bbcuk--2020-06-11--Coronavirus: Growing calls for government to scrap 2m rule

The government is facing calls from Tory backbenchers to drop the 2m ( 6ft ) social distancing rule in England .
MPs , including former cabinet ministers Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Damian Green , say it is essential for the economy .
The government has said it is constantly reviewing its coronavirus lockdown guidance .
It follows the announcement of a further easing of restrictions in England , allowing single adults to stay at one other household from Saturday .
No 10 said the change aimed to help combat loneliness and that people were being trusted to observe the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to those who are shielding , or other UK nations .
Meanwhile , Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has accused ministers of `` mismanagement '' over the reopening of schools , saying the government is putting the welfare and education of children at risk .
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As the lockdown continues to be eased in England , there are fears in Westminster and the business community that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recovery .
Former Conservative Party leader Sir Iain warned of dire economic consequences , with public transport running quieter than necessary and pubs , restaurants and cafes unable to stage a proper recovery or even open .
He has urged ministers to move to a 1m policy - in line with World Health Organization guidance already followed by countries including France , Denmark and Singapore .
Sir Iain described the 2m rule as `` the critical component around which everything coming out of lockdown hinges '' .
`` Our economy is facing a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ racking up on how we 're supporting people , the fact no work or very little work is taking place , '' he said .
`` If we do n't get the economy moving , we will be unable to afford any of the things that we need to support public services , so getting the balance right is important . ''
This is a very tricky moment for the prime minister .
More and more MPs believe that relaxing the 2m rule would be the crucial piece of the jigsaw .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , France , or Hong Kong , then why not here ?
First off , the disease is shrinking , but it 's not disappearing fast .
And the government 's top medics have said publicly that they do n't think the 2m rule should go .
To change it therefore would be to go against the advice .
Science is as full of dispute as politics , even though the methods and practices are chalk and cheese .
And ultimately the decisions about handling the crisis have been made by ministers after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the decision over 2m is looming and it 's one that Boris Johnson ca n't ignore .
Mr Green told the BBC 's Newsnight scrapping the 2m guidance was the `` single biggest change '' the government should make in the coming weeks .
`` I think that makes a huge difference to many parts of industry , particularly hospitality businesses , restaurants , pubs , and so on , '' he told the programme .
`` We 've seen other countries do that , actually move from 2m to 1m , without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tory backbenchers made similar points to Chancellor Rishi Sunak - who admitted the rule made things difficult for opening up - behind closed doors on Wednesday night , according to BBC political correspondent Nick Eardley .
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Speaking on BBC Radio 4 's Today programme , local government minister Simon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how limiting 2m is .
We 're not blind to the very severe challenges this causes , not just for schools but for the wider economy . ''
But he said the `` best available guidance '' supported keeping the rule at the moment , adding : `` We 've heard from our scientists about that literally in the last 24 hours . ''
At Wednesday 's daily Downing Street briefing , Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged to `` keep that 2m rule under constant review '' .
He said there was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ struck , but caution was needed at present .
Sir Patrick Vallance , the UK 's chief scientific adviser , told reporters : `` It is a risk-based assessment on when risk reduces and the risks are associated with distance , so risk falls after 2m , '' he said .
`` It is wrong to portray this as a scientific rule that says it is 2m or nothing - that is not what the advice has been and it is not what the advice is now , '' he added .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in England , after it was confirmed most children would not return to classrooms until September .
Sir Keir urged the prime minister to act now to ensure that target could be met .
Writing in the Daily Telegraph , he said `` creativity '' was needed to utilise empty buildings , including theatres , museums and libraries , as makeshift classrooms .
Mr Johnson said there would be a national `` catch-up programme '' for pupils in England , but warned a September return date for all pupils would depend on whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus .
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"It is wrong to portray this as a scientific rule that says it is 2m or nothing - that is not what the advice has been and it is not what the advice is now," he added.


bbcuk--2020-06-11--Coronavirus: Major disruption to cancer care revealed

Cancer care in England has faced major disruption during the pandemic with big drops in numbers being seen following urgent referrals by GPs , figures show .
The number of people being assessed by a cancer doctor after referral fell to 79,500 in April - a drop of 60 % compared to the same month last year .
Meanwhile , patients starting treatment dropped to 10,800 - 20 % below 2019 .
The NHS said it had tried to protect services - and some of the impact was due to people not seeking treatment .
NHS England said a number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep cancer care running .
This has included delivering more chemotherapy in the community and people 's homes as well as creating `` Covid-free '' wings in hospital to protect patients .
NHS England chief executive Sir Simon Stevens said staff had gone to `` great lengths '' to deliver care .
And he urged people to come forward for treatment amid concerns fear of the virus is deterring people from seeking help .
Figures for elsewhere in the UK have not been published yet .
Charities warned the disruption to services would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the drop in referrals and treatment starting , Cancer Research UK estimates that there will be a backlog of more than two million people waiting for screening across the UK .
Thousands of patients have also seen their on-going treatment stopped .
Baroness Delyth Morgan , of Breast Cancer Now , said her charity has been deluged with calls from people worried about not getting treatment .
`` It is extremely concerning , '' she said .
Lynda Thomas , of Macmillan Cancer Support , said the pandemic had `` wreaked havoc @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with cancer are being left to wait for next steps in fear , worrying about the long-term implications for their health , their families and their future . ''
'My cancer treatment has been stopped' Joanne Addis , 54 , from Stockport , was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in 2017 only weeks after having surgery for primary breast cancer .
She has been given a drug called palbociclib ever since to slow down the cancer , but her treatment had to be stopped in April because it left her susceptible to coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It has kept my cancer stable for three years .
I try not to think what will happen .
`` There are a lot of people like me who 've had to pause their cancer treatment and not all of us will have good results at the end of this .
`` I 'm just hoping that the risk of coronavirus drops low enough soon so I can restart my treatment . ''
How services have been adapted In England - and elsewhere in the UK for that matter - NHS bosses have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Covid-free '' wings have been set up in hospitals to allow cancer patients to be treated .
These have been organised by 21 cancer hubs in England with lead cancer hospitals helping to coordinate care .
In London , for example , this has been led by the Royal Marsden which has been seeing patients from across the capital .
There has also been a focus on delivering care in the community and people 's homes - with `` chemo-buses '' used in some places to allow staff to tour neighbourhoods @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adapted van .
A targeted form of radiotherapy has also been rolled out , which requires fewer courses of treatment meaning patients do not have to visit hospital so often .
The figures published also include data for A & E and routine operations .
Routine operations were cancelled en-masse during April to help free up space for the expected surge of coronavirus patients .
Just 41,000 underwent surgery - down from 280,000 in April 2019 .
Routine work is now in the process of being re-started , although NHS bosses have said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in size by the start of next year as hospitals are struggling to get back to full capacity because of the strain of dealing with the pandemic .
The A & E data is more recent - it covers the month of May .
It shows 1.26m people visit A & E - down from 2.17m in May 2020 .
But it the numbers did represent an increase from just over 900,000 in April .
Doctors have urged patients needing urgent help to come to A & E .
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Routine work is now in the process of being re-started, although NHS bosses have said the waiting list could more than double in size by the start of next year as hospitals are struggling to get back to full capacity because of the strain of dealing with the pandemic.


bbcuk--2020-06-11--Edward Colston statue pulled out of Bristol Harbour

A statue of a slave trader that was thrown into a harbour by anti-racism protestors has been retrieved from the water .
Black Lives Matter demonstrators tore down the statue of Edward Colston during a protest in Bristol on Sunday .
Bristol City Council said it needed to be removed from the water because the city had a `` working harbour '' .
The statue will be taken to a secure location to be hosed down before becoming a museum exhibit .
It was fished out at about 05:00 BST because the council `` did n't want anybody to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or anyone looking '' .
`` We 've had a diver down there who attached the ropes to crane it out of the water and take it away , '' Ray Barnett , head of collections and archives at Bristol City Council , said .
`` The ropes that were tied around him , the spray paint added to him , is still there so we 'll keep him like that . ''
Mr Barnett said the statue would be hosed down to remove the mud and ensure `` we preserve him as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while the decision is made how to move on for there '' .
Avon and Somerset Police elected not to intervene when the statue was toppled , saying officers would have faced a violent confrontation .
The monument has been a controversial fixture in the city , with repeated calls for it to be removed .
Previously , Bristol 's Mayor Marvin Rees said he `` felt no sense of loss '' at its removal .
• 'Why Colston 's statue had to come down' • 'It 's all been built upon racist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ racism at 90' Olivette Otele , professor of the History of Slavery at the University of Bristol , said she hoped the statue would `` be studied and analysed and people will learn about this because it 's still part of Bristol 's history '' .
`` All these continents , Europe , America , Africa , Asia , these are intertwined histories .
It 's completely intertwined and mashed together and you ca n't really separate them , '' she said .
Other organisations , including schools , that use the Colston @ @ @ @ @ @ @ names following the protest .
Since the statue of Colston was toppled , calls have been made to remove others around the UK .
The statue of noted slaveholder Robert Milligan was removed from its place outside the Museum of London Docklands on Tuesday .
The University of Liverpool has agreed to rename a building named after former prime minister William Gladstone due to his links to the slave trade .
Campaigners also want the statue of imperialist Cecil Rhodes at Oriel College at Oxford taken down , saying the university had `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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Mr Barnett said the statue would be hosed down to remove the mud and ensure "we preserve him as he was tipped into the dock, while the decision is made how to move on for there".


