bbcuk--2020-01-31--Scottish independence: Nicola Sturgeon calls for patience over indyref2

Scotland 's first minister has warned there are `` no shortcuts '' to indyref2 as she urged her party to patiently build the case for independence .
In a speech in Edinburgh , Ms Sturgeon stressed that she still wants an independence referendum this year .
But she acknowledged that it now may not happen until after next year 's Scottish Parliament election .
And she again insisted that any referendum `` must be legal and legitimate '' .
Ms Sturgeon was addressing SNP activists just hours before the UK leaves the EU at 23:00 , despite Scottish voters backing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the EU referendum .
The first minister said that Brexit day was a `` pivotal moment '' for Scotland and the UK , with the `` real and profound sadness '' felt by many Scots also tinged with anger .
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She said the task now was to `` make our case with passion but also with patience @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a majority of Scots to back independence .
And she warned the independence movement that it must not allow a `` sense of frustration '' to `` take us down dead ends or weaken our sense of purpose '' .
Ms Sturgeon used her speech to unveil plans to set up a new Constitutional Convention of MPs , MSPs , former MEPs and councillors , similar to the one that was set up ahead of the creation of the devolved Scottish Parliament in 1999 .
She also said a series of papers would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an independent Scotland , with the SNP 's campaign budget being doubled to pay for new independence materials , local newspaper adverts and a new campaign film focused on undecided voters .
And she said the Electoral Commission would be asked to re-test the question from the last referendum in 2014 - `` should Scotland be an independent country '' .
The SNP leader argued that there was a `` cast-iron democratic mandate '' for an independence referendum given her party 's electoral success in recent years and the country 's opposition to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were `` shortcuts or clever wheezes that can magically overcome the obstacles we face '' would do the independence cause a disservice .
Ms Sturgeon added : `` To achieve independence , a referendum , whenever it happens - whether it is this year as I want , or after the next Scottish election - must be legal and legitimate .
That is a simple fact .
`` It must demonstrate clearly that there is majority support for independence , and its legality must be beyond doubt .
Otherwise the outcome , even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by other countries .
`` The best way to achieve that , even though it may not be ideal , is to reach agreement on a transfer of power to the Scottish Parliament , just as we did for 2014 . ''
Ms Sturgeon formally requested a transfer of powers from Westminster to ensure the legality of a referendum after her party won 48 of Scotland 's 59 seats in December 's general election .
This was rejected by the prime minister , who said the 2014 referendum - when Scottish voters rejected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - was a `` once in a generation '' event .
Ms Sturgeon did not rule out a future legal challenge to the prime minister 's refusal to grant formal consent , as some independence campaigners have suggested .
But she warned that any court action would not be guaranteed to win - adding : `` It could move us forward , but equally it could set us back . ''
The first minister said : `` So my judgment at this stage is that we should use our energies differently .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political case for independence '' .
There are many good political reasons why Nicola Sturgeon needs to keep talking up a referendum in 2020 - but it is all but certain not to happen .
The SNP leader wants to keep the pressure up on Boris Johnson , to make clear that his blunt refusals are not sustainable .
And she needs to keep her supporters marching in step , even if the road remains longer than many of them might have hoped .
But she also wants indyref2 to be legally watertight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ EU .
That 's not going to happen without a deal with Mr Johnson , which is n't going to come this year .
Ms Sturgeon does n't just want a referendum , she wants independence - and she believes only an agreed process like that of 2014 can deliver it .
Judging by some of the online reaction - prominent pro-independence blogger Wings Over Scotland immediately described her speech as a `` betrayal '' - this is a difficult message to sell to some elements of the Yes movement , who have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before .
Many would have been satisfied today by nothing less than a date for a poll - and the sooner the better .
But this is still more about the politics of persuasion than process .
For all the politically necessary talk of a vote this year , Ms Sturgeon is playing a longer game .
On Wednesday , SNP and Green MSPs united at Holyrood to pass a motion saying a referendum should be held `` on a date and in a manner determined by the Scottish Parliament '' .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flying outside the parliament beyond Brexit `` as a practical demonstration of regret '' .
And on Thursday a YouGov poll suggested that a narrow majority of Scots may now support independence - with 51 % backing Yes to 49 % No , excluding do n't knows .
However the survey also found 56 % of respondents were opposed to having a referendum this year 2020 - with 34 % in favour .
Meanwhile , Mr Johnson is to make an address of his own shortly before the Brexit deadline , when he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a new era '' and national unity .
The prime minister will say : `` Our job as the government - my job - is to bring this country together and take us forward .
`` And the most important thing to say tonight is that this is not an end but a beginning .
This is the moment when the dawn breaks and the curtain goes up on a new act . ''

The SNP leader wants to keep the pressure up on Boris Johnson, to make clear that his blunt refusals are not sustainable. And she needs to keep her supporters marching in step, even if the road remains longer than many of them might have hoped.


bbcuk--2020-01-31--Milkman stabbed in stomach during Tarporley delivery round

A milkman has been stabbed in the stomach by a teenage boy trying to steal a crate from his float after he and his friend were refused a lift .
The Briscoe 's Dairy driver was attacked while delivering on Eaton Lane in Tarporley , Cheshire at about 05:00 GMT .
He suffered a `` nasty wound '' but was not seriously injured , dairy owner Edward Briscoe said .
The milkman , named only as Rob , wanted to carry on his round after being checked by paramedics .
Mr Briscoe said Rob , who has worked for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the pair `` for a lift down a country lane and he said he could n't '' as it was `` an electric float [ and ] it does n't have any passenger seats '' .
`` One of them tried to get a crate off the back and as Rob has gone round the back , one of the lads has stabbed him , '' he said .
`` It 's horrible to think there was intent there to really hurt someone .
`` I dread to think what would have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thick coat on , but I 'm just so thankful he 's not badly hurt . ''
Mr Briscoe said the boys , who he described as being aged `` 15 or 16 '' and about 6ft ( 1.8m ) and 5ft 3in ( 1.6m ) tall , made off through a gap in a hedge and across a muddy field .
`` Someone 's got to know who it is , '' he said .
`` The field was seriously muddy , they will be covered - on their shoes , on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked for anyone with information about the attack to come forward .

He added that he thought the attack was "disgusting", but it had not put him off being a milkman and he would be "back out there in the morning".


bbcuk--2020-01-31--Bank of England: City watchdog looks into pound's jump

The City watchdog is to investigate a jump in the pound which took place shortly before the Bank of England 's interest rate announcement on Thursday .
The rise has raised questions over whether the decision to hold the Bank 's base rate at 0.75 % had been leaked .
The Financial Conduct Authority ( FCA ) said : `` We are aware of the incident and are looking into it . ''
In December , the Bank referred to the FCA a leak of an audio feed of sensitive information to traders .
• UK rates held as economy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of sterling increased about 15 seconds before midday on Thursday , when the Bank 's Monetary Policy Committee ( MPC ) made its announcement .
It rose from $ 1.3023 to $ 1.3089 against the dollar , and saw a similar increase against the euro .
The pound continued to rise following the announcement , although this was a smaller increase .
The Bank of England confirmed that it referred this incident to the FCA .
The FCA is the markets regulator .
It does not usually look into `` spot '' currency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for another for delivery on a specific date , but it can step in in certain circumstances .
For example , if it affects other regulated markets .
Andrew Sentance , former member of the Bank 's MPC , told the BBC 's Today programme that its nine members make a decision on the interest rate one day before it is announced .
He said : `` There is confidential information circulating in the Bank for quite a long time .
`` But it could just be something coincidental , so we should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sentance added .
In December , the Bank admitted that one of its suppliers had `` misused '' an audio feed of sensitive information .
The Bank 's news conferences are usually broadcast via video , but there was also an audio back-up feed in case of problems .
This audio was available between five and eight seconds before the video feed , and was leaked to hedge fund traders .
This incident was also referred to the FCA , which is still looking into the matter .
It has not launched a @ @ @ @ @

The FCA is the markets regulator. It does not usually look into "spot" currency trading, where one currency is traded for another for delivery on a specific date, but it can step in in certain circumstances. For example, if it affects other regulated markets.


bbcuk--2020-01-31--Aston Martin: F1 billionaire owner leads rescue deal

A consortium led by billionaire Lawrence Stroll will put in £182m , with the rest of the money coming from existing investors .
Mr Stroll partly owns the Racing Point Formula 1 team , which will be branded Aston Martin from 2021 under the deal .
The move comes hours after a board meeting held to discuss how to prop up the ailing firm .
Aston Martin 's best known customer is fictional spy James Bond and the company recently revealed that four of its cars will feature in the next Bond movie , No Time To Die .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aimed at strengthening its balance sheet after its `` disappointing performance '' in 2019 .
Mr Stroll 's consortium will take a 20 % stake in the company and he will become its executive chairman .
As a result , Penny Hughes will be stepping down as Aston Martin 's chairman once the deal is completed .
She said : `` The difficult trading performance in 2019 resulted in severe pressure on liquidity which has left the company with no alternative but to seek substantial additional equity financing .
`` Without this , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to support the operations of the group .
`` Notwithstanding recent weak trading , the strength of the Aston Martin brand and our expanding portfolio of cars has allowed us to attract a strong new partner in Mr Stroll to support the turnaround of the business . ''
Earlier this month , the 106-year-old firm issued a profit warning , saying annual earnings were expected to fall by nearly half from a year earlier .
It said core retail sales - which covers sales from Aston Martin dealers to consumers - were up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ However , wholesale volumes - which covers how many cars the dealers are ordering from Aston Martin itself - were down 7 % to 5,809 .
The company said it was expecting earnings of between £130m and £140m , well below the £247.3m it reported last year .

