bbcuk--2020-02-03--Coronavirus fear hits London's Chinatown

It 's Sunday lunchtime in London 's Chinatown , the streets are strewn with paper lanterns in traditionally lucky red , but the restaurants - normally clattering with diners - are unusually quiet .
`` It 's a hard time , '' says Martin Ma , general manager at the Jinli restaurant in Newport Place .
Last weekend 's celebrations for Chinese New Year are long gone and there appears to be little appetite for food or festivities .
The confirmation of the first cases of the new coronavirus in the UK on Friday brought `` immediate cancellations '' , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ diners citing the virus as the reason .
Bookings at the restaurant 's four branches - two in Chinatown , one in Uxbridge and a fourth , in Birmingham - have fallen by 50 % , according to Mr Ma , who estimates the flagship restaurant alone has lost £15,000 across the weekend .
`` Normally , you have to book ahead - we have long queues going out of the door , '' says Mr Ma - and there are pictures to prove it .
Now , at peak lunchtime , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the street .
Indeed , Mr Ma said one Chinese tourist did just that on Saturday , choosing Jinli because it was `` empty '' and the lack of diners `` made him feel safe '' .
In Jinli , staff returning from China are kept home for at least 14 days , sanitiser gel is ubiquitous - but it 's not enough to allay the rising panic over the new coronavirus .
A fellow restaurant manager , down the road in Gerrard Street - who preferred to remain anonymous - agrees that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ People are scared , they are staying away , '' he says , sadly , gesturing towards Chinatown 's main thoroughfare , with its slow trickle of hapless tourists taking pictures of the enclave 's ornamental gate .
He says although he has not personally experienced any hostility , he knows many who have .
People getting up and moving seats on the Tube ; children being told to keep back from `` foreigners '' .
• How worried should we be about the new coronavirus ?
In New Loon Fung Restaurant , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Most of our diners are locals , regulars , '' says Cathy .
`` No problem here , '' she insists .
But Mr Ma believes it will take at least a month before business returns to anything like normal .
There is no evidence or health warning that eating Chinese food is a risk for catching the virus , with the World Health Organization saying the virus mainly spreads through contact with an infected person .
It says preliminary information suggests the virus may survive a few hours on surfaces .
Any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and misinformed '' , says Ibrahim Dogus , chairman of the British Takeaway Campaign .
Prejudice surrounding coronavirus has not just affected business owners ; British Chinese people living in the UK also report being the target of racist abuse linked to the outbreak .
PhD student at Royal Holloway University Angela Chan , 46 , says she was racially abused at Clapham Junction station in London by a man who rapped a rhyme at her which mentioned coronavirus , `` slitty eyes '' and `` Chinese lies '' .
`` You will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ British people think we do n't , '' she says .
`` It tends to be a bit different , it 's either casual or 'funny ' , and you 're expected to brush it off . ''
Ms Chan , from Brentford , west London , says the outbreak `` brings to the surface all the casual racism about people being dirty , or the things people eat '' , with `` blame '' being placed on Chinese culture for the new virus .
`` I think it 's tied in with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but it 's also to do with China 's rise in power .
What we perceive to be a secretive culture , '' she adds .
Paediatric nurse Lucy Li , 35 , from Wanstead in east London , says her 11-year-old daughter `` reported last week that children are telling each other to 'stay away from all Chinese people because they are ill due to the virus ' '' .
Ms Li , whose parents came to the UK from China in the 1960s , adds : `` Even when I went @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I could see people moving away from me .
`` I ca n't walk down the street without unwanted attention .
It 's degrading and enough is enough . ''
She adds : `` As a healthcare professional and working directly in the frontline of the NHS , I do sympathise with the public 's growing concerns .
`` However , there is much misleading information in the media , which has now resulted in racial prejudice towards Chinese people who reside in the UK . ''
Meanwhile , the Chinese Community Centre @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we 're hearing that abuse against Chinese people in the UK has increased since coronavirus has spread . ''
Freelance journalist and Manchester University masters student Sam Phan says the recent outbreak of coronavirus has `` put a spotlight on '' racism against east Asians .
In an article published in the Guardian , the 23-year-old outlined overhearing several conversations which exposed the `` stereotyping of all east Asians as a coronavirus risk '' .
He tells the BBC the coronavirus has been viewed `` as a Chinese virus '' which has `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Chinese people '' .
`` As an east Asian British person it is not nice as people are treating you as if you 're disgusting , '' he says .
When his article went live , he says he received racist comments suggesting he should `` stop eating dog '' .
`` First of all , no British Chinese people eat dog - we eat fish and chips and what everyone else is eating . ''
• Can wearing masks stop the spread of viruses ?
Mr Phan said : `` The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overlooked .
There are n't as many voices out there calling it out . ''
He was `` extremely happy '' to finally see headlines talking about racism against Chinese people , he added .
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"Normally, you have to book ahead - we have long queues going out of the door," says Mr Ma - and there are pictures to prove it. Now, at peak lunchtime, it's clear you could walk in off the street.


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Bafta Film Awards 2020: 10 things we learned at the ceremony

It was undoubtedly 1917 's night at the Baftas , with seven awards including best film , but the ceremony 's hottest topic was diversity .
Host Graham Norton opened by saying it was `` the year when white men finally broke through ... 11 nominations for Joker - the story of a white man who makes himself even whiter '' .
He joked that Once Upon a Time in Hollywood harked back to 50 years ago when film was `` a misogynistic male-dominated industry , resistant to change '' .
The Bafta nominations were criticised for the serious lack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nominees were white , with no female directors nominated since 2013 .
It `` simply can not be right in this day and age '' to still be talking about diversity , said the Duke of Cambridge , while Joker star and best actor winner Joaquin Phoenix took aim at `` systemic racism '' in the film industry .
Rebel Wilson flew the flag for the lack of female directors , saying of the all-male nominees : `` I do n't think I could do what they do , honestly , I just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Does current Bafta voting system need to change ?
But those who addressed the issue in the winners ' press room were more upbeat , even sounding optimistic about the future .
1 .
'Going in right direction ' on diversity Top Boy and Blue Story star Micheal Ward said : `` I feel like we 're going in the right direction . ''
He was hopeful that once `` people like me can see there 's a lot more opportunities '' , they 'll get into `` stuff like this and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ South Korean director Bong Joon Ho also had high hopes : `` From the various efforts we 've been putting in , we will arrive where we do have diversity in this industry , whether it 's about gender , sexuality or people of colour . ''
Renee Zellweger simply felt `` grateful that there is more material out there that speaks to a wider audience '' .
`` I think it 's important that content should reflect society more completely - I agree with that , '' said the Judy star and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will no doubt be keen that their voters are listening .
Rebel Wilson drew several sharp intakes of breath for her speech , including her comments on Cats , in which of course she played Jennyanydots .
The film has performed badly with critics and at the box office , and Wilson said : `` I made this dress by sewing two old dresses together .
The red is from that one time I did n't win Miss Australia and the black is from a funeral I just went to for the feature @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for any awards , I 'm not sure if everyone here is across the controversy , but this year there has been a distinct lack of nominations for felines . ''
The Force was with the Star Wars actor when he confidently predicted that Joker would n't sweep the board , despite having the most nominations .
As award ceremonies go , this was n't a particularly surprising one , but Boyega was still spot on .
4 .
Laura Dern kept it in the family Surely not many families can boast two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ... Laura Dern can lay claim to this , after winning her Bafta for Marriage Story .
Her mother , actress Diane Ladd , won in 1976 for Alice Does n't Live Here Anymore .
`` My award is a homage to my incredible mother - to be honoured in same category as her means more than I can express , I 'm so grateful , '' she said backstage .
If Robert De Niro says you do n't have to sit through all three and a half hours of Netflix 's mob @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must be OK .
He told the BBC that as long as you can appreciate `` the meaning '' of the film , you can break it up a bit .
Phew .
Andy Serkis limped to the Baftas after `` a skiing faux pas on new year 's day '' , using a pretty sharp-looking set of black velvet and diamante crutches .
He 's 40 days into directing the shoot for Venom 2 with Tom Hardy , and told BBC News the costume team gave his crutches a makeover for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was one swear-word away from an R-rating Taika Waititi , whose satirical look at World War Two won him best adapted screenplay , said he `` wants young people to see the film '' .
But he also wanted to include a particularly strong swear-word about Hitler .
`` You can have this word once in a movie , but anything above that is an automatic R-rating so that one word was really important to me , I was determined to keep it , '' he said after winning his Bafta .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the UK .
Had it got an R-rating in the US , anyone aged under 17 would have to be accompanied by an adult .
8 .
The small star of For Sama was very lively Every parent of young children has experienced this , where you 're trying to make a serious point to other adults - and all your child wants to do is run around , preferably with you in tow .
For Sama won best documentary for its searing portrayal of a journalist and doctor and their young daughter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Waad Al-Kateab had taken her daughter Sama on stage to collect the award , so by the time they got to the press room , the four-year old had some steam to let off .
Al-Kateab and her husband Hamza wisely let her run around while they spoke .
She said of her film : `` We 're trying to shed light on what 's happening and tell the governments and decision makers - I hope all of this recognition will make it stand out .
This is not about aliens , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Hamza added that hospitals are being bombed , and said : `` Critics say it 's hard to watch , it 's harder that it 's happening . ''
Sama ran the length of the press stage and played with the microphones before scampering off with her parents .
Hugh Grant was on stage to present an award just after Renee Zellweger won her Bafta .
He briefly slipped back into character from Bridget Jones 's Diary , saying : `` Well done Jones .
That was a very silly little dress @ @ @ @ @ @ @ book , Zellweger played the hapless and desirable Bridget , who is hotly pursued by Grant 's character Daniel Cleaver ( the cad ) and Colin Firth 's remote but honourable Mark Darcy .
Zellweger told the press room Grant 's comment was `` pretty cool , makes you feel like you 're one of the [ British ] gang and it 's quite a gang to be part of '' .
The Marriage Story and Jojo Rabbit nominee wore a lot of feathers to the Baftas , so it 's not surprising @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ceremony .
BBC News found a few after she 'd gone , and they were rather beautiful .
Let 's hope she floated home in a cloud of pink , which stayed intact for the rest of the evening .