bbcuk--2020-06-11--Compensation for woman after rape trials collapse over police failings

A woman who police believe was sexually abused by a gang from the age of 12 has been paid a five-figure compensation sum after three trials collapsed following police failings .
Fourteen people were found not guilty in March 2019 after police failed to gather evidence properly .
Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Kim McGuinness said the woman deserved better from police .
The woman , who is in her early 20s , said she felt `` let down and angry '' .
She said she spent four years giving police statements and had been given no `` clear explanation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrong .
`` I still feel very let down and disappointed , '' she said .
`` I 'm more angry that there 's no trust .
The police are not saying 'this is what happened and we 're sorry ' .
`` I had done everything that they had asked us to do and more .
And then they did n't trust me enough to tell the truth . ''
The force has apologised to the alleged victims for `` police failings which resulted in the cases not going ahead at court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said a review by a department `` independent of the investigation '' is being concluded but `` areas of learning have already been identified '' with `` action taken to address these '' .
She said the review 's findings would be shared publically once they have been shown to the victims .
Ms Bacon said : `` The victims remain at the forefront of our minds and we are committed to ensuring they receive the support they need .
`` I would like to make a direct appeal to anyone who is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offence , please do get in touch - we are here to support you and to seek justice . ''
The woman , who can not be named for legal reasons , was one of three people who agreed to give evidence in three trials as part of the force 's Operation Optic , all of which collapsed .
The 14 defendants , one woman and 13 men , had denied the charges against them .
The operation had investigated allegations the group had groomed , raped and trafficked three girls , including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2010 and 2014 .
At the time the trials at Newcastle Crown Court collapsed last year Judge Robert Adams said the investigation `` must be transparent and fair '' and there was no `` reasonable prospect of conviction in each case '' .
The force carried out an internal investigation .
Solicitor Richard Hardy , who represented the woman in her civil action , said he found it worrying the force did not refer itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct .
He said : `` I think it 's a lost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public confidence by opening their doors , inviting an independent investigation rather than looking into this matter themselves and keeping it in house , '' They 've lost the opportunity to achieve some real transparency , some accountability and outside scrutiny and that does remain a concern . ''
The woman said the years of alleged abuse had marred her life .
She said : `` The men did n't allow me to spend time with family or friends so I missed out on all the normal teenager stuff and my teenage years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then a big chunk of my adult life just wasted . ''
Ms McGuiness added : `` This woman has been through a series of traumatic events that led her to a court room experience none of us would ever want to go through .
`` She deserved better than the service she got from the police , and they have rightly apologised to her .
`` Now she and others need to know what went wrong .
I have made clear to the police that updating her on the findings of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ priority . ''

"I would like to make a direct appeal to anyone who is the victim of any form of sexual offence, please do get in touch - we are here to support you and to seek justice."


bbcuk--2020-06-11--Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry: Tributes to sisters killed in park

Tributes have been paid to two daughters of an archdeacon who were stabbed to death in a park where they had been celebrating a birthday .
The bodies of Nicole Smallman , 27 and Bibaa Henry , 46 , were discovered on Sunday in Fryent Country Park , Brent .
They were the daughters of former Chelmsford Archdeacon Wilhelmina - Mina - Smallman , it has emerged .
Acting Bishop of Chelmsford , Rt Revd Peter Hill , said he was devastated to hear of their `` tragic '' deaths .
`` Nicole and Bibaa were the daughters of our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' he said .
`` This is heartbreaking news and the thoughts and prayers of everyone at Chelmsford Diocese are with Mina and her family . ''
Mina Smallman , who retired in 2019 , was the first woman from a minority ethnic background to hold the title of archdeacon in the Anglican church .
Her daughters had been among a group who had gone to celebrate Ms Henry 's birthday on Friday evening .
People gradually dispersed from the party , leaving the two sisters alone by midnight .
They were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ failed to return home .
Their bodies were discovered shortly after 13:00 BST and both were pronounced dead at the scene .
Ms Henry , a senior social worker in children 's services at Buckinghamshire council , was described as `` well-liked and highly valued '' by her colleagues .
She had worked at the local authority since 2017 .
`` She was committed to caring for and supporting children and young people across Buckinghamshire .
She will be very much missed by all of us here at the council '' , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ services , Mark Shaw , said .
Her younger sister , a photographer and Contemporary Media Practice graduate from the University of Westminster , was described as `` a joy to be around '' .
South London actress Paisley Billings posted on Twitter : `` I 'm in shock rn .
RIP Nicole Smallman you we 're always such a joy to be around .
Your energy was beautiful , kind and infectious . ''
No arrests have been made but the Met said it had several lines of inquiry .

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bbcuk--2020-06-11--Hackney police attack: 'We are not punch bags'

The home secretary and the Police Federation have condemned an attack on two police officers which was filmed by members of the public .
Video circulating on social media shows an officer struggling on the ground with a man in Frampton Park Road in Hackney , north London .
The attack was called `` sickening '' by Priti Patel , while the federation said : `` We are not society 's punch bags . ''
Two men , aged 20 and 38 , were arrested on suspicion of assault on police .
The officers , a man and a woman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ require hospital treatment , the Met Police said .
A member of the public , who had claimed to have been assaulted , flagged down the police on Wednesday afternoon and directed them to their alleged attacker .
In a statement , the Met said : `` As an officer attempted to speak with those involved , one of the men resisted and a struggle ensued .
A number of other people became involved whilst the officer was on the ground . ''
Footage appears to show the officer trying to restrain a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ground with the officer pinned under the suspect .
Passers-by began filming and taking selfies as the officer and the suspect grappled .
The female officer attempted to keep people away from the scene and also suffered injuries before more officers arrived and arrested the two men currently in custody .
Ken Marsh , chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation , said : `` Yet again this starkly shows the dangers [ officers ] face and the bravery they show each and every day keeping Londoners safe .
`` We are not society @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to go home to at the end of every shift , but the dangers are stark and seemingly escalating . ''
• ' I thought I need to stop him or he will kill me' Supt Martin Rolston said : `` This incident , which was captured on someone 's mobile phone is truly shocking .
`` My officers went to the assistance of a member of the public - who asked for their help - after stating that they had been assaulted .
`` What happened next is a reminder of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about their duties . ''
The context surrounding the incident in Hackney still is n't clear , the Met says the officers were responding to a request for help but we do n't yet know how that led to a struggle on the ground .
I understand police in Hackney had already planned to meet with local community groups today , now this incident and the tensions surrounding it look likely to dominate the conversation .
Most recent Home Office figures show there were nearly 5,000 attacks on Met Police officers and just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there has been concern that anti-police feelings expressed during the recent Black Lives Matter demonstrations might see that number rise .
`` My thoughts are with the outstanding officers who were subject to this disgusting violent attack . ''
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said : `` I utterly condemn the disgraceful attack on two Metropolitan Police officers this afternoon .
`` These brave officers were doing their duty and assisting the public .
We owe them a debt of gratitude . ''

In a statement, the Met said: "As an officer attempted to speak with those involved, one of the men resisted and a struggle ensued. A number of other people became involved whilst the officer was on the ground."


bbcuk--2020-06-11--George Alagiah reveals his cancer has spread

George Alagiah has revealed that his bowel cancer has spread to his lungs .
The 64-year-old BBC newsreader and journalist told The Times newspaper he was given the news by doctors in April , but only told his editor .
However , he added that his condition is not at a `` chronic '' or `` terminal '' stage .
Alagiah was first diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2014 , and announced in 2017 that the disease had returned .
It has now spread to his lungs , liver and lymph nodes , he said .
`` My doctors have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'cure ' about my cancer , '' he said .
`` They 've never used the word 'terminal ' either .
I 've always said to my oncologist , 'Tell me when I need to sort my affairs out ' , and he 's not told me that , but what he did tell me is that the cancer is now in a third organ .
It is in my lungs . ''
He added : `` I said to my doctor , 'You 're going to have to do the worrying for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to fill my mind with worry .
I just know that he 's a clever guy , doing everything he can . ''
As a result of the cancer spreading , Alagiah said his chemotherapy has increased .
In late March , the BBC newsreader revealed he had also contracted a mild case of coronavirus , but felt that dealing with cancer had helped him to get through it .
`` In some ways , I think that those of us living with cancer are stronger because we kind of know what it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the outcomes are uncertain , '' he told his BBC News colleague Sophie Raworth , at the time .
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"They've never used the word 'terminal' either. I've always said to my oncologist, 'Tell me when I need to sort my affairs out', and he's not told me that, but what he did tell me is that the cancer is now in a third organ. It is in my lungs."


bbcuk--2020-06-11--Jenrick acted properly over planning decision, says junior minister