It said core retail sales - which covers sales from Aston Martin dealers to consumers - were up 12% from a year earlier. However, wholesale volumes - which covers how many cars the dealers are ordering from Aston Martin itself - were down 7% to 5,809.


bbcuk--2020-01-31--Brexit: Do Britons now agree about leaving the EU?

Following the Conservatives ' decisive general election victory , the UK is leaving the European Union .
But where does the public now stand on Brexit and what do they think it should mean for immigration and the economy ?
Do most voters now support Brexit ?
Despite the Conservatives ' election success , polls conducted during the campaign suggested - as they had done for the last two years - that there was a small but consistent majority in favour of remaining in the EU .
On average , the last half dozen polls before the election put Remain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % .
According to these polls , most Remain ( 88 % ) and Leave voters ( 86 % ) would vote the same way as in the 2016 referendum .
However , those who did not vote in 2016 back Remain by two to one ( 53 % to 26 % ) .
One poll conducted since the election , by BMG Research , suggests opinion has not shifted significantly since the election .
It put Remain on 52 % and Leave on 48 % .
The lead for Remain is too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would prefer Brexit was not happening .
However , the evidence certainly does suggest the UK remains more or less evenly divided about Brexit .
• What is the transition period ?
• Brexit : What happens now ?
• Seven things Brexit will change and seven it won't Two key issues in the 2016 referendum were immigration and the economy .
In both cases , Remain and Leave voters still have very different views about what Brexit will mean .
According to research by NatCen , nearly two in five of all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will fall .
Just 7 % believe it will increase after the UK leaves the EU .
However , nearly half ( 46 % ) of those who voted Leave believe immigration will be lower , compared with only 34 % of Remain supporters .
These figures have not changed much since the EU referendum .
In contrast , attitudes towards the economic consequences of leaving the EU have shifted .
In September 2016 , a few months after the EU referendum , under half ( 45 % ) said the economy would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , while 30 % believed it would be better .
But in a survey by NatCen during the election campaign , over half ( 56 % ) said the economy would be worse as a result of Brexit .
Fewer than a quarter ( 21 % ) believed it would be better .
However , those who voted Leave are still more likely to say that the economy will be better off ( 46 % ) than worse off ( 21 % ) .
In contrast , as many as 84 % of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worse off .
Who should be allowed to live and work in the UK ?
Immigration and the economy will also be important in forthcoming talks about the UK 's future relationship with the EU .
The UK will have to decide what rules on immigration it wants and how much it wishes to depart from rules governing what can be bought and sold in the EU .
Concern about immigration has fallen during the last three years .
However , most voters reject current rules which mean anyone from the EU can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but people from outside the EU must apply to do so .
During the election , nearly three in five ( 58 % ) voters told NatCen that EU residents should also have to apply to live and work in the UK .
Less than a quarter ( 22 % ) said they were against the idea .
Even among those who voted Remain , nearly half ( 47 % ) said they were in favour of this approach .
It is figures like these that help explain why the government wants to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seem keen to keep close economic ties with the EU .
No fewer than 86 % agree that after Brexit , companies based in the EU should be allowed `` to sell goods and services freely in Britain in return for allowing British companies to sell goods and services freely in the EU '' .
To realise that ambition , it is likely that the regulations on what can be made and sold in the UK will have to remain fairly similar to those in the EU .
Voters are not always opposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when those rules might be thought to favour consumers .
Even after Brexit , NatCen 's research found nearly three-quarters ( 72 % ) want UK companies to follow EU rules limiting the cost of using a mobile phone abroad .
Similarly , almost four in five ( 78 % ) , think UK airlines should still follow EU rules requiring them to compensate seriously-delayed passengers .
As the UK government seeks the freedom to do things differently , it might well consider that voters could want some things to remain the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rights as consumers .
• Five things to watch for in the election • Is Brexit the most important issue for voters ?
• Do people still vote according to class ?
• The issues voters care about most This analysis piece was commissioned by the BBC from an expert working for an outside organisation .
Sir John Curtice is professor of politics , Strathclyde University , and senior research fellow at NatCen Social Research and The UK in a Changing Europe .

On average, the last half dozen polls before the election put Remain on 53% and Leave on 47%. According to these polls, most Remain (88%) and Leave voters (86%) would vote the same way as in the 2016 referendum. However, those who did not vote in 2016 back Remain by two to one (53% to 26%).


bbcuk--2020-01-31--Liam Gallagher is 'King' Eric Cantona's butler in new video for song Once

Rock ' n ' roll star Liam Gallagher acts as Eric Cantona 's butler and chauffeur in the new video for his track , Once .
The Manchester City fan and the Manchester United legend have put aside their club rivalries to come together in the video .
It arrives around the 25th anniversary of Cantona 's infamous kung-fu kick , which resulted in a nine-month FA ban .
The former Oasis frontman tweeted he was `` absolutely thrilled '' to work with `` the last rock ' n ' roll footballer '' .
He wrote : `` Songs like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and neither do football players like him . ''
The track features on the former Oasis frontman 's second number one solo album Why Me ?
Why Not .
Director Charlie Lightening 's accompanying video begins with `` King '' Eric summoning `` R Kid '' to refill his wine glass , before he strolls semi-naked through his palace , glugging wine and tinkling on a grand piano .
He then claims his crown and robe and heads outside , where his humble servant is waiting to open the door of the Rolls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ white manor house resemble that of Gallagher 's late hero John Lennon , whose Ascot estate featured in the video for Imagine .
Six weeks ago , Cantona - who won four Premier League titles with United - posted a video of himself singing the song while sat on a couch .
`` When two Manchester legends meet , '' wrote the Frenchman , calling Once his `` song of the year '' .
The 47-year-old singer admitted to Copa90 Football last year that City 's bitter rivals , led by Cantona , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' due to their prolonged success .
Although the pendulum has swung the other way in recent years .
After retiring from football in 1997 , Cantona went into acting and starred in and co-produced Ken Loach 's film Looking For Eric , which premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival .
However , his first role came during his lengthy ban for kicking a Crystal Palace supporter in 1995 , when he played a rugby player in the French film Le Bonheur est dans le Pré .
Cantona went on to portray @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Elizabeth , and in 2002 he directed a short film called Apporte-Moi Ton Amour , before appearing in Danish western The Salvation .
Perhaps the most bizarre move of his acting career came in 2013 , when he appeared in the French erotic film You and the Night ( Les Rencontres d'après minuit ) , where he played The Stud .
The 53-year-old was known to be a big film and music fan during his time in Manchester and was pictured alongside another of Gallagher 's musical heroes , The Stone Roses , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ start of the last decade .
The new video marks the release of Liam Gallagher 's Acoustic Sessions EP .
It 's not the first time that the Gallaghers have used the image of a United star alongside their music .
A picture of George Best appeared on the cover of Oasis 's debut album Definitely Maybe back in 1994 , due largely to the photograph being taken in guitarist and United fan Paul `` Bonehead '' Arthurs ' house .
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bbcuk--2020-01-31--Food banks: 'I went from earning £50k to living on £35 a week'

A woman who went from earning £50,000 a year to relying on a food bank has said she will `` never be able to thank '' its volunteers enough for the help given .
Caroline had been living and working in the Netherlands , running an employment agency , when she became pregnant .
But after the end of a relationship and facing housing and health problems , she was living on `` about £35 a week '' .
She said she would encourage anyone who was struggling financially to seek help from a food bank .
Caroline , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , said without support from Stoke-on-Trent food bank `` I do n't know where I would be right now '' .
`` The volunteers are amazing people , '' she said .
`` The biggest thing I can say in my experience is , you are not judged , no matter what your background is nothing matters , just that you are educated in where to go to get help and move you from that situation . ''
She was earning up to €1,000 a week , with commission , before becoming pregnant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Caroline returned to England and about 18 months later fell pregnant with her son , now seven , but the relationship with her children 's father broke down and he remained in the Netherlands .
She said she had no support with childcare and complications after her children 's births left her unable to work full time .
• ' I hung around outside the food bank , embarrassed to go in' Rising damp in their privately rented home meant she was spending £400 a month on utilities and she had to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fully covered by housing benefits .
She said at times it felt like `` chaos '' where she had `` no control over anything '' .
`` I had ebbs and waves where we were living off barely anything , '' she said .
While volunteering at children 's centres she was given her first token for the food bank .
As well as collecting food there once a month , staff also helped `` signpost '' her towards other support services .
`` I was too proud to admit I needed help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I do n't think that pride has a part to play these days in visiting a food bank because , if you need that help , it is one of the best places you can go . ''
Caroline , who now lives in Stone , added : `` I am hoping for a brighter future .
I am settled , the children are settled , I do n't have debts , it just feels amazing to be in this position .
`` When I was at my lowest , I never would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now .
`` But if it were to happen again , I will going back to the food bank .
The threat is always there for anybody , anything can happen around that corner . ''
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"The biggest thing I can say in my experience is, you are not judged, no matter what your background is nothing matters, just that you are educated in where to go to get help and move you from that situation."


