bbcuk--2020-08-16--Chloe McCardel: Swimmer beats men's Channel record and quarantine

A swimmer has broken the men 's record for the number of cross-Channel crossings - and been assured her fears of falling foul of the UK-France quarantine rules are unfounded .
Australian Chloe McCardel took 10 hours and 40 minutes to complete her 35th Channel crossing , after setting off from Kent on Saturday evening .
She was worried arriving in Calais would require her to self-isolate .
But she said UK and French coastguards have given her the all-clear .
`` I would like to have a little celebration this evening in England .
I 'm extremely lucky to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support , from my English host to my support boat captains and crew , and I 'm excited to celebrate this achievement together with them . ''
The 35-year-old started her 21-mile swim from Abbot 's Cliff beach near Folkestone at 20:00 BST on Saturday , and arrived in France just before 07:00 .
She intended to spend only a few moments on the French shore before swimming back out to her support boat for the return journey .
`` We do n't go anywhere near the border officials or passport control , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing wo n't apply , '' she had said ahead of the swim .
• Woman first to swim Channel four times non-stop • How an 11-year-old came to swim the Channel Ms McCardel is now second on the list of the most Channel swims , passing the men 's record of 34 held by Briton Kevin Murphy .
Equalling the women 's record will be a greater task , however - Alison Streeter , the `` Queen of the English Channel '' , has swum the distance 43 times .
The Department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seek legal advice ahead of the swim .
She said she has been advised by the Channel Swimming Association that her swim could go ahead .
`` They said Channel swims are allowed as long as you observe social distancing when you land and do n't stay on the shore for more than 10 minutes , which is standard practice for us , '' Ms McCardel told the BBC shortly before embarking on the swim .
She said there was little risk of coming into contact with someone in France because her swims @ @ @ @ @ @ @ near Cap Gris-Nez .
`` I usually finish where there are large boulders and it 's inaccessible to people on land because you ca n't walk through the boulders .
There 's no sand , '' she said .
Ms McCardel already negotiated special dispensation from the Australian government to travel to the UK for her record attempt .
In recent weeks she has completed three Channel crossings , taking her level with British swimmer Mr Murphy , on 34 crossings .
She told the Daily Telegraph that she hopes that her latest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ domestic violence , revealing that she is a survivor who has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder .
Speaking after completing her feat , Ms McCardel said : `` It 's a very momentous occasion and I 'm very proud to be able to represent Australia .
`` I 've also been thinking a lot about the people in lockdown , particularly women facing domestic violence , and I 'm proud to be able to be a voice for those who do n't have one . ''
Ms McCardel holds multiple records for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unassisted ocean swim in 2014 , when she covered 77.3 miles ( 124.4km ) in 41.5 hours in the waters around the Bahamas .
In 2017 , she became the first person to attempt a quadruple non-stop crossing of the English Channel , but she was not successful in completing the 84-mile journey .
The feat was finally achieved by Sarah Thomas , from the United States , last year - one year after she was treated for breast cancer .

"I would like to have a little celebration this evening in England. I'm extremely lucky to be surrounded by so much love and support, from my English host to my support boat captains and crew, and I'm excited to celebrate this achievement together with them."


bbcuk--2020-08-16--Coronavirus: National Trust for Scotland awarded funding boost to save jobs

Almost 200 jobs have been saved at the National Trust for Scotland after it was awarded £3.8m by the Scottish government .
The money is designed to help the charity , which looks after places such as Culloden and Brodick Castle , recover from the impact of Covid-19 .
It will also help NTS open 33 buildings this year - five more than planned .
Despite the windfall , 232 redundancies are still expected to be made by the organisation .
The conservation group lost almost £30m - half its expected income - as a result of lockdown and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its properties and saw revenue from membership , investments and fundraising plummet .
In May , the trust said its future was in doubt and it would look to sell off non-heritage land and property , and making 429 staff redundant .
The NTS says the new funding , combined with £2.5m raised by donors and members , has saved 197 jobs , including all its ecologists and 20 out of 35 countryside ranger roles .
As part of the new deal the trust has been told it must work with the Scottish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its operations and review its business model for future challenges .
Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said the lockdown has been a `` deeply difficult '' time for the trust and vowed any government support was designed to support staff .
She said : `` The severe impact of the pandemic means that unfortunately not all jobs can be saved but this funding will go far to protect as many critical roles across the National Trust for Scotland estate as we can .
`` The funding will also ensure that some sites proposed for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can instead be reopened , and enjoyed once again by communities . ''
Ms Hyslop said the organisation is responsible for promoting and protecting many of Scotland 's most important natural and built sites , which are crucial to the heritage and tourism sectors .
And she pledged to work with its new leadership so it is in a position to continue its `` vital work '' in the future .
The conservation organisation manages or owns about 130 properties in Scotland , including St Kilda , which is Unesco world heritage site @ @ @ @ @ @ @ estates have reopened to the public and the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum was one of its first buildings to reopen last week .
NTS is expected to make 188 compulsory redundancies and 44 people have requested voluntary redundancies .
It has also had a recruitment freeze .
NTS chief executive Phil Long welcomed the funding which comes during the `` worst crisis '' in the charity 's 90-year history .
But he added : `` My joy at this announcement is tempered by the fact that the devastating effects of Covid-19 mean we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ colleagues .
`` I wish it were not so , but redundancies are unavoidable , although this support helps keep them to the absolute minimum . ''
Mr Long said the organisation has been left with a `` resilient operating model to weather continuing uncertainty '' .
Richard Hardy , of Prospect union , paid tribute to those who had campaigned for government intervention and welcomed the funding .
But he added : `` At the end of the day however , we can not and should not lose sight of the fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their jobs and this is bad news for the economy , for heritage and for Scotland . ''
The money is part of the £97m in UK government consequentials for the culture and heritage sector .

But he added: "At the end of the day however, we cannot and should not lose sight of the fact that over 200 people are still losing their jobs and this is bad news for the economy, for heritage and for Scotland."


bbcuk--2020-08-16--Coronavirus: Appetite grows for home working and local lockdowns

The public 's appetite for working from home and local lockdowns if a Covid-19 vaccine can not be found appears to be growing , research suggests .
King 's College London ( KCL ) has been tracking attitudes during the pandemic .
Results from a survey reveal that 86 % believe that , until a vaccine is found , workers should be able to decide whether they returned to the office .
Experts said the results show people are prioritising public health over the economy and their social lives .
A total of 87 % of people questioned said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the future , with 85 % saying they would accept their own local area being subject to such limitations .
• Campaign aims to reassure parents on pupil safety Areas of England and Scotland which have seen a spike in cases are currently subject to local lockdowns to help stop the spread of Covid-19 .
Prof Bobby Duffy , director of the policy institute at KCL , said the public seemed `` more convinced '' of the need for local lockdowns `` reflecting the extent to which people are still prioritising public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social lives '' .
The live entertainment industry is one of many to have taken a hit while restrictions have been in place .
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Yet some 68 % of those surveyed said they would accept a ban on major sporting or cultural events with a live audience .
And as the government prepares to launch a campaign to persuade parents in England that it will be safe for children to return to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ schooling remain almost unchanged since May .
Some 49 % of those surveyed said home schooling for most children long-term would be acceptable , compared to 51 % a few months earlier .
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• AVOIDING CONTACT : The rules on self-isolation and exercise • STRESS : How to look after your mental health Of those surveyed , 56 % said they would accept parents being able to decide whether or not to send their children back to school - down from 63 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ research director at Ipsos MORI , which carried out the survey , said results show that few Britons expect a return to life as normal any time soon , with `` many prepared to undertake a wide range of measures over a longer period of time to reduce the risk of spread '' .
A total of 2,237 interviews were carried out online with UK residents aged 16-75 last month .
Meanwhile , as the end to the furlough scheme approaches , the percentage of workers who feel certain or think it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dropped from 29 % to 25 % , while 29 % feel they are certain or likely to face significant financial difficulties - a decrease from 34 % .

Meanwhile, as the end to the furlough scheme approaches, the percentage of workers who feel certain or think it is likely they will lose their job has dropped from 29% to 25%, while 29% feel they are certain or likely to face significant financial difficulties - a decrease from 34%.