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick acted properly and with propriety over his approval of a £1bn property scheme in East London , the government says .
Mr Jenrick approved the scheme 14 days before the developer gave the Conservative Party £12,000 .
Labour said the sequence of events raised `` cash for favours '' concerns .
Junior housing minster Chris Pincher , answered Labour 's urgent question on the matter on Mr Jenrick 's behalf , insisting he had acted `` fairly '' .
Mr Jenrick granted permission on 14 January for Richard Desmond 's company Northern & Shell to build @ @ @ @ @ @ @ London 's Isle of Dogs .
Mr Desmond made a personal donation to the Conservatives two weeks later , on 28 January .
The property development was approved the day before the introduction of a new council community levy which would have meant the company paying an additional £40m .
And Mr Jenrick has come under growing political pressure in recent weeks after it emerged he sat at the same table as Mr Desmond , the former owner of the Daily Express , at a Conservative Party fundraiser last November .
Labour 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` By an astonishing coincidence , just two weeks after the secretary of state took his decision Mr Desmond made a generous donation of £12,000 to the Conservative Party .
`` This sequence of events raises grave concerns about cash for favours . ''
He added : `` The public needs reassurance that the integrity of the planning process can not be auctioned off at Conservative Party fundraising dinners . ''
But Mr Pincher said Mr Jenrick had `` no relationship '' with Mr Desmond and had made it `` absolutely clear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` that he could not discuss planning matters , that he would not discuss that planning matter and the issue was closed '' .
He added : `` I have no idea what Mr Desmond asked for at that dinner , where he wished to be seated or who made the decision where he was seated , and the reason why is because ministers in my department and others do not know what donations or funds are being spent by donors on political parties .
`` There is a firewall quite properly between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` This government is committed to maintaining public confidence in the probity of the planning process at all levels . ''
He added that , `` at all times '' , Mr Jenrick had acted within the rules .
The secretary of state did not attend the Commons for the question , with Labour accusing him of avoiding scrutiny .
A source close to Mr Jenrick told the BBC he would take questions from MPs during his usual Commons timeslot next Monday .
In approving the Isle of Dogs project , Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who said it needed to deliver more affordable housing in London 's poorest borough .
The council has since challenged the decision , forcing the secretary of state to back down and to admit what he did was `` unlawful by reason of apparent bias '' .
Councillors asked the High Court last month to order the government to disclose emails and memos around the deal .
Rather than doing this , Mr Jenrick 's lawyers conceded the timing of his decision `` would lead the fair-minded and informed observer to conclude @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he had been biased .
Mr Jenrick has insisted there was no actual bias towards Mr Desmond but said it was right for the decision to be revisited to `` ensure there was complete fairness '' .
A spokesman for the Department of Housing , Communities and Local Government said that , while `` we reject the suggestion there was any actual bias in the decision , we have agreed that the application will be re-determined . ''
Mr Desmond has , in the past , donated money to both Labour and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which he is the majority shareholder , sold its publishing interests in 2018 and now focuses largely on property development as well as digital ventures and the Health Lottery .
The £12,000 Mr Desmond gave to the Conservatives was included in Tuesday 's Electoral Commission audit of party donations for the first three months of the year and first reported by the Daily Mail .

He added: "I have no idea what Mr Desmond asked for at that dinner, where he wished to be seated or who made the decision where he was seated, and the reason why is because ministers in my department and others do not know what donations or funds are being spent by donors on political parties.


bbcuk--2020-06-11--JK Rowling responds to trans tweets criticism

JK Rowling has said she spoke out about transgender issues in part due to her personal experience of domestic abuse and sexual assault .
The Harry Potter author addressed criticism of her response to an article that described `` people who menstruate '' .
In a lengthy blog , she wrote her interest in trans issues stemmed from being a survivor of abuse and having concerns around single-sex spaces .
Actor Daniel Radcliffe was among those critical of Ms Rowling 's comments .
In the blog post published on Wednesday , Rowling , 54 , detailed what she said were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need to talk about the issue .
These included her interest in `` both education and safeguarding '' and `` freedom of speech '' .
Explaining her final reason , she wrote : `` I 've been in the public eye now for over 20 years and have never talked publicly about being a domestic abuse and sexual assault survivor .
`` This is n't because I 'm ashamed those things happened to me , but because they 're traumatic to revisit and remember .
`` I also feel protective of my daughter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't want to claim sole ownership of a story that belongs to her , too .
`` However , a short while ago , I asked her how she 'd feel if I were publicly honest about that part of my life and she encouraged me to go ahead .
`` I 'm mentioning these things now not in an attempt to garner sympathy , but out of solidarity with the huge numbers of women who have histories like mine , who 've been slurred as bigots for having concerns around single-sex spaces @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Harry Potter film series , and Eddie Redmayne , who leads the cast of the Fantastic Beasts movies , have both criticised Rowling for her comments about transgender issues .
Emma Watson , who played Hermione Granger in the Potter franchise , said : `` Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without being constantly questioned or told they are n't who they say they are . ''
The row began last weekend , after Rowling responded to a headline on an online article discussing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a tweet : `` I 'm sure there used to be a word for those people .
Someone help me out .
Wumben ?
Wimpund ?
Woomud ? ''
Critics accused her of being transphobic , but Rowling said she stood by her comments , saying it `` is n't hate to speak the truth '' .
`` My life has been shaped by being female .
I do not believe it 's hateful to say so , '' she said .
`` I know and love trans people , but erasing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of many to meaningfully discuss their lives . ''
In December last year , the author voiced her support for a researcher who was sacked after tweeting that transgender people can not change their biological sex .
In the blog post on Wednesday , Rowling said she was motivated to address transgender issues through her Twitter account because of what she sees as an increasingly misogynistic society .
`` We 're living through the most misogynistic period I 've experienced , '' she continued .
`` Back in the 80s , I imagined @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have any , would have it far better than I ever did , but between the backlash against feminism and a porn-saturated online culture , I believe things have got significantly worse for girls .
`` Never have I seen women denigrated and dehumanised to the extent they are now . ''
What is the reaction to JK Rowling 's statement ?
Dr Kathleen Stock , professor of philosophy at the University of Sussex , told BBC Radio 5 Live that JK Rowling is `` right to want to protect women-only spaces '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who wrote about how Harry Potter fandom helped him come out as trans in his memoir , told Variety he was disappointed with Rowling .
`` For her to decide to use her incredible platform to be very critical and hateful towards a particular group of people , it just seems an irresponsible use of the platform by one of the most influential people in the world , '' he said .
Some of the cast of Pose , a US TV drama series about New York 's underground world of 1980s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's views were `` hurtful '' .
Indya Moore said she was a fan of Harry Potter because it provided an `` escape '' and even a sense of `` liberation '' .
She said : `` It 's so hurtful but also I 'm not surprised by it . ''
The Washington Post 's Molly Roberts added : `` JK Rowling 's transphobia shows it 's time to put down the pen . ''
But singer Alison Moyet added : `` Regardless how I feel about anything , I always hated a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those that 've been hateful to me .
As it happens JK Rowling is not hateful .
`` I see a woman convicted and hung and wonder where the same venom is for the men that do actual harm to all womankind . ''
Warner Bros , the Hollywood studio behind the Harry Potter films , responded by saying it was committed to confronting `` difficult societal issues '' .
`` Warner Bros ' position on inclusiveness is well established , and fostering a diverse and inclusive culture has never been more important @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around the world , '' it said .
`` We deeply value the work of our storytellers who give so much of themselves in sharing their creations with us all .
We recognise our responsibility to foster empathy and advocate understanding of all communities and all people , particularly those we work with and those we reach through our content . ''
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"For her to decide to use her incredible platform to be very critical and hateful towards a particular group of people, it just seems an irresponsible use of the platform by one of the most influential people in the world," he said.


bbcuk--2020-06-11--Robert Baden-Powell statue to be removed in Poole

A statue of the man who founded the Scouts movement is to be removed from Poole Quay amid fears it is on a `` target list for attack '' .
The 12-year-old statue of Robert Baden-Powell is being removed on police advice to protect it , says Bournemouth , Christchurch and Poole ( BCP ) Council .
The authority said it recognised some aspects of his life were considered `` less worthy of commemoration '' .
Local Conservative MPs said they were opposed to the removal of the statue .
Baden-Powell , who died aged 83 in 1941 , has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him of racism , homophobia and support for Adolf Hitler .
Former Bournemouth East Labour parliamentary candidate Corrie Drew said : `` We can commemorate the positive work without commemorating the man . ''
Speaking on BBC Breakfast , she added : `` A quick look into his history shows that he was very open about his views against homosexuality and that he was a very open supporter of Hitler and of fascism and quite a strong , outspoken racist . ''
Meanwhile , an online petition to `` defend Poole 's Lord @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 3,500 signatures .
Sir Robert Syms , Conservative MP for Poole , tweeted that he was `` opposed '' to the permanent removal of the statue .
Writing on Twitter , Tobias Ellwood , Tory MP for Bournemouth East , said : `` Few historical figures comply with 21st C values .
Simply expunging past connections from sight wo n't correct wrongs or help us better learn from our past . ''
The Tory MP for Bournemouth West , Conor Burns , also tweeted that the removal was `` a huge error of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put it back '' .
The life-sized statue was installed in 2008 and faces Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour , where the Scouts began .
BCP Council leader Vikki Slade said it was being removed and put into safe storage .
`` We have had police advice that this statue is on a target list for attack and , due to its proximity to the water and its delicate and historic nature , I was asked to approve its temporary removal , '' she said .
Deputy leader Mark Howell said the monument @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because the workers ca n't work with so many people around the statue '' .
• Torn down Colston statue pulled out of harbour • 'It 's all been built upon racist acts' • University to rename Gladstone site after campaign The council said it acknowledged the differing views of Baden-Powell and it planned to involve all relevant communities and groups in discussions about its future .
A spokesman for the Scout Association said it was `` resolute in its commitment to inclusion and diversity and members continually reflect and challenge ourselves in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` We look forward to discussing this matter with the council to make an informed decision on what happens next , '' he said .
On Sunday , protesters at an anti-racism demonstration in Bristol tore down a statue of the slave trader Edward Colston and dumped it in the city 's harbour .
A statue of slaveholder Robert Milligan has also been removed from outside the Museum of London Docklands , while in Oxford thousands of people called for the removal of a statue of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes .
• Robert @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 22 February 1857 • He was in the Army where he specialised in scouting map-making and reconnaissance , and trained the other soldiers in essential skills • Returning home in 1903 he found the small handbook he had written for soldiers , Aids to Scouting , was being used by youth leaders and teachers • He was asked by the Boys ' Brigade group 's founder Sir William Smith to devise a scheme to improve citizenship training for boys • On 1 August 1907 he took 20 boys to Brownsea Island on an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Scouts movement • He retired from the Army in 1910 to devote his life to the Scouts , travelling the world to inspire more young people to join scouting • SAVING OUR NURSES : Go behind the scenes at A & E • I MAY DESTROY YOU : The next must-see show in lockdown