bbcuk--2020-01-31--The real lives behind 'shocking' migrant children's stories

`` When you see people dying in trucks and children dead on shores in the news - you ca n't ever imagine yourself in that situation , '' says filmmaker Kyla Simone Bruce .
Her film , Undocument , focuses on the children of four families wanting to live in a new country , caught up in the struggles that ensue .
Kyla , 33 , starts from the premise that `` nobody wants to leave their home or their family - it 's out of necessity '' .
She thinks the current system is `` tearing families apart '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country illegally `` stuck in detention centres '' or worse .
`` There 's a real misconception that people want to come here to sponge off the system , '' she says .
`` People migrate when you 're pushed to the point that you have to provide for your family - or just to survive . ''
Recent news stories about migration have included grim revelations about the deaths of people trying illegally to enter new countries .
In October last year , 39 Vietnamese people were found dead in the back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Back in 2015 , the photograph of a drowned young Syrian boy lying face down on a Turkish beach sparked an international outcry over the human cost of the migration crisis .
Kyla , while fully aware of the `` shocking '' deaths that can result , wanted to explore it from a UK perspective , spending three months observing at a London immigration court .
Keen to make the film `` as real and truthful as possible '' , she also got a lawyer to double check the storylines ' legal aspects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that a lot of the people working there really want to help , and the strain that 's put on them is what makes it all so difficult , '' she says , adding everyone has to navigate the `` bureaucracy '' and paperwork involved .
• Are there 800,000 illegal immigrants in the UK ?
Kyla stresses Undocument was not political , however , saying `` it was really important for us to kind of just show it how it is , and not finger-point or push it one way or the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turns people off `` .
She made the movie with Iranian filmmaker Amin Bakhshian , and they finished it in 2017 , before illegal immigration and detention centres `` became such a relevant topic in the media '' .
`` Obviously now everybody has their opinion and knows a lot more about it - back then I did n't know about the jungle in Calais for example , although that had been going on for years and years , '' she says .
• The desperate children of the Calais Jungle She and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ met as students at London Film School .
His stories of migration , which he witnessed growing up during the war in Iran and Iraq , made them want to look at the lives behind the headlines .
`` Amin could see why people were leaving during wartime , '' she says simply .
Kyla has n't seen him since they made the film as `` it 's so hard for him to get a visa to come here right now '' , so they have n't watched the finished product together .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with the first telling the story of a pregnant Afghan woman - married without her family 's permission - trying to join her husband in the UK .
The second focuses on an Iranian boy and his mother , trapped with other migrants in a house in Greece at the mercy of a trafficker meant to be helping them travel north .
But did she and Amin did wonder , given some of the global headlines about migrant deaths and illegal migration , if their film should have been more hard-hitting ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' she says , but adds : `` Our stories were shocking in their own way and we realised we were being true to ourselves in the storytelling , because we did n't want the shock value .
And actually , that 's what the news does . ''
Their film shows how the migrants are powerless the second they hand control of their lives to the traffickers , who are total strangers .
Amin directed the first two segments of the film in Iran , basing both on true stories .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in lorries , nailed in behind wooden boards , while many of their suitcases are tossed outside the lorry as the traffickers cram in more and more people .
`` For people trying to come here - they pay so much money , so they 're actually quite successful in order to have the means to get that much cash , '' says Kyla .
`` They 're sold a lie - they do n't know how long they 'll be in the lorry for , and they 're suddenly put in this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fighting for their lives .
They do n't realise they 'll be trapped with no air and freezing conditions and you might die .
`` You 're in situations where you ca n't communicate , suddenly it 's a different language and you 're being passed through this network and your choices are taken away and you ca n't go back . ''
She says often illegal migrants are told to get rid of their official documents because `` in some countries it takes the power away if they can prove where you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the UK , in Suffolk , but had a German mother so has always identified with feeling a bit different .
Amin 's childhood experiences of war meant he saw its impact first hand , as people fled for a better life elsewhere .
One of the tales Kyla tells is of a family living in London , where the woman 's partner is visited unexpectedly by immigration officers as he does n't have the correct documentation .
Her other film shows the system through the eyes of an Arabic interpreter in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sees a boy separated from his mother .
One theme that struck both filmmakers was that fear `` becomes a normality '' for children and young people .
In Amin 's second story , the boy ends up `` almost identifying with the trafficker and idolising him , because he 's got money and power '' .
• Is Canada taking more migrants than other countries ?
They used unknown and first-time actors for their film , and were inspired by filmmakers such as Mike Leigh ( the former chair of London Film @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We wanted to humanise the people going through those situations , '' says Kyla .
`` We see news reports about numbers , facts and figures and deaths .
It 's then hard to see the individual human story , but without it , it 's easier to turn a blind eye because you ca n't relate to it .
`` But when you meet people , talk to them and hear their experiences , you find they 're not really that dissimilar . ''
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Their film is split into four segments, with the first telling the story of a pregnant Afghan woman - married without her family's permission - trying to join her husband in the UK. The second focuses on an Iranian boy and his mother, trapped with other migrants in a house in Greece at the mercy of a trafficker meant to be helping them travel north.


bbcuk--2020-01-31--Brexit: The Devon village that held an EEC-joining party

Ivybridge in Devon held a big party when the UK joined the European Economic Community in 1973 .
Unlike most @ @ @ @ @ South West , which voted heavily Leave in the Brexit referendum , the area voted @ @ @ @ @ .
How do Ivybridge 's residents feel now we 're leaving ?

Ivybridge in Devon held a big party when the UK joined the European Economic Community in 1973.
Unlike most of the rest of the South West, which voted heavily Leave in the Brexit referendum, the area voted narrowly to Remain in 2016.
How do Ivybridge's residents feel now we're leaving?
Video Journalist: Nick Raikes


bbcuk--2020-01-31--Brexit: How did we get here? The past four years in two minutes

It 's been more than three years since the UK voted to leave the European Union but now it 's @ @ @ @ @ two changes of prime minister , two general elections , and more votes in parliament @ @ @ @ @ , here 's a quick recap of how we got here .
Read more : @ @ @ @ @ UK leaving the EU

It's been more than three years since the UK voted to leave the European Union but now it's about to happen.
Through two changes of prime minister, two general elections, and more votes in parliament than anyone cares to remember, here's a quick recap of how we got here.
Read more: Your simple guide to the UK leaving the EU
Video Journalist: Nick Raikes


bbcuk--2020-01-31--Meet one of Piccadilly's longest serving chefs

Filippo Falcone is one of Piccadilly 's longest serving chefs and has been serving Londoners since 1958 .
The 81-year-old @ @ @ @ @ Italy ’ s Puglia region , has been serving dishes from all around the world @ @ @ @ @ capital in at the age of 20 .
He says he plans to keep on @ @ @ @ @ get up the stairs to his kitchen .

Filippo Falcone is one of Piccadilly's longest serving chefs and has been serving Londoners since 1958.
The 81-year-old, who was born in Italy’s Puglia region, has been serving dishes from all around the world since his arrival in the capital in at the age of 20.
He says he plans to keep on cooking until he cannot get up the stairs to his kitchen.


bbcuk--2020-01-31--Brexit: What does it mean for my business?

Preparations , port delays and planning for a potential no-deal - these are some of your big Brexit questions .
@ @ @ @ @ Bond has been answering some of the queries from businesses in Suffolk .
The UK @ @ @ @ @ ( EU ) at 23:00 GMT on Friday , 31 January .
It will immediately @ @ @ @ @ .

Preparations, port delays and planning for a potential no-deal - these are some of your big Brexit questions.
BBC East business correspondent Richard Bond has been answering some of the queries from businesses in Suffolk.
The UK formally leaves the European Union (EU) at 23:00 GMT on Friday, 31 January.
It will immediately enter an 11-month transition period.


bbcuk--2020-01-31--Woman jailed for stranger sex attack in Huntingdon

A woman who tried to force oral sex on a man in exchange for £5 for her bus fare has been jailed for sexual assault .
Michelle Hall , 54 , knocked at a stranger 's door in Huntingdon late at night asking for money .
When he refused she barged past and offered oral sex in exchange , which he also refused .
She then groped the victim and tried to pull his trousers down before fleeing .
Hall admitted sexual assault and was jailed for 20 months .
Cambridgeshire Police said the man had refused all Hall 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stop when she turned up unannounced at his door at about 23:25 GMT on 16 October .
It was `` a harrowing experience for the victim , who was forced to endure an unexpected ordeal in his own home '' , PC Jess Porter said .
Police identified Hall from CCTV images taken in locations around Huntingdon and arrested her .
In custody she told officers : `` You do n't have to take swabs , I 'm guilty . ''
Hall , of no fixed address , admitted the offence at Cambridge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sentenced at Peterborough Crown Court on Monday .
As well as jailing her for 20 months , the judge ordered she be put on the sex offenders register for 10 years .
Police praised the victim for having the courage to report the assault .

Cambridgeshire Police said the man had refused all Hall's demands, and repeatedly asked her to stop when she turned up unannounced at his door at about 23:25 GMT on 16 October.


bbcuk--2020-01-31--Pair jailed for neglect of seven-month-old baby

A man and a woman who failed for days to get medical help for a badly hurt baby have been jailed .
Daniel Cowan , 29 , and Ailsa Findleton , 28 , admitted wilfully neglecting the child while she was in their care .
The seven-month-old girl - who needed morphine when admitted to hospital - had a number of injuries including a dislocated and fractured elbow .
Cowan , of Dumfries , and Findleton , of Stranraer , were both jailed for three years at the High Court in Glasgow .
They had previously admitted committing the offence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They were cleared of a charge of attacking the child .
Lord Burns told them : `` You must have known this child was injured and in great pain .
`` She was highly vulnerable and not able to communicate other than with cries , which apparently went unheeded for a number of days .
`` You seem to blame one another for the injuries which were serious and widespread . ''
Lord Burns said the prison terms would have been four years , but for the guilty pleas .
A court had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ examined in hospital and found to have a number of bruises .
Her arm was very swollen around the elbow and was fractured and dislocated .
The child `` cried inconsolably '' throughout the examination and ended up needing surgery to realign her elbow , the court was told .
Simon Gilbride , defending Cowan , said he was `` deeply upset '' when discussing how the child must have suffered .
Findleton 's advocate Lorraine Glancy stated she now `` recognised the failure towards the child '' .
However , in sentencing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` deny responsibility completely '' pinning the blame on Cowan and even medical staff .
The judge added Cowan `` at best '' had `` simply turned a blind eye to the suffering '' of the girl .
The pair will also be monitored for a further year on their release .