The film has performed badly with critics and at the box office, and Wilson said: "I made this dress by sewing two old dresses together. The red is from that one time I didn't win Miss Australia and the black is from a funeral I just went to for the feature film Cats.


bbcuk--2020-02-01--Brexit: What trade deals has the UK done so far?

The UK is no longer a member of the European Union ( EU ) , which means it 's now free to negotiate and sign trade deals around the world .
Securing a UK-EU trade deal will be top a priority over the months ahead .
But what are free trade deals and why does the UK need them ?
A trade deal aims to increase trade between countries - usually in goods , but occasionally in services too .
Making it cheaper to trade between countries is one way of doing this .
A free trade deal will often @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bringing certain products across borders .
Trade agreements also aim to remove quotas - these are limits on the amount of goods that can be traded .
Trade can also be made simpler and faster if countries have the same rules , such as the colour of wires in plugs .
The closer the rules are , the less likely goods need to be checked to make sure they meet the required standard .
So why have tariffs and quotas at all ?
While free trade agreements aim to boost trade , too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's manufacturers .
So in order to protect local car makers , for example , a country could impose tariffs on vehicles from other parts of the world .
Why does the UK need an EU trade deal ?
The UK will need to secure an agreement with the EU to stop new tariffs and other trade barriers coming into force after the transition period ends on 31 December 2020 .
During the transition period the UK will still be part of the EU 's trading arrangements - the single market and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , quotas or checks will be introduced .
The point of the transition is to give both sides some breathing space while the trade deal is negotiated , and to give businesses time to get ready .
If any trade deals are reached , either with the EU or other countries , they wo n't start until the UK has left the transition .
• What is the WTO option ?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has spoken in favour of an EU trade agreement that builds on the deal that Canada currently has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Canadian goods , such as machine parts , have been eliminated , although there are some additional checks ( such as customs and VAT ) .
Services , like banking , are much more restricted .
The financial sector is very important to the UK economy - so getting a deal in this area will be a priority in the talks .
How easy will it be to negotiate a UK-EU trade deal ?
Neither side wants tariffs and quotas - so that part of the trade deal could be straightforward .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be much tougher .
The UK and the EU begin the negotiations with exactly the same rules - from the financial help companies are allowed to get from governments , to the way wine is labelled .
If the UK moves away from some of these rules , it might make it easier for it to secure trade deals with other countries , like the US .
The EU , on the other hand , wants to keep close alignment with the UK , to prevent its companies gaining a competitive advantage .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is agreed , it wo n't eliminate all checks .
That 's because the EU requires certain goods ( such as food ) from non-EU countries to be checked , no matter how closely they follow EU rules .
Time is also a problem .
The transition is due to end on 31 December , and formal trade talks are not likely to start until early March .
That 's because the EU needs to agree its negotiating objectives among its 27 members first .
What happens if UK-EU trade talks fail ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in time , then the UK faces the prospect of trading with the EU under the basic rules set by the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) , which is where countries negotiate the rules of international trade .
If the UK had to trade under WTO rules , tariffs would be applied to most goods which UK businesses send to the EU .
The worry for companies is that this would make their goods more expensive , and harder to sell in Europe .
Trading on WTO terms would also mean full @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cause traffic bottlenecks at ports , such as Dover .
And the UK service industry would lose its guaranteed access to the EU single market .
That would affect everyone from bankers and lawyers , to musicians and chefs .
What trade deals has the UK done so far ?
While it was an EU member , the UK was automatically part of around 40 trade deals the EU had struck with more than 70 countries .
In the run-up to Brexit , the UK was given permission to replicate these agreements .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to roll over 20 `` continuity '' deals , covering 50 countries or territories : How much are these trade deals worth ?
In 2018 , the total value of UK trade ( goods and services ) was £1.3tn .
About 11 % of this trade came from countries with EU trade agreements .
The 20 trade agreements the UK has reached represent just over 8 % of total UK trade .
That means the UK has so far rolled over about three-quarters of the EU 's trade deals , based on the @ @ @ @

Brexit: What trade deals has the UK done so far? Published 20 September 2022
Image source, Getty Images
A UK-US trade deal could be many years away, Prime Minister Liz Truss has said, ahead of talks with US President Joe Biden.
Since Brexit, the UK has signed trade deals and agreements in principle with 71 countries and one with the EU.
However, the majority of these are simply "rollovers" - meaning they copied the terms of deals the UK previously had when it was an EU member, rather than creating new trading arrangements.
Will there be a US trade deal?
However, Mr Biden played down the chances of an imminent UK-US trade deal in 2021.
Ahead of her first meeting with the US President, Ms Truss admitted that she didn't expect negotiations to start "in the short to medium term".
Brexit supporters previously touted the prospect of a US-UK trade deal as a key benefit of leaving the EU.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Mr Biden previously played down the chances of a post-Brexit free trade deal between the US and UK
What is a free trade deal?
A free trade deal aims to encourage trade between countries by making it cheaper and simpler. It normally applies to the exchange of goods, but occasionally to services as well.
Making trade cheaper is usually achieved by reducing or eliminating tariffs. These are government taxes or charges for trading goods across borders. A car importer might have to pay a 20% tariff on top of the vehicle's price, for example, to bring it into a country.
Trade can also be made simpler if countries have the same rules, such as the colour of wires in plugs or food safety requirements. The closer the rules are, the less likely that goods need to be inspected.
Why have tariffs and quotas at all?
While free trade agreements aim to boost trade, too many cheap imports could threaten a country's own manufacturers. This could affect jobs.
For that reason, a government might choose to put tariffs on certain things. Tariffs on car imports, for example, could help protect local car makers from cheaper vehicles coming in from abroad.
Image source, EPA Image caption, The UK-Japan deal was signed in October 2020
What trade deals has the UK signed since Brexit?
Since it left the EU, the UK has had the freedom to pursue it own independent trade deals.
Most recently it signed a deal with New Zealand on 28 February 2022.
New Zealand is a small trading partner, accounting for less than 0.2% of total UK trade.
While the deal is unlikely to boost the UK economy by much, it could lead to more New Zealand lamb being sold in the UK.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, British farmers are worried about competing with cheap foreign imports, such as beef
The Australia deal was the first trade agreement negotiated from scratch by the UK since it left the EU. UK farmers warned they could be undercut by cheap imports, which could cost jobs. However, the UK government insists the deal contains protections for the sector.
A deal with Japan was signed in October 2020. It was the first that differed from the existing EU trade deal.
An agreement with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein was announced in June 2021 and builds on the previous agreement the UK had with these countries.
Talks with India began in early 2022, although no deal has yet been reached.
The UK has also applied to join an existing trade agreement between 11 Pacific Rim nations. The government hopes to become a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) by the end of 2022.
What happened to the trade agreements the UK was already part of?
Before Brexit, the UK was automatically part of any trade deal the EU had negotiated with another country. At the time the UK left, the EU had about 40 trade deals covering more than 70 countries.
The UK government says it has secured rollover deals with 69 of the original countries.
What is the UK-EU trade deal?
After Brexit happened on 31 January 2020, the UK and EU needed to decide the rules for their future trading relationship.
This was important because the EU is the UK's largest and closest trading partner.
After months of negotiation - which went down to the wire - a UK-EU trade deal came into force on 1 January 2021.
The deal prevented any tariffs and quotas being introduced - which would have made it more expensive to trade between the two partners.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The UK-EU trade deal went down to the wire, with fishing proving to be one of the major sticking points
But not everything is the same as it was before Brexit.
As the UK no longer has to follow EU rules on product standards, new checks have been introduced.


bbcuk--2020-02-02--Baftas 2020: The red carpet in pictures

Baftas 2020: The red carpet in pictures

Graham Norton has previously hosted the TV Baftas but this was his first year fronting the film awards .
He @ @ @ @ @ the red carpet to mark his debut year

Image caption,
Graham Norton has previously hosted the TV Baftas but this was his first year fronting the film awards. He decided to colour co-ordinate with the red carpet to mark his debut year


bbcuk--2020-02-03--'My overdraft cost will nearly double - why am I being punished?'

