bbcuk--2020-02-10--Man convicted of planning terror attack on London tourist sites

A man has been convicted of planning terror attacks on London tourist hotspots .
He had previously been cleared of @ @ @ @ @ attacked a police officer with a sword .
Mohiussunnath Chowdhury , 28 , from Luton @ @ @ @ @ tourist attractions such as Madame Tussauds , the gay Pride parade and a tourist bus @ @ @ @ @ plans to undercover police , who had been monitoring him as part of a five-month @ @

A man has been convicted of planning terror attacks on London tourist hotspots.
He had previously been cleared of a terror charge after he attacked a police officer with a sword.
Mohiussunnath Chowdhury, 28, from Luton, planned to target London tourist attractions such as Madame Tussauds, the gay Pride parade and a tourist bus.
He unknowingly revealed his plans to undercover police, who had been monitoring him as part of a five-month operation.


bbcuk--2020-02-09--Peterborough Muslim women's cycling group 'great for socialising'

A group of Muslim women who set up their own cycling group are on a mission to get more females @ @ @ @ @ bikes .
The women , from Peterborough , say it can be difficult finding female-friendly @ @ @ @ @ are stigmas to exercising in public .
Research by Sport England shows only about 10 @ @ @ @ @ from ethnic backgrounds .
`` I think more women from minority backgrounds should take up @ @ @ @ @ Naheed Kausar .
`` It 's a great way to socialise with other ladies and @ @ @ @ @ way of improving your health and fitness . ''
New cyclist Soraya Royker , 43 @ @ @ @ @ other ladies were to see me on my bike with my hijab and see that @ @ @ @ @ ... [ it will ] hopefully inspire other women to join our group . ''
@ @ @ @ @ in Inside Out East on the BBC iPlayer .

A group of Muslim women who set up their own cycling group are on a mission to get more females from minority backgrounds on their bikes.
The women, from Peterborough, say it can be difficult finding female-friendly groups to join and there are stigmas to exercising in public.
Research by Sport England shows only about 10% of female cyclists are from ethnic backgrounds.
"I think more women from minority backgrounds should take up cycling," said 39-year-old Naheed Kausar. "It's a great way to socialise with other ladies and it's also a great way of improving your health and fitness."
New cyclist Soraya Royker, 43, added: "If other ladies were to see me on my bike with my hijab and see that I'm wearing normal clothes... [it will] hopefully inspire other women to join our group."
See more on this story in Inside Out East on the BBC iPlayer.


bbcuk--2020-02-11--Facial recognition: 'No justification' for Police Scotland to use technology

MSPs have warned there is no justification for using live facial recognition following privacy and human rights concerns .
A report said the software would be a `` radical departure '' from the current practice of policing by consent .
Police Scotland said it hoped to use the software by 2026 , but later put plans on hold .
The technology can scan crowds of people and cross-reference faces with police databases .
• Russia 's use of facial recognition challenged in court • 'This is some real-life Black Mirror stuff' The report from the justice sub-committee on policing was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the advancement of live facial recognition .
It highlighted the technology was `` known to discriminate against females and those from black , Asian and ethnic minority communities '' .
The report added : `` The use of live facial recognition technology would be a radical departure from Police Scotland 's fundamental principle of policing by consent . ''
The committee also said Police Scotland would need to ensure any technology in use would need to be `` provided for in legislation and meets human rights and data protection requirements '' .
How @ @ @ @ @ @ @ systems are able to watch thousands of people at an incredibly fast pace , with the most powerful able to operate at distances of over a mile .
They can do all of this in real-time , meaning everyone who passes by the camera can be scanned against a watchlist of suspects .
Last month the Metropolitan Police announced it would roll out the technology for the first time on London 's streets .
The cameras will be in use for five to six hours at a time alongside bespoke lists of suspects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ An independent review of its use has shown that most matches produced by the cameras are false alarms .
Police Scotland initially planned to roll out the software - as detailed in Policing 2026 , a 10-year strategy published by the force .
They have since pledged to put the plan on hold and have committed to take part in a wider debate about the implications of the software .
Convener John Finnie said the sub-committee was `` reassured '' the force have no plans to introduce live facial recognition technology at present @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up far too many 'false positives ' '' and `` contains inherent biases '' that are known to be discriminatory .
He added : `` It is clear that this technology is in no fit state to be rolled out or indeed to assist the police with their work .
`` Our inquiry has also shone light on other issues with facial recognition technology that we now want the Scottish Police Authority ( SPA ) and the Scottish government to consider .
`` Not least amongst these are the legal challenges against similar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the apparent lack of law explicitly governing its use in Scotland - by any organisation .
`` So whether this technology is being used by private companies , public authorities or the police , the Scottish government needs to ensure there is a clear legal framework to protect the public and police alike from operating in a facial recognition Wild West . ''

"This would include taking advice and guidance on ethical, human rights and civil liberties considerations. In my view, the use of such technology would not be widespread but would be used in an intelligence-led, targeted way."


bbcuk--2020-02-11--Irish general election: Sinn Féin celebrate historic result

Fianna Fáil has won the most seats in the Irish general election just one ahead of Sinn Féin , who recorded a historic result .
Sinn Féin 's haul of 37 seats is an increase of 14 on the 2016 election .
Fine Gael , whose party leader Leo Varadkar led the outgoing government as taoiseach ( Irish prime minister ) , finished with 35 seats , down 15 from four years ago .
The tight numbers could lead to lengthy negotiations to form a government .
• Sinn Féin had won 37 seats , an increase of 14 on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lost six seats since 2016 but became the largest party by one seat • The Green Party recorded their best ever election result , winning 12 seats - an improvement of 10 from 2016 The outcome was described as `` something of a revolution in the ballot box '' by Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald .
With all first preferences counted , the left-wing republican party has taken 24.5 % of the vote , compared to 22 % for Fianna Fáil and 21 % for Fine Gael .
Before the election , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ruled out forging a coalition with left-wing republican party Sinn Féin , citing its tax policies and IRA past as deterrents .
On Sunday , taoiseach ( Irish PM ) and Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar conceded it would be `` challenging '' to form a government .
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin did not rule out working with Sinn Féin , but said `` significant incompatibilities '' still existed .
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald , who topped the poll in her four-seat Dublin Central constituency , said Sinn Féin wanted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to establish if the numbers were there to deliver it without Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael .
On Monday evening , she said she had not heard from the leaders of those two parties and has instead been speaking to Labour , the Green Party and other smaller parties that make up the Dáil ( Irish parliament ) .
`` People want different politics , new politics and better government - a new government - and I believe Sinn Féin will be the core of that , '' she told reporters in Dublin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ next taoiseach , '' she added .
• As it happened : Irish election results and analysis day two Speaking to BBC Newsnight , Mrs McDonald also said she believed constitutional change was coming .
`` The point has been conceded in the Good Friday agreement by the British state - the presence here is solely on the basis of consent , '' she said .
`` That consent can only be tested in a unity referendum and we are going to have a unity referendum - and I want us to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and absolutely peaceful manner . ''
Sinn Féin 's vice-president , Michelle O'Neill , said the party would have `` asks in terms of the republican project '' , in line with its repeated calls for the next government to prepare for Irish unity .
Left-leaning Sinn Féin managed to successfully tap into the public anger felt in the Republic of Ireland over issues that have dogged centre-right Fine Gael for a number of years - a shortage of housing , rocketing rents and homelessness , analysts suggest .
That is despite the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the fastest growing economies in the EU in 2020 .
They were dubbed `` the problems of success '' by former Finance Minister Michael Noonan as far back as 2015 .
Brexit - a considerable focus of Leo Varadkar and his deputy Simon Coveney while in power - barely registered as an issue in the campaign .
Democratic Unionist Party ( DUP ) leader Arlene Foster , whose party is in a power-sharing government with Sinn Féin in Northern Ireland , said younger voters had backed Sinn Féin as a `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Northern Ireland perspective we will have to work with whoever the government is in the Republic of Ireland , '' Mrs Foster told BBC News NI .
She also said Sinn Féin may have their focus on Northern Ireland questioned , in the way there had been a `` wailing and gnashing of teeth '' over her party 's confidence-and-supply agreement with the previous Conservative government in the UK .
Sinn Féin 's best-ever result is the success story of this election .
However , with how the overall votes have fallen , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ necessarily end up in government despite its swathe of victories .
The magic number for winning a majority government in the Republic of Ireland is 80 seats .
None of the three big parties - Fine Gael , Fianna Fáil and now Sinn Féin - will come close to that figure .
Attempts to form a new coalition-of-sorts will formally get under way , although this will be complex .
Previous administrations in the Republic of Ireland have been forged this way too , but it 's taken a while to get there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days for a government to be formed after the parties agreed a confidence-and-supply agreement , which saw a Fine Gael-only cabinet , propped up by Fianna Fáil votes on key policy areas .
Read more of Jayne 's analysis here .
Sinn Féin 's vote has increased dramatically - winning 37 seats out of the 42 seats it stood candidates in and topping the poll in 30 constituencies .
Following the last election in 2016 Sinn Féin had 23 seats in the Dáil .
Fine Gael has been in government since 2011 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with independents and since 2016 , a confidence-and-supply deal with Fianna Fáil .
It looks set to lose seats for the second election in a row , but that does not necessarily rule it out of forming another government .
Its share of first preference votes dropped from 25.5 % at the last election to 20.9 % .
The taoiseach said he was `` not really '' disappointed that he did not top the poll in his own constituency .
He did get an increase in his votes compared to the last election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was now a `` three-party system '' .
On Sunday Micheál Martin said reports suggested his party `` would be the largest '' but that it was early days and that he respected the will of the people .
What about the smaller parties ?
The Green Party has increased the number of seats it holds , jumping from two seats in the last election to 10 .
Green leader Eamon Ryan , who was elected for Dublin Bay South , said his party would play its part in talks to form a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % of first preference votes , followed by Labour ( 4.4 % ) , Social Democrats ( 2.9 % ) , Solidarity-People Before Profit ( 2.6 % ) .
Aontú ( 1.9 % ) independents ( 12.2 % ) and others ( 1.3 % ) accounted for the rest .

