bbcuk--2020-10-11--The Papers: 'Drastic shutdown' as UK reaches 'critical point'

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In the Mail's view, lockdowns have so far failed to control infections. "What will actually change?" it asks. The paper favours a strategy of shielding the vulnerable while the rest of the country can keep "ticking along". So does the Telegraph. It demands to know whether Mr Johnson is "just going to continue tightening the screw" if the current strategy fails to suppress the virus - "or does he have a Plan B"?


bbcuk--2020-10-11--Josh Reeson: Police appeal for witnesses over boy's death

Officers wish to speak to anyone who may have seen the teenagers between 03:00 and 04:00 and have also asked @ @ @ @ @ who may have dashcam footage to contact them .

Officers wish to speak to anyone who may have seen the teenagers between 03:00 and 04:00 and have also asked anyone driving in the area who may have dashcam footage to contact them.


bbcuk--2020-10-11--Bash the entertainer: 'To fight racism I used comedy'

The emerging 'underground ' rap and grime scenes outside of London Can you make it big in rap and grime @ @ @ @ @ capital ?

Bash has posted videos about how he was asked if, when he lived in Africa, he had to chase his dinner with a spear or how all people in Glasgow wanted to feel his hair.


bbcuk--2020-10-11--Coronavirus: Carál Ní Chuilín tests negative but will self-isolate

Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has said she has tested negative for Covid-19 but will self-isolate after several family members tested positive .
Earlier on Sunday , the minister said she had told the speaker of the NI Assembly that she would work remotely .
Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill is also self-isolating after a relative tested positive for Covid-19 .
It comes as 1,066 new cases were reported by the Department of Health , with one further death .
This is Northern Ireland 's second highest daily number of reported cases , after 1,080 positive cases were recorded on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Covid-19 in Northern Ireland 's hospitals , 19 of whom are in intensive care .
The latest figures show 5,909 people have tested positive over the last seven days .
Sunday 's figures for the Republic of Ireland reported 814 new cases in the past 24 hours , with two Covid-19 related deaths .
It brings the total number of coronavirus cases in the Republic to 42,528 , with a death toll of 1,826 .
Ministers and health officials have spent the day discussing what to do about the rapidly increasing rates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first and deputy first ministers , as well as the health minister , will take part in a meeting of the emergency Cobra committee along with the prime minister and other ministers .
An executive spokesperson said given the current rise in infection rates officials are putting in place plans to bring forward Thursday 's scheduled meeting .
Sinn Féin vice-president Ms O'Neill said she `` will continue to self-isolate '' after testing negative for Covid .
In a tweet on Sunday evening , Ms Ní Chuilín said she was `` isolating and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a circuit breaker work for NI ?
It came after she had tweeted earlier she had advised the assembly 's speaker that she will be `` working from home and fulfilling my responsibilities '' .
Responding on social media , her party colleagues extended their best wishes to her .
Ms O'Neill wrote that she sent her `` very best wishes to Carál and her family at this challenging time '' .
`` Carál has done tremendous work in supporting communities and vulnerable citizens and will continue to do so remotely , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NI , Prof Sam McConkey , the head of the Department of International Health and Tropical Medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland , said Northern Ireland 's case numbers were `` exceptionally high '' .
`` They are among the highest in the UK , and also much higher than most areas of the Republic of Ireland , '' he said .
`` My view is that this deterioration in the last three or four days - which is not just a single day 's numbers , it is consistent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coordinated action of the leaders .
`` Not just the political leaders , but local government leaders and society leaders in Northern Ireland to work together to take action to stop this and to address this . ''
South Down MP Chris Hazzard said the `` alarming the rise of infections '' was `` focusing minds '' of ministers around the executive table .
He said he believed the issue of lockdowns would be examined by the Northern Ireland Executive on Monday and said collective action was needed this week .
`` I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sense to local lockdowns at a time but I think we are now moving into an area where we need to be looking at a more general lockdown once again , '' he said .
`` More general rigorous and robust methods of being able to suppress this virus . ''
Mr Hazzard told BBC Northern Ireland 's Sunday Politics programme that health must come first .
`` There is no strong economy without strong public health , '' he said .
The Republic 's European Affairs Minister Thomas Byrne said a circuit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the Irish government .
Speaking on the same programme , he said closer alignment was needed between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland regarding this discussion .
Mr Byrne said Taoiseach Michéal Martin was working closely with First Minister Arlene Foster , Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill and Prime Minister Boris Johnson .
`` I think you will find that intensifying even further over the next few days , '' he said .
`` I think that is really important because we are in a public health crisis .
`` NI @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the moment but clearly our trajectory of numbers is n't fantastic either .
`` This island should be treated as one single epidemiological unit at the moment , our public health issues are so far more important than any other considerations . ''
Mr Byrne said Ireland 's advice around essential travel was clear : `` If you are in Dundalk we do n't want you going to Castleblaney and we do n't want you going to Newry and obviously the advice holds each way .
`` If you are in Donegal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't go into Leitrim either . ''
QUB virologist Dr Lindsay Broadbent said the `` huge jump '' in Covid-19 hospital admissions in the past week `` means it is time to do something '' .
`` That is what is really worrying .
We can keep an eye on the case numbers , that is one part of this , '' she told BBC Radio Ulster 's Stephen Raney programme .
`` The most important thing we have to keep an eye on is how many people are in hospital .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increase in deaths , and that is really what we are trying to prevent . ''

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bbcuk--2020-10-11--War of the Worlds: Cameras roll as actors wear face masks

Co-star Jason Hughes added : `` You end up going home at the end of the day with very tired @ @ @ @ @ a lot of work with this mask on .
It 's like this reveal , @ @ @ @ @ are just watching a pair of eyes and then you take it off and you @ @ @ @ @ thing . ''

Co-star Jason Hughes added: "You end up going home at the end of the day with very tired eyes. They are doing a lot of work with this mask on. It's like this reveal, isn't it? You are just watching a pair of eyes and then you take it off and you get to see the whole thing."


bbcuk--2020-10-11--Niko B: Who's That What's That singer on life after lockdown

`` I was sat on that song for seven months , and I kept on delaying the release .
I @ @ @ @ @ a good time , then it got to February , and I was like 'right @ @ @ @ @ wait until the start of summer as it will be a good summery song ... @ @ @ @ @ ''

"I was sat on that song for seven months, and I kept on delaying the release. I was like Christmas is not a good time, then it got to February, and I was like 'right, I'm going to wait until the start of summer as it will be a good summery song... and then lockdown hit."


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Covid: Nightingale hospitals in northern England told to get ready

NHS Nightingale hospitals in Manchester , Sunderland and Harrogate are being asked to get ready to take patients .
Government advisers say admissions are rising , with more elderly people needing urgent treatment for Covid .
More people are now in hospital with Covid than before restrictions were announced in March .
It comes as new local lockdown rules for England are due to be announced later to get infection rates down .
England 's deputy chief medical officer said the `` marked pick-up '' in cases that the country is seeing would lead to more deaths .
Prof Jonathan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was now being seen `` nationwide '' and was not solely a problem for northern England .
He warned that coronavirus was spreading from younger age groups into the over 60s who are more vulnerable .
Hospitals have not yet reached capacity , but the NHS may have to use some of the temporary critical care Nightingale hospitals if demand continues to rise , say the advisors .
The Liverpool City Region expected to face the tightest restrictions under a new three-tier system which will classify regions as being on `` medium '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ high '' alert .
Boris Johnson will set out the changes in the Commons on Monday afternoon , before speaking at a Downing Street press conference later .
Liverpool recorded 600 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending 6 October .
The average for England was 74 .
NHS England 's medical director Prof Stephen Powis cautioned that it would take `` a number of weeks '' before the benefit of any extra measures - such as shutting pubs - would be seen in bringing hospital admissions down .
`` In the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are seeing steep rises in the numbers of people being admitted to hospital so the claim that the elderly can somehow be fenced off from risk is wishful thinking , '' he said .
On Sunday , 12,872 people in the UK were reported to have tested positive for coronavirus - some 2,294 fewer than on Saturday .
There were a further 65 deaths - down from 81 on Saturday .
• SOCIAL DISTANCING : How have rules on meeting friends changed ?
• FACE MASKS : When do I need to wear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I get a virus test ?
• SYMPTOMS : What are they and how to guard against them ?

"In the over-65s - particularly the over-85s - we are seeing steep rises in the numbers of people being admitted to hospital so the claim that the elderly can somehow be fenced off from risk is wishful thinking," he said.


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Covid: Three-tier lockdown system to be unveiled in England

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bbcuk--2020-10-12--Hospitality firms threaten legal action over lockdown

Sacha Lord , Manchester 's Night Time Economy Adviser , said : `` Once again the government wants to shut @ @ @ @ @ but this can not keep happening and we need to understand why the hospitality industry @ @ @ @ @ - where is the scientific evidence to suggest closing venues suppresses transmission ? ''

Sacha Lord, Manchester's Night Time Economy Adviser, said: "Once again the government wants to shut down pubs and bars, but this cannot keep happening and we need to understand why the hospitality industry is being isolated like this - where is the scientific evidence to suggest closing venues suppresses transmission?"


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Bank of England questions banks over negative rates

Building societies , in particular , are reliant on the difference between the interest rates they pay and they receive @ @ @ @ @ .
It is tough enough at the current record low rates of interest .

