bbcuk--2020-06-14--Coronavirus: Hampshire school ready to welcome students

After three months of lockdown learning through online platforms , some Year 10 and Year 12 pupils in England are @ @ @ @ @ As part of lockdown restrictions easing , students will be able to go back to @ @ @ @ @ .
At Swanmore College in Hampshire teachers say they are excited to be back with @ @ @ @ @ children of key workers who have been in since the start , it 's time @ @ @ @ @ .

After three months of lockdown learning through online platforms, some Year 10 and Year 12 pupils in England are heading back to school.
As part of lockdown restrictions easing, students will be able to go back to class under social distancing measures.
At Swanmore College in Hampshire teachers say they are excited to be back with their students and for the children of key workers who have been in since the start, it's time to see their friends again.
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bbcuk--2020-06-13--Star Trek: Next Generation fan rebuilds bridge set

One model maker could have reached the final frontier of construction with his latest work .
Geoff Collard , from @ @ @ @ @ spent 500 hours recreating the bridge set from Star Trek : The Next Generation .
@ @ @ @ @ from Star Trek fans for its realism .

One model maker could have reached the final frontier of construction with his latest work.
Geoff Collard, from Paulton in Somerset, has spent 500 hours recreating the bridge set from Star Trek: The Next Generation.
His model has won praise from Star Trek fans for its realism.
Video journalist: Jonathan Holmes


bbcuk--2020-06-14--Newspaper headlines: 'Shameful' protests and plans to help economy

`` Shameful '' is the verdict given by both the Sunday Mirror and the Sun on Sunday on the violence seen at Saturday 's demonstrations .
The Sun captions images of bloodied crowds and embattled police in central London : `` Thugs clash in Trafalgar Square '' and `` fury as yob wees on cop 's memorial '' .
The Mail on Sunday 's front page asks : `` What has become of the tolerant Britain we love ? ''
Inside it devotes several pages to shocking scenes from the day - with commentary by Douglas Murray suggesting the situation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is breaking out .
Where are the brakes on this thing ? ''
he says .
The paper leaves its readers in no doubt about its view of the current debate about historical monuments and statues .
`` Left-winger '' demands that Sir Winston Churchill 's statue be torn down `` beggar belief '' and warrant the launch of a Mail petition to ensure it never happens .
The Sunday Telegraph leads on a claim that ministers are considering getting tough on protestors who overstep the mark following more violent scenes in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jail for protestors who desecrate war memorials '' is its headline .
Ministers have been forced to act , it says , because of pressure from Tory backbenchers to `` get a grip '' on a situation generating headlines such as `` battle of Trafalgar Square '' and `` face off in Westminster '' .
The Telegraph 's view is that the PM must now take the lead .
He must , it says , wrest back from the hands of extremists , a legitimate conversation started in the wake of George Floyd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do what he did at the last election - speak for the forgotten middle .
`` PM risking basic right to education '' is the lead for Sunday 's Observer .
In an interview for the paper , the children 's commissioner for England , Anne Longfield suggests reduced schooling during the pandemic is becoming `` default '' , raising questions about whether every child 's basic right to education is being met .
The paper reports on government plans for catch up facilities - but Ms Longfield criticises Boris Johnson for `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ earlier commitment to prioritise the return of schools .
Pointing to Nightingale hospitals and the furlough scheme , she argues the government needs to find an equally drastic solution , to enable the reopening of all schools for all pupils .
The front page of the Sunday Telegraph reports that ministers are preparing to announce that all year groups can be welcomed back to primary schools - providing there is a maximum of 15 pupils per class .
The paper concedes teaching unions have dismissed the idea as logistically impossible for many primaries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be welcomed by fee-paying schools , who have lobbied for greater autonomy .
`` PM takes charge on two metres '' is the headline in the Mail on Sunday 's report on the review of social distancing which , it says , will `` wrest control from scientists '' .
The paper features an interview with leading restaurant boss Richard Caring who accuses Mr Johnson of `` weakness and indecision '' over relaxing the 2m rule , which he says risks `` killing the country '' .
The Mail agrees .
Welcoming the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it argues that while Covid-19 is a major threat to health , its by no means the only one and that risks from loneliness , unemployment and the economic slowdown were also very real .
Sign up for a morning briefing direct to your inbox The Sunday Mirror reports that Kate and Gerry McCann have called on the German prosecutor who suggested their daughter Madeleine was dead to provide evidence .
Under the headline `` we just want the answers '' , it sets out some of the confusion and divisions at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how Hans Wolters has `` backtracked '' in an interview with the paper - conceding there was no forensic evidence supporting his theory , just his experience based on other previous cases .
`` Nigel Farage to relaunch Brexit Party '' is the claim of the Sunday Express .
The paper says Mr Farage has confirmed he is preparing a relaunch and `` watching and waiting '' because he believes that Boris Johnson and the Conservatives are losing control of the country , and could go soft on Brexit .
Sources described as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , suggesting `` phones have been buzzing , donations pouring in . ''
The unnamed individual adds `` we 're praying for a by-election in a Tory seat , and currently deciding on who would stand '' .

The Telegraph's view is that the PM must now take the lead. He must, it says, wrest back from the hands of extremists, a legitimate conversation started in the wake of George Floyd's death. It argues he must do what he did at the last election - speak for the forgotten middle.


bbcuk--2020-06-14--'More than 500 people' attend illegal rave near Lichfield

A police officer was assaulted as more than 500 revellers attended an illegal rave , Staffordshire Police said .
An arrest was made for the alleged assault and for drug-driving , as police tried to disperse crowds in Fradley near Lichfield on Saturday night .
Traffic on the nearby A38 was slowed down and British Transport Police ( BTP ) officers were called out as the event was closed down .
Cars left abandoned at the site are now being removed .
`` An estimated 500-plus people attended who have shown a complete disregard for public safety and the current @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Officers were still turning people away who were arriving as they closed the event down .
The abandoned cars , in Brookhay Lane , are causing an obstruction , police said .
The traffic on the A38 was slowed as a precaution , police said , and BTP officers were called out because there is a railway line nearby .
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She added a friend of hers had been kept awake all night by the commotion and that a young man they came across picking up his car had shown no remorse for the mess or the disturbance to residents.


bbcuk--2020-06-14--Coronavirus: Call for £250m recovery fund in Wales

A coronavirus community recovery fund worth £250m should be set up to support the hardest-hit communities , the Welsh Conservatives have said .
The party 's group leader in the Welsh Parliament said it would help address a `` public economic crisis '' .
Paul Davies said business rates could be scrapped for certain businesses in the worst-affected towns .
He said the money was already available , but Welsh Labour has questioned the figures .
The Conservatives ' policy announcement follows the publication of a report that claimed a number of Welsh towns were among the most vulnerable across @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plans , a £250m fund would be established for the term of the next Welsh Parliament to support the worst-affected communities .
The Conservatives said it would allow the establishment of `` business rate-free zones '' where business rates would be scrapped for all businesses for three years .
Beyond those zones , the party wants to scrap business rates for businesses with a rateable value of up to £15,000 .
Currently , businesses with a rateable value of less than £6,000 are exempt from paying rates and the amount payable is tapered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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Mr Davies said the business rates relief scheme would `` support those existing businesses in those communities , but also attract new businesses '' .
He claimed there was enough money in the Welsh Government 's coffers to pay for the scheme as a result of UK government spending on the pandemic in England .
But a Welsh Labour spokesman said that was not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seem not to understand that there are strict limits in the extent to which we can carry forward funds from one year to the next , with our maximum reserve being £350m .
`` Small businesses with premises with a rateable value of less than £12,000 already get small business rate relief .
`` While extending this further would be desirable , we would only be able to consider doing so if the Conservative government at Westminster were to provide a significantly more generous financial settlement . ''
Plaid Cymru 's recovery plan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 18-24 year old in Wales and setting up a `` renewal fund '' to `` transform sectors identified as being hit hardest by Covid-19 '' .
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But a Welsh Labour spokesman said that was not the case: "The Welsh Conservatives seem not to understand that there are strict limits in the extent to which we can carry forward funds from one year to the next, with our maximum reserve being £350m.


bbcuk--2020-06-14--Newcastle Black Lives Matter counter-protest: Police officers injured

Police and protesters have been injured during confrontations between counter-protesters and a Black Lives Matter ( BLM ) demonstration in Newcastle .
Bottle and flares were thrown at Grey 's Monument on Saturday , with counter-protesters later targeting officers , Northumbria Police said .
Assistant Chief Constable Scott Hall said it was `` completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated '' .
Eleven people have been arrested , largely for public order offences .
`` The right to lawful protest is a key part of any democracy , which we will uphold and facilitate , '' Mr Hall said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ people using them as a means to commit crime . ''
The force said public safety was its `` utmost priority '' and it had provided a `` proportionate '' response to the protests .
`` The protest activity had in the main passed without incident , with the exception of a small number of objects being thrown between the protesters , '' Mr Hall said .
`` However , as the demonstrations were drawing to a close , members of the counter-protest again started throwing objects , with the police targeted .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ officers were hurt , though not seriously , the force said .
Three police horses and two force dogs were also hurt .
A crowd of about 250 counter-protesters had gathered around Grey 's Monument , ahead of the official noon start time of the BLM protest at the top of Grey Street .
By early afternoon the two groups were largely equal in size .
Some protesters opposing the BLM supporters said the anti-racists were `` brainwashed hypocrites '' .
Some had brought union jacks and St George Cross flags and said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Earl Grey 's statue .
Yunus Bakhsh from North East Against Racism said : `` We 're not looking to have a confrontation with them ; we 're here to make our point about Black Lives Matter and about the endemic racism that we 're seeing in society . ''
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bbcuk--2020-06-14--Shops reopening: Retailers welcome back customers after three months