The taoiseach said he was "not really" disappointed that he did not top the poll in his own constituency. He did get an increase in his votes compared to the last election.


bbcuk--2020-02-10--Storm Ciara: Clean-up after wind, rain and snow hits Wales

Heavy snow made roads impassable and stranded some cars after Storm Ciara subsided and was replaced with wintry weather in parts of Wales .
Dolgellau , Bala , Blaenau Ffestiniog and Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd were severely affected , with tens of cars trapped .
North Wales Police said people leaving their cars were putting their lives at risk .
Following the storm , debris , fallen trees and floodwater had to be cleared and damaged roads needed inspecting .
Business and home owners also began assessing damage to buildings and stock and 17 schools across Gwynedd , Wrexham , Merthyr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Some flights were cancelled and a number of rail replacement buses were in operation .
Dafyn Jones , 48 , from Pwllheli , Gwynedd , was trapped in his work 's van in freezing conditions on the A4212 between Bala and Trawnsfynydd for more than an hour .
He said : `` You could see conditions were deteriorating , it got worse and worse but by then you 've committed . ''
He said the hold-up had been caused by a delivery lorry getting trapped in the snow and a driver abandoning their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pembrokeshire was closed to all traffic and pedestrians because of the weather .
One town to suffer widespread flooding has been Llanrwst in Conwy county .
People claimed culverts , designed to run off excess water , had failed , prompting the leader of Conwy council Sam Rowlands to announce an investigation into what went wrong .
Aaron Wynne , who represents the Crwst ward , said debris stopped the water from flowing .
He added : `` If the culverts were cleared properly and regularly then we would n't have had this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ having a flood alleviation scheme when it 's blocked ? ''
`` It 's pretty devastating , '' said Osian Deiniol , who runs the Blas Ar Fwyd food deli store in the town .
He told BBC Radio Wales ' Breakfast show he was left picking bottles of wine out of water , while trying to save thousands of pounds worth of stock in 11 fridges .
`` It 's heartbreaking .
The deli has been on the high street for 32 years and is part of the fabric of the town @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was flash floods .
But the power of social media , the community rallied around , people were volunteering to come and help - people who were flooded themselves .
`` It 's devastating , but the community really came to our aid . ''
Some roads remained closed due to the flooding , including the A547 at Abergele in Conwy , and some minor roads in the Conwy Valley .
The A5 was partially blocked following a landslip at Llyn Ogwen , Gwynedd , between Bethesda and Capel Curig .
Major and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A4212 and A470 , were left impassable because of the snow , with council workers trying to clear them .
North Wales Police said the Gwynedd south area was experiencing a `` major weather event '' , with large amounts of snow making major and minor routes impassable .
Insp Matt Gedde said : `` If you are trapped , please stay in your car and keep your mobile phone charged .
`` Stay warm and only call our control room in an emergency , as we are aware of the situation and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as soon as we can . ''
Meanwhile , there were 18 vessels sheltering in the bay around Moelfre , Anglesey , because of the strong westerly winds , Holyhead coastguard said .
Winds hit 93mph ( 150km/h ) on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd on Sunday , with the rail network effectively shut all day across Wales .
Three flood warnings remained in place across Wales on Monday evening , which means flooding is expected and immediate action required .
A number of flood alerts were also in place , meaning flooding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In Wrexham county , the River Dee remained high , with full flood warnings in force around the area .
People at a caravan park in St Asaph , Denbighshire , had to be evacuated when river levels rose .
Police evacuated Spring Gardens Caravan Park and properties in Llys y Felin with residents placed in a `` rest centre '' set up in the leisure centre on Sunday .
A £6m flood defence scheme was opened in the city in 2018 .
However , a severe flood warning in the area @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to life - has now been downgraded .
The Met Office said the wettest place on Monday had been Bala in Gwynedd , with 11.22 mm ( 0.4 inches ) of rain making it the second wettest place in the UK behind Great Cumbrae in Scotland which has seen 15.8mm ( 0.6 inches ) .
It said the windiest place in Wales had been Mumbles Head , Swansea , where gusts reached 67mph ( 108 km/h ) .
The storm cut power to thousands of homes , with engineers across Wales working around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The pictures from across the UK Western Power Distribution said it restored electricity to all bar two properties by Monday morning .
`` We restored supply to 86,000 customers yesterday , that was in some extremely challenging conditions - winds in excess of 90mph , '' said Sean Sullivan , the firm 's network supply manager for Wales .
`` It was particularly difficult especially for our staff out on the ground repairing things .
It was 20 or 30 times our normal fault value , so it was a tremendous achievement .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ height of the storm , 20,000 homes across north Wales were affected .
Because of spray and bad weather , Aberystwyth Promenade was closed on Monday between Terrace Road and Constitution Hill .
On Monday the Conwy Valley rail line remained under water , with a bus replacement service operating between Llandudno Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog .
Network Rail and Transport for Wales have both urged all rail passengers in Wales to check before they travel , with a number of other lines also affected .
A rail replacement bus service operated on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and between Machynlleth to Pwllheli .
Services also faced some delays west of Swansea into Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire .
Ferry services bringing fans home from the Six Nations match in Dublin on Saturday are now operating again , as are flights from the Irish Republic .
Cardiff Airport reported a number of cancellations for flights to Amsterdam , as Storm Ciara arrives in the Netherlands .

"Stay warm and only call our control room in an emergency, as we are aware of the situation and are working to get to stranded motorists as soon as we can."


bbcuk--2020-02-10--Manchester Arena bomb parts 'bought by brothers using mum's card'

The Manchester Arena attacker and his brother used their mother 's bank account to buy tools and equipment to make a bomb , a court has been told .
The Old Bailey heard Samia Tabbal 's bank card was used to buy a battery and other items before the 2017 attack .
Mrs Tabbal had been receiving tax credits , child and housing benefit of about £550 a week , even though she left the UK for Libya in October 2016 .
The jury was told Mrs Tabbal 's bank statements showed a series of large cash withdrawals of between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UK after she left the country .
As well as items from a B & Q superstore , her bank account was also used to pay for an industrial battery from a specialist shop in Salford , the court heard .
Analysis of her documents showed her weekly tax credit and child benefit payments continued until 19 May , the jury was told , three days before the attack which killed 22 people outside an Ariana Grande concert .
Her monthly housing benefit was last paid four days later , on 26 May @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Abedi , who had dropped out of a business management degree at the University of Salford on 13 January , received a student loan payment of £1,002.54 four days earlier and a further one of £2,258 at the end of the month .
The court was told four cash withdrawals of £700 , £710 , £790 and £800 were taken from his RBS account on 23 January , before Abedi reported his bank card had been lost .
His Halifax student account card was found in the foyer of the arena after the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Alharth Forjani , the Abedis ' cousin , who said Hashem had asked him to help buy a bomb-making chemical on Amazon .
He said he had agreed to make the purchase because `` I trusted him '' , but he later had `` a bad feeling '' about what he had bought .
Mr Forjani said he had then searched for the chemical online , because `` I just thought it might be to make explosives '' , adding : `` I think that he believes in terrorism , that 's what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trial heard Salman Abedi went to HMP Altcourse in Liverpool with two other men to meet convicted terrorist Abdalraouf Abdallah on 18 January 2017 , four months before the attack .
Abdallah , who was left paralysed after being shot during the 2011 Libyan uprising , was convicted of two counts of preparation of terrorist acts by helping two men enter Syria via Turkey and funding terrorism by sending £2,000 to his own brother .
The jury was told a second meeting was set up for 6 March at the prison , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ denies 22 counts of murder , one of attempted murder and one of conspiring to cause an explosion .

