bbcuk--2020-07-06--Coronavirus: Arts venues welcome £1.57bn government support

The government has unveiled a £1.57bn support package to help protect the futures of UK theatres , galleries , museums and other cultural venues .
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden told BBC Breakfast new grants and loans aim to preserve `` crown jewels '' in the UK 's art sector as well as local venues .
It follows several weeks of pressure , with industry leaders warning that many venues were on the brink of collapse .
Independent cinemas , heritage sites and music venues will also be eligible .
Guidance for a phased return of the performing arts , starting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , is expected to be published by the government shortly .
Mr Dowden said the package is all `` new money '' and has two broad aims - to preserve `` crown jewel '' venues like the Royal Albert Hall and national galleries , while also helping local institutions across the UK .
He said institutions applying for the new grants and loans through industry bodies would have to prove how they contribute to wider economic growth .
A string of theatres have announced plans to make staff redundant in recent weeks , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ took hold earlier this year .
Adrian Vinken , the chief executive of the Theatre Royal in Plymouth told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme it was `` impossible to say '' if the announcement would be enough to prevent up to 100 job losses there until more detail is released .
The announcement of the new funding comes just two days after theatres across the UK were covered in colourful messages of support .
The rescue package has been warmly welcomed by many arts leaders , some of whom said they thought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of what had been hoped for .
The Culture Secretary , Oliver Dowden , who has been under pressure from the arts and heritage sector to deliver a meaningful funding solution to a crisis brought about by Covid-19 , feels vindicated that his behind-closed-doors approach to negotiations with the Treasury has paid off .
As always , the devil will be in the detail .
The government has not specified how the money will be divided between competing art forms or regions , nor how the application process will work .
There will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there 's the elephant in the auditorium : when will the rules around social distancing in performing arts venues be relaxed to allow the show to go on ?
Many theatre producers are baffled by what they see as 'one rule for them , and one rule for us ' , approach by government , particularly when it comes to travel .
Why is it OK for people to sit side-by-side on a train or plane for hours but not in a theatre , which they argue is a much more controllable environment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that is the billion dollar question .
How will the money be spent ?
The £1.15bn support pot for cultural organisations in England is made up of £880m in grants and £270m of repayable loans .
The government said the loans would be `` issued on generous terms '' .
Funding will also go to the devolved administrations - £33m to Northern Ireland , £97m to Scotland and £59m to Wales .
• Theatres are 'clinging on ' but face precarious future A further £100m will be earmarked for national cultural institutions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There will also be £120m to restart construction on cultural infrastructure and for heritage construction projects in England that were paused due to the pandemic .
The government said decisions on who will get the funding would be made `` alongside expert independent figures from the sector '' .
What else has the government said ?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the money `` will help safeguard the sector for future generations , ensuring arts groups and venues across the UK can stay afloat '' .
The government described the package as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UK culture '' .
Mr Dowden said arts and culture were `` the soul of our nation '' .
He said : `` They make our country great and are the lynchpin of our world-beating and fast growing creative industries . ''
Asked if pantomimes will be performed at theatres later this year , Mr Dowden told the Today programme the performances present unique challenges .
`` First of all you 've got from granny to grandchild - you 've got kids screaming [ he 's behind you ] - and all the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
`` It 's highly interactive . ''
`` If we can do it we will - but it looks challenging . ''
He also pointed out the latest funding adds to government schemes including the furlough scheme to safeguard the jobs of workers and VAT deferral and business rate relief to help those running venues .
Julian Knight , Conservative chairman of the House of Commons culture select committee , said more action would be needed .
`` This money is welcome and should take some out of the danger zone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
`` But to secure their long-term future there needs to be a targeted sector deal , possibly involving more generous tax breaks . ''
Labour 's shadow culture secretary Jo Stevens said while she welcomed the `` much-needed '' package , it was `` too little , too late '' for many and urged the government to act quickly to help struggling organisations .
What has the industry reaction been ?
Arts Council England , the Royal Opera House , the Music Venue Trust , the Society of London Theatre and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the funding .
Arts Council chairman Sir Nicholas Serota told BBC News the funding was `` a very good result '' .
He said : `` Now it 's up to the arts organisations and the Arts Council to make best use of this money and bring the arts back into communities across the county .
This announcement gives us the tools to help build a recovery . ''
Music Venue Trust chief executive Mark Davyd said it `` warmly welcomes this unprecedented intervention into Britain 's world class live music scene '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provides the opportunity to stabilise and protect our vibrant and vital network of venues and gives us the time we need to create a plan to safely reopen live music . ''
Julian Bird , chief executive of the Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre , said it `` hugely welcomed '' the funding .
The chief executives of the National Theatre , Rufus Norris and Lisa Burger , said they `` feel very positive that this major investment will reach and sustain the vital talent and infrastructure '' .
Simon Rattle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , called for the money to be `` distributed as fast as possible '' .
Philippa Childs , head of the Bectu union which supports workers across the media and entertainment industry , said the support package was overdue .
She added : `` At long last the government have woken up to our warnings and those of the whole creative sector , that without support , we stood to lose a huge amount of our world-beating creative industries .
`` We will now be scrutinising the details of this package to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needs of our sector . ''
Julia Fawcett , chief executive of the Lowry in Salford , said : `` The announcement of £1.57bn of emergency investment in the UK 's culture sector is welcome news , but we are fast running out of time .
`` This lifeline will come too late for some organisations who have already been forced to close their doors for good or made valued employees redundant . ''
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Many theatre producers are baffled by what they see as 'one rule for them, and one rule for us', approach by government, particularly when it comes to travel. Why is it OK for people to sit side-by-side on a train or plane for hours but not in a theatre, which they argue is a much more controllable environment? As far as they are concerned, that is the billion dollar question.


bbcuk--2020-07-06--Duffield deaths: Man admits murdering wife and new partner

A man has admitted murdering his wife and her new partner on New Year 's Day .
Helen Hancock , 39 , and Martin Griffiths , 48 , were found stabbed to death at a house in Duffield , Derbyshire , in the early hours of 1 January .
Derby Crown Court heard Rhys Hancock called police at about 04:20 GMT to say he was at his former marital home and admitted murdering the couple .
Hancock , of Etwall in Derbyshire , pleaded guilty to both murders .
The 40-year-old will be sentenced at a date to be fixed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PE teacher Ms Hancock and businessman Mr Griffiths in the house .
An inquest heard both had suffered multiple stab wounds and there was a blunt trauma injury to Ms Hancock 's right eye .
A previous court hearing was told Mr Hancock had found out about his wife 's new relationship on 26 December and it had caused him `` some distress '' .
Mr Hancock 's mother had called police just after 04:00 warning them he had left he house with two knives after earlier telling her he `` felt like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ handler was the first to arrive at Ms Hancock 's house and ordered the defendant to the floor before arresting him .
Both victims were found in a bedroom with multiple stab wounds .
Mr Griffiths had already died but paramedics battled for more than 15 minutes to resuscitate Ms Hancock before she was pronounced dead .
A close friend of Ms Hancock said she been `` loving life '' in the months leading up to the killings and had climbed Mount Snowdon with her new partner just days before they died .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ wonderful mummy to her three beautiful children '' and `` just a lovely , bright , positive person '' .
A friend of Mr Griffiths said he was `` an absolutely brilliant dad '' who was `` passionate about his mountaineering '' .
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A close friend of Ms Hancock, who worked as a PE teacher in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, said she had been "loving life" in the months leading up to the killings and had climbed Snowdon with her new partner just days before they died.


