bbcuk--2020-02-07--East Kent hospital staff suspended over patient care

Several hospital staff have been suspended and an investigation is under way after an incident involving the care of a patient in Kent .
Both East Kent Hospitals NHS and Kent Police are investigating the alleged assault on 15 December at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford .
The trust also runs the QEQM hospital in Margate which has been criticised over a seven-day-old baby 's death .
East Kent Hospitals NHS said it had alerted police over the alleged assault of a man in December .
An NHS spokesman said : `` Following a concern raised by a member @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an investigation into an incident involving the care of a patient .
`` We are treating this incident with the utmost seriousness and reported it to the police .
`` We also reported it to our regulators and are keeping the patient 's family informed of our investigation .
`` We suspended a number of staff in order to facilitate the investigation which is currently on-going . ''
A police spokesman said : `` Kent Police is investigating an alleged assault of a man which is reported to have taken place on December @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ashford .
`` No arrests have been made at this stage .
Inquiries are continuing . ''

Kent Police said it was investigating "an alleged assault of a man which is reported to have taken place at William Harvey Hospital".


bbcuk--2020-02-07--Storm Ciara: Severe rail disruption likely as gales hit

Train services face being severely disrupted over the weekend as rain and gales hit Wales .
Storm Ciara will bring gusts of up to 75mph ( 121k/ph ) on Saturday - with rain and gales on Sunday .
The Met Office has extended its yellow warning for wind on Saturday to cover most counties in north Wales and parts of Ceredigion and Powys .
Many of Sunday 's trains have already been cancelled and ferry operators have warned of disruption , It means Wales fans heading back from the Dublin after the weekend 's Six Nations clash could face problems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wales said people living near the Welsh coast should be prepared for possible flooding and urged them check the latest alerts and warnings over the weekend .
`` We are also warning people to avoid visiting the seafront due to the risk of being swept away by large waves or hit by wave and wind-blown debris , '' said NRW 's Richard Preece .
`` Flood water can also be extremely dangerous , and people should not attempt to walk or drive through it unless instructed by the emergency services . ''
Weather @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infamous waves at Porthcawl `` safely from home '' , as the RNLI live stream from the Bridgend county town 's breakwater .
`` The sea is far more powerful than you think and your chances of survival are slim if you are dragged into the swell , '' warned Stephen Jones , from the volunteer-run lifesaving charity .
`` We understand why people want to experience extreme weather , but it 's not worth risking your life , so we strongly urge people to respect the water and watch from a safe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get named ?
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In addition to the weather warnings for Saturday , between 12:00 and 23:59 GMT , a yellow rain warning has been issued for most of Wales from 00:00 on Sunday until 18:00 .
The rain warning covers all of Wales , with the exception Pembrokeshire and Anglesey .
• Yellow wind warning for north Wales counties , from 12:00 to 23:59 • Gusts will hit 75mph in some exposed coastal areas and in the Irish Sea • Ferry services between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` severe disruption '' between Saturday and Monday • Cleddau Bridge , Pembrokeshire , will closed to high-sided vehicles from Saturday evening until Monday • Northern section of Barmouth promenade in Gwynedd closed from 17:00 • Sea gates and water boards at Barmouth , Borth y Gest and Aberdaron will also be closed on Saturday • Yellow wind warning for all of Wales is in force from 00:00 until 23:59 • Yellow rain warning for all Wales , except Pembrokeshire and Anglesey • Up to 70mm ( 2.75in ) of rain possible on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possible in some isolated locations • Flooding in affected areas `` likely '' says Met Office • Possible full closure of Cleddau Bridge , Pembrokeshire , between 10:00 and 13:00 • A487 at Newgale , Pembs , likely to be closed from 05:00-08:00 and 16:45-19:45 Train services across Wales face severe disruption on Sunday , with Network Rail warning passengers : `` Only travel by train this Sunday if absolutely necessary '' .
Transport for Wales trains , especially those in coastal areas , are being cancelled - with no services between Llandudno @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Holyhead on Anglesey .
No services will be operating on the Wales and Cross Border services , the Heart of Wales or Cambrian lines , with services into south west Wales terminating at Swansea .
Core Valley Lines services , and other valleys branch services will also be closed .
`` We 're expecting very stormy conditions , high tides and winds that have the potential to uproot trees and damage infrastructure , '' said Chris Pearce , head of operations at Network Rail Wales and Borders .
`` The safety of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ priority so there will be speed restrictions across our network , while some lines will not have any services at all . ''
Rail operators have also warned there will be no replacement bus services , and urged all passengers to check before travelling .
Some flights returning from Dublin , where Wales face Ireland on Saturday , could also faces delays or cancellations .
The storm has already forced the organisers of the Llanelli Half Marathon to postpone Sunday 's event earlier in the week to give the 2,500 competitors sufficient warning @

"The safety of our customers and colleagues is our absolute priority so there will be speed restrictions across our network, while some lines will not have any services at all."


bbcuk--2020-02-08--Joe Wicks: Body Coach star to read Valentine's bedtime story

Body Coach star Joe Wicks is to read the CBeebies bedtime story on Valentine 's Day , it has been announced .
The fitness coach and father-of-two will read Love Monster and the Perfect Present , by Rachel Bright .
He said he was excited to share the experience with daughter Indie , one , newborn son Marley and his nephews .
Wicks is the latest in a long list of stars , including Dolly Parton , Orlando Bloom , Alesha Dixon and Sir Elton John , to have read a story on the channel .
The 33-year-old said : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world is sitting down before bed and reading a new story with Indie .
I love seeing her eyes light up and learn every day .
`` I 'm amazed by how much babies absorb language through books .
I 'm so excited to show Indie , Marley and my nephews my Bedtime Stories .
I had so much fun reading them . ''
Actors Tom Hardy and Luke Evans have previously been chosen for the Valentine 's Day show .
Wicks 's reading will be broadcast on 14 February at 18:50 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a series about Love Monster , the only monster in Cutesville .
It is written and illustrated by Bright and has also been made into a CBeebies series .

The 33-year-old said: "One of my favourite things in the world is sitting down before bed and reading a new story with Indie. I love seeing her eyes light up and learn every day.


bbcuk--2020-02-07--Sainsbury's upskirter targeted schoolgirls at Newport store

A man who admitted upskirting schoolgirls at a supermarket has been convicted of voyeurism .
Lewis Taylor , 33 , from Newport , took photographs up the skirts of 20 women and girls on their lunch break at a Sainsbury 's supermarket in Caerleon .
At Cardiff Crown Court , Taylor was given a community order and a rehabilitation requirement .
He must carry out 150 hours of unpaid work and do a three-year course .
• I was a victim of 'upskirting ' - but I 'm fighting back • Upskirting to be crime after Lords back bill The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the girls before kneeling down in the store and filming under their skirts .
Lisa McCormick , prosecuting , said : `` He attended a Sainsbury 's Local on five occasions in the school lunch break intent on taking pictures up the skirts of schoolgirls aged between 11-16 .
`` He was seen by the manager upskirting and the police were called .
`` A staff member stood near him with a view to distract him from his endeavours , but the defendant was not disturbed .
`` He was loitering in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ uniform . ''
Staff confronted Taylor and passed his car number plate on to police who arrested him at his home .
When officers searched his home they found films and pictures taken at the Sainsbury 's store in Caerleon , near Newport .
Matthew Evans , defending , said if Taylor had been caught by an older woman `` he might have got a slap around the head '' .
Mr Evans added : `` This was very uncharacteristic .
Clearly he was n't himself . ''
Upskirting was made a criminal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be jailed for up to two years .
The Voyeurism ( Offences ) Act came into force in April 2019 after a campaign led by Gina Martin , who was shocked to discover upskirting was not against the law .
She went to police after a man put his phone between her legs and took pictures at a festival , but officers were unable to take any action .
A Facebook post detailing her experience went viral and she wrote a feature for the BBC News website explaining how she was fighting back @

She went to police after a man put his phone between her legs and took pictures at a festival, but officers were unable to take any action.


bbcuk--2020-02-07--GP Manish Shah jailed for 90 sexual assaults on patients

A GP has been given three life sentences for 90 sexual assaults on female patients .
Manish Shah assaulted 23 women and a 15-year-old girl while working in London - carrying out invasive examinations for his own gratification .
The Old Bailey heard he used Angelina Jolie and Jade Goody as examples to frighten patients about their health .
Judge Anne Molyneux described him as a `` master of deception who abused his position of power '' .
`` You made up stories which got into heads and caused panic , '' she said , as she sentenced Shah to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Shah , from Romford , convinced his victims to have unnecessary checks between May 2009 and June 2013 .
`` Your behaviour was not only sexual but was driven by your desire to control and on occasions humiliate women , '' the judge said .
The youngest victim told the court she was left `` anxious , fearful and shaking '' at the prospect of visiting the doctor after being abused by Shah .
She said she felt differently about men and worried about being seen as a `` sex object '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assaults were `` defensive medicine '' was found guilty of 25 sexual offences against six victims at Mawney Medical Centre last autumn .
At an earlier trial in 2018 , he was convicted of offences relating to 18 other people , bringing the total number of offences to 90 relating to 23 patients .
The court heard how Shah picked up on patients ' vulnerability , because of their age or family history of cancer .
He brought up a news story about Hollywood star Jolie having a preventative mastectomy as he asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to examine her breasts .
He also mentioned Goody to another woman , saying an examination was in her best interests .
Jurors heard that Shah would not always wear gloves and left one patient entirely naked on an examination table .
In mitigation , Zoe Johnson QC said : `` It goes without saying that all of these women feel grossly abused , humiliated , and that the trust that they placed in Manish Shah has been so dreadfully exploited .
`` He deeply regrets hurting them and can not say sorry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Supt Tara McGovern said Shah `` placed himself in a busy surgery as a GP and accessed vulnerable women and preyed on their vulnerabilities so that so he could carry out unnecessary clinical examinations for his own sexual gratification . ''
`` He has caused significant harm to these women and has betrayed the trust they placed in him as their doctor .
`` It 's been a long process - we 've spoken to 130 women , we 've taken dozens of statements and so we thank the victims for their patience @ @