"We know that local people feel proud of Lord Baden-Powell's and the Scout movement's links with Poole, and that some people feel that we would be giving in to the protesters by temporarily removing the statue. However, we feel it is responsible to protect it for future generations to enjoy and respect.


bbcuk--2020-06-11--British Gas owner Centrica to cut 5,000 jobs

Centrica , the owner of British Gas , is to cut 5,000 jobs this year to `` arrest the decline '' of the company .
The company has been losing customers to rivals and , in February , blamed a big loss in 2019 on the energy price cap and falling gas prices .
Centrica also said the coronavirus crisis had shown how the company could be `` agile and responsive '' .
New boss Chris O'Shea said most of the cuts would fall in the UK as the energy giant seeks to slim down its business .
About half @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among the company 's leadership , management and corporate staff .
This will include half of the senior leadership team of 40 who will leave by the end of August .
Centrica currently has about 27,000 employees , with 20,000 of these based in the UK .
Mr O'Shea was officially appointed as Centrica chief executive in April , having previously been the company 's finance director .
He took over from Iain Conn , who had said last summer that he intended to leave the role .
`` Since becoming chief executive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ focused on navigating the company through the Covid-19 crisis and identifying what needs to change in Centrica , '' Mr O'Shea said .
`` We 've learnt through the crisis that we can be agile and responsive in the most difficult conditions and put our customers at the heart of our decision making .
`` I truly regret that these difficult decisions will have to be made and understand the impact on the colleagues who will leave us .
However , the changes we are proposing to make are designed to arrest our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our customers and create a sustainable company . ''
The GMB union said it would `` fight for every job '' .
`` A combination of the [ energy price ] cap and too little , too late management decisions have left a once proud brand crippled and weak , '' said spokesman Justin Bowden .
`` Slashing thousands more jobs is not the answer .
You can not just cut your way out of a crisis . ''
The price cap on electricity and gas bills came into effect in January 2019 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Prime Minister Theresa May to end what she called `` rip-off '' prices .
A number of energy companies have said the policy has affected their business and profits .
Centrica made a loss of £849m in the last calendar year compared with a £987m profit the year before .
The energy sector has seen a number of smaller suppliers fail , and other companies have been looking to merge .
Last month , Ovo Energy - which bought SSE 's retail division earlier in 2020 , making it the UK 's second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said it was cutting 2,600 jobs .
Centrica also said it would be consulting with staff on `` simplifying '' terms and conditions for employees in the UK .
It said it had 80 different employee contracts , each with multiple variants , with many of the agreements more than 35 years-old .

"I truly regret that these difficult decisions will have to be made and understand the impact on the colleagues who will leave us. However, the changes we are proposing to make are designed to arrest our decline, allow us to focus on our customers and create a sustainable company."


bbcuk--2020-06-11--Alexander Kareem shooting: Murder victim named as police trace car

A man shot dead in west London has been named by police as 20-year-old Alexander Kareem .
Mr Kareem was killed after suffering gunshot wounds to his chest and abdomen on Askew Road in Shepherd 's Bush just after midnight on Monday .
Detectives said a white Range Rover Evoque linked to the murder was later found burnt out three miles away in Acton , Ealing .
The Met Police said they were yet to make any arrests .
Residents near the scene in Shepherd 's Bush described hearing two gunshots and a `` male scream '' .
Police were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BST , but Mr Kareem died from his injuries just under an hour later .
The car was found burnt out in Ascott Avenue 25 minutes after the original call was made , the Met said .
Det Insp Wayne Jolly said : `` Alexander was just 20 years old when his life came to an end in such a tragic way .
`` We are determined to bring those responsible for this unnecessary and terrifying violence to justice .
`` His family are truly devastated and ask that their privacy is respected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loss . ''
So far in 2020 , there have been more than 50 murder investigations launched across the capital .
The Met Police are investigating the vast majority - although the British Transport Police is leading one case into the fatal stabbing of a teenager at East Croydon station in January .
According to police data , most of the victims have been men and around half have died as a result of a stab wound .
Mr Kareem is the fifth victim to have been fatally shot in London this year @

"His family are truly devastated and ask that their privacy is respected while they come to terms with their loss."


bbcuk--2020-06-11--Coronavirus: Social distancing change urged and business resilience warning

Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak this Thursday morning .
We 'll have another update for you at 18:00 BST .
Boris Johnson faces pressure from backbenchers - including ex-Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith - to relax England 's 2m ( 6ft ) social distancing rule , currently mirrored across the UK .
Sir Iain is urging the PM to follow World Health Organization guidance of a 1m distance , followed in countries such as France , Denmark and Singapore .
However , the UK 's chief medics advise against change .
The UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
2. Business 'ca n't cope with no deal and virus' British companies do not have the resilience to cope with a no-deal Brexit because the coronavirus crisis has wiped out the reserves they built up to deal with any disruption to EU trade , the CBI lobby group head Dame Carolyn Fairbairn tells the BBC .
The government says it wants a deal but insists that , `` whatever happens '' , the UK will leave the single market and customs union when the transition period closes at the end of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grooming of children in lockdown Britain ’ s top police officer dealing with online grooming says he fears there has been a huge rise in cases during lockdown , while children have been alone and vulnerable online .
Spending time online during lockdown may have led more individuals to become radicalised , a police chief warns .
The current UK terror threat level is `` substantial '' , meaning an attack is likely , and the Met Police 's Lucy D'Orsi urges the public to remain vigilant as restrictions ease and people return @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are back on the cobbles , as filming resumes with social-distancing measures in place .
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British companies do not have the resilience to cope with a no-deal Brexit because the coronavirus crisis has wiped out the reserves they built up to deal with any disruption to EU trade, the CBI lobby group head Dame Carolyn Fairbairn tells the BBC. The government says it wants a deal but insists that, "whatever happens", the UK will leave the single market and customs union when the transition period closes at the end of the year.


bbcuk--2020-06-11--Coronavirus: When will pubs, bars, cafes and restaurants reopen?

Pubs , bars , cafes and restaurants in England may soon be able to reopen their doors for the first time since lockdown began in March .
But despite the easing of restrictions , a trip to a local bar or dining establishment could be a very different experience from how it was before coronavirus .
In its recovery strategy document published on 11 May , the government said that the hospitality sector - which includes pubs , bars and restaurants - could start to reopen `` no earlier than 4 July '' , if Covid-19 safety guidelines could be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announce details of what these guidelines would be , but they 're expected to include rules on social distancing , heightened hygiene procedures and protection of bar and restaurant staff .
It will provide `` further safer working guidance '' for restaurants , pubs and bars `` as soon as we can '' , Business Secretary Alok Sharma said during Tuesday 's coronavirus briefing .
What are the rules now ?
On 20 March , all pubs , bars , restaurants and cafes were asked to shut in order to stop the spread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were cafes and canteens at a few selected places such as schools , hospitals and prisons .
Since then , many restaurants have started offering food delivery and takeaways in order to generate income while their doors are closed .
Some pubs have also been allowed to offer takeaway beers .
What about the rest of the UK ?
Each nation of the UK is setting its own rules for the reopening of food and drink outlets : • The Scottish government has outlined a phased approach to pubs and restaurants reopening but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when this might take place • Wales 's First Minister Mark Drakeford has refused to give `` any promises about when pubs might reopen • In Northern Ireland , the executive is due to discuss the subject on 11 June What are the main obstacles to reopening ?
The chief worry for many people in the hospitality industry is the issue of social distancing .
Some have insisted that the current 2m distancing rule makes it impossible for bars , cafes and restaurants to make a profit .
Kate Nicholls , the chief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , says that with a 2m rule , outlets would be only able to make about 30 % of normal revenues , whereas 1m would increase that to 60-75 % .
Some Conservative MPs have added their support for reducing social distancing , and the prime minister said on 10 June that the 2m rule was `` under constant review '' .
What other measures could be taken ?
The Mexican restaurant chain Wahaca says it is considering a range of measures to keep staff and workers safe amid the pandemic .
Customers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of ordering food on apps , while staff will be encouraged to wash their hands every 20 minutes .
Meanwhile , the Wetherspoons pub chain has said its staff will be provided with face masks and protective eyewear and it will run a reduced food menu .
Bottles of ketchup and mayonnaise will be replaced by individual sachets .
Customers will also be encouraged to sit outside in pub gardens , while some indoor seating areas will be separated by Perspex screens .
How is the hospitality sector coping during lockdown ?
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country in 2018 , according to UK Hospitality .
But many restaurants and cafes were already struggling even before the Covid-19 outbreak , in the face of rising rents and falling consumer spending .
Since lockdown began , job cuts and closures have been announced by chains such as Frankie & Benny 's and Carluccio 's .
Thousands of workers in the industry have been furloughed under the government 's job retention scheme , which allows them to receive 80 % of their monthly salary up to £2,500 .
What have other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already reopened restaurants , bars and cafes around the world .
In some cases they have had the use of lower social distancing recommendations - in France , for example , the recommended distance between customer and staff is 1m .
• Eating and drinking establishments in Paris can now serve customers on outside terraces , but staff must wear masks , and customers must also wear masks when moving around • In Berlin , restaurants , cafes and snack kiosks are open , and people from two separate households are allowed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a distance of 1.5m from each other • Spanish bars and restaurants have now been allowed to reopen if they stick to social distancing rules and only operate at 50 % capacity • Restaurants , bars and cafes in Italy reopened in May - restaurants must host reduced numbers of diners , with tables further apart and plastic shields to separate customers