Shops across England selling non-essential goods can welcome back customers on Monday for the first time in almost three months .
Retailers have had to introduce strict safety measures and the High Street experience will be very different to what shoppers are used to .
Amid fears about the health of the UK economy , getting a key part of the service sector running again is vital .
But retail experts warned shops were unlikely to see any immediate relief .
The unlocking comes as face coverings become compulsory when travelling on public transport in England from Monday .
Children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exempt , and the rules might be waived for people who have a legitimate health reason for not wearing one .
However , face coverings in shops will not be mandatory , with retailers hoping their introduction of an array of other safety measures will be sufficient .
Although food shops , pharmacies , banks and other essential retailers have stayed open , vast swathes of the High Street , from bookshops to clothes outlets , have been closed since 23 March .
Retailers are required to introduce plastic screens at the tills @ @ @ @ @ @ @ metres ( 6ft 5ins ) apart - measures that are already a regular fixture in supermarkets .
Other measures will include pleas not to touch items unless customers intend to purchase them and decontaminating shopping baskets after each use .
Retailers are promising there will be plenty of sanitiser on hand for customers .
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There is also government funding for councils to deploy staff on the High Street to provide help and advice for both shoppers and shops .
Not all stores will throw open their doors immediately .
John Lewis will reopen just two outlets on Monday - in Kingston upon Thames and Poole - as part of a phased approach , with 11 others to follow on Thursday .
The number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but Andrew Murphy , executive director of operations , hopes it will mean a better atmosphere for shoppers .
`` To be honest , I actually think it 's going to be the relative calmness of the experience that will probably be the main thing that strikes people . ''
But he did not expect a lifting of the measures any time soon .
`` We expect this situation to last well into autumn and perhaps winter so we need to be thinking ahead for how things will work when the weather @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
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Furniture giant Ikea opened 19 of its stores across England and Northern Ireland recently , prompting long queues .
Shoppers at Selfridges , which is reopening its London , Manchester and Birmingham branches , will have the chance to try before they buy , but any clothes will then be quarantined , while shoes and accessories will be cleaned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which will open each of its 153 English stores , has pledged to ensure basket handles are cleaned after each use and that every second till will be closed to maintain social distancing for customers and employees .
Many stores are encouraging customers to make purchases by contactless card payments , with limits increased to £45 .
Arcadia , which owns the likes of Topshop , Miss Selfridge and Dorothy Perkins , has said it will not accept cash .
London 's West End , which includes Oxford Street , is expecting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reopens on Monday .
Many retailers and analysts are watching closely to see if the surge in online shopping during lockdown continues , possibly piling more pressure on High Streets that have already suffered a wave of closures .
'It 's not just customers who will have to do things differently' Tracy Harvey , managing director of the independent department store Harveys of Halifax , says customers are set for a `` quite different '' experience when they return on Monday .
The five-storey shop will be opening just two floors initially .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ who have to do things differently , she told the BBC .
`` Some of our staff have been working in the building for 30 years .
We 've done training , but breaking the habits of a lifetime is going to be challenging .
We naturally do things without thinking sometimes , so it will be a challenge . ''
Harveys is the sort traditional department store where some customers come in every day , she said .
`` We know our customers ' names .
We are now asking out staff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ different way .
It 's going to take some getting used to . ''
Tracy intends to keep the number of customers in the store at any one time to a bare minimum .
`` We could get more people in , but we have decided to keep the numbers low so that the people who are in can walk around and explore more freely rather than be dictated to every step of the way . ''
The British Retail Consortium ( BRC ) , the trade body representing the sector , warned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any immediate boost for the sector .
Helen Dickinson , BRC chief executive , said : `` Retailers have been under immense pressure for the past three months but the reopening of non-essential shops is unlikely to deliver immediate relief .
A mix of low consumer confidence and limits on the number of people able to enter stores mean that many shops will continue to suffer lower footfall - and lower sales - for some time to come . ''
She called on the government to help stimulate demand with a short-term cut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cut for lower-income workers .
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday he did not know whether to expect `` a flood or a trickle '' when the shops reopened but that he hoped people would return in `` sensible '' numbers .
`` I think people should shop and shop with confidence , but they should of course observe the rules on social distancing and do it as safely as possible , '' he said .
• 'It 's very exciting to be returning to work' • How coronavirus will change the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , non-essential shops reopened on Friday , but there is still no date for Wales and Scotland .
In England , pubs , restaurants , hairdressers , hotels and cinemas wo n't be allowed to open their doors until 4 July at the earliest - and even then , only if they can meet social distancing measures .
Key to a successful reopening of the economy is the two-metre social distancing rule , the hospitality industry says .
Pubs and restaurants have warned that they can not make money if customers are required @ @ @ @ @ @ @ urged that the distance limit be reduced to one metre .
Mr Johnson has commissioned a review into two-metre distancing , saying there was `` margin for manoeuvre '' as the number of coronavirus cases falls .
The government is under intense pressure to get the economy moving as fears grow of a new wave of job losses as furlough scheme that has supported eight million workers is wound down .
On Sunday , Chancellor Rishi Sunak acknowledged that more redundancies were inevitable .
`` Primarily we need to reopen our economy safely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ important thing to try and safeguard as many of those jobs as possible , '' he told The Andrew Marr Show .
But he warned : `` There is going to be hardship ahead .
People are going to lose their jobs . ''

"I bought a jumpsuit because Primark was open and the weather's getting better again," said Katie. "I did go just to get some essentials like pants and socks, but I when I saw the jumpsuit I had to treat myself because the shops haven't been open for so long."


bbcuk--2020-06-14--Black Lives Matter: 'Much more that we need to do' to tackle racism - PM

There is `` much more that we need to do '' to tackle racism but the UK should not try to `` re-write the past '' by removing historical symbols , the PM has said .
Writing in the Telegraph , Boris Johnson said he was setting up a commission to look at all `` aspects of inequality '' .
He said `` no-one who cares about this country '' could ignore the anti-racist demonstrations sparked by the killing of George Floyd in US police custody .
However , he added the UK 's heritage should be left `` broadly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ condemned the `` far-right thugs '' involved in violent protests on Saturday , which saw more than 100 people arrested in London after thousands gathered saying they were protecting statues .
• The stories behind the statues targeted in protests • 'We stopped somebody from being killed' He said their mission was `` utterly absurd '' but he added that it was `` deplorable '' that Sir Winston Churchill 's statue had been in danger of attack .
It comes after the statue in Parliament Square was spray-painted with the words `` was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bristol , anti-racism protesters pulled down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston .
The PM said he was setting up a commission to look at inequality as it was `` no use just saying that we have made huge progress in tackling racism '' .
He wrote : `` There is much more that we need to do ; and we will .
It is time for a cross-governmental commission to look at all aspects of inequality - in employment , in health outcomes , in academic and all other walks of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health outcomes have been repeatedly raised during the coronavirus pandemic after figures showed more people from ethnic minority backgrounds were `` disproportionately '' dying with the virus .
Thousands have people have marched in the UK as part of Black Lives Matter demonstrations following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month .
Mr Johnson said that `` the serious points '' being raised by the anti-racist demonstrators should be taken seriously .
However , he said that did not mean `` wasting time '' disputing the life and opinions of `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or stone '' .
`` Let 's fight racism , but leave our heritage broadly in peace .
If we really want to change it , there are democratic means available in this country - thanks , by the way , to Winston Churchill , '' he said .
But Labour 's shadow equalities secretary Marsha de Cordova criticised some of Mr Johnson 's words .
`` We are in the midst of a global health pandemic that has sharply exposed deep structural inequalities which have long since needed urgently addressing , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minister now says he wants to 'change the narrative ... so we stop the sense of victimisation and discrimination ' is condescending and designed to let himself and his government off the hook . ''
Liberal Democrat equalities spokesperson Christine Jardine said the commission was a `` welcome first step '' and showed the Black Lives Matter protests were working .
But she added : `` Its findings must not become simply another report on a shelf in Whitehall - the government must implement them without delay .
`` Conservative ministers must not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and injustice right now .
There are measures they could take tomorrow , such as scrapping their hostile environment policies or suspicion-less stop and search , that would begin to heal the divides and achieve true justice for BAME communities . ''

When asked if they were optimistic Britain would be more tolerant and diverse in 10 years' time, two thirds of people polled by Ipsos Mori said they were, up from half in 2009. And 84% of people strongly disagreed when asked if someone has to be white to be truly British - up from 55% a decade earlier.


