bbcuk--2020-10-04--Samantha Morton: 'Abused women aren't allowed to be angry'

Oscar-nominated British actress Samantha Morton has said she is `` fuming '' about how society treats abused women , like her late mother .
The star reflected on her difficult childhood , in and out of care homes , and her relationships with her parents for BBC Radio 4 's Desert Island Discs .
She said she `` would n't be who I am today '' without her mum Pamela , whom she was unable to live with as a child .
`` But I am fuming at how society behaves around mental health issues for women . ''
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very , very traumatic childhood .
And it 's fascinating now as a mother and as a woman growing up to go 'wow ' . ''
She described her mother , whom she said was abused as a child , as `` kind , subservient .
vulnerable , funny '' and `` beautiful '' , but noted how nobody else had a good word to say about her .
`` She is a saint in a way to me , '' said Morton , who lost her to cancer several years ago .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ I did get from her from not getting what I thought I wanted from her . ''
`` I was not privy to seeing her when she was very poorly when I was very small with her mental health issues , '' she continued .
`` That 's what people were rude about and mean about .
`` Women are n't allowed to be angry if they 'd been raped or sexually abused - things were n't talked about . ''
Morton was Oscar-nominated in her early 20s for best supporting actress in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lowdown .
She was listed again in 2004 for the best actress Oscar for In America , and later won a Bafta - this time as a director on The Unloved in 2010 .
She told Desert Island Discs host Lauren Laverne that as well as being given `` a good hiding '' by her father when she was younger , and being repeatedly expelled from school , she was also sexually abused in a care home .
`` People abused positions of power , '' said the 43-year-old Nottingham actress and director @ @ @ @ @ @ @ having `` snapped '' at one point and threatened a bully herself while in one of her riotous care homes .
Morton confirmed she had still been in the care home system when she got her big break as an actress , on Peak Practice , fittingly playing `` a runaway '' , she joked .
She concluded by saying that she has `` absolute forgiveness '' and understanding for everybody who mistreated her , but had not forgotten .
`` I think that people in a professional role have a duty of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they 're looking after , to do their jobs properly , '' she said .
`` And I think a lot of people failed in those jobs in regards to me and many of my friends , my foster siblings , my siblings , and I just wish certain individuals would put their hands up and say , 'Yeah , we were wrong , we could have done better . '
`` But people do n't want to admit any liability in the culture that we are now because it 's like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's that gon na achieve ?
`` Unless people say , 'We got it wrong , we want to get it right ' , how are we going to change ? ''
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"And I think a lot of people failed in those jobs in regards to me and many of my friends, my foster siblings, my siblings, and I just wish certain individuals would put their hands up and say, 'Yeah, we were wrong, we could have done better.'


bbcuk--2020-10-04--Cruise refunds: 'Will we ever see our £5,000 again?'

Calvin and Debbie Orr had been saving up for the last five years to pay for a special cruise around the Mediterranean to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary .
For their first cruise , the couple from Berkshire had booked a 10-day trip through Planet Cruise costing £5,158 .
They were n't surprised when it was cancelled in May , but say they did n't expect it to be such a battle to get their money back .
Five months on , and they are still waiting .
`` In May , we were told to wait up to 90 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which I felt was unacceptable , but had little choice , '' Mr Orr , 52 , explained .
`` After 90 days I called again , waited 110 minutes on phone to be told that there were still delays and they could not give me a timeframe .
Communication has been atrocious .
We just want our cash back , '' he told the BBC .
Planet Cruise , which is headquartered in Portsmouth , has apologised for the delays and said it is 'taking all possible steps to ensure that customers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . '
Since the couple booked the trip , Debbie has been made redundant from her job .
`` It 's gone from frustration to worry now , that will we ever see our £5,000 again ?
And given what 's happening with the economy , £5000 is a lot of money . ''
`` Unfortunately this was going to be our first cruise .
And with Covid 19 , I ca n't see us ever booking another . ''
A message on Planet Cruise 's website says that it is experiencing `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with staff trying to process more than 20,000 booking changes .
Noeleen Jones from Greater Manchester had her cruise line holiday around northern Europe cancelled in April because of the coronavirus pandemic .
But more than six months on , she is still waiting for a refund .
Ms Jones , 39 , booked the trip through Planet Cruise and paid £2,785 for five passengers .
So far she 's only been refunded £162 .
`` Planet Cruise say they are unable to give a refund date , '' she said .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when the money will be returned .
That rings alarm bells .
The last thing they said to me was those waiting over 150 days for refunds are just being contacted now .
It has been a nightmare , '' she told the BBC .
As a seasoned cruise passenger , Ms Jones was looking forward to her seventh cruise with three generations of her family .
She was due to set sail from Southampton on 13 May with her husband Kevin , their three-year-old son Harrison and her parents for a one-week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Netherlands , Germany and France .
Those plans were ruined when , as the virus spread , cruise companies started suspending operations in mid-March .
She said that the company tried to get her to take a voucher , which she refused , and after months of emails and phone calls she is growing increasingly frustrated : `` It can take up to an hour to get through to anyone on the phone .
It 's a lot of money and I need it back .
I feel lost .
I do n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Consumer Group Which ?
says this is far from an isolated case and has called on the Competition and Markets Authority , the consumer watchdog , to investigate how cruise companies have handled cancellations and refunds .
`` Months on from the height of the pandemic that saw travel plans cancelled across the globe , it is unacceptable that some cruise passengers are still waiting for refunds worth thousands of pounds '' said Rory Boland , Editor of Which ?
Travel .
`` While delays might have been understandable initially , there is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of pocket . ''
Under consumer law , if you have a package holiday cancelled by the provider , then a refund should be provided for the whole holiday within 14 days .
However , the sheer scale of cancellations due to the pandemic means refunds are taking much longer than usual .
The UK cruise industry , which supports more than 80,000 jobs and generates £10bn for the UK economy each year , has been paralysed by the pandemic .
Many of the major cruise lines have scrapped itineraries until 2021 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the globe with no passengers and nowhere to go .
In a statement , the chief executive of Planet Cruise , Richard Downs , explained why processing refunds is proving to be more complex and time consuming than normal : `` Often we are waiting for funds to be transferred to us by third party suppliers before we can refund the consumer .
`` Additionally , each cruise line , airline , accommodation provider and land tour operator has its own set of rules in relation to cancellations , refunds and credits that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tens of thousands of bookings which have been impacted . ''
`` We are faced with a constantly evolving and unfamiliar landscape that no one in the travel industry has had to navigate before , '' he said .
`` Where we have failed to communicate effectively to our customers or refund their money within the timescale initially advised , we sincerely apologise .
We have learnt from our mistakes and promise to do better by our customers in the future . ''
Sean Tipton from Abta , which represents the package holiday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reduce staffing levels and that is further slowing down repayments .
`` Cruises are in effect floating package holidays and customers money is financially protected , including through ABTA if they are a member .
Customers have been very patient and they have our sympathies , '' he added .

She said that the company tried to get her to take a voucher, which she refused, and after months of emails and phone calls she is growing increasingly frustrated: "It can take up to an hour to get through to anyone on the phone. It's a lot of money and I need it back. I feel lost. I don't know where to turn."


bbcuk--2020-10-04--'Jack the Ripper' link to famous ghost story revealed

`` On the north no houses were to be seen , but only the beach and the low cliff backing @ @ @ @ @ was a strip - not considerable - of rough grass , dotted with old anchors @ @ @ @ @ forth ; then a broad path ; then the beach . ''

"On the north no houses were to be seen, but only the beach and the low cliff backing it. Immediately in front was a strip - not considerable - of rough grass, dotted with old anchors, capstans, and so forth; then a broad path; then the beach."