The financial investigation also revealed Salman Abedi, who had dropped out of a business management degree at the University of Salford on 13 January, received a student loan payment of £1,002.54 four days earlier and a further one of £2,258 at the end of the month.


bbcuk--2020-02-11--Coronavirus: UK businessman linked to China virus cases speaks out

A British man linked to 11 coronavirus cases has spoken for the first time , saying he has `` fully recovered '' from the illness .
Steve Walsh , who remains quarantined in hospital , says his thoughts are with others who have contracted the virus .
He said his family have been asked to isolate themselves `` as a precaution '' .
The gas salesman , from Hove in East Sussex , caught the virus in Singapore and is thought to have infected 11 others at a French ski resort .
Five of the cases linked to Mr Walsh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ France and one is in Majorca , Spain .
It takes the total number of people infected in the UK to eight .
There have now been more than 40,000 global cases of coronavirus , which has been declared a global health emergency .
The death toll in China stands at 1,016 .
• Four more people diagnosed with coronavirus in UK Two of the new UK cases are understood to be GPs - one of whom works at the County Oak medical centre , in Brighton , East Sussex , which was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are urgently tracing patients who might have been infected .
Meanwhile , Patcham Nursing Home in Brighton confirmed on Tuesday that it has `` closed to all visitors '' after one of the infected GPs visited a patient there .
A spokeswoman for the care home said : `` It is important to state that no-one at the home is unwell .
`` However , following the closure of the local GP surgery , as a precaution we have closed the home to all visitors . ''
She added that the care home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which Public Health England was happy with .
Last month , two other people - who are related - were confirmed as having coronavirus after being taken ill at a hotel in York .
It was later revealed that one is a student at the University of York .
Mr Walsh contracted the coronavirus at a work conference in Singapore , before travelling to a French ski resort for a holiday on his way back to the UK .
• How worried should we be ?
• Coronavirus : ' I walk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a statement from quarantine in Guy 's Hospital in London , Mr Walsh thanked the NHS for their care .
He said he contacted his GP , NHS 111 and Public Health England , on learning he had been exposed to a confirmed case of coronavirus .
He added : `` I was advised to attend an isolated room at hospital , despite showing no symptoms , and subsequently self-isolated at home as instructed .
`` When the diagnosis was confirmed I was sent to an isolation unit in hospital , where I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , my family was also asked to isolate themselves . ''
He thanked friends , family and colleagues for their support , adding : `` I ask the media to respect our privacy . ''
What are the symptoms of coronavirus and what can help stop its spread ?
The main signs of infection are fever ( high temperature ) and a cough as well as shortness of breath and breathing difficulties .
Frequent hand washing with soap or gel , avoiding close contact with people who are ill and not touching your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hands , can help cut the risk of infection .
Catching coughs and sneezes in a tissue , binning it and washing your hands can minimise the risk of spreading disease .
Anyone experiencing symptoms , even if mild , after travelling from mainland China , Thailand , Japan , Republic of Korea , Hong Kong , Taiwan , Singapore , Malaysia or Macau , is advised to stay indoors and call the NHS 111 phone service .
In a statement , Servomex , Mr Walsh 's employer , said it continues to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his family .
A company spokesperson added : `` We are working with public health authorities to ensure the welfare of our staff and communities and wish anyone with the virus a quick and full recovery . ''
Servomex said it had `` acted quickly '' to put `` preventative measures '' in place , including introducing travel restrictions and enforcing self-isolation for employees who attended the Singapore conference or who have shown symptoms of the virus .
It comes as a second GP surgery in Brighton closed on Tuesday following confirmed cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ County Oak Medical Centre was closed on Monday after a member of staff tested positive for the virus .
Now a second branch - located in Deneway , less than two miles away - has also shut .
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The health secretary also announced that "a capital facility" was being launched immediately "to support any urgent works the NHS needs for the coronavirus response, such as the creation of further isolation areas and other necessary facilities".


bbcuk--2020-02-11--HS2: Government to give high-speed rail line the go-ahead

The government is set to approve the controversial High Speed 2 ( HS2 ) rail project , the BBC has learned .
An announcement on the route linking London to Birmingham , and then on to Manchester and Leeds , is expected by the prime minister on Tuesday .
Supporters of the plan say it will improve transport times , create jobs and rebalance the UK 's economy .
But the rising cost of the project and accusations of mismanagement have provoked anger from critics .
HS2 - which is due to be completed by 2040 - is already over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is expected to approve the whole line .
However , it will try to make changes to the second phase of the project - the routes to Manchester and Leeds - to save money .
Adam Marshall , director general of the British Chambers of Commerce , told the BBC the train line would help cut overcrowding : `` We need a better backbone for our public transport services , '' The capacity HS2 is going to deliver is absolutely crucial . ''
Many smaller businesses have also welcomed the plan .
Lee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Birmingham , which makes corporate training films , said HS2 is `` really good news for us as a city and as a region '' .
`` With this actually moving forward people can start making plans around it , '' he told the BBC .
• How much ?
Six reasons why HS2 is so expensive • What is the HS2 route and how much will it cost ?
• Just how blow-out is the HS2 budget ?
• HS2 costs out of control , says review 's deputy chair However , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its casualties .
Ron and Anne Ryall have been ordered to leave their home in March , because it is on the planned route and is due to be demolished .
Ron told the BBC : `` It 's completely wrecked our lives .
I 'm finding it difficult that someone can just walk into your life and destroy it .
My family has lived in this lane for 100 years .
I was born here . ''
A source close to the project has confirmed that Boris Johnson will also announce a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The projects are aimed at answering critics who fear the high cost of HS2 will mean other infrastructure projects are sidelined .
Some of them will be situated in the north of England and the Midlands as part of the government 's manifesto promise to `` level up '' the UK by investing more in regions outside of London .
Approving the plan could be seen as a risky move for Mr Johnson as there has been opposition to the scheme within the Conservative Party .
His chief adviser Dominic Cummings called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ summer , while several MPs who represent constituencies that could be affected by the building works are also against the project .
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has defended the right of Tory MPs to oppose the plan , saying they were entitled to represent the views of their constituents .
Former Conservative cabinet minister David Lidington , said he feared HS2 was `` 20th Century technology and infrastructure for a 21st Century economy '' .
Labour peer Lord Berkeley - former deputy chairman of the project 's independent review - said HS2 would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but would be good for people travelling between London and Birmingham .
Environmental groups say HS2 will boost carbon emissions and spoil areas of natural beauty .
In 2015 , it was estimated that the cost of HS2 would be £56bn , but a review has warned that it could rise to as much as £106bn .
Work to prepare the ground for the first phase of HS2 linking London and Birmingham has been going on for years .
But a green light from the government means construction of the railway will begin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that work on the line between Birmingham and Crewe will be rolled into the first phase .
It had originally been slated to begin at a later stage .
Construction on the second phase of the project , originally planned to link Crewe to Manchester and Birmingham with Leeds , is at a much earlier stage .
The BBC has been told that the government will commission a further review of this part of the line to find ways of making it more affordable .
It also wants to ensure that these lines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ railway network along with other planned upgrades such as Northern Powerhouse Rail , which aims to improve east-west links across the north of England .
What is the HS2 route ?
The initial plan was for a new railway line between London and the West Midlands carrying 400m-long ( 1,300ft ) trains , with as many as 1,100 seats per train .
The line would enable trains to reach speeds of up to 250mph and would run as often as 14 times an hour in each direction .
This would be followed by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Birmingham to Manchester and Leeds .
The Department for Transport ( DfT ) has said that the project will triple the capacity of trains across the entire route .
According to the latest estimates , the first stage would be completed between 2028 and 2031 - long after the original opening date of 2026 .
Meanwhile , the second stage would be ready in 2035-2040 .
The announcement on High Speed 2 broadly mirrors some of the main recommendations from the government 's still unpublished review into the project .
I 've read @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any significant changes to the first phase of HS2 , linking London to Birmingham , would have caused further delays .
No-one in government wanted that .
The Crewe to Manchester and Birmingham to Leeds phase will undergo another review because it is at such an early stage , and ministers believe savings can be found .
They also want the high-speed lines to be better integrated with our existing rail network and future infrastructure projects .
Politics and pledges to voters in the north of England and the Midlands was a big @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too was the amount of work which has already been done on the first phase of the project .
Ultimately , the government felt that turning back was n't an option .
Its much higher price tag has made HS2 politically toxic , so the government is also announcing a massive cash injection for buses and cycling in England .
I 'm told that figures within government who were n't sold on HS2 wanted those other transport pledges at the same time .
Why have the costs and timetable slipped so far off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over-optimistic in the first place .
The National Audit Office has warned in successive reports over a number of years that HS2 had an `` unrealistic timetable '' .
In its most recent analysis , it said that the risks of the project were never properly assessed when initial costs were estimated .
HS2 began under the Labour government in 2009 , but the cost has continued to balloon under subsequent administrations .
What are the proposed advantages of HS2 ?
Once it is built , journeys will be shorter .
London-to-Birmingham travel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 21 minutes to 52 minutes , according to the DfT .
And while it is being built , it is expected to create thousands of jobs and provide a stimulus to economic growth .
Darren Caplan , head of the Railway Industry Association .
told the BBC that the line would also `` increase capacity on the East Coast Main Line , the Midlands Main Line and the West Coast Main Line .
There are benefits all round '' .