Described as the "single most important interest rate in the UK", the base rate determines how much interest the Bank of England pays to financial institutions that hold money with it, and what it charges them to borrow.


bbcuk--2020-10-12--British Airways' boss replaced amid industry's 'worst crisis'

`` This is a sign that the new chief executive of IAG , Luis Gallego , is flexing his muscles @ @ @ @ @ 'll make the changes necessary to lead a sustained recovery for the airline group , @ @ @ @ @ senior investment and markets analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown .

"This is a sign that the new chief executive of IAG, Luis Gallego, is flexing his muscles and trying to demonstrate he'll make the changes necessary to lead a sustained recovery for the airline group," said Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown.


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Tom Parker: The Wanted singer diagnosed with inoperable brain tumour

Tom Parker , one of the members of boy band The Wanted , has been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour .
The singer , 32 , said he was `` still in shock '' after being told he had a stage 4 glioblastoma six weeks ago .
`` I knew something was n't right , but I never expected it to be this . ''
Speaking to OK !
magazine , the singer said he would remain positive , despite being told the cancer was terminal .
`` I 'm going to be here , '' he added .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Parker achieved fame in the early 2010s as part of The Wanted , reaching number one with the singles All Time Low and Glad You Came .
Since they went on hiatus in 2014 , he has played Danny Zuko in a touring production of Grease , and made the semi-finals of Celebrity Masterchef .
He married actress Kelsey Hardwick in 2018 .
The couple have a 16-month-old daughter , Aurelia , and are expecting their second child .
Parker suffered a seizure in July and was put on a waiting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks later he had another , more serious seizure during a family trip to Norwich and was rushed to hospital .
After three days of tests , he was diagnosed with cancer .
Because of Covid-19 restrictions , his wife was not allowed in the hospital , and he received the news on his own .
• Glioblastoma is the most common type of brain tumour that starts in the brain • It is the most aggressive form of adult brain tumour and is often resistant to treatment • It is believed that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is one of the reasons it is so hard to treat because current drugs are not able to effectively target all the cell types in the tumour • As with most brain tumours , the cause of glioblastoma is not known On Monday , the couple posted a message on Instagram telling fans that Parker had begun chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment .
`` We are gon na fight this all the way , '' they said .
`` We do n't want your sadness , we just want love and positivity and together @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disease and look for all available treatment options . ''
Glioblastoma is the most aggressive of brain tumours in adults .
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, the couple said they had not asked about a timescale for how it is likely to develop .
`` I said that for Tom 's state of mind , and who he is as a person , that would not be good for him , '' said Hardwick .
`` He would literally sit here and count down the days and not live his life . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ many stories of people who were given a bad prognosis and are still here five , 10 , even 15 years later .
We 're going to fight this all the way . ''
The couple were inundated with messages of support on Monday morning .
`` Sending so much love and support always , '' wrote Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington in a comment under their Instagram post .
`` We love you Tom ! ''
added The Only Way Is Essex 's James `` Arg '' Argent , who appeared with Parker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Full Monty in 2018 .
`` We got this brother , No doubt about it ! ''
Hardwick added that Parker 's bandmates had rallied round , with Jay McGuinness and Max George visiting the couple over the past few weeks .
`` Siva [ Kaneswaran ] and Nathan [ Sykes ] obviously live a lot further away , but all four of the boys have been texting regularly and sending through different articles and possible treatments and therapies that they 're all reading about .
They 've been amazing . ''
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"We are gonna fight this all the way," they said. "We don't want your sadness, we just want love and positivity and together we will raise awareness of this terrible disease and look for all available treatment options."


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Cavern Club and LSO get share of £257m culture fund

Venues and organisations , including The Cavern Club in Liverpool and the London Symphony Orchestra , are to receive a share of £257m government arts funding .
The Cavern , which hosted early gigs from The Beatles , has been given £525,000 to fund the recording of performances from local musicians .
There are 1,300 organisations that will benefit , including the Birmingham Royal Ballet and the Bristol Old Vic .
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden described the move as `` a vital boost '' .
`` This funding is a vital boost for the theatres , music venues , museums @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of our nation , '' said Dowden in a statement .
`` It will protect these special places , save jobs and help the culture sector 's recovery . ''
• Sean Lennon to host birthday show for his father Birmingham Royal Ballet will receive £500,000 to help off-set loss of earnings from performances and touring , while The London Symphony Orchestra ( LSO ) will get £846,000 to help begin a phased return to full-scale performance .
Bristol 's Old Vic Theatre has £610,466 coming its way to help transform the business @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in County Durham will get £970,000 to support the business through the winter .
And Wigmore Hall in London successfully applied for £1m to sustain its future .
Monday 's recipients are venues and organisations that could apply for a maximum of £1m of funding , with future releases of up to £3 million going to larger organisations in the future .
Also set to receive grants in this tranche are the Halle Concerts Society in Manchester , The Brudenell in Leeds , and London 's Young Vic theatre , as well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Many music venues and cultural organisations have been under threat of closure due to the financial impact of coronavirus on the already struggling sector since mid-March .
Last week dozens of pantomime dames marched on Westminster , as part of a day of action highlighting the plight of the live events industry .
An online campaign labelled # LetTheMusicPlay had described the future as looking `` bleak '' without further help and support .
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"We have been aware all along that the fund would not be able to support everyone, and will leave many businesses who have missed out on this opportunity awaiting on a perilous cliff edge, which will result in further redundancies in the coming weeks," said Kill.


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Daniel Horton admits stabbing Central London Mosque prayer leader

On the day of the attack , he attended the mosque where Mr Maglad , in his role as a @ @ @ @ @ members of the mosque to prayer in the main prayer hall .

On the day of the attack, he attended the mosque where Mr Maglad, in his role as a Muezzin, was calling all members of the mosque to prayer in the main prayer hall.


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Culture secretary disowns 'crass' dancer advert

After a backlash on social media , Oliver Dowden said the advert did not come from his department , adding @ @ @ @ @ was crass . ''

The Chancellor's comments during an ITV interview last week have caused confusion around jobs in the arts, but it seems he was talking about all job sectors, rather than the arts in particular. However, it's the persistent belief that he was referring to people in creative industries retraining into new careers that has caused anger.


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Matiu Ratana: Shot officer nominated for BBC Sports Personality award

`` We want to make sure his legacy is remembered by this ... and the next generation of players see @ @ @ @ @ by Matt . ''

"We want to make sure his legacy is remembered by this... and the next generation of players see what's been made possible by Matt."


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Rugby League star 'determined to beat MND'

Rugby League legend Rob Burrow was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in December 2019 .
BBC Breakfast has followed Rob @ @ @ @ @ as they ’ ve learnt to deal with the diagnosis , coped with lockdown and @ @ @ @ @ taken on huge challenges to raise money to help find a cure .

Rugby League legend Rob Burrow was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in December 2019.
BBC Breakfast has followed Rob and his family since then as they’ve learnt to deal with the diagnosis, coped with lockdown and, along with teammates, taken on huge challenges to raise money to help find a cure.
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Video Editor – Peter Small, Melanie Stewart-Smith


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Covid-19: New lockdown system, pregnancy risk and football shake-up

The country will be divided up into `` medium '' , `` high '' and `` very high '' when @ @ @ @ @ .
The aim is to simplify the current patchwork of restrictions , but the measures @ @ @ @ @ .
Once they are , Boris Johnson will tell MPs in the Commons first , @ @ @ @ @ press conference .
The Liverpool City Region is expected to become the first tier 3 @ @ @ @ @ closure of pubs , gyms and casinos , but others could follow .
The UK @ @ @ @ @ these sorts of decisions in response to the second wave - see what 's happening @ @ @ @

The country will be divided up into "medium", "high" and "very high" when it comes to infection levels. The aim is to simplify the current patchwork of restrictions, but the measures are still to be finalised. Once they are, Boris Johnson will tell MPs in the Commons first, followed by a Downing Street press conference. The Liverpool City Region is expected to become the first tier 3 area, with the likely closure of pubs, gyms and casinos, but others could follow. The UK isn't alone is facing these sorts of decisions in response to the second wave - see what's happening elsewhere in Europe.


bbcuk--2020-10-11--How to get promoted when working from home

`` And then when you get an email from them , you have to really study the tone , and @ @ @ @ @ Zoom calls .
If you work from home , and want to get promoted , @ @ @ @ @ your hands .
And much more so if some of your colleagues are still going @ @ @ @ @

"And then when you get an email from them, you have to really study the tone, and it is the same for Zoom calls. If you work from home, and want to get promoted, you have a fight on your hands. And much more so if some of your colleagues are still going into the office."


