bbcuk--2020-06-27--Labour party: Kate Green appointed as shadow education secretary

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Kate Green as his new shadow education secretary .
She replaces Rebecca Long-Bailey , who was sacked this week after sharing a story Sir Keir said contained an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory .
Sir Keir has said he `` stands by '' his decision to sack her , following criticism .
He said he was `` delighted '' to appoint Ms Green , who has campaigned against educational inequalities .
Ms Green , a Labour MP since 2010 , said it was a `` privilege '' to have been asked to serve in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had had a `` devastating impact '' on children 's education and that she was looking forward to working with teachers , unions , parents and councils to `` help ensure we get our children back in school as soon as possible '' .
Prior to becoming an MP , she was chief executive of the Child Poverty Action Group and before that , director of the National Council for One Parent Families ( now Gingerbread ) .
It is a return to the shadow cabinet for Ms Green , who served as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jeremy Corbyn 's leadership .
She resigned and went on to chair Owen Smith 's failed leadership bid .
Sir Keir gave her the role of shadow minister for child poverty strategy in April , before elevating her to education spokeswoman .
Labour MPs including Diane Abbott and former deputy Labour leader Tom Watson have welcomed Ms Green 's appointment .
Ms Green 's swift appointment comes after the sacking of Mrs Long-Bailey , the MP for Salford and Eccles , who retweeted an interview with actor and Labour supporter Maxine Peake .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis , saying that the `` tactics '' US police used in kneeling on Mr Floyd 's neck were `` learnt from seminars with Israeli secret services '' .
The Independent article also quoted the Israeli police denying Ms Peake 's claim saying : `` There is no tactic or protocol that calls to put pressure on the neck or airway . ''
Mrs Long-Bailey - who was beaten to the party leadership by Sir Keir - later said she had not meant to endorse all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thursday , Ms Peake tweeted that she had been `` inaccurate in my assumption of American police training and its sources '' .
At the time , Sir Keir said the sharing of the article was `` wrong '' because it contained `` anti-Semitic conspiracy theories '' and his `` first priority '' was to `` tackle anti-Semitism '' and rebuild trust with the Jewish community .
Sir Keir later defended his decision to sack shadow minister Mrs Long-Bailey after a virtual meeting with some left-wing Labour MPs who had voiced concerns about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MPs welcomed Sir Keir 's decision but Mrs Long-Bailey 's allies on the party 's left said it had been an overreaction .


bbcuk--2020-06-27--No new coronavirus deaths for second day in a row

There have been no deaths of people who tested positive for coronavirus in Scotland for a second day running .
Official figures released on Saturday showed no new deaths within the previous 24 hours .
It means the number of Covid-19 deaths under this measure remains at 2,842 in Scotland .
Saturday 's figures also showed 15 new confirmed cases of coronavirus , bringing the total number of positive tests to 18,228 .
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Of the people who have tested positive , 4,045 inpatients have been discharged from hospital since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government figures , 456 people were in hospital on Friday night , with five of them in intensive care .
A further 11 people were in intensive care with suspected Covid-19 .
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Friday that Scotland was `` not far away '' from eliminating Covid-19 .
On social media on Saturday , she said a second weekday in a row with no registered Covid deaths showed that Scotland was beating the virus thanks `` collective efforts '' .
But she added : `` Covid will surge back if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ following the rules . ''
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According to the Scottish government figures, 846 people were in hospital - 456 with a confirmed case, 390 with suspected Covid-19 - on Friday night. Five of the confirmed cases, plus a further 11 with suspected Covid-19, were in intensive care.


bbcuk--2020-06-27--Noah Donohoe: Body found in search for missing teenager

A body believed to be that of the missing Belfast teenager Noah Donohoe was found in a storm drain , police have said .
The 14-year-old was last seen close to the Shore Road in north Belfast last Sunday evening .
A body was found at 09:45 BST on Saturday in the 1km-long drain .
Specialist officers had been searching it since the teenager disappeared .
Supt Muir Clark said he did not believe there was any foul play .
He added : `` While we have no official identification , we believe it is the missing teenager Noah Donohoe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Noah 's family and we are continuing to provide support to them at this very difficult and heartbreaking time .
`` It is disappointing that I , again , need to comment about people circulating a number rumours about Noah 's disappearance which are completely without foundation .
`` This type of commentary and rumour is distressing for Noah 's family and unhelpful . ''
On Friday , police found Noah 's backpack , book and laptop after receiving information from the public .
The recovered items were a khaki rucksack containing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the book 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson .
Police have previously said he might have fallen from his bicycle and sustained an injury , causing him to remove his clothing .
On Friday , Supt Clark said it was `` still unclear '' as to why Noah , who was from south Belfast , was in that part of the city .
Specialist teams , police and community rescue services as well as hundreds of volunteers have been involved in the search for the St Malachy 's College schoolboy over the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , from Community Search and Rescue , described the outcome as a tragedy .
`` We have to keep going until we find somebody , '' he said , `` and the sadness of this , and I can see it in the faces of our volunteers and I am sure it is the same for the police officers but it is most definitely the same for his family and friends . ''
North Belfast MP John Finucane said : `` This is tragic and heartbreaking news for his family and friends and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the entire community who were involved in the search for him over recent days . ''
Anyone with information about Noah is urged to contact the PSNI 's major incident public portal - a 24-hour online reporting platform .
Meanwhile , police investigating the teenager 's disappearance have charged a 26-year-old man with improper use of public electronic communications network in relation to social media posts .
He is due to appear at Belfast Magistrates ' Court next month .

"We have to keep going until we find somebody," he said, "and the sadness of this, and I can see it in the faces of our volunteers and I am sure it is the same for the police officers but it is most definitely the same for his family and friends."


bbcuk--2020-06-27--Coronavirus and psychiatric hospitals: 'Staff are scared, patients are scared'

Across England , over 18,000 people live in psychiatric hospitals , and the Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound impact @ @ @ @ @ .
Over the course of several weeks , staff and patients at Greyfriars Psychiatric Intensive @ @ @ @ @ video diaries to highlight how they are adapting , and the challenges they face .
@ @ @ @ @ the suitability of personal protective equipment when it comes to their specific needs .

Across England, over 18,000 people live in psychiatric hospitals, and the Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the way they operate.
Over the course of several weeks, staff and patients at Greyfriars Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit in Gloucester filmed video diaries to highlight how they are adapting, and the challenges they face.
Among the concerns raised was the suitability of personal protective equipment when it comes to their specific needs.


bbcuk--2020-06-27--LGBT black people share their dating app experiences

Three gay black people speak to the BBC about encountering racism in the world of online dating - from feeling @ @ @ @ @ colourism .
Earlier this month , dating and hook-up app Grindr said it would remove @ @ @ @ @ , following years of criticism from users .
The filter , for use by subscribers @ @ @ @ @ the app , allows Grindr users to exclude or sort search results based on reported @ @ @ @ @ a month after the announcement the feature is still available and being promoted on the @ @

Three gay black people speak to the BBC about encountering racism in the world of online dating - from feeling fetishised to the impact of colourism.
Earlier this month, dating and hook-up app Grindr said it would remove its "ethnicity filter", following years of criticism from users.
The filter, for use by subscribers to the premium version of the app, allows Grindr users to exclude or sort search results based on reported ethnicity.
However, nearly a month after the announcement the feature is still available and being promoted on the app.


bbcuk--2020-06-27--How prosthetics transformed a circus performer's art

Circus performer Erin Ball thought her career was over when she lost her feet in an accident in 2014 .
@ @ @ @ @ with very simple prosthetics until one day she was contacted by a sculptor living in @ @ @ @ @ create the next generation of performance prosthetics for her .
Their resulting piece of performance @ @ @ @ @ London this week .
This video was filmed before social distancing rules were in place.Video @ @ @ @ @

Circus performer Erin Ball thought her career was over when she lost her feet in an accident in 2014.
She got used to performing with very simple prosthetics until one day she was contacted by a sculptor living in the UK who wanted to create the next generation of performance prosthetics for her.
Their resulting piece of performance art debuted at Sarabande in London this week.
This video was filmed before social distancing rules were in place.Video journalist: Sophie van Brugen


bbcuk--2020-06-27--Newspaper headlines: PM pledges 'building blitz' amid unemployment fears

The Sunday Telegraph is one of several papers to feature the Duchess of Cambridge on its front page , after @ @ @ @ @ new garden for a children 's hospice near Norwich .
The paper leads with a @ @ @ @ @ , the UK 's top civil servant , `` looks set to announce his departure @ @ @ @ @ '' after the prime minister `` announced an overhaul of the way he runs No @ @ @ @ @ for the PM says Sir Mark `` continues to work closely with his senior team @ @ @ @ @ the best advice '' .

