bbcuk--2020-01-23--The Papers: Tests for 'killer virus' in Britain and HS2 report

The latest updates on coronavirus feature on the front pages of many newspapers .
The Daily Mirror says the UK @ @ @ @ @ '' amid fears the infection has spread from China .
Six people in the UK @ @ @ @ @ nationals - are having tests for the virus , the paper says .
And it @ @ @ @ @ they suspect `` there will probably be many more cases in the UK '' .

The project to bring it back to its former glory was masterminded by a neurosurgeon - Peter Kirkpatrick - who was at the controls when the plane made its first flight in 79 years.


bbcuk--2020-01-23--Banbury couple 'starved man to death for windfall'

A couple `` starved '' a vulnerable man to death to steal from his multimillion-pound estate , a court has heard .
Anthony Sootheran , 59 , was found dead in a `` foul , unhygienic cell '' by a doctor at his home near Banbury , Oxfordshire , in March 2014 .
Reading Crown Court heard he was starved by Lynda Rickard , who was assisted by her husband Wayne , to secure the `` windfall that she craved '' .
Mr and Mrs Rickard , of Edinburgh Close , Banbury , deny murder and fraud .
Mrs Rickard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Sootheran 's accounts , forging his will , and doing the same for his late mother , Joy .
Prosecutor Oliver Saxby QC said Mr Sootheran was found in a `` terrible state '' when visited in 2013 by Richard Stubbs , who dealt with the family 's trust .
He said : `` The bed linen was stained and looked like it had not been changed in months .
`` A window pane was broken .
In the corner , there was a pile of Anthony 's hair .
`` There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There were no books , or magazines .
`` In short , it was a cell .
A foul , unhygienic cell . ''
He said Mrs Rickard 's fraud had become `` utterly routine and brazen '' as she began `` eyeing up a windfall '' - potentially up to £3.4m - which was dependent on Mr Sootheran 's death .
`` In the simplest of terms , assisted by her husband , she starved him to death , thereby securing for herself and her family the windfall that she craved , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day of the trial .
From 2006 the couple lived at High Havens Farm , in South Newington , near Banbury , which was owned by Mr Sootheran .
Mr Sootheran and his mother moved in with the Rickards in early 2008 so that Mrs Rickard could care for Mrs Sootheran .
Mr and Mrs Rickard were evicted from the farm following a court order in 2017 .
The court heard Mr Sootheran , a successful businessman , was kind but a `` recluse prone to self-neglect '' after struggling with long-term mental @ @ @ @ @ @ @ background was a `` perfect cover '' for Mrs Rickard to steal from him after she had done the same to his mother 's money and will .
When she died , Mrs Sootheran 's estate was worth about £1.5m .
Under Mrs Rickard 's forged will half of that would have gone to her , while the other half would have gone to Mr Sootheran .
Mr Saxby told the court Mr Rickard , 64 , had claimed he `` had very little to do '' with Mr Sootheran before his death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 'see no evil , hear no evil , speak no evil ' to his defence , '' Mr Saxby said .
The prosecution claims they bought a Mitsubishi Shogun 4x4 , worth about £30,000 , with Mrs Sootheran 's money in 2010 .
Three other people are also on trial for being witnesses to the Sootheran wills .
Michael Dunkley , 48 , of Brickle Lane , Bloxham , and Denise Neal , 39 , of Radway Road , Lower Tysoe , are accused of fraud .
Shanda Robinson , 50 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accused of fraud and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice .
June Alsford , 77 , of Little Lane , Aynho , has admitted fraud and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice .

"In the simplest of terms, assisted by her husband, she starved him to death, thereby securing for herself and her family the windfall that she craved," Mr Saxby said on the first day of the trial.


bbcuk--2020-01-23--China coronavirus: Incident team to deal with Scottish threat

An incident team has been set up to deal with the threat of coronavirus in Scotland after it was confirmed five people are being tested for the virus .
The Scottish government said the tests were a precaution and officials would be monitoring the situation daily with Health Protection Scotland experts .
The new strain of the virus has so far killed 18 people in China and there are more than 500 confirmed cases .
At least three of the patients are believed to be Chinese nationals .
It has been confirmed that two people diagnosed with flu were now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ others are also being tested on a precautionary basis .
A spokesman for the Scottish government said it would not provide a running update on patients being tested on a precautionary basis but would confirm cases as the situation develops .
He added that officials were `` co-orientating with Health Protection Scotland a daily Incident Management Team to continue to monitor the situation as it develops , including on the number of any potential cases going forward '' .
Prof Juergen Haas , a specialist in infectious diseases at the Edinburgh University , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Edinburgh .
There had also been thought to be a fourth case in Glasgow .
All those being treated in Scotland have respiratory symptoms and have been in Wuhan , thought to be the source of the outbreak , in the last 14 days .
Wuhan has gone into lockdown , along with other areas across the Hubei province .
It is not yet known where the patients are being treated , but one is believed to be an Edinburgh student .
Samples are being sent in category A transport to a laboratory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Scottish government spokeswoman said : `` There are currently no confirmed cases of coronavirus ( WN Co-V ) in the UK and the risk to the Scottish public remains low .
Prof Haas , head of infection medicine at Edinburgh University , said it was `` very likely '' that cases would be confirmed in the UK .
`` In any European countries there is a danger that these cases occur , '' he said .
`` Here at the University of Edinburgh we have more than 2,000 students from China and they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China so we are relatively sure we will have cases in the UK from travellers coming back from China . ''
He warned that the spread of the virus might increase as more people travelled around for Chinese New Year , within China and to other countries .
Any suspected cases have to be isolated and staff dealing with them must wear protective clothes including gloves , masks and goggles .
Elderly people and those with underlying health conditions are particularly at risk .
• How do you quarantine a city - and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The London-sized city where the virus began Dundee University has a joint education partnership with Wuhan University , where students from Wuhan complete the final year of their architecture degree at Dundee .
Many opt to remain at Dundee for a further year to obtain their Masters qualification .
The university said there were currently 34 students from the programme in Dundee , having arrived in September 2019 and said five members of staff had returned from a visit to Wuhan last week .
No health concerns have been raised .
`` We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advice from the relevant agencies as to appropriate action , '' the spokesman said .
The university has also advised students to be careful if receiving packages from areas where the virus is present , especially if they contain food items .
Aberdeen University said five of its staff members had also visited Wuhan during the outbreak , four of whom returned to the university three or more weeks ago .
A spokeswoman said the remaining member of staff had a non-teaching role and was working from home as a precautionary measure .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to students travelling to China and said anyone who has been in China , or other areas where incidents of infection have been reported , within the last 14 days , and is experiencing respiratory symptoms , to contact their GP or NHS 24 .
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was questioned about the risk to people in Scotland at First Minister 's Questions at the Scottish Parliament on Thursday .
She said the situation was being closely monitored , adding : `` I should say , that the risk to the public here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - is currently classified as low but that is kept under review . ''
Sir Jeremy Farrar , director of the Wellcome Trust research charity and an expert on disease in Asia , told BBC Scotland the outbreak in China was `` very , very concerning '' .
`` China is facing a real crisis , '' he said .
`` This is now spreading across China and we are likely to see a lot more of this epidemic before it stops . ''
Authorities have suspended planes and trains in and out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million people - as well as all public transport within the city .
Similar measures will take effect in nearby Huanggang , a city of more than seven million , as of midnight .
The virus has spread to the US , Japan , Singapore , Saudi Arabia , Thailand , Vietnam , Taiwan and South Korea .
The new strain of coronavirus is believed to have originated at a market in Wuhan .
One resident of the city said the atmosphere felt like `` the end of the world '' .