bbcuk--2020-10-12--'Heartbreaking insight' into the impact of lockdown

A survey of 2,000 families in Bradford indicates just how bad lockdown is for health - and how being furloughed is enough to tip those on the lowest incomes into financial difficulties .
Dr John Wright of Bradford Royal Infirmary considers how to achieve the twin task of protecting people from the virus , and from poverty .
The city is bracing itself for the next surge .
The incidence for the last seven days has climbed to 270 per 100,000 but not as steeply as our neighbouring northern cities , where rates are approaching 600 per 100,000 - perhaps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , perhaps just a question of time .
Testing in the community is also showing a higher rate of positive results - 17 % , compared with 8 % a month ago .
After three months of relative calm in the hospital the number of patients on the wards with acute Covid-19 has steadily risen to over 70 .
Our mortality rate is lower , due to more effective treatments , but sadly and inevitably it will also rise in the coming weeks .
There is a physical and mental weariness among the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ compassion that guides them .
Over the last six months my diary has tried to capture the remarkable stories of fear and bravery from staff and patients at Bradford Royal Infirmary .
My lens as a hospital doctor has inevitably focused on the clinical and health impacts of Covid-19 .
But while the pandemic was receding we looked up from our drug charts and test results to explore the impact of the lockdown and the pandemic on the rest of the city .
Ten days ago we published the results of our survey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Bradford research study .
As the virus continues to spread across our communities and the number of patients admitted to hospital continues to slowly rise , the results of this study provide a heart-breaking insight into the impact of lockdown on lives beyond the hospital walls .
These are some of the key short-term experiences of families living in the deprived and ethnically diverse city of Bradford in the period from 23 March onwards , as revealed by the survey .
• One in 10 said their food did n't last and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , so they were eating less or skipping meals entirely • One in 10 said they had real concerns about being evicted or having their home repossessed • One in three said they were worse off and 37 % said they were worried about the job security of the main earner • One in five mothers had clinically significant depression and one in six had clinically significant anxiety - many also raised concerns about the mental health of their children • One in three mothers said they were lonely some of the time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were lonely most or all of the time • One in six mothers said they were worried about their health most or all of the time Financial , employment and housing insecurity were all particularly common in those where the main earner had been furloughed , was self-employed and not working , or was unemployed .
While the furlough scheme and support to self-employed workers was designed to provide support during this difficult time , our findings suggest that the loss of 20 % of a low-income wage may be enough to tip @ @ @ @ @ @ @ further exacerbate health inequalities .
Prof John Wright , a doctor and epidemiologist , is head of the Bradford Institute for Health Research , and a veteran of cholera , HIV and Ebola epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa .
He is writing this diary for BBC News and recording from the hospital wards for BBC Radio .
• Listen to the next episode of The NHS Front Line on BBC Sounds or the BBC World Service • Or read the previous online diary entry : The tech that may help make worship Covid-secure The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health impact of lockdown on mental health driven by loneliness and economic insecurity .
This epidemic of mental ill-health ( on which we will publish more soon ) is less visible than the acutely ill patients on ICUs , but may have longer-term consequences that outweigh the clinical harm of Covid-19 .
The challenge that policy makers face is how to balance the scales of clinical harm from the virus on one side against the wider social and economic harm on the other .
There are increasingly polarised views from the public and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how the government should tackle the emerging second wave of the pandemic .
Should we reinstate blanket restrictions on everyone or target shielding at the most vulnerable ?
Should we keep businesses open or return to lockdowns ?
I have written about the taxi driver Kaiser Zumeer before in this diary .
One of his daughters , Marium , became seriously ill with Covid-19 , but fortunately made a full recovery .
Kaiser 's elderly father , Mohammed , sadly died from it .
At the same time , lockdown removed his source @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the drivers nothing , because they are self-employed , and a grant from the government was only sufficient to cover some of his bills .
So first he and his wife spent their savings and money they had put aside for holidays , then they sank into debt .
Kaiser has now been back at work for five weeks , working seven days a week from 07:00 to 18:00 , struggling to earn enough to pay back the £6,000 he owes .
A credit card company has taken legal action , and he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ house .
It 's a new experience for him , he says , as before Covid he had no financial problems and no debt .
`` If it goes back into lockdown again I 've had it , I might have to sell my car .
That will be my job gone - my car is my living .
`` It 's causing so much stress , I ca n't sleep on a night through thinking about it , but I ca n't show my kids what 's happening as I do n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my job to handle it , which I will , '' he says .
`` Lots of people are in my situation , especially when someone has had a loss .
I think it 's going to grind to a halt again with the lockdowns and I just hope it 's not that long .
If it 's longer than a couple of weeks , I 'm worried that I wo n't be able to make the repayments for what I already owe . ''
Salma Nawaz has worries of a different kind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ child five years ago , she suffered from post-natal depression .
She had a year of counselling , and has since managed her condition by going on walks , and finding time to be by herself .
During lockdown , with three children at home , that was n't possible .
`` It reminded me of when I had depression and at times I felt that I was n't in control of the situation .
There was too much noise , I could n't think .
I was worried that I would go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ old me when I could n't even change a nappy - it would be like climbing a hill , the anxiety of doing anything was overwhelming .
`` I fear for my mental wellbeing if there 's another lockdown .
Even now I feel a lot more moved and worried about how people around us are managing , telling the children to be thankful and to value what you have . ''
Salma misses going out as a family - if they do go out , she says she is `` constantly in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the US , is unwell and the family had planned to visit her this summer .
Cancelling the trip was very challenging , she says .
At the same time , she worries about the impact on her children 's education .
`` Will this last or will it go away ? ''
asks Salma .
`` We do n't know . ''
While one in three families in our survey said lockdown left them worse off , nearly one in 10 said they were actually better off .
Leanne , who has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Holme Wood council estate , says she has n't been spending money on going out or on takeaways , and instead of making repeated trips to the local shops she has been buying supermarket food in bulk online .
`` It has been more stressful being here all together all the time , but at the same time we 've done a lot more stuff together , so we 're playing board games and watching movies together , '' she says .
`` I have really good neighbours and we can stand in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
My neighbour sits out come rain or shine . ''
Leanne has rallied round with others on the estate to help families in need .
She has also maintained contact with her large and supportive family using the internet - though she misses visiting her father , who is shielding .
So of course , the picture is mixed .
There are some in this city who have coped well or even flourished with lockdown , but our survey suggests they are in a minority .
The debate about lockdowns and restrictions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the growing wariness of governments and science is fed by mixed messages and uncertainty .
The missing voice in the debate is from the communities themselves and their priorities for responding to the pandemic .
The immediacy of the harm of the virus at an individual level tends to take precedence , but the longer-term impacts on social and economic health are revealed in studies like this one that highlight the fragility of people 's lives .
• SOCIAL DISTANCING : How have rules on meeting friends changed ?
• FACE MASKS : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
• TESTING : How do I get a virus test ?
• SYMPTOMS : What are they and how to guard against them ?

I have written about the taxi driver Kaiser Zumeer before in this diary. One of his daughters, Marium, became seriously ill with Covid-19, but fortunately made a full recovery. Kaiser's elderly father, Mohammed, sadly died from it. At the same time, lockdown removed his source of income - the taxi company paid the drivers nothing, because they are self-employed, and a grant from the government was only sufficient to cover some of his bills. So first he and his wife spent their savings and money they had put aside for holidays, then they sank into debt.


bbcuk--2020-10-12--How is the plan for 48 hospitals going?

How is the plan for 48 hospitals going?

Boris Johnson said in his virtual conference speech : `` This government is pressing on with its plan for 48 hospitals .
Count them .
That 's eight already under way and then 40 more between now and 2030 . ''
This is an upgrade of the `` 40 new hospitals '' pledge Mr Johnson made during the election campaign in 2019 - a claim we examined last December .
So , how is the hospital-building plan progressing ?
In a press release announcing £3.7bn funding for the 40 hospitals , the Department of Health and Social Care ( DHSC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ four on the list are described as `` in build '' .
Some of them were started before Mr Johnson became prime minister .
We contacted the hospital trusts involved to find out how the projects were going .
Two of them - the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital and the Royal Liverpool - have been beset by problems and delays since the collapse of contractor Carillion .
The Midland Metropolitan University Hospital was originally due to be completed in 2018 but is now expected to open in 2022 .
Building costs are set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A report by the National Audit Office said the total costs associated with the project were likely to reach £988m , of which £709m would be met by taxpayers .
Building work started on the Royal Liverpool Hospital in 2014 and the hospital was originally scheduled for completion in 2017 .
The trust told us that although parts of the hospital opened temporarily earlier this year , they were now closed and construction work was ongoing .
The completion date and total cost of the scheme have not yet been finalised , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cancer Hospital began in January 2020 and it is expected to finish next year .
And work on the outside of the 3Ts Hospital in Brighton is almost finished , but the trust told us it did n't have a firm completion date at this stage .
The next four are said to be `` pending final approval '' .
At the Greater Manchester Major Trauma Hospital , the trust says government investment has been confirmed and building work on the Acute Receiving Centre will start soon .
The rebuilding of Northgate Hospital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Treasury approval of £54m funding by November .
Preparatory work has started on site and it is hoped to have the new building fully operational by March 2024 .
The Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust says it is aiming to submit a planning application for its new building this autumn , with an estimated opening date of 2025-26 .
Planning for the Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre near Loughborough is progressing - £70m of government funding has been earmarked for the building and the target is for the rehabilitation centre to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the DHSC for a statement on the status of these eight projects and whether they were all under way .
It told us that all eight were hospitals that were committed to under previous governments so were already under way when this government made its pledge in 2019 to build 40 new hospitals .
So the prime minister is taking credit for projects begun by his predecessors .
'Forty more between now and 2030' A further six hospital trusts have been promised funding and form the first phase of the government 's Health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The schemes involved in HIP1 are : • A new hospital at Whipps Cross University Hospital in north-east London • A new hospital for Epsom General Hospital and St Helier Hospital • A rebuild at Leicester Royal Infirmary and Glenfield , and new facilities at Leicester General We asked for updates on these projects .
Most of them are still in the planning stages but demolition works have started at Leeds General Infirmary .
The first patients are expected to be seen in the new hospital in 2026 .
Twenty-one hospital trusts were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ funding in September 2019 to develop their proposals .
The government now says those trusts will all be fully funded to deliver 25 new hospital buildings ( some trusts are building more than one ) .
A new hospital at Shotley Bridge in Durham has been added to the list , and the government is inviting bids for a further eight schemes .
Taken together this does add up to 40 but with eight of them yet to be identified .
How much will it cost ?
Last year the government pledged £2.7bn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ With the addition of new projects to the list , it has now increased the funding commitment to £3.7bn but this will be a fraction of the final cost of building 48 new hospitals .
The DHSC has not provided an estimate of final costs , and turned down the BBC 's request for a breakdown of how much individual trusts were receiving from the £3.7bn .
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We asked the DHSC for a statement on the status of these eight projects and whether they were all under way. It told us that all eight were hospitals that were committed to under previous governments so were already under way when this government made its pledge in 2019 to build 40 new hospitals.