bbcuk--2020-07-06--Wembley deaths: Man in court accused of sisters' murder

An 18-year-old man has appeared in court accused of murdering two sisters who were stabbed to death in a park @ @ @ @ @ Smallman , 27 , and Bibaa Henry , 46 , were found in Fryent Country @ @ @ @ @ June .
The sisters had met up with friends in the north-west London park two @ @ @ @ @ Henry 's birthday .
Danyal Hussein appeared at the Old Bailey via video-link charged with @ @ @ @ @ also charged with possession of an offensive weapon .
Mr Hussein , of Blackheath , @ @ @ @ @ of his next court appearance on 21 September .
Prosecutor Joel Smith told the court @ @ @ @ @ and random attack on two members of the public involving the use of a knife @ @ @ @ @ victims ' family attended court for the brief hearing .
Police previously released pictures of @ @ @ @ @ , from Brent , and photographer Ms Smallman , from Harrow , dancing with fairy @ @ @ @ @ .

Prosecutor Joel Smith told the court it was an "unprovoked and random attack on two members of the public involving the use of a knife".


bbcuk--2020-07-06--Coronavirus: Scotland reopens beer gardens and outdoor cafes as lockdown eases

People in Scotland are now able to return to beer gardens and pavement cafes after they opened for the first time in 15 weeks .
But customers are being warned that al fresco eating and drinking will not be the same as it was before the lockdown .
As well as following strict distancing and hygiene rules , they will have to leave their contact details so they can be traced in the event of an outbreak .
Pubs and restaurants should be able to welcome customers indoors from 15 July .
That will be part of phase three of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of lockdown , which Nicola Sturgeon is expected to confirm on Thursday .
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Speaking during a visit to an outdoor dining area in Edinburgh , the first minister admitted she was nervous about emerging from lockdown .
Nicola Sturgeon said it was important that people remembered the virus was still at large and urged them to socialise safely .
Business owners warned that their biggest hurdle could be persuading customers that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eat and drink .
At the Cold Town House in Edinburgh 's Grassmarket , customers must make a reservation to secure a table in their outdoor dining area .
Party sizes are limited to six people from two households and they can spend a maximum of one hour and 45 minutes at their table .
On arrival , staff will take the contact details of everyone in the group and explain various additional health and safety measures .
They will ask them how they want to be served - perhaps by someone wearing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ distance from the table .
And they will be able to view the menu on their smartphones after accessing it via a QR code .
Nic Wood , the managing director of parent company Signature Pubs , said it was important to show customers that they were open and safe .
But he said they were facing a `` huge hurdle '' in convincing people to return to the hospitality industry .
`` It 's very worrying how quiet Edinburgh city centre , the Grassmarket , is at the moment , '' he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to come back when they have been told to stay at home and not to socialise is the biggest job by far to overcome . ''
The opening of beer gardens and outdoor cafes comes after a series of lockdown measures were lifted , including the five mile recreational travel rule for all but part of Dumfries and Galloway .
Children under 11 no longer have to physically distance from each other or from adults , meaning they can now hug their grandparents .
Non-essential shops have also reopened but from Friday it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wear a face covering in stores .
The first minister has also outlined plans to reduce the 2m distancing rule to 1m in certain circumstances and with safeguards .
She told BBC Scotland she was keen to restart the economy but nervous about relaxing restrictions .
`` I think I will be nervous right throughout this because when we 've have had the country on a strict lockdown with everyone by and large staying at home you can keep the virus under control , '' she said .
Ms Sturgeon said the outbreak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Dumfries and Galloway showed how infectious the virus was .
`` If we drop our guard and stop complying with these safety measures the virus will spread again because it has not gone away , '' she added .
`` All of us want to see the economy moving again , all of us want to see life return to as close to normal as is possible , but that will only be possible if we all act in a way that keeps the virus at bay , '' she added .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of control again , then we have to go back to square one . ''
She said people should look out for the new safety measures in beer gardens and cafes and follow the FACTS safety guidance when out in the community .
`` If you do n't see those safety measures , or you do n't feel you can follow appropriate hygiene rules , then do n't take the risk , '' she said .
Emma McLarkin of the Scottish Beer and Pub Association , said it was an important milestone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the reopening of indoor areas on 15 July .
`` Things will be a little different with added mitigation measures to help protect customers and ensure they feel safe , but they will still be the same places we all know and love , '' she said .
`` We all have a shared interest in continuing to suppress the virus and the pub sector is definitely ready to play our part in welcoming our customers back responsibly . ''
Meanwhile planning regulations are being temporarily relaxed to allow pubs , restaurants and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ footpaths for seating and structures like open-sided gazebos .
Kevin Stewart , the planning minister , said the government wanted to ensure the industry could comply with distancing measures and provide a safe and pleasant environment for customers .
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"All of us want to see the economy moving again, all of us want to see life return to as close to normal as is possible, but that will only be possible if we all act in a way that keeps the virus at bay," she said.


bbcuk--2020-07-06--Pret A Manger to shut 30 shops and cut 1,000 jobs

Sandwich chain Pret A Manger is to close 30 outlets and is expected to cut at least 1,000 jobs at other shops as part of a post-pandemic restructuring .
The company said the impact of coronavirus on trading meant it had to make a `` difficult decision '' .
Pret said it needed to reduce headcount across its UK shops to `` reflect lower footfall , rental costs and new safety measures '' .
It did not say how many jobs would go , but a source confirmed more than 1,000 .
About 330 jobs will be lost with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said 339 of its 410 shops have so far reopened following the easing of lockdown restrictions .
But trading remains slow , with sales down 74 % from a year earlier , the company said .
Pret is thought to be losing about £20m a month .
Chief executive Pano Christou said : `` It 's a sad day for the whole Pret family , and I 'm devastated that we will be losing so many employees .
But we must make these changes to adapt to the new retail environment .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to more people , through different channels and in new ways , enabling us to grow once more in the medium term . ''
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The company is broadening its sales with a retail coffee initiative with Amazon and a delivery partnership with Deliveroo , Just Eat and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and collect trials in five shops in London .
Pret said sales across these digital channels have already grown 480 % year-on-year , and now represent over 8 % of total UK sales .
The company is in talks with landlords about reducing its rent bill.In May , it appointed advisory firms to help restructure the business , and in April it raised €100m ( £90m ) in emergency funding from its banks .
Pret , which owns 550 outlets globally employing 13,000 staff , including 8,000 in the UK , is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cuts .
Last week , SSP Group , which runs Upper Crust and Ritazza , said it would cut 5,000 staff , more than half its UK workforce .
In addition , The Restaurant Group , which runs Frankie & Benny 's and Wagamama , and Cafe Rouge-owner Casual Dining Group , have announced more than 4,500 job cuts between them .