"In any European countries there is a danger that these cases occur," he said. "Here at the University of Edinburgh we have more than 2,000 students from China and they are always coming and going back to China so we are relatively sure we will have cases in the UK from travellers coming back from China."


bbcuk--2020-01-23--MOTs: Faults found on 48 out of 55 lifts in NI test centres

An inspection of all vehicle lifts in Northern Ireland 's MOT centres has detected `` signs of cracking '' in 48 of the 55 lifts , BBC News NI has learned .
The inspection results were revealed in an internal letter from the Driver and Vehicle Agency ( DVA ) to its staff .
It said signs of cracking on lifts were first discovered during an inspection of Larne MOT centre in November 2019 .
The letter adds the safety of staff and customers `` is of the utmost importance '' and lift repairs have already begun .
• Use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ check Some MOT tests due to take place this week were cancelled due to the issue , but the Department for Infrastructure has advised drivers to attend their scheduled test , unless they are contacted by the DVA .
However , several motorists who travelled to MOT centres on Thursday , only to be told that their test was cancelled , have questioned why they were not informed in advance .
The Department for Infrastructure said the DVA `` sincerely apologises for the inconvenience caused '' and was working to resolve the lifts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ department added that `` limited '' MOT tests are still being carried out `` at most MOT centres '' in Northern Ireland , while the programme of lift inspections continues .
Currently , Mallusk MOT centre in County Antrim is the `` the only test centre not carrying out car and light vehicle tests , '' according to the department .
It said all other test centres remain open and heavy goods vehicles and bus tests remain unaffected .
The discovery of cracking signs on two scissor lifts in Larne late last year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Northern Ireland 's MOT centres .
According to the DVA 's internal letter , the inspections were carried out by the company which supplied the lifts , which is also responsible for the maintenance and regular examination of the equipment .
The firm reported the inspection results to the DVA on 15 January , which revealed signs of cracking in 48 vehicle lifts , or 87 % of all the lifts in operation .
The letter states that the supplier has designed a `` remedial repair '' for the affected lifts and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It added that an insurance inspector will be conducting further checks on the lifts when the repairs have been carried out .
`` We are preparing a schedule for the repair , inspection and post-repair inspection of all the affected lifts , which will be completed by Wednesday 28 January , '' the letter said .
The letter comes after a report on Tuesday that the MOT centre in Armagh was being closed for repairs .
On Wednesday , the department announced that the use of vehicle lifts at 12 MOT centres in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were identified .
Some motorists have criticised how the authorities have handled the issue .
Pamela Telford arrived at the Coleraine centre on Thursday morning , but was told only retests were being carried out , not full tests .
She said she had not been informed beforehand that her test would be cancelled .
Mrs Telford said her certificate expires at midnight and her insurance company has told her she will not be insured to drive her car - which her daughter also uses to travel to work - after that .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ themselves , nobody knows how long this is going to take , '' she said .
`` That 's what 's very frustrating when you 're on the other end of a phone trying to get things sorted out . ''
In a new statement on Thursday evening , the department said the DVA `` is continuing to carry out checks on vehicle lifts in its MOT test centres , following the identification of faults '' .
`` This is precautionary and to ensure the safety of staff and customers .
`` Some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is anticipated that remaining inspections will be completed tomorrow [ Friday ] and any necessary repairs will be carried out as soon as possible . ''
The statement added : `` As and when test centres have been inspected and any necessary repairs completed , they will immediately become operational .
`` Boucher Road , Cookstown and Newbuildings test centres are now fully operational and all MOT tests are being carried out . ''
The department said customers who require immediate tests will be prioritised for rescheduled appointments .
It also said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Sunday to provide additional tests .

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bbcuk--2020-01-23--Port Talbot's Tata Steel evacuated after WW2 bomb found

Part of a steelworks factory had to be evacuated after an unexploded World War Two bomb was found .
The @ @ @ @ @ work at Tata Steel 's Port Talbot plant about 15:30 GMT .
Ordnance bomb disposal @ @ @ @ @ and a cordon put in place has now been removed , South Wales Police said @ @ @ @ @ construction workers were evacuated from the site , though production was not affected .
He @ @ @ @ @ on the site discovered what appeared to be unexploded ordnance from the Second World War @ @ @ @ @ were alerted , an area around the discovery evacuated and made safe , and the @ @ @ @ @ '' About 1,500 people are employed at the site , though it is not yet @ @ @ @ @ at the time or how many were evacuated .
South Wales Police said the temporary @ @ @ @ @ the site has now reopened .


bbcuk--2020-01-24--Met Police to deploy facial recognition cameras

The Metropolitan Police has announced it will use live facial recognition cameras operationally for the first time on London streets .
The cameras will be in use for five to six hours at a time , with bespoke lists of suspects wanted for serious and violent crimes drawn up each time .
Police say the cameras identified 70 % of wanted suspects and only generated false alerts in one in 1,000 cases .
It follows earlier pilots in London and deployments by South Wales police .
The cameras are due to be put into action within a month but police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consult with them in advance .
Cameras will be clearly signposted , covering a `` small , targeted area '' , and police officers will hand out leaflets about the facial recognition scanning , the Met said .
Assistant Commissioner Nick Ephgrave said the Met has `` a duty '' to use new technologies to keep people safe , adding that research showed the public supported the move .
`` We all want to live and work in a city which is safe : the public rightly expect us to use widely available @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
`` Equally I have to be sure that we have the right safeguards and transparency in place to ensure that we protect people 's privacy and human rights .
I believe our careful and considered deployment of live facial recognition strikes that balance . ''
Trials of the cameras have already taken place in locations such as Stratford 's Westfield shopping centre and the West End of London .
Mr Ephgrave said the system could also be used to find missing children or vulnerable adults .
The Met said that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ private sector , but previous uses of facial recognition have been controversial .
Last year , the Met admitted it supplied images for a database carrying out facial recognition scans on a privately owned estate in King 's Cross , after initially denying involvement .
The Information Commissioner launched an investigation into the use of facial recognition by the estate 's developer , Argent , saying that the technology is a `` potential threat to privacy that should concern us all '' .
The investigation continues .
The ICO , which is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a broader inquiry into how police use live facial recognition technology found there was public support for its use .
although it needed to be `` appropriately governed , targeted and intelligence-led '' .
The Met Police had given assurances that it is taking steps to reduce intrusion , but the government should introduce a legally binding code of practice , an ICO spokeswoman said .
`` This is an important new technology with potentially significant privacy implications for UK citizens , '' she said .

The case is heading for the Court of Appeal. But the Met is pressing on, convinced that the public at large will support its efforts to use facial recognition to track down serious offenders - even if civil liberties campaigners do not.