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Strictly Come Dancing: 12 things we learned from this year's celebs

Strictly Come Dancing is set to be Stricter Than Ever this year .
Not because Craig Revel Horwood is going to be even harsher with his scores ( that would be impossible ) , but because of the health measures in place to keep the show on air amid the pandemic .
The series will be shorter than usual , with 12 celebrity contestants instead of 15 .
We 've been hearing from the class of Strictly 2020 and learned the following things : 1 .
Bill Bailey 's diary was quite empty this winter The Strictly 2020 line-up is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ best one there 's been in several years .
Which , as comedian Bill Bailey points out , is largely because there is n't much else for celebrities to do .
`` Right now , in a normal year , I 'd be about to start three or four months touring all round Australia and New Zealand , and then I 'd be in America , then Europe , I 'd be away for seven or eight months of the year , '' he explains .
`` All of that has stopped .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ was able to do the show this year was because the tour was just not happening .
Everything has been postponed indefinitely , so really I 've got a lot of time to focus on this . ''
2 .
Clara Amfo 's mum may need to lie down Anyone who follows the Radio 1 DJ on social media will have revelled in the screengrabs she often shares of WhatsApp conversations with her mum .
Usually , the legendary Mrs Amfo can be seen reminding her daughter to eat plenty of vegetables and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
So goodness knows how she 's going to cope with Strictly .
`` She 's already shared some opinions about how I should present myself , '' Clara laughs .
`` She says , 'You do n't have to wear something too short , it can be down to your ankles , okay ? '
`` And I try to explain , 'Mum , look , there are going to be some dances that require me not wearing a lot of clothes , just for the movement ' , and she 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sensible ' . ''
3 .
HRVY has the support of his former teachers The 21-year-old , who is too cool for vowels , says : `` I did n't realise how many of my friends love Strictly .
Loads of people I did n't expect have been sending me messages that are really positive and nice .
`` I saw the other day on Facebook , there was a comments section full of my old school teachers , '' the singer adds , `` and they were all talking about me [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teacher I liked the most . ''
HRVY had to self-isolate earlier this month after testing positive for Covid-19 , but is still expected to take part in the series .
His time spent in quarantine meant he missed this year 's photo shoot , which is why he 's the only contestant who has n't been pictured in costume in front of a sparkly background .
`` Honestly , I can dance to anything , '' says the EastEnders star .
`` You can even play lift music and I 'll bop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'll dance to it , in any situation . ''
The actress has a little dance experience with BBC entertainment shows , having performed a routine as part of Children In Need last year alongside her castmates .
But , she says : `` That was five days , back in [ November 2019 ] , I do n't think that compares with what 's about to come ! ''
5 .
One particular Girl was Aloud to give Jason Bell some tips The NFL star has a child with Girls Aloud singer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to energetic dance routines .
As a result , Jason has been trying to glean as much wisdom as he can .
`` Yes , we 've talked about it , and really it 's a timing thing - I said to her , 'Do I have enough time during the week to get the routines down ? '
You know , she 's done it her whole life , '' he says .
`` And she said , 'Yeah , but you 've got to lock in and be focused , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tricks ' , so I 've got a couple . ''
6 .
Ranvir Singh had a rather specific request for the wardrobe team Good Morning Britain 's political editor is n't too worried about the feathers and sequins she 'll have to wear - but rather what 's underneath them .
`` I put on a stone during lockdown , '' Ranvir laughs , `` so the poor wardrobe people , I said , 'Listen , I do n't mind what you do on the outside , what I care about is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it has to be the best you 've got , just suck it all in .
`` Honestly , I 'll have fat earlobes and fat ankles because I 've pushed it all out . ''
7 .
Jamie Laing really does n't want to get injured ( again ) The Made In Chelsea star had to pull out last year before the series began due to a foot injury .
His last-minute replacement , Kelvin Fletcher , went on to win the series with Oti Mabuse .
`` I feel like he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me to do well this year .
But also I feel like everyone should thank me , because I gave Strictly Kelvin Fletcher , '' Jamie laughs .
He is determined not to let anything stand in his way this year .
`` I 've done a lot of physio , I 've worked hard on it , so hopefully it 'll be fine , '' he says .
`` If I get injured again I think it would just be embarrassing .
Last year people felt sorry for me , this year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a wimp ' . ''
8 .
Caroline Quentin plans to act her way through any dodgy dancing The Blue Murder and Men Behaving Badly star is putting her acting skills to good use in the ballroom .
`` I 'm really hoping that having showed off for a living , in all sorts of different formats , that when I get into the more dramatic dances , I wo n't be too embarrassed to just go for it , '' she explains .
`` I 'm going to try and use all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nasty footwork that goes on , or any bad arms . ''
9 .
Max George wo n't be able to use a body double this time The Wanted singer has n't got much dance experience - but he was put through his paces during an appearance on a hit US TV show .
`` I did do a little bit on Glee , '' he explains .
`` We had one day of rehearsal and then we 'd film , but we 'd have 30 or 40 takes .
`` And I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things , [ for moves ] that were just out of my range . ''
His former bandmate Jay McGuinness previously won Strictly , but Max 's experience on Glee makes him think he might not be quite as successful .
`` I remember there was a lift that I just could n't get , and one of the dancers I was working with , I nearly dropped her and had to catch her by the face , which was n't cool .
So after that , they just brought this guy and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that bit ' . ''
10 .
Nicola Adams is bringing her fighting spirit to the dancefloor The former Olympic boxer will be the first ever Strictly contestant to be paired with a same-sex partner - although it has n't yet been revealed who that will be .
`` I do n't mind who I 'm paired with , it 's going to be good fun , '' she says .
`` But whoever it is , they have to be as competitive as me , because I 'm going to be working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her sporting background has made her more determined to make it to the final week .
`` I 'm super competitive , I want to be in the final , so I 'll be working as hard as I can to make that happen .
But if not , I 'll definitely be giving 110 % in everything I do , so I do n't mind if I fall short . ''
11 .
Jacqui Smith got some advice from the former shadow chancellor '' Ed Balls called me when it was announced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ show , and gave me some brilliant advice , '' says the former home secretary .
`` Nobody can ever compete with Ed 's Gangnam Style .
But what he said to me was embrace it , really go for it , and try hard , and I promise that that 's what I 'm going to do . ''
The TV presenter 's career as a Royal Marine Commando was cut short after he suffered life-changing injuries following an IED ( improvised explosive device ) explosion in Afghanistan .
The blast crushed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , destroyed his right elbow , blew off two fingers on his left hand and left holes in his legs - but he has n't let that stop him becoming a popular TV host ( and Strictly contestant ) .
`` My success was built in a moment in my life where I felt , ' I 'm not going to let myself create barriers - there are enough barriers in life , and now I have physical limitations , but I 'm not going to put any more in my own way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I 'm not here to be a spokesperson for disability , but if somebody can look at me and go , 'Bloomin ' heck , he 's done that and he 's got rubbish hands ' , then all the better . ''
Strictly Come Dancing starts on BBC One at 19:50 BST on Saturday .

