bbcuk--2020-01-23--East Kent hospitals: Baby death parents’ heartbreak over errors

At least seven preventable baby deaths may have occurred at one of the largest groups of hospitals in England since 2016 , a BBC investigation has found .
Significant concerns have been raised about maternity services at the trust .
The heartbroken father of one baby who was stillborn said `` we have to live with it , for the rest of our lives ... they 've probably forgotten who we are '' .
East Kent NHS Foundation Trust has apologised , saying it has `` not always provided the right standard of care '' .
The trust consists of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 7,000 babies are born there each year .
The trust is likely to be criticised on Friday at the conclusion of an inquest into the death of baby Harry Richford .
He was born in November 2017 at the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother ( QEQM ) Hospital in Margate , but died seven days later after complications with his delivery and aftercare .
• Inquest hears doctor was 'utterly out of his depth' At the start of the inquest , the trust apologised for the care Harry received .
The BBC has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and incidents of poor maternity care before and after Harry 's case .
Archie Powell died on 14 February 2019 , aged four days .
The twin brother of Evalene , he became ill shortly after birth .
Medics initially treated him for a bowel problem but despite showing all the symptoms , failed to spot he was actually suffering from a common infection , group B streptococcus .
The delay in treating Archie 's infection caused severe brain damage , and he died after being transferred to a neo-natal unit in London @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found his death `` potentially avoidable '' .
`` We 've just got this void in our lives where he should be , '' says Archie 's mother , Dawn .
In the 36th week of pregnancy , her mother became anxious about the baby 's slowed movement and went to hospital for monitoring .
But despite struggling to get a good heart-rate reading on the cardiotocography ( CTG ) machine , midwives sent her home , saying they were satisfied with what they recorded .
Two days later , the baby was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ returned to the hospital , insisting on further monitoring .
An internal investigation found : `` The CTG should have been continued for longer and an ultrasound arranged . ''
Tallulah-Rai 's father , Nick , is heartbroken : `` We have to live with it , for the rest of our lives .
They do n't .
They 've probably forgotten who we are now . ''
The midwife struggled to find a heart-rate and by the time Hallie-Rae was born , she was in a poor condition .
It took 22 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ damage had been done .
The trust accepted the death was preventable and apologised .
`` If she 'd been born earlier , she would be here today , she 'd have survived .
It makes me feel angry that there 's so many cases of negligence , that babies are suffering and dying , '' says Hallie-Rae 's mother Becca .
When his mother called the hospital to say she was in labour , she was told the QEQM maternity unit was closed and she should drive herself to the trust 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ashford , about 38 miles away .
This was not feasible and midwives were sent to her home , but struggled to deliver the baby and she was transferred by ambulance to QEQM where her son died .
Archie 's inquest is scheduled for March .
There were also two stillbirths in 2016 : • In March that year , the unit failed to recognise a baby boy was small for his dates , did not act on suspicious CTG readings and failed to deliver the baby promptly .
• And in June @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the CTG was not properly monitored and a baby girl died .
`` The trust admitted in both of those cases , that had proper care been given in term of the obstetrics and midwifery care , then those children would have survived , '' says Emmalene Bushnell , from Leigh Day solicitors , who acted for both families .
This is not the first time concerns have been raised about maternity services at an NHS hospital in recent years .
News that mistakes have been made in Kent which may have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Morecambe Bay and Shrewsbury and Telford .
But how safe is NHS care ?
Research shows out of 700,000 births a year in England and Wales around 5,000 babies are stillborn or die before they are a month old .
This is about a fifth lower than it was a decade ago but remains higher than in a number of other Western countries .
Many are expected because of unavoidable complications .
But every year there are around 1,000 unexpected deaths and serious brain injuries .
The situation has prompted action .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of halving the rate of stillbirths , baby deaths and brain injury by 2030 .
The target has since been brought forward to 2025 .
To help , the Healthcare Safety Investigations Branch has been tasked with investigating all cases of potentially avoidable harm rather than leaving it to hospitals themselves .
All this has been welcomed .
However , unions argue one of the biggest problems - a lack of staff - has still not been solved .
The trust has struggled to improve maternity care for years , despite repeatedly being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2015 , the medical director asked experts from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists to review maternity care , amid `` concerns over the working culture '' .
Their review , seen by the BBC , found poor team working in the unit , a number of consultants operating as they saw fit , a lack of performance management of the consultant body and out of date clinical guidelines .
• failed to carry out labour ward rounds , review women , make plans of care or attend out of hours when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their own thing rather than follow guidelines '' • maternity services were not a priority at Board level • there was little point in raising concerns as no action would be taken by the trust The trust was placed into special measures in 2014 following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission which rated its care , including maternity services , as inadequate .
Subsequent CQC reports have rated it as Requires Improvement .
The trust 's extended perinatal mortality rate , the total of stillbirths and those babies who die within 28 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consistently higher than the UK average for every year between 2014 and 2017 .
And in 2017 , the last year for which figures are available , it was the highest in the country of trusts offering comparable maternity services .
In a lengthy statement to the BBC , the trust did not address any of the cases we highlighted .
Instead it said : `` We have been making changes to improve our maternity service for a number of years .
`` Every baby and every family is important to us .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the speed of change .
`` We express our heartfelt condolences to every family that has lost a loved one and we wholeheartedly apologise to families for whom we could have done things differently . ''

The trust is likely to be criticised on Friday at the conclusion of an inquest into the death of baby Harry Richford. He was born in November 2017 at the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (QEQM) Hospital in Margate, but died seven days later after complications with his delivery and aftercare.


bbcuk--2020-01-23--World War Two veteran Anne Robson dies aged 108

A woman believed to be the oldest surviving female World War Two veteran in the UK has died at the age of 108 .
Anne Robson , from Duns in the Scottish Borders , joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service in 1942 .
The Women 's Royal Army Corps Association ( WRACA ) described her as a `` true pioneer '' who was `` fiercely independent '' .
It confirmed that Ms Robson - who was living in a care home in Edinburgh - died on Monday evening .
It is hoped a memorial service will be held in her honour @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gladys Anne Logan MacWatt on 14 September 1911 , Ms Robson trained as a physiotherapist before becoming a teacher .
She joined the ATS in 1942 and rose to the rank of senior commander ( major ) as an assistant inspector of physical training .
`` I did n't join up right at the beginning of the war - I think it was a couple of years , '' she recalled in an interview in December 2018 .
`` They were starting a physical training wing for women .
`` I went in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was better if I was going to be an officer to know what went on underground . ''
However , she said she quickly became an officer .
`` My first posting was London district - the bombing was still going on and I saw the first 'doodlebug ' fall , '' she said .
`` I did n't know what it was but I was looking out of the window and this thing came buzzing along and I had to suddenly dive down . ''
Ms Robson remained in service for two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the Avery Hill College of Education in London .
She got married in 1953 and moved to Newcastle where she took up the post of deputy head at the Longbenton Secondary Modern School .
When her husband Jack died in 1972 she moved to St Andrews before moving into residential care in Edinburgh .
Ms Robson 's niece - Katharine Trotter - said her aunt was always happy to talk about her wartime experience but `` never bragged '' about it .
`` She was a very inspiring relative , `` she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had her hardships but never once did I hear her complain .
`` She retained her sense of humour - and I think that is one of the reasons she had so many visitors . ''
The WRACA added that it was `` extremely proud '' of the charity 's association with Ms Robson .

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bbcuk--2020-01-23--Boy, 15, dies after being rescued from Ashton Canal

A 15-year-old boy who was rescued from a canal has died .
Declan McNally was pulled from the Ashton Canal in Droylsden , Tameside , at about 18:00 GMT on Wednesday .
Police , firefighters and paramedics were called to Fairfield Lock where crews used specialist equipment to rescue the teenager , who was taken to hospital but later died .
Droylsden Academy issued a tribute to Declan , saying he `` was a valued and respected member '' of the school A witness said Declan , who is believed to have been with three other girls and a boy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Buckley Street .
`` Our pastoral team is providing support to the school community and we are helping one another through this very difficult time , '' the teenager 's school said in a statement .
`` Declan was popular and had many close friends .
He will be greatly missed .
`` We will , with the permission of the family , set up an appropriate and lasting tribute or memorial to Declan . ''
Four fire crews , including the water incident unit from Eccles , spent an hour at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ casualty was rescued from the water and was taken to hospital by the North West Ambulance Service , '' a Greater Manchester Fire Service spokesman said .

"It was shocking to see, we tried our best but the water is dangerous," he added. "We all said 'don't do it, don't do it'.


bbcuk--2020-01-23--Fire breaks out at Stowmarket malt factory

More than 40 firefighters have tackled a fire at a silo at a malt factory .
Crews were called to Muntons head office , at Cedars Malting , Stowmarket , Suffolk , at about 06:25 GMT .
The fire was at the top of a 28m ( 92ft ) steel drying container , the fire service said .
There were no injuries and staff are being allowed on site .
The plant manufactures malt , including the honeycomb centres of Maltesers .
Factory officials said production was not affected .
Dr Nigel Davies , manufacturing and sustainability director , said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a new silo which has 130 tonnes of grain inside , was `` smouldering '' .
He said the water-dousing system was not triggered , so the fire was not `` that bad '' .
`` It has not caused too much damage , '' he said .
He added it was `` business as usual '' but the company needed `` to know what caused it '' .
In November the company announced a £4.5m investment at the Suffolk plant , that would see a new 27m ( 89ft ) high building @ @ @

The fire was at the top of a 28m (92ft) steel drying container, the fire service said. There were no injuries and staff are being allowed on site.


bbcuk--2020-01-23--Harry and Meghan: How much privacy can they expect in Canada?

