bbcuk--2020-08-05--Douglas Ross confirmed as Scottish Conservative leader

Douglas Ross has been confirmed as the new leader of the Scottish Conservatives .
The Moray MP was the only candidate to have put their name forward to replace Jackson Carlaw .
With nominations closing at noon on Wednesday , he has won the leadership without a contest .
Former leader Ruth Davidson has agreed to stand in for Mr Ross at First Minister 's Questions until next year 's Scottish Parliament election .
He then hopes to win a seat at Holyrood - but has said he has no plans to quit the House of Commons before the next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as party leader last week , less than six months after he succeeded Ms Davidson in the role .
He said he had come to the `` painful '' conclusion that he was not the right person to put the case for Scotland remaining in the UK .
And he said that a `` younger and fresher voice '' was needed to lead the party into May 's election , when the Conservatives - who are the second-largest party in the Scottish Parliament - will be aiming to prevent the SNP forming another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BBC Scotland on Monday , Mr Ross insisted that Mr Carlaw 's sudden departure was not a `` stitch-up '' and did not involve anyone at Westminster .
Mr Ross is seen as a close ally of Prime Minister Boris Johnson , despite opposing Brexit in the EU referendum .
But he resigned as a Scotland Office minister in May over Dominic Cummings , the PM 's chief adviser , refusing to quit for making a trip from London to Durham during the coronavirus lockdown .
When asked if he would speak up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down a road he did not agree with , Mr Ross said : `` Absolutely , I think you 've seen that very clearly to the extent I gave up a job , that I thoroughly enjoyed doing , in the Scotland Office .
`` As leader of the Scottish Conservatives I will not be a member of the government and I wo n't be part of collective responsibility . ''
Mr Ross has already said he will set out an economic plan for recovering from the coronavirus crisis within the first month @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` People in work and out of work are struggling , and that 's why I 'm focusing on the economy .
`` It is a fresh leadership for the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party and that 's something I 'm keen to get with my strong team that 's in place and the stronger team we 're going to have in place after the next election . ''
The MP also wants to hand more powers to local authorities , accusing the Scottish government of carrying out a `` power grab '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As he has ruled out backing calls for a second independence referendum , saying : `` We had that vote six years ago and we were told it was a once in a generation event .
What I want to do is leave that in the past . ''
Mr Ross was previously an MSP for the Highland and Islands region before leaving Holyrood to become an MP by defeating the SNP 's Angus Robertson to win the Moray seat in the House of Commons in 2017 .
Speaking to BBC Scotland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ms Davidson said she believed Mr Ross was a `` real political talent '' .
She added : `` I think he is the best person for the job .
I am backing him , and doing all I can to help . ''
Ms Davidson is due to leave the Scottish Parliament at the next election , when she will take a seat in the House of Lords .

He added: "In taking on this job today, I am applying for another: to champion a post-referendum Scotland where we focus not on the divisions of the past but on rebuilding our country from the brink, restoring our reputation for educational excellence, empowering our regions and remote communities, and providing the decent jobs that everyone can aspire to.


bbcuk--2020-08-05--Coronavirus: Ethnic minorities 'over-exposed' to Covid-19

People from ethnic minority backgrounds in Britain `` face greater barriers '' when trying to protect themselves from coronavirus , according to a report .
The Runnymede Trust , a race equality think-tank , said Bangladeshi and black African people were most vulnerable .
Jobs , households and using public transport are all said to be risk factors .
The government said it is working to help ethnic minorities , who have been disproportionately harmed by Covid-19 .
There is growing evidence that people from those communities are at greater risk from the virus .
The Runnymede Trust also warned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transmission were currently not reaching all black , Asian and minority ethnic ( BAME ) communities .
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The survey of 2,585 adults in Great Britain , including 750 from BAME backgrounds , suggests ethnic minorities are `` over-exposed '' because they are more likely to live in multigenerational households , which can reduce the ability to self-isolate and shield from the virus .
Bangladeshi , Pakistani and Black African groups are said to be the most likely to live in `` overcrowded housing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of people from BAME backgrounds classified themselves as a `` key worker '' ( 28 % ) , compared with 23 % of white British people questioned in the same survey .
'We are not in the same boat' BAME key workers were also more likely to report feeling as if they had faced additional risks through not having adequate personal protective equipment ( PPE ) .
The survey found those from ethnic minority backgrounds were also more likely to say they had used public transport during lockdown - which could increase the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spaces .
The Runnymede Trust said all these factors helped to explain why certain parts of society had been hardest hit during the pandemic .
`` While we have all faced the same storm , we are not in the same boat . ''
said Dr Zubaida Haque , interim director of the trust .
`` Our findings explain why we are seeing outbreaks in places like Leicester , densely populated areas with multigenerational households .
Many people are also struggling to pay bills so have to leave their homes to work .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ be made available to facilitate those who need to self-isolate . ''
The report also found ethnic minorities are less likely to know about government messaging like `` Stay Home '' and economic measures like the furlough scheme .
It recommends the NHS Test and Trace system needs to be better at reaching the most vulnerable , including working closer with local authorities who already have trusted relationships with their communities .
A statement from the Department for Health said : `` We know that Covid-19 has had a disproportionate effect on people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the findings of the Public Health England report , the equalities minister is now taking forward vital work to tackle these disparities and protect our most vulnerable communities from the impact of the virus . ''
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A statement from the Department for Health said: "We know that Covid-19 has had a disproportionate effect on people from Bame backgrounds, and, following the findings of the Public Health England report, the equalities minister is now taking forward vital work to tackle these disparities and protect our most vulnerable communities from the impact of the virus."


bbcuk--2020-08-05--Coronavirus: Kate wears a mask for first time on charity visit

The Duchess of Cambridge has revealed stories of families struggling during lockdown have moved her to tears .
Catherine was seen wearing a mask for the first time as she visited a Sheffield baby bank , which offers essential supplies to mothers in need .
She said she wept at the `` bravery '' shown by parents after an earlier visit to a similar project .
Previously during the pandemic , the duchess has usually attended engagements outdoors or via video call .
Her appearance in a floral fabric face mask comes after the Duchess of Cornwall wore a face @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gallery in London .
The Prince of Wales has also joked about being given tartan masks , while the Duke of Cambridge wore a medical mask to visit the Oxford Vaccine Group 's facility .
• 'Sitting in my bedroom talking to the Queen' Catherine was visiting Baby Basics UK in South Yorkshire on Tuesday to lead a drive for donations , which has seen major retailers such as John Lewis , Marks & Spencer , Sainsbury 's and Tesco give more than 10,000 items to baby banks across the country .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ banks had sometimes been `` very emotional '' .
`` I remember a couple of the families I met from King 's Lynn and I went home and literally burst into tears , their stories were so moving , '' she said .
`` The struggles they have gone through , the bravery they have shown ... in extraordinary circumstances .
Helping their families through extraordinary times . ''
Baby banks have been increasingly in demand during the coronavirus crisis , but for safety reasons they can not accept second-hand donations of many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Catherine has encouraged donations from 19 brands and retailers to organisations operating baby banks across the UK .
On her visit in Sheffield , she helped to unpack donated clothes and toys before talking to parents about the support they had received .
She also discussed the future impact of the pandemic , particularly on children .
The duke and duchess 's charity recently donated £1.8m to mental health charities , and the duke revealed he has been anonymously volunteering for a crisis helpline .

Catherine was visiting Baby Basics UK in South Yorkshire on Tuesday to lead a drive for donations, which has seen major retailers such as John Lewis, Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury's and Tesco give more than 10,000 items to baby banks across the country.


bbcuk--2020-08-05--Lockdown services revive appeal of the church in Scotland

The Covid-19 pandemic may have had a positive effect on religion in Scotland , according to senior church figures .
Moving services online after the country was asked to stay at home may have boosted the appeal of the church .
According to a former Church of Scotland moderator , lockdown has helped churches `` imagine things differently '' .
The Very Rev Dr Russell Barr said online services had attracted new people to the fold .
Most religious groups in Scotland said they lost money as a result of lockdown but with places of worship now able to open @ @ @ @ @ @ @ numbers , some of Scotland 's faiths are taking time to reflect on the other legacies of lockdown .
`` It was actually quite emotional to be back into the building and having people together again , '' said the Very Rev Dr Barr , who is minister at Cramond Kirk in Edinburgh .
He said church buildings were social , as well as spiritual , places .
Like others , the building has been adapted .
As well as limits on numbers there is hand sanitiser in place , blocked off pews @ @ @ @ @ @ @ distance .
There are other differences too .
For the first time during lockdown the Very Rev Dr Barr took his ministry online .
The range of offerings attracted larger numbers and some people who never came to church .
He says there is some wider thinking in the Kirk about buildings and the future .
`` I think the lockdown has really brought it to a head , but has also helped us imagine things differently , '' he said .
`` Although our buildings are important , much of it has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's actually meaningful and helpful for people today , so yes , we have too many buildings , we do need to reduce but now we 've found a way of not being quite so tied to our buildings as we once were . ''
Elsewhere , the Central Gurdwara in Glasgow has not done so much online .
Even now numbers attending are below what they could be .
`` They 're very worried in case the virus starts again , '' says Surjit Singh Choudhary .
While the building was closed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was used to make food for different community groups .
`` Rather than having people come to us we are more than happy to go out and I think that 's something that will continue , '' says Paman Singh , who is a legal advisor to the management committee at the Gurdwara .
He points to a further lockdown legacy too , in the way they look after the community 's older people : `` They are the backbone of the community and we 've really learned that we need to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' he said .
For Eid , prayers at Glasgow 's Central Mosque had to be offered several times to allow at least a portion of those who wanted to , to attend .
It was a chance to gather for an important festival again .
But while the building and the community it allows is still crucial , some say this very difficult period has been marked by new and creative thinking such as live streaming of sermons and lectures , online classes for young people and hotlines and services for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 've seen is accessibility improve as well as connectivity which has been really good , '' says Zara Mohammed of the Muslim Council of Scotland .
`` I guess that technological aspect to spirituality has been something quite new and welcome . ''
The Catholic church believes live streaming , which took off in lockdown , is likely to remain popular - at the moment many churches are operating a rota system to allow those who want to attend mass to do so .