The Crewe to Manchester and Birmingham to Leeds phase will undergo another review because it is at such an early stage, and ministers believe savings can be found. They also want the high-speed lines to be better integrated with our existing rail network and future infrastructure projects.


bbcuk--2020-02-11--Jamaica deportation: Home Office flight leaves UK despite court ruling

A Home Office flight deporting convicted offenders to Jamaica has left the UK , despite a last-minute legal challenge .
Downing Street said 17 people were deported , but 25 others had been stopped because of the court order .
The court ruling came on Monday night after concerns that some detainees may not have had access to legal advice .
One woman , whose husband was taken off the flight , said there was confusion over what would happen next .
All of those being deported are Jamaican nationals who have been convicted of criminal offences and given prison @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In a statement , the prime minister 's spokesman said `` we bitterly regret '' the court decision that stopped the 25 people from leaving , and will urgently appeal .
`` The offences which these people were responsible for include one manslaughter , one firearms offence , seven violent offences , two which are in the category of rape or sexual offences and 14 drugs offences , '' the spokesman said .
He added : `` We make no apology whatsoever for seeking to remove serious foreign national offenders . ''
On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ruled the government should not deport detainees from Colnbrooke and Harmondsworth detention centres , near Heathrow , after lawyers argued mobile phone signal problems meant some of the detainees could not get legal advice .
The ruling said the government must not deport anyone from those centres unless they had access to a functioning , non-O2 Sim card on or before 3 February .
There had been calls for the government to suspend the flight until a report on the Windrush scandal has been published .
A leaked draft of the report said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of foreign-born offenders who came to the UK as children .
Campaigners argued that most of the detainees due to be deported had spent the majority of their lives in Britain .
Bella Sankey , director of charity Detention Action , told the BBC News Channel : `` In these cases where people have been here for a long time and are to all intents and purposes British , by deporting individuals like that you are doubly punishing them .
`` For many of these individuals deportation is a much harsher sentence than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Imagine being forever banished from the country you grew up in , unable to visit all of your close family and friends . ''
Immigration lawyer Jacqueline Mckenzie told the BBC 's Victoria Derbyshire programme : `` There needs to be a moral debate about this because it can not be right that we are picking up people in their 30s who arrived at two ... and sending them to countries that they do n't know , leaving behind all their family . ''
Tottenham MP David Lammy said it was an `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` The government wants to give the impression that everyone who was deported was a hardened violent criminal , but the reality is many of those who were scheduled to be deported had committed non-violent , one-time drugs offences .
`` The lessons from Windrush have not been learned .
Lives are being ruined because we do n't remember our history . ''
Tonique Kerr said her husband , Reshawn Davis , who has been in the UK for 20 years , was among those told on Monday that he would not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do n't know what 's happening , '' she told the BBC 's Victoria Derbyshire programme .
Ms Kerr said her husband had been sentenced to 14 months in prison - although only served two months - under the controversial joint enterprise law , after two mobile phones were stolen and he was `` just there when it happened '' .
`` He came [ to the UK ] when he was 11 , '' she said .
`` He 's not actually been back since he 's come to this country .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ spent most of his life here . ''
Shabana Mahmood MP said one of her constituents had also been taken off the flight .
`` He actually served in the British Armed Forces , '' she said .
`` He did two tours of Afghanistan , when he came back he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder .
`` He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and that sort of began the deterioration of his mental health , after which he was convicted for GBH .
`` His mental health has continued to deteriorate and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's served this country , he has n't had help for the PTSD he picked up as a serving soldier for our country .
`` So it really goes to the heart of our notions of what it is to be a citizen . ''
The flight had been due to leave for Kingston at 6:30 GMT on Tuesday .
Chancellor Sajid Javid said no-one protected by the court ruling was on the flight .
`` It is absolutely right that when they have served their sentence that we send them out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BBC Radio 5 Live on Tuesday morning .
`` They are not British nationals , they are not members of the Windrush generation , they are all foreign national offenders . ''
On Tuesday , the Home Office said : `` Today 17 serious foreign criminals were deported from the UK .
They were convicted of rape , violent crimes and drug offences and had a combined sentence length of 75 years , as well as a life sentence .
`` We make no apology whatsoever for seeking to remove dangerous foreign criminals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the removal of those who were prevented from boarding the flight due to a legal challenge over a mobile network failure . ''
And the PM 's spokesman said : `` The legal process for removing these offenders - which has included repeated appeals and judicial reviews - has already cost the British public tens of thousands of pounds .
`` The taxpayer will now be left with an even bigger bill and the prospect of convicts who are considered to pose a threat to the UK being granted bail while this matter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no-one in Jamaica' One of those who had been due to be deported on Tuesday is father-of-five Howard Ormsby .
He was jailed for 18 months after he was convicted of possession with intent to supply class A drugs and he was released in December .
`` I came here at the age of 15 with my older sister and I 've been here 18 years of my life , '' the 32-year-old said , speaking to the BBC 's Victoria Derbyshire show from a detention centre at Harmondsworth , west London .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fact I 've made a mistake , but everyone has a chance to right their wrongs .
`` I have all my family here - I have no-one in Jamaica . ''
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Immigration lawyer Jacqueline Mckenzie told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme: "There needs to be a moral debate about this because it cannot be right that we are picking up people in their 30s who arrived at two... and sending them to countries that they don't know, leaving behind all their family."


bbcuk--2020-02-11--Peter Phillips: Queen's grandson and his wife to divorce

The Queen 's grandson Peter Phillips and his wife Autumn have announced they are to divorce .
A statement issued on their behalf said the decision was `` the best course of action for their two children and ongoing friendship '' .
It confirmed they had separated and will share custody of their children Savannah , nine , and Isla , seven .
Both of their families were `` sad '' but `` fully supportive '' of the decision to `` co-parent '' , the statement added .
The couple told the Queen and other Royal Family members about their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 42 , is the son of Princess Anne and her first husband , Captain Mark Phillips .
He is the eldest grandchild of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh .
`` The decision to divorce and share custody came about after many months of discussions and although sad , is an amicable one , '' the statement read .
It added : `` Peter and Autumn have requested privacy and compassion for their children while the family continues to adapt to these changes . ''
Mr Phillips met Canadian management consultant Autumn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Grand Prix in Montreal in 2003 , while he was working for the Williams Formula 1 team .
They married in 2008 in St George 's Chapel at Windsor Castle - where the Duke and Duchess of Sussex 's wedding would take place ten years later - and brought up their children in Gloucestershire .
Before the wedding , Mrs Phillips gave up her Catholic faith - a move which , because of rules on royal successions that were later changed , allowed Mr Phillips to retain his right to the throne .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Royal Family , he is not a working royal and does not have a royal title because he is descended from the female line .
He refused the offer of an earldom when he married so his children do not have courtesy titles .
Last month the Daily Mail revealed that he featured in a Chinese television advert endorsing milk from Jersey cows .

Before the wedding, Mrs Phillips gave up her Catholic faith - a move which, because of rules on royal successions that were later changed, allowed Mr Phillips to retain his right to the throne.


bbcuk--2020-02-11--Post-Brexit border trade checks with EU 'inevitable', says Gove

Frictionless trade with the European Union is to end this year , the government has said .
Border checks are `` inevitable '' after the Brexit transition period ends on 31 December , cabinet minister Michael Gove said .
Businesses say they face extra costs from checks , and an industry body warned the changes could hit food imports .
But officials said firms have enough time to prepare for the changes .
Mr Gove told a Border Delivery Group event : `` The UK will be outside the single market and outside the customs union , so we will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ procedures and regulatory checks that will inevitably follow . ''
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The Brexit transition period is due to end at 11pm on 31 December this year .
From then , there will be import checks at the UK border , and traders in the EU and UK will have extra paperwork , the government said .
From next January , all traders will have to fill out customs declarations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ goods for cross-channel trade .
If no trade deal is reached with the EU , taxes such as tariffs will also need to be charged and collected .
Facilities such as the Channel Tunnel have been designed for minimal border checks .
New customs infrastructure , facilities and systems as well as staff , agents and vets will have to be in place by the end of this year .
But Mr Gove told the conference there would be light touch administration of trade across the Irish Sea .
However , last week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ biggest operator of ferries in the Irish Sea , is preparing for trade checks between Great Britain and Northern Ireland .
It was quietly confirmed in a speech .
Some might argue it has been inevitable since the election .
But the change in the way the UK trade border functions with our biggest trade partner is one of the single biggest changes to the way the UK economy functions .
Put simply , many industries rely on the frictionless free flow of goods between the UK and the continent .
The unequivocal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should prepare for the the end of that as 2020 draws to a close .
Whereas the impact of all this in the Irish Sea has garnered considerable attention , the new trading arrangements between Dover and Calais and along the Channel Tunnel will have a bigger effect on the economy .
By getting businesses to take the prospect seriously , the government 's hope is that more will be prepared and so delays and disruption can be limited .
But we are dealing with parts of the border that are designed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be more customs officers , thousands more customs agents , mass recruitment of vets , and new customs posts .
Almost every independent economic analysis - and the government 's own until now - has shown that extra trade friction with what is currently our biggest market will be an overall hit to the economy .
Preparation can help alleviate some of that hit , but not all .
The British Retail Consortium ( BRC ) said government would have to `` move fast '' , and that if the necessary infrastructure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the year , `` consumers in the UK will see significant disruption , particularly in the availability of fresh fruit and vegetables '' .
Andrew Opie , the BRC 's director of food and sustainability , said : `` Food might actually have to be held at the port to be checked .
So , you 've got enormous bureaucracy , enormous change , but crucially you 've got a problem with the infrastructure at the key ports around the Channel , which currently really act as an extension of the motorway @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be holding thousands of vehicles every day . ''
And the British Chambers of Commerce ( BCC ) said that for many businesses , border delays would incur higher costs than tariffs .
Adam Marshall , the BCC director general , said : `` Additional friction will equal higher costs for a lot of our business , and while the discussion over the past few months has focussed a lot on tariffs , it 's actually these border costs ... that really is the biggest source of cost for most . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ with zero checks , which had been the case under a no-deal Brexit .
Traders will not be able to use special arrangements to lodge new paperwork after a grace period at a later date .
Industries from car manufacturers to food distributors , which rely on the frictionless free flow of goods with the continent , say they face extra costs , delays and red tape from what are known as non-tariff barriers .
Products of animal origin will need export certificates from a registered vet .