bbcuk--2020-10-03--All you need to know about the 2020 London Marathon

Last updated on .From the section Athletics The Cutty Sark , Tower Bridge , Big Ben , thousands of charity runners and even more people cheering them on from the pavements .
Instead , the only sign of the race happening in the capital on Sunday will be a barricade of screens , snaking around St James 's Park .
Behind them , away from any spectators , the world 's best marathon runners will compete over 19 laps of a specially designed looped course .
On the same day , 45,000 other people , unable to run in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restrictions , will cover 26.2 miles from wherever they are in the world , raising vital money for charities .
• None Race can bring 'hope to the world' • None We want your virtual London Marathon stories '' Start , finish , feel it and enjoy it , '' said Kenya 's Eliud Kipchoge , four-time winner and world record holder , when asked for his advice for those running remotely .
`` In spirit we will be running together . ''
This is all you need to know about a marathon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ screen and behind screens The Berlin marathon was supposed to take place last weekend .
Chicago was to be next weekend .
New York would have been in four weeks .
All have been cancelled as the world attempts to rein in coronavirus .
London could easily have gone the same way .
However , after rescheduling from its usual April date , the race is going ahead in very different form .
While the finish will be in the usual place on The Mall , the elite runners will be racing on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1,345m to cover after 19 laps .
The athletes , who have been staying in a biosecure hotel since arriving in London , will be able to monitor their pace more easily than usual .
At the end of each lap , screens will relay individual predicted finish times .
However , hopes that Kipchoge and compatriot Brigid Kosgei might improve on their world records are likely to be scuppered by damp weather and the five corners they encounter on each lap .
The worst of the weather is due in the early @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to encounter heavy rain and temperatures of about 10C when they begin at 07:15 BST .
The men 's race follows at 10:15 BST , with a mixed wheelchair race under way just after 13:10 BST .
• None Quiz : How much do you know about the history of the London Marathon ?
The 40th London Marathon was going to include one of the most keenly anticipated head-to-heads in the distance 's history .
However , Ethiopia 's Kenenisa Bekele , who came within two seconds of Kipchoge 's world record of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Berlin last year , pulled out of the race on Friday with a calf injury .
Bekele 's withdrawal leaves compatriot Mosinet Geremew , who finished second to Kipchoge in London last year , as the man most likely to upset the Kenyan .
Defending champion Kosgei , racing for the first time since breaking Briton Paula Radcliffe 's world record in Chicago last year , takes on world champion Ruth Chepngetich and 2018 London champion Vivian Cheruiyot .
American Daniel Romanchuk is not in London to defend his wheelchair title , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 41-year-old Londoner David Weir to claim a record-extending ninth win in the event .
Weir 's compatriot Shelly Woods , a two-time champion , is racing at London for the first time in four years since the birth of her son .
However , Switzerland 's Manuela Schar will be hot favourite , having won the past nine major marathons she has entered .
• None WATCH : Eliud Kipchoge - My sub two-hour marathon on BBC Two , Saturday , 13:00 BST There will be another big name on the startline , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the finish .
Mo Farah , who has switched back to the track since finishing fifth in 2019 , will be a pacemaker .
Degitu Azimeraw , last year 's Amsterdam Marathon champion , and coach Haji Adillo Roba wo n't be attending .
Both tested positive for Covid-19 in their native Ethiopia as part of the organisers ' pre-race screening programme .
Athletes and their coaches were tested again on arrival in the United Kingdom and have been wearing special devices that warn them when they are too close to other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ famous faces to keep an eye on .
It is worth watching the feet as well .
Kipchoge , Kosgei and a host of the frontrunners will wear shoes incorporating Nike 's controversial technology .
The shoes , which combine large amounts of highly resilient foam cushioning and an angled carbon plate , have coincided with a dramatic drop in marathon times .
The five fastest of all time , along with Kosgei 's world record , have all come since September 2018 and in Nike 's new shoes .
World Athletics set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in January to prevent the foam-stacked shoes growing even bigger .
Both Kipchoge and Kosgei insisted that the shoes do not unfairly disadvantage other athletes .
`` We live in the 21st century and we need to accept change , '' said Kipchoge .
`` The shoes can not run - it 's the person who runs , '' added Kosgei .
The race goes on out of sight Organisers had considered staging the mass participation event with runners wearing high-tech tracking technology to monitor how long they were in close proximity .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and they are taking the race 'virtual ' for the first time .
Those taking part will try to cover 26.2 miles , taking breaks if required , over the course of 24 hours on Sunday , logging their progress on the event app .
One of those taking part is Ken Jones .
The 87-year-old is the oldest man in the event and will keep up his record of running in every London Marathon since the race 's inception in 1981 .
He will be running in the countryside around his home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ personal best is 2:55:38 , Jones expects Sunday 's run to take him about seven hours .
`` It will be a 40th race that lives long in the memory for being different , but also for being an inspirational event in these difficult times , '' said event director Hugh Brasher .
If you are taking part in the virtual London Marathon , send us your pictures and stories using the hashtag # bbcmarathon on Twitter or Instagram .
Or contact us by texting 81111 .

Last updated on .From the section Athletics
London Marathon organisers are facing unique challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic
2020 London Marathon Venue: St James's Park, London Date: Sunday 4 October Time: 07:15 BST (elite women), 10:15 BST (elite men), 13:10 BST (wheelchair races) Coverage: Live video and text coverage on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app from 07:00 BST.
The Cutty Sark, Tower Bridge, Big Ben, thousands of charity runners and even more people cheering them on from the pavements.
This year's London Marathon won't have any of them.
Instead, the only sign of the race happening in the capital on Sunday will be a barricade of screens, snaking around St James's Park.
Behind them, away from any spectators, the world's best marathon runners will compete over 19 laps of a specially designed looped course.
On the same day, 45,000 other people, unable to run in the usual mass participation event because of coronavirus restrictions, will cover 26.2 miles from wherever they are in the world, raising vital money for charities.
"Start, finish, feel it and enjoy it," said Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, four-time winner and world record holder, when asked for his advice for those running remotely.
"In spirit we will be running together."
This is all you need to know about a marathon like no other.
A race on screen and behind screens
Workers assemble screens to keep spectators from viewing the race
The Berlin marathon was supposed to take place last weekend. Chicago was to be next weekend. New York would have been in four weeks. All have been cancelled as the world attempts to rein in coronavirus.
London could easily have gone the same way. However, after rescheduling from its usual April date, the race is going ahead in very different form.
While the finish will be in the usual place on The Mall, the elite runners will be racing on a 1.3-mile course, with an additional 1,345m to cover after 19 laps.
The athletes, who have been staying in a biosecure hotel since arriving in London, will be able to monitor their pace more easily than usual.
At the end of each lap, screens will relay individual predicted finish times.
However, hopes that Kipchoge and compatriot Brigid Kosgei might improve on their world records are likely to be scuppered by damp weather and the five corners they encounter on each lap.
The worst of the weather is due in the early morning with the women's field forecast to encounter heavy rain and temperatures of about 10C when they begin at 07:15 BST. The men's race follows at 10:15 BST, with a mixed wheelchair race under way just after 13:10 BST.
Kipchoge v Bekele off
Bekele (left) and Kipchoge were the centre of attention at Wednesday before Bekele's withdrawal
The 40th London Marathon was going to include one of the most keenly anticipated head-to-heads in the distance's history.
However, Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele, who came within two seconds of Kipchoge's world record of two hours one minute and 39 seconds in Berlin last year, pulled out of the race on Friday with a calf injury.
Bekele's withdrawal leaves compatriot Mosinet Geremew, who finished second to Kipchoge in London last year, as the man most likely to upset the Kenyan.
Defending champion Kosgei, racing for the first time since breaking Briton Paula Radcliffe's world record in Chicago last year, takes on world champion Ruth Chepngetich and 2018 London champion Vivian Cheruiyot.
American Daniel Romanchuk is not in London to defend his wheelchair title, which may leave the way open for 41-year-old Londoner David Weir to claim a record-extending ninth win in the event.
Weir's compatriot Shelly Woods, a two-time champion, is racing at London for the first time in four years since the birth of her son. However, Switzerland's Manuela Schar will be hot favourite, having won the past nine major marathons she has entered.
There will be another big name on the startline, but one who won't make it to the finish. Mo Farah, who has switched back to the track since finishing fifth in 2019, will be a pacemaker.
Degitu Azimeraw, last year's Amsterdam Marathon champion, and coach Haji Adillo Roba won't be attending. Both tested positive for Covid-19 in their native Ethiopia as part of the organisers' pre-race screening programme.
Athletes and their coaches were tested again on arrival in the United Kingdom and have been wearing special devices that warn them when they are too close to other people.
Shoe technology debate continues
The Nike shoes worn by Kipchoge in his sub two-hour marathon time trial event in Austria last year have fallen foul of the new World Athletics regulations
It won't just be famous faces to keep an eye on. It is worth watching the feet as well.
Kipchoge, Kosgei and a host of the frontrunners will wear shoes incorporating Nike's controversial technology. The shoes, which combine large amounts of highly resilient foam cushioning and an angled carbon plate, have coincided with a dramatic drop in marathon times.
The five fastest of all time, along with Kosgei's world record, have all come since September 2018 and in Nike's new shoes.
World Athletics set a limit of 40mm on sole thickness in January to prevent the foam-stacked shoes growing even bigger.
Both Kipchoge and Kosgei insisted that the shoes do not unfairly disadvantage other athletes.
"We live in the 21st century and we need to accept change," said Kipchoge.
"The shoes cannot run - it's the person who runs," added Kosgei.
The race goes on out of sight
Organisers considered whether there was a tracking solution that would allow the mass participation race to take place
Organisers had considered staging the mass participation event with runners wearing high-tech tracking technology to monitor how long they were in close proximity.
However, the logistics ultimately proved impossible and they are taking the race 'virtual' for the first time.
Those taking part will try to cover 26.2 miles, taking breaks if required, over the course of 24 hours on Sunday, logging their progress on the event app.
From landmarks to country lanes - 87-year-old man prepares for unique 40th London Marathon
One of those taking part is Ken Jones. The 87-year-old is the oldest man in the event and will keep up his record of running in every London Marathon since the race's inception in 1981.
He will be running in the countryside around his home in Strabane. While his London Marathon personal best is 2:55:38, Jones expects Sunday's run to take him about seven hours.
"It will be a 40th race that lives long in the memory for being different, but also for being an inspirational event in these difficult times," said event director Hugh Brasher.


