bbcuk--2020-02-10--Wisbech Town Football Club's stand collapses in storm

A stand at a non-league football club has collapsed in the high winds caused by Storm Ciara .
The metal @ @ @ @ @ Wisbech Town FC in Cambridgeshire buckled and toppled over on Sunday .
Spenny Larham , @ @ @ @ @ said the damage to the £13,000 stand , which was built 10 years ago , @ @ @ @ @ .
`` [ Replacing the stand ] is not money we can spirit out of @ @ @ @ @ said .

A stand at a non-league football club has collapsed in the high winds caused by Storm Ciara.
The metal stand behind the goal at Wisbech Town FC in Cambridgeshire buckled and toppled over on Sunday.
Spenny Larham, the club's secretary, said the damage to the £13,000 stand, which was built 10 years ago, was a "disaster".
"[Replacing the stand] is not money we can spirit out of thin air," he said.
No-one was injured.


bbcuk--2020-02-10--Norfolk film-makers explore 'heartbreaking' experiences of sexual harassment

Two women who have produced a film about sexual harassment said a contributor told them they felt `` disgusting in @ @ @ @ @ Nell Basley and Taryn Everdeen , from Norfolk , used real experiences after 150 people @ @ @ @ @ .
`` The sort of feedback that we had was really heartbreaking , '' said @ @ @ @ @ she wanted to highlight what people `` endure '' every day as it could cause @ @ @ @ @ `` It 's diminishing to be reduced to something like that because all you are @ @ @ @ @ . ''
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Two women who have produced a film about sexual harassment said a contributor told them they felt "disgusting in their own skin".
Nell Basley and Taryn Everdeen, from Norfolk, based Stolen Skin on reported experiences after 150 people responded to their online survey.
"The sort of feedback that we had was really heartbreaking," said Ms Basley.
She said she wanted to highlight what people "endure" every day as it could cause "severe issues".
"It's diminishing to be reduced to something like that because all you are seen for is your body."
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If you or someone you know is struggling with issues raised by this film, you can find information on where to find support through the BBC Action Line.


bbcuk--2020-02-10--Newspaper headlines: 'Storm of the century' and virus 'super-spreader'

There are dramatic pictures of the impact of Storm Ciara - or what many headlines call the `` storm of the century '' .
It is the main story for the Express , the i and the Mirror .
The Guardian shows people dealing with flooding in Appleby-in-Westmorland , Cumbria , while the Times features a picture of the lighthouse at Newhaven harbour in East Sussex being hit by a huge wave .
The Telegraph says few could escape Ciara 's trail of chaos .
Even the Queen was affected , the Mail reports - missing her Sunday church service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the south coast businessman who the Daily Mail says is at the centre of a web of coronavirus cases stretching across the UK , France and Spain .
The Times says it began at a sales conference in the luxurious surroundings of a five-star hotel in Singapore - and ended with seven Britons in three countries being admitted to hospital .
The Sun reports that what it calls the `` super-spreader '' spent four nights at a French ski chalet before returning to the UK .
The Telegraph says health officials are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ movements during the five days he spent in the UK before showing symptoms .
All that is known is that he spent two hours in a pub in Hove the night before being laid low by the illness , the paper adds .
The Mail says desperate women are being charged up to four times the NHS price for hormone replacement therapy by online pharmacies .
It says doctors have accused some chemists of cashing in on the nationwide shortage of the menopause treatment .
Increasing numbers of patients are buying products privately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ having to answer a few questions about their medical history , it adds .
The Guardian returns to the Windrush scandal for its lead - saying many people wrongly designated as illegal immigrants are still heavily in debt as the government faces renewed criticism about the long wait for compensation .
According to the paper , many have yet to apply because they have found the process so difficult - in particular , collecting evidence of how they were affected by an immigration problem that forced them to avoid contact with the authorities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
However , the paper adds that the Home Office has now extended the deadline for applications by two years and introduced changes to make it easier to apply .
Get news from the BBC in your inbox , each weekday morning Finally , the Telegraph reports fears that future generations will never benefit from the services of lollipop men and women on the school run , with figures showing their numbers in England , Wales and Scotland have dropped by nearly a third in less than a decade .
The paper says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ figures - has warned that council cuts could spell their end .
Is the lollipop man heading for a sticky end ?
the Telegraph 's headline asks .

According to the paper, many have yet to apply because they have found the process so difficult - in particular, collecting evidence of how they were affected by an immigration problem that forced them to avoid contact with the authorities for fear of being detained or deported.


bbcuk--2020-02-10--Storm Ciara: Man dies as tree falls on car in Hampshire

A man has died after a tree fell on to his car as Storm Ciara swept across England on Sunday .
The 58-year-old , from Hampshire , had been driving his Mercedes home from Winchester when the tree hit him on the A33 on Sunday afternoon .
Some areas experienced a month-and-a-half 's rainfall on Sunday and gusts of up to 97mph .
About 15,000 homes are still without power as the aftermath of the storm is felt .
On Monday , UK Power Networks said more than 12,000 properties across east and south-east England had no power .
Western @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the South West , said more than 2,800 homes were affected .
Hampshire police said the motorist died at the scene where the tree fell , near Micheldever , at about 16:00 GMT .
In a statement the force said his next of kin had been informed .
Flights , ferries and trains all saw cancellations and delays on Sunday , while drivers faced treacherous conditions with floodwater , fallen trees and other debris closing roads .
Across the whole of the UK about 539,000 households experienced a power cut at some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Networks .
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks ( SSEN ) said about 1,800 customers in Hampshire , Oxfordshire , Berkshire and Dorset were still without power but it was expected to be restored by 13:00 GMT .
Simon Whitfield from UK Power Networks said it took more than 20,000 calls on Sunday and it was `` too early to say '' when all the power would be restored .
`` Our teams have been out since first light this morning , and overnight where possible , and wherever we can give accurate time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said .
`` Our priority is to get people back on as quickly and safely as possible .
`` Anyone who needs electricity for health [ reasons ] give us a call , we 're doing everything we can to put those people into hotels or give support where we can . ''
The Yorkshire Dales and the Calder Valley in West Yorkshire were badly hit by flooding over the weekend .
There are numerous reports of rail disruption , and at Gatwick at least 190 flights were cancelled on Sunday .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a `` minor knock-on effect '' to Monday 's schedule at Heathrow and Gatwick , adding anyone flying short-haul to either airport could choose to travel another time .
Southern services between Ashford International and Ore are running at a reduced speed due to a tree blocking the line and trains are also at a standstill between Horsham and Dorking due to fallen tree on the line at Holmwood .
In Bedfordshire , part of Luton station 's roof blew off on Sunday and although the station has reopened , the car park @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a house in Leicester collapsed on to the road early on Monday , crushing a car underneath .
The owner of a house in Hamilton Circle , on the corner of Pickhill Road , said the family were woken just after 04:30 GMT and thought the crashing sound was an `` earthquake '' .
`` Our neighbours woke up and told us our whole roof had fallen down , '' he said .
In Eastbourne , East Sussex , concerns have been raised about the safety of the fire-damaged Claremont Hotel as extreme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to collapse .
In Cambridgeshire , part of the M11 remains closed as the roof of an aircraft hangar at the Imperial War Museum at Duxford is at risk of blowing on to the road .
The motorway is shut in both directions between junctions nine and junction 11 .
Bournemouth , Christchurch and Poole Council said Bournemouth seafront is `` largely inaccessible '' with sand on the promenades lying a foot deep in parts , making them impassable for cyclists , wheelchairs and pushchairs .
A spokesman said teams were working to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strong winds and the amount of sand '' it would `` take some time '' .
Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire said it would stay shut on Monday for a second day .
`` Our staff have been working tirelessly to make sure our animals are safe and warm , and we 're very grateful to them for all their hard work , '' a statement said .
Further strong winds , heavy showers , snow and ice were expected on Monday .
A yellow warning for snow and ice is in force for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and a yellow warning for wind in the south is in place between 10:00 and 17:00 GMT on Monday .

In Cambridgeshire, part of the M11 was closed as the roof of an aircraft hangar at the Imperial War Museum at Duxford was at risk of blowing on to the road.