bbcuk--2020-06-15--Coronavirus: One million miss out on support schemes, MPs say

More than one million people have fallen through cracks in government schemes designed to support them during the coronavirus crisis , MPs says .
The Treasury Select Committee called on ministers to plug gaps in the schemes to fulfil the government 's promise of `` doing whatever it takes '' .
Freelancers and recent employees are among those who can not access support , the MPs say .
The Treasury said the schemes protected millions of jobs and livelihoods .
But the committee 's interim report , which was unanimously agreed by members , said it was still not enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been welcomed by many but rolling out financial support at pace and scale has inevitably resulted in some hard edges in policy design and some critical gaps in provision , '' the committee said .
`` The government must assist these people if it is to completely fulfil its promise to do whatever it takes to protect people from the economic impact of coronavirus . ''
The MPs said hundreds of thousands of people are suffering financial hardship through no fault of their own , often due to unfortunate timing in starting a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of timing in submitting payroll paperwork to the HMRC tax authority .
When lockdown first started , the Treasury said it would cover up to 80 % of the salaries of workers who were unable to do their job from home .
But those who started a new job after the government 's 28 February cut-off date are not covered by the scheme .
Although this was later extended by three weeks , many have still been left behind , the committee said .
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The committee also said the government is failing to help those who have become self-employed within the last year and those whose companies have annual trading profits of more than £50,000 .
Another group that has fallen through the net is freelancers or those on short-term contracts .
The MPs said that in industries such as television and theatre , where short-term contracts are the norm , many workers are not entitled to support under the schemes .
The report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right .
The government should give this group access to financial support that equates to 80 % of their average monthly income , up to a total of £2,500 per month . ''
The report comes amid growing unease about the health of the economy , which contracted by a record 20.4 % in April .
There are warnings of huge job losses once the furlough schemes are wound down .
On Sunday , Chancellor Rishi Sunak acknowledged on the Andrew Marr show `` there is going to be hardship ahead '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` The chancellor has said that he will do whatever it takes to support people and businesses from the economic impact of the pandemic .
Overall , he has acted at impressive scale and pace .
`` However , the committee has identified well over a million people who , through no fault of their own , have lost livelihoods while being locked down and locked out of the main support programmes . ''
A Treasury spokesperson said : `` The swift and targeted action we 've taken has protected millions of jobs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rightly welcomed by the select committee .
`` Our wide-ranging support package is one of the most comprehensive in the world - with generous income support schemes , billions paid in loans and grants , tax deferrals and more than £6.5 billion injected into the welfare safety net .
`` All our support is targeted to make sure we use public funds responsibly , helping those who need it most as quickly as possible , while minimising fraud risk . ''

When lockdown first started, the Treasury said it would cover up to 80% of the salaries of workers who were unable to do their job from home. But those who started a new job after the government's 28 February cut-off date are not covered by the scheme.


bbcuk--2020-06-14--London protests: 'We stopped somebody from being killed'

The individual pictured carrying a white man to safety following a clash between groups in London has said he and his friends `` stopped somebody from being killed '' .
Patrick Hutchinson was widely praised after a photo of him helping the man on Saturday went viral .
Describing the events behind the image , he told the BBC the situation `` was n't going to end well '' without their help .
`` I scooped him up into a fireman 's carry and marched him out , '' he said .
A number of peaceful anti-racism protests took place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UK on Saturday .
But groups including some far-right activists also congregated in the capital , and more than 100 people were arrested after violence broke out and police were attacked .
Speaking about the events leading up to the photo , Mr Hutchinson said : `` We did what we had to do .
We stopped somebody from being killed . ''
Mr Hutchinson , a personal trainer and grandfather , was with his friends when one of them saw an altercation at the top of the stairs by the Southbank Centre @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ended up on the floor and these guys [ signalling to his friends ] rushed in to stop him from getting trampled .
`` In doing so , they created a barrier around him , and I was the last one to come in .
I scooped him up into a fireman 's carry and marched him out with the guys around me , protecting me and shielding me and protecting this guy from getting any further punishment . ''
He said people were still trying to hit the man as they were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't thinking , I was just thinking of a human being on the floor .
It was n't going to end well had we not intervened , '' Mr Hutchinson said .
`` I had no other thoughts in my mind apart from getting to safety . ''
Thousands of people have taken to the streets in cities around the world following the death of African American man George Floyd , who died last month as a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes .
Four police officers involved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death .
Mr Hutchinson told Channel 4 News in a separate interview that Mr Floyd `` would be alive today '' if the other police officers had intervened - as he and his friends did on Saturday .
Pierre Noah was one of those to help Mr Hutchinson during the clash between protesters .
Mr Noah , who works as a body guard , told the BBC : `` I 'm saving two lives right there .
I 'm saving the man that 's just about to get squashed up and beat up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ young boys to get a life sentence . ''
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"In doing so, they created a barrier around him, and I was the last one to come in. I scooped him up into a fireman's carry and marched him out with the guys around me, protecting me and shielding me and protecting this guy from getting any further punishment."


bbcuk--2020-06-14--Man charged over urinating at PC Keith Palmer memorial

A man has been charged after a man was photographed apparently urinating at the Westminster memorial dedicated to PC Keith @ @ @ @ @ believed to have taken place on Saturday afternoon .
Andrew Banks , aged 28 , @ @ @ @ @ been charged with outraging public decency , the Metropolitan Police said .
He will appear @ @ @ @ @ ' Court on Monday .
PC Palmer , 48 , was stabbed while on duty @ @ @ @ @ on 22 March 2017 .
He was one of five people murdered by Khalid Masood @

The man in the photo was widely condemned by politicians including MP Tobias Ellwood, who gave first aid to PC Palmer as he lay dying after being stabbed in the grounds of Parliament by Masood in 2017.


bbcuk--2020-06-15--Coronavirus: Blood clots targeted in treatment trial

Scientists are to test whether an experimental drug can prevent potentially deadly blood clots associated with Covid-19 .
The trial , funded by the British Heart Foundation , will test the theory the clots are caused by a hormone imbalance triggered by coronavirus infection .
It will become one of several drugs currently being trialled to prevent the disease 's worst effects .
The drug , TRV027 , works to rebalance hormones involved in blood pressure , water and salt .
Scientists from Imperial College London , involved in the trial , think that when the virus enters the body @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` handle '' to enter the cells .
But this disables the enzyme , which plays an important role in balancing the key hormones .
When out of balance , the blood can become sticky , leading to clots .
They theorise that TRV027 - which won its creator a Nobel Prize in 2012 - can step in to play this rebalancing role .
Many of the treatments being trialled to treat Covid-19 focus on the body 's inflammatory response .
But the hormonal imbalance is a `` quite distinct problem '' which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why some people get severely ill why others do not , says Dr David Owen , one of the study 's leads .
Blood clotting could also explain why Covid-19 seems to particularly affect people who already have cardiovascular disease despite being a respiratory illness , according to the British Heart Foundation .
Since Covid-19 is such a complex disease which effects many of the body 's systems , this treatment could be used in combination with other drugs says Dr Kat Pollock , a joint lead on the study .
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It has been shown to be safe in patients with acute heart failure , although it was not effective as a treatment for this condition .
TRV027 is just one of several different drugs being trialled to ease the disease 's worst effects or help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least 10 different antiviral drugs including HIV treatment lopinavir/ritonavir are being , or have been trialled to see if they can help fight off the disease .
None has yet been shown to be effective on its own , although there is still hope several could be used together to shorten patients ' illnesses .
Remdesivir , a drug that has shown promising effects , works by attacking an enzyme that a virus needs in order to replicate inside body cells .
Meanwhile plasma - the liquid part of blood - taken from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also help , by giving sick people who have n't recovered the right antibodies to fight it off .
And a number of other treatments are focusing on the body 's dangerous inflammatory response to fighting Covid-19 , known as cytokine release syndrome .

But the hormonal imbalance is a "quite distinct problem" which may provide clues to the question of why some people get severely ill why others do not, says Dr David Owen, one of the study's leads.


bbcuk--2020-06-14--Greater Manchester illegal raves: Man dies, woman raped and three stabbed

A 20-year-old man has died , a woman has been raped and three people have been stabbed during two illegal `` quarantine raves '' that attracted 6,000 people .
Thousands flocked to Daisy Nook Country Park and Carrington in Greater Manchester late on Saturday .
The man at the country park died of a suspected drug overdose and the stabbings and the attack on an 18-year-old woman took place in Carrington .
Police said the illegal raves have had tragic consequences .
Assistant Chief Constable Chris Sykes condemned them as a clear breach of coronavirus legislation , adding officers `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ items being thrown and a police car being vandalised '' .
Police said about 4,000 people were at the Daisy Nook rave in Failsworth , Oldham , where there were no reported crimes .
There were , however , three separate stabbings at the Carrington site - one of which left an 18-year-old man with life-threatening injuries .
Police were able to find the man and give him first aid before paramedics arrived .
Two other men , aged 25 and 26 , were hurt in separate stabbings and a 25-year-old man was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offensive weapon .
`` We are also investigating the rape of an 18-year-old woman ... and we have specialist officers supporting her and her family , '' police said .
Streams of young people were seen on their way to an area just off Common Lane in Carrington on Saturday evening .
There was a large police presence at both sites .
Images and footage were also shared on social media showing densely-packed crowds of people dancing and singing at the outdoor raves .
A large sign reading `` Quarantine Rave '' can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Anyone with footage that could help with inquiries has been asked to contact police .
Sacha Lord , who is the night-time economy adviser for the region , said those that had attended had put themselves and those they loved at risk .
Mr Lord tweeted : `` I 've seen some of the footage .
You are n't clubbers .
Just selfish idiots . ''
The MP for Ashton-Under-Lyne , Angela Rayner , said she had joined Oldham Street Angels at the Daisy Nook site during the rave .
The group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and others that need it during the night-time .
Ms Rayner tweeted that she had `` just finished my shift at Street Angels in Oldham '' and had been `` dealing with the illegal rave at Daisy Nook liaising with the police '' .
Volunteers spent Sunday morning clearing away rubbish left scattered across the fields at the Daisy Nook site with help from Oldham Council .
Oldham Council leader Sean Fielding tweeted his thanks to the `` dozens of volunteers '' .
The region 's deputy mayor for policing and crime , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had agreed `` to blacklist any supplier who is involved with illegal raves '' .
She said `` those reckless individuals '' have `` put a needless demand on vital police time , '' and `` themselves and their communities in real danger '' .
But she praised communities helping clean up , saying : `` We have seen the real Greater Manchester this morning . ''
ACC Sykes responded to suggestions police had been slow to act or allowed the events to go ahead in a lengthy statement on the force 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ huge demand including a 60 % surge in emergency calls from 17:00 BST on Saturday to 04:00 on Sunday , he said .
He said said the gatherings were carefully monitored but `` we needed to balance the present public health emergency and our overall demand with ongoing incidents '' during the pandemic .