bbcuk--2020-10-04--Shuttered by Covid: The end of Dagenham Sunday Market

For almost two decades , an empty plot of land on the outskirts of London was transformed every weekend into one of the UK 's biggest markets .
Traders travelled from across the country for the chance of selling their goods to thousands of customers searching for bargains and banter .
Then coronavirus changed everything .
Six months ago , Dagenham Sunday Market ceased trading and it wo n't now reopen .
The community has lost a much-loved market and its traders are having to adapt to the future .
Sunday was the highlight of Bill Watson 's week .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and drive to Dagenham Sunday Market , on the outskirts of London , before 06:00 to set up his stall selling memorial plaques and artificial flowers .
As a fixture at the market for more than a decade , his usual spot was in a prime position - next to a catering van where people queued for their morning cup of tea .
He knew all of the traders around him well , and looked forward to the weekly banter .
`` On my right I had somebody selling tools .
Opposite me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left was someone selling jewellery and to the right someone selling hats and sunglasses .
The guy next to him was selling sportswear , the one next to him was selling make-up , '' he recalls .
From the moment the market opened , Bill would be busy haggling with customers and chatting with anyone who stopped at his stall .
Like those around him , he thrived in the hustle and bustle of the market .
`` You walk down the stalls and you hear music coming from this one , music @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the smell of the flipping burgers and the onions .
It had everything , '' he says .
But earlier this year , Bill 's beloved Sundays came to an abrupt end when regulations to curb the spread of coronavirus saw the market close its doors .
In a letter posted on social media in June , the market 's owners announced the `` end of an era '' .
`` We 've managed to outlast all markets of our kind but we will sadly not outlast Covid-19 , '' the letter said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the East End atmosphere and not forgetting the amazing bargains . ''
Co-owner Frank Nash , 60 , says he got into the market trade `` by accident '' when a cloth-maker he was working for in his 20s fell into liquidation .
`` The only way to get rid of a lot of the stock was through the markets , '' he says , `` So I started doing that and then I came up with the idea of running them . ''
Frank and a school friend opened their first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1986 .
From there , he says it became `` a bit of a travelling show '' , moving to London Docklands and then to Dagenham , where it eventually settled on the 20-acre site near the River Thames that it remained on until March .
By the time it closed this summer , Dagenham had become one of the biggest markets in the UK , boasting 10,000 to 15,000 customers every Sunday .
Last year , a BBC TV series called Good Morning Dagenham followed the traders .
Frank says the secret @ @ @ @ @ @ @ always retained the spirit of a traditional East London market .
`` We were a throwback .
At one time , it was a social thing to go shopping .
In the fast world we live in , it 's not social anymore - it 's something to just get out the way , '' he says .
`` Our formula was loads of people crammed in , friendly atmosphere , lots of banter . ''
Hundreds of traders worked at the market every Sunday , from butchers to toy auctioneers .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much like the markets I 'd worked at 30 or 40 years ago , '' says veteran London clothes trader John Grainger .
`` It was like a proper East End traditional market .
It still had that proper buzz and atmosphere .
The customers were proper East London , Essex , Kent . ''
Another long-term trader , Matt Firman , described Dagenham as a community where `` everyone helps each other out '' .
He was best known at the market for his Christmas toy auction and would spend months building @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` We 'd bring two lorries there full of toys .
I 'd be there in the lorry and I 'd pick up say five toys .
I 'd describe the toys and say how much they were in the shop .
It 'd be like 'all that there comes to £60 , but we 're not going to charge you 60 , 50 , 40 , 30 , not even 20. Who 's got a tenner ? '
Then all the hands would go up for a tenner , '' he recalls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fashion seller Julie-Ann Scott worked at several markets during the week .
But Dagenham was `` one of its own '' .
`` People used to just come and have a chat even if they did n't buy - you got to know everyone .
You got to know their families .
You got to know what they went through in life , '' she says .
When it temporarily stopped trading in March , everyone thought the market would be up and running again by September .
Its 19-year run on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the end of the year , but Frank says he had hoped to find a new location , before `` the pandemic stopped us in our tracks '' .
`` The beauty of the place is that old fashioned shoulder-to-shoulder hustle bustle .
You start diluting that and ... it just would n't be the same .
People do n't want to see a limping dog of a business , '' he says of the decision to shut Dagenham for good .
Although we 're a market , we 're more like a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want is to be shut down or be some sort of hot spot for the virus . ''
Frank says ringing the traders in June to break the news was like `` telling someone over and over again that someone in their family has died '' .
`` None of us saw it coming .
I think I 'm still in shock , '' Julie-Ann said in an interview this summer .
`` We did n't get to say goodbye . ''
Customers learned of the news when the statement was posted on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ community was cemented in thousands of responses mourning its closure .
`` Absolutely gutting for everyone - I have been visiting since I was a child and now with my own children , '' one wrote , in a sentiment echoed by others .
`` It 's been a huge part of my life , '' another said , while a third wrote simply : `` I will miss all my friends . ''
Six months since the last day of trading at Dagenham Sunday Market , its owners and traders are trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ working .
Frank has now launched an app , Dagenham Market 24/7 , connecting the market 's traders and customers .
So far , he says about 18,000 people have downloaded it .
`` At the moment it 's like a directory , but we 're trying to make it so people can make videos and sell within it like on the market , '' he says .
After decades of spending his Sundays at the market , Frank says it 's `` weird '' to have free time , but that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Many of the ex-traders are experiencing similar feelings .
`` I cut the grass the other Sunday and I thought to myself ' I 've never done this before .
I 've never cut the blinking grass on a Sunday , ' '' Bill says .
He and other Dagenham traders have also turned their attention online in a bid to make up for the lost income - creating websites , posting social media videos and offering home deliveries .
While he is still missing the market , he says a lot of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Memorials company online .
`` My back was against the wall and I changed how I was doing things .
I 'm on Facebook now .
When I do a crazy little sing-song on Facebook , I want people to say 'oh there he is ' .
Then they 'll buy from you there , '' he says .
`` We 're entrepreneurs .
Del Boy was bang on : 'He who dares ... ' ''

"We'd bring two lorries there full of toys. I'd be there in the lorry and I'd pick up say five toys. I'd describe the toys and say how much they were in the shop. It'd be like 'all that there comes to £60, but we're not going to charge you 60, 50, 40, 30, not even 20. Who's got a tenner?' Then all the hands would go up for a tenner," he recalls.


bbcuk--2020-10-04--'We sprang Grandma from the care home'

'We sprang Grandma from the care home'

George is one of tens of thousands of children in the UK who 've been taken into care because their @ @ @ @ @ after them .
Severely neglected , he struggled to express himself , so when there @ @ @ @ @ wanted to ask his foster family , he chose an unusual way of doing it @

George is one of tens of thousands of children in the UK who've been taken into care because their parents are unable to look after them. Severely neglected, he struggled to express himself, so when there was something very important he wanted to ask his foster family, he chose an unusual way of doing it.


bbcuk--2020-10-03--Covid-19: Is the pandemic a showstopper for am-dram?

From musicals to whodunnits , pantomimes to farces , amateur drama companies have long been a source of entertainment in their communities .
In 2020 , though , staging plays in small theatres and village halls under social-distancing rules is far from straightforward .
The latest government regulations state that amateur arts activities can only take place if there is no mingling between groups of six , and the guidance for working in the arts sector is followed .
There are warnings that with many am-dram groups inactive , audiences ' and members ' interest could decline and important seedbeds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So what steps are being taken to try to keep amateur dramatics alive ?
`` It 's a real worry how we will survive financially , '' said Lewis Carlisle , chairman of Southend Operatic and Dramatic Society .
The 70-strong company was due to be celebrating its 130th anniversary this year but had to cancel its production of the musical Company and is struggling to rehearse for Anything Goes next year .
`` It 's not just the ticket revenues we 're losing - we ca n't do any publicity , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 've no social events or fundraisers .
There 's no income and no support , '' Mr Carlisle said .
`` We risk losing tens of thousands of pounds if we put a show on and no-one comes .
`` So many professional shows are closing - and they have finances behind them .
We 're just a small group trying our best .
I really , really do hope we make it through . ''
Seasoned amateur theatre watcher Jane Dickerson said she was `` heartbroken '' at removing cancelled show listings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ run for more than 20 years .
She would usually post information about up to 50 shows a week around the country .
`` For older or single people it 's their social life - even if it 's working backstage or helping out with the teas .
That 's gone and it 's going to take years to recover , '' she said .
`` It 's frustrating - the government does n't seem interested and does n't realise what effect it 's having on communities . ''
Jack Edwards , chairman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were `` really tough '' for amateur groups .
A large-scale production by the group can cost up to £60,000 for venue hire , set , costumes and performance rights .
`` My advice is for companies to mothball , probably until there is a vaccine .
Sit on the money they 've got rather than try to do anything .
`` You 've got to engage your members .
There is the support there , but eventually people will feel they 're not getting anything for their subscription money .
Those who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turned to technology .
In St Albans , the Abbey Theatre 's Company of Ten group has live-streamed a sketch show , Radio Fun , and is selling tickets for online performances of Building the Wall .
Chairman Martin Goodman said the theatre had had to `` adapt and change '' .
`` It 's been a revolution in how we deliver our product to different audiences - and that has been a wonderful thing .
Whether it 's commercially viable remains to be seen . ''
The theatre is planning socially distanced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about 50 , rather than its capacity of 240 .
It is also looking at the idea of staging a youth production with `` parallel casts '' - having two sets of actors separately rehearse and perform a show to maximise the number of youngsters involved .
`` The theatre is run by fanatics who are very focused on carrying on and contributing to our community , so we will find new ways of doing things , '' Mr Goodman insisted .
Tess Townsend and Marie-José Zuurbier , from West Molesey in Surrey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a comedy play when their own group 's production was halted .
More than 50 groups have downloaded their scripts of Zoom , A Play for Lockdown to perform using the ubiquitous video-conferencing platform .
`` We 've always clocked funny things people have done and said in amateur drama groups .
Lockdown gave us oodles of time to start writing , '' Ms Townsend said .
`` The saddest thing is that people are missing the communal feel of the am-dram experience - it 's a great buzz and we 're @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our play . ''
Birmingham Youth Theatre chairman Linda Hamilton said her 30-strong cast of Shrek was `` devastated '' when their production was cancelled in April .
The company of nine to 19-year-olds is now hoping to perform it in December at the city 's Crescent Theatre .
During the summer they managed socially distanced outdoor rehearsals at Cannon Hill Park as well as regular Zoom rehearsals and quizzes .
`` They 're a very close-knit family so it was important to maintain the contact , '' Ms Hamilton said .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are more anxious , but this gives them something different away from the other pressures in life . ''
Staging a full show in the open air is one way to stay within social-distancing guidelines .
The Questors Theatre in Ealing , west London , took its chances with the British weather to stage The Bard in the Yard , a series of truncated Shakespeare extracts .
For the 30-strong audience it meant putting their names on a contact-tracing list , sanitising hands on entry and using socially distanced outdoor seating .
Artistic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needed to `` take the constraints and limitations and turn them into an asset '' .
`` If you set up the ground rules and framework of the world you are in at the outset of the play , the audience will suspend their disbelief and will embrace the event , '' he said .
It meant moments like the kiss in Romeo and Juliet being represented by the star-crossed lovers removing their face masks , touching them together - with no hand contact - and disposing of them as they exited .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ survive ultimately depends on how long social-distancing restrictions remain in place , according to the Little Theatre Guild which represents 115 groups which own or run theatre buildings .
Having volunteers rather than paid staff has kept costs down and many qualified for the government retail , hospitality and leisure grant of up to £10,000 , said its chairman Mike Smith .
Nevertheless , he said the latest coronavirus restrictions had `` knocked people 's confidence '' .
`` They may dissuade people from coming to watch theatre in confined spaces and there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to act , '' Mr Smith said .
`` Many theatres have small stages , which makes putting on socially distanced shows very difficult .
`` In the summer we were beginning to think that we could see ourselves reopening , but that 's been put back - many of us wo n't get going until the new year at the earliest .
`` The challenge is keeping people involved and interested .
`` Theatre is so strong in Britain - we 've got some great companies and we have to be careful @ @ @ @ @ @