bbcuk--2020-02-10--Wintry conditions sweep Scotland after Storm Ciara

Wintry conditions are sweeping across Scotland in the wake of Storm Ciara which battered the UK over the weekend .
The Met Office has issued yellow warnings for wind and snow for most of Scotland and said commuters could face disruption .
Blizzard conditions are affecting some higher routes and drivers have been advised to take extra care .
Cross-border train services have been severely disrupted as a result of heavy flooding on the line at Carlisle .
Many ferry services have also been cancelled and some bridges have been closed to high-sided vehicles .
Commuters faced difficult journeys across @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the M74 at Beattock .
The motorway has now been closed northbound between junctions seven and eight after a `` multi-vehicle crash '' , Scotland TranServ said .
How is the wintry weather affecting Scotland ?
• Dornoch bridge closed to high-sided vehicles and Tay Road bridge closed to double-deckers • Transpennine Express is advising people not to travel on its cross-border trains due to flooding at Carlisle • Buses are replacing trains on the West Coast mainline between Glasgow and Carlisle • ScotRail says weather is affecting services on The West Highland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and Airdrie-Balloch • Forecasters say up to 20cm ( 8in ) of snow could fall in next two days • There are 39 flood warnings and 15 flood alerts in place The Met Office warnings are in place from midnight on Sunday until midnight on Tuesday .
A separate yellow warning for snow and ice will then come into effect until midday on Wednesday .
Forecasters warned that parts of Scotland could `` expect blizzard conditions '' on Monday .
Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said : `` While Storm Ciara is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we 're entering a quieter period of weather .
`` It 's going to stay very unsettled .
`` We have got colder air coming through the UK and will be feeling a real drop in temperatures , with an increased risk of snow in northern parts of the UK and likely in Scotland .
`` There could be up to 20cm ( 8in ) on Monday and Tuesday and with strong winds , blizzards are n't out of the question . ''
Named by the Met Office on Wednesday , Storm Ciara @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over the weekend .
The storm brought wind speeds in excess of 80mph , while heavy rain led to flooding and damage to property over the weekend .
In the Scottish Borders the front of a guest house collapsed in Hawick after the building 's foundations were swept away by the River Teviot .
Police said no-one was injured in the incident and a cordon had been placed around the building .
Nigel Goody , of the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency ( Sepa ) , to BBC Radio Scotland 's Good Morning Scotland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ improving .
He said Storm Ciara had brought a dangerous combination of high tides , high storm surges and high inshore waves across coastal areas .
But he added : `` Things are now turning more wintry , they 're also turning more showery thankfully .
But those showers will be frequent and they will be mostly of snow on high ground .
The rivers are not expected to respond greatly at this stage . ''
A response team has been set up at the Traffic Scotland National Control Centre in South Queensferry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ monitor conditions .
ScotRail said it was expecting further disruption as it continued to monitor the weather situation and the company has asked passengers to plan ahead and consider the forecast before travelling .
A spokeswoman said : `` We are doing all we can to keep our customers moving during some very challenging conditions .
`` We ask that customers keep an eye on our website , app or twitter feed for live updates . ''
SP Energy Networks said it took almost 4,000 calls on Sunday during Storm Ciara and said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power .
Electricity was restored to 2,000 homes , with 900 still waiting to be reconnected .
However , some areas were unreachable due to flooding and staff were unable to climb some poles and pylons to due to high winds .
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bbcuk--2020-02-10--Irish general election: Second day of counting under way

The second day of counting in the Irish general election is under way following what has been a historic result for Sinn Féin .
The result was described as `` something of a revolution in the ballot box '' by the party 's leader Mary Lou McDonald .
With all first preferences counted , the left-wing republican party has taken 24.5 % of the vote , compared to 22 % for Fianna Fáil and 21 % for Fine Gael .
No one party will win enough seats for an outright majority .
More than half of the 160 seats have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ establish a government could be prolonged .
Before the election , both Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil had ruled out forging a coalition with left-wing republican party Sinn Féin , citing its tax policies and IRA past as deterrents .
On Sunday evening , taoiseach ( Irish PM ) and Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar conceded it would be `` challenging '' to form a government .
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin did not rule out working with Sinn Féin , but said `` significant incompatibilities '' still existed .
Sinn Féin President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ options to see if it would be possible to form a government without either Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil .
Ms McDonald , who topped the poll in her four-seat Dublin Central constituency , said : `` The frustration people have felt for a long time with the two-party system , whereby Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil handed the baton of power between each other - that 's now over , '' she said .
`` This vote for Sinn Féin is for Sinn Féin to be in government… for Sinn Féin to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Morning Ireland programme on Monday , '' My first job of work , and I commenced this yesterday , is to establish with other parties whether or not there are the numbers to deliver a government without Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael . ''
Outgoing Irish finance minister and Fine Gael TD Paschal Donohoe said his party was likely to have `` some form of engagement '' with Sinn Féin , but said the two parties would not be going into government together .
`` Seismic '' , `` historic '' , `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of words which are being used to describe the results in the Irish general election .
Of course , those superlatives are being spoken by Sinn Féin politicians and activists to describe their party 's surge .
But they are also coming from the lips and pens of political analysts , as they assess how Mary Lou McDonald 's party has loosened the decades-long grip of the two parties which have dominated Irish governments .
What some commentators are terming `` coalitionology '' will be a popular pastime as the count continues over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proportional representation system of voting means finalising the seat tally is complex .
Given so many Sinn Féin candidates were elected on the first count - and did not have running mates - their surpluses will be very much in play to decide where the other seats in their constituencies go .
Read more analysis from Chris here .
Left-leaning Sinn Féin managed to successfully tap into the public anger felt in the Republic of Ireland over issues that have dogged centre-right Fine Gael for a number of years - a shortage of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ analysts suggest .
That is despite the fact the country is forecast to have one of the fastest growing economies in the EU in 2020 .
They were dubbed `` the problems of success '' by former Finance Minister Michael Noonan as far back as 2015 .
Brexit - a considerable focus of Leo Varadkar and his deputy Simon Coveney while in power - barely registered as an issue in the campaign .
Democratic Unionist Party ( DUP ) leader Arlene Foster , whose party is in a power-sharing government with Sinn Féin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had backed Sinn Féin as a `` protest vote '' .
`` From a Northern Ireland perspective we will have to work with whoever the government is in the Republic of Ireland , '' Mrs Foster told BBC Radio Ulster 's Good Morning Ulster programme .
She also questioned whether Sinn Féin would have their focus on Northern Ireland questioned , in the way there had been a `` wailing and gnashing of teeth '' over her party 's confidence-and-supply agreement with the previous Conservative government in the UK .
There are 160 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Féin is set to dramatically increase how many it holds after it won the most first preference votes , topping the poll in 30 of the 39 constituencies .
Following the last election in 2016 Sinn Féin had 23 seats in the Dáil ( Irish parliament ) .
Fine Gael has been in government since 2011 , firstly with the Labour Party and then with independents and since 2016 , a confidence-and-supply deal with Fianna Fáil .
It looks set to lose seats for the second election in a row , but that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forming another government .
Its share of first preference votes dropped from 25.5 % at the last election to 20.9 % .
The taoiseach said he was `` not really '' disappointed that he did not top the poll in his own constituency .
He did get an increase in his votes compared to the last election .
He added it was now clear there was now a `` three-party system '' .
On Sunday Micheál Martin said reports suggested his party `` would be the largest '' but that it was early @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing when forming a government was `` compatibility in the programme for government '' and that formation of a government was going to be very difficult .
Mr Martin added he was a `` democrat '' and respected the will of the people .
What about the smaller parties ?
The Green Party is also set to increase the number of seats it holds .
Green leader Eamon Ryan , who was elected on the first count for Dublin Bay South , said his party would play its part in talks to form @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 7.1 % of first preference votes , followed by Labour ( 4.4 % ) , Social Democrats ( 2.9 % ) , Solidarity-People Before Profit ( 2.6 % ) .
Aontú ( 1.9 % ) independents ( 12.2 % ) and others ( 1.3 % ) accounted for the rest .

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


bbcuk--2020-02-10--Storm Ciara: Disruption across Wales as clean-up begins

Roads remain closed and train services cancelled as the clean-up gets under way following Storm Ciara .
Winds hit 93mph ( 150k/ph ) on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd on Sunday , with the rail network effectively shut all day across Wales .
More than a dozen flood warnings remain in force on Monday - including on the River Elwy in Denbighshire .
Residents at a caravan park nearby in St Asaph had to be evacuated when river levels rose dramatically .
North Wales Police evacuated Spring Gardens Caravan Park and properties in Llys y Felin with residents placed in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the leisure centre .
A £6m flood defence scheme was opened in the city in 2018 .
However , a severe flood warning in the area - which means there is possible danger to life - has now been reduced .
The storm cut power supplies to thousands of homes , with engineers still trying to restore electricity to many .
Western Power Distribution said it had thousands of homes hit by power cuts across south Wales on Sunday - but supplies were restored to all but two properties by Monday morning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ customers yesterday , that was in some extremely challenging conditions - winds in excess of 90mph , '' said Sean Sullivan , the firm 's network supply manager for Wales .
`` It was particularly difficult especially for our staff out on the ground repairing things .
`` It was 20 or 30 times our normal fault value , so it was a tremendous achievement . ''
SP Energy Networks said at the height of the storm , 20,000 homes across north Wales were affected , and on Monday its engineers were still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ properties .
Because of spray and bad weather , Aberystwyth Promenade was closed on Monday between Terrace Road and Constitution Hill .
Many roads also remain closed across Wales following the storm .
The main A470 trunk road in north Wales is shut in and around Llanrwst , in the Conwy Valley , after sustaining widespread flooding on Sunday .
• The pictures from across the UK '' It 's pretty devastating , '' said Osian Deiniol , who runs the Blas Ar Fwyd food deli store in the town .
He told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was left picking bottles of wine out of water , while trying to save thousands of pounds worth of stock in 11 fridges .
`` It 's heart breaking .
The deli has been on the high street for 32 years and is part of the fabric of the town , '' he said .
`` It was flash floods .
But the power of social media , the community rallied around , people were volunteering to come and help - people who were flooded themselves .
`` It 's devastating , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aid . ''
The Conwy Valley rail line remains under water in the area , with a bus replacement service operating between Llandudno Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog .
Network Rail and Transport for Wales have both urged all rail passengers in Wales to check before they travel , with a number of other lines also affected .
A rail replacement bus service will operate on the Cambrian Line from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth and between Machynlleth to Pwllheli .
Service could also face delays or cancellation west of Swansea into Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Pont Fawr , Llanrwst to A5 Waterloo Bridge , Betws y Coed • A470 Llanrwst Road at Tal y Cafn , from B5279 Ty ' n y groes to Maenan Abbey • A548 at Pentre Isaf , Conwy , partially blocked between Waterloo Hill and the Penrefail crossroad at Betws yn Rhos • A547 Mill Street , Abergele in Conwy , from the North Wales Business Park to Beach Road , Llandulas • A487 Dyfi Bridge closed both directions from A493 to Machynlleth Train Station , Powys • A4054 Cyfarthfa Road in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tree at Brecon Road • A5 remains partially blocked following a landslip at Llyn Ogwen , in Gwynedd , between Bethesda and Capel Curig However , ferry services bringing fans home from the Six Nations match in Dublin on Saturday are now operating again , as are flights from the Irish Republic .
Cardiff Airport has reported a number of cancellations for flights to Amsterdam , as Storm Ciara arrives in the Netherlands .
A number of schools in north Wales will be closed on Monday after being damaged in the storm .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ shut following flooding , while Ysgol y Creuddyn in Conwy will be closed due to a `` significant risk that more slates will fall '' , with school leaders saying they will reassess the situation on Monday morning .
Three primary schools in the county are also closed - Eglwysbach , Penmachno and Talhaiarn .
In Merthyr Tydfil , Ysgol Coed Y Dderwen is also closed due to damage to scaffolding which was surrounding the school .