From 7 August, if conditions allow, there will be no legal limits on the number of people who can meet others in places like pubs and restaurants. Masks will also no longer be required in hospitality settings. All businesses currently closed - such as nightclubs - will be allowed to reopen subject to ongoing risk assessments.


bbcuk--2020-06-11--Coronavirus: Stormont ministers consider more lockdown easing

The executive is meeting to discuss whether more lockdown restrictions in NI can be lifted .
Small shops are due to open on Friday but there is no date yet for shopping centres to reopen .
Ministers are likely to look at the possibility of letting people have more contact with family and friends .
They are also expected to discuss the `` social bubble '' concept , used successfully in New Zealand .
On Monday , First Minister Arlene Foster said she regretted that the executive has not been able to allow people to visit others indoors yet .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in step one of the Pathway to Recovery blueprint that has not been implemented and has been deferred several times .
What else will the executive discuss ?
Ministers have moved from the response phase of the pandemic to the recovery phase , and their meeting is expected to focus on a strategic overview for helping all sectors to regain some sense of normality .
• In full : The five stages of NI 's plan to ease lockdown • Coronavirus bubbles : Who is in yours ?
As parts of the retail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so long as the transmission of the virus has remained low , ministers will also discuss whether shopping centres should be given a date to reopen .
However , concerns have been raised about a lack of clear guidance for the childcare sector , as more people with children prepare to return to work .
The executive will also discuss that issue and Department of Health panels are expected to meet on Thursday to assess when certain childcare centres can open .
It is understood Agriculture and Environment Minister Edwin Poots intends to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of people permitted to attend funerals - currently limited to 10 .
Ministers are also likely to discuss bringing forward the date for hotels and hospitality businesses to reopen in Northern Ireland .
In the Republic of Ireland , the industry has been given a date of 29 June to reopen .
The executive has said hotels can reopen in Northern Ireland from 20 July , but no date has been announced for pubs or restaurants yet .
On Monday , Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon brought a paper to the executive about whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made mandatory .
In England , the measure will take effect from 15 June .
While face coverings are recommended in Northern Ireland on public transport and in shops where social distancing is not possible , the Stormont executive has not yet taken a decision on whether to make it compulsory .
What is the social bubble model ?
A bubble is defined as an exclusive group of people with whom you have close physical contact , this can be friends or family .
Members of a bubble would be able to visit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it would still be important to limit the risk of chains of transmission .
If Household A merges with Household B , Household B could not also link up with another group - Household C - because this would create a chain that could allow the virus to spread widely .
The bubble concept has already been used in New Zealand and is now being adopted in England , where from Saturday , single adults can spend the night at another house in a `` support bubble '' .
Stormont ministers have asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ measure could be adopted in Northern Ireland .
Why does the R-number matter ?
The executive has warned that people 's behaviour over the next few weeks will determine whether lockdown-easing steps continue , are halted , or are reversed , depending on how the R value is affected .
The R-number , or reproduction number , is the average number of people that one coronavirus-infected person will pass the virus on to .
Last week , the Department of Health said it estimated the R-number in Northern Ireland is currently between 0.7 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ahead with lifting some restrictions .
It will publish the R-number every Thursday .
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• IMPACT : What the virus does to the body • RECOVERY : How long does it take ?
• R NUMBER : Why does it matter ?
• ENDGAME : How do we get out of this mess ?

Speaking at Stormont's daily press briefing on Thursday, Mrs Foster said ministers could not yet commit to allowing people who do not live alone to visit family and friends indoors, but said they hope to "take another step forward" next week.


bbcuk--2020-06-11--Black football coaches: What holds us back

Raheem Sterling says there are not enough black managers for young football fans to aspire to .
He 's got a point .
There are currently only six black or non-white head coaches in the top 92 clubs in the English professional leagues .
In 2018 , the Football Association announced a plan to increase the 5 % of its leadership roles and 13 % of England coaching staff that are currently filled by people from a BAME background .
There are around 500 players in the 20 Premier League squads .
More than a quarter of those are black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ few are moving into senior management .
Iuri Baptista is a coach based in West London , who says at grass roots level you tend to see a mixture of BAME coaches but `` as you progress towards academy you start to see fewer '' .
The FA has set a target for 20 % of the England team 's coaching staff to be from a BAME background by the end of 2021 .
Iuri thinks it 's hard for coaches like him to aspire to be in the top leagues .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ top flight , sometimes it 's `` hard to speak up '' .
`` You get put in predicaments where you want to argue your point , but do n't want to overstep the boundaries and come across as unprofessional , '' he tells Radio 1 Newsbeat .
In the UK almost 14 % of the population are from a BAME background and Iuri wants that better reflected in coaching .
Iuri is n't keen on positive discrimination or `` special treatment '' for people from underrepresented backgrounds .
`` We just want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see the same type of representation across the board , '' he says .
Alena Moulton is coach of Stoke City Women .
Originally from Derby the determined 29-year-old has worked herself up to the top tiers of the coaching game .
Alena only started in coaching in her late teens , volunteering at grass roots level , while she was looking for a job .
She says she now `` feels valued as a coach '' at Stoke City but sees the combination of being female and black as a different issue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The generalisation with BAME is male .
Sometimes there is a thought that if you tick that box it 's ok , '' she tells Newsbeat . '
I am one of those role models' Alena says initiatives for change have been focused on getting black male coaches in a professional environment but black females have missed out .
Now the Stoke City boss wants to see a real pathway to get to the top .
`` On the male side they are encouraged to get onto courses and we must continue to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she says .
And the signs over the past 12 months have been encouraging .
`` The clubs are now more appreciative of what everyone brings .
`` I understand that I am one of those role models and we are trying to reach out and say this is something you can get into '' .
Levi Desouza , a volunteer coach at Leicester Nirvana , says he 's struggled to get jobs higher up the coaching ladder - and he ca n't understand why .
`` I 'm not trying to pull @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I 've applied to clubs around Leicester .
It 's questionable why it 's been overlooked '' .
In 2019 , UK football introduced the The Rooney Rule which means English Football League clubs must interview at least one black , Asian or minority ethnic candidate when searching for a new first-team manager .
The rule though does not include the Premier League , who say they are pushing other initiatives .
`` I have my doubts this will bring black coaches into the game '' , says Levi , who wants the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on how he 'd like that done .
`` They need to discuss why they are being overlooked '' .
'Brave enough to talk about issues' Levi believes someone at the FA should ask for feedback on why a BAME candidate did n't get a job and working with unsuccessful candidates to fix the issue .
He asks : `` Sol Campbell , he 's been to numerous interviews .
Is he bad at interviews ? ''
Like Alena , Levi has seen some positive change in the past 12 months for BAME @ @ @ @ @ @ @ done so much to push it .
He 's been a role model .
Hats off to everything he 's doing , '' he says .
Sterling wants more black , Asian and minority ethnic representation among administrators and coaching staff in British football , and says equal opportunities should be given to former BAME players .
`` Raheem 's brave enough to talk about the underlying issues in the game , '' says Levi .
He sees a change in approach from the media towards the story .
`` What he is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ question the facts '' .
Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here .