bbcuk--2020-08-15--Coronavirus: How music played on in lockdown

You ca n't stop the music , as one old disco song says - but one way or another , coronavirus has come pretty close .
At the height of the pandemic , with record shops shut and labels struggling , the flow of new album releases slowed to a trickle .
Now the industry is starting to pick up the rhythm again but shoppers are still reluctant to visit the High Street for new LPs and CDs .
In lockdown , we have learnt to order more albums online and the way we use music streaming services has changed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can resume in England from this weekend , it is likely to be on a restricted basis , as social distancing measures mean fewer paying customers will be allowed into venues .
So how have different sectors of the music business coped ?
`` It 's been challenging , to say the least , '' says Adam Velasco , managing director of Cherry Red Records , an independent label that is one of the biggest companies in the music reissue market .
Physical albums are big sellers for the label and its box @ @ @ @ @ @ @ At the start of the pandemic , distributors and warehouses around the world were closing down , forcing the company to cut back on new releases .
`` There was no point in planning things for May and June .
Who knew where we were going to be ? ''
he says .
`` But we just did the best we could to engage with our fan base . ''
That meant offering discounts , flash sales and other special offers through the Cherry Red website .
It also meant responding to customers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rang in to say that they were not on the internet and did n't know where to buy physical albums while record shops were shut .
But the effort paid off , with the label 's big sellers under lockdown including the Residents ' new album , Metal , Meat & Bone , plus deluxe reissues from artists such as Be Bop Deluxe and Laura Branigan .
Cherry Red resumed its release schedule in July , earlier than many of its competitors .
`` We were confident that we were getting to our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new releases , '' says Mr Velasco .
Before the pandemic struck , music retailer Rough Trade was selling more records than ever , with like-for-like 2019 UK sales up 25 % overall .
Its model of staging in-store gigs , with admission free to those who bought the band 's album , had proved a successful way of selling physical releases in the age of streaming .
But then Rough Trade Retail had to close its four UK shops and director Stephen Godfroy says , `` We will need a strong second-half @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year with sales matching 2019 . ''
Now the shops are open again , although with fewer people in them .
At the same time , the retailer has seen online sales rise so much that it had to set up a dedicated online fulfilment warehouse .
`` In essence , we 've been forced to become an online-led business in just a matter of weeks , '' says Mr Godfroy .
Another independent record shop , Banquet Records in Kingston , has taken a different approach .
Rather than reopen the premises @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to its website and offering a click-and-collect service from its car park .
Jon Tolley , who runs the business , says that having to restrict customers ' browsing in his `` small and dingy '' shop felt `` too regimented and not what we 're about '' .
`` We 're still serving people , just differently , '' he told the BBC .
Digital music , naturally , is not prone to the same distribution and sales problems that have plagued vinyl and CD sellers .
But according to streaming service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ service has fluctuated considerably during the pandemic .
Music consumption in the UK dipped when lockdown was first announced , the service said , but had risen again by the end of May .
In the meantime , however , a few things had changed .
While confined to their homes , Deezer users were no longer streaming during the popular `` commute time '' of 06:00 to 07:00 , but were beginning their daily listening at 09:00 to 10:00 .
Users were also streaming through TVs , game consoles and smart speakers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are now enjoying renewed popularity .
`` By June , listening had really bounced back in the UK .
Overall music streams were 63 % higher in June than they were during March and the peak of the pandemic , '' a Deezer spokeswoman said .
Deezer said that users ' music choices also reflected the public mood , with some spikes in listening corresponding to government announcements .
`` When lockdown first started , Deezer saw big increases of streams for 'calm ' , 'feel good ' and 'happy hits ' playlists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' the service said .
Despite the easing of lockdown measures this weekend in England , many music fans may still be wary of going to gigs .
The places that host concerts are struggling to stay afloat , despite an injection of government money for up to 150 small music venues in England .
Banquet Records used to stage 200 gigs a year at local Kingston venues , but says it has given up hopes of doing so before the end of 2020 .
With far fewer opportunities to play live @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who rely on income from touring and merchandise sales , says Cherry Red 's Adam Velasco .
`` We 're trying to keep their spirits up and thinking of releases to help them , '' he adds .
Rough Trade Retail 's Stephen Godfroy says footfall remains `` significantly lower '' than before lockdown , with sales down accordingly .
But he is looking ahead to this year 's much-postponed Record Store Day , which will now take place on three separate dates : 29 August , 26 September and 24 October .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cherry Red and revert to normal schedules , October promises to be `` an absolutely rammed month for new releases '' , Mr Godfroy says .
So there 's something for music fans to look forward to .

"There was no point in planning things for May and June. Who knew where we were going to be?" he says. "But we just did the best we could to engage with our fan base."


bbcuk--2020-08-15--Coronavirus: Vicar's story of shock and grief in Cardiff parish

`` I just used to lock myself in my car and cry after every funeral . ''
For Canon Jan Gould , of the Church of the Resurrection in Ely , Cardiff , the pandemic has been an intensely emotional and challenging time .
She has ministered about 60 funerals since it began , with a third due to Covid-19 and several suicides .
`` Coping with that , with the numbers that we were dealing with , was very , very difficult , '' she said .
Parts of Ely are among the poorest 10 % of areas in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And Canon Gould said in the early days of the pandemic there was a `` real sense of shock '' in the community , with four suicides in the first week .
`` Suddenly everything that was familiar had stopped .
`` Many people had stopped working , some were on furlough , some just lost their jobs and had nothing coming in at all .
There was a huge impact on people 's mental wellbeing , which I think is common in many areas of poor income .
`` Funerals went up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ few suicides early on , and they were all young men who lost their jobs and could n't be furloughed because they had n't been in their jobs long enough .
`` Normally we 'd probably expect four or five suicides a year .
So to get four in the first week just spoke volumes really about just what an enormous impact this was having on people 's lives . ''
• Information and support is available via BBC Action Line The Samaritans says suicide is very complex and not generally connected to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a wide range of psychological , social , economic and cultural risk factors interacting to increase an individual 's level of risk .
And there is no evidence to suggest the rise Canon Gould has seen locally has been reflected across the UK .
But the Samaritans said this week that its most recent study found 42 % of the 2,000 men they questioned said coronavirus has had a negative impact on their mental health .
`` As time has gone on it has got easier for people , and word has started @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is there .
So hopefully you know people are turning to that support now , '' Canon Gould said .
There have been numerous cruel consequences of the pandemic but for Canon Gould , the limit on the number of mourners at funerals and cremations has been among the toughest to bear in a community so closely knit .
• 'We never really had dinner together before Covid' After lockdown began , the numbers of mourners was restricted to five and then 10 , although up to 30 people are now able to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Wales .
`` Normally , for funerals of young people we would expect several hundred people to be coming to the service and we were only allowed 10 - and that was really , really difficult , '' said the canon .
`` It was absolutely horrific , really , to go through that trying to support people through it .
`` I had one funeral and the lady who died had 12 children .
And we could only have 10 of them at the funeral , because that was the rules @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decide which two were not going to go say goodbye to their mother . ''
'Everything was about screens' Public services in places of worship were cancelled in Wales from the end of March , forcing churches such as Canon Gould 's to embrace online services and even print copies of sermons to be posted through the doors of parishioners .
The amount of time spent on the computer - including meetings with families on Zoom and hosting services from her home via Facebook Live - has affected the minister 's sleep patterns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her memory .
`` Everything has been about screens in these last four months and it has been really tough coping with that , '' she said .
But after the Church of the Resurrection and others reopened their doors for services last month , Canon Gould said she has been left looking back on lockdown as a time when the light outweighed the dark .
• Church in Wales is told organs can be played again '' I think this pandemic has really brought out the best in so many people and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spirit here , '' she said .
`` The things that people have been getting up to , it 's been really wonderful - supporting their neighbours , even neighbours they 've maybe never spoken to .
`` I know for a lot of people it has been a really tough time , a lot of people have lost loved ones .
And that 's something that you never get over .
`` But I think there have been some really good things , and I think those are the things that give @ @ @ @ @ @ @

"I had one funeral and the lady who died had 12 children. And we could only have 10 of them at the funeral, because that was the rules. And so that family had to decide which two were not going to go say goodbye to their mother."


bbcuk--2020-08-16--The Papers: Calls to 'sack' Williamson, and PHE to be 'axed'

The Observer says nearly five million GCSEs - 97 % of the total - will be awarded this week solely on the basis of the controversial algorithm at the heart of the continuing row over A-level results .
According to analysis shared with the paper , teachers ' rankings will be taken into consideration , but not the teacher-assessed grades submitted by schools and colleges .
An estimated 82 % of A-level results are said to have been calculated by the Ofqual algorithm .
The Sunday Mirror forecasts a GCSE `` disaster '' .
It reckons that two million recommended @ @ @ @ @ @ @ calls a `` farcical '' computer model .
The Sunday Times predicts that what it describes as the `` exam results chaos '' will end in court battles .
It says the row about the fairness of the emergency marking system is intensifying after scores of pupils lost places at leading universities .
The paper speaks of an expected `` tsunami '' of complaints about GCSE results - with many young people likely to lose places in sixth forms and on apprenticeship schemes .
It says evidence is growing that high-flying pupils from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ further education colleges , have been hit hardest by the algorithm , with pupils at private schools benefiting most .
The Sunday Express leads with an article by under-pressure Education Secretary Gavin Williamson .
But on its front page , it glosses over the exams controversy , highlighting instead what it calls his `` heartfelt '' plea to get children back in their classrooms in time for the new term next month .
The paper 's headline is : `` Children Must Come First '' .
In his article , Mr Williamson says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , socially and economically necessary '' - and the risks of it not happening are `` too high to ignore '' .
The Mail on Sunday says Home Secretary Priti Patel has sparked a diplomatic row with France - by claiming that migrants are crossing the Channel to escape a `` racist country '' .
She is said to have made the comment in a private conference call with Conservative MPs .
According to the Mail , Ms Patel also said migrants feared they would be tortured if they returned to France .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ home secretary made the remarks reported .
They said she had only been passing on what asylum seekers had been saying - and regarded claims of possible torture as nonsense being pushed by activist lawyers .
However , the Mail says the comments have infuriated French MPs .
One is quoted as calling them `` hateful '' and another as saying : `` Madame Patel is not a politician who does much thinking . ''
Meanwhile , the Sunday Telegraph reports that a specialist Royal Navy team has been deployed to support the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A number of front pages carry pictures of services marking the 75th anniversary of VJ Day - the end of the Second World War .
The Sunday Times and Express both show the Prince of Wales laying a wreath at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire .
The Observer pictures veterans and service men and women attending the same event .
Writing in the Telegraph , the Chief of the General Staff , General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith , calls for the `` Forgotten Army '' of the Far East to finally be remembered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ direct to your inbox

But on its front page, it glosses over the exams controversy, highlighting instead what it calls his "heartfelt" plea to get children back in their classrooms in time for the new term next month. The paper's headline is: "Children Must Come First".