"If you set up the ground rules and framework of the world you are in at the outset of the play, the audience will suspend their disbelief and will embrace the event," he said.


bbcuk--2020-10-04--Covid: 'Upsurge' in giant veg growing during lockdown

`` I do n't usually do giant vegetables , '' he said .
`` I do the show vegetables where @ @ @ @ @ than oversized , but I got the seeds and thought I 'd give it a @ @ @

"I don't usually do giant vegetables," he said. "I do the show vegetables where they look nice, rather than oversized, but I got the seeds and thought I'd give it a go."


bbcuk--2020-10-03--R101 airship crash: 'Hope and sadness' on 90th anniversary

The two massive hangars at Cardington still dominate the horizon south-east of Bedford , and they are currently used by @ @ @ @ @ been recently used for the development of the Hybrid Air Vehicles ( HAV ) company @ @ @ @ @ is part-plane , part-airship .

The two massive hangars at Cardington still dominate the horizon south-east of Bedford, and they are currently used by the film industry, having been recently used for the development of the Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) company's Airlander vehicle, which is part-plane, part-airship.


bbcuk--2020-10-04--The marathon runner doctors thought might spend his life in a wheelchair

Michael Beynon was warned by doctors he may need a wheelchair for the rest of his life .
But this weekend , the 25-year-old becomes the first person with Down 's Syndrome from Wales to run the London Marathon - held virtually this year .
He also has a visual impairment and muscle condition , hypertonia - but was n't going to let that stop him .
He ran in aid of learning disability charity Mencap , to help change attitudes .
`` I 'd like to give something back so they can continue supporting people like me .
People @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you can imagine , running a marathon takes a lot of preparation .
And lockdown gave Michael the chance to do that .
`` I 've been doing lots of virtual challenges during lockdown to stay fit and motivated . ''
He 's been doing practice races which at times `` has been good , sometimes hard '' .
In this year 's virtual marathon , runners have 23 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds to complete the 26.2 miles - either by running , walking or jogging .
And it 's not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sporty - in fact , he 's got a stellar track record .
He 's represented Wales and Great Britain in the Special Olympics which has seen him win over 60 medals across different events , including shot-put , long jump and track events such as 100m and 200m .
Michael says he 's inspired by his family - and running giant Mo Farah .
And that support has meant he 's not let his learning disability hold him back .
`` If you have a dream , aim high , '' he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's syndrome is thriving in lockdown' Erica Walker , Michael 's mum says he 's `` he 's always been very inspirational and a determined young man '' .
Nothing ever seems to faze him and he `` puts 150 % into everything he does '' .
`` He 's stubborn , determined and always has a lot of reserve in him to try and be committed at whatever he does . ''
Erica says from the day he came out of an incubator at six months , that was `` the turning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to live . ''
A testament to his determination is his performance at the Special Olympics skiing competition this year .
`` With his vision impairment , we did n't even think he 'd come down the slope .
But he 's blown me away and running a marathon will do that even more . ''
Erika will be running as Michael 's support runner - and she 's excited even if it 's `` been a while '' since she 's last run a marathon .
`` But it 's nice doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what he wants to . ''
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"With his vision impairment, we didn't even think he'd come down the slope. But he's blown me away and running a marathon will do that even more."


bbcuk--2020-10-03--11 rock and pop anthems that never made the charts

What are the most famous singles never to have made the UK chart ?
The death this week of the Australian singer Helen Reddy prompted much discussion of her 1972 feminist anthem I Am Woman .
Dame Jenni Murray even chose it as her exit music on her final edition of Woman 's Hour on Thursday .
The opening couplet goes : `` I am woman , hear me roar / In numbers too big to ignore . ''
The irony is that UK record-buyers did ignore the song , which sold so poorly it never made it into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it totally flopped in the UK , both on its original release and again in 1975 , when it was re-released in an attempt to capitalise on Reddy 's top five success with Angie Baby .
It 's not the only well-known anthem not to have made the UK top 100 .
Many famous songs were n't released as singles , especially in the 1970s , when the likes of Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin wanted fans to concentrate on their albums .
But here are 11 songs which did receive a single @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rolling Stone named it one of the 500 Greatest Songs ever .
It was used in a Levi 's advert at a time when that all but guaranteed a re-release hit .
Cricketer Andrew Flintoff even picked it on Desert Island Discs .
However , Johnny Cash 's Ring of Fire has never made the UK charts .
It would take a more psychedelic version by The Animals for the song to eventually make the top 40 in 1969 .
The Johnny Cash single might have had another chance at chart glory in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the track for use in an advert for a haemorrhoid relief cream was blocked by the Cash family .
Fun , Fun , Fun was a flop , flop , flop when released in March 1964 .
This homage to `` cruising through the hamburger stand '' was the song The Beach Boys played most during their 2018 world tour , including at all of their UK shows - even though a Beatles and Rolling Stones-obsessed Britain showed the track zero love when it came out .
They did eventually go into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but only with a re-recorded version featuring Status Quo .
Mike Love , who sang the original vocal , returned at the age of 55 .
The mind boggled at the current age of the Daddy who `` took the T-bird away '' .
3 ) I 've Never Loved A Man ( The Way I Love You ) - Aretha Franklin ( 1967 ) After making her name as a gospel singer , Aretha signed to Columbia Records in 1960 .
But , unsure of how to present her , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jazz , blues , gospel , pop and soul , and for five frustrating years she failed to find commercial success .
When her contract expired in 1966 , she signed to Atlantic Records , travelled to Muscle Shoals , Alabama , and recorded I Never Loved A Man ( The Way I Love You ) .
Following nine flops on Columbia , a lot rested on the release as the first single from the album of the same name .
In the US it sold a million copies , giving her the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and becoming one of her signature tunes .
In the UK it was released in April 1967 and did nothing .
A month later her cover of Otis Redding 's Respect was rush-released , reaching number 10 in the UK , triggering decades of British success for the Queen of Soul .
4 ) Say It Loud , I 'm Black and I 'm Proud - James Brown ( 1968 ) From the Queen of Soul to the Godfather of it ...
Released at the end of the tumultuous summer of 1968 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a soundtrack to black Americans trying to break through interracial barriers .
It peaked at number 10 in the US .
Over in the UK , it completely failed to make a mark on the charts - as did so many of Brown 's singles .
Between 1966 and 76 , arguably his peak years , Brown only made the UK top 40 once , with Get Up I Feel Like A Sex Machine scraping in at 32 .
It would take the heavyweight support of an appearance in Rocky IV before he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In America .
For decades , the most famous Van Morrison song never to have made the charts was Brown Eyed Girl .
A 1967 top 10 hit in the US , where it has been played more than 10 million times on the radio , it never went `` skipping and a-jumping '' into the UK top 75 - until 2013 , when it snuck in at number 60 on the back of download sales .
This now leaves Moondance as the most fantabulously well-known Van Morrison single not to have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to delay its release until seven years after the album of the same name did not help its cause .
One of Roxy Music 's biggest anthems - but not one that ever made the charts .
Do The Stand was the track Bryan Ferry 's band played on TV to publicise their second album , For Your Pleasure .
But , as was common practice at the time , album tracks were n't released as singles .
Around the same time , Roxy Music issued out the non-album cut Pyjamarama , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Strand was eventually released as a single to promote their 1977 Greatest Hits , although it missed the charts , making it everything but one of their greatest hits .
This nostalgic ballad , about a father 's regret , was a US number one in 1974 and once reduced Homer to tears on The Simpsons - when it was used as holding music on the `` Neglectful Father Helpline '' .
It was also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2011 , but one honour the original never had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Instead , a pretty straight cover version by the rock band Ugly Kid Joe made the UK top 10 in 1993 .
Chapin was not around to enjoy the success , though .
He had died in a car crash in 1981 .
Talking Heads ' biggest US hit ( where it was their only top 10 single ) was a total miss in the UK .
In Britain , it eventually made the charts in 1999 , but only in a radically different form - with Tom Jones teaming up with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10 single in a decade .
Two years earlier , Sir Tom had released a single which could also be a contender for this list : his version of You Can Leave Your Hat On , for the Full Monty soundtrack .
It 's now a mainstay of his live show , but back then completely missed the top 75 .
One of the defining indie songs of the last 20 years , the brittle folk brilliance of Skinny Love was the single which took Justin Vernon to a mainstream audience .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would see him collaborating with Kanye West ( he was the rapper 's only on-stage guest when he headlined Glastonbury ) , James Blake and Taylor Swift , whose current album Folklore would not exist without this song .
The version of the song the British public put into the top 20 in 2011 was not the one by Bon Iver , but rather a cover by a 14-year-old from Hampshire called Birdy .
Pitchfork named it the best song of the 2010s , it has 247 million plays on Spotify , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Alright , however , is not one of them .
In 2016 the track won two Grammys ( best rap song and best rap performance ) and has been described as the unifying song of the Black Lives Matter movement .
The BET channel even suggested the song should become a modern black national anthem .
The British public rewarded it with a chart position of 109 .
Atlanta-based rapper K Camp released Lottery ( Renegade ) in 2019 , but it invaded living rooms and bedrooms around the UK earlier this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on TikTok .
Everyone from Lizzo to Millie Bobbie Brown has filmed themselves attempting the Renegade challenge , created by 14-year-old choreographer Jalaiah Harmon and made popular on the social media platform by Charli D'Amelio .
It became the first song to be used in 20 million different TikTok clips .
However , unlike Savage Love by Jason Derulo and Jawsh 685 or Doja Cat 's Say So , it has failed to cross over into the charts .
Michelle Obama is a fan of the track - but not even the former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first UK hit .
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In the US it sold a million copies, giving her the first top 10 hit of her career and becoming one of her signature tunes. In the UK it was released in April 1967 and did nothing. A month later her cover of Otis Redding's Respect was rush-released, reaching number 10 in the UK, triggering decades of British success for the Queen of Soul.