"I understand that I am one of those role models and we are trying to reach out and say this is something you can get into".


bbcuk--2020-06-10--'I will have to rely on my husband for the first time'

`` I only do a part-time job but it gives me independence , '' Nikki Pinnington , 44 , tells the BBC .
`` Now I will have to rely on my husband for the first time in my life .
It 's unnerving . ''
Part-time hairdresser Nikki Pinnington has been furloughed since March and home-schooling her 11-year-old son Cosmo , while her husband - the family 's main breadwinner - continues to work full time .
However , she now fears she wo n't be able to go back to work if hairdressers as expected reopen in July @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reopening .
The government had promised that all pupils would be able to go back on 4 July , but scrapped the plan this week because it feels schools are n't ready .
`` I ca n't see how I 'll feasibly go back to work , '' Nikki says .
`` The summer clubs I would normally use are n't running and my grandparents and in-laws are in the high-risk category for coronavirus .
`` Hairdressing is an incredibly close contact profession and my husband is an estate agent , so we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that risk . ''
She thinks working mothers are getting a `` bad deal '' during lockdown , as they typically earn less than their husbands and , in a scenario such as hers , will usually be the first to sacrifice their jobs to look after the children .
And she is not the only parent lamenting the government 's decision .
Since March , only essential workers have been able to access schooling for their children , meaning many parents have spent the last 11 weeks struggling to balance working from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a short break before the summer holidays began , but now the vast majority of pupils wo n't return until at least September .
To add insult to injury , the usual summer holiday childcare options such as activity camps or relying on grandparents are still off-limits because of coronavirus .
`` Extended school closures are likely to place further pressure on working parents and require employers to be flexible and creative in response , '' says Claire McCartney , senior inclusion adviser at the Chartered Institute of Professional Development ( CIPD @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supported through this challenging time , there 's a real risk of them dropping out of work altogether or reducing their hours . ''
Sally Jones , 48 , says she was `` devastated '' by the government 's decision , having really struggled to work and home school her two daughters .
The part-time university administrator currently handles the lion 's share of childcare in the house as her husband works full time .
As a result she says she feels `` stressed and exhausted '' .
'It just tears you up' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't feel I am really doing either my job or the home-schooling properly , '' Sally says .
`` No one is asking how parents are getting on , it just tears you up .
I feel we have been left to pick up the pieces and deal with this on our own . ''
• Mums 'do most childcare and chores in lockdown' • Many primary pupils not back until September Some warn the burden of childcare during extended school closures is falling disproportionately on women .
The Institute for Fiscal Studies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ half times more likely to have lost work than fathers during the pandemic .
And according to CIPD research , 44 % of women say their financial security has worsened , compared with 35 % of men , since the lockdown began .
What are your rights ?
• Your employer has the right to expect that when you 're working from home , you 're actually working , not babysitting .
However , this is an exceptional situation and many employers are exercising common sense and flexibility to allow employees to reduce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ childcare needs .
• If your employer does not allow this , you can make a formal request for flexible working if you have worked for your employer for 26 weeks .
But they could refuse if it would have a detrimental impact on their business .
• You are entitled to take four weeks of unpaid parental leave if you have worked for your employer for at least a year and your child is under 18 years old .
• You also have the right to take time off for dependants because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , This typically lasts only a few days , but it may be able to last a lot longer in the current crisis if parents have no childcare options available .
• You can be put on furlough for childcare/caring reasons , but only if you were already furloughed on or before 10 June .
However , parents returning from family-related leave ( maternity or paternity for example ) in the coming months can now be furloughed even after the 10 June cut-off date and the government may make other exceptions .
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ introduce a `` flexible furlough '' scheme , allowing working parents to go part time to cover childcare and make up 80 % of the lost income - but employers must consent .
For more information , visit the Working Families website .
Gemma Rosenblatt , head of policy at the Fawcett Society , which campaigns for women 's rights , warns there is a risk of creating a `` two-tier workforce '' .
`` [ We could see ] parents and particularly mothers losing out on work because the childcare simply is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ schools - there are signs that huge numbers of nurseries and childminders are at risk of closing . ''
The government will introduce a `` flexible furlough '' scheme in July , which should help some parents .
It will enable employees to go part-time to look after their children while claiming 80 % of the lost income , although employers must consent .
The Treasury has also reversed its position on statutory maternity and paternity leave , allowing parents who return to work in the coming months to access the coronavirus job @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But the TUC wants the government to go further , by pledging to extend the flexible furlough scheme - which ends in October - until all children can go back to school .
It is also calling for stronger flexible working laws to protect working parents permanently .
UK workers have the right to ask their employers for flexible working hours , but TUC research suggests one in three requests is denied .
`` Ministers have previously said they will make flexible working a default right for all workers from day one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now urgently make good on that promise , '' said general secretary Frances O'Grady .
• SAVING OUR NURSES : Go behind the scenes at A & E • I MAY DESTROY YOU : The next must-see show in lockdown The Confederation of British Industry says getting children safely back to school will be critical to the UK 's economic recovery after lockdown and to stopping children falling behind outside the classroom .
However , it says public health must remain `` the number one priority '' .
A Treasury spokesman said : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been extended until October , meaning that it will continue to support people as they move back into work and we get the UK economy up and running again .
`` We will continue to look at ways that support people returning to work and have announced that critical workers will continue to receive 30 hours of free childcare even if their income falls due to coronavirus . ''

She thinks working mothers are getting a "bad deal" during lockdown, as they typically earn less than their husbands and, in a scenario such as hers, will usually be the first to sacrifice their jobs to look after the children.


bbcuk--2020-06-11--Coronavirus: A sideways glance at the signs around us

On her daily walk during the lockdown due to the coronavirus , photographer Kiki Streitberger sees another meaning in some of the adverts and posters she finds on the streets of London .
Here she recounts those that caught her eye .
The sign says : `` There is another way to live . ''
It was meant to entice us to switch to greener energy .
When I noticed this sign , however , on the day London went into lockdown , it presented itself as an ominous prediction of things to come .
The coronavirus pandemic turned me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city .
As I walked the roads and backstreets , I noticed how I look at advertising differently .
What once seemed to be perfectly normal suddenly seems very much out of place in these changed times we find ourselves in .
`` Watching the world go by matters , '' state TfL on their poster campaign .
They probably had n't thought that for the next few months we 'd be watching the world go by from our own windows .
Nearly empty buses advertise films and books with tag lines such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' and : `` What you ca n't see can hurt you . ''
Well yes , we know that now .
The subversive art exhibition Panicky in the UK I sadly missed this April - though I often feel I have become a part of it myself .
`` Want to be part of this ? ''
I 'm asked on a sign in Camden .
Well , I 'm not sure but , a few metres on , it encourages me to `` Embrace change . ''
OK then .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ depends on who we are and on the situation we find ourselves in .
Coronavirus has changed our world and , with it , the meaning of the signs around us .
I 'm not looking for these signs , they are everywhere .
And many of them make me laugh when I notice them .
Each one is a wonderful surprise .
And so I found myself photographing signs and adverts I would have simply ignored before .
I enjoy creating collections of photographs - many different images of essentially the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of creating an order in a sometimes chaotic world .
This is certainly true for the immediate future .
And the bus driving by assures me : `` The magic begins this October . ''
Here are a few more that caught Streitberger 's eye .

On her daily walk during the lockdown due to the coronavirus, photographer Kiki Streitberger sees another meaning in some of the adverts and posters she finds on the streets of London. Here she recounts those that caught her eye.


bbcuk--2020-06-11--'It wasn't just Army banter - it was racism'

Racism in the UK is in sharp focus and one institution which has committed to tackling the problem is the British army .
A new BBC Three documentary looks at how big the problem is and whether enough is being done to tackle it .
When David Nkomo joined the Army in 2009 he was full of ambition .
Awarded best recruit when he passed out of training age 23 , he served one tour in Afghanistan with the Rifles .
But four years later the career he had hoped for was over because he says he could no longer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ subjected to .
`` I packed my bags and said I 'm leaving .
Getting out of the Army .
I do n't want to be here . ''
Regularly called `` Black Dave '' by his unit , to distinguish him from another Dave in the company , he says dark humour was a part of army culture .
`` If it 's just banter , it 's just banter .
I 'll probably laugh at it 90 % of the time , '' he says .
But while he tolerated the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discrimination went beyond casual banter to racial abuse by other soldiers .
He says it went up the ranks and when he tried to raise his concerns , it made things worse .
`` That 's why a lot of people do n't want to talk , because if you talk , your career is screwed . ''
His story of racial harassment is backed by a white officer , Joe Collinson , who served alongside him in Afghanistan .
Joe says he witnessed many incidents and recounts a time when a number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were put in an overflow dorm , he believes to separate them from the rest of the unit .
White soldiers would walk by and make abusive and racist remarks , such as saying `` it stinks in there '' .
The final straw for David was when his superior officer used a racist and derogatory slur to reprimand him in front of all the other soldiers .
By 2013 , he was no longer willing to put up with it and decided to quit .
He says he was dissuaded by a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' as his reason for leaving , so he put down `` medical reasons '' .
`` Incidents of racism are occurring with increasing and depressing frequency , '' Nicola Williams , the service complaints ombudsman told the BBC last year , although she pointed out she did not believe the army was `` institutionally racist '' .
Cases of discrimination account for 25 % of all the complaints made across the armed forces , and according to the ombudsman , a `` disproportionate '' number of those come from ethnic minorities .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ personnel make up just 7 % of all service personnel but in 2018 accounted for 13 % of complaints - 39 % of which were for bullying , harassment and discrimination .
In recent years the Army has launched multiple public drives to recruit more minorities .
It recruits heavily from the Commonwealth and two thirds of soldiers that identify as black were born abroad .
Inoke Momonakaya , a Fijian soldier , served with the 2nd Battalion Duke of Lancaster 's Regiment from 2005-2012 , doing tours in Iraq and Afghanistan .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the Ministry of Defence for racial discrimination .
He says he and fellow Fijian soldiers were ordered to dress as Taliban insurgents for an army training video , with white soldiers playing friendly forces .
White soldiers also wrote his name on a black troll doll , which a senior officer displayed in his office .
He says this made him feel `` like a second-class soldier '' .
`` I loved the Army , '' he says .
`` What happened to me , I do n't want any other soldiers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dealing with racism , the Army has also had to contend with extremism .
In March 2018 L/Cpl Mikko Vehvilainen was convicted of being a member of banned far-right group National Action and jailed for eight years .
He was a key recruiter for the organisation and was stockpiling weapons for a race war .
Mark Barrett , another soldier who appeared beside him in court , was acquitted and subsequently thrown out of the Army .
During the trial , evidence was shown from a National Action messaging group that both men @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mafia .
In it they shared racist jokes and pictures .
Mark says he wishes he 'd behaved differently but claims he was in a situation where this language felt normal .
`` They were really bad , racist , anti-Semitic sorts of jokes , '' he says , but he also claims ignorance over the meaning of many of the racial slurs he says were being used .
Mark believes he was treated unfairly .
He denies ever being a member of National Action and told the BBC : `` That 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If they went through everyone 's phones in the British army we would n't have an army any more , and that 's probably the thing that 's left me the most bitter is , why me you know ? ''
One piece of evidence used against Mark in court was a picture from his home at an army barracks near Rutland .
In the picture a man , who was serving with Mark , is seen standing next to a burning cross .
That soldier is still serving in the Army .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ranks but says it is addressing the problem .
It would not give any detail on whether the soldier pictured with the burning cross had ever been investigated .
Captain Danny Cousland , chair of the Defence Rastafarian Network , says : `` The tragedy of this is that people are put off the army by the actions of a few racists . ''
A British army spokesman said : `` There is no place in the British army for any form of racist view or behaviour and all personnel receive regular @ @ @ @ @ @ @ training .
They are also made aware of how to report any unacceptable behaviour , including to the SpeakOut confidential helpline , and other means available to resolve interpersonal conflicts such as the Army mediation service .
`` The Army takes all allegations of mistreatment very seriously and we encourage any suggestion of unacceptable behaviour to be raised to the chain of command to be investigated accordingly . ''
`` We recognise we need to do more and last year adopted the recommendations of Air Chief Marshal ( ACM ) Michael Wigston 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can watch the documentary Racism in the Ranks on BBC iPlayer