Strictly Come Dancing: 12 things we learned from this year's celebs Published 12 October 2020
Image caption, Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly will return to host the new series of Strictly, which begins on Saturday
Strictly Come Dancing is set to be Stricter Than Ever this year.
Not because Craig Revel Horwood is going to be even harsher with his scores (that would be impossible), but because of the health measures in place to keep the show on air amid the pandemic.
The series will be shorter than usual, with 12 celebrity contestants instead of 15.
We've been hearing from the class of Strictly 2020 and learned the following things:
1. Bill Bailey's diary was quite empty this winter
The Strictly 2020 line-up is, let's be honest, the best one there's been in several years.
Which, as comedian Bill Bailey points out, is largely because there isn't much else for celebrities to do.
Image caption, Bill Bailey and Clara Amfo
"Right now, in a normal year, I'd be about to start three or four months touring all round Australia and New Zealand, and then I'd be in America, then Europe, I'd be away for seven or eight months of the year," he explains. "All of that has stopped.
"So part of the reason I was able to do the show this year was because the tour was just not happening. Everything has been postponed indefinitely, so really I've got a lot of time to focus on this."
2. Clara Amfo's mum may need to lie down
Anyone who follows the Radio 1 DJ on social media will have revelled in the screengrabs she often shares of WhatsApp conversations with her mum.
Usually, the legendary Mrs Amfo can be seen reminding her daughter to eat plenty of vegetables and not wear anything too revealing on TV. So goodness knows how she's going to cope with Strictly.
"She's already shared some opinions about how I should present myself," Clara laughs. "She says, 'You don't have to wear something too short, it can be down to your ankles, okay?'
"And I try to explain, 'Mum, look, there are going to be some dances that require me not wearing a lot of clothes, just for the movement', and she's like, 'Just make sure it's sensible'."
Image caption, Maisie Smith and HRVY
3. HRVY has the support of his former teachers
The 21-year-old, who is too cool for vowels, says: "I didn't realise how many of my friends love Strictly. Loads of people I didn't expect have been sending me messages that are really positive and nice.
"I saw the other day on Facebook, there was a comments section full of my old school teachers," the singer adds, "and they were all talking about me [doing Strictly] and battling over which teacher I liked the most."
HRVY had to self-isolate earlier this month after testing positive for Covid-19, but is still expected to take part in the series.
His time spent in quarantine meant he missed this year's photo shoot, which is why he's the only contestant who hasn't been pictured in costume in front of a sparkly background.
4. Maisie Smith is great company in a lift
"Honestly, I can dance to anything," says the EastEnders star.
"You can even play lift music and I'll bop to it. Any music, I'll dance to it, in any situation."
Image caption, The judges will be sitting on separate podiums rather than a shared desk, to comply with social distancing guidelines
The actress has a little dance experience with BBC entertainment shows, having performed a routine as part of Children In Need last year alongside her castmates.
But, she says: "That was five days, back in [November 2019], I don't think that compares with what's about to come!"
5. One particular Girl was Aloud to give Jason Bell some tips
The NFL star has a child with Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle, who is no stranger to energetic dance routines.
As a result, Jason has been trying to glean as much wisdom as he can.
"Yes, we've talked about it, and really it's a timing thing - I said to her, 'Do I have enough time during the week to get the routines down?' You know, she's done it her whole life," he says.
"And she said, 'Yeah, but you've got to lock in and be focused, but I'll give you some tips and tricks', so I've got a couple."
Image caption, Ranvir Singh and Jason Bell
6. Ranvir Singh had a rather specific request for the wardrobe team
Good Morning Britain's political editor isn't too worried about the feathers and sequins she'll have to wear - but rather what's underneath them.
"I put on a stone during lockdown," Ranvir laughs, "so the poor wardrobe people, I said, 'Listen, I don't mind what you do on the outside, what I care about is the strength of the support underwear, it has to be the best you've got, just suck it all in.
"Honestly, I'll have fat earlobes and fat ankles because I've pushed it all out."
7. Jamie Laing really doesn't want to get injured (again)
The Made In Chelsea star had to pull out last year before the series began due to a foot injury. His last-minute replacement, Kelvin Fletcher, went on to win the series with Oti Mabuse.
"I feel like he has really put the pressure on for me to do well this year. But also I feel like everyone should thank me, because I gave Strictly Kelvin Fletcher," Jamie laughs.
Image caption, Caroline Quentin and Jamie Laing
He is determined not to let anything stand in his way this year. "I've done a lot of physio, I've worked hard on it, so hopefully it'll be fine," he says.
"If I get injured again I think it would just be embarrassing. Last year people felt sorry for me, this year people would just be like, 'What a wimp'."
8. Caroline Quentin plans to act her way through any dodgy dancing
The Blue Murder and Men Behaving Badly star is putting her acting skills to good use in the ballroom.
"I'm really hoping that having showed off for a living, in all sorts of different formats, that when I get into the more dramatic dances, I won't be too embarrassed to just go for it," she explains.
"I'm going to try and use all that stuff to cover up for any nasty footwork that goes on, or any bad arms."
Image caption, The Strictly pros isolated together so they could film the group dances for the series in advance
9. Max George won't be able to use a body double this time
The Wanted singer hasn't got much dance experience - but he was put through his paces during an appearance on a hit US TV show.
"I did do a little bit on Glee," he explains. "We had one day of rehearsal and then we'd film, but we'd have 30 or 40 takes.
"And I actually had a body double for certain things, [for moves] that were just out of my range."
His former bandmate Jay McGuinness previously won Strictly, but Max's experience on Glee makes him think he might not be quite as successful.
"I remember there was a lift that I just couldn't get, and one of the dancers I was working with, I nearly dropped her and had to catch her by the face, which wasn't cool. So after that, they just brought this guy and they were like, 'We'll do that bit'."
10. Nicola Adams is bringing her fighting spirit to the dancefloor
Image caption, Max George and Nicola Adams
The former Olympic boxer will be the first ever Strictly contestant to be paired with a same-sex partner - although it hasn't yet been revealed who that will be.
"I don't mind who I'm paired with, it's going to be good fun," she says. "But whoever it is, they have to be as competitive as me, because I'm going to be working hard every day."
Nicola admits her sporting background has made her more determined to make it to the final week.
"I'm super competitive, I want to be in the final, so I'll be working as hard as I can to make that happen. But if not, I'll definitely be giving 110% in everything I do, so I don't mind if I fall short."
11. Jacqui Smith got some advice from the former shadow chancellor
"Ed Balls called me when it was announced I was going to be on the show, and gave me some brilliant advice," says the former home secretary.
"Nobody can ever compete with Ed's Gangnam Style. But what he said to me was embrace it, really go for it, and try hard, and I promise that that's what I'm going to do."
12. JJ Chalmers isn't letting his injuries hold him back
Image caption, Jacqui Smith and JJ Chalmers
The TV presenter's career as a Royal Marine Commando was cut short after he suffered life-changing injuries following an IED (improvised explosive device) explosion in Afghanistan.
The blast crushed an eye socket, burst his eardrums, destroyed his right elbow, blew off two fingers on his left hand and left holes in his legs - but he hasn't let that stop him becoming a popular TV host (and Strictly contestant).
"My success was built in a moment in my life where I felt, 'I'm not going to let myself create barriers - there are enough barriers in life, and now I have physical limitations, but I'm not going to put any more in my own way'," he says.
"I'm not here to be a spokesperson for disability, but if somebody can look at me and go, 'Bloomin' heck, he's done that and he's got rubbish hands', then all the better."
Image caption, All four judges will return, but Bruno (far left) will only take part in the results show


bbcuk--2020-10-11--Could the next James Bond be a Scot?

Could the next James Bond be a Scot?

`` It certainly , I think , suits the franchise and the producers of the franchise to have this level @ @ @ @ @ it keeps the brand and it keeps the movies very much in the public mind @ @

"I think the same could be said for Pierce Brosnan as well, which is not to say they didn't have profile as movie actors and movie stars - but at that point in their career, television was the basis for their reputation and celebrity.


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Covid: Michael Rosen shares his intensive care nightmare

The former children 's laureate and acclaimed author said nurses showed `` overwhelming devotion '' when caring for him during @ @ @ @ @ , which included 48 days in intensive care .
Michael Rosen was placed into an @ @ @ @ @ is still suffering from symptoms including sight and hearing loss .
Six months on , @ @ @ @ @ visits as he suffers from the long-term consequences of Covid-19 , known as `` long @ @ @

The former children's laureate and acclaimed author said nurses showed "overwhelming devotion" when caring for him during his 12-week stay in hospital, which included 48 days in intensive care.
Michael Rosen was placed into an induced coma in March and is still suffering from symptoms including sight and hearing loss.
Six months on, he still faces weekly hospital visits as he suffers from the long-term consequences of Covid-19, known as "long Covid".


bbcuk--2020-10-12--The Papers: 'Drastic shutdown' as UK reaches 'critical point'

In the Mail 's view , lockdowns have so far failed to control infections .
`` What will actually change @ @ @ @ @ The paper favours a strategy of shielding the vulnerable while the rest of the country @ @ @ @ @ '' .
So does the Telegraph .
It demands to know whether Mr Johnson is @ @ @ @ @ tightening the screw '' if the current strategy fails to suppress the virus - `` @ @ @ @ @ Plan B '' ?

In the Mail's view, lockdowns have so far failed to control infections. "What will actually change?" it asks. The paper favours a strategy of shielding the vulnerable while the rest of the country can keep "ticking along". So does the Telegraph. It demands to know whether Mr Johnson is "just going to continue tightening the screw" if the current strategy fails to suppress the virus - "or does he have a Plan B"?


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Simon Parkes: Tests on material found in Gibraltar not human

Det Insp Adam Edwards said : `` We have kept Mr and Mrs Parkes informed of our progress and I @ @ @ @ @ again for their support .

Det Insp Adam Edwards said: "We have kept Mr and Mrs Parkes informed of our progress and I'd like to thank them again for their support.


