bbcuk--2020-09-01--Llangennech: Oil spill spreads for miles after train derailment

A huge clear-up operation is continuing after a train crash spilled hundreds of tonnes of oil into a wildlife haven .
Ten wagons , each containing 75 tonnes of diesel , derailed and spilled oil into the Loughor Estuary , near Llanelli in Carmarthenshire , on Wednesday .
Natural Resources Wales ( NRW ) said oil has now spread as far as Crofty , Swansea , about 4.5 miles ( 7km ) away .
Cockle beds and shell fisheries have been closed after advice from the Food Standards Agency .
The Loughor Estuary is part of the Carmarthen Bay and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ local wildlife groups have already warned it could have a `` devastating impact '' on the environment .
People were evacuated from their homes and a major incident was declared after a freight train carrying wagons of Puma Energy 's diesel derailed and burst into flames , causing the fuel to spill into the estuary , which is a site of special scientific interest and home to wildfowl and wading birds .
NRW was not able to investigate the damage of the spill until the fire was put out , which took firefighters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said the spill was `` no longer confined to the upper reaches of the estuary and has been observed at many locations as far as Crofty '' .
On Tuesday , cranes are due to be brought in to start removing the wreckage from the tracks , with it estimated two wagons could be removed a day .
NRW said thousands of litres of fuel had already been pumped from the wagons and the surrounding area .
Over the weekend , trenches were dug and booms and absorbent pads put in place to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` vacuuming and skimming operations '' are also taking place , NRW said .
`` These techniques have proved to be working well and are removing a considerable quantity of diesel from the water courses , '' a spokesman said .
Samples are being taken , and an environment group made up of representatives from Public Health Wales , the Food Standards Agency , local councils , government departments and wildlife bodies has been formed to respond to incident .
Ben Wilson , NRW 's incident manager , said : `` Our priority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our partners at the incident scene to contain the diesel spill and prevent it from polluting the Loughor Estuary any further .
`` We also have monitoring teams out assessing the extent of the pollution .
Their work will help the multi-agency Wales Environment Group to assess the wider environmental impact at sites such as the local fisheries and bathing water sites , and any effect on wildlife in the area . ''
The estuary is home to important shellfisheries and cockle beds , which have been closed as a `` precaution '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , NRW said .
While Public Health Wales ( PHW ) said it was unlikely that anyone exposed to diesel for a short period of time would have any adverse health effects , it is sensible to avoid contact with diesel or the water in contaminated areas .
Andrew Kibble of PHW said : `` If anyone gets diesel on their skin , they should remove any affected clothing and wash using soap and water and if they feel unwell seek medical attention .
`` We would also advise that all pets are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and that members of the public do not pick up any birds or other animals affected by diesel from the shoreline . ''

"We also have monitoring teams out assessing the extent of the pollution. Their work will help the multi-agency Wales Environment Group to assess the wider environmental impact at sites such as the local fisheries and bathing water sites, and any effect on wildlife in the area."


bbcuk--2020-09-01--Paddle boarder dies after falling into moorings

A man has died after falling from a paddle board and getting tangled in moorings .
The 42-year-old man fell into the water near the sailing club at Rock beach in Cornwall at about 13:30 BST on Monday .
He was rescued by a local boat which then got into trouble itself .
`` Despite the best efforts that were put in by paramedics , the lifeboat crew and others , he was declared deceased at the scene , '' said James Instance , from Falmouth Coastguard .
He said : `` A couple of people had been out on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a flooding tide .
`` With the water moving quite quickly , they had come off the boards and then got tangled in moorings in the area .
`` That had caused a problem when they were unable to free themselves . ''
A local boat went in and managed to free the man - who is thought to have been visiting the area from his home in Chelmsford , Essex - and recovered him into his vessel .
`` They then tried to bring him to shore , but then got into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a red flare . ''
Mr Instance said : `` It was very fast-moving and dynamic - there were a lot of resources going in a somewhat confusing picture . ''

"Despite the best efforts that were put in by paramedics, the lifeboat crew and others, he was declared deceased at the scene," said James Instance, from Falmouth Coastguard.


bbcuk--2020-09-01--Coronavirus: Visiting restrictions reintroduced in Glasgow area

Restrictions on visiting other households have been reintroduced in Glasgow and two neighbouring areas after a rise in coronavirus cases .
The new rules affect more than 800,000 people in Glasgow city , West Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire .
They are being told not to host people from other households in their own homes or visit another person 's home .
The restrictions came into effect from midnight .
They will last for two weeks , but will be reviewed after a week .
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Tuesday that 135 of the 314 new cases in Scotland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area .
She said Covid-19 continued to be a dangerous and potentially deadly virus .
`` It is spreading again , particularly in these three local authority areas , and we believe that , in these areas , it is spreading primarily as a result of household gatherings , '' she said .
The restrictions affect 633,120 people living in Glasgow , 95,530 in East Renfrewshire and 88,930 in West Dunbartonshire .
People living in those areas should also not visit someone else 's home , no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exception is for those in extended households , who can continue to meet indoors .
Only essential indoor visits will be allowed in hospitals and care homes .
People from different households can continue to meet outdoors as long as they follow the guidance , and outdoor visits to care homes are still permitted .
`` I think this should be a wake-up call , not just for people in Glasgow city , West Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire , '' said the first minister .
`` It should be a wake-up call for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guidelines and stop this virus spreading any further or any faster . ''
Ms Sturgeon said the reopening of schools had not been responsible for what had happened .
She said a `` very small number '' of school-age children had tested positive for the virus , and that this had mostly been driven by community transmission .
`` Part of the reason that we have to take tough action , where necessary , to minimise community transmission is to stop that becoming a problem for schools , '' she said .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to keep schools open and businesses operating .
Ms Sturgeon had raised concerns earlier in the day after the latest daily figures showed that 66 of the 154 new cases recorded in Scotland had been in the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area .
That compared with an average of eight cases a day in the same area in the first two weeks of August .
The daily incidence rate of Covid-19 is now almost 33 new cases per 100,000 people in West Dunbartonshire , 22 in Glasgow and almost 19 in East @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Scotland is just over 10 .
The local lockdown which was imposed in Aberdeen last month had been triggered by a rate of 14 cases per 100,000 population .
Donald Macaskill , chief executive of Scottish Care , said the announcement was a bitter blow to care homes in the three affected local authority areas .
He told BBC Scotland 's The Nine : `` Unfortunately it is the selfish behaviour and attitude of a few , who have put themselves first , which have meant that some of our most vulnerable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ families .
`` I am extremely disappointed that there will be hundreds of families not able to visit each other indoors in the next week or so . ''
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He told BBC Scotland's The Nine: "Unfortunately it is the selfish behaviour and attitude of a few, who have put themselves first, which have meant that some of our most vulnerable citizens have been prevented from meeting their families.


bbcuk--2020-09-02--Millions of pupils return after historic shut-down

Millions of pupils in England are returning to school after the unprecedented shutdown linked to the Coronavirus pandemic .
Schools will look different , with one way systems , screens keeping pupils apart and staggered start times .
Many pupils will be given inductions so they understand the new rules , such as staying in their `` bubble '' groups and where to use social distancing .
Teachers will be assessing what and how much their pupils need to catch up .
It has been almost six months since schools were closed by the Education Secretary Gavin Williamson .
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• Portable loos and PPE : Teachers on the return to school They soon reopened to vulnerable pupils and key worker children , but only a fraction of the national school population returned to any form of face-to-face lessons over the summer term .
The rest were required to carry on learning from home , but levels of support and interactive teaching have been very different from place to place .
It is not clear how many parents are planning to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is compulsory in England .
Some recent polls suggest families are keen to see children back in class but others have not been so positive and in Scotland , where pupils returned several weeks ago , official statistics show one in 10 pupils is absent .
Pupils in Northern Ireland have already returned , and those in Wales are returning later this week .
But England 's schools minister Nick Gibb has urged parents to send their children back to school to help them to catch up on what they have missed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ everything they can to make sure that their pupils and their staff are safe . ''
And speaking in the Commons on Tuesday , Mr Williamson said : `` Welcoming pupils back will be a massive milestone for schools across the country . ''
But he faced criticism for having failed to realise the system he approved for exam grading was not fit for purpose .
The mass return comes as senior figures at England 's exams regulator , Ofqual are due to appear before the Commons education committee .
They will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrong with the moderation system based on a mathematical algorithm .
Pupils returning to secondary schools , will find whole sections of school buildings cordoned off to some groups , but open to others as head teachers strive to keep groups apart .
And there will be reduced movement of pupils around schools , with classes and year groups staying in a small number of rooms , while their individual subject teachers come to them to teach .
Pupils can be required to wear face coverings in busy areas , such as corridors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be very different , with all contact sports still banned .
Many will already be wearing face coverings on public transport to school .
Head teachers and school staff have been working to prepare for the safe arrival of pupils , grappling with frequently updated safety guidelines from the Department for Education .
Association of School and College Leaders general secretary Geoff Barton said the reopening of schools was a big step forward , adding that this had been led `` with great commitment '' by school and college leaders and their staff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the government has refused to support them by providing funding to cover the significant cost of safety measures and has instead said it must come out of hard-pressed budgets . ''
There have been wide-spread concerns about pupil well-being during lock down and how this might impact attendance , ability to learn and behaviour once schools return .
And there are fears about further local school closures as cases of Covid-19 are on the rise again particularly in some areas of the Midlands and north-west England .
The rules state that when a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will work with local health officials to assess how many other pupils should go home and isolate .
It could be just those who have been in close contact with the pupil , or an entire `` bubble '' group , which could be an entire year group in secondary schools .