Chief executive Pano Christou said: "It's a sad day for the whole Pret family, and I'm devastated that we will be losing so many employees. But we must make these changes to adapt to the new retail environment.


bbcuk--2020-07-06--Domestic Abuse Bill: 'More help for migrant women needed'

Help should be available to all domestic abuse survivors , no matter their immigration status , campaigners have said .
They are urging MPs to add legislation that better protects migrant women to the Domestic Abuse Bill .
Currently , some immigrants with an insecure status can not access public funds or housing and refuge support .
The Home Office said the response to domestic crimes `` would be transformed '' by the legislation .
The Domestic Abuse Bill goes into its report stage on Monday .
A £1.5m pilot will be launched later this year to help charities supporting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But campaigners say more needs to be done to ensure migrants are better protected .
`` We must protect all victims , no matter where they 're from , '' campaign group Step Up Migrant Women said .
Domestic abuse survivor Somiya Basar , 32 , who is originally from India and is now living in Southall , said she had difficulty getting help as a migrant .
She attended Parliament to give evidence about how she said the current system neglected to care for such individuals .
Ms Basar was married @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a British man whom she did not know .
She said : `` My idea of marriage was quickly shattered .
It was not long before I began to feel like a slave .
`` I was the housemaid , I was an instrument for him to use to have babies .
I was the nanny and the chef .
`` The situation soon developed into physical , emotional and financial abuse .
My husband had total control over me .
`` I remained in the marriage because of the constant threats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my children would be taken away . ''
After more than a decade of abuse Ms Basar filed for a divorce and received custody of her three children .
But her now ex-husband has fled to the UK with the children , leaving her `` completely destitute '' .
After months of battling to get her children back , Ms Basar received help from domestic abuse charity Southall Black Sisters .
`` Without their help , it would be impossible for me to be here and see my children . ''
Ms Basar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as her immigration status means she has no recourse to public funds .
`` This again makes me vulnerable and at the mercy of my abuser . ''
She hopes the new bill will `` ensure help is available to everyone who needs it '' .
`` The only qualification for help should be that you 're destitute , you 've been abused and you need help . ''
Mary , not her real name , from Tottenham , also struggled to receive support after her husband 's family domestically abused her and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the family in Merton after receiving help from charity Sistah Space .
Her immigration status meant she was not eligible for housing support .
`` If I could have just got help with housing , it would have taken so much off my shoulders , '' she said .
`` To just get away from the shouting and the beating .
`` Without Sistah Space I would n't be here today .
There are so many women who need help .
`` Something needs to change . ''
Kate Allen , of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ often felt `` trapped '' with nowhere to go for help .
`` There have been cases where women have gone to the police for help only to be turned away because they are migrants , '' she said .
She said victims felt prevented from going to the police through fear of detention and being deported .
A Home Office spokesperson said : `` No-one should have to experience the horrors of domestic abuse , including migrants from black , Asian or ethnic minority backgrounds . ''

"There have been cases where women have gone to the police for help only to be turned away because they are migrants," she said.


bbcuk--2020-07-06--Coronavirus could cause 35,000 extra UK cancer deaths, experts warn

Delays to cancer diagnosis and treatment due to coronavirus could cause thousands of excess deaths in the UK within a year , research suggests .
Scientists suggest there could be at least 7,000 additional deaths - but in a worst case scenario that number could be as high as 35,000 .
There are concerns routine screenings , urgent referrals and treatments have been delayed or cancelled .
NHS England said it was working hard to restore services .
Scientists examined data from eight hospital trusts and shared their findings exclusively with BBC Panorama .
The study , conducted by DATA-CAN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ HDR UK ) for Cancer , modelled different outcomes depending on how long services take to get back to normal levels .
In a worst case scenario , if delays continue , there could be 35,000 additional cancer deaths within a year .
Prof Mark Lawler , Scientific Lead of DATA-CAN , told BBC Panorama : `` Initial data that we got was very worrying to us .
• 'More than two million in UK wait for cancer care' '' Anecdotally , people have been telling us there were problems , but I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to actually have routine data from hospital trusts .
`` Obviously scientists like to be right in terms of their analysis , but I hope I 'm wrong in relation to that , '' he said .
It was the job of Peter Johnson , the National Clinical Director for Cancer NHS England , to draw up the guidelines on cancer treatment during Covid-19 .
`` We 're working as fast as we can to put the services back together again , to restore the capacity and indeed to build more , so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that have not been diagnosed during the time when the services have been running below 100 % , '' he told BBC Panorama .
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`` I 'm hoping that we will get back to where we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the year . ''
NHS figures show there was a 60 % drop in people visiting their GP and being referred for tests in April .
`` There is a significant cohort of people who are very worried about coming anywhere near the NHS , because coming near the NHS means ' I 'm going to get Covid , and therefore I 'm going to get very , very ill , ' '' said NHS GP Dr Gary Marlowe .
The rates of urgent cancer referrals were 45 % below pre-emergency levels at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recent HDR UK research , shared with Panorama , showed .
`` The guidelines for radiotherapy and Covid-19 advised people to delay and avoid radiotherapy in some circumstances , '' clinical oncologist Prof Pat Price told BBC Panorama .
`` I think it was a very high risk strategy , '' she said .
Prof Price said there were radiotherapy machines in some hospitals `` lying idle which could have saved lives '' .
`` It has been safe to give radiotherapy during Covid-19 , we know that now , '' she said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we have n't been allowed to switch them on properly .
Mr Johnson , from NHS England said : `` What we were concerned to do , when the virus was increasing very rapidly in the population , was to make sure that we could get the right balance between the risk of catching the virus , and the risk of having people 's cancer get worse .
`` And in particular , the risks and benefits of things like chemotherapy where , if the chemotherapy is n't absolutely crucial but it might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risk of coronavirus .
`` This was n't a kind of attempt to police who should have treatment and who should n't , it was more an attempt to try and help people think very clearly . ''
You can watch BBC Panorama 's 'Britain 's Cancer Crisis ' on Monday 6 July at 7:30pm on BBC One , or afterwards on BBC iPlayer .
You can also find extra content on the You , Me & the Big C podcast .