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bbcuk--2020-02-10--Storm Ciara aftermath: Calder Valley assesses flood damage

Communities along the Calder Valley in West Yorkshire are assessing the damage following severe flooding caused by Storm Ciara .
The Environment Agency said about 100mm of rain fell in a 12-18 hour period , leading to `` raging torrents '' in places .
The area was devastated by flooding at Christmas in 2015 and millions of pounds were invested in flood defences .
However , some of those , including a £30m scheme in Mytholmroyd , are not due to be completed until the summer .
Amelie Lavan , a flood warden in the town , said : `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ course you 've got torrential rain and in 24 hours the whole place is flooded again . ''
Martin Slater from the Environment Agency said river levels were falling but remain high , urging people to stay vigilant .
`` The catchments are really saturated and there 's not places for any future rain to go , so we do ask people to be really careful .
`` Some of our measuring devices recorded around about 100mm rain in a 12 to 18-hour period , so that 's a lot of rain falling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Enormous quantities have fallen in a short period of time so that turns those small becks into raging torrents in places . ''
Barry Greenwood , is from the Calder Valley flood prevention group , and said his daughter 's hair salon in Hebden Bridge had been flooded again .
`` The water marks are about three to four feet deep '' , this time he said and river sludge had covered almost everything inside the shop .
Mr Greenwood said something had to be done to stop repeat flooding .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ this .
We 've got to stop the problem at its source that 's the only way we are going to survive down this valley . ''
He said more work needed to be done to slow down the amount of water coming off the moors .
In addition to the damage to properties and businesses , a number of roads remain closed in West Yorkshire .
In Elland , the bridge over the Calder has been shut after a large shipping container became wedged beneath it on Sunday .
Calderdale Council said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least 24 hours '' to enable a structural inspection after water levels had dropped .
The historic bridge was closed for months when it was damaged during the Boxing Day floods and cost £5m to rebuild .
Michaela Thackery , from Elland , said : `` It 's just shocking .
Does it mean we are going to be cut off again ?
It 's scary . ''
More than 3,000 properties were flooded in the area in 2015 .
Since then a number of flood alleviation schemes , in Mytholmroyd , Hebden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but have not yet been completed .
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"We can't carry on like this. We've got to stop the problem at its source that's the only way we are going to survive down this valley."


bbcuk--2020-02-10--HS2: Government to give high-speed rail line the go-ahead

The government will give the go-ahead for the entire High Speed 2 ( HS2 ) rail line to be built , the BBC can confirm .
An announcement on the rail project linking London to Birmingham and Manchester and Leeds is expected by the Prime Minister on Tuesday .
While the whole line will be built , the government will seek a review of the second phase covering the North .
It hopes it will identify cost savings as well as integrating these lines into the existing railways .
A source close to the project has confirmed that Boris Johnson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transport projects on Tuesday .
Some of them will be situated in the north of England and the Midlands as part of the government 's manifesto promise to `` level up '' the UK by investing more in regions outside of London .
• How much ?
Six reasons why HS2 is so expensive • What is the HS2 route and how much will it cost ?
• Just how blow-out is the HS2 budget ?
• HS2 costs out of control , says review 's deputy chair Supporters of the HS2 project @ @ @ @ @ @ @ railways and help to rebalance the UK 's economy .
But it has faced criticism from both Labour and Conservative MPs for being over budget and behind schedule .
In 2015 , it was estimated that the cost would be £56bn , but a review has warned that it could rise to as much as £106bn .
Work to prepare the ground for the first phase of HS2 linking London and Birmingham has been going on for years .
But a green light from the government means construction of the railway will begin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that work on the line between Birmingham and Crewe will be rolled into the first phase .
It had originally been slated to begin at a later stage .
Construction on the second phase of the project , originally planned to link Crewe to Manchester and Birmingham with Leeds , is at a much earlier stage .
The BBC has been told that the government will commission a further review of this part of the line to find ways of making it more affordable .
It also wants to ensure that these lines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ railway network along with other planned upgrades like Northern Powerhouse Rail , which aims to improve east-west links across the north of England .
What is the HS2 route ?
The initial plan is for a new railway line between London and the West Midlands carrying 400m-long ( 1,300ft ) trains , with as many as 1,100 seats per train .
The line would enable trains to reach speeds of up to 250mph and would run as often as 14 times an hour in each direction .
This would be followed by a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Manchester and Leeds .
The Department for Transport ( DfT ) has said that the project will triple the capacity of trains across the entire route .
According to latest estimates , the first stage would be completed between 2028 and 2031 - long after the original opening date of 2026 .
Meanwhile , the second stage would be ready in 2035-2040 .
Why have the costs and timetable slipped so far off track ?
Essentially , because they were over-optimistic in the first place .
The National Audit Office has warned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years that HS2 had an `` unrealistic timetable '' .
In its most recent analysis , it said that the risks of the project were never properly assessed when initial costs were estimated .
HS2 began under the Labour government in 2009 , but the cost has continued to balloon under subsequent administrations .
What are the proposed advantages of HS2 ?
Once it is built , journeys will be shorter .
London-to-Birmingham travel times will be cut from one hour 21 minutes to 52 minutes , according to the DfT .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is expected to create thousands of jobs and provide a stimulus to economic growth .
Who are its detractors and what do they say ?
They are a mixture of MPs and eco-activists .
Some Conservative MPs oppose the project because the route will pass through their constituencies and they think the money should be spent on better local transport links instead .
At the same time , environmental groups say HS2 will boost carbon emissions and spoil areas of natural beauty .

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


bbcuk--2020-02-10--Coronavirus: Brighton GP practice closes after staff member tests positive