"Although our buildings are important, much of it has to do with tradition rather than what's actually meaningful and helpful for people today, so yes, we have too many buildings, we do need to reduce but now we've found a way of not being quite so tied to our buildings as we once were."


bbcuk--2020-08-05--John Hume: A lesser-known life of fish, finance and football

John Hume packed more into his 83 years on earth than most people would in three lifetimes .
He served in government buildings of Belfast , London and Brussels , and was a frequent visitor to the US as an advocate for the peace process and his home town of Derry .
But while his life was largely lived in the political spotlight , some of his achievements are less well-known .
On the day one of Northern Ireland most notable political figures is laid to rest , BBC News NI takes a look at the lesser-known Hume .
Among @ @ @ @ @ @ @ John Hume , one stands out - stubborn .
There 's a popular word in this part of the world for someone particularly set in their ways - `` thran '' .
And Hume could embody it .
In his political career , he had to - whether facing down unionist leaders , the British Army , Sinn Féin or the critics who pilloried him for continuing to talk to Sinn Féin through the 1990s .
His stubborn streak became apparent early : Take this story , recounted in the Irish Times , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ won money as a class prize .
The headmaster , knowing the boy had money , rattled a charity collection box under his nose while Hume stared straight ahead , refusing to flinch .
Hume kept the money .
He was arrested for the first time just four years later , when a policeman lifted him for playing heady ( a football-based game of headers ) in the street .
The Hume family were too poor to hire a solicitor , so the 12-year-old Perry Mason represented himself .
`` I pleaded not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Radio Foyle .
`` The policeman got up and said : 'But sure I caught you . '
He was fined two shillings , but praised by the magistrate for defending himself well .
The Education Act of 1944 changed everything for young people in Derry 's poorer enclaves , as free education made school and learning accessible to many for the first time .
It changed John Hume 's course for good , as he won a scholarship to St Columb 's College and later went on to Maynooth to study for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ finishing his training .
He later described himself as `` a spoiled priest '' .
Having studied history and French , he returned home and to St Columb 's College to teach .
It was his background as an educator that he credited for his repetitive locution style - or , as waggish journalists dubbed it , his `` single transferable speech '' .
Repeated maxims - such as `` you ca n't eat a flag '' and `` spill sweat , not blood '' - were a deliberate tactic , he told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ learnt that when I was a teacher : You keep on saying the same thing over and over until somebody says it back to you . ''
When asked about his proudest achievement , Hume would pass over the Good Friday Agreement , his Nobel Peace Prize and numerous accolades for something he accomplished before entering politics : The formation of the Derry Credit Union .
In the late 1950s , the city 's poor , largely Catholic communities , were caught in a miserable financial cycle - too poor to buy a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as collateral to secure a bank loan to help them on their way .
Hume and five others from the Bogside broke that cycle when they pooled their savings - a grand total of £8 and 10 shillings - to found Northern Ireland 's first credit union in 1960 .
The co-operative not-for-profit institution gave local people an attainable source of credit .
From that meagre starter fund , the Derry Credit Union currently has more than 30,000 members and has issued more than a million loans .
Hume , aged 27 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president of the Irish League of Credit Unions in 1964 .
For decades , people of Derry have relied on credit unions to fund everything from homes and education to the fulfilment of rock dreams : The Undertones drummer Billy Doherty used loans to buy his a drum kit and keep the band on the road .
John Hume had other entrepreneurial interests in his pre-politics years .
In 1952 , he started Atlantic Harvest , a smoked salmon business , reportedly irked by watching salmon caught in the Foyle estuary being sent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
When politics took over , he sold his half-share in the company when he was first elected to Northern Ireland 's Parliament in 1969 , believing a politician should not also be a businessman .
He may , however , have been a loss to the business world - Hume had another idea in his early years to bottle spring water , despite local scepticism as to whether anyone would buy something they could get for free , out of taps .
`` If I 'd given my life to business ... @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than I am today , '' Hume told The Times in 1995 .
As a politician , he put his financial acumen to good use securing investment for his home city .
Meeting Seagate executive Brendan Hegarty in a Los Angeles bar , Hume said such a name must suggest a Derry or Donegal heritage .
The conversation was the precursor to Seagate investing hundreds of millions of pounds in a site in Derry in 1993 .
It remains one of the city 's biggest employers .
As his arrest at the age @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loved sport .
While he was a handy left-handed spin bowler on the cricket pitch , football was his number one love , from his days as a young player at St Columb 's to his role as president of Derry City FC .
Although the role was largely ceremonial , when the club hit financial difficulties , Hume dipped into his contact book : A letter to Sir Alex Ferguson brought Manchester United to the club 's Brandywell Stadium for a money-spinning friendly in 2000 .
Celtic and Real Madrid followed and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where he was awarded the freedom of the city .
There , he convinced FC Barcelona 's president , Joan Gaspart , to bring his club to Derry .
Months later Andreas Iniesta , Carlos Puyol , Marc Overmars and newly-signed Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho strutted their stuff on the famously-sloped Brandywell pitch .
The fact that Barca won 5-0 was the only sign there was a limit to the club president 's influence .
Hume 's reputation preceded the club wherever it went .
In 2013 , when Derry travelled to Turkey to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prepared a personalised shirt to present to the club 's famous president .
When they learned he had n't travelled , they gave it to the travelling fans .
Ill health forced John Hume 's early retirement - but despite worsening dementia , he did not disappear from view in his home town .
Instead he could be regularly seen at community events , prize-givings or watching Derry City from his usual Brandywell seat .
He took time to stop and talk to people on his regular walkabouts , waving to all who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at him .
The anecdotes are legion - taxi drivers who stopped their cars to give him a lift home , fare-free of course ; people who walked with him to make sure he returned safely ; cars that came to a halt on busy roads to allow him to cross with ease .
His wife of 40 years , Pat , could let John go about his day knowing the city 's residents would not let him come to any harm .
His illness did n't completely diminish his quality of life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2015 .
Growing up in Derry , during the setting sun years of the Troubles , Hume cast a huge shadow .
During his own final years , he emerged from it and into the modern city he helped to build .
It was only fitting he got to enjoy it .
• In their words : Former presidents and current prime ministers pay tribute to Mr Hume 's illustrious career • Inspiring a generation : Young people explain what John Hume meant to them • In pictures : The career of one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Analysis : The man who was able to unpick the lock of the Troubles • Diplomats recall the late SDLP leader 's special connection to the US

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bbcuk--2020-08-04--Can Ross County become a team all called Ross?

We all dream of a team of people called Ross ... Well , it looks like Ross County might do ... and they are n't far from achieving that ambition after signing goalkeeper Ross Doohan on loan from Celtic this week .
This means that all three of their keepers are now called Ross .
The Scottish Premiership club already had two players with the same name battling for the number one spot - Ross Laidlaw and Ross Munro .
That takes the tally for the whole squad up to five , when you add in midfielder Ross Draper and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most exceptional piece of nominative determinism we 've ever come across ( or at least since that time Peter Hartley and James Poole both scored for Hartlepool against Notts County in 2013 ) ?
And there 's more .
From 2014 to 2017 , midfielder Tony Dingwall played for the club .
Dingwall is the burgh of the Highlands where the club are based !
Coincidence ?
Well ... probably , yes .
I wonder how manager Stuart Kettlewell distinguishes between all of these Rosses on the training pitch ?
And speaking of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he looks like Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea ?
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Un .
Canny .
The Spain keeper even re-tweeted an image of the Staggies boss to his 12.7m followers with a shocked emoji .
It 's all quite a lot to take in , is n't it ?
Thank you for making our heads hurt , Ross County .