The controversial planning application approved by the housing secretary, Robert Jenrick, is the top story in the Sunday Times. It says senior officials "begged" him to block the £1bn property deal from the Conservative donor Richard Desmond. The paper says it's been told by a Whitehall source that Mr Jenrick dismissed warnings the luxury housing plan broke planning rules via text messages to a junior aide. The Sunday Times believes the source's claim that Mr Jenrick showed "total disregard" for the law in the run-up to the decision will reignite calls for his resignation. A government official told the paper the decision-making process was thorough and there was no question of bias.


bbcuk--2020-06-27--Coronavirus: Expert says Scotland 'could be Covid-free by end of summer'

Scotland could eliminate coronavirus by the end of the summer if the decline in new cases continues , according to a public health expert .
There were no confirmed deaths from the virus on Friday or Saturday .
Prof Devi Sridhar , of Edinburgh University , said the country would effectively be Covid-free if that progress could be maintained .
She said the challenge would then be how to stop new cases being imported .
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On Friday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ priority had to be driving the virus `` as far as we can towards total elimination '' .
She said Scotland was `` not far away '' from that goal - but that the `` challenge '' was to keep it at that level .
New cases of coronavirus have been falling since their peak of 430 a day in April .
The number of people who had tested positive rose by just nine on Wednesday and five on Thursday .
Prof Sridhar said if cases continued at that level - and it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ isolate their contacts - then `` I think for me that 's pretty much a Covid-free Scotland '' .
She said : `` At that point the risk to people 's daily lives becomes negligible .
`` I think Scotland is on track to eliminate coronavirus by the end of the summer by looking at the rate of the decrease [ in new cases ] .
`` But we are going to see little bumps , so it 's a question of how small can you keep those bumps . ''
Ultimately the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is suppression , rather than the immediate elimination of coronavirus in Scotland .
Prof Sridhar , who sits on the Scottish government 's Covid-19 advisory group , praised the test and tracing systems that are in place in Scotland .
She also backed the decision to extend the `` stay at home '' message north of the border .
But she said the `` biggest challenge '' would be how to manage the importation of new cases .
`` If Scotland was an island - like New Zealand - I would say going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' she said .
However , an open border with England - where hundreds of cases are still being reported daily - is a concern , as is enforcing the 14-day quarantine of people flying into Scotland .
`` Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are trying to work together on a memorandum of understanding , or a plan [ regarding their border ] , '' said Prof Sridhar .
`` Such a plan would be optimal , but that 's for the politicians to work out . ''
Being an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be possible to stop new cases .
Before last week , New Zealand had effectively become a coronavirus-free zone after reporting no new cases for 24 days .
But then two new cases were subsequently reported relating to two women who had travelled from the UK , and were given special permission to visit a dying parent .
Since then , nearly half a dozen further cases have been reported .
Prof Sridhar said this was not necessarily cause for alarm .
`` People talk about New Zealand not succeeding because they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last week , '' she said .
`` If we saw only 11 cases [ here in Scotland ] then I 'd say we were winning . ''
In that instance , she said the lack of testing was to blame .
`` I do n't think we 'll ever get to zero cases , '' Prof Sridhar said .
`` But I think the closest we get is to say we keep pushing for zero and you keep dealing with these flare-ups . ''
There have recently been increases in cases in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Beijing , which had not recorded a single new case for 48 days .
In South Korea - a country lauded for its early extensive testing to keep deaths low - 70 new cases have been reported .
Prof Sridhar was critical of those who were too quick to label this a `` second wave '' of the coronavirus pandemic .
`` South Korea 's 'second wave ' is 70 [ new ] cases which , for me , is like , 'ok you 're in a pretty good position ' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ flare-ups with localized lockdowns , and expanded testing .
Sir Ian Boyd , who sits on the Sage scientific advisory group , is a professor of biology at St Andrews University .
He said there could be a `` new normality '' in which the virus will never actually truly go away .
`` We 've only ever managed to completely eliminate one viral disease from the global population - and that 's smallpox , '' he said .
`` And that was only done because of a global effort , with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , coming up with effective vaccines for complex viruses is challenging .
Despite existing for decades , there is still no vaccine for Aids or Ebola .
Sir Ian said we would be `` very lucky '' if a coronavirus vaccine could be developed by the end of this year .
`` I do n't want to be pessimistic , but we have to be realistic , '' he said .
`` I think the chances of getting one in five years are moderate , the chances of getting it in 10 years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said that while Scotland was doing comparatively well , the country could not be `` excessively optimistic about how much control we have over this disease '' .
He said : `` We do n't fully understand the dynamics of it , and we do n't fully understand why Scotland is doing better than other parts of the country .
`` We should n't delude ourselves into thinking that because we 've been effective , that we know about this disease .
`` And we could get caught out next time if we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a next time , especially in the winter . ''
Prof Sridhar agreed that winter was now the real worry for the scientific community .
`` People will generally be moving indoors , and fatigue will settle in , plus the health system is already strained with the flu season also hitting , '' she said .
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Prof Sridhar told the BBC's Politics Scotland programme: "July is a crucial month for people to follow the rules and guidance, and be sensible because the virus is still around and can still increase quite fast within days and weeks."


bbcuk--2020-06-27--Belfast: Man shot dead in 'brutal' gun attack

A man has been shot dead in west Belfast .
The gun attack happened in Rodney Parade off the Lower Falls Road on Saturday and police are at the scene .
Police have confirmed the man , a father of one in his late 20s , was shot a number of times before being pronounced dead at hospital .
He is believed to have been a well known dissident republican , and was previously arrested and questioned about the murder of Robbie Lawlor .
Robbie Lawlor , a Dublin criminal , was shot dead in the Ardoyne area of north @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Darren McCartney confirmed a murder inquiry had been launched following the killing .
He said it had been `` brutal murder '' , and that the `` the brazen recklessness of the killers completely beggars belief '' .
`` I believe the man was chased from the junction of Rodney Parade and St James 's Road along Rodney Parade by two masked gunmen before he was shot a number of times at close range in St Katharine 's Road , '' he said .
`` They did not give any thought to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ community who were going about their business at lunchtime when they ran through the streets firing shots .
`` Nor did they care who may have been collateral damage in this highly populated residential area during their mission to kill . ''
He said that his thoughts were with the victim 's family , and that it was too early to speculate on any possible motivation for the attack .
He added he was aware that a large number of people were in the area at the time of the attack , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or who has dashcam footage of it to come forward .
The deceased is understood to have been from the area where he was killed .
West Belfast MP Paul Maskey has described it as a `` brutal and shameful attack '' .
`` My thoughts are with the family of the man was has been killed .
No family should have to go through this heartache , '' he said .
In a statement , the Sinn Féin MP added : `` Those involved in this act have absolutely no place in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anti-community activities and get off the back of the people of west Belfast . ''
Mr Maskey said the police operation was continuing in the St James ' area of west Belfast and he appealed for anyone with information to contact the PSNI .

He added he was aware that a large number of people were in the area at the time of the attack, and appealed for anyone who witnessed it, or who has dashcam footage of it to come forward.


bbcuk--2020-06-28--Coronavirus: Concern over Wales' test results turnaround

Opposition parties have raised concerns as official figures show the speed of processing Welsh coronavirus tests has declined every week since mid-May .
Just over half of Covid-19 tests have been processed within 24 hours , down from a high of 68 % at the end of April .
Welsh Government advisers say the `` most successful '' contact tracing systems `` require test results within 24 hours '' .
A government spokesperson said it was `` working to address this and expects to see an improvement '' .
On 7 June , the first minister said it was the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as many tests as possible within 24 hours .
But the figures have continued to decline .
In the week to 21 June , 50.7 % of all tests were processed within a day , 84.4 % within two days , and 94.1 % within three days - the worst set of results since records began on 20 April .
Most of the tests - 74,861 in total - have been conducted at coronavirus testing units , where only 43.6 % of tests are processed within 24 hours and 21 % of tests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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Speaking to the BBC Politics Wales programme , Conservative health spokesperson Angela Burns MS said : `` This virus moves so fast that in 24 hours one person could 've met an awful lot of people .
`` What I 'm really concerned about is , if we ca n't get it right now when we all know that we 're actually well over the curve of coronavirus ... how on earth are we going to get it right when we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 're in the middle of winter ? ''
Rhun ap Iorwerth MS , Plaid Cymru 's health spokesperson and Member of the Senedd for Ynys Môn , said the outbreak of cases at the 2 Sisters meat processing plant in his constituency was a `` very good reason why we need the tests to come back quickly '' .
`` We need those test results back quickly in order for the tracing teams to be able to get their work going so they can trace the contacts of people who have tested positive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you can get on top of the virus and on top of outbreaks quickly , you are tying both hands behind your back and making it very , very difficult for yourselves to control and , hopefully , stamp out outbreaks . ''
The Welsh Government 's `` test , trace , protect '' system of contact tracing means the close contacts of people who have tested positive for coronavirus are asked to self-isolate for 14 days .
Between the start of the new system on 1 June and 21 June , 81 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ successfully contacted - a drop from 88.6 % between 1 June and 14 June .
Scientific advice from the government 's Technical Advisory Cell ( TAC ) said 75-90 % of contacts need to be traced for the system to be effective .
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• Figuring out the stats on coronavirus in Wales The latest lists of contacts were based on the referral of 1,905 positive cases to local and regional contact tracing teams .
But when asked how many people who have tested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in touch with in order to trace their contacts , a Welsh Government spokesperson said : `` We do n't currently publish that data . ''
Since the system of text messaging Covid-19 test results was introduced on 21 April , Public Health Wales said tens of thousands of text messages have been sent while `` incorrect messages account for around 0.02 % '' .
A former Labour MP for Kensington was one of those wrongly sent Covid-19 results via text message .
Emma Dent Coad said : `` It was n't addressed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's name there , somebody else 's birth date , and it was telling me that my test result , which I had n't had , was negative .
`` My first concern was for this poor person not getting their test result .
`` They told me it was a human error in inputting the phone number .
`` That worried me even more ... they have to have some kind of fail-safe mechanism , '' she added .
Swansea Bay University Health Board said the mistake was being treated as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` consider any potential actions to minimise the risk of something similar happening in future '' .
Asked about data breaches on Monday , First Minister Mark Drakeford said : `` The more we are able to automate the system , the more checks can be put in to try to make sure that mobile numbers are not wrongly transcribed as they 're passed through the system , and that is why we are moving very rapidly to the full electronic system here in Wales .
`` There are examples ; they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you can see how easily it is done , '' he added .
BBC Politics Wales is on BBC1 Wales at 10:15 BST and then on iPlayer after the broadcast .