In mitigation, Zoe Johnson QC said: "It goes without saying that all of these women feel grossly abused, humiliated, and that the trust that they placed in Manish Shah has been so dreadfully exploited.


bbcuk--2020-02-07--Channel migrants: More than 100 intercepted over 10 hours

More than a hundred migrants have crossed the Channel in six boats , bringing the figure to a record high .
The Home Office confirmed the Border Force and partner agencies had dealt with six vessels carrying 102 people .
French authorities have also detained about 30 people , the Home Office added .
In one incident off France , 11 were rescued from a boat taking on water .
Security minister Brandon Lewis said : `` We are tackling illegal migrant crossings on all fronts . ''
Ninety migrants including children were rescued from the English Channel on Thursday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ single day .
The National Crime Agency has said migrants trying to reach the UK are using `` surge tactics '' to increase their chances of getting past patrols .
The Border Force intercepted the first boat carrying 26 men and six women at about 01:00 GMT .
A second boat carrying 12 men and a woman was intercepted at about 02:45 and a third boat carrying 14 men and a woman at about 03:55 .
Kent Police detained eight men and a woman at Sandgate Beach at about 08:00 .
Two hours @ @ @ @ @ @ @ boat carrying 10 men ; and at about 10:45 a vessel carrying 16 men and seven women .
Of the 102 - who said they were Afghan , Iranian , Iraqi , Pakistani and Syrian - seven claimed to be underage .
They will be passed to social services after age assessment checks and the others were passed to immigration officials .
Mr Lewis said : `` We have extra patrols on French beaches , drones , specialist vehicles and detection equipment which has been deployed to stop small boats leaving European shores @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increasing intelligence sharing in Belgium and France . ''
He added : `` The majority of migrants who attempt this journey are being stopped , only 25 % have made it to the UK this year , compared with 48 % last year . ''

He added: "The majority of migrants who attempt this journey are being stopped, only 25% have made it to the UK this year, compared with 48% last year."


bbcuk--2020-02-07--Man Utd reports the Sun over vice-chairman home attack

Manchester United have accused the Sun newspaper of receiving advanced notice of an intended attack on the house of executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward .
The club has filed a complaint to the press regulator regarding the Sun 's coverage of the attack on 28 January .
The newspaper confirmed a reporter attended `` following a tip-off that there was to be a protest '' .
But it added it was not made aware of `` what was to take place nor incited it or encouraged any criminal activity '' .
In a statement , Manchester United said : `` The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ received advance notice of the intended attack , which included criminal damage and intent to intimidate , and that the journalist was present as it happened .
`` The quality of the images accompanying the story indicate that a photographer was also present .
`` Not only did the journalist fail to discharge the basic duty of a responsible member of society to report an impending crime and avert potential danger and criminal damage , his presence both encouraged and rewarded the perpetrators . ''
In response , the Sun said it `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Woodward 's home and that it was `` happy to cooperate fully with any police inquiry '' .
It added that it `` vigorously '' defended its right to report and that the article `` made it clear that the behaviour was criminal and unacceptable '' .
The attack on Mr Woodward 's house in Cheshire saw a flare thrown and a group chanting that he was `` going to die '' .
Mr Woodward and his family were not at home at the time .
The newspaper said it `` accurately reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it `` supports wholeheartedly the Editors ' Code Of Conduct and will defend the complaint to IPSO '' .

In a statement, Manchester United said: "The Club believes that the Sun newspaper had received advance notice of the intended attack, which included criminal damage and intent to intimidate, and that the journalist was present as it happened.


bbcuk--2020-02-07--Phillip Schofield announcement: How it feels when your partner comes out as gay

Phillip Schofield 's decision to come out as gay has been widely praised , but thoughts have also focused on his wife of 27 years , Stephanie .
He said she had been `` incredible '' in her support , although acknowledged `` the hurt that I am causing to my family '' .
But like coming out , discovering your husband is gay can also be incredibly difficult , say women who have been in similar situations .
`` You doubt everything you 've ever believed in your life , '' says one woman who found out her husband @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - who did not want to be identified - still lives with her husband of 18 years for the sake of their four children , but she says that she is `` in a hurry '' for when they can sell the house and live apart .
`` We get on really well as a family , '' she says .
`` As a couple , it 's destroyed our relationship .
`` We do still do family things , we go to the cinema , we will have family meals .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where I feel the hurt and betrayal more than at other times .
And the life I had planned is gone . ''
• I came out at 68 • What it 's like when your parent comes out as LGBT • Support for Schofield after he comes out as gay Caroline says she knew there was `` something seriously wrong in her marriage '' but did not know what until she discovered - by accident - an email showing he had been meeting up with other men .
`` When I found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parts of his story that he did share , that was like little pieces of a puzzle falling into place , '' she says .
`` Most of the time I feel sorry for the future we had together .
But at the same time I do n't really resent him ; it 's a truth about him , it 's not a choice .
`` I do think he made a choice to make me part of his cover story so that hurts , but I accept it 's not something he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bowles , 54 , had been married seven years when she first started having suspicions that her then-husband might be gay .
For religious reasons the couple had waited until marriage before they had sex and Sarah says they `` had moments where we were very happy '' .
`` He was a handsome man .
Many people said I had it all , '' she says .
Sarah , from Kings Cross in London - who three years ago was even interviewed by Phillip Schofield on This Morning about the issue - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she found gay pornography and numbers on telephone bills .
Later , it was through her volunteering work with the Samaritans helpline where , as a telephone counsellor , she had conversations with gay , married callers and noticed parallels with her own husband .
`` They all described what their whole life was like and how they would get time away from the family .
I realised that was what was happening in my house . ''
Sarah says she worked it out just before her husband was outed by someone who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a really , really gentle way of finding out , '' she says .
`` If I 'd just been startled [ with the information ] , I suspect I would have had a breakdown . ''
After realising , she says : `` I was like , now it makes sense .
And I was very worried about my husband 's mental health .
`` The truth was I did still love him .
My main concern was that he would be OK. '' Sarah says she is now `` at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her comedy career by `` taking the mick '' out of the situation .
Amy , 33 , who lives near Belfast , was married for six years when she found out in 2017 - by seeing a Facebook message - that her ex-husband had been having a relationship with another man .
She says : `` I took myself out for a drive , I went to a friend 's house for a few hours then I went back .
He left the house that evening . ''
In later conversations with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ known he was gay but he felt as if the feelings were `` wrong '' .
She says : `` If they leave you for another man , [ you think ] he could n't possibly have ever loved me , he could n't have ever found me attractive .
`` Anyone experiencing feelings like these need to be encouraged to acknowledge them and not enter into a life that they can not maintain long term .
That 's not healthy for them or the people around them .
`` It 's not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrong to lie and deceive people . ''
Broadcaster and psychotherapist Lucy Beresford says the impact on the relationship depends on how the information is revealed - for example , whether it is the gay person sitting their partner down , or whether it 's discovered through cheating .
`` Either way , it 's going to turn your world upside down , '' she says .
`` When something emotional happens you often do want to turn to your partner to help you , but yet if it 's your partner , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and isolated .
`` It can make you second-guess yourself , how did n't I spot this , how could I not see the signs .
There 's a lot of self-doubt .
`` Your self-esteem can be affected .
You 're in a sense being rejected , but not to do with anything to do with who you are . ''
`` You will have lots of questions and issues to talk about .
I would suggest the partner who has this news seeks some emotional support themselves . ''
And she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to maintain a friendship , but both partners need to be `` open and honest '' and pay attention to `` what feels most authentic to them '' .
Information and support : If you or someone you know needs support for issues about sexuality , these organisations may be able to help .