bbcuk--2020-06-14--Madeleine McCann: New evidence 'significant' - Portuguese police

Portuguese police say the German evidence against the new suspect in the Madeleine McCann case is `` significant '' .
A senior police source also told the BBC they were keen to cooperate in the investigation into the disappearance of the British girl in Portugal in 2007 .
The new suspect is a 43-year-old German man , named in reports as Christian B , who is in prison in Germany .
He was revealed as the main suspect earlier this month , as German and UK police made a fresh appeal for help .
The convicted paedophile is believed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , aged three , was last seen while on holiday in Portugal .
• Madeleine McCann : Who is the German suspect ?
• In pictures : The search for Madeleine McCann A senior Portuguese police source , who has seen the German evidence against Christian B , has told the BBC it is `` very important '' and `` significant '' .
The source also rejected criticism that their procedures were slow , amid reports that the German authorities have privately been critical of their Portuguese counterparts .
Another source close to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christian B was now a suspect .
Asked whether they had access to his previous convictions for child sexual offences at the time of Madeleine 's disappearance , he said it was important not to judge the past with the benefit of hindsight , and that police systems since then had changed .
Some of those who knew the German suspect during his time in Portugal have criticised the investigation as `` very slow '' , telling the BBC that they were only approached by police - either British or Portuguese - in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people remembered Christian B as angry and untrustworthy , with one neighbour saying he squatted in a nearby house without paying rent , and left it `` ransacked '' in a terrible state when he departed , two years before Madeleine 's disappearance .
When German police - newcomers to the Madeleine McCann investigation - announced they had evidence that indicated the toddler was dead , it seemed to get a cautious response from their Portuguese and British counterparts .
British police stuck to their line that it was a `` missing person @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Portuguese media was that their own tight-lipped authorities were staying open-minded .
This first-hand confirmation from a senior Portuguese police source that the German evidence is `` very important '' and `` significant '' is a sign of how seriously this new development is being taken there .
There 's been plenty of mutual recrimination between the British and Portuguese forces in the 13 years since Madeleine McCann vanished from her family 's holiday apartment .
Now a third country has entered the quest for answers .
Awkward ?
Maybe .
But the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ convincing enough for the Portuguese police to signal their support .
After living for so long under the pressure of unanswered questions , they wo n't want to be left out of a development that might promise some answers .
German prosecutors have previously said they have evidence that leads them to believe Christian B killed Madeleine , but it was n't strong enough to take him to court .
Police say the suspect was regularly living in the Algarve in Portugal between 1995 and 2007 and had jobs in the area , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ burglaries in hotels and dealt drugs .
The suspect is currently serving a jail term in Kiel , Schleswig-Holstein , for drug-dealing , having been extradited from Portugal in July 2017 .
He is believed to have been in the Praia da Luz area in May 2007 , when Madeleine went missing while on a family holiday with her parents and siblings .
In December 2019 , the man was sentenced to seven years for raping a 72-year-old American woman in the same Portuguese resort in 2005 .
The Metropolitan Police , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ counterparts , have said the case remained a `` missing persons '' investigation in the UK because there was no `` definitive evidence '' as to whether Madeleine was alive or not .
Madeleine went missing shortly before her fourth birthday from an apartment in Praia da Luz , while her parents , Kate and Gerry McCann , were with friends at a nearby tapas bar .
Her disappearance sparked a huge and costly police hunt across much of Europe - the most recent Met Police investigation , which began in 2011 , @ @ @ @ @ @

Asked whether they had access to his previous convictions for child sexual offences at the time of Madeleine's disappearance, he said it was important not to judge the past with the benefit of hindsight, and that police systems since then had changed.


bbcuk--2020-06-14--Black Lives Matter: Bristol cenotaph 'punch' photo investigated

Police are investigating a possible assault during a protest at Bristol 's cenotaph on Saturday .
The rally , which attracted hundreds of people , saw a large police presence in the city centre and three arrests .
A photograph taken at the event appears to show a man being punched by a protester .
In other incidents , a 50-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of threatening and abusive behaviour and two assaults on emergency workers .
He remains in custody while a 31 year-old man and a 27 year-old man arrested on suspicion of affray have both been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was largely peaceful , there were some flashpoints as officers kept the protesters away from a smaller Black Lives Matter group .
• 'Why Colston had to fall' Det Insp Will Thorpe of Avon and Somerset Police said : `` We are investigating an allegation of an assault in reference to an incident near the cenotaph at 14:22 yesterday afternoon .
`` Officers intervened and helped pull a male away from the scene , who was reported to have suffered a minor injury .
`` The male returned to the scene approximately two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who had dealt with the earlier incident .
`` On the grounds of his and public safety they asked him to vacate the area and a dispersal notice was issued .
`` Approximately 300 people attended the protest yesterday and it was largely peaceful in nature . ''
The crowd , who answered a call to `` protect '' Bristol 's cenotaph after similar memorials were vandalised in London , included war veterans , football fans and bikers .
Saturday 's protest took place just yards from where the statue of slave trader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

Det Insp Will Thorpe of Avon and Somerset Police said: "We are investigating an allegation of an assault in reference to an incident near the cenotaph at 14:22 yesterday afternoon.


bbcuk--2020-06-14--Gatwick drone arrests: Sussex Police pays out £200,000

A police force has paid out £200,000 over the arrest of a couple falsely accused of causing chaos at Gatwick Airport with a drone .
Armed officers stormed the home of Paul and Elaine Gait in December 2018 , and held them for 36 hours after drones caused the airport to close repeatedly .
The couple were released without charge , and sued Sussex Police for wrongful arrest and false imprisonment .
The Gait 's legal team said the force had agreed an out-of-court settlement .
Sussex Police confirmed it has paid the couple the £55,000 owed in damages , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has billed the force an additional £145,000 in legal costs .
Flights were cancelled in droves over a three-day period , as police investigated multiple reported drone sightings .
No-one has ever been charged , and police have said that some reported drone sightings may have been Sussex Police 's own craft .
• How can a drone cause so much chaos ?
Twelve armed officers swooped on Mr and Mrs Gait 's home , even though they did not possess any drones and had been at work during the reported sightings .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ team on Sunday , the couple said : `` We are delighted to have finally received vindication , it has been a very long fight for justice .
`` It has taken lengthy legal proceedings to obtain resolution from the police and to finally have closure on this distressing time . ''
In a letter to the couple , Sussex Police Assistant Chief Constable David Miller said he was `` deeply sorry '' for the `` unpleasantness '' the couple experienced , and acknowledged it would have been `` traumatic '' .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police carry out their functions on behalf of the public , sometimes innocent people are arrested as part of necessary police investigations in the public interest .
`` However , we recognise that things could have been done differently and , as a result , Sussex Police have agreed to pay you compensation and legal costs . ''
The force commissioned a `` thorough independent review '' of the drone incident last year .
It revealed 96 people `` of interest '' were identified , researched and ruled out during the investigation and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigation was £790,000 .

He added: "Unfortunately, when the police carry out their functions on behalf of the public, sometimes innocent people are arrested as part of necessary police investigations in the public interest.


bbcuk--2020-06-14--Sixth-form students use art to express life in lockdown

An online exhibition by sixth-form students from 46 different colleges features artists expressing their experiences of the coronavirus pandemic lockdown @ @ @ @ @ At Home , has been co-ordinated by the Sixth Form Colleges Association ( SFCA ) @ @ @ @ @ 140 students .
`` This exhibition highlights the extraordinary artistic talent that exists in our @ @ @ @ @ Watkin , chief executive of the SFCA .
`` It is imperative that we keep @ @ @ @ @ and flourishing .
`` If young people are to make a valuable contribution to society @ @ @ @ @ to be successful scientists , engineers , doctors and technicians - they need to develop @ @ @ @ @ artistic sensitivities and their ability to interact with others .
`` All of this will @ @ @ @ @ in the post-Covid world . ''
Here is a selection of work from the exhibition @

"If young people are to make a valuable contribution to society - even if they are to be successful scientists, engineers, doctors and technicians - they need to develop their creative skills, their artistic sensitivities and their ability to interact with others.