bbcuk--2020-01-24--China coronavirus: Cases 'highly likely' in the UK

Cases of the new strain of coronavirus in the UK are `` highly likely '' , a Public Health England ( PHE ) boss has said .
However , most of those affected abroad by the virus were making a good recovery , Prof Paul Cosford , medical director at PHE , added .
So far 14 people have been tested in the UK , with nine people awaiting results and five getting the all clear .
Globally , there are more than 800 confirmed cases of the virus , which has killed 26 people in China .
The UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are holding a meeting to discuss the outbreak .
A Downing Street spokesman said there were still no confirmed cases in the country .
• Can wearing masks stop the spread of viruses ?
All the people who have been tested in the UK had visited Wuhan - the Chinese city where the virus first broke out - in the last 14 days .
In Scotland , where five people were tested , an incident team has been set up to deal with the health threat .
Four of the patients were believed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Those tested in the UK included one person in Wales , who was given the all clear last week , and one man in Belfast .
One of those cleared was British artist Michael Hope , 45 , who spent two days in quarantine this week after developing `` a nasty cough '' on returning to Newcastle from Wuhan .
Prof Cosford told the BBC `` we will not be surprised '' if people return from China to the UK with the infection , which can cause lung problems such as pneumonia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likely that we will have cases in the UK - and of course every so often we do get new infections coming from the animal kingdom such as this one . ''
He added : `` These are early days yet with this virus .
The vast majority of people who are infected do seem to be getting better .
`` The people who have done particularly badly , and sadly died , they seem to be people who have other conditions that might make them more likely to suffer badly with this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said on Thursday there was an `` increased likelihood '' of cases of the virus occurring in the UK , but `` we are well prepared '' to deal with them .
The Foreign Office has advised against all but essential travel to Wuhan and the UK is monitoring direct flights arriving from China as a precaution .
Passengers are receiving leaflets and advice on what to do if they fall ill , and a health team is available at Heathrow Airport to check for symptoms .
GPs have been told to isolate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ examining them if they have recently travelled from Wuhan .
What should you do if you think you have the virus ?
Public Health England is advising anyone who has been to Wuhan within the past 14 days and has developed respiratory symptoms to phone NHS 111 .
Those symptoms include a cough , a sneeze , shortness of breath , or a fever .
People who are concerned should phone ahead before going to any medical facility and mention their recent travel to the city .
PHE also advises anyone travelling to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and personal hygiene , and avoid visiting animal and bird markets or people who are ill with respiratory symptoms .
The agency is currently not advising people to wear face masks .
China has widened a lockdown in Hubei province - the centre of the coronavirus outbreak .
The travel restrictions will affect at least 20 million people across 10 cities .
The lockdown comes on the eve of Lunar New Year - one of the most important dates in the Chinese calendar , when millions of people travel home .
The virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as far as Japan , Thailand and the US .
The World Health Organization has not classed the virus as an `` international emergency '' , partly because of the low number of overseas cases , but said it `` may yet become one '' .
Peter Piot , professor of global health and director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine , said : `` The good news is that the data to date suggests that this virus may have a lower mortality than Sars , we have a diagnostic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decades gone by .
`` And that is essential because you can not deal with a potential pandemic in one country alone . ''
What do we know about the virus ?
Currently known as 2019-nCoV , the virus is understood to be a new strain of coronavirus not previously identified in humans .
The Sars ( Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ) virus that killed nearly 800 people globally in the early 2000s was also a coronavirus , as is the common cold .
The first human cases were identified in the Chinese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There have not been any other suspected human cases reported prior to this .
Authorities have said it originated in a seafood market that `` conducted illegal transactions of wild animals '' .
The market has been shut down since the beginning of the year .
The incubation period ( how long it takes for symptoms to appear after catching the infection ) is days , rather than weeks .
At the moment , there is no vaccine that can protect people against it , but researchers are looking to develop one .
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China coronavirus: UK tracing up to 2,000 Wuhan visitors Published 24 January 2020
Image source, EPA Image caption, A health team is available at Heathrow Airport for travellers from China
Officials are attempting to trace as many as 2,000 visitors who have flown in to the UK from the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the new strain of coronavirus first broke out.
Tests on 14 people in the UK have come back negative, Chief Medical Officer for England Chris Whitty said.
Prof Whitty said there is a "fair chance" Britain will see cases of the new virus, which has killed 26 people.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the risk to the public "remains low".
It came after Public Health England said that, while cases of the new virus in the UK are "highly likely", most of those affected abroad by the virus were making a good recovery.
Globally, there are more than 800 confirmed cases of the virus, which has killed 26 people in China.
Mr Hancock chaired a meeting of the UK government's emergency committee, Cobra, to discuss the outbreak. A Downing Street spokesman said there were still no confirmed cases in the country.
'Marathon not sprint'
Prof Whitty said further tests on a number of other patients are still being processed but that he did not want to provide exact numbers.
"This is a marathon not a sprint," he said, adding that clinicians are now implementing a system to deal with the new virus that can be scaled up if needed.
Prof Whitty said attempts are being made to trace those who have arrived in the UK from Wuhan - the Chinese city where the virus first broke out - over the last 14 days.
It is understood that the aim is to eliminate those who have flown on to other destinations and to check on the health of others in case they might have the coronavirus.
It is believed that this could involve as many as 2,000 people.
Meanwhile the Chinese Ambassador to London, Liu Xiaoming, has said his country's government "is very much determined to curb" the virus.
"We think we can get it under control," he added ahead of a No 10 reception for the Chinese New Year.
All the people who have been tested in the UK had visited Wuhan in the last two weeks.
In Scotland, where five people were tested, an incident team has been set up to deal with the health threat. Four of the patients were believed to be Chinese, Downing Street said.
Those tested in the UK included one person in Wales, who was given the all clear last week, and one man in Belfast.
One of those cleared was British artist Michael Hope, 45, who spent two days in quarantine this week after developing "a nasty cough" on returning to Newcastle from Wuhan.
Prof Cosford told the BBC "we will not be surprised" if people return from China to the UK with the infection, which can cause lung problems such as pneumonia.
"I think it's highly likely that we will have cases in the UK - and of course every so often we do get new infections coming from the animal kingdom such as this one."
Image source, EPA Image caption, There are no planes or trains in or out of Wuhan, where people are being treated
He added: "These are early days yet with this virus. The vast majority of people who are infected do seem to be getting better.
"The people who have done particularly badly, and sadly died, they seem to be people who have other conditions that might make them more likely to suffer badly with this virus."
The Foreign Office has advised against all but essential travel to Wuhan and the UK is monitoring direct flights arriving from China as a precaution.
Passengers are receiving leaflets and advice on what to do if they fall ill, and a health team is available at Heathrow Airport to check for symptoms.
GPs have been told to isolate any patients showing symptoms and avoid physically examining them if they have recently travelled from Wuhan.
What should you do if you think you have the virus?
Public Health England is advising anyone who has been to Wuhan within the past 14 days and has developed respiratory symptoms to phone NHS 111.
Those symptoms include a cough, a sneeze, shortness of breath, or a fever.
People who are concerned should phone ahead before going to any medical facility and mention their recent travel to the city.
PHE also advises anyone travelling to China to maintain good hand, respiratory and personal hygiene, and avoid visiting animal and bird markets or people who are ill with respiratory symptoms.
The agency is currently not advising people to wear face masks.
China has widened a lockdown in Hubei province - the centre of the coronavirus outbreak. The travel restrictions will affect at least 20 million people across 10 cities.
The lockdown comes on the eve of Lunar New Year - one of the most important dates in the Chinese calendar, when millions of people travel home.
The virus has spread across China and to countries as far as Japan, Thailand and the US.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, What's life like in quarantined Wuhan?
The World Health Organization has not classed the virus as an "international emergency", partly because of the low number of overseas cases, but said it "may yet become one".
Peter Piot, professor of global health and director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, said "data to date suggests that this virus may have a lower mortality than Sars", which killed hundreds in the early 2000s.
What do we know about the virus?
Currently known as 2019-nCoV, the virus is understood to be a new strain of coronavirus not previously identified in humans.
The Sars (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) virus that killed nearly 800 people globally in the early 2000s was also a coronavirus, as is the common cold.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, The BBC's online health editor talks us through what we know about the virus
The first human cases were identified in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. There have not been any other suspected human cases reported prior to this.
Authorities have said it originated in a seafood market that "conducted illegal transactions of wild animals".
The market has been shut down since the beginning of the year.
The incubation period (how long it takes for symptoms to appear after catching the infection) is days, rather than weeks.
At the moment, there is no vaccine that can protect people against it, but researchers are looking to develop one.
Learn more about the new virus
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Have you been affected? Share your experiences. Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.


bbcuk--2020-01-24--Baby Harry Richford's Margate hospital death 'wholly avoidable'

The death of a baby seven days after his emergency delivery was `` wholly avoidable '' , a coroner has ruled .
Harry Richford died a week after he was born at Margate 's Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital ( QEQM ) in 2017 .
Coroner Christopher Sutton-Mattocks was told Harry was born not crying , pale , and with no movement in an operating room `` full of panicking people '' .
Giving a narrative conclusion , he found Harry 's death was `` contributed to by neglect '' .
Dr Paul Stevens , medical director for East @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` We are deeply sorry and wholeheartedly apologise for our failings in Harry 's care and accept the coroner 's conclusion and findings . ''
Mr Sutton-Mattocks said Sarah and Tom Richford had been excited about becoming first-time parents but had been left grieving .
He said : `` They are grieving for a child they believe should not have died .
I agree with them .
`` Mr and Mrs Richford were failed by the hospital , but more importantly Harry was failed . ''
Mr Sutton-Mattocks criticised the hospital trust for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expected '' , which meant the coroner was not informed of Harry 's death .
It was only because of the persistence of the family that an inquest was ordered , the coroner said .
He praised Harry 's parents for being `` calm and dignified '' during the inquest , and added : `` Today Harry should be almost two years and three months old ... a bundle of energy .
`` Instead his family are still grieving and will do so for the rest of their lives . ''
Harry 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an emergency delivery after her baby showed signs of distress , the inquest heard .
He was born at 03:32 , `` to all intents and purposes lifeless '' .
It took 28 minutes to resuscitate him `` by which time the damage was done '' , the coroner said .
Obstetrics expert Myles Taylor had told the inquest `` but for a failure to deliver at 2am '' Harry would have been born in good condition and would have survived .
Dr Giles Kendall , a neonatal medicine expert , said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Harry would almost certainly have survived .
Explaining his conclusion , Mr Sutton-Mattocks said he considered the divergences of unlawful killing or neglect .
`` I do not conclude the failures were so large and so atrocious as to fall within the definition of unlawful killing . ''
He said there were failures by a number of people some of whom lacked the experience for the positions they were in .

Speaking to the BBC, Mrs Richford said she and her husband were unable to hold their son "until the day that he died", and the seven days during which he had survived had been "the worst week" in their life.