"Either way, it's going to turn your world upside down," she says. "When something emotional happens you often do want to turn to your partner to help you, but yet if it's your partner, that can make you feel very lonely and isolated.


bbcuk--2020-02-07--Coronavirus: Your travel rights explained

The coronavirus is now spreading well beyond China .
Travellers returning from nine Asian countries and destinations are being advised by Public Health England to avoid contact with other people if they show certain symptoms .
In addition to China , the Public Heath England list includes Thailand , Taiwan , Japan , Hong Kong , Macau , Malaysia , Singapore and South Korea .
Holiday companies and airlines are still taking people to these countries , while insurers say travel policies are unlikely to cover cancellations - except to China .
Travel agents , tour operators and airlines are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thinking of cancelling or re-routing journeys to avoid the places affected .
Adam Cobb , from Manchester , who was planning to fly to Hong Kong , has been told by his airline that he can get a free re-route or refund .
But his travel agent has quoted him a fee of £700 for a re-route to Singapore .
`` I 'm at an impasse and have been passed from pillar to post without anyone helping me , '' he says .
So , what are your rights if you want to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them ?
What happens if I travel to China now ?
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office is advising against all but essential travel to mainland China and all travel to Hubei Province .
So if you travel against that advice and do manage to get there , you risk invalidating your insurance policy , though you may be able to argue that the trip is essential .
If you are there already , travel cover may not be valid in Hubei but should continue elsewhere in China - again , if your stay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thoughts about going to other countries ?
Generally speaking , the travel industry is treating trips to these places , save for China itself and sometimes Hong Kong , as business as usual .
You can decide not to go to the places on Public Health England 's list .
But you are likely to be subject to the tour operator or airline 's normal cancellation policies .
Likewise , you will be subject to the standard terms of your travel insurance .
What changes will travel insurance cover ?
The key factor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ started warning people against travelling to a country .
Insurers will cover cancellations from that point , as long as you have already tried and failed to get the airline or other provider to sort the problem out .
But how they help you varies from company to company .
`` There is no cover in place to cancel a trip to an area where no advice against travel exists , '' says Daniel O'Byrne from one of the leading travel insurers , AXA UK .
AXA UK says you can claim if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ next 28 days .
However , rival insurer Insure & Go will only take a claim within 48 hours of the planned departure , just in case the Foreign Office advice changes .
If you have bought a package holiday , the company should refund you the cost of your China trip , although they will have different rules on how far ahead they will allow you to cancel .
If China was only part of the holiday the provider can offer alternative holidays .
But if there is a significant change to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have to accept and can ask for a full refund instead .
Kuoni Travel told us it was reviewing the situation daily and was contacting people who have bought holidays in China up until the end of April to discuss their options .
British Airways will change or refund bookings to China and Hong Kong up until 29 February , while Virgin Atlantic flights to Shanghai are suspended until 29 March .
If Foreign Office advice changes will my insurance still cover me ?
Yes , if you are in a country and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decides to advise against visiting except for essential travel , you should be able to make a `` curtailment '' claim on your policy .
You would be able to claim for unused travel and accommodation and reasonable expenses for returning home .
What if I my air route involves a stop in an affected area ?
You should ask the airline or tour operator to transfer you to an alternative route .
If the airline or travel agent charges a fee to amend the flight then a travel insurance policy could come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extra charges or the overall cost of cancellation .
How are cruises being affected ?
Cruise ships are refusing to take passengers who have passed through China , Hong Kong or Macau 14 days before embarkation .
Some vessels are screening passengers for coronavirus when they come on board .
You are encouraged to check with the cruise line before travelling , just in case they have changed the itinerary to avoid ports considered to be riskier .

Coronavirus: Your travel rights explained Published 7 February 2020
Image source, Adam Cobb Image caption, Adam Cobb has been quoted £700 to re-route his flight
The coronavirus is now spreading well beyond China.
Travellers returning from nine Asian countries and destinations are being advised by Public Health England to avoid contact with other people if they show certain symptoms.
In addition to China, the Public Health England list includes Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea.
Holiday companies and airlines are still taking people to these countries, while insurers say travel policies are unlikely to cover cancellations - except to China.
Travel agents, tour operators and airlines are being contacted by anxious customers who are thinking of cancelling or re-routing journeys to avoid the places affected.
Adam Cobb, from Manchester, who was planning to fly to Hong Kong, has been told by his airline that he can get a free re-route or refund.
But his travel agent has quoted him a fee of £700 for a re-route to Singapore. "I'm at an impasse and have been passed from pillar to post without anyone helping me," he says.
So, what are your rights if you want to change your plans - or continue with them?
What happens if I travel to China now?
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office is advising against all but essential travel to mainland China and all travel to Hubei Province.
So if you travel against that advice and do manage to get there, you risk invalidating your insurance policy, though you may be able to argue that the trip is essential.
If you are there already, travel cover may not be valid in Hubei but should continue elsewhere in China - again, if your stay is essential.
Image source, AFP Image caption, The Diamond Princess cruise ship has been quarantined off Yokohama in Japan.
Can I have second thoughts about going to other countries?
Generally speaking, the travel industry is treating trips to these places, save for China itself and sometimes Hong Kong, as business as usual.
You can decide not to go to the places on Public Health England's list. But you are likely to be subject to the tour operator or airline's normal cancellation policies.
Likewise, you will be subject to the standard terms of your travel insurance.
Image source, Getty Images
What changes will travel insurance cover?
The key factor is the date that the Foreign Office started warning people against travelling to a country.
Insurers will cover cancellations from that point, as long as you have already tried and failed to get the airline or other provider to sort the problem out.
But how they help you varies from company to company.
"There is no cover in place to cancel a trip to an area where no advice against travel exists," says Daniel O'Byrne from one of the leading travel insurers, AXA UK.
AXA UK says you can claim if you are due to travel within the next 28 days. However, rival insurer InsureandGo will only take a claim within 48 hours of the planned departure, just in case the Foreign Office advice changes.
What about tour operators?
If you have bought a package holiday, the company should refund you the cost of your China trip, although they will have different rules on how far ahead they will allow you to cancel.
If China was only part of the holiday the provider can offer alternative holidays. But if there is a significant change to the original arrangements, you don't have to accept and can ask for a full refund instead.
Kuoni Travel told us it was reviewing the situation daily and was contacting people who have bought holidays in China up until the end of April to discuss their options.
Image source, EPA Image caption, Visitors wearing medical masks arrive at New York's JFK airport
British Airways will change or refund bookings to China and Hong Kong up until 29 February, while Virgin Atlantic flights to Shanghai are suspended until 29 March.
If Foreign Office advice changes will my insurance still cover me?
Yes, if you are in a country and while you are there the Foreign Office decides to advise against visiting except for essential travel, you should be able to make a "curtailment" claim on your policy. You would be able to claim for unused travel and accommodation and reasonable expenses for returning home.
What if I my air route involves a stop in an affected area?
You should ask the airline or tour operator to transfer you to an alternative route. If the airline or travel agent charges a fee to amend the flight then a travel insurance policy could come in handy because it may cover the extra charges or the overall cost of cancellation.
How are cruises being affected?
Cruise ships are refusing to take passengers who have passed through China, Hong Kong or Macau 14 days before embarkation. Some vessels are screening passengers for coronavirus when they come on board.


bbcuk--2020-02-07--Domestic abuse: 'I still remember hearing my mum's screams'

Carl is a survivor of domestic violence who writes about the beatings he suffered at the hands of his father @ @ @ @ @ .
He is now an advocate for Operation Encompass , a charity that supports children @ @ @ @ @ abuse .
Now specialists can treat children who have experienced abuse , but these services @ @ @ @ @ It 's estimated that one in six children witness or experience some form of domestic @ @ @ @ @ you 're affected by any issues in this video , there is information and support @ @

Carl is a survivor of domestic violence who writes about the beatings he suffered at the hands of his father when he was a child.
He is now an advocate for Operation Encompass, a charity that supports children at schools affected by domestic abuse.
Now specialists can treat children who have experienced abuse, but these services are in short supply.
It's estimated that one in six children witness or experience some form of domestic abuse or violence.
If you're affected by any issues in this video, there is information and support at www.bbc.co.uk/actionline
Reporting: Jeremy Cooke, Producer: Claire Kendall, Camera: Stephen Fildes


bbcuk--2020-02-07--Unseen Charles Dickens letters open window into the life of a genius

Letters by Charles Dickens , revealing his state of mind while working on novels including A Christmas Carol , are to go on display for the first time .
In one , he discloses : `` I have been writing my head off since ten o'clock ... '' despite being on holiday .
The 25 unpublished letters are part of a huge collection of manuscripts , books from his library and personal items .
They have been acquired by the Charles Dickens Museum in London and will go on display later in the year .
The acquisition is being announced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Friday .
While he was writing A Christmas Carol , Dickens sent a letter dated 9 November 1843 to a close friend .
`` I have half done the Christmas Book , and am resting for two days before going to Chuzzlewit [ Martin Chuzzlewit , his sixth novel ] - that is , if I can call anything rest , with that before me .
`` Yesterday I walked a great deal .
Today I am going out on horseback , for a thirty mile ride . ''
Cindy Sughrue , director @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the letters shed light on Dickens ' `` creative process '' and help answer the question `` what did he do to enable himself to write ? ''
Exercise was clearly important .
Another letter was written in 1846 when Dickens and his family went to stay in Switzerland for several months .
At the time he was starting work on Dombey and Son .
`` It is a tough day , but it is a great thing to get rid of the heat ...
I may perhaps take a boat for exercise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrote .
Sughrue finds fascinating Dickens ' ability to keep on working , no matter what his circumstances .
`` It 's this mixture of being on holiday… enjoying a completely different culture and still 'writing his head off ' and meeting those publication deadlines throughout , '' she says .
`` He worked hard and he played hard . ''
Other unpublished letters reveal Dickens ' strained relationship with his father John .
And while Dickens destroyed most of the letters sent to him , there is also the only complete exchange @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dickens and one of his fans , a young Danish woman .
In one he offers her advice , writing : `` The state of mind which you describe is not a wholesome one… the remedy for it , however , is easy… action , usefulness .
`` Let me have the great gratification of believing , one day , that the correspondence you have opened with me , had done some good , and made a lighter and more cheerful heart than it found in you . ''
The Charles Dickens Museum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had spent more than 40 years putting it together .
The museum raised the £1.8m to buy it with the help of grants from the National Heritage Memorial Fund , Art Fund , Friends of the National Libraries and the Dickens Fellowship .
Mark Dickens , the great-great-grandson of Charles Dickens , said : `` This quite staggering material brings us even closer to the man himself , his character , feelings , family and friends . ''
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"Let me have the great gratification of believing, one day, that the correspondence you have opened with me, had done some good, and made a lighter and more cheerful heart than it found in you."


bbcuk--2020-02-07--Phillip Schofield on coming out as gay: 'Every person I tell, it gets a little lighter'

TV presenter Phillip Schofield has revealed he is gay , after 27 years of marriage to his wife Stephanie Lowe @ @ @ @ @ announcement via a statement posted on his Instagram story .
Speaking on ITV 's This @ @ @ @ @ this was my decision '' and his hand had not been forced .
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TV presenter Phillip Schofield has revealed he is gay, after 27 years of marriage to his wife Stephanie Lowe.
The 57-year-old made the announcement via a statement posted on his Instagram story.
Speaking on ITV's This Morning Mr Schofield said "this was my decision" and his hand had not been forced.
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bbcuk--2020-02-07--Quarantined on a cruise: Gloves and thermometers

Another 41 people on a cruise ship off the coast of Japan have tested positive for the new coronavirus , @ @ @ @ @ cases on board to 61 .
Passenger David Abel is one of the 3,700 people @ @ @ @ @ a friend of his has been confirmed to have the virus .