Within hours of Prince Harry arriving in Canada to join his wife for the start of a new life away from royal duties , the couple issued a legal warning about media intrusion .
Pictures of Meghan walking her dogs while carrying her son Archie in a baby sling were published in newspapers and on websites .
Lawyers said they were taken without her consent , by photographers hiding in bushes .
The couple say they want a different relationship with the media now they 've stepped back from their life as senior royals .
But have the rules changed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they 've left the UK ?
• Harry arrives in Canada ahead of new chapter • No other option but to step back , says Harry • Harry and Meghan step back : What will happen next ?
How much privacy can the couple expect ?
Not much , according to Ingrid Seward , a royal biographer and editor of Majesty Magazine .
She says she 's surprised the couple were n't expecting the paparazzi to follow them to Canada .
`` Of course the safest place for Harry and Meghan to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she told Radio 4 's PM programme .
`` They have n't been papped once since their marriage , and if they have been , no pictures have been printed .
`` Those rules do n't apply in Canada .
The paps can come from all over the world and lie in wait for them . ''
• Why Meghan and Harry have Canada in their sights • The big question Canadians have about royal move The couple are believed to be alarmed by press activity near their current base on Vancouver Island @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there have been attempts to photograph inside their home using long-range lenses and they accuse the paparazzi of being camped outside the property .
PR and media expert Rebecca May says that without the long-standing `` gentleman 's '' agreement between the Palace and the UK media to avoid using paparazzi photos , Harry and Meghan `` will have to navigate their way through this new world without that protection '' .
The CHEK news service , based in Vancouver Island , was one of the outlets which decided not to use the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Park - that prompted the legal warning .
Its news editor , Scott Fee , says he spoke to the photographer responsible who defended it , saying it was taken on public property .
He told BBC Breakfast : `` That 's [ the photographer 's ] version .
He said Meghan did n't hide from the shot , she gave me a smile , she did n't prevent it from happening - those are his words .
If that 's how it played out - it 's hard to say . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to use the pictures , which appeared on the front page of the Sun , because they had to listen to their audience , who tend to be really protective of the couple .
He adds : `` We do want to respect what the couple are saying as well .
We 're not looking to be intrusive , we 're not looking to stalk the couple . ''
However , he does acknowledge that his organisation will be closely following the story as it `` unfolds in our own backyard '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the media ?
Prince Harry has long had an uneasy relationship with the media , having grown up aware of the impact the intense media interest had on the life of his mother , Diana , Princess of Wales .
She died in a car crash in Paris in 1997 while being pursued by paparazzi on motorbikes .
The prince has often compared his wife 's experiences of the press with those of his late mother .
In 2016 , Prince Harry attacked the media for subjecting Meghan - then his girlfriend - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ harassment '' .
• Why the Royal Family rarely go to court Last year , Harry accepted damages and an apology from a news agency which used a helicopter to take photographs of the inside of his home in the Cotswolds .
The duchess is currently suing the Mail on Sunday over publishing one of her private letters to her father , Thomas Markle , accusing the paper of misusing her private information , breaching copyright and selective editing .
Days after confirming his wife 's legal case , the duke announced he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Sun , the defunct News of the World , and the Daily Mirror , in relation to alleged phone-hacking .
In his statement last October , the prince singled out Britain 's tabloid newspapers , saying that they had ruined his mother 's life and he would n't let them ruin his wife 's .
BBC media editor Amol Rajan says the way to stay out of the media is not to be too interesting , adding that recent events have , ironically , seen interest in the Sussexes `` radically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If you want to stay out of the media , it 's not about where you are , it 's about who you are and what you do .
`` There is something desperately sad for the couple in the fact that , even in North America , you can not get away from scrutiny - given that every passer-by has a smartphone . ''
Do n't the couple need publicity for their careers ?
Under their new arrangement with the royal family , Harry and Meghan will stop receiving public funds for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will continue to maintain their private patronages and associations , while they have previously said they plan to launch a new `` charitable entity '' .
PR and media expert Rebecca May says it is crucial that the couple 's advisers `` guide them through this new maze and keep Canada 's press on side to help with this transition period '' .
• Who pays for Harry and Meghan ?
She says : `` After all , to raise awareness for their charities and causes they need the media to spread the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set boundaries and stick to them .
`` Be up front and open with the press and they will be respectful if they know what rules you play by . ''
She anticipates `` a bumpy ride '' for at least the next 12 months for the couple , adding that it will also very much depend on their next career moves .
`` Inevitably , I do n't see their move to Canada helping them stay out of the media spotlight in the short to medium term , however , in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ move for them . ''
Newspapers have claimed that Harry appeared to tout Meghan for voiceover work with Disney at the Lion King premiere in July .
The couple have previously looked to capitalise on the Sussex Royal brand - lodging an application to trademark the name in June last year , covering items such as books , calendars , clothing , charitable fundraising and campaigning .
It raised the possibility of Prince Harry and Meghan launching their own lines of products , from beauty to clothing - however the agreement with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A brand incorporating the word `` royal '' may not be compatible with their agreement to step back from royal duties .
How does the law in the UK compare to Canada ?
In the UK , you can generally take pictures of people in public spaces without permission .
But there could be circumstances where it is not allowed , for example if the person was in an area where they reasonably expected privacy or your actions amounted to harassment .
Canadian privacy laws are similar to those in the UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Canada .
In the province of British Columbia , where Prince Harry and Meghan are staying , a separate Privacy Act is in force .
In a public place , there may be a limited expectation of privacy under certain circumstances .
Canadian media lawyer Dan Burnett has worked on a number of privacy cases in the province and says the key question for the courts is whether there is `` a reasonable expectation of privacy '' .
He says : `` Factors such as children and surreptitious photography would be important @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's case .
`` The fact it was in a public place would lean the other way , but if the photographers were hiding , that suggests they knew she considered it a safe , private space at the time . ''
However , there is still a public interest exemption in Canada which could be used by journalists and photographers in some cases .
A court considering a case would also have to take freedom of the press into account .
The privacy laws in Canada have n't been as stringently tested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being less of a paparazzi culture - so it is unclear what scenarios would amount to an invasion of privacy .
In the UK , privacy rights began to change with the passage of the Human Rights Act in 1998 , which introduced a right to `` respect for private and family life '' .
The result has been a series of rulings against the media , such as Max Mosley who successfully sued the News of the World for breach of privacy , after it had published pictures of him with five @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same privacy law in 2018 to win his case against the BBC , which had showed helicopter footage of a police raid on his home .
What is the global interest in royal pictures ?
Rebecca May says Prince Harry and Meghan 's move to Canada is drawing press attention from `` all across the globe '' and exclusive paparazzi photos could be `` worth hundreds of thousands of pounds '' .
She says : `` There are extreme lengths photographers may go to to get 'the photo ' .
You can expect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Press intrusion is not a new problem for the royals , as Meghan 's sister-in-law , the Duchess of Cambridge , would testify .
In 2017 , Catherine was awarded £92,000 in damages after a French magazine printed topless pictures of her in 2012 .
At the time of the judgement , BBC Paris correspondent Hugh Schofield said the guilty verdict was not a surprise , adding `` it 's almost a game these magazines play '' .
He said : `` They get the fines but they think it 's worth it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the photographs they publish . ''
And the paparazzi have also targeted the royals ' children .
In 2015 , Kensington Palace issued an appeal to world media not to publish unauthorised images of two-year-old Prince George .
The palace said some paparazzi had gone to `` extreme lengths '' to take pictures and `` a line has been crossed '' .
A small number of media organisations , mostly in Germany , France , Australia , New Zealand and the US , had published photos of Prince George in `` unacceptable circumstances @ @ @ @ @ @ @ palace said the `` vast majority '' - and all UK publications - had refused .

In the UK, you can generally take pictures of people in public spaces without permission. But there could be circumstances where it is not allowed, for example if the person was in an area where they reasonably expected privacy or your actions amounted to harassment.


bbcuk--2020-01-23--Stockton earthquake: How many quakes happen in the UK?

Residents of Teesside were woken just before 06:00 GMT on Thursday by a 3.0-magnitude earthquake .
The `` Tees tremor '' caused homes to shake , although no injuries were reported .
So , how frequent are earthquakes in the UK and how big can they be ?
Are earthquakes common in the UK ?
Yes , although most of time people do not notice them .
About 20 to 30 earthquakes are felt by people each year , according to the British Geological Survey ( BGS ) .
A few hundred smaller ones are recorded by sensitive instruments .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ last 50 days but only three were noted as being felt by people .
Several were beneath the Irish Sea and English Channel .
Astley in Greater Manchester was hit by two in a 40-minute period on 23 December but they were less than 1-magnitude .
Seismologist Glen Ford described the 3.0-magnitude Teesside tremor as a `` typical British earthquake '' - strong enough to knock over ornaments , but of the kind you would expect to see three times a year .
In world terms it was `` absolutely tiny '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ • One of the most destructive UK earthquakes was in the Colchester area in 1884 , with 1,200 buildings needing repairs after chimneys collapsed and walls cracked .
• The largest UK earthquake ever recorded with modern instruments occurred near the Dogger Bank in 1931 , with a magnitude of 6.1 .
Fortunately , it was 60 miles offshore , but was still powerful enough to cause minor damage to buildings on the east coast of England .
• The last earthquake recorded as `` significant '' was a 4.6-magnitude quake about 4.7 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ south Wales in 2018 .
• The largest earthquake in recent years was a 5.2 quake in Market Rasen , Lincolnshire , in 2008 .
Earthquakes appear to occur most frequently in Wales and on the north-east coasts of Scotland and England .
Seismologists do not know exactly why this is , but it is likely to be because of the location of faults in the Earth 's crust .
An earthquake happens when the ground is subjected to so much force that it fractures or breaks .
Earthquakes are usually caused by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of tectonic plates - rigid structures on the outer layer of the Earth .
The UK is situated in the middle of the Eurasian tectonic plate , so is not close to these pressure points .
The largest possible earthquake in the UK is around 6.5 , research from the BGS suggests .
For comparison , the recent Puerto Rico earthquake was 6.4-magnitude , resulting in at least one death and causing island-wide power cuts .
Yes .
Fracking involves injecting pressurised fluid into the earth .
This changes the state of stress @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it easier for slips to occur .
In 2019 the government called a halt to shale gas extraction - or fracking - in England amid fears about earthquakes .
Fracking was suspended at the end of August after activity by Cuadrilla Resources at its Preston New Road site in Lancashire caused a 2.9-magnitude earthquake .
It was not possible to predict the probability or size of tremors caused by the practice , the Oil and Gas Authority ( OGA ) said .
Are earthquakes becoming more frequent ?
There is no evidence to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now .
While there have only been sophisticated instruments recording earthquakes since the middle of the 20th Century , they have long been described in literature and public records .