"There will be lots of nervous children and young people this morning," she said. "I'm sure when they get into school they will be reassured by the routines and be really glad to be back with their teachers and their friends."


bbcuk--2020-09-01--Kickstart: Firms urged to sign up to job scheme for under-24s

The government is urging firms to sign up for a scheme to create work placements for young people who are at risk of becoming long-term unemployed , just as many companies are shrinking their workforces .
The Kickstart scheme will offer `` a future of opportunity and hope '' , according to the Treasury , by offering government-subsidised roles to thousands of under-24-year-olds .
Businesses can join the scheme from Wednesday , with the state paying employers £1,500 to help set up support and training .
How does it work ?
Selected out-of-work young people will be offered six-month work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a week , to help them gain experience , skills and confidence .
The scheme is designed to be a stepping stone to further employment .
Chancellor Rishi Sunak said it was an `` opportunity to kickstart the careers of thousands of young people who could otherwise be left behind as a result of the pandemic '' .
Who will it help ?
Anyone between the age of 16 and 24 who is out-of-work and claiming Universal Credit may be eligible .
Government figures suggest that there are already more than half a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Jobcentre staff will identify people at risk of long-term unemployment to refer to the scheme , and Jobcentre work coaches will support candidates before and after their placement .
The government aims to have the first placements on offer from November .
The government will fund each Kickstart job - paying 100 % of the age-relevant National Minimum Wage , National Insurance and pension contributions for a 25-hour a week .
Employers can top up pay out of their own pockets , or extend the hours if they wish .
In addition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to set up support and training for those taking part , or other set-up costs such as buying uniforms .
The government has puts a £2bn price tag on the scheme , which it says could fund over 250,000 placements .
What do firms need to do ?
From 2 September larger employers can visit www.gov.uk/kickstart to register their interest .
Employers interested in offering fewer than 30 Kickstart roles should apply through a representative organisation , the Treasury said .
Tesco is the only firm to have publicly confirmed it plans to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ placements .
But the government said others had shown an interest .
The scheme will run until at least December 2021 and covers the whole of the UK .
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A period of unemployment at an early stage in a person 's working life can have `` multiple scarring effects '' , according to academic research , with knock-on consequences for society over decades .
This year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ furloughed or lost their jobs as the pandemic tore into the hospitality and retail in particular , sectors that employ a lot of young people .
On top of that , more than 700,000 more people are leaving education and entering the labour market at an extremely difficult time .
As a result , there are already more than 800,000 under-24-year-olds receiving Universal Credit , many of whom are out of work .
Employers ' organisations have welcomed the chancellor 's scheme .
But in the past , from the Youth Opportunities Programme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jobs Fund following the last recession , schemes to support young people into work have generally been met with a degree of scepticism .
They do n't always offer the level of training or experience participants hoped for , and firms are often accused of using them as a pool of cheap labour to replace older , more expensive employees .
It can be hard to calculate whether roles created for such schemes are `` additional '' jobs or simply subsidised places that would have been created anyway .
Moreover , the scheme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ firms are happy to take on new recruits at a time when many are shedding workers and reducing their operations .
Above all , it will only work as a stepping stone into permanent employment if those `` proper '' jobs are available .

"In an ideal world you would want to know that anybody entering into this kind of scheme has a real commitment to offering a genuine job at the end of it," she told the BBC's Today programme. But the scheme is "a kickstart for business as well as for young people".


bbcuk--2020-09-01--US Open 2020: Andy Murray fights back to beat Yoshihito Nishioka

Andy Murray staged a stunning comeback against Yoshihito Nishioka in the US Open first round on his long-awaited return to Grand Slam singles tennis .
The Briton , whose last major singles match was at the 2019 Australian Open before career-saving hip surgery , started flat and dispirited .
But he found his fight and saved a match point to set up an epic win .
The Scot , who eventually claimed victory in four hours 38 minutes , will face Canadian 15th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime in the second round .
• None Follow day two from the US Open @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spirit Playing in an empty and quiet Arthur Ashe Stadium - a far cry from the noisy stage where Murray won his maiden Grand Slam title in 2012 - his early despondence was all the more noticeable .
In his BBC radio commentary David Law said `` Andy Murray does not look like Andy Murray '' , such was his manner , as he quietly trudged around with shoulders slumped as he was outplayed .
During the first two sets Murray barely berated himself for his five double faults and 30 unforced errors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before his energy levels - and his voice - began to rise towards the end of the third set .
And that was when Andy Murray began to look exactly like Andy Murray .
A roar greeted the blistering forehand that gave him two set points in the third-set tie-break and then he let it all out with a trademark `` come on ! ''
when Nishioka netted a backhand on the second .
The character that took him to three Grand Slam titles and the world number one ranking before his body @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as he saved a match point with a crosscourt backhand at 6-5 in the fourth .
It would be nearly an hour later until he himself carved out his own match point , needing to recover from a break down in the fifth game of the fifth - which he did with a sumptuous backhand lob in the very next game - to stay on track .
When Nishioka sent a backhand out on match point , Murray completed his 10th career comeback from two sets down and answered any lingering questions about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the biggest stage .
On his last Grand Slam singles appearance in January 2019 , Murray had broken down in tears when he said he feared he might have to retire because of a hip injury .
But he went on to have surgery later that month and just five months later was back in action , playing doubles and winning the Queen 's title with Feliciano Lopez .
He played doubles and mixed doubles at Wimbledon that year and then made his singles return on the tour in August 2019 .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ focus on his singles return and was then ruled out of January 's Australian Open with a pelvic injury .
Further chances to return to the Grand Slam singles stage were then lost because of the coronavirus pandemic .
He has been ticking off the 'since surgery ' milestones ever since - a first singles title ( October ) , a first win over a top-10 player ( last week ) and now he has crossed off three more .
Not only his first Grand Slam singles match , but also a first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ five-setter .
`` I 'm tired .
My toes are the worst part I think , '' said Murray , who had treatment on his toes at the start of the fifth set .
`` The big toes on both sides are pretty beat up .
I did alright physically .
`` At the beginning of the match I was apprehensive about playing a long match because I had n't played one in a while .
`` I was sort of pacing myself .
Once I got two sets down I had to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get through . ''
He is the first player to return to singles after a hip re-surfacing operation , where the femur head is capped with metal and put into an artificial socket .
He will now find out how his new body copes with the recovery from a five-set thriller at a Grand Slam .
And he knows exactly what he needs .
`` They have an ice bath in the locker room and they said it was for emergencies , '' Murray said .
`` For me this is an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and see if they 'll allow me to use the ice bath .
If not I 'll try to get back to the hotel as quickly as I can .
`` That 's by far the most tennis I 've played since the Aussie Open in 2019 . ''
Interestingly , there were echoes of that last Australian Open match in this one - then , he was on the wrong end of an almost identical scoreline when he lost 6-4 6-4 6-7 ( 5-7 ) 6-7 ( 4-7 ) 6-2 to Spain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a cagey start - pacing himself like a marathon runner , just in case the match went the distance .
And when he then lost his way completely at the start of the second set , his Grand Slam return was in danger of turning rapidly flat .
But with an audience made up entirely of star players , who were watching on from their suites in the Arthur Ashe Stadium , Murray gradually inched his way back into the match .
His toes took a pounding , but his hip held up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ site he could start to imagine doing it all again on Thursday .