A GP practice in Brighton has been temporarily closed after a staff member tested positive for coronavirus .
Patients at the city 's County Oak medical centre have been advised to contact the NHS 111 phone service if they have concerns .
Two of the eight people diagnosed in the UK are understood to be GPs .
The Department of Health has called the virus a `` serious and imminent threat '' to public health , but the overall risk to the population is `` moderate '' .
However , the risk to individuals is low , the department said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ closed over concerns about the virus .
St Mary 's Independent School said the `` precautionary '' three-day closure came after `` members of the school community '' became ill , having recently travelled to China .
Brackley Medical Centre in Northamptonshire was also closed as a precautionary measure , but later reopened .
There have been more than 40,000 cases of the virus globally , mostly in China .
The total number of deaths in China is now 908 .
• Coronavirus : How worried should we be ?
• Coronavirus super-spreaders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new UK cases were announced on Monday - taking the total number of people infected in the UK to eight .
Two of the new cases are understood to be GPs - one of whom works at the County Oak medical centre .
A sign put up at the surgery said it had been closed `` for extensive cleaning as a precautionary measure '' and would be open as soon as possible , hopefully on Tuesday afternoon .
One of the eight UK cases is a British man who caught the virus at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a ski resort in France .
He was diagnosed in Brighton , and is being treated at St Thomas ' Hospital in London .
He has been linked to five of the other cases .
In addition to the eight cases in the UK , five British nationals tested positive in France following the Brighton man 's trip to the ski resort .
A British man has also been diagnosed with coronavirus in Majorca after coming into contact with a carrier in France .
Tedros Adhanom - director general of the World Health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Monday that cases such as those in the UK and France `` could be the spark that becomes a bigger fire '' .
`` But for now , it 's only a spark , '' he said .
Meanwhile , the Department of Health has introduced new measures in England that mean those in quarantine will not be free to leave their accommodation , and can be forcibly sent into isolation if they pose a threat .
The move comes after a passenger on the first UK flight from Wuhan , who is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , had been `` threatening to abscond '' despite signing a contract agreeing to the isolation period .
What are the symptoms of coronavirus and what can help stop its spread ?
The main signs of infection are fever ( high temperature ) and a cough as well as shortness of breath and breathing difficulties .
Frequent hand washing with soap or gel , avoiding close contact with people who are ill and not touching your eyes , nose and mouth with unwashed hands , can help cut the risk of infection .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , binning it and washing your hands can minimise the risk of spreading disease .
Anyone experiencing symptoms , even if mild , after travelling from mainland China , Thailand , Japan , Republic of Korea , Hong Kong , Taiwan , Singapore , Malaysia or Macau , is advised to stay indoors and call the NHS 111 phone service .
What is the government doing ?
The main focus is on rapidly identifying people with the disease and taking them to specialist hospitals for treatment in isolation .
They are then tracing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with patients to make sure they know the signs of the disease and what to do .
Arrowe Park Hospital , on the Wirral , and Kents Hill Park conference centre , in Milton Keynes , have been designated as `` isolation '' facilities in the UK .
Evacuees from Wuhan who travelled to the UK on two flights chartered by the Foreign Office are currently in quarantine at those locations .
One British man , who asked to remain anonymous , has described his journey to quarantine in Milton Keynes after flying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and his wife , who is a Chinese national , had been in a town in Hubei province and were unable to reach Wuhan to fly back to the UK - but the Foreign Office organised a coach to pick them up .
He said he was `` relieved to have been able to get out '' , and compared scenes in Hubei with `` something out of a post-apocalyptic movie '' .
How serious is the threat ?
A statement published on the Department of Health website earlier on Monday said the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ constitutes a serious and imminent threat to public health '' .
However , Whitehall sources say that announcement was made to help enforce the new quarantine powers .
BBC health editor Hugh Pym said the `` over dramatic '' language was likely to have been used for `` obscure legal reasons '' .
The department confirmed on Twitter that the risk to the public has not changed .
That risk has been declared as `` moderate '' - a level which allows the government to plan for all eventualities , officials say .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ risk to individuals remains `` low '' .
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Coronavirus: Brighton GP practice closes after staff member tests positive Published 11 February 2020
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A GP practice in Brighton has been temporarily closed after a staff member tested positive for coronavirus.
Patients at the city's County Oak medical centre have been advised to contact the NHS 111 phone service if they have concerns.
Two of the eight people diagnosed in the UK are understood to be GPs.
The Department of Health has called the virus a "serious and imminent threat" to public health, but the overall risk to the population is "moderate".
However, the risk to individuals is low, the department said.
A school in Southampton has also closed over concerns about the virus.
St Mary's Independent School said the "precautionary" three-day closure came after "members of the school community" became ill, having recently travelled to China.
Brackley Medical Centre in Northamptonshire was also closed as a precautionary measure, but later reopened.
There have been more than 40,000 cases of the virus globally, mostly in China. The total number of deaths in China is now 1,011.
Four new UK cases were announced on Monday - taking the total number of people infected in the UK to eight.
Two of the new cases are understood to be GPs - one of whom works at the County Oak medical centre.
A sign put up at the surgery said it had been closed "for extensive cleaning as a precautionary measure" and would be open as soon as possible, hopefully on Tuesday afternoon.
One of the eight UK cases is a British man who caught the virus at a conference in Singapore and travelled to a ski resort in France.
He was diagnosed in Brighton, and is being treated at St Thomas' Hospital in London.
He has been linked to five of the other cases.
Image source, Eddie Mitchell Image caption, County Oak Medical Centre
In addition to the eight cases in the UK, five British nationals tested positive in France following the Brighton man's trip to the ski resort.
A British man has also been diagnosed with coronavirus in Majorca after coming into contact with a carrier in France.
Tedros Adhanom - director general of the World Health Organization - told a press conference on Monday that cases such as those in the UK and France "could be the spark that becomes a bigger fire".
"But for now, it's only a spark," he said.
"Our objective remains containment."
Meanwhile, the Department of Health has introduced new measures in England that mean those in quarantine will not be free to leave their accommodation, and can be forcibly sent into isolation if they pose a threat.
The move comes after a passenger on the first UK flight from Wuhan, who is being held in quarantine on the Wirral, had been "threatening to abscond" despite signing a contract agreeing to the isolation period.
What are the symptoms of coronavirus and what can help stop its spread?
The main signs of infection are fever (high temperature) and a cough as well as shortness of breath and breathing difficulties.
Frequent hand washing with soap or gel, avoiding close contact with people who are ill and not touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands, can help cut the risk of infection.
Catching coughs and sneezes in a tissue, binning it and washing your hands can minimise the risk of spreading disease.
Anyone experiencing symptoms, even if mild, after travelling from mainland China, Thailand, Japan, Republic of Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia or Macau, is advised to stay indoors and call the NHS 111 phone service.
What is the government doing?
The main focus is on rapidly identifying people with the disease and taking them to specialist hospitals for treatment in isolation.
They are then tracing anybody who has come into close contact with patients to make sure they know the signs of the disease and what to do.
Arrowe Park Hospital, on the Wirral, and Kents Hill Park conference centre, in Milton Keynes, have been designated as "isolation" facilities in the UK.
Evacuees from Wuhan who travelled to the UK on two flights chartered by the Foreign Office are currently in quarantine at those locations.
Image source, EPA Image caption, Passengers on Sunday's flight from Wuhan were taken to Kents Hill Park conference centre, in Milton Keynes
Getty Images Spread of coronavirus 40,000+ cases of the virus globally
908deaths in China, as of Sunday 9 February 27 other countries, at least, it has spread to
1%of people infected go on to die, it's estimated Sources: China National Health Commission, WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Modelling
One British man, who asked to remain anonymous, has described his journey to quarantine in Milton Keynes after flying back from Wuhan.
He said he and his wife, who is a Chinese national, had been in a town in Hubei province and were unable to reach Wuhan to fly back to the UK - but the Foreign Office organised a coach to pick them up.
He said he was "relieved to have been able to get out", and compared scenes in Hubei with "something out of a post-apocalyptic movie".
How serious is the threat?
A statement published on the Department of Health website earlier on Monday said the "incidence or transmission of novel coronavirus constitutes a serious and imminent threat to public health".
However, Whitehall sources say that announcement was made to help enforce the new quarantine powers.
BBC health editor Hugh Pym said the "over dramatic" language was likely to have been used for "obscure legal reasons".
The department confirmed on Twitter that the risk to the public has not changed.
That risk has been declared as "moderate" - a level which allows the government to plan for all eventualities, officials say.
Ultimately, the government maintains that the risk to individuals remains "low".
Have you been affected by this story? Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.


bbcuk--2020-02-10--Jamaica deportation: Appeal court issues order over phone access

A Court of Appeal judge has ordered the Home Office not to deport people to Jamaica on Tuesday unless they had access to a functioning , non-O2 Sim card on or before 3 February .
The order comes after lawyers argued some set to be deported from two detention centres could not get legal advice due to issues with an O2 mast .
The Home Office said it was `` urgently asking the judge to reconsider '' .
Earlier , Labour 's Diane Abbott said removing the detainees was `` unfair '' .
But Home Secretary Priti Patel said many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Ms Patel said every person on the flight had `` received a custodial sentence of 12 months or more '' .
Therefore under legislation introduced by the Labour government in 2007 , she said , `` a deportation order must be made '' .
• Who are the Windrush generation ?
In a statement , the Home Office said : `` The planned charter flight to Jamaica is specifically for deporting foreign national offenders .
`` Those detained for removal include people convicted of manslaughter , rape , violent crime and dealing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asking the judge to reconsider their ruling and it would be inappropriate to comment further whilst legal proceedings are ongoing . ''
The government has faced pressure to suspend the flight until a report on the Windrush scandal has been published .
A leaked draft of the report said the government should consider ending the deportation of foreign-born offenders who came to the UK as children .
The flight to Kingston is due to leave early on 11 February and is expected to include a man who arrived in the UK at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Commons , shadow home secretary Ms Abbott said : `` Many of the proposed deportees came here as children and have no memory of Jamaica . ''
Bella Sankey , director of charity Detention Action , said she was `` delighted '' by the ruling adding that : `` On the basis of this order from our Court of Appeal we do not believe that anyone currently detained at the Heathrow detention centres can be removed on tomorrow 's [ Tuesday 's ] flight . ''
`` We understand that this will apply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And Toufique Hossain , director of public law at Duncan Lewis - which is representing some of those scheduled to be deported - said : `` Yet again it takes judicial intervention to make the Home Office take basic , humane and fair steps to allow people to enjoy their constitutional right to access justice . ''
' I have no-one in Jamaica' One of those who had been due to be deported on Tuesday is father-of-five Howard Ormsby .
He was jailed for 18 months after he was convicted of possession with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was released in December .
`` I came here at the age of 15 with my older sister and I 've been here 18 years of my life , '' the 32-year-old said , speaking to the BBC 's Victoria Derbyshire show from a detention centre at Harmondsworth , west London .
`` I 've never tried to deny the fact I 've made a mistake , but everyone has a chance to right their wrongs .
`` I have all my family here - I have no-one in Jamaica . ''

Bella Sankey, director of charity Detention Action, said she was "delighted" by the ruling adding that: "On the basis of this order from our Court of Appeal we do not believe that anyone currently detained at the Heathrow detention centres can be removed on tomorrow's [Tuesday's] flight."


bbcuk--2020-02-10--Government to pledge £5bn for bus services and cycling routes

The government is set to pledge £5bn over the next five years to improve bus and cycling services in England .
In the House of Commons on Tuesday , the prime minister will say the extra money will provide more frequent services and simpler , more affordable fares .
But Labour has accused the PM of refusing to reverse `` £645m-a-year cuts to bus budgets , which have caused thousands of routes to be axed '' .
This comes as the government is set to give the go-ahead to the HS2 project .
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rail link and the new money for cycling and buses in a statement to the Commons on Tuesday .
In addition to improving frequency and fares , he will say the £5bn of funding will go towards new priority routes for buses and 4,000 `` zero-emission buses '' in England and Wales .
British Chambers of Commerce director general , Adam Marshall , welcomed the funding and said : `` Business communities will want to work with central government , local government and bus operators to ensure that this new funding makes a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ On cycling , Mr Johnson is expected to promise to create 250 miles of new cycle paths and plans to make cycling safer in towns by expanding projects dubbed `` mini Holland '' schemes .
The funding will go to regions outside of London .
Ahead of his Commons statement , Mr Johnson said : `` Improving connectivity by overhauling bus services and making cycling easier than ever is such an important step forward , to make sure every community has the foundations it needs to thrive . ''
But shadow transport secretary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of underinvestment and cuts , this unambitious announcement is nowhere near enough to make the difference that transport users , our economy or our environment need .
`` Such paltry investment in cycling wo n't be enough to stop the UK lagging behind similar European nations for cycling participation . ''

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


bbcuk--2020-02-10--Man convicted of planning terror attacks on London tourist hotspots