`` My overdraft cost will nearly double - why am I being punished ?
`` , asks Claire Griffiths from Northamptonshire .
From April , she predicts the cost of her £2,250 overdraft will jump from around £43 a month to over £74 .
`` The increase is worrying , '' she says .
Ms Griffiths has had an arranged overdraft - agreed with her bank , NatWest - ever since she was a student 10 years ago .
NatWest is just one of several of the major banks to have recently announced much higher interest rates for overdrafts , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they were charging before .
Why have these changes happened ?
An investigation by financial regulator the Financial Conduct Authority ( FCA ) found that banks were making £2.4bn a year from overdrafts .
The customers who suffered most were the 14 million who slipped into unarranged overdrafts , without getting authorisation in advance from the bank , and paid much higher charges .
HSBC has been charging them £5 a day , Santander £6 , NatWest £8 and TSB has been levying up to £10 a day .
There can be other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these charges were too high and too confusing so it banned treating people with unarranged overdrafts differently and it banned daily or monthly charges .
The new rules will come into force from April this year .
But it means banks are lumping all their charges into the interest rate , which will commonly be around 40 % , exposing just how expensive an overdraft can be .
What are the banks charging ?
• Nationwide said it would bring in an interest rate of 39.9 % to replace a daily fee of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said its interest rate would double from 19.9 % to 39.9 % .
• Santander 's will also be 39.9 % • Barclays is not far behind with 35 % .
To put those interest rates into context , the average quoted rate for credit card borrowing is just over 20 % , according to the Bank of England .
Banks say only a minority of customers will actually lose out .
Keir from Cambridge has an unarranged overdraft , one he slipped into without permission from the bank .
It cost him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so demoralising when I saved some money to pay off a bit of the debt , and then all it covers is the monthly fees and interest , '' Keir says .
`` It was difficult to stop myself from going deeper into the red . ''
Keir has wrestled with his overdraft and managed to get it down by saving each week , but he is frightened by the jump in interest rates .
He will benefit from the removal of daily charges , something he says is good in principle .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by his bank , which offered to increase his borrowing when he was vulnerable and could not afford to take on any more debt .
It is still open to banks to charge vulnerable customers more by applying a higher interest rate to their borrowing .
For instance , while Lloyds will charge most customers 39.9 % but people with a bad credit record will pay 49.9 % .
The fast-growing digital bank , Monzo , will apply rates of 19 % , 29 % or 39 % according to your credit score @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bank , will charge 15 % , 25 % or 35 % .
Who will the winners and losers be ?
The fact that leading banks are charging roughly the same has become an embarrassment for the FCA .
So much so that it has asked them to explain why they have set `` very similar prices '' .
But the big question is how all this works out for the public , particularly for the most financially vulnerable families who have paid the steepest charges up until now .
Some customers , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
For the most part they are people who borrow more and borrow for longer .
For instance , £500 borrowed for 30 days will cost an extra £5.77 from HSBC and £6.82 from Nationwide .
However , the FCA says that seven out of 10 overdraft users will either see no change in what they pay or will be better off .
Crucially , no one who goes into the red without permission should pay more and for some the gains will be big .
An unarranged overdraft of £100 for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and £55.35 cheaper with NatWest .
So in future how much you pay for an overdraft could still depend on how much financial trouble you happen to be in .
Ms Griffith 's bank , NatWest , told us the majority of its customers would pay the same or be better off , but that it would be writing to customers who currently have high overdraft balances and will pay higher fees .
A NatWest spokesperson said : `` We 've been working hard to make sure we have the right support in @ @ @

NatWest is just one of several of the major banks to have recently announced much higher interest rates for overdrafts, in some cases twice as much as they were charging before.


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Mr Jones film highlights Welsh 'unknown hero' Gareth Jones

A new film about Welsh journalist Gareth Jones aims to highlight Wales ' `` unknown hero '' , its director has said .
Mr Jones stars James Norton as the reporter exposing a man-made famine in 1930s Ukraine .
Polish director Agnieszka Holland , whose previous work has been Oscar nominated , said she felt `` pride '' at sharing more of his story .
The film includes graphic depictions of the famine and details Soviet efforts to suppress the truth .
It is inspired by the true story of Gareth Jones , from Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who managed to reach Ukraine to witness the horror of Stalin 's imposed famine .
Jones was killed on a separate reporting mission to Inner Mongolia as he turned 30 years old .
• Valley-wood : How Hollywood has come to Wales His accurate account of famine in Ukraine was publicly rubbished by the New York Times journalist Walter Duranty , and the film shows how Jones struggled to convince others of the truth .
The famine , known as the Holodomor , was the man-made starvation of Soviet Ukraine in the early @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ms Holland told BBC Wales : `` I hope that this film will help to recognise him .
I feel pride , being Polish , that I am introducing to Welsh people their unknown hero .
At least a not very well-known hero .
`` And he is somebody whose courage , intelligence and perseverance can be the model for many journalists , '' she said .
In the film , Jones can be seen making arrangements to travel to Moscow after foreseeing that Hitler was preparing for war in Europe .
Despite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the threat from the Nazis , he ends up following a lead to Ukraine where he witnesses the dead and dying of the famine .
`` He was curious , he was ambitious and wanted to figure out the truth , '' Ms Holland said .
`` At some point , when he had seen the reality of the tragedy of millions of people dying of hunger , he became the messenger for those people .
`` And he felt that his duty , whatever it meant , was to deliver this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world .
That is what I want people to know about Gareth . ''
Jones 's descendants have long tried to highlight his contribution to exposing the truth about Stalin 's starvation of Ukraine .
His papers are held by the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth , and he has been the subject of books and documentaries .
His great-nephew , Graham Colley , has backed the film 's production , telling BBC Wales : `` I think it is really good .
`` The story of Gareth Jones has been around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of my family and part of my history .
`` To see it portrayed , even if dramatically , is excellent because it brings the story forward , it makes him known and makes what he did known . ''
The film also stars The Crown actress Vanessa Kirby alongside Welsh actors Celyn Jones and Julian Lewis Jones .
As well as speaking with a delicate Welsh accent , James Norton speaks Welsh in a number of short scenes as he visits family in Wales .
While the film highlights Jones 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ journalist , Ms Holland hopes it also shows the dangers of propaganda and disinformation .
She said : `` I think that it has always happened , but sometimes it becomes a dangerous trick of the political situation , and a mechanism of the authoritarian , populist tendency to spread propaganda , and to use different propaganda tools like fake news and alternative realities to serve a political agenda .
And it can be very dangerous . ''
`` I think over the past few years , 'fake news ' has come to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truth , people decried it , they said it was fake news then , but it was n't .
It was the truth , '' he said .
`` He did so much , and he had such a short life .
`` If he had lived he would have gone on to far greater things .
It was n't to be .
But he made his mark in that time .
`` What he brought forward about the Holodomor , which a lot of people still do n't know about , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jones is released in some cinemas and on digital platforms on 7 February .

She said: "I think that it has always happened, but sometimes it becomes a dangerous trick of the political situation, and a mechanism of the authoritarian, populist tendency to spread propaganda, and to use different propaganda tools like fake news and alternative realities to serve a political agenda. And it can be very dangerous."


bbcuk--2020-02-02--Streatham shooting: 'There were armed police everywhere'

A man has been shot by armed officers in a `` terrorist-related '' incident in Streatham High Road , south @ @ @ @ @ Met Police .
It is believed a number of people have been stabbed in the @ @ @ @ @ heard just after 14:00 GMT on Sunday .
The BBC 's Steffan Powell witnessed the @ @ @ @ @ .

A man has been shot by armed officers in a "terrorist-related" incident in Streatham High Road, south London, according to the Met Police.
It is believed a number of people have been stabbed in the incident.
Gun shots were heard just after 14:00 GMT on Sunday.
The BBC's Steffan Powell witnessed the incident and described the scene.


bbcuk--2020-02-02--Streatham: Video shows moments after police shooting

A man has been shot by armed officers in a `` terrorist-related '' incident in Streatham High Road , south @ @ @ @ @ Met Police .
It is believed that two other people were injured in the incident @ @ @ @ @ police said .
This footage was filmed by a witness in the moments after armed @ @ @ @ @

A man has been shot by armed officers in a "terrorist-related" incident in Streatham High Road, south London, according to the Met Police.
It is believed that two other people were injured in the incident at Streatham High Road, police said.
This footage was filmed by a witness in the moments after armed police shot the man.


bbcuk--2020-02-02--Streatham: Witness describes seeing police chase suspect

A witness has described seeing armed police officers chase a man before shooting him dead .
The Met Police said @ @ @ @ @ in a `` terrorist-related '' incident in Streatham High Street .

A witness has described seeing armed police officers chase a man before shooting him dead.
The Met Police said three people had been injured in a "terrorist-related" incident in Streatham High Street.


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Baftas 2020: The highlights

Baftas 2020: The highlights

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From Brad Pitt's message for "single" Britain, to crying mums - here are the best moments of the 2020 Bafta Awards.
Read more: Sam Mendes film 1917 dominates awards


bbcuk--2020-02-02--Baftas 2020: Stars walk the red carpet

Baftas 2020: Stars walk the red carpet

Some of the world 's biggest film stars are gathering in London for the 2020 Bafta Awards .
Joker , @ @ @ @ @ among the most heavily nominated movies at this year 's ceremony , being held at @ @ @ @ @ London .

Some of the world's biggest film stars are gathering in London for the 2020 Bafta Awards.
Joker, 1917 and The Irishman are among the most heavily nominated movies at this year's ceremony, being held at the Royal Albert Hall in London.


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Clowning around: A show that tackles death and grief

A clown show about death is `` done in a way that you would never , ever expect or forget @ @ @ @ @ who is the artistic director of Ugly Bucket Theatre in Liverpool .
It features the @ @ @ @ @ including Frank .
Ten years on from his wife 's death , Frank describes how @ @ @ @ @ , the emotion of grief can still `` grip '' him at unexpected times `` @ @ @ @ @ just sweeps you away '' .
And 23-year-old Rida , whose parents have both died @ @ @ @ @ did n't know how to speak with her , and so she 's sharing her @ @ @ @ @ open up .