Another 41 people on a cruise ship off the coast of Japan have tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases on board to 61.
Passenger David Abel is one of the 3,700 people on board, and says a friend of his has been confirmed to have the virus.


bbcuk--2020-02-07--Newspaper headlines: Support for TV's Phillip Schofield, and cabinet reshuffle 'warning'

Voters would welcome higher taxes to help pensioners , first-time buyers and GP services , according to a poll for @ @ @ @ @ Almost half '' of those polled said that they feel positive about the country 's @ @ @ @ @ , the paper says , that `` people are backing Boris to think big and @ @ @ @ @ .

In the Telegraph, Sara Wilson writes of how she had to join a support group to recover after her rugby player husband, Keegan Hirst, came out as gay. "It may be a weight off his shoulders", she says of Schofield's unburdening, "but it will go straight on to the shoulders of his wife".


bbcuk--2020-02-07--Branston double murder accused 'went on pleasure tour'

A man who killed his mother and her partner went on a `` tour of last pleasures '' visiting castles and hiring an escort , a court has heard .
Andrei-Mihai Simion-Munteanu strangled Premm Monti , 51 , and battered Robert Tully , 71 , with a hammer at the family home at Branston , last summer .
Lincoln Crown Court heard he then set off to Tintagel Castle in Cornwall , Stonehenge , Cardiff and Edinburgh .
The 22-year-old denies murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility .
His defence team say he is guilty of manslaughter by diminished @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about why he chose Stonehenge the defendant , of Lincoln Road , Branston , said : `` It was somewhere that was recommended to visit in your life time . ''
He said he did not enjoy Tintagel Castle `` but liked the view '' .
Jurors heard that in Cardiff he watched the Lion King , while in Edinburgh he hired an escort and visited the Sea Life Centre at Queensferry before continuing north to Dunnottar Castle .
Mr Auty said : `` This was a tour of last pleasures for you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` Yes , I suppose it was . ''
The jury was told he had developed mental health problems while studying at the University of Lincoln and had previously made attempts to take his own life .
Consultant psychiatrist Dr Steffan Davies said he had found evidence Simion-Munteanu was suffering from a mental disorder .
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Cross-examined by Michael Auty QC about why he chose Stonehenge the defendant, of Lincoln Road, Branston, said: "It was somewhere that was recommended to visit in your life time."


bbcuk--2020-02-08--Four days of weather disruption forecast for Scotland

Four days of official weather warnings have been issued for Scotland as Storm Ciara approaches from the Atlantic .
Wind , rain , and possibly snow have the potential to cause disruption on Saturday , Sunday , Monday and Tuesday .
The Met Office said gusts of 50 to 60mph were likely across many inland areas , with gusts of about 70mph in coastal areas .
There is a small chance of even stronger winds across parts of Scotland , potentially 70 to 80mph .
Forecasters have predicted disruption to flights , trains and ferries , damage to buildings and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cuts due to the conditions .
Met Office chief meteorologist Frank Saunders said : `` Storm Ciara will bring damaging winds and heavy rain across the UK this weekend and we have issued a range of severe weather warnings giving people time to prepare for potential impacts of the storm .
`` Winds will increase through Saturday across Northern Ireland , Scotland , northern England and Wales , before turning very windy across the rest of UK through the early hours of Sunday morning . ''
Forecasters at Magicseaweed.com , a website used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conditions , said they expected `` several pulses '' of swell off north and west Scotland over the weekend and into next week .
Gale force winds could see wave heights of 6m ( 20ft ) off exposed coastal areas at the weekend , rising to 9m ( 30ft ) through Monday into Tuesday when winds are forecast to strengthen further .
Transport Scotland has warned people to plan ahead and rail passengers are being urged not to travel on the East Coast Main Line between Scotland and London on Sunday .
Spokesman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Office has issued a number of severe weather warnings for this weekend , with Saturday and Sunday bringing the high winds and rain , and with Monday and Tuesday bringing snow as well .
`` There 's going to be significant disruption to the travelling public so we 're asking them to plan ahead , be safe first and foremost , and check before you travel if you really have to travel . ''
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency ( Sepa ) has flood alerts in place in advance of the severe weather @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` Storm Ciara is bringing us some extremely strong winds - gusts of over 80mph in places .
`` Particularly the west coast is going to suffer with that , and high ground .
`` It 's the west coast that we are concerned about in terms of flooding . ''
Ferry operator CalMac has warned of potential disruption to all of its routes .
And ScotRail has cancelled a number of services as it prepares for the storm .
Network Rail has urged people living near railway lines to tie down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Passengers travelling on Sunday and Monday morning have been encouraged to check for updates before they travel .

A spokeswoman said: "As with all weather-related disruption it's frustrating for customers whose services are cancelled or delayed but safety has to be our priority. We are doing all we can to keep our customers moving despite the effects of Storm Ciara.


bbcuk--2020-02-07--Police release photos of 'Brexit day' attack bomb

Police have released photographs of the Brexit day bomb they believe the Continuity IRA ( CIRA ) was responsible for .
A bomb was found attached to a lorry in Lurgan , County Armagh , on Tuesday morning .
It is thought the device may have been intended for a Brexit day attack .
Police said they first received a report about an explosive device in a lorry at Belfast docks on 31 January - the date the UK left the EU .
It was claimed the lorry was due to travel by ferry to Scotland .
A search was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ These images clearly show the explosive device attached to the lorry , '' said Det Supt Sean Wright .
`` They also demonstrate the sheer recklessness of those who knowingly put the driver , road users and the wider public at risk of death or serious injury . ''
Police have not yet given an indication of the size of the bomb , but it is understood the lorry did not leave the industrial estate between the times of the two calls .
They said they worked with a haulage company , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 400 vehicles and locate the explosive device .
It was made safe by ammunition technical officers ( ATOs ) .

Police have not yet given an indication of the size of the bomb, but it is understood the lorry did not leave the industrial estate between the times of the two calls.


bbcuk--2020-02-07--FBU dismisses claim firefighters are 'under-occupied'

The Fire Brigades Union ( FBU ) has dismissed as `` ludicrous '' the idea firefighters in Wales could take on NHS work because they are `` under occupied '' .
The Welsh Government suggested on Thursday they could take on work such as responding to medical emergencies .
FBU General Secretary Matt Wrack said the government 's vision had been announced without consultation with the union or firefighters .
But the Welsh Government insisted the issue had been `` discussed extensively '' .
Mr Wrack said firefighters in Wales rescued more than 200 people every month , and were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2010 .
`` Any suggestion that they are 'under-occupied ' is ludicrous , '' he added .
`` We are always open to discussing the role of firefighters , subject to negotiation , funding , training and resourcing .
• On-call firefighter recruitment 'more and more difficult' • Firefighters could perform NHS roles in Wales , ministers say '' But the Welsh government should bear in mind that firefighters are not doctors , nurses , paramedics , or social workers and nor should they be , '' he continued .
Mr Wrack was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Blythyn , the minister for the fire service .
She claimed there was `` clear potential '' for the fire service to support the NHS .
This , she said , could secure `` better outcomes and significant savings '' .
Responding to the union 's claims , a Welsh Government spokeswoman said : `` The expansion of firefighters ' roles has been discussed extensively over a number of years with the FBU through the national negotiating machinery , and the FBU have indicated their support in principle for such expansion .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % since 2010 and to enable the preservation of firefighters ' jobs we want to capitalise on their skills and maximise their value within the communities they already devotedly serve . ''
Last week a North Wales Fire and Rescue Service community manager revealed it was becoming increasingly difficult to recruit on-call firefighters .
Retainer staff - who man more than 70 % of the fire station in Wales - need to be able to leave their main jobs the moment they are needed and are usually on call 120 hours per week @

Responding to the union's claims, a Welsh Government spokeswoman said: "The expansion of firefighters' roles has been discussed extensively over a number of years with the FBU through the national negotiating machinery, and the FBU have indicated their support in principle for such expansion.


bbcuk--2020-02-07--Bigg Market gents' toilet transformed into wine bar

Underground Victorian toilets in Newcastle City Centre have been transformed into a new wine bar .
The circular building in the Bigg Market - famous for its striking roof structure projecting out of the ground - has been derelict since it closed due to council budget cuts in 2012 .
It is now set to reopen to the public as the WC Newcastle wine bar .
Newcastle City Council said the transformation of the building was key to the area 's £3m regeneration .
The property was refurbished with grant money from the National Lottery Heritage Fund before being handed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Blair , in October .
He said the internal fit-out meant going `` back to the bare bones , and rebuild from scratch '' .
Alex Slack , from NE1 , Newcastle 's business improvement district company , said : `` It offers something new in the heart of the city and pieces together our public realm development .
`` Last year we redeveloped the market square and this feels like an important part of the jigsaw . ''
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The circular building in the Bigg Market - famous for its striking roof structure projecting out of the ground - has been derelict since it closed due to council budget cuts in 2012.