"What I'm really concerned about is, if we can't get it right now when we all know that we're actually well over the curve of coronavirus... how on earth are we going to get it right when we're up against it, when we're in the middle of winter?"


bbcuk--2020-06-27--Coronavirus: Girl with cerebral palsy dances in lockdown

A seven-year-old girl with cerebral palsy has n't been able to go to dancing lessons because of the coronavirus pandemic @ @ @ @ @ stopped her .
Olga from Middlesbrough usually does ballet and tap classes once a week @ @ @ @ @ go because of lockdown .
Mum Emma Walker recorded a video of her dancing in @ @ @ @ @ it to her dance teacher who posted it on social media .
Rachel Lord from @ @ @ @ @ she was `` immensely proud '' of Olga standing freely in her frame and her @ @ @ @ @ has had an `` amazing response '' on Facebook .

A seven-year-old girl with cerebral palsy hasn't been able to go to dancing lessons because of the coronavirus pandemic - but that hasn't stopped her.
Olga from Middlesbrough usually does ballet and tap classes once a week but has been unable to go because of lockdown.
Mum Emma Walker recorded a video of her dancing in her walking frame and sent it to her dance teacher who posted it on social media.
Rachel Lord from Full Swing Dance, said she was "immensely proud" of Olga standing freely in her frame and her "passion" for dancing has had an "amazing response" on Facebook.


bbcuk--2020-06-28--Coronavirus: PM 'will not return to austerity of 10 years ago'

The prime minister has pledged his government will `` not go back to the austerity of 10 years ago '' ahead of a speech on Tuesday .
In an interview with the Mail on Sunday , Boris Johnson set out his plans for a post-lockdown economic recovery .
They will include a new taskforce which will look at speeding up the building of hospitals , schools and roads .
But Labour has accused the government of `` pulling the rug from under '' many parts of the economy .
The economy shrank by 20.4 % in April - the largest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cuts warning as 600,000 roles go in lockdown • UK debt now larger than size of whole economy Amid continued criticism of the way his government has handled the pandemic , the PM told the paper that ministers will be `` doubling down on levelling up '' - spending on infrastructure in order to `` build our way back to health '' .
`` We 're going to make sure that we have plans to help people whose old jobs are not there any more to get the opportunities they need , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not going back to the austerity of 10 years ago . ''
In the Mail on Sunday article , the PM said the country would `` bounce back '' from the coronavirus crisis .
He reinforced his message by doing press-ups to show he is `` fit as a butcher 's dog '' , following intensive care treatment for the virus in April .
An Infrastructure Delivery Taskforce , led by Chancellor Rishi Sunak , aims to help to remove `` bottlenecks '' faced by major projects .
No 10 hopes a building @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for cities , towns and villages .
But new House of Commons Library analysis , commissioned by the Labour Party , suggests that unemployment levels could soar to levels not seen since the 1980s - tipping past the peak of 3.3 million seen in 1984 under Margaret Thatcher , the Observer reports .
Shadow business secretary Ed Miliband warned of such `` Thatcher levels of unemployment '' if sectors , such as hospitality , can not fully reopen .
He accused the government of `` pulling the rug from under '' many parts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will have to start paying towards the furlough scheme from August , before it closes entirely in October .
Mr Miliband told the BBC 's Andrew Marr Show there needed to be a bridge between the end of the furlough scheme and a job creation programme .
He also criticised the government for not announcing a summer Budget this year when the UK is facing potentially the worst recession in 300 years .
Addressing reports that the PM wants to help areas previously affected by austerity , Mr Miliband replied : `` There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the reality . ''
Boris Johnson has faced serious criticism for the way his government has handled the coronavirus outbreak - and questions are likely to continue as ministers look to ease the lockdown in England .
But evidently keen to try and get his wider political agenda back on track , the prime minister is returning to the phrase that was so frequently used in last year 's general election campaign - `` levelling up '' .
It means spending on infrastructure - schools , transport and the NHS .
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With billions already spent to support the economy during this pandemic , borrowing , big time , seems on the cards .
The number of workers on UK payrolls dived by more than 600,000 between March and May , official figures suggest , with economists warning the full effect on employment will not be felt until wage support schemes end .
Almost nine million workers who are unable to do their job because of the pandemic have had their wages paid by the government under its furlough scheme .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the PM announced on Tuesday that pubs , restaurants and hotels were among the list of venues that would be allowed to reopen from 4 July .
But the announcement was criticised by some businesses - such as indoor gyms - that were not included on the list .
Sir Jeremy Farrar , a member of the government 's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies ( Sage ) , said there could be a `` very nasty rebound '' of coronavirus in the winter if the country does not use the next few @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told the BBC 's Andrew Marr Show : `` We 're on a knife edge , it 's very precarious the situation , particularly in England at the moment , and I would anticipate we would see an increase in new cases over the coming weeks . ''
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She said `` nothing would be more damaging for our country and for our economy '' than a second spike in virus cases , adding that the government 's plans to ease measures are `` pragmatic and responsible '' .
Ms Patel also encouraged people to go to pubs when they reopen next weekend , but urged customers to `` be responsible '' and follow social distancing and hygiene guidance .
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Meanwhile , Leicester may be facing a localised lockdown after a rise in coronavirus cases , Ms Patel confirmed .
It comes after Leicester East MP Claudia Webbe called for new restrictions to be introduced amid concerns of a spike in cases locally .
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Leicester 's mayor Sir Peter Soulsby said the city has been given latest government data which should show which areas - if any - are being `` adversely affected '' by the virus .
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"We're going to make sure that we have plans to help people whose old jobs are not there any more to get the opportunities they need."


bbcuk--2020-06-28--Coronavirus: Leicester 'could be locked down' says home secretary

The city of Leicester may be facing a localised lockdown after a rise in coronavirus cases , Home Secretary Priti Patel has confirmed .
Speaking on the BBC 's Andrew Marr Show , she said it was `` correct '' that the government was considering the move , reported in The Sunday Times .
About 25 % of Leicester 's 2,494 confirmed Covid-19 cases were reported in the two weeks before 16 June .
Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby said there was `` no immediate prospect '' of a lockdown .
Speaking on BBC Breakfast before Ms Patel was interviewed , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being analysed .
Asked about restrictions , he said : `` I do n't think that is an immediate prospect .
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`` After many weeks of asking , we now have that data and we are analysing it over this weekend , and hopefully early next week we will know whether we have a problem and if we have , where it is . ''
Sir Peter said he had been in constant contact with chief medical officer , and said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' if the level of testing in the city had been greater .
He said : `` Leicester is a large urban area , a total of nearly 600,000 people , with many neighbourhoods and communities within it ... '' It 's only really if we know whether there is an issue , and where it might be , we can decide what if anything we need to do '' .
Ms Patel said she had spoken to Health Secretary Matt Hancock about a possible local lockdown , and said `` extra support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` With local flare-ups , it is right we have a local solution '' , she said .
Leicester City Council 's public health director said on 16 June the new cases - 658 - were `` relatively small '' but of concern .
Local health experts confirmed they were involved in planning next steps in tackling the virus , with attention focussed on the North Evington area .
Leicester East MP Claudia Webbe has called for a lockdown due to a `` perfect storm '' of poverty , positive tests and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` I do n't know why they 're not enforcing a lockdown - the evidence suggests there should be one . ''
Just over a week ago , Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed what he called an `` outbreak '' of Covid-19 In Leicester .
In the first fortnight of June , 658 people had tested positive .
With 2,500 cases in the city since March it 's certainly a worrying statistical spike .
North Evington was identified as an area of the city with a surge in cases .
It 's a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ old industrial buildings and places of worship for many faiths .
It 's a good representation of Leicester 's as a multicultural city .
A mobile centre has this week been up and running in Spinney Hill Park so people can now walk to get a test .
But the council says it needs the data from positive tests quickly if it is to react .
It says it did n't get the data from the first fortnight of June until Thursday , so only this weekend has it been able to plot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ data also does n't give an ethnicity breakdown which the city mayor , Sir Peter Soulsby , says would be vital in helping understand which parts of the community are being affected by the virus .
He 's asked the Health Secretary to give them that data .
It will know soon if it needs a localised lockdown to isolate the virus .
It 's all about the data ... who has the coronavirus and who has been at risk of catching it .
Leicester has seen a number of Covid-19 cases in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ affected .
Herrick Primary in Rushey Mead ; Moat Community College in Highfields ; Whitehall Primary in Rowlatts Hill ; and Humberstone Junior and Humberstone Infant academies have all closed for a number of days .
Business has been hit , too , with three people testing positive at Sainsbury 's supermarket in Melton Road ; food manufacturer Samworth Brothers confirming a `` handful '' of cases at its Beaumont Leys sites ; and an unconfirmed number at the Pladis factory in South Wigston .
Leicester South MP Jonathan Ashworth said in Parliament @ @ @ @ @ @ @ refer people for testing '' , despite a recent rise in cases , while NHS staff were `` still not tested regularly '' .
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He said: "It's only really if we know whether there is an issue, and where it might be, we can decide what, if anything, we need to do."