Andy Murray won the first of his three Grand Slam titles at the 2012 US Open
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Andy Murray staged a stunning comeback against Yoshihito Nishioka in the US Open first round on his long-awaited return to Grand Slam singles tennis.
The 33-year-old came from two sets and a break down against the Japanese to win 4-6 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-4) 6-4.
The Briton, whose last major singles match was at the 2019 Australian Open before career-saving hip surgery, started flat and dispirited.
But he found his fight and saved a match point to set up an epic win.
The Scot, who eventually claimed victory in four hours 39 minutes, will face Canadian 15th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime in the second round.
Murray finds his voice and his spirit
Playing in an empty and quiet Arthur Ashe Stadium - a far cry from the noisy stage where Murray won his maiden Grand Slam title in 2012 - his early despondence was all the more noticeable.
In his BBC radio commentary David Law said "Andy Murray does not look like Andy Murray", such was his manner, as he quietly trudged around with shoulders slumped as he was outplayed.
During the first two sets Murray barely berated himself for his five double faults and 30 unforced errors, seeming almost resigned to his fate before his energy levels - and his voice - began to rise towards the end of the third set.
And that was when Andy Murray began to look exactly like Andy Murray.
A roar greeted the blistering forehand that gave him two set points in the third-set tie-break and then he let it all out with a trademark "come on!" when Nishioka netted a backhand on the second.
The character that took him to three Grand Slam titles and the world number one ranking before his body so cruelly let him down shone through as he saved a match point with a crosscourt backhand at 6-5 in the fourth.
It would be nearly an hour later until he himself carved out his own match point, needing to recover from a break down in the fifth game of the fifth - which he did with a sumptuous backhand lob in the very next game - to stay on track.
When Nishioka sent a backhand out on match point, Murray completed his 10th career comeback from two sets down and answered any lingering questions about whether he could still be competitive on the biggest stage.
Murray ticks off another post-op milestone
On his last Grand Slam singles appearance in January 2019, Murray had broken down in tears when he said he feared he might have to retire because of a hip injury.
But he went on to have surgery later that month and just five months later was back in action, playing doubles and winning the Queen's title with Feliciano Lopez.
He played doubles and mixed doubles at Wimbledon that year and then made his singles return on the tour in August 2019.
He skipped last year's US Open to focus on his singles return and was then ruled out of January's Australian Open with a pelvic injury. Further chances to return to the Grand Slam singles stage were then lost because of the coronavirus pandemic.
He has been ticking off the 'since surgery' milestones ever since - a first singles title (October), a first win over a top-10 player (last week) and now he has crossed off three more.
Not only his first Grand Slam singles match, but also a first win in one, and a first five-setter.
"I'm tired. My toes are the worst part I think," said Murray, who had treatment on his toes at the start of the fifth set. "The big toes on both sides are pretty beat up. I did alright physically.
"At the beginning of the match I was apprehensive about playing a long match because I hadn't played one in a while.
"I was sort of pacing myself. Once I got two sets down I had to start putting the after-burners on and managed to get through."
'I need an emergency ice bath'
He is the first player to return to singles after a hip re-surfacing operation, where the femur head is capped with metal and put into an artificial socket.
He will now find out how his new body copes with the recovery from a five-set thriller at a Grand Slam.
And he knows exactly what he needs.
"They have an ice bath in the locker room and they said it was for emergencies," Murray said.
"For me this is an emergency right now. I'll ask and see if they'll allow me to use the ice bath. If not I'll try to get back to the hotel as quickly as I can.
"That's by far the most tennis I've played since the Aussie Open in 2019."
Interestingly, there were echoes of that last Australian Open match in this one - then, he was on the wrong end of an almost identical scoreline when he lost 6-4 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-7 (4-7) 6-2 to Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut.
Analysis
BBC tennis correspondent Russell Fuller
Murray made a cagey start - pacing himself like a marathon runner, just in case the match went the distance.
And when he then lost his way completely at the start of the second set, his Grand Slam return was in danger of turning rapidly flat.
But with an audience made up entirely of star players, who were watching on from their suites in the Arthur Ashe Stadium, Murray gradually inched his way back into the match.
His toes took a pounding, but his hip held up, and after an ice bath on site he could start to imagine doing it all again on Thursday.


bbcuk--2020-09-01--Coronavirus: Quarantine restrictions for travellers from Greece

Quarantine restrictions will be imposed on people travelling from Greece to Scotland , the Scottish government has announced .
They will be required to isolate for 14 days if they arrive in Scotland after 04:00 on Thursday .
Ministers said they have taken the move due to a `` significant rise '' in cases of Covid-19 being brought into Scotland from people who have been to Greece .
It has been linked to travellers returning from the Greek islands .
As a result the country has been being removed from the `` travel corridor '' exemption list on public health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Covid-19 in Greece currently remains lower than 20 per 100,000 but a number of cases of the virus in Scotland have been traced back to travel from Greece .
They include a passenger who flew to Glasgow from Zante on 23 August .
Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf said : `` We are in the midst of a global pandemic and the situation in many countries can change suddenly .
`` Therefore , people should think very hard before committing to non-essential travel abroad .
`` With Scotland 's relatively low infection rate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a significant risk to public health . ''
Scotland 's chief medical officer Dr Gregor Smith said : `` There is a compelling public health risk around importation of the virus , especially given the number of imported cases linked to the Greek islands .
`` The flow of travel between Scotland and Greece , and the behaviour we have seen from some of those travellers , means that on public health grounds there is a strong case - supported by public health directors - to remove Greece from the exemption list @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's quarantine list ?
People travelling to Scotland from the following countries are subject quarantine restrictions : Travellers arriving home to Wales from Zante are also being asked to self-isolate for 14 days .
Wales ' Health Minister Vaughan Gething said there were six clusters of cases , amounting to 30 infections , linked to flights from the Greek island .
Meanwhile , ministers are considering re-imposing quarantine measures for those arriving in the UK from Portugal as coronavirus cases rise , sources have told the BBC .
The UK considers imposing quarantine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rate exceeds 20 cases per 100,000 , over seven days .
But each of the four nations can add or remove countries to their own list .
Mike Tibbert , vice president of the Scottish Passenger Agents ' Association , said he is `` extremely concerned '' about the workload being placed on its members by the changing quarantine rules .
`` The removal of Greece in this ongoing hokey-cokey of countries which are 'in or out ' means it 's impossible for Scots to plan or reorganise a holiday which they have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for our members to run a business , '' he said .
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He said: "We judge, based on the evidence available to us, there is a necessity to apply that quarantine restriction and that's to essentially protect us here in Scotland from a spread of the virus as a consequence of importation from other countries."


bbcuk--2020-09-01--Coronavirus: Travellers from Zante to Wales told to self-isolate

Travellers arriving to Wales from Zante are being asked to self-isolate for 14 days .
Wales ' Health Minister Vaughan Gething said there are six clusters of cases , amounting to 30 infections , linked to flights from the Greek island .
Passengers arriving on a TUI flight from Zante to Cardiff on Tuesday night have been offered Covid tests .
TUI is also stopping trips to the island 's party resort of Laganas as social distancing is being ignored .
It comes after at least 16 people tested positive following a TUI flight from Zante to Cardiff Airport last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not following Covid-19 rules .
Passengers on the 22:40 BST arrival from Zante on Tuesday , also operated by TUI , received a letter asking them to self-isolate before leaving the airport .
They will also be offered two Covid tests - one in 48 hours and another in eight days The flight was already in the air when the Welsh Government made the announcement .
Travellers from Wales who arrive from other UK airports from the island - for example , someone from Cardiff who arrives at Bristol Airport - on Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tests when they arrive home , and again in eight days .
They are being told to self-isolate as well .
Meanwhile the Scottish government has announced that all people arriving from Greece will be asked to quarantine themselves for 14 days from Thursday .
• Can I still go on holiday to Portugal or Greece ?
In a statement , Mr Gething said there are currently `` six clusters amounting to over 30 cases in the last week from four flights , of which two of these flights landed in England '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Covid-19 positive travellers who had not self-isolated on return to Wales .
Mr Gething called for an `` early meeting with the UK government and devolved nations '' to discuss changing the rules so travellers from Greece are required to self-isolate .
His comments came just shortly after the Scottish government announced its decision .
`` Public Health Wales have expressed direct concerns about the public health risk posed by passengers returning to Cardiff this evening from Zante/Zakynthos .
I share that concern , '' he said .
`` It is almost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ areas of higher Covid-19 incidence will lead to further seeding of infections within Wales .
Travel into Wales from mainland Europe drove the first wave of Covid-19 . ''
Why is TUI stopping holidays to Laganas ?
Andrew Flintham , managing director of TUI UK and Ireland , said holidays to Laganas - which attracts groups of young people - would no longer be available from Thursday .
`` Recent cases shows that some customers are not following social distancing and Covid safety measures , '' he said .
`` It is therefore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and reduce a now identified potential risk to others by no longer offering holidays to this specific resort .
`` The recent cases in Wales have highlighted a demographic of customers that have recently returned from Zante and subsequently tested positive .
`` As the only airline that flies between Cardiff and Zante it has allowed us to understand trends that may also be seen in other areas of the UK . ''
Some passengers on the flight to Cardiff last Tuesday said they had decided to self-isolate before they even learned about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were being broken .
Stephanie Whitfield said the man next to her had a `` mask around his neck '' and `` people were taking their masks off and wandering up and down the aisles to talk to others '' .
But Nigel Harris , from Barry , who was on the plane , told BBC Radio Wales ' Jason Mohammed show the flight home was a `` pretty standard flight '' and he did not see people walking up and down the plane .
`` I had my facemask on from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time I left Cardiff Airport and , in my experience , that was what I saw on the plane as well , '' he said .
Mr Harris said staff were enforcing the rules and a number of tannoy announcements were made reminding people .
TUI said in response : `` Following an initial investigation with our cabin crew we are confident that multiple announcements via the PA and individual conversations with customers to try to reinforce protocols took place and other customers on the flight have confirmed these findings to be correct @ @

Travellers from Wales who arrive from other UK airports from the island - for example, someone from Cardiff who arrives at Bristol Airport - on Tuesday and Wednesday are being asked to arrange tests when they arrive home, and again in eight days.