Earthquakes appear to occur most frequently in Wales and in the west of Scotland. Seismologists do not know exactly why this is, but it is likely to be because of the location of faults in the Earth's crust.


bbcuk--2020-01-23--The Glenelg couple cleaning up after Storm Brendan

Since moving to Glenelg six years ago , Trish Brewster and her boyfriend Yan Balewicz have been picking up rubbish washing up on their local beach .
Plastic drums , a child 's trike and a shopping basket have been among the items they have cleared away .
The items have ended up on Bernera beach , a shoreline on a stretch of water called the Kylerhea Narrows between the west Highlands mainland and the Isle of Skye .
The high winds and rough sea during last week 's Storm Brendan has seen the beach inundated with large amounts debris @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of volunteers around Scotland who take part in organised beach cleans , or do their own personal clean-ups .
Trish says the bulk of the items washing up , including before the storm , are pieces of equipment from the fishing and fish farm industries .
`` We 've been cleaning up after Storm Brendan for five days so far , '' says Trish , who is accompanied on her beach cleans by Loli Floppy Ears , her 14-year-old dog .
`` We 've picked up long pieces of plastic pipe and also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the owners of fish farms in the area , has offered to place a skip near the beach to help remove the material Trish and Yan have collected .
The company said it was aware of litter that had appeared on beaches after the storm and was `` happy to provide assistance in clean-up efforts '' .
Trish said : `` We 've been picking up stuff from the beach for six years .
We do it to give something back to the community .
`` It has got to the point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a walk on the beach and not pick up rubbish . ''

"We've been cleaning up after Storm Brendan for five days so far," says Trish, who is accompanied on her beach cleans by Loli Floppy Ears, her 14-year-old dog.


bbcuk--2020-01-23--Why you shouldn't ignore your overdraft

Why you shouldn't ignore your overdraft

If you recently ignored a text from your bank with something about `` fees '' , you might soon wish you had n't .
If you use an overdraft , how much you pay could be about to drastically change .
That 's because new rules have come in that some experts have called the biggest overhaul in fees for a generation .
For many of us , it means we 'll likely save a few quid every month .
But for some it could get a lot more costly to go into debt .
Young people , specifically 16-24-year-olds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arranged overdraft the most and 44 % have dipped into theirs during the past 12 months .
Many of the major banks have now announced their new charges and how they 'll dish them out .
Radio 1 Newsbeat 's found 10 major UK banks that will now charge almost 40 % interest for going into the red .
They are Lloyds / Halifax / Bank of Scotland , Monzo , TSB , Barclays , HSBC , M & S bank , First Direct , Nationwide , Natwest / RBS and Santander .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ April , so there 's a bit of time to make a plan .
Banks are being forced to charge a simple annual interest rate ( APR ) on all overdrafts - so if you use an arranged or unarranged overdraft you will get a set rate .
The Financial Conduct Authority ( FCA ) , the people who regulate banks , brought in the changes .
Their aim was to stop people getting charged big daily fees for dipping into their overdrafts .
From now on banks also need to tell you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The FCA told Newsbeat their reforms fix the market `` where too often the vulnerable were missing out because of complex and disproportionate charges '' .
They say it will especially help people who dip into unarranged overdrafts - borrowing not agreed in advance .
Am I going to be a loser ?
`` People who have arranged overdrafts which they use regularly or long term will pay a truly awful price , '' according to BBC Money Box presenter Paul Lewis .
The FCA reckon most people will now avoid unexpected costs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group of people who will miss out .
For example , someone who 's set up a £1,000 overdraft limit with their bank .
The rates on these overdrafts are currently around 16 % - 20 % .
Many of the big banks are raising that figure to around 40 % .
So in the case of a maxed-out £1,000 arranged overdraft , the annual interest would jump from around £180 to almost £400 .
Paul says the winners are `` people who accidentally ( or on purpose ) go a bit over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time '' .
This is often those on daily fees , for example £5 a day , for just being a few pounds overdrawn .
Also benefitting are those people who dip into their unarranged overdrafts - the borrowing you 've not agreed with your bank .
Many of those charges will be capped at around £20 a month .
The FCA told us these unarranged overdraft fees `` are often ten times as high as charges for payday loans '' . '
I may have to take out a loan to pay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and estimates that fees on his overdraft are likely to increase from close to £160 a year to around £450 after the changes .
`` I 've worked out I 'm going to be paying more than double what I 'm paying now , '' the 25-year-old tells Radio 1 Newsbeat .
`` It 's one of these things I did n't plan for and I 'm very much a forward-planning person .
I 'm going to look at cutting some things out and maybe taking a loan out just to pay off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did n't think I 'd have to do .
`` It 's definitely going to change my habits now , I wish there would have been a bit more information from the banks . ''
And Rhiannon Bowen , 21 , says her goal for 2020 was to pay off her overdraft , but now feels extra pressure to do it before April .
`` That was the goal for this year but now we 've only got a couple of months .
I want it gone so I do n't have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says .
`` I 've got quite a good wage now but within a couple of weeks of being paid I 'm back in my overdraft .
My plan is just to pay off as much as I can so I have a smaller overdraft and get charged less . ''
What does this mean for everyone ?
Overdraft buffers are being cut by many banks such as Nationwide , TSB and Monzo .
That 's the amount you can go into your overdraft , before the fees kick in .
In 2017 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them - with 30 % alone coming from unarranged overdrafts .
These figures are likely to drop , so they want to make gains elsewhere .
What 's been the surprise knock on effect ?
The FCA wanted to create a simple fixed rate of overdraft for punters .
However the 40 % rate , which has been set by many banks , seems to have taken many by surprise .
Some accounts have higher annual rates - up to 49 % .
Many campaigners wanted the banks to be forced to stop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ borrowed .
Step Change is a charity that helps people who run into debt .
They told us young people are a growing and significant proportion of who they deal with on issues connected with overdrafts .
They say people in their 20s and 30s made up `` two thirds of our clients in the first 6 months of 2019 - compared to just a quarter of the population '' .
Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here .

Overdrafts: Why you shouldn't ignore that message from your bank about fees Published 23 January 2020
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If you recently ignored a text from your bank with something about "fees", you might soon wish you hadn't.
If you use an overdraft, how much you pay could be about to drastically change.
That's because new rules have come in that some experts have called the biggest overhaul in fees for a generation.
For many of us, it means we'll likely save a few quid every month. But for some it could get a lot more costly to go into debt.
Young people, specifically 16-24-year-olds, are the group who use an arranged overdraft the most and 44% have dipped into theirs during the past 12 months.
Many of the major banks have now announced their new charges and how they'll dish them out.
Radio 1 Newsbeat's found 10 major UK banks that will now charge almost 40% interest for going into the red.
They are Lloyds / Halifax / Bank of Scotland, Monzo, TSB, Barclays, HSBC, M&S bank, First Direct, Nationwide, Natwest / RBS and Santander.
The new rules kick in on 6 April, so there's a bit of time to make a plan.
What's going to happen?
Banks are being forced to charge a simple annual interest rate (APR) on all overdrafts - so if you use an arranged or unarranged overdraft you will get a set rate.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the people who regulate banks, brought in the changes.
Their aim was to stop people getting charged big daily fees for dipping into their overdrafts.
From now on banks also need to tell you clearly what the overdraft charges are.
The FCA told Newsbeat their reforms fix the market "where too often the vulnerable were missing out because of complex and disproportionate charges".
They say it will especially help people who dip into unarranged overdrafts - borrowing not agreed in advance.
Image source, AndreyPopov Image caption, In April the fees are changing, which means good news for people on daily charges, but bad for those with high arranged overdrafts
Am I going to be a loser?
"People who have arranged overdrafts which they use regularly or long term will pay a truly awful price," according to BBC Money Box presenter Paul Lewis.
The FCA reckon most people will now avoid unexpected costs, but admit there is a significant group of people who will miss out.
For example, someone who's set up a £1,000 overdraft limit with their bank.
The rates on these overdrafts are currently around 16% - 20%.
Many of the big banks are raising that figure to around 40%.
So in the case of a maxed-out £1,000 arranged overdraft, the annual interest would jump from around £180 to almost £400.
Who's the winner?
Paul says the winners are "people who accidentally (or on purpose) go a bit over what they are allowed for a short time".
This is often those on daily fees, for example £5 a day, for just being a few pounds overdrawn.
Also benefitting are those people who dip into their unarranged overdrafts - the borrowing you've not agreed with your bank.
Many of those charges will be capped at around £20 a month.
The FCA told us these unarranged overdraft fees "are often ten times as high as charges for payday loans".
Image source, Rawpixel Image caption, Forty four per cent of under 25's have used an arranged overdraft in the last year
'I may have to take out a loan to pay off my overdraft'
Tom's from Glasgow and estimates that fees on his overdraft are likely to increase from close to £160 a year to around £450 after the changes.
"I've worked out I'm going to be paying more than double what I'm paying now," the 25-year-old tells Radio 1 Newsbeat.
"It's one of these things I didn't plan for and I'm very much a forward-planning person. I'm going to look at cutting some things out and maybe taking a loan out just to pay off my overdraft, which is something I didn't think I'd have to do.
"It's definitely going to change my habits now, I wish there would have been a bit more information from the banks."
Image source, Rhiannon Bowen Image caption, Rhiannon hadn't heard about the changes to overdraft charges before today
And Rhiannon Bowen, 21, says her goal for 2020 was to pay off her overdraft, but now feels extra pressure to do it before April.
"That was the goal for this year but now we've only got a couple of months. I want it gone so I don't have to pay the extra charges," she says.
"I've got quite a good wage now but within a couple of weeks of being paid I'm back in my overdraft. My plan is just to pay off as much as I can so I have a smaller overdraft and get charged less."
What does this mean for everyone?
Overdraft buffers are being cut by many banks such as Nationwide, TSB and Monzo.
That's the amount you can go into your overdraft, before the fees kick in.
Overdrafts are big business.
In 2017, banks made more than £2.4bn from them - with 30% alone coming from unarranged overdrafts.
These figures are likely to drop, so they want to make gains elsewhere.
What's been the surprise knock on effect?
The FCA wanted to create a simple fixed rate of overdraft for punters.
However the 40% rate, which has been set by many banks, seems to have taken many by surprise.
Some accounts have higher annual rates - up to 49%.
Many campaigners wanted the banks to be forced to stop charging people more interest than they had borrowed.
Step Change is a charity that helps people who run into debt.
They told us young people are a growing and significant proportion of who they deal with on issues connected with overdrafts.
They say people in their 20s and 30s made up "two thirds of our clients in the first 6 months of 2019 - compared to just a quarter of the population".
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bbcuk--2020-01-22--Monty Python's Terry Jones: Master of the absurd

Terry Jones had a love of the absurd that contributed much to the anarchic humour of Monty Python 's Flying Circus .
His style of visual comedy , leavened with a touch of the surreal , inspired many comedians who followed him .
It was on Python that he honed his directing skills , notably on Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life .
A keen historian , he wrote a number of books and fronted TV documentaries on ancient and medieval history .
Terence Graham Parry Jones was born in Colwyn Bay in north Wales on 1 February @ @ @ @ @ @ @ amateur operatic society and staged Gilbert and Sullivan concerts on the town 's pier each year His family moved to Surrey when he was four but he always felt nostalgic about his native land .
`` I could n't bear it and for the longest time I wanted Wales back , '' he once said .
`` I still feel very Welsh and feel it 's where I should be really . ''
After leaving the Royal Grammar School in Guildford , where he captained the school , he went on to read @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
However , as he put it , he `` strayed into history '' , the subject in which he graduated .
While at Oxford he wrote sketches for the Oxford Revue and performed alongside a fellow student , Michael Palin .
Jones also got to know Graeme Garden , who suggested that he and Palin join a team of writers and performers on Twice a Fortnight , a BBC sketch show that aired for 10 weeks at the end of 1967 .
He also wrote for The Frost Report , the series @ @ @ @ @ @ @ together , and in the ITV sketch show , Do Not Adjust Your Set .
He and Palin went on to write another show , The Complete and Utter History of Britain , which aired on the London region of ITV in 1969 .
His frustration at the way the show was put together made Jones decide he wanted to take charge of his own projects .
`` It got me really convinced that you have to control everything , '' he said later .
`` You not only act in the things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ directing the things as well . ''
He had the opportunity when Monty Python 's Flying Circus launched in October 1969 .
It was Jones who was the driving force behind abandoning punch lines at the end of sketches and developing what became the show 's trademark stream of consciousness .
This also took a lot of pressure off the writers , who no longer had to dream up a killer line to round off a sketch .
Graham Chapman would appear as an army colonel and declare the sketch over because it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an armoured knight would wander on and hit someone over the head with a rubber chicken .
Jones also appeared naked , apart from a collar and tie , playing an organ as a form of punctuation between sketches .
He made something of a speciality of playing middle-aged women , often one of the screeching harridans that populated the show .
Possibly his most memorable appearance was in The Meaning of Life as the exploding Mr Creosote who , after a gargantuan feast , misguidedly accepted `` just one wafer thin mint @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he later found it hard to fathom why the show became such cult viewing '' The thing is we never thought Python was a success when it was actually happening - it was only with the benefit of hindsight . ''
The Monty Python films enabled Jones to further his skills as a director .
After co-directing Monty Python and the Holy Grail he took sole charge of Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life .
He remained bemused at the fierce opposition to Life of Brian expressed by many religious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what Christ was saying , but about the people who followed him , '' he said .
`` The ones who for the next 2,000 years would torture and kill each other because they could n't agree on what he was saying about peace and love . ''
The council at one town in his native Wales , Aberystwyth , actually banned the showing of the film for 30 years .
In 1987 he directed the film Personal Services , loosely based on the real-life story of Cynthia Payne , who achieved notoriety @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in suburban London He went on to direct a comedy fantasy film , Erik the Viking , which featured a diverse cast including Mickey Rooney , Imogen Stubbs and Eartha Kitt .
In 1996 he wrote and directed an adaptation of The Wind in the Willows , in which he also played the part of Mr Toad .
The film struggled initially , getting few showings in the UK , but received a positive welcome in the United States , where it won top prize at the Chicago International Children 's Film Festival @ @ @ @ @ @ @ children 's author with a number of books , including Nicobobinus , the story of a boy who can do anything , and The Saga of Erik the Viking , which won the Children 's Book Award in 1984 .
He also wrote historical books such as Chaucer 's Knight : The Portrait of a Medieval Mercenary , which debunked the notion that medieval knights were paragons of Christian virtue He also wrote and presented Crusades , a four-part documentary series that ran on BBC TV in 1995 .
The latter featured scenes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ illustrate some of the events he was describing .
`` My constant theme is that the medieval world is similar to ours in that the same people always take advantage of the same people , '' Jones said .
`` Humanity does n't change all through the centuries . ''
He enjoyed exploring alternative views of history such as his Emmy Award-winning Medieval Lives , in which he argued the Middle Ages had a more sophisticated culture than previously imagined .
Jones was an active anti-war campaigner and wrote a number of newspaper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In 2016 it was announced he was suffering from dementia , a cruel blow for a man for whom communication was his lifeblood .
He received a standing ovation in October that year when he appeared on stage to receive a Bafta Cymru Award for his outstanding contribution to film and television .
During an interview at the BFI & Radio Times Television Festival in 2017 , Palin revealed that Jones was no longer able to speak .
Jones was asked in a 2011 interview how , out of all his various achievements @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remembered .
`` Maybe a description of me as a writer of children 's books or some of my academic stuff , '' he replied .
`` Or maybe as the man who restored Richard II 's reputation .
`` He was a terrible victim of 14th Century political spin , you know . ''

"It wasn't about what Christ was saying, but about the people who followed him," he said. "The ones who for the next 2,000 years would torture and kill each other because they couldn't agree on what he was saying about peace and love."


bbcuk--2020-01-22--Prince of Wales Bridge looks 'spectacular' in foggy weather

A police helicopter crew was treated to a `` spectacular '' view of the Prince of Wales Bridge protruding from @ @ @ @ @ Air Service spotted the eye-catching scene on Tuesday at about 12:45 GMT .
PC Lloyd @ @ @ @ @ officer , took the pictures , which have been liked more than 600 times on @ @ @ @ @ south-west crew , which is based in Almondsbury , Bristol , saw fog and unusual @ @ @ @ @ .
But PC Birch added the way the bridge , formerly known as Second Severn @ @ @ @ @ quite spectacular so I took a few snaps on the way past '' .
BBC @ @ @ @ @ said the fog was caused by a temperature inversion , when cold air is trapped @ @ @ @ @ high pressure .

But PC Birch added the way the bridge, formerly known as Second Severn Crossing, emerged "looked quite spectacular so I took a few snaps on the way past".


bbcuk--2020-01-23--Jack's Law: ‘His little life is going to help thousands of people’

A woman who campaigned for parents to get paid leave after the death of a child has told BBC Radio @ @ @ @ @ had to ensure no other bereaved person was told they couldn ’ t take time @ @ @ @ @ government rules , parents will receive two weeks ' paid bereavement leave .
`` Jack @ @ @ @ @ after 23-month-old Jack Herd who died in 2010 - his mum Lucy has been fighting @ @ @ @ @ law since then .

A woman who campaigned for parents to get paid leave after the death of a child has told BBC Radio 5 Live: "I had to ensure no other bereaved person was told they couldn’t take time off."
Under new government rules, parents will receive two weeks' paid bereavement leave.
"Jack's Law" is named after 23-month-old Jack Herd who died in 2010 - his mum Lucy has been fighting for this provision to become law since then.


bbcuk--2020-01-23--Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Husband pushed PM to be brave with Iran

The husband of a British-Iranian woman jailed in Iran said there has been `` no breakthrough '' in efforts to @ @ @ @ @ with Boris Johnson .
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been detained for almost four years over spying @ @ @ @ @ five-year-old daughter was also at the meeting at No 10 on Thursday .

The husband of a British-Iranian woman jailed in Iran said there has been "no breakthrough" in efforts to secure her release after talks with Boris Johnson.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been detained for almost four years over spying allegations she denies.
Her five-year-old daughter was also at the meeting at No 10 on Thursday.


bbcuk--2020-01-23--Survivor's story: Church of England sex abuse scandal

Phil Johnson was groomed and abused by members of the clergy as a schoolboy in Eastbourne during the 1970s and @ @ @ @ @ how two priests and Bishop Peter Ball abused him .
This is the story of @ @ @ @ @ brought to justice and a cover-up that went to the highest levels of the Church @ @ @ @ @ watch the two-part series 'Exposed : The Church 's Darkest Secret ' on BBC iPlayer @ @ @ @ @ been affected by the issues raised in this piece please visit the BBC Action Line @

Phil Johnson was groomed and abused by members of the clergy as a schoolboy in Eastbourne during the 1970s and 80s.
His testimony describes how two priests and Bishop Peter Ball abused him.
This is the story of how Peter Ball was eventually brought to justice and a cover-up that went to the highest levels of the Church of England.
You can watch the two-part series 'Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret' on BBC iPlayer here.
If you have been affected by the issues raised in this piece please visit the BBC Action Line.
Edited by: Ahmen Khawaja


bbcuk--2020-01-22--Terry Jones: Michael Palin pays tribute to Monty Python star

Sir Michael Palin has paid tribute to his fellow Monty Python star Terry Jones .
Jones died on Tuesday , @ @ @ @ @ rare form of dementia known as FTD .
He was born in Colwyn Bay and @ @ @ @ @ Oxford University , where he met his future Python co-star and close friend Palin in @ @ @ @ @ student comedy group .

Sir Michael Palin has paid tribute to his fellow Monty Python star Terry Jones.
Jones died on Tuesday, four years after contracting a rare form of dementia known as FTD.
He was born in Colwyn Bay and went on to study at Oxford University, where he met his future Python co-star and close friend Palin in the Oxford Revue - a student comedy group.


bbcuk--2020-01-22--PMQs: Corbyn and Johnson on bonus for Greggs workers

At PMQs , Boris Johnson was asked about a £300 bonus to workers at Greggs , as some on universal @ @ @ @ @ full payment .
Jeremy Corbyn said if the prime minister could show that was “ @ @ @ @ @ 'll buy him a vegan roll from Greggs myself '' .
Mr Johnson said the @ @ @ @ @ and those on low pay would be able to “ keep more of the money @ @ @ @ @ Politics Live in full for 30 days from transmission ( UK only )

At PMQs, Boris Johnson was asked about a £300 bonus to workers at Greggs, as some on universal credit may not receive the full payment.
Jeremy Corbyn said if the prime minister could show that was “just and fair, I'll buy him a vegan roll from Greggs myself".
Mr Johnson said the living wage had been increased and those on low pay would be able to “keep more of the money they earn”.
Watch Politics Live in full for 30 days from transmission (UK only)


bbcuk--2020-01-23--South Western Railway guards vote for more strikes

Staff at South Western Railway ( SWR ) have voted for more strike action in the long-running dispute over the future of train guards .
More than 80 % of workers who took part in the vote supported further walkouts .
The National Union of Rail , Maritime and Transport Workers ( RMT ) has not yet announced any strike dates .
SWR , which is introducing new trains which allow drivers to operate the doors instead of guards , said it was disappointed with the result .
This is the sixth time RMT members have been balloted in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years .
The most recent strike , which lasted for 27 days in December , disrupted 600,000 passenger journeys each day .
SWR is planning to introduce new trains on Waterloo to Reading services this summer , which are designed for the driver to operate the doors .
The company has promised to keep a guard on every train , with staff focused on customer service .
The RMT has previously said the change would compromise the safety of passengers .
Of 850 union members eligible to vote , 505 chose to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in favour of strike action .
In a statement SWR said it was `` obviously disappointed '' by the decision to strike , which it said was approved by less than half of eligible union members .
It added : `` We hope the RMT will use the next few weeks as a window of opportunity to work with us to find a solution so that our passengers do not suffer more unnecessary disruption . ''
On Wednesday , Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said SWR 's franchise was now `` not sustainable '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Contingency measures include issuing a short-term contract to SWR 's owners or moving its operations to the Department for Transport , Mr Shapps said .
SWR 's owners , FirstGroup and MTR , were awarded the franchise in August 2017 after outbidding previous operator Stagecoach .
It operates routes between London Waterloo , Reading , Bristol , Exeter , Weymouth , and Portsmouth , as well as Island Line on the Isle of Wight .

It added: "We hope the RMT will use the next few weeks as a window of opportunity to work with us to find a solution so that our passengers do not suffer more unnecessary disruption.


bbcuk--2020-01-23--China coronavirus: Patients in Scotland being tested

Four patients in Scottish hospitals are being tested after showing symptoms of coronavirus .
The new strain of the virus has so far killed 17 people in China and there are more than 500 confirmed cases .
Prof Juergen Haas , a specialist in infectious diseases at the University of Edinburgh , said three of the suspected cases were in Edinburgh .
All the patients had respiratory symptoms and had been in Wuhan , thought to be the source , in the last 14 days .
Wuhan has gone into lockdown , along with another Chinese city , Huanggang .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be in Glasgow .
It is not yet known which hospitals are treating the patients , one of which is an Edinburgh student .
Samples are being sent in category A transport to a laboratory in London for urgent testing .
Prof Haas , head of infection medicine at Edinburgh University , said it was `` very likely '' that cases would be confirmed in the UK .
`` In any European countries there is a danger that these cases occur , '' he said .
`` Here at the University of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from China and they are always coming and going back to China so we are relatively sure we will have cases in the UK from travellers coming back from China . ''
He warned that the spread of the virus might increase as more people travelled around for Chinese New Year , within China and to other countries .
Any suspected cases have to be isolated and staff dealing with them must wear protective clothes including gloves , masks and goggles .
Elderly people and those with underlying health conditions are particularly at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a city - and does it work ?
• Wuhan : The London-sized city where the virus began Dundee University has a joint education partnership with Wuhan University , where students from Wuhan complete the final year of their architecture degree at Dundee .
Many opt to remain at Dundee for a further year to obtain their Masters qualification .
The university said there were currently 34 students from the programme in Dundee , having arrived in September 2019 and said five members of staff had returned from a visit to Wuhan last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ raised .
`` We will continue to monitor the situation taking advice from the relevant agencies as to appropriate action , '' the spokesman said .
The university has also advised students to be careful if receiving packages from areas where the virus is present , especially if they contain food items .
Other Scottish universities have given general advice to students travelling to China and said anyone who has been in China , or other areas where incidents of infection have been reported , within the last 14 days , and is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ GP or NHS 24 .
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was questioned about the risk to people in Scotland at First Minister 's Questions at the Scottish Parliament on Thursday .
She said situation was being closely monitored , adding : `` I should say , that the risk to the public here in Scotland - and indeed the UK - is currently classified as low but that is kept under review . ''
Authorities have suspended planes and trains in and out of Wuhan - a city of 11 million people - as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city .
Similar measures will take effect in nearby Huanggang , a city of more than seven million , as of midnight .
The virus has spread to the US , Japan , Singapore , Saudi Arabia , Thailand , Vietnam , Taiwan and South Korea .
The new strain of coronavirus is believed to have originated at a market in Wuhan .
One resident of the city said the atmosphere felt like `` the end of the world '' .

"In any European countries there is a danger that these cases occur," he said. "Here at the University of Edinburgh we have more than 2,000 students from China and they are always coming and going back to China so we are relatively sure we will have cases in the UK from travellers coming back from China."


bbcuk--2020-01-23--MOTs: More disruption at Northern Ireland test centres

Customers should continue to turn up for MOTs unless contacted , the Department for Infrastructure has said after a number of tests were cancelled .
Some people have said they were not informed of the cancellations after turning up at test centres on Thursday .
Mallusk is the only test centre not carrying out car and light vehicle tests ; heavy goods vehicles and bus tests remain unaffected .
All other test centres remain open , the department said .
The news comes after an announcement on Wednesday that the use of vehicle lifts at 12 MOT centres in Northern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ identified at some sites .
On Thursday , the department said : `` The DVA ( Driver Vehicle Agency ) is currently carrying out checks on vehicle lifts in its MOT test centres , following the identification of faults .
`` This is precautionary and to ensure the safety of staff and customers .
`` It is anticipated that these inspections will be completed today and any necessary repairs will be carried out as soon as possible .
`` As and when test centres have been inspected and any necessary repairs completed , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The department said customers who require immediate tests will be prioritised for rescheduled appointments .
The Department for Infrastructure described the move as `` precautionary '' to allow inspections to take place .
On Tuesday , it emerged that the centre in Armagh was being closed for repairs .
It has since emerged that inspections of lifts were carried out by the supplier responsible for their maintenance and repair .
On Wednesday , the department the DVA had been contacting customers to reschedule tests .
`` Those customers not contacted by DVA should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Pamela Telford arrived at the Coleraine centre on Thursday morning , but was told only retests were being carried out , not full tests .
She said she had not been informed beforehand that her test would be cancelled .
Mrs Telford said her certificate expires at midnight and her insurance company has told she will not be insured to drive her car - which her daughter also uses to travel to work - after that .
`` They do n't seem to know themselves , nobody knows how long this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
`` Nobody 's taking a forward step and informing people what 's going on .
`` That 's what 's very frustrating when you 're on the other end of a phone trying to get things sorted out . ''


bbcuk--2020-01-23--A&E: Welsh waiting times hit worst ever level

Waiting times for A & E departments in Wales hit their worst levels in December , with only 72.1 % of patients waiting less than four hours .
The target is for 95 % of patients to be seen in that time - but that target has never been met .
Figures published on Thursday also show a record number of patients waited more than 12 hours .
Welsh Health Minister Vaughan Gething has announced an additional £10m to help tackle the pressures .
That is on top of £30m already provided this winter to improve the flow of patients @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Welsh Ambulance Service also missed its target for responding to red - immediately life-threatening - calls for a second month .
Emergency departments saw the highest number of attendances over the period , with spikes in demand on some days .
• The December figures showed only 72.1 % waited less than four hours in A & E to be treated , transferred or discharged , compared to the target of 95 % .
• This is down from 74.4 % in November and significantly worse than December 2018 ( 77.8 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patients waiting more than 12 hours - a record high .
The target is that no-one should wait that long .
• The ambulance service failed to meet its target for responding to immediately life threatening calls for the second time since the target was introduced in 2015 .
• In December the ambulance service responded to 62 % of red calls within eight minutes - the target is 65 % .
The ambulance service had a 23 % rise in red calls and an 8.4 % increase in amber calls compared to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 100 red calls on eight out of these 17 days , peaking at 119 calls on 20 December .
Its performance was a slight improvement on November 's figure of 61.4 % - but significantly worse than the same time last winter .
• Ambulances on amber calls 'getting to sickest first' Winter tends to bring more complex conditions and circulating illnesses which affect older people more seriously .
That is reflected in figures which show - despite milder weather - an 8.4 % rise in A & E attendances over the Christmas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 75s compared to last year .
There was also a 5.2 % increase in emergency admissions to hospital of patients aged over 75 when compared with 2018-19 .
'It 's better to treat them in a chair than not at all' The Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport has had its busiest month on record , with 7,409 patients attending its A & E unit .
That 's an 8.3 % rise on last December .
Its waiting times performance has also suffered - with only 53 % of patients seen within the four @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patients who waited more than 12 hours .
Paul Mizen , director of urgent care , said it was a `` daily challenge '' which could be very stressful for staff .
The hospital has opened up extra beds , put a pharmacist inside the emergency department and a member of staff co-ordinates the discharging of patients to improve the flow .
But Dr Mizen admitted sometimes patients had to be treated in chairs rather than beds `` and that 's a regret '' .
`` The system is coping but there are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tight , '' he said .
Senior nurse Natalie Skyrme said : `` Staff have risen to the challenge .
It 's not always done in places but we 're doing our best .
`` It 's better to treat them in a chair than not at all .
`` Boxing Day was an exceptionally bad day but I suppose it feels like you 're in a place where you have no control - but you 're trying to deal with what 's in front of you , '' she said .
Jan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by taxi after she suffered a fall in her bedroom and needed a series of tests .
They had been referred from hospital in Ystrad Mynach and said they had a `` feeling of dread , '' knowing the wait they faced .
She said the Royal Gwent was `` bursting at the seams '' .
`` They 're constantly stressed and rushed - and the fact we could n't find a chair in the waiting room to sit down on [ when we arrived ] , it 's stress all round .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vaughan Gething is on top of £30m worth of funds announced in the autumn .
`` There has been a welcome reduction in delayed transfers of care but too many patients are spending long periods in emergency departments waiting for a hospital bed , '' he said .
`` We want health boards to work with partners to improve the flow of patients through the hospital system and out into the community , and I have made an extra £10m available to support improvement in this area . ''
One consultant at Morriston @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this month there had been 125 medically fit patients in beds who were unable to leave until social care was available .
Jo Mower , vice-president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine in Wales said the figures came despite A & E staff `` working tirelessly '' to provide care in the face of reduced capacity .
`` We need to assess ongoing health and social care needs both in hospitals and in the community , '' she said .
`` Without adequate health and social care resources and the consequential effect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inevitably result in emergency department crowding which has in turn resulted in an increase in patients waiting outside the emergency department . ''
Mr Gething has also called on the UK government to resolve `` urgently '' the changes to pension rules , which managers in England have argued is leaving senior doctors out of pocket if they work extra shifts .
Plaid Cymru said the explanation from the minister was `` not good enough '' and the performance was consistently worse than in England .
Health spokesman Rhun ap Iorwerth said : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ different excuse as to why this time the poor performance is 'unprecedented ' or 'extraordinary ' .
The excuses change , the deterioration in performance does n't '' .
Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Jane Dodds added : `` It is vital that the Welsh Government urgently gets to grips with A & E waiting times so we can improve patient safety , increase staff retention and give patients the quality treatment they deserve . ''
In the bigger scheme of things , £10m is a drop in the ocean compared to the £8bn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Welsh Government will hope that by injecting this cash now , on top of the cash pledged earlier , they might be able to stop the slump in performance seen over the past four months .
The NHS will also get a significant cash injection to its budget in the next financial year .
But it 's struggling now .
The health minister insists demand this winter has been exceptional - despite it being relatively mild - with a big rise in the most serious red ambulance calls , for example .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't use this as an excuse .
They say the blame for long A & E waits and worsening ambulance response times lie squarely at his door , even though targets have been missed across the UK this winter .

A&E: Welsh waiting times hit worst ever level Published 23 January 2020
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This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital has had its busiest month on record, with 7,409 patients attending its A&E unit
Waiting times for A&E departments in Wales hit their worst levels in December, with only 72.1% of patients waiting less than four hours.
The target is for 95% of patients to be seen in that time - but that target has never been met.
Figures published on Thursday also show a record number of patients waited more than 12 hours.
Welsh Health Minister Vaughan Gething has announced an additional £10m to help tackle the pressures.
That is on top of £30m already provided this winter to improve the flow of patients out of hospital and into the community.
The Welsh Ambulance Service also missed its target for responding to red - immediately life-threatening - calls for a second month.
Emergency departments saw the highest number of attendances over the period, with spikes in demand on some days.
The December figures showed only 72.1% waited less than four hours in A&E to be treated, transferred or discharged, compared to the target of 95%
This is down from 74.4% in November and significantly worse than December 2018 (77.8%)
There were 6,656 patients waiting more than 12 hours - a record high. The target is that no-one should wait that long
The ambulance service failed to meet its target for responding to immediately life threatening calls for the second time since the target was introduced in 2015
In December the ambulance service responded to 62% of red calls within eight minutes - the target is 65%
The ambulance service had a 23% rise in red calls and an 8.4% increase in amber calls compared to last winter.
It received more than 100 red calls on eight out of these 17 days, peaking at 119 calls on 20 December.
Its performance was a slight improvement on November's figure of 61.4% - but significantly worse than the same time last winter.
Winter tends to bring more complex conditions and circulating illnesses which affect older people more seriously.
That is reflected in figures which show - despite milder weather - an 8.4% rise in A&E attendances over the Christmas and New Year period for the over 75s compared to last year.
There was also a 5.2% increase in emergency admissions to hospital of patients aged over 75 when compared with 2018-19.
Image caption, The Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport has had a record month
'It's better to treat them in a chair than not at all'
The Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport has had its busiest month on record, with 7,409 patients attending its A&E unit. That's an 8.3% rise on last December.
Its waiting times performance has also suffered - with only 53% of patients seen within the four hour target.
There were also 852 patients who waited more than 12 hours.
Paul Mizen, director of urgent care, said it was a "daily challenge" which could be very stressful for staff.
The hospital has opened up extra beds, put a pharmacist inside the emergency department and a member of staff co-ordinates the discharging of patients to improve the flow.
But Dr Mizen admitted sometimes patients had to be treated in chairs rather than beds "and that's a regret".
"The system is coping but there are times when it's very, very tight," he said.
Senior nurse Natalie Skyrme said: "Staff have risen to the challenge. It's not always done in places but we're doing our best.
"It's better to treat them in a chair than not at all.
"Boxing Day was an exceptionally bad day but I suppose it feels like you're in a place where you have no control - but you're trying to deal with what's in front of you," she said.
Image caption, Jan Newman brought a friend in after a fall
Jan Newman brought her friend Gwyneira into Newport by taxi after she suffered a fall in her bedroom and needed a series of tests. They had been referred from hospital in Ystrad Mynach and said they had a "feeling of dread," knowing the wait they faced.
She said the Royal Gwent was "bursting at the seams".
"They're constantly stressed and rushed - and the fact we couldn't find a chair in the waiting room to sit down on [when we arrived], it's stress all round."
The money announced on Thursday by Mr Gething is on top of £30m worth of funds announced in the autumn.
"There has been a welcome reduction in delayed transfers of care but too many patients are spending long periods in emergency departments waiting for a hospital bed," he said.
"We want health boards to work with partners to improve the flow of patients through the hospital system and out into the community, and I have made an extra £10m available to support improvement in this area."
One consultant at Morriston Hospital in Swansea told BBC Wales earlier this month there had been 125 medically fit patients in beds who were unable to leave until social care was available.
What has been the response?
Jo Mower, vice-president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine in Wales said the figures came despite A&E staff "working tirelessly" to provide care in the face of reduced capacity.
"We need to assess ongoing health and social care needs both in hospitals and in the community," she said.
"Without adequate health and social care resources and the consequential effect upon the unscheduled care system this will inevitably result in emergency department crowding which has in turn resulted in an increase in patients waiting outside the emergency department."
Image caption, There are also record numbers waiting more than 12 hours
Dr David Bailey of the BMA in Wales added: "The whole system is under strain like never before and a whole system approach is needed to tackle it.
"We've received countless examples from our GP members across the country of unacceptable delays in handing over seriously unwell patients to onward care, particularly when emergencies occur on GP premises.
"Beds in hospitals are blocked by patients who can't be moved on to social care, due to a lack of resources."
The Welsh NHS Confederation, which represents health boards, said work had started to transform services, including working closely with local government.
"This is the right path to take, but we need to deliver this change at pace and scale for the benefit of everyone in Wales," said a spokesman.
Mr Gething said it was a "difficult challenge but not unfixable" but he was against a "big bang reorganisation" to move social care out of local government and into the health service.
He also said he would soon consider a possible change in the waiting time measures - also being considered in England - on advice from senior consultants.
"It's not simply about junking measures we don't like, it's about what would be the right set of measures to have that clinicians themselves agree would make a difference," he said.
"[They would] tell you and the wider public something useful about the quality of care as well as the volume of care and how timely that care is being provided."
Plaid Cymru said the explanation from the minister about the latest figures was "not good enough" and the performance was consistently worse than in England.
Health spokesman Rhun ap Iorwerth said: "Every year, we get a different excuse as to why this time the poor performance is 'unprecedented' or 'extraordinary'. The excuses change, the deterioration in performance doesn't".
Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Jane Dodds added: "It is vital that the Welsh Government urgently gets to grips with A&E waiting times so we can improve patient safety, increase staff retention and give patients the quality treatment they deserve."
Conservative health spokeswoman Angela Burns said staff were being let down and called the figures disturbing.
"The health minister must announce - today - what remedial action he is going to take, and a definite timeframe in which to deliver it," she added.
In the bigger scheme of things, £10m is a drop in the ocean compared to the £8bn entire budget of NHS Wales.
But the Welsh Government will hope that by injecting this cash now, on top of the cash pledged earlier, they might be able to stop the slump in performance seen over the past four months.
The NHS will also get a significant cash injection to its budget in the next financial year. But it's struggling now.
The health minister insists demand this winter has been exceptional - despite it being relatively mild - with a big rise in the most serious red ambulance calls, for example.
But opposition parties argue Mr Gething can't use this as an excuse.


bbcuk--2020-01-23--Woman reunited with dad after Facebook friend hint

A woman has been reunited with her birth father after Facebook suggested they became friends .
Karen Harris , 56 , from Penryn , Cornwall , who was adopted in the early 1960s , said she and Trevor Sinden were `` on cloud nine '' after being put in touch by the social network .
Mrs Harris and Mr Sinden , 72 , shared a `` big hug '' when they met for the first time this week .
She had recognised his name on Facebook , reports the Falmouth Packet .
Mrs Harris said she was shocked when her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Kent , came up as a suggested friend on Facebook on 26 November .
`` I was just playing around really and all of sudden I came across him , '' she told the BBC .
`` I had to step back for the whole day , working out am I prepared to face that again , [ maybe ] face rejection .
`` Maybe he does not want to know me . ''
However , Mr Sinden , from Lenham , Kent , responded almost immediately .
He said he recognised @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a picture of herself , as he has three other daughters with similar features .
`` She is just unmistakable , '' he said , describing their reunion as `` amazing '' .
Mr Sinden said he and Mrs Harris 's birth mother were 16 and living in Croydon when she became pregnant in the early 1960s , when having a child out of marriage was taboo .
He said he thought of his child over the years but did not even know whether he was father to a girl or a boy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they decided to meet in Lyme Regis , Dorset , roughly halfway between Cornwall and Kent .
`` We had a big hug and we embraced for quite a while , '' said Mrs Harris , who lived in Coventry after she was adopted .
`` In fact , a stranger went past and said ' I hope you know one another ' , and I said 'no we do n't , really ' . ''
Mrs Harris said she and her birth father would definitely keep in touch .

Image caption,
Trevor Sinden, who was a teenager in the 1960s, said he had known he had a child but not whether it had been a boy or a girl


bbcuk--2020-01-23--Harry Dunn: US rejects UK extradition request

The US has turned down an extradition request for one of its citizens to be charged over the death of motorcyclist Harry Dunn .
Mr Dunn , 19 , died after a crash in Northamptonshire in August which led to the suspect , Anne Sacoolas , leaving for the US under diplomatic immunity .
The Home Office started extradition proceedings on charges of causing the death by dangerous driving .
A spokeswoman said the decision by the US `` appears to be a denial of justice '' .
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo turned down the extradition request @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , family spokesman Radd Seiger said .
He said the family would react fully to the news on Friday morning , adding `` the fight goes on '' for justice for their son .
The family 's constituency MP Andrea Leadsom is due to meet the US ambassador Woody Johnson in London on Friday to discuss the case .
When the Home Office started extradition proceedings the US State Department said the request would be `` highly inappropriate '' .
It insisted Ms Sacoolas ' status at the time of the crash meant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Boris Johnson previously said the chance of the suspect ever returning to the UK was very low .
Mr Seiger said `` no reason '' was given by Mr Pompeo in rejecting the extradition request .
He also said that the family had expected the decision , adding : `` We knew this day was coming .
It is no surprise . ''
However , he said the family would continue its campaign , and that the extradition request `` hangs there forever '' .
`` I can assure you that Anne Sicoolas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' he said .
`` This is far from over . ''
A spokeswoman for the Home Office said : `` We are disappointed in this decision which appears to be a denial of justice .
`` We are urgently considering our options . ''
Mr Dunn died after his motorbike was in collision with a car owned by Mrs Sacoolas .
The crash happened outside RAF Croughton where Mrs Sacoolas ' husband Jonathan worked as an intelligence officer .
The 42-year-old left the UK and returned to her native US , claiming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on behalf of the suspect after she was charged in December , Mrs Sacoolas 's lawyers said : `` Anne will not return voluntarily to the United Kingdom to face a potential jail sentence for what was a terrible but unintentional accident . ''

"The reality is that this administration, which we say is behaving lawlessly and taking a wrecking ball to one of the greatest alliances in the world, they won't be around forever whereas that extradition request will be," he added.


bbcuk--2020-01-23--Carbon emissions: Scale of UK fossil fuel support 'staggering'

A small government agency is supporting fossil fuel projects abroad with estimated carbon emissions of a country the size of Portugal , it has emerged .
UK Export Finance ( UKEF ) , a government agency in the Department for International Trade , is spending billions of pounds on the projects , Newsnight researchers have found .
This is despite a government commitment to cut down on carbon emissions .
The organisation , which describes itself as a forum for conservatives who support conservation and decarbonisation , said funding the projects was `` a blemish on the UK government 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigation by Newsnight , in conjunction with Unearthed - Greenpeace 's investigations unit - found that UKEF has helped to finance oil and gas projects that , when complete , will emit 69 million tonnes of carbon a year , according to government estimates .
That 's nearly a sixth of the total annual carbon emissions of the UK .
The government calculated the UK 's total emissions to be 449 million tonnes of C02e ( carbon dioxide equivalent ) in 2018 .
It said the 69 million tonne estimate was a `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emissions of the projects may be lower when the projects are operational .
The UK is just one of a number of backers for these projects .
UKEF was set up a century ago - and aims to support British businesses abroad .
Earlier this week , Boris Johnson announced that the UK would no longer finance coal mining or coal-fired power plants abroad .
Newsnight 's investigation found all of UKEF 's current fossil fuel financing was for oil and gas projects , and not coal .
Newsnight research also found that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ £6bn of fossil fuel projects .
Financing has been provided to some of the biggest oil and gas companies in the world .
• Trump takes on Thunberg and 'pessimism ' at Davos The projects that UKEF helps to fund abroad include oil refineries , power plants and liquefied gas extraction .
Last year , the Environmental Audit Committee ( EAC ) published a report criticising UKEF as an `` elephant in the room undermining the UK 's international climate and development targets '' .
Kerry McCarthy MP , a Labour member of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ludicrous that we would be funding something overseas , that we are purporting to be moving away from in our own country .
`` There 's just a complete disconnect , there 's complete hypocrisy , that we boast of cleaning up our own act , but actually we are enabling other countries to carry on polluting . ''
UKEF told Newsnight : `` We are committed to working with countries across the world to unlock their renewable energy potential and support their transition away from fossil fuels to cleaner alternatives . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ UKEF has also financed some renewable projects .
The CEN 's Sam Hall said the government needed to solve the issue of what UKEF funds before COP26 - an international climate change conference due to be held in Glasgow in November this year .
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Kerry McCarthy MP, a Labour member of the EAC said: "It's ludicrous that we would be funding something overseas, that we are purporting to be moving away from in our own country.


bbcuk--2020-01-23--Royal Marine seriously hurt at Tregantle beach near Plymouth

A Royal Marine recruit is in a life-threatening condition following a training exercise on a beach in Cornwall .
A group had been practising an assault from a landing craft on Tregantle beach near Plymouth when a man got into difficulty in the water .
South Western Ambulance Service said it was alerted at 22:00 GMT on Tuesday after `` a person had gone underwater '' .
The recruit , who had been in full kit , was airlifted to Derriford Hospital .
BBC defence correspondent Jonathan Beale said the recruit had to be resuscitated after he was recovered unconscious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recruits , who had full kit , backpacks and rifles , exited a landing craft close to the shore and reportedly struggled in the water , which was said to be up to their necks and cold .
They were in the last phase of their 32-week training .
The Royal Marines ' principal military training centre is situated near Lympstone in Devon .
A Royal Navy spokesperson said : `` We are aware of an incident involving a member of the Royal Marines in Plymouth .
`` The next of kin have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the family .
The incident is currently under investigation , therefore it would be inappropriate to comment further . ''
Up to 147 members of the armed forces have died while training or on exercise in the past 20 years .
And of the 25 deaths in the Navy , 16 have been Royal Marines .
Former Royal Marines serviceman Saul Cuttell told the BBC the exercise is a `` perfectly normal thing to do and it has a lot of validity to what a marine would have to do '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` tough '' but `` one of the things we [ Marines ] need to be able to do is replicate war time scenarios and they 're not easy scenarios , they 're not meant to be . ''
While stressing he did not know the circumstances surrounding Tuesday 's incident , Mr Cuttell , who left the Marines in 2006 , said the force has `` made a lot of changes in recent years to ensure the safety of young men and ensure the training is more efficient '' .
South Western @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Tuesday at 22:01 about an incident at Tregantle beach , Cornwall '' .
`` The caller reported to us that a person had gone underwater .
We sent land , air and other specialist paramedics to attend the incident , '' a spokesman added .
`` They treated a male patient at the scene and he was conveyed by air ambulance for further care . ''

While stressing he did not know the circumstances surrounding Tuesday's incident, Mr Cuttell, who left the Marines in 2006, said the force has "made a lot of changes in recent years to ensure the safety of young men and ensure the training is more efficient".


bbcuk--2020-01-23--Jessica Andrews wins Portico Prize for novel about female 'poetry and power'

A debut novel exploring the `` poetry and power '' of the female experience has won a literary award that rewards the best books about the north of England .
Saltwater by Jessica Andrews was named the winner of the £10,000 Portico Prize in Manchester on Thursday .
Andrews ' semi-autobiographical novel tells the story of a young woman who moves from Sunderland to London and then Ireland , just as the author did .
The judges called it a `` powerful , provocative and poignant tale '' .
Lynne Allan , chair of The Portico Library , said : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ women across generations and an important exploration of women 's lives today . ''
Other fans include Game of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke , who called it one of the best books she had read `` in years '' in the summer .
'Quite close to my life' Saltwater is made up of 300 brief chapters that the 28-year-old author deliberately jumbled up by printing out a manuscript and rearranging it on her neighbour 's kitchen floor .
The effect is meant to mimic how our experiences exist `` all at once within @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The main character , Lucy , goes to London for university , but finds herself adrift when she is away from home , before going to take stock of her life at her grandfather 's house in Donegal .
`` This book is quite close to my life , '' Andrews said at an appearance in Manchester on Wednesday , attended by BBC News .
`` It 's fiction but it 's very much rooted in my own experiences .
`` I felt like I had to write it because I had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I saw around me - like my mum and my female friends - and the way that their lives had been affected by the structures that were outside their control .
`` I wanted to give space to that experience , and show that those experiences have all of this poetry and power in them . ''
She said she had to battle the feeling that she was writing about `` trivial '' subjects .
`` Actually what I 've learned since publishing this novel is that lots of young northern working-class women @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's like my life , ' '' she said .
The Portico Prize , often billed as the `` Booker Prize of the north '' , rewards the book that `` best evokes the spirit of the north of England '' .
It was established in 1985 as a biennial award , but this marks its return from a five-year break .
Simon Savidge , chair of the judges , said : `` Saltwater shows the 'spirit of the north ' is diverse and multifaceted .
The north is not just around us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - but a place within us . ''
Andrews also co-runs an online literary magazine called the Grapevine , which gives a platform to under-represented writers and artists .
The other shortlisted novels were : • Ironopolis by Glen James Brown - a debut novel with six interlinking narratives spanning 70 years and three generations on a `` huge , weird '' housing estate near Middlesbrough .
It gets weirder when we meet an immortal witch named Peg Powler , who likes to drown children in the River Tees .
• The Boy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - a memoir that 's partly about discovering films and literature and punk as a teenager in Accrington , Lancashire , but also about the abuse he suffered from his headmaster .
Caveney says he wanted to write a `` dark satire '' , rather than simply a bleak abuse memoir .
• Under the Rock by Benjamin Myers - a `` biography of a place '' , exploring the landscape of the Calder Valley in West Yorkshire , where Myers lives with fellow nominee and wife Adelle Stripe .
It was inspired @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and includes an account of the author attempting to rescue pensioners trapped in sheltered housing .
• The Mating Habits of Stags by Ray Robinson - a modern gothic tale of geriatric love and revenge , this follows Jake , a widower in his 70s who is on the run in North Yorkshire after a violent crime .
It was inspired by the true story of Barry Prudom , who spent 18 days on the run in 1982 after killing three people .
• Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile by Adelle Stripe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar , who was best known for Rita , Sue and Bob Too .
Dunbar shook up theatre and film in the 1980s but died at the age of 29 in 1990 .
A stage adaptation of Stripe 's book toured pubs and community venues in 2019 .
The judges were actress Holliday Grainger , writer Zahid Hussain , poet Kate Fox and blogger Savidge .
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"I felt like I had to write it because I had this very intense feeling about the women I saw around me - like my mum and my female friends - and the way that their lives had been affected by the structures that were outside their control.


bbcuk--2020-01-23--Mum travels on baby son's passport from Luton Airport

A mother has called for better checks at British airports after she unwittingly flew to Germany on her baby son 's passport .
Lenesha Riley , 33 , took an Easyjet flight from London Luton Airport to Berlin on 17 January , as first reported in the Daily Star .
Despite ground staff scanning her documents , the error was not picked up until she reached the German capital .
`` I opened it , saw my son 's face and my heart sank , '' she told the BBC .
Mother-of-two Miss Riley , a student at the University @ @ @ @ @ @ @ break with her mother and a friend after her exams .
She said airline ground staff at Luton `` scanned the passport at the gate , checked my boarding pass and gave them back to me '' .
`` I was in the queue at border control in Berlin and opened my passport ready when I was two people from the front , '' she said .
`` I saw my son Josiah 's face and thought 'no way ' - my heart sank - my short break is over before it starts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her weekend break after her brother sent a photo of her passport from her home in New Cross , south-east London .
`` Security measures should be stronger - even coming back through Berlin they check your passport at departures .
It should happen everywhere , '' Miss Riley said .
• How have passport photos changed in 100 years ?
A spokesman for Easyjet said Miss Riley had `` submitted the correct details online '' to gain access to her boarding pass , but added `` the additional visual check carried out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the passport issue '' .
In a statement , a London Luton Airport spokesman said `` at no point was security at the airport compromised '' .

A spokesman for Easyjet said Miss Riley had "submitted the correct details online" to gain access to her boarding pass, but added "the additional visual check carried out prior to boarding should have picked up the passport issue".


bbcuk--2020-01-23--No time off for grieving: 'Inside I was screaming'

When Ian Bainbridge 's son Ellis was stillborn after 34 weeks , he thought he would at least have time to grieve .
The tragedy was compounded because negligent medical staff had failed to spot that his partner Lisa was pregnant in the first place .
As a result , she nearly died in childbirth .
But he ended up having to take a day 's annual leave just to attend his son 's funeral .
Otherwise , there was no respite at all from his job .
`` I went to work a complete mess for the next four @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the BBC .
Now he welcomes the fact that in future , parents who lose a child will receive two weeks ' paid bereavement leave under new government rules .
`` Two weeks is n't much , but looking back on my experience , it would have been a breathing space , '' he says .
The new law will come into force in April , with the UK being the only country to have that right to time off , MPs said .
It will be known as Jack 's Law , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mother Lucy has been campaigning for reform since he drowned aged 23 months in 2010 .
As the law currently stands , there is no automatic right to paid time off for such bereavement .
However , parents of stillborn children are entitled to maternity and paternity leave .
Under the new law , parents who lose a child under the age of 18 will be able to take leave as either a single block of two weeks , or as two separate blocks of one week each across the first year after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who worked in social care in Lewisham in south-east London , was responsible for managing 40 carers .
He remembers vividly what happened when he broke the news of his loss to his bosses .
`` I rang my line manager and said , 'You wo n't believe what 's happened . '
He said , ' I 'm sorry to hear that , but I 've got no-one to cover for you tomorrow .
You 're going to have to come in . '
Ellis was stillborn at 10pm and I was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day .
`` I was back answering the telephone , being polite .
Inside I was screaming . ''
The experience took its toll on Ian .
He and Lisa split up three years later , he lost all interest in his job and he even contemplated suicide .
`` The only thing that kept me going was I had two children from a previous marriage , '' he said .
Now aged 57 , Ian currently lives in Ilford .
He has a new partner and they plan to move north to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since the tragedy .
`` It 's the old cliche , time is a healer , '' Ian says .
But he admits that he blamed himself for a long time for what happened : `` I felt very isolated and alone . ''
After talking to her relatives , Lucy Herd , from Cumbria , found that three days was sometimes the maximum leave workplaces offered parents to grieve , she told the BBC .
`` Anything from 24 hours to three days and any extra time taken had to be sick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
When she spoke to other bereaved parents , she found a gap between what employers were saying and how working parents were treated .
`` More and more people told me they had experienced the same thing .
Employers were saying 'take as much time as you need ' , and they were taking six months off , and it was down on their record as being off sick .
They 'd come back to a P45 on their desk . ''
`` I had to make a positive out of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she said .
She would like to see similar rights extended to those grieving any loved one .
`` When I started this it was about everyone 's bereavement , '' she said .
`` Grief is grief . ''
The Parental Bereavement ( Pay and Leave ) Bill received royal assent in 2018 , and will now come into force .
The Conservatives made a commitment in their 2017 general election manifesto to introduce `` a new entitlement to child bereavement leave '' .
Under the new rules , people who have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be entitled to a minimum payment of up to £148 a week during their bereavement leave , depending on the level of their salary .
Clea Harmer , chief executive of Sands , a stillbirth and neonatal death charity , told the BBC the new rules were a good start , but that the time off should be part of broader care for parents who have lost a child .
`` A lot of parents , after the death of a baby or a child , suffer the sort of grief or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' she said .
Time off and support early on can make a big difference , she said .
The new rules will take effect in April , but as the law stands , there is no automatic right to paid time off for bereavement .
• Anyone classed as an employee has the right to time off for a `` dependant '' • This time off is for dealing with unexpected issues and emergencies involving the dependant , including leave to arrange or attend a funeral • The law does not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taken .
It simply says the amount should be `` reasonable '' • Employers can treat time off for bereavement as sick leave or holiday leave , depending on their workplace policy and the individual circumstances • If the employee takes the time off as sick leave or holiday leave , their normal sick or holiday pay will apply .
Another area requiring improvement is breaking the stigma of talking about the death of children , Ms Harmer added .
The new measures are `` an indication we are doing well '' , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do better '' .
`` People do n't talk about the death of a baby or a child leaving parents very isolated . ''
Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom said the measures were `` a minimum , and something to build on '' .
`` In many cases , businesses are incredibly sympathetic and very supportive of parents who have been bereaved , but what we are saying is , this is the statutory minimum and we would hope and encourage them to offer more than that , '' she said .
Shadow business @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the proposal and welcomed its announcement .
`` As set out in our Workers ' Rights Manifesto , Labour is calling for bereavement leave for those who have lost a close family member , '' she said .

"More and more people told me they had experienced the same thing. Employers were saying 'take as much time as you need', and they were taking six months off, and it was down on their record as being off sick. They'd come back to a P45 on their desk."


bbcuk--2020-01-23--Coronavirus: British passenger 'wasn't sure' he could get out of Wuhan

Briton Thomas Crosby has told the BBC he was surprised there was n't more screening as he travelled from Wuhan @ @ @ @ @ the outbreak of a virus in the Chinese city which has left 17 people dead @ @ @ @ @ since suspended outbound planes and trains into the city , as well as buses , @ @ @ @

Briton Thomas Crosby has told the BBC he was surprised there wasn't more screening as he travelled from Wuhan to London.
It follows the outbreak of a virus in the Chinese city which has left 17 people dead.
Authorities in Wuhan have since suspended outbound planes and trains into the city, as well as buses, subways and ferries.


bbcuk--2020-01-23--Stag spotted running across Glenfinnan Viaduct

A ScotRail conductor has captured footage of a stag running along the famous Glenfinnan Viaduct .
The animal could be @ @ @ @ @ , before making a run for some bushes while the train followed patiently behind .

A ScotRail conductor has captured footage of a stag running along the famous Glenfinnan Viaduct.
The animal could be seen trotting across the viaduct, before making a run for some bushes while the train followed patiently behind.
Footage: ScotRail