bbcuk--2020-02-09--Storm Ciara: Floods and travel disruption as UK hit by severe gales

Heavy rain and gusts of wind reaching more than 90mph brought widespread flooding and travel disruption as Storm Ciara hit the UK .
Trees were toppled , buildings were damaged and some homes had to be evacuated as rivers burst their banks .
Thousands of people were left without electricity and sporting events were cancelled due to the weather .
Airlines also cancelled hundreds of flights , while several rail firms urged passengers not to travel .
Ferry passengers also faced delays and cancellations , and drivers were warned to take extra care .
Large parts of the UK were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strong winds , with the Met Office advising that large waves in coastal areas and flying debris could cause injuries .
• Damage and disruption as Storm Ciara blows in Sporting events called off because of the adverse weather included Manchester City 's Premier League match against West Ham .
Energy companies said that 675,000 homes lost power during the storm .
As of 21:00 GMT , they said they were working to reconnect 62,000 customers .
One journey was made easier by Storm Ciara , however : a British Airways flight made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flight as it rode a jet stream accelerated by the storm .
How bad is the storm ?
The amber warning for wind across much of England and Wales was in place until 21:00 GMT , meaning that damage to buildings , travel disruption and power cuts were expected .
Wales was hit by some of the the strongest winds , with a 93mph gust recorded in Aberdaron , north-west Wales , and 86mph at Capel Curig in Snowdonia .
Meterologists said the high wind speeds inland were an unusual feature of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gusts of 86mph .
In Cumbria , Honister Pass received 177mm ( 7in ) of rain in 24 hours - more than one-and-a-half times the average rainfall for the whole of February , which is 112mm .
Scotland saw gusts of wind of up to 77mph in Tiree in the Inner Hebrides , while heavy rain caused the River Nith to burst its banks .
More than 250 flood warnings were issued around the UK - meaning that flooding was expected - with more than 200 in England , more than 60 in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Environment Agency issued one severe warning for the River Nidd at Pateley Bridge in West Yorkshire , where it was feared the waters might rise to 5.1m , overtopping flood defences and posing a `` danger to life '' .
The warning was later withdrawn .
How has travel been disrupted ?
Heathrow Airport said it had taken a joint decision with the airlines to operate a reduced timetable to minimise the number of flights cancelled at short notice .
British Airways cancelled flights from Heathrow , Gatwick and London City , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cancelled flights on its website .
Network Rail imposed a blanket speed restriction of 50mph across the network on Sunday , warning passengers to only travel by train that day `` if absolutely necessary '' .
The rail firms which issued `` do not travel '' warnings for Sunday were CrossCountry , Gatwick Express , Grand Central , Great Northern , Hull Trains , LNER , Northern , Southeastern , Southern , Thameslink , TransPennine Express and the Caledonian Sleeper , which is cancelled on Sunday night .
Flooding and debris on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ services .
Some of the routes affected by the weather include : • Edinburgh Waverley Station - closed to new passengers on cross-border services because of overcrowding • Avanti West Coast - no services except on routes between London and Manchester or Birmingham • West Midlands Railway - several routes were closed and customers advised not to travel London Euston temporarily closed due to overcrowding , but reopened within half an hour .
On the roads , the Humber Bridge in East Yorkshire was closed for only the second time in its history @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is expected to remain closed to vans and lorries until Tuesday .
The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge at the Dartford Crossing in Kent was closed to traffic .
Ferry services were also affected , with all services suspended at the Port of Dover because of strong winds .
The port reopened on Sunday evening .
DFDS also cancelled all its ferries between Newhaven and Dieppe .
What else has the storm affected ?
Dozens of homes in Bury , Lancashire , were evacuated and people taken to a nearby leisure centre after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Residents told the BBC the flooding was worse than the Boxing Day floods in 2015 .
A surfer in Hastings who lost his board in powerful waves was rescued by police , coastguard teams , a helicopter and a lifeboat .
He had been missing at sea for about an hour .
Elsewhere , firefighters in Blackpool had to rescue a motorist whose car got stuck in floodwater .
Blackpool Council tweeted that some properties were being evacuated .
Strong winds buckled a construction crane in Stanmore , north London , and tore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Burgh Le Marsh , Lincolnshire .
The Queen did not attend church in Sandringham , Norfolk , because of `` public safety reasons '' due to the weather .
Other effects of the storm included : • Scotland 's Women 's Six Nations match against England was postponed • Four Women 's Super League matches were called off , including Liverpool against Everton , where more than 20,000 fans were expected • Horse racing at Exeter and Southwell was cancelled • The London Winter Run 10k - due to be attended by 25,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eight Royal Parks , which include Hyde Park and Regent 's Park , were closed on Sunday Strong gusts of wind are expected to continue to hit Northern Ireland and most of Scotland after the storm has passed on Monday .
Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said : `` While Storm Ciara is clearing away , that does n't mean we 're entering a quieter period of weather .
It 's going to stay very unsettled . ''
The Met Office has issued yellow warnings for Monday for wind and snow in Scotland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ice across north-west England .
A yellow warning for wind in the south-west of England and southern coastal areas is also in place between 10am and 5pm .
The yellow warnings for snow and ice remain in place for much of Scotland , Northern Ireland and parts of the north of England on Tuesday and Wednesday .
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On the roads, the Humber Bridge in East Yorkshire was closed for only the second time in its history. It reopened to cars, but it is expected to remain closed to vans and lorries until Tuesday.


bbcuk--2020-02-09--Coronavirus: Fourth patient in UK diagnosed

A fourth person has tested positive for coronavirus in the UK , England 's chief medical officer has said .
The new case is a known contact of a previous British patient , and caught the virus in France .
It comes after around 200 British and foreign nationals evacuated from Wuhan on the UK 's final rescue flight arrived at RAF Brize Norton on Sunday .
There have been more than 37,000 cases of the virus globally , mostly in China , where it originated .
The death toll for coronavirus has now overtaken that of the Sars epidemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in China , reaching 813 .
In 2003 , 774 people were killed by Sars .
In a statement on Sunday , Professor Chris Whitty , chief medical officer for England , said the latest UK patient has been transferred to a specialist NHS centre at the Royal Free hospital in north London .
`` We are now using robust infection control measures to prevent any possible further spread of the virus , '' he said .
`` The NHS is extremely well prepared to manage these cases and treat them , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ further contacts the patient has had .
`` This patient followed NHS advice by self-isolating rather than going to A & E . ''
Meanwhile , a British man has been diagnosed with coronavirus in Majorca after contact with a carrier in France .
The repatriation flight arrived at RAF Brize Norton at around 07:30 GMT on Sunday , carrying more than 200 British and foreign nationals .
The Foreign Office said the flight was the second and last flight chartered by the government out of Wuhan , the city where the new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Britons and their family members as well as 95 Europeans .
A total of 13 staff and medics were also on board the flight .
Evacuees were taken on eight coaches to a Milton Keynes conference centre and hotel for 14 days of quarantine .
NHS staff in blue scrubs , gloves and masks met passengers as they disembarked from the coaches at around 10:30 GMT .
The UK 's ambassador to Beijing , Dame Barbara Woodward , told the BBC that two British people who wanted to join the flight were not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in China .
Elsewhere , the government in the Balearic Islands confirmed on Sunday a British man has tested positive for coronavirus .
He was admitted to hospital in Palma on Friday , along with his wife and two daughters .
The rest of his family have tested negative for the virus .
The local health ministry said an investigation into cases that may have had contact with the man has begun .
More than 100 UK nationals and family members have already been evacuated to Britain on flights chartered by the UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ held in quarantine at Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral .
The latest returnees will be housed at Kents Hill Park conference centre and hotel , where they will remain in isolation for two weeks - the incubation period of the virus - to ensure they are not infected .
At the hotel , they will have access to Netflix , magazines , books , baby equipment including highchairs , children 's toys and games , mobile phones , and tablets for reading , games , and browsing the internet , the NHS said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out for their arrival .
Passengers on the previous flight said they were only allowed to travel with a 15kg ( 33lb ) cabin bag .
The flight follows the decision by the Foreign Office on 4 February to advise all Britons to leave China if they can .
British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have suspended all flights to and from mainland China , while other carriers continue to operate flights between the UK and China .
China 's National Health Commission said total cases in the country from the virus had reached @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China , 288 cases have been confirmed in 24 countries , according to the World Health Organization .
All the fatal cases have been in China and Hong Kong apart from one in the Philippines .
In the UK , the Department of Health and Social Care said that 686 people in the UK have been tested for coronavirus as of Saturday afternoon .
The virus causes severe short-term infection of the airways , and symptoms usually start with a fever , followed by a dry cough .
Most people are likely to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the flu .
Two of the UK coronavirus cases - both Chinese nationals - are being treated at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle .
After the third case was confirmed , it emerged that the British man had been exposed to the virus in Singapore and stopped at a ski resort in France before returning home .
There , five more Britons - four adults and a nine-year-old boy - staying at the same chalet in the Alps tested positive for the virus .
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Outside of China, 288 cases have been confirmed in 24 countries, according to the World Health Organization. All the fatal cases have been in China and Hong Kong apart from one in the Philippines.


bbcuk--2020-02-09--Babacar Diagne death: Girl, 15, arrested over killing of teenager