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We all dream of a team of people called Ross...
Well, it looks like Ross County might do... and they aren't far from achieving that ambition after signing goalkeeper Ross Doohan on loan from Celtic this week. This means that all three of their keepers are now called Ross.
With the third keeper now called Ross, how far will this go?
The Scottish Premiership club already had two players with the same name battling for the number one spot - Ross Laidlaw and Ross Munro.
That takes the tally for the whole squad up to five, when you add in midfielder Ross Draper and striker Ross Stewart.
Is this the most exceptional piece of nominative determinism we've ever come across (or at least since that time Peter Hartley and James Poole both scored for Hartlepool external-link against Notts County in 2013)?
And there's more.
From 2014 to 2017, midfielder Tony Dingwall played for the club. Dingwall is the burgh of the Highlands where the club are based! Coincidence? Well... probably, yes.
I wonder how manager Stuart Kettlewell distinguishes between all of these Rosses on the training pitch?
And speaking of Kettlewell, have you seen how much he looks like Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea?! Un. Canny.
The Spain keeper even re-tweeted an image of the Staggies boss to his 12.7m followers with a shocked emoji.
It's all quite a lot to take in, isn't it? Thank you for making our heads hurt, Ross County.


bbcuk--2020-08-04--GCSEs: Here's why you shouldn't give up on poetry

`` My name is Ozymandias , King of Kings ; Look on my Works , ye Mighty , and despair ! ''
wrote Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1817 .
More than 200 years later , and it has become the stuff of many pupil 's nightmares - analysing the language , form and rhythmic structure of verse , under exam conditions .
Millions of schoolchildren may be rejoicing that poetry can be dropped for GCSEs in England because of the coronavirus disruption .
But could they be missing out in the long-run ?
Here are seven reasons not to give @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which promotes the study , use and enjoyment of poetry , has said it is important to recognise that poetry provides `` a lot of the diversity '' in the GCSE English curriculum .
`` This is where students encounter the voices of writers of colour like John Agard and Imtiaz Dharker , Raymond Antrobus and Zaffar Kunial , '' the organisation 's director Judith Palmer told the BBC .
She said poetry anthologies had been kept updated to include recent works that `` speak directly to young people 's lived experience @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scrimp on the poetry '' .
`` All the research that we do with young people comes back showing that they are desperate to read more diverse writers , and that this increases and widens engagement , '' she said .
Exams watchdog Ofqual said it had decided to offer students a choice of topics , following concerns that it was hard for them `` to get to grips with complex literary texts remotely '' .
But Ms Palmer also stressed that the study of poetry `` opens up a space for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and isolation '' .
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`` In these Covid times , poetry has never been more relevant , '' she said , noting that many students returning to the classroom will be processing trauma .
She added : `` All @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away .
Poetry is all about uncertainty .
`` It does n't give answers , it poses questions , and helps students understand that life may involve learning to live with complexities . ''
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'Teens read and write more poetry every year' Writers have also responded to the changes , including Scottish writer and teacher Kate Clanchy .
She tweeted that dropping poetry at GCSE `` sends a signal down the school that it 's the dispensable bit of English '' .
Ms Clanchy , who regularly shares her students ' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Poetry is core , and teenagers read and write more of it every year . ''
She called for the return of open book examinations as an alternative way to relieve pressure on students .
Meanwhile , British-born Cypriot poet and writer Anthony Anaxagorou said poems `` do so much more '' than other ways of using language .
`` Poetry should n't be regarded as an analytical exercise , a response to memory , a means of introducing literary device , '' he tweeted .
`` Poems do so much more , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other modes of language ca n't .
`` Presenting it as an 'option ' does nothing but reduce its cultural value more . ''
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Poetry 'will always have a mainstay in pop culture' Wilson Oryema , a multidisciplinary artist and writer from London , is among a new generation of poets who have adopted the form in the digital age by sharing work on social media .
This movement comes alongside the growth of performance poetry and spoken word - led by artists such as Kate Tempest and George the Poet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He told the BBC poetry will always `` have a mainstay in popular culture '' .
`` Social platforms have created a whole new way for interacting and creating poetry , '' said Mr Oryema , who shares his work on Instagram , said .
He added : `` Now there 's a quick consumer culture it 's very rare that people read long books anymore .
It 's usually just quick interactions [ ... ] so I think poetry is one of the best mediums we have for communicating our ideas .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ people and it is a form of expression that has been used for centuries .
As more people interact with these mediums , either to type poems or create videos , I ca n't see it slowing down , only increasing . ''
Back in April , Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke told fans that poetry had helped her cope with isolation during lockdown .
In a moving video posted on Instagram , she read aloud from a collection called the Poetry Pharmacy by William Sieghart , which presents poems as prescriptions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chosen poem dealt with loneliness because , as she put it , `` isolation is a funny thing '' .
She asked fellow actors to do the same for a series she called `` poetry pharmacy goodness for the time of Isolation and Covid '' .
Helena Bonham-Carter read one prescribed for self-blame , and Stephen Fry for depression .
Andrew Scott said his poem addressed the need for reassurance and Thandi Newton said hers was for those struggling with inertia .
Poetry also brought people together in a shared appreciation for health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contributed poems about their experiences to two anthologies that raised money for NHS charities .
Poems for a Pandemic by Angela Marston sought to explore a `` global effort to rescue humanity from the teeth of an invisible enemy '' , while Kate Amiel and Deborah Alma 's These are the Hands - named after the Michael Rosen poem - was described as `` crystallising the most beautiful and painful moments of being human '' .
In the foreword of the latter , children 's author and poet Mr Rosen - who was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fact that the anthology featured NHS workers ' poems alongside contributions from well-known poets .
`` There is no place for us to say that because , let 's say , you 're a nurse you ca n't also be a poet , '' he wrote .
`` Quite the opposite : we need poems by people who do things other than write poems !
We need to be able to talk to each other and listen to each other in the way that this collection enables us to do . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ require students to study a selection of poetry since 1789 , including the Romantics .
To give an example , the AQA exam board says students should study 15 poems from the AQA poetry anthology , which includes writers such as Byron , Maura Dooley , Seamus Heaney , Daljit Nagra , William Wordsworth , Simon Armitage and Jane Weir .
There is also an unseen poetry section of the exam , for which AQA says students should experience a wide range of poetry in order to develop their ability to closely analyse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Answering your questions about travelling to Spain

"Quite the opposite: we need poems by people who do things other than write poems! We need to be able to talk to each other and listen to each other in the way that this collection enables us to do."


bbcuk--2020-08-05--Face mask found in chicken nugget in Aldershot

A six-year-old girl nearly choked on a blue surgical face mask baked into her chicken nuggets , a mother says @ @ @ @ @ , bought a Happy Meal from the Aldershot , Hampshire , branch of the fast @ @ @ @ @ She said her daughter started making choking noises as she tucked in to her nuggets @ @ @ @ @ away .
Ms Arber said : `` I had to put my finger in her @ @ @ @ @ and it came up all speckled with blue . ''

A six-year-old girl nearly choked on a blue surgical face mask baked into her chicken nuggets, a mother says.
Laura Arber, 32, bought a Happy Meal from McDonald's in Aldershot, Hampshire, on Tuesday.
She said her daughter started making choking noises as she tucked into her nuggets back at home five minutes away. Ms Arber said: "I had to put my finger in her mouth to make her sick and it came up all speckled with blue."
McDonald's has apologised and said food safety is of the "utmost importance to us" and the company places great emphasis on quality control, following "rigorous standards to avoid any imperfections". A spokesperson said: "As soon as we were made aware of the issue we opened a full investigation with the relevant supplier, and have taken action to ensure any product from this batch is removed from restaurants.


bbcuk--2020-08-05--The Papers: Kate's 'majestic' mask and Beirut left in 'agony'

The massive explosion in Beirut is widely reported , with pictures of the smoke and flames that engulfed the city on several front pages .
The Sun 's headline describes the devastation as `` hell on earth '' .
The Daily Telegraph says that even in a country that survived a 15-year civil war and is enduring the most crippling economic collapse in decades , the explosion was instantly described as an unprecedented catastrophe .
The Daily Star in Lebanon reports that rescue workers dug through the rubble overnight , looking for survivors .
The Times 's correspondent in Beirut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Libya , Iraq and Syria , and has been in buildings hit by Russian jet missiles , but he never experienced a blast like this .
The official version of events - an industrial accident - seems unconvincing to many , he adds .
The Guardian leads with a warning by the Labour leader , Sir Keir Starmer , that Britain faces a `` long , bleak winter '' unless ministers fix the test-and-trace system and halt a second wave of coronavirus .
In an article for the paper , Sir Keir says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of serious preparation for a resurgence , and urges Boris Johnson to set out the `` hard decisions '' he 's prepared to take to keep schools open if cases rise .
A suggestion by the children 's commissioner for England that pubs and shops should close so that schools can reopen if a trade-off has to be made , makes the lead for the Daily Telegraph .
The paper reports that Anne Longfield has criticised ministers for treating children as an `` afterthought '' during lockdown and insisted that they must be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a second wave .
The Daily Mail leads with what it calls the `` huge toll '' on non-coronavirus patients during lockdown .
It says a survey of senior doctors has revealed that those suffering from cancer , heart conditions , strokes , diabetes or lung disease are among the worst affected by delays to their diagnosis and care .
The paper 's leader column takes up their plight , calling them the `` hidden victims '' of the pandemic .
It says that in all the clamour over fears of a second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being drowned out .
It points out that by the end of the pandemic , deaths from other causes may well exceed those from the virus itself .
So why , it asks , is there so little urgency among health service managers to get back to business as usual ?
There appears to be little evidence of business as usual in Whitehall , despite government efforts to get civil servants back to their offices .
According to the Daily Telegraph , the government 's drive to set an example to the rest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after it emerged that some civil servants do n't expect to return full-time until the New Year .
One civil servant tells the paper : `` You come in maybe a day a week to show your face . ''
The Daily Mail says that even with new social distancing policies , many civil servants appear too frightened to step across the threshold .
The Daily Express argues that the withdrawal of the furlough scheme will help Britain `` get back to business '' .
It says taxpayers were glad to invest in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will soon have to function without colossal injections of state aid .
However , the Financial Times urges the government to be flexible , suggesting the scheme should continue in some form until next year at the very least .
Forcing redundancies shortly before an effective vaccine is ready would be a tragedy , it says .
The Spectator website says there was little for pupils in Scotland to celebrate yesterday as many received worse than expected exam results , after the Scottish Qualifications Authority lowered grades for around a quarter of candidates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Daily Mail 's Scottish edition , which features the headline : `` Backlash over exam results shambles '' .
The Daily Herald in Scotland says there are calls for exam bosses to be hauled in front of MSPs to explain their reasons for lowering marks .
Sign up for a morning briefing direct to your inbox For its lead , the Daily Express says thousands of women could be due refunds after being short-changed on their state pension as a result of a blunder .
It says the Department for Work and Pensions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who are due a windfall .
According to the paper , thousands have already been reimbursed after failing to receive increases in payments , with the average refund around £9,000 .
Finally , the Chancellor 's `` Eat Out to Help Out '' discount scheme for meals at pubs and restaurants appears to have drawn in the crowds on its first day .
The Daily Telegraph reports that it was the busiest Monday of the year for eating out , with spending up by nearly a fifth on the previous Monday .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some customers .
One pub , near Grimsby , reported that some customers had been rude when they realised the 50 % discount was capped at £10 .
And they were adamant it should be applied to their alcohol bill as well .