bbcuk--2020-06-28--Two illegal street parties in London closed down by police

Two illegal street parties have been broken up by police during another night of unlawful gatherings in London .
Dispersal zones were put in place in Clapham Common and Tooting Bec Common to clear crowds causing `` significant disruptions '' on Saturday night .
The zones allow uniformed officers extra powers to order people to leave the area and not return .
The Met said the unlicensed music events are `` unlawful '' , `` unregulated '' and officers will close them down .
It said police are `` building relationships '' with communities as illegal street parties continue to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were held in Newham and another in Kensal Town which then moved on to Maida Vale .
On Wednesday , more than 20 police officers were injured during clashes at an illegal street party in Brixton and on Thursday night , officers were pelted with objects while trying to disperse a party in Notting Hill .
Police attended the latest unlawful events and remained at Clapham Common and Tooting Bec Common until people had left .
The Met said : `` We understand the impact these are having on the local community , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the events are cleared . ''
It said unlicensed music events are organised gatherings which are covered by different legislation to people not socially distancing in parks .
Met Commander Bas Javid said : `` We 're maintaining a significant policing presence in London tonight .
`` That 's because throughout the last week we 've seen a series of unlicensed music events take place across London , some of which have descended into disorder .
`` These events are unlawful , they are unregulated and we will take a very firm position @ @ @ @

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bbcuk--2020-06-28--Puppy saved after swallowing stick half his size

A nine-month old puppy has been saved after swallowing a stick half the length of his body .
The crossbreed , named Rocky , was taken to Southampton Pet Hospital by his owner after suffering `` severe sickness '' , vet charity PDSA said .
A team of vets then worked to remove the 10in ( 25cm ) stick during an hour-long emergency operation .
PDSA vet Zofia Bauman said she had `` never seen anything like it '' , adding the puppy was lucky to be alive .
Rocky 's owner , named only as Joanna , said her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could n't keep any food down '' before she called for help .
`` We knew Rocky was very likely to have eaten something he should n't have to cause his sudden illness and suspected he had a foreign body in his stomach , but we could n't believe our eyes when we discovered the stick during surgery , '' Ms Bauman said .
`` Given its length , and his size , it 's a wonder it had n't punctured his vital organs and caused fatal injuries .
I 've never seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spokeswoman said the charity recommends that owners do not give sticks as toys to their pets .
`` Chewing or playing with sticks can cause wounds in the mouth and throat , choking or intestinal blockages as well as the risk of sticks getting lodged in the mouth , '' she added .

"We knew Rocky was very likely to have eaten something he shouldn't have to cause his sudden illness and suspected he had a foreign body in his stomach, but we couldn't believe our eyes when we discovered the stick during surgery," Ms Bauman said.


bbcuk--2020-06-28--Rebecca-Long Bailey: Ed Miliband says Labour left-wingers are not facing 'purge'

Labour left-wingers are not at risk of being `` purged '' for speaking out in defence of Rebecca Long-Bailey after she was sacked in an anti-Semitism row , former leader Ed Miliband has said .
Ms Long-Bailey made a `` significant error of judgement '' by sharing an article that contained an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory , he told the BBC .
Sir Keir Starmer was right to take `` very strong '' action , Mr Miliband said .
But he insisted critics of Israeli policy still had a place in the party .
And he said allies of Ms Long-Bailey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as former shadow chancellor John McDonnell and ex-party chair Ian Lavery - would not be disciplined for doing so .
Sir Keir removed Ms Long-Bailey from her post as shadow education secretary after she re-tweeted an article by Maxine Peake , in which the actress and campaigner suggested US police forces learnt restraint techniques - including those which led to the death of George Floyd - `` from seminars with Israeli secret services '' .
Asked about the row on the BBC 's Andrew Marr Show , Mr Miliband said he did not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she had made a mistake by appearing to endorse the comments .
`` What this underlines is the fact that Keir recognises the gravity of the hurt that has been caused to the Jewish community over the last few years , '' he added .
`` Over the centuries when calamitous things have happened , Jews have been blamed and that is why there was an anti-Semitism issue in relation to this and that is why I believe Keir took the right decision . ''
But he dismissed concerns expressed by some on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a prelude to a further distancing from the Jeremy Corbyn-era and that legitimate criticism of Israel would be frowned upon .
At a meeting on Friday , Mr McDonnell and other MPs from the Socialist Campaign Group called for Ms Long-Bailey to be reinstated and sought reassurances that they would not be prevented from speaking out about human rights abuses in Israel and the `` illegal annexation '' of territory on the West Bank .
Mr Miliband said he had not shrunk from criticism of the actions of the Israeli government in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on in the West Bank was `` appalling '' .
He said Ms Long-Bailey 's sacking was `` absolutely not about whether you can criticise the state of Israel '' , because doing so is `` not anti-Semitism '' .
But he said there was `` a danger here that people try and make this into a wider issue '' about the future direction of the Labour Party , following political divisions in recent years .
`` I heard something ... about how Keir wants to purge these people .
He is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country by not having the Labour Party mired in issues which , frankly , provide a stain on us .
Keir took very strong action [ against Ms Long-Bailey ] and now we need to move on and deal with the issues of anti-Semitism we face . ''
Separately , shadow minister Lloyd Russell-Moyle has `` apologised unreservedly '' for remarks in an article published last week about author JK Rowling 's stance on trans rights .
The MP , who backed Ms Long-Bailey in the leadership election earlier this year , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recent comments about how she had been a victim of domestic abuse in a past relationship were `` heartfelt and must have been hard to say '' .
`` Whilst I may disagree with some of her analysis on trans rights , it was wrong of me to suggest that she used her own dreadful experience in anything other than good faith , '' he added .
Labour said it would be making no further comment about the issue .

"I heard something... about how Keir wants to purge these people. He is not about purges. He wants to change the country by not having the Labour Party mired in issues which, frankly, provide a stain on us. Keir took very strong action [against Ms Long-Bailey] and now we need to move on and deal with the issues of anti-Semitism we face."


bbcuk--2020-06-28--Glasgow stabbings: Man shot dead named as Badreddin Abadlla Adam

The man shot dead by police during a stabbing attack in Glasgow has been named as Badreddin Abadlla Adam .
He was from Sudan .
The 28-year-old 's identity is `` based on information the deceased provided to the Home Office earlier this year '' , Police Scotland said .
PC David Whyte , 42 , was one of six people injured in the attack at the Park Inn Hotel on Friday .
Police Scotland said it was continuing to investigate the circumstances .
Suspect Mr Adam died after being shot by specialist officers from the force .
`` The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fatality will also continue to be fully investigated by the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner ( PIRC ) , '' the force said .
`` Both of these inquiries , which take place under the direction of the Lord Advocate , are ongoing and it would not be appropriate to speculate either about the events or the outcomes of these investigations . ''
PC Whyte was critically injured in the attack and described the scene as `` something I will never forget '' .
In a statement from his hospital bed , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ colleagues faced in West George Street was extremely challenging . ''
`` As the first responders on scene , myself and my colleague did what all police officers are trained for to save lives , '' he added .
Police said the other five casualties remained in hospital , one of them in a critical condition .
The injured males are aged 17 , 18 , 20 , 38 and 53 .
• Glasgow stabbings : What we know They have been described as three asylum seekers who were staying at the hotel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and two hotel staff .
The 91-room hotel is understood to have been housing about 100 asylum seekers during the coronavirus pandemic .
Home Secretary Priti Patel paid tribute to the police and emergency workers who attended the incident .
However , it has raised questions about the treatment of asylum seekers , with charities and MPs questioning the decision to place people in hotels during the pandemic .
Speaking to Sophy Ridge on Sunday on Sky News , Ms Patel said the matter was constantly under review , but the incident had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Accommodation has been allocated in this particular way because of the Covid-19 crisis , so of course , we constantly review the methods around asylum , the accommodation , the provision , the support .
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"Both of these inquiries, which take place under the direction of the Lord Advocate, are ongoing and it would not be appropriate to speculate either about the events or the outcomes of these investigations."


bbcuk--2020-06-28--Coronavirus: Expert says Scotland 'could be Covid-free by end of summer'