bbcuk--2020-09-01--Strictly Come Dancing 2020: First three contestants confirmed

Actress Caroline Quentin , The Wanted singer Max George and former NFL player Jason Bell are the first contestants to be confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing .
The 18th series will begin in October but will be shorter than usual , and judge Bruno Tonioli will have a reduced role amid coronavirus restrictions .
The first three contestants were unveiled on The One Show .
Blue Murder star Quentin said she was `` thrilled and terrified in equal measure '' to be taking part .
The contestants so far ...
This story will be updated as new contestants are unveiled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be confirmed for this year 's series .
The award-winning actress and presenter is known for a range of acting roles , including Maddie in Jonathan Creek and DCI Janine Lewis in Blue Murder .
She has also starred in Kiss Me Kate , Life Begins and Life of Riley .
However , arguably her most famous role was playing Dorothy in the hit 90s sitcom Men Behaving Badly .
She recently presented the documentary series Extraordinary Homes for BBC Two .
Quentin said she was `` thrilled and terrified in equal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this year 's Strictly Come Dancing .
He played as a cornerback/safety in the National Football League ( NFL ) for the Dallas Cowboys .
Bell then played for the Houston Texans , where he was named a recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award , one of the league 's highest honours .
He finished his professional career with the New York Giants .
Bell now co-hosts The Jason & Osi Podcast with another former NFL star , Osi Umenyiora , and the pair present the NFL Show on the BBC .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ television and this year , more than ever , I 'm so proud and humbled to be participating , '' he said .
`` Strictly was the first show I ever watched when I moved to the UK and I 'm a massive fan .
My six-year-old daughter never got the chance to see me run out on the field at an NFL game but she is very excited about me taking to the dance floor .
I hope I can do her proud . ''
Singer and actor Max George shot to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wanted .
His former bandmate , Jay McGuiness , previously won Strictly Come Dancing in 2015 .
George said he was `` buzzing to be on Strictly this year '' , joking : `` I 'm not really one for the dance floor , but I take a lot of comfort in the fact that Jay McGuiness set The Wanted 's bar so low . ''
The Wanted had two number one singles in the UK - All Time Low and Glad You Came - with the latter reaching the top three in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wanted took a break , Max moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career and starred in the sixth season of Glee as Clint .
He recently returned to music as a solo artist .
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"I haven't been to stage school and learnt to dance. I haven't lived for the dance... I'm not really Lord of the Dance. I'm caretaker of the dance," he joked. "It's going to be quite a challenge but then that's what this is about, taking on a new skill."


bbcuk--2020-09-01--New Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office opens

The newly merged Foreign , Commonwealth and Development Office has begun work with a pledge to protect `` the world 's poorest '' from coronavirus and famine .
The new department is opening after No 10 decided to combine the Foreign and Commonwealth Office with the Department for International Development ( DfID ) .
Critics have said the move could weaken British influence and reduce expertise .
But the government said it would allow the country to be `` a force for good '' .
In a statement announcing the launch of the department , the government also said it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of our national income on aid '' - despite renewed pressure from some in the Conservative Party over the weekend to scrap the target .
To mark its first day in business , the department 's lead minister , Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab , announced a £119m fund to tackle coronavirus and famine .
The money will be targeted in Yemen , the Democratic Republic of Congo ( DRC ) , Somalia , Central African Republic , South Sudan , Sudan and West Africa 's Sahel region - all places where the outbreak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with extreme hunger , wars and/or climate change .
Mr Raab said : `` Coronavirus and famine threaten millions in some of the world 's poorest countries , and give rise to direct problems that affect the UK , including terrorism and migration flows .
`` Global Britain , as a force for good in the world , is leading by example and bringing the international community together to tackle these deadly threats , because it 's the right thing to do and it protects British interests . ''
The foreign secretary also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - a director general at DfID - as the UK 's first special envoy for famine prevention and humanitarian affairs .
The abolition of the Department for International Development may have been driven by political pressure from within the Conservative Party .
But the government argues that its merger with the Foreign Office will mean better , more joined-up policy .
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that by combining its diplomatic strength with its expertise in foreign aid , Britain could not only tackle global challenges , but also protect its interests .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Development Office could mean the government weakens its commitment to spend 0.7 % of national income on foreign aid .
But Downing Street insisted there 'd been no change to that policy .
The two departments have a history of being merged and split up again , and the move to bring them together has long been mooted in Conservative circles .
Boris Johnson announced the merger in June , telling MPs it would ensure aid spending better reflected UK aims and that it was a `` long overdue reform '' .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ treated as some giant cashpoint in the sky that arrives without any reference to UK interests '' .
But the PM pledged DfID 's budget - which at £15bn last year dwarfed the £2.4bn spent by the Foreign Office - would be maintained Mr Johnson 's decision was criticised by three previous prime ministers - Conservative David Cameron , and Labour 's Gordon Brown and Tony Blair .
Mr Cameron said it would mean `` less expertise , less voice for development at the top table and ultimately less respect for the UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Committee also called the move `` impulsive '' , saying the world 's poorest `` will pay the greatest price '' .
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer pledged to reinstate DfID if he were to win the next general election , saying the merger was `` the tactics of pure distraction '' .

The government is carrying out a review of defence and security policy, that is due to report back in November, and is also gearing up for the comprehensive spending review, which will set departmental budgets for the next few years.


bbcuk--2020-09-01--Killer son called mum 'Brexit-voting halfwit'

A psychologist who killed his mother in a hammer attack called her a `` Brexit-voting halfwit '' , a court has heard .
Robert Child , 37 , admits the murder of his mother Janice , who was found locked in the utility room of her home in Woolton , Liverpool , on 6 March .
Liverpool Crown Court heard he transferred £25,000 into his bank account the previous day and was £32,000 in debt at the time .
Child denies killing her for financial gain .
Philip Walker , who worked with Child at the University of Liverpool , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ message in February sent by Mrs Child in which she suggested her son stockpile food because of the coronavirus pandemic .
The court heard he referred to his mother as `` the Brexit-voting halfwit '' .
Mrs Child was found with 31 wounds , believed to have been caused by a hammer and another weapon , after neighbours contacted police when they were alerted by her dog barking .
When police went to inform Child of her death he was out buying a £14,000 Jaguar car , the court heard .
PC Nicola @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is this a dream ? ''
when he was arrested on suspicion of murder at the home he shared with his partner in Thingwall , Wirral , on 6 March .
He told her his mother had `` cut him out of her life '' for a period of time because she did not approve of his previous partner due to the `` colour of her skin '' , but they had since reconciled , jurors heard .
In evidence from financial investigator Adrian McGrath , the court heard Child was more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his mother 's death and had two county court judgments against him for £16,000 .
He said Child had a joint savings account with his mother which had more than £14,000 in , enough to cover the cost of the Jaguar , and he would have been able to access it without his mother 's signature .
But , the court heard , a passbook was needed to credit or debit the account and only one was issued .
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He said Child had a joint savings account with his mother which had more than £14,000 in, enough to cover the cost of the Jaguar, and he would have been able to access it without his mother's signature.


bbcuk--2020-09-01--British woman dies in Corfu after being 'hit by boat'

A British woman has died off the Greek island of Corfu after being hit by a boat towing a water skier .
The body of the 60-year-old woman was discovered close to Avlaki Beach , on the north-east of the island on Monday morning .
The Greek Coastguard said the woman 's body `` bore obvious signs of being hit by a boat propeller '' .
A post-mortem examination revealed she had died from bleeding and multiple injuries .
An investigation into her death is being carried out by the Central Port Authority of Corfu .
A spokeswoman for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We are supporting the family of a British woman following her death in Corfu and our staff are in contact with the Greek police .
`` Our thoughts are with her family at this difficult time . ''
Local media reported the woman was hit by a speedboat towing a water skier and the vessel made off and was later found abandoned .
Further unconfirmed reports said three British men whose families have property in Corfu have been questioned over the death .
The woman has not yet been named by officials on @ @ @

A spokeswoman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: "We are supporting the family of a British woman following her death in Corfu and our staff are in contact with the Greek police.


bbcuk--2020-09-01--Arrests as Extinction Rebellion protests begin across England

At least 90 people have been arrested at climate change protests causing disruption across England .
Extinction Rebellion organised action in London and Manchester to urge the government to prepare for a `` climate crisis '' .
Campaigners were arrested after they sat in the middle of the road next to Parliament Square to stop traffic .
In Manchester , protesters have been urged to `` reconsider their actions '' following a rise in Covid-19 cases .
Extinction Rebellion said it planned to `` peacefully disrupt the UK Parliament in London '' with 10 days of demonstrations until MPs backed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Other planned events in the capital include a `` carnival of corruption '' , which is due to take place outside the Treasury , and a `` walk of shame '' near the Bank of England .
Protester Karen Wildin , a 56-year-old tutor from Leicester , said : `` I 'm here today because I have serious concerns about the future of the planet - we need to put this above anything else .
`` Never mind Covid , never mind A-levels , this is the biggest crisis facing us and we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as possible .
`` Not a lot has been done on this issue , everyone needs to hear the message . ''
Sarah Lunnon , a member of Extinction Rebellion , said : `` The failure to act on this issue will have a catastrophic impact on the future of us and the generations to come .
`` We want to occupy Parliament Square to make our voices heard .
Of course we 're in the middle of a pandemic but we 're balancing the risk , this is the biggest issue facing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tuesday 's gathering could only take place off the main roads at Parliament Square Gardens between 08:00 BST and 19:00 .
Boats , vehicles , trailers or other structures were banned from the procession .
The same rules apply for Wednesday 's demonstrations .
The Met said as of 18:00 Tuesday a total of 90 people had been arrested on suspicion of public order offences .
Footage posted online by Extinction Rebellion appeared to show John Lynes , a demonstrator in his 90s , being led away by police near Parliament Square while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , from St Leonards-on-Sea in East Sussex , has joined previous protests organised by the group .
Met Commander Jane Connors said : `` The reason we have implemented these conditions is that we know these protests may result in serious disruption to local businesses , commuters and our communities and residents , which I will not tolerate . ''
Last year , more than 1,700 arrests were made during Extinction Rebellion 's 10-day Autumn Uprising .
In Manchester , a march is planned through the city and Oxford Street has been closed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
City council deputy leader Nigel Murphy said planned demonstrations `` can not adhere '' to social distancing rules .
The city has increased restrictions due to a recent rise in Covid-19 cases .
Mr Murphy said while the council respected `` the right to peaceful protest '' this should `` not be at the expense of local people '' .
He said : `` We are in the midst of a global public health crisis and we would ask demonstrators to seriously reconsider their actions at the current time .
`` Manchester @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the spread of the virus because the number of cases has been rising .
Gatherings larger than six should only take place if everyone is exclusively from two households or support bubbles . ''
He said the city had one of the `` most ambitious carbon targets in the UK '' and was `` working to become zero carbon by 2038 '' .
A Titanic-themed demonstration was also held in in Southend-on-Sea where protesters said much of Essex would be underwater by 2050

"Manchester is currently under increased restrictions to limit the spread of the virus because the number of cases has been rising. Gatherings larger than six should only take place if everyone is exclusively from two households or support bubbles."


bbcuk--2020-09-01--UK travel restrictions: Are Portugal or Greece on the quarantine list?