"She was highly vulnerable and not able to communicate other than with cries, which apparently went unheeded for a number of days.


bbcuk--2020-01-31--Martina Anderson to return to Stormont as new Foyle MLA

Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson is set to return to Stormont as the new MLA for Foyle .
The BBC @ @ @ @ @ candidate nominated to replace Raymond McCartney who is due to step down from the Assembly @ @ @ @ @ mark a return to the Stormont chamber for the politician who was the party 's @ @ @ @ @ 2012 .
She previously held the post of junior minister in the Executive Office .
@ @ @ @ @ job as MEP tonight when the UK officially leave the EU .
She will now @ @ @ @ @ MEPs Naomi Long and Diane Dodds in the Stormont Assembly .
It 's expected she @ @ @ @ @ key voice on Brexit in the chamber .

The BBC understands she is the only candidate nominated to replace Raymond McCartney who is due to step down from the assembly on Monday.


bbcuk--2020-01-31--Brexit day: Drakeford says Wales leaves EU with heads held high

Welsh politicians are marking the UK 's final day in the European Union .
Flags will be lowered at the National Assembly in Cardiff Bay and Welsh Government buildings at 23:00 GMT - the moment the UK formally leaves .
In a speech , First Minister Mark Drakeford said whatever `` feelings we have in our heart '' , Wales was leaving the EU with `` our heads held high '' .
Conservative Welsh Secretary Simon Hart vowed the UK government would `` make our union stronger '' .
Mr Hart will take part in a cabinet meeting in Sunderland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ backed Leave as the referendum votes were counted in June 2016 .
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to say Brexit is `` not an end , but a beginning '' in a speech on Friday evening .
The Welsh Assembly 's EU flags , which stand outside the Senedd and Ty Hywel buildings in Cardiff Bay , will be replaced with Welsh flags .
Wales voted to leave the EU at the 2016 referendum by 52.5 % to 47.5 % .
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Mark Drakeford , Welsh Labour leader as well as first minister , gave a speech in Cardiff on Wales ' future relationship with Europe on Friday morning .
`` Whatever the different feelings we have in our heart '' on departing from the bloc , he said , `` we do so here in Wales with our heads held high '' .
`` Wales remains a European nation , we are citizens of the world as well as of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of that will be not less but more important than ever . ''
Mr Drakeford also warned the prime minister that Wales and the Welsh Government would `` not be hoodwinked by any simplistic assertion that Brexit is now over and done '' .
`` We will not be browbeaten by the assertion that the decision to leave the European Union is a decision that brings an end to debate or to discussion , '' he said .
`` We will not simply be bored into submission by the reality that Brexit is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but for years and years to come .
`` Leaving the European Union brings stresses and strains in the United Kingdom as well , '' Mr Drakeford added .
`` The Welsh Government will be there as we have been over recent years leading the call for serious attention to be given to the way in which the United Kingdom is to operate together in the aftermath of our membership of the European Union . ''
While the UK will leave the EU 's political systems on Friday night , it will enter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to European Union rules .
This runs to the end of 2020 , during which time the UK government holds negotiations on a future trading relationship with the EU .
• What will change after Friday , 31 January ?
Welsh Secretary Simon Hart said : `` Today marks a new chapter in our history as we finally deliver on the decision made by the Welsh people and leave the EU .
`` We are leaving as one United Kingdom with a mission to build better infrastructure , make our streets safer , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ union stronger . ''
Andrew RT Davies was a prominent figure in the 2016 Welsh Vote Leave campaign , when he was serving as Welsh Conservative assembly group leader .
`` It 's now incumbent on politicians of all colours to put the rancour and division of the past three years behind us and put our shoulder to the wheel to deliver a brighter future for Wales and the United Kingdom , '' Mr Davies said .
Plaid Cymru had been among the parties battling for Remain .
Earlier this week party leader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Wales `` as best we can '' .
Mr Price said : `` Wales will always be friends of Europe and nothing will change that . ''
Wales ' vote to leave the European Union in 2016 amounted to a major turning point in the political history of the country .
It came despite support for Remain from Welsh Labour , which has dominated politics in Wales for a century .
Assumptions Wales was a pro-EU nation , in part because of billions in structural funds it has received , evaporated overnight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ senior politicians in Cardiff with a dilemma about how to respond .
Welsh ministers remain concerned at the impact that restrictions on trade could have on sectors of the Welsh economy reliant on EU markets , as well as who will control what replaces EU funds .
Labour lost six seats in Leave voting areas in Wales in December 's general election , to a Conservative Party promising to get Brexit done .
The question is , with assembly polls looming in 15 months , whether the Brexit debates of the last three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Wales ' political landscape .

"The Welsh Government will be there as we have been over recent years leading the call for serious attention to be given to the way in which the United Kingdom is to operate together in the aftermath of our membership of the European Union."


bbcuk--2020-01-31--Motorist sought after cyclist killed in Hailsham crash

A cyclist has died in a collision involving a bus and a car that left the scene .
The crash @ @ @ @ @ London Road and Grovelands Road in Hailsham , East Sussex , at about 19:00 GMT @ @ @ @ @ said the 51-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene .
No other injuries were @ @ @ @ @ to trace the driver of the vehicle that left the scene without stopping .

The crash happened at the junction of London Road and Grovelands Road in Hailsham, East Sussex, at about 19:00 GMT on Thursday.


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Streatham attack: Police search homes as attacker Sudesh Amman named