A man has been convicted of planning a terror attack at London tourist hotspots , just over a year after he was cleared of attacking police with a sword outside Buckingham Palace .
Mohiussunnath Chowdhury , 28 , from Luton , spoke about targeting attractions including Madame Tussauds , the gay Pride parade and a tourist bus .
The former Uber driver unwittingly revealed his plot to undercover police .
He also bragged to them that he had deceived the jury at his first trial .
Chowdhury was cleared of a terror charge in December 2018 after slashing police with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ residence while shouting `` Allahu Akbar '' .
At the time Chowdhury told jurors he only wanted to be killed by police and did not intend to harm anyone .
Undercover officers , posing as like-minded extremists , had Chowdhury under surveillance during a five-month operation , his trial at Woolwich Crown Court heard .
The chicken shop worker prepared for his atrocity by lifting weights , practising stabbing and rehearsing beheading techniques , as well as booking shooting range training and trying to acquire a real gun , the court heard .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ guilty of engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts , collecting information likely to be useful to someone preparing an act of terrorism , and disseminating terrorist publications .
The second charge related to a document titled `` guidance for doing just terror operations '' on his phone , which included instructions on how to kill people with knives .
Chowdhury was nothing if not prepared for martyrdom .
He 'd collected knives for an attack , looked into firearms training and even made a list of what he was going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Top of the list was n't meeting his maker , though .
It was a tour of the palace he assumed he would be given .
Second on the unmarried chicken shop worker 's list was to meet and consummate his relationship with 72 wives .
Only later - seventh on the list - would he find time to meet God ; and his 10th task of life in the hereafter was `` choose quests to embark on '' .
Mohiussunnath - or Musa - Chowdhury was obsessive about quests in which he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doing God 's work on earth .
Read the background to the case Chowdhury 's sister , Sneha Chowdhury , 25 , cried as she was convicted of one count of failing to disclose information about acts of terrorism and cleared of another count of the same charge .
The prosecution described his sister as `` loyal , much put-on and long-suffering '' but also as someone who was `` aware of all he was saying to her and what it meant '' .
Chowdhury 's defence barrister had argued the university drop-out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and an `` attention-seeker '' who `` talks and talks , but does n't do '' .
Chowdhury also dismissed his praise of the murder of soldier Lee Rigby as `` jihadi banter '' and said his weapons training came from a fascination with martial arts and weightlifting .
But prosecutors said he desired to `` unleash death and suffering '' on non-Muslims .
Scotland Yard counter terror commander Richard Smith said Chowdhury was an `` extremely dangerous person '' whose intention was `` to kill and harm as many people as possible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last year , Chowdhury told an undercover officer he was free to attack one million unbelievers if he was fighting for `` the pleasure of Allah '' .

The prosecution described his sister as "loyal, much put-on and long-suffering" but also as someone who was "aware of all he was saying to her and what it meant".


bbcuk--2020-02-10--Work 'under way' into Scotland-Northern Ireland bridge feasibility

Work is under way `` by a range of government officials '' to look at the idea of building a Scotland-Northern Ireland bridge , No 10 has said .
Boris Johnson has described the bridge as a `` very interesting idea '' , while Ireland 's premier Leo Varadkar has said it was `` worth examining '' .
But Nicola Sturgeon said there were `` more important priorities '' .
Two routes have previously been floated - from Portpatrick to Larne or near Campbeltown to the Antrim coast .
The Portpatrick route would be more than 20 miles across the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spokesperson said : `` The prime minister has said it would have some merit - as a result you would expect government to be looking into it .
`` Work is under way by a range of government officials . ''
However shadow environment secretary Luke Pollard accused Mr Johnson of being `` a master of distraction , '' adding : `` every moment spent talking about a bridge no one wants , is airtime not spent focusing on the crises right in front of us '' .
Scotland 's First Minister Ms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the idea but added `` if he [ the prime minister ] has got £20bn to build such a bridge going spare at the moment - that could be spent on more important priorities '' .
A spokesperson for the UK Chamber of Shipping said the bridge would simply `` replicate '' ferry services already operating between Scotland and Northern Ireland .
`` The money could be far better spent improving road and rail links to our ports across the UK , '' they added .
Critics think it 's mad .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The cost could be more than £20bn and the Irish Sea is n't the most hospitable terrain for a major infrastructure project - Beaufort 's Dyke is littered with munitions dumped after World War II .
Leading architects - however - have said it would be possible .
And Boris Johnson is taking it seriously - having made it clear he is keen on the idea .
Officials are looking at feasibility at the moment and reporting directly to Number 10 .
I 'm told we should find out later this year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moving forward .
If engineering challenges can be overcome - then cost will be important too .
But it 's worth remembering Boris Johnson 's track record on ambitious bridge projects is a troubled one .
As London Mayor - he backed a Garden Bridge over the Thames .
It was cancelled by Sadiq Khan because of the financial risk - but still cost around £53m .
How much could a Scotland-Northern Ireland bridge cost ?
The price of any construction would , obviously , be dependent on the route chosen .
More @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Centre for Cross Border Studies suggested a 21-mile bridge from Dumfries and Galloway could provide international rail links and ease the strain on air services .
At that time it estimated the cost of the scheme would be about £3.5bn .
However , by last year the suggested price tag had risen considerably .
Some experts have suggested £15bn might be required for the project but others have said that £20bn would be a `` conservative estimate '' .
Read more : How likely is a Scotland-Northern Ireland bridge ?

Scotland's First Minister Ms Sturgeon said her mind was not closed to the idea but added "if he [the prime minister] has got £20bn to build such a bridge going spare at the moment - that could be spent on more important priorities".


bbcuk--2020-02-10--Babacar Diagne death: Two boys aged 15 charged with murder

Two 15-year-old boys have been charged with the murder of another 15-year-old boy who was found stabbed .
Babacar Diagne @ @ @ @ @ off Petitor Crescent in Wood End , Coventry , at about 19:00 GMT on 5 @ @ @ @ @ arrested on suspicion of murder and a 15-year-old girl held on suspicion of conspiracy to @ @ @ @ @ .
The two boys will appear before magistrates in the city on Tuesday .
West @ @ @ @ @ an additional 12 hours to continue to question the girl after her arrest on Sunday @ @ @ @ @ were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender have since been released under investigation .
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Seven other people who were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender have since been released under investigation.


bbcuk--2020-02-10--Sepsis: Baby 'not given antibiotics for hours', inquest hears

A baby who died of sepsis a day after being taken to hospital was not given antibiotics for many hours , an inquest has heard .
Three-month-old Lewys Crawford died of meningococcal septicaemia at the University Hospital of Wales ( UHW ) in Cardiff on 22 March 2019 .
The inquest at Pontypridd Coroner 's Court heard a nurse suspected Lewys had sepsis when he was first assessed .
But a doctor initially said he had a virus .
He was only diagnosed more than eight hours after he arrived .
Lewys , from Llanederyn , Cardiff , had become @ @ @ @ @ @ @ March when he had let out a `` piercing scream '' and had had a temperature of 38.4C , the inquest was told .
His mother Kirsty Link said in a statement read to court he was `` happy as Larry '' apart from the temperature , and he then went to sleep .
But when he woke up he `` did n't seem himself '' and his parents took him to the emergency department at the UHW .
Rebecca Murphy , a paediatric nurse who was on duty the night Lewys was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` extremely busy '' in the paediatric emergency unit .
She explained when she assessed Lewys that she put him in category two , which meant he needed to be seen by a doctor within 10 minutes .
She said his observations were abnormal and that they triggered a `` pathway '' used by the NHS to diagnosis and treat sepsis .
When asked if she mentioned sepsis to the doctor who was on duty , she said : `` Not that I recall , '' but added she told the nurse dealing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Children 's Hospital that they had a `` septic baby '' who needed treatment .
The inquest also heard there was no dedicated paediatric consultant working in the department on the evening Lewys was brought in .
Jo Mower , an adult emergency medicine consultant who was on duty , diagnosed Lewys as probably suffering from a viral illness .
She told the hearing it was `` quite rare in my experience to see someone that young '' with meningococcal septicaemia and `` the children I have seen have been older '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to find a source of the infection .
So he 'd been grizzly , reduced feeding but still having wet nappies .
`` So I was thinking , 'was there a respiratory problem , was there a urinary problem ? '
That was my thought process at that time on that day .
I did n't think of sepsis at that time , at that point . ''
Ms Murphy said she was `` not confident in the diagnosis '' but did not raise it with Dr Mower .
When asked by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in hindsight , Dr Mower said : `` If the same situation arrived today , I would probably demand that the paeds come down and cannulate [ put in a line for treatment ] . ''
There were delays getting Lewys admitted to a ward and in getting antibiotics when sepsis was finally given as a diagnosis more than eight hours after he first came to hospital .
Ms Link 's statement said : `` We are concerned about the timeline of the events , the delays between him being admitted and delays @ @ @ @ @ @ @ antibiotics , and the delay in the time it took to make the diagnosis . ''
Before the inquest formally began , coroner Graeme Hughes said he felt it was at least arguable that there had been a breach of the state 's duty in protecting Lewys 's life and that he therefore would look to widen the scope of the inquest to include how and in what circumstances Lewys died .