A clown show about death is "done in a way that you would never, ever expect or forget" says Grace Gallagher, who is the artistic director of Ugly Bucket Theatre in Liverpool.
It features the emotional stories of many people including Frank. Ten years on from his wife's death, Frank describes how, like for many people, the emotion of grief can still "grip" him at unexpected times "like a tidal wave that just sweeps you away".
And 23-year-old Rida, whose parents have both died, found that her friends didn't know how to speak with her, and so she's sharing her experiences to encourage people to open up.
Filmed and Edited by: Dave O'Neill
Additional filming: Ruth Evans and James Stewart
Executive Producer: Natalie Truswell
Commissioning Editor: Kimberley Rowell


bbcuk--2020-02-03--The Papers: 'Terror returns to London' and 'freed for rampage'

Monday 's front pages feature dramatic pictures of armed police confronting and shooting dead the man who stabbed two people in Streatham , south London , on Sunday .
The Guardian says the 20-year-old suspect Sudesh Amman had previously been noted by police as having a `` fascination with dying in the name of terrorism '' .
The Times claims he kept a notebook in which he wrote that his goal in life was to die as a martyr .
Several papers - such as the Daily Telegraph , the Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror - show Amman 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ others blur the image .
The Telegraph says the stabbings will raise questions about how someone apparently under 24-hour surveillance after being released from prison was able to attack innocent people in the middle of the day on a busy high street .
`` Why did they let him out ? ''
asks the Mail 's main headline .
The paper says the attack shows the `` sheer lunacy of early release '' and represents a failure in the government 's duty to protect its citizens .
The HuffPost UK website says a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Sudesh Amman should not be allowed out of jail .
An article in the Sun - based on evidence that emerged at his original trial - describes Amman as an IS fanatic who hoarded terror guides and planned bomb and acid attacks .
The Mail calls him a `` maniac '' who advocated beheadings and killing non-believers .
`` After the party , the hangover '' is how the Times sums up the mood as Britain begins its first week outside the European Union .
It says both sides are already sounding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the forthcoming trade talks .
The Telegraph says the gloves have come off as Brussels seeks to make clear that the UK 's departure has consequences .
The Sun accuses EU officials of `` dirty tactics '' and of `` shamelessly back peddling '' on its promise to consider a Canada-style free trade agreement with Britain .
Get news from the BBC in your inbox , each weekday morning According to the Times , more than 120,000 people acquitted of serious crimes over the past four years have been left out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The paper says a cap limiting how much of their costs defendants can claim back means those found not guilty can be landed with a bill for thousands of pounds .
Justice campaigners have described the charge as `` the innocence tax '' .
Finally , Vivaldi 's Four Seasons may be one of the most popular pieces of classical music , but it will no longer be the soundtrack to millions of people 's frustrated interactions with welfare bureaucracy .
The Guardian says the Department for Work and Pensions has decided @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a 30-second loop of the Spring section as the on-hold music for its telephone helplines .
Officials say they 've dropped the track after discovering that some callers found its repetitiveness disturbing and made them anxious .

The Times claims he kept a notebook in which he wrote that his goal in life was to die as a martyr. Several papers - such as the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror - show Amman's body lying on the pavement, while others blur the image.


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Wuhan evacuee transfer: Firm defends maskless drivers

A coach firm that transported Britons evacuated from coronavirus-hit Wuhan has defended itself after its drivers were pictured not wearing masks .
Horseman Coaches , based in Reading , took 83 Britons from RAF Brize Norton to a hospital on the Wirral on Friday .
The firm 's drivers were featured in the national press sitting next to evacuation staff in protective suits .
The company 's director James Horseman said its `` heroic '' drivers were never in contact with any passengers .
The passengers are being housed in an NHS staff accommodation block at Arrowe Park Hospital , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supported isolation '' for 14 days with `` all necessary medical attention '' .
• Can wearing masks stop the spread of viruses ?
The photos appeared in a number of national newspapers .
Speaking to BBC Radio Berkshire , Mr Horseman said : `` The person in the hazmat suit was a medic and their role was to be in contact with the passenger should anybody display any symptoms - thankfully nobody did - and it was a precautionary measure .
`` Our drivers at no point were going to be in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` And Public Health England ( PHE ) have explained to contract this virus from somebody that is displaying symptoms , which they were n't , you would need to be in constant contact with someone for a minimum of 15 minutes . ''
Last month , Public Health England said there was `` very little evidence of widespread benefit '' from using masks outside a clinical setting .
The drivers involved in the convoy to Arrowe Park Hospital have taken time off work in quarantine conditions at home , as part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coaches were in a lockup facility in Liverpool undergoing a deep clean , he said .
Mr Horseman added : `` I am really proud to be involved in the repatriation of these 83 Britons and our drivers ' heroic actions I hope will be remembered . ''
A Public Health England spokeswoman said : `` Our public health experts are well-trained at assessing risk , and are adopting approaches that they have used in a number of emerging infections to reduce the risk to the public .
`` This means their work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is deemed to be a risk . ''

The photos appeared in a number of national newspapers. Speaking to BBC Radio Berkshire, Mr Horseman said: "The person in the hazmat suit was a medic and their role was to be in contact with the passenger should anybody display any symptoms - thankfully nobody did - and it was a precautionary measure.


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Dry, hot summers could become 'common' in Scotland

Scotland should prepare for more dry , hot summers with temperatures of about 30C , according to researchers .
They say that unless CO2 emissions are cut `` very drastically '' across the world , record-breaking summers such as 2018 could become `` quite common '' .
That summer was unusually hot , with a near record high of 31.9C recorded at Bishopton in Renfrewshire .
Academics say the country should plan how to deal with more frequent high temperatures caused by climate change .
• Why is it so hot and is climate change to blame ?
The report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Met Office staff analyses UK climate projections .
They suggest there is a substantial increase in the likelihood of temperatures reaching 2018 's levels between now and 2050 .
What was the summer of 2018 like ?
The Met Office said 2018 was the joint hottest on record for the UK .
A heatwave saw temperatures reaching 30C in parts of Scotland during June and July .
The researchers found there were a series of negative impacts which may have been under-reported .
They include : • A 30 % increase in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ utility company • Lower yields of peas , broccoli , potatoes and cauliflower due to water shortages and pests • An increase in pests such as wasps , jellyfish and mosquitoes • Fashion retailers reported profits dropping due to lower sales of coats and jumpers Other consequences of the heatwave included : • A lack of food and water had a significant impact on grouse numbers • A large number of wildfires damaged newly-planted trees and local biodiversity but could generally be contained • Whisky distilleries were closed longer than normal due to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cooling • Buckling rails and signal faults caused rail disruption with trains running at a reduced speed • Reports that asphalt on the roads `` melted '' However , the researchers said the warm weather did lead to an increase in `` staycations '' and boosted sales of garden furniture , fans and ice cream .
They also said many of the issues were not caused by high temperatures alone but some had been made worse by dry weather in the spring and summer .
They concluded that Scotland had been largely able @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but with some difficulty .
But they warned that repeated summers with extreme temperatures would `` greatly exacerbate '' negative impacts .
Human influences had made the heatwave more likely , they added , saying that their findings indicated the need to start sustainable long-term planning now to deal with heatwaves in Scotland .
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Lead researcher Professor Simon Tett , of Edinburgh University 's School of GeoSciences , told BBC Radio 's Good Morning Scotland programme that `` unless very drastic attempts are made to reduce carbon dioxide emissions globally '' then summers like 2018 could become `` quite common '' .
`` People coped but it was expensive and if they 'd had two in a row ... it would be really hard to cope '' , Prof Tett added .
`` My message ... is we have n't really thought these were a risk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
'Scotland needs to be ready' He said CO2 emissions from Scotland per head were `` pretty high relative to the rest of the world '' , but Scotland `` is on a good track '' with a commitment to net zero emissions by 2045 .
He added : `` The sooner [ Scotland reaches net zero ] the better , but even if we do that , we 're still going to see more climate change .
`` Even if we stopped right now ( given the rest of the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still going to be climate change in Scotland .
Scotland needs to be ready for that . ''
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"Even if we stopped right now (given the rest of the world is still emitting CO2) there is still going to be climate change in Scotland. Scotland needs to be ready for that."


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Minister unveils £23m welfare scheme extension

Plans for an extension of welfare mitigations to the bedroom tax have been announced by the minister for communities .
The scheme currently provides financial support to people who would otherwise have faced welfare cuts .
But it was due to run out on 31 March .
About 38,000 households in Northern Ireland are in receipt of supplementary payments , which protect them from the bedroom tax , the Department for Communities said .
The minister Deirdre Hargey said the proposal would cost £23m per annum .
`` We have a responsibility to protect the poorest and most vulnerable in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She said the executive agreed her recommendation on Monday .
It was first outlined in New Decade , New Approach - the deal that restored devolution after three years of political deadlock in Northern Ireland .
`` A society is judged on how we protect the most disadvantaged , '' she added .
`` I am a minister who will fight to protect those families living in poverty ; low-income families , single-parent families , those with disabilities and children and young people .
I am working hard to target resources towards those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there were other mitigations `` which need to be looked at '' and she will be working with stakeholders `` in moving forward with that important piece of work '' .

She said there were other mitigations "which need to be looked at" and she will be working with stakeholders "in moving forward with that important piece of work".


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Crossbow murder trial: Witness denies sex with accused

A witness has denied having sex with a defendant on the night he is accused of killing a man with a crossbow .
Mr Whall had told police he was having sex with Thomas Barry Williams at the time .
But Mr Williams told Mold Crown Court their friendship had `` never '' been sexual and denied seeing the defendant that night .
Mr Corrigan suffered two holes in his stomach and organ damage during the attack at his home on 19 April 2019 .
He died in hospital three weeks later , after developing sepsis .
Mr Williams told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a sports therapist , about five years ago when he was referred for a chest issue , and began receiving weekly massage therapy for a few months .
Both men had a `` keen interest in martial arts '' , and became friends .
`` After a while I started helping him with self-defence DVDs , '' he told prosecutor Peter Rouch QC .
They met to train around once a week and would go out to eat as well as go walking and biking , but Mr Williams said their contact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his partner , Susie Holmes .
On the night of the shooting , Mr Williams said he had dropped her at work in Conwy at about 21:50 BST on 18 April before meeting his cannabis dealer in an Anglesey lay-by and smoking with him for half an hour .
He then went to Newborough on Anglesey to his parents ' house and talked to his sister until about 01:00 on 19 April , before going to Llanddwyn beach for an hour and travelling back to Conwy .
Asked if he saw Mr Whall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` No , I did n't . ''
Mr Williams told the court he had broken his mobile phone during an argument with Ms Holmes that evening and it was just about useable .
Cross-examined by David Elias QC , defending , he said he had thrown the phone away a couple of days later without calling or texting anyone in the meantime .
Mr Williams said he first knew about the suggestion he and Mr Whall were having a sexual relationship about two weeks ago .
However , the court heard that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to seek advice from the legal firm representing Mr Whall .
Mr Elias said Mr Williams had told that firm he had engaged in sexual activity with Mr Whall .
`` No , I listened to them telling me , '' he said .
Asked why he had chosen that firm , Mr Williams said he had heard they were a good firm .
`` It was n't that you had information to give them ? ''
asked Mr Elias .
`` No , '' he said .
Mr Williams declined to comment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anything to the solicitors about the allegations he was having a sexual relationship with Mr Whall .
Pressed on the matter , he said he was `` not sure what I 'd been thinking with all of it '' and everything that had gone on `` between me and Terry '' .

