakeford told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast : `` In three week 's time , if these events have been successful and the virus remains effectively suppressed , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ events can become more routinely available in Wales . ''
He also announced that indoor visits to care homes will be able to resume in Wales from 29 August , under `` strict '' rules to be set out in guidance .
Casinos will be allowed to reopen on the same date , with both moves subject to coronavirus remaining under control .
Mr Drakeford confirmed that up to four households will be able to join together in an `` exclusive extended arrangement '' from this weekend .
Currently an extended household can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but from Saturday that cap will double - a plan that was announced last week .
A meal following a wedding , civil partnership or funeral will also be allowed for up to 30 people indoors , if social distancing can be maintained , from 22 August .
Mr Drakeford said things `` continue to improve '' in Wales , but that the picture across the UK was `` challenging '' .
`` We can not think that we are immune from everything elsewhere .
So while things remain benign in Wales @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being careful , being cautious , doing things one step at a time , so that we can try and sustain our positive position for as long as we can , '' he said .
He warned people not observing social distancing guidelines they were `` taking risks that can lead to them and other people falling ill '' .
`` When they end up in hospital , they will expect our front-line staff to put themselves at risk in order to treat them from an illness that need never have happened and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
Karen Healey , general manager of Tregwilym Lodge nursing and residential home in Rogerstone , Newport , said she was `` slightly tentative about '' opening the care home to visitors , as 21 residents had died from Covid-19 up to the end of June .
`` Although we will be opening our home up , we will have to do in a staged approach because , quite clearly , what we ca n't afford is to open up the home and to cause another pandemic , '' she said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ there could be a second wave coming .
`` I have a duty to protect my staff and , more importantly , my residents . ''
Lee Dirkzwager , 72 , from Cardiff , who has been shielding , said : `` I did venture out on Sunday , very tentatively , quite nervous actually .
`` I did n't enjoy it and came back to what I now call the norm , which is isolation .
I think it 's going to take a long time to adjust .
`` I 'm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suppose I 've become somewhat institutionalised being on my own , '' she said .

"But the way we've tried to do things in Wales, step-by-step, trying not to do too many things at once, trying to make sure that you can have a sense of cause and effect in what you are doing, being willing to do it in a cautious, controlled way."


bbcuk--2020-08-21--Brixton double stabbing leaves one man dead

A man has been killed in a double stabbing in Brixton , south London .
There were reports of fighting @ @ @ @ @ on Thursday night where police found the victim in nearby Wynne Road , the Met @ @ @ @ @ in his 20s , was taken to hospital but died from his injuries .
Detectives @ @ @ @ @ death as murder and no arrests had been made .
Another man , also thought @ @ @ @ @ , was found with stab injuries in Overton Road .
He remains in hospital and @ @ @ @ @ not life threatening .
An overturned car found in nearby Marcella Road is being linked @ @ @ @ @ .
A Section 60 order , which grants police additional stop and search powers , @ @ @ @ @ area of south London , including Brixton , Clapham , Kennington and Vauxhall , until @ @ @ @ @ the Met added .

Detectives said they were treating the death as murder and no arrests had been made. Another man, also thought to be in his 20s, was found with stab injuries in Overton Road.