Police have been searching the London hostel where the Streatham attacker is believed to have been living .
Sudesh Amman , 20 , was shot dead by police on Streatham High Road after stabbing people in what police called an Islamist-related terrorist incident .
He had been released from prison about a week ago after serving half of a sentence for terror offences , and was under police surveillance .
Three people were injured but none is in a life-threatening condition .
Scotland Yard said officers were searching residential addresses in south London and Bishop 's Stortford , Hertfordshire .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ off a hostel in Streatham , where the manager said Amman had been living .
He added : `` I did n't have much to do with him .
`` Everyone has their own rooms in there .
The last time I saw him I was doing his radiator , setting up his heating on Friday .
He did n't speak much . ''
Amman 's mother , Haleema Faraz Khan , told Sky News that she had visited her son on Thursday , when he seemed `` normal '' , and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before the attack .
She fought back tears as she said her `` polite and lovely boy '' had been `` brainwashed '' by material he saw online and further radicalised by his time in the high security Belmarsh prison in south-east London .
The Met Police , whose Counter Terrorism Command officers are leading the investigation , said no arrests had been made and `` inquiries continue at pace '' .
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said there were about `` 70 plus '' people convicted of terrorism offences who had been released @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government they were being `` properly punished and reformed '' .
• How many people are in prison for terror offences ?
• What do prisons do to deradicalise terror offenders ?
• Why do prisoners serve only half their sentence ?
But Prime Minister Boris Johnson said there were problems with the rehabilitation of those convicted of terrorist offences , saying : `` It 's very , very hard .
It can happen that the instances of success are really very few , we have to be frank about that . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ early release from prison for terror offenders , the `` difficulty is how to apply that retrospectively '' for those currently serving sentences .
How did the attack unfold ?
At about 14:00 GMT on Sunday , two people were stabbed on Streatham High Road in south London , a busy street lined with shops .
Witnesses heard gunshots as armed officers , who had been following Amman on foot , shot him dead .
Amman had what appeared to be an explosive device strapped to his body , police said , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Three people were taken to hospitals including the two stabbing victims - a woman in her 50s and a man in his 40s .
The man was initially considered to be in a life-threatening condition , but that is no longer the case .
The woman has been discharged .
Another woman in her 20s had minor injuries believed to have been caused by glass following the gun shots .
Eyewitness Dave Chawner told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme he heard the shots and then turned around to see one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` who was incredibly distressed '' .
`` He was holding his lower right quadrant and there was blood everywhere .
I happened to have a blanket in my bag and I gave it to them to help stem the bleeding . ''
Who was the attacker ?
Amman was released from prison in January , after serving half of his sentence of three years and four months .
He was jailed in December 2018 after pleading guilty to terror offences .
The Islamic State group has said Amman was a `` fighter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the wording IS commonly uses in the case of attacks in the West that the group appears to have inspired rather than orchestrated .
• Read more : Who was Streatham attacker ?
A teenager who knew Amman from his neighbourhood in Harrow , but who did not want to give her name , said he used to talk about being a terrorist , but she and others thought he was joking .
But Jignesh Khomani , 20 , a former neighbour of Amman , said he seemed `` a pretty average guy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's release , there were concerns about the danger he might pose to the public but there were no legal mechanisms to keep him in prison , said BBC political correspondent Chris Mason .
Last November , an attack near London Bridge - in which two people died - was also carried out by a man convicted of terrorism offences but who had been released mid-way through his sentence .
Streatham MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy said : `` He [ Amman ] was under surveillance quite soon after being released which begs the question @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ? ''
Mr Khan also told BBC Breakfast : `` Those that are out , I want to be reassured that the authorities have the resources and support that they need to ensure we are kept safe . ''
What has been the government 's response ?
Our correspondent Chris Mason said there was `` a desperate desire '' within government to be seen to be acting quickly .
Mr Johnson said on Monday the government would announce further plans for `` fundamental changes to the system for dealing with those convicted of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mean automatic early release from prison will be scrapped for terror offenders , and there will be a minimum jail term of 14 years for serious terror offences .
Jonathan Hall QC , the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation , said the government might intend to revive post-9/11 civil powers to detain individuals .
That would mean people who were considered to be a risk but had not committed an offence could be detained , he told the BBC 's Victoria Derbyshire programme .
How many other people are in prison for terror @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in prison for terror-related offences in Britain at the end of September .
The majority are Islamist extremists ( 173 ) , and there are also 38 far-right extremists .
Currently , most people convicted of terror acts will not serve all of their sentence in jail .
For almost all prison sentences ( terror-related or not ) , some of the time will be spent outside jail in order to allow some rehabilitation back into the community .
What issues has this attack raised ?
There would be inevitable questions about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tom Symonds .
He said : `` Preventing terrorism is all about taking difficult decisions .
Which suspects should be watched ?
What level of risk do they pose and when is the best time to make an arrest , given the need to capture real evidence ?
`` Those decisions have become harder in recent years as would-be attackers are increasingly likely to act alone and to use low-tech weapons , sometimes on a whim . ''
David Merritt , whose son Jack died in November 's London Bridge attack , said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's plans for longer terrorism sentences would only allow prisoners to radicalise each other and `` build greater resentment '' .
But former military intelligence officer Philip Ingram told BBC Radio 5 Live it was `` right and proper '' that the government should assess the laws in place .
`` You have to ask the question as to whether some of them may not ever be able to be rehabilitated and , therefore , is the law we have at the moment right and proper to keep the public safe ? ''
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Streatham attack: Police search homes as attacker Sudesh Amman named Published 3 February 2020
Image source, Met Police
Police have been searching the London hostel where the Streatham attacker is believed to have been living.
Sudesh Amman, 20, was shot dead by police on Streatham High Road after stabbing people in what police called an Islamist-related terrorist incident.
He had been released from prison about a week ago after serving half of a sentence for terror offences, and was under police surveillance.
Three people were injured but none is in a life-threatening condition.
Scotland Yard said officers were searching residential addresses in south London and Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire.
On Monday, officers were seen cordoning off a hostel in Streatham, where the manager said Amman had been living. He added: "I didn't have much to do with him.
"Everyone has their own rooms in there. The last time I saw him I was doing his radiator, setting up his heating on Friday. He didn't speak much."
Amman's mother, Haleema Faraz Khan, told Sky News that she had visited her son on Thursday, when he seemed "normal", and that they spoke on the phone just hours before the attack.
She fought back tears as she said her "polite and lovely boy" had been "brainwashed" by material he saw online and further radicalised by his time in the high security Belmarsh prison in south-east London.
Image source, PA Media Image caption, There is a police presence at a hostel in Streatham
Image source, PA Media Image caption, Streatham High Road remained shut on Monday, with enhanced police patrols
In Bishop's Stortford, neighbours said two police vans were outside a semi-detached house in the early hours of the morning.
The Met Police, whose Counter Terrorism Command officers are leading the investigation, said no arrests had been made and "inquiries continue at pace".
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said there were about "70 plus" people convicted of terrorism offences who had been released, and called for reassurances from the government they were being "properly punished and reformed".
He said prisons are "warehouses" for radicalisation, where people "learn more things from a university of crime rather than being rehabilitated".
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said there were problems with the rehabilitation of those convicted of terrorist offences, saying: "It's very, very hard. It can happen that the instances of success are really very few, we have to be frank about that."
He said new laws would scrap automatic early release from prison for terror offenders, the "difficulty is how to apply that retrospectively" for those currently serving sentences.
How did the attack unfold?
At about 14:00 GMT on Sunday, two people were stabbed on Streatham High Road in south London, a busy street lined with shops.
Witnesses heard gunshots as armed officers, who had been following Amman on foot, shot him dead.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Video shows moments after police shooting
Amman had what appeared to be an explosive device strapped to his body, police said, which was later discovered to be a hoax.
Three people were taken to hospitals including the two stabbing victims - a woman in her 50s and a man in his 40s. The man was initially considered to be in a life-threatening condition, but that is no longer the case. The woman has been discharged.
Another woman in her 20s had minor injuries believed to have been caused by glass following the gun shots.
Eyewitness Dave Chawner told BBC Radio 4's Today programme he heard the shots and then turned around to see one of the stab victims lying on the floor "who was incredibly distressed".
"He was holding his lower right quadrant and there was blood everywhere. I happened to have a blanket in my bag and I gave it to them to help stem the bleeding."
Image source, @exsupermarket Image caption, A police officer was seen pointing a gun at a man, who was seen on the ground outside Boots
Who was the attacker?
Amman was released from prison in January, after serving half of his sentence of three years and four months.
He was jailed in December 2018 after pleading guilty to terror offences.
The Islamic State group has said Amman was a "fighter" of the group. This is the wording IS commonly uses in the case of attacks in the West that the group appears to have inspired rather than orchestrated.
A teenager who knew Amman from his neighbourhood in Harrow, but who did not want to give her name, said he used to talk about being a terrorist, but she and others thought he was joking.
But Jignesh Khomani, 20, a former neighbour of Amman, said he seemed "a pretty average guy".
At the time of Amman's release, there were concerns about the danger he might pose to the public but there were no legal mechanisms to keep him in prison, said BBC political correspondent Chris Mason.
Last November, an attack near London Bridge - in which two people died - was also carried out by a man convicted of terrorism offences but who had been released mid-way through his sentence.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, People who live locally spoke of their shock at the attack having taken place in Streatham
Mr Khan, the London Mayor, said he was "angry" because both the attack in Streatham and the one in London Bridge were "preventable and foreseeable".
He blamed the government's abolition of the Imprisonment for Public Protection regime, which meant that now "judges haven't got the tools they used to have to keep people in prison longer who are still a danger to the public".
What has been the government's response?
Our correspondent Chris Mason said there was "a desperate desire" within government to be seen to be acting quickly.
Mr Johnson said on Monday the government would announce further plans for "fundamental changes to the system for dealing with those convicted of terrorism offences".
The planned changes mean automatic early release from prison will be scrapped for terror offenders, and there will be a minimum jail term of 14 years for serious terror offences.
Jonathan Hall QC, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, said the government might intend to revive post-9/11 civil powers to detain individuals.
That would mean people who were considered to be a risk but had not committed an offence could be detained, he told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme.
How many other people are in prison for terror offences?
Overall there were 224 people in prison for terror-related offences in Britain at the end of September. The majority are Islamist extremists (173), and there are also 38 far-right extremists.
Currently, most people convicted of terror acts will not serve all of their sentence in jail.
For almost all prison sentences (terror-related or not), some of the time will be spent outside jail in order to allow some rehabilitation back into the community.
What issues has this attack raised?
There would be inevitable questions about the operation, said BBC home affairs correspondent Tom Symonds.
He said: "Preventing terrorism is all about taking difficult decisions. Which suspects should be watched? What level of risk do they pose and when is the best time to make an arrest, given the need to capture real evidence?
"Those decisions have become harder in recent years as would-be attackers are increasingly likely to act alone and to use low-tech weapons, sometimes on a whim."
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Lucy D'Orsi said armed officers were in "immediate attendance" after the attack
David Merritt, whose son Jack died in November's London Bridge attack, said that without effective rehabilitation, the government's plans for longer terrorism sentences would only allow prisoners to radicalise each other and "build greater resentment".
But former military intelligence officer Philip Ingram told BBC Radio 5 Live it was "right and proper" that the government should assess the laws in place.
"You have to ask the question as to whether some of them may not ever be able to be rehabilitated and, therefore, is the law we have at the moment right and proper to keep the public safe?"
Police are appealing for information, images and footage of the incident which can be shared via www.ukpoliceimageappeal.com or on 0800 789 321.
Do you have any information to share? Get in touch by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.
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bbcuk--2020-02-03--Brexit: Boris Johnson says 'no need' for UK to follow EU rules on trade