How does the government decide which countries go on the quarantine list ?
The decision is generally made when 20 @ @ @ @ @ every 100,000 in a country are infected over seven days .
Other factors are also @ @ @ @ @ go on holiday to Portugal or Greece ?
Which countries are now on the quarantine @ @ @ @ @ , the government in England has announced changes to the quarantine list on Thursdays .
@ @ @ @ @ the following Saturday at 0400 .
What about travelling to other countries ?
You must @ @ @ @ @ you arrive in the UK from Canada , the US , much of Central and @ @ @ @ @ countries in Africa , the Middle East and Asia .
Where can I go without @ @ @ @ @ ?
What about restrictions at my destination ?

On 24 December, the UK banned travel from South Africa amid concerns over another new strain of the virus linked to that country. People who have transited through South Africa in the past 10 days will also be banned. However, UK and Irish nationals as well as the UK visa holders and permanent residents are exempt, but they will have to self-isolate for 10 days on arrival.


bbcuk--2020-08-31--Coronavirus: The primary school teachers making Covid-19 'less scary'

Coronavirus has been a daunting and uncertain time for everyone .
But for young children , the idea of masked-up teachers and a new way of working can be even more worrying .
So , how are primary schools adapting and what are they doing to put pupils ' minds at ease , while maintaining good hygiene standards ?
From customised face shields to `` snuffle stations '' and one-way rainbow systems , BBC News NI has spoken to two teachers about the new school day .
`` Understandably , many kids have come back to school feeling quite anxious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' said Katie Wolsey , a P2 teacher at Bangor Central Integrated Primary School .
`` There have been so many changes to their normal school life and all the new safety measures can be a little overwhelming . ''
In response , teachers at Bangor Central Integrated have customised their face shields to make them appear less intimidating to younger pupils .
Ms Wolsey 's turned her safety visor into a sparkly crown with glitter and coloured paper while other teachers in P1 and P2 have attached stickers and bright-coloured fabrics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kids know what a crown is , but they might not fully understand what a visor is and why we have to wear one all the time , '' said Ms Wolsey .
`` It 's just like what they would see in a fairy tale or cartoon and if it helps take their minds off why I am actually wearing it then that 's all the better .
`` Some kids have really struggled over lockdown and it is really important we do everything we can to help them settle back into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a small way to help make the whole school experience during coronavirus appear a little less daunting for them . ''
The colourful visors are just one of a number of safety measures the County Down school has introduced this term .
There is a new one-way system to limit contact between pupils and also `` snuffle stations '' around the school to encourage good hand hygiene .
The playground has been split into designated zones for pupils and staggered start times mean that classes are never congregating together in one area at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ School , on the Ards Peninsula , the key stage one playground has been decorated with hearts that are 2m apart so that parents can socially distance at collection and drop-off times .
Rainbow tape has been used in classrooms to mark out one-way systems and lining-up spots .
`` I feel that as colleagues , we only want the best for our pupils , '' P4 teacher Lauren McManus told BBC News NI .
`` We want to make children feel safe and re-introduce them to some form of normality .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the whole school that ensures classes have staggered break times , lunch times and toilet times to avoid cross-contamination between bubbles .
`` Classes have staggered start and end times to ensure only one bubble is using an entry/exit point at one time .
Staff also have staggered times for breaks and lunches . ''
While acrylic sheets have been fitted around teachers ' desks and pupils now sit in rows , operating in class `` bubbles '' , Miss McManus said that everything is being done to ensure pupils feel as comfortable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is hoped that mirrors erected by the sinks will encourage children to stand and wash their hands for longer , and hand washing has been timetabled into daily routines for each class .
`` Staff have put up displays , such as mirrors and tongue twisters , around their sinks to encourage children to wash their hands for the full 20 seconds , '' added Miss McManus .
`` Hand-washing videos and songs are being used too , particularly in younger classes . ''
At Ballywalter Primary School , children will no longer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and `` quarantine boxes '' have been placed in each classroom for books and worksheets .
`` These boxes are dated and sealed for 72 hours before anything inside is touched again , '' explained Miss McManus .
`` I feel safe in the school building , especially in my class bubble .
`` Staff have been provided with everything they could need to minimise the risk of infection .
Soap and hand sanitiser is available in all the classrooms and visors can be worn in bubbles .
`` Bubbles have definitely helped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and everyone is working together to make sure we all feel safe . ''

"It's just like what they would see in a fairy tale or cartoon and if it helps take their minds off why I am actually wearing it then that's all the better.


bbcuk--2020-08-28--Coronavirus: What happens when the furlough scheme ends?

From 1 September , businesses that have put staff on furlough will have to pay 10 % of their wages .
Almost 10 million workers who were unable to do their job because of the coronavirus outbreak , have had their wages paid by the government .
How has it been changing ?
For example , an employer could pay someone to work two days a week , while the furlough scheme would cover the other three days not worked .
Some have criticised the decision to close the scheme at the end of October , but it has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which says workers should be helped to `` move forward '' and not kept in unproductive jobs .
Can I be made redundant while on furlough ?
To encourage businesses to protect jobs , the government will pay businesses a £1,000 bonus for every furloughed employee they keep on until the end of January 2021 .
These workers must be paid an average of at least £520 a month between November and January .
If a worker loses their job and is entitled to redundancy pay , this should be calculated based on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been brought in to enforce this , after a `` minority '' of firms were found to be calculating redundancy pay based on furlough .
Can I work if I 've been furloughed ?
When the scheme began , furloughed staff were n't able to do any work for their employer .
However , they can now be brought back to work on a part-time basis .
Those still on furlough can volunteer in the community , or even for their company as long as they are n't making them money or providing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ additional training , but must top up furlough payments if they do not reach minimum wage for the period spent doing the training .
If you work for more than one firm , you can receive furlough from any of them , up to £2,500 a month per employer .
You can continue working for any that still need you or start working for a new employer , provided you are not breaching any existing contracts .
How popular has the scheme been ?
Workers must be furloughed for at least three weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ once .
Can my business still apply ?
Will I still get sick pay and a bonus ?
The self-employed who are adversely affected by the virus are eligible for a taxable grant of up to 80 % of their average monthly profit , if they meet certain conditions .

Covid: What will happen when furlough ends? Published 30 September 2021
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The furlough scheme, which protected millions of jobs during the pandemic, is being wound up at the end of September.
How did furlough work?
The government has been paying towards the wages of people who couldn't work, or whose employers could no longer afford to pay them, up to a monthly limit of £2,500.
At first it paid 80% of the wages, but in August and September it paid 60%, with employers paying 20%.
How many people are still on it?
The most recent figures show 1.6 million people were on furlough at the end of July - the lowest level since the start of the pandemic and 340,000 fewer than a month earlier.
Nearly one million workers were expected to still be on the scheme at the end of September, according to research by the Resolution Foundation.
The numbers have dropped as the economy reopened. In May 2020, nearly nine million people were on furlough.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, High numbers of workers in restaurants and hotels were furloughed
Will unemployment rise when it ends?
Some employers with workers on furlough may find they cannot afford to keep them on when furlough ends.
International travel, and other businesses which depend on it, are still seriously disrupted. Some furloughed workers in these areas may lose their jobs.
Many forecasters, including the Bank of England, are expecting a small rise in unemployment.
What if I'm made redundant?
If you were made redundant while on furlough, you have a number of legal rights.
The selection process must be fair, you must be given notice, and you are entitled to tax-free redundancy pay.
If you've been made redundant - or been told that you will soon be made redundant - there are three main types of financial support that you may be entitled to:
You might be able to claim a combination of these benefits.
The amount of help you get depends on your personal circumstances, including the amount of national insurance contributions you made while you were employed.
You may be entitled to extra money if you have children or are a carer, or have a disability or health condition. You may also be entitled to help with housing costs.
There is lots of free benefits guidance and advice available, including:
What has furlough cost?
The government says 11.6 million jobs have been supported by the scheme.
From March 2020 to the end of September 2021, the cost of furlough will come to about £66bn, according to estimates from the Office for Budget Responsibility.
That's a huge sum, around one fifth of the money the government has spent on the response to Covid.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, launched the furlough scheme in March 2020
However, the scheme has undoubtedly helped to save millions of jobs.
At the start of the pandemic it was feared that more than one in 10 workers would become unemployed.