Pressed on the matter, he said he was "not sure what I'd been thinking with all of it" and everything that had gone on "between me and Terry".


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Two-year-old girl hurt in Balsall Heath shooting

A two-year-old girl has been injured in a shooting in Birmingham .
She was hurt when thieves opened fire at the car in which she was travelling with three other people .
The VW Golf was targeted on Clifton Road in the Balsall Heath area of the city on Sunday evening and the toddler was cut by flying glass .
All four people got out of the vehicle before the offenders stole it , West Midlands Police said .
The girl was taken to hospital with minor cuts and has since been discharged .
Another passenger , a man in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scene for shock .
The shooting happened at about 19:15 GMT .
Police are investigating `` the circumstances behind the attack '' and are looking through CCTV footage to find those responsible .
`` This is a truly appalling incident and the ordeal has traumatised a family , '' Det Sgt Simon Hanlon said .
`` There were four people in the car at the time and it 's just fortunate no-one was more seriously injured . ''
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"I think they had been for a meal and they had gone to leave, but that end of the road is a dead end," he said.


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Streatham attack: Emergency terror law to end early prisoner release

Emergency legislation will be introduced to end the automatic early release from prison of terror offenders , the government has said .
Justice Secretary Robert Buckland told MPs the change would apply to both current and future offenders .
Terror offenders will only be considered for release once they have served two-thirds of their sentence and with the approval of the Parole Board .
It follows two attacks by men convicted of terror offences in recent months .
On Sunday , Sudesh Amman , 20 , was shot dead by police in Streatham , south London , after stabbing two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were killed near London Bridge by Usman Khan .
Amman was released from prison towards the end of January , while Khan was out on licence from prison when he launched his attack in central London .
Mr Buckland said the latest attack made the case `` for immediate action '' .
• Who was the Streatham attacker ?
`` We can not have the situation , as we saw tragically in yesterday 's case , where an offender - a known risk to innocent members of the public - is released early @ @ @ @ @ @ @ oversight by the Parole Board , '' he said .
He said the new legislation would mean people convicted of terrorism offences will no longer be released automatically after they have served half of their sentence .
Because we face `` an unprecedented situation of severe gravity '' , the legislation will also apply to serving prisoners , Mr Buckland said .
The Ministry of Justice said the legislation would be introduced `` when parliamentary time allows '' .
The government will also consider making new legislation to ensure that extremists are more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether the current maximum sentences for terrorist offences are sufficient .
The Parole Board for England and Wales has welcomed the plans .
In a statement , it said it would not `` direct the release of an offender unless [ it is ] satisfied , taking account of all the evidence , that detention is no longer necessary for the protection of the public '' .
`` The board 's focus is rightly on those who have committed the most serious criminal offences and it is vital that the most serious offenders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their release , '' it added .
However , human rights group Liberty described the government 's actions after recent terror attacks as a `` cause of increasing concern for our civil liberties '' .
Clare Collier , an advocacy director for the campaign group , said : `` From last month 's knee-jerk lie detector proposal , to today 's threat to break the law by changing people 's sentences retrospectively , continuing to introduce measures without review or evidence is dangerous and will create more problems than it solves .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system is in chaos and desperately needs proper scrutiny and review . ''
Responding to the government announcement in the Commons , shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon said the justice system was in `` crisis '' due to funding cuts .
`` The government can not use sentencing as a way of distracting from their record of bringing the criminal justice system to breaking point , '' he said .
Former government counter-terrorism adviser Professor Ian Acheson argued that there might be instances where offenders should stay in prison .
He told BBC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people for whom their ideology is bulletproof and there is no way we can get inside that .
`` If there are people who are absolutely determined not to accept any intervention that will change that toxic mind-set , yes they should be in prison and if necessary , indefinitely . ''
Although plans for the Parole Board to decide if people convicted of terrorism offences should be released after serving two thirds of their sentence were in the Queen 's Speech , there were no proposals at that stage for the measures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after the Streatham attack - the third incident involving convicted Islamist extremists in two months .
Ministers are clearly concerned about the risks posed by other prisoners serving sentences for terrorism who are due to be let out : there 's about one release , on average , every week .
But the measures , if approved by Parliament , will almost certainly be the subject of a challenge in the courts .
Is it fair that a prisoner who 's been convicted and sentenced under one set of rules suddenly finds themselves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set of rules ?
The government is likely to justify its approach on the grounds of national security , so prepare for an epic legal battle that may well end up at the Supreme Court .
Amman was shot dead on Streatham High Road on Sunday afternoon after stabbing two people in what police called an Islamist-related terrorist incident .
He wore an imitation suicide belt .
He had been released from prison about a week ago after serving half of a sentence for terror offences , and was under police surveillance .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ as part of a `` proactive counter-terrorism surveillance operation '' , Scotland Yard said .
He was seen entering a shop in Streatham High Road shortly before 14:00 GMT , where he is believed to have stolen a knife .
Once outside the shop he attacked two people .
In a statement on Monday , the Metropolitan Police said its officers responded within 60 seconds of Amman 's attack , fatally shooting him .
The force did not reveal more details about its surveillance operation on the terror convict .
Three people were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stabbing victims .
One victim , a man in his 40s , is now said to be recovering after sustaining injuries that were initially thought to be life-threatening .
Another , a woman in her 50s , has been discharged from hospital .
A third woman in her 20s suffered minor injuries , thought to have been caused by broken glass from the gunfire .
The attack comes after convicted terrorist Khan fatally stabbed Saskia Jones and Jack Merritt at Fishmongers ' Hall near London Bridge on 29 November last year .
Khan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2018 , half-way through a 16-year sentence for terrorism offences .
This prompted a raft of measures to be proposed by the Home Office in January .
The so-called Counter-Terrorism Bill would also ensure people convicted of serious offences , such as preparing acts of terrorism or directing a terrorist organisation , spend a minimum of 14 years in prison .
There are currently at least 74 people who were jailed for terror offences and subsequently freed on licence .
There are also 224 people convicted of terrorism offences in prison in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be released at the end of their custodial sentence .

But the measures, if approved by Parliament, will almost certainly be the subject of a challenge in the courts. Is it fair that a prisoner who's been convicted and sentenced under one set of rules suddenly finds themselves locked up for longer under a different set of rules?


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Jessica Breeze cleared of father's murder after 'years of violence'

A woman who stabbed her `` controlling '' father after suffering years of abuse has been found not guilty of his murder and manslaughter .
Jessica Breeze , 20 , denied murdering Colin Brady , 49 , at the family home in Keith Road , Middlesbrough , in June .
Miss Breeze told Teesside Crown Court her father had frequently injured her in regular bouts of violence .
He had punched and threatened to kill Miss Breeze and her mother before he was stabbed in the back , jurors heard .
The prosecution alleged Miss Breeze had stabbed her father @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In evidence , the nursery worker recalled how her father would `` kick off '' and `` smash the place up '' if she returned home late .
Asked by her barrister , Simon Russell Flint QC , if she ever reported her father 's violent outbursts , she replied : `` No .
I was scared .
I thought it was pointless . ''
Mr Brady had previous convictions for violence , including causing grievous bodily harm with intent .
He had attacked Miss Breeze 's mother , Kelly Breeze , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the worst he had seen .
The trial had heard that an argument broke out after Miss Breeze 's parents discovered she had been secretly seeing her boyfriend when she said she had been at work .
During the row , Mr Brady slapped or punched his then 19-year-old daughter several times , before her mother intervened , the court heard .
`` He was punching me in the face with his fists , '' Miss Breeze told the jury .
`` He said he was going to kill us . ''
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when he demanded she hand over her phone , the court heard .
The court was told she had `` no memory of picking up the knife '' .
He was taken to hospital with an 18cm-deep wound to his left lung , but could not be saved .
Outside court , Miss Breeze 's solicitor , Sean Grainger , said in a statement : `` The jury accepted she was acting in lawful self-defence of herself and her mother when under a sustained and violent attack by her father .
`` Further @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a highly toxic home environment where she and her mother were regularly subject to extreme physical and emotional abuse by her father , Jessica wishes to make it clear she loved her father , she still does and wishes he was still here .
`` She now wishes to rebuild her life , get back to work and move on from the seven-month ordeal she has endured since her arrest . ''
Following the acquittal , a CPS spokesperson said : `` While there was evidence of a sometimes violent relationship between the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defendant , Jessica Breeze , the circumstances of his death made a charge of murder wholly appropriate in this case .
`` Regardless of the alleged provocation for the attack , the victim was attacked in the back as he walked away from the defendant .
`` He was stabbed with such force that it passed from his back through his entire left lung and into his chest .
Despite claims of self-defence by the defendant , the evidence was such that there was a case to answer . ''
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"Further, whilst Jessica was brought up in a highly toxic home environment where she and her mother were regularly subject to extreme physical and emotional abuse by her father, Jessica wishes to make it clear she loved her father, she still does and wishes he was still here.