Mark believes he was treated unfairly. He denies ever being a member of National Action and told the BBC: "That's 90% of the British army. If they went through everyone's phones in the British army we wouldn't have an army any more, and that's probably the thing that's left me the most bitter is, why me you know?"


bbcuk--2020-06-11--How Fran Healy drew Travis's new video on an iPad

`` I had this huge callus , '' says Fran Healy .
`` You can still see a dent in my finger where the pencil rested . ''
The Travis frontman is proudly showing us the battle scars he sustained on his latest project - hand-drawing and animating a music video from scratch .
It was an `` act of desperation '' , he admits , after the coronavirus lockdown meant the band could no longer film a video for their new single , A Ghost .
After some back-of-the-envelope calculations , he figured out he could draw 10 seconds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a full video in 30 days .
In the end , he produced 2,500 drawings on his iPad by tracing over footage he 'd filmed at home or sourced on the internet - a technique known as rotoscoping , which pop fans will recognise from A-ha 's Take On Me video .
Unlike that clip , Travis 's video is n't interrupted by thugs wielding clawhammers .
Instead , it 's a whimsical fantasy in which Healy tours an abandoned city with a troupe of friendly ghosts .
`` I 've never done @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the singer , `` and I did n't know if it was going to turn out good , bad , or whatever .
`` But making it was almost like a self-preservation during the quarantine , because when you 're not doing anything else , you 're watching the news and you 're reading Twitter and that was stressing me out massively . ''
The finished video premiered last week , and Healy has shared with the BBC some of the sketches , storyboards and concept art that resulted in his first ever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ RAK studios in February , A Ghost addresses Healy 's decision to return to music full-time after 14 years raising his son , Clay .
`` Travis has always been around , but my main job has been being a dad - specifically the dad I never had , '' says the singer , whose parents divorced when he was young .
In the song , Healy is confronted by the ghost of his future self , who sings : `` It 's easier to be alive than hide under your pillow while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The image immediately suggested an idea for the video .
`` I started doodling on my iPad while we were recording , '' says Healy , `` And I thought , 'What kind of ghost would I like to have in a video ? '
`` I 'd seen the classic sheet ghost they used in the Casey Affleck film A Ghost Story and it really looked spooky - so I got some pictures from that , and I cut out a picture of me jumping with my guitar , and I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the video was back-engineered from there .
I asked myself , 'How do I get to that point , where I 'm in an alleyway , playing with a band of ghosts ? '
'' At this stage , Healy was still planning to film the video on location with the rest of the band .
The initial treatment saw him singing into a bathroom mirror , where his reflection was a ghost ; while another sequence was based on the famous shot from Raising Arizona , where the camera zooms out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , through a window and into the screaming mouth of a parent .
`` Then , when I started drawing I realised , 'this is going to take ages , ' '' laughs Healy .
`` So I just had to make it up as I went along . ''
It does n't sound like an approach that Pixar would endorse , but Healy thrived on this semi-improvisational style .
`` Animation is a glacial process , '' he explains .
`` All you 're doing is drawing 80 pictures that pretty much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's a lot of time to think - and if I had a good idea , I 'd stop what I was doing and draw a little storyboard to come back to later . ''
This shot , which appears at the end of the first chorus , encapsulates the song 's core message , as Fran and his ghost watch the sun set , and the video transitions to night-time .
`` He 's talking to me and he 's saying , 'Come on mate , you know , pull your finger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years left .
So you can either sit in your house and not do anything , or you can pull your finger out and go for it again . '
'' The second verse sees Healy sitting at the bar from Edward Hopper 's painting Nighthawks ( cheekily renamed `` Frannies '' ) as he reflects on life 's most pivotal moments - birth , death , love and marriage .
Each of them is illustrated by a `` polaroid '' snapshot which , as the storyboard notes `` saves time and looks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ empty for almost the entire video , '' the singer admits , `` so the quality of the drawing jumps up at that point , because , by the end , I 'd gotten much better at drawing . ''
Fun fact : The ghosts populating the snapshots were played by Healy 's son .
Aside from Healy , the only other character with a speaking role in the video is a black crow who provides backing vocals in the second verse .
It 's a nod to the raven that appears throughout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Life - one of Healy 's favourite films - and the drawing was based on `` a plastic crow I bought in a DIY store '' that 's been positioned in his recording studio since 2011 ( it even cameos in an earlier Travis video , Another Guy ) .
Initially , it was n't supposed to speak , but Healy worried about leaving a static shot on screen for two full seconds , so he animated the beak .
`` That 's why this is such a nice process : You have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hours , and then you see it and it 's like , 'Wow it 's exactly what I thought . '
'' Spooked by his visions of the future , Healy jumps into a car and speeds into the night , making a transformative journey through New York 's Second Street Tunnel ( another filmic reference - this time to Blade Runner ) .
To get the speed and movement right , `` I rotoscoped some footage of a 1970s commercial for my actual car - which is a Mercedes 300D - and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Healy says .
But the sequence also required a stunt , which called for some creative Googling .
`` I needed a car jump , so I went on YouTube and I searched for ages until I thought , 'Wait a minute , ' and I typed in 'Dukes Of Hazzard car jumps ' .
`` And there 's this video that has about an hour and 15 minutes of stunts from Dukes Of Hazzard , so I went through every single car jump until I found the perfect one , about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For the final chorus , the video cuts to a real-life performance , with Healy accompanied by a band of ( socially-distanced ) spectres .
`` This was a good moment because it saved me a week of drawing , '' laughs the singer .
But like much of the video , the sequence was a happy accident .
`` Earlier on the process , I was drawing a scene where I was walking along next to a wall - and as I was tracing over the top of a real scene , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and it transitions to the live footage .
And I thought , 'Oh God , that 's really cool .
Maybe I can shoot the idea that the whole idea started with , of me and the ghosts in an alleyway . ''
The filming also brought the story of A Ghost to a touching conclusion .
Healy 's decision to `` put the foot down '' and re-commit to Travis was prompted by his son telling him , `` Papa , I 'm good - I know you have n't been pushing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really want you to do the band now '' .
But instead of pushing them apart , making the video actually strengthened their bond .
Not only was Clay the stand-in ghost for most of the shots , but he filmed the live action sequence on his drone camera , which meant he could use the footage in a school video project .
`` He handed it in and he got a good mark ! ''
says Healy .
Whoever said you could n't combine being in a band with being an attentive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Travis 's new album , 10 Songs , will be released in October .
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"Earlier on the process, I was drawing a scene where I was walking along next to a wall - and as I was tracing over the top of a real scene, there's a moment where it flashes and it transitions to the live footage. And I thought, 'Oh God, that's really cool. Maybe I can shoot the idea that the whole idea started with, of me and the ghosts in an alleyway."


bbcuk--2020-06-11--Michaela Coel: Writing about my sexual assault was 'cathartic'