bbcuk--2020-06-14--Coronavirus: Your lockdown stories revisited

Bit by bit , countries are starting to emerge out of lockdown , some more quickly than others .
When the world began to shut down to try and control coronavirus , we interviewed many of you to see how you were coping .
Now , we 've gone back to ask : how did you change during lockdown , and what did you learn ?
Musician Laurie Wright , of Cheltenham , had been in recovery for alcohol and drug addiction for four months when lockdown started .
Lockdown on the whole was OK .
I was with my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get along very well , so I was lucky compared to many who were completely isolated .
I raised £1,750 for the NHS by live streaming every night and selling my music and merch .
I did n't pick up a drink or drug and managed to accept that Narcotics Anonymous meetings are now on Zoom , and we 're blessed to have that forum at all .
My recovery took a bash in early lockdown as I replaced my recovery with chats I was having with a girl .
The nature of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , this did n't go well , but it 's OK now .
There 's a recovery phrase 'whatever you put in front of your recovery , you will lose , ' and I learned the hard way on that and wo n't be putting anything in front of my recovery again .
Recovery comes first , and the rest falls into place .
I learned how to cook even more , wrote 14 songs and found I , like most people , enjoy walking .
I learned that you do n't need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the house any more to build a fan base , which was cool but slightly scary that the world has turned this way .
I 'm looking forward to touring the UK and eventually Europe as soon as it is permitted to do so . '
I had so many people reach out to me' Like millions of other Americans , artist Angie Lafrance , of Maine , lost her job as coronavirus spread .
She spoke to the BBC in April about how she was struggling with isolating alone .
There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this new way of life and I can always channel them through my art .
After the article was published , I had so many people from all over the world who had connected with the illustrations reaching out to me and sharing their own experiences - that in itself has made me feel less isolated .
I definitely still feel the weight of uncertainty when it comes to thinking about the future .
Where I live , things are slowly starting to open back up in phases but of course , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Not too much has changed as far as my day-to-day life : I 'm still mostly isolated , I follow social distancing practices and I wear a mask .
I think regardless of the lockdown becoming less stringent , I still feel a personal responsibility to keep others safe .
We ca n't control our current administration 's response , but we can hold ourselves personally accountable for our own active role in slowing the spread .
I have friends who have lost family members to the virus and I worry all the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If I could go back in time and give myself any advice , I guess it would probably have to be to focus on the things I can control .
Losing my job being separated from my friends and family , and the constant battle between who is and is n't taking it seriously enough are not things that I can control or that I was prepared for .
All I can do is take each day as it comes and try to stay healthy and as positive and hopeful as I can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a two-metre distance' Dr Nick Schindler 's grandfather John Cohen died aged 99 while under lockdown - Nick spoke to us in early April .
I 'm not sure if we have started to grieve for Grandpa yet , it still does n't quite seem real , and no amount of video chats on Zoom or WhatsApp seems to change that .
We talk about him , we make jokes and remember him most times we speak , but it 's not the same .
Even a brief government-sanctioned meet-up in my parent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ catharsis .
No one wants to cry together at a two-metre distance , and we do n't dare risk giving in to even the briefest of hugs .
So we have kept quiet and carried on , which is what he would have done .
My parents were allowed to retrieve his things from the residential home in the last week , with meticulous precautions .
It is strange to see his prize possessions in new places .
He always enjoyed trying to give everything he could away to us , organising and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ declined of course .
Now he wo n't take no for an answer , and so his carefully curated world is divided amongst our chaotic ones .
Things are a poor substitute for family , and I look forward to us being safely together again soon , and the hugs . '
I 'm stuck in some kind of limbo' Naomi , 21 , is a final-year psychology student from Cardiff .
She told us her anxiety increased hugely because of coronavirus .
My finals ended last week , possibly the most stressful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was really draining .
We ca n't mark the end of uni , so I 'm stuck in some kind of limbo where I feel like I have n't finished .
It 's a very weird place to be .
I was really anxious going into lockdown , but then I got quite settled .
Now that measures have started being eased , that 's spiked my anxiety again .
There 's so much change happening .
As we 're being allowed to go and meet up with people , socially distanced , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 've always struggled with loneliness and feelings of isolation , largely because my friends are very spread out .
Lockdown was almost a comfortable place for me .
I 've always communicated with my friends on video calling or messaging , and when everybody was doing it did n't feel quite as lonely .
But now , as we 're going back to normal , those feelings are surfacing again .
I do n't have many friends in Cardiff , whereas my housemate does , so she 's not around as much .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ across the country , they 're now busier .
I have n't seen my family all year , but I start a new job next month , so my mum and my brother are coming down to help me move house .
I think there 's a lot of exciting things to come .
'It will take a lot of changes to lose that fear' Angela Steatham , from Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant in Wales , has chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and is deemed clinically extremely vulnerable to the virus , meaning she was one of 2.5 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to leave their homes at all .
It was business as usual one day , and then suddenly , everything changed - for everybody in the world .
At the beginning because it was such an enormous shock , I was very willing to put my trust in the government .
But as we 've seen how they 've handled it throughout , I 'm now at the stage where I do n't trust they are making the best decisions for everybody .
I 've lost a lot of my independence .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
For the first time , I 've had to accept being looked after by others .
I 've been labelled extremely vulnerable - I 've never been a vulnerable person in my whole life !
What 's really weird - I think it 's a bit like Stockholm syndrome - is I 'm sort of used to being inside .
I 've travelled to war-torn countries .
I was in Kathmandu on 9/11 , I had to be flown out with the Dalai Lama on a military jet .
I 've never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hospital on Monday was really quite scary .
Because they told us we were classed as clinically extremely vulnerable , it gives you that sense of fear .
It 's going to take a long time and a lot of changes for that fear to be reversed .

Coronavirus: Your lockdown stories revisited Published 15 June 2020
Image source, @Ramblerow Image caption, Artist Angie Lafrance (@ramblerow) told us of her struggle with being alone during lockdown
Bit by bit, countries are starting to emerge out of lockdown, some more quickly than others.
When the world began to shut down to try and control coronavirus, we interviewed many of you to see how you were coping. Now, we've gone back to ask: how did you change during lockdown, and what did you learn?
'I learned the hard way'
Musician Laurie Wright, of Cheltenham, had been in recovery for alcohol and drug addiction for four months when lockdown started.
Lockdown on the whole was OK. I was with my parents for the whole thing and we get along very well, so I was lucky compared to many who were completely isolated. I raised £1,750 for the NHS by live streaming every night and selling my music and merch. I didn't pick up a drink or drug and managed to accept that Narcotics Anonymous meetings are now on Zoom, and we're blessed to have that forum at all.
My recovery took a bash in early lockdown as I replaced my recovery with chats I was having with a girl. The nature of addiction being a bigger picture than drugs, this didn't go well, but it's OK now. There's a recovery phrase 'whatever you put in front of your recovery, you will lose,' and I learned the hard way on that and won't be putting anything in front of my recovery again. Recovery comes first, and the rest falls into place.
I learned how to cook even more, wrote 14 songs and found I, like most people, enjoy walking. I learned that you don't need to be in London or even out of the house any more to build a fan base, which was cool but slightly scary that the world has turned this way.
I'm looking forward to touring the UK and eventually Europe as soon as it is permitted to do so.
'I had so many people reach out to me'
Like millions of other Americans, artist Angie Lafrance, of Maine, lost her job as coronavirus spread. She spoke to the BBC in April about how she was struggling with isolating alone.
Image source, @ramblerow
There are a lot of emotions tied to this new way of life and I can always channel them through my art. After the article was published, I had so many people from all over the world who had connected with the illustrations reaching out to me and sharing their own experiences - that in itself has made me feel less isolated.
I definitely still feel the weight of uncertainty when it comes to thinking about the future. Where I live, things are slowly starting to open back up in phases but of course, it's far from business as usual.
Not too much has changed as far as my day-to-day life: I'm still mostly isolated, I follow social distancing practices and I wear a mask. I think regardless of the lockdown becoming less stringent, I still feel a personal responsibility to keep others safe.
We can't control our current administration's response, but we can hold ourselves personally accountable for our own active role in slowing the spread. I have friends who have lost family members to the virus and I worry all the time about my own loved ones.
If I could go back in time and give myself any advice, I guess it would probably have to be to focus on the things I can control. Losing my job being separated from my friends and family, and the constant battle between who is and isn't taking it seriously enough are not things that I can control or that I was prepared for.
All I can do is take each day as it comes and try to stay healthy and as positive and hopeful as I can.
'No-one wants to cry together at a two-metre distance'
Dr Nick Schindler's grandfather John Cohen died aged 99 while under lockdown - Nick spoke to us in early April.
Image source, Nick Schindler Image caption, Dr Nick Schindler with his grandfather John Cohen
I'm not sure if we have started to grieve for Grandpa yet, it still doesn't quite seem real, and no amount of video chats on Zoom or WhatsApp seems to change that.
We talk about him, we make jokes and remember him most times we speak, but it's not the same. Even a brief government-sanctioned meet-up in my parent's garden doesn't quite allow for catharsis. No one wants to cry together at a two-metre distance, and we don't dare risk giving in to even the briefest of hugs. So we have kept quiet and carried on, which is what he would have done.
My parents were allowed to retrieve his things from the residential home in the last week, with meticulous precautions. It is strange to see his prize possessions in new places. He always enjoyed trying to give everything he could away to us, organising and wrestling control from fate. We always declined of course. Now he won't take no for an answer, and so his carefully curated world is divided amongst our chaotic ones.
Things are a poor substitute for family, and I look forward to us being safely together again soon, and the hugs.
'I'm stuck in some kind of limbo'
Naomi, 21, is a final-year psychology student from Cardiff. She told us her anxiety increased hugely because of coronavirus.
Image source, Getty Images
My finals ended last week, possibly the most stressful few weeks of my life. It was really draining. We can't mark the end of uni, so I'm stuck in some kind of limbo where I feel like I haven't finished. It's a very weird place to be.
I was really anxious going into lockdown, but then I got quite settled. Now that measures have started being eased, that's spiked my anxiety again. There's so much change happening. As we're being allowed to go and meet up with people, socially distanced, I actually feel more lonely.
I've always struggled with loneliness and feelings of isolation, largely because my friends are very spread out. Lockdown was almost a comfortable place for me. I've always communicated with my friends on video calling or messaging, and when everybody was doing it didn't feel quite as lonely. But now, as we're going back to normal, those feelings are surfacing again.
I don't have many friends in Cardiff, whereas my housemate does, so she's not around as much. And the people I was talking to across the country, they're now busier. I haven't seen my family all year, but I start a new job next month, so my mum and my brother are coming down to help me move house. I think there's a lot of exciting things to come.
'It will take a lot of changes to lose that fear'
Angela Steatham, from Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant in Wales, has chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and is deemed clinically extremely vulnerable to the virus, meaning she was one of 2.5 million people in the UK advised not to leave their homes at all.
Image source, Angela Steatham
It was business as usual one day, and then suddenly, everything changed - for everybody in the world. At the beginning because it was such an enormous shock, I was very willing to put my trust in the government. But as we've seen how they've handled it throughout, I'm now at the stage where I don't trust they are making the best decisions for everybody.
I've lost a lot of my independence. I've always been a fiercely independent woman. For the first time, I've had to accept being looked after by others. I've been labelled extremely vulnerable - I've never been a vulnerable person in my whole life!
What's really weird - I think it's a bit like Stockholm syndrome - is I'm sort of used to being inside. I've travelled to war-torn countries. I was in Kathmandu on 9/11, I had to be flown out with the Dalai Lama on a military jet. I've never been afraid. But just driving to the hospital on Monday was really quite scary.
Because they told us we were classed as clinically extremely vulnerable, it gives you that sense of fear. It's going to take a long time and a lot of changes for that fear to be reversed.