"If you think this is going to hit us in January, that's our peak import season for things like fresh fruit and vegetables. Customers are really going to see the problems on supermarket shelves unless we get that infrastructure," he said.


bbcuk--2020-02-11--Nanny McPhee actor Raphael Coleman dies

Nanny McPhee actor Raphael Coleman dies

Nanny McPhee star and climate change activist Raphael Coleman has died at the age of 25 .
His mum Liz Jensen confirmed his death in a statement on Twitter on Friday 7 February .
Raphael 's mum said `` he died doing what he loved '' and added she wants to `` celebrate all he achieved in his short life and cherish his legacy '' .
His stepdad , Carsten Jensen , said on Facebook the actor had collapsed and did n't have any health problems .
Tributes have also been paid by his fellow stars from the film , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` I was so heartbroken to hear about Raphael ( now James Iggy ) .
`` After we worked on Nanny McPhee , he dedicated his life to protecting wildlife and fighting climate change . ''
Raphael Coleman was best known for his role as Eric Brown in the 2005 film , starring alongside Emma Thompson and Colin Firth .
In his post on Facebook , his stepdad said he died `` in the middle of a trip and could not be restored '' .
He also talked about what his stepson , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , was like as a child .
`` Not to blow up something , as his figure in Nanny McPhee , but to save the planet . ''
Carsten Jensen also talked about Raphael 's life as an activist for the climate change group Extinction Rebellion .
`` Under the name Iggy Fox , he controlled the group 's social media , spoke at demonstrations . ''
On Raphael 's website he described himself as `` a twenty-something Zoology graduate travelling the world on a shoestring budget , working with wildlife and exploring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her Twitter followers for their messages of support .
She said : `` Extinction Rebellion is celebrating his remarkable life as a wildlife biologist and activist on Thursday in London . ''
The social justice group Occupy London also paid tribute to him .
Raphael won an award in 2010 for his acting .
He was given the best young actor award by the British Independent Film Festival for a performance in the short film Edward 's Turmoil .
He also won an award at the Brussels Short Film Festival in 2010 .
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bbcuk--2020-02-11--Bournemouth player Jordon Ibe guilty over Bentley crash

A footballer crashed his Bentley into a coffee shop and drove off , leaving part of the vehicle behind in @ @ @ @ @ Jordon Ibe , 24 , smashed into The Pantry on Plaistow Lane in Bromley , @ @ @ @ @ .
He previously admitted careless driving but was found guilty of failing to stop after @ @ @ @ @ at Bexley Magistrates ' Court on Monday .
Ibe was served with an interim driving @ @ @ @ @ by Bromley magistrates on 3 March .
The court heard the vehicle hit the premises @ @ @ @ @ about 04:50 BST .
Prosecutors had said part of Ibe 's white Bentley Bentayga 4x4 @ @ @ @ @ rubble of the shop front when he drove away .
The shop front had to @ @ @ @ @ to be made safe , the court heard .
Jonathan Morrissey , defending , said @ @ @ @ @ the scene for a reasonable length of time but no-one was available to exchange details @ @ @ @ @ AFC Bournemouth from Liverpool in 2016 for a reported £15m fee .

Jonathan Morrissey, defending, said the player had waited at the scene for a reasonable length of time but no-one was available to exchange details with.


bbcuk--2020-02-11--Government to pledge £5bn for bus services and cycling routes

The government is set to pledge £5bn over the next five years to improve bus and cycling services in England .
Boris Johnson will say the extra money will provide more frequent services and simpler , more affordable fares .
Chancellor Sajid Javid told the BBC these are the kind of `` essential '' investments that `` people want to see '' .
But Labour has accused the PM of refusing to reverse `` £645m-a-year cuts to bus budgets , which have caused thousands of routes to be axed '' .
The announcement comes as the government is set to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Mr Johnson is expected to set out details of the high speed rail link and the new money for cycling and buses in a statement to the Commons on Tuesday .
In addition to improving frequency and fares , he will say the £5bn of funding will go towards new priority routes for buses and 4,000 `` zero-emission buses '' in England and Wales .
• More evening and weekend services to make it easier for people to get around outside peak hours • More `` turn up and go '' routes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rely on timetables to plan journeys • Priority schemes to allow buses to pass quickly through congested roads In September , ministers announced £220m in extra funding to boost the bus network in England .
They hope the cash will enable operators to restore recently withdrawn services , to give passengers in rural areas more choice and to increase the use of contactless payments .
Further details will be announced in a new National Bus Strategy to be published later this year .
Mr Javid told BBC Breakfast that successive governments had `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ northern England , by failing to invest in `` essential '' local and regional transport services .
`` We want to see better connectivity between our great cities , but we also want to see better connectivity within the cities and towns we all live in .
How do we make that journey to work , college and university ?
`` That is why we are investing so much more in buses .
And it is also part of our green revolution . ''
British Chambers of Commerce director general , Adam Marshall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Business communities will want to work with central government , local government and bus operators to ensure that this new funding makes a real difference on the ground . ''
On cycling , Mr Johnson is expected to promise to create 250 miles of new cycle paths and plans to make cycling safer in towns by expanding projects dubbed `` mini Holland '' schemes .
The aim of creating `` low-traffic neighbourhoods '' outside of London is part of government plans to double rates of cycling by the 2025 .
Campaign group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the emphasis on quality infrastructure is to be applauded '' and that it hoped to work with other groups to `` ensure that this investment is the start of a real transformation in how we get around '' .
A spokesperson added : `` It has never been more important to make it easier to walk and cycle - to tackle climate change , poor air quality , crippling congestion , and the mental and physical health of the nation .
`` The evidence is clear and people want to do it , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and ambition to make it safe and easy for everyone . ''
Ahead of his Commons statement , Mr Johnson said : `` Improving connectivity by overhauling bus services and making cycling easier than ever is such an important step forward , to make sure every community has the foundations it needs to thrive . ''
But shadow transport secretary Andy McDonald said : `` After years of underinvestment and cuts , this unambitious announcement is nowhere near enough to make the difference that transport users , our economy or our environment need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wo n't be enough to stop the UK lagging behind similar European nations for cycling participation . ''

Campaign group the Walking and Cycling Alliance said "the emphasis on quality infrastructure is to be applauded" and that it hoped to work with other groups to "ensure that this investment is the start of a real transformation in how we get around".


bbcuk--2020-02-11--Lyra McKee murder: Four men arrested in Derry

Detectives investigating the murder of journalist Lyra McKee have arrested four men in Londonderry .
The four men , aged 20 , 27 , 29 and 52 , were arrested under the Terrorism Act on Tuesday .
Ms McKee , 29 , was shot while observing rioting in Derry 's Creggan estate on 18 April last year .
The New IRA has admitted carrying out her murder .
Police have again appealed for anyone with information to come forward .
The 29-year-old writer and campaigner from Belfast had only recently moved to Derry when she was killed .
She was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the night of 18 April 2019 when a masked gunman fired towards officers and onlookers .
Regarded by many as a rising star in Northern Ireland media circles , she had written for many publications , including Buzzfeed , Private Eye , the Atlantic and Mosaic Science .
She was named Sky News young journalist of the year in 2006 and Forbes Magazine named her as one of their 30 under 30 in media in Europe in 2016 .
The Belfast woman had signed a two-book deal with the publisher Faber and Faber @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Boys due out this year .
According to those who knew her best , the gay rights advocate was someone who `` believed passionately in social and religious tolerance '' .
At her funeral at St Anne 's Cathedral in Belfast Fr Martin Magill received a standing ovation when he asked why it took her death to unite politicians .
Days later the British and Irish governments announced a new talks process aimed at restoring devolution .
PSNI Det Supt Jason Murphy said he believes `` that some people within the community know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' He added : `` I understand that people may be frightened to talk to us .
I have previously given my personal assurance relating to anonymity for the purpose of this investigation and I renew this assurance today , as we approach the anniversary of Lyra 's murder . ''
Det Supt Murphy said he wanted the community in Creggan to `` think about how that horrific attack impacted them personally and how it impacted the entire community . ''
`` We saw widescale revulsion after Lyra was murdered and I remain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ local policing to convert that revulsion into tangible evidence to bring those who murdered Lyra to justice , '' he said .
He urged anyone with any mobile phone footage from the night Ms McKee to contact police via the PSNI Major Incident Public Portal .