bbcuk--2020-08-16--Stonehaven train derailment: Minute's silence to remember rail crash victims

A one minute silence will be held on Wednesday to remember three people killed in a train derailment in Aberdeenshire .
Train stations across Scotland will fall silent at 09:43 - exactly a week after the crash near Stonehaven was reported to the emergency services .
The train derailed after hitting a landslip following heavy rain .
• Tributes paid to three killed in train derailment • How did the Stonehaven train derailment happen ?
ScotRail said the one minute silence would be observed at all train stations in Scotland and many stations elsewhere in the UK .
Alex Hynes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Railway , said : `` Our hearts remain broken and will do for a long time .
`` We hope that by coming together as a railway family , along with the local community and people across the country , we can support one another through this horrendous time .
`` The strength of support and offers of help from railway colleagues across the rest of Britain has been a real source of comfort . ''
The three men were on board the 06:38 Aberdeen to Glasgow service when it crashed near Stonehaven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thunderstorms .
An initial report by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch said the train turned back towards Aberdeen after reports of a landslip further down the track .
It had travelled more than a mile when it was derailed after hitting a separate landslip .
An off-duty rail worker , who was travelling on the train , has been widely praised for raising the alarm after walking some distance to the nearest signal box .
The first police officers on the scene - PC Liam Mercer and PC Eilidh McCabe - were also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the scene by Prince Charles .
UK Transport Minister Grant Shapps has asked Network Rail to produce an interim report by 1 September .
Network Rail said it would carry out detailed inspections of high-risk trackside slopes with similar characteristics to the site of the Aberdeenshire crash .
Dozens of sites across Britain will be assessed using in-house engineers , specialist contractors and helicopter surveys .
Scotland 's Lord Advocate has asked Police Scotland , British Transport Police and the Office of Rail and Road , the independent regulator , to conduct @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This will run in parallel with the independent safety investigation being carried out by the RAIB .

"We hope that by coming together as a railway family, along with the local community and people across the country, we can support one another through this horrendous time.


bbcuk--2020-08-16--Poppy wreaths on Derry bonfire 'disgraceful and insulting'

The placement of poppy wreaths on a bonfire in Londonderry has been described as `` disgraceful and utterly insulting to the war dead '' by a DUP assembly member .
The wreaths were placed on the bonfire in Currynieirin , in the Waterside area , which was burnt on Friday .
It is not clear if the wreaths were still on the bonfire when it was set alight .
A number of other bonfires were lit across the city on Saturday .
DUP MLA Gary Middleton said it was `` disappointing '' the wreaths were placed on the bonfire .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ hurtful when we see poppy wreaths appear on bonfires , given the fact that in recent years , there has been a lot of respect .
`` The poppy wreaths appearing on that bonfire caused a lot of disappointment and hurt . ''
`` Everyone has a right to remember their dead in a respectful and dignified manner and the theft and desecration of these wreathes goes totally against that , '' she said .
The city 's MP , SDLP leader Colum Eastwood , described the incident as `` totally wrong '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to talk about how we move on from these sectarian displays . ''
Union flags and the flag of the Parachute Regiment were among other symbols placed on the bonfire .
Other bonfires were lit in Derry on Saturday evening and there was a large police presence in the city .
Bonfires on 15 August are traditional in some nationalist parts of Northern Ireland to mark the Catholic Feast of the Assumption .
To others , they are lit to commemorate the introduction of internment without trial of republican suspects , which was @ @ @ @ @ @ @

He added: "It is very hurtful when we see poppy wreaths appear on bonfires, given the fact that in recent years, there has been a lot of respect.


bbcuk--2020-08-16--A-levels: 22,000 sign petition seeking grade change in Wales

A petition calling for students to receive teacher predicted exam grades has been signed by 22,000 people .
It was set up after 42 % of A-level grades predicted by teachers were lowered by the exams watchdog .
The results prompted an outcry with protests planned at the Senedd in Cardiff Bay on Sunday .
Education Minister Kirsty Williams has confirmed appeals will be allowed if `` there is evidence '' pupils should have received higher grades .
Due to the coronavirus pandemic , exams were cancelled this year , with students ' final grades based on teachers ' estimations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the best' Results overall improved on 2019 figures for the very top grades and at grades A* to C. But 42 % were downgraded by exams watchdog , Qualifications Wales , after it judged the grades were `` too generous '' .
On Wednesday , hours before students found out their results , the education minister guaranteed that no-one would get a lower grade in their A-level than they achieved in their AS result .
The petition wants all students receiving grades this year to be given those predicted by teachers , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said the grades process `` does not treat Welsh students as individuals '' .
`` This will disadvantage Welsh young people in their future life chances , which is unfair , '' it said .
Plaid Cymru education spokeswoman Sian Gwenllian told BBC Radio Wales Sunday Supplement programme that GCSE students `` must be really worried now , looking forward to Thursday and thinking gosh , you know , am I gon na be downgraded too ? ''
Some A-level students have spoken of getting results up to two grades lower than predicted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not meeting required grades .
Ms Gwenllian , who represents Arfon in the Senedd , said : `` It 's quite obvious that this moderation system has thrown up all this chaos . ''
First year A-Level student Cai Parry , from Cardiff , who has organised a protest in Cardiff Bay on Sunday , said the grades appeals process was `` too little too late '' for those trying to secure university places in September .
`` I hope that teacher assessed grades will be fully instated , '' he said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ break , but the Children , Young People and Education Committee has been recalled and will meet on Tuesday .
The exam board WJEC is set to outline further details on the process to submit appeals early in the week .

He told BBC Wales he had been predicted an A* in maths the whole way through his studies, but when he opened his results he had been given a C.


bbcuk--2020-08-16--Dewsbury: Two teenagers missing off Lancashire coast

A lifeboat and helicopter have resumed a search for two teenagers who were last seen in the sea near Lytham St Annes in Lancashire .
The coastguard , RNLI and police were called to reports of three youths in difficulty in the water near St Annes Pier just before 19:00 BST on Saturday .
A third boy , aged 15 , managed to swim ashore and was treated for hypothermia .
The 16-year-old boy and a man aged 18 , both from Dewsbury in West Yorkshire , are still missing .
Lancashire Police said the searches by HM Coastguard and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the force 's helicopter would join the search in daylight .
In a statement the force said : `` Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of the missing man and boy who are from Dewsbury . ''
The weather was beautiful yesterday and hundreds of families like mine were enjoying their day out on the beach .
At about 18:00 BST we saw lots of activity outside the RNLI station - people being moved out of the way as crews , ambulances and police cars arrived .
The family , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trip , when the three males , aged 15 , 16 and 18 , went out into the water .
Luckily the 15-year-old managed to swim to safety - the family tell me he is a really good swimmer - but the other two could n't get out .
When I left at about 23:00 the search was still continuing with a helicopter and two boats out .
So many people were still stood on the promenade , hoping for some good news .
This morning , police have said the search has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 15-year-old boy has hypothermia and is in hospital .
He is clearly shocked by what has happened .
My thoughts remain with all of them .
Coastguard rescue teams from Lytham and Fleetwood and the coastguard search and rescue helicopter from Caernarfon attended the scene on Saturday after they received a 999 call just before 18:40 , HM Coastguard said .
They were joined by RNLI lifeboats from Lytham St Annes and Blackpool , and independent rescue service Southport Lifeboat , together with Lancashire Police and North West Ambulance Service .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and a police helicopter joined the search on Sunday , HM Coastguard added .
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This morning, police have said the search has resumed and the family has told me the 15-year-old boy has hypothermia and is in hospital. He is clearly shocked by what has happened.


bbcuk--2020-08-16--A-level grades 'drop below three-year average', new analysis suggests

A-level grades awarded in sixth form colleges this year fell below the average of the last three years in England , new analysis suggests .
The Sixth Form Colleges Association said its research is evidence that students in larger institutions have been failed by this year 's system .
Almost 40 % of A-level grades awarded on Thursday in England were lower than teachers ' predictions .
The government has defended the approach it used to determine grades .
Students , who were not able to sit exams this year because of the coronavirus pandemic , had 280,000 A-level results @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criticism over the statistical model it used to decide the grades .
Many students are expected to appeal , although there has been confusion over the appeals process after Ofqual withdrew its guidance for challenging results within hours of publishing it on Saturday .
New guidelines are still being drawn up by Ofqual , the Department for Education said on Sunday evening .
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Hundreds of students held a demonstration in central London on Sunday to demand clarity over the appeals procedure .
Prime Minister @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leader Sir Keir Starmer that he needs to take `` personal responsibility '' and `` fix '' the situation .
The Sixth Form Colleges Association ( SFCA ) said it looked at 65,000 exam entries in 41 subjects from sixth form colleges and found that grades were 20 % lower than historic performances for similar students in those colleges .
It said that this equated to `` 12,048 missing grades '' in those colleges alone .
For example , in Biology , it found that 24 % of sixth form college students were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in recent years .
The SFCA said its analysis of 41 subjects had not found a single one where the results were above the three-year average .
Ofqual states that its objective for A-level results this year was to ensure `` national results are broadly similar to previous years '' .
SFCA said its research showed that Ofqual had `` failed '' to meet that `` fundamental objective '' and the model it used had `` not only failed to produce broadly similar results , but has in fact produced worse results in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , chief executive of the SFCA , said Ofqual should `` immediately recalibrate and rerun the model to provide all students with an accurate grade '' .
`` Should this still fail to produce results that are broadly similar to previous years , students should be awarded the grades predicted by teachers ( known as centre assessed grades ) , '' he said .
Dr Mark Fenton , chief executive of the Grammar School Heads Association , said the results had also been unfair to some of its students .
He told the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been done '' with `` utterly baffling '' results for some students .
He said the `` only fair outcome '' available would be to revert to the grade predicted by teachers and for the limit of 5 % extra university places in England to be lifted .
The cap on increasing student numbers for each university was put in place by ministers to prevent academically selective universities recruiting heavily to make up for a fall in international students .
`` Natural justice must surely now trump the understandable desire to maintain national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of years , '' Dr Fenton added .
Three of Oxford University 's colleges - Worcester , Wadham and , as of Sunday evening , St Edmund Hall - have confirmed that all places offered to UK students will be secured irrespective of their A-level results .
After exams were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic , grades were awarded using a controversial modelling system , with the key factors being the ranking order of pupils and the previous exam results of schools and colleges .
Ahead of GCSE results due to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Secretary Lord Kenneth Baker urged the government to delay the publication of grades until the situation surrounding A-levels had been resolved .
`` If you are in a hole , stop digging , '' Lord Baker said .
The statistical model used by Ofqual faces two legal challenges , with students arguing they were unfairly judged on the school they attend .
Before results were released , the Department for Education announced a `` triple-lock '' , which meant that students could accept the grade calculated by Ofqual , appeal to receive a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ autumn exams .
The government announced on Friday that schools would not have to pay to appeal against exam grades .
In England , 36 % of entries had grades lower than their teachers predicted and 3 % were down two grades .
A similar situation in Scotland saw a U-turn by the government , which agreed to accept teacher estimates of scores .
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bbcuk--2020-08-16--Coronavirus: MPs warn of 'wave of homelessness' when eviction ban ends