bbcuk--2020-10-03--John Sinclair: The Dumfries lottery winner who died the next day

`` He bade fair to prove an honour to Dumfries , the place of his nativity ; and we do @ @ @ @ @ of any young man which has been so generally lamented . ''

"He bade fair to prove an honour to Dumfries, the place of his nativity; and we do not recollect the sudden death of any young man which has been so generally lamented."


bbcuk--2020-10-03--Glasvegas: It took seven years to make new album

It has been seven years since Scottish indie band Glasvegas released an album and they never meant it to take so long .
Singer-songwriter James Allan decided to record , engineer and produce the album but there was just one problem - he did n't really know how .
Bandmate Rab Allan told BBC Scotland 's The Nine : `` James wanted to record the album on his own so he had to learn how to plug things in and how to unplug things and move them about and that takes time . ''
`` I didnae want to blow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Glasvegas were formed in 2003 , in Glasgow , and built up a solid following before hitting the big time with their debut album in 2008 .
It went to number two in the UK and was nominated for the Mercury music prize .
Two more albums in the next five years made Glasvegas one of Scotland 's most successful bands .
But then came seven years without new music .
James says making the new album without any assistance was not the safest or most logical idea but it was what his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He describes the process as being like learning a new language and says it is only this year that he has started to feel like he is fluent .
`` It is only since the start of lockdown that I 've not felt that every day was a crash course , '' he says .
`` I 'm swimming now .
Maybe the doggy paddle .
It 's not like the Olympics . ''
After seven years of work to achieve James 's singular vision , the album , 'Godspeed ' , finally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the year and is now scheduled for release in April 2021 .
According to Rab : `` The songs were written quite quick a while ago and then it was him learning the process of recording . ''
So why did Rab not tell James to hurry up ?
James says : `` He is an angel like that , I have got to say . ''
He says Rab buries his frustrations down deep within himself .
`` And that 's what I want him to do , '' he jokes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allow James to be creative and `` do his thing '' , Rab says .
`` Because we grew up together I learned a long time ago how to deal with these things , '' he says .
This has been the case since the early days when Rab and band-mate Paul supported James when he was writing what looked like unpromising songs about social workers and absent parents .
But those tracks - Geraldine and Daddy 's Gone - turned out to be two of the band 's landmark songs so they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The first single from the new album `` Keep Me A Space '' is written for a cousin who James grew up with but then lost touch .
`` We got to an age when we never saw each other and the family went in different directions , '' he says .
`` There was a time where I wanted to send Kathleen a message .
Maybe it is my way of sending a message that is not just a text .
It 's my way of expressing how I feel about someone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to try to write it , it just happened because I had been thinking about her . ''

Bandmate Rab Allan told BBC Scotland's The Nine: "James wanted to record the album on his own so he had to learn how to plug things in and how to unplug things and move them about and that takes time."


bbcuk--2020-10-04--Covid-19: Andrew Marr challenges PM over 'complacency' comment

Andrew Marr has challenged the prime minister over comments in which he said `` probably ... everybody got a bit @ @ @ @ @ blasé '' over Covid-19 .
The BBC One presenter also asked Boris Johnson whether the @ @ @ @ @ bars is working .
Read more : Act fearlessly but with common sense on Covid @ @

Andrew Marr has challenged the prime minister over comments in which he said "probably... everybody got a bit, kind of complacent and blasé" over Covid-19.
The BBC One presenter also asked Boris Johnson whether the 22:00 curfew on pubs and bars was working.
Read more: Act fearlessly but with common sense on Covid - PM


bbcuk--2020-10-04--Stumble, the one-legged duck given wheelchair

A one-legged duck has been given a wheelchair to help improve his quality of life .
Stumble lost a leg @ @ @ @ @ fishing line and now lives at a sanctuary for disabled animals in Nottinghamshire .
Di @ @ @ @ @ Manor Farm Charitable Trust , said she decided to order a custom-made wheelchair for the @ @ @ @ @ the pressure on his remaining leg .
“ The fact that he won ’ t @ @ @ @ @ ’ t quit , ” she said .
It is hoped Stumble will one day @ @ @ @ @ wheelchair independently .
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A one-legged duck has been given a wheelchair to help improve his quality of life.
Stumble lost a leg in an accident with a fishing line and now lives at a sanctuary for disabled animals in Nottinghamshire.
Di Slaney, founder of the Manor Farm Charitable Trust, said she decided to order a custom-made wheelchair for the 12-year-old bird to help relieve the pressure on his remaining leg.
“The fact that he won’t quit means that I won’t quit,” she said.
It is hoped Stumble will one day be able to use the wheelchair independently.
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bbcuk--2020-10-04--The Papers: Trump 'given oxygen' and 'radical new drugs'

It reports that farmers and butchers expect less appetite for bigger birds this year .
But an executive of one @ @ @ @ @ paper she hopes festive customers will be `` understanding '' about the glut of big @ @ @ @ @ get some extra meals out of them .

It reports that farmers and butchers expect less appetite for bigger birds this year. But an executive of one butchers' chain tells the paper she hopes festive customers will be "understanding" about the glut of big birds, and try to get some extra meals out of them.


bbcuk--2020-10-04--London Marathon 2020: More than 45,000 runners take part

`` It 's not like previous marathons with the loud crowds .
There came a point where I needed a @ @ @ @ @ horns to keep me going . ''

Mr Jenner, who holds the world record for running the fastest marathon carrying an 80lb backpack, had planned to return to the UK to run with his family, but could not afford to spend up to a month in quarantine.


bbcuk--2020-10-04--North Belfast man dies in 'tragic incident' in Turkey

The death of a north Belfast man in Turkey has been described as `` tragic '' by MP John Finucane @ @ @ @ @ men were involved in an `` incident '' abroad .
One of them is understood @ @ @ @ @ , while the other two , who are believed to be from the same area @ @ @ @ @ The Sinn Féin MP said the community would need to `` rally round '' the @ @ @ @ @ provide support for them .
It is believed the man who died was in his @ @ @ @ @ he would be making immediate contact with the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs `` to @ @ @ @ @ be urgently put in place to assist the families '' .
SDLP Cllr Paul McCusker @ @ @ @ @ from north Belfast .
Two of the men were in a critical condition in hospital @ @ @ @ @ .

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bbcuk--2020-10-04--WW2 veteran 'emotional' at fallen friend Flimby memorial find

`` He was lost somewhere in the last half an hour before reaching that village and we can only presume @ @ @ @ @ and had crashed into one of the ravines . ''

"He was lost somewhere in the last half an hour before reaching that village and we can only presume he had perhaps engine failure and had crashed into one of the ravines."


bbcuk--2020-10-05--Covid: 16,000 coronavirus cases missed in daily figures after IT error