bbcuk--2020-01-24--Brexit: EU leaders sign UK withdrawal deal

The heads of the European Commission and Council - Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel - have signed the Withdrawal Agreement , ahead of the UK 's exit from the EU on 31 January .
The Queen approved it on Thursday , and next Wednesday the European Parliament is expected to vote for it too .
The UK has agreed to abide by EU rules during a transition period until the end of the year .
By 2021 the UK aims to have agreed a deal on future ties .
After the document was signed in Brussels it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UK officials , for signing by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson , due later on Friday .
The agreement will then travel back to Brussels , and a copy of it will remain in London .
Next week 's European Parliament vote is seen as all but a formality , after it was backed by the parliament 's constitutional affairs committee on Thursday .
• What is the Withdrawal Agreement Bill ?
Mrs von der Leyen and other senior EU figures are sceptical about the UK government 's plan to negotiate a comprehensive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 2020 .
They believe the timetable for that is too tight .
But Prime Minister Boris Johnson is upbeat , insisting the UK can now move forward after years of wrangling over Brexit .
Charles Michel , the former Belgian Prime Minister who chairs EU summits , said in a tweet `` things will inevitably change but our friendship will remain .
`` We start a new chapter as partners and allies . ''
The EU Commission official who spent more than three years negotiating Brexit - Michel Barnier - stood behind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signing ceremony .
Earlier Mr Johnson said `` at times it felt like we would never cross the Brexit finish line , but we 've done it .
`` Now we can put the rancour and division of the past three years behind us and focus on delivering a bright , exciting future - with better hospitals and schools , safer streets and opportunity spread to every corner of our country . ''
MPs overruled an attempt by the House of Lords to secure additional rights , including for unaccompanied child refugees , @ @ @ @ @


bbcuk--2020-01-24--Prince Charles calls for 'lasting peace' on Bethlehem visit

The Prince of Wales has said he will pray for `` a just and lasting peace '' in the Middle East , on his first visit to the occupied territories .
In a speech in Bethlehem , Prince Charles said he had been `` struck by the energy , warmth and remarkable generosity of the Palestinian people '' .
During the trip , the prince visited the Mosque of Omar , and a church built on a site said to be where Jesus was born .
He will hold talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas later .
The prince said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between different religions '' across the world and that it `` breaks my heart ... to see such suffering and division '' .
`` No-one arriving in Bethlehem today could miss the signs of continued hardship and the situation you face , and I can only join you , and all communities , in your prayers for a just and lasting peace , '' he said .
`` We must pursue this cause with faith and determination , striving to heal the wounds which have caused such pain . ''
He added that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the future would bring `` freedom , justice and equality '' to Palestinians .
Later , the prince will hold talks with President Abbas and is expected to visit the grave of his paternal-grandmother , Princess Alice , who is buried in the nearby city of Jerusalem .
The Prince of Wales is on the second of a two-day tour in the Middle East .
On Thursday , he addressed world leaders at the World Holocaust Forum to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Nazi death camp at Auschwitz in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he warned that lessons of the Holocaust are still `` searingly relevant '' and called on leaders to be `` fearless in confronting falsehoods '' and violence .

"No-one arriving in Bethlehem today could miss the signs of continued hardship and the situation you face, and I can only join you, and all communities, in your prayers for a just and lasting peace," he said.


bbcuk--2020-01-24--Laurence Fox apologises to Sikhs for 'clumsy' 1917 comments

Laurence Fox has apologised for comments he made about the inclusion of a Sikh soldier in a World War One film .
The actor had previously referred to `` the oddness in the casting '' of a Sikh soldier in Sir Sam Mendes ' movie 1917 .
`` Fellow humans who are Sikhs , I am as moved by the sacrifices your relatives made as I am by the loss of all those who die in war , whatever creed or colour , '' Fox tweeted .
`` Please accept my apology for being clumsy in the way I expressed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ widespread criticism and historians drew attention to the contribution of Sikhs in the British Army during World War One .
About 130,000 Sikh men took part in the war , making up 20 % of the British Indian Army , according to the WW1 Sikh Memorial Fund .
Speaking on the James Delingpole podcast at the weekend , Fox said : `` It 's very heightened awareness of the colour of someone 's skin because of the oddness in the casting .
`` Even in 1917 they 've done it with a Sikh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's brilliant , but you 're suddenly aware there were Sikhs fighting in this war .
And you 're like 'OK , you 're now diverting me away from what the story is ' . ''
The former Lewis star also responded to Delingpole 's comments about film-makers `` shoehorning '' people of different ethnicities into dramas .
Fox said : `` It is kind of racist - if you talk about institutional racism , which is what everyone loves to go on about , which I 'm not a believer in , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ diversity on people in that way .
You do n't want to think about [ that ] . '
• What was the contribution of Indian Sikhs in World War One ?
Former Coronation Street actress Shobna Gulati responded with an image of Sikh soldiers and queried the inclusion of just one in the film .
Fox later appeared on ITV 's Good Morning Britain , where he said the film , which has 10 Oscar nominations , was a `` great movie '' but that the casting `` felt incongruous '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ be afraid to say how they feel '' .
Presenter Piers Morgan told Fox his comments were `` insulting to solders who had served '' and were `` an unfortunate thing to have said '' and co-host Susanna Reid added : `` Sikhs fought with British forces , not just with their own regiments - it 's a historical fact . ''
Morgan said he had agreed with other things Fox had said in the last two weeks , referring to the actor 's high-profile appearance on BBC One 's Question Time .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Boyle , a university lecturer and race and ethnicity researcher , who said the way Meghan Markle had been treated in the press was `` racist '' .
Fox responded to her by saying : `` It 's not racism , we 're the most tolerant , lovely country in Europe .
It 's so easy to throw the charge of racism at everybody and it 's really starting to get boring now . ''
Footage of Fox 's appearance was widely shared on social media - with some praising his comments but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ received more than 250 complaints , the corporation revealed in its fortnightly report for the BBC complaints service .
The main issues cited were that the `` audience [ was ] not representative of the local area , leading to a pro-Conservative bias '' and a `` discussion on racism [ was ] felt to be offensive '' .
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Fox said: "It is kind of racist - if you talk about institutional racism, which is what everyone loves to go on about, which I'm not a believer in, there is something institutionally racist about forcing diversity on people in that way. You don't want to think about [that].'


bbcuk--2020-01-24--Labour leadership: Unite union deciding who to back

The Unite union are meeting to decide who to back as the next leader and deputy leader of the Labour Party .
Candidates need support from two unions and an affiliate group to make it onto the final ballot if they can not secure backing from 5 % of local parties .
Unite 's general secretary , Len McCluskey , has been a vocal supporter of Jeremy Corbyn during his tenure .
Speaking ahead of the meeting , he praised the outgoing leader , saying he had `` changed British politics forever '' .
But he said he was `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with his union 's executive and there were `` some excellent candidates '' to choose from .
He dismissed speculation the union would automatically support shadow business secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey , saying : `` I wo n't be making any recommendation to executive .
I genuinely want to wait to see what the mood is , what they are saying . ''
The decision is expected to be announced at around 18:00 GMT .
• Who will be Labour 's next leader ?
• Which Labour contender is the most working-class ?
There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the leadership - Mrs Long-Bailey , shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer , Wigan MP Lisa Nandy and shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry .
Both Sir Keir and Ms Nandy have already made it onto the ballot - he has the support of Unison , the Union of Shop , Distributive and Allied Workers ( Usdaw ) and the Socialist Environmental and Resources Association ( Sera ) , while she has backing from the GMB union , the National Union of Mineworkers ( NUM ) and Chinese for Labour .
Mrs Long-Bailey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the backing they need .
Each candidate has been invited to make their pitch to Unite before the committee makes its decision .
Speaking as she left the union 's offices , Ms Nandy said her meeting had been `` great [ and ] lovely '' , and had left her `` with a lot of hope about the future of the Labour movement '' .
She added : `` I guess it 's up to them now .
Let 's see . ''
The leadership contest at the moment looks like a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Lisa Nandy already have enough backing from unions and Labour 's affiliates to go to the full ballot of members , which starts next month .
And Rebecca Long-Bailey will eventually join them .
It 's expected left-wing support on the Unite executive will be enough to win her the union 's backing today , putting her within touching distance of the final ballot .
But Emily Thornberry is struggling , and her hopes look set to rest on winning enough backing from local parties .
She 'll need 33 to support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ask , given that she only has three behind her at the moment .
Sir Keir has cancelled all campaign events this weekend after his mother-in-law was involved in a serious accident .
She remains critically ill in hospital .
Labour 's general secretary , Jennie Formby , also confirmed the hustings due to take place in Leeds between the leadership candidates on Saturday would be cancelled , although the deputy leadership event would go ahead .
She added : `` We have sent our very best wishes and solidarity to Keir and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his mother-in-law recovers very soon . ''
Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner is the only candidate for the deputy leadership to have made it onto the ballot , with the support of Unison , the GMB , Usdaw and the NUM .
The others in the running are Scotland 's only remaining Labour MP , Ian Murray , shadow equalities minister Dawn Butler , Tooting MP Rosena Allin-Khan and shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon .
The deadline for all the candidates to get the support of either unions/affiliate groups or local parties is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deputy will then be announced on 4 April .