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Coronavirus: NI leaders join emergency Covid Cobra meeting

A Stormont source said the takeaway from the Cobra meeting was that `` sitting back and doing nothing is not @ @ @ @ @ the executive parties have said throughout the pandemic they would be guided by the science @

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bbcuk--2020-10-12--Covid: 'National measures' considered in Wales

A second national lockdown could be introduced in Wales amid rising coronavirus cases , the health minister has suggested .
Vaughan Gething said the next few days would be `` very serious '' and could determine if the Welsh Government implements `` national measures '' .
Seventeen areas of Wales are currently under local lockdown restrictions .
There were more than 100 cases per 100,000 people in Wales over the past week .
The county of Wales with the highest case rate was Merthyr Tydfil , with 220.5 cases per 100,000 people .
However , this is only the 55th @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Derry City and Strabane District Council 's area in Northern Ireland - 871 cases per 100,000 - and Nottingham - 830 - the two worst-hit areas .
• What can I do during local lockdowns ?
• What is a reasonable excuse for leaving lockdown ?
• 'Rolling lockdowns ' will become the norm in Wales Speaking to BBC Radio Wales , Mr Gething said : `` We 're having a think about the current picture where we have local restrictions across most parts of Wales and the picture of a rising tide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a bit of control over coronavirus , we understand more from our test , trace protect system , but we 're having to have an active debate about what the response needs to be .
`` The next few days will be very serious and we may well have to make a different decision about the sort of approach we 're taking and of course that involves the conversation between local measures or whether we should move to national measures .
`` The local restrictions , they have worked to a degree in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of effort and commitment from a local community and we need to think about whether that 's still the right approach or whether we do need to take a national approach . ''
Mr Gething added the public would need to support any further measures to prevent further spread of the virus .
He said he and the first minister would be attending the UK government 's Cobra meeting on Monday morning , with new local lockdown rules in England expected to be announced .
Meanwhile , discussions are set to take place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Bangor to other parts of Gwynedd .
Bangor went into lockdown on Saturday after a rise in coronavirus cases .
Bangor 's restrictions affect eight wards in the city : Garth , Hirael , Menai , Deiniol , Marchog , Glyder , Hendre and Dewi .
The city had seen a significant cluster of coronavirus cases and the incident rate stands at about 400 cases per 100,000 people .
Farhat Abbas , who runs a shop on Penrhos Road in Bangor , which straddles the boundary between the locked down area and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said customers were confused .
`` A lot of customers are unsure whether they should have come out , whether they should n't have come out , and where is actually the boundary for the lockdown .
`` It is normally a busy place .
This morning it 's a little bit quieter than normal . ''
Sian Gwenllian , MS for Arfon , which contains Bangor , called for a `` clear plan '' for the city : `` We need to know from government - are the local restrictions working , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we need to change direction ?
`` If we need to change direction , we have to do that in a open , transparent way that is communicated to the whole population so that people understand why things are changing .
`` People are turning to me , asking me how the decisions have been made , querying why one part of the city has n't been included . ''
How many cases are there in Wales ?
More than 3,300 cases have been reported by Public Health Wales over the past seven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases per 100,000 people .
All of Wales ' 22 counties recorded a case rate of more than 20 per 100,000 people , which the first minister previously stated would put a local authority on a watchlist .
Five counties - Pembrokeshire , Monmouthshire , Anglesey , Ceredigion and Powys - have case rates less than 50 per 100,000 , a figure which , if exceeded , Mark Drakeford said would trigger a local lockdown .
Only Pembrokeshire has a case rate of less than 40 per 100,000 .
Alongside Merthyr Tydfil ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Rhondda Cynon Taf ( 77th ) , Wrexham ( 79th ) , Cardiff ( 88th ) , Bridgend ( 86th ) and Swansea ( 100th ) are among the 100 highest case rates in the UK .
Thousands of people with underlying health conditions were asked to shield during the first lockdown , but Robert West , an emeritus professor of health psychology at University College London , who advises the Welsh Government on its response to the pandemic , said things were likely to be different for anyone asked to shield @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it probably could [ be done differently this time ] because we know more about the transmission of the virus .
`` We know that , for example , very few transmissions occur outside so I think it 's not that people would necessarily have to be locked away in their homes , but it would depend on the sort of geographic circumstances and the population density in the area and so on .
`` But I think we probably could make it a bit easier for people than it was last time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Part of our challenge is we know a number of people suffered during shielding - they were lonely , they were isolated , there was a real impact on mental health .
We have to balance all of those things . ''
Andrew RT Davies , the Welsh Conservative spokesman for health , called for a return to shielding , tweeting : `` Given the heightened alarm from ministers , including the Welsh Labour Government , why are n't we prioritising the protection of the most vulnerable in society by restarting the shielding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be far more urgent than shutting down the economy . ''

But he remains cautious: "When you're told you're extremely vulnerable, you get paranoid about touching anything - even receiving the post and your shopping, you just get paranoid that this thing is out there and it's waiting for you and your guard can drop and all of a sudden you're in a desperate situation."


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Coronavirus: Hot tub party broken up and students fined

Nottingham has the country 's highest infection rate for Covid-19 - its seven-day infection rate up to 8 October was @ @ @ @ @ with 2,763 confirmed cases in the city for the same period - and the government @ @ @ @ @ rules aimed at containing the spread of the disease later .

Nottingham has the country's highest infection rate for Covid-19 - its seven-day infection rate up to 8 October was 830 per 100,000 people, with 2,763 confirmed cases in the city for the same period - and the government is set to unveil new rules aimed at containing the spread of the disease later.


bbcuk--2020-10-13--Covid: Sage scientists called for short lockdown weeks ago

They also said NHS Test and Trace was having just a `` marginal impact '' and this would `` likely @ @ @ @ @ system expanded to keep up with the rise in cases and people were given support @ @ @ @ @ .

On the new three-tiered system, he said: "We are now able to have a very clear and consistent framework across the whole country, so people will be able to understand approximately what the rate of infections is in their own area and what the rules are accordingly."


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Covid: Boris Johnson tells of 'dashboard warnings' over rise in cases

Boris Johnson has said the UK 's increasing number of coronavirus cases is `` flashing at us like dashboard warnings in a passenger jet '' .
The Liverpool region will be on a `` very high '' Covid alert level from Wednesday , the highest of a new three-tier system .
England 's chief medical officer said he was not confident the measures `` would be enough to get on top of '' the virus .
Prof Chris Whitty said it was likely local authorities in `` very high '' alert areas would have to go further .
But the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ route '' of a national lockdown `` right now '' .
Meanwhile , minutes from a meeting of the government 's science advisors last month revealed they suggested a short national lockdown to curb virus cases .
• What are the Covid restrictions where I live ?
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• Covid risk 'very serious and it is very real' Most areas of England will be on `` medium '' alert , with measures such as the rule of six , but areas with local restrictions on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' alert .
A `` very high '' alert sees pubs and bars close if they do not serve `` substantial meals '' , almost all household contacts banned and advice against travel .
Mr Johnson said retail outlets , schools and universities would remain open in all areas of England .
Prof Whitty told a Downing Street news conference that , without additional local rules , the basic restrictions in very high alert areas would fail to control Covid-19 .
However , Mr Johnson said the rules would be enough if they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` We have to act now , '' he said .
It came after England 's deputy chief medical officer , Prof Jonathan Van-Tam , said growth in Covid cases was a `` nationwide phenomenon '' and that `` things are heating up '' in areas beyond northern England .
And , as minutes from the government 's scientific advisory group , Sage , show , recommendations made to ministers on 21 September included an immediate circuit breaker - or short lockdown - which was seen as the most effective way to suppress @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the scientific advisers believe NHS Test and Trace is having just a `` marginal impact '' on the epidemic and this `` will likely decline further '' unless the system grows to keep pace with new cases .
The new system is split into three alert levels : medium , high and very high .
Most areas in England are in the medium alert level - meaning current restrictions continue , including the 10pm hospitality curfew .
Areas already under additional local restrictions are automatically in the high alert level - meaning bans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ include hospitality venues .
Nottinghamshire , East and West Cheshire and a small area of High Peak now come into this category , as well as Greater Manchester , parts of South Yorkshire , and north-east England .
Around 4.4 million people will be in high alert areas .
The Liverpool City Region - home to 1.5 million people - becomes the first area to enter the very high alert level , with the closure of pubs and bars .
Betting shops , gyms , leisure centres and casinos will also close in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ banned anywhere indoors , and in outdoor gardens and hospitality .
The rule of six will continue to apply in outdoor public spaces like parks , according to government guidance .
Restaurants can continue to trade in very high alert areas , while people will also be advised against travelling to and from these zones .
Speaking earlier in the House of Commons , he said : `` This is not how we want to live our lives but this is the narrow path we have to tread between the social and economic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ massive human , and indeed , economic cost of an uncontained epidemic . ''
The PM said around £1bn of `` new financial support '' would be provided to local authorities in England with further financial support for local test and trace and local enforcement in very high alert areas .
Mr Sunak also pointed towards the new post-furlough job support scheme .
A postcode search will launch on the government website in due course enabling residents to determine which rules apply to them , Mr Johnson said at the news conference .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` The question today is whether the restrictions announced by the prime minister can bring the country back from the brink . ''
Prof Calum Semple , an infectious disease expert and adviser to the government , told BBC Radio 4 's PM programme the new restrictions had come too late and a short national lockdown could be needed in weeks .
The British Medical Association , which represents doctors , said new local measures are `` treating the 'symptom ' not the cause '' of increasing infections and called for a national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too far ?
Some will say ministers should have gone further , while others argue they have already gone too far .
But the problem with the restrictions that are being discussed is that no one really knows what impact they will have .
Closing Covid-secure pubs , for example , could just drive people to gather more in homes , where the risk of transmission is even greater .
The other factor , which is not grabbing the headlines at the moment but is just as important , is whether the test @ @ @ @ @ @ @ job .
Test results are taking too long to return , contact tracers are failing to reach enough of the close contacts of infected individuals and even when they do most people do not follow the isolation guidelines to the letter .
Infections , hospitalisations and deaths are certainly going to rise .
By how much and for how long is the big unknown .
Certainly with better treatments in place and the UK in a stronger position to protect care homes - four in 10 deaths were among their residents in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should not be as great as it was in the spring .
Labour mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson told the BBC `` we agree with the government having to impose tougher restrictions '' but he added that an argument for a stronger financial package for the city `` was n't listened to '' .
Liverpool City Region metro mayor Steve Rotheram said the area 's restrictions were `` comparable '' to the national lockdown in March - but without the same level of financial support .
Some areas of northern England have had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end of July .
Meanwhile , London Mayor Sadiq Khan said despite the capital being on the medium alert level , its status could `` change very quickly - potentially even this week '' and move into a higher level .
The three-tier alert system applies only to England , with the devolved administrations in Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland in charge of designing and implementing their own coronavirus restrictions .
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Speaking earlier in the House of Commons, he said: "This is not how we want to live our lives but this is the narrow path we have to tread between the social and economic trauma of a full lockdown and the massive human, and indeed, economic cost of an uncontained epidemic."