A 15-year-old girl has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder over the death of a teenage boy .
Babacar Diagne , 15 , was found on grassland in Wood End , Coventry , on Wednesday .
He had been stabbed multiple times , a post-mortem examination found .
The girl was arrested just before 10:30 GMT and taken into custody to be questioned , West Midlands Police said .
Police have been granted court orders giving them more time to question two boys aged 15 on suspicion of murder .
Babacar was found off Petitor Crescent , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by emergency crews .
`` The reason behind the attack still remains unclear , but homicide detectives are working on a number of possible motives , '' the force said .
Appealing for witnesses , Det Ch Insp Scott Griffiths , who is leading the investigation , said : `` We 've made fantastic progress on the case but my team will continue to work around the clock until we are satisfied we have caught everyone involved in this awful attack .
`` The people responsible do not deserve protection .
They have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need to make a stand to show this is not acceptable . ''
Seven other people who were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender have been released under investigation .
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Appealing for witnesses, Det Ch Insp Scott Griffiths, who is leading the investigation, said: "We've made fantastic progress on the case but my team will continue to work around the clock until we are satisfied we have caught everyone involved in this awful attack.


bbcuk--2020-02-09--Police have 'new information' in Barrymore pool death probe

Detectives investigating the death of a man whose body was found in entertainer Michael Barrymore 's pool say they have new information about the case after a renewed appeal last week .
Stuart Lubbock , 31 , was found dead at Barrymore 's home in Roydon , Essex , on 31 March 2001 , having suffered serious sexual injuries .
They are now following up several calls , as the Mirror reported .
As they relaunched the appeal , Det Ch Insp Stephen Jennings said : `` I believe that [ Stuart ] was raped and murdered that night .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ are responsible for that serious sexual assault on Stuart Lubbock . ''
The new senior investigating officer said three people previously arrested , including Barrymore , had not been `` completely eliminated '' .
In a Channel 4 documentary about the case , he admitted crime scene mistakes had happened at the time , with police quick to believe the death was an accident .
Barrymore read a statement on Twitter ahead of the programme saying he had been `` bashed and bullied by the media '' over the death in his pool @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyone has asked of me , '' he said .
`` I 've co-operated with everyone .
`` Essex Police 's own QC has said that 'we know Mr Barrymore has had nothing to do with this and that there is no evidence linking him with the injuries to Mr Lubbock or the pool ' . ''
`` I 've had nothing to do with this whatsoever and yet I keep getting bashed and bullied by the media . ''
Since the reward was offered and the programme aired , an Essex Police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appeal for information about the rape and murder of Stuart Lubbock we have received a number of calls with information .
`` We will follow up all lines of inquiry . ''
In 2007 Barrymore was arrested in connection with the death but was later released without charge and his arrest found to be unlawful .
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"Essex Police's own QC has said that 'we know Mr Barrymore has had nothing to do with this and that there is no evidence linking him with the injuries to Mr Lubbock or the pool'."


bbcuk--2020-02-09--John Bercow: Ex-Speaker says he is victim of a conspiracy in peerage row

Former Commons Speaker John Bercow has said there is a `` conspiracy '' to keep him out of the House of Lords .
He named no names , but said it was `` blindingly obvious '' that there was a `` concerted campaign '' to prevent him from being given a peerage .
Previous Speakers have been ennobled when they retire , entitling them to sit in the House of Lords .
The ex-Conservative MP has been accused of bullying by former Commons colleagues , but denies the clams .
Cabinet minister Robert Jenrick said the claims must be looked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ obligation '' on the Prime Minister to give Mr Bercow a peerage .
The controversial speaker stood down in October after a decade in the job , during which he faced accusations of bias over Brexit as well as questions over his own behaviour towards colleagues .
Downing Street has refused to put forward Mr Bercow 's name for consideration by the House of Lords Appointments Commission .
Instead , the Labour opposition has nominated him .
In an interview with the BBC 's Broadcasting House programme , Mr Bercow said while `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hundred years '' had received a peerage , he accepted there was no automatic entitlement to one .
Asked whether he believed his chances of a peerage had disappeared , he replied : `` I did n't say that .
You asked me whether there was a concerted campaign , whether there was a conspiracy , whether there was an organised effort and I said it is blindingly obvious that that is so . ''
Mr Bercow is facing at least one formal complaint regarding his behaviour during his decade in the Speaker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there was a pattern of bullying towards his subordinates , arguing that the `` vast majority '' of his relationships with colleagues both inside and outside Parliament were constructive .
He told Broadcasting House that while he had had two disagreements with David Leakey , the former army officer who served as Black Rod in the House of Lords , `` neither remotely amounted to bullying '' and there was no `` regular rancour '' between the two .
• 2014 : He enrages David Cameron and his allies when he cuts him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tells him to sit down • 2015 : He survives an attempt by Conservative whips to oust him just before the election • 2017 : He suggests Donald Trump is not welcome in Parliament during state visit • 2018 : He is accused of calling cabinet minister Andrea Leadsom a `` stupid woman '' in the Commons • 2019 : He is accused of `` unilaterally changing '' parliamentary rules after a row over a government Brexit defeat '' Almost eight or nine years later he is still moaning about the fact that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` He was , from my point of view , a very marginal figure .
He was a bit-part player in my day to day existence . ''
And while he accepted his relationship with his former private secretary Angus Sinclair had broken down , he believed the two had parted on good terms and it was `` absolutely not true '' that he had thrown his phone at him .
`` On issue after issue after issue , I wanted to do things differently and felt I had a mandate for modernisation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resistant to that , '' he said .
`` It was a relationship that , despite our best endeavours , did not work .
`` He was not bullied , there was no bullying .
There was an honourable difference of opinion and that is the end of it . ''
Mr Bercow , who has written a new book , said he himself been a victim of snobbery and anti-Semitism during his time in Parliament .
Labour MP Dawn Butler , who is campaigning to be the party 's deputy leader , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nominated Mr Bercow was `` due to Brexit '' and the ex-Speaker 's hostility to the UK leaving the EU .
`` If John Bercow has been accused of bullying then there needs to be due process .
Has he been found guilty or [ is it ] just an accusation ? ''
she said .
`` We really do need to ask the Conservatives why is it that you have n't , like everyone else , ensured that the Speaker of the House is given a peerage .
Otherwise I think that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' But Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said Mr Bercow had regularly defied the rules when he was Speaker and the convention of ex-Speaker going to the Lords was just that - a convention and not a rule .
`` The prime minister chooses individuals who could sit in the House of Lords as Conservative peers , '' he told Sky News .
`` There 's no obligation on the prime minister to make John Bercow a member of the House of Lords . ''
`` I think what 's important here is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anybody who ends up in the House of Lords as indeed in the House of Commons .
The allegations against John Bercow need now to be investigated . ''

Asked whether he believed his chances of a peerage had disappeared, he replied: "I didn't say that. You asked me whether there was a concerted campaign, whether there was a conspiracy, whether there was an organised effort and I said it is blindingly obvious that that is so."


bbcuk--2020-02-09--Immigration: Salary threshold set to be lowered

Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Priti Patel are expected to set out their immigration reforms , including a drop in salary threshold for some migrants , at a cabinet meeting on Friday .
Currently , skilled migrants from outside the EU need to have a job offer with a minimum salary of £30,000 .
The BBC understands ministers plan to lower this threshold to £25,600 .
Workers from the EU will face the same rules once the transition period for leaving the EU ends on 31 December .
Workers earning less might be allowed to make up `` points '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ visa if they work in a sector with a skills shortage .
Points will also be awarded for speaking good English or for having an outstanding educational background .
The Home Office said it would set out the details of what would be a `` firmer and fairer new system '' in due course .
`` We will deliver on the people 's priorities by introducing a points-based immigration system from 2021 to attract the brightest and best talent from around the world , while cutting low-skilled immigration and bringing overall numbers down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the independent Migration Advisory Committee ( MAC ) made a series of recommendations for how the system should look from 2021 , including lowering the salary threshold for skilled migrants to £25,600 in order to help recruit teachers and skilled NHS staff .
The committee also criticised the UK 's current complex immigration system , where non-EU workers can attempt to qualify for a range of visas .
The prime minister made it a key pledge during the election campaign to introduce a points-based immigration scheme , based on Australia 's , for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end .
Under those rules , workers from the EU and European Economic Area countries can come to the UK to live or work without a visa .
The MAC has said there is no such thing as a `` perfect '' immigration system , with benefits and trade-offs in various parts of the economy .
It said whatever policies the government decides , it must work quickly to get something in place for after the transition period ends .

Workers earning less might be allowed to make up "points" elsewhere in order to be granted a visa if they work in a sector with a skills shortage. Points will also be awarded for speaking good English or for having an outstanding educational background.


bbcuk--2020-02-09--Little Clacton murder charge in van death inquiry

A man has been charged with the murder of a man who died after being hit by a van .
@ @ @ @ @ died at the scene close to the Blacksmith 's Arms pub in The Street in @ @ @ @ @ at about 23:00 GMT on Friday .
Craig Garton , 41 , of Upper Branston @ @ @ @ @ arrested a short time later and has now been charged with murder .
He will @ @ @ @ @ on Monday .