Before the inquest formally began, coroner Graeme Hughes said he felt it was at least arguable that there had been a breach of the state's duty in protecting Lewys's life and that he therefore would look to widen the scope of the inquest to include how and in what circumstances Lewys died.


bbcuk--2020-02-10--Manchester stabbing: Two people stabbed in Piccadilly Gardens

Two people have been stabbed in Manchester city centre .
Officers were called to reports of an assault near Morrisons supermarket in Piccadilly Gardens at 12:10 GMT .
One man has been taken to hospital with injuries not thought to be life threatening and another was treated at the scene for minor injuries , a police spokesperson said .
The force added it was thought to be a `` targeted attack '' and there was no threat to the wider community .
No arrests have yet been made .
Eyewitness Gemma Hepworth , 36 , said there was `` blood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and there were two men on the floor .
Morrisons staff were coming out with bandages , and people were asking if we knew anyone who could perform first aid .
`` I offered my scarf and everyone was trying to help .
Some people were crying . ''
A number of road closures are in place and members of the public have been asked to avoid the area .
All Stagecoach bus services travelling through Oldham Street have been diverted , the operator said .
First Manchester said on Twitter a number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
North West Ambulance Service was alerted at 12:08 and sent 10 vehicles and crew to the scene .
Councillor Jon-Connor Lyons thanked Greater Manchester Police and other emergency personnel for their `` rapid response '' .


bbcuk--2020-02-10--Emiliano Sala: Review of 'grey' charter flights after death

The UK government is to look at how `` grey '' charter flights can be prevented following the plane crash that killed footballer Emiliano Sala .
The use of `` unlicensed air taxis '' was a growing problem in the aviation industry , the House of Lords heard .
Sala , 28 , was the only passenger onboard the single-engine Piper Malibu aircraft which crashed into the Engish Channel in January 2019 .
An interim report , published by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch ( AAIB ) said the 59-year-old pilot David Ibbotson , from Crowle , North Lincolnshire , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• Sala pilot 'not qualified to fly at night' Raising the issue in Parliament , Lord Goddard called for lessons to be learned from the tragedy .
He said : `` Grey charter flights are unlicensed air taxis and they are being used by footballers , by celebrities , by people to bypass the system and to get from A to B with a degree of privacy .
`` It is a problem because they are unlicensed and unregulated and we really need to clampdown . ''
Transport Minister Baroness Vere of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concerns around grey charters .
`` It is illegal to operate a commercial flight without an operating licence and an air operating certificate , which is overseen by the Civil Aviation Authority . ''
She said the Department for Transport had commenced an independent review of the safety of general aviation as a result of the concerns .
`` One of the strands of work ... is to look at illegal charters and to consider what more steps we can be taking in order to prevent them , '' she added .
Sala @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nantes for £15 million on January 18 2019 - Mr Ibbotson flew him from Cardiff to Nantes the following day .
The return flight crashed close to Guernsey on January 21 .
Sala 's body was recovered on 7 February , but Mr Ibbotson has not yet been found .
This was also raised by Lord Goddard , who questioned the failure to retrieve the Mr Ibbotson 's body .
Baroness Vere said : `` In this case , once a body was found , the AAIB prioritised its recovery .
It was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sala .
`` The government accepts that no evidence of David Ibbotson 's body was found and so no retrieval could occur . ''
The aircraft remains underwater after an attempt to recover it was hampered by bad weather .
Relatives of Sala and Mr Ibbotson have called for the wreckage to be salvaged to help find out what happened .
An AAIB spokesman previously said it had chosen not to repeat a retrieval attempt due to the high costs involved , the information already collected and the risk the wreckage would `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first anniversary of the crash , the AAIB announced it intended to publish a final report by the end of March .

He said: "Grey charter flights are unlicensed air taxis and they are being used by footballers, by celebrities, by people to bypass the system and to get from A to B with a degree of privacy.


bbcuk--2020-02-10--Storm Ciara: What are my rights if my home or job is affected?

Storm Ciara has battered the UK bringing widespread flooding and damage from severe winds .
Blizzards and ice look set to follow in its aftermath .
All of this is likely to leave residents and businesses counting the cost , and looking to insurers to help them get back on their feet soon .
Cover and compensation can vary significantly depending on the level of impact and small print in policies , but other automatic protection may be in place .
My home or business is flooded , what should I do ?
Safety is the key priority , so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to their properties when it is safe to do so .
Those affected by the storm should contact their insurer as soon as possible .
They will receive advice , and should avoid throwing things away where possible .
However , they should be prepared for some delay .
`` It is going to be a bit chaotic over the next few days , because the insurance industry does cater for surge events but loss adjustors are going to be stretched really thin as they are dragged all over the country , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Harris Balcombe , told Radio 5 live 's Wake Up to Money programme .
`` There are not enough companies that specialise in drying these properties out and preventing further damage .
We are not a country that has these events every two minutes .
`` So you need to do whatever you can to protect your own property , and crucially look after your family . ''
The Association of British Insurers ( ABI ) says most home buildings , contents and commercial business policies cover storm damage .
Commercial policies will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Business interruption cover , which may be included or purchased separately as part of an insurance agreement , will cover additional trading costs , such as hiring temporary alternative trading premises if necessary , the ABI says .
Comprehensive motor insurance covers the cost of repairing or replacing vehicles damaged by storms .
There have been some improvements to the insurance system in areas that have been hit before , such as parts of West Yorkshire , under the Flood Re scheme .
As became clear during previous floods , this does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Do I have to go to work ?
Flexibility is key to ensuring staff stay safe , but businesses continue to operate as normally as possible , according to conciliation service Acas .
`` Workers may be concerned about travelling into work over the next few days and some employers will have concerns about staff absences impacting their productivity and performance , '' says Acas chief executive Susan Clews .
• Man dies after tree falls on his car Employees should contact their boss as early as possible if there are problems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ try to offer flexible hours , shift swaps , or the chance to work from home .
There is no automatic right to be paid if you are unable to get to work , but unpaid time off should be granted if , for example , your children 's school is shut and you need to look after them .
This may be a particular issue in Scotland as the snow arrives .
If you are available for work , but the workplace has been closed , then you are entitled to normal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my power was cut off ?
Some homes have been without power through the night , making life particularly uncomfortable during the extreme weather .
There are rules in place that mean compensation may be paid by the local electricity distributor .
The level of compensation is £70 , with further payments of £70 if the situation continues for a long time .
However , whether this is payable , and when , depends on the severity of the situation in each area .
The Energy Ombudsman , an impartial referee following complaints @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be kept updated on the situation and on their right to compensation by their local distributor .
My travel plans were disrupted , what are my rights ?
A host of rail routes have been affected by the storm , owing to fallen trees and debris on the line , as well as flooding .
A number of train operating companies have issued advice for customers .
Generally , refunds are available for cancelled trains , or if you do not want to travel owing to the weather .
For delays , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offer an automatic compensation service , although a claim still needs to be made .
It can be more complicated for those with season tickets .
Some companies still operate under rules where they are not obliged to give any kind of refund if the delay is beyond their control , and severe weather does fall into that category .
If you are booked on a specific service which is cancelled , then you must check with staff instead of simply getting on the next available train to your destination .
Is there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
There is more clarity for planes than for trains .
If a flight is cancelled then you can take a refund , or an alternative route or flight to your destination .
You must talk to the airline , rather than booking it yourself .
The airline should look after you , such as providing meals if it is a long delay , but they do not have to pay the extra compensation that would be due had the delay been the airline 's fault .

Storm Ciara: What are my rights if my home or job is affected? Published 10 February 2020
Image source, AFP Image caption, Homes were flooded in Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire
Storm Ciara has battered the UK bringing widespread flooding and damage from severe winds. Blizzards and ice look set to follow in its aftermath.
All of this is likely to leave residents and businesses counting the cost, and looking to insurers to help them get back on their feet soon.
Cover and compensation can vary significantly depending on the level of impact and small print in policies, but other automatic protection may be in place.
My home or business is flooded, what should I do?
Safety is the key priority, so residents and business owners should only return to their properties when it is safe to do so.
Those affected by the storm should contact their insurer as soon as possible.
Image source, PA Media Image caption, Some residents in Appleby-in-Westmorland in Cumbria had to take emergency action
They will receive advice, and should avoid throwing things away where possible. However, they should be prepared for some delay.
"It is going to be a bit chaotic over the next few days, because the insurance industry does cater for surge events but loss adjustors are going to be stretched really thin as they are dragged all over the country," Alex Balcombe, from insurance loss assessors Harris Balcombe, told Radio 5 live's Wake Up to Money programme.
"There are not enough companies that specialise in drying these properties out and preventing further damage. We are not a country that has these events every two minutes.
"So you need to do whatever you can to protect your own property, and crucially look after your family."
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) says most home buildings, contents and commercial business policies cover storm damage.
Commercial policies will cover damage to premises and the stock. Business interruption cover, which may be included or purchased separately as part of an insurance agreement, will cover additional trading costs, such as hiring temporary alternative trading premises if necessary, the ABI says.
Comprehensive motor insurance covers the cost of repairing or replacing vehicles damaged by storms.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, One car was completely submerged by the water
There have been some improvements to the insurance system in areas that have been hit before, such as parts of West Yorkshire, under the Flood Re scheme.
As became clear during previous floods, this does not necessarily mean everyone can get cover.
Do I have to go to work?
Flexibility is key to ensuring staff stay safe, but businesses continue to operate as normally as possible, according to conciliation service Acas.
"Workers may be concerned about travelling into work over the next few days and some employers will have concerns about staff absences impacting their productivity and performance," says Acas chief executive Susan Clews.
Employees should contact their boss as early as possible if there are problems getting to work, and employers should try to offer flexible hours, shift swaps, or the chance to work from home.
There is no automatic right to be paid if you are unable to get to work, but unpaid time off should be granted if, for example, your children's school is shut and you need to look after them. This may be a particular issue in Scotland as the snow arrives.
If you are available for work, but the workplace has been closed, then you are entitled to normal pay.
Do I receive compensation if my power was cut off?
Some homes have been without power through the night, making life particularly uncomfortable during the extreme weather.
There are rules in place that mean compensation may be paid by the local electricity distributor.
Image source, PA Media Image caption, Falling trees have hit powerlines
The level of compensation is £70, with further payments of £70 if the situation continues for a long time. However, whether this is payable, and when, depends on the severity of the situation in each area.
The Energy Ombudsman, an impartial referee following complaints, points out that residents without power should be kept updated on the situation and on their right to compensation by their local distributor.
My travel plans were disrupted, what are my rights?
A host of rail routes have been affected by the storm, owing to fallen trees and debris on the line, as well as flooding.
A number of train operating companies have issued advice for customers.
Image source, Network Rail Image caption, A tree blocks the line between Dorking and Horsham on Monday
Generally, refunds are available for cancelled trains, or if you do not want to travel owing to the weather.
For delays, irrespective of the reason, many companies offer an automatic compensation service, although a claim still needs to be made. It can be more complicated for those with season tickets.
Some companies still operate under rules where they are not obliged to give any kind of refund if the delay is beyond their control, and severe weather does fall into that category.
If you are booked on a specific service which is cancelled, then you must check with staff instead of simply getting on the next available train to your destination.
Is there help available if my flight was cancelled?
There is more clarity for planes than for trains.
If a flight is cancelled then you can take a refund, or an alternative route or flight to your destination. You must talk to the airline, rather than booking it yourself.


bbcuk--2020-02-10--Coronavirus super-spreaders: Why are they important?