Boris Johnson has set out his vision for a trade deal with the EU , saying there is `` no need '' for the UK to follow Brussels ' rules .
The PM called for a Canada-style free trade deal , saying the UK would return to the Withdrawal Agreement if such a deal was not reached .
But the EU 's Michel Barnier said its `` ambitious '' trade deal offer required a `` level playing field '' .
Mr Barnier also said there should be reciprocal access to fishing waters .
Under the EU-Canada deal , import tariffs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the two countries , though there are still customs and VAT checks .
The flow of services , such as banking - which is much more important for the UK - between Canada and the EU are much more restricted .
• Barnier : Work should start now on NI agreements Mr Johnson used his speech on `` unleashing Britain 's potential '' to raise the prospect of the UK reverting to World Trade Organisation ( WTO ) terms if EU chiefs refuse to sign off on a Canada-style free trade agreement .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the PM said : `` We have often been told that we must choose between full access to the EU market , along with accepting its rules and courts on the Norway model , or an ambitious free trade agreement , which opens up markets and avoids the full panoply of EU regulation , on the example of Canada .
`` We have made our choice - we want a free trade agreement , similar to Canada 's but in the very unlikely event that we do not succeed , then our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our existing Withdrawal Agreement with the EU .
`` The choice is emphatically not 'deal or no deal ' .
The question is whether we agree a trading relationship with the EU comparable to Canada 's - or more like Australia 's .
In either case , I have no doubt that Britain will prosper mightily . ''
Mr Johnson rejected the requirement for the UK to adopt Brussels-made rules `` on competition policy , subsidies , social protection , the environment , or anything similar , any more than the EU should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• Britain 'will not be aligning with EU rules ' - Raab The PM added that he will seek `` a pragmatic agreement on security , protecting our citizens without trespassing on the autonomy of our respective legal systems '' .
He said the UK was ready to agree a deal on fishing with the EU and suggested that there would be annual negotiations on this .
When asked by the BBC 's Laura Kuenssberg whether he accepted that leaving the EU with no comprehensive trade deal could have significant cost for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` We 've got a deal , it 's a great deal , we 're out . ''
`` When I hear prophecies of doom I 've heard them before , I do n't believe in them , '' he added .
What we saw today was Boris Johnson trying to set the tone for these crucial negotiations .
He wants to go into them on the front foot , with a much more direct , assertive , even aggressive if you like , approach than that of Theresa May .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; we are not accepting EU rules , we are not accepting the jurisdiction of the European courts , we are pursuing trade deals with other countries , and on fishing - crucial to many EU costal countries - British waters will be first and foremost for British boats .
And , if at the end of all that we ca n't reach any sort of agreement , Britain will still prosper .
It seems to me the speech was all about muscle flexing ahead of the negotiations .
But be in no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ EU is of huge importance to the British economy , and deals require compromise , whatever the rhetoric .
In a speech in Brussels , Mr Barnier , the EU 's chief negotiator , offered a contrasting vision to Mr Johnson 's .
He said the EU was ready to offer a `` highly ambitious trade deal as the central pillar of this partnership '' , which included zero tariffs and zero quotas .
But , he said , this was dependent on the UK agreeing to `` specific and effective guarantees to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ensure competition `` is and remains open and fair '' .
There would also need to be an agreement on fisheries that will allow `` continued reciprocal access '' , he said .
Mr Barnier said all goods coming into the EU will need to comply with its rules on health or other standards and as a result , goods entering the union `` will be subject to regulatory checks '' .
`` Businesses must adapt now for this new reality , '' he said .
The more standards the UK and EU @ @ @ @ @ @ @ access the EU will be able to offer to its market .
`` Will the UK continue to adhere to Europe 's societal and regulatory model in the future or will it seek to diverge ? ''
he said .
`` The UK 's answer to this question will be fundamental . ''
The European Commission has published its draft negotiating mandate and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has said negotiations would be `` hard and fair and fast '' but that the closer the UK wanted to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its common rules it would have to abide by .
What is a Canada-style agreement - and what about Australia ?
In 2016 the EU signed a trade agreement with Canada - and this deal could be a template for the UK 's future relationship with the EU .
The Canada deal gets rid of tariffs ( taxes ) on the majority of goods traded between the countries - some `` sensitive '' food items , including eggs and chicken , are not covered by it .
The EU/ Canada agreement means public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's contractors - so , Canadian companies can , for example , pitch to build French railways .
It also means Canadian products going to the EU have to comply with EU standards ( for example on food and product safety ) and vice versa .
Services - a sector which makes up about 80 % of the UK economy - are only partially covered by the deal .
Importantly for the UK , this type of agreement does not cover financial services meaning UK-based banks would not be able to serve clients @ @ @ @ @ @ @ countries .
At the moment , trade between the EU and Australia is based on a limited `` partnership framework '' agreed in 2008 , covering co-operation in a wide range of economic areas and agreements on things such as mutual recognition of product standards .
Negotiations between the EU and Australia on a fully-fledged free trade agreement began in 2018. Business groups called for more details of the UK 's objectives , the Institute of Directors saying the government `` ca n't just stick to red lines '' .
And critics hit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a deal with the EU `` like Australia 's '' with acting Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey calling it `` no deal in all but name '' .
Sir Ed added : `` Deliberately hollowing out our trade is nothing short of a scorched earth policy for our economy . ''
In addition to a deal with the EU , the government also wants to make progress in striking free-trade agreements with countries such as the United States , Japan , Australia and New Zealand .
Trade talks between Britain and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the bloc 's own approach to the negotiations needs to be agreed by all 27 member states .
While the UK officially left the EU at 23:00 GMT on Friday , it will remain wedded to EU rules during a transition period which ends in December this year - the PM has said it will not be extended .

In his speech in Greenwich, London, the PM said: "We have often been told that we must choose between full access to the EU market, along with accepting its rules and courts on the Norway model, or an ambitious free trade agreement, which opens up markets and avoids the full panoply of EU regulation, on the example of Canada.


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Coronavirus: One Briton 'fell ill' during Wuhan evacuation flight

One of the 11 passengers flown back to the UK from China on Sunday following the coronavirus outbreak has been taken to hospital after feeling unwell .
The British nationals arrived from Wuhan , the centre of the outbreak , and were expected to join 83 other people who were evacuated last week .
However , Wirral Council said one of the passengers felt ill during the flight and `` self-isolated immediately '' .
The other 10 passengers were taken to Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral .
A spokesman for the Department of Health said one person developed `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most recent repatriation flight to the UK .
`` Following the agreed protocol , this individual was further separated from others on the flight and after landing was taken by ambulance to a specialist NHS facility for further assessment , '' he added .
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The second group of evacuated British nationals landed at RAF base Brize Norton , Oxfordshire , on Sunday evening , after returning from Wuhan via Marseille , in France .
A Wirral Council statement said : `` None of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ symptoms , but as a precautionary measure they were allocated rooms in a separate area of the facility , isolated from those already there . ''
The first group arrived in the UK on Friday and are spending two weeks in quarantine at Arrowe Park Hospital in two apartment blocks normally used to house nurses .
The virus can cause severe acute respiratory infection and symptoms seem to start with a fever , followed by a dry cough .
There have been two confirmed cases of the virus in the UK .
Two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ student and one of their relatives - continue to be treated in the specialist infectious diseases unit at Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary .
The Department of Health said that as of 14:00 GMT on Monday a total of 324 people had tested negative from 326 tests in the UK .
There are more than 17,000 confirmed cases of the virus in China .
Some 361 people have died there .
Outside China , there are more than 150 confirmed cases of the virus - and one death , in the Philippines .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it was working hard to get seats for British nationals on a number of new flights this week out of the Hubei province , where the virus originated .
The statement said they `` may be the last flights for foreign nationals out of Hubei '' and urged any British national to get in touch if they wanted to travel .
It comes as the UK government donated £20m towards a plan to produce a vaccine to combat the virus .
The money will go to CEPI - the Coalition for Epidemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to fast-track a vaccine within six to eight months .
Last week , the risk level to the UK was raised from low to moderate as the World Health Organization declared an international public health emergency .

There have been two confirmed cases of the virus in the UK, where two Chinese nationals - a University of York student and one of their relatives - are being treated in the specialist infectious diseases unit at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary.


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Ellie Gould: Murdered girl's friends call for self-defence lessons

The friends of a teenager who was stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend are campaigning for self-defence lessons to be taught in schools .
Ellie Gould , 17 , was killed by Thomas Griffiths who was jailed for life for her murder in November .
Her friend Tilda Offen said if Ellie had `` just known the simplest technique to get him off her she would still have her life '' .
North Wiltshire MP James Gray is supporting their campaign .
He said he intended to raise the idea in Parliament and said if self-defence was taught in schools @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he would have met his match '' .
Griffiths , 17 , admitted stabbing Ellie repeatedly in the neck in a `` frenzied attack '' in May before trying to make it appear her wounds were self-inflicted .
The court heard Griffiths spent an hour at the house in Calne , Wiltshire , before he drove home , changed his clothes and dumped a bag of Ellie 's items in a wood .
Ellie 's family had called for his 12-and-a-half year sentence to be increased but this was turned down by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her friends and her mother Carole Gould have written to Home Secretary Priti Patel to question the length of his jail term , given Griffiths was almost an adult .
They have also written to the Minister of State for Education Nick Gibb calling for self-defence to be made compulsory .
The Department for Education has been asked to comment .
• Ellie Gould 's killer 'should never be released' • Teen who murdered ex in 'frenzied ' attack jailed Ellie 's friends have also called for more education on healthy relationships and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That 's why I do believe that self-defence is such a big thing that needs to be introduced in to our school system because it could give a potential victim a chance of being able to escape their attacker , '' her friend Tilda said .
Another close friend , Harriet Adams , added : `` When Griffiths comes out after his mere 12 years in prison , he 's going to have a second chance at life and a whole other life to re-start and our Ellie is n't going to because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pushing for self-defence classes to be a mandatory part of physical education we like the idea that we are preserving and helping to protect other young , vulnerable people . ''
Mr Gray , who is the Conservative MP for North Wiltshire , said there was no routine self-defence training in the national curriculum .
`` You 're not talking here about judo , just basic self-defence techniques , '' he said .
`` If that was taught to all kids all the way through school then it would significantly reduce crime because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would realise he would have met his match . ''

"That's why I do believe that self-defence is such a big thing that needs to be introduced into our school system because it could give a potential victim a chance of being able to escape their attacker," her friend Tilda said.