"We're working as fast as we can to put the services back together again, to restore the capacity and indeed to build more, so that we can deal with the people that have not been diagnosed during the time when the services have been running below 100%," he told BBC Panorama.


bbcuk--2020-07-06--Boohoo to investigate Leicester supplier over exploitation claims

Fast fashion retailer Boohoo has said it will investigate one of its suppliers following reports that staff are earning less than the minimum wage amid unsafe working conditions .
The Sunday Times reported that workers at Jaswal Fashions in Leicester could expect to be paid £3.50 an hour .
It also saw little evidence of measures to stop the spread of coronavirus at a time when Leicester is in lockdown .
Boohoo said if the report was true , the conditions were `` totally unacceptable '' .
The company 's share price tumbled by nearly 10 % to 350.08p following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make clothes for the Nasty Gal label , which is owned by Boohoo .
Boohoo said that Jaswal was not one of its declared suppliers and was no longer trading as a garment-maker .
It said it appeared that a different firm is using Jaswal 's former premises and `` we are currently trying to establish the identity of this company '' .
Boohoo said : `` We are taking immediate action to thoroughly investigate how our garments were in their hands , will ensure that our suppliers immediately cease working with this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our relationship with any suppliers who have sub-contracted work to the manufacturer in question . ''
An undercover reporter for the Sunday Times , who got a job at Jaswal Fashions , was told to expect pay of between £3.50 and £4.00 an hour .
The national minimum wage for people over 25 years-old is £8.72 an hour .
Few workers at the factory - which was operating during the localised lockdown in Leicester - were found to be wearing face masks to guard against the transmission of the coronavirus .
There was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had been implemented .
Boohoo said that earlier this year it had begun a review of all its garment-makers , including `` a full audit of all of our suppliers ' manufacturing facilities '' .
But former MP Mary Creagh , who investigated the UK 's fast-fashion garment industry as chairwoman of the Commons ' environmental audit committee , said policing the sector was difficult .
`` When you think there are 10,000 workers , there are hundreds of factories and the tendency is when one factory is shut down it just springs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ factory approach , '' she told the BBC 's Today programme .
`` They are shut down by authorities on Friday and they start up in a different building with a different name on Monday morning and this is the problem .
It is a really difficult issue to tackle , the problem is the system not just the enforcement . ''
Boohoo is already under fire after Labour Behind the Label , a workers ' rights group , claimed that some employees at factories in Leicester that supply the fast fashion firm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work while sick with Covid-19 '' .
At the time Boohoo said it would `` not tolerate any incidence of non-compliance especially in relation to the treatment of workers within our supply chain '' .
Leicester is currently under local lockdown following a spike in Covid-19 cases .
At the weekend , Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he was `` very worried about the employment practices in some factories '' in the city .
Sales at Boohoo , which trades exclusively online , has surged during the coronavirus lockdown with particular demand for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recently bought the online businesses of Oasis and Warehouse and earlier this year acquired MissPap , Karen Millen and Coast .
Prior to the Covid-19 outbreak , sales for the year to February rose by 44 % to £1.2bn and pre-tax profits grew 54 % to £92.2m .
Boohoo 's co-founders Mahmud Kamani and Carole Kane were both paid more than £1.3m each for the last financial year .
They could also share in a bonus of up to £150m if certain performance goals are met by 2023 .

"They are shut down by authorities on Friday and they start up in a different building with a different name on Monday morning and this is the problem. It is a really difficult issue to tackle, the problem is the system not just the enforcement."


bbcuk--2020-07-06--Coronavirus: 13 UK universities 'could go bust without bailout'

Thirteen universities face `` a very real prospect '' of insolvency following the coronavirus crisis unless they receive a government bailout , a study suggests .
High-ranking universities with large numbers of international students face the largest immediate drop in income , says the Institute for Fiscal Studies .
But the least prestigious universities are at the greatest risk , says the IFS .
The IFS does not name the universities , but says a targeted government bailout would be the most cost-effective plan .
The fallout from Covid-19 `` poses a significant financial threat '' across UK higher education @ @ @ @ @ @ @ net assets , says the analysis .
They say the total size of the sector 's losses is `` highly uncertain '' - anywhere between £3bn and £19bn , or between 7.5 % and almost half the sector 's annual income .
The researchers ' central estimate is an £11bn loss , amounting to a quarter of the sector 's annual income .
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• Universities warn of going bust without extra cash • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and catering In addition , universities which are running pension scheme deficits will see them widen during the pandemic as investments stagnate .
But there are big variations between institutions , says the study .
Universities with many international students which also have substantial pension obligations are often also higher-ranking institutions , with `` large financial buffers '' and the option of alleviating losses by admitting more UK-based students .
But this behaviour could harm less selective universities , which could see their potential students recruited by higher-ranking institutions .
Without significant redundancies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , universities are unlikely to be able to claw back much of the losses through cost savings , the researchers warn .
Some universities went into the crisis with far stronger finances than others , they add .
`` Our analysis shows it is not the universities with the greatest losses , but the institutions in the weakest financial positions before the crisis , that are at the greatest risk of insolvency , '' they conclude .
The researchers do not name names but , under their central estimate , suggest 13 universities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ higher education institutions , would end up with negative reserves `` and thus may not be viable in the long run without a government bailout or debt restructuring '' .
The analysis , which was funded by the Nuffield Foundation , suggests a targeted bailout aimed at `` keeping these institutions afloat could cost just £140m '' .
IFS research economist Elaine Drayton said a targeted bailout would be by far the cheapest option .
`` However , rescuing failing institutions may weaken incentives for others to manage their finances prudently in future @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increases in research funding avoid this problem , but are unlikely to help the institutions that are most at risk , as few of them are research active . ''
The National Union of Students said the crisis had `` exposed many of the flaws inherent in running our education like a market '' .
`` When funding is so unstable , it 's no wonder that our universities and the jobs of thousands of academic and support staff are now at risk , '' said a spokesperson .
`` We are of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ students that this instability poses . ''
The University and College Union 's general secretary , Jo Grady , called on the government `` to step in and guarantee lost funding for universities so they can weather this crisis and lead our recovery on the other side '' .
`` We need a comprehensive support package that protects jobs , preserves our academic capacity and guarantees all universities ' survival , '' said Dr Grady .
In a statement , the Department for Education said a government package announced in May , allows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ job retention schemes , while the sector will also benefit from the pulling forward of £2.6bn in tuition fee payments to ease cash flow problems .
Additionally , research focused universities across the UK will see 80 % of fees lost from international students covered by government , alongside £280m in extra research funding .
Alistair Jarvis , chief executive of Universities UK , said the body had been working closely with government on proposals to support universities .
Nicola Dandridge , chief executive of the universities watchdog for England , urged all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Office for Students if they encountered financial difficulties .
`` In these circumstances , we will be proactive in ensuring students ' interests are protected , including helping make sure that students can find an appropriate course elsewhere should any provider close , '' she added .

The researchers do not name names but, under their central estimate, suggest 13 universities, out of the UK's 165 higher education institutions, would end up with negative reserves "and thus may not be viable in the long run without a government bailout or debt restructuring".


bbcuk--2020-07-06--Luton family reunites Australian relatives with lost photo

A photo found in an Australian thrift shop has been traced back to its owner via an English family .
The black and white snap dated `` 1952 , Luton '' was found in a purse bought in Capalaba on the outskirts of Brisbane by Peter Hughes ' partner Lalen .
Gillian Keenan from Luton recognised her father in the photo after it was shared with a Luton Facebook group .
The image shows Mrs Keenan 's father Reginald Fletcher on his wedding day with his father-in-law and an uncle .
Mrs Keenan 's father is now aged 90 and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was really pleased to see it and we had a trip down memory lane , '' she said .
• Live updates : Coronavirus and more from across the East of England His suit , he told his daughter , had been from a `` 50-bob tailor '' in the town - about £2.50 in today 's money , not taking inflation into account .
The lost picture , which belonged to Mrs Keenan 's Aunt Sally , prompted her to share a more formal image of her parent 's wedding to corroborate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ partially obscured , is Sally Hayden , who moved to Australia with her husband in the months after her brother 's wedding .
Recently the Haydens moved house and it is thought the purse was among several items that ended up in the thrift shop .
Mrs Keenan said although she had kept in touch with Sally Hayden , it was `` wonderful '' to speak to her cousin Ross for the first time as a result of finding the picture .
Peter Ashley , 58 , who lives in Capalaba , posted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ partner Lalen discovered it having bought the purse .
He said he was `` quite surprised and quite interested '' by the image of the three men .
`` I turned over it and saw Luton on the back and thought it must be from England , '' Mr Hughes said .
He put it on Facebook and someone originally from Bedfordshire added it on a group in Luton .
`` It just struck a bone when I saw it .
It 's a real photo .
Now someone 's come forward from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really nice feeling . ''
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Mrs Keenan said although she had kept in touch with Sally Hayden, it was "wonderful" to speak to her cousin Ross for the first time as a result of finding the picture.