Nearly 16,000 cases of coronavirus were not entered into the national computer system used for official figures because of a technical glitch , Public Health England has said .
Some of the unreported cases were then added to Saturday 's figure of 12,872 new cases and Sunday 's 22,961 figure .
PHE said all of the cases `` received their Covid-19 test result as normal '' .
But it means their close contacts were not approached to self-isolate , BBC Health Editor Hugh Pym says .
The daily figures for the end of the week were `` actually nearer 11,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported , our correspondent added .
According to PHE , the cases were missed off daily reports between 25 September and 2 October .
However , it has insisted the IT problem has been resolved and all cases have now been handed over to the test and trace system .
Labour has described the glitch as `` shambolic '' .
Meanwhile , the head of the government 's vaccine taskforce , Kate Bingham , has told the Financial Times that less than half of the UK population could be vaccinated against coronavirus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccination of people under 18 , '' she said .
`` It 's an adult-only vaccine for people over 50 , focusing on health workers and care home workers and the vulnerable . ''
Earlier , Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned it may be `` bumpy through to Christmas '' and beyond as the UK deals with coronavirus .
Speaking to the BBC 's Andrew Marr , the PM said there was `` hope '' in beating Covid , and called on the public to `` act fearlessly but with common sense '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system has come under intense scrutiny after reports of delays and a system struggling to keep up with demand , the latest revelation could not have come at a more awkward moment for the government at Westminster .
Because the nearly 16,000 extra positive test results had been not entered into the test and trace system , their recent contacts were not immediately followed up .
Experts advise that ideally contacts should be tracked down within 48 hours .
Officials say the technical problem - thought to be IT related - has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added into totals reported over the weekend .
But all this will hardly improve public confidence in the testing system in England .
And it muddies the waters for policy makers and officials trying to track the spread of the virus at what the prime minister has called a `` critical moment '' .
On Sunday , the government 's coronavirus dashboard said that , as of 09:00 BST , there had been a further 22,961 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK , bringing the total number of cases in the UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dashboard said : `` The cases by publish date for 3 and 4 October include 15,841 additional cases with specimen dates between 25 September and 2 October - they are therefore artificially high for England and the UK . ''
Public Health England 's interim chief executive Michael Brodie said a `` technical issue '' was identified overnight on Friday , 2 October in the process that transfers Covid-19 positive lab results into reporting dashboards .
`` After rapid investigation , we have identified that 15,841 cases between 25 September and 2 October @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Covid-19 cases .
The majority of these cases occurred in the most recent days , '' he said .
`` Every one of these cases received their Covid-19 test result as normal and all those who tested positive were advised to self-isolate . ''
He said they worked with NHS Test and Trace to `` quickly resolve the issue and transferred all outstanding cases immediately into the NHS Test and Trace contact tracing system '' .
`` We fully understand the concern this may cause and further robust measures have been put in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
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Test and Trace and Public Health England joint medical adviser , Susan Hopkins , added that `` a thorough public health risk assessment was undertaken to ensure outstanding cases were prioritised for contact tracing effectively '' .
PHE said NHS Test and Trace have made sure there are enough contact tracers working , and are working with local teams to ensure they also have sufficient resources to be urgently able to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ call attempts is being increased from 10 to 15 over 96 hours .
Labour 's shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth said : `` This is shambolic and people across the country will be understandably alarmed .
`` ( Health Secretary ) Matt Hancock should come to the House of Commons on Monday to explain what on earth has happened , what impact it has had on our ability to contain this virus , and what he plans to do to fix test and trace . ''
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A Department of Health spokesman earlier said the issue had not affected people receiving test results , and all those who tested positive had been informed in the normal way .
News of the glitch in the daily count first emerged late on Saturday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new coronavirus cases for the first time since mass testing began .
The government said the technical issue meant some cases during the week were not recorded at the time , so these were included in Saturday 's data .
The daily total saw a significant rise from 4,044 on Monday to a then-high of 7,143 on Tuesday .
However , over the next four days the daily total remained stable - varying between 6,914 and 7,108 - at a time when continued increases might have been expected .
Then came the big @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day-on-day increase than at any time in the entire pandemic - which was announced on Saturday , five hours later than usual , and was accompanied by the government explanation .
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bbcuk--2020-10-04--Reedley deaths: Two held on suspicion of mum and daughter murders

The men , from Burnley , aged 51 and 56 , have been held both on suspicion of two counts @ @ @ @ @ rape and one of arson with intent to endanger life .

Alyson Littlewood, the head teacher of Marsden Heights Community College where Vian was a student, said: "We are heartbroken by the tragic deaths of Vian and her mother and our whole school is mourning the loss of two much-loved members of our community."


bbcuk--2020-10-04--Coronavirus: 'Winter of discontent' faces North, warns Andy Burnham

The prime minister said : `` The advice that we 're getting is that , in these areas where we @ @ @ @ @ , we need to wait and see whether the R [ infection rate ] starts @ @ @ @ @ of these things have been intensified [ … ] just in the last few days @ @

The prime minister said: "The advice that we're getting is that, in these areas where we have got stringent local lockdowns, we need to wait and see whether the R [infection rate] starts to come down because some of these things have been intensified […] just in the last few days."


bbcuk--2020-10-05--Covid-19: Government launches £238m scheme for jobseekers

Jobseekers will be offered coaching and advice on moving into `` growing sectors '' as part of a £238m employment programme , the government has said .
Job Entry Targeted Support is aimed at helping those out of work because of Covid-19 for three months .
Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey said it would give people `` the helping hand they need '' .
But Labour said the scheme `` offers very little new support '' and it was `` too little too late '' .
Last month , official figures showed that the UK unemployment rate had risen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with young people particularly hard hit .
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The Job Entry Targeted Support ( JETS ) scheme will `` boost the prospects of more than a quarter of a million people across Britain '' , Ms Coffey said .
`` We have provided unprecedented support for jobs during the pandemic , including through furlough and subsidising the incomes of the self-employed , doing all we can to protect people 's livelihoods , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saved , '' she said .
The Department for Work and Pensions says it is recruiting an additional 13,500 `` work coaches '' to help deliver the new scheme .
Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the scheme would `` provide fresh opportunities to those that have sadly lost their jobs , to ensure that nobody is left without hope '' .
`` Our unprecedented support has protected millions of livelihoods and businesses since the start of the pandemic , but I 've always been clear that we ca n't save every job , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the damaging effects of being out of work , but through JETS we will provide fresh opportunities to those that have sadly lost their jobs , to ensure that nobody is left without hope . ''
However , Labour 's shadow work and pensions secretary , Jonathan Reynolds , said : `` By the government 's own admission at least four million people could lose their jobs during the crisis .
All it can muster in response are piecemeal schemes and meaningless slogans .
`` This new scheme offers very little new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coaches on the ground , while many of the new work coaches promised have yet to materialise .
`` It 's too little too late again from a government that simply ca n't get a grip on this jobs crisis . ''
Mr Sunak is due to address the Conservative Party Conference later , saying the government has been faced with `` difficult trade-offs and decisions '' during the coronavirus pandemic .
He will say that while he can not protect every job , he will say `` the pain of knowing it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' .
Mr Sunak will say his `` single priority '' as chancellor is `` to create support and extend opportunity to as many people as I can '' .
`` We will not let talent wither , or waste , we will help all who want it , find new opportunity and develop new skills , '' he is expected to say .
Labour 's shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds said her party had urged Mr Sunak to introduce a wage support scheme that incentivised employers to keep more staff on , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nearly a million jobs are at risk when the furlough scheme ends in a few weeks ' time '' .
`` When he speaks at Conservative Party Conference , Rishi Sunak must promise to get a grip of the jobs crisis before it 's too late , '' she said .
`` If he does n't , Britain risks an unemployment crisis greater than we have seen in decades - and Rishi Sunak 's name will be all over it . ''
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It comes as the furlough scheme ends this month , to be replaced by the government 's new wage subsidy programme , the Job Support Scheme , on 1 November .
Under the Job Support Scheme , if bosses bring back workers part time , the government will help top up their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of their full-time pay .
Nearly three million workers - or 12 % of the UK 's workforce - are currently on partial or full furlough leave , according to official figures .

Speaking to the BBC, Ms Coffey said JETS is aimed more at helping "adults beyond the age of 25" learn how their skills "can be used in different parts of the economy" - and she cited construction and care as examples of growing sectors.


bbcuk--2020-10-04--Ola: London bans Uber rival over safety concerns

Transport for London ( TfL ) , the capital 's transport authority , has banned Indian taxi app Ola over public safety concerns .
The cab company has been operating in London since February .
TfL said the firm reported a number of failings including more than 1,000 trips made by unlicensed drivers .
Ola said it will appeal the decision and has 21 days to do so .
It can operate in the meantime , according to the appeal rules .
The transport authority said Ola did not report the failings as soon as it knew about them .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ flaws in Ola 's operating model have led to the use of unlicensed drivers and vehicles in more than 1,000 passenger trips , which may have put passenger safety at risk , '' Helen Chapman , TfL 's director of licensing , regulation and charging , said .
`` If they do appeal , Ola can continue to operate and drivers can continue to undertake bookings on behalf of Ola .
We will closely scrutinise the company to ensure passengers safety is not compromised . ''
The ride-hailing company began operating in Cardiff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other UK locations .
`` We have been working with TfL during the review period and have sought to provide assurances and address the issues raised in an open and transparent manner , '' Marc Rozendal , Ola 's UK Managing Director , said in a statement .
`` Ola will take the opportunity to appeal this decision and in doing so , our riders and drivers can rest assured that we will continue to operate as normal , providing safe and reliable mobility for London . ''
Last week , major rival @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in London after a judge upheld its appeal against TfL .
The ride-hailing giant has been granted a new licence to work in the capital , nearly a year after TfL rejected its application , also over safety concerns because of unlicensed drivers .
Westminster Magistrates ' Court heard that 24 Uber drivers shared their accounts with 20 others which led to 14,788 unauthorised rides .