Scotland could eliminate coronavirus by the end of the summer if the decline in new cases continues , according to a public health expert .
There were no confirmed deaths from the virus on Friday or Saturday .
Prof Devi Sridhar , of Edinburgh University , said the country would effectively be Covid-free if that progress could be maintained .
She said the challenge would then be how to stop new cases being imported .
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On Friday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ priority had to be driving the virus `` as far as we can towards total elimination '' .
She said Scotland was `` not far away '' from that goal - but that the `` challenge '' was to keep it at that level .
New cases of coronavirus have been falling since their peak of 430 a day in April .
The number of people who had tested positive rose by just nine on Wednesday and five on Thursday .
Prof Sridhar said if cases continued at that level - and it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ isolate their contacts - then `` I think for me that 's pretty much a Covid-free Scotland '' .
She said : `` At that point the risk to people 's daily lives becomes negligible .
`` I think Scotland is on track to eliminate coronavirus by the end of the summer by looking at the rate of the decrease [ in new cases ] .
`` But we are going to see little bumps , so it 's a question of how small can you keep those bumps . ''
Ultimately the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is suppression , rather than the immediate elimination of coronavirus in Scotland .
Prof Sridhar , who sits on the Scottish government 's Covid-19 advisory group , praised the test and tracing systems that are in place in Scotland .
She also backed the decision to extend the `` stay at home '' message north of the border .
But she said the `` biggest challenge '' would be how to manage the importation of new cases .
`` If Scotland was an island - like New Zealand - I would say going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' she said .
However , an open border with England - where hundreds of cases are still being reported daily - is a concern , as is enforcing the 14-day quarantine of people flying into Scotland .
`` Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are trying to work together on a memorandum of understanding , or a plan [ regarding their border ] , '' said Prof Sridhar .
`` Such a plan would be optimal , but that 's for the politicians to work out . ''
Being an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be possible to stop new cases .
Before last week , New Zealand had effectively become a coronavirus-free zone after reporting no new cases for 24 days .
But then two new cases were subsequently reported relating to two women who had travelled from the UK , and were given special permission to visit a dying parent .
Since then , nearly half a dozen further cases have been reported .
Prof Sridhar said this was not necessarily cause for alarm .
`` People talk about New Zealand not succeeding because they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last week , '' she said .
`` If we saw only 11 cases [ here in Scotland ] then I 'd say we were winning . ''
In that instance , she said the lack of testing was to blame .
`` I do n't think we 'll ever get to zero cases , '' Prof Sridhar said .
`` But I think the closest we get is to say we keep pushing for zero and you keep dealing with these flare-ups . ''
She said what happens in July , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be key to Scotland 's handling of the virus and would determine whether schools could open fully in August .
Prof Sridhar told the BBC 's Politics Scotland programme : `` July is a crucial month for people to follow the rules and guidance , and be sensible because the virus is still around and can still increase quite fast within days and weeks . ''
There have recently been increases in cases in the formerly `` coronavirus-free '' Chinese city of Beijing , which had not recorded a single new case for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a country lauded for its early extensive testing to keep deaths low - 70 new cases have been reported .
Prof Sridhar was critical of those who were too quick to label this a `` second wave '' of the coronavirus pandemic .
`` South Korea 's 'second wave ' is 70 [ new ] cases which , for me , is like , 'ok you 're in a pretty good position ' . ''
Both countries dealt quickly with these flare-ups with localized lockdowns , and expanded testing .
Sir Ian Boyd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advisory group , is a professor of biology at St Andrews University .
He said there could be a `` new normality '' in which the virus will never actually truly go away .
`` We 've only ever managed to completely eliminate one viral disease from the global population - and that 's smallpox , '' he said .
`` And that was only done because of a global effort , with a very high quality vaccine . ''
However , coming up with effective vaccines for complex viruses is challenging .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ very lucky '' if a coronavirus vaccine could be developed by the end of this year .
`` I do n't want to be pessimistic , but we have to be realistic , '' he said .
`` I think the chances of getting one in five years are moderate , the chances of getting it in 10 years are reasonably good . ''
Sir Ian said that while Scotland was doing comparatively well , the country could not be `` excessively optimistic about how much control we have over this disease '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't fully understand the dynamics of it , and we do n't fully understand why Scotland is doing better than other parts of the country .
`` We should n't delude ourselves into thinking that because we 've been effective , that we know about this disease .
`` And we could get caught out next time if we 're not careful - and there will be a next time , especially in the winter . ''
Prof Sridhar agreed that winter was now the real worry for the scientific community .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and fatigue will settle in , plus the health system is already strained with the flu season also hitting , '' she said .
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bbcuk--2020-06-28--Coronavirus: 'Children may have been radicalised in lockdown'

Children have been exposed to more extremist material on social media during lockdown and could return to school radicalised , it has been warned .
There has been a particular rise in far-right posts in recent months , racism educator Nicky Nijjer has said .
With children and young people spending more time online , police say the risk of radicalisation had increased despite a fall in counter-terror referrals .
The Welsh Government said it remained committed to preventing radicalisation .
The BBC has seen posts on far-right online chat groups linking anti-racism group Black Lives Matter to terrorist organisations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ socialism '' .
Other posts claim Muslims are disproportionately affected by Covid-19 because they had not observed lockdown guidelines , and many perpetuate conspiracy theories about Chinese involvement in the intentional spread of the virus .
Mr Nijjer , originally from London , works for the Do n't Hate , Educate project , based in Swansea .
He said teachers `` need to be alert '' to and challenge extremist attitudes among pupils when schools reopen in Wales on Monday .
`` They have had nothing but pollution , '' he said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They need to be on guard and if it gets too serious then they need to call in intervention . ''
Developed by the Ethnic Minorities and Youth Support ( Eyst ) charity , Do n't Hate , Educate aims to challenge misconceptions and myths about race and religion by introducing children and young people to others from different backgrounds .
The project is independent of Prevent , the UK government 's anti-terrorism strategy .
Wales ' top counter-terrorism police officer said there had been a decline in referrals to Prevent since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ due to the closure of schools and reductions in social care and mental health provision .
`` Despite that reduction in referrals , we know that the threat is not going away , '' said Det Supt Jim Hall , head of the Welsh Extremism and Counter Terrorism Unit ( Wectu ) .
`` In fact , it is likely that the risk of radicalisation has increased for a small number of vulnerable people , as the pandemic may have driven young people to spend more time online and exacerbate grievances , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Det Supt Hall said extremist recruiters had adapted `` their narratives and methods '' to create `` discord and distrust within communities '' during the coronavirus pandemic .
He called on people to be vigilant to changes in behaviour or suspicious online activity .
In February , Home Office figures showed more than 250 people in Wales had been flagged up to police and councils over concerns about extremism .
About half of those referred under Prevent were aged 20 or younger , with about a quarter of concerns related to right-wing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ At the time , schools inspectorate Estyn warned some schools could miss chances to address extremism because they do not think it is relevant .
An Estyn spokeswoman acknowledged there was an increased risk of radicalisation due to lockdown , and called on teachers to `` record and report all incidents of racist language and racial bullying '' .
Mr Nijjer , a Muslim , said areas of Wales where few immigrants live were more susceptible to far-right ideology , and that the problem of racism in Wales had become worse in recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ getting out of control , '' he added .
The Welsh Government said it had provided resources on Hwb , its online learning platform , aimed at helping parents and carers protect children online during lockdown .
A spokeswoman added : `` We have funded the Welsh Extremism and Counter Terrorism Unit and partners to develop resources to prevent radicalisation and we will continue to work with our partners to support schools in building learners ' resilience when confronted with radicalised and extremist influences . ''

"In fact, it is likely that the risk of radicalisation has increased for a small number of vulnerable people, as the pandemic may have driven young people to spend more time online and exacerbate grievances, which makes people more vulnerable to radicalisation."


bbcuk--2020-06-28--Murder inquiry sparked after fatal stabbing in Barnsley

A man has been stabbed to death in Barnsley , prompting a murder investigation .
South Yorkshire Police were called @ @ @ @ @ Athersley area just after 23:00 BST on Friday where the injured man was found .
@ @ @ @ @ hospital where he died a short time later .
The force said his family was @ @ @ @ @ has urged anyone with information about the man 's death to get in touch .

Stephen Riley, 43, was found injured in Darley Avenue in the Athersley area just after 23:00 BST on Friday and died in hospital.


bbcuk--2020-06-27--Coronavirus: Will pop-up bike lanes keep new cyclists on the road?