"We saw widescale revulsion after Lyra was murdered and I remain determined to work with the community and local policing to convert that revulsion into tangible evidence to bring those who murdered Lyra to justice," he said.


bbcuk--2020-02-11--Storm Ciara disruption continues in Wales

Travel disruption is expected for a third day as the impact of Storm Ciara continues to affect Wales .
Some main roads remain blocked while train services are still suspended and flood warnings and alerts are in place across the country on Tuesday .
Cars were trapped in Dolgellau , Bala , Blaenau Ffestiniog and Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd after heavy snow on Monday .
The M48 Severn Bridge between Wales and England near Chepstow is shut due to barrier repairs after a lorry crash .
• The pictures from across the UK Gritters - and in some cases snow ploughs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ across Wales overnight as the clear-up after Sunday 's storm continued .
Meanwhile , two more yellow weather warnings - one for wind and another for rain - have been issued for the whole of Wales for Saturday as Storm Dennis is set to bring further disruption .
Both the wind and rain warnings comes into force at midday .
The wind warning runs until just before midnight and the rain warning expires at midday on Sunday .
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The A547 road between Abergele and Llanddulas in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of flooding .
The A5 is partially blocked between Capel Curig in Conwy to Bethesda in Gwynedd after a landslip at Llyn Ogwen .
The B5106 is shut in both directions between Trefriw and Dolgarrog after the River Conwy flooded during Storm Ciara .
Some minor roads in the Conwy Valley are also still shut .
The A477 Cleddau Bridge between Pembroke Dock and Neyland in Pembrokeshire has reopened to all vehicles .
Drivers going between south Wales and England have to use the M4 Prince of Wales Bridge as the original M48 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Llandudno Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog have been cancelled due to severe flooding on the Conwy Valley line .
Transport for Wales will put on a replacement bus service as track inspectors `` have identified several sites where the ballast supporting the track has been washed away by floodwater '' .
Network Rail said the storm has `` damaged fencing and level crossings at several locations '' and further assessments will start `` once the floodwater has receded '' .
Services on the Cambrian Line between Machynlleth and Aberystwyth and Machynlleth and Pwllheli are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Network Rail and Transport for Wales have both urged all rail passengers in Wales to check before they travel , with a number of other lines also affected .
Stena Line ferries between Fishguard to Rosslare were cancelled on Monday but have been operating on Tuesday morning .
Winds hit 93mph ( 150km/h ) on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd on Sunday while Capel Curig in Conwy was the UK 's wettest place on Sunday when 122.6mm of rain fell in one day .
Four flood warnings are in place across Wales , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ action required .
The warnings are at Kinmel Bay promenade in Conwy county , the Lower Dee valley near Llangollen , Llanddulas and Rhyl splash point .
A number of schools in north Wales were closed on Monday and will assess whether they will also shut on Tuesday .
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"I'm particularly frustrated that some elected members have decided to share information that isn't necessarily true, without finding factually correct information first. One of those items is that we did not clear some culverts in Llanrwst," he told the authority's cabinet meeting on Tuesday.


bbcuk--2020-02-11--Tesco lorry gets stuck twice on residential Swansea street

A Tesco delivery lorry got stuck twice in a narrow residential street after taking the wrong route during a delivery @ @ @ @ @ was trapped for five hours after turning from Terrace Road into Rose Hill at about @ @ @ @ @ A legally parked car was eventually moved to end the blockage but the lorry became @ @ @ @ @ and had to wait while another car was moved .
Tesco said it `` apologised @ @ @ @ @ '' A spokesman added : `` One of our vehicles got into difficulty after taking @ @ @ @ @ in Swansea this morning .
`` We are investigating how this happened . ''

A legally parked car was eventually moved to end the blockage but the lorry became stuck again on a turn and had to wait while another car was moved.


bbcuk--2020-02-11--Tourists in trainers rescued in Ben Nevis blizzard

Rescuers said four people helped from Ben Nevis were lucky to be alive .
They said the tourists who were caught in blizzard conditions had `` no ice axes , no crampons and as far as we are aware no maps '' .
Three of them were wearing trainers .
Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team found them near the summit of the mountain .
All four were taken by helicopter from part-way down the mountain to be checked over at Belford Hospital in Fort William .
Inverness Coastguard helicopter , Rescue 151 , could not be used near the summit because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Miller Harris , of Lochaber MRT , said the four people who were visiting Scotland from abroad were lucky to have been at a place on the mountain where they could get mobile phone reception .
They were able to raise the alarm by calling the police and then use an app to give rescuers a location `` within metres '' of where they were .
Mr Harris told BBC Scotland : `` If there had n't been a phone signal , we would have had no idea what was going on .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ back to the summit where they met our team and was able to confirm the location where his friends were .
`` They were very , very cold and one was probably hypothermic and was having difficulty walking . ''
Mr Harris said the people were on a day trip , rather than being experienced hillwalkers , and had no winter equipment such as ice axes or crampons and did not appear to have a map .
Lochaber MRT described the weather as `` horrendous '' with the wind chill about -20C .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ came in the wake of Storm Ciara and amid Met Office yellow `` be aware '' warnings of high winds and snow .
The group used the app What3words to give a location `` within metres '' of where rescuers found them .
The app divides the world into three-metre squares and gives each one a unique three-word address .
Tortoises , swarm and announce were the words given for the group of four on Ben Nevis , according to the What3words website .
In Scotland , it has previously been used in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lewis in the Western Isles .
Mountaineering groups suggest the app be used in addition to but not instead of map and compass and other winter skills .
Mr Harris backed that advice , adding : `` We are not saying that people should not go out on the mountains .
People with the right skills and equipment are able to do that safely . ''

Mr Harris backed that advice, adding: "We are not saying that people should not go out on the mountains. People with the right skills and equipment are able to do that safely."


bbcuk--2020-02-11--EU fishing rules: Did the UK throw away a million tonnes of fish?

Claim : UK fishermen were `` throwing back a million tonnes of fish dead '' every year because of the EU 's Common Fisheries Policy ( CFP ) , according to Conservative MP Owen Paterson .
Reality Check verdict : No one has ever come up with a credible figure of one million tonnes for UK fishermen alone .
It 's true that UK fishermen were required by EU rules in the past to throw back unwanted or undersized fish - although exactly how much is not known .
The EU started reversing these rules in 2016 and by 2019 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any fish subject to quotas .
There 's some evidence discarding is still happening , though , despite the rule change .
The Conservative MP and former Environment Secretary Owen Paterson told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme that Brexit would allow the UK to become `` an independent maritime nation '' and `` stop the complete horrors '' of the EU 's Common Fisheries Policy ( CFP ) .
He said , under CFP rules , UK fishermen were `` throwing back a million tonnes of fish dead as pollution every year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Common Fisheries Policy - which sets the rules on how EU members fish - until the end of the transition period , at the end of this year .
The system that will replace it is still up for negotiation .
So what do the rules say ?
Until relatively recently , EU member states - including the UK - were required to throw some fish back into the water .
This controversial practice was known as `` discarding '' and involved returning unwanted catches back to sea ( dead or alive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because the crew had exceeded their quota - the amount of fish they were allowed to catch .
How many fish were discarded ?
There is no single accepted figure for this .
A 2005 study estimated that 500,000 to 800,000 tonnes of fish were discarded in the North Sea each year , but it did not attribute this to any one country .
In 2008 , a report from the World Wide Fund for Nature ( WWF ) put the figure for the North Sea at one million tonnes .
Again it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This was calculated by subtracting kilos of fish sold from kilos of fish caught .
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In 2010 , University of Exeter scientists put the figure at 267,000 tonnes of fish discarded in the North Sea in 2010 - and said this figure had declined from about 500,000 tonnes in 1990 .
A House of Lords report published in 2019 said that in 2013 an estimated 1.7 million tonnes of fish and `` other marine animals '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ each year across European waters - again not specifically by UK fishermen .
The National Federation of Fishermen 's Organisations ( NFFO ) told us they did not recognise the one million tonnes figure quoted by Mr Paterson and did not believe an estimate of discarded fish could be reached .
But the rules have changed From January 2015 onwards , the EU started reversing its policy on discarding .
It introduced a `` landing obligation '' on fishermen to keep the fish they caught .
This first applied to `` pelagic '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ herring ) before being extended from 2016 to bottom-dwelling fish ( including cod , haddock and plaice ) .
By January 2019 , vessels were n't allowed to discard any species of fish for which quotas were used to limit the numbers caught .
We spoke to Mr Paterson .
He said he was referring to the situation under the old rules but added that he `` knew the discard ban was not going to work '' .
While he believed the one million figure to be a widely recognised estimate , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we do n't know '' .
The discard ban has `` proven challenging to implement '' , according to Louisa Casson , oceans campaigner at Greenpeace UK .
`` There are many proposed solutions , including observers and CCTV on boats , but none of these are in place across the entire UK fishing fleet , '' she said .
And there is some evidence vessels are still discarding fish , including video and photographic evidence of illegal discards happening off the coast of Scotland gathered by campaign group Our Fish .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ obligation policy , published in February 2019 , said : `` Little attempt appears to have been made to enforce the landing obligation 's requirements thus far , allowing the discarding of fish to continue . ''
The NFFO said that while the ban was working well for some types of fishing , for others there were `` fundamental difficulties caused by the design of the legislation '' which required a `` fundamental overhaul '' .

Reality Check verdict: No one has ever come up with a credible figure of one million tonnes for UK fishermen alone. It's true that UK fishermen were required by EU rules in the past to throw back unwanted or undersized fish - although exactly how much is not known. The EU started reversing these rules in 2016 and by 2019 vessels weren't allowed to throw back any fish subject to quotas. There's some evidence discarding is still happening, though, despite the rule change.


bbcuk--2020-02-11--How I help people get into the top universities

Joe Seddon had £200 left from his university grant .
He thought about spending it on a couple of nights out - but then decided to use it to help others .
`` I knew how difficult it was for me to get to Oxford coming from a single-parent family going to a state school .
I just wanted to help more people like me . ''
The 22-year-old used the cash to set up an app that helps people from low-income families get into Oxford and Cambridge University .
The app , called Access to Oxbridge , works by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through the application process .
`` The application process is in three parts , there 's an admissions test , and then there 's the interview .
`` Most people concentrate on the interview .
It can seem incredibly scary going down to Oxford or Cambridge for the first time and being quizzed by a bunch of academics . ''
He says the mentors will have a one-hour video tutorial session with the students through the app .
`` So by the time they go down to interview that thought process feels entirely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is n't the only one trying to help people from low-income families get into Oxford and Cambridge .
In 2018 , Stormzy launched a scholarship to help black students get into Cambridge - he pledged to fund the tuition fees and living costs of two students each year .
In October Cambridge said for the first time 3 % of students were black .
Oxford university has promised 25 % of students will come from disadvantaged backgrounds by 2023 .
The university says it wants to tackle accusations that it is socially exclusive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was shaking' Joe remembers sitting at home in his mum 's kitchen when he came up with the idea of the app .
His mum encouraged him .
He says he wished someone had helped him through the application process .
`` I remember getting into my first interview and I was shaking I was that scared , but I just wish I 'd had a little bit more preparation beforehand because I feel if I had been prepared it would have just seemed like another day in the office . ''
Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ top universities in the country , he is n't cheating the system .
`` This is n't about offering a cheat sheet about how to perform an admissions test or interviews . ''
For Joe it 's just about getting students prepared and comfortable with the environment they 're about to go into .
`` It 's the sort of preparation that students who attend private schools and tops to state schools get , '' he says .
Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here .