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Next year's exams in England delayed but still going ahead

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Hannah from Leicester said it would be unfair not to reduce how much will still need to be studies for A-levels. "The loss of teaching time means we should be able to have less content for our final exam."


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Brexit: Time for trade deal getting short, PM warns

Boris Johnson has been clear with the EU that the time left to get a post-Brexit trade deal in place is in `` short supply '' , Downing Street says .
The prime minister has set a deadline of this Thursday , after which he has said the UK is ready to `` walk away '' .
No 10 said the time limit was still in place and the government was trying to `` bridge '' disagreements over fishing rights and state aid for businesses .
Meanwhile , the UK 's negotiating team is in Brussels for further talks .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for an intensification of discussions .
The prime minister set his deadline to coincide with the start of an EU summit , at which leaders will discuss the state of the trade talks .
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Both sides have spoken of progress in the last couple of weeks , but there are still major disagreements on two issues in particular .
First , the EU @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on state aid - financial assistance given by government to businesses - but the UK says it would undermine independence .
Second , the UK wants full access to EU markets to sell its fish , but in return the EU is demanding full access for its fishing fleets to UK waters - which the UK does not want to provide .
It has been reported that France is ready to rule out a deal if the UK does not back down over fishing rights .
If no agreement is reached , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ World Trade Organisation rules from 1 January next year , which would mean tariffs on goods .
Last week , Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin said `` movement '' was required before `` end-state negotiations '' could begin .
The UK 's chief negotiator , Lord Frost , said he would advise the prime minister on whether the UK 's set conditions for a deal have been met following his talks with EU counterpart Michel Barnier in Brussels .

Second, the UK wants full access to EU markets to sell its fish, but in return the EU is demanding full access for its fishing fleets to UK waters - which the UK does not want to provide.


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Covid: Threat of England hotspot travel ban to Wales

`` It would not be a reasonable excuse for those people to enter Wales because of the risk that they @ @ @ @ @ of the country that they come from . ''

"It would not be a reasonable excuse for those people to enter Wales because of the risk that they present because of the area of the country that they come from."


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Harvester owner consulting on job cuts

Harvester owner consulting on job cuts

Mitchells & Butlers , the pubs and restaurants group , has begun redundancy consultations with a number of staff as it struggles with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic .
M & B , whose chains include Harvester and All Bar One , has about 1,700 pubs and restaurants and 44,000 employees .
It has not yet disclosed how many jobs are at risk .
A spokesperson for the company described it as `` a difficult and regrettable decision '' .
M & B would `` seek to redeploy affected staff wherever possible '' , the spokesperson added .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and uncertain circumstances .
`` While we have worked incredibly hard to make sites Covid-19 secure and keep staff and customers safe , we are facing significant difficulties from the recently introduced 10pm curfew for pubs , bars and restaurants , new enforced closures and tapering government support that does n't go far enough . ''
M & B 's spokesperson also called for further government support for the hospitality sector .
`` With trading restrictions and uncertainty likely to continue for the foreseeable future , we strongly urge the government to step @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offering to an industry which has been repeatedly singled out and taken the full brunt of restrictions . ''
Other well-known brands in the M & B stable include Toby Carvery and O'Neill 's .
The move comes after warnings by the hospitality industry that the new coronavirus restrictions will come as a huge blow to bars and restaurants across much of England .
Bars and pubs in Liverpool have been instructed to close from Wednesday and will receive financial support .
But venues in `` tier 2 '' areas , including large @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will lose custom , with households no longer allowed to mix indoors .
Trade body the Night Time Industries Association is pressing for a judicial review of the restrictions .

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bbcuk--2020-10-12--Tesco blackmail plot: Nigel Wright jailed for 14 years

`` It is not as if you had - for instance - a legitimate grievance against Tesco , nor can @ @ @ @ @ identified for engaging in this series of repulsive actions , apart from greed . ''

"It is not as if you had - for instance - a legitimate grievance against Tesco, nor can any other explanation easily be identified for engaging in this series of repulsive actions, apart from greed."


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Covid in Scotland: Sturgeon to draw up 'three-tier' lockdown system

The politician added that she was aware the new rules were `` really tough for everyone '' and hospitality businesses @ @ @ @ @ `` they are vital for helping to stem the increase in new cases and bring @ @ @ @ @ .

However, the first minister said she did not think it was unavoidable that tougher measures would be introduced as the country moves deeper into winter, saying: "In a pandemic nothing can be ruled out, but I emphatically don't think that is inevitable".


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Jeremy Bamber bids for legal action over prison status

Mr Stanbury said an independent psychologist 's report , commissioned by Bamber 's solicitors , concluded he had met the @ @ @ @ @ A prisoner - considered the most dangerous to the public - and that these conditions @ @ @ @ @ '' for managing him .

Mr Stanbury said an independent psychologist's report, commissioned by Bamber's solicitors, concluded he had met the test for downgrading a Category A prisoner - considered the most dangerous to the public - and that these conditions were "no longer necessary" for managing him.


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Covid-19: University of East Anglia party students fined £10,000

`` Students , like everyone else , have to adhere to the law and where there is a breach of @ @ @ @ @ to face the same consequences as others in the community .

"Students, like everyone else, have to adhere to the law and where there is a breach of the rules they should expect to face the same consequences as others in the community.


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Downing Street joins criticism of 'crass' job ad

The Chancellor 's comments during an ITV interview last week have caused confusion around jobs in the arts , but @ @ @ @ @ about all job sectors , rather than the arts in particular .
However , it @ @ @ @ @ he was referring to people in creative industries retraining into new careers that has caused @ @

The Chancellor's comments during an ITV interview last week have caused confusion around jobs in the arts, but it seems he was talking about all job sectors, rather than the arts in particular. However, it's the persistent belief that he was referring to people in creative industries retraining into new careers that has caused anger.


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Covid-19: Are we still listening to the science?