bbcuk--2020-06-14--Coronavirus: The learners waiting to take their driving tests

Hundreds of thousands of people have had their driving tests cancelled or delayed as a result of the pandemic .
It has been more than just a minor inconvenience for those looking for work and caring for children , while instructors face a nervous wait to find out when and how they can return to work safely .
Natasha Wilson was heavily pregnant when she was due to take her test in April .
With a three-year-old already in tow , she had been banking on passing before she had her baby .
`` It 's been a struggle , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` I 'm not able to go shopping , I 've had to get my mum to go and get it for me . ''
Ms Wilson , who has been learning since 2017 , applied for her test at the beginning of the year .
She said : `` I got an email saying they had to cancel it .
Now my test is on 9 July but I feel like I will fail at the moment because I have had no practice .
`` I 've got two lessons booked in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would mean being able to do my food shopping , taking the kids out , going to see my mum and my family . ''
In rural areas , the situation is difficult for other reasons - the government advised people to avoid public transport , so those without their own way of getting around are struggling .
George Vane , who lives in the village of Headcorn in Kent , had been due to take his test this month , but has had it postponed until August .
`` It 's really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on being able to find work and I 'm relying on my parents to drive me around , '' said the 17-year-old .
`` Living in the village , there 's a couple of jobs here and there , but it 's quite hard to get a proper job where I can earn enough money .
Not being able to drive has hindered my chances of getting work .
It 's a huge frustration . ''
Abigail Showan , 17 , was due to take her test on 19 March - the day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I got an email saying it was just the tests from then on that were cancelled so if I 'd have booked it for 18 March then I 'd have been fine . ''
Abigail , from Witney in Oxfordshire , said : `` I was so nervous - you mentally prepare for it so for it to be cancelled was so frustrating .
`` It 's been rebooked and early July is the supposed date but I 've got no idea whether that will go ahead .
`` I 've been able @ @ @ @ @ @ @ few times which is OK for confidence but it 's not the same as having your instructor sitting next to you . ''
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency ( DVSA ) suspended all driving tests for up to three months from 20 March .
It said the official number of cancelled tests was not yet available but government statistics show about 400,000 people take their practical car tests in Great Britain each quarter .
Instructors are facing numerous considerations about returning to work and have been advised by the Driving Instructors Association @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contact with anyone experiencing virus symptoms , as well as asking them to wash their hands or use sanitiser before getting in the car .
They should also keep windows open for ventilation and wipe down contact points in the vehicle between lessons .
You might also be interested in : • Could the drive-in cinema finally take off in the UK ?
• How are coastal towns faring in lockdown ?
• What to expect when hairdressers reopen Julie Mansley , who teaches in Dorchester , Dorset , says she will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for cleaning the car between pupils and may make lessons longer to reduce the number of people in the vehicle each day .
She is also scrapping late cancellation charges to encourage pupils to be honest if they do n't feel well or should be isolating .
`` I know it 's going to impact on my business but it 's going to be about trusting each other .
We will work together with our pupils in the interest of safety . ''
Dave Williams , who teaches across Newton Abbot and Torbay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ high-risk category makes him feel `` even more scared and vulnerable '' about returning to work .
`` Now the job becomes dangerous for a different type of reason , '' he said .
`` Should I go out and play Russian roulette every day or not ? ''
Anna Rodger , who teaches in Oxfordshire , only became a fully qualified , self-employed instructor in November so can not receive a taxable grant , worth 80 % of profits , because it is calculated on the basis of the previous year 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me is that people who have just started a new venture into self-employment are not getting the same help because there 's no way of working it out .
`` I know a few driving instructors who had just taken up this job .
I like to look at myself as one of the lucky ones .
I moved into my first house when this all kicked off but luckily my partner earns enough for us to get by . ''
A spokesman for the DVSA said its priority was to `` stop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safe '' .
`` We will continue to work closely with driving instructor associations on how and when we can resume driving tests and lessons . ''
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"I know a few driving instructors who had just taken up this job. I like to look at myself as one of the lucky ones. I moved into my first house when this all kicked off but luckily my partner earns enough for us to get by."


bbcuk--2020-06-14--Cherry Wilson: Should I remove or reply to my racist Facebook friend?

We probably all have that one friend on Facebook - who has exposed themselves recently as being racist .
Mine is someone who I know from where I grew up .
Normally I scroll past their statuses , slagging off their ex or their results from a Facebook quiz .
But with the focus on George Floyd 's death , anti-racism protests and the debate about removing controversial British statues , they 've moved to posting casually racist stuff .
I know they do n't think it 's a big deal - it 's just banter , do n't take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see stuff like that , it stings .
It just reminds me of all the racist names I 've been called , all the times I 've been asked , `` Where are you from ? ''
( England ) '' No where are you from , from ? ''
( Oh you mean why do I have this colour skin ? )
It reminds me of the time me and my sister could n't get into a London club because they wanted a `` European crowd '' ( code for white ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think it 's okay to touch my curly hair ( I 'm not a pet ) .
Racism is more than just calling someone the `` N-word '' .
I do n't know if I have the energy to respond to this person 's posts , but if I do n't speak up , am I just letting them off the hook ?
Cherry Wilson is a proud northerner who recently moved back to Stockport , Greater Manchester , where she grew up .
She studied journalism in Sheffield and was the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Her passion is telling the stories of the people and communities behind the headlines , exploring issues that matter to them .
She has a great love for cups of tea , jerk chicken , chips and gravy and Coronation Street .
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But needed advice on whether to click the unfriend button or the reply button .
Social psychologist Dr Keon West says it depends on what you 're trying to achieve .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your mental health , I would not say you need to approach that person .
`` I do n't think you 'll feel very good after repeatedly engaging with people doing very racist things , you will probably feel worse . ''
But if you 're hoping to make them post things that are less racist or be more compassionate , you might consider hitting that reply button .
`` If you are trying to remind other people that social norms do not permit this kind of behaviour then I would say you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conversation with them .
`` Even if it does n't change their mind , it might give them a different sense of what 's considered acceptable behaviour . ''
When I see the posts from the person I know , I wonder whether replying to them would change anything .
I can just hear them now - `` You 're just playing the race card . ''
So I 've asked other people what they 've done when they 've come across racist and ignorant posts .
`` I definitely started to reply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' Alisha Standing , 27 , told me .
`` Someone told me I deserve to get raped while I was trying to explain why it 's important that Black Lives Matter has its own voice vs All Lives Matter .
`` After that , I just decided to delete and block people .
It actually scarred me a bit , to be honest . ''
Comedian and author Njambi McGrath took the time to reply to a man she considered racist even though it can sometimes feel `` exhausting '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ it might make him think about how other people feel .
`` If he goes home that day and even if he 's going to hold the same view , at the back of his mind he will know someone has raised a point .
`` He is not as ignorant as he was before I engaged with him . ''
Kasia Williams says her husband has experienced racism , so she feels it 's important for her to speak out when she sees it on Facebook .
`` I ca n't stay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of people did listen and said , 'Thanks for sharing your knowledge ' and went on to educate others and I think that 's important .
`` But unfortunately there are some people who do n't want to listen and I started to feel like it was a waste of time . ''
Dr West says if you reply to people 's posts , do n't expect them to suddenly stop being racist .
`` If you think that by arguing with them on the internet there will be less biased , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may be aware that other people do not appreciate their behaviour .
`` There are ways to educate people but they still take time and usually do n't take the format of a shouting match on the internet . ''
Matthew Collins , head of intelligence at anti-racism charity Hope Not Hate , says a lot of racism and bigotry comes from fear and a lack of understanding .
He calls it the `` what-about-ery '' - meaning `` what about me ? ''
`` They look at Black Lives Matter , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 'Why should they get something I do n't have ? '
and that they do n't understand the concept .
`` They have a real fear that what little they have , they have something to lose by it . ''
Matthew believes society is going to need strong leadership to address the issue of some people 's fears around racial equality in order to make significant progress .
`` We have to bear in mind we 're going to come up against a lot of resistance unless we can soothe the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people of colour somehow takes something away from them - and of course it does n't . ''
Having looked again at the Facebook page of the person I know , one of their latest posts takes the mick out of black men .
I ca n't help but roll my eyes - I 'm tired of it all .
Time to click that unfriend button .