bbcuk--2020-09-01--Coronavirus: Concern over virus cases in Glasgow area

Talks will be held to decide if action is needed to tackle the spread of coronavirus cases in the Glasgow area , Nicola Sturgeon has said .
The first minister said 66 of the 154 new cases reported in Scotland had been in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area .
She said this was `` causing us some concern '' and that further analysis was being carried out .
Ms Sturgeon will chair a meeting of the Scottish government 's resilience committee on Tuesday afternoon .
The first minister said it would discuss whether `` further action '' is necessary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The latest figures published by the Scottish government showed that 66 new cases were recorded by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde ( NHS GGC ) , while 27 were detected by NHS Lanarkshire .
The rate of new positive cases over the first two weeks in August had averaged eight per day in NHS GGC .
The overall figure represents 1.2 % of those tested , and brings the total number of cases to 20,632 .
Contact tracing is continuing for identified clusters in Glasgow , Forth Valley and the Highlands .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ new lockdown rules ?
• The first minister 's concern stems from the soaring numbers of positive cases taking NHS GGC closer to the same point where local restrictions were introduced in Aberdeen .
• In a paper submitted to its 25 August board meeting , NHS GGC points out the local lockdown in Aberdeen was triggered at about 30 cases per day , the equivalent to a rate of 14 cases per 100,000 population .
• A similar incidence within NHS GGC would equate to 84 cases notified on a single day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of daily cases reported on Tuesday .
• The health board , according to its 25 August board paper , was planning to ensure capacity in its test and protect team for an average of 40 daily cases with a daily variation capable of responding to a spike of up to 80 cases .
• Any fresh restrictions on the NHS GGC area are significant because it serves 1.14 million people , about 20 % of Scotland 's total population , and covering six local council areas - East Dunbartonshire , East Renfrewshire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and West Dunbartonshire .
• Lockdowns have also been introduced in places with similar populations to Greater Glasgow .
In July , measures were put in place in Greater Manchester to stop separate households mixing .
The types of restrictions varied from area to area and are now being lifted despite concerns about recent spikes .
• The Greater Glasgow area has seen a number of localised clusters in recent weeks including ones in a pharmacy , schools and Low Moss prison .
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The first minister said it would discuss whether "further action" is necessary to prevent the spread of the virus.


bbcuk--2020-09-01--Simon Case: Who is the government's new top civil servant?

Simon Case has been appointed cabinet secretary and head of the civil service - and thus takes on the unofficial title of the most important man in politics you 've probably never heard of .
The cabinet secretary is the top job in the civil service and involves advising the prime minister , leading implementation of the government 's policies and managing other high-level civil servants .
Despite the power they wield , cabinet secretaries , unlike ministers , usually stay behind the scenes and rarely give public interviews .
• What tasks lie ahead on the return to Westminster @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Case attended Bristol Grammar School , an independent school which boasts comedian Mark Watson and Darth Vader actor David Prowse among its alumni .
He attended Trinity College Cambridge where he studied history and went on to complete a PhD in political history at Queen Mary University London .
His thesis - the Joint Intelligence Committee and the German Question , 1947-61 - looked at how assessment from that committee informed government policy during the Cold War .
In 2006 , he joined the civil service as a Ministry of Defence policy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he held roles in the Cabinet Office , the Northern Ireland Office , GCHQ and on the Olympic Secretariat - which was involved in overseeing the 2012 Olympic Games in London .
In 2012 he became private secretary to then-Prime Minister David Cameron .
After a stint in the Cabinet Office 's Implementation Group , he returned to No 10 and has worked as principal private secretary to the PM .
In recent years he has taken on roles in tricky areas .
He was part of the team involved in the Brexit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Prince William 's private secretary - a job which left him negotiating a very different exit as Prince Harry and his wife Meghan sought to step back from life as senior royals .
Earlier this year Mr Case again returned to No 10 , this time to help with the government 's coronavirus response .
According to Who 's Who he is a member of the Garrick and Hawks ' clubs and his hobbies include cycling , rowing , running and swimming .
• What do the UK 's 450,000 civil servants actually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cabinet secretary from 2005-2011 , told the BBC it is `` a surprise to have someone so young '' in the role , but added that the new top civil servant had plenty of Downing Street experience , adding , `` I 'm sure he will grow into the role . ''
He also said Mr Case `` knows how to make things happen '' and had `` clearly developed the trust of the prime minister '' .
Lord O'Donnell said one of his task would be getting Boris Johnson to `` understand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ service rather than against them '' .
Mr Case 's appointment comes at a time when the government is seeking to shake up the civil service with senior advisor Dominic Cummings warning of a `` hard rain '' .
Former Treasury permanent secretary Nick Macpherson described Mr Case as `` a sound man and a good appointment '' adding `` he knows a thing or two about Whitehall '' .
Simon Case now takes on a pivotal role in the civil service at a time of very significant change .
The government is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as far as the civil service is concerned .
We 've seen several permanent secretaries , and the cabinet secretary no longer in the roles they were previously in .
This is a sign of that change .
It is also a sign that it is not just police officers who are looking younger .
He is the most senior civil servant in the country and he is just 41-years-old .

His predecessor Gus O'Donnell, cabinet secretary from 2005-2011, told the BBC it is "a surprise to have someone so young" in the role, but added that the new top civil servant had plenty of Downing Street experience, adding, "I'm sure he will grow into the role."


bbcuk--2020-08-31--She got ill when the pandemic hit - and still is, six months later

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bbcuk--2020-09-01--Black Lives Matter: 'I refuse to let a slaver take my name away'

When the statue of Edward Colston was pulled down in Bristol during the UK 's Black Lives Matter protests , @ @ @ @ @ one man thousands of miles away .
Black American playwright Lee Edward Colston now wants @ @ @ @ @ shares more than a name with the 17th century slaver .
He told the BBC @ @ @ @ @ refuses to let his family name be tainted by the barbaric practices of the past @

When the statue of Edward Colston was pulled down in Bristol during the UK's Black Lives Matter protests, it had special resonance for one man thousands of miles away.
Black American actor and playwright Lee Edward Colston now wants to find out whether he shares more than a name with the 17th century slaver.
He told the BBC's Laura Foster why he refuses to let his family name be tainted by the barbaric practices of the past.
Video by Laura Foster


bbcuk--2020-09-01--Huw Edwards: My grandfather, Prisoner of War

This week marks the 75th anniversary of the official end of the Second World War , when Japan signed its @ @ @ @ @ It ended six years of global conflict , which claimed the lives of more than @ @ @ @ @ the lives of hundreds of millions of others .
This week some of our colleagues @ @ @ @ @ their own families ’ experiences in contributing to the people ’ s war effort .
@ @ @ @ @ whose grandfather John Daniel Edwards was a merchant seaman , risking his life with thousands @ @ @ @ @ Atlantic Convoys .

This week marks the 75th anniversary of the official end of the Second World War, when Japan signed its deed of unconditional surrender. It ended six years of global conflict, which claimed the lives of more than 80 million people and changed the lives of hundreds of millions of others.
This week some of our colleagues at BBC News are relating their own families’ experiences in contributing to the people’s war effort. We start with Huw Edwards whose grandfather John Daniel Edwards was a merchant seaman, risking his life with thousands of others serving in the Atlantic Convoys.


bbcuk--2020-09-01--Newspaper headlines: Back-to-office 'falls flat' and a Strictly same-sex pair?

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Isabel Hardman of the Spectator says Education Secretary Gavin Williamson was castigated by opposition MPs after he "failed to hand his homework in on time", giving them very late advance notice of his statement to the House. But she says he escaped a "public dressing down" from Conservative MPs, despite many being annoyed by his handling of the exams "fiasco".


bbcuk--2020-09-01--Murderer sent victim's photo to her family on WeChat

A jealous man who murdered his partner and shared images of her body on a messaging app with her family has been jailed for life .
Yi Xing Song stabbed Li Qing Wang 21 times in her bedroom in Leyton , east London , in February .
Song , 54 , had suffered `` sleepless nights '' because he thought Ms Wang , 35 , was seeing another man , the Old Bailey was told .
He was ordered to serve at least 19 years in jail after admitting murder .
On the day of the killing , the court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and red wine before launching a `` ferocious '' attack with a 6in knife .
He had then shared images of her body on a family WeChat group .
The photo was seen by Ms Wang 's sister , who lives in China , and she got in touch with relatives to check on Ms Wang 's welfare .
Two friends then found her body , a broken phone and Song `` pretending to be unconscious '' .
During the sentencing it was heard that since the murder the victim 's son had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his masters course at Cambridge University .
It had been his mother 's dream to see him graduate , the court heard .
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During the sentencing it was heard that since the murder the victim's son had been forced to take a year out of his masters course at Cambridge University.