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Emily Maitlis stalker breached restraining order for 12th time

A stalker who has harassed Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis for two decades has been sentenced for breaching a restraining order for the 12th time .
Edward Vines , 49 , was serving a 45-month sentence when he wrote to her mother Marion Maitlis last year .
He sent two letters in May and October , Nottingham Crown Court heard .
Judge Stuart Rafferty QC said Vine had a `` lifelong obsession '' with the journalist and sentenced him to a further three years in jail .
Vines , who is in custody at HMP Nottingham , pleaded guilty to two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ originally imposed in 2009 and prevents him from contacting Ms Maitlis and her family .
The defendant , from Oxford , first met Ms Maitlis when they were students at Cambridge University .
He was first convicted of harassing her in 2002 .
Ms Maitlis has previously spoken publicly of the `` devastating impact '' Vine 's harassment has had on her family .
Prosecutor Ian Way said Vines `` persistently and systematically '' breached the restraining order 12 times , resulting in six court hearings .
In May , a letter to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prison officers .
`` The defendant said he was troubled by Emily 's treatment of him while they were at university , '' Mr Way told the court .
`` That he was in love with her and was distressed when she terminated contact with him . ''
• Latest news and stories from the East Midlands Mr Way said Vines claimed Ms Maitlis had lied during the original trial and he believed the justice system `` was against him '' .
The court heard a second letter was intercepted in October in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' to talk to the broadcaster and would `` continue to write seeking answers '' .
Defending Vines , Stefan Fox said his client was now aware any concerns he had about his previous trials would have to be aired elsewhere .
Judge Rafferty said : `` If you love Ms Maitlis as you say you do , you have a very strange way of showing it because you have made her life a misery . ''
He said he feared `` there was no sign of this ending '' and if Vines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` continue to age in custody '' .
`` One hopes that one day that voice will fall silent , '' Judge Rafferty added .
Previously the government has apologised to Maitlis after Vines was able to write to her from HMP Bullingdon in Oxfordshire , and again while living in a bail hostel .
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"This at the moment has to be treated as a lifelong obsession by you. All the court can do is try to protect Ms Maitlis and her family as best as it can," Judge Rafferty added.


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Climate change: Sacked climate chief 'may sue government'

The former head of this year ’ s vital climate summit may sue the UK government for sacking her , the BBC has learned .
Claire O ’ Neill , an ex-minister , was told by Downing Street that she couldn ’ t chair the Glasgow meeting because she was no longer a minister .
But sources close to Ms O ’ Neill say they think she was fired for criticising government failings .
They say the process for the climate meeting was in in disarray .
The sources said different ministers were jockeying to lead the UN meeting , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Prime Minister was out of touch .
The conference is supposed to corral governments into improving their offers to avoid dangerous climate change by cutting emissions faster .
This was always a mountain to climb , especially since President Donald Trump began the process of pulling the US out of the Paris climate agreement .
A government spokesperson said preparations for the conference were going well , and that the meeting would be a success .
But I understand that some of the basics still aren ’ t in place .
It seems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to London from Glasgow because security costs there are much higher .
I ’ m told the original total cost of the conference signed off by Cabinet was £250m .
It said to now be closer to £450m , with no agreed final budget .
To compound the issue , the Prime Minister infuriated the Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon by reportedly telling the Conservative conference he didn ’ t want her `` anywhere near ” the meeting .
Scottish government sources insist that the venue is booked and they expect the summit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ O ’ Neill has previously expressed the view that the conference needs an Olympics-style delivery body .
Compared with the huge French diplomatic effort that brought about a surprisingly positive deal in Paris in 2015 , the UK ’ s preparations are lagging .
The French had more than 200 diplomats working for years on the meeting .
The UK has scrambled just over 100 for the task .
What ’ s more , the challenge has been made more difficult because when Boris Johnson was Foreign Secretary he fired many of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
One source close to Mrs O ’ Neill said : “ Boris doesn ’ t really know anything about climate change .
He pays lip service , but has n't got a clue .
He promised to chair a Cabinet committee on climate change – but he hasn ’ t even convened a meeting.
” I ’ m told he has only discussed climate once in Cabinet .
On that occasion , Mr Johnson didn ’ t discuss policy , according to the source , but simply said he used to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There are others close to the government , though , who are unsurprised at Mrs O ’ Neill ’ s departure .
Sources said she derided some of the UK ’ s most experienced climate diplomats because she thought they were moving too slowly and were tied to old and ineffective methods .
Instead , she controversially brought in the Boston Consulting Group to advise her in meetings .
She is said to have been exasperated at the pace of progress over an issue she considers to be vitally important , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her tone .
Mrs O'Neill has previously described herself as a `` crap diplomat but someone who gets things done '' .
Some observers who oppose the UK 's climate change laws have celebrated her demise , arguing that she echoed environmental groups too closely .
But her departure leaves a big hole , with the conference set for November .
I understand that Michael Gove is keen to oversee the project .

Instead, she controversially brought in the Boston Consulting Group to advise her in meetings. She is said to have been exasperated at the pace of progress over an issue she considers to be vitally important, and is reported to have upset officials with her tone.


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Louis Tomlinson 'to boycott' BBC Breakfast

Louis Tomlinson has said he will not appear on BBC Breakfast again , after being asked questions about the deaths of his mother and sister .
The singer was asked about the grief he felt over their loss , by presenters Dan Walker and Louise Minchin .
`` Defo wont be going on there again , '' he tweeted after Monday 's show .
A BBC spokesperson said : `` We wanted to cover all aspects of Louis 's life that have influenced his new album and feel the questioning was fair . ''
• Louis Tomlinson opens up about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mother to cancer in 2016 and his sister Felicite died of an accidental drug overdose last year .
The One Direction singer was also quizzed about his time with the band - who went on hiatus in 2016 - and his reported feud with former band member Zayn Malik .
The 28-year-old accused the hosts of `` proper going in '' on him .
Replying to Tomlinson directly on Twitter , Walker wrote : `` Sorry you feel like that .
It was nice to speak to you on BBCBreakfast this morning .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ about ? ''
Tomlinson responded : `` I was upset that you continued to ask me about my grief .
`` It goes without saying how hard it is to lose both people so close to me .
The least I ask is that you respect my decision of not wanting to be asked in interviews about something so painfull [ sic ] '' .
He added : `` I 'm lucky enough to have a creative outlet for me to talk about grief this does n't however give you the right to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Walker replied : `` Hi Louis .
We were asking you about the song on your new album about your mum .
`` We know it 's painful which is why we did n't dwell on it .
No intention to upset you or be 'gossipy ' about it at all .
That 's not our style on BBCBreakfast . ''
When asked about Malik on the BBC Breakfast sofa , Tomlinson said he was `` just not ready to have that conversation yet '' .
The singer said it was `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ together one day and that they would be `` stupid '' not to .
`` You 've ticked them all off now , '' he said .
`` You 've gone trauma , Zayn , and now we are finally on this one , I like it . ''
Tomlinson is currently promoting Walls , his first solo album , and will perform later in his home town of Doncaster .
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"It goes without saying how hard it is to lose both people so close to me. The least I ask is that you respect my decision of not wanting to be asked in interviews about something so painfull [sic]."


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Bafta Awards 2020: Joaquin Phoenix praised for calling out 'systemic racism'

Joaquin Phoenix has received praise for using his Baftas speech to call out `` systemic racism '' in the film industry .
Phoenix collected the best actor award for Joker on Sunday , and his comments followed an outcry about the all-white acting nominations line-up .
`` I think that we send a very clear message to people of colour that you 're not welcome here , '' he said .
Actress Viola Davis and director Lulu Wang , who made The Farewell , were among those to applaud him on Twitter .
• 10 things we learned at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for best director for the seventh year in a row , Wang was at the London ceremony after The Farewell was nominated for best film not in the English language .
Davis , who won a Bafta award in 2017 for her role in Fences , thanked Phoenix for his `` honesty , solidarity and courage '' .
`` I feel very honoured and privileged to be here tonight .
The Baftas have already been very supportive of my career and I 'm deeply appreciative .
But I have to say that I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of my fellow actors that are deserving do n't have that same privilege .
`` I think that we send a very clear message to people of colour that you 're not welcome here .
I think that 's the message that we 're sending to people that have contributed so much to our medium and our industry and in ways that we benefit from .
`` I do n't think anybody wants a handout or preferential treatment - although that 's what we give ourselves every year .
People just want to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their work .
`` This is not a self-righteous condemnation because I 'm ashamed to say that I 'm part of the problem .
I have not done everything in my power to ensure that the sets I was on are inclusive .
`` But I think it 's more than just having sets that are multi-cultural .
We have to do really the hard work to truly understand systemic racism .
`` I think it is the obligation of the people that have created and perpetuate and benefit from a system of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
So that 's on us . ''
Other figures from the film and TV industries were quick to applaud the actor for telling some hard `` facts '' .
Alma Har'el , who directed 2019 film Honey Boy , tweeted : `` Correct me if I 'm wrong but this is the first time ...
In a long time ...
I see a white man uses the stage he 's given to say what we all need to hear . ''
She added : `` We mostly hear women speak up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our work .
Thank you Joaquin . ''
Yvette Nicole Brown , known for starring in TV shows including Community , posted : `` Tell the truth then , Joaquin ! ''
followed by a series of hand-clap emojis .
Shameless and The Walking Dead writer LaToya Morgan added : `` This is how you use your time & platform .
Well said , Joaquin .
Well said . ''
British stand-up comedian Tez Ilyas wrote : `` Thank you Joaquin for articulating how many people feel and are n't able to express @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system need to change ?
Phoenix , who had previously been nominated for The Master , Gladiator and Walk the Line , is favourite to win best actor at the Oscars next Sunday .
Writer and broadcaster Hanna Ines Flint said she now wants to see him `` put his words into action '' .
The Duke of Cambridge , who is president of Bafta , also spoke at the ceremony about the need for change , noting that the organisation `` takes this issue seriously '' .
He said : `` In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time in the last few years , we find ourselves talking again about the need to do more to ensure diversity in the sector and in the awards process - that simply can not be right in this day and age . ''
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"I feel very honoured and privileged to be here tonight. The Baftas have already been very supportive of my career and I'm deeply appreciative. But I have to say that I also feel conflicted, because so many of my fellow actors that are deserving don't have that same privilege.