One pub, near Grimsby, reported that some customers had been rude when they realised the 50% discount was capped at £10. And they were adamant it should be applied to their alcohol bill as well.


bbcuk--2020-08-05--Redcar cyber-attack 'cost council £10.4m'

A cyber-attack on a council 's computer systems is estimated to have cost more than £10m .
About 135,000 people were without online public services after Redcar and Cleveland 's website and computers were targeted in February .
The local authority has been in discussions with the government over covering the cost of the attack .
It said it had made `` improvements '' to its cyber-defences `` with further upgrades planned '' .
The council , which has been under pressure to reveal the cost of the incident , gave the figure in a budget update report .
Online @ @ @ @ @ @ @ care advice and council housing complaints systems were among services knocked offline and experts from the UK 's National Cyber Security Centre ( NCSC ) were drafted in to help restore them .
Councillor Glyn Nightingale , cabinet member for resources and leader of the Liberal Democrat group , said the attack and the coronavirus outbreak had been `` unprecedented '' in their effects .
`` These were two completely different sources of disruption to the council 's activities and services and came with serious consequences , '' Mr Nightingale said .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the government along with other information to assist with a due diligence process .
It has agreed to provide support to the council , according to the budget report .
Upgrades to its systems since February and enrolment on an NCSC scheme mean its cyber-defences `` will be far more advanced than most peers in local government '' , it added .
Extensive recovery or replacement work to the IT infrastructure and systems made up £2.4m of the overall cost , the Local Democracy Reporting Service said .
The cost to individual departments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being out of action led to a reduction in enforcement income and lower collection levels for council tax and business rates and caused a further £1m impact , the council said .
The attack continues to be subject to a criminal investigation .
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The cost to individual departments amounted to £3.4m, while computer systems being out of action led to a reduction in enforcement income and lower collection levels for council tax and business rates and caused a further £1m impact, the council said.


bbcuk--2020-08-05--Coronavirus second wave: Wales' chief medical officer worried winter spike 'likely'

Wales ' chief medical officer says he is worried coronavirus could return in autumn before spiking in winter .
Frank Atherton said it was important clusters like that in Wrexham were identified and measures taken to `` stamp them down '' .
The NHS was facing a `` difficult challenge '' negotiating one of the `` most complex environments '' he had seen .
While surveillance had improved , he admitted it was still hard to predict what would happen .
`` We could see a surge in the autumn and then a bigger peak in the winter and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 're planning for , '' he said .
`` But really we just have to wait and see , and watch very carefully .
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`` The really important thing here is to identify cases that are coming up , to make sure that clusters that are happening in parts of Wales , as we 've seen recently up in Wrexham for example , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and protect programme , and we 're able to put in place the measures to really stamp on those , to stamp them down , so they do n't become widespread community transmission .
`` That 's really what we 're trying to avoid . ''
Dr Atherton also said there was `` cause for concern '' about the challenges mass gatherings could present .
There have been several such meetings in Wales and the UK recently , including at Cardiff Bay .
`` My anxiety is about the risk of return , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of outbreaks that we 've had , and those are all being managed .
`` But there is a real risk that if the virus takes off again in the autumn we could see wider transmission , '' he told BBC Radio Wales .
Nothing could be `` taken for granted '' he said .
`` We have to continue to rely on social distancing and those hygiene measures we talked about so much to keep us all safe , '' he said .

"The really important thing here is to identify cases that are coming up, to make sure that clusters that are happening in parts of Wales, as we've seen recently up in Wrexham for example, are identified through our track, trace and protect programme, and we're able to put in place the measures to really stamp on those, to stamp them down, so they don't become widespread community transmission.


bbcuk--2020-08-05--Wadebridge petrol station couple's murderer granted appeal

One of two brothers convicted of murdering a couple who were shot and bludgeoned with a sledgehammer has been granted a new appeal , his lawyers said .
Lee Firkins was found guilty in 2005 of murdering Graham , 60 , and Carol Fisher , 53 , at their Cornwall petrol station , alongside his brother Robert .
His lawyers said new evidence meant there was a `` real possibility '' it may be overturned by the Court of Appeal .
The body received further DNA evidence from the brother 's lawyers in 2017 .
Both brothers are currently serving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr and Mrs Fisher , who were shot repeatedly at the Wadebridge petrol station after being bludgeoned with a sledgehammer .
Hickman and Rose , part of Lee Firkins ' legal team , said they were `` celebrating a victory '' for their client and the CCRC had `` finally confirmed ... there is a real possibility the court will not uphold the conviction '' .
No physical evidence was found to link the brothers to the crime scene .
Their conviction was based on the evidence of a fellow prisoner at HMP @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hickman , from his legal team , said it was `` not the first time '' the court would be `` asked to examine the credibility of a case based almost entirely on a cell confession '' .
She added : `` It is time that this type of evidence ceased to be a last resort where police have no proper case against someone they think is a likely suspect '' .

She added: "It is time that this type of evidence ceased to be a last resort where police have no proper case against someone they think is a likely suspect."


bbcuk--2020-08-05--Planning law overhaul for England takes next step

Sweeping changes to England 's planning system will `` cut red tape , but not standards , '' Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has said .
Under draft new laws , first revealed on Sunday , developers will be granted `` automatic '' permission to build homes and schools on sites for `` growth '' .
It follows Boris Johnson 's pledge to `` build back better '' after coronavirus .
But critics warn it could lead to `` bad-quality housing '' and loss of local control over development .
Mr Johnson promised to speed up investment into homes and infrastructure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the economic impact of coronavirus .
But Labour 's shadow housing and planning minister , Mike Amesbury , said the new plan was a `` developer 's charter that will see communities side-lined in decisions and denied vital funding for building schools , clinics and community infrastructure '' .
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@ @ @ @ @ @ @ England , as planning policy is devolved to the administrations in Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland .
Mr Jenrick said : `` Our complex planning system has been a barrier to building the homes people need .
`` These once in a generation reforms will lay the foundations for a brighter future , providing more homes for young people and creating better quality neighbourhoods and homes across the country .
`` Planning decisions will be simple and transparent , with local democracy at the heart of the process . ''
But the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ James Jamieson , said the idea that planning was a barrier to house building was `` a myth '' .
Mr Jamieson claimed that nine in 10 planning applications were approved by councils , and more than a million homes given permission in the last decade had yet to be built .
Homeless charity Shelter said 280,000 homes received permission in England between 2011 and 2016 but were never built .
BBC Reality Check said there had been criticism in recent years of the amount of time it takes to get planning permission @ @ @ @ @ @ @ secure planning permission and then do not immediately build .
For Jacky Nabb , a proposal to build 3,000 houses near her home in the Oxfordshire countryside felt to her like `` somebody just twisted my stomach '' .
She added : `` It sounds really dramatic , but it broke my heart '' .
The has been a four-year battle over the prospective new town at Chalgrove - and a broader plan for local homes - with bitter political skirmishing and the personal intervention of the housing secretary .
But still , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here .
It is exactly this sort of delay ministers want to sweep away .
Under their policy , once a local plan is agreed , developers in some places could press on with confidence .
But local Conservatives have opposed the Chalgrove plan too , just as they have many other developments .
Will the government hold firm should campaigning Tories - under fire from home-owning voters - turn on this policy ?
Making yet another announcement about homes is easy .
Turning it into real change will require political courage .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ announced by the government in June .
From September , home owners will be allowed to build above their properties without going through the normal planning process and developers will be able build above - or demolish and rebuild - vacant premises , or change the use of a town centre shops , without planning permission .
Builders will also be allowed to convert a wider range of commercial properties into homes - despite criticism in a government-commissioned report that the existing policy has led to poor quality , cramped flats with low @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New proposals , revealed by Mr Jenrick on Sunday , are now being put forward by the government in a white paper , including : • Designating land into three categories - `` growth '' , `` renewal '' or `` protected '' - affecting the level of planning permission needed • New online planning proposals so that local communities `` will be consulted from the very beginning of the planning process '' • All new streets will have to be tree-lined • Making all councils have a local plan for housing The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scheme '' , to provide newly-built homes at a 30 % per cent discount for local people , key workers and first-time buyers .
And the government will introduce a new national charge for developers - replacing the existing Section 106 agreements and the Community Infrastructure Levy - to fund projects such as schools , roads and GP surgeries .
But the chief executive of the National Housing Federation , Kate Henderson , said Section 106 agreements are `` the single biggest contribution to building new affordable homes in the country '' , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a certain amount of social homes in every new development .
She said : `` Any alternative to Section 106 must ensure we can deliver more high quality affordable homes to meet the huge demand across the country . ''
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Housing , Communities and Local Government said the new levy would `` aim to at least maintain revenue levels nationally when compared to the current system , and to ensure that delivery of affordable housing on-site is maintained , to create mixed and balanced communities '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ white paper to make all new homes carbon neutral by 2050 , stopping all new buildings from needing retrofitting .
The Wildlife Trusts said , while there were `` fundamental flaws '' in current planning rules , the new laws around `` growth '' , `` renewal '' and `` protected '' areas would `` make a bad situation much worse '' .
The charity group 's director of campaigning and policy , Nikki Williams , said : `` The government may find it inconvenient that wildlife wo n't stick to its three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as well as thriving on some brownfield sites that it would like to see developed .
`` Local authorities will have to be far better resourced with access to high-quality ecological data . ''
It 's hard to be sure about these proposals from the environmental perspective because key details are missing .
One policy unifies green critics - the plan to make all homes carbon neutral by 2050 .
Labour promised to achieve that by 2016 , and environmentalists condemned the later date as `` pitiful '' .
They also fear the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the wildlife that lives outside protected areas .
The current system governed by councillors is very flexible .
The zoning system would be more rigid .
Apart from that , confusion abounds .
What happens , for instance , if citizens devising their local plan decide their whole area should fall into the `` protection '' category ?
Can they reject all new homes on their patch ?
If so , what 's the role of the government 's housing targets ?
But I 'm told some officials in the department think these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a `` dog 's dinner '' .
The UK 's planning system was effectively established in 1947 , two years after the end of the war , with the Town and Country Planning Act .
The Conservative Party has repeatedly pledged to `` build and fund '' 40 new or rebuilt NHS hospitals before 2029 , while the PM has promised the `` most radical reforms '' of the planning system since World War Two .