When she was writing the second series of Chewing Gum , Michaela Coel took a break from work and went out for a drink with a friend .
The next morning , she woke up and started having flashbacks .
Michaela realised her drink had been spiked and she 'd been sexually assaulted .
This real-life experience became the basis for her new BBC One show , I May Destroy You , which she wrote , co-directed and stars in .
`` It took me two and a half years all in all to write it and I did n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tells Radio 1 Newsbeat .
`` It 's been quite hard but cathartic because I 'm reflecting on a dark time rather than feeling it is happening to me right now . ''
According to Rape Crisis , 20 % of women and 4 % of men have experienced some type of sexual assault since the age of 16 in England and Wales .
A BBC investigation also found more than 2,600 reports of drink-spiking incidents in England and Wales between 2015 and 2019 .
72 % of alleged victims were female .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Michaela 's character Arabella , goes through a range of emotions , including humour , to process what has happened to her , which she says mirrors the experience she went through .
`` We respond to trauma and triggering situations in many different ways , it 's not always a pity party , '' she says .
`` Sometimes we 're in deep denial and it 's not that we 're begging people to believe us , but actually people are pleading for us to believe them about what 's happened to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help of her friends Terry ( Weruche Opia ) and Kwame ( Paapa Essiedu ) work out where she was assaulted and who by .
These characters have their own issues when it comes to learning to use their voices in sexual situations .
`` The whole show deals with that moment where consent was stolen from you and you lost the moment where you had agency to make a decision , '' Michaela says .
`` Pointing to ourselves and blaming ourselves is the most unhelpful thing .
`` We need to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and forgive ourselves for the times when we did n't say no loud enough . ''
She hopes people learn this from the show .
Arabella is portrayed as a chaotic woman in her early 30s , who rose to fame through Twitter and landed a book deal .
`` It 's a millennial thing - with social media we have so many opportunities to present ourselves as having our lives together , '' she says .
`` But deep down when you close your phone screen down and sort of sit with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like that .
`` I think we 're all going through the exact same thing and it 's not very healthy - I do n't think many of us truly think we have our lives together . ''
I May Destroy You has been praised for not only presenting a different take on what a woman goes through after sexual assault , but also for having a female lead who does n't conform to a typical stereotype .
Michaela says `` there are pros and cons to every lifestyle and the grass is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` These people in my show are incredibly brave and they live in their freedom and in their authenticity .
`` I do n't let fear govern my life and I think that 's maybe something that a lot of people in my age bracket can identify with . ''
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"Sometimes we're in deep denial and it's not that we're begging people to believe us, but actually people are pleading for us to believe them about what's happened to us."


bbcuk--2020-06-11--What do we do with statues linked to slave-traders?

Millions around the world have seen the image of slave trader Edward Colston 's statue being pulled down in Bristol @ @ @ @ @ took it to the harbour and threw it into the water .
Bristol Council have @ @ @ @ @ dredged up and put into a museum .
But what about other statues dedicated to @ @ @ @ @ ?
Marenka Thompson-Odlum and Sir Geoff Palmer share their views .

Millions around the world have seen the image of slave trader Edward Colston's statue being pulled down in Bristol. Black Lives Matter protesters took it to the harbour and threw it into the water.
Bristol Council have now said it will be dredged up and put into a museum.
But what about other statues dedicated to men linked to the slave-trade? Marenka Thompson-Odlum and Sir Geoff Palmer share their views.
Produced by Larissa Kennelly and Tiffany Wertheimer


bbcuk--2020-06-11--Newspaper headlines: 'Lockdown lifeline' and 'two metre rule to be cut'

The further easing of coronavirus restrictions makes several of the front pages , with the news that from Saturday people living alone in England will be able to stay at one other household .
`` Crack open the bubbly ! ''
exclaims the front of the Metro , `` Singletons can hook up at last '' .
`` Children to be reunited with grandparents '' is the headline in the Times , with a photo of a child and grandparent , separated by a window .
The Guardian 's front page focuses on what it calls the `` stark claim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Professor Neil Ferguson , that thousands of lives could have been saved by an earlier lockdown .
He says deaths could have been halved by introducing the measures a week before .
The front of the Financial Times also carries the story .
`` Johnson under fire over lockdown timing , '' it reads .
The Sun 's leader column calls Professor Ferguson 's comments `` quite the confession '' , noting the irony of the same Sage scientists `` who unanimously advised the government against an earlier lockdown '' now saying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mental gymnastics necessary to blame the Tories for doing both too little and too much , too fast and too slow , '' it argues , `` would win gold at every Olympics . ''
The author , JK Rowling , also features on several front pages , as she `` reveals sex assault and marital abuse '' , according to the the Times headline .
The Daily Mail carries an image of a young JK Rowling , alongside her first husband , with whom she says she had a `` violent '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ posted an essay on her own website , in which she responds to trans activists , who objected to her recent comments that people 's biological sex matters .
In what the the Mail called a `` deeply personal and compelling defence of women 's rights '' , Ms Rowling argues : `` When you throw open the doors of bathrooms and changing rooms to any man who believes or feels he 's a woman ... then you open the door to any and all men who wish to come inside . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to your inbox The Financial Times hints at a possible chink of light in the Brexit trade talks .
Its headline says the EU 's chief negotiator , Michel Barnier , is `` ready '' to compromise with the UK .
It says he 's indicated he 's prepared to review the nature of the EU 's `` level playing field '' demands - which would require the UK to continue to follow some of Brussels ' rules - as long as Boris Johnson honours the `` political declaration '' agreed with EU @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a front page photo of the conductor , Sir Simon Rattle , with a warning the pandemic `` may devastate classical music '' .
The head of the London Symphony Orchestra calls for clarity on when concerts with a live audience can begin again .
In a joint letter with Sir Mark Elder from the Hallé Orchestra , he says `` orchestras may not survive , and if they do , they may face insuperable obstacles to remain solvent in our new reality '' .
Premiership rugby players also face uncertainty , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ headline reporting a `` rugby wage war '' .
It says `` civil war has erupted '' in rugby league , with the players ' union threatening strikes over what they call a `` totally unacceptable '' bid by clubs to make temporary pay cuts permanent .
It quotes the London Irish owner Mick Crossan saying players have `` to get real - you just ca n't afford to keep running a business that 's losing £3m to £5m a year '' .
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In what the the Mail called a "deeply personal and compelling defence of women's rights", Ms Rowling argues: "When you throw open the doors of bathrooms and changing rooms to any man who believes or feels he's a woman... then you open the door to any and all men who wish to come inside."


bbcuk--2020-06-11--Coronavirus: Wales has 316,000 workers on furlough

Nearly a third of a million workers in Wales have been placed on furlough since the start of the coronavirus pandemic , new Treasury figures show .
A total of 316,500 employees have been paid 80 % of their salaries under the UK government scheme following lockdown .
Furlough arrangements allow workers to claim up to £2,500 a month in salary .
Figures also show 102,000 self-employed workers in Wales - 73 % of those eligible - have also been helped , receiving a total of £273m .
The Self-Employed Income Support Scheme ( SEISS ) differs from the furlough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out in a single instalment covering three months and amounting to 80 % of average profit .
The average claim in Wales is £2,900 .
Just over a quarter of the 1.2m-strong Welsh workforce is furloughed .
These include 36,000 people from Cardiff alone and 23,000 in the Swansea area .
The figures suggest Conwy , Pembrokeshire and Powys could have higher proportions of workers in furlough , around 30 % .
This may be due to the importance of the tourism and hospitality sectors in those areas .
Across the UK , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and construction ( 154,400 ) are the sectors with the largest numbers being paid under the scheme .
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak said : `` Our unprecedented coronavirus support schemes are protecting millions of vital jobs and businesses across the whole of the United Kingdom '' .

"Being a single mum I had difficulties with childcare, as my parents are the main support for me but are over 70. So with covid I didn't want my son going over there. By being furloughed it was a huge relief and a lot of pressure and stress was taken off me and helped my mental wellbeing. I could focus on being a mum, doing the home schooling and enjoying the quality time with my son. It's been a huge relief to be honest."


bbcuk--2020-06-11--Sir Robert Peel statue removal calls 'targeting wrong man'

Anti-racism campaigners calling for the removal of statues of a former British prime minister have been accused of targeting the wrong man .
There are several statues of Sir Robert Peel , who founded the modern police .
But city leaders said people appeared to be confusing him with his father , of the same name , who opposed the abolition of slavery .
Despite acknowledging the mistaken identity , campaigners are still calling for the Leeds statue to go .
Statues of the 18th Century prime minister - located in Leeds , Bury , Manchester , Preston and Glasgow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of possible targets following the toppling of the monument to Edward Colston in Bristol .
Sir Robert 's father had been a vocal opponent of the abolition of slavery because it threatened his fortune in the cotton trade .
Responding to call for the Leeds statue to be taken down , council leader Judith Blake said : `` There seems to be now a recognition that there has been some misunderstanding about the Robert Peel whose statue is in Leeds and that it was actually his father who worked in the cotton trade.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ North West , where Sir Robert was born , had been that he was a `` reformer and did do many things that have had a lasting impression and impact , not least establishing a police force that does n't carry arms . ''
Manchester mayor Andy Burnham said there was a `` feeling there is a misunderstanding here which is that his father had links to the slave trade rather than Peel himself '' .
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Although organisers recognised they had initially referred to the wrong person , they said they wanted it removed because `` we should not celebrate colonisers '' .
The petition states : `` With the legitimacy of current policing in question , the history of policing , its origins in colonialism and its role in suppressing dissent deserves greater scrutiny .
`` Peel 's statue belongs in a museum , as part of an exhibition for others to learn about the history of British colonialism . ''
Meanwhile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to save Sir Robert 's statue in Piccadilly Garden , citing the fact that he introduced laws which banned the employment of women and children in underground mines .
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Responding to call for the Leeds statue to be taken down, council leader Judith Blake said: "There seems to be now a recognition that there has been some misunderstanding about the Robert Peel whose statue is in Leeds and that it was actually his father who worked in the cotton trade. "