bbcuk--2020-02-04--UK aviation industry vows net zero carbon by 2050

The UK 's aviation industry is promising to reduce its net carbon emissions to zero by 2050 .
Cleaner engines , new fuels and planting trees will all help , according to the industry group Sustainable Aviation .
The plan will mean airlines can cut pollution even as passenger numbers grow by an expected 70 % , it said .
But campaigners say the only way to cut airline pollution is by reducing air travel and cancelling new airports and runways .
`` We need to restrict flying , '' said Muna Suleiman , from Friends of the Earth .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the same time . ''
Rail travel and buses are greener alternatives and taxes should be applied to frequent fliers , she said .
Biofuels , which Sustainable Aviation say will be part of the industry 's plan , still pollute , Ms Suleiman added .
`` The crisis is here and now . ''
The aviation sector is under increasing pressure to come up with a plan to cut emissions , especially as it has no commercial comparator yet to the electric car , which is seen as the auto industry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other forms of transport produce more carbon , individual journeys on planes produce large amounts of CO2 .
Sustainable Aviation says the UK industry can reduce its emissions of CO2 from 30 million tonnes a year to zero , without restricting growth .
An economy-class return flight from London to New York emits an estimated 0.67 tonnes of CO2 per passenger , according to the calculator from the UN 's civil aviation body , the International Civil Aviation Organization ( ICAO ) .
That is equivalent to 11 % of the average annual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the same as all of those caused by someone living in Ghana over a year .
US firm Wright Electric said last week it has started electric engine development for a 186-seater plane , and hopes to begin test flights in 2023 .
British Airways is investing in a project to make fuel from rubbish .
`` We are going to have to do this through many projects , '' Alex Cruz , chief executive of British Airways , told the BBC .
`` Biofuels will give us a greener alternative and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said , while conceding that they will still produce carbon dioxide and that they are expensive today .
`` We do believe we will reach a point where the price will be compatible with the rest of fuel prices . ''
BA will also retire old planes , with the double-decker Boeing 747 being phased out in 2024 .
Other plans include planting trees - so-called carbon offsetting - and investing in renewable power sources , said Matt Gorman , a council member of Sustainable Aviation .
`` Aviation is one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we are absolutely confident it can be done , '' said Mr Gorman .
`` We have to do it '' The aviation sector has a problem .
On one level , it is extremely successful .
Passenger numbers in the UK are higher than they 've ever been , and massive growth is expected worldwide over the next couple of decades .
More passengers means more planes , and all else being equal that means an awful lot more emissions .
The sector only accounts for about 2.5 % of global CO2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ obvious risk is that share could rise significantly .
You do n't have to be Greta Thunberg to realise where that could lead .
There 's a risk that faced with growing public pressure to act on climate change , regulators could start to clamp down on the sector in a meaningful way - and that could hit growth .
So here in the UK , businesses are taking pre-emptive action .
Action they claim will reduce emissions to zero without curbing growth .
So how effective will the plans be ?
Boeing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ generation of aircraft that are much more efficient than their predecessors , and it 's fair to say that there are plenty of benefits to be gained from investing in new technology .
But the value of `` market-based measures '' such as carbon offsets is harder to calculate and hotly debated .
People within the industry claim the projects they support are carefully chosen and reap real benefits .
Climate campaigners say that 's greenwash - and they 'd rather we simply decided to fly a lot less .

So how effective will the plans be? Boeing and Airbus are already selling a new generation of aircraft that are much more efficient than their predecessors, and it's fair to say that there are plenty of benefits to be gained from investing in new technology.


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Universal credit rollout delayed again - to 2024

Full rollout of universal credit , the government 's flagship welfare reform , is being delayed again , adding £500m to its overall cost , the BBC has learned .
Officials say not enough people are moving to the benefit as they are `` scared '' to move to universal credit .
The system was meant to be fully live by April 2017 , but the new delay will push it back to September 2024 .
The welfare delivery minister , Will Quince , said claimants would not lose money as a result of the change .
• Full rollout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • What is universal credit - and what 's the problem ?
The backroom discussions leading to the latest delay were recorded by a BBC team whose series , Universal Credit : Inside the Welfare State , starts on Tuesday .
The new benefit , which replaces six existing payments , has been beset by problems , with claimants having to wait at least five weeks for the payments to start and many reports of people falling into debt , and having to resort to food banks as a consequence .
On top @ @ @ @ @ @ @ benefit , introduced to help people through the five weeks with no money coming in , have been blamed for putting claimants into debt .
That 's because once the benefit finally comes through , payments are reduced to pay off the advance .
Claimants are meant to transfer onto universal credit when they have a change of circumstances , such as moving in with a new partner .
The film-makers were allowed access to meetings inside the Department for Work and Pensions , and officials are seen pondering what to do when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of circumstances and therefore being transferred to the new benefit , than expected .
One programme shows Bolton mum Paula struggling to feed her family when her first universal credit payment comes in at just over £500 for a month , because of deductions to pay off the advance she took during the five-week wait .
She ends up resorting to a food bank .
`` I have just got myself into one big mess and I have lost control over everything , '' Paula tells a debt counsellor .
`` I am @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it 's not going to go away . ''
The counsellor tells her : `` Any customer on universal credit , we already know that you 're standing on the back foot .
`` If you do n't have money saved up already or you do n't have backup of family who can support you , you will fall into taking an advance payment . ''
She added that benefit deductions to pay off the advance , leave people `` constantly trying to catch up '' .
Neil Couling , the senior civil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the past five years , is filmed telling a Whitehall meeting : `` We 've got a lot of anecdotal evidence of people being scared to come to universal credit .
`` It 's a potentially serious issue for us , in terms of completing the project by December 2023 , but I 'm urging people not to panic . ''
But a few weeks later , in September 2019 , he decides to delay full rollout to September 2024 , putting £500m on the bill .
`` Three , six or nine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the headline will be : 'Delay , disaster ' , '' he says '' I would say , 'Go safe , put the claimants first , and I 'll take the beating . '
'' Despite the problems , Mr Couling says he believes that once universal credit is fully implemented , it will be successful and regarded as `` the right thing to do '' .
`` This is the system that will form the bedrock of social security for the next 30 years . ''
He expects universal credit to continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already on it by September last year : `` Right now there 's no way I can put the brakes on and stop .
`` I have to keep going to the destination or you have to set me a different destination , because there 's 2.6 million people , and if we get something wrong we could disrupt their lives and they 've got no alternative .
There 's no alternative bank they can go to get help .
We are the payer of last resort . ''
Labour 's shadow work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called the news `` hugely embarrassing '' for the government and called for universal credit to be scrapped .
`` Universal credit was supposed to be its flagship social security programme .
`` Instead we now find that it is being forced to delay the full rollout because the public have so very little faith in it and many are actually afraid of it , '' said Ms Greenwood .
The government says universal credit was always intended to be introduced slowly .
It is `` the biggest change to the welfare system @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overlapping benefits into one monthly payment and offering support to some of the most vulnerable people in society '' , said Mr Quince .
`` It is right that we revisit our forecasts and plan , and re-plan accordingly , ensuring that the process is working well for people on benefits . ''

"I have to keep going to the destination or you have to set me a different destination, because there's 2.6 million people, and if we get something wrong we could disrupt their lives and they've got no alternative. There's no alternative bank they can go to get help. We are the payer of last resort."


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Coronavirus will be here for some months, says health secretary

The new coronavirus `` will be with us for at least some months to come '' , Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said .
He told the House of Commons that the number of new cases worldwide was `` doubling every five days '' and dealing with it was `` a marathon , not a sprint '' .
A second evacuation flight for British nationals arrived back in the UK on Sunday from Wuhan in China .
One of the 11 passengers was taken to hospital for tests after feeling unwell , but later said he felt `` fine '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than 17,000 confirmed cases of the virus in China .
Some 361 people have died there .
Outside China , there are more than 150 confirmed cases of the virus - and one death , in the Philippines .
There have been two confirmed cases of the virus in the UK , where two Chinese nationals - a University of York student and one of their relatives - are being treated in the specialist infectious diseases unit at Newcastle 's Royal Victoria Infirmary .
The UK authorities have so far overseen two evacuation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The first group arrived in the UK on Friday and are spending two weeks in quarantine in two apartment blocks normally used to house nurses .
The second group landed at RAF Brize Norton , Oxfordshire , on Sunday evening , after returning from Wuhan - the centre of the outbreak - via Marseille , in France .
Passenger Anthony May-Smith , who was on the second flight , told Sky News he was put into isolation after landing because of a cough and sore throat and was waiting for test results to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` I feel fine now , I think it 's probably the stress of getting back and being run down more than anything . ''
Mr May-Smith is being looked after in Oxford , while the other 10 passengers were taken to Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral , joining 83 other people evacuated last week .
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A Wirral Council statement said : `` None of the other new arrivals have shown any symptoms , but as a precautionary measure they were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the facility , isolated from those already there . ''
The virus can cause severe acute respiratory infection and symptoms seem to start with a fever , followed by a dry cough .
A British man living in Wuhan has told how he recovered from the virus and plans to stay in the Chinese city .
Teacher Connor Reed , 25 , from Llandudno in north Wales , contracted the virus last December but initially thought it was a cold .
`` It sounded like I was breathing through a paper bag .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ I thought , OK this is serious , '' he told BBC Radio 4 's PM programme .
`` I went to the hospital and they did a whole manner of tests over the course of two days .
`` Once the results came back they said , 'yes you 've got an infection and you should go home and rest ' .
And they gave me a Ventolin inhaler which worked really , really well . ''
Mr Reed said he planned to stay in Wuhan despite agreeing that it looked like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to stay just because I think it 's the right thing to do , '' he added .
Mr Hancock told the Commons that analysis from Public Health England of the two cases in the UK suggested the virus had not evolved in the last month .
He said that if the situation in the UK was to get `` much more serious '' , there were 50 `` highly specialist beds '' available and a further 500 beds available for isolation .
The Department of Health said that as of Monday afternoon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ negative from 326 tests in the UK .
The British embassy in Beijing tweeted on Monday that it was working hard to get seats for British nationals on a number of new flights this week out of Hubei province , where the virus originated .
The statement said they `` may be the last flights for foreign nationals out of Hubei '' and urged any British nationals to get in touch if they wanted to travel .
Mr Hancock said there were no plans to evacuate all remaining UK nationals in China .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ nationals in China , and the proportion of the population who have the virus outside of Wuhan is much lower than in Wuhan itself . ''
He added that the government had launched a public information campaign setting out how members of the public can help by `` taking simple steps to minimise the risk to themselves and their families '' .
`` Washing hands , using tissues when you sneeze , just as you would with flu . ''
And , asked if face masks work , Mr Hancock said : `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but we are not recommending them for people generally to wear .
`` But , of course , it 's a free country . ''
Last week , the risk level to the UK was raised from low to moderate as the World Health Organization declared an international public health emergency .
But health professionals say the risk to individuals getting the illness in the UK remains `` low '' .
The UK government has donated £20m towards a plan to produce a vaccine to combat the virus .
The money will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Epidemic Preparedness Innovations - a global body aiming to fast-track a vaccine within six to eight months .
Meanwhile , China 's top leadership has admitted `` shortcomings and deficiencies '' in the country 's response to the deadly outbreak .