He said that taken together with moves to allow more commercial premises to be converted into homes without planning permission, "there's every chance they could also lead to the creation of the next generation of slum housing".


bbcuk--2020-08-05--Hotel giant LGH says 1,500 jobs at risk

Hotel giant LGH says 1,500 jobs at risk

About 1,500 staff at hotels managed by LGH in England and Scotland have been told they are at risk of redundancy because of the coronavirus crisis .
LGH , which manages 55 properties , including some Crowne Plaza , Holiday Inn and Hallmark hotels , said the staff were in a consultation period .
But one team member said the company had `` made it clear '' most of those roles would go .
The UK hospitality industry has been hit hard by the pandemic .
LGH manages about 2,500 staff on behalf of hotels , many of which are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an LGH team member who did not wish to be identified , but said that the majority of staff at his hotel had been told they could be made redundant .
He said the picture was the same across many LGH hotels .
He added that while the `` official line '' was that staff were in consultation , LGH had `` made it very clear that there was no other option '' and most roles would be axed .
`` I feel a little betrayed by the company , '' he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ given staff enough warning about the situation that they were in .
`` There 's just no jobs out there at the moment , '' he added .
He and many of his colleagues have been on furlough , but during that time , he said he had been anxious about the future .
Joanne Monk , group people and development director at LGH , said no hard and fast decisions had been made about how many jobs would be cut .
But she said LGH hotels were being run on skeleton staff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likely to continue .
Because of the effects of the coronavirus on the hotel industry and the economy as a whole , it was likely that only a small number of staff out of those who were made redundant would be able to be redeployed within LGH hotels , Ms Monk said .
But some staff may be retained on casual contracts , she added .
`` There is absolutely not the demand [ for hotels ] that there was before the pandemic , '' she said , and that was not likely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 12 months .
The majority of staff who are at risk are operational - such as chefs , barpeople , front-of-house staff and cleaners - but LGH-managed staff are at risk across the board .
The `` central staff '' - that is , the higher management within the firm - are also at risk , she said .
`` This is n't what anybody wants , '' she added .
Staff had been regularly informed about furloughing , she said .
The winding down of the government 's job retention scheme from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the timing of the consultation , but the main reason the firm had warned staff about the risk of redundancy was that it did not anticipate demand to pick up within the next year , Ms Monk added .
The hospitality industry is one part of the UK economy that has been hit hard by the effects of the coronavirus crisis .
Pizza Express said on Tuesday that it could close 67 UK restaurants , with the loss of 1,100 jobs .
And not even a week into August , at least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under threat as the government 's job retention scheme starts to wind down .
In August alone , Dixons Carphone said 800 jobs are to go , Hays Travel said 878 employees may lose their jobs , and DW Sports said 1,700 jobs were at risk .

Because of the effects of the coronavirus on the hotel industry and the economy as a whole, it was likely that only a small number of staff out of those who were made redundant would be able to be redeployed within LGH hotels, Ms Monk said.


bbcuk--2020-08-05--Beirut explosion: UK government 'ready to go' with £5m aid to Lebanon - Raab

The UK is ready to send medical experts and humanitarian aid to Lebanon following the deadly explosion in Beirut , Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said .
Mr Raab said the UK would `` stand by the Lebanese people in their time of need '' and promised a £5m aid package .
The UK will also send rescue workers with specially trained dogs , as well as a Royal Navy ship .
The blast on Tuesday killed at least 135 people and injured more than 4,000 .
Search and rescue workers are continuing to try and find survivors from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ measured 4.5 on the Richter scale .
Lebanon 's president has said it was caused by ammonium nitrate stored unsafely in a warehouse , and a number of port officials have been placed under house arrest pending an investigation .
Health authorities and the Red Cross are struggling to deal with the aftermath , and the Lebanese government has announced a two-week state of emergency in Beirut .
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Mr Raab said he was not sure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who may have been hurt , but the embassy was `` monitoring that very carefully '' .
`` I 've just spoken to the Lebanese prime minister Hassan Diab , '' Mr Raab told reporters on Tuesday afternoon .
`` We are going to stand by the Lebanese people in their time of need .
He said measures that were `` ready to go '' included £5m humanitarian aid , for people made homeless by the disaster , as well as medical experts , search and rescue teams , and a nearby Royal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ HMS Enterprise - will assess the damage and support the Lebanese government and people to rebuild the port , the defence secretary added .
Meanwhile , the Queen said she and Prince Philip were `` deeply saddened '' by the news .
`` Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of those who have been injured or lost their lives , and all those whose homes and livelihoods have been affected , '' she said in a message of condolence .
Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood , who chairs the Commons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needed to be `` far more greatly involved in helping '' Lebanon , which he described as `` a country that 's been on its knees for decades '' .
• Why Lebanon is in crisis Even before Tuesday 's explosion , tensions were high in Lebanon , with street demonstrations against the government 's handling of the worst economic crisis since the 1975-1990 civil war .
Many blame the ruling elite , who have dominated politics for years .
People have to deal with daily power cuts , a lack of safe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Ellwood said the international community has `` taken a step back strategically from the Middle East and Lebanon is paying the price for that '' .
`` There 's massive corruption in the government itself - it 's poorly governed .
Economic crisis - there 's a quarter of the people out of work there .
And of course they 've had their own lockdown issues with Covid-19 .
On top of that over a million refugees have spilled across from Syria .
And I have to say there 's been dwindling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' he said .
Mr Raab said the `` wider challenges facing Lebanon and the region have n't gone away '' and that the UK would be `` looking at ways in which we can help with their medium term challenges on governance on financial support , given the situation there '' .
He also said he and Lebanon 's PM had discussed the need for `` a full , thorough and rigorous investigation to get to the truth '' of how the blast happened , adding : `` I think the people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Earlier , Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer called for the UK to offer Lebanon its `` full support '' to deal with the crisis .
The SNP 's foreign affairs spokesman also called for the UK to give `` immediate humanitarian assistance '' to Lebanon , as well as enter talks to possibly suspend its state debt .