bbcuk--2020-08-21--Coronavirus: Eviction ban to be extended by four weeks

Ministers have extended the ban on landlords evicting tenants in England and Wales until 20 September , following fears thousands could lose their homes .
In most cases , until the end of March , renters will also get six months ' notice if their landlord plans to evict them .
Courts had been due to resume cases on Monday after a five-month pause .
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the latest announcement just gave `` renters a few more weeks to pack their bags '' .
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said he was `` supporting renters over winter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus outbreak adding that , when the ban was lifted , the most serious cases of anti-social behaviour , other crimes , and unpaid rent for over a year would be heard first .
One landlords ' group described the blanket extension as `` unacceptable '' .
Before the pandemic , notice of eviction was usually two months .
In Wales , that had already been extended to six until the end of September and remains under review .
In Scotland , a proposal for six months of notice until March requires approval @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Northern Ireland include a 12-week notice period .
A survey by homelessness charity Shelter suggested that more than 170,000 private tenants have been threatened with eviction by their landlord or letting agent , and 230,000 in England have fallen into arrears since the pandemic started .
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Polly Neate , Shelter 's chief executive , said : `` It is right for the government not to lift the ban when it risks exposing people to eviction and the threat of homelessness with no means of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this short window of time wisely to put proper safeguards in place for renters . ''
Health bodies had warned that homelessness or moves that resulted in people living in overcrowded accommodation could risk higher numbers of Covid-19 infections .
Politicians have now called for more than the latest extension to the ban .
Labour 's leader , Sir Keir , said `` Such a brief extension means there is a real risk that this will simply give renters a few more weeks to pack their bags . ''
• Coronavirus in Wales @ @ @ @ @ @ @ notice for evictions He described the move as an `` 11th-hour u-turn '' and said Prime Minister Boris Johnson had `` stuck his head in the sand '' for months , adding : `` The ban should not be lifted until the government has a credible plan to ensure that no-one loses their home as a result of coronavirus . ''
The former Conservative Communities Secretary , Lord Pickles , told BBC Radio 4 's World at One that the ban should be extended into next spring .
He said `` periodic '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legislative action to give tenants more security .
In a letter to judges , Master of the Rolls Sir Terence Etherton said that , having expected the end of the ban on Sunday , the proposal had been of `` an extremely unusual nature and timing '' but would allow further work to be done to prepare for the ban to be lifted .
Lawyers and landlords ' groups have said that , even after a ban expires , there is little expectation of people who have faced Covid-related financial problems being swiftly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association , said : `` A blanket extension is unacceptable , especially so close to the deadline .
This announcement satisfies no-one .
`` Landlords have been left powerless in exercising their legal right to deal with significant arrears unrelated to Covid-19 , anti-social behaviour and extremely disruptive tenants who make life miserable for their neighbours and housemates .
`` Private landlords can not be expected to foot the bill for government failure . ''
This announcement lifts the immediate threat of eviction .
Ministers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ period will prevent a raft of evictions in the winter month .
The move has been welcomed - but some are warning it is a sticking plaster and ministers need to use the time to come up with solutions .
Some are suggesting a fund to help those who have fallen into rent arrears .
But on the other side of the debate , the National Residential Landlords Association is worried , saying landlords had been left powerless in dealing with non-payment of rent .
In Wales , tenants who have fallen into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scheme .
Landlord groups have called for more help in England to reduce the financial pressures on landlords , in addition to mortgage holidays .
David Batchelder , 35 , was laid off from his job in pest control at the start of lockdown and is typical of tenants struggling with their finances owing to the economic fall-out of the pandemic .
He lives in a flat in High Wycombe with his partner , who works as a building company receptionist , and at the moment is a stay-at-home dad to one-year-old daughter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reliance on benefits means he is worried about the future .
`` In all honesty , [ benefits ] are not enough and just do not cover everything , '' he said .
`` In difficult times there is a possibility that we could end up losing our home .
We would like to know that we 've got somewhere secure .
`` The landlords have been very good so far , but they can only do so much .
And if there was another coronavirus wave , it will be very worrying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Anyone under threat of eviction should start gathering evidence such as receipts for rent paid or any communications with your landlord • Landlords have to give you notice before they can apply to court for a possession order .
For most tenancy types this notice must now be at least three months in England or six in Wales , but lodgers may get less notice • If a possession order had already been made against you before 27 March 2020 , then your landlord may apply for this to be enforced when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You should receive 14 days ' notice of the eviction date • Anyone now struggling to pay rent should speak to their landlord , and organise a repayment plan to pay off arrears • Those receiving housing benefit or Universal Credit and unable to pay rent might be able to get a discretionary housing payment from the local council Are you worried about being evicted when the ban is lifted ?
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bbcuk--2020-08-21--Coronavirus: Tighter rules for Oldham, Pendle and Blackburn