There have been two confirmed cases of the virus in the UK, where two Chinese nationals - a University of York student and one of their relatives - are being treated in the specialist infectious diseases unit at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary.


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Soho streets evacuated over WW2 bomb find

Several streets in London 's central Soho district were evacuated after an unexploded World War Two bomb was found .
Police were called to Dean Street at about 13:50 GMT after the ordnance was discovered during building work .
Soho Hotel , the Soho Theatre and the Groucho Club were all evacuated .
A police cordon was put in place between Oxford Street , Charing Cross Road and Shaftesbury Avenue .
Shortly after 17:30 the Met Police said the cordon would be scaled back to just Dean Street .
Musicals including Mary Poppins at the Prince Edward Theatre , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are all going ahead as planned , the Delmont Mackintosh theatre group has said .
Singer and author Tracey Thorn has had to cancel a book signing at the Groucho Club .
Videos on social media showed groups of people fleeing buildings in Soho , which is home to some of the capital 's most popular bars , restaurants and theatres .
Tourists have been pushed back from the area and were told to disperse .
A slight sense of panic hit the streets when people heard police shouting to get back .

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bbcuk--2020-02-03--BBC licence fee to rise by £3 from April

The cost of the annual television licence fee will increase by £3 , from £154.50 to £157.50 , from 1 April 2020 .
In 2016 , the government said the fee would rise in line with inflation every year for five years from 1 April 2017 .
The latest increase comes amid debate around the future of the licence fee , after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in December that it needs `` looking at '' .
The government said last year it would consider whether failure to pay the fee should cease to be a criminal offence .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Day host Gary Lineker , the BBC 's highest paid presenter , called for the fee to be made voluntary .
There has also been controversy about plans to stop providing free TV licences to most over-75s from 1 June .
Caroline Abrahams , charity director at Age UK , said : `` A £3 a year increase to the TV licence fee may not sound much but will be yet another blow to the hundreds of thousands of over-75s who will struggle to afford a TV licence from June . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ per week , or £13.13 per month , and pays for BBC services including nine national TV channels , 10 national radio stations plus local radio and websites , as well as the BBC Sounds app and BBC iPlayer .
Outgoing BBC director general Tony Hall said last month that the licence fee `` guarantees ... commitment to creativity and risk-taking '' .
A licence is required if you watch or record programmes as they 're being shown on TV , or download or watch any BBC programmes on iPlayer .
The government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will happen to the level of the licence fee after 2022 , after the end of the current agreement to raise the amount in line with inflation every year .
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The government and BBC are to negotiate over what will happen to the level of the licence fee after 2022, after the end of the current agreement to raise the amount in line with inflation every year.


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Warm weather 'forces wildlife into early spring action'

Warmer winters and increasingly erratic weather is causing confusion among Britain 's wildlife , putting some at risk , the Woodland Trust has warned .
The trust said that `` lost '' winters are causing species such as butterflies and blackbirds to nest earlier than normal .
An analysis of 50 spring events found that all but one was early in 2019 .
The data comes from the annual Nature Calendar , which asks members of the public to record the signs of changing seasons .
The Woodland Trust , which runs the calendar , warned that many species are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ winters warm and the distinction between seasons blurs .
The news comes amidst a large increase in global temperatures over the past decade .
The latest data found that seasonal shifts have caused some birds to start breeding too late , meaning they can not make the most of vital food sources .
Meanwhile , other animals have been leaving hibernation too soon , only to be hit by plunging temperatures and erratic weather conditions , the charity said .
Lorienne Whittle , Nature 's Calendar citizen science officer at the Woodland Trust @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the habitats of Britain 's wildlife : `` It seems that last year we almost lost winter as a season - it was much milder and our data shows wildlife is responding , potentially putting many at risk . ''
`` Our records are showing random events such as frogspawn arriving far earlier than expected , possibly to be wiped out when a late cold snap occurs . ''
She noted that some species and plants have dealt well with the blurring seasons .
`` It appears that some species are able @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than others .
Oak trees respond by producing their first leaves earlier and caterpillars seem to be keeping pace . ''
`` But blue tits , great tits and pied flycatchers are struggling to react in time for their chicks to take advantage of the peak amount of caterpillars , the food source on which they depend . ''
Among the surprising sightings recorded by the trust were two reports of peacock butterflies on the wing in Kent and Cornwall in December , while a red admiral was spotted in the Channel Islands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been woken early due to the mild weather in the south of England .
In other parts of the UK , active newts were recorded in Cheshire in December and a blackbird was spotted building a nest at the beginning of January .
The breeding season for blackbirds usually begins in March and usually lasts until July , while great crested newts spend winter hibernating underground and are usually seen from March .
They breed in ponds during the spring and spend the majority of the year in woodlands , hedgerows , marshes @ @ @

She noted that some species and plants have dealt well with the blurring seasons. "It appears that some species are able to adapt to the advancing spring better than others. Oak trees respond by producing their first leaves earlier and caterpillars seem to be keeping pace."


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Iowa caucuses: Glasgow to vote on Democrat candidates

The first event that will help decide the candidates for US president takes place on Monday with the Iowa caucuses .
Groups of voters will gather across the state and vote for their preferred candidate to represent their party in November 's election .
For the first time , the Democratic Party will hold international satellite caucuses - and one of the three outside the US is to take place in Glasgow .
International satellite caucuses will also be held in Paris and Tbilisi .
• A simple guide to US primaries and caucuses He said he was looking forward @ @ @ @ @ @ @ satellite caucus here in Glasgow '' .
Mr Burbank is in Scotland studying for a post graduate degree at Strathclyde University .
The social work student moved to the UK for two years with his wife and daughter .
When he initially made the request to host the caucus he was expecting about six Iowan Democrats he knew to attend .
But the number of attendees has grown to 23 people - `` much bigger than what I was originally expecting '' , he said .
He said it was `` exciting '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UK to come .
Speaking to the BBC on Monday afternoon , Mr Burbank said he was decorating his flat to give it the vibe of `` nostalgic Iowa '' - he said this involved `` a lot of corn , that 's kind of what we 're known for '' , and pictures of famous Iowans , including the actor John Wayne , former President Herbert Hoover , the band Slipknot and the author Bill Bryson .
Mr Burbank said `` every state does it differently '' , but an Iowan Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of voting '' .
The satellite caucus in Glasgow will follow the same format as the 1,677 caucuses taking place in the Midwest state will .
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Registered Iowa Democrats meet - sometimes in someone 's home , like what Colyn has organised in Glasgow , or in larger public areas like schools , libraries and church halls across the state - to vote for who they want to be the Democrats ' candidate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They organise themselves into groups supporting each candidate - and try to convince others to switch sides .
Some of the big names attendees can support include Bernie Sanders , who ran against Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination in 2016 , and former vice-president Joe Biden , as well as Elizabeth Warren , Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg .
If any candidate gets under 15 % of the support , their supporters then pick a second choice from among the candidates who got more than 15 % , or they can choose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Burbank explained what would happen at his flat : `` We [ will ] all get together - the 23 of us or whoever shows up - and we stand under a sign of the candidate that we 're supporting .
`` So once we do our first alignment we 'll look at the numbers and see who 's viable , who 's not .
`` We will call for a second realignment and at that time people will try to convince people from this candidate to come to their candidate instead .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' he said .
The process in Iowa involves four stages ( precinct caucuses , and then county , district and state conventions ) .
If he was hosting his caucus in Iowa , it would nominate someone to go to the county convention .
He will offer the attendees the option to go , but does not expect anyone to make the trip from the UK .
Instead , they will get someone else who is already at the convention to represent their votes .
The number of delegates each candidate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the proportion of support they receive in the state .
Iowa will send 41 delegates to the Democratic National Convention in July .
A candidate needs more than 1,900 delegates to win the nomination .
At the convention , the candidate who wins the most delegates receives the nomination to be the Democrat 's candidate for president .
Why is the Iowa caucus important ?
The Midwest state is always the first to vote , and can help shape perceptions among voters .
A win here can help give a candidate a solid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it did in 1976 with Jimmy Carter ) and erase any doubts about their viability .
While victory in Iowa does n't guarantee anyone the nomination , it can help give them crucial momentum .
But the state is n't representative of the US as a whole - it 's largely white , so the way people vote there will be very , very different than in other states .