bbcuk--2020-09-01--Mobile ‘fix room’ begins operating in Glasgow

A drug consumption van where addicts can inject heroin has been launched in Glasgow - despite warnings it could be breaking the law .
Peter Krykant , a recovering heroin addict and former drugs worker , has modified a minibus into a facility where he says addicts can safely take drugs under supervision .
He hopes it will help prevent overdoses and blood-borne viruses among users .
The UK government said it had no plans to introduce drug consumption rooms .
It added that anyone running such a facility would be committing offences including possession of a controlled drug and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ controlled drug .
There are nearly 500 injecting users in Glasgow city centre .
Mr Krykant says homeless drug users are currently turning to `` squalid '' conditions .
He told BBC Scotland 's The Nine : `` I visited various hotspots for public injecting in Glasgow myself .
You would n't want anybody in those conditions .
`` People are using under bridges along the Clyde .
You just need to look over the side and you 'll see thousands of discarded needles , old sleeping bags…People are dying in those conditions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are treating drug addiction as a health problem , we say it 's a public health emergency .
`` Yet it 's a pandemic that is ongoing that four people a day are currently on average dying in this country directly from a drug overdose .
`` Inaction now , on my part , is contributing to those deaths . ''
• ' I 'm going to operate a drugs fix room from a van' • What can be done about Scotland 's drugs crisis ?
Mr Krykant pressed ahead with the plan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ room in the city being rejected by the UK Home Office .
It comes as Glasgow recovers from the worst HIV outbreak in Britain for 30 years and rising levels of drug-related death across Scotland .
He bought the vehicle online after raising £2,400 via a crowd funder .
It contains clean needles and injecting equipment as well as doses of Naloxone - the life-saving drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose . '
I usually do it anywhere out of sight' Claire is 26 , sleeps rough and has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years .
She says her addiction has led her to take drugs in city centre alleyways littered with used needles .
She told The Nine : `` I usually do it in a car park , or somewhere in the bushes .
Anywhere I can find .
`` Anywhere that 's out of place , where the public ca n't see you .
`` The places I 've been in Glasgow , you would n't even think of .
You go in and it 's just disgusting . ''
She continued : `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had an overdose .
It 's scary .
`` They were just out of prison and they went for a charge , I was there .
Next thing I knew they were on the ground , their face went white , lips went blue . ''
When asked if she worried about having an overdose , she said : `` At the start , I did , but not now . ''
On the drugs consumption van 's first outing on Monday , SNP MP Alison Thewliss and former Labour MP Paul Sweeney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attended for information but none took illegal drugs .
Mr Krykant worked with people with drug and alcohol problems for three years and was involved in rapid testing homeless drug users for HIV last year .
`` We could test somebody and give them a result within 10 minutes , '' he said .
`` Most of the time a non-reactive or negative result , and we would walk away leaving them in that same place , knowing in my heart of hearts that they would be back at risk within that same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back in an alleyway .
Sharing equipment and using in squalid conditions .
Mr Krykant says the van is safe but has admitted it does not have the capability to test drugs any potential users may bring to inject .
He said : `` I think it 's a lot safer than someone using under a bridge .
That 's the simple reality .
`` I am not condoning the use of that by taking the van out and I am not saying it is 100 % safe .
`` However , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where I 've got a Naloxone kit in order to reverse that opiate based overdose , rather someone injecting alone in squalid conditions under a bridge . ''
A UK government spokesman warned that anyone running drug consumption rooms could be committing `` a range '' of criminal offences .
It has no plans to introduce such facilities in the UK .
The spokesman said : `` We continue to support a range of evidence-based approaches to reduce the health-related harms of drug misuse , such as maintaining the availability of needle and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and widening the availability of naloxone to prevent overdose deaths . ''
What is the legal position ?
Mr Krykant could be in breach of the Misuse of Drugs Act by allowing illegal activity - the consumption of class-A drugs - in his vehicle .
Safer consumption facilities have been used in countries such as Canada , Denmark and the Netherlands .
However , there is a no legal framework for such a facility in the UK - despite calls by activists and health professionals .
In 2017 , Glasgow 's health and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a drug consumption room in the city .
However , this was ultimately rejected by the UK Government , which controls drug policy .
Mr Krykant 's actions come as Scotland faces another record year for drug-related death .
Previously , the Scottish government called for more control over Scotland 's drug policies to allow for initiatives such as injecting facilities .
But in February , UK policing minister Kit Malthouse told BBC Scotland such proposals were a `` distraction '' .

Mobile ‘fix room’ begins operating in Glasgow Published 2 September 2020
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, The fix room minibus set up for injecting drugs
A drug consumption van where addicts can inject heroin has been launched in Glasgow - despite warnings it could be breaking the law.
Peter Krykant, a recovering heroin addict and former drugs worker, has modified a minibus into a facility where he says addicts can safely take drugs under supervision.
He hopes it will help prevent overdoses and blood-borne viruses among users.
The UK government said it had no plans to introduce drug consumption rooms.
It added that anyone running such a facility would be committing offences including possession of a controlled drug and being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug.
There are nearly 500 injecting users in Glasgow city centre.
Image caption, Mr Krykant bought the van after raising money with a crowd funder
Mr Krykant says homeless drug users are currently turning to "squalid" conditions.
He told BBC Scotland's The Nine: "I visited various hotspots for public injecting in Glasgow myself. You wouldn't want anybody in those conditions.
"People are using under bridges along the Clyde. You just need to look over the side and you'll see thousands of discarded needles, old sleeping bags…People are dying in those conditions.
"We say in Scotland we are treating drug addiction as a health problem, we say it's a public health emergency.
"Yet it's a pandemic that is ongoing that four people a day are currently on average dying in this country directly from a drug overdose.
"Inaction now, on my part, is contributing to those deaths."
Mr Krykant pressed ahead with the plan despite previous calls for a legal consumption room in the city being rejected by the UK Home Office.
It comes as Glasgow recovers from the worst HIV outbreak in Britain for 30 years and rising levels of drug-related death across Scotland.
He bought the vehicle online after raising £2,400 via a crowd funder. It contains clean needles and injecting equipment as well as doses of Naloxone - the life-saving drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
Image caption, Drug users told BBC Scotland some of the places they take drugs are "disgusting"
'I usually do it anywhere out of sight'
Claire is 26, sleeps rough and has been injecting cocaine and heroin for five years.
She says her addiction has led her to take drugs in city centre alleyways littered with used needles.
She told The Nine: "I usually do it in a car park, or somewhere in the bushes. Anywhere I can find.
"Anywhere that's out of place, where the public can't see you.
"The places I've been in Glasgow, you wouldn't even think of. You go in and it's just disgusting."
She continued: "I've been there when someone has had an overdose. It's scary.
"They were just out of prison and they went for a charge, I was there. Next thing I knew they were on the ground, their face went white, lips went blue."
When asked if she worried about having an overdose, she said: "At the start, I did, but not now."
Image caption, The drug consumption van was taken out on the streets of Glasgow for the first time this week
On the drugs consumption van's first outing on Monday, SNP MP Alison Thewliss and former Labour MP Paul Sweeney attended to show support.
Some users attended for information but none took illegal drugs.
Mr Krykant worked with people with drug and alcohol problems for three years and was involved in rapid testing homeless drug users for HIV last year.
"We could test somebody and give them a result within 10 minutes," he said.
"Most of the time a non-reactive or negative result, and we would walk away leaving them in that same place, knowing in my heart of hearts that they would be back at risk within that same day, back under a bridge, back in an alleyway. Sharing equipment and using in squalid conditions.
"I couldn't do it anymore."
Image caption, The van contains clean needles and injecting equipment as well as doses of Naloxone
Mr Krykant says the van is safe but has admitted it does not have the capability to test drugs any potential users may bring to inject.
He said: "I think it's a lot safer than someone using under a bridge. That's the simple reality.
"I am not condoning the use of that by taking the van out and I am not saying it is 100% safe.
"However, I'll take that risk of somebody injecting where I've got a Naloxone kit in order to reverse that opiate based overdose, rather someone injecting alone in squalid conditions under a bridge."
A UK government spokesman warned that anyone running drug consumption rooms could be committing "a range" of criminal offences.
It has no plans to introduce such facilities in the UK.
The spokesman said: "We continue to support a range of evidence-based approaches to reduce the health-related harms of drug misuse, such as maintaining the availability of needle and syringe programmes to prevent blood borne infections and widening the availability of naloxone to prevent overdose deaths."
Meanwhile Scotland's Drugs Deaths Taskforce said it "understands the motivations" behind safe drug consumption facilities but it could not support a proposal that did not offer a "clinically, physically and legally safe environment".
In a statement they added: "We do recognise the frustration and challenges in affected communities around this matter."
What is the legal position?
Image caption, There is a no legal framework for such a facility in the UK
Mr Krykant could be in breach of the Misuse of Drugs Act by allowing illegal activity - the consumption of class-A drugs - in his vehicle.
Safer consumption facilities have been used in countries such as Canada, Denmark and the Netherlands.
However, there is a no legal framework for such a facility in the UK - despite calls by activists and health professionals.
In 2017, Glasgow's health and social care partnership proposed the introduction of a drug consumption room in the city.
However, this was ultimately rejected by the UK Government, which controls drug policy.
Mr Krykant's actions come as Scotland faces another record year for drug-related death.
Previously, the Scottish government called for more control over Scotland's drug policies to allow for initiatives such as injecting facilities.


bbcuk--2020-09-01--Craigavon Area Hospital: Third Covid-19 outbreak confirmed

A third outbreak of Covid-19 has been detected at Craigavon Area Hospital .
One patient and one member of staff on a general medical ward ( Ward 3 South ) , have tested positive and another 11 staff members are self-isolating .
It follows the identification of two clusters at the hospital last week .
All visiting across the County Armagh hospital has been suspended from Wednesday , with a review to take place next week .
Visits may still take place in end-of-life circumstances .
The Southern Trust says there have been no further cases identified in the emergency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positive and 21 were in self-isolation .
Another four patients have now been diagnosed with Covid-19 on the haematology ward , which treats blood disorders .
Ten patients there were confirmed to have the virus last week , along with eight staff members .
The trust says there are now 16 members of staff on the ward off and self-isolating .
Contact tracing of those staff members has been carried out and another 40 staff members are isolating as potential contacts .
The ward remains closed to new admissions .
On Tuesday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trials for a Covid-19 vaccine would begin in Northern Ireland within the next few weeks .
Prof Ian Young said he had volunteered to take part in the trial .
It is hoped that 100,000 people across the UK will take part in the trial , according to the Public Health Agency , with recruitment due to start in autumn .
Meanwhile , the Department of Health has confirmed 49 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland in the past 24 hours , bringing the total number of confirmed cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hospital with Covid-19 , with three patients in an intensive care unit .
There have been 18 outbreaks at care homes .
In the Republic of Ireland , 217 more cases of Covid-19 were recorded by the Department of Health on Tuesday , bringing its total to 29,025 .