Super-spreading , where individual patients pass on an infection to large numbers of people , is a feature of nearly every outbreak .
It is not their fault but can have a significant impact on how diseases spread .
There are reports of super-spreading during the new coronavirus outbreak , which has centred on Wuhan , in China .
A British man who had been in Singapore has been linked to four cases in the UK , five in France and possibly one in Majorca .
Four more people diagnosed in UK How worried should we be ?
What it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bit of a vague term , with no strict scientific definition .
But it is when a patient infects significantly more people than usual .
On average , each person infected with the new coronavirus is passing it on to between two and three other people .
But this is only an average ; some people will pass it on to nobody while others pass their infection on to far more .
How big can a super-spreading event be ?
Massive - and they can have a huge effect on an outbreak .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 82 people being infected from a single hospital patient with Middle East respiratory syndrome ( Mers ) , a coronavirus distantly related to the current virus And in the Ebola epidemic in West Africa , the vast majority of cases ( 61 % ) came from just a tiny handful of patients ( 3 % ) .
`` There were more than 100 new chains of transmission from just one funeral in June 2014 , '' Dr Nathalie MacDermott , from King 's College London , says .
Why do some people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contact with far more people - either because of their job or where they live - and that means they can spread more of the disease , whether or not they themselves have symptoms .
`` Kids are good at that - that 's why closing schools can be a good measure , '' Dr John Edmunds , from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , says .
`` Commercial sex workers were very important in spreading HIV , '' Prof Mark Woolhouse , from the University of Edinburgh , says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who release unusually large amounts of virus ( or other bug ) from their bodies , so anybody coming into contact with them is more likely to become infected .
Hospitals treating severe acute respiratory syndrome ( Sars ) became a major centre of super-spreading because the sickest patients were also the most infectious and they came into contact with lots of healthcare workers .
How do they change an outbreak ?
`` It plays a big role at the beginning of any outbreak , when the virus is trying to get established @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
New infections , including the coronavirus , come from animals .
When it makes the jump into the first patient , the disease might fizzle out before it can cause a large outbreak .
But if it can quickly find its way into a super-spreader , then it gives the outbreak a boost .
The same rules apply when cases are imported into other countries .
`` If you have several super-spreaders in close proximity , you 're going to struggle to contain your outbreak , '' Dr MacDermott says .
What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there is super-spreading ?
Super-spreading of the new coronavirus would not be a surprise and will not significantly change how the disease is managed .
At the moment , we are completely reliant on identifying cases and anyone they have come into contact with quickly .
`` It makes that even more important - you ca n't afford too many mistakes , you ca n't afford to miss the super-spreader , '' Prof Woolhouse says .
Is it the super-spreader 's fault ?
Historically , there has been a tendency to demonise the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Irish cook Mary Mallon ( 1869-1938 ) , unknowingly passed on typhoid fever when she had no symptoms and ended up spending decades in exile and forced quarantine .
But in reality , it 's not the patient 's fault .
`` We need to be careful of the language we use , '' Dr MacDermott says .
`` They have n't done anything wrong , this is an infection picked up through no fault of their own .
`` They 're probably afraid and need love and attention . ''

Coronavirus super-spreaders: Why are they important? Published 10 February 2020
Image source, Getty Images
Super-spreading, where individual patients pass on an infection to large numbers of people, is a feature of nearly every outbreak.
It is not their fault but can have a significant impact on how diseases spread.
There are reports of super-spreading during the new coronavirus outbreak, which has centred on Wuhan, in China.
Briton Steve Walsh, who had been in Singapore, has been linked to four cases in the UK, five in France and possibly one in Majorca.
What is a super-spreader?
It is a bit of a vague term, with no strict scientific definition.
But it is when a patient infects significantly more people than usual.
On average, each person infected with the new coronavirus is passing it on to between two and three other people.
But this is only an average; some people will pass it on to nobody while others pass their infection on to far more.
How big can a super-spreading event be?
Massive - and they can have a huge effect on an outbreak.
Image source, EPA Image caption, Most Ebola cases came from a small number of patients
In 2015, a super-spreading event led to 82 people being infected from a single hospital patient with Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers), a coronavirus distantly related to the current virus
And in the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, the vast majority of cases (61%) came from just a tiny handful of patients (3%).
"There were more than 100 new chains of transmission from just one funeral in June 2014," Dr Nathalie MacDermott, from King's College London, says.
Why do some people spread more?
Some just come into contact with far more people - either because of their job or where they live - and that means they can spread more of the disease, whether or not they themselves have symptoms.
"Kids are good at that - that's why closing schools can be a good measure," Dr John Edmunds, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, says.
"Commercial sex workers were very important in spreading HIV," Prof Mark Woolhouse, from the University of Edinburgh, says .
Others are "super-shedders", who release unusually large amounts of virus (or other bug) from their bodies, so anybody coming into contact with them is more likely to become infected.
Hospitals treating severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) became a major centre of super-spreading because the sickest patients were also the most infectious and they came into contact with lots of healthcare workers.
How do they change an outbreak?
"It plays a big role at the beginning of any outbreak, when the virus is trying to get established," Dr Edmunds told BBC News.
New infections, including the coronavirus, come from animals.
When it makes the jump into the first patient, the disease might fizzle out before it can cause a large outbreak.
But if it can quickly find its way into a super-spreader, then it gives the outbreak a boost. The same rules apply when cases are imported into other countries.
"If you have several super-spreaders in close proximity, you're going to struggle to contain your outbreak," Dr MacDermott says.
What will it take to stop coronavirus if there is super-spreading?
Super-spreading of the new coronavirus would not be a surprise and will not significantly change how the disease is managed.
At the moment, we are completely reliant on identifying cases and anyone they have come into contact with quickly.
"It makes that even more important - you can't afford too many mistakes, you can't afford to miss the super-spreader," Prof Woolhouse says.
Is it the super-spreader's fault?
Historically, there has been a tendency to demonise the super-spreader.
Image caption, Mary Mallon was blamed for super-spreading typhoid
"Typhoid Mary", Irish cook Mary Mallon (1869-1938), unknowingly passed on typhoid fever when she had no symptoms and ended up spending decades in exile and forced quarantine.
But in reality, it's not the patient's fault.
"We need to be careful of the language we use," Dr MacDermott says.
"They haven't done anything wrong, this is an infection picked up through no fault of their own.