"I didn't see myself as the kind of person who could ever become an MP. It was Unite, my trade union, that supported me to realise my potential," she added.


bbcuk--2020-01-24--Essex lorry deaths: Accused driver 'can be extradited'

There is nothing to stop the extradition of a County Down lorry driver to the UK from Ireland , the High Court in Dublin has ruled .
Eamonn Harrison , from Mayobridge , is wanted for the deaths of 39 people in a refrigerated container in Essex last October .
He faces 39 manslaughter charges and two charges of conspiracy .
Despite the decision , Mr Justice Donald Binchy delayed ordering the extradition until 4 February .
Lawyers for Mr Harrison indicated they may appeal once they see the details of the ruling .
The bodies of the 39 people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ October 2019 .
His conspiracy charges are connected to human trafficking and assisting unlawful immigration .
Mr Harrison was arrested at Dublin Port after returning from France and Belgium .
A previous court hearing heard he had driven the container in which the 39 people were found to the Belgian port of Zeebrugge before it was transported to England .
His lawyers , who opposed extradition , argued there was no evidence the 39 died in the UK .
The Dublin High Court was also told at a previous hearing that the UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Harrison was wrongly described as a British rather than an Irish citizen , it was alleged .
Lawyers seeking his extradition told the court that he drove the lorry used to deliver a container to the port of Zeebrugge and was identified as doing so in Belgium by CCTV footage .
The court also heard that he signed the shipping notice for the container which was later found with the 39 bodies inside .
Lawyers for Eamonn Harrison raised the question as to why if his alleged offences occurred in Belgium the @ @ @ @ @ @

Lawyers seeking his extradition told the court that he drove the lorry used to deliver a container to the port of Zeebrugge and was identified as doing so in Belgium by CCTV footage.


bbcuk--2020-01-24--UK firms see boost as uncertainty eases, survey says

UK manufacturing and services saw their best month for more than a year in January , a survey has suggested .
The UK composite purchasing managers ' index ( PMI ) , which includes the two sectors .
rose to a 16-month high of 52.4 , up from 49.3 in December .
IHS Markit , which compiled the survey , said demand was growing in the wake of the general election in December .
The figures are the last economic data to be released before Bank of England policymakers meet next week .
Analysts said they made an interest rate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PMI for services showed the sector returning to growth for the first time since August 2019 , rising to 52.9 from the previous month 's 50.0 .
Any score above 50 indicates expansion .
Manufacturing continued to contract , but at a slower pace .
Its PMI reading rose to 49.8 from December 's 47.5 .
`` The survey data indicate an encouraging start to 2020 for the UK economy .
Output grew at the fastest rate for 16 months amid rising demand for both manufacturing and services , suggesting business is rebounding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' said IHS Markit 's chief economist Chris Williamson .
`` Intensifying political and economic uncertainty ahead of the general election has started to ease , encouraging more spending and helping push business expectations of future growth to its highest since mid-2015 . ''
Paul Dales , chief UK economist at Capital Economics , said : `` The large rebound in January 's flash activity PMIs will probably be enough to prevent the Monetary Policy Committee from cutting interest rates at next Thursday 's meeting .
`` After all , it 's the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turned a corner since the election .
We think the next move in interest rates may actually be up , albeit not until 2021 . ''
The EY Item club said the survey `` indicates that the economy has gained significant initial benefit from reduced uncertainties following December 's decisive election result '' .
However , its chief economic adviser , Howard Archer , warned : `` It must be considered that the purchasing managers ' surveys can tend to overstate developments at times of significant changing political circumstances , so the flash @ @ @ @ @ @ @ January after overplaying some of the earlier weakness . ''

"After all, it's the surest sign yet that the economy has turned a corner since the election. We think the next move in interest rates may actually be up, albeit not until 2021."


bbcuk--2020-01-24--Leyton machete attack: Van driver jailed for wounding officer

A man has been jailed for repeatedly slashing a police officer with a machete in a `` brutal and shocking '' attack .
Muhammad Rodwan , 56 , from Luton , slashed PC Stuart Outten , 29 , after the van driver was pulled over by officers in Leyton , east London , in August .
Despite his injuries , the PC managed to Taser Rodwan twice , subduing him .
Jailing him for 16 years , Mrs Justice Carr said `` arrogant '' Rodwan had shown `` not a shred of remorse or insight '' .
A jury at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of wounding but acquitted him of attempted murder .
PC Outten suffered wounds to his head and hand from a 2ft-long blade after stopping Rodwan 's white van for having no insurance .
He also suffered slash wounds to his arm , several broken fingers and three severed tendons in one hand .
The judge told Rodwan : `` This was a brutal and a shocking attack with a machete on a police officer carrying out his duties . ''
• ' I thought I need to stop him or he will kill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entirely of his own making , carried out while he was `` in a rage '' .
The judge added he had shown `` belligerent arrogance '' .
During his trial , the defendant said he did not know Pc Outten had a Taser and had raised the machete up to `` try to scare him away from me '' .
Graphic footage from the police officer 's body worn camera showed Rodwan punching the officer before grabbing a sharpened machete as Pc Outten tried to arrest him .
In a victim impact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Outten , who has not yet returned to work , said the attack had `` changed my life but I hope it has not changed the way I police '' .
During his trial Rodwan had claimed he was acting in self-defence and that he kept the machete in his van for gardening work .
The court was told Rodwan had previous convictions for rape and two other machete attacks , for which he was jailed for nine years .
The defendant was convicted of wounding with intent , but cleared of charges @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weapon , namely a machete .
Rodwan was told by Justice Carr he must serve at least two-thirds of the custodial sentence in prison .
She added he was also given an extended sentence of a further three years on licence , `` to protect the public '' .
She also ordered the disposal of the machete .

During his trial, the defendant said he did not know PC Outten had a Taser and had raised the machete up to "try to scare him away from me".


bbcuk--2020-01-24--Jon Venables: Woman who posted picture said to show killer avoids jail

A 53-year-old woman who posted a photo said to show one of James Bulger 's killers on Facebook has avoided jail .
Tina McGuire breached a worldwide ban on revealing Jon Venables 's current identity by posting the picture .
This was as well as a name Venables was said to be using and the prison where he was allegedly being held .
McGuire , of Ammanford , Carmarthenshire , admitted contempt of court by breaching the 2001 injunction .
She was sentenced to eight months in prison , suspended for 15 months , and was also ordered to pay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Court hearing in London on Thursday .
The injunction bans the publication of anything purporting to reveal the identities , appearance or whereabouts of Venables and Robert Thompson .
They killed two-year-old James in February 1993 when they were aged 10 , and have been living anonymously with new identities since being released from a life sentence .
Lord Justice Davis , sitting with Mrs Justice May , said the case against McGuire was `` close to the line '' for an immediate prison sentence .
But he added that in light of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the remorse , the stated and evidenced determination not to infringe again and the psychiatric report '' the sentence could be suspended .
Katherine Hardcastle , representing the Solicitor General , previously told the court the case was brought for a post made by McGuire on a personal Facebook page on 20 February 2018 .
It was the second time she had attempted to post information purportedly about Venables , the court heard .
The court was told that in November 2017 McGuire posted on Facebook a picture purporting to be of Venables @ @ @ @ @ @ @ encouraged others to `` share this as much as possible as this photograph I posted this morning was removed '' .
That post was shared nearly 130,000 times , liked 2,800 times and received 3,400 comments , the court was told .
Ms Hardcastle said the reference to another photograph being removed `` demonstrates that there were two posts on that day '' , making the February 2018 post `` the third occasion on which she had purported to post a picture of Venables in three months '' .
She said the contempt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that post because of legal issues with her first police interview , but said it provided `` essential context '' for the later post .
Ms Hardcastle added it was `` notable '' the November 2017 post `` included a photograph of a different man to the February 20 post '' , and that McGuire had admitted in interview at least `` one of those images must be wrong '' .
She said the posts posed a risk of `` serious harm '' to Venables as well as `` those mistakenly identified as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ troubling that two separate men seem to have been identified '' as Venables , Lord Justice Davis said .
John Hipkin , representing McGuire , accepted `` this is an extremely serious matter '' but said there was `` a real prospect of rehabilitation '' .
He said McGuire had since withdrawn from all forms of social media .