England could see `` a new wave of homelessness '' when a ban on evictions ends later this month , MPs have warned .
The ban was introduced in March as part of emergency legislation to protect those hit financially by the pandemic .
Amid fears that evictions may lead to more homeless , 21 MPs have urged the government to guarantee council funds to house rough sleepers for a year .
The government said it would `` continue to provide appropriate support '' to those affected .
Evictions in England and Wales had initially been suspended until 25 June @ @ @ @ @ @ @ August .
Last month the Welsh Government stated that for evictions issued on or after 24 July this year , a six-month notice period would apply , with the exception of cases relating to anti-social behaviour .
In Scotland , a similar ban on evicting renters has been extended by six months until March 2021 .
With the 23 August deadline now approaching MPs have urged the government to do more to protect the homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless in England `` given the ongoing threat of coronavirus and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In a letter to rough sleeping minister Luke Hall , the MPs called on him to guarantee all local authorities in England can fund accommodation for the homeless `` for at least a year '' .
`` Some local authorities are in the process of confirming and funding accommodation for rough sleepers for another year , however it is so important that all councils are able to provide this .
`` We can not put a cut-off on showing all those in need compassion at this time , '' the letter said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to scrap the Vagrancy Act - which still stands in England and Wales , having been repealed in Scotland .
The Act allows police to arrest and fine people caught begging in public .
`` We need to treat all rough sleepers with as much compassion as possible at any time , and especially in the present circumstances - there is no need for the Act to remain in place , '' they letter stated .
It was signed by nine Labour MPs , one DUP MP and 10 Lib Dem MPs , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ed Davey and Layla Moran .
In March , as the lockdown began , councils were told to move homeless people off the streets and out of communal shelters .
The government says about 14,500 people were found emergency accommodation across England .
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Housing , Communities , and Local Government said : `` The Government has taken unprecedented action to support the most vulnerable people in our society during the pandemic .
`` Nearly 15,000 rough sleepers have been housed in emergency accommodation since the beginning of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ensured no tenants have been evicted at the height of Covid .
`` We will continue to provide appropriate support to those who have been particularly affected by coronavirus when court proceedings start again including the requirement for landlords to provide more information about their tenants ' situation when seeking an eviction , with judges able to adjourn a case if this information is n't provided . ''

With the 23 August deadline now approaching , MPs have urged the government to do more to protect the homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless in England "given the ongoing threat of coronavirus and the risk of a potential second wave".


bbcuk--2020-08-16--Woman held over death of 10-year-old in Acton, west London

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 10-year-old boy was found dead at a home in @ @ @ @ @ Police said at 02:30 BST on Sunday , a woman went to a police station @ @ @ @ @ to police officers .
A short time later , emergency services found the boy dead @ @ @ @ @ Park , Acton .
Officers believe they know his identity but await formal identification .
@ @ @ @ @ The woman was known to the boy , although police could not confirm what their @ @ @ @ @ is being sought in connection with his death .
Reverend Nick Jones , 61 , @ @ @ @ @ lives in Cumberland Park , said news of the boy 's death was `` shattering @ @ @ @ @ still shaking a bit , it 's hugely upsetting , '' he added , while @ @ @ @ @ `` in shock '' .
A post-mortem examination will be held in due course .

The woman was known to the boy, although police could not confirm what their relationship was. No-one else is being sought in connection with his death.


bbcuk--2020-08-16--Four young men die as car crashes into house near Chippenham

Four young men died when the car they were travelling in left the road and crashed into a house in @ @ @ @ @ Emergency crews were called to the scene on the A4 London Rd , Derry Hill @ @ @ @ @ BST .
Police said the four occupants of the vehicle - some believed to be @ @ @ @ @ died at the scene .
No-one inside the house was injured , and all were @ @ @ @ @ the blaze .
Wiltshire Police Det Supt Steve Cox said : `` This was an @ @ @ @ @ roads in the early hours of this morning .
`` All blue light services attended @ @ @ @ @ with devastating scenes after a vehicle travelling along the A4 collided with a house and @ @ @ @ @ All four occupants of the vehicle died at the scene .
Their families have been @ @ @ @ @ the process of assigning each family with specialist trained officers .
`` My thoughts , @ @ @ @ @ at Wiltshire Police are with them all today . ''

"All four occupants of the vehicle died at the scene. Their families have been informed and we are in the process of assigning each family with specialist trained officers.


bbcuk--2020-08-16--Bodies found in Lancashire sea search for missing Dewsbury brothers

Bodies have been found in the search for two brothers missing off the Lancashire coast .
Muhammad Azhar Shabbir , @ @ @ @ @ Shabbir , 16 , got into difficulty in the sea at Lytham St Annes on @ @ @ @ @ .
Their cousin , aged 15 , managed to swim ashore and was treated for @ @ @ @ @ the family of the brothers from Dewsbury , West Yorkshire , has been informed after @ @ @ @ @ The HM Coastguard and RNLI made the discovery about a mile away from St Annes @ @ @ @ @ `` Whilst they have yet to be formally identified , they are believed to be @ @ @ @ @ Lancashire Police said .
`` Our thoughts and condolences remain with them and their friends @ @ @ @ @ . ''
The family is being supported by a specially trained officer .
Their cousin @ @ @ @ @ named , remains in hospital .

"Whilst they have yet to be formally identified, they are believed to be Muhammad and Ali," Lancashire Police said.


bbcuk--2020-08-16--The Crown: Elizabeth Debicki to play Princess Diana in final series

Australian actress Elizabeth Debicki will play Diana , Princess of Wales , in the final two seasons of the hit Netflix series The Crown , it has been announced .
The Night Manager star will take over from the fourth season 's Emma Corrin .
Debicki joins Jonathan Pryce and Imelda Staunton for the final two seasons of the royal drama , which is expected to cover the 1990s and early 2000s .
The fourth season is expected to be released this autumn .
• The Crown needs extra season to cover 1990s '' Princess Diana 's spirit , her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hearts of so many , '' Debicki said in a statement posted by The Crown 's official Twitter account .
`` It is my true privilege and honour to be joining this masterful series , which has had me absolutely hooked from episode one . ''
The 29-year-old actress is known for her roles in films including The Great Gatsby and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 .
The final two series will include the break-up of Princess Diana and Prince Charles ' marriage and her death in 1997 , which plunged the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two series may also go on to cover the deaths of Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother , seven weeks apart in 2002 , and the Queen 's Golden Jubilee that summer .
Earlier this week , the show announced that Oscar-nominated actor Jonathan Pryce would follow in the footsteps of Matt Smith and Tobias Menzies to play Prince Philip in series four and five .
Imelda Staunton , meanwhile , takes over from Olivia Colman as the monarch , while Lesley Manville will play Princess Margaret .