Oldham and parts of Blackburn and Pendle are facing extra restrictions to stem the spread of Covid-19 .
Residents in those areas are not allowed to socialise with anyone from outside their household , as of midnight on Saturday .
Workplaces , childcare facilities and businesses , including restaurants and pubs , will remain open .
Since July , the government has been introducing extra restrictions after a spike in coronavirus cases .
Elsewhere , Birmingham has been added to the government 's watch list , and Northampton named an `` area of intervention '' .
But tighter rules in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be dropped on 26 August .
Wigan and Rossendale originally faced tighter restrictions along with the rest of Greater Manchester and east Lancashire because of the wider region 's overall infection rate and concerns that the virus was being spread between households .
However , both have maintained low infection rates compared with other areas .
The additional measures in Oldham and parts of Pendle and Blackburn will not prevent people from shopping , going to work or attending child-care settings including schools , which open from 1 September .
However , any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be shared with people you live with and are in your immediate household .
Residents will be advised to avoid using public transport except for essential travel , and the number of people who can attend weddings , civil partnerships and funerals will be limited to household members and close family , with no more than 20 people .
Restaurants will also be encouraged to halt walk-ins , and only seat people who make reservations in advance .
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said : `` To prevent a second peak and keep Covid-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ targeted intervention where we see a spike in cases .
`` Our approach is to make the action we take as targeted as possible , with the maximum possible local consensus . ''
This will allow local councils to focus resources on the wards that need more targeted intervention , he added .
The new restrictions on household gatherings and socialising will apply to the following areas of Blackburn with Darwen : Audley & Queen 's Park , Bastwell & Daisyfield , Billinge & Beardwood , Blackburn Central , Little Harwood & Whitebirk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Corporation Park , Wensley Fold .
Areas in Blackburn with Darwen where all restrictions have been lifted are : Blackburn South & Lower Darwen , Blackburn South East , Darwen East , Darwen South , Darwen West , Ewood , Livesey with Pleasington , Mill Hill & Moorgate , West Pennine Existing restrictions in Pendle remain but the new rules apply to the following areas : Whitefield , Walverden , Southfield , Bradley , Clover Hill , Brierfield , Marsden Councillor Sean Fielding , leader of Oldham Council , welcomed the announcement the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Over the last few days we 've made a clear argument that an economic lockdown was not the answer for Oldham , '' he said .
`` Instead we put forward a strong case to [ the ] government for a different approach - one where we increase testing , use our powers to drive compliance and enforcement among those not currently following guidelines , and carry out intensive door-to-door engagement in areas with higher cases . ''
He added that he believed the tightened measures would `` help reduce the spread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Metro Mayor Andy Burnham said : `` I think we 've come to a sensible agreement with the government and I 'm grateful to them for listening .
`` We did n't want to see a lockdown in Oldham and we are pleased the government worked with us on that one - and we are glad the restrictions have been lifted in Wigan . ''
Mr Burnham added that he wanted to see `` further relaxation '' in Greater Manchester next week as `` we are also seeing cases coming down in Trafford @ @ @ @ @ @ @ balancing protecting people against letting people live their lives - it is a really difficult question and I do n't envy the government on this one , '' he said .
With the exception of Northampton , Oldham , Blackburn and Pendle have the highest rate of new infections .
They are seeing between 70 and 90 cases per 100,000 people .
That is about half the rate Leicester was in when it was put into lockdown .
This move is about taking pre-emptive action before infections spiral out of control .
What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - and a number of other areas in the north west and West Yorkshire for that matter - there is community transmission , often focussed in specific neighbourhoods .
Northampton , which has the highest rate , is quite different as the cases are largely linked to a workplace .
But alongside these extra restrictions , there is also a great deal of work being done that does not get the headlines .
Council staff working hand-in-hand with community groups are knocking on doors , encouraging residents to get tested and stay safe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ testing facilities are opening up .
The targeted testing of people in high infection areas who are not ill is also beginning - one of the major difficulties in fighting this virus is that significant numbers do not show symptoms .
But one issue that keeps cropping up is how to get people to isolate when they have mild symptoms and staying at home means they do not get paid .
Many on the ground say this needs to be resolved urgently .
The spike in Northampton was `` almost solely down to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Greencore Factory '' , a Department for Health spokesperson said .
Nearly 300 workers have tested positive , and employees and their households are required to isolate at home for two weeks .
The number of cases has also been `` rising quickly '' in Birmingham , where the majority of new cases have been among those aged between 18 and 34 , a government spokesperson said .
The city recorded about 30 cases per 100,000 residents over the past week .
It has been categorised as an 'area of enhanced support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ additional testing , more local contact tracing , and targeted community engagement .
The mayor of the West Midlands believes `` some people have not been strict enough '' with coronavirus measures .
Andy Street said the city was in `` an extremely challenging situation '' .
Birmingham City Council leader Ian Ward added that the watch list should be a `` wake-up call for everyone '' .
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But one issue that keeps cropping up is how to get people to isolate when they have mild symptoms and staying at home means they do not get paid. Many on the ground say this needs to be resolved urgently.