"I remember getting into my first interview and I was shaking I was that scared, but I just wish I'd had a little bit more preparation beforehand because I feel if I had been prepared it would have just seemed like another day in the office."


bbcuk--2020-02-11--Liverpool's Adrian on Jurgen Klopp, the Anfield dressing room, & landing on your feet

It was the Premier League 's opening day and Norwich City were visiting Anfield .
Liverpool 's Alisson was down with a calf injury .
There was silence in the stands .
Jurgen Klopp brought his new substitute goalkeeper off the bench and spoke softly in his ear : `` Welcome to Anfield . ''
Adrian had only been at the club for four days .
He had trained with his team-mates just twice .
As he was about to make his debut , did Klopp have anything else to add ?
`` He hugged me .
He showed me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says .
`` I felt like the schoolboy who has to introduce himself in front of his new classmates , but what can I say about Anfield ?
The way the fans embraced me in such a critical moment , losing one of their best players .
They gave me total confidence . ''
Adrian smiles as he looks back now on that unexpected Anfield bow - and the whirlwind week that followed .
The Spaniard , 33 , is enjoying life as the guy who landed on his feet in Liverpool half @ @ @ @ @ @ @ understand him - and how he fits in to a very special team - you have to go back a little further still .
Things might have turned out very differently for Adrian .
For a long time it seemed as if his time might never come .
After years spent waiting in the wings , he finally made his debut for Real Betis , the club he joined aged 11 , when he was 25 .
He also came off the bench that day , in the 11th minute , dressed in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his back , which is also a sign of bad luck in Spain .
He conceded four goals before the final whistle in a 4-0 defeat by Malaga on 20 September 2012 .
A few months later , there was another low point : a 5-1 thrashing by city rivals Sevilla .
But Adrian was never going to give up , and the confidence of his manager - former West Bromwich Albion boss Pepe Mel - helped him through .
`` I often think about that match , '' Adrian says .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ key moments .
Pepe was the first manager to give me a chance as a professional .
`` He trusted me beyond any mistake I could have made that day .
A week later we beat Real Madrid 1-0 at home , and I stopped several goals .
Man of the match .
Kind of .
Since then I 've improved a lot .
I 'm very grateful to him . ''
At the end of that 2012-13 campaign , with 32 games under his belt and with Betis struggling financially , Adrian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was his next destination .
He packed his bags and left for West Ham United as a free agent .
And he would keep that number 13 shirt .
For a 26-year-old Andalusian who had never been abroad and spoke only in his mother tongue , it was the start of an adventure that would bring much joy , but also disappointment .
Towards the end of his time with the Hammers he had lost his starting spot , and with his contract up last summer - having made 150 appearances over six @ @ @ @ @ @ @ once again free to move on .
Without a team , he spent pre-season training alone in Pilas , on pitches used by a local non-league side , 30 miles away from his hometown of Seville .
It was anything but easy .
`` I 'd made a drastic decision not to stay any longer at West Ham , despite having a three-year contract offer on the table , '' he says .
`` I had n't played a single game all season in the Premier League .
I did n't feel valued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It was tough for me .
`` Summer came and then I felt those butterflies in my stomach .
I knew something good was coming .
I was already aware of Liverpool 's interest before I received the first offers .
`` They called me at the end of July .
They said that they 'd sell [ Simon ] Mignolet if I gave the deal the green light .
That 's how it happened . ''
Real Betis might have been in for him too - Adrian even fantasised over the idea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was uncertainty following the departure of Quique Setien , now manager at Barcelona .
`` It could have worked but the new staff still had to decide what kind of keeper they needed , '' he says .
`` In the end , they signed a much younger player .
I did n't fit their profile , but we 're professionals no matter what we feel inside .
My final decision was n't that bad after all , was it ? ''
Adrian laughs .
He is a man who laughs often .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to laugh about in the Liverpool dressing room .
Their 22-point lead will surely lead to a first league title in 30 years .
But nobody 's talking about how close they are , not even the man most responsible for Liverpool 's remarkable recent success .
`` What Jurgen has achieved here is extraordinary , '' Adrian says .
`` Just look how we are in the league .
It is so easy working with him .
So easy .
He 's always smiling , cheerful , optimistic .
He 's the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ member of the team .
`` Him being close to us helps us believe in his methods .
He 's convinced us all of his leadership and abilities by being close to us and proving that whatever is on his mind works in the end .
`` Klopp usually tells us that we 'll face many problems during the games , so we must be able to fix them .
Any team can surprise you with a new system , for example .
He 's there to guide us .
He visualises football @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this knowledge to the players in a masterful way .
`` Training sessions are intense .
He does his job passionately and that 's exactly how we perform on the pitch .
Jurgen is not only a top strategist , but also a great person .
The best group management I 've seen .
Next to the team through thick and thin . ''
For Adrian , too , this has been a remarkable season .
After having not played a single game last term and after a summer spent training with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ August it was announced he would be signing for Liverpool .
His Friday evening debut came four days later and then , five days after that , came the Uefa Super Cup final win over Chelsea .
In just over a week Adrian went from zero to penalty hero - and , in doing so , won the first title of his career .
The Super Cup win was celebrated in Seville as well - in Su Eminencia , the working-class neighbourhood where Adrian was raised .
`` Everyone met at my parents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ closest friends , my in-laws .
Everything happened so fast that they did n't even have the chance to fly to Turkey for the match , we could n't arrange it .
Receiving that video call and seeing tears of happiness from home was unforgettable . ''
Later that night in Istanbul , with almost the whole team sleeping , Liverpool 's leaders made their first proper gesture to fully welcome the 'new guy at the office ' .
`` James [ Milner ] told me to take the trophy with me for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seconds to realise he really meant it .
Who better than me , he said .
So I agreed . ''
Adrian 's brother and a close friend , the only people close to him who were able to come , were waiting in the hotel upstairs .
`` Getting into the room with the Super Cup , my first title .
Their faces .
Awesome . ''
When he signed for Liverpool last summer , some Spanish media talked about Adrian as a washed-up , discarded 32-year-old .
He of course did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resolved to do his talking on the football pitch .
He just had not expected his chance to come so quickly .
`` It was a moment I was hungrily waiting for .
Not so soon , though , '' he admits .
`` Fortunately , I was both mentally and physically ready .
I had to see it that way .
It 's never pretty when a team-mate gets injured , but only one of us can play .
`` Alisson is peaceful , humble and deserves every single thing he has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ together , but still I 'm here to fight .
I wo n't just sit down on the bench and wait .
`` He won the Champions League and the Copa America last year .
He was the best keeper in the world .
But he ca n't relax with me around .
I 've proved it . ''
At Liverpool 's Melwood training ground , the skies are darkening and the wind is howling .
Adrian begins to look at the clock on the wall , then on towards the training pitches @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eyes away .
It is clear he is already thinking about getting back to work - his body language betrays him .
`` Hey , Ali ! ''
he shouts as Alisson walks past .
They smile at each other .
A few seconds later , young midfielder Curtis Jones walks through the door and gives him a fist bump .
Now the hallways are beginning to buzz .
It is time to get going .
There is another hard session ahead , another challenge to prepare for , more titles to target @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thought about much .
`` Let me enjoy the moment ! ''
he complains in jest , laughing again .
`` Football careers are over so quickly .
We have to make the best of it while it lasts . ''