The final two series may also go on to cover the deaths of Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother, seven weeks apart in 2002, and the Queen's Golden Jubilee that summer.


bbcuk--2020-08-16--Sevilla end Man Utd's Europa League hopes

Sevilla wrecked Manchester United 's hopes of ending the season with silverware as they edged a hard-fought Europa League semi-final in Cologne .
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 's side lost their third semi-final this season despite taking the lead when Bruno Fernandes scored their 22nd penalty of the season after Marcus Rashford was fouled by Diego Carlos .
Sevilla , Europa League specialists , equalised before the interval when former Liverpool forward Suso swept a finish past David de Gea at the far post .
United 's fate was sealed when they missed a succession of chances early in the second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the hero , denying Anthony Martial several times .
And Sevilla , who saw off Wolves in the quarter-final , secured their place in the final when Luuk de Jong swept home a cross from Jesus Navas with 12 minutes left , United punished for poor defending which led to recriminations as Fernandes confronted Victor Lindelof in the aftermath .
• Man Utd have to take it to the next step - Maguire Manchester United 's long season came to a bitterly disappointing conclusion as they missed out on the chance to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this tournament under Jose Mourinho more than three years ago .
And they have only themselves to blame for a lack of killer instinct in front of goal , especially in that opening phase of the second half when Bounou denied them , especially Martial , but United simply had to take one of those chances .
It left Sevilla in the game and , as this talented side have proved before , they are experts at finding a way to win in the Europa League .
And so it proved with De @ @ @ @ @ @ @ awful United defending as they switched off from Navas ' cross , with Lindelof and Aaron Wan-Bissaka culpable .
United could not respond as they looked heavy legged , Solskjaer waiting until late on before introducing a raft of chances more in hope than expectation .
Manchester United rescued their season in the second half of the campaign , fuelled by the signing of Fernandes , but losing three semi-finals in a single term is a poor effort .
Solskjaer 's season has finished respectability with a third-placed finish in the Premier League @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Manchester City in the EFL Cup semi-final , Chelsea in the FA Cup and now this defeat by Sevilla .
It will no doubt strengthen Solskjaer 's hand as he demands high-class additions in the transfer window but does nothing to disguise the disappointment or the fact that , when the pressure was really on in the big cup games this season , they failed to deliver .
• Sevilla have reached their sixth Uefa Cup/Europa League final , at least two more than any other side .
• Manchester United have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Spanish opposition for the third consecutive campaign .
• Sevilla are now unbeaten in 20 games , just the fourth different side within Europe 's top five leagues this season to enjoy such a run ( also Bayern Munich , Paris St-Germain and Real Madrid ) .
• Including both their quarter-final victory over FC Copenhagen and their match with Sevilla , Manchester United had 46 shots , with 21 hitting the target - however , the Red Devils have managed just two goals from the penalty spot in those matches with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Manchester United have been awarded 22 penalties in all competitions this season , the most by a side in a single campaign within Europe 's top five leagues since Barcelona in 2015-16 ( 24 ) .
• Since his Manchester United debut on 1 February , only Robert Lewandowski ( 28 ) and Lionel Messi ( 27 ) have had a direct hand in more goals in all competitions than Bruno Fernandes ( 20 - 12 goals , eight assists ) within Europe 's top five leagues .
• Bruno Fernandes has scored @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has taken in all competitions this season , netting six for Sporting Lisbon .
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Luuk de Jong's winner was his first goal in 12 games
Sevilla wrecked Manchester United's hopes of ending the season with silverware as they edged a hard-fought Europa League semi-final in Cologne.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side lost their third semi-final this season despite taking the lead when Bruno Fernandes scored their 22nd penalty of the season after Marcus Rashford was fouled by Diego Carlos.
Sevilla, Europa League specialists, equalised before the interval when former Liverpool forward Suso swept a finish past David de Gea at the far post.
United's fate was sealed when they missed a succession of chances early in the second half as Sevilla keeper Yassine Bounou emerged as the hero, denying Anthony Martial several times.
And Sevilla, who saw off Wolves in the quarter-final, secured their place in the final when Luuk de Jong swept home a cross from Jesus Navas with 12 minutes left, United punished for poor defending which led to recriminations as Fernandes confronted Victor Lindelof in the aftermath.
Profligate Man Utd pay the price
Sevilla 2-1 Man Utd: ‘It’s hard to take’ - Solskjaer reflects on Europa League defeat
Manchester United's long season came to a bitterly disappointing conclusion as they missed out on the chance to lift their first trophy since they won this tournament under Jose Mourinho more than three years ago.
And they have only themselves to blame for a lack of killer instinct in front of goal, especially in that opening phase of the second half when Bounou denied them, especially Martial, but United simply had to take one of those chances.
It left Sevilla in the game and, as this talented side have proved before, they are experts at finding a way to win in the Europa League.
And so it proved with De Jong's late goal, helped by awful United defending as they switched off from Navas' cross, with Lindelof and Aaron Wan-Bissaka culpable.
United could not respond as they looked heavy legged, Solskjaer waiting until late on before introducing a raft of chances more in hope than expectation.
Man Utd triple failure shows flaws
Manchester United rescued their season in the second half of the campaign, fuelled by the signing of Fernandes, but losing three semi-finals in a single term is a poor effort.
Solskjaer's season has finished respectability with a third-placed finish in the Premier League but weaknesses were exposed by the loss to Manchester City in the EFL Cup semi-final, Chelsea in the FA Cup and now this defeat by Sevilla.
It will no doubt strengthen Solskjaer's hand as he demands high-class additions in the transfer window but does nothing to disguise the disappointment or the fact that, when the pressure was really on in the big cup games this season, they failed to deliver.
Man of the match - Yassine Bounou
Yassine Bounou made six saves for Sevilla - with United counterpart David de Gea only keeping out one shot
Match stats
Sevilla have reached their sixth Uefa Cup/Europa League final, at least two more than any other side.
Manchester United have now been eliminated from European competition by Spanish opposition for the third consecutive campaign.
Sevilla are now unbeaten in 20 games, just the fourth different side within Europe's top five leagues this season to enjoy such a run (also Bayern Munich, Paris St-Germain and Real Madrid).
Including both their quarter-final victory over FC Copenhagen and their match with Sevilla, Manchester United had 46 shots, with 21 hitting the target - however, the Red Devils have managed just two goals from the penalty spot in those matches with a conversion rate of 4.4%.
Manchester United have been awarded 22 penalties in all competitions this season, the most by a side in a single campaign within Europe's top five leagues since Barcelona in 2015-16 (24).
Since his Manchester United debut on 1 February, only Robert Lewandowski (28) and Lionel Messi (27) have had a direct hand in more goals in all competitions than Bruno Fernandes (20 - 12 goals, eight assists) within Europe's top five leagues.
Bruno Fernandes has scored 100% of the 14 penalties he has taken in all competitions this season, netting six for Sporting Lisbon.


bbcuk--2020-08-16--Coronavirus: Public Health England 'to be replaced'

Public Health England is to be replaced by a new agency that will specifically deal with protecting the country from pandemics , according to a report .
The Sunday Telegraph claims Health Secretary Matt Hancock will this week announce a new body modelled on Germany 's Robert Koch Institute .
Ministers have reportedly been unhappy with the way PHE has responded to the coronavirus crisis .
The government was contacted by the BBC but declined to comment on the report .
A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said : `` Public Health England have played an integral role @ @ @ @ @ @ @ global pandemic .
`` We have always been clear that we must learn the right lessons from this crisis to ensure that we are in the strongest possible position , both as we continue to deal with Covid-19 and to respond to any future public health threat . ''
The Telegraph reports that Mr Hancock will merge the NHS Test and Trace scheme with the pandemic response work of PHE .
• PM : We could have done things differently The paper said the new body could be called the National Institute for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' in September , but the change would not be fully completed until the spring .
The Robert Koch Institute , which the new body will reportedly be based on , is an independent agency that has taken control of Germany 's response to the pandemic .
Earlier this month , the government brought in a new way of counting daily coronavirus deaths in England following concerns that the method used by PHE overstated them .
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has also said the country 's response to Covid-19 could have been done @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to learn lessons .
There has been talk in the air at Westminster for a while about a major shake-up or even axing of Public Health England .
Blame for the controversial decision to halt community coronavirus testing and tracing in March has been laid at PHE 's door .
The organisation crops up with others in the political crossfire over the handling of the Covid-19 crisis .
Now it has emerged that its remaining responsibilities for virus testing and infection data surveillance in England will be transferred to a new body including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continue to be responsible for now for prevention issues such as anti-obesity measures .
It is easy to point the finger at PHE , but it is an executive agency accountable to the secretary of state , Matt Hancock .
Decisions in March were made in collaboration with ministers and the chief medical and scientific advisers .
Sources point out that PHE was never set up to be a body responsible for mass community testing and that what 's needed now is an organisation fully focused on pandemic planning .
A full examination @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which policies will have to wait for an independent inquiry - whenever that takes place .
John Ashton , a former regional director of public health in north-west England , said PHE had had `` a bad pandemic '' but criticised the government 's reported plans to scrap the organisation .
He told the BBC News Channel : `` You do n't deal with the problem of an over-centralised , dysfunctional organisation by creating another over-centralised organisation which is what is being proposed .
`` You do n't change horses mid-stream - this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to run , '' he said , adding that PHE should be strengthened rather than ditched .
PHE was created in 2013 - as part of an overhaul of the NHS in England under former health secretary Jeremy Hunt - with responsibilities including preparing and responding to health-related emergencies such as pandemics .
It currently employs around 5,500 full-time staff , made up mostly of scientists , researchers and public health professionals .
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"We have always been clear that we must learn the right lessons from this crisis to ensure that we are in the strongest possible position, both as we continue to deal with Covid-19 and to respond to any future public health threat."


bbcuk--2020-08-16--Body found in search for missing Totton cyclist

A body has been found in the search for a missing cyclist .
Martin Turner , 54 , from Totton @ @ @ @ @ seen by his family leaving home to go on a bike ride at about 08:00 @ @ @ @ @ an appeal on Facebook , New Forest councillor Richard Young said search teams had been @ @ @ @ @ said officers searching for Mr Turner found a body in Dorset .
Formal identification has @ @ @ @ @ his next of kin has been informed .