bbcuk--2020-08-21--Coronavirus forces STA Travel out of business

STA Travel has become the latest travel firm to fall victim to the Covid-19 pandemic .
The company , which grew out of a student travel business and specialised in trips for young people , including gap years and volunteer projects , has ceased trading .
STA Travel has more than 50 shops in the UK .
The firm said customers with bookings would `` receive further communication in the coming days '' .
`` We are sorry for the inconvenience and the limited information available to you at this time , '' a statement on its website said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ be at risk as a result of the firm 's failure .
The firm 's parent company , based in Switzerland , said the pandemic had `` brought the travel industry to a standstill '' .
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And other questions A spokesperson for the Association of British Travel Agents ( Abta ) said the news would `` send a shockwave through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very real pressures that travel is under at the moment '' .
`` STA Travel will be a name that is familiar to most people who will have used them to travel or been aware of their name on the High Street , and this distressing news will sadly affect the livelihoods of hundreds of employees , '' the spokesperson said .
Abta says the majority of flights and holidays sold by STA would be protected by the Atol scheme , an insurance scheme which protects holiday bookings .
It directed customers to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should have taken her month-long holiday to Bali and Borneo back in April but , when the pandemic arrived , it was postponed until September .
STA Travel told her and her boyfriend last week their trip would no longer go ahead at all .
Now the 22-year-old from Walsall just wants to get her money back as quickly as possible .
`` The STA agent said they would offer us credit notes but they would be split up between the different companies that STA booked all our travel and accommodation through .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ be able to spend all of the credit notes on the same trip if we did it ourselves .
`` It 's really , really disappointing - we just hope we can get our money back quickly but I 'm not sure we will . ''
The Civil Aviation Authority said it was aware of `` a number of consumers whose bookings have been cancelled by STA Travel Ltd as a result of government advice or flight cancellations '' .
Customers whose bookings were protected by Atol would be able to submit a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CAA said .
STA Travel , which originally stood for Student Travel Australia , but was later rebranded Student Travel Association , was founded in 1971 , and specialises in long-haul , adventure and gap year travel .
The firm said : `` Over recent months , the company took decisive measures to secure the business beyond Covid-19 .
`` However , sales have not picked up as anticipated , due to consumer uncertainties , further restrictions and renewed lock-down measures , which are expected to largely continue into 2021 . ''
Simon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , said coronavirus had particularly hit long-haul specialists like STA , which arranged tailor-made trips .
He said a combination of High Street rents , a lack of income and demands for refunds was made worse when Australian airline Qantas announced it would not be running intercontinental flights in or out of Australia until the second half of 2021 .
`` Clearly the parent company… had to look at the future and just decided that there was no chance of business coming back at anything like the necessary amount before next year , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that `` other casualties '' were inevitable - particularly with countries being suddenly added to the UK 's quarantine list .
`` That 's generated so much uncertainty that people simply are n't flying , '' he said .
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"STA Travel will be a name that is familiar to most people who will have used them to travel or been aware of their name on the High Street, and this distressing news will sadly affect the livelihoods of hundreds of employees," the spokesperson said.