Britain is getting back on its bike .
Whether it 's down to the need for exercise during lockdown , the joy of seeing empty streets , or the urge to avoid packed public transport in a pandemic , there has been a very definite boom in cycling across the UK .
This has prompted the government to promise money for new pop-up bike lanes and cycle-only corridors .
But campaigners say more action is needed to make cyclists feel safe on the roads as traffic increases .
Jude Duncan did n't use to own a bike .
Now she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cyclists who have taken to the roads during the pandemic .
`` I would n't have even stepped foot in a gym before or done any exercise , '' the 57-year-old says .
But when lockdown began she wanted to find a way to get out of the house and keep fit , so she decided to take the plunge and buy a second-hand bike .
`` It 's the best thing I 've ever bought , '' Jude says .
She says cycling has also improved her mental health .
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Even with the lower levels of traffic during lockdown , Jude was still wary of cycling on roads at first .
However , where she lives in Leicester , the council has introduced a number of pop-up cycle lanes , which have given her the confidence to venture on to busier roads .
She 's since started cycling the two-mile journey to her job in the city centre , where she works at a drug and alcohol treatment service , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on her days off .
Leicester is one of at least 40 councils across the country that have made changes to roads during lockdown , such as closing streets to cars and introducing pop-up bike lanes .
Jude describes the new lanes as `` a godsend '' .
`` I would n't go on the roads if they were n't there , '' she says .
`` If you 're being encouraged to ride a bike , then you have to be able to do it safely . ''
Pete Gibbons , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taking advantage of the quieter roads in lockdown to cycle with his nine-year-old daughter .
In the past , their rides had been limited to a handful of trips along a local towpath .
But in March they decided to try cycling into the city centre .
`` Previously that has always been a bit of a no-no for me with my daughter because Bristol has got some cycle lanes but they 're not really connected up , so you 've got to encounter some pretty big junctions and roads to get to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It was a completely different experience during lockdown because there was n't any traffic , so it felt safe to be on some of the main city roads . ''
Pete is keen to carry on cycling and cut his car use for environmental reasons .
But he says safety is a key concern when he 's with his daughter and he would like to see more cycle lanes to help them continue to feel confident on the roads as traffic picks up again .
So what are local councils doing ?
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ £225m of emergency funding to help councils introduce measures like pop-up cycle lanes and safer junctions in England .
The funding is the first stage of a £5bn package to encourage greener modes of transport , which was announced in February .
Funding for similar schemes has also been announced in Scotland and Wales , while in Northern Ireland , pop-up cycle lanes have been introduced in Belfast .
The charity Sustrans says it is aware of changes to more than 270 streets so far , including the creation of 48 new temporary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Newcastle and Salford .
In London , there are also plans for car-free zones as well as a further 30km ( 18.6 miles ) of permanent cycle lanes to be built over the summer .
It comes amid a surge in lockdown cycling , according to government figures .
But with traffic now creeping back up to around 75 % of pre-lockdown levels , campaigners say more action is urgently needed to keep new cyclists on the roads .
Rachel White , head of public affairs at Sustrans , says progress has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ introduced quickly in cities like London , Manchester and Brighton , where plans to boost cycling were already in place .
However , in other areas campaigners are frustrated at a lack of action .
Cross-party group Bike Worcester has described its local council 's plans for cycling as `` inadequate '' , arguing the leadership there is too reluctant to take away road space from cars .
Worcestershire County Council says it is `` committed to improving walking and cycling routes across the county '' and has submitted a bid for emergency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cycle lanes using dashed white lines .
But Matthew Jenkins , a member of Bike Worcester who is also a Green Party councillor , says the proposals are n't enough to help new cyclists feel safe on the roads .
Instead he says the council should be reducing the number of lanes for cars or making roads one-way to create fully segregated bike lanes and more space for cyclists .
It comes at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated financial problems for many councils .
Meanwhile , in other areas , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In south Gloucestershire , a temporary cycle lane was removed from a major road in Filton after just five days , following complaints it was causing congestion .
Keir Gallagher , campaigns manager for Cycling UK , says the steps taken by many councils so far are `` a very good start '' but more needs to be done to avoid a return to congested roads and overcrowding on public transport as lockdown is eased .
`` If measures are n't taken now , then unfortunately a lot of those people who have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and people are going to return to their cars if they do n't feel safe , '' he says .
`` The key things we 'd like to see are protected routes into town and city centres which are continuous , which feel like they would be safe to anyone , even if they 're not a particularly confident cyclist .
`` And then in the longer term , we need to be thinking about joining these up into more coherent networks . ''
For now , Jude is hoping the pop-up cycle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Leicester .
`` They 're fantastic to get around the city , '' she says .
`` I just wonder why the council have never done it before . ''

Pete is keen to carry on cycling and cut his car use for environmental reasons. But he says safety is a key concern when he's with his daughter and he would like to see more cycle lanes to help them continue to feel confident on the roads as traffic picks up again.


bbcuk--2020-06-27--Coronavirus: The foods we are all eating during lockdown

With most of us stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic , our eating habits have had to change .
Meals out have been impossible , and we 've all been having to eat from home .
So what have we been eating and which firms have been benefiting ?
Barry Smith may be a natural optimist with a market-leading product but as the lockdown loomed , the founder of food probiotic supplement , Symprove , was forced to look at worst-case scenarios .
`` If production had to shut down completely and we had zero sales we may have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a little longer with a government grant , '' says the Surrey-based entrepreneur , who doubled supply routes and stocked up on core ingredients including barley in preparation .
`` It was very scary to think about , and a huge relief that the complete opposite happened and we had a record 50 % new business in May . ''
Indeed , with customers flocking online to buy his fermented grain product to boost their general gut health and well-being , Symprove is one of the food supplement and food products enjoying strong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behaviour during the outbreak .
For Mr Smith , the pandemic accelerated an existing move towards proactive health management .
There 's been a spike in online searches for `` probiotics '' and `` immunity function '' , according to industry watchers , Lumina Intelligence .
There have also been studies published exploring a possible link between Covid-19 and a lack of diversity in the gut microbiome , says Mr Smith .
Whether eventually proven or not , this `` may have got more people thinking about the importance of gut health '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of us looking for health supplements , at the other end of the spectrum there has also been a rise in demand for products combining an indulgent fix with a way to pass time in lockdown - notably snacking and baking .
One of these is `` gourmet popcorn '' , which retail intelligence specialists , Stackline , say is one of the fastest growing trends among snacks .
For London-based Popcorn Shed , which adds flavours such as cherry Bakewell and sundried tomato and goats cheese to the humble corn kernel , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ April were 12 times higher than the same period last year .
Meanwhile , figures from market researchers Nielsen show that sales of baking products were up by almost two-thirds over the same period when compared with 2019 .
With a lot of us turning to home baking , flour has become hard to find and has often been sold out .
So many of us have been using flourless recipes - joining those who always preferred them anyway .
Julianne Ponan , owner of Creative Nature Superfoods , whose range includes flourless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a larger manufacturing facility and put in 18-hour days to accommodate the rapid increase in demand from consumers and supermarkets for her products .
`` Home baking has gone through the roof , '' she says , acknowledging that the shortage of flour during the lockdown period also worked in her favour .
`` As an allergen-free brand , it was hard to source some of the ingredients like banana chips as there was a lockdown from our supplier in Sri Lanka , but because you can add milk and vegetable oil to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does offer a way of baking without the usual commodities . ''
Ms Ponan says 70 % of the 1,800 people her firm surveyed were now baking weekly rather than monthly .
What 's more , during the lockdown more of us seem to have been experimenting with going meat-free .
Some one in five Brits says they have reduced their meat consumption during the pandemic .
An additional 1.8 million households have been buying meat-free products - and it has been tofu that has become the go-to meat-free food .
The UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , says Nielsen .
While most businesses were fearful of the unknown at the start of the crisis , the main concern for David Knibbs , managing director of Yorkshire-based The Tofoo Co , was how to meet any additional demand with an already booming business .
The Tofoo Co has a 46 % share of the tofu market , and has seen its monthly turnover double to £1m since the crisis began .
It has extended production to Sundays and is employing more workers at its recently expanded factory .
`` We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and eating at home that it would go bananas , and May was our biggest month ever , '' says Mr Knibbs , who bought the brand four years ago .
In a range that includes chilli-infused and crispy-coated variants , it is the simple plain block of tofu , known as Naked Tofoo , that has been the company 's biggest seller during this period , which he credits to people being more experimental in the kitchen .
`` Many people got their [ culinary ] inspiration out in restaurants rather than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of that so people are expanding their repertoire .
`` I think the meat-free market was getting a little processed , with lots of ready meals and [ meat-free ] sausage rolls , but Covid has encouraged more cooking from scratch and trying new recipes .
That 's where the opportunity is now - people taking something plain and simple and trying to transform it . ''
Not that the real meat is being neglected entirely .
Sausages have been eaten in six million more weekly meals , says research firm Kantar , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and also a return to comfort food favourites toad-in-the-hole and bangers and mash .
`` With so many meals being consumed at home it has unlocked many more occasions for consumption bringing families together at mealtimes , '' says Alexandra Byrne , brand manager at Kerry Foods , which manufactures Richmond Sausages .
So what of the long-term prospects for these foods that are doing well at the moment ?
Mark Artus , the chief executive of brand agency 1HQ , says that retailers and food brands will have been watching closely to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are lasting , or whether we will revert to old patterns once the immediate crisis has passed .
For those firms that have benefited , he says : `` The challenge will be to double-down on the opportunity and retain the new consumers they have attracted . ''

"As an allergen-free brand, it was hard to source some of the ingredients like banana chips as there was a lockdown from our supplier in Sri Lanka, but because you can add milk and vegetable oil to our mix rather than flour, it does offer a way of baking without the usual commodities."


bbcuk--2020-06-27--Paul Weller: 'People weren't ready for my house record'