Police said officers searching for Mr Turner found a body in Dorset. Formal identification has yet to take place but his next of kin has been informed.


bbcuk--2020-08-16--Dover Harbour closed to swimmers as E. coli levels rise

Dover Harbour has been closed to swimmers and water-based activities as `` above normal '' levels of E. coli bacteria have been found in the water .
The Port of Dover tweeted at about 21:30 BST on Saturday to say the closure decision had been taken following `` routine water sample tests '' .
Customers ' health and safety was `` of utmost importance '' , it said , adding there were no reports of ill health .
One woman contacted the BBC to say she became ill after swimming on Wednesday .
Further water sampling is due to take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ port added .
The woman , who wishes to remain anonymous , said she swam in the sea at Dover with her family on Wednesday and became unwell that evening .
`` Both my husband and I have had diarrhoea since Wednesday night , '' she said .
`` The friends we were with have also been poorly .
None of us thought anything of it until Dover port put out their tweet last night . ''
In an earlier statement , the port said that when `` water standards were not met @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the Environment Agency .
`` The advice was to close the harbour to swimming and water-based activities until the situation is better understood '' , it explained .
`` The health and safety of our customers and community is of the utmost importance to us and therefore we have taken these measures as a precaution .
`` There are no reports of ill health .
We are working with external agencies in order to lift the restriction at the earliest opportunity . ''
Results from further water testing are expected to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the limited information on Saturday night : `` To give so little information to the people of Dover is an utter embarrassing shambles on your part Port Of Dover ... '' Author Lady Kendall Jagger tweeted that signs along the beach were `` not enough '' .

"The friends we were with have also been poorly. None of us thought anything of it until Dover port put out their tweet last night."


bbcuk--2020-08-16--Tryfan mountain rescue: Walker airlifted to safety

An exhausted walker had to be airlifted off a mountain in Snowdonia after suffering a panic attack .
He was in a group of nine men who had left London at 04:00 BST on Saturday to climb Tryfan , which measures 3,010 ft ( 918m ) , according to rescuers .
They had `` no equipment , no experience and no knowledge of the route , '' said Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue .
The man was flown to their base .
Rescuers said it was `` yet another preventable callout '' .
Three of the men had decided to go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stage and two went ahead and reached the summit , according to the rescuers .
They rang the other four to advise them to turn back `` but they had no idea how to get down and strayed off the ridge on to the west face '' .
`` One male then had a panic attack and could no longer move due to extreme exhaustion , '' the rescue team said .
They were found by rescuers on Saturday afternoon and helped to safety .
The man , who said he had a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into the helicopter from the ridge and flown to Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue 's nearby base .

They rang the other four to advise them to turn back "but they had no idea how to get down and strayed off the ridge on to the west face".


bbcuk--2020-08-14--Coronavirus: Northern England Covid-19 restrictions extended

Lockdown restrictions on social gatherings for parts of northern England will continue despite measures being relaxed across the country .
In Greater Manchester cases have risen in Oldham , with a similar trend in Pendle , Lancashire , while case numbers remain high in Blackburn with Darwen .
Bradford and Kirklees in Yorkshire have also seen case numbers rise .
The government will work with leaders in the region to address the rising trends .
The ban on indoor gathering continues to apply in these areas and people will continue to be prohibited from mixing with other households within private @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases per 100,000 people in the week up to 8 August , the highest in the country .
Blackburn with Darwen Council , which figures for the week up to 10 August show had 82 cases per 100,000 people , said it was looking to increase local testing .
Despite an England-wide easing of restrictions planned from Saturday with reopening of venues including casinos , bowling alleys and conference halls , such places in Greater Manchester , West Yorkshire and East Lancashire will remain shut .
Pools , indoor gyms and other leisure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spas and beauty salons will open across England but will remain closed in Blackburn and Bradford , with shielding to continue for people in Blackburn with Darwen .
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• Leicester lockdown to be reviewed on Monday Oldham Council deputy leader Arooj Shah , said `` despite the efforts of our residents , businesses and public services positive cases continue to rise '' and warned of a second lockdown .
`` Earlier this week we warned of the risk of imminent lockdown for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announcement , those warnings remain , '' she said .
`` In the absence of a vaccine , an effective testing and tracing system is vital in the management of this crisis .
We welcome the opportunity to work more closely with government both to improve our access to government testing facilities for residents and to deliver more contact tracing at a local level . ''
In a joint statement Blackburn with Darwen Council leader Mohammed Khan , Sayyed Osman , director of adult social care and Prof Dominic Harrison , director of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has acted `` decisively and proactively since cases started to rise '' .
`` We have been lobbying for increased testing capability , including hyperlocal community testing ; more funding for businesses and more funding to help people who unable to work because they are isolating , '' they said .
`` As many people as possible need to get tested as well as it helps us understand what is happening with the virus in our borough . ''
The council did not rule out the possibility of further lockdown measures which it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ progress '' is made in reducing cases .
Health minister Edward Argar said it was `` essential '' people remained vigilant .
`` I urge everyone in these areas to continue to follow the rules - wash your hands regularly , follow social distancing , get yourself a free test as soon as you get any symptoms , and isolate if NHS Test and Trace tells you to , '' he said .
Measures will be reviewed next week alongside the latest data .
Pendle Council has been contacted for comment .

"In the absence of a vaccine, an effective testing and tracing system is vital in the management of this crisis. We welcome the opportunity to work more closely with government both to improve our access to government testing facilities for residents and to deliver more contact tracing at a local level."


bbcuk--2020-08-16--'People are hungry for new music after lockdown'

You ca n't stop the music , as one old disco song says - but one way or another , coronavirus has come pretty close .
At the height of the pandemic , with record shops shut and labels struggling , the flow of new album releases slowed to a trickle .
Now the industry is starting to pick up the rhythm again but shoppers are still reluctant to visit the High Street for new LPs and CDs .
In lockdown , we have learnt to order more albums online and the way we use music streaming services has changed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can resume in England from this weekend , it is likely to be on a restricted basis , as social distancing measures mean fewer paying customers will be allowed into venues .
So how have different sectors of the music business coped ?
`` It 's been challenging , to say the least , '' says Adam Velasco , managing director of Cherry Red Records , an independent label that is one of the biggest companies in the music reissue market .
Physical albums are big sellers for the label and its box @ @ @ @ @ @ @ At the start of the pandemic , distributors and warehouses around the world were closing down , forcing the company to cut back on new releases .
`` There was no point in planning things for May and June .
Who knew where we were going to be ? ''
he says .
`` But we just did the best we could to engage with our fan base . ''
That meant offering discounts , flash sales and other special offers through the Cherry Red website .
It also meant responding to customers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rang in to say that they were not on the internet and did n't know where to buy physical albums while record shops were shut .
But the effort paid off , with the label 's big sellers under lockdown including the Residents ' new album , Metal , Meat & Bone , plus deluxe reissues from artists such as Be Bop Deluxe and Laura Branigan .
Cherry Red resumed its release schedule in July , earlier than many of its competitors .
`` We were confident that we were getting to our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new releases , '' says Mr Velasco .
Before the pandemic struck , music retailer Rough Trade was selling more records than ever , with like-for-like 2019 UK sales up 25 % overall .
Its model of staging in-store gigs , with admission free to those who bought the band 's album , had proved a successful way of selling physical releases in the age of streaming .
But then Rough Trade Retail had to close its four UK shops and director Stephen Godfroy says , `` We will need a strong second-half @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year with sales matching 2019 . ''
Now the shops are open again , although with fewer people in them .
At the same time , the retailer has seen online sales rise so much that it had to set up a dedicated online fulfilment warehouse .
`` In essence , we 've been forced to become an online-led business in just a matter of weeks , '' says Mr Godfroy .
Another independent record shop , Banquet Records in Kingston , has taken a different approach .
Rather than reopen the premises @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to its website and offering a click-and-collect service from its car park .
Jon Tolley , who runs the business , says that having to restrict customers ' browsing in his `` small and dingy '' shop felt `` too regimented and not what we 're about '' .
`` We 're still serving people , just differently , '' he told the BBC .
Digital music , naturally , is not prone to the same distribution and sales problems that have plagued vinyl and CD sellers .
But according to streaming service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ service has fluctuated considerably during the pandemic .
Music consumption in the UK dipped when lockdown was first announced , the service said , but had risen again by the end of May .
In the meantime , however , a few things had changed .
While confined to their homes , Deezer users were no longer streaming during the popular `` commute time '' of 06:00 to 07:00 , but were beginning their daily listening at 09:00 to 10:00 .
Users were also streaming through TVs , game consoles and smart speakers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are now enjoying renewed popularity .
`` By June , listening had really bounced back in the UK .
Overall music streams were 63 % higher in June than they were during March and the peak of the pandemic , '' a Deezer spokeswoman said .
Deezer said that users ' music choices also reflected the public mood , with some spikes in listening corresponding to government announcements .
`` When lockdown first started , Deezer saw big increases of streams for 'calm ' , 'feel good ' and 'happy hits ' playlists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' the service said .
Despite the easing of lockdown measures this weekend in England , many music fans may still be wary of going to gigs .
The places that host concerts are struggling to stay afloat , despite an injection of government money for up to 150 small music venues in England .
Banquet Records used to stage 200 gigs a year at local Kingston venues , but says it has given up hopes of doing so before the end of 2020 .
With far fewer opportunities to play live @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who rely on income from touring and merchandise sales , says Cherry Red 's Adam Velasco .
`` We 're trying to keep their spirits up and thinking of releases to help them , '' he adds .
Rough Trade Retail 's Stephen Godfroy says footfall remains `` significantly lower '' than before lockdown , with sales down accordingly .
But he is looking ahead to this year 's much-postponed Record Store Day , which will now take place on three separate dates : 29 August , 26 September and 24 October .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cherry Red and revert to normal schedules , October promises to be `` an absolutely rammed month for new releases '' , Mr Godfroy says .
So there 's something for music fans to look forward to .