The court was told that in November 2017 McGuire posted on Facebook a picture purporting to be of Venables as an adult with a caption which encouraged others to "share this as much as possible as this photograph I posted this morning was removed".


bbcuk--2020-01-24--How Top Gear overcame its 'problem phase'

Paddy McGuinness has spotted someone rather important in the audience at the premiere of Top Gear 's 28th series .
`` Sir Tony !
Get the Sambucas in son ! ''
the presenter yells at the BBC 's outgoing director-general Tony Hall at the show 's Leicester Square launch .
Someone quietly telling him the DG is actually a Lord and not a Sir does little to dampen his spirits ( `` It 's all the same anyway , '' he smiles the next day ) and the overall mood of the night is resolutely upbeat .
And it 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presenting trio of McGuinness , Andrew `` Freddie '' Flintoff and Chris Harris has been both a commercial and critical success .
`` Top Gear is such a British institution , '' McGuinness tells BBC News .
`` The beauty of it is that it 's an entertainment show which the whole family can watch - we 're not just doing straight car reviews every week . ''
But the reliance on the entertainment element of the show 's format is precisely why it faltered in 2015 .
The departure of Jeremy Clarkson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the series in a state of turbulence which lasted several years .
Ratings dwindled after the initial flurry of media interest , Chris Evans exited after just six episodes and Matt LeBlanc followed last February .
On their first series together , McGuinness , Flintoff and Harris boosted the previous average audience of 2.2 million per episode to 3.8 million .
Their immediate popularity meant the show was finally able to put its years of difficulty behind it .
`` Top Gear , when it went through that little problem phase , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to fail , '' McGuinness says .
`` The thing about doing telly now , any telly , you 've got all these social media platforms where people will instantly give you their opinion .
Years ago , a show could bed in and have a bit of time to breathe and get a bit of chemistry going .
We were lucky that we hit the ground running chemistry wise so I think that went in our favour . ''
When it came to recasting the show after LeBlanc 's departure last year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and a car geek together was a risk .
`` Thankfully , this reconditioned vehicle roared out of the garage , '' said Michael Hogan in The Telegraph when the new line-up debuted last June .
`` Top Gear might have miles on the clock , but this trio injected some va-va-voom .
Their chemistry was immediate , their camaraderie warm . ''
The trio are now revving up for their second series together , which launches this Sunday and features a few stunts which are genuinely astonishing and borderline cinematic .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen doing a bungee jump in Switzerland at one point .
Which does n't sound particularly unusual , except that he has to do it in a car .
Literally , a car plunging hundreds of feet through the air , with a world-famous cricketer in it , attached to a bungee .
Often , the stunts the presenters take part in are unknown to them in advance .
`` We like to be involved vaguely in the creative process so we know what 's going on and we have some input , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Top Gear is at its best when the producers spring something on you and we respond naturally to it .
`` The more you know , the less realistic your reactions .
So we 're in that weird position of encouraging things to happen that we do n't know about . ''
Other activities this series include racing round a track while being sprayed in the face with lube and driving through a golf range in open-top cars while being constantly pelted with golf balls .
And that 's all just in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stunt in the new episodes leads Flintoff to remark : `` I 'd like to see Jeremy Clarkson do this ! ''
Since leaving Top Gear in 2015 , Clarkson , Hammond and May have been kept busy presenting The Grand Tour on Amazon , a recent episode of which saw Clarkson explicitly acknowledging climate change for the first time .
Motoring programmes in general have been coming under more scrutiny in recent years as environmental campaigners lobby for change , something the new team are very aware of .
`` Top Gear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the UK , '' says Harris .
`` A good percentage of what we do is electric , and inevitably there 's going to be more electrification in UK motoring , and we 'll reflect that going forward .
We 're flying less , travelling less , doing more in the UK , so I think we 're definitely acting responsibly . ''
Harris 's role as the show 's resident car geek and reviewer is one part of the format which remains unchanged .
`` We knew that Chris was definitely staying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who was tasked with recasting the series after LeBlanc and Rory Reid 's departure .
`` You have to have the foundation stones of what Top Gear 's always been , '' adds executive producer Alex Renton , `` and Chris has done an amazing job for us .
I think we will always do car reviews in the show , we 'll never lose that . ''
Harris has always enjoyed bringing the nerdy side of cars to Top Gear , but he particularly revels in doing so under this line-up .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and better Chris is working with these two , because they are just a trio , '' says Pizey .
McGuinness agrees : `` If someone 's watching a show , you can tell if that chemistry is real or not .
And maybe that 's why people bought into it , because they genuinely know we get on . ''
While the previous presenters LeBlanc and Evans were undoubtedly knowledgeable about cars , the new trio have recaptured the three-way chemistry the show was previously best-known for .
`` It 's far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Alex Renton .
`` I think it 's well-known that in Matt [ LeBlanc ] 's day it was quite heavily scripted because of how we used to work , and now there 's just the freedom , they know each other better and the chemistry grows more and more , '' he explains .
`` A huge amount of the backroom stuff is the same , we 've had the same crew for years , but there 's something about when Chris , Paddy and Freddie are on set together , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ narrows down the show 's recent success further , pinpointing : `` I think it 's [ having ] three Brits , I think it 's Brits , post-Matt .
`` I think because they all grew up knowing and loving Top Gear , they get the tone , it 's instinctive . ''
As for how long he 'd now like to stay in the job , McGuinness says : `` If the show 's a success , I 'll carry on doing it as long as they want me to .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Unlike Fred and Paddy , I do n't get many offers of work other than Top Gear , because I 'm crap at everything else . ''
Having been through a few turbulent years , it 's Pizey who perhaps sums it up the best when she says : `` We do n't want another change !
`` I do n't want to tempt fate , but surely , to goodness , we 've earned the right to say it 's fixed for a while .
But do n't tell them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ renewal . ''
The new series of Top Gear begins on Sunday at 20:00 GMT on BBC Two .

"The thing about doing telly now, any telly, you've got all these social media platforms where people will instantly give you their opinion. Years ago, a show could bed in and have a bit of time to breathe and get a bit of chemistry going. We were lucky that we hit the ground running chemistry wise so I think that went in our favour."


bbcuk--2020-01-24--Coronavirus: British artist given all clear after China return

A British artist who spent two days in quarantine with suspected coronavirus before being given the all clear has said he fears for his friends in China .
Michael Hope , 45 , has spent the past year and a half teaching art in the Chinese city Wuhan , where the new virus first broke out .
He was quarantined after returning to Newcastle on Sunday .
Tests have since revealed he had flu .
Four other people in British hospitals have been cleared .
Nine await results .
Mr Hope said he first became aware of the coronavirus , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and killed 26 , when he returned to Wuhan from a holiday on 2 December .
`` One of my friends mentioned in passing that there was a mystery illness from a food market and several people had become ill , '' he said .
`` It was just said in passing so seemed to be nothing too serious , a general daily topic . ''
He said he noticed more people `` gradually starting to wear masks '' but `` did n't know much about it '' as there is very little @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Around 4 January I started to develop a really nasty cough but did n't connect the two . ''
His symptoms became progressively worse and included coughing to the point of vomiting , a blocked nose and other `` basic things '' associated with a bad cold .
When he arrived in Newcastle on Sunday , Mr Hope was urged by friends and family to contact a local doctor .
`` I had no idea of the extent of what was happening in China , '' he said .
`` Most western media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ information I had was what I read in the Chinese press .
`` When I was leaving Wuhan to take a train to Shanghai , there were thousands and thousands of people leaving the city , travelling all over the country , going home for the New Year celebrations .
`` Almost everyone was wearing masks like I 've never seen before .
I was not wearing one as I was not aware of the extent of what was happening .
`` It 's sometimes hard for non-Chinese speakers to get a real @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Hope 's GP contacted other health professionals and the artist was taken into quarantine in a British hospital on Wednesday afternoon .
The BBC has been asked not to name the hospital for security reasons .
`` I felt like ET , '' Mr Hope said .
He was sealed in a room with air locks and doctors and nurses were required to wear protective clothing when approaching him .
`` It was totally bonkers but the staff were great .
They are obviously very well trained and set up for this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was , it was also kind of impressive . ''
• Can wearing masks stop the spread of viruses ?
He underwent blood , urine and throat swab tests before an agonising wait for the results .
`` I was trying to stay calm and relax and was sleeping lots , '' he said .
On Thursday night the tests came back negative and Mr Hope said he was flooded with relief .
But he remains concerned for his friends - and students - in China .
`` I feel sad for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ca n't just jump on a flight like I had the privilege of doing , '' he said .
`` I feel sad for China having to deal with this , but I feel frustrated that markets that keep live animals are not properly regulated .
`` It 's just very worrying . ''
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said while there was an `` increased likelihood '' of cases of the new coronavirus occurring in the UK , the government was `` well prepared '' to deal with them .
The risk to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ low while the risk to travellers to Wuhan is moderate , Public Health England ( PHE ) said .
The agency is advising anyone who has been to Wuhan within the past 14 days and has developed respiratory symptoms to phone NHS 111 .
Those symptoms include a cough , a sneeze , shortness of breath , or a fever .
Learn more about the new virus • Your questions : You asked , we answered • The story explained : How worried should we be ?
• Wuhan profiled : The city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Follow all our coverage here

"It was totally bonkers but the staff were great. They are obviously very well trained and set up for this kind of thing. As scary as it was, it was also kind of impressive."


bbcuk--2020-01-24--Grayson Perry on his new exhibition and being an 'outsider'

Grayson Perry has put together a new exhibition of some of his earliest works , made between 1982 and 1994 @ @ @ @ @ who won the Turner Prize in 2003 , appealed to members of the public in @ @ @ @ @ made that they owned .

Grayson Perry has put together a new exhibition at the Holburne Museum in Bath of some of his earliest works, made between 1982 and 1994.
The ceramic artist, who won the Turner Prize in 2003, appealed to members of the public in 2018 to lend pieces he made that they owned for the show at the Holburne Museum in Bath..


bbcuk--2020-01-24--Coronavirus: What are viruses? And how do they spread?