Speaking to the BBC on Monday afternoon, Mr Burbank said he was decorating his flat to give it the vibe of "nostalgic Iowa" - he said this involved "a lot of corn, that's kind of what we're known for", and pictures of famous Iowans, including the actor John Wayne, former President Herbert Hoover, the band Slipknot and the author Bill Bryson.


bbcuk--2020-02-04--Newspaper headlines: Streatham attack fallout in focus

The Guardian , like many papers , leads on the government 's `` sweeping '' legal changes to prevent the @ @ @ @ @ .
It comes after the knife attack carried out by Sudesh Amman in Streatham on @ @ @ @ @ was shot dead by police after stabbing two people , had been released from prison @ @ @ @ @ serving half of a sentence for terror offences .

According to the Daily Mail, it had been Amman's twisted ambition to "die as a martyr", as he once wrote under the heading Goals In Life, in a notebook found by police. Former classmates talked of a "weird" loner who was obsessed with knives, constantly smoked marijuana and even claimed that he was carrying around grenades.


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Dorothy Woolmer: 89-year-old 'raped and murdered' by burglar

An 89-year-old woman was raped and murdered in her bed by a burglar looking for money , a jury has heard .
Dorothy Woolmer was found dead at her home in Waltheof Gardens , Tottenham , north London on 5 August last year .
Her body had severe injuries to her head and groin , the Old Bailey heard .
Reece Dempster , 23 , from Haringey , has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and stealing a purse but denies murder , one count of rape and two counts of sexual assault .
The court heard Ms Woolmer died as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' .
She had been widowed in 2017 , after 64 years of marriage , was 4ft 11in ( 150cm ) tall and weighed less than eight stone ( 51kg ) at the time of her death .
Mr Dempster spent around seven hours in Mrs Woolmer 's home after breaking in through a back door on the night of 3 August , the prosecution said .
It was claimed he had been `` casing '' the house for several days and knew it was occupied by a vulnerable older person as he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do some gardening '' .
Prosecutor Anthony Orchard QC said : `` CCTV evidence that evening indicates he may have been drinking , but he clearly knew what he was doing .
`` He attacked her , battering her about the head numerous times , probably because he wanted to know where the money was kept , before sexually assaulting her . ''
Mr Dempster , who is 6ft 3in ( 190cm ) tall , fled the scene the following morning , just before 06:00 GMT , and went to his father 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dempster was seen on CCTV to vomit at least three times upon leaving the property .
Judge Mr Justice Edis warned jurors the case would involve `` some very sad and some very disturbing evidence '' .

It was claimed he had been "casing" the house for several days and knew it was occupied by a vulnerable older person as he had "been there once before to do some gardening".


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Man guilty of causing three A90 deaths by careless driving

A car driver has been found guilty of causing the deaths of three of his passengers by careless driving after a crash with a bus in Aberdeenshire .
Marin Rachev , 35 , had denied driving dangerously while attempting to cross the A90 from the unclassified road to Drumlithie on 12 March last year .
Dimitar Georgiev , 32 , Zaharina Hristova , 37 , and Silyan Stefanov , 42 , all from Bulgaria , died .
Rachev was remanded in custody and will be sentenced in March .
Rachev had broken down at the High Court in Aberdeen while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was asked how the crash had affected him .
• Man on trial after three died in crash with bus He said : `` Very badly , I do not wish this experience on no-one .
`` It means your friends are coming into your dreams , it 's every single night .
`` I 'm so sorry about it , I 'm sorry for the bus driver , I 'm sorry for everything that happened .
It was a bad moment , it was a bad chance .
I ca n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Two of the three who died were thrown from the vehicle and struck by another car .
None of the three were wearing seatbelts .
Rachev will be sentenced on 5 March at the High Court in Livingston .

"I'm so sorry about it, I'm sorry for the bus driver, I'm sorry for everything that happened. It was a bad moment, it was a bad chance. I can't explain it any other way."


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Joleen Corr murder: Michael O'Connor pleads guilty

A man accused of killing his partner , who died more than a year after she was assaulted in her home , has changed his plea and admitted that he murdered her .
Joleen Corr , 27 , was attacked in Downpatrick , County Down , in December 2016 and was left needing 24-hour care .
She died in April 2018 , after a landmark court ruling that decided she should no longer be kept alive .
Michael O'Connor , whose address was given as Maghaberry jail , was remanded back into custody to await sentencing .
The 34-year-old is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ms Corr , who was a mother of one , was critically injured in the attack in her home in Thomas Russell Park shortly before Christmas in 2016 .
Following the assault , O'Connor was initially charged with attempting to murder Ms Corr .
However , after her death in April 2018 , he was then charged with both murder and manslaughter .
O'Connor had previously pleaded not guilty to both charges .
On Monday , shortly before his trial was due to begin in Downpatrick Crown Court , O'Connor changed his plea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the lesser charge of manslaughter was left on the books .
He was sent back to prison and will be sentenced at a later date which is yet to be fixed .

A man accused of killing his partner, who died more than a year after she was assaulted in her home, has changed his plea and admitted that he murdered her.


bbcuk--2020-02-04--Woolwich IRA pub bombing: No inquests 'mean deaths brushed over'

The deaths of two men in a London pub bombing in 1974 have been `` brushed over '' and forgotten , an ex-soldier who survived the explosion has said .
Alan Horsley , 20 , and Richard Dunne , 42 , died and 35 were injured after the IRA blew up the King 's Arms , Woolwich .
Inquests into bomb deaths in Birmingham and Guildford have resumed but the Woolwich inquest remains unfinished .
Fred Westmoreland said : `` Those who died deserve serious attention be given to what happened to them . ''
Two of the wrongly-jailed Guildford @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Horsley and Mr Dunne after the attack .
The BBC has learned their convictions brought the inquest to an end .
Mr Westmoreland , who is now a councillor in Wiltshire , remembers Mr Horsley as being `` like a brother '' .
Then 26 , he was playing darts with Mr Horsley and another man in the King 's Arms on 7 November 1974 when the bomb came through a window .
`` There was a tinkling noise .
I looked up and saw a hole in the window .
I saw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' he said .
`` I had to go past it .
It was the only way out .
I had my hands on the door and then I was on my knees and still holding the door , but the door was on top of me .
`` The lights were all out .
What happened behind me , I had no idea . ''
Mr Westmoreland , who lost part of his leg in the bombing and his hearing in one ear , remembers how Mr Horsley made the pub his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looks , '' he said .
`` He was quite stylish and for some reason he seemed to enjoy playing darts and chatting to people as well as going out with girls .
`` He was sort of shy and not pushy .
He was just a nice lad , the sort of person you would be happy to have as your younger brother .
`` He used to get teased mercilessly but he just laughed .
He had a nice life , a good life in front of him . ''
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ series of pub bombings in England carried out by the IRA .
It happened a month after five people died in Guildford and two weeks before bombs at two pubs in Birmingham killed 21 people .
The inquest processes have resumed into the deaths in Birmingham and Guildford but Mr Westmoreland said he had mixed feelings over whether the same should happen in London .
He said : `` To me it 's done , but I believe those who died deserve that serious attention be given to what happened to them although @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I 'm a soldier .
I took on a job which I knew had risk .
Richard Dunne was a soldier and part of the risk .
Alan Horsley was a different story , as those who died in Birmingham were a different story . ''
And he added : `` I believe someone would want to acknowledge Mr Horsley 's death .
It was all brushed over and very quickly everyone forgot about him . ''
But Mr Westmoreland , who had served in Belfast before he moved to London , said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back and the most it could do was conclude he was killed by the IRA 's Balcombe Street gang , who admitted responsibility - or to try to `` pin blame on police and the security services '' .
Greenwich councillor Nigel Fletcher , who in the past campaigned for a memorial to the two men killed , said any future proceedings should be guided by the families of those who died and any survivors , adding : `` Some may feel they do n't want to reopen it but some may feel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Christopher Stanley , from KRW Law , which has represented families in all the proceedings , said there had been no independent investigation into the Woolwich pub bombing .
`` In Northern Ireland , fresh inquests have been directed into a number of conflict-related multi-death incidents including the murders at Kingsmills in 1976 and the Ballymurphy Massacre in 1971 .
`` Woolwich , Guildford and Birmingham must be viewed as conflict-related and therefore investigated to the same standards as apply now in Northern Ireland . ''
After the BBC asked to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ South Coroner 's Court , the coroner 's office confirmed an inquest was not undertaken .
On 24 October 1975 , the coroner was notified by the Old Bailey that Paddy Armstrong and Paul Hill had been convicted and sentenced and in light of this , the inquest was not resumed .
Mr Hill and Mr Armstrong were cleared in 1989 after serving 15 years in jail .
The wrongful convictions over the Guildford and Woolwich pub bombings - which became known as one of Britain 's biggest miscarriages of justice - were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Sir John May , whose papers are now held by the Home Office .
Mr Horsley and Mr Dunne have been included on a memorial on brass plaques in St George 's Chapel , Woolwich , and they are also commemorated in a book of remembrance in Woolwich Town Hall .
Plans were approved to demolish and redevelop the pub in Frances Street but work has not yet begun .

But Mr Westmoreland, who had served in Belfast before he moved to London, said an inquest would not bring Mr Horsley back and the most it could do was conclude he was killed by the IRA's Balcombe Street gang, who admitted responsibility - or to try to "pin blame on police and the security services".