"There was no point in planning things for May and June. Who knew where we were going to be?" he says. "But we just did the best we could to engage with our fan base."


bbcuk--2020-08-16--North Belfast: 'We're throwing punches not petrol bombs'

When growing up , many of us will have been told by our parents to avoid certain areas , to not go down certain streets .
In north Belfast , where friction regularly flares between two communities that have lived in uneasy proximity during the bloodiest decades of the Troubles , that advice is more like an unwritten law .
Here , from a young age , people are told they 're different in those no-go areas , in those other streets .
You do n't belong there .
It 's dangerous .
During the Troubles - a period of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 30 years and cost the lives of more than 3,500 people - 563 people were killed in north Belfast .
Now , tension is again on the rise , particularly along the interfaces , where predominantly unionist and nationalist areas meet .
In recent weeks , petrol bombs were thrown at police , sectarian graffiti appeared on a Catholic family 's home and a Protestant man was attacked while shopping with his son on the Twelfth .
Politicians called for unity after they said people wearing Gaelic games jerseys were asked to leave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arlene Foster also criticised people who placed `` sectarian and offensive messages '' on top of Eleventh Night bonfires .
But some young people are keeping any tension strictly between the ropes of a boxing ring .
`` Boxing keeps you out of it , it keeps you busy , '' Eamonn Lavery told BBC News NI .
The 14-year-old is a member of Kronk Amateur Boxing Club in the New Lodge , a working class nationalist area .
Along with Midland Amateur Boxing Club , in the nearby unionist Tigers Bay , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two communities , rather than divide them , through the Peace IV Programme , which is funded by the EU .
`` We 're throwing punches in the ring , not throwing petrol bombs outside - so it 's all good , '' joked 14-year-old Jude Thompson , from Midland .
While many teenagers view certain parts of the city as being `` off limits '' , the boxing clubs are trying to break down those boundaries .
`` We want to build cross-community relations through trips , having a bit of fun @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sides to see that there 's no real difference , '' said Cooper McClure , Midland 's head coach .
`` We have had kids in the past who have been out causing trouble and boxing has changed them , and we 've had kids who we ca n't change .
`` There are kids out there who are just bad and no matter what we try - talking to them , helping them , whatever - they just do n't want to know .
That 's fair enough .
`` But for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that when they 're in the ring there is no difference . ''
When asked about why they think trouble flares so regularly in north Belfast , no one really has a definitive answer .
But it 's clear that deprivation plays a huge part .
According to official statistics published in 2017 , north Belfast is one of the most underprivileged parts of Northern Ireland .
`` Both sides of the community in north Belfast are very deprived - you 've a lot of drug and alcohol abuse and unemployment , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NI .
`` There needs to be more investment in places like boxing clubs , which are actively trying to help the kids in these communities . ''
Daniel O'Reilly , who lives in Carrick Hill , a nationalist area , said that boxing has allowed him to make friends from different parts of Belfast .
The 13-year-old said that growing up around an interface , you are aware of the conflict , even if you do not get involved .
Now , he goes into boxing gyms in parts of north Belfast @ @ @ @ @ @ @ younger child .
It 's the same for Jude Thompson and Jay Craney , also 14 , who live in the predominately unionist Shore Road area .
`` Before , I maybe would 've thought that the ones from Kronk were different from us but they 're not really once you get to know them , '' said Jay .
He said that while boxing can be a violent sport , it is controlled , unlike the fighting that often takes place yards away from the Midland gym .
Jude added : `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like the ones at the Kronk , you think they 're so much different from you because you just do n't go there - but now we 've both got loads of friends from Whitewell , Shankill , Glencairn , New Lodge , all over north Belfast . ''
Jordan Stockard , a coach at Midland , said he `` was brought up with the same mindset as the kids '' .
But now , he added , if The Star Amateur Boxing Club in the nationalist New Lodge area is having an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we 'll walk there '' .
`` Growing up , I was always told that was a no-no .
You always think that there are certain areas that just do n't mix but boxing shows you that there is no reason why you should n't . ''
And coaches Cooper and Martin understand this mentality too .
They met as youngsters , when Cooper `` was probably the first Protestant kid to come over and box in the New Lodge '' .
`` Even though it 's so close , you grow up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` We want these kids to thrive and so many of them have built up really good friendships .
`` They can beat up each other in a controlled environment and then shake hands or go out for the day after , it 's not about religion or where you come from . ''
Cooper added : `` See , once they go in there , knock each other about and then come out and shake hands , and have enjoyed it and respected one another - that 's our jobs done .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the unionist Shankill area , works with young people aged 11-25 .
The youth workers there believe that things `` have definitely improved '' and say that in recent years `` massive strides have been taken '' .
They credit youth organisations for helping to bring together people from different communities and create `` lasting relationships that carry on into their adult lives '' .
Thomas Turley , director of Ardoyne Youth Enterprise , has been involved in youth work in the area for 18 years .
He said that more resources are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ youth workers , to enhance relations long-term .
`` North Belfast has so many interfaces and , given times of tension over the summer period , these locations can flare up , '' he said .
`` We still have much to work on and by providing worthwhile programmes that can enhance the learning and development of our young people , then I believe that we can see successful good relations work being a shining light in north Belfast . ''

Jude added: "Until you get to know people, like the ones at the Kronk, you think they're so much different from you because you just don't go there - but now we've both got loads of friends from Whitewell, Shankill, Glencairn, New Lodge, all over north Belfast."


bbcuk--2020-08-16--How Coronavirus lockdown affected domestic abuse victims

BBC presenter Victoria Derbyshire was 16 when her family left their home in Littleborough , near Rochdale - and with @ @ @ @ @ violence at the hands of her father .
Thirty-five years on she returns to her @ @ @ @ @ memories and embarks on a journey to see how those living with domestic violence have @ @ @ @ @ lockdown .
In-depth research by Women 's Aid for Panorama reveals the true scale and @ @ @ @ @ lockdown during the pandemic .
You can watch Panorama : Escaping my Abuser on Monday @ @ @ @ @ at 19:30BST .

BBC presenter Victoria Derbyshire was 16 when her family left their home in Littleborough, near Rochdale - and with it the place she experienced violence at the hands of her father.
Thirty-five years on she returns to her childhood home to confront those memories and embarks on a journey to see how those living with domestic violence have been impacted by the coronavirus lockdown.
In-depth research by Women's Aid for Panorama reveals the true scale and nature of domestic abuse under lockdown during the pandemic.
You can watch Panorama: Escaping my Abuser on Monday 17 August on BBC One at 19:30BST.
Read more: 'My father was violent - I feared for lockdown victims'


bbcuk--2020-08-16--Sepsis: Boy learns to walk again after losing legs

A four-year-old boy who lost his legs to sepsis has learned to walk again .
William , from Sutton-in-Ashfield , @ @ @ @ @ he developed the condition .
His mum , Gemma , now wants to raise awareness @ @ @ @ @ .

A four-year-old boy who lost his legs to sepsis has learned to walk again.
William, from Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, almost died after he developed the condition.
His mother, Gemma, now wants to raise awareness of the signs of sepsis.
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bbcuk--2020-08-16--Body positivity campaigners: 'It’s not just about eat less, move more’

A new government strategy to tackle obesity is urging the country to lose weight to help beat coronavirus .
But @ @ @ @ @ , from Waltham Forest , and Lauren Talulah Smeets , from Hillingdon , think the @ @ @ @ @ part mental health can play in people ’ s eating habits .

A new government strategy to tackle obesity is urging the country to lose weight to help beat coronavirus.
But body positivity vloggers Callie Thorpe, from Waltham Forest, and Lauren Talulah Smeets, from Hillingdon, think the strategy fails to acknowledge the part mental health can play in people’s eating habits.
Video by Tolu Adeoye and Jamie Moreland


bbcuk--2020-08-16--Tame robin becomes 'good friend' to aspiring photographer

When Tony Putman goes to work as a gardener , he has a constant companion : a robin .
Mr @ @ @ @ @ East Sussex , has trained Bob the robin to eat out of his hand when @ @ @ @ @ in Edenbridge , Kent .
Their relationship has lasted two years and allowed Tony to @ @ @ @ @ photography to new levels .

When Tony Putman goes to work as a gardener, he has a constant companion: a robin.
Mr Putman, from Crowborough, East Sussex, has trained Bob the robin to eat out of his hand when he works in the garden in Edenbridge, Kent.
Their relationship has lasted two years and allowed Tony to take his passion for wildlife photography to new levels.
Video journalist: Bob Dale


bbcuk--2020-08-16--The Papers: 'Pupil power', and PM told to end exams 'shambles'

Meanwhile , the government is considering offering bailout loans to debt-laden companies owned by private equity groups , the Financial @ @ @ @ @ is an attempt to rescue a swath of the British High Street , which has @ @ @ @ @ of jobs because of the impact of lockdown restrictions caused by the pandemic .
Citing @ @ @ @ @ process , the paper says the Business , Energy and Industrial Strategy department wants to @ @ @ @ @ employ large numbers of people , such as Pizza Express , Prezzo and Merlin , @ @ @ @ @ Under European Union rules , however , companies whose losses exceed 50 % of their @ @ @ @ @ government support .