It is hoped that 100,000 people across the UK will take part in the trial, according to the Public Health Agency, with recruitment due to start in autumn.


bbcuk--2020-09-01--Carwyn Jones: Family strain made him 'nearly quit' as first minister

Ex-first minister of Wales Carwyn Jones has revealed he came close to stepping down from the job earlier than he did due to the strain on his family .
He said that he thought about walking away from the role when his daughter was going through a `` difficult time '' .
Mr Jones said that being away so much made him question if `` she needed a dad who is at home more '' .
Discussing his book , `` Not Just Politics '' , he also warns Wales could become independent by accident .
• ' I was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jones , first minister from 2009 to 2018 , said that one occasion stood out `` when my daughter was going through a difficult time , as sometimes adopted children do '' .
`` She found things very difficult , '' he told BBC Wales .
`` At that point I did start to think does she need a dad who is at home more ?
`` But she came through it , she 's a great kid . ''
Mr Jones also talked about his wife Lisa 's diagnosis with leukaemia in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allow the illness to get in the way of their plans for the future , '' Very fortunately Lisa recovered .
She had a bone marrow transplant from her brother , within a year she was pretty much back to normal and was strong , and she 's a very brave person , '' he said .
`` Life carried on and it was important that life carried on .
When Lisa was ill a lot of people who were diagnosed did n't make it .
`` Lisa was one of the fortunate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been no recurrence at all of the illness .
`` I think it 's important that when you get cancer you carry on .
That you do n't let it get in the way of your life and carry on with your plans . ''
Mr Jones admitted that the death of the sacked Welsh Government minister Carl Sargeant would be one event that `` inevitably leaves a mark on you '' .
Mr Sargeant was found dead at his home days after the then-first minister dismissed him in November 2017 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ women .
Five month later , Mr Jones announced he would be stepping down as first minister , saying he he had been through the `` darkest of times '' .
In the book Mr Jones reveals that following Mr Sargeant 's death he was clinically depressed , he received counselling and was prescribed with antidepressants .
But Mr Jones does n't believe this should have been made public at the time .
`` I do n't think it 's appropriate when you have a grieving family to start talking about yourself and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think people would see that as a bit of a distraction to be fair , '' he said .
`` I would never have felt comfortable with talking about what I was going through when there is a family that had gone through much worse .
`` These things are not appropriate .
There comes a time to discuss these things but it was n't then . ''
Another theme that Mr Jones tackles in the book is the future of the United Kingdom .
`` I 've never accepted that it 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ independence , '' he said .
`` I think there is another way , a kind of federation , where you 've got four equal nations who opt into that federation . ''
Mr Jones believes that there is a great appetite for constitutional change in the Labour Party .
`` I think ( Labour leader ) Keir Starmer gets it .
I 'm not saying his view will be exactly the same as mine in terms of parliamentary sovereignty , it may be a different model , '' he added .
Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ independent by accident .
`` You have to bear in mind that if Scotland can leave the UK , Wales can leave the UK , so can England , '' he said .
`` And you see Scotland leaving , that might well start to create a drive for English nationalism , independence for England .
`` There are lots of forces that seem unlikely and ridiculous , and would have seemed so years ago , which now are not as ridiculous as they might be .
These are the things we have @ @ @ @ @

"I don't think it's appropriate when you have a grieving family to start talking about yourself and the challenges that you face. I think people would see that as a bit of a distraction to be fair," he said.


bbcuk--2020-09-01--Body found in search for missing North Shields teenager

Police searching for a 15-year-old girl who has been missing for two nights have found a body .
Seesha Dack @ @ @ @ @ at 17:00 BST on Sunday to meet friends , but did not return home , @ @ @ @ @ .
A body has been found in the Tanners ' Bank area of North Shields @ @ @ @ @ to take place but police said they believe the body to be that of Ms @ @ @ @ @ been informed .
There is not at this stage thought to be any third party @ @ @ @ @ be prepared for the coroner .
Supt Barrie Joisce , of Northumbria Police , said @ @ @ @ @ extremely sad conclusion to an extensive investigation .
`` Specialist officers are currently supporting Seesha @ @ @ @ @ difficult time and our thoughts are with them .
`` We will continue to carry @ @ @ @ @ circumstances around the death but at this stage we do not believe there to be @ @ @ @ @ ''

"We will continue to carry out inquiries to establish the circumstances around the death but at this stage we do not believe there to be any third party involvement."


bbcuk--2020-09-02--Coronavirus: Tui halts trips to Zante resort of Laganas after virus clusters

Travel company Tui has cancelled all holidays to a party resort on a Greek island because of customers failing to follow coronavirus safety measures .
Tui said it would no longer be offering trips to the resort of Laganas , on Zante , from Thursday .
It comes after six clusters of cases were linked to flights from the island .
The UK government is under pressure to reconsider England 's quarantine rules for Greece , after both Scotland and Wales introduced their own measures .
• Can I still go on holiday to Portugal or Greece ?
The Scottish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be asked to self-isolate for 14 days after 04:00 BST on Thursday .
Wales ' health minister has asked those arriving from Zante to quarantine but said contact tracers are not able to reach some passengers from virus hotspots because people are providing false information .
Andrew Flintham , managing director of Tui UK and Ireland , said anyone who had booked to go Laganas after 3 September would be refunded for the cancellation , but that trips to all other resorts on Zante would continue as normal .
`` Laganas is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ traditionally holiday in large groups of friends , '' he said .
`` The health and safety of our colleagues and customers is our primary concern and recent cases show that some customers are not following social distancing and Covid safety measures .
`` It is therefore the right thing to do to protect and reduce a now identified potential risk to others by no longer offering holidays to this specific resort . ''
Nearly 200 people faced self-isolation after at least 16 passengers on a Tui flight from Zante to Cardiff Airport @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people claimed passengers were not following Covid-19 rules .
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The UK government 's travel quarantine has been a messy affair .
There was real chaos when restrictions were re-imposed on arrivals from Spain at the height of a busy summer weekend .
After that , ministers tried to bring in a more structured approach by reviewing each country 's infection rate throughout each week and announcing any changes on Thursdays or Fridays .
However the picture has been complicated further by the fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policy and so the Welsh and Scottish Governments can diverge from Westminster and classify countries differently .
Now the Welsh government is bringing in testing on arrival for passengers too .
That 's awkward for the UK government because , for months , the aviation sector has been asking ministers to give their backing to testing at airports so people who test negative would n't have to quarantine for the full 14 days .
Aviation bosses are frustrated about the delay over any announcement on that .
And all the twists and turns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ travel business incredibly hard .
Wales ' Health Minister Vaughan Gething said there were six clusters of cases , amounting to more than 30 infections , linked to flights from the Greek island in the past week - including two flights which landed in England .
Mr Gething called on the UK government to agree to meeting the devolved nations on Wednesday to discuss removing Greece from the nations ' quarantine exemptions lists .
The meeting usually goes ahead on Thursdays .
His comments came shortly after the Scottish government announced its own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` With Scotland 's relatively low infection rate , importation of new cases from Greece is a significant risk to public health . ''
Haris Theoharis , Greece 's tourism minister , said the country in general had a lower infection rate than the UK and it was taking targeted measures which have previously been successful in dealing with virus hotspots , such as reducing numbers in bars and restaurants .
`` We 're doing everything in our power to ensure that every person that comes from the UK is kept safe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Radio 4 's Today programme .
But he said it was also important for visitors to `` have some restraint '' and understand that tourism was different during the pandemic , with a need to follow social distancing rules and wear masks when required .
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When a country surpasses 20 cases per 100,000 people in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ imposes 14 days of self-isolation on returning travellers .
There were 14.3 coronavirus cases per 100,000 people in Greece in the seven days to 1 September , up from 14.1 a week earlier .
But several cases of the virus in Scotland have been traced back to Greece , including a passenger on a Tui flight from Zante to Glasgow on 23 August .
Tui said customers due to travel to Greece from Scotland would be able to amend or cancel their holiday in light of the quarantine announcement .
Meanwhile , ministers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arriving in the UK from Portugal as coronavirus cases rise , sources have told the BBC .
It has been less than two weeks since a travel corridor was established between Portugal and the UK , following a sustained period of falling cases in the country that put it below 20 cases per 100,000 people .
But in the seven days up to 1 September , the seven-day rate has increased from 14.2 to 22.7 .
Every year , more than two million Britons visit Portugal , making up the largest number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ May and June , the Portuguese government reopened its restaurants , coffee shops , museums and beaches .
Hotels have mainly reopened , but nightclubs remain closed .
The government has not commented on whether requirements for arrivals from Portugal will change again .
Last week , Switzerland , Jamaica and the Czech Republic joined France , Spain and other destinations on the UK 's quarantine list .
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Andrew Flintham, managing director of Tui UK and Ireland, said anyone who had booked to go the resort after 3 September would be refunded for the cancellation, but that trips to all other resorts on Zakynthos would continue as normal.