"There's massive corruption in the government itself - it's poorly governed. Economic crisis - there's a quarter of the people out of work there. And of course they've had their own lockdown issues with Covid-19. On top of that over a million refugees have spilled across from Syria. And I have to say there's been dwindling international support... And now this," he said.


bbcuk--2020-08-05--Andrea Lauro named as missing kayaker found dead in Sussex

A man who died while kayaking off the coast of Sussex has been identified as Andrea Lauro , his family @ @ @ @ @ the 36-year-old Italian was found on Hove beach at about 05:30 BST on Tuesday .
@ @ @ @ @ operation began on Sunday after he was seen `` going into the water '' from @ @ @ @ @ at about 10:00 .
A kayak was later found on the shoreline and the search @ @ @ @ @ after eight hours .
His family did not wish to comment further at this time @ @ @ @ @ coroner 's office had been informed .
The rescue operation involving an RNLI lifeboat and @ @ @ @ @ following an `` intensive eight hour search of the area , '' HM Coastguard said @

A large search and rescue operation began on Sunday after he was seen "going into the water" from a kayak off Hove Lagoon at about 10:00.


bbcuk--2020-08-05--Coronavirus: Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit Barry Island

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have heard how businesses and families have struggled in the pandemic during a visit to south Wales .
The royal couple were at Barry Island which is home to TV comedy Gavin and Stacey , but William admitted he has never watched the show .
They also played games at an arcade which was the setting for Nessa 's Slots in the series .
Later , they met residents and their family members at a Cardiff care home .
Prince William and Catherine heard how people had struggled with being unable to visit their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
While the Duchess was pictured days earlier wearing a face mask during a visit to a baby bank in Sheffield , face coverings are not mandatory in Wales , except on public transport .
Last year about 424,000 visitors headed to Barry Island to play on the slot machines and enjoy the seaside resort , well known to fans of Gavin and Stacey .
William and Catherine toured the haunts of the comedy drama 's characters - the arcade where Nessa worked and Stacey 's employer Marco 's cafe - but the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ popular series .
`` It 's one of the few boxsets I have n't already watched .
I 've never actually watched it , '' he said .
`` But I know how much it has done for the economy here and it 's a wonderful series . ''
With pubs , cafes and restaurants only able to reopen indoors from Monday , businesses told the royal couple how lockdown had impacted them .
The change in lockdown rules also meant groups of up to 30 people have been able to meet outdoors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ play with their friends for the first time since lockdown began .
The royal couple also visited the beach huts on the promenade , installed as part of the Vale of Glamorgan Council 's £6m regeneration project .
Later in the day they travelled to Shire Hall Care Home in Cardiff , where they spoke to staff , residents and their family members in the home 's garden .
In May , the royal couple hosted a bingo game for residents at the home via video link , and got to meet some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
At the time , Joan Drew-Smith , 87 , made headlines when she said the royal bingo game `` was n't as good as it should have been '' .
And when the duke introduced himself during the visit to the home by saying : `` Hello Joan , do you remember we did the bingo with you ?
You said we were n't very good . ''
She swore in her reply when describing what she thought of their efforts - which the couple laughed at .

And when the duke introduced himself during the visit to the home by saying: "Hello Joan, do you remember we did the bingo with you? You said we weren't very good."


bbcuk--2020-08-05--Man Utd complete emphatic Europa League win over Austrians

Manchester United came from behind to beat Austrian side LASK at Old Trafford , advancing to the quarter-finals of the Europa League 7-1 on aggregate .
Anthony Martial came off the bench to score the winner four minutes from time , collecting Juan Mata 's precise through ball before finishing off his 23rd goal of the season from 10 yards .
Earlier , Mata also provided the assist for Jesse Lingard to score for the second consecutive game .
Having broken his Premier League duck for the season in the very last minute of the final match - at Leicester @ @ @ @ @ @ @ successive games for the first time since he did so December 2018 .
That was in the matches against Liverpool and Cardiff that bookended the final game of Jose Mourinho 's time in charge at Old Trafford and the first of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 's .
It was tough luck on the Austrians , who were the better side in the first half , despite trailing 5-0 from their home game in March .
When skipper Philipp Wiesinger curled an excellent shot into the top corner after 55 minutes , it looked like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But Lingard replied two minutes later and Solskjaer could even give 18-year-old defender Teden Mengi his debut as the clock ticked down to the final whistle .
Having already secured a place in next season 's Champions League , United will now play Danish side FC Copenhagen in Cologne in the quarter-finals of the 'Final 8 ' tournament on 10 August .
The 'Final 8 ' is taking place in Germany , with the final itself being held in Cologne on 21 August .
The draw for the remainder of the competition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ potential semi-final opponents , so there can not be an all-English final .
However , Inter Milan , with three former United players - Romelu Lukaku , Ashley Young and Alexis Sanchez - are potential final opponents .
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@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by news of Jadon Sancho 's likely arrival and Sanchez 's imminent exit .
If the Sancho deal eventually happens , the England wide-man will be competing with Anthony Martial , Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood for the forward spots .
And it would mean fewer opportunities for the pair who started in the wide positions against LASK , both of whom scored in the first leg .
Juan Mata cost United a then club record £37.1m when David Moyes signed him from Chelsea in January 2014 .
Mata 's arrival in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moments of success .
However , at 32 , it is hard to see him making much of an impact on Solskjaer 's side given the pace they play with .
Mata has scored three times this season but has made just two 10-minute substitute appearances since the resumption , which says a lot .
Mata 's ability has never revolved around pace .
He prefers to play with his brain and , going about his business largely unnoticed , he ended the evening with two excellent assists , which showed his passing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ straight pass to send Lingard through .
The one he found Martial with was shorter - but equally precise .
United sources have admitted they took a punt on Daniel James , who signed last summer for £15m from Swansea after a recommendation from Ryan Giggs .
The 22-year-old has age as well as time on his side .
But the Welshman looks a shadow of the player who made such a blistering start to his United career , scoring three goals in his first four appearances .
Had he shown more conviction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reach Brandon Williams ' low second-half cross .
Instead , it evaded him and the rest of the game passed without a significant contribution .
A total 54 minutes in five substitute appearances since starting the first game since lockdown at Tottenham on 19 June does not hint at James playing an integral role when United head to Germany looking to win their first trophy in three seasons .
While it would be tempting to think United do not have to take this competition quite so seriously now their Champions League place no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be to ignore the club 's recent history .
Not since the 1980s have the club failed to win a trophy in three consecutive seasons , which is the fate that awaits them if they miss out in this tournament .
They will be encountering a familiar face in the last eight following FC Copenhagen 's 3-0 win over Istanbul Basaksehir .
Uruguayan defender Guillermo Varela made a total of 11 appearances in four seasons on the books at United , although he only actually played for them in the 2015-16 campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Europa League , against Liverpool in March 2016 .
'It 's job done ' - what they said Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer speaking to BT Sport : `` Some of these lads have n't played for a while and it showed .
We won , we gave a debut to a young lad , it 's been a good night .
For me it was a good exercise , it 's job done , minutes under the belt and on to Copenhagen . ''
On debutant Teden Mengi : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ centre-back , someone we believe in , he 's strong , quick , good on the ball and I think we 've got a decent player there . ''
On the availability of Victor Lindelof for the quarter-final : `` Victor should be OK to travel .
It 's great to get Eric [ Bailly ] through a game again , he 's had his ups and downs with injuries . ''
• Manchester United remain unbeaten in their 10 meetings with Austrian opponents in all European competition .
It 's the most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country without defeat .
• Manchester United have netted 23 goals in the Europa League this season , at least four more than any other side in the competition .
• Manchester United have used 38 players in the Europa League this season - the most different players a team has used in a single campaign in Uefa Cup/Europa League history .
• Anthony Martial is now Manchester United 's top scorer in all competitions this season with 23 goals .
The Frenchman had scored just 23 goals in his last two campaigns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jesse Lingard has scored in back-to-back matches for Manchester United for the first time since December 2018 .
• Philipp Wiesinger 's opener for LASK was the first goal Manchester United have conceded at home in the Europa League this season .
• No player has provided more assists in the Europa League this season than Man Utd 's Juan Mata ( 5 ) , with the Spaniard setting up both of the Red Devils ' goals .
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Jesse Lingard has scored in back-to-back matches for Manchester United for the first time since December 2018
Manchester United came from behind to beat Austrian side LASK at Old Trafford, advancing to the quarter-finals of the Europa League 7-1 on aggregate.
Anthony Martial came off the bench to score the winner four minutes from time, collecting Juan Mata's precise through ball before finishing off his 23rd goal of the season from 10 yards.
Earlier, Mata also provided the assist for Jesse Lingard to score for the second consecutive game.
Having broken his Premier League duck for the season in the very last minute of the final match - at Leicester - it meant Lingard was scoring in successive games for the first time since he did so December 2018.
That was in the matches against Liverpool and Cardiff that bookended the final game of Jose Mourinho's time in charge at Old Trafford and the first of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's.
It was tough luck on the Austrians, who were the better side in the first half, despite trailing 5-0 from their home game in March.
When skipper Philipp Wiesinger curled an excellent shot into the top corner after 55 minutes, it looked like they were heading for a famous victory.
But Lingard replied two minutes later and Solskjaer could even give 18-year-old defender Teden Mengi his debut as the clock ticked down to the final whistle.
Having already secured a place in next season's Champions League, United will now play Danish side FC Copenhagen in Cologne in the quarter-finals of the 'Final 8' tournament on 10 August.
The 'Final 8' is taking place in Germany, with the final itself being held in Cologne on 21 August.
The draw for the remainder of the competition has already taken place. Wolves are potential semi-final opponents, so there cannot be an all-English final.
However, Inter Milan, with three former United players - Romelu Lukaku, Ashley Young and Alexis Sanchez - are potential final opponents.
Who is at risk if Jadon Sancho arrives?
The build-up to this game was dominated by news of Jadon Sancho's likely arrival and Sanchez's imminent exit.
If the Sancho deal eventually happens, the England wide-man will be competing with Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood for the forward spots.
And it would mean fewer opportunities for the pair who started in the wide positions against LASK, both of whom scored in the first leg.
Juan Mata cost United a then club record £37.1m when David Moyes signed him from Chelsea in January 2014. Mata's arrival in a helicopter was memorable and he has enjoyed moments of success.
However, at 32, it is hard to see him making much of an impact on Solskjaer's side given the pace they play with. Mata has scored three times this season but has made just two 10-minute substitute appearances since the resumption, which says a lot.
Mata's ability has never revolved around pace. He prefers to play with his brain and, going about his business largely unnoticed, he ended the evening with two excellent assists, which showed his passing range.
It took a long, straight pass to send Lingard through. The one he found Martial with was shorter - but equally precise.
United sources have admitted they took a punt on Daniel James, who signed last summer for £15m from Swansea after a recommendation from Ryan Giggs.
The 22-year-old has age as well as time on his side. But the Welshman looks a shadow of the player who made such a blistering start to his United career, scoring three goals in his first four appearances.
Had he shown more conviction, James might have been able to reach Brandon Williams' low second-half cross. Instead, it evaded him and the rest of the game passed without a significant contribution.
A total 54 minutes in five substitute appearances since starting the first game since lockdown at Tottenham on 19 June does not hint at James playing an integral role when United head to Germany looking to win their first trophy in three seasons.
United look to end three-year trophy wait
While it would be tempting to think United do not have to take this competition quite so seriously now their Champions League place no longer rests on winning it, that would be to ignore the club's recent history.
Not since the 1980s have the club failed to win a trophy in three consecutive seasons, which is the fate that awaits them if they miss out in this tournament.
They will be encountering a familiar face in the last eight following FC Copenhagen's 3-0 win over Istanbul Basaksehir.
Uruguayan defender Guillermo Varela made a total of 11 appearances in four seasons on the books at United, although he only actually played for them in the 2015-16 campaign.
Coincidentally, his last appearance came in the Europa League, against Liverpool in March 2016.
Man of the match - Juan Mata (Manchester United)
Juan Mata turned back the clock to provide the creative spark needed to break down the LASK defence
'It's job done' - what they said
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer speaking to BT Sport: "Some of these lads haven't played for a while and it showed. We won, we gave a debut to a young lad, it's been a good night. For me it was a good exercise, it's job done, minutes under the belt and on to Copenhagen."
On debutant Teden Mengi: "He is a leader, a centre-back, someone we believe in, he's strong, quick, good on the ball and I think we've got a decent player there."
On the availability of Victor Lindelof for the quarter-final: "Victor should be OK to travel. It's great to get Eric [Bailly] through a game again, he's had his ups and downs with injuries."
Mata's magic touch - the stats
Manchester United remain unbeaten in their 10 meetings with Austrian opponents in all European competition. It's the most they've met sides from a specific country without defeat.
Manchester United have netted 23 goals in the Europa League this season, at least four more than any other side in the competition.
Manchester United have used 38 players in the Europa League this season - the most different players a team has used in a single campaign in Uefa Cup/Europa League history.
Anthony Martial is now Manchester United's top scorer in all competitions this season with 23 goals. The Frenchman had scored just 23 goals in his last two campaigns combined for the Red Devils.
Jesse Lingard has scored in back-to-back matches for Manchester United for the first time since December 2018.
Philipp Wiesinger's opener for LASK was the first goal Manchester United have conceded at home in the Europa League this season.
No player has provided more assists in the Europa League this season than Man Utd's Juan Mata (5), with the Spaniard setting up both of the Red Devils' goals.