bbcuk--2020-07-06--Wales tourism hopes as five-mile travel limit ends

Families and friends are able to reunite and enjoy outdoor attractions as travel restrictions are lifted in Wales .
The `` stay local '' guidance , asking people to stay within five miles of home , has ended , with no limits on travel .
Outdoor attractions have also been allowed to open , with owners saying they were `` thrilled '' to return .
Two households will also be able to stay together indoors and overnight .
This relaxation of lockdown restrictions comes as the number of coronavirus cases continues to fall .
But First Minister Mark Drakeford has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about where we go and why '' .
• Pubs and restaurants to open outdoors from 13 July • The story of Wales ' 100 days in lockdown Mr Drakeford called for people to follow the `` golden rules '' if further restrictions are to be lifted : • Work from home whenever possible • Keep apart from other people - the two-metre rule still applies in Wales • Meet people from one other household outdoors Despite the request to avoid unnecessary travel , from Monday there is no longer a limit to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attractions , including Wales ' national parks , were looking forward to welcoming visitors for the first time in 13 weeks .
The Brecon Beacons were open to visitors again on Monday morning , except the area around Llyn y Fan Fach .
A spokeswoman for the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority said they were looking forward to `` providing a warm Welsh welcome '' , but reminded visitors to plan ahead .
`` Although footpaths and car parks are open , many associated facilities are not , '' she said .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crowded , it is too crowded and have a 'plan B ' ready for your visit . ''
The National Park Visitor Centre building remains closed , but toilets will be open to the public and information staff will be based outside .
'We 're hoping that people will be sensible' A spokeswoman for Brecon Mountain Rescue said teams had been training for the past few weeks with use of personal protective equipment ( PPE ) specifically in the mountain environment .
`` We 're hoping that people will be sensible and gradually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but there may be an increase in calls towards the weekend , '' she said .
`` If something was to happen , there could be a limited response of mountain rescue members , due to trying to limit the amount of members on the hill and minimise risk of covid to everyone involved . ''
She reminded visitors to stay within their limits , ensure they have the right equipment with them , to plan ahead and check weather conditions .
Meanwhile , as Snowdon reopened , Snowdonia National Park ran @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aware of how to keep themselves safe and protect wildlife .
Zip World said it was `` thrilled '' to be reopening its north Wales sites in Bethesda and Betws-y-Coed , although some of its other attractions remain closed for now .
`` Our vast outdoor spaces and the self-contained nature of our sites lend themselves naturally to socially responsible measures , meaning we can create a safe environment for locals and visitors to the area , '' said a spokesman for the adventure company .
Staff at the National Botanic Garden of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ celebrated its 20th birthday during lockdown , said they were confident about safety .
`` Huge thanks to all our members , visitors , staff , volunteers , friends and everyone for sticking with us through these strange and difficult times , '' they said .
`` With 568 acres [ 230 hectares ] , we 're more than confident we can meet all the social distancing guidelines but you will notice some changes which are designed to keep everyone safe . ''
They asked visitors to expect queues as they carefully control @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are limiting to 500 each day .
'People want to be safe' Travel restrictions were introduced across the UK at the start of lockdown in March , although Wales kept its travel restrictions longer than the UK government did in England .
Tourist hotspots in Wales - such as Tenby in Pembrokeshire - were preparing for an influx once the restrictions are lifted .
Mayor Sam Skyrme-Blackhall admitted there had been a dilemma between balancing the need to kick-start the local economy while also maintaining the safety of both locals and visitors .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ moment - obviously people are very worried , but there are two sides to that - people want to be safe , but also we need to support our businesses , '' he said .
`` Tenby relies heavily on tourism , which in turn provides jobs for the local community .
If we 're not allowed to open , there will be no jobs and a lot of businesses will close by the winter . ''
It is not just restrictions on roads and rail that have been lifted - Cardiff Airport @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flights to Spain and Portugal on Monday .
A single flight from Spain flew out of the airport on Friday , against Welsh Government advice .
But now operations are back with with industry support .
Operator Ryanair has been the first airline to restart services , with Vueling and Eastern Airlines also resuming in July .
`` Having passengers back has been great , '' said director of operations Ceri Mashlan .
`` A lot of work has been put in place to ensure we follow all the guidance . ''
Strict @ @ @ @ @ @ @ along with other coronavirus measures : • Face coverings must be worn in the airport , by both passengers and staff • Perspex screens are in place at customer service points • Air stewards will be on duty throughout the terminal spaces to offer advice and reassurance Airport officials said they expected flights from other operators , including TUI and KLM to resume during August .

Coronavirus: Tourism hopes in Wales as five-mile travel limit ends Published 6 July 2020
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Families and friends are able to reunite and enjoy outdoor attractions as travel restrictions are lifted in Wales.
The "stay local" guidance, asking people to stay within five miles of home, has ended, with no limits on travel.
Outdoor attractions have also been allowed to open, with owners saying they were "thrilled" to return.
Two households will also be able to stay together indoors and overnight.
This relaxation of lockdown restrictions comes as the number of coronavirus cases continues to fall.
But First Minister Mark Drakeford has called for people to think "carefully about where we go and why".
Mr Drakeford called for people to follow the "golden rules" if further restrictions are to be lifted:
Work from home whenever possible
Avoid unnecessary travel
Keep apart from other people - the two-metre rule still applies in Wales
Wash your hands often
Meet people from one other household outdoors
Despite the request to avoid unnecessary travel, from Monday there is no longer a limit to the distance people can travel.
Outdoor attractions, including Wales' national parks, were looking forward to welcoming visitors for the first time since March.
'Have a Plan B ready'
Image source, David Rowles Image caption, The Brecon Beacons are open to visitors again from Monday, with walkers asked to have a 'plan B' in case it gets crowded.
The Brecon Beacons were open to visitors again on Monday morning, except the area around Llyn y Fan Fach.
A spokeswoman for the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority said they were looking forward to "providing a warm Welsh welcome", but reminded visitors to plan ahead.
"Although footpaths and car parks are open, many associated facilities are not," she said.
"Please remember that if it feels too crowded, it is too crowded and have a 'plan B' ready for your visit."
The National Park Visitor Centre building remains closed, but toilets will be open to the public and information staff will be based outside.
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A spokeswoman for Brecon Mountain Rescue said teams had been training for the past few weeks with use of personal protective equipment (PPE) specifically in the mountain environment.
"We're hoping that people will be sensible and gradually get themselves safely back into the mountains, but there may be an increase in calls towards the weekend," she said.
"If something was to happen, there could be a limited response of mountain rescue members, due to trying to limit the amount of members on the hill and minimise risk of covid to everyone involved."
She reminded visitors to stay within their limits, ensure they have the right equipment with them, to plan ahead and check weather conditions.
Meanwhile, as Snowdon reopened, Snowdonia National Park ran a social media campaign to make visitors aware of how to keep themselves safe and protect wildlife.
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Zip World said it was "thrilled" to be reopening its north Wales sites in Bethesda and Betws-y-Coed, although some of its other attractions remain closed for now.
Commercial director Andrew Hudson said: "We are outdoors In the fresh air. But there is a lot of planning behind the scenes to ensure people's safety. We've gone to great lengths to protect people while they're here."
Visitor Tony Martin, from Oldham, celebrated his 73rd birthday there today.
"They've been absolutely brilliant as regards safety measures and managed to combine that with a good welcome. I had happy birthday sung to me in Welsh at the top so that was absolutely brilliant," he said.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Zip World says social distancing can be easily enforced at its "vast" sites
Staff at the National Botanic Garden of Wales at Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire, which celebrated its 20th birthday during lockdown, said they were confident about safety.
"Huge thanks to all our members, visitors, staff, volunteers, friends and everyone for sticking with us through these strange and difficult times," they said.
Image caption, The National Botanic Garden of Wales is only allowing 500 visitors a day - on Monday morning, visitors were already turning up
"With 568 acres [230 hectares], we're more than confident we can meet all the social distancing guidelines but you will notice some changes which are designed to keep everyone safe."
They asked visitors to expect queues as they carefully control the flow of visitors, which they are limiting to 500 each day.
'We were running out of things to do'
Image caption, Hayley Graham, from Barry, said it was "wonderful" to visit Duffryn Gardens again.
At Duffryn Gardens in the Vale of Glamorgan, visitors said it was "amazing" to be be able to walk around the National Trust site again.
Mum Hayley Graham, from Barry, said: "To be honest we were running out of things to see and do so to be able to come back is wonderful."
Rebecca Williams, assistant director for the National Trust in Wales, said: "The Trust is delighted to be able to welcome visitors back to places they enjoy.
"We know how much our properties mean to people and how much they've missed them during the lockdown."
Head gardener Chris Flynn said a skeleton staff of just four looked after the 90-acre site during lockdown instead of the usual 16.
"We had such a fantastic spring and it was very strange not to have people here to enjoy it. We're very pleased to be able to welcome people back now," he said.
'People want to be safe'
Image caption, Tenby is among the places expecting visitors as the restrictions end
Travel restrictions were introduced across the UK at the start of lockdown in March, although Wales kept its travel restrictions longer than the UK government did in England.
Tourist hotspots in Wales - such as Tenby in Pembrokeshire - were preparing for an influx once the restrictions are lifted.
Mayor Sam Skyrme-Blackhall admitted there had been a dilemma between balancing the need to kick-start the local economy while also maintaining the safety of both locals and visitors.
"It's very daunting at the moment - obviously people are very worried, but there are two sides to that - people want to be safe, but also we need to support our businesses," he said.
"Tenby relies heavily on tourism, which in turn provides jobs for the local community. If we're not allowed to open, there will be no jobs and a lot of businesses will close by the winter."
Back in the air
Image source, Cardiff Airport Image caption, The terminal at Cardiff Airport has officially reopened to all passengers
It is not just restrictions on roads and rail that have been lifted - Cardiff Airport has officially reopened to passengers, with flights to Spain and Portugal on Monday.
A single flight from Spain flew out of the airport on Friday, against Welsh Government advice.
But now operations are back with with industry support.
Operator Ryanair has been the first airline to restart services, with Vueling and Eastern Airlines also resuming in July.
"Having passengers back has been great," said director of operations Ceri Mashlan.
"A lot of work has been put in place to ensure we follow all the guidance."
Strict social distancing measures have been introduced, along with other coronavirus measures:
Face coverings must be worn in the airport, by both passengers and staff
Plastic screens are in place at customer service points
Air stewards will be on duty throughout the terminal spaces to offer advice and reassurance


bbcuk--2020-07-06--Coronavirus: Kate Garraway says husband Derek Draper has opened his eyes

TV presenter Kate Garraway says her husband , who was put into an induced coma in March , is now able to open his eyes .
Derek Draper , a former political aide , was taken to hospital in March after contracting coronavirus .
`` I really believe he can hear , '' the Good Morning Britain presenter has now told Hello !
magazine.. '' We 're keeping positive and doing everything we can to bring him round . ''
She continued : `` When medical staff say : 'Good morning , Derek , ' he sometimes opens his eyes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everything we can so that he can start to recover . ''
`` The children and I communicate with him every day on FaceTime , while a nurse holds his iPad . ''
The presenter and her family have not been able to visit Draper due to current hospital regulations .
Draper is now coronavirus-free , but Garraway has previously said his body has been significantly damaged and may never recover .
The presenter confirmed to Hello !
magazine that she now plans to return to work in an effort to bring structure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` I have to get on with life whilst we are waiting for him to get better , '' she explained .
`` They 've told me that I need to go back to work and create a routine in our lives again .
The children and Derek are all I 've thought about and they 're the most important people in my life , but I must create structure and normality for the children . ''
Last month Garraway said it was `` a miracle '' her husband was still alive after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` The fight with the virus has been won but it 's wreaked extraordinary damage to his body , '' she said .
`` It 's affected him from the top of his head to the tip of his toes . ''
Garraway and Draper married in 2005 and have two children .
Garraway is a co-anchor of ITV 's Good Morning Britain , as well as a presenter on Smooth Radio , while Draper is an author and former Labour political aide .
At the end of March , Garraway said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suffering with sinusitis , not coronavirus , because he had no persistent cough or temperature - two of the main official symptoms of the disease .
Draper soon developed a splitting headache and numbness in his right hand and began struggling to breathe .
After consulting ITV 's Dr Hilary Jones , Garraway decided to phone for an ambulance .
Once in hospital he was eventually placed in a coma , at his own request , to give his lungs a rest , as he felt he was suffocating .
Draper has remained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doctors have told her he will not be out before September , when their son Billy starts secondary school .
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"They've told me that I need to go back to work and create a routine in our lives again. The children and Derek are all I've thought about and they're the most important people in my life, but I must create structure and normality for the children."


bbcuk--2020-07-06--The West End’s longest running show to reopen

The Mousetrap was forced to close for the first time in it ’ s 68 year run during lockdown .
@ @ @ @ @ it to reopen .
When it does so in October it will become one of @ @ @ @ @ so in London ’ s theatre land .
The BBC ’ s David Sillito finds @ @ @

The Mousetrap was forced to close for the first time in it’s 68 year run during lockdown. Now producers are preparing for it to reopen.
When it does so in October it will become one of the first shows to do so in London’s theatre land.
The BBC’s David Sillito finds out how.


bbcuk--2020-07-05--Body positivity movement: 'Why is my body not important?'

The body positivity movement has taken over social media and forced the diet industry to reinvent itself .
Its mainstream @ @ @ @ @ diversity in the beauty and fashion industries , but not all feel included .
Enam @ @ @ @ @ Nyome and Vanessa are plus-sized models and active members of the online body positivity community @ @ @ @ @ experienced exclusion and unequal pay .
They feel the movement fails to represent fat , @ @ @

The body positivity movement has taken over social media and forced the diet industry to reinvent itself.
Its mainstream success has lead to more diversity in the beauty and fashion industries, but not all feel included.
Enam, Kayela, Lyza, Nyome and Vanessa are plus-sized models and active members of the online body positivity community, who say they have experienced exclusion and unequal pay.
They feel the movement fails to represent fat, black women.
The BBC's Lorna Acquah reports
Filmed prior to the Coronavirus pandemic


bbcuk--2020-07-06--Coronavirus: Royals meet Norfolk nurse parted from girls for nine weeks

A nurse parted from her two young daughters for nine weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic has met the Duke @ @ @ @ @ William and Kate visited the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King 's Lynn , Norfolk , @ @ @ @ @ workers on the 72nd anniversary of the National Health Service .
They spoke to Suzie @ @ @ @ @ aged seven and nine , who lived with her sister while she worked on a @ @ @ @ @ : `` It was amazing .
We just talked about the past few months , @ @ @ @ @ , work .
They 're lovely , it 's brilliant and the girls finally got @ @ @ @ @ , which made their day . ''

A nurse parted from her two young daughters for nine weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic has met the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
William and Kate visited the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn, Norfolk, to thank health and social workers on the 72nd anniversary of the National Health Service.
They spoke to Suzie Vaughan and her girls, aged seven and nine, who lived with her sister while she worked on a Covid-19 ward.
She said: "It was amazing. We just talked about the past few months, being away from the girls, work. They're lovely, it's brilliant and the girls finally got to meet a real-life princess, which made their day."


bbcuk--2020-07-06--The Papers: Lifeline for UK culture and stamp duty 'holiday'

The government 's rescue package for the arts prompts widespread sighs of relief on Monday 's front pages .
`` Saved ! ''
is the headline in the Daily Express , while the Metro declares : `` The show will go on '' .
Industry publication the Stage says the announcement follows `` more than a month of intense campaigning '' by industry leaders who - according to the Financial Times - convinced Chancellor Rishi Sunak that the continued closure of theatres , concert halls and galleries could `` devastate the UK 's cultural life '' .
Playwright James Graham @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the £1.5bn package - telling the Guardian it is `` surprisingly ambitious '' and bigger than most people in the arts had dared dream of .
The Sun says the money should help venues cover wage costs - including those of freelance staff who 've missed out on other help from the Treasury - but that it 's still unclear how freelancers can claim it .
The Daily Telegraph warns it will still be some time before performing arts spaces can put on shows again .
Government sources tell the paper that ministers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reopening - as it is not financially viable for many venues unless social distancing is scrapped altogether .
In its editorial , the Telegraph urges a rethink .
`` The theatres do n't need more bailouts from the government , '' it claims , `` they need audiences . ''
The Daily Mirror claims that FBI agents almost had their cover blown as they prepared to arrest Ghislaine Maxwell on suspicion of trafficking underage girls on behalf of the convicted paedophile , Jeffrey Epstein .
The paper says that armed teams - supported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ storm her home in New Hampshire last week when a neighbour appeared , demanding to know who they were .
The man then reportedly asked his wife to call the police after the agents told him they were part of an `` aerial map society '' .
Ms Maxwell - who 's now in custody - has previously denied any knowledge of Epstein 's offending .
Elsewhere , the Times reports researchers believe they may be able to work out how many eggs a woman has left in her ovaries by analysing her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the US has found what it says are `` biologically relevant '' levels of a fertility hormone in human hair , which would normally be obtained from blood samples .
Tests for the hormone are increasingly being offered by fertility clinics to measure so-called `` ovarian reserve '' , although experts point out that they ca n't predict a woman 's chance of natural conception or when the menopause will begin .
Sign up for a morning briefing direct to your inbox And `` Déjà vu to a kill '' is how the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of cinema 's most iconic cars .
Some 28 replicas of the silver Aston Martin DB5 made famous by Sean Connery in the James Bond film , Goldfinger , are being built - complete with the obligatory array of gadgets .
They include a flip-top gearstick , revolving number plates and battering rams - at the front and the rear .
Three-quarters of the cars have already been sold , but diehard 007 fans can snap up one of the remaining ones for a mere £3.3m .

The Sun says the money should help venues cover wage costs - including those of freelance staff who've missed out on other help from the Treasury - but that it's still unclear how freelancers can claim it.


bbcuk--2020-07-06--Army to fund Catterick Garrison alcohol recovery scheme

A project to help soldiers with alcohol and gambling problems has received backing from the Army after it helped scores of recovering addicts .
MilSMART has been described by organisers as the first scheme in the UK to offer support specifically for service personnel .
One former soldier said it had been his `` crutch '' as he recovered from drinking up to four litres of vodka per week .
An Army spokesperson said the project had been `` amazing '' .
Set up in 2017 by the charity Humankind and adult drug and alcohol recovery service North Yorkshire Horizons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about 100 soldiers to date .
It is based at Catterick Garrison , the largest garrison in the UK with more than 11,000 serving soldiers and 15 different regiments .
Humankind said the project was facing closure after funding came to an end but with the Army 's backing its future has been secured until 2022 and there are plans to roll it out across four more military bases in England and Scotland .
Project manager for Humankind Craig Bosomworth said receiving the Army 's support was a real boost for the programme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taboo [ for soldiers ] to talk about mental health and alcohol but there 's been a big change , '' he said .
`` The fact they [ the Army ] have come on board shows they have a real commitment to serving soldiers around addictive thinking . ''
Humankind said the Army 's support would increase awareness of the service , something which it said could help deal with a possible increase in demand as more people turn to alcohol and gambling during the coronavirus outbreak .
`` Now that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are promoting this through the different command chains this is going to get embedded , everyone in the welfare units will know about MilSMART , '' said Mr Bosomworth .
Among those to have benefited from the project is 47-year-old Warrant Officer , John .
Originally from Swindon , John joined the Army aged 16 and spent 24 years in the infantry , serving in Northern Ireland and Iraq , before moving to a post as a housing liaison officer in Catterick Garrison .
`` When I joined the Army initially alcohol was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on weekends and on leave , but throughout my career it 's always been there , '' he said .
`` It 's always been in my life and at some stage it started to take over a little bit and then eventually it took over completely .
`` At the stage of total dependency I was drinking probably three to four litres of vodka a week .
If I did not have to drive that day then it was the first thing .
Wake up , drink , just to get through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ historically there had been a drinking culture among soldiers but believed the Army was working to address that issue , adding that drink was `` not pushed on me , I took the wrong path '' .
He said to have a recovery programme tailored specifically for soldiers made it easier to break through the `` bravado way of life '' that he had seen during his career .
`` Being military , it puts people at ease as everybody understands everybody , '' he said .
Since completing the programme John has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now training as a facilitator .
`` MilSMART has been my crutch and to see the impact it has had on other individuals has been great , '' he said '' I feel like I 'm skipping down the road every day and now , it 's about educating the younger soldiers .
`` Me , the old and bald , have lived a different lifestyle and we do not want to see them going down that same track . ''
Major Corrina Priest said : `` The work that has been undertaken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been amazing , it is extremely important that mental health and addiction issues are openly discussed and there are the appropriate services to offer soldiers support .
`` We are currently working hard to make sure soldiers on the Garrison are aware of this resource and promoting its value across different command chains . ''
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence added : `` Humankind do fantastic work for our personnel in Catterick Garrison through their MILSMART programme and we are pleased this funding will help sustain the initiative . ''
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"At the stage of total dependency I was drinking probably three to four litres of vodka a week. If I did not have to drive that day then it was the first thing. Wake up, drink, just to get through the day."


bbcuk--2020-07-06--Bobby Storey funeral: Council apology over 'error of judgement'

Belfast City Council has apologised after details emerged about how it dealt with Bobby Storey 's family at Roselawn crematorium last week compared to other families .
The council admitted that the family was the only one allowed into Roselawn on Tuesday for a cremation .
Eight other families were not allowed in as their loved-ones were cremated .
The council said this was an `` error of judgement '' and has sent an apology to all of the families affected .
New regulations which came into force last week allowed up to 30 people to gather outdoors .
However @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only the Storey family was allowed to take advantage of the change .
In a new statement on Monday , following an investigation by Radio Ulster 's The Nolan Show , the council gave more details about what happened .
A council spokesperson said : `` An operational decision was made that for cremations the new procedures would apply from the cremation of Bobby Storey onwards .
`` We accept in hindsight that this was an error of judgement .
`` This meant that only one of the nine cremation services on Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were four burial services and these burial services had up to 30 in attendance ; there were eight cremation services affected .
• Q & A : What has and has not changed in NI lockdown ?
`` We are contacting these families and are deeply sorry for how this error will have affected them , '' the statement added .
There were claims that republicans took control of Roselawn on Tuesday afternoon , with some staff sent home early and non-council stewards on duty .
However , the council issued a statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 15 staff were on site at all times .
It admitted some staff had been allowed to go home early but made it clear the council was still in charge .
Meanwhile , First Minister Arlene Foster has said it is important that the assembly debates a motion calling for Sinn Féin ministers to apologise for going to the funeral .
It is signed by every party in the executive but Sinn Féin .
Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill 's attendance at the funeral of Bobby Storey sparked calls for her to resign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Conor Murphy to apologise Although places of worship could reopen their doors last Monday , faith leaders had been advised to wait for further information before conducting weddings and funerals .
That night , the coronavirus regulations were amended to raise the number of people who could attend outdoor gatherings from 10 to 30 , which applied to funerals .
It now seems that was not made as clear to everyone as it should have been , given only Mr Storey 's family was allowed to avail of the change at Roselawn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indoor services is still foggy too .
Churches said they were told the changes announced by the executive on Monday did not extend to indoor services , putting a question mark over Michelle O'Neill 's attendance at the requiem mass for Mr Storey .
New guidance on funeral services was not officially changed on the Department of Health 's website until Thursday night - two days after Mr Storey 's funeral .
It says sizes of churches and funeral homes determine how many mourners can attend services , but it 's not clear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Ms O'Neill maintains everything she did was in accordance with the regulations , but there is still public and political anger about Sinn Féin 's response , which the deputy first minister will be confronted with more of in the assembly tomorrow .
It is understood the assembly 's business committee has agreed to allow MLAs to debate the motion tomorrow ( Tuesday ) .
First Minister Arlene Foster said she hoped it would be debated on Tuesday , and that she would be supporting it .
`` It 's important to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if Sinn Féin is n't , '' she told Good Morning Ulster .
She said she was concerned that the actions of the deputy first minister had damaged the credibility of the executive 's message .
`` I am concerned that because of the actions of Sinn Féin last week , many people are saying , `` what 's the point ? '
`` I have to address that and so do other party leaders , '' she said .
Mrs Foster also said it would be `` wrong '' for her to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the current time .
`` We do have to keep building credibility but there has to be a recognition that it was damaged , '' she added .
She said she hoped the executive could get back to a point where it was possible again to hold joint press briefings .
The executive is due to meet later on Monday to discuss further changes to the coronavirus lockdown .
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The motion acknowledges the sacrifices people have made during the Covid-19 emergency and pays tribute to those who selflessly prioritised the need to keep each other safe , particularly during times of trauma , loss and grief .
Orange Order grand secretary Mervyn Gibson said the funeral was a `` bad example '' .
Asked about the Twelfth of July , Mr Gibson said he `` does n't want people to break the regulations '' .
`` Lockdown is still in place .
The coronavirus is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus .
That 's why the funeral was wrong , '' he told BBC Radio Ulster 's , The Nolan Show .
In early April , the Orange Order cancelled all its traditional Twelfth parades due to the Covid-19 restrictions on public gatherings .
The Orange Order has confirmed that these parades will not take place , and instead advised its members to celebrate the occasion at home .
However , as of last week , the Parades Commission had received more than 80 applications for marches to celebrate the Twelfth .

Ms O'Neill maintains everything she did was in accordance with the regulations, but there is still public and political anger about Sinn Féin's response, which the deputy first minister will be confronted with more of in the assembly tomorrow.


bbcuk--2020-07-07--Vouchers of up to £5,000 for home insulation

Hundreds of thousands of homeowners will receive vouchers of up to £5,000 for energy-saving home improvements , the chancellor will announce .
Rishi Sunak is due to set out a £2bn grant scheme in England for projects such as insulation as part of a wider £3bn plan to cut carbon emissions .
The Treasury said the grants could help to support more than 100,000 jobs .
Labour said renters appeared to be left out and called for a `` broader and bigger '' plan to cut carbon emissions .
Under the Green Homes Grant , the government will pay at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ improvements that save energy , the Treasury said .
For example , a homeowner of a semi-detached or end-of-terrace house could install cavity wall and floor insulation for about £4,000 - the homeowner would pay £1,320 while the government would contribute £2,680 .
The government said about half of the fund - which is due to be spent in one financial year - will go to the poorest homeowners , who will not have to contribute anything to the cost .
Better insulation could save some people £600 a year on energy bills @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said the investment would also help to `` kick-start our economy '' by creating thousands of jobs and providing business for existing skilled workers , as the UK recovers from the economic shock of coronavirus .
`` As Britain recovers from the outbreak , it 's vital we do everything in our power to support and protect livelihoods across the nation , '' he said .
Insulation gives a triple benefit .
It saves on bills , cuts carbon emissions from heating , and - crucially as the UK 's economy creaks - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crawling in attics and fiddling with draught proofing .
England ca n't reach its climate targets without a major housing refit , but until now the Treasury has been reluctant to help - because it means transferring