My friend shared a post that said: "Why are we demonstrating in England over a guy who died 1,000 miles away when no demonstration took place when white girls were raped in Rotherham?" I asked if anyone stopped people from demonstrating over the white girls. Also that the injustice of what happened to George Floyd has angered people of all races. I don't know if it will change him but at least he knows where I stand. Bim, Potter's Bar, UK


bbcuk--2020-06-14--Generation Harvest: What it's like for the new fruit and veg picking Brits

Nat and Emily have been working as fruit and veg pickers after they both lost their jobs during the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ set foot on a farm before and the other is almost a farming veteran .
@ @ @ @ @ had helped out with the harvest in the past .
Here 's the reality of @ @ @ @ @ fruit and veg pickers .

Nat and Emily have been working as fruit and veg pickers after they both lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic.
One had never set foot on a farm before and the other is almost a farming veteran. But both of their families had helped out with the harvest in the past.
Here's the reality of being one of the new fruit and veg pickers.
Produced by Megan Fisher.


bbcuk--2020-06-14--Birdwatcher, 14, making the most of lockdown wildlife

Indy Kiemel Greene is just 14 years old and can identify dozens of birds from their calls alone .
At @ @ @ @ @ bird feeder and was transfixed by the species it attracted .
He sets up his @ @ @ @ @ and videos of birds eating and during lockdown has noticed rare birds making an appearance @ @ @ @ @ people .
The teenager , from Thoresby Park , Nottinghamshire , hopes more young people @ @ @ @ @ and learn about wildlife .
Filmed and edited by Chris Waring .
Parts of this @ @ @ @ @ lockdown .

Indy Kiemel Greene is just 14 years old and can identify dozens of birds from their calls alone.
At nine he bought his first bird feeder and was transfixed by the species it attracted.
He sets up his camera to capture close-up images and videos of birds eating and during lockdown has noticed rare birds making an appearance in places normally occupied by people.
The teenager, from Thoresby Park, Nottinghamshire, hopes more young people will get involved with nature and learn about wildlife.
Filmed and edited by Chris Waring. Parts of this video were filmed before the lockdown.


bbcuk--2020-06-14--How Jessie Ware's podcast made her music 'faster, sexier, naughtier'

`` I got called 'the sorceress of horny ' the other day , '' says Jessie Ware , brimming with glee .
`` They said I would have been burned at the stake .
It 's the best quote I 've ever had in my life . ''
The singer , who shot to fame in 2012 with her Mercury-nominated debut album , is quoting a not-entirely-inaccurate review of her latest single , Ooh La La .
An irresistible slice of 80s disco-funk , its every line is a come-on , propelled by an impatient hopscotch bass line .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she laughs .
`` We were trying to find a way that we could get away with murder without it sounding completely filthy . ''
It is certainly a departure from Ware 's last album , Glasshouse , where she wrote about meeting and falling in love with her partner , Sam Burrows , a personal trainer , and her struggles as a new mother .
Released in 2017 , the record earned her a Brit nomination for best female , but sales were underwhelming and an appearance at the Coachella music festival @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her to quit music altogether .
By that point , the pair had started a hugely successful podcast , Table Manners , in which they cook a meal for a celebrity guest , while giving them a grilling of their own .
Listening to an episode feels like eavesdropping at a family dinner party : Jessie and Lennie bicker and tease and resurrect embarrassing memories , but their affection for each other shines through .
`` We 're quite a loud , emotional family , '' Ware concedes .
`` There 's no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ politeness , we 're quite dysfunctional but it works . ''
Fans have devoured the show 's hilarious , zero-filter conversations with an appetite to match guest star Ed Sheeran , who ate `` four helpings of sausages '' during his appearance .
Now in its 10th series , the podcast has been downloaded more than 80 million times ( `` the only number one I 've ever got in my life , '' jokes Ware ) with highlights including Sam Smith 's worryingly accurate Gollum impersonation , and Aisling Bea explaining to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and `` dogging '' .
Ware , in particular , has a knack for drawing candid confessions from her guests .
`` People always confide in me very quickly , '' she says .
`` I always seem to be that person that somebody 's telling their life story to in the toilet at a party .
`` And I 'm always quite up for it : I just kind of put my claws into other people and suck the life out of them . ''
The podcast has now spawned a cookbook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ success gave Ware room to re-evaluate her musical career .
She ditched the autobiographical , confessional lyrics of Glasshouse and went back to the cutting-edge club sounds of her debut ... while embracing her inner horny sorceress .
`` This album was pure escapism : Let 's fantasise , let 's do everything faster and sexier and naughtier . ''
Pulse-quickening title track What 's Your Pleasure is a breathless update of Donna Summer 's Love To Love You Baby ; while Save A Kiss sizzles with sensuality .
`` You 're always @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , `` And I think I 'm gon na burn now . ''
`` It 's fun playing the temptress , because that 's so not me , '' Ware laughs .
`` But I want my nightlife to to be like What 's Your Pleasure .
`` I 'm longing for that : A bit of a night out and touching and speaking intimately to each other .
Maybe meeting a stranger and not having to deal with the people you 're living with for a night .
`` This is what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this record that 's total fantasy , because my nightlife is dealing with two kids between 2am and 5am , and them having a frickin ' party but my husband and I just being like , 'Jesus Christ , go to sleep ' . ''
But the album is n't just about good times .
The album closes with a stunning , baroque-pop symphony , Remember Where You Are , that laments the divisiveness of modern politics .
`` The heart of the city is on fire , '' she observes , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we keep loving , on the edge of doubt ? ''
The song was written in a moment of despondency last summer .
`` Trump was in town , Boris had just got elected and it felt like a bit of an [ expletive ] show , '' says the singer , who 's a staunch Labour supporter .
`` It felt like us acknowledging the state of what 's going on - and that a bit of intimacy and love can always work a treat . ''
The sound of the song @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 70s soul tracks Les Fleurs ( by Minnie Ripperton ) and State Of Independence ( Donna Summer ) .
`` We were totally trying to do Les Fleurs , '' says Ware .
`` We wanted it to feel like an overture .
For it to be a group vocal but to be sung with drama .
`` I 'm so proud of that song .
I want it to be at the end of an episode of Handmaid 's Tale .
I think it 's good enough . ''
The singer put @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attending several of the Black Lives Matter protests in London , an experience she calls `` incredibly powerful and peaceful '' .
`` There was a strong sense of solidarity - but also of young voices really commanding our attention and leading the chants .
I thought that that was really inspiring .
It was the youngest protest I 've ever been to . ''
Ware later decided to push back the release of her album , after discovering its release date , 19 June , coincided with Freedom Day , which celebrates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US .
`` It 's an incredibly important day for black voices , and I do n't want to distract from those voices or those experiences or stories in any way , '' she said in a video posted to her Facebook page .
It 's the sort of public stance she might have avoided in the past but , over the last three years , Ware says she 's grown more at ease with being herself .
`` For so long I was so scared and nervous , '' she says .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ I dressed up to hide myself .
I 'd have my hair done and my power suit , and it was all about trying to make me feel more confident .
`` I even hid my 'big voice ' on the first record because I did n't particularly want to show it off .
But then I worked with [ producer ] Benny Blanco who was like , 'You 've got a voice , sing out a bit more , ' so I did a song like Say You Love Me .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this hushed voice - but it 's so much more controlled and decisive .
And now , playing dress-up is just for sheer fun , because I guess I 'm not so nervous anymore . ''
It was the podcast that allowed her to be herself .
It might even have forced her hand .
After all , it 's difficult to convey a sense of mystique when you 've been publicly berated by your mum for not showering .
`` I do n't feel like I need to prove anything any more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feel very comfortable and confident . ''
You can see it for yourself in the playful TV performances she 's staged during lockdown - dancing around her daughter 's bedroom , illuminated by a set of disco lights she 'd borrowed from Nick Grimshaw .
`` I wanted people to be sweaty in a club when they heard this record , and this is not how I imagined it coming out at all , '' she says .
`` But you know what ?
The whole premise is that it 's fun and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
So why not have a disco ball and flashing lights and a smoke machine ?
`` Sod it .
I made a bloody disco record , so let 's do it ! ''
Jessie Ware 's album , What 's Your Pleasure , will be released on 26 June and she will tour the UK next April .