bbcuk--2020-08-05--Coronavirus: Aberdeen goes into lockdown as Covid cluster grows

Lockdown restrictions have been reimposed in Aberdeen due to a coronavirus cluster in the city , First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced .
Pubs and restaurants were ordered to close by 17:00 on Wednesday .
People are being told not to travel to Aberdeen , and those living in the city face travel restrictions .
Ms Sturgeon said there were now 54 cases in the `` significant outbreak '' and that community transmission could not be ruled out .
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The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ live in the Aberdeen city area are no longer allowed into each others ' houses .
They are being told not to travel more than five miles for leisure purposes .
Travelling for work or education is permitted , but other travel is not advised .
People who are visiting Aberdeen do not need to leave , but should follow the guidance and take `` extra care '' when they return home .
The restrictions will be reviewed next Wednesday and may be extended further if necessary .
Police Scotland said there would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that officers would continue the approach shown throughout the pandemic .
Deputy Chief Constable Will Kerr added : `` Our officers will continue to explain the legislation and guidance but , for the minority who may choose to breach the regulations and risk the health of others , we will not hesitate to take enforcement action where appropriate . ''
Ms Sturgeon said the situation in Aberdeen should be `` the biggest wake-up call '' since the early days of the pandemic .
The first minister said the rise in cases around the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks , but that for many people this could seem far away .
`` There 's always a sense of 'we 're doing well and it wo n't happen here ' , '' she said .
`` It can happen here and it is happening here , in Aberdeen . ''
Details of the cluster , which was initially linked to people who had visited the Hawthorn Bar on 26 July , first emerged on Sunday .
Ms Sturgeon said 54 cases had now been associated with the cluster and 191 close contacts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Protect system .
NHS Grampian has published a list of venues which have been visited by people linked to the cluster , including 28 bars and cafes .
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• The list also includes Aboyne , Deeside and Hazelhead golf clubs , and the Banks O'Dee Football Club .
People who have visited any of these premises recently are being urged to be `` extra vigilant '' about symptoms .
Scotland has favoured a `` boots on the ground '' approach when it comes to Test and Protect .
As soon as a cluster is detected , local NHS health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The belief is that local knowledge is the best way to break a cluster down .
It is about that basic principle of person , place and time , and local teams do the detective work .
Where has the initial positive case been ?
Who have they been in contact with ?
They need to build up a picture of risk from where transmission started .
Ms Sturgeon said the decision to reimpose restrictions had been taken `` extremely reluctantly '' after discussions with NHS Grampian , Police Scotland and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safe for schools to reopen in Aberdeen next week , the first minister said : `` If it 's a choice between hospitality and schools , we are choosing schools right now . ''
The first minister said restrictions on hospitality businesses would be backed by legislation and enforced if necessary .
But she added : `` I would expect the way they have behaved in recent days the owners of these businesses in Aberdeen will act voluntarily , and I would thank businesses in hospitality for their co-operation so far . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` at all levels '' would need to `` step up '' and help those affected .
Andrew McRae said : `` While local lockdowns might be necessary to prevent additional nationwide restrictions , today 's announcement will be a hammer blow for independent firms in Aberdeen and the north east . ''
`` I thought with the closure of some pubs in Aberdeen that that might be enough to allow us to continue .
It is disappointing for the staff and for the customers , all of whom have abided by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he thought it would be kept to last seven days , Mr Cameron replied : `` I would hope it is , and I will count down the days , but I 'm not sure .
If it 's longer , then that 's unfortunate but I would like to see the customers back next Thursday . ''
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Deputy Chief Constable Will Kerr added: "Our officers will continue to explain the legislation and guidance but, for the minority who may choose to breach the regulations and risk the health of others, we will not hesitate to take enforcement action where appropriate."


bbcuk--2020-08-05--PC Andrew Harper: Emergency worker killers 'should get full life sentence'

The widow of PC Andrew Harper has called for killers of emergency service workers to `` spend the rest of their lives in jail '' .
Lissie Harper has launched a campaign with the Police Federation for `` Andrew 's Law '' after her husband was killed on duty in Berkshire .
PC Harper , 28 , died when he was dragged for more than a mile along a road by a getaway car in August 2019 .
His killers were sentenced last Friday after being convicted of manslaughter .
Driver Henry Long was jailed for 16 years , while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were sentenced to 13 years each .
In a statement , Mrs Harper said she hoped a change in the law would allow people to `` get the justice that they rightly deserve '' .
She vowed to fight in memory of her late husband `` so that anyone killing a police officer , firefighter , nurse , doctor or paramedic is jailed for life '' .
Newlywed PC Harper , from Wallingford in Oxfordshire , died after his feet got caught in a tow strap trialling behind a getaway car that had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bike near Stanford Dingley .
Long , 19 , Bowers and Cole , both 18 , were convicted of manslaughter but cleared of murder following a trial at the Old Bailey .
The maximum sentence a judge can impose for manslaughter is life imprisonment but they must specify a minimum term to be served .
Mr Justice Edis said each of the sentences for PC Harper 's killers had to reflect `` the seriousness of this case '' .
He said : `` Sometimes death may be caused by an act of gross @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a case of murder in its seriousness .
That is so , here . ''
The judge added the teenagers were `` young , unintelligent but professional criminals '' .
Mrs Harper , who last week wrote to the prime minister to ask for a retrial , has called on the `` British public and politicians of all parties '' to back her campaign .
The Attorney General 's Office said on Tuesday it had been asked to review the sentences given to the killers after claims they are too lenient .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to review the case .
Mrs Harper said she had `` witnessed first-hand the lenient and insufficient way in which the justice system deals with criminals who take the lives of our emergency workers '' .
`` The people responsible for wreaking utter despair and grief in all of our lives will spend an inadequate amount of time behind bars , '' she said .
`` These men who showed no remorse , no guilt or sorrow for taking such an innocent and heroic life away . ''
John Apter , chairman of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , said he fully supported Mrs Harper in her campaign to change the law .
`` The killing of a police officer should see those responsible face the rest of their lives in prison , '' he said .
Mrs Harper said her `` wish '' was to ensure `` any widows of the future will not have to experience the same miscarriages of justice '' .
`` Let us finally put in place laws which we can actually be proud of , let us do something about the injustices of our systems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outrage from us all , '' she said .
Long , from Mortimer , Reading , pleaded guilty to manslaughter but denied murder , saying he did not know PC Harper was attached to the vehicle .
He was given a reduction on his sentence because he pleaded guilty and must serve a minimum of 10 years and eight months in jail .
Bowers , of Moat Close , Bramley , and Cole , of Paices Hill near Reading , admitted they were passengers , but denied ever seeing the police officer .