We have entered a crucial phase in the epidemic .
Cases are increasing across the whole of the country and the number of people in hospital is now higher than before the full lockdown .
It is at this critical moment that the gulf between the official scientific advice and the political decisions made by government has been laid bare .
Documents released by the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies ( Sage ) reveal a call to action three weeks ago .
`` The re-imposition of a package of measures is required urgently , '' it warned on 21 September @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rapidly these interventions are put in place the greater the reduction in Covid-related deaths and the quicker they can be eased .
`` Not acting now to reduce cases will result in a very large epidemic with catastrophic consequences . ''
Sage said government should consider the following policies immediately : • A circuit-breaker to temporarily lockdown the country and drive down cases • Advice to work from home for all those that can • Ban all contact within the home with members of other households , except support bubbles • Close all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gyms , and `` personal services '' such as hairdressers The government has to balance not only the impact of measures on the virus , but also their damaging impact on people 's health , wellbeing and the economy .
There was official advice to work from home , but none of the other measures have been implemented nationally .
The documents were published shortly after Boris Johnson 's televised briefing on Monday night , during which the chief medical officer for England , Prof Chris Whitty , openly declared nobody thought the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Liverpool would stop the virus .
`` I am not confident and nor is anybody confident that the Tier Three proposals for the highest rates , if we did the absolute base case and nothing more would be enough to get on top of it , '' he said .
He said it would take `` significantly more '' to achieve control and powers to do so had been given to local authorities .
Prof Calum Semple , who was at the Sage meeting on 21 September , said the three tier system @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that a short national lockdown could be needed within weeks .
Sage is also damning of the government 's supposedly world beating Test and Trace system .
Test and Trace is at the heart of the government 's plans - a way of avoiding the need for a national lockdown by targeting restrictions where the virus is .
Sage says `` this system is having a marginal impact on transmission '' and that unless it 's resources grow faster than the epidemic then Test and Trace `` will further decline in the future @ @ @ @ @ @ @ circuit break in October could drive cases down , essentially rewinding the clock by 28 days .
This could buy time for Test and Trace to catch up .
The Sage papers also reveal how the widely-supported decision to keep schools open means a `` wide range of other measures will be required '' .
The national R number - the number of people each infected person passes the virus onto on average - is between 1.2 and 1.5 .
Anything above 1.0 means the epidemic is growing .
One set of Sage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cut the R number by : • Close all bars , pubs , cafes and restaurants could reduce R by 0.1-0.2 • Close all indoor gyms and leisure centres could reduce R by up to 0.1 • Closing non-essential retail would have `` minimal impact '' on transmission • Stopping people mixing in homes could reduce R by 0.1-0.2 • Closing all schools could reduce R by 0.2-0.5 For each measure aimed at targeting the virus , Sage also details the damaging effect the measures are likely to have .
`` Government will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , economic activity and transmission for many months .
It is imperative , therefore , that a consistent series of measures is adopted over the next 6-9 months , '' it says .
Nine months from that meeting would be June .
The current situation has been widely predicted , including in a major report in July that warned there could be more deaths in the second wave than the first .
`` We 're on track to have 100 deaths a day in next week or so , that 's very much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , if the outbreak 's increasing it does n't bode well for November/December , '' said Dr Adam Kucharski , from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the modelling group that feed advice to Sage told me .
There is also mounting angst about what the government is trying to achieve .
The R number is thought to be comfortably above 1 in every region of England , not just parts of the North West .
Jeremy Farrar , the director of the Wellcome Trust and Sage member , tweeted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get R < 1 , if that is not the objective [ then we ] need clarity on what [ the ] objective is . ''
The the University of Warwick 's Dr Mike Tildesley , who sits on one of the Sage sub-groups , told BBC News : `` It is extremely important the government says what the objective is , what they 're trying to achieve , then the science group can be much more useful in advising government .
`` If they tell us , it will be much easier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advising the government is that many of the fundamentals have not changed .
This is a virus that thrives on human contact and to which the vast majority of us have no immunity to .
Treatment has improved , but not by enough to prevent large numbers of deaths in a significant outbreak .
The concern is either we choose the terms for controlling the virus now , or we wait and the virus will force our hand as it did with lockdown in March .

"We're on track to have 100 deaths a day in next week or so, that's very much tracing some of those worst case scenarios, if the outbreak's increasing it doesn't bode well for November/December," said Dr Adam Kucharski, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the modelling group that feeds advice to Sage, told me.


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Long Covid: Derbyshire woman says she uses swimming to help

We know Covid-19 has caused thousands of deaths and left many more hospitalised .
But scientists and doctors are only @ @ @ @ @ term consequences for some people who pick up the infection .
Louise Buxton was a @ @ @ @ @ swimming teacher from Buxton , Derbyshire , but says she is suffering from Long Covid @ @ @ @ @ that swimming relieved her continuing chest pain .
It was n't something doctors had advised @ @ @ @

We know Covid-19 has caused thousands of deaths and left many more hospitalised.
But scientists and doctors are only starting to understand the long term consequences for some people who pick up the infection.
Louise Buxton was a healthy, 47-year-old triathlete and swimming teacher from Derbyshire, but says she is suffering from Long Covid.
Louise discovered by chance that swimming relieved her continuing chest pain. It wasn't something doctors had advised her to do.


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Covid restrictions: Liverpool faces 'ominous winter ahead'

When deciding whether to impose local lockdowns , public health experts and the government will take account not just of @ @ @ @ @ but also its trend - how quickly cases may be rising or falling - as @ @ @ @ @ are in place , hospital admissions and deaths .

"A large part of the Liverpool area is deprived and needs further help. It seems to me that it is being used as a test case by the government," said Nick Thompson.


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Local lockdown rules: Check Covid restrictions in your area

There have been more than 500,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus so far in the UK and more than 40,000 people @ @ @ @ @ the latest government figures .
Find out how the pandemic has affected your area and @ @ @ @ @ national average by following this link to an in depth guide to the numbers involved @

Find out how the pandemic has affected your area and how it compares with the national average by following this link to an in depth guide to the numbers involved.


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Covid-19: Liverpool on 'very high' Covid alert and Nightingale hospitals told to get ready

Boris Johnson has confirmed a new three-tier lockdown system for England , with the Liverpool City Region on `` very @ @ @ @ @ Wednesday .
The PM said pubs , bars and betting shops will close on Merseyside @ @ @ @ @ will be on `` medium '' alert , with measures such as the rule of @ @ @ @ @ local restrictions on household mixing are automatically on `` high '' alert .
Mr Johnson @ @ @ @ @ schools and universities will remain open .
The Scottish government will also implement a three-tier @ @ @ @ @ in October , similar to that being introduced in England .

Boris Johnson has confirmed a new three-tier lockdown system for England, with the Liverpool City Region on "very high" Covid alert from Wednesday. The PM said pubs, bars and betting shops will close on Merseyside. Most areas of England will be on "medium" alert, with measures such as the rule of six, but areas with local restrictions on household mixing are automatically on "high" alert. Mr Johnson said all retail outlets, schools and universities will remain open. The Scottish government will also implement a three-tier framework of Covid restrictions later in October, similar to that being introduced in England.


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Covid care: 'It is very serious and it is very real'

Hospitals across the north of England are seeing a significant increase in the number of patients being admitted with Covid .
Nadine McStein is ward manager on a respiratory ward at Whiston Hospital in Knowsley , Merseyside - an area where admissions could reach the same level as at the peak of the pandemic within 10 days .
She describes the challenges for staff during the first wave - and now .
'The anxiety has come back' '' We were the first Covid ward in the trust .
It was very new - very frightening .
We did n't know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know what we were going to face day-to-day .
`` We were having to work a lot with staff morale and keep everyone motivated , because it is a very stressful time in work , and out of work .
`` It was about trying to keep people reassured and make sure they were comfortable about coming in to work and having to face the daily challenges . ''
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Nadine recalls those weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stressful time '' .
`` It was a case of us having to come in and take each day as it comes .
But it was very frightening , and there was a lot of staff anxiety based around that which made the job harder as well . ''
Now , staff are tired , she says .
`` We took the few months where it did wind down to reflect back and it was only then we realised how exhausting it was .
`` At the time we worked off adrenaline and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had to deal with .
In a way , we 've put our feelings to the back of our minds from the last wave , because it was so stressful .
`` And now that we 've got this second wave , the anxiety has come back within the staff and within the trust . ''
Nadine says she wants everyone to believe the risks from coronavirus are `` serious and real '' .
`` There 's a lot being portrayed on social media at the minute but it is very much a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patients who are being admitted .
`` You need to follow the guidance that 's been put out to us and make sure you 're following that and you 'll keep everyone safe , '' she explains .
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"It was a case of us having to come in and take each day as it comes. But it was very frightening, and there was a lot of staff anxiety based around that which made the job harder as well."


bbcuk--2020-10-09--How are disabled uni students coping now Covid-19 is on campus?

From online learning to entire halls of residences being placed in lockdown , students across the country have found themselves @ @ @ @ @ circumstances .
Those with a disability could potentially find it extra tough .
BBC Ouch @ @ @ @ @ to students from the University of Aberdeen , where more than 100 people tested positive @ @ @ @ @ of October .
Bea is a third year linguistics student who worries disabled students are @ @ @ @ @ by universities .
She became convener of the Disabled Students Forum to help change that @ @ @ @ @ is a fresher and lives opposite the halls of residence where everyone is in quarantine @ @ @ @ @ on BBC Sounds or ask 'Ask the BBC for Ouch ' to your smart speaker @

From online learning to entire halls of residences being placed in lockdown, students across the country have found themselves at university in extremely testing circumstances.
Those with a disability could potentially find it extra tough.
BBC Ouch’s Keiligh Baker speaks to students from the University of Aberdeen, where more than 100 people tested positive for Covid-19 at the start of October.
Bea is a third year linguistics student who worries disabled students are being treated as an afterthought by universities. She became convener of the Disabled Students Forum to help change that.
Meanwhile, 19-year-old Esme is a fresher and lives opposite the halls of residence where everyone is in quarantine …
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bbcuk--2020-10-12--Coronavirus: Extra restrictions imposed on Nottinghamshire

He added he was seeking assurances the situation would be regularly reviewed and that if Mansfield 's rates dropped , @ @ @ @ @ wait for the city to come out of the `` high '' tier .

He added he was seeking assurances the situation would be regularly reviewed and that if Mansfield's rates dropped, it would not have to wait for the city to come out of the "high" tier.


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Covid-19 in the UK: How many coronavirus cases are there in your area?

are where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate .
Source : ONS , NRS and NISRA – England , @ @ @ @ @ weekly .
Scottish local authority data updated monthly .
are people who have tested positive @ @ @ @ @ average area '' means the middle ranking council or local government district when ranked by @ @ @ @ @ Public health bodies may occasionally revise their case numbers .
Source : UK public health @ @ @ @ @

Based on the survey, the estimated peak of the pandemic, in cases if not in deaths, was in late March 2022, where at one point about 4.9 million people were thought to have the virus. However, the survey did not capture the first wave of the pandemic, with trials only beginning in England in April 2020.