Dean Clark, 41, died at the scene close to the Blacksmith's Arms pub in The Street in Little Clacton, Essex, at about 23:00 GMT on Friday.


bbcuk--2020-02-09--Labour accuses Keir Starmer campaign team of data breach

The Labour party has formally reported members of Sir Keir Starmer 's leadership campaign team to the Information Commissioner , accusing them of hacking into the party 's membership database , the BBC has learned .
The allegations were made against two members of Sir Keir 's team - one of them is his compliance official .
They were passed to the Information Commissioner 's Office on Thursday .
Sir Keir and his team said the claims were `` utter nonsense '' .
The allegations are serious , and the confrontation has engulfed the campaign in bitter recrimination .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the UK 's independent body set up to uphold information rights and enforce data protection legislation .
The watchdog has the power to fine any organisation found to have misused data in any way .
The ICO has confirmed it had received a report of a membership database breach , and would make inquiries .
But I understand from multiple sources the Starmer team members were accused of what 's called `` data-scraping '' - seeking to obtain certain information from a wider set of data .
Late last night , Sir @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any wrongdoing by his team members .
He insisted they were investigating a means of penetrating the database - called Dialogue - with no intention to use it .
• Who will be Labour 's next leader ?
Supporters of Sir Keir , who currently has the support of twice as many local Labour parties than any other candidate , have suggested they were now victims of a politically motivated effort to damage him and his campaign .
Jenny Chapman , the former Labour MP who is chairing Sir Keir 's campaign , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` capacity '' to hack into any of the party 's databases and `` they would n't do it anyway '' .
`` It 's a very serious accusation and that is why I am here to defend it , '' she told BBC Radio 5live 's Pienaar 's Politics .
`` This is n't even a situation where you say 'some over-enthusiastic young volunteers may have done it ' .
It did n't happen . ''
Ms Chapman suggested the allegations had only surfaced after her team had alerted Labour officials last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a `` very serious '' data protection breach by the rival campaign of Rebecca Long-Bailey .
It emerged last week that Ms Long-Bailey 's campaign circulated links to volunteers capable of allowing them access to Labour Party phone banks .
The campaign said it acted innocently but Ms Chapman said she believed `` something wrong '' had taken place .
`` We wrote to the Labour Party ... and we thought that was the end of it as far as we were concerned .
And the next thing you know , a couple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying 'actually we think you have done something wrong ' .
She added : `` Labour members want a fair contest .
Whoever decided to send these threatening letters to people on the Starmer campaign and then leak it to the BBC are not really doing the Labour Party or their preferred candidate any favours . ''
Labour said it had written to Sir Keir and his three leadership rivals to `` remind them of their obligations under the law and to seek assurances that membership data will not be misused '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ responsibilities for data protection - and the security and integrity of its data and systems - extremely seriously . ''
It emerged last week the rival campaign of Rebecca Long-Bailey had circulated links to volunteers capable of allowing access to the membership database - her team say done innocently .
Under the party 's leadership rules , any candidate who makes it to the final stage of the contest later this month will be entitled to receive details of party membership and registered supporter lists , containing names , telephone numbers and postal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Lisa Nandy have already qualified after getting sufficient support from trade unions and other bodies affiliated to the party .
Emily Thornberry has yet to do so .
It is understood all the eligible candidates are being required to provide guarantees that the information will be stored securely and processed lawfully before it is given to them .

"We wrote to the Labour Party... and we thought that was the end of it as far as we were concerned. And the next thing you know, a couple of people on our campaign get letters saying 'actually we think you have done something wrong'.


bbcuk--2020-02-09--Mental health clarity urged for uni students' parents

Universities need to be much clearer about whether they will contact parents if students have a mental health crisis , says a social mobility charity .
My Big Career , which helps poorer youngsters apply to university , says families being informed is a `` lottery '' .
Following concerns over student suicides , some universities ask students if they want families to be contacted if there are serious worries .
But there is no requirement for universities to notify parents .
Charity founder Deborah Streatfield says students and their families can be left unsure what will happen if there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are quite scared when a young person moves away from home for the first time , '' she said .
`` If anything were to happen over the academic years , whether mental or physical illness , the university is under no obligation to inform anyone .
`` It is a lottery for parents to know which universities have introduced this vital support . ''
• Universities 'in dark ' over student mental health needs In the wake of student suicides at the University of Bristol , the university introduced an `` opt-in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consent for a parent , guardian or friend to be contacted if there are `` serious concerns '' about their well-being .
This year 93 % of students at Bristol chose to opt-in to let family or friends be contacted - and there were 36 cases last year in which contacts were made , such as incidents of self-harm , concern about not being seen in halls of residence or deteriorations in mental health .
An inquest last year into the death of a University of Liverpool student , Ceara Thacker , heard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about a previous suicide attempt three months before her death .
Students are adults and so have a right to confidentiality - which means universities have to ask if they will waive this privacy .
But for students currently making choices about university applications , there is no simple way to see which universities might have an arrangement for families to be contacted .
The higher education regulator , the Office for Students , says it does not keep a list of which universities offer such an option .
Admissions service Ucas does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parents of which universities offer such an opt-in for contacting families .
A spokesman says students are encouraged to declare any mental health conditions when they apply .
In last year 's entry , there were almost 16,000 students who declared a mental health problem - a 19 % increase on the previous year - and more than double the number in 2015 .
The admissions service says when a student discloses a mental health condition , they will usually be contacted by a `` trained individual '' from the university to `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Universities UK is currently working on guidance to give to universities over contacting family - and says it has been consulting mental health and legal experts and students and parents .
The charity , My Big Career , is calling for all universities to offer an opt-in for parents .
But Universities UK says this has to be balanced against concerns that involving students ' families could make matters worse .
The Department for Education says it has asked the university sector to consider how to better share information with students ' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ improve how they involve family members in mental health support , while ensuring that students ' best interests are central to any decisions about their care , '' said a department spokesman .

This year 93% of students at Bristol chose to opt-in to let family or friends be contacted - and there were 36 cases last year in which contacts were made, such as incidents of self-harm, concern about not being seen in halls of residence or deteriorations in mental health.


bbcuk--2020-02-09--Storm Ciara helps plane beat transatlantic flight record

Experts are hailing a British Airways flight as the fastest subsonic New York to London journey .
The Boeing 747-436 reached speeds of 825 mph ( 1,327 km/h ) as it rode a jet stream accelerated by Storm Ciara .
The four hours and 56 minutes flight arrived at Heathrow Airport 80 minutes ahead of schedule on Sunday morning .
According to Flightradar24 , an online flight tracking service , it beat a previous five hours 13 minutes record held by Norwegian .
The BBC has been unable to independently verify the record as no complete database of flight times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BA pilot Alastair Rosenschein said the aeroplane reached a `` phenomenal speed '' .
`` The pilot will have sat their aircraft in the core of the jet stream and at this time of year it 's quite strong .
`` Turbulence in those jet streams can be quite severe , but you can also find it can be a very smooth journey . ''
The jet stream reached speeds of 260 mph ( 418 km/h ) on Sunday morning , according to BBC Weather .
Despite travelling faster than the speed of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the sonic barrier as it was helped along by fast-moving air .
Relative to the air , the plane was travelling slower than 801mph .
Modern passenger planes usually travel at about 85 % the speed of sound , according to Mr Rosenschein .
British Airways said : `` We always prioritise safety over speed records .
`` Our highly-trained pilots made the most of the conditions to get customers back to London well ahead of time . ''
The fastest transatlantic crossing belongs to BA Concorde , which flew from New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 59 seconds in 1996 - hitting a top speed of 1,350 mph .

"The pilot will have sat their aircraft in the core of the jet stream and at this time of year it's quite strong.


bbcuk--2020-02-09--'Difficult to see how Mackay can stay as MSP'

The SNP 's deputy leader says it is `` very difficult '' to see how the ex-finance secretary can continue to serve as an MSP .
Derek Mackay resigned from his cabinet post and was suspended from the party following allegations he messaged a 16-year-old boy hundreds of times .
Keith Brown said any decision to quit as the MSP for Renfrewshire North and West would have to come from Mr Mackay .
He said the party could not force him to step down as an MSP .
It emerged on Saturday the teenager had spoken to police about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Politics Scotland programme , Keith Brown said it was an extremely serious situation for the boy and that it was being treated `` very seriously '' by the Scottish government and the first minister .
He said : `` I think it 's very difficult to see how he can continue but it is his decision . ''
He added : `` As for Derek Mackay 's own future , that 's something that only he can decide .
It is not something over which the SNP or the government have any control @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a suspended member of the SNP and there will be a process through which we will have to go and I think it 's better that I do n't comment on that just now.
`` Mr Mackay resigned as finance secretary hours before he was due to present the Scottish budget .
It followed claims , first published in The Scottish Sun , that he had sent 270 messages to the 16-year-old boy over a six-month period on Instagram and Facebook .
The youngster has since told the paper he has spoken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said : `` I did n't think what he was doing was a crime , but I knew it was wrong and should be highlighted . ''
Police Scotland said they had not received any complaint of criminality , but were currently assessing available information .
Mr Mackay is reported to have called the youngster `` cute '' as well as offering to take him to a rugby game and out to dinner .
Mr Brown said events had surprised many people at Holyrood .
'It came as a shock' He said : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ text habits and this communicating with people of that age .
`` I was completely unaware of that and it came as a shock to people throughout the party .
You could see the shock in people not just in the SNP , through the other parties as well .
`` I have not spoken to him since . ''
There is currently no recall process ( where a member is effectively sacked as an MSP ) at the Scottish Parliament except in cases where an MSP is given a custodial sentence of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Mackay can not be forced to stand down .
Mr Brown also backed Public Finance Minister Kate Forbes to be the new finance minister following Mr Mackay 's departure .
Ms Forbes took on the task of setting out the government 's tax and spend plans for the next year on Thursday with just a few hours ' notice .
Mr Brown said : `` I think everyone who watched the budget last week saw the performance of Kate Forbes .
Everyone saw how well she handled that .
The decision will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ''