"Let us finally put in place laws which we can actually be proud of, let us do something about the injustices of our systems that cause so much heartache and utter outrage from us all," she said.


bbcuk--2020-08-05--Keeley Bunker: Man guilty of murdering childhood friend

A man has been convicted of raping and murdering his childhood friend on the way home from celebrating her birthday .
Wesley Streete , 20 , had claimed he had `` accidentally killed '' Keeley Bunker during sex .
Her body was found hidden under branches in a brook in Tamworth , Staffordshire , on 19 September 2019 .
Streete was also convicted of two further charges of rape and three counts of sexual assault relating to three other female victims .
In a statement following the verdict , Ms Bunker 's friends and family described her as the `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that you could ever wish to meet '' .
`` The world was hers and Keeley was just beginning to live a happy life , '' they said .
It took a jury at Stafford Crown Court just over eight hours to convict the former warehouse packer , who will be sentenced on Friday .
The previous evening Ms Bunker had been to a concert with a friend in Birmingham to celebrate her recent 20th birthday .
After the show , the group met up with Streete in a city nightclub as arranged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she had `` trusted '' the killer to walk her home safely , but Ms Bunker was not seen alive again .
By the following evening , searches were under way involving her family , close friends and police and Streete claimed to have left Ms Bunker to walk home alone .
He was taken by police in a marked patrol car to retrace their movements , consistently claiming that when he and Ms Bunker parted she was still alive .
At that time he told officers `` I feel like you 're @ @ @ @ @ @ @ phone as part of the investigation .
The court heard her body was discovered that evening by her uncle Jason Brown , who was in a search party combing a park near a telephone box where Streete told police Ms Bunker and he parted ways .
Mr Brown found his niece with her underwear pulled down over her trainers .
The court heard how he let out a `` horrendous scream '' at the sight .
A post-mortem examination found she had been strangled and Streete 's DNA was on her body .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked if he had any questions as he was being driven to the custody block at Cannock , he replied : `` Not really . ''
Jurors were told how later in the journey Streete complained of being hungry , and `` asked if there was food to eat when he got there '' .
The court heard he changed his account of the events at least four times , which he told prosecutors was because he was `` scared '' and `` embarrassed '' by her death - a killing , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ began with mutual flirting in the park .
`` I put my arms around her neck and accidentally killed her , '' Streete told the prosecution .
`` We were having sex . ''
He added he `` started to panic '' when Ms Bunker `` went floppy '' .
He said he checked for a pulse , but did not think to call police .
However , Ms Bunker had scratch marks on her neck , most likely inflicted as she tried to prise herself from Streete 's grip .
He also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the pond '' and covering it up , before going home to sleep .
The court heard he would later return to the scene several times to add more branches .
Prosecutor Jacob Hallam QC said the separate allegations of sexual offences were brought independently by a number of young women who were , like Ms Bunker , friends or acquaintances of the defendant .
`` Taken together they show that the defendant has a long history of committing non-consensual sexual acts on young women , '' he said .
In a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ women said hearing about what happened to Ms Bunker had given her the `` courage '' to come forward about her own assault .
Det Insp Cheryl Hannan , senior investigating officer on the case , said Streete was a `` devious and manipulating character '' .
`` He was obviously trusted by Keeley , he was trusted to walk her home that night , '' she said .
`` He has manipulated a situation where he has preyed upon her and ultimately raped and murdered her .
`` He has then gone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the investigation , to lie to the police , to her family , to her friends that she was safe and well .
`` Then he has changed his lies as the evidence has been put to him . ''
Ms Hannan also praised the people of Tamworth for the `` love '' they had shown to Ms Bunker , with pink ribbons tied in tribute to her around the town .
In their statement the budding classroom assistant 's relatives said : `` As Keeley 's family , the outcome of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in terms of justice . ''
Her mother , Debbie Watkins , said : `` Keeley was the kindest , most caring , innocent young lady you could ever meet and was only just starting out in her life . ''
`` Such is the hell we feel we are incapable of showing any forgiveness . ''
Marc Ensor , partner of Debbie Watkins , said the family had been `` destroyed '' by her death and thoughts of `` trying to visualise and understand just how such a dreadful thing could have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Mr Ensor said Ms Bunker would `` do anything for anybody '' and `` she did n't have a bad bone in her body '' .
Christopher Bunker , Ms Bunker 's father , said her sister and brother were now `` a shadow of how they used to be '' .
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The court heard he changed his account of the events at least four times, which he told prosecutors was because he was "scared" and "embarrassed" by her death - a killing, he said, that happened during sex that began with mutual flirting in the park.


bbcuk--2020-08-05--Boy struck on M5 near Oldbury and Quinton by 'several cars'

A teenage boy has been been struck by `` several cars '' on a motorway , leaving him seriously injured @ @ @ @ @ for three hours in both directions between junction 2 for Oldbury and junction 3 for @ @ @ @ @ said it was unclear how the boy , who was on foot , came to @ @ @ @ @ the time of the crash at about 11:15 BST .
The 15-year-old sustained serious injuries @ @ @ @ @ at Birmingham Children 's Hospital .
Nobody else was injured in the crash , West @ @ @ @ @ and police appealed for further information .
Police officers were seen retrieving a bicycle from @ @ @ @ @ .
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West Midlands Police said it was unclear how the boy, who was on foot, came to be on the motorway at the time of the crash at about 11:15 BST.


bbcuk--2020-08-05--Luton mayor resigns over garden party lockdown breach

A mayor who broke Covid-19 lockdown rules to attend a party has resigned .
Luton mayor Tahir Malik was pictured at a gathering in a garden , along with borough councillors Asif Masood and Waheed Akbar .
It came shortly after the town had been designated as an `` area of intervention '' by Public Health England .
Mr Malik said : `` There is no excuse for what I did - I should have known better and I accept full responsibility for my actions . ''
Pictures of Mr Malik , Mr Masood and Mr Akbar had emerged on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In a statement on Luton Borough Council 's website , Mr Malik said his actions had been `` below the standard of my position '' .
He said standing down was the `` best thing I could do for the town '' .
He added he hoped his actions would serve `` as a reminder to the people of Luton of the importance of following the Covid-19 guidelines as it remains a real and serious threat '' .
Borough council leader Hazel Simmons ( Lab ) said Mr Malik had made a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and that `` he and his family are really hurting right now '' .
She added : `` What has happened is unfortunate , and I think it is right for him to step down at this time , but it 's important to recognise the fantastic contribution he has made to Luton . ''
Opposition Liberal Democrat leader David Franks said the matter was not over .
`` It would help if the local Labour Party would make it clear what action it is taking , '' he said .
`` This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attempted cover-up . ''
The borough council said it had received complaints about the three Labour councillors , which would be addressed through its Standards Committee .
It added a new mayor would be appointed on 29 September .
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She added: "What has happened is unfortunate, and I think it is right for him to step down at this time, but it's important to recognise the fantastic contribution he has made to Luton."


bbcuk--2020-08-05--Mum's cancer missed as suspected coronavirus

A mother with cancer has died after twice being told her persistent cough was probably due to coronavirus .
Beth Pattison , who had recovered from breast cancer twice before , spoke to a GP in March and an oncologist in May .
She died in June leaving behind a five year-old son , Finn .
Her family is now urging the NHS to check for cancer as a priority if a patient has ever been diagnosed with the disease .
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust has been approached for comment .
Bridge End Surgery has offered the family its condolences @ @ @ @ @ @ @ breast cancer in 2016 and underwent a mastectomy and courses of chemotherapy and radiotherapy .
In 2017 she had further chemotherapy after discovering another lump .
In March 2020 the 27-year-old visited Bridge End Surgery in Chester-le-Street because of a persistent cough and was told her symptoms were likely to be the result of Covid-19 which had begun spreading across the country .
During a telephone appointment with an oncologist at Newcastle 's Royal Victoria Infirmary two months later , she was again told her illness was probably the virus , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was admitted to hospital on 8 June and was initially treated for possible pneumonia .
A coronavirus test prior to her admission came back negative , as did two further tests taken while she was in hospital .
Her father said it took more than week until doctors investigated and found she had ovarian cancer , breast cancer and lung cancer .
Ms Pattison worked as a housing officer and died on 27 June in Newcastle 's Freeman Hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest while medics tried to place her in an induced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If there 's one thing Beth can leave as her legacy it 's that people who have had a previous diagnosis of cancer are checked for it first before other causes are looked at , '' Mr Pattison said .
`` Let 's make sure the horrible disease has n't come back .
Get tested now .
That 's all we 're asking .
`` We 're not looking to blame any health professional because the care and support she received over four years was second to none and we think what the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when the pandemic came along , has been superb .
`` Beth was n't a victim of Covid , she was a victim of the circumstances caused by Covid . ''
Bridge End Surgery said : `` As always , we would reiterate to people that if you 're experiencing potential cancer symptoms , please get in touch with your GP practice . ''

"We're not looking to blame any health professional because the care and support she received over four years was second to none and we think what the NHS has done, especially since March when the pandemic came along, has been superb.