"Through our investigations we discovered that flaws in Ola's operating model have led to the use of unlicensed drivers and vehicles in more than 1,000 passenger trips, which may have put passenger safety at risk," Helen Chapman, TfL's director of licensing, regulation and charging, said.


bbcuk--2020-10-04--Met Police officer stabbed in Westminster trying to detain armed men

Ch Insp Simon Brooker said : `` For this officer to be stabbed on duty is unacceptable but , fortunately @ @ @ @ @ to be seriously injured . ''

Ch Insp Simon Brooker said: "For this officer to be stabbed on duty is unacceptable but, fortunately, she does not appear to be seriously injured."


bbcuk--2020-10-04--Man arrested after woman dies at Newcastle student village

Her death is not believed to be related to Covid-19 , Northumbria Police said .
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Her death is not believed to be related to Covid-19, Northumbria Police said. Her next of kin has been informed.


bbcuk--2020-10-04--Coronavirus: Executive considering 'new interventions' on Covid

The executive is actively considering `` additional planned interventions '' to deal with the spread of Covid-19 , the health minister has said .
Robin Swann said he did not `` want a return to a long-term or indefinite lockdown '' .
Meanwhile public health experts in the Republic of Ireland have recommended the highest level of restrictions be applied to the entire country .
It is expected politicians will meet the chief medical officer on Monday .
A further 462 cases of Covid-19 were announced by the Department of Health on Sunday .
One person has died in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There are 65 people in hospital after testing positive for the virus , of whom nine are in intensive care .
In the Republic of Ireland , 364 new Covid-19 cases were recorded on Sunday , with no new deaths reported .
Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill said `` any notion of a circuit breaker only works if it 's across the Island of Ireland '' .
The executive 's Chief Scientific Advisor , Prof Ian Young , said `` other levers are likely to be needed '' in addition to NI-wide restrictions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issued on Sunday evening , he said the hospitality sector was the `` second most important '' for interventions `` to reduce adult contacts '' .
He said contacts in this sector `` tend to be closer and longer '' than in many other settings , while alcohol consumption `` will also be a factor in failure to comply with social distancing '' .
Prof Young added there had been a `` number of identified clusters associated with the hospitality sector '' , however , minister will have to weigh up measures `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for society and the economy '' .
Earlier , Stormont Finance Minister Conor Murphy told BBC 's Sunday Politics that `` all options '' would be discussed when the executive meet on Monday .
Meanwhile , a 46-year-old woman has been charged with breaching coronavirus regulations in Strabane .
The woman is the first person in Northern Ireland to be charged under the new legislation .
She is due appear at Londonderry Magistrates ' Court on Monday .
Mr Murphy said he was `` concerned '' about the rising cases , adding `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` The primary focus of the executive is to protect life and whatever steps have to be taken we will take them , '' he said .
`` We have to take a balanced view and one which we are sure the population will come along with us . ''
• Q & A : How NI booze laws differ from rest of the UK Robin Swann said NI 's hospitals were `` already under growing pressure and this will intensify in the coming weeks given the extent of the new cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taken by the executive on a number of fronts and I will not hesitate to recommend further restrictions , '' he continued .
`` Saving lives and protecting our health service must come first . ''
The health minister also urged people not to `` look for loopholes or grey areas in the regulations '' .
New restrictions for the Derry City and Strabane Council area were announced by the Stormont executive on Thursday in an effort to stem spiralling infection numbers .
They include hospitality businesses being limited to takeaway , delivery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to avoid unnecessary travel .
Speaking about the rise in cases across NI , Dr Gerry Waldron of the Public Health Agency said a circuit-breaker lockdown was `` almost inevitable '' .
A circuit breaker is a short , sharp period of tightened restrictions for everyone to curb the spread of coronavirus .
`` It 's not a place we expected to be at this time of the year , at the beginning of October , we thought , if anything , we might be seeing that maybe middle of October , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Steven Rainey show .
`` We are absolutely insisting that people follow the advice of maintaining a social distance from other individuals , as far as possible , of two metres .
`` We 'll just have to brace ourselves and see how things pan out over the next few days and the next week . ''
He stressed the need to stick to the basics - keep a social distance , wear a face mask and keep washing your hands .
Speaking on the BBC 's Andrew Marr show , Boris Johnson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with common sense '' in their approach to the coronavirus .
The prime minister warned of a `` bumpy ride '' until Christmas and beyond , saying the winter could be `` very tough '' for everyone .
He added there had to be a balance between saving lives and protecting the economy .

"It's not a place we expected to be at this time of the year, at the beginning of October, we thought, if anything, we might be seeing that maybe middle of October," he told Radio Ulster's Sunday with Steven Rainey show.


bbcuk--2020-10-04--Royal Opera House to sell Hockney portrait to raise funds

The Royal Opera House is to sell a David Hockney portrait of its former boss in a bid to raise money to plug a shortfall caused by the pandemic .
The painting of Sir David Webster will be auctioned at Christie 's this month and is expected to fetch up to £18m .
Current chief executive Alex Beard said it was `` tough call '' to sell the picture , but there was no alternative if the organisation was to survive .
`` We have to face the situation we are in ... and get through this , '' he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of international opera and the Royal Ballet , is the UK 's biggest arts employer .
It says it has lost £3 in every £5 of its income since the national lockdown forced it to close its doors in March .
The sale of the Hockney portrait is part of a four-pronged plan to help the venue balance the books .
There will also be significant redundancies and a fundraising appeal for public donations .
In addition , the opera house has applied for a loan to the government 's culture recovery fund @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at 'point of no return' '' We knew we had to look at any assets we had , '' said Mr Beard .
`` And there is only really one of any note that stands out and that is this portrait . ''
`` If we can remain viable and get through this , then we can get back to employing people in the future . ''
Sir David Webster ran the Royal Opera House between 1945 and 1970 and played a key role in the establishment of the Royal Ballet and Royal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was commissioned to paint his portrait - which in recent years hung in the Covent Garden venue - after he stepped down in the 1970s .
It depicts Sir David sitting in profile , in front of a glass-topped coffee table and a vase of pink tulips .
According to the Christie 's catalogue , the picture was `` the first of a rare handful of commissions completed by Hockney : he would not accept another until three decades later , when he painted Sir George and Lady Mary Christie of Glyndebourne for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Beard said the artist had been notified of the impending sale : `` We have a good relationship , but he does not much like it when any of his work is auctioned , '' he told the Observer .
The Royal Opera House reopened in June with a concert which was broadcast on TV , radio and online - but without a live audience .
At the time , Mr Beard said the venue , in common with many theatres and arts venues , was facing `` unprecedented financial stress '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` a significant reduction '' in pay , while music director Sir Antonio Pappano waived his salary during lockdown .
Last week , the Royal Opera House announced a limited return of public performances of ballet and opera , in front of a reduced audience , beginning later this month .
Among the productions it is hoping to stage is The Nutcracker , a traditional part of its Christmas programme since 1984 .

"We knew we had to look at any assets we had," said Mr Beard. "And there is only really one of any note that stands out and that is this portrait."


bbcuk--2020-10-04--Oxford flooding: Gardens fill up with raw sewage after rain

Mr Warwick said when he went to help his neighbour rescue things from his office they were faced with `` @ @ @ @ @ what else and it was above my knees '' .


bbcuk--2020-10-04--HMS Queen Elizabeth: On board the Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier

For the first time , British and American jets are flying together , as they launch from the Royal Navy @ @ @ @ @ It 's the final exercise for HMS Queen Elizabeth , before the carrier sets sail @ @ @ @ @ first operational deployment .
The BBC 's defence correspondent , Jonathan Beale , was invited @ @ @

For the first time, British and American jets are flying together, as they launch from the Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier.
It's the final exercise for HMS Queen Elizabeth, before the carrier sets sail in early 2021 for its first operational deployment.
The BBC's defence correspondent, Jonathan Beale, was invited on board.


bbcuk--2020-10-04--What is the Good Friday Agreement?

What is the Good Friday Agreement?

There ’ s been major tension between Britain and the EU throughout the Brexit process over how to uphold this @ @ @ @ @ in Northern Ireland .
The BBC 's Ireland Correspondent Emma Vardy has a simple guide @ @ @ @ @ all about .

There’s been major tension between Britain and the EU throughout the Brexit process over how to uphold this two-decade-old deal to maintain peace in Northern Ireland.
The BBC's Ireland Correspondent Emma Vardy has a simple guide to what it’s all about.
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bbcuk--2020-10-04--Newspaper headlines: Trump 'back soon' and 'fiasco over Covid count'

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Kate Bingham says that if a vaccine's found it will be given to adults only, and targeted at those most at risk - with the aim being to vaccinate about 30 million people out of a population of about 67 million.


bbcuk--2020-10-04--Cambridge: The university city bracing itself for 'reopening'

`` I can completely understand why people are so keen to get people back and get the city working again @ @ @ @ @ have to be able to do it safely and that 's why testing is so @ @ @

"I can completely understand why people are so keen to get people back and get the city working again but that's why we have to be able to do it safely and that's why testing is so important."


bbcuk--2020-10-04--Joseph Rowntree Report: 'Bolder ambition' needed to tackle child poverty

The Scottish government needs to display `` bolder ambition '' if it is to meet targets for tackling child poverty , a new report has warned .
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation ( JRF ) said about a million people in Scotland were in poverty `` living precarious and insecure lives '' even before Covid hit .
In many cases the pandemic will `` have swept them deeper into poverty , as well as dragging others under '' , it added .
The government said it was committed to tackling and reducing child poverty .
Financial support is available to eligible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Start Foods and the new Scottish Child Payments .
A government spokesman said the grants meant that some families could receive more than £5,200 of support by the time their first child turned six .
• One in five living in poverty in Scotland • Why poverty is lower in Scotland - in seven charts The Scottish government has set the interim target of having no more than 18 % of children living in relative poverty by the end of 2023-24 , down from the current total which sees almost a quarter ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But in its Poverty In Scotland 2020 report , the JRF said that `` poverty has been rising and we are not on course to meet interim child poverty targets within three years '' .
It said the issue could only be tackled with bold action on job training , affordable housing and income support .
The JRF 's associate director for Scotland Jim McCormick said the country was at a `` crucial moment '' .
`` The decisions we make will determine whether we reach our ambitious child poverty targets by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he added .
`` As the shape of our economy changes , it is vital to do all we can to protect people 's jobs , homes and living standards , so more families are not pulled into poverty . ''
The report warned of the impact of ending the furlough scheme at the end of this month , coupled with the withdrawal of temporary higher benefits payments in April , saying it was `` clear '' this will make poverty higher .
The report went on : `` This is because unemployment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ earnings may be falling , benefits would be reduced back to pre-coronavirus levels while housing costs will be no lower .
`` Such a situation would be deeply worrying , not just in the context of interim child poverty targets three years away , but in the daily lives of people who face being swept further and deeper into poverty . ''
The Scottish government said the first Scottish Child Payments , worth £10 per eligible child per week , would be made from the end of February .
`` Together with Best @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will provide over £5,200 of financial support for eligible families by the time their first child turns six , around £4,000 more than elsewhere in the UK , '' a spokesman said .
`` The Scottish government has delivered almost 96,000 affordable homes since 2007 and has outlined plans to invest over £2.8 billion in capital , over five years , to deliver more affordable and social homes across Scotland , '' he added .
He also pointed to the parental employability support fund , helping parents enter and progress in work , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ look for work or at risk of redundancy .
And they called on the UK government to match the Scottish government 's efforts .