As the owner of one of the most famous haircuts in the country for the past 40 years , Paul Weller is being surprisingly serene about his lockdown locks .
`` I 'm just letting it grow , '' he laughs .
`` Well , I was kind of letting it grow anyway , but I 've had no choice now .
You have to just adapt , do n't you ? ''
Rather than attempting to trim his own barnet at home , as others have done to varying degrees of success , the musician has been letting it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make the best of it '' at his nearby studio in Surrey .
`` There 's so much time off and obviously no live work , so I 'm just cracking on and trying to get on with the next thing really , '' he says .
First things first though , and his 15th solo album , On Sunset , is released into the world on Friday , as the barbers of England prepare to go back to work .
Each Sunday of late , the 62-year-old has been showcasing his new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ series of home-made acoustic sessions , direct from Weller HQ .
`` My wife talked me into doing them , '' he admits , `` she 's my camera assistant ! ''
Weller , like his heroes The Beatles and David Bowie before him , is usually in a constant state of motion .
But his third album in four years ( not including the Jawbone film soundtrack or his recent foray into field recording ) finds him , like many of us right now , pausing for thought , at least .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ if I could / I 'm happy here in my neighbourhood , '' he sings on Village ; a soul-stirring orchestral ballad .
The album also finds him back on Polydor - the record label that famously rejected the final offering from his '80s pop band The Style Council , bringing an end to that chapter of his career .
Modernism : A New Decade ; their 1989 deep house record , without a six-string guitar within earshot , ultimately did n't see the light of day in full until nine years later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then dancing to an electronic beat .
`` Polydor definitely were n't ready for it , '' recalls Weller , `` and probably our audience at the time might not have been , but it 's hard to say .
`` It was a bit of an underground sound still at that time , it was n't mainstream in any way .
`` Years later I can sort of see their thinking - that does n't mean I agree with it - but of course the influence and house music in general has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's still banging drums , man .
`` But that 's what it was at the time and you have to accept it , '' he shrugs .
The passage of three decades , it seems , has left Weller harbouring `` no ill feelings '' about the decision , as , he points out , `` the whole business is different '' now .
`` It 's funny though , because I can remember when I was first at Polydor , all them years ago , everyone was always older than me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all their team is at least 20 years younger , but I like that .
`` I really love a lot of the artists they 've got on their roster as well [ Billie Eilish , Celeste , Sam Fender ] so that was good enough for me . ''
This time around , his LP was submitted and approved by both the label and , it appears , the critics .
The Guardian gave it four stars , describing Weller 's 2020 sound as `` warm , wise and still capable of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to appease the feather-cut-dads fanbase , and enough experimentation to slake his own curveball tastes , this is have-your-cake-and-eat-it Weller , '' wrote Alexis Petridis .
The same score was awarded by The Times , who declared `` the Modfather goes hippy dippy '' .
`` You can generally tell what Paul Weller is up to by the state of his hair , '' noted Will Hodgkinson .
Meanwhile , The Independent also went for four stars , with Mark Beaumont writing that On Sunset `` brilliantly merges this new interest in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mood '' .
The title track was inspired by a pre-coronavirus trip to Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles , where the father-of-eight was visiting his eldest son .
It evoked memories of his first-ever time there , `` back in '77 '' , as a 19-year-old `` kid '' on tour with what would become , for many , the seminal British post-punk band , The Jam .
`` I was staying in a little hotel around by that sort of area of the strip , where the [ legendary music venue ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rainbow Room and the Sunset Marquis is a bit further down the road , '' he explains .
`` I 've been to LA countless times since but I have n't walked around this little area since that time , and I just thought 'Oh my god , so much time has elapsed ' and I forget that sometimes as well .
`` So it was a very reflective moment , thinking of funny things and happy times we had there . ''
He adds : `` I just imagined this person looking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or whatever the deal may be , and obviously everyone 's moved on .
`` The music has got some dark spots in there but generally it 's kind of up , and summer music I think . ''
'Put pressure on this to stop' The time of its release has coincided with dark spots for humanity , what with the coronavirus pandemic , and the death of George Floyd - a black American who died while in the custody of a white police officer .
Weller , who has grown-up children of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's shocking that it 's still going on there '' and he backs the Black Lives Matter protests .
`` After everything that happened in the post-war years with civil rights and having a black president , nothing 's changed , '' he states .
`` I do n't know how they are gon na resolve it in that country , it 's so deep-rooted . ''
`` The whole world has got to put pressure on this to stop , '' he goes on .
His words , as the lead songwriter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and cultural authenticity to the top of the charts '' according to biographer Sean Egan .
The man himself is disappointed to hear that his lyrics -to tracks like Eton Rifles , That 's Entertainment and Town Called Malice - are still apt in the UK today .
`` It would be nice to think those words have come from a time when they 're not relevant anymore because everyone is different and everyone has moved on , but sadly it does n't seem that that way , '' he sighs .
For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time '' the virus has left The Modfather without a clear trajectory , yet still `` happy doing what I do '' .
`` I love just making music , making records .
I do n't wish for anything else to be honest with you . ''
True contentment in the modern world - now that is a good look for all seasons .
On Sunset is out on 3 July

Weller, like his heroes The Beatles and David Bowie before him, is usually in a constant state of motion. But his third album in four years (not including the Jawbone film soundtrack or his recent foray into field recording) finds him, like many of us right now, pausing for thought, at least.


bbcuk--2020-06-28--Extinction events: The man helping protect earth

Perched on top of a remote , wind-swept hill in rural mid-Wales sits a series of structures designed to protect us against `` one of the most significant risks to human civilisation '' .
The Spaceguard Centre , near Knighton , in Powys , is a working observatory which tracks `` near-Earth objects '' - comets and asteroids which could hit Earth .
Its director , Jay Tate , established the centre in 1997 after he became concerned at a lack of co-ordination in the UK and internationally to counter the threat .
Mr Tate said technology exists to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asteroids away from Earth if they are detected early enough .
• What threat is posed to Earth by cosmic debris ?
The problem , for Mr Tate , is that not enough people take the threat seriously - to the average citizen and even those in power , it is a distant threat .
A former officer in the British Army , where he specialised in missile systems , Mr Tate does not romanticise his work .
`` This is n't really science .
This is defence , '' he said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and surveillance is a military function . ''
He became alarmed at the threat posed to humanity in 1994 , when he watched through a telescope as a comet hit Jupiter .
`` It seemed crystal clear to me that it was a clear and present danger , and that there would be systems in place .
And there were n't . ''
After years of trying to push the issue up the agenda in military circles and in Whitehall , Mr Tate said he was told to `` go away and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if He did not do as he was told - something he recalls with relish - and instead went about setting up the Spaceguard Centre , also known as the National Near Earth Objects Information Centre .
Now closed to tourists due to the coronavirus pandemic , the centre sits in a dark sky area about 1km ( 0.6 miles ) from the English border .
Reachable only by driving along a farmer 's track through a field full of sheep , it is an unlikely setting for such important work .
Unlike @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which are unpredictable , Mr Tate said comets and asteroids are `` totally predictable '' .
`` If , not when it happens , the effects could be catastrophic . ''
Mr Tate said it would only take an asteroid the size of a cricket pitch to take out a city the size of London .
In 2013 , he said the Russian city of Chelyabinsk avoided being `` completely flattened , probably by a matter of four seconds '' when a meteor broke up as people looked on in shock .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ something like 500m across , that would take out a reasonable-sized country , '' he explained .
`` If you go up to something a kilometre across , the effects would be global .
Not a mass extinction , but civilisation as we know it would cease to exist .
`` If you go up to 10km , you are talking about a mass extinction on a very large scale . ''
'We can fix this' But it is not all doom and gloom .
Mr Tate said the technology exists to detect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away from earth .
`` This is a problem we can fix , it 's avoidable , '' he explained .
`` The point is it 's very , very rare for your house to burn down , but you still take out insurance . ''
Each day , the Minor Planet Centre ( MPC ) in the USA publishes a list of objects it would like to be monitored .
The Spaceguard Centre , like thousands of other observatories and amateur astronomers around the world , picks an object it is able @ @ @ @ @ @ @ finds the area of space where the object should be located and takes three photographs .
Computers then analyse the photographs to find an object which is moving relative to the stars .
Calculations made by the computer can determine the object 's orbit around the sun , which is sent back to the MPC .
There are a few ways of deflecting a comet or asteroid , Mr Tate explained , but all rely on the ability to find the object heading for Earth `` years or decades '' in advance .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to deflect it a tiny amount to make it a near-miss '' .
Simpler methods involve hitting it with something , but Mr Tate said , while another option could be to detonate a nuclear bomb on its surface .
When the meteor broke up above Chelyabinsk in 2013 , `` nobody saw it coming '' , Mr Tate said .
It was , in part , due to its small size ( about 20m across ) , but also because observatories , including the Spaceguard Centre , had their telescopes trained elsewhere @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to take out a `` reasonable-sized continent '' , Mr Tate explained , and had passed between Earth and the moon - considered `` danger close '' in the business .
At the moment , Mr Tate said the centre is limited to simply tracking rather than finding objects - but this could soon change .
In 2009 , Cambridge University offered the centre one of its telescopes which was being decommissioned .
Mr Tate had nowhere to put the 7.5-tonne telescope , but thanks to a band of volunteers , it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Coronavirus has put a stop to vital work on the project , named Drax , so it could be years before it is ready .
But Mr Tate acknowledges his most important work might not be in the actual pursuit of comets and asteroids .
`` One of our jobs is to persuade everyone else that this is important , '' he concluded .
`` This hopefully wo n't happen in our lifetime , in the next century , in the next millennium .
I do n't know .
If I did know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Point is it will happen , and when it does happen , life turns to pain in a very big way . ''

He did not do as he was told - something he recalls with relish - and instead went about setting up the Spaceguard Centre, also known as the National Near Earth Objects Information Centre.


bbcuk--2020-06-28--Duchess of Cambridge visits Nook children's hospice as pandemic boosts demand

The Duchess of Cambridge has visited a children 's hospice to highlight the importance of the work it has been @ @ @ @ @ .
Catherine spoke to staff at the Nook , near Norwich , as well as @ @ @ @ @ .
`` We 're noticing an increased demand and call for help for families because @ @ @ @ @ said Tracy Rennie , acting chief executive of East Anglia 's Children 's Hospices .
@ @ @ @ @ 24/7 care for their children for the last three months and they just need a @ @ @ @ @ .
The royal visit was timed to coincide with Children 's Hospice Week .
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The Duchess of Cambridge has visited a children's hospice to highlight the importance of the work it has been doing during the coronavirus pandemic.
Catherine spoke to staff at the Nook, near Norwich, as well as people who use its facilities.
"We're noticing an increased demand and call for help for families because they're exhausted," said Tracy Rennie, acting chief executive of East Anglia's Children's Hospices.
"They've been providing 24/7 care for their children for the last three months and they just need a break," she added.
The royal visit was timed to coincide with Children's Hospice Week.
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bbcuk--2020-06-28--Newspaper headlines: PM pledges 'building blitz' amid unemployment fears