bbcuk--2020-08-21--Government appoints top civil servant to handle exams response

The government has appointed a senior civil servant to lead on its response to exams amid the coronavirus pandemic .
Susan Acland-Hood will become the Department for Education 's second permanent secretary for six weeks .
It comes after a backlash and u-turn over A level and GCSE results .
The algorithm used to moderate this year 's grades led to thousands of students being downgraded - so the government reverted to teacher assessments to determine marks .
• Exams chaos : Never again , say parents , pupils and teachers • Schools minister was warned about exam algorithm in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as BTecs are pulled Early on in lockdown , the government cancelled exams due to take place over the summer due to the outbreak .
Students across the UK were still awarded grades for their courses in August , but the administrations in England , Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland all had to u-turn away from algorithms that lowered thousands of grades towards teacher assessments .
In a statement , the Cabinet Office said Ms Acland-Hood 's appointment would `` ensure that the government is able to respond fully to exam results , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in September '' .
The new deputy permanent secretary is currently the chief executive of Her Majesty 's Courts and Tribunals Service , but has previously worked as a director in the DfE and as a senior adviser on education policy in No 10 .
She began her temporary role on Friday , and her deputy at the courts service , Kevin Sadler , will take over from her while she is in place .

Students across the UK were still awarded grades for their courses in August, but the administrations in England, Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland all had to u-turn away from algorithms that lowered thousands of grades towards teacher assessments.


bbcuk--2020-08-21--Stonehaven derailment: Train had reached 72.8mph

The train which derailed in Aberdeenshire , leaving three men dead , had reached almost 73mph before it hit a landslip , a report has said .
Driver Brett McCullough , 45 , conductor Donald Dinnie , 58 , and passenger Christopher Stuchbury , 62 , died near Stonehaven .
Six others were injured .
The train derailed following heavy rain last week .
An initial report by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch said the train was travelling within the speed limit .
The RAIB said it reached 72.8 mph ( 117.1 km/h ) and this was `` within the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ km/h ) on this stretch of line '' .
• Tributes paid to three killed in train derailment The report confirms that the accident took place at about 09:38 , just a few minutes before the first reports reached the emergency services .
Investigators said all six vehicles of the train derailed after it struck the landslip 1.4 miles north-east of Carmont in Aberdeenshire .
Nine people were on board , a crew of three and six passengers .
Describing conditions at the time of the crash , the RAIB said there had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 52mm ( 2in ) of rain falling within the space of four hours .
This is about 70 % of the total monthly rainfall which could be expected in Aberdeenshire in August .
The high speed train - with two power cars and four carriages - had been operating the 06:38 service from Aberdeen to Glasgow .
It was initially stopped at Carmont at 06:59 , after a northbound train reported a landslip further south , on the section of track between Carmont and Laurencekirk .
After sitting at Carmont for more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ move the train back to Stonehaven , to allow passengers to get off .
The driver was given permission to move north at 09:25 , moving at 5mph initially as it crossed on to the northbound track , but then accelerating to 72.8mph .
The investigators said that , after it was derailed by the landslip , the train continued for 77 yards ( 70 metres ) before hitting the parapet of a bridge .
The report states : `` The leading power car continued most of the way over the bridge and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ embankment , as did the third passenger carriage .
The first passenger carriage came to rest on its roof , having rotated to be almost at right angles to the track .
`` The second passenger carriage also overturned on to its roof and came to rest on the first carriage .
The fourth passenger carriage remained upright and attached to the rear power car ; it also came to rest on the first carriage .
All wheelsets of the rear power car derailed , but it remained upright . ''
The RAIB @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • The sequence of events and the actions of those involved • The management of earthworks and drainage in this area , including recent inspections and risk assessments • The general management of earthworks and drainage and associated procedures designed to manage the risk of extreme weather events • The behaviour of the train during , and following the derailment • The consequences of the derailment and a review of the damage caused to the rolling stock The investigation carried out by the RAIB is independent of parallel work being carried out by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigation being undertaken by the police under the instruction of the Lord Advocate .
Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines said : `` My thoughts remain with the families and friends of Brett , Donald and Christopher , and everybody else affected by the tragic events of last week .
Our railway family is still in shock .
`` We are doing everything we can to support ongoing investigations so that we can properly establish the circumstances that led to the derailment , and to understand what can be done to prevent such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ silence was held at railway stations on Wednesday across the UK to honour the three men killed .
Family members of the men who lost their lives were among those who gathered at Aberdeen station .
UK Transport Minister Grant Shapps has asked Network Rail to produce an interim report by 1 September .