"Together with Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods this will provide over £5,200 of financial support for eligible families by the time their first child turns six, around £4,000 more than elsewhere in the UK," a spokesman said.


bbcuk--2020-10-04--North Belfast man Richie Molloy dies in 'tragic incident' in Turkey

A north Belfast man who died in what has been described as a `` tragic incident '' in Turkey on Saturday has been named as Richie Molloy .
North Belfast MP John Finucane said two other men from the same area are in hospital .
Mr Finucane said the community would need to `` rally round '' and support the families of those affected .
It is believed Mr Molloy was in his 30s , however it is not yet clear what caused his death .
The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs said it was `` aware of the case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Finucane said it was a horrific situation and the community was devastated .
`` All three families are travelling out [ to Turkey ] , as I understand it , '' he told the BBC .
`` There are two families that are just travelling out hoping that their loved one will pull through from intensive care .
`` The Department of Foreign Affairs has made contact with all three families and will be assisting them throughout the process . ''
SDLP Cllr Paul McCusker said the three men were from north Belfast @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a critical condition in hospital , he said on Twitter .


bbcuk--2020-10-04--Denbighshire family demands answers to ambulance delay

The family of a man seriously ill in hospital with severe burns has demanded to know why it took an hour and a half for an ambulance to arrive .
Chris Williams-Ellis , 40 , suffered 45 % burns to his body following the blaze at his home near Corwen , Denbighshire .
His family said it took `` several '' 999 calls for an ambulance to arrive before he was air-lifted to hospital .
The Welsh Ambulance Service Trust has apologised for the `` unacceptable delay '' and is investigating .
Mr Williams-Ellis was in a mechanic pit working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his home at Bryn Saith Marchog when the car caught fire above him .
Trapped under the vehicle , his partner Catherine Stewart helped pull him free before dialling 999 .
She suffered minor injuries and smoke inhalation during the rescue .
`` I asked for an ambulance and told them 'he 's on fire , he ca n't breathe ' and that we needed a fire engine , '' said Ms Stewart .
`` They called me back two minutes later and told me to put him under water for his burns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 25 minutes but when I asked where the ambulance was they had not been told there was a casualty and they did n't have the training to deal with burns victims .
`` Chris was lying there , very white and shaking .
It was so stressful .
I kept phoning 999 asking where the ambulance was .
The firemen were ringing as well .
`` It was only because one of the fireman happened to have the contact number for the Welsh Air Ambulance service and the helicopter arrived at the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hours after the initial 999 call , Mr Williams-Ellis was taken to Whiston Hospital , in Merseyside , where he underwent skin grafts .
However , he developed pneumonia and was transferred to Wythenshawe Hospital , Greater Manchester , and placed on an ECMO ( extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ) machine to take over his heart and lung functions .
`` I was told there was a 50-50 survival rate for people with that significant amount of burns to be on that machine , '' said Ms Stewart .
He is now in an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how his life-changing injuries will affect him .
His mother Philomene Williams-Ellis wants members of the Wales Ambulance Service NHS Trust ( WAST ) to be held accountable .
`` I want justice for my son .
To me he was left like a charred piece of meat and he deserves better , '' she said .
`` It was three hours from when the accident happened to him having treatment in hospital .
`` The Welsh Ambulance Service left my son burning , cold , dehydrated and in agony for hours .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a member of the fire crew rang the Wales Air Ambulance .
`` I have no faith in the ambulance service and I want the board to be held responsible so this never happens to any other family again . ''
WAST said it was looking into the `` distressing '' events .
Chief executive Jason Killens said : `` Given the very serious nature of what happened , an investigation to determine the exact sequence of events and the cause of the unacceptable delay - for which we are very sorry - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as possible .
`` We are an organisation committed to learning and improvement , and have offered to meet the Williams-Ellis family to take them through our findings and any lessons identified in full . ''

Chief executive Jason Killens said: "Given the very serious nature of what happened, an investigation to determine the exact sequence of events and the cause of the unacceptable delay - for which we are very sorry - is being prioritised and concluded as swiftly as possible.


bbcuk--2020-10-04--Heavy rain brings flooding and travel disruption

Heavy rain has brought flooding and travel disruption to parts of the UK .
The Met Office said parts of Somerset and Hampshire saw a month 's worth of rainfall in 42 hours , while homes were flooded in Hemel Hempstead , Herts .
The River Coquet burst its banks at Rothbury in Northumberland , and there are now more than 40 flood warnings in place in England , Scotland and Wales .
Safety checks are being carried out on rail lines and bridges following heavy rain overnight in parts of Scotland .
Train passengers have been warned to expect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on lines in Fife , Aberdeenshire and Angus .
• Homes hit for second time by 'raging torrent' The Met Office said it expected between 25-50mm ( 1-2in ) of rain to fall on Sunday , with as much as 70-90mm over higher ground .
It said delays or cancellations to train and bus services were possible , while spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures .
A yellow warning for rain remains in effect in Northern Ireland until 18:00 BST .
An amber warning for parts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ south-west England and most of Wales , and a yellow warning affecting eastern Scotland , northern , central , southern and western England came to an end at midday .
There had been 116mm of rain at Blackpitts Gate in Somerset , and 101mm at Princes Marsh in Hampshire by 18:00 BST on Saturday .
Homes in Abergwyngregyn in Gwynedd have been flooded for the second time in six weeks after a river burst its banks .
Meanwhile , Flood barriers have been put in place in the Aberdeenshire towns of Stonehaven and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said the number of flood warnings have risen as the rain works its way into already high river levels .
There are currently 17 flood warnings in England , including on the River Ure in North Yorkshire , the River Stour in Warwickshire and the River Aller in Somerset .
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency has 30 flood warnings and 12 flood alerts covering areas across the whole of the country .
In Wales there are two warnings for the River Aeron at Aberaeron and the River Rheidol in Aberystwyth .
The London @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in heavy rain at St James ' Park - although around 45,000 runners are taking part in a virtual London Marathon around the world .
The rainy weather affecting the UK comes after Storm Alex struck brought devastation to south-eastern France and northern Italy .
At least three people have died and dozens more are missing .
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bbcuk--2020-10-05--Cineworld closures 'not a decision we made lightly'

The boss of Cineworld has said its plan to close its cinemas in the UK and the US `` is not a decision we made lightly '' .
The cinema chain confirmed it would suspend its operations from Thursday , which will put 45,000 jobs at risk .
`` We did everything in our power to support safe and sustainable reopenings in all of our markets , '' said chief executive Mooky Greidinger .
It will affect around 5,500 UK jobs and comes after the release of the latest James Bond film was delayed again .
The company did not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cinemas , which include 127 Cineworld and Picturehouse theatres in the UK .
Mr Greidinger said the company `` can not underscore enough how difficult this decision was '' to close the sites .
`` Cineworld will continue to monitor the situation closely and will communicate any future plans to resume operations in these markets at the appropriate time , when key markets have more concrete guidance on their reopening status and , in turn , studios are able to bring their pipeline of major releases back to the big screen , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Die '' , which is reportedly actor Daniel Craig 's final outing as 007 , is a key movie release that had been due in cinemas in April this year , but was then postponed until November because of the coronavirus pandemic .
However , the release date has now been moved to April next year .
`` I think the Bond movie is the straw that broke the camel 's back to be honest , '' said Robert Mitchell , director of theatrical insights at Gower Street Analytics .
`` A lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time now and ultimately the cinemas need a pipeline of regular content to draw cinema goers in , '' he told the BBC 's Today programme .
While Christopher Nolan 's film Tenet opened at the end of August , Mr Mitchell said there had not been a major release since .
`` Bond was really the one that UK exhibitors were really relying on more than any , '' he said .
Shares in Cineworld plunged in early trading , down 27 % at 28.74p each .
'We have no movies' Tim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Vue cinema chain , said the company had put safety measures in place at its theatres and noted there was `` pent up demand like we have n't seen ever before '' among customers to go out .
However , he added : `` Our problem right now is we have no movies and this [ the delay to the Bond film ] was a big blow for us . ''
`` We are likely going to make it through , '' Mr Richards said , adding that Vue 's goal is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its 5,500 workers as possible .
Mr Mitchell said he had forecast previously that UK box office takings would reach £500m this year .
`` The Bond move obviously shaves a lot off that , '' he said .
`` And now that Cineworld is closing and we do n't know when it will be reopening , it might be a struggle to get over £400m . ''
Mr Richards said that outside the US , many cinemas had now re-opened .
`` Looking globally right now , 75 % of screens , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ screens are open .
`` Even if you look at the numbers that Tenet generated in the UK it is going to get very close to Christopher Nolan 's previous film Interstellar , maybe 80-90 % of what it did .
`` The audience is there and I think what we are seeing is the US studios in particular are taking a very US-centric view and forgetting that 80 % of global box office comes offshore from North America . ''
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"Cineworld will continue to monitor the situation closely and will communicate any future plans to resume operations in these markets at the appropriate time, when key markets have more concrete guidance on their reopening status and, in turn, studios are able to bring their pipeline of major releases back to the big screen," he said.