"As things stand Derek Mackay is a suspended member of the SNP and there will be a process through which we will have to go and I think it's better that I don't comment on that just now. "


bbcuk--2020-02-09--Didcot Power Station's chimney has been demolished

The final part of Didcot coal-fired power station has been demolished , nearly seven years after it closed for good .
The 655ft ( 199.5m ) chimney , one of the tallest structures in the country , was brought down at 07:30 GMT on Sunday .
It comes after the power station 's six cooling towers were demolished in two stages , in 2014 and August last year .
In 2016 , four workers died when its 10-storey boiler house collapsed as it was being prepared for demolition .
Workers Ken Cresswell , 57 , John Shaw , 61 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Huxtable , 34 were killed in the disaster .
It took more than six months for their bodies to be recovered from the Oxfordshire site .
The power station was first used to generate power in 1970 and the building which dominated the surrounding landscape has been both loved and loathed ever since .
Greenpeace protesters reduced power generation at the station for two days when they climbed to the top of the chimney in November 2006 .
In October 2009 , 20 people were arrested in another protest .
In August , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after the disused power station 's three remaining cooling towers were demolished .
The 375ft ( 114.3m ) high towers were brought down using explosive charges but safety measures installed to prevent damage caused further explosions .
• 2009 - Protesters climb chimney and stay there for two days • July 2014 - Three of its cooling towers are demolished • February 2016 - A major incident is declared after the boiler house collapses , and the body of worker Michael Collings is found • July 2016 - The remaining section of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • September 2016 - The bodies of Ken Cresswell , John Shaw , and Christopher Huxtable are recovered • December 2017 - An evidence file is passed to the Crown Prosecution Service by police • January 2018 - Thames Valley Police reveals it is considering manslaughter and gross negligence charges • January 2020 - RWE announces it will demolish chimney after originally saying it would be brought down in the autumn

The power station was first used to generate power in 1970 and the building which dominated the surrounding landscape has been both loved and loathed ever since.


bbcuk--2020-02-09--Storm Ciara: In pictures

Storm Ciara: In pictures

Drivers have been warned to take extra care during the severe weather .
Firefighters in Blackpool had to rescue a @ @ @ @ @ stuck in floodwater

Storm Ciara swept across the UK on Sunday, with heavy rain and gusts of up to 97mph causing widespread flooding and major disruption on the transport network.


bbcuk--2020-02-09--The murder of Joy Morgan: 'My sister's death showed me life is precious'

Dionne Morgan is standing by the cooker in her kitchen putting dumplings in a pan .
She 's trying to decide whether to have tuna or sardines with them for her dinner .
I ask her what the special ingredient is that she puts in her dumplings .
I 'm catching up with Dionne a year on from when her 20-year-old sister - Joy Morgan - was murdered .
Dionne says she 's planning to travel to India to see the Taj Mahal this summer .
`` Keep on pushing forward , never give up , '' she tells me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life is a precious thing , and as Joy showed me again it can be over just like that . ''
Joy was last seen alive at an event at her church on Boxing Day 2018 .
In August last year , 40-year-old Shohfah-El Israel was convicted of her murder , but he would n't reveal where her body was .
Joy 's body was finally discovered by a dog walker in October 2019 , hidden in woodland in Stevenage - 10 months after she had gone missing .
I followed Joy 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make sense of what happened and why .
Their story is told in a new Radio 1 Newsbeat podcast on BBC Sounds - The Murder of Joy Morgan .
Hosted by Newsbeat 's Cherry Wilson , our six-part podcast series follows Joy 's family for months , as they try to make sense of what happened .
Hear it at BBC Sounds .
In the year I spent with the family , one of the hardest things they 'd had to deal with was not knowing where Joy 's body was .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ south London , tells me about the moment she heard Joy had been found .
`` I was hoping it was Joy , to be honest , but then you 're hoping it 's not Joy .
Because in the part that wants to daydream , you want to still believe that maybe she 's still out there .
I felt sad again , because the reality hit me that she really is dead and that somebody murdered her .
`` I think what gets me the most is that someone murdered her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cancer or been knocked over by a bus , I could 've accepted it more .
But to know that someone murdered and disposed of her like that , like she was nobody , when she was somebody .
`` She was Joy Morgan .
She was my sister . ''
Joy and her killer were both members of a church called Israel United in Christ ( IUIC ) .
Dionne says she 's `` sick '' of people saying her family did n't care about Joy because it took them six weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sister started distancing herself from her loved ones when she joined the church , she tells me .
`` For all of those that think we did n't care about Joy , yes we did , '' Dionne says .
`` We loved Joy dearly .
And the reason why we was n't in contact is because Joy would be isolating herself to be with this church .
`` We could n't get through to her .
I just left her to it in the end I was just like , 'She will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she would 've left the church , because she was better than all of that . ''
Joy would 've turned 22 on the 12 February , and later this year she would 've graduated from university as a midwife .
`` I 'm gutted for her , I really am , '' says Dionne .
`` Every time I think about it , that 's why I want to live life even more .
Because my sister never got to live life .
`` I always say , ' I 'm sorry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could n't protect her , I 'm sorry I could n't be there for her and I 'm sorry that she 's not here to live her life . ''
Dionne is sad , but she 's strong too .
`` There 's no time to be given up or stopping what you want to do .
You just got ta go forward .
I just want to travel as far as my legs can take me and as far as the planes can go . ''
Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here .

"I was hoping it was Joy, to be honest, but then you're hoping it's not Joy. Because in the part that wants to daydream, you want to still believe that maybe she's still out there. I felt sad again, because the reality hit me that she really is dead and that somebody murdered her.


bbcuk--2020-02-09--Is the life of a Catholic priest increasingly lonely?

`` You can feel like an island , or like you are in a bubble .
There is that sense that you are missing something . ''
Even in the formative years of his childhood , Father Chris Ferguson felt his life would be devoted to God .
Growing up in Northern Ireland 's second city , the calling to the priesthood came at the early age of 10 .
Fr Chris was ordained at the age of 25 in 2002 .
He was the sole priest ordained that year in Northern Ireland .
In the two decades since , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ diocese of Derry .
There are challenges daily : Parish life demands he is often most needed when parishioners face especially difficult or trying times , and when they are at their most vulnerable .
It 's a working life that can take him `` through an enormous range of emotions '' .
`` There are days when it feels like a perfect storm , '' Fr Chris told BBC News NI .
`` Some might feel the life of a priest is too busy to be lonely .
`` But when you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ door , you are very aware that you are there on your own .
`` Pretty soon you realise there 's a risk that if you are not anchored in your own relationships and your own prayer you can end up with a chronic loneliness at times . ''
It is widely accepted that loneliness is part of the human condition .
It is not confined to any specific walk of life .
But the Association of Catholic Priests , a body with about 1,000 members , believes the calling can carry an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chris has a strong support network of family and friends .
But there is also a sense that something more is missing , something that can compound his sense of isolation .
`` Even coming from a faith perspective , it 's clear we are made to be in a relationship , '' he says .
`` It 's that sense of having someone to talk to , share your day with . ''
Roman Catholic priests are required to abide by the rule of celibacy upon ordination .
There are some exceptions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ convert .
In October 2019 , bishops voted to allow married men to become priests in the Amazon region where there is a severe shortage of priests .
To move forward , it must be backed by Pope Francis .
Critics say allowing priests to marry may dilute the unique character of the priesthood .
Fr Chris says allowing priests to marry may not be the quick fix , and knows many voices must be heard in a church-wide conversation .
`` Someone said to me recently : 'Would you like to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I would love to be in a relationship .
Every relationship needs work I know that and perhaps there 's a sense far off fields are greener . ''
There are a number of factors contributing to an increasing sense of isolation among the priesthood , according to the ACP .
Vocations have plummeted over the last three decades .
The average age of a priest is now about 70 .
The number of men being called to the priesthood has been dropping for a number of years , Ireland 's national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , was home to more than 300 trainee priests when Pope John Paul II visited the building in 1979 .
Within 20 years , their numbers had halved .
There 's also a significant number of men who drop out in the early years of service .
Fr Chris says he knew at least 10 colleagues who had left the priesthood .
`` The biggest reason is a desire to be in a relationship , '' he says .
The Church , he feels , is facing a stark if simple choice - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ situation where there are no priests at all .
Fr Tim Hazelwood , a parish priest in County Cork who is a spokesman for the Association of Catholic Priests , says the burden on many priests `` has become huge '' .
`` Many priests find it difficult to speak about those emotional things , '' he says .
`` There are different levels of that feeling of increased isolation .
We are working off the old model of priesthood in a changing world .
`` It has become very difficult , most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have one student and we have 48 parishes .
`` As the Americans say : 'Do the maths . '
'' Fr Hazelwood says many priests were called to the priesthood at a time when the Church was held in a higher esteem .
A changing society and the impact of the child sex abuse scandal has changed things .
`` In some cases people may even look down on priests now , that has been very difficult especially for older men .
It adds to loneliness , '' he says .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for priest and the priesthood '' .
• Could Pope Francis say 'yes ' to married priests ?
There is , he adds , growing support among ACP members for ending the Church 's celibacy requirement .
It would enrich the Church and go someway to addressing the difficulties of attracting and retaining priests , he says .
He , too , says he knows many men `` who left to get married but who would love to minster '' .
`` Yet we have the situation where a Church of Ireland or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he can minister with his wife , but if somebody falls in love they have to leave . ''
`` The majority of our members would feel that way , '' he adds .

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