`` Billions to get Britain Booming '' is how the Mail on Sunday headlines its interview with Prime Minister Boris Johnson .
The paper says he 's promising `` a building blitz '' of hospitals , houses , roads and rail to save the economy from the effects of the pandemic .
The details will be set out in a speech on Tuesday which he calls `` a very big moment '' , it reports .
It also shows Mr Johnson doing press-ups to quash what it calls `` Westminster rumours '' about his health .
According to the Mail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ night feeds and nappies for his two-month-old son , Wilfred .
The Observer has a more downbeat view of the post-lockdown landscape , with a warning from Labour that jobless totals could hit 1980s levels of more than three million without fresh state support .
According to the paper , Labour says the most urgent need is to protect jobs in sectors that do n't yet know when they can re-open - such as gyms , nightclubs and conference centres .
There are fears that a first local lockdown could be imposed after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to the Sunday Times .
The paper says there 's been an outbreak in food production plants and reports that the virus is spreading through large gatherings outside takeaway restaurants .
It quotes a source close to Health Secretary Matt Hancock as saying he has been studying the legislation and is `` quite worried '' about the situation .
Writing in the Spectator , ITV 's political editor , Robert Peston , says he 's been told the data does n't yet show that a full lockdown is required .
Papers in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surge in virus cases there .
The Washington Post describes it as an `` historic failure '' that exposes `` a crisis in governance extending from the Oval Office to state capitals to city councils '' .
It says what it calls the `` dysfunction of Trump 's White House '' has been `` particularly ill-suited for a viral outbreak that requires precision , focus and steady leadership '' .
The New York Times says the `` shared sacrifice of millions of Americans with jobs lost , businesses shuttered , and daily routines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It concludes that `` many governors underestimated the coronavirus and rushed to reopen before their states were ready '' .
Sign up for a morning briefing direct to your inbox The Sunday Telegraph leads with the story that the country 's top civil servant is likely to lose his job this week in what it calls a `` Whitehall revolution '' by the PM .
It says Sir Mark Sedwill 's departure will be a clear sign the long planned shake-up of the civil service by Mr Johnson 's chief adviser , Dominic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The article also notes there is now a rival power base after what it calls `` the surprise appointment '' of Simon Case to the new post of permanent secretary in No 10 .
The controversial planning application approved by the housing secretary , Robert Jenrick , is the top story in the Sunday Times .
It says senior officials `` begged '' him to block the £1bn property deal from the Conservative donor Richard Desmond .
The paper says it 's been told by a Whitehall source that Mr Jenrick dismissed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rules via text messages to a junior aide .
The Sunday Times believes the source 's claim that Mr Jenrick showed `` total disregard '' for the law in the run-up to the decision will reignite calls for his resignation .
A government official told the paper the decision-making process was thorough and there was no question of bias .
The Observer reports allegations from the US that the Russians secretly offered to pay Taliban-linked fighters to kill British and American troops in Afghanistan .
The paper says it was part of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ de-stabilise the White House while president Trump was seeking a peace deal .
It says Mr Trump was briefed on the activity months ago - but Bloomberg News says that has been denied by the White House .
Private schools are accusing the government of ignoring their offers to help state school pupils with catch-up sessions over the summer , according to the Sunday Telegraph .
The paper says it 's seen a letter from Christopher King , the chief executive of the Independent Association of Prep Schools , expressing his frustration to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ private schools could make a `` significant difference '' to the education of children in their local community at minimal or no cost to parents .
The paper does n't include a government response .
The Sunday Telegraph carries a warning about the vanity of people using zoom and other video-conferencing tools .
Dermatologists have told the paper that growing numbers of people have been using laser pens to try to remove their freckles .
Experts warn the devices can lead to burns and scarring and even hide signs of melanoma which can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The paper says the British Association of Dermatologists wants the devices banned .
And the Sunday Times reports that celebrities are making money in lockdown from people who pay them for a personalised insult .
James Buckley , best known as Jay from The Inbetweeners , is particularly popular at £41.50 a time for his fruity language .
He 's reported to have earned £100,000 in three months amid a surge in demand for video greetings from famous faces .
Other stars on the books will deliver more benign messages .
Dick Van @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to charge £830 a clip .

The controversial planning application approved by the housing secretary, Robert Jenrick, is the top story in the Sunday Times. It says senior officials "begged" him to block the £1bn property deal from the Conservative donor Richard Desmond. The paper says it's been told by a Whitehall source that Mr Jenrick dismissed warnings the luxury housing plan broke planning rules via text messages to a junior aide. The Sunday Times believes the source's claim that Mr Jenrick showed "total disregard" for the law in the run-up to the decision will reignite calls for his resignation. A government official told the paper the decision-making process was thorough and there was no question of bias.


bbcuk--2020-06-28--Surrey Police watchdog referral after baton round used

Police officers used a baton round on a man reported to be threatening people with a knife .
Officers arrested two men after the incident in Gatley Avenue , Ewell , Surrey , on Saturday night .
Surrey Police said a man who was hit with a baton round was taken to hospital with bruising to his stomach .
Ch Supt Clive Davies said the force had referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct ( IOPC ) .
A 42-year-old man was later charged .
The East Surrey divisional commander said : `` Due to the deployment of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Independent Office for Police Conduct ( who attended last night in an assessment role ) , and commenced our post-incident procedure .
`` Although the level of injury sustained does not meet the threshold for a mandatory referral , we have chosen to voluntarily refer this to the IOPC for their consideration as we are committed to ensuring our actions are transparent and fully accountable . ''
He said public safety was a priority during the incident which led to road closures and the deployment of the police helicopter , dogs and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into custody for questioning on suspicion of affray and racially aggravated public order .
One man was released without charge .
Damian Dolor , of Epsom , was charged with racially aggravated threatening behaviour under the Public Order Act and was remanded to appear before magistrates .

"Although the level of injury sustained does not meet the threshold for a mandatory referral, we have chosen to voluntarily refer this to the IOPC for their consideration as we are committed to ensuring our actions are transparent and fully accountable."


bbcuk--2020-06-28--Woman charged over Clydebank man's murder

A 34-year-old woman has been charged over the murder of a man at a property in West Dunbartonshire .
Police @ @ @ @ @ at about 03:50 on Friday in Singer Street in Clydebank .
A 38-year-old man was @ @ @ @ @ .
The woman is due to appear at Dumbarton Sheriff Court on Monday .
Police @ @ @ @ @ the scene and have appealed for anyone with information about the incident to come forward @ @ @ @ @ said : `` A police presence will remain in the area for the time being @ @ @ @ @ carried out .
`` This incident is now being treated as murder .
`` Although @ @ @ @ @ hours of the morning , I would urge that if you have any information surrounding @ @ @ @ @ contact with officers . ''

The woman is due to appear at Dumbarton Sheriff Court on Monday. Police said they would remain at the scene and have appealed for anyone with information about the incident to come forward.


bbcuk--2020-06-28--Murder victim Warren Crossan had been arrested over Robbie Lawlor killing

A man shot dead in west Belfast on Saturday has been named locally as Warren Crossan .
Mr Crossan , a father of one in his late 20s , was shot a number of times in Rodney Parade off the Lower Falls Road .
He was the son of a well-known dissident republican Tommy Crossan , who was shot dead on the Springfield Road in 2014 .
Warren Crossan was previously arrested and questioned about the murder of Robbie Lawlor .
Robbie Lawlor , who was a Dublin criminal , was shot dead in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ch Insp Darren McCartney described it as a `` brutal murder '' , and that the `` the brazen recklessness of the killers completely beggars belief '' .
`` I believe the man was chased from the junction of Rodney Parade and St James 's Road along Rodney Parade by two masked gunmen before he was shot a number of times at close range in St Katharine 's Road , '' he said .
`` They did not give any thought to the risk posed to local people in this community who were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they ran through the streets firing shots .
`` Nor did they care who may have been collateral damage in this highly populated residential area during their mission to kill . ''
He said it was too early to speculate on any possible motivation for the attack .
He added he was aware that a large number of people were in the area at the time of the attack , and appealed for anyone who witnessed it , or who has dashcam footage of it to come forward .

The officer added: "I am aware the area was busy with pedestrians and motorists so I am asking anyone who may have captured any footage of the incident to please make that available to us also."


bbcuk--2020-06-28--Coronavirus: Tests plea for Anglesey and Wrexham factory staff

Staff who have yet to be tested for coronavirus after an outbreak linked to a food processing factory have been urged to `` act immediately '' .
Anglesey council 's plea comes after 210 cases have been confirmed among workers at the 2 Sisters plant , in Llangefni .
Meanwhile , Public Health Wales ( PWH ) said about 300 workers `` have not yet presented for testing '' at a Wrexham food factory which has had 166 cases .
It said there was `` no evidence '' Rowan Foods was the source of the outbreak .
About 1,000 people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already been tested .
On Saturday , PHW said it was working with Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board to `` urgently contact just over 300 workers that have not yet presented for testing '' .
Meanwhile , six more Covid-19 cases were identified in the workforce associated with the 2 Sisters plant on Friday , taking the total from 204 to 210 .
PHW said the `` increase in reported cases is low , which is reassuring and is evidence that the control measures put in place combined with the rapid testing process @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweet , Anglesey council shared a link for other 2 Sisters workers to get a test `` to help safeguard themselves , family , friends and their communities '' .