The report states: "The leading power car continued most of the way over the bridge and fell from the railway down a wooded embankment, as did the third passenger carriage. The first passenger carriage came to rest on its roof, having rotated to be almost at right angles to the track.


bbcuk--2020-08-21--Man quizzed over offences under terror laws

A man has been arrested in Somerset under the Terrorism Act .
Police are searching a property in Paulton after @ @ @ @ @ on suspicion of making or possessing an explosive substance .
On Friday he was re-arrested @ @ @ @ @ anti-terror laws that allows detention if a person is suspected of being concerned in terrorism @ @ @ @ @ are carrying out the search .
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team has been called as @ @ @ @ @ , who is 33 and from Somerset , is in police custody .
Chf Insp @ @ @ @ @ is no wider threat to the public . ''

On Friday he was re-arrested under a section of the anti-terror laws that allows detention if a person is suspected of being concerned in terrorism.


bbcuk--2020-08-22--English music venues welcome extra emergency funding

Small music venues in England have welcomed the announcement of a further £1.1m emergency government funding .
Many venues , which have been closed since mid-March due to Covid-19 , are facing the threat of closure .
Last month , Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden rolled out his plan for a £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund , including £2.25m for music venues .
That has now increased to £3.36m due to high demand .
The fund will be split between 135 grassroots venues .
Recipients include The Troubadour in London , where Adele and Ed Sheeran performed early on ; and The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ played early gigs .
The grants range from £1,000 to £80,000 , with the average working out at £25,000 per venue .
`` We warmly welcome this first distribution from the Culture Recovery Fund which will ensure that the short-term future of these venues is secured while we continue to work on how we can ensure their long-term sustainability , '' said Mark Davyd of the Music Venue Trust .
He said the Department for Digital , Culture , Media and Sport together with Arts Council England had `` worked very quickly to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ closure faced by a significant number of grassroots music venues across the country '' .
The funding `` creates a real breathing space for under pressure venues '' , he added .
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The money is intended to cover ongoing running costs including rent and utility bills .
Indoor performances can now restart with socially distanced audiences , so some music venues are able to reopen .
The future remains uncertain for many , however , especially with the furlough scheme coming to an end in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` I encourage music fans to help too by supporting music and cultural events as they start to get going again .
We need a collective effort to help the things we love through Covid . ''
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"We warmly welcome this first distribution from the Culture Recovery Fund which will ensure that the short-term future of these venues is secured while we continue to work on how we can ensure their long-term sustainability," said Mark Davyd of the Music Venue Trust.


bbcuk--2020-08-21--Ralph Baxter death: Police close case with no prosecution

No-one will be prosecuted in the case of a man who had an `` altercation '' with a fellow dog @ @ @ @ @ The Crown Prosecution Service said there was insufficient evidence to link the two incidents and @ @ @ @ @ for prosecution '' .
A 28-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder has been released @ @ @ @ @ Mr Baxter , a retired civil servant who received an MBE , died at his @ @ @ @ @ .
Northamptonshire Police said the case was now closed but it would continue to support @ @ @

No-one will be prosecuted in the case of a man who had an "altercation" with a fellow dog walker and later died.