Would you know if you had HPV ?
What is the human papilloma virus and how do you know if @ @ @ @

The World Health Organization has declared that the Covid-19 outbreak that originated in China can now be characterised as a pandemic.
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine's Dr Rosalind Eggo looks at the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic and explains how viruses spread.
This video was originally published on 24 January 2020.


bbcuk--2020-01-24--Trevor Phillips: 'Insane reasons' for stabbings

Question Time veteran Trevor Phillips said in order to tackle knife crime we should `` stop glorifying '' gang culture @ @ @ @ @ in Stoke Newington , London .
The former head of the Commission for Racial Equality @ @ @ @ @ raise the safety of public spaces such as parks .

Question Time veteran Trevor Phillips said in order to tackle knife crime we should "stop glorifying" gang culture, during the live show in Stoke Newington, London.
The former head of the Commission for Racial Equality also questioned how we could raise the safety of public spaces such as parks.


bbcuk--2020-01-24--The Papers: Tests for 'killer virus' in Britain and HS2 report

Most of the papers feature pictures of people wearing face masks amid fears about the new coronavirus and the risk to the UK .
`` Growing fears over virus as tests begin in Britain , '' is the headline in the Times .
It says Downing Street is carefully monitoring the outbreak of the coronavirus - the previously unknown disease that has killed at least seventeen people in China .
It is one of several papers to explain that scientists believe the virus may have originated in bats , then moved to snakes , then on to humans .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Is the killer virus here ? ''
It says British officials fear thousands of Chinese students , who have gone home to celebrate their New Year , could return to the UK unaware they have coronavirus - which has killed seventeen people in China .
It also reports that the government here has faced criticism - because while other countries had begun health screening for travellers from China , people arriving at UK airports were just given information leaflets .
The i newspaper agrees , saying that ministers deserve a `` rap @ @ @ @ @ @ @ introduce temperature tests for those coming from infected areas .
But it believes there are what it calls `` grounds for optimism '' in tackling the virus .
It says these include China 's willingness to share information about the outbreak - and its quick action in declaring the affected cities quarantine zones .
The Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror focus on Huanan Seafood Market in the Chinese city of Wuhan - where they say officials suspect the mutation of the virus from animals to humans took place .
Both report that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in crowded conditions , could have played a role .
The Mirror says the outbreak has `` put the country 's poorly regulated wild animal trade - driven by demand for exotic delicacies and ingredients for traditional medicine - under the spotlight '' .
The leader column in the Daily Telegraph argues that the outbreak should prompt people to reconsider the danger posed by global warming .
`` Amid all the current doom-mongering about climate change , '' it says , `` this is not the greatest threat to humanity . ''
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the Black Death in the 14th century , and the Spanish flu pandemic in 1919 - and concludes that `` the current fixation on climate risks distracting us from an even greater , imminent menace '' .
The Guardian leads on the publication of the National Audit Office review of the high speed rail scheme , HS2 .
It prompts the paper 's columnist , Simon Jenkins , to consider how the Prime Minister will solve the ongoing controversy about the project 's expense .
`` HS2 , '' he argues , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with trains , let alone economics , politics or the north-south balance .
It is about Boris Johnson and what sort of leader he intends to be '' .
The leader in the Daily Mirror describes HS2 as `` 2 vital to lose '' .
It accepts that the mounting cost of the scheme is `` concerning '' - but it argues that the case for the high-speed link is compelling `` with unions , business leaders and politicians in the North and Midlands backing it '' .
Matt , the cartoonist in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ story .
A model railway enthusiast is seen telling a friend : `` I 've built this painstakingly accurate scale model of the HS2 line '' .
The attic room they 're standing in is empty .
The Guardian 's leader column focuses on the announcement that the Victoria Derbyshire programme is being shut down by the BBC .
The paper sees the demise of the current affairs show as a direct result of what it calls an `` orchestrated campaign by politicians , corporate rivals and right wing think tanks - in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And it calls on the prime minister to take up what it describes as a `` sensible suggestion '' by peers - of setting up an independent and transparent process to review the license fee .
But the Sun has a different view .
It accuses management at the corporation of axing the programme `` because the more visible the cut , the easier it is for luvvies to pretend that the BBC is the blameless victim of evil Tory austerity '' .
Get news from the BBC in your inbox , each @ @ @ @ @ @ @ celebrates the restoration of a Second World War Hawker Hurricane plane - which had been stuck in a bog for five decades .
The aircraft was shot down in 1940 , crashing into marshes in Kent .
The paper explains that it was discovered in the 1990s by metal detectorists .
The project to bring it back to its former glory was masterminded by a neurosurgeon - Peter Kirkpatrick - who was at the controls when the plane made its first flight in 79 years .

The project to bring it back to its former glory was masterminded by a neurosurgeon - Peter Kirkpatrick - who was at the controls when the plane made its first flight in 79 years.


bbcuk--2020-01-24--South Shields crash: Driver killed as car ploughs into house

A man was killed and two people injured when a car crashed into a house in South Shields .
The @ @ @ @ @ was pronounced dead at the scene in the town 's Chichester Road shortly before 04:15 @ @ @ @ @ is in hospital with life-threatening injuries and another man who was also in the car @ @ @ @ @ injuries .
Police said no-one in the property was hurt .
Chichester Road is closed @ @ @ @ @ Road and Dean Road .
Insp Phil Baker , of Northumbria Police , said : @ @ @ @ @ incident which has sadly resulted in the death of a man .
`` A formal @ @ @ @ @ and our thoughts are with his family and friends at this time . ''
Witnesses @ @ @ @ @ urged to come forward .

"I had to remove part of the railing because it was in my passage and there was something smoking just outside the door and that was part of the engine."


bbcuk--2020-01-24--China coronavirus: Incident team to deal with Scottish threat

An incident team has been set up to deal with the threat of coronavirus in Scotland after it was confirmed five people are being tested for the virus .
The Scottish government said the tests were a precaution and experts would be monitoring the situation daily .
Globally there are more than 800 confirmed cases of the virus which has killed 26 people in China .
BBC Scotland understands that one of the patients is a Chinese student who is being treated in Edinburgh .
He is believed to have first been in the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary before being transferred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Infectious Diseases Unit is located .
The man is thought to have become unwell after visiting family in Wuhan , the suspected source of the outbreak .
It is not known where the other patients are being treated .
Downing Street said four of them were believed to be Chinese nationals .
The Scottish government said two of those being tested had already been diagnosed with flu .
Three others were being tested on a precautionary basis .
There are currently no confirmed case of coronavirus in the UK and the risk to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government spokesman added .
All those being tested in Scotland have respiratory symptoms and have been in the Chinese city of Wuhan , thought to be the source of the outbreak , in the last 14 days .
They are among 14 people in the UK who have been tested , according to Public Health England .
Five have tested negative and nine are waiting for results .
• Coronavirus : How worried should we be ?
• Wuhan : The London-sized city where the virus began • How do you quarantine a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Samples are being sent in category A transport to a laboratory in London for urgent testing .
The Scottish government said it would provide updates of any confirmed cases of coronavirus , but it would not provide a `` running update '' on cases being considered on a precautionary basis .
A spokesman added : `` We are co-orientating with Health Protection Scotland a daily incident management team to continue to monitor the situation as it develops , including on the number of any potential cases going forward . ''
Prof Juergen Haas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ medicine said it was `` very likely '' that cases would be confirmed in the UK .
`` In any European countries there is a danger that these cases occur , '' he said .
`` Here at the University of Edinburgh we have more than 2,000 students from China and they are always coming and going back to China so we are relatively sure we will have cases in the UK from travellers coming back from China . ''
He warned that the spread of the virus might increase as more people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ within China and to other countries .
Any suspected cases have to be isolated and staff dealing with them must wear protective clothes including gloves , masks and goggles .
Elderly people and those with underlying health conditions are particularly at risk .
How is the outbreak affecting Chinese students in Scotland ?
• Dundee University has 34 students from Wuhan studying in Dundee as a result of its partnership with Wuhan University .
Five members of staff returned from a visit to Wuhan last week .
No health concerns have been raised @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its staff members visited Wuhan recently .
Four returned to the university three or more weeks ago while the fourth is working from home as a precautionary measure .
• Any students who have been in China , or other areas where incidents of infection have been reported , within the last 14 days , and are experiencing respiratory symptoms , should contact their GP or NHS 24 .
• Students should be careful if receiving packages from areas where the virus is present , especially if they contain food items .
Nicola @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people in Scotland at First Minister 's Questions at the Scottish Parliament on Thursday .
She said the situation was being closely monitored , adding : `` I should say , that the risk to the public here in Scotland - and indeed the UK - is currently classified as low but that is kept under review . ''
Sir Jeremy Farrar , director of the Wellcome Trust research charity and an expert on disease in Asia , told BBC Scotland the outbreak in China was `` very , very concerning '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' he said .
`` This is now spreading across China and we are likely to see a lot more of this epidemic before it stops . ''
The city of Wuhan , where 11 million people live , is effectively on lockdown : all bus , subway and ferry services have been suspended and all outbound planes and trains cancelled .
Residents have been advised not to leave , and roadblocks have been reported .
Travel restrictions are also in place across 10 cities , affecting 20 million people .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Japan , Singapore , Saudi Arabia , Thailand , Vietnam , Taiwan and South Korea .
The new strain of coronavirus is believed to have originated at a market in Wuhan .
One resident of the city said the atmosphere felt like `` the end of the world '' .
Learn more about the new virus • Your questions : You asked , we answered • The story explained : How worried should we be ?
• Wuhan profiled : The city now in lockdown • In detail : Follow all our coverage @