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Nearly one million miss tax return deadline

Nearly one million people in the UK missed the deadline for filing their tax return , but this was an improvement on the previous year .
A total of 11.1 million did hit the deadline of the end of Friday to complete their self-assessment tax forms .
Mostly those with more than one source of income and the self-employed are required to complete returns .
Anyone with a genuine excuse can talk to the tax authority to avoid fines .
Paper returns had an earlier deadline of 31 October , but a record 10.4 million people filled in the forms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ January .
Last year , just over one million people missed the 31 January cut-off .
Fines can be issued immediately for late filing .
More than 700,000 people submitted their tax returns on deadline day , peaking between in the hour from 16:00 GMT , when 56,969 filed .
Some 26,562 people completed their returns in the final hour before the deadline .
Angela MacDonald , director general for customer services at HM Revenue and Customs ( HMRC ) , said : `` Customers who have missed the deadline should contact HMRC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with genuine excuses leniently , as it focuses penalties on those who persistently fail to complete their tax returns and deliberate tax evaders .
The excuse must be genuine and HMRC may ask for evidence . ''
Previous , failed , excuses for missing the deadline in recent years had included someone claiming they were unable to log on because they were up a mountain in Wales .
The current system means HMRC could demand a penalty of £100 for late filing during the first three months after the deadline .
After three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day can be demanded , up to a maximum of £900 , followed by further charges six and 12 months after the deadline .

"The department will treat those with genuine excuses leniently, as it focuses penalties on those who persistently fail to complete their tax returns and deliberate tax evaders. The excuse must be genuine and HMRC may ask for evidence."


bbcuk--2020-02-03--'Happy Brexit Day' Norwich flat residents unite to show support

Residents at a block of flats where `` Happy Brexit Day '' notices appeared have pinned up positive messages which express togetherness .
The notices , which demand residents speak only English , were spotted at Winchester Tower in Norwich on Friday .
On Sunday , about 50 people met at the block to say it was a `` multicultural building and everybody was welcome '' .
Norwich City Council said it would `` not tolerate '' the behaviour of those behind the original signs .
The UK left the European Union at 23:00 GMT on Friday after 47 years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 .
The typed pages , which were posted on all 15 floors , said : `` We finally have our great country back . ''
They also add : `` We do not tolerate people speaking other languages than English in the flats .
`` If you do want to speak whatever is the mother tongue of the country you came from then we suggest you return to that place and return your flat to the council so they can let British people live here . ''
• Brexit 's happened ... @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lives in the block on Vauxhall Street reported the signs - which have since been taken down - to police .
Norfolk Police said the matter was being treated as `` a racially aggravated public order incident '' .
A spokeswoman said no arrests had been made and inquiries were ongoing .
After Sunday 's show of support , resident Rosemary Miller said the block had `` lovely people '' and a `` lovely atmosphere '' and she had not previously known of any tension .
`` We all stood round the tower @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a multicultural building and everybody is welcome , '' she said .
`` I put on the wall , [ a sign saying ] 'let 's live in a city of love for all , we love our tower block , we love everybody , we are all family ' . ''
In a tweet , the city council said : `` Norwich has a proud history of being a welcoming city and we will not tolerate this behaviour . ''
Labour county councillor Emma Corlett said she knew residents would be `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ important that that response was led by the people that live there and their voice was heard '' .
`` Equally it 's important not to be complacent , we ca n't pretend there are n't people out there with hateful views that feel emboldened to say them at the moment and it is important that we robustly respond to it any time it rears its head , '' she said .

The prime minster continued: "Of course I think it is a wonderful thing that people should learn English and people living here for a long time should definitely do that and they should be helped to do that and we put a lot of money into people learning English for speakers of other languages.


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Ruthin School head teacher sacked after text allegations

A private school head teacher accused of sending inappropriate text messages to female pupils has been sacked .
The Times and Mail reported the claims against Toby Belfield , principal of Ruthin School in Denbighshire .
The allegations came days after a report found pupils were `` at risk of harm '' because of safeguarding failures .
In a statement , the school said Mr Belfield 's contract had been terminated immediately and it was working to review its safeguarding arrangements .
He was accused in the national newspaper reports of sending inappropriate messages to six girls .
BBC Wales @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a response .
The school said : `` This has been , and remains , a highly sensitive and challenging situation .
`` A number of external investigations have been conducted over some months , and the school 's council of management has worked with relevant agencies throughout and continues to do so .
`` The school 's council of management received a verbal interim report on 31 January from the external person we appointed to independently review Mr Belfield 's conduct , and on the basis of that report has decided to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effect . ''
The school was inspected without notice in November by Estyn and a separate report by Care Inspectorate Wales highlighted concerns about the safety of pupils at the school .
The head teacher had previously warned pupils against teenage relationships , saying they could hamper their education .
Llyr Gruffydd , assembly member for North Wales , said : `` This is the right decision to make and that resolves the immediate problem , but wider questions remain about the governance of this school and the overall supervision of the private @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's clear there are gaps in terms of oversight and accountability , which need addressing and I will be raising these concerns with the minister this week . ''

Llyr Gruffydd, assembly member for North Wales, said: "This is the right decision to make and that resolves the immediate problem, but wider questions remain about the governance of this school and the overall supervision of the private school sector in Wales.


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Shropshire Council appoints £1k-a-day potholes consultant

A council is spending about £1,000 a day on a potholes consultant .
In an email seen by the BBC , Shropshire Council 's boss said the appointment was part of a range of measures to speed up repairs of the county 's roads .
An external company is already undertaking Shropshire 's road maintenance in a £147m deal , but the same correspondence criticised their pothole repair .
The council said it was `` comparable with usual consultant costs '' .
In the email , council chief executive Clive Wright said the county currently had 3,500 reported highway defects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work `` unproductive '' and said there were examples of workers fixing one pothole but leaving one next to it .
Kier won a £147m contract to undertake the council 's highway maintenance in 2017 .
But the Conservative-led authority has been letting the company `` mark its own homework '' , according to one councillor .
The consultant has been brought in on a six-month contract , working five days a week , in a bid to get a grip on road repairs and will cost the council £130,000 .
Resident Ian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ documented 12 large potholes in his village , said repair work had been `` inefficient '' .
Eight of the 12 had been filled , he said , but in a `` piecemeal way '' .
`` They have sent people out three times to the same stretch of road and they still have n't finished them , '' he added .
Steve Davenport , the council 's cabinet member for highways and transport , said the consultant 's work was not just about fixing potholes and would help `` save millions '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people on the ground doing a better job , '' he said .
`` We were letting Kier mark their own homework , we have got to start doing that . ''
Kier has been approached for comment .
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They added the company was "working through a programme of accelerated defect repairs... alongside a review of the contract to ensure it continues to drives the right outcomes for both Shropshire Council and Kier, and allows us to take a more innovative and sustainable approach to maintaining the network."


bbcuk--2020-02-03--Streatham attack: 'I didn't stop shaking for hours'

Streatham High Road - a spot usually bustling with shoppers - is now quiet .
As forensic teams search the area for clues , people in this ordinary south London suburb have been coming to terms with Sunday 's terror attack .
Sudesh Amman , 20 , was shot dead by police on Sunday afternoon after stabbing two people in what police called an Islamist-related terrorist incident .
The convicted terrorist was being followed by police when he pulled out a knife and attacked .
Streatham is a far cry from the tourist areas of central London , where previous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place .
Many in Streatham are shocked that an event like this could have happened on their doorstep .
Eliza Viscount , 39 , had been shopping when the attack happened .
`` I was just out getting usual bits and bobs when I heard police shouting to get back and to get out of the area , '' she said .
`` I had no idea what was going on .
I dropped my basket on the floor and ran .
`` I did n't stop shaking for hours later .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that can happen on a quiet Sunday when people are just shopping - well that 's very worrying is n't it . ''
• Who was the Streatham attacker ?
Elizabeth Rowland , another shopper , said she was concerned the attack had happened outside of central London .
`` I ca n't believe it , '' she said .
`` It 's not a tourist place or even a landmark .
It 's a high street .
`` There 's no political reason behind it doing it here .
It 's really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home . ''
Becky Smyths , who lives in the area , said she heard `` so many sirens '' echo around Streatham .
`` I heard that shots had been fired and I got really scared , '' she said .
`` I only live up the road so it was really scary .
It 's only February and this has happened . ''
Sunday 's attack was the third described by police as terror-related in London since the threat level was downgraded by the Home Office in November .
A large @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teams remain in the Boots pharmacy swiping the floors for clues .
Although bewildered and concerned , many locals expressed a determination to carry on as normal .
`` Yesterday I saw police , armed officers , the army and ambulances , '' said Qasim Khan , who owns a business near to the scene .
`` It was crazy - like a movie scene .
`` I am carrying on working .
I am not scared . ''
`` There is a need for extra kindness right now , '' Joanna Lockwood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` We get along together and it is important to let love be the order of the day .
Go back into the shops and not let evil win . ''

"What's really important to know is that this place is very multicultural. We get along together and we're all friends. It's important to let love be the order of the day.