Adrian spent pre-season training alone on local pitches in the south of Spain
It was the Premier League's opening day and Norwich City were visiting Anfield. Liverpool's Alisson was down with a calf injury. There was silence in the stands.
Jurgen Klopp brought his new substitute goalkeeper off the bench and spoke softly in his ear: "Welcome to Anfield."
Adrian had only been at the club for four days. He had trained with his team-mates just twice. As he was about to make his debut, did Klopp have anything else to add?
"He hugged me. He showed me I had his trust," Adrian says. "I felt like the schoolboy who has to introduce himself in front of his new classmates, but what can I say about Anfield? The way the fans embraced me in such a critical moment, losing one of their best players. They gave me total confidence."
Adrian smiles as he looks back now on that unexpected Anfield bow - and the whirlwind week that followed. The Spaniard, 33, is enjoying life as the guy who landed on his feet in Liverpool half a year ago.
But to really understand him - and how he fits in to a very special team - you have to go back a little further still.
Adrian, pictured at Liverpol's Melwood training ground, waited years for his Real Betis debut (photo by Juanma Mendoza)
Things might have turned out very differently for Adrian. For a long time it seemed as if his time might never come. After years spent waiting in the wings, he finally made his debut for Real Betis, the club he joined aged 11, when he was 25.
He also came off the bench that day, in the 11th minute, dressed in yellow, with the number 13 on his back, which is also a sign of bad luck in Spain. He conceded four goals before the final whistle in a 4-0 defeat by Malaga on 20 September 2012.
A few months later, there was another low point: a 5-1 thrashing by city rivals Sevilla.
But Adrian was never going to give up, and the confidence of his manager - former West Bromwich Albion boss Pepe Mel - helped him through.
"I often think about that match," Adrian says. "It was one of my career's key moments. Pepe was the first manager to give me a chance as a professional.
"He trusted me beyond any mistake I could have made that day. A week later we beat Real Madrid 1-0 at home, and I stopped several goals. Man of the match. Kind of. Since then I've improved a lot. I'm very grateful to him."
At the end of that 2012-13 campaign, with 32 games under his belt and with Betis struggling financially, Adrian would move on. The Premier League was his next destination. He packed his bags and left for West Ham United as a free agent. And he would keep that number 13 shirt.
For a 26-year-old Andalusian who had never been abroad and spoke only in his mother tongue, it was the start of an adventure that would bring much joy, but also disappointment. Towards the end of his time with the Hammers he had lost his starting spot, and with his contract up last summer - having made 150 appearances over six years at the club - he was once again free to move on.
Adrian played as a striker until he joined Real Betis at the age of 11 as a goalkeeper (photo by Juanma Mendoza)
Without a team, he spent pre-season training alone in Pilas, on pitches used by a local non-league side, 30 miles away from his hometown of Seville. It was anything but easy.
"I'd made a drastic decision not to stay any longer at West Ham, despite having a three-year contract offer on the table," he says. "I hadn't played a single game all season in the Premier League. I didn't feel valued economically either, to be honest. It was tough for me.
"Summer came and then I felt those butterflies in my stomach. I knew something good was coming. I was already aware of Liverpool's interest before I received the first offers.
"They called me at the end of July. They said that they'd sell [Simon] Mignolet if I gave the deal the green light. That's how it happened."
Real Betis might have been in for him too - Adrian even fantasised over the idea of making a return - but there was uncertainty following the departure of Quique Setien, now manager at Barcelona.
"It could have worked but the new staff still had to decide what kind of keeper they needed," he says. "In the end, they signed a much younger player. I didn't fit their profile, but we're professionals no matter what we feel inside. My final decision wasn't that bad after all, was it?"
Adrian laughs. He is a man who laughs often. And right now there is a lot to laugh about in the Liverpool dressing room. Their 22-point lead will surely lead to a first league title in 30 years. But nobody's talking about how close they are, not even the man most responsible for Liverpool's remarkable recent success.
In helping Liverpool win the Uefa Super Cup, Adrian claimed the first title of his career (photo by Juanma Mendoza)
"What Jurgen has achieved here is extraordinary," Adrian says. "Just look how we are in the league. It is so easy working with him. So easy. He's always smiling, cheerful, optimistic. He's the manager but he behaves like any another member of the team.
"Him being close to us helps us believe in his methods. He's convinced us all of his leadership and abilities by being close to us and proving that whatever is on his mind works in the end.
"Klopp usually tells us that we'll face many problems during the games, so we must be able to fix them. Any team can surprise you with a new system, for example. He's there to guide us. He visualises football very well from the sidelines and transmits this knowledge to the players in a masterful way.
"Training sessions are intense. He does his job passionately and that's exactly how we perform on the pitch. Jurgen is not only a top strategist, but also a great person. The best group management I've seen. Next to the team through thick and thin."
For Adrian, too, this has been a remarkable season. After having not played a single game last term and after a summer spent training with a friend on non-league pitches, on 5 August it was announced he would be signing for Liverpool. His Friday evening debut came four days later and then, five days after that, came the Uefa Super Cup final win over Chelsea.
In just over a week Adrian went from zero to penalty hero - and, in doing so, won the first title of his career.
The Super Cup win was celebrated in Seville as well - in Su Eminencia, the working-class neighbourhood where Adrian was raised.
"Everyone met at my parents' house - my wife, my closest friends, my in-laws. Everything happened so fast that they didn't even have the chance to fly to Turkey for the match, we couldn't arrange it. Receiving that video call and seeing tears of happiness from home was unforgettable."
Later that night in Istanbul, with almost the whole team sleeping, Liverpool's leaders made their first proper gesture to fully welcome the 'new guy at the office'.
Adrian is determined to push regular goalkeeper Alisson as far as possible for his starting spot (photo by Juanma Mendoza)
"James [Milner] told me to take the trophy with me for the night. It took me several seconds to realise he really meant it. Who better than me, he said. So I agreed."
Adrian's brother and a close friend, the only people close to him who were able to come, were waiting in the hotel upstairs.
"Getting into the room with the Super Cup, my first title. Their faces. Awesome."
When he signed for Liverpool last summer, some Spanish media talked about Adrian as a washed-up, discarded 32-year-old. He of course did not see it this way. He resolved to do his talking on the football pitch. He just had not expected his chance to come so quickly.
"It was a moment I was hungrily waiting for. Not so soon, though," he admits.
"Fortunately, I was both mentally and physically ready. I had to see it that way. It's never pretty when a team-mate gets injured, but only one of us can play.
"Alisson is peaceful, humble and deserves every single thing he has achieved. We spend so much time together, but still I'm here to fight. I won't just sit down on the bench and wait.
"He won the Champions League and the Copa America last year. He was the best keeper in the world. But he can't relax with me around. I've proved it."
Liverpool's most recent trophy success came at the Fifa Club World Cup in December (photo by Juanma Mendoza)
At Liverpool's Melwood training ground, the skies are darkening and the wind is howling. Adrian begins to look at the clock on the wall, then on towards the training pitches outside. He cannot take his eyes away. It is clear he is already thinking about getting back to work - his body language betrays him.
"Hey, Ali!" he shouts as Alisson walks past. They smile at each other. A few seconds later, young midfielder Curtis Jones walks through the door and gives him a fist bump.
Now the hallways are beginning to buzz. It is time to get going. There is another hard session ahead, another challenge to prepare for, more titles to target. Beyond that, Adrian has not thought about much.
"Let me enjoy the moment!" he complains in jest, laughing again.
"Football careers are over so quickly. We have to make the best of it while it lasts."


bbcuk--2020-02-11--Wild swimming: Swansea man's cold sea challenge 'to get out of bed'

`` When the sky is clear and the sun rises , it is beautiful , and I would n't want to be anywhere else in the world . ''
For the last year , while most of us were curled up in our warm beds , Josh Pike has got up and driven down to the beach in Swansea .
He has then waded into the sea , and let his body get used to the freezing cold .
`` Every single morning is awful , but once you 're in , it 's great , '' said Josh , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strangers during his sunrise dips .
The 29-year-old started his cold water swimming challenge on 8 February last year , after becoming his own boss and needing a routine to motivate him to get up out of bed .
He decided to go down to Rotherslade Bay in Swansea and dip into the water - before setting himself a challenge to do it every morning for 1,000 days .
`` I started going down at sunrise , and found an extra three hours in the morning that never existed in my life before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ marked completing a year of his challenge .
`` I often think 'why am I doing this ? '
, Swansea , is grey , it is murky , but some days when the sun rises , I would n't want to be anywhere else . ''
Even Storm Ciara , which battered parts of Wales with 93mph gales on Sunday , did not stop Josh in his mission , but he admits he moved to a more sheltered bay and only dipped in and out of the sea .
`` I had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legged it back in between the waves , '' he said .
In the last few months , hundreds of people have joined Josh on his daily dips , after he posted videos of sunrises in the bay on Instagram .
In the winter the swimmers , from parents with children to pensioners in their 80s , rush into the water and back to the warmth of their cars , but in the summer Josh said it was much more of a party .
• 'How the sea helped my migraines' '' We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down onto the beach , some bake and bring cakes , '' said Josh , who said it was not a workout but more floating and messing about .
`` On my birthday in June , my wife organised a surprise , we walked down to the beach at about 05:30 in June and there was about 100 people waiting holding balloons , '' he said .
`` There were kids with inflatables , we were all screaming as we got into the water , people in the flats on the headland were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were all doing . ''
He said many who contacted him were struggling with their mental health , including postnatal depression , and had said swimming with the group of strangers in the cold had helped them .
`` As soon as you hit the cold water you scream and chat and laugh with other people and the cold water does n't care about your problems , it just makes you feel good , '' he said .
Josh said the swimmers had been surrounded by seals , and seen the deadly Portuguese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ washed up on the beach .
`` A little seal who lives round the headland will come right up to us , he gets super close , some of the guys love swimming with him , but I am petrified , '' he said .
• Unusual fitness classes for the new year Josh , who does not think of himself as a great swimmer , first tried wild swimming in Norway when he was living there with his wife Beth .
While the water in the sea off Swansea is nowhere near @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said he still took ages to get into the water and made a `` big deal about it '' every day .
While Josh said that the cold water has changed his life , adding he had not had a cold or cough in a year and had not had any accidents , not everyone is convinced .
`` People think they are going to jump in the sea and wake up with a cold the next day , but it is not the case , '' he said .
`` My @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for six months , he was sure he was going to have a heart attack , my wife Beth hates it , she comes along to the big ones , but she loves the warm and would rather stay in bed .
`` It 's quite daunting .
No-one really wants to do it .
But doing something you really do n't want to do , but is good for you , has to be a good thing . ''

"My father in law wouldn't do it for six months, he was sure he was going to have a heart attack, my wife Beth hates it, she comes along to the big ones, but she loves the warm and would rather stay in bed.