bbcuk--2020-02-10--The takeaway worker who plotted to attack Pride

A chicken shop worker acquitted two years ago of a sword attack outside Buckingham Palace has been found guilty of planning a series of terror attacks , months after walking free from court .
Mohiussunnath Chowdhury was convicted at Woolwich Crown Court on Monday after prosecutors revealed an undercover operation in which he had bragged to police of having hoodwinked the earlier jury .
This is the story of how he was finally caught .
Chowdhury was nothing if not prepared for martyrdom .
He 'd collected knives for an attack , looked into firearms training and even made a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do when he got to heaven .
Top of the list was n't meeting his maker , though .
It was a tour of the palace he assumed he would be given .
Second on the unmarried chicken shop worker 's list was to meet and consummate his relationship with 72 wives .
Only later - seventh on the list - would he find time to meet God ; and his 10th task of life in the hereafter was `` choose quests to embark on '' .
Mohiussunnath - or Musa - Chowdhury @ @ @ @ @ @ @ played the part of a heroic martyr doing God 's work on earth .
The 28-year-old has now faced trial three times for terrorism plotting - and the final prosecution has led to his conviction and possible life sentence .
After almost nine hours of deliberation , a jury convicted Chowdhury , from Luton , of preparation for an act of terrorism , collecting information useful to someone preparing an act of terrorism and disseminating terrorist publications .
• Physically trained to fight and bought swords with the help of his sister • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ course , obtained a replica pistol and sought a real gun • Practised wielding a knife in his bedroom for his coming attack .
His sister , Sneha Chowdhury , 25 , was convicted of one count of failing to disclose information about acts of terrorism , and cleared of another .
In August 2017 , Mohiussunnath Chowdhury drove to Buckingham Palace and , carrying a samurai-style sword , got out of his car and was involved in a struggle with police officers .
They suffered minor injuries - before being able to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in relation to that incident .
The first jury failed to reach a verdict , and the second jury acquitted him of preparing an act of terrorism at a retrial in December 2018 .
Mr Chowdhury told jurors he only wanted to be killed by police and did not intend to harm anyone in August 2017 .
But at this third trial , jurors heard he had bragged that he had deceived that second jury - and had immediately gone back to planning an attack .
Duncan Atkinson QC , prosecuting , told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in three undercover police officers who had been put on his case within a month of his acquittal over Buckingham Palace .
He had believed the officers to be `` as sincerely committed '' as he was to their cause .
The targets `` included Madame Tussauds in London , the Gay Pride parade and an attack on tourists on a London open-top tour bus , '' said Mr Atkinson .
`` The object was to unleash death and suffering on non-Muslim members of the public who happened to be present , using @ @ @ @ @ @ @ van , as part of an attack .
`` Whatever the position in 2017 , he was unquestionably preparing for terrorism in 2019 . ''
The fresh investigation into Chowdhury began when his social media posts immediately after his acquittal suggested police should still regard him as a high-risk suspect .
The posts included messages echoing jihadist propaganda , including his hopes for a battlefield death .
That was enough for the police and MI5 to believe he had hit the ground running for a new attack - and the undercover team was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only as Mikael , Hamza and Zulf , slowly worked their way into Chowdhury 's life over the first six months of 2019 .
The operation began when Zulf and a fourth officer posing as his uncle went to the chicken takeaway shop in Luton , where Chowdhury worked .
There , they had a conversation within the suspect 's earshot that implied that the uncle was heading to Pakistan to fight and die .
The plan to spark his interest appeared to have worked .
When Zulf later returned with a new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to befriend them .
Mikael was then introduced into the circle and he appeared as a leader figure - sharing his aspirations for a violent attack and telling one of the others to provide the suspect with a mobile phone .
Under the rules for undercover deployments , police officers are allowed to pose as terrorists - but not to incite the suspect to carry out an attack .
Their job is to use their cover to gather evidence of what the targeted individual intends to do .
And slowly over the weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He revealed himself to be the man acquitted of the Buckingham Palace incident and told the officers he had felt `` peace '' before the botched attack .
He said he had wanted to kill a Buckingham Palace soldier - and smiled when he told Mikael that he believed Allah had intervened to ensure he walked out of court free .
The officer Zulf said Chowdhury could recite passages of the Koran that concerned violence `` from the top of his head '' - a classic sign that an individual had steeped themselves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Chowdhury played part of the video that was live-streamed on Facebook by the far-right killer who attacked a mosque in New Zealand .
That attack , which led to 52 deaths , had been a `` win-win '' , Chowdhury remarked : `` It only makes us more angry… we should be angry '' .
Speaking in court from behind a screen , Mikael said Chowdhury had shown interest in carrying out an act of terror on `` many , many occasions '' but never explicitly set out what his plan was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officer to go ahead with his own plans , becoming tearful or emotional when they discussed attacks .
At one point the university drop-out became animated at the idea of attacking Gay Pride in London .
The parade would be a good target , said Chowdhury , because of its `` piss-poor security… the way they march they are asking to get hit by some jihadist '' .
After months of building a relationship , officer Mikael told Chowdhury he had obtained a gun for his own plans - and the suspect immediately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` He told [ the officers ] of his training regime , and sought to involve them in firearms-related training , '' said prosecutor Duncan Atkinson .
`` He told them of what he was wanting and planning to do , and sought to involve them in the carrying out of one or more terrorist attacks . ''
On 17 June last year , Chowdhury allegedly posted a cartoon of a battle scene .
The caption read : `` I have no time to ponder questions .
Now is the time to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ later , Mikael met the suspect again to confirm he had got him a gun - and to ask whether he genuinely wanted it .
Chowdhury did not answer the question directly - but shook his head .
He then said he was waiting for another man from prison to join him .
Unbeknown to him , Chowdhury 's home had been bugged and the recordings revealed that he had been showing his sister , Sneha , how to use a knife as a weapon .
A knife and wooden training swords - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - were later found in the home and there were cut marks on Chowdhury 's canvas-covered wardrobe .
On the same day he met Mikael to consider taking a gun , Chowdhury was recorded at home telling his sister : `` I 'm doing another attack , bruv . ''
She replied that he was `` having a a down day '' , but he retorted : `` No I 'm serious , bro - it 's about time now . ''
It was this conversation that led to Sneha being found guilty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ acts .
Both Mohiussunnath Chowdhury and Sneha Chowdhury were arrested in July 2019 - days before London 's Gay Pride .
During his defence , Chowdhury told the trial that some of his extremism , including support of the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris - was just `` jihadi banter '' .
He said he had become used to this kind of talk while in prison during his earlier trials , before adding it was `` hard to have sympathy '' for anyone who insulted his prophet .
Recordings of him discussing violent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , were simply part of his interest in martial arts and video games , he insisted .
And his own barrister told the trial that his client was an attention-seeking `` pathetic little man '' .
Simon Csoka QC said : `` What you really have with Mr Chowdhury is someone who , when you strip away that talk… who talks and talks and talks , but does n't do .
`` Would a terrorist [ after being acquitted at one trial ] start publishing things for the whole world to see ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ who is childish and attention-seeking . ''
But Commander Richard Smith , head of counter-terrorism at the Metropolitan Police , said : `` Mohiussunnath Chowdhury is an exceptionally dangerous individual - the evidence in this trial demonstrated his intention to murder as many people as he could - and potentially to die in that attempt .
`` We felt that Chowdhury posed a significant threat - but we needed to determine whether his mindset was such that he would really carry out an attack .
This was not empty talk . ''

A chicken shop worker acquitted two years ago of a sword attack outside Buckingham Palace has been found guilty of planning a series of terror attacks, months after walking free from court. Mohiussunnath Chowdhury was convicted at Woolwich Crown Court on Monday after prosecutors revealed an undercover operation in which he had bragged to police of having hoodwinked the earlier jury. This is the story of how he was finally caught.


bbcuk--2020-02-10--Scotland-Northern Ireland bridge: How likely is it to be built?

Reports have resurfaced that a bridge from Scotland to Northern Ireland is being considered by the UK government .
The prime minister 's official spokesman said there was a `` proper piece of work '' being carried out by a `` range of government officials '' .
BBC Political Correspondent Nick Eardley said he understood the idea was being `` taken seriously '' and a it would become clearer later this year if the idea was likely to proceed .
The idea has been floated before with two potential routes suggested - from Portpatrick to Larne or near Campbeltown to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cost and technical issues likely to rule it out before it begins ?
The price of any construction would , obviously , be dependent on the route chosen .
Sources have said the most likely option is between Portpatrick and Larne .
More than a decade ago the think tank the Centre for Cross Border Studies suggested a 21-mile bridge from Dumfries and Galloway could provide international rail links and ease the strain on air services .
At that time it estimated the cost of the scheme would be about £3.5bn .
However @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tag had risen considerably .
Some experts have suggested £15bn might be required for the project but others have said that £20bn would be a `` conservative estimate '' .
In terms of distance - more than 20 miles for the Portpatrick project - it would not be the longest bridge over water in the world .
That honour goes , according to Guinness World Records , to the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge which has 48.3km ( about 30 miles ) of its span over water .
It credits the 36km ( 22.4 mile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spanning the greatest expanse of open sea .
They are all dwarfed by the longest bridge of all - the Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge - at 164 km ( 102 miles ) which stretches the furthest but not over water .
Could it be done ?
According to a Channel 4 report last year , the prime minister wanted to know `` the risks around the project '' - including `` WW2 munitions in the Irish Sea '' .
This is nothing new as concerns have long been expressed about the area known as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trench where it has been estimated more than one million tonnes of weapons have been jettisoned .
Between logistics and costs , some have dismissed the scheme as unlikely to ever happen .
A senior Scottish government source has described the bridge proposal as `` pie in the sky '' and the `` usual smokescreen bluster '' from Boris Johnson .
However , one of the UK 's leading architects Prof Alan Dunlop told Channel 4 News there would always be `` naysayers '' .
`` Such a project could be potentially tremendous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a forward looking and thinking country , '' he said .
He also previously told the BBC : `` We do have incredibly talented architects and engineers in Scotland so I am sure that as a technical challenge it would n't be insurmountable . ''
It 's understood one of the options being considered is a bridge which turns into a tunnel , before reverting to a bridge .
Where there 's a will ?
Plans for some kind of link - either a tunnel or a bridge - go back as far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consideration , nothing has ever been built .
However , some political will has emerged in recent years .
In Northern Ireland , a proposal was contained in the 2015 DUP manifesto .
One MP told the BBC a bridge could make travel `` less expensive and probably more certain '' .
Dumfries and Galloway Council said it was `` certainly not averse '' to the proposal being examined but felt there were other `` more immediate priorities '' for investment .
In particular , it highlighted the trunk roads network from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Scottish government said last year that any such project would require close examination before it could even be considered .
`` We are always keen to talk about how we can strengthen connections between Scotland , Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland , '' a spokesman said .
`` There are an obvious number of practical obstacles and challenges to such a concept , and it would require a robust assessment of the costs or benefits of such a project in the first instance . ''
The UK government said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feasibility of projects such as this .
`` During the leadership campaign candidates spoke about a number of issues which resulted in Number 10 commissions ahead of a new prime minister taking over , '' it said .
`` This PM has made no secret of his support for infrastructure projects that increase connectivity for people and particularly those that strengthen the Union . ''
Late last year Ireland 's premier Leo Varadkar said he would not dismiss the idea of building a bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland , but insisted the @ @ @ @ @ @

This is nothing new as concerns have long been expressed about the area known as Beaufort's Dyke - a deep submarine trench where it has been estimated that more than one million tonnes of weapons have been jettisoned.