"For so long I was so scared and nervous," she says. "Like on the first album, I dressed up to hide myself. I'd have my hair done and my power suit, and it was all about trying to make me feel more confident.


bbcuk--2020-06-14--Boris Johnson: 'People should shop with confidence'

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that `` people should shop , and shop with confidence '' when non-essential stores @ @ @ @ @ .
But he urged shoppers to observe social distancing rules .
He added that it @ @ @ @ @ `` gradual build-up '' of people to ensure safety .
Read more : Safe for @ @ @ @ @ - Sunak

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that "people should shop, and shop with confidence" when non-essential stores reopen in England on Monday.
But he urged shoppers to observe social distancing rules.
He added that it's important to see a "gradual build-up" of people to ensure safety.
Read more: Safe for the public to shop again - Sunak


bbcuk--2020-06-14--Illegal raves: Daisy Nook park clean-up begins

A mass clean-up operation has begun after 4,000 people descended on a country park for an illegal rave .
Volunteers @ @ @ @ @ in Oldham , Greater Manchester , was a `` sea of gas canisters '' and @ @ @ @ @ .
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A mass clean-up operation has begun after 4,000 people descended on a country park for an illegal rave.
Volunteers said Daisy Nook Park, in Oldham, Greater Manchester, was a "sea of gas canisters" and other rubbish after the event.
A 20-year-old man died of a suspected overdose on Saturday night.


bbcuk--2020-06-14--Newspaper headlines: Shoppers urged to spend and 'hero' of protests

Meanwhile , Boris Johnson has written in the Daily Telegraph about the row over some of Britain 's historic statues @ @ @ @ @ `` extremely dubious about the growing campaign to edit or photoshop the entire cultural landscape @ @ @ @ @ would be a `` distortion of our history '' .
Mr Johnson also defends Sir @ @ @ @ @ was graffitied as objections resurfaced about some of his views and actions .
Mr Johnson @ @ @ @ @ up a cross-government commission to examine inequality .

After queuing at a social distance outside, they are greeted inside by staff in protective gear, one-way systems and signs urging "no hands", "no browsing" and "stay back". The assistant on the perfumery counter is in a glass enclosure while a masked customer tries in vain to test one of the fragrances.


bbcuk--2020-06-14--Grenfell Tower: Survivors say 'nothing has changed'

The survivors of Grenfell Tower fire , which killed 72 people , have said `` nothing has changed '' three years after the disaster .
Those who escaped from the west London tower block said they feel `` left behind '' and `` disgusted '' by a lack of progress in making other buildings safe .
Some 246 buildings still have Aluminium Composite Material ( ACM ) cladding .
Churches across London will ring their bells 72 times to mark those who died .
The inferno at Grenfell - the biggest domestic blaze since the Second World War - started @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spread to engulf the whole building , and the type of cladding used has been blamed .
A Parliamentary committee has warned cladding , like that which helped the flames spread , could cost up to £15bn to remove nationwide .
On the third anniversary of the fire , with commemoration services planned online , survivors and relatives also expressed disbelief that a public inquiry into the disaster had yet to conclude .
Hearings were paused in March because of the coronavirus pandemic and are due to restart on 6 July .
Karim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the blaze , said `` there 's not a lot of compliments right now '' for the government .
`` A lot has changed , but nothing has changed , '' he said .
`` We 're still talking about cladding , we 're still talking about justice .
The public inquiry keeps stopping and starting .
`` It never feels like there 's any urgency with the emergency that this country is in with the whole cladding situation . ''
Survivor Tiago Alves added : `` We knew this was n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Did I think we 'd still be here three years on still talking about the removal of cladding ?
I think that 's a bit absurd . ''
Joseph John , who escaped the fire by climbing out the window of his second floor flat with his then-partner and child , has said he feels `` disgusted '' about where victims still find themselves .
`` I feel like I 've been left behind since Grenfell , I have n't been supported . ''
Campaign group Grenfell United - set up in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ series of events , including online commemorations .
A silent march was held to honour victims on Sunday afternoon , and a video message from singer Adele , who visited the site shortly after the fire , was played to a virtual service .
`` Even though we 're having to do this in the virtual world , online , 2020 Zoom life as it is , it is still so important for us to mourn together , and for us to remember that night and to reflect on that and also reflect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she said .
`` And also to celebrate the lives that were lived before sadly being taken that night . ''
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`` To all the people of Grenfell , we 're still mourning with you , '' he said .
`` When the Government and the powers that be have turned their back on you , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you , we remember .
`` It was just a day , it was just a week , it was just a month for us , it was a green heart , it was a badge , it was a tweet but that 's still a dark reality for these people . ''
At 22:30 BST , people in homes across the UK have been asked to shine a bright green light from their screens to show solidarity with the bereaved and survivors .
Messages from Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virtual service hosted by the Bishop of Kensington .
Mr Johnson said : `` As a nation , we are still dealing with the consequences of what happened and working to make sure it never happens again . ''
He added stricter laws on fire safety had been introduced and that the government was working to implement `` every recommendation made by the first phase of the public inquiry '' .
Labour has estimated 56,000 people were still living in homes wrapped in the same flammable cladding as Grenfell .
`` In the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ community came together to campaign for justice , safe homes and change .
`` Because no-one should ever go through the loss and pain they experienced , '' said Sir Keir .
`` But three years on and , unbelievably , tonight , people will go to bed in unsafe homes , '' he added .
In a written statement , London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he would be relentless in ensuring the Grenfell community gets justice and that Londoners would feel safe in their homes .
A Ministry of Housing , Communities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set up the Building Safety Programme and testing process to identify all high-rise buildings with ACM cladding and had worked with councils to ensure buildings at risk were made safe .
The Fire Brigades Union said high-rise residents faced a `` postcode lottery '' concerning how many firefighters would be sent to their building in the event of a blaze .
It said `` many brigades would not be able to mobilise anywhere near the scale '' that was needed to tackle the Grenfell Tower fire .

"Even though we're having to do this in the virtual world, online, 2020 Zoom life as it is, it is still so important for us to mourn together, and for us to remember that night and to reflect on that and also reflect on where we are now," she said.


bbcuk--2020-06-14--Coronavirus: NI hotels and bars could reopen in early July

Hotels , bars and cafes could reopen on 3 July in Northern Ireland if the Stormont executive agrees to the plan .
BBC News NI has been told ministers will consider a timetable of opening at their executive meeting on Monday .
The proposal aimed at restarting Northern Ireland 's hospitality sector is contained in a plan put together by Economy Minister Diane Dodds .
The plan would also mean self-contained caravans and holiday lets could be used from 26 June .
Hotels were scheduled to open on 20 July but many in the industry have been pressing for an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hotels , cafes , restaurants and bars that serve food should be allowed to open .
There were no coronavirus-related deaths recorded in Northern Ireland on Sunday .
The Department of Health 's death toll , which relates mostly to deaths in hospitals , remains at 541 .
The move comes after industry representatives lobbied executive ministers to secure a reopening date .
It is estimated that the hospitality industry employs 65,000 jobs and is worth £2bn annually .
Deputy First Minster Michelle O'Neill confirmed to BBC Northern Ireland 's Sunday Politics programme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the days ahead .
She said a paper written by Mrs Dodds would be presented to the executive about reopening hotels , bars and cafes and she hoped the industry would be `` content '' .
The Department of Health has confirmed the R number of the virus in Northern Ireland remains at between 0.5 and 0.9 .
R is the number of people each infected person , on average , passes the virus on to and it has been at the heart of Stormont 's decision making .
The goal is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sunday , the department also released the scientific data behind how they calculate the number and other estimates on how prevalent the infection currently is in Northern Ireland .
It says the number of people who are infected with coronavirus is currently between 300 and 2,000 - the department says it can not be more specific because of the large numbers of people who are asymptomatic .
Less than 5 % of the population have recovered from Covid-19 and have detectable antibodies , the department suggests , meaning the majority of the population @ @ @ @ @ @ @ means `` any subsequent waves of the epidemic have the potential to be significantly worse '' than the current outbreak , according to the department 's update .
Ms O'Neill said when the executive meets on Monday and Thursday , they would be `` significant days '' .
`` We want to keep giving people that wee bit more to try to get back to some semblance of normality , '' she said .
Mrs O'Neill said she did not feel `` any pressure whatsoever '' from the Republic of Ireland 's reopening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reopening the hospitality sector was imminent was greeted with delight from the industry .
Janice Gault , chief executive of the Northern Ireland Hotels Federation , said staff in the industry were working hard to make sure their premises were safe and secure for customers .
Colin Neill , chief executive of Hospitality Ulster , said it was important hoteliers and cafe owners were not put at a disadvantage as similar venues were opening in the Republic of Ireland on 29 June .
He urged the executive to scrap the 2m ( 6ft @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 1m .
He argued the 2m rule meant it was not economically viable for some businesses to reopen .
With a 2m rule some businesses would only reach 30 % of their normal turnover whereas at 1m it would rise to 70 % , he added .
Both Arlene Foster and Michelle O'Neill , the first and deputy first minsters , say when it comes to reducing the social-distancing space they will be `` guided by the science '' .
Stormont ministers are also looking at the possibility of giving cafe and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and other outside spaces to serve customers .
It is also expected some venues may have their entertainment restricted to prevent large crowds gathering on their premises .
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It says the number of people who are infected with coronavirus is currently between 300 and 2,000 - the department says it cannot be more specific because of the large numbers of people who are asymptomatic.