"In any European countries there is a danger that these cases occur," he said. "Here at the University of Edinburgh we have more than 2,000 students from China and they are always coming and going back to China so we are relatively sure we will have cases in the UK from travellers coming back from China."


bbcuk--2020-01-24--Civil service strike: Nipsa members protest over pay

Thousands of civil servants in Northern Ireland are taking part in another strike about pay and working conditions on Friday .
The Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance ( Nipsa ) said the workers have had a below-inflation pay rise for nine years .
It said members wanted the assembly to treat them with the `` same urgency as health workers '' .
The action follows a similar strike in July 2019 .
Friday 's strike will affect : Jobs and Benefits Offices , Universal Credit Processing Centres , rates offices , some veterinary offices , meat inspectors , DAERA direct @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tribunals and some staff at vehicle testing centres .
On the picket line in central Belfast on Friday , Alison Millar , Nipsa general secretary , said there needs to be `` overdue recognition '' for civil servants ' `` hard work '' , particularly during Stormont 's absence .
`` This is the executive 's chance to reward civil servants , and they have acknowledged they have kept things running in the absence of a government for the last three years , '' she told BBC News NI .
`` So we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the assembly to account , to deliver fair pay increases for civil servants . ''
Earlier , Ms Millar said `` civil servants were further angered when there was no mention in the `` New Decade , New Deal '' document of seeking to settle the civil service dispute , yet specific reference was made to the health workers and teachers ' disputes '' .
The union met Finance Minister Conor Murphy on Wednesday and said Mr Murphy told them he would press the Treasury for more money for Northern Ireland .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resolve the dispute and would not drag his heels in seeking a resolution , '' said Ms Millar .
In a statement issued on Thursday afternoon , Mr Murphy said he received a `` warm reception '' from the Chief Secretary to the Treasury , Rishi Sunak , as they discussed the government 's financial offer to the executive .
Nipsa said it will engage with management at the Department of Finance on Friday `` as a first step to resolve the dispute '' , but added it would continue action until a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ acceptable to members '' .
During the previous action in July 2019 Stormont 's Department of Finance said the pay rise received by staff was `` fair in the context of the challenging financial environment '' .
The Northern Ireland Civil Service ( NICS ) is one of Northern Ireland 's largest employers , with more than 23,000 permanent staff .

Nipsa said it will engage with management at the Department of Finance on Friday "as a first step to resolve the dispute", but added it would continue action until a resolution was secured "which would be acceptable to members".


bbcuk--2020-01-24--UK's best High Street named as valleys town Treorchy

A high street in the south Wales valleys has been named best in the UK .
Treorchy 's bustling centre has been praised for its thriving community .
The former mining town in Rhondda saw off stiff competition for the accolade from high streets across the UK - including two rivals from Wales .
UK High Streets Minister Jake Berry said the award reflected `` the grit and determination of local people who are dedicated to supporting their communities '' .
Treorchy beat both Narberth in Pembrokeshire and Swansea for the title , after being nominated by pub landlord Adrian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ town - it 's about our whole community , '' said Mr Emmett , who won an individual High Street Champion award for his efforts in Treorchy .
`` Who are we - how dare we , a small little town in the valleys think we can beat the best in Britain ?
`` But we showed them up - we proved to them , even though we were the underdog , Treorchy is officially the champion high street of Great Britain . ''
The high street has about 100 shops with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rate is currently at 96 % with two empty shops being refurbished .
`` There 's such a lot of variety here and everyone is so friendly , '' said Lynette Click , 71 , from nearby Ystrad .
`` There 's some great cafes too .
I can get most of what I need locally .
Always a nice atmosphere in the shops , cafes and on the street .
They 're showing everyone else how it can be done .
I think we 've let go of our high streets too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have opened in the last three years and seven in the last six months .
Ystrad resident Lynette Click said the town was `` showing everyone else how it can be done '' .
Sat in one Trecorchy 's many cafes , she added : `` There 's such a lot of variety here and everyone is friendly .
I can get most of what I need locally - there 's always a nice atmosphere in shops , cafes and on the street . ''
• Treorchy was a rural hamlet owned by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discovery of coal • The first colliery opened in 1859 and it boomed into a town • The area suffered a steep decline when the pits closed • The town has a famous singing history , home to the Treorchy Male Voice Choirand Max Boyce 's cult album 'Live at Treorchy ' - and its rugby anthem 'Hymns and Arias' • Football referee Clive Thomas is from Treorchy and is most remembered by blowing the final whistle of a 1978 World Cup game just after a corner kick had been taken , controversially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against Sweden .
The winner follows Crickhowell in Powys , which claimed the high street crown in 2018 .
Caernarfon in Gwynedd was also honoured at the awards in Edinburgh , when it was named as Wales ' 'Rising Star ' for the revival of Palace Street , in the shadow of the town 's imposing castle .
The UK 's Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick added : `` Congratulations to Treorchy on being crowned the UK 's best high street in this year 's awards and to Wales for winning the top prize @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Our Great British high streets are one of the great cornerstones of our society .
They are places where our economies and our communities flourish and key to our levelling up agenda . ''
Jeni Mundy , the managing director of Visa , which support the awards run by the Ministry of Housing , Communities & Local Government , said : `` Treorchy is a fantastic example of a community that has made huge strides in transforming its high street to significantly improve the experience for locals and visitors alike and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ High Street for Wales , but also High Street of the Year .
`` Its rich cultural calendar combined with a desire to experiment with new ways to drive people to shop local shows how independent businesses can come together to make the high street a better place for all . ''

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bbcuk--2020-01-24--Harry Dunn: Family 'to continue fight' for Anne Sacoolas' extradition

Harry Dunn 's mother said the family would `` continue our fight '' after the US refused to extradite the woman who is to be charged with causing his death .
Charlotte Charles said she was `` fairly calm '' following the decision , adding it was `` what we expected '' .
Mr Dunn , 19 , died after a crash on his motorbike outside RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire in August .
Mrs Charles said : `` We 're not going anywhere .
The extradition request will forever be over Anne Sacoolas ' head . ''
`` We had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to try and deal with [ the decision ] , '' she added .
Mrs Sacoolas , the wife of a US intelligence officer who worked at the base , left the country under diplomatic immunity following the crash .
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo turned down the extradition request in an email to the UK Government on Thursday evening .
Andrea Leadsom , who is the MP for South Northamptonshire , where Mr Dunn 's family live said : `` This is clearly wrong and the decision must be changed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a road traffic accident where a lovely young man , with his life ahead of him , died : diplomatic immunity should not be at play here .
`` The person who has been charged by the CPS must be bought back to the UK to stand trial .
`` We should stand shoulder to shoulder with Harry 's family to get justice done and I can tell the US State Department that the Dunn 's are completely heartbroken . ''
• US woman to be charged over Harry Dunn crash death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told the US Ambassador the government was `` disappointed '' about the decision and that the UK `` would have acted differently '' had the crash occurred in the US and involved a UK diplomat .
`` We feel this amounts to a denial of justice , and we believe Anne Sacoolas should return to the UK , '' he said .
`` We are now urgently considering our options , '' he added .
`` I emphasised [ to the ambassador ] that work to improve road safety on and around the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need to resolve the issue whereby family members at RAF Croughton are immune from criminal prosecution . ''
Speaking to BBC Radio 4 's Today programme , Dunn family spokesman Radd Seiger said the latest move had been `` factored it into our planning and strategy '' .
`` The reality is that this administration , which we say is behaving lawlessly and taking a wrecking ball to one of the greatest alliances in the world , they wo n't be around forever whereas that extradition request will be , '' he added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plan for a reasonable administration to come in one day and to reverse this decision . ''
Mr Seiger said it was `` the first time in history that the United States has turned down an extradition request '' .
On its website , the US Embassy says it `` has not denied a single extradition request from the UK under the treaty '' while the UK has denied 10 requests from the US .

Mrs Leadsom, who is also the Business Secretary, said "it will take some time to consider what the government's next steps should be" but it was "determined to see justice done for Harry".