bbcuk--2020-08-21--Boris Johnson threatened with legal action over Russia threat

A group of politicians are threatening legal action unless Boris Johnson orders an independent investigation into Russian interference in elections .
The letter signed by Green MP Caroline Lucas and Labour 's Chris Bryant follows a report which said the UK `` badly underestimated '' the Russian threat .
The parliamentarians argue the prime minister 's `` lack of action '' breaches the right to free elections .
The government said the UK had `` robust systems '' to protect elections .
In July , Parliament 's Intelligence and Security Committee published a long-awaited report into Russian activity in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the targeting of Russian expatriates in the UK .
It claimed the government made no effort to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 EU referendum and called for `` immediate action '' including `` an assessment of potential Russian interference '' in the Brexit vote .
US intelligence chiefs have accused Russia of interfering in the 2016 presidential election and earlier this month they warned that China , Russia and Iran were among the countries seeking to influence this year 's vote .
Now a group of MPs and peers in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minister to court if he refuses to take `` essential steps to protect future elections '' .
Describing legal action as `` a last resort '' , the letter urges the PM to `` order an independent investigation of Russian interference with the democratic process from at least the 2016 EU referendum '' .
Ms Lucas , Green MP for Brighton Pavilion , said : `` Democratic processes are clearly at risk and it seems that the integrity of our elections is being deliberately undermined . ''
And Mr Bryant , the Labour @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The government 's refusal to investigate is a complete dereliction of their duty to keep us and our way of life safe . ''
The group also includes Labour MP Ben Bradshaw , SNP MP Alyn Smith , the Lib Dem peer Lord Strasburger and Baroness Wheatcroft , who resigned from the Conservative Party last year .
A Cabinet Office spokeswoman said : `` Safeguarding our democracy will always be an absolute priority and the UK has robust systems in place to protect our elections from interference .
`` To prevent any future @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to provide the security services and law enforcement agencies with the tools they need to disrupt hostile state activity .
`` And we have also published proposals for a digital imprint regime that will improve transparency in political campaigning online , and are developing an online media literacy strategy , to help empower the public to question the information they read online . ''

"And we have also published proposals for a digital imprint regime that will improve transparency in political campaigning online, and are developing an online media literacy strategy, to help empower the public to question the information they read online."


bbcuk--2020-08-21--Brook House: Refugee case against immigration centre thrown out

Conditions at an immigration removal centre , where detainees were locked in their rooms for 11 hours every night , were lawful , the High Court has ruled .
Three Afghan refugees took legal action over conditions at Brook House IRC , near Gatwick Airport .
The men said detainees were locked in their `` cells '' between 21:00 and 08:00 every day .
In a judgment delivered remotely , Mr Justice Cavanagh dismissed their claim on all grounds .
The claimants , who have all now obtained refugee or humanitarian protection status , were detained at Brook House in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was run by G4S .
They claimed the `` lock-in regime '' at Brook House , which the Home Office refers to as `` the night state '' , breached their right to liberty and privacy .
It was also said the regime subjected them to `` an unlawful , discriminatory and/or disproportionate interference '' with practising Muslims ' right to religious freedom as they had to pray in their cells overnight .
Mr Justice Cavanagh ruled that `` by deciding that there should be a night state , the ( Home Office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the statutory purposes of security , safety and good order and the statutory purposes of providing a relaxed and humane environment '' .
He also found the Home Office `` took reasonable and appropriate measures to secure Muslim detainees ' rights '' .
Conditions at Brook House have been under scrutiny since a BBC Panorama programme broadcast in September 2017 uncovered footage showing alleged assaults , humiliation and verbal abuse of detainees by officers .
Fourteen members of G4S staff were dismissed or resigned following the broadcast and Home Secretary Priti Patel later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` mistreatment of detainees '' at the centre .
Three detainees have gone on hunger strike at the removal centre ahead of proposed removal flights to France , Spain and Germany .

It was also said the regime subjected them to "an unlawful, discriminatory and/or disproportionate interference" with practising Muslims' right to religious freedom as they had to pray in their cells overnight.