The FT points out that firms backed by private equity usually carry high levels of debt to reduce their tax bill - which results in statutory losses even when they are making cash. EU rules say companies whose losses exceed 50% of their share capital are ineligible for government support.


bbcuk--2020-08-16--PC Andrew Harper's mother writes to Harry Dunn's alleged killer

The mother of PC Andrew Harper has written to Harry Dunn 's alleged killer urging her to return to the UK .
Debbie Adlam , whose son died when he was dragged by a getaway car , wrote the letter after becoming friends with Mr Dunn 's mother Charlotte Charles .
US suspect Anne Sacoolas has been accused of killing the 19-year-old in a crash near a military base last year .
Mrs Adlam said she wrote the letter because she `` saw a mother who was hurting just like me '' .
Ms Sacoolas , the wife of an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ diplomatic immunity and returned to the US following the crash .
She was charged in December with causing death by dangerous driving .
Mr Dunn was killed when his motorbike and a car collided outside the US base in Northamptonshire on 27 August .
In the letter Mrs Adlam wrote : `` As a mother yourself , can you begin to imagine if what happened to Andrew and Harry had happened to one of your children ?
`` Charlotte and I have to live through having to face this reality every day and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Harry 's family are languishing , left to find a way to to deal with the fact that you left without any apparent concern for those left behind to pick up the pieces .
`` Please bring an end to this current situation and give Harry 's family and your own a better future . ''
Ms Charles said she was `` blown away by Debbie 's love and support '' .
`` For another mother who is suffering as intensely as she is , her unselfish act in writing this letter just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and how kind people in this country really are . ''
Mrs Adlam wrote to Ms Sacoolas the day after the anniversary of her own son 's death .
Newlywed , PC Harper , 28 , from Wallingford , Oxfordshire , died on 15 August last year as he tried to stop three thieves fleeing as they stole a quad bike Henry Long , Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole were jailed after being convicted of PC Harper 's manslaughter but cleared of murder at the Old Bailey in July .

"For another mother who is suffering as intensely as she is, her unselfish act in writing this letter just shows the power of the human spirit and how kind people in this country really are."


bbcuk--2020-08-16--Fifth pupil tests positive in Lanarkshire cluster

A fifth Lanarkshire school pupil has tested positive for Covid-19 amid concern the virus is being transmitted at indoor social gatherings .
The pupil at Caldervale High School in Airdrie attended school on Thursday .
However officials say there is no evidence to suggest the virus is being spread at the school and it will reopen as normal on Monday .
The latest positive case is linked to seven others in Lanarkshire , including pupils from two other schools .
An investigation is under way into the outbreak , which also includes : • Three pupils from St Ambrose High @ @ @ @ @ @ @ St Andrew 's High School in Coatbridge • Three linked cases who are not pupils or staff at the schools Dr David Cromie , NHS Lanarkshire consultant in public health , said : `` There is evidence that mixing socially in the community , particularly around social gatherings in houses , without maintaining physical distancing measures can transmit the virus and is a factor in this investigation . ''
He said contact tracers were getting in touch with people who have been in close contact with the latest positive case .
`` NHS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Council and the school to identify all close contacts of the case who are being given public health advice and being told to self-isolate , '' he added .
`` With the route of transmission likely to be through indoor social gatherings , I would urge all parents and young people to stick to the Scottish government rules in order to avoid future cases within the community resulting in cases in the local schools . ''
No more than eight people from a maximum of three households are allowed to gather indoors .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ households , unless they are under the age of 12 .
• Pupils from two schools test positive for Covid-19 • Which lockdown rules will change next - and when ?
• Covid-19 in Scotland : Where are the latest cases ?
NHS Lanarkshire said the Caldervale High School pupil was isolating at home with their family .
It said all parents of pupils at the school had been notified of the development .
Dr Cromie added : `` We are aware that there will still be concern both for pupils and their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reassure them that all settings which the individual has attended during their infectious period are being identified and assessed . ''
He urged people to wash their hands thoroughly and regularly and he reminded them they should stay off school or work if they experience any Covid symptoms , even if they are mild .
Derek Brown , of North Lanarkshire Council , said the local authority was supporting the incident management team led by NHS Lanarkshire .
`` We will continue to respond to advice from NHS Lanarkshire and provide information @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pupils and staff , '' he added .
`` We fully understand that parents and pupils will be anxious .
No blame is attached to anyone who is interviewed by Test and Protect but it is important that as much information as possible is given .
`` In addition , pupil support within schools is available to any pupil who is anxious or has concerns . ''
The development emerged as the number of coronavirus cases in Scotland rose by 43 in the last 24 hours .
It included one new case in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an outbreak among the crew of a fishing vessel .
There have been no deaths of people who have tested positive for the virus since 15 July .
Meanwhile , the Victoria Bar in Edinburgh has temporarily closed after a customer confirmed overnight they had tested positive for Covid-19 following a recent holiday in Malta .
Owners Boda Bars said the pub , on Leith Walk , will be shut until Friday and all staff that were on duty when the customer visited will self-isolate for the next 14 days .
It confirmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 18:00 on Friday .
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Dr Cromie added: "We are aware that there will still be concern both for pupils and their parents/carers at this time and I wanted to reassure them that all settings which the individual has attended during their infectious period are being identified and assessed."


bbcuk--2020-08-16--Coronavirus: Parties back assembly recall over exam results

A majority of the Stormont parties have backed a move to recall the assembly to try to address the dispute over exam results in Northern Ireland .
The SDLP had proposed the recall motion , which needed 30 signatures in order to be successful .
It calls on the education minister to award A-level , AS-level and GCSE students the `` highest '' results from the three criteria exam board CCEA used .
The motion says it should happen due to `` exceptional Covid-19 circumstances '' .
However it will be up to the assembly Speaker Alex Maskey to determine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
By Sunday night more than 45 assembly members ( MLAs ) had signed the SDLP motion , representing Sinn Féin , the Ulster Unionists , Alliance , People Before Profit , the Green Party , Traditional Unionist Voice and independent MLAs Claire Sugden , Trevor Lunn and Jim Wells , who no longer holds the DUP whip .
It is understood that the SDLP has requested the recall take place on Tuesday .
The wording of the SDLP 's initial motion was amended in order to gain the support of more political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , more than a third of results for A-level and AS-level students in Northern Ireland were downgraded as a result of the criteria used this year .
Following the cancellation of exams in March due to the coronavirus pandemic , CCEA was instructed by Education Minister Peter Weir to ensure the calculated results in 2020 were broadly in line with performance in recent years .
CCEA asked teachers to give a predicted grade for their pupils and then rank them in order within their class .
It then used other data to standardise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ model used pupils ' AS-level results and resit data .
According to CCEA , in 37 % of cases this year teachers were overly optimistic in their prediction , affecting about 11,000 grades .
In about 5 % of tests teachers underestimated the result , meaning that about 1,500 grades rose as a result of standardisation .
CCEA said if teacher judgement had been used on its own , results would have risen `` considerably '' .
Mr Weir has insisted the grading scheme set up by CCEA was fair - but that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in place for students to appeal .
As of Friday evening more than 600 appeals had been registered with CCEA , a spokesperson said .
In statements on Sunday , the move was welcomed by the political parties .
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood , whose party proposed the motion , said students had been `` badly let down by the education minister and CCEA who continue to slavishly prioritise process over the prospects of thousands of young people '' .
`` The notion that the integrity of qualifications can be maintained when the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Department is in tatters is extraordinary , '' he said .
Sinn Féin 's John O'Dowd , who previously served as education minister , said his party had hoped to see movement on the issue over the weekend .
`` This is a sensible and responsible approach to finding a solution to the current difficulties , '' he said .

"The notion that the integrity of qualifications can be maintained when the reputation of the examining board and the Department is in tatters is extraordinary," he said.


bbcuk--2020-08-16--Coronavirus: Neets facing a 'ticking time bomb', says Colleges Wales

Wales faces a `` ticking time bomb '' over the number of young people not in education , employment or training ( Neet ) , according to Colleges Wales .
There are fears the Covid pandemic and recession will damage the prospects of a generation .
The number of Neets has increased in the last two years .
The Welsh Government said it will `` tackle any increase in youth unemployment '' .
For 20-year-old , Caitlyn Morgan from Fochriw , Caerphilly county , it feels like everything is against her as she tries to find a job .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ large retailer organised by the Prince 's Trust but it was just as Covid struck and there was no job at the end of it .
Caitlyn 's spent lockdown doing online courses but she 's not confident about her future .
`` There 's a lot more people who have lost jobs and there 's a lot less jobs go around and people like me who have n't got a lot to offer experience-wise , we are not going to be the ones at the forefront , '' she said .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the back of the queue .
So I feel like I 'm going to be at a major disadvantage to find work . ''
What do the figures tell us ?
Between 2011 and 2017 , the proportion of 16-18 year-old Neets fell .
According to the latest figures , the number rose from 10,800 in 2018 to 11,200 in 2019 - an increase from 10.6 % to 11.1 % .
The proportion of 19-24 year-old Neets continues to fall .
Grace Williams is an electrical engineering apprentice with IAC in Newport @ @ @ @ @ @ @ working .
`` If it 's something that you want to go into it 's well worth doing , 100 % , because you get your experience and your qualification at the one time , and you get to earn money while doing it , '' she said .
But the concern is that opportunities for young people like Caitlyn and Grace will be more limited in future as businesses face uncertainty .
Chief executive of Colleges Wales Iestyn Davies said : `` This could well be a ticking time bomb for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for individuals who find themselves in this awful category of Neets '' .
A Welsh Government spokesperson said its £40m skills and jobs package will be key to `` ensure that anyone over the age of 16 in Wales can access the advice and support they need to find work , pursue self-employment , find a place in education or training or be supported to start their own business '' .

"If it's something that you want to go into it's well worth doing, 100%, because you get your experience and your qualification at the one time, and you get to earn money while doing it," she said.