bbcuk--2020-08-22--Cancer patient's marathon runs inspired by dog in pushchair

A woman who took up running marathon distances during treatment for cancer has put her motivation down to her miniature @ @ @ @ @ her on some of the distance in a pushchair .
Verity Conroy , from Leicester @ @ @ @ @ rare and aggressive form of breast cancer in May , but decided to run with @ @ @ @ @ , saying `` exercise is one of the best medicines '' .
Elvis was diagnosed @ @ @ @ @ June , which affected his ability to walk on his back legs , but is @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Having him here has been a real motivator for me , '' said @ @ @ @ @ raised £11,000 for Cancer Research UK through her efforts .
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A woman who took up running marathon distances during treatment for cancer has put her motivation down to her miniature dachshund Elvis - who accompanied her on some of the distance in a pushchair.
Verity Conroy, from Leicester, was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer in May, but decided to run with her dog during her treatment, saying "exercise is one of the best medicines".
Elvis was diagnosed with intervertebral disc disease in June, which affected his ability to walk on his back legs, but is slowly recovering following an operation.
"Having him here has been a real motivator for me," said the 33-year-old, who has raised £11,000 for Cancer Research UK through her efforts.
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bbcuk--2020-08-21--Meet the women embracing their grey roots

With hairdressers ' doors closed for much of lockdown , silver streaks appeared across the country .
While some women @ @ @ @ @ and colour - others embraced the change , turning their backs on boxed dyes forever @ @ @ @ @ gracefully .
The Nine 's Emma Clifford-Bell has spoken to four women about resisting the @ @ @ @ @ salon chair .

With hairdressers' doors closed for much of lockdown, silver streaks appeared across the country.
While some women rushed back for a cut and colour - others embraced the change, turning their backs on boxed dyes forever and choosing to grow grey gracefully.
The Nine's Emma Clifford-Bell has spoken to four women about resisting the pressure to return to the salon chair.


bbcuk--2020-08-22--Newspaper headlines: 'Man U ace Maguire nicked' and second lockdown warning

It reports that Roger Taylor demanded a public statement of support from Gavin Williamson , after Oqual dropped a controversial algorithm in favour of teacher-assessed grades .
But it 's Mr Williamson himself who is vulnerable , according to the Financial Times .
The paper says three cabinet ministers have told it that the education secretary 's political future depends on the success of the full reopening of England 's schools next month .
`` Gav has nowhere to hide if he fails again , '' says one .
It says there were concerns about his safety , after photos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cottage , giving away his location .
They also revealed a bell tent next to the cottage , in an adjoining field - but the landowner , Kenny Cameron , told reporters that no-one asked his permission to erect it .
He says Britain is already too slow at diagnosing patients and therefore Covid-19 will have the `` worst effect '' on them in Europe .
His advice ?
`` Do n't get cancer in 2020 '' .
With suggestions that the Trust will vet properties for links to the slave trade , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ politically correct .
Writing in the Telegraph , he argues : `` Members are usually fascinated by the family stories in its properties , as part of the human dimension and historical context . ''
They will examine `` the fundamental role of the oceans and the makeup of the air we breathe '' .
One lecture will be presented by the environmental scientist , Dr Tara Shine .
She 's quoted as asking : `` Are we going to say humans destroyed the planet , or that we just pulled it back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used to it '' is the headline in the Daily Mirror , as Britain is hit by Storm Ellen 's 70-miles-per-hour winds With a photo of huts blown into the sea at Woolacombe Beach in Devon , it says forecasters predict dramatic swings between extreme weather events will become commonplace .
Elsewhere , the Daily Telegraph has heard a warning from senior government advisers that a second national lockdown could be imposed - with the UK at risk of following Spain 's rapid increase in coronavirus cases .

But it's Mr Williamson himself who is vulnerable, according to the Financial Times. The paper says three cabinet ministers have told it that the education secretary's political future depends on the success of the full reopening of England's schools next month. "Gav has nowhere to hide if he fails again," says one.


bbcuk--2020-08-22--Coronavirus: Fewer GCSE exams for students in 2021

Pupils taking GCSEs in Northern Ireland are to sit fewer exams in 2021 .
That is according to a senior official at the Council for the Curriculum , Examinations and Assessment ( CCEA ) .
The exams body is also likely to propose changes to GCSE and A-Level courses for 2020/21 because pupils entering years 12 and 14 have missed `` face-to-face teaching time '' .
Exams regulator Ofqual is already planning changes to GCSE courses in England .
CCEA is to publish a consultation on its plans for changes to courses and assessment for the 2020/21 school year `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of education at CCEA , told MLAs on Stormont 's education committee on Friday that those plans were likely to include fewer GCSE exams .
`` We 're very keen to support a reduction in assessment , '' she said .
`` We 've listened to feedback we 've had from principals and heads of department to as much as is possible develop proposals to reduce the amount of physical exams that students would need to complete , but also ensure that they are having that full coverage that they 're studying at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CCEA chief executive Justin Edwards said getting proposals for the changes to teachers and pupils was `` the top priority for me at the moment '' .
`` I recognise the desire of teachers and schools leaders to get it as quickly as possible . ''
But one senior post-primary teacher told BBC News NI she did not know what to teach her pupils in year 14 who return on Monday .
`` CCEA have still not released to subject teachers and schools any inkling of what format or topics the exams in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' she said .
`` I am in the very real situation of having students sit in front of me next week with no clue as to what I should be teaching them .
`` What modules will they sit ?
What format will these examinations take ?
`` We need clear guidance from CCEA and the Department of Education on what to prepare students for . ''
In a statement , a spokesperson for CCEA said they fully recognised the `` urgent need for clarity for both teachers and students '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ schools will note the need for a flexible approach to school development planning in the coming academic year , '' they said .
`` Schools may wish to prepare a transitional plan for 2020/21 , which particularly addresses the specific challenges and whole-school priorities that will be faced in the next academic year because of the Covid-19 outbreak .
`` Following the education minister 's decision on Monday 17 August 2020 and the revision of the New School Day guidance , CCEA have had to revisit our proposals for 2020-2021 , building in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ young people .
`` We plan to issue a short public consultation imminently on these proposals , which will consider the potential impact of the loss of face-to-face teaching time and the consequential need to make allowances relating to this . ''

"We've listened to feedback we've had from principals and heads of department to as much as is possible develop proposals to reduce the amount of physical exams that students would need to complete, but also ensure that they are having that full coverage that they're studying at GCSE to support their progression."


bbcuk--2020-08-21--Coronavirus: NHS sickness highest on record at pandemic's start

NHS Wales ' staff sickness in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic was the highest on record .
The sickness rate in the three months to March was 6 % - up 0.4 % on the same time in 2019 - the highest since data began being collected in 2008 .
Those self-isolating were not counted in the figures , which cover the period just before April 's coronavirus peak .
The Welsh Government said it took NHS staff wellbeing `` extremely seriously '' and offered help to reduce sick rates .
In a report , it said March @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that given the timing it was `` more than likely attributed to Covid-19 '' .
Despite being only one of two areas of the NHS to show a decrease in sickness , the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust still had the highest rate - 7.1 % compared to the Wales average of 6 % .
The absence rate is calculated by taking the number of sick days and dividing it by the total number of days available for each area of the NHS .
• How many coronavirus cases are there in your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had the highest absence rate in any one staff group at 8 % , followed by ambulance workers ( 7.5 % ) and nurses , midwives and health visitors ( 7.2 % ) .
Sickness rates have never fallen below 5 % for this quarter in the past decade and climbed in recent years from 5.1 % in 2016 to 5.6 % in 2019 .
'We feel guilty being off' Alison Magor , 56 , is a district nursing sister who manages a team in Cwmbran .
She caught coronavirus in March and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of five weeks .
`` It 's quite frightening having Covid , '' she said .
`` We all think that we know what it 's like to have flu and to have viruses , but to be so very , very short of breath and to be so fatigued , to be so tired [ and ] not want to eat , not want to drink . ''
Ms Magor said the health board and her colleagues had done everything possible to ensure `` stringent '' safeguards had been in place at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and praised them for their support .
But being away from work made her feel bad about not being able to help .
`` All you do is think about your team .
How are they doing ?
How are they coping ?
`` We all feel guilty in the NHS if we 're off , because that 's one man down .
That 's another person who 's not there to help carry the load .
It is it what it is - you know you ca n't help it . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ member of staff off waiting for the result of a Covid-19 test and she was emailing in every day , anxious about being absent .
`` I said 'do n't worry about it , you 'll know when you get the test back .
Just look after yourself ' , '' she added .
`` I 'm very proud of my team because the minute that everybody is well enough to come back in , they 've been back in work . ''
Nicky Hughes , of the Royal College of Nursing ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see the sickness rate get worse when the figures for the next quarter are released - which will include the peak of the virus in April .
She said : `` I would imagine we would see a spike in those weeks before testing came in and we had huge circulation in the community . ''
Ms Hughes , the RCN 's associate director of nursing for employment relations , said the one change that would have made the biggest difference to managing staff sickness would have been an earlier rollout of testing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minister announced front-line NHS staff would be screened from 18 March .
`` We called for testing to be brought in at an earlier stage , we had staff who had symptoms - it could have been coronavirus , it could have been a common cold , '' said Ms Hughes .
`` We had members saying : 'If I could have a test , I could get back to my workplace . '
`` If we had testing sooner , we may have been able to help get people back to work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had the highest sickness absence rate of any trust ( 7.1 % ) , this fell by 0.4 % for the equivalent period in 2019 .
Helen Watkins , the Welsh Ambulance Service 's deputy director of workforce and organisational development , said : `` The very nature of ambulance work means that the wellbeing of our staff is pushed to the limit , physically and emotionally .
`` Our sickness absence figures are not where we want them to be , but we 're one of two organisations across NHS Wales that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ period last year , and are encouraged that they 're moving in the right direction . ''
The union Unison said health services would need to wait until later in the year for a `` much clearer picture of the impact of Covid on the NHS Wales '' .
Regional secretary Tanya Palmer added : `` Looking after very sick patients during the Covid public health emergency placed an unimaginable mental and physical toll on Welsh healthcare workers and their social care colleagues .
`` Many became ill and devastatingly , some paid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The challenge was unprecedented in their careers .
Dealing with the scale of death when patients ' families could not be present is likely to leave a lasting impact and we know many will suffer post-traumatic stress disorder .
`` There is a duty on their employer and government to provide these workers with every support they need . ''
A Welsh Government spokesman said : `` We take NHS staff health and wellbeing extremely seriously and support NHS Wales to reduce sickness rates .
`` This includes the Corporate Health Standard for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support during the pandemic , including over £1m for mental health support .
`` We expect some variance from year to year in sickness levels .
We prioritised NHS staff testing as soon as the tests became available and moved quickly to increase testing capacity . ''

"We all think that we know what it's like to have flu and to have viruses, but to be so very, very short of breath and to be so fatigued, to be so tired [and] not want to eat, not want to drink."


bbcuk--2020-08-22--Coronavirus: Missing school is worse than virus for children - Whitty

Children are more likely to be harmed by not returning to school next month than if they catch coronavirus , the UK 's chief medical adviser says .
Prof Chris Whitty said `` the chances of children dying from Covid-19 are incredibly small '' - but missing lessons `` damages children in the long run '' .
Millions of pupils in England , Wales and Northern Ireland are due to return to school within weeks .
Prof Whitty also said Covid-19 would be a challenge for at least nine months .
He said it was unlikely there would be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` reasonable chance '' of a working jab being ready for the following winter in 2021-22 .
• Will pupils do a full school day next term ?
• Pubs 'may need to shut ' to allow schools to reopen Speaking about the balance of risks for pupils , Prof Whitty , who is also England 's chief medical officer , said it was `` very strongly in favour of children going to school because many more were likely to be harmed by not going than harmed by going '' .
`` There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UK and around the world that children much less commonly get a severe illness and end up having to be hospitalised if they get symptomatic Covid , '' he added in an interview .
The government has said all pupils , in all year groups , in England will be expected to return to class full-time in September .
Schools have already reopened in Scotland .
It came as chief and deputy chief medical officers for all four UK nations said there were `` no risk-free options '' and it was important for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risks and benefits as schools reopen .
Prof Whitty used his interview to explain that - on balance - the effect on children of not attending lessons was far greater than if they were to be infected by the coronavirus .
`` The evidence that not going to school damages children in the long run is overwhelming , '' he said .
`` And that includes their long-term chances , it increases the risks of disparities , it entrenches deep-rooted problems that people may have , it increases the risk that they have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long run . ''
He said there was also `` clear evidence '' that the chances of children dying from Covid-19 were `` incredibly small '' - and that the great majority of children who died with the virus had `` very serious health conditions '' .
According to the Office for National Statistics ' latest data on ages , there were 10 deaths recorded as `` due to Covid-19 '' among those aged 19 and under in England and Wales between March and June - and 46,725 deaths among those aged 20 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ children catching Covid and then getting long-term serious problems as a result of it , solely due to going to school , are incredibly small , '' Prof Whitty added .
`` They 're not zero , but they 're incredibly small . ''
With his message that the chances of children getting seriously ill with Covid-19 due to being at school were incredibly small , Prof Chris Whitty was speaking officially on behalf of all the chief medical officers of the UK 's nations .
But this rare interview reveals a lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus is developing .
More parents going back to work with schools reopening will probably , he believes , increase virus transmission and that may require restrictions in other areas .
He says people need to accept that , with autumn and winter , the pressures will increase .
He refers to `` an incredibly narrow path '' to be walked to protect people from the virus without further damage to the economy , meaning there is `` not very much room for manoeuvre '' .
If the virus picks up among @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can spread to older and more vulnerable age groups .
His conclusion is that there is a really serious challenge for at least another nine months .
This is a chief medical officer who seems unlikely to back further easing of restrictions and to be ready to propose tightening if that is the price which has to be paid for the vitally important goal of getting children back to school .
Will children spread the virus to grandparents ?
Prof Whitty said it looked as if `` there is much less transmission from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' .
He said reopening schools would connect households in other ways - for example as parents meet at the school gate and as they are able to return to work .
`` The fact of schools being open will probably lead to some increase in transmission but much of that is indirect , '' he said .
`` It 's not so much the children passing it on but the fact that schools are open allows more mixing of adults in the workplace and in other environments . ''
But the World @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and over should wear masks in line with national recommendations citing evidence suggesting teenagers can infect others in the same way as adults .
And a school in Edinburgh has told pupils and staff to wear face coverings while moving around between lessons .
Data shows that staff spreading the virus to other members of staff is `` maybe actually more important than staff members catching it from pupils '' , Prof Whitty said .
He said that - much like other workplaces - `` it is staff coming together and spreading it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infections .
`` I think schools and particularly teachers have done a huge amount to try and do everything they can to minimise the risk of transmission in schools , '' he added .
`` Even with the best actions , you can not take that down to zero and we 're really clear about that and we do n't want to pretend otherwise . ''
However , he stressed that enhanced cleaning and hand washing could `` significantly reduce transmissions in schools '' .
Can schools ever be completely safe ?
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this month , there has been criticism from pupils and parents about safety measures and the ability to maintain social distancing .
Prof Whitty said it was possible to reopen with measures to `` reduce transmission [ and ] to be very confident that children are very unlikely to come to long-term medical damage '' due to Covid-19 .
He added staff could be protected by having hygiene and cleaning measures in place , but warned `` we can not say the risk will be taken down to zero as we can not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Primary school headteacher Paul Jackson told the BBC he felt reopening would lead to an `` inevitable '' rise in cases .
`` But what we 've got to do is we 've got to keep schools open , and we need to keep children safe and therefore as a society we all need to take some responsibility , '' he said .
Mr Jackson 's school in east London will reopen with measures including additional entrances and exits , staggered start times , extra cleaning , and signage to encourage social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said the importance of social distancing and hygiene had been reinforced by the chief medical officers ' statement .
But it urged more guidance from the government over racial disparities linked to Covid-19 .
What about the R number ?
The latest government estimate saw the R number - the rate at which an infected person passes on the virus to someone else - rise to 0.9-1.1 , meaning infections may be growing .
On Saturday , the government said there had been 1,288 newly-confirmed cases .
Prof Whitty said that - at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were going up and going down in others .
`` But the expectation is that with schools coming back , with autumn and then winter coming in , the pressures are going to increase so we have to plan for the possibility that the transmission rate will start to rise , '' he said .
When will this be over ?
Prof Whitty said he would be `` quite surprised if we had a highly effective vaccine ready for mass use in a large percentage of the population before the end of winter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' .
Admitting this may turn out to be pessimistic , he said there was a huge amount of effort going in to developing a working vaccine `` at extraordinarily fast speed '' .
But he added : `` I do want to be really clear , even with all the information we have got now , even with all the tools we have at our disposal now , we have still got a really serious challenge of coronavirus for at least the next nine months . ''
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"It's been a long time, they need to re-engage with their learning - and it's also the issue of mental health. Children need to be back in the classroom where teachers are best placed to look after them and help them make the progress they need for their learning," she said.


bbcuk--2020-08-22--Coronavirus: New £10,000 fines for organisers of illegal raves from Friday

Police in England will be able to fine organisers of illegal gatherings of more than 30 people such as raves up to £10,000 from Friday , ministers say .
Those who attend gatherings and those who do not wear face coverings where it is mandatory can be given a £100 fine , doubling on each offence up to £3,200 .
Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland can set their own enforcement rules .
The government first unveiled plans for tougher penalties for those breaking coronavirus rules earlier this month .
Details of the stricter rules come after extra restrictions to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in north-west England .
Police say they have dispersed hundreds of illegal gatherings since coronavirus restrictions came into place .
• Why did raves become illegal ?
• 'Why I want to go to lockdown raves' Home Secretary Priti Patel said : `` These gatherings are dangerous and those who organise them show a blatant disregard for the safety of others . ''
She added : `` We will continue to crack down on the small minority who think they are above the law . ''
Earlier this month , West Midlands Police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an illegal rave in Birmingham city centre - one of 80 gatherings the force dealt with during that weekend .
In London , the Metropolitan Police has responded to more than 1,000 unlicensed events since the end of June , the Home Office said .
The tougher rules have been welcomed by the National Police Chiefs ' Council ( NPCC ) .
Commander Ade Adelekan , NPCC lead for unlicensed music events , said those who organised such gatherings `` irresponsibly put people 's health and safety at risk '' .
He added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sort of activity , I strongly advise that you seriously consider the risks you 're creating for everyone in attendance and the wider community .
There is a risk of prosecution for those who organise these events and equipment will be seized . ''
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The tougher penalties will also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coverings issued a larger fine - starting at £100 and doubling up to £3,200 for each repeat offence .
In England , face coverings are mandatory in many indoor settings , including public transport , shops and museums , with some exemptions for children or on medical grounds .
It comes after a further 18 deaths were recorded in the UK on Saturday , bringing the total number of people to have died within 28 days of testing positive for coronavirus to 41,423 .
As of 21 August , the UK recorded 21.2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last fortnight , according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control .
Sir Mark Walport , a member of the government 's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies , warned on Saturday that coronavirus would be present `` forever in some form or another '' .
His comments differ from those of the head of the World Health Organization , Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , who said he hoped the pandemic would be over within two years .

He added: "To the organisers of this sort of activity, I strongly advise that you seriously consider the risks you're creating for everyone in attendance and the wider community. There is a risk of prosecution for those who organise these events and equipment will be seized."


bbcuk--2020-08-22--New IRA: Heathrow arrest part of anti-dissident republican operation

A man arrested at Heathrow Airport has become the 10th person detained as part of a major operation against dissident republicans in Northern Ireland .
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland ( PSNI ) arrested the man on Saturday as part of an investigation into the New IRA .
The 62-year-old , who lives in Scotland , was brought to Belfast for questioning .
A property in the Blackhall area of Edinburgh was also searched by officers from Police Scotland .
The other nine people were arrested last Tuesday and seven of them have been charged so far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Belfast on Saturday morning to face terrorism-related offences .
A further five people were charged with a range of offences under the Terrorism Act on Saturday evening .
Police said a 32-year-old man from Londonderry and another man , aged 48 , have been charged with offences including membership of a proscribed organisation , directing terrorism and two separate charges of preparatory acts of terrorism .
A 45-year-old woman from Dungannon , County Tyrone , and a 49-year-old woman from Lurgan , County Armagh , were charged with similar offences .
A 43-year-old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been charged with a number of offences including membership of a proscribed organisation , directing terrorism and conspiracy to possess explosives with intent to endanger life .
All five are due to appear before Laganside Magistrates ' Court in Belfast on Monday .
Operation Arbacia is targeting the New IRA , which is considered to be the largest dissident republican group and has been behind numerous attempted attacks on police officers .
Journalist Lyra McKee was shot dead by a New IRA gunman while observing a riot in Derry on 18 April 2019 @

The other nine people were arrested last Tuesday and seven of them have been charged so far.


bbcuk--2020-08-22--Tower Bridge stuck open, causing traffic chaos

Tower Bridge was stuck open for more than an hour , leaving hundreds of people and vehicles stranded in central @ @ @ @ @ failed to close after allowing a ship to pass along the River Thames on Saturday @ @ @ @ @ of motorists and pedestrians forming on both sides .
City of London Police said engineers @ @ @ @ @ .
It has reopened to pedestrians but motorists have been urged to find another route @ @ @ @ @ overheard talk of `` multiple failures '' on security radios .
One social media user @ @ @ @ @ been stuck here for nearly an hour now ... '' while another wrote : `` @ @ @ @ @ stuck !
One side started to come down but the other did n't ! ''
@ @ @ @ @ Mile financial district to Southwark .
In 2005 , police closed the bridge for 10 @ @ @ @ @ meant the arms could not be lowered .
A Tower Bridge spokesman has been approached @ @ @

One social media user said: "I've been stuck here for nearly an hour now..." while another wrote: "Yep, Tower Bridge definitely stuck! One side started to come down but the other didn't!"


bbcuk--2020-08-22--Stowmarket explosion: Train station evacuated after blast

Two people have been injured in an explosion near a train station .
Police in Stowmarket , Suffolk , received @ @ @ @ @ Station Road at about 20:20 BST .
Nearby buildings have been evacuated and people were @ @ @ @ @ , while National Rail said services were unable to call at the station .
East @ @ @ @ @ two people had been treated for minor injuries , and one was taken to Ipswich @ @ @ @ @

East of England Ambulance Service said two people had been treated for minor injuries, and one was taken to Ipswich Hospital for further treatment.


bbcuk--2020-08-22--Coronavirus will be with us forever, Sage scientist warns

Coronavirus will be present `` forever in some form or another '' , a member of the government 's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies ( Sage ) has said .
Sir Mark Walport said people would need to be vaccinated at regular intervals .
His comments come after the head of the World Health Organization ( WHO ) said he hoped the pandemic would be over within two years , as the Spanish flu had taken two years to overcome .
Sir Mark said denser populations and travel meant the virus spread easily .
He also said the world population @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Speaking to BBC Radio 4 's Today programme , Sir Mark said that , in order to control the pandemic , `` global vaccination '' would be required , but coronavirus would not be a disease like smallpox `` which could be eradicated by vaccination '' .
• Where are the world 's coronavirus hotspots ?
`` This is a virus that is going to be with us forever in some form or another , and almost certainly will require repeated vaccinations , '' he said .
`` So , a bit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at regular intervals . ''
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , head of the WHO , has said that the Spanish flu of 1918 took two years to overcome , and that advances in technology could allow the world to halt coronavirus `` in a shorter time '' .
The flu of 1918 killed at least 50 million people .
Coronavirus has so far killed 800,000 people .
Nearly 23 million infections have been recorded but the number of people who have actually had the virus is thought to be much higher due to inadequate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DISTANCING : What are the rules now ?
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Sir Mark warned that it was `` possible '' coronavirus would get `` out of control '' again , but said more targeted measures could now be used instead of a generic lockdown .
Coronavirus cases have been increasing in European countries in recent weeks .
Some nations , which had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , are now seeing infections rise again .
As of 22 August , the UK recorded 21.5 coronavirus cases per 100,000 people over the last fortnight , according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control .
Sir Mark said : `` We know that less than one in five people around the country have been infected , so 80 % of the population are still susceptible to this virus .
`` It is this terrible balance between trying to minimise the harm to people from the infection and protecting people , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said he was worried about the rise in the number of cases in Europe and other parts of the world .
Meanwhile , tourists returning to the UK spent thousands of pounds arranging new flights in a race to get home before new travel rules came into force .
From 04:00 BST on Saturday , travellers coming back from Croatia , Austria and Trinidad and Tobago must quarantine for 14 days .
There were similar scenes last weekend when new rules kicked in for those returning from countries including France and the Netherlands @

His comments come after the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said he hoped the pandemic would be over within two years, as the Spanish flu had taken two years to overcome.


bbcuk--2020-08-22--Harry Maguire: Manchester United captain pleads not guilty and is released from custody

Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has pleaded not guilty and been released from police custody following his arrest on the island of Mykonos .
A court date for the 27-year-old has been set for Tuesday but Maguire can be represented by his lawyer and will now return home .
It is not clear what specific charges the England defender faces .
Maguire did not comment after leaving court on Saturday and his lawyer told Sky he was a free man `` right now '' .
The Syros prosecutor 's office said on Friday that `` three foreigners '' had been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officers in Mykonos on Thursday .
The police say a file has been opened which includes accusations of `` violence against officials , disobedience , bodily harm , insult and attempted bribery of an official '' .
Maguire , who was on holiday in Greece , joined United from Leicester for £80m - a world record fee for a defender - in August 2019 .
A United statement said : `` Following the appearance in court today we note the adjournment of the case to allow the legal team to consider the case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guilty to the charges .
It would be inappropriate for the player or club to comment further while the legal process takes its course . ''
Greek police said in a statement on Friday that officers had tried to break up an altercation between two groups outside a bar and that the three foreigners had then verbally abused and assaulted one of the officers .
The statement claimed that after arriving at Mykonos police station , the three arrested individuals then `` strongly resisted , pushing and hitting three police officers '' and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to offer money so that the trial against them would not be completed '' .

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Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has pleaded not guilty and been released from police custody following his arrest on the island of Mykonos.
A court date for the 27-year-old has been set for Tuesday but Maguire can be represented by his lawyer and will now return home.
It is not clear what specific charges the England defender faces.
Maguire did not comment after leaving court on Saturday and his lawyer told Sky he was a free man "right now".
The Syros prosecutor's office said on Friday that "three foreigners" had been arrested after an alleged altercation with police officers in Mykonos on Thursday.
The police say a file has been opened which includes accusations of "violence against officials, disobedience, bodily harm, insult and attempted bribery of an official".
Maguire, who was on holiday in Greece, joined United from Leicester for £80m - a world record fee for a defender - in August 2019.
A United statement said: "Following the appearance in court today we note the adjournment of the case to allow the legal team to consider the case file.
"Harry has pleaded not guilty to the charges. It would be inappropriate for the player or club to comment further while the legal process takes its course."
Greek police said in a statement on Friday that officers had tried to break up an altercation between two groups outside a bar and that the three foreigners had then verbally abused and assaulted one of the officers.
The statement claimed that after arriving at Mykonos police station, the three arrested individuals then "strongly resisted, pushing and hitting three police officers" and that "one of the detainees tried to offer money so that the trial against them would not be completed".


bbcuk--2020-08-22--Girl, 15, dies in Southampton boat crash

A 15-year-old girl has died following a boat crash off Southampton .
Twelve people were on board the rigid inflatable @ @ @ @ @ it hit a buoy near Netley , in The Solent , just after 10:00 BST @ @ @ @ @ Brown , duty coxswain of Hamble Lifeboat , said passing boats had helped four people @ @ @ @ @ care '' out of the water .
All of those on board the RIB were @ @ @ @ @ teenage girl was pronounced dead .
Her next-of-kin have been informed , Hampshire Constabulary said @ @ @ @ @ South Central Ambulance Service said no-one else involved in the crash suffered life-threatening injuries .
@ @ @ @ @ multiple 999 and mayday calls following the crash near the entrance to the River Itchen @ @ @ @ @ that anyone who witnessed the crash or has footage of the incident to contact the @ @ @ @ @ Investigation Branch ( MAIB ) has started an investigation into what caused the crash .

Officers have asked any that anyone who witnessed the crash or has footage of the incident to contact the police.


bbcuk--2020-08-22--Bristol Road stabbing: Woman and girl arrested over Birmingham attack

A woman and a girl have been arrested after a man was found fatally stabbed on a main route into @ @ @ @ @ who sustained a wound to the chest , was found `` slumped '' by the @ @ @ @ @ out of the city , police said .
He was taken to hospital where he @ @ @ @ @ 28-year-old and a 15-year-old arrested at the scene , near the junction with Mill Pool @ @ @ @ @ custody .
West Midlands Police has appealed for witnesses to the attack , which happened @ @ @ @ @ to come forward .
The force said Bristol Road was closed while investigations took place @

The victim, who sustained a wound to the chest, was found "slumped" by the side of the Bristol Road out of the city, police said.


bbcuk--2020-08-22--Coronavirus: National Trust boss denies expert job cuts would 'dumb down' charity

The National Trust 's director general has denied the charity will `` dumb down '' after a leaked document suggested many top experts could lose their jobs as a result of coronavirus .
The heritage charity is facing £200m of losses after closing its shops , cafes , houses and gardens during the pandemic .
Hilary McGrady said the charity was finding `` creative ways '' to save money .
But she added : `` We simply ca n't afford to keep doing everything the way we were before . ''
An internal briefing document , leaked by the Times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to `` dial down '' its role as a major cultural institution - including holding fewer exhibitions and putting collections into storage in favour of becoming a `` gateway to the outdoors '' .
Ms McGrady told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme she could `` understand why '' documents had been leaked , because people were `` very anxious '' about their jobs .
Some 1,200 National Trust staff were told they faced redundancy - about 13 % of the 9,500-strong salaried workforce - last month .
Ms McGrady said on Saturday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' hourly-paid staff would also lose work .
It is not clear how many seasonal staff would be affected but a spokeswoman said the charity would reduce its budget for those workers by a third ( £8.8m ) .
Ms McGrady said she was `` hugely sad '' at having to propose losing any staff but that the charity had been hit `` extraordinarily badly by Covid-19 '' .
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• TESTING : Who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She dismissed a suggestion the trust would be `` dumbed down '' as a result of arts specialists losing their jobs .
More jobs would be cut in areas such as the charity 's marketing and catering sectors in order to maintain roles in houses and gardens , she said - with 80 of 111 people with `` curator '' in their job title expected to stay in position .
But Ms McGrady added : `` I can not pretend that we 're going to keep them all because we simply ca n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we were before . ''
`` This is a really serious thing that we are going through at the moment . ''
The National Trust is the UK 's largest conservation charity and looks after more than 300 historic houses and almost 800 miles of coastline across England , Wales and Northern Ireland .
Ms McGrady said the charity 's main aims in the face of its `` financial stress '' were to preserve its houses and outdoor spaces `` to the best of our ability '' , and to reduce the impact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The National Trust 's 5.6 million members would be able to share their thoughts and have some input before proposals were confirmed , she added .

Ms McGrady said on Saturday that a large number of "seasonal" hourly-paid staff would also lose work. It is not clear how many seasonal staff would be affected but a spokeswoman said the charity would reduce its budget for those workers by a third (£8.8m).


bbcuk--2020-08-22--Cardiff river death: Nicola Williams, 15, named as victim

A 15-year-old girl who died after an incident in a river in Cardiff has been named by police .
Nicola Williams died at Rhymney River , near Ball Lane , Llanrumney , on Friday .
South Wales Police was called to the scene at 17:20 BST , along with fire crews and the ambulance service , as well as a police helicopter .
She was found at about 18:40 and died despite the efforts of emergency crews , South Wales Police said .
Her death is not being treated as suspicious .
Nicola , from the Trowbridge area of Cardiff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pupil at St Illtyd 's Catholic High School in the Rumney area of the city .
`` A child taken from their family is the worst pain anyone can suffer , '' said Llanrumney councillor Keith Jones .
`` And the community will try to help support them through this incredibly difficult time .
The community is still coming to terms with how a 15-year-old girl has lost her life . ''
One resident said the community was still `` in shock '' after Nicola 's death .
`` One minute it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right on our doorstep , '' said Lee Cornock .
`` It 's heartbreaking .
My heart goes out to all Nicola 's family and friends , the community is in shock . ''

"And the community will try to help support them through this incredibly difficult time. The community is still coming to terms with how a 15-year-old girl has lost her life."


bbcuk--2020-08-22--Coronavirus: Quarantine rules kick in after Saturday deadline passes

UK tourists have spent thousands of pounds on new flights and endured long drives in a race to get home before new coronavirus travel rules kicked in .
As of 04:00 BST on Saturday , travellers returning to the UK from Croatia , Austria and Trinidad and Tobago must quarantine for 14 days .
Children in families who did not return in time will miss the start of school in England , Wales and Northern Ireland .
But searches for flights to Portugal rose as it was put on the safe list .
Meanwhile , extra restrictions to stem the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in north-west England .
It comes as a further 18 deaths have been recorded in the UK , bringing the total number of people to have died within 28 days of testing positive for coronavirus to 41,423 .
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The quarantine measures for Croatia , Austria and Trinidad and Tobago have been imposed because of a spike in coronavirus cases in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
As of 21 August , the UK recorded 21.2 coronavirus cases per 100,000 people over the last fortnight , according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control .
In comparison , Croatia had 47.2 cases per 100,000 , Austria had 33.0 and Portugal 28.5 .
There were about 17,000 British tourists in Croatia on Friday , according to the country 's national tourist board .
On Friday evening , British Airways flights arriving from the Croatian city of Dubrovnik and the capital Zagreb at London 's Heathrow airport were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before the deadline .
Jane Grist , from Walton-on-Thames , Surrey , said she was `` livid '' because the rule change meant her two sons would have to miss the first week of school after they return from the Croatian city of Sibenik , on 27 August .
`` We 've been focusing on the return to school as a return to normality , '' she said .
`` Now we 've got to explain [ to our youngest son ] he wo n't be able to go back at the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Ms Grist said the holiday was `` the one thing we have been looking forward to '' after she was made redundant last year - and now it has been `` spoilt '' .
Frano Matušić , Croatia 's State Secretary for Tourism , said his country was `` really disappointed '' by the new quarantine rules and urged the UK government to reverse its decision .
`` We think that this decision was not fair because we think that Croatia is a really safe destination , '' he told Sky News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Europe where hundreds of British tourists have frantically had to figure out ways to head home early .
The airline authorities here in Split put on two extra flights on Friday to cope with the sudden demand .
There were at least 500 passengers on board both aircraft .
All were British travellers who booked last minute .
`` It beggars belief .
Why was there such short notice for us to leave ? ''
Karen , an English teacher , tells me .
She 'd just begun a week in Split and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ferry to Italy to get out of the country by the evening , because she said the UK flights had sold out .
In the beautiful medieval town of Sibernik , a group of eight friends from Nottingham Trent University had given up efforts to get back early .
Instead they drank beers in a harbour-side cafe .
Lou , 20 , said : `` We tried to get something , but everything was too expensive . ''
Her friend Amber added : `` It 's upsetting because we planned this trip carefully @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go back to part-time work for two weeks , which sucks because it helped towards my university studies . ''
Neil Warnes , 59 , from Margate , was on holiday with his wife and two teenage children in an Alpine village in Austria when he heard the news on Thursday evening .
The family spent about £2,000 to cut their holiday short by one day , in order to get home before the quarantine rules came into effect .
They left Seefeld - a town with `` hardly any people there '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Munich airport , for an early morning flight to Heathrow .
`` As our car was parked at Gatwick , another cab journey was needed and we finally arrived home in Kent at midday , '' Mr Warnes said .
`` Austria appeared to be adhering to all social distancing measures and hand sanitation stations were in all the shops .
Our small hotel had three alone on the ground floor .
`` With this in mind we were so surprised when the government restrictions were put in place as Austria have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There did n't really appear to be any problems at all , '' he added .
Another traveller , Cristiano Torti , 41 , paid about £1,500 to fly his wife and two children back to the UK six days earlier than planned .
He said they had lost about £500 of the original return flight bookings , but it would have been `` very difficult '' to quarantine with his young children as he and his wife both work from home .
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Mr Torti , a developer from Oxfordshire , said that his eldest child would have missed some of the new school term had the family not returned in time .
`` We 've lost a lot of of money , between the accommodation , the flights , and the knock-on effects : the car hire , the airport parking .
I kind of wish we 'd stayed home , despite the miserable British weather , '' he said .
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Meanwhile , Google search data showed a significant rise in searches for the term `` flights to Portugal '' by UK users at about 18:00 BST on Thursday ; with a smaller spike at 07:00 BST on Friday morning .
Several EasyJet flights from London airports to Portugal were listed as unavailable for Saturday and Sunday , while airlines such as Jet2 laid on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the UK .
Travel expert Simon Calder tweeted that the cost of flights from Manchester to Faro on Saturday morning had risen from £50 to £98 in 30 minutes .
People who do not self-isolate when required can be fined up to £1,000 in England , Wales , and Northern Ireland .
In Scotland the fine is £480 , and up to £5,000 for persistent offenders .
The UK introduced the compulsory 14-day quarantine for arrivals from overseas in early June .
But the following month , the four UK nations unveiled lists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ countries that were exempt from the rule .
Since then it has periodically updated that list , adding and removing countries based on their coronavirus infection rates and how they compare with the UK 's .
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"It beggars belief. Why was there such short notice for us to leave?" Karen, an English teacher, tells me. She'd just begun a week in Split and was in the middle of booking a ferry to Italy to get out of the country by the evening, because she said the UK flights had sold out.


bbcuk--2020-08-22--Pupils and staff to wear face masks at Edinburgh school

Pupils and staff at a secondary school in Edinburgh have been told to wear face coverings as part of efforts to combat the spread of coronavirus .
From Monday , teachers and pupils at James Gillespie 's High School `` must wear face coverings indoors whilst moving around between classes '' .
The school said it followed feedback from pupils , staff and parents .
It comes after pictures emerged on social media showing high school pupils in crowded corridors .
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Children are not currently required to wear masks in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Minister Nicola Sturgeon said secondary school students may be required to wear face coverings in the `` near future '' .
The EIS trade union , which represents teachers , has been calling on ministers to issue `` stronger advice on face coverings , where physical distancing is not possible '' .
Union leaders highlight that while wearing face coverings is now mandatory in places such as museums , there is no such regulation for schools .
The school said masks , face coverings and visors would be available free of charge to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own .

A Scottish government spokesman said: "The safety and wellbeing of pupils and school staff is a top priority, and the guidance published ahead of the new term sets out clearly what health mitigations should be in place in schools.


bbcuk--2020-08-22--Coronavirus: Eight NI police officers test positive for Covid-19

Eight police officers have tested positive for Covid-19 in an outbreak in the Antrim and Newtownabbey area .
The Police Service of Northern Ireland ( PSNI ) said both Antrim and Newtownabbey stations were being closed for a `` deep clean '' .
It was confirmed by police on Saturday afternoon that 51 officers were self-isolating .
On Saturday , an additional 71 cases of the virus were confirmed in Northern Ireland by the Department for Health .
Assistant Chief Constable Alan Todd said plans are in place for continued delivery of police services .
`` We are also working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this outbreak and will address those with our health care partners , '' he said .
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`` We have undertaken , and we will continue to undertake , a range of appropriate measures , in line with public health advice and guidance , to address the issue , '' he said .
ACC Todd said `` colleagues from across the district are also self-isolating and will undergo testing for Covid-19 '' .
Mark Lindsay , chair of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) , said a `` welfare hub '' is in operation to support officers .
`` This outbreak in Antrim and Newtownabbey stations once again shows the extent to which officers put themselves at risk protecting society as a whole , '' he said .
He said `` contingency plans '' would be put in place to ensure there are enough officers to cover `` policing demand '' .
`` I think it 's very important the public are reassured that they will have cover there . ''
Meanwhile , 71 more cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ireland by the Department of Health on Saturday .
Of these , the largest rises have been seen in the Mid and East Antrim area , with 19 cases ; Belfast , with 14 cases ; and the Antrim and and Newtownabbey area , with 10 cases .
Of the 71 , 43 are people aged 39 and under , with 13 cases aged 19 and under .
There were 19 cases for people aged between 40 and 59 , and nine cases for people aged over 60 .
It brings the total @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Republic of Ireland , there were an additional 156 cases of Covid-19 and two further deaths reported by the Department of Health .
It brings the total number of deaths in the country to 1,777 , with 27,908 cases , including the denotification of one death and three cases .
The Republic 's acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn encouraged the public to follow public health guidelines , and limit gatherings in their homes to six people from only three households .

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bbcuk--2020-08-22--Coronavirus in Scotland: 123 new Covid-19 cases recorded in last 24 hours

The number of coronavirus cases in Scotland has risen by 123 in the last 24 hours .
The figure represents 1.5 % of newly-tested individuals .
A total of 19,728 people have now tested positive for Covid-19 .
No deaths linked to the virus were registered since Friday so the total remains at 2,492 .
Two people were in intensive care with coronavirus on Friday , and 246 with positive tests were in hospital .
Official figures showed that the biggest increase in cases by health board was 78 in NHS Tayside .
The area covers the 2 Sisters food @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Friday , had been linked to 68 positive cases .
More than 600 workers at the plant have now been tested for the virus .
Workers and those sharing a household with them , including children , have been told they must self-isolate until 31 August .
The plant was closed on Monday for two weeks while staff at the site were tested .
Nicola Sturgeon said the total increase of 123 positive cases was `` of course a concern '' .
However , the first minister said the figure `` needs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` 78 of them are in Tayside where we 're dealing with an outbreak at the 2 Sisters food processing plant .
Important that all workers and household contacts follow advice to isolate . ''
The next biggest 24-hour increase in positive tests by health board was Greater Glasgow and Clyde ( +11 ) , followed by Grampian and Lanarkshire ( both +8 ) and Lothian ( +6 ) .
Figures for the week ending 22 August showed that of the 40,845 people newly tested , 439 cases proved to be positive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said the significant rise in new cases was to be expected .
He said : `` Today , we have seen the highest number of confirmed cases in a few months with more than 100 positive cases .
Around two thirds ( 78 ) of the new cases have been recorded in the Tayside area .
`` While the figure may be alarming at first glance , this is to be expected as the Test and Protect team continue to work hard to test employees at the 2 Sisters factory and identify their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Coupar Angus site .
`` We know that around 90 % of the 78 new cases identified in Tayside today are linked to the outbreak at the 2 Sisters factory and we will likely continue to see these numbers rise in the next few days . ''
Prof Leitch added that it was harder to manage the cases in the NHS Grampian area where sporadic clusters , linked to the night-time economy a few weeks ago , were still appearing and were more dispersed in the community .
He said that as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contained , there were no plans for a local lockdown .
But he added that everything was being kept under review .
Meanwhile , contact tracers are identifying pupils and teachers at a school in Glasgow .
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde confirmed it was working with staff and families linked to John Paul Academy in Summerston .
A health board statement said that , at this time , there was `` no evidence of transmission within the school itself '' .
It added : `` Close contacts are being advised to self-isolate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Robust control measures are in place within the school .
Apart from those who are identified as close contacts , all other pupils and staff can continue to attend as normal . ''
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"We know that around 90% of the 78 new cases identified in Tayside today are linked to the outbreak at the 2 Sisters factory and we will likely continue to see these numbers rise in the next few days."


bbcuk--2020-08-22--'It's a scary time for stand-up comedians'

The last real comedy show that stand-up Rob Broderick played to a room full of real people was in mid-March , at Adelaide 's Corona Theatre .
`` Literally the last words I said on a stage were , 'Goodnight Corona ! '
'' he tells the BBC .
`` Then it was 24 hours in the air , and when I landed most of my work was gone . ''
The Irishman , who performs under the name Abandoman , was supposed to follow up his stint Down Under with a residency at this month 's Edinburgh Festival Fringe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ canned for the first time in 73 years due to the Covid-19 pandemic .
So instead , Broderick and his comedy peers , including Suzi Ruffell and Jayde Adams , have been playing a series of Fringe on Friday fundraising live streamed gigs via its online replacement - billed as `` a Fringe reimagined '' - to raise money for out-of-work comics and comedy venues at risk of closure .
Ruffell , who you may know from her recent podcast series Out with Suzi Ruffell , normally likes to throw herself around the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stories into a fixed camera has felt a bit strange .
`` Basically you have to think of your material like an Alan Bennett monologue , '' she says .
`` So it 's not really stand up per se .
Do n't get me wrong , it 's really good and people have recorded really funny stuff .
[ But ] It 's not quite live comedy .
It 's filling a gap until we can get back on stage '' .
Unlike Broderick and many others , she has briefly graced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a couple of newly allowed socially distanced gigs - including The New Normal Festival and an Off the Kerb drive-in show .
`` When I came off-stage I could have cried with relief because I was still funny , '' she says , after nearly six months off the live comedy circuit .
`` I was relieved I had n't lost the thing I 've been working for 12 years on - making people laugh - and I felt I 'd have some sort of religious experience , I was so happy .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ music gigs were scrapped before they ever really began , due to fears about local lockdowns and finances .
Adams , who also played one , was less thrilled by the experience .
She has no intention of `` performing to cars '' ever again .
She does n't much care for `` Zoom gigs '' either .
`` It 's like I used to be a stand-up and now I 'm a YouTuber ! ''
she says .
She is , however , looking forward to filming a one-off special live show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the brilliantly-named Shedinburgh - another fundraising event , loosely linked to the Fringe .
The 2016 best newcomer nominee has been involved in getting UK live comedy back up and running with a series of Save Live Comedy shows at the Clapham Grand .
Adams , who has also hosted the BAFTA-nominated Channel 4 show Snackmasters , and Crazy Delicious , is fearful that `` there 'll be no live comedy circuit to go back to '' and that a £1.57bn government arts bailout wo n't filter down to lesser known comedians .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ telly , not everyone can do radio , not everyone can write a show , '' she says .
`` Most comics , like actual stand-up comics working in the UK , do not go to Edinburgh Fringe .
`` They might go up and do spots but they do n't do a main show because no-one could afford it .
It 's really expensive . ''
Ruffell is similarly concerned about the impact on `` working-class comics '' , and hopes that when the festival - which gives great exposure - returns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a more affordable way '' .
There have n't been many positives to come out of 2020 , but `` not having to find a flat in Edinburgh [ for a month ] and not having to pay to do the Fringe '' have been two for comedians , she laughs .
`` It 's a really scary time for stand-ups and I wonder whether there will be people that do n't see the other side of this , '' she says .
`` Or maybe it 'll take them a while to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as I worry where the work is going to come from if the venues are n't there . ''
The advent of virtual front rows for some online gigs , where 30 or so viewers at home can switch on their own cameras and be heard and seen by the comedians , have been trialled by the likes of Kiri Pritchard-McLean at the fictional pub The Covid Arms , and Jason Manford .
Ruffell believes this approach , with the `` call and response '' element semi-restored , will make an online show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' in the interim .
'As dynamic as an Edinburgh show' Despite it being an uncertain time , Broderick - whose act involves improvising and interacting with the audience to come up with a topical song - says he 's actually enjoyed having the extra time at home to `` upgrade the skillset '' .
He began doing three or four Instagram gigs a week and his brain soon `` started equating hearts bubbling up from the screen as people having a good time '' in lieu of laughter , he says .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ now `` pretty ridiculously produced '' , with multi-layered graphics that trigger music .
He 's also found that audiences are more willing to offer up suggestions online than they are in the daunting environment of a club .
And , of course , he does n't have to cart his heavy-duty kit around night after night . '
A place where we have a voice' While Broderick is making working from home work for him , not all comedians are as good with the tech .
For others , particularly older generation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scene has killed their entire act , and Adams notes , `` battered their confidence '' .
`` Comics invariably have a lot of mental health issues , '' she continues .
`` It 's more than just a job for us , it 's a place where we have a voice . ''
That 's why they need rooms like the Corona Theatre to survive beyond coronavirus .
`` The great thing about comedy is , if someone likes you , you can you can have a career for the rest of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` We do have comedy audiences who will still log in and watch us , even though they 'd rather be in a room with us , because we shine .
`` The magic happens inside the room , not in these [ Zoom ] chats .
But we 're doing what we can . ''

"It's a really scary time for stand-ups and I wonder whether there will be people that don't see the other side of this," she says. "Or maybe it'll take them a while to go back to being full-time comics, as I worry where the work is going to come from if the venues aren't there."


bbcuk--2020-08-22--Champions League: The man who made an anthem that inspires Messi

It 's a piece of music that Lionel Messi said motivated him , a tune that captivated Zinedine Zidane and one that compelled Cristiano Ronaldo to sing along .
For nearly three decades the Champions League anthem has galvanised fans and players across Europe 's greatest football stadiums - and it was all created and composed in the space of a few weeks by a man from Croydon .
The Champions League has become football 's elite club tournament and on Sunday Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain will battle it out to become the latest kings of Europe .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kicked the players will line-up in Lisbon and listen to the Champions League anthem - a piece of music that drew inspiration from the coronation of a king nearly 300 years ago .
`` I still get royalties but it 's not millions , '' composer Tony Britten says .
`` It 's mainly from the broadcasters but there are territories such as China and Russia where I do n't get a penny - which is crazy .
`` Any composer will tell you , when you do have royalties it makes up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that was n't successful . ''
Back in the summer of 1992 Barcelona , whose team featured now Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola , had just lifted the European Cup for the first time at Wembley and composer Tony Britten was writing and producing jingles for TV ads .
A marketing agency said Uefa had plans to revamp the European Cup format and create the Champions League .
Britten was told it needed a song to galvanise the new tournament to help repair and improve the image of the beautiful game .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be honest it was just another job , '' Britten recalled .
`` The old European Cup had become a very tired competition and to Uefa 's credit they wanted to elevate the sport around the time when there was of a lot of hooliganism right across Europe .
`` Uefa wanted this competition to be about the best of football rather than the worst and said they must have an anthem .
The World Cup in Italy had just had the three tenors so classical music was all the range .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Britten said Uefa was not too sure what it wanted so he gathered a playlist of classical anthems so the organisation 's representatives could get a flavour of what they might like .
Officials came to like the sound of Handel 's Zadok The Priest - a song written for King George II 's coronation in 1726 .
With the music decided Britten took to a studio in Islington and used the choir of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to record the anthem .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Handel but it 's not , '' Tony said .
`` It 's just the first writing string phrase and the rest is me .
`` I remember asking 'where are the words ? '
and they said they did n't know but that they wanted something in Uefa 's three official languages - English , German and French .
`` So , I came up with a set of superlatives .
'The greatest ' , 'the best ' , 'the masters ' , 'the main event ' , 'the champions ' and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all came together in a matter of weeks and the actual composing process was just a matter of days .
`` Although it was designed to be an important competition there were only eight teams and no-one thought it was going to be the mega competition that it has become now . ''
Over the years Britten , a Crystal Palace fan , found himself inside some of Europe 's iconic stadiums listening to the music he created .
`` I remember going to Arsenal and we were a bit concerned that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I was moving around the stadium because I wanted to hear the sound at Highbury .
`` But I do remember getting a thrill listening to it and that was kind of a buzz . ''
Through the perks of having written the anthem Britten has been able to watch numerous finals and some of the world 's greatest footballers play in their prime .
`` I took my brother to the final in Paris in 2000 and we had such a ball , '' he said .
`` We were standing in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pointed and said there were people singing along .
`` At the old Olympic Stadium in Munich I got to meet Pele - he was a sweet man but for some reason I did n't get his autograph .
`` The memorabilia is priceless .
We took some bar glasses from another final at the San Siro in 2016 - because a barman told us as soon we go they smash them all up . ''
But the composer said it was another final in Milan he held as his fondest memory .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ between Bayern Munich and Valencia at the San Siro , Britten conducted the famous chorus of La Scala Milan to sing the anthem live in front of 79,000 screaming fans .
`` It was a unique experience , '' he recalled .
`` Both sets of fans were nuts and so loud .
They actually started to quieten down to listen when La Scala started to sing their own song and listen .
`` But there was a point when a Uefa guy came up to me and said we had to pull @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was n't going to work and I knew it was too late for that and just turned my back to him .
`` Having the final in Milan I felt we had to have La Scala perform and it was only finalised a few days before the final .
`` As the San Siro is very steep I had never heard anything like it , to the point we had to start absolutely on time and I could n't hear the playback .
`` Luckily the sound guys were savvy enough and whacked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jumped .
`` It was terrifying to be half a bar out in front of 180 million people . ''
Standing six feet away from Britten was the fearsome Bayern Munich captain Steffan Effenberg and a few years later the pair met again when the composer was asked to do a live TV interview in Germany .
`` He said whenever he heard that music the hairs stood up on the back of his neck and I called him out saying he was nervous .
To be fair to him it is nerve-wracking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's a long running competition that goes on for two-thirds of the year and it 's very rare you get a clear cut winner throughout [ the competition ] .
`` Effenberg was this renowned tough guy and he said that the music made his spine tingle . ''
But Effenberg was only one of many top footballers to have paid tribute to the music that has come to represent a sense of occasion around Europe .
Gareth Bale famously said he wanted to sign for Real Madrid to listen to the Champions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when players say things like that , of course , '' said Britten .
`` But if everyone is totally honest , at the time we made this we had no idea it was going to become as big as it has . ''
Britten , who now splits his time between Croydon and living in Norfolk , remains proud of the part he played , to the point where he thinks it would be silly if Uefa got rid of his creation .
`` Every few years Uefa do a rebrand and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where they said the music was the single strongest branding .
`` They said it was as important as red was to Coca-Cola .
`` We have tried messing around with it a bit .
We did a funk version and a beats version and it worked really well .
`` We sent it to the broadcasters and they all said it was great , but they would stick to the original . ''

"But there was a point when a Uefa guy came up to me and said we had to pull the choir before the start as it wasn't going to work and I knew it was too late for that and just turned my back to him.


bbcuk--2020-08-22--Coronavirus vaccine: What are human challenge trials?

Human challenge trials are regarded by some as a faster way to develop vaccines - but they come with big @ @ @ @ @ used to speed up the development of a vaccine for Covid-19 ?

Volunteers are set to be deliberately infected with Covid-19 after the UK Government said it will set up human challenge trials to speed up the development of a vaccine.
Human challenge trials are regarded by some as a faster way to develop vaccines - but they come with big risks.
They've been used for hundreds of years but a lot of people question how ethical is to deliberately expose people to an infectious disease.
More than 140 different organisations around the world are currently trying to discover a vaccine for Covid-19.
But could challenge trials be used to speed up the process? What is a human challenge trial?
BBC Health Correspondent Laura Foster explains how they work.
Video by Terry Saunders, Megan Fisher and Laura Foster.


bbcuk--2020-08-22--Newspaper headlines: 'Top doctors boost school return plan' and PM's holiday photos

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The Oxford professor of evidence-based medicine, Carl Heneghan, tells the Express that he fears many people have over-estimated their risk of Covid. He believes the government should reassure them and rule out any further lockdowns, even local ones, saying the science doesn't warrant them.


bbcuk--2020-08-22--Leicester doctor said he was racially abused over a basketball

A doctor has said he was racially abused and attacked in a row over a basketball .
The man , who wanted to be known only as Shiv , was attacked as he played with a friend in a Leicester park on 7 August .
He was treated in the A & E department where he works for cuts to his face and a suspected broken nose .
A 14-year-old arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated assault has been released on bail while inquiries continue .
Police believe three teenagers were involved in the `` random assault '' at Sileby @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Shiv , 28 , said one of the group approached him and his friend and asked to have the ball .
He said he handed it over , but , instead of playing , the teenager walked away with it .
Leicestershire Police said the victim tried to get the ball back but was racially abused and assaulted .
Said said the attack was `` depressing '' and `` sad '' .
`` The physical abuse by itself would have been quite hurtful , '' he said .
`` But having the racist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bit more and suggests that because of my skin colour I do n't belong here or you are not part of the society or part of this country . ''
Shiv , who works at the Leicester Royal Infirmary , is waiting to find out if his nose is broken .
`` When I spoke to my family about what happened they talked about my aunts and uncles who were growing up in the 80s around here going to school and being racially abused , '' he added .
`` It 's just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that .
`` There 's a broader picture here of systemic racism that you do n't necessarily see . ''
Leicestershire Police said it was appealing for witnesses to come forward .
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"But having the racist abuse has played on my mind a bit more and suggests that because of my skin colour I don't belong here or you are not part of the society or part of this country."


bbcuk--2020-08-22--Stonehaven derailment: Widow says train driver 'did all he was told to do'

The wife of the train driver who died in the Aberdeenshire derailment has said her husband did everything he was told to do before the accident .
Stephanie McCullough said she could not stand people implying that `` my beautiful kind husband was to blame '' .
The train had reached almost 73mph before it hit a landslip , according to a report published by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch ( RAIB ) on Friday .
The RAIB said this was within the 75mph limit on the line near Stonehaven .
Driver Brett McCullough , 45 , conductor Donald Dinnie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 62 , died in the crash last week .
Six others were injured .
Mr McCullough 's widow posted a message on social media saying : `` I can assure you Brett loved his job and did everything by the book . ''
She added that the `` black box '' recorder on the train had logged all communications between her husband and ScotRail staff .
Mrs McCullough said : `` When Brett was at Carmont , he was actually held there for 2 hours , when Brett was told to proceed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good to proceed at line speed that was 75mph , he was under that !
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`` We also know Brett saw the landslide because the emergency brakes were applied .
Many people do n't know that you ca n't just stop a train !
When the brakes are applied it could take up to a mile to stop a train , it 's not instant like a car . ''
• Tributes paid to three killed in train derailment The RAIB report confirms that the accident took place at about 09:38 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports reached the emergency services .
Investigators said all six vehicles of the train derailed after it struck the landslip 1.4 miles north-east of Carmont in Aberdeenshire .
Mrs McCullough 's Facebook message added : `` It 's extremely hurtful to think people are judging Brett when they have absolutely no idea what they are talking about .
Nobody should go to work and not come home .
`` I have 3 heartbroken children here who Brett adored .
His family was his world and he cared so much about people .
Nobody @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kind gentle husband .
Steph x . ''
Describing conditions at the time of the crash , the RAIB said there had been thunderstorms in the area , with 52mm ( 2in ) of rain falling within the space of four hours .
This is about 70 % of the total monthly rainfall which could be expected in Aberdeenshire in August .
The high-speed train - with two power cars and four carriages - had been operating the 06:38 service from Aberdeen to Glasgow .
It was initially stopped at Carmont at 06:59 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ landslip further south , on the section of track between Carmont and Laurencekirk .
After sitting at Carmont for more than two hours , it was decided to move the train back to Stonehaven , to allow passengers to get off .
The driver was given permission to move north at 09:25 , moving at 5mph initially as it crossed on to the northbound track , but then accelerating to 72.8mph .
The investigators said that , after it was derailed by the landslip , the train continued for 77 yards ( 70 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a bridge .

Describing conditions at the time of the crash, the RAIB said there had been thunderstorms in the area, with 52mm (2in) of rain falling within the space of four hours. This is about 70% of the total monthly rainfall which could be expected in Aberdeenshire in August.


bbcuk--2020-08-22--EU Commissioner Phil Hogan asked to 'consider role' by Irish leaders

Ireland 's political leaders have asked EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan to consider his position after he attended a dinner with more than 80 people .
Taoiseach ( Irish prime minister ) Micheál Martin and his deputy Leo Varadkar believe Mr Hogan needs to `` give a full account '' , national broadcaster RTÉ has reported .
The event came a day after tighter lockdown restrictions were announced .
Irish police are investigating if the dinner breached Covid-19 regulations .
Attendance at the event has led to two high-profile political resignations so far .
Former agriculture minister Dara Calleary and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( deputy chairman of the Irish senate ) , both stepped down from their roles after attending the event in County Galway .
As EU trade commissioner , Mr Hogan would lead free trade negotiations with the UK if and when they commence after Brexit .
However , on Thursday he found himself in the middle of a growing controversy over his attendance at the Oireachtas Golf Society event on Wednesday .
Mr Hogan issued an apology for being at the event , writing on Twitter that he attended `` on the clear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concerned had been assured [ by the Irish Hotels ' Federation ] that the arrangements put in place would be in compliance with the government 's guidelines '' .
However , the Sunday Independent has reported that Mr Martin and Mr Varadkar want the EU trade commissioner to consider his position .
A government spokesperson told RTÉ that the two men believe the `` event should never have been held , that the commissioner 's apology came late and that he still needs to give a full account and explanation of his actions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told RTÉ that `` there will be no response this evening to the call from the taoiseach and tánaiste ( deputy prime minister ) that he consider his position '' but that `` we will reflect on it '' .
The president of the Oireachtas Golf Society has apologised `` unreservedly '' for the hurt caused by the dinner .
Others present at the event included Supreme Court judge Séamus Woulfe and independent TD ( MP ) Noel Grealish .
Previously , Taoiseach Micheál Martin described attendance at the event as a `` @ @ @ @ @ @

Mr Hogan issued an apology for being at the event, writing on Twitter that he attended "on the clear understanding that the organisers and the hotel concerned had been assured [by the Irish Hotels' Federation] that the arrangements put in place would be in compliance with the government's guidelines".


bbcuk--2020-08-22--Penarth waterside restaurant blaze 'accidental'

A blaze at a newly opened waterside restaurant was started accidently , fire investigators have found .
The Deck restaurant on Penarth Marina in the Vale of Glamorgan had to be evacuated on Friday night , two weeks after opening , as a fire broke out in a first-floor office at 19:15 BST .
Four fire crews took three hours to put out the blaze .
No-one was hurt .
The bar and grill restaurant has confirmed it could `` take some months '' to reopen after the `` awful '' incident .
The premises had formerly housed the Pier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on 7 August as Wales began to ease coronavirus restrictions .
The restaurant , on the edge of the seaside town of Penarth , was busy with staff and customers when the blaze began .
Fire crews battled the blaze until 22:15 and returned on Saturday morning to dampen down .
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service say an initial investigation reported `` accidental ignition '' .
Bosses of The Deck grill said they are `` absolutely devastated that this terrible accident has happened . ''
`` Our whole team has thrown their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ launched and open , '' a statement said .
`` Our only consolation is that no one was hurt .
We can not thank the team and customers enough for how they handled the difficult and dangerous situation , acting quickly and calmly .
`` Our priority now is to get back open as quickly as we can , though this is likely to take some months , and we will be working with insurers and our landlords to achieve this . ''

"Our priority now is to get back open as quickly as we can, though this is likely to take some months, and we will be working with insurers and our landlords to achieve this."


bbcuk--2020-08-23--Coronavirus: Missing school is worse than virus for children - Whitty

Children are more likely to be harmed by not returning to school next month than if they catch coronavirus , the UK 's chief medical adviser says .
Prof Chris Whitty said `` the chances of children dying from Covid-19 are incredibly small '' - but missing lessons `` damages children in the long run '' .
Millions of pupils in England , Wales and Northern Ireland are due to return to school within weeks .
Prof Whitty also said Covid-19 would be a challenge for at least nine months .
He said it was unlikely there would be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` reasonable chance '' of a successful jab being ready for the following winter in 2021-22 .
• Will pupils do a full school day next term ?
• Pubs 'may need to shut ' to allow schools to reopen The government has said all pupils , in all year groups , in England will be expected to return to class full-time in September .
Schools have already reopened in Scotland .
Prof Whitty , who is also England 's chief medical officer , said `` many more [ children ] were likely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ harmed by going '' to school .
`` There 's also very clear evidence from the UK and around the world that children much less commonly get a severe illness and end up having to be hospitalised if they get symptomatic Covid , '' he added .
His interview came as chief and deputy chief medical officers for all four UK nations said there were `` no risk-free options '' and it was important for parents and teachers to understand both the risks and benefits as schools reopen .
Labour MP Lucy Powell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the `` chaos '' brought on by a heavily criticised grading system for A-level and GCSE results had led schools to lose `` two valuable weeks that could have been spent preparing '' for the safe return to the classroom .
The shadow business minister said schools could open with greater confidence if the Department for Education provided `` more clarity '' for parents and teachers , improved the coronavirus contact tracing programme , and offered more widespread testing - such as to people without symptoms .
• Moral duty to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • How did the controversial exam algorithm work ?
Prof Whitty used his interview to highlight `` overwhelming '' evidence that in not going to school , children are more likely to have `` mental and physical ill health in the long run '' .
He added that the vast majority of children who died with the virus had `` very serious '' pre-existing health conditions .
According to the Office for National Statistics ' latest data on ages , there were 10 deaths recorded as `` due to Covid-19 '' among those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wales between March and June - and 46,725 deaths among those aged 20 and over .
Of the more than one million children who attended pre-school and primary schools in England in June , 70 children and 128 staff were infected in outbreaks of the virus , according to a Public Health England study published on Sunday .
It said most of the 30 outbreaks detected in that time had likely been caused by staff members infecting other staff or students , with only two outbreaks thought to involve students infecting other students @ @ @ @ @ @ @ went to school during June were more likely to catch coronavirus at home than at school .
Prof Chris Whitty was speaking officially on behalf of all the chief medical officers of the UK 's nations .
But this rare interview reveals a lot more about his own views on how the virus is developing .
More parents going back to work with schools reopening will probably , he believes , increase virus transmission and that may require restrictions in other areas .
He says people need to accept that , with autumn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He refers to `` an incredibly narrow path '' to be walked to protect people from the virus without further damage to the economy , meaning there is `` not very much room for manoeuvre '' .
If the virus picks up among younger adults , he argues , that can spread to older and more vulnerable age groups .
His conclusion is that there is a really serious challenge for at least another nine months .
This is a chief medical officer who seems unlikely to back further easing of restrictions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if that is the price which has to be paid for the vitally important goal of getting children back to school .
Will children spread the virus to grandparents ?
Prof Whitty said it looked as if `` there is much less transmission from children to adults than adults to adults '' .
He said reopening schools would connect households in other ways - for example by parents meeting at school gates , or mixing with others as a result of being able to return to work .
`` The fact of schools @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increase in transmission but much of that is indirect , '' he said .
Data shows that staff spreading the virus to other members of staff is `` maybe actually more important than staff members catching it from pupils '' , Prof Whitty said .
He said that - much like other workplaces - `` it is staff coming together and spreading it to one another '' that can drive infections .
`` Even with the best actions , you can not take that [ risk of transmission ] down to zero and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we do n't want to pretend otherwise . ''
Epidemiologist Prof Sian Griffiths told BBC Breakfast that returning school staff - and parents who can therefore go back to their workplace - should remember the `` simple messages '' around hygiene , such as washing hands regularly and covering sneezes .
`` Some of the times when people forget about transmission are for example in the staff room , or in the work canteen or in the coffee room at work ... that 's how the disease is spread in situations outside homes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever be completely safe ?
Prof Whitty said the risks could be minimised by having hygiene and cleaning measures in place , but warned that as with any workplace , `` we can not say the risk will be taken down to zero '' .
The NASUWT teachers ' union said the `` critical importance '' of social distancing and hygiene had been reinforced by the chief medical officers ' statement .
Helen Carter , deputy head teacher at Burnage Academy for Boys in Manchester , told BBC Breakfast that school would look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
She said the school will have five separate entrances for each of its `` year group bubbles '' , and that children will only move to different classrooms for specific subjects such as PE and design and technology .
Ms Carter said she expected to have to persuade some parents that the site `` is as secure as we can make it , and children do need to come back to school '' .
`` It 's been a long time , they need to re-engage with their learning - and it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Children need to be back in the classroom where teachers are best placed to look after them and help them make the progress they need for their learning , '' she said .
Should face coverings be worn in schools ?
In Scotland , where pupils returned to classrooms this month , there has been criticism from pupils and parents about safety measures and the ability to maintain social distancing .
And a school in Edinburgh has told pupils and staff to wear face coverings while moving around between lessons .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 12 and over should wear masks in line with national recommendations , citing evidence suggesting teenagers can infect others in the same way as adults .
Children 's minister Vicky Ford told Times Radio that children `` should not normally need to wear face masks '' at school because if they form small bubbles with other children , it is clear who their close contacts are .
`` That 's very different than for example if you were on public transport or if you were out in a shopping place , where you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with , '' she said .
`` In the school setting , the children and young people will be kept in their consistent groups - and that means if there was an outbreak , it can be very quickly managed . ''
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What about the R number and a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the R number - the rate at which an infected person passes on the virus to someone else - rise to 0.9-1.1 , meaning infections may be growing .
On Saturday , the government said there had been 1,288 newly-confirmed cases .
Prof Whitty said he would be `` quite surprised if we had a highly effective vaccine ready for mass use in a large percentage of the population before the end of winter , certainly before this side of Christmas '' .
He said while people were developing a vaccine at extraordinarily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continue to pose a `` really serious challenge '' for at least the next nine months .
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"It's been a long time, they need to re-engage with their learning - and it's also the issue of mental health. Children need to be back in the classroom where teachers are best placed to look after them and help them make the progress they need for their learning," she said.


bbcuk--2020-08-23--Coronavirus: New £10,000 fines for organisers of illegal raves from Friday

Police in England will be able to fine organisers of illegal gatherings of more than 30 people such as raves up to £10,000 from Friday , ministers say .
Those who attend gatherings and those who do not wear face coverings where it is mandatory can be given a £100 fine , doubling on each offence up to £3,200 .
Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland can set their own enforcement rules .
The government first unveiled plans for tougher penalties for those breaking coronavirus rules earlier this month .
Details of the stricter rules come after extra restrictions to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in north-west England .
Police say they have dispersed hundreds of illegal gatherings since coronavirus restrictions came into place .
• Why did raves become illegal ?
• 'Why I want to go to lockdown raves' Overnight , officers in Birmingham disrupted more than 70 unlicensed social gatherings including house and street parties , one of which featured marquees and a DJ .
In Huddersfield , police broke up an illegal rave involving about 300 people .
And in London , the Metropolitan Police has responded to more than 1,000 unlicensed events since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Office said .
Home Secretary Priti Patel said : `` These gatherings are dangerous and those who organise them show a blatant disregard for the safety of others . ''
She added : `` We will continue to crack down on the small minority who think they are above the law . ''
The tougher rules have been welcomed by the National Police Chiefs ' Council ( NPCC ) .
Commander Ade Adelekan , NPCC lead for unlicensed music events , said those who organised such gatherings `` irresponsibly put people 's health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added : `` To the organisers of this sort of activity , I strongly advise that you seriously consider the risks you 're creating for everyone in attendance and the wider community .
There is a risk of prosecution for those who organise these events and equipment will be seized . ''
Insp Andy Berry , chairman of the Devon and Cornwall Police Federation said `` definitive powers '' to help `` control these large gatherings '' were helpful , as his colleagues have been seeing an `` incredible surge in demand '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said : `` We are a police force , we should be there primarily to deal with crime ... what we do n't want to do is break up children 's birthday parties .
`` We are seeing an unprecedented amount of calls coming in where neighbours are reporting these breaches and these demands are really bringing my colleagues and members to fatigue and breaking point , '' Mr Berry said .
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• LOOK-UP TOOL : How many cases in your area ?
The tougher penalties will also see those who flout rules around face coverings issued a larger fine - starting at £100 and doubling up to £3,200 for each repeat offence .
In England , face coverings are mandatory in many indoor settings , including public transport , shops and museums , with some exemptions for children or on medical grounds .
It comes after a further 18 deaths were recorded in the UK on Saturday , bringing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ died within 28 days of testing positive for coronavirus to 41,423 .
As of 21 August , the UK recorded 21.2 coronavirus cases per 100,000 people over the last fortnight , according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control .
Sir Mark Walport , a member of the government 's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies ( SAGE ) , warned on Saturday that coronavirus would be present `` forever in some form or another '' .
His comments come after the head of the World Health Organization , Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be over within two years .

He added: "To the organisers of this sort of activity, I strongly advise that you seriously consider the risks you're creating for everyone in attendance and the wider community. There is a risk of prosecution for those who organise these events and equipment will be seized."


bbcuk--2020-08-23--Durdle Door beach rescue: Human chain 'saved man's life'

Beachgoers have described the moment a human chain was formed and saved a man 's life when he got into difficulty in the sea .
The swimmer got into trouble in choppy seas off Durdle Door beach in Dorset on Thursday afternoon .
More than 20 people linked arms and entered the sea before bringing the stricken swimmer back to shore .
Coastguard Matt Leat said : `` Ultimately the public have helped save that chap 's life . ''
Eyewitness Emily Foote said : `` It became apparent that actually he was in trouble - he started waving his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but he just was n't able to get back to shore .
`` And it was at that point that a lot of people started gathering and sort of forming this chain . ''
Ms Foote added : `` Everybody on the beach was clapping at the end , so it just goes to show that it was a whole team effort . ''
The swimmer `` managed to surf a wave and somebody managed to grab him , '' witness Jennie Bell said .
`` There was a chain of people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they dared . ''
Lulworth coastguard said the swimmer was unhurt .
Warning of the dangers of going in the sea in windy conditions , Mr Leat said : `` The sea is unforgiving , so you need to respect it .
`` You need to look out for your friends and family , and do n't take inflatables to the beach .
`` They may seem like a good idea but very quickly you can be blown off shore and then we 're having to deploy lifeboats , helicopters , coastguard rescue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jurassic Coast beach has been popular since lockdown restrictions eased .
A man from London in his 20s drowned in June while swimming off the beach , while three people suffered serious injuries after leaping from the landmark limestone arch the previous month .

"They may seem like a good idea but very quickly you can be blown off shore and then we're having to deploy lifeboats, helicopters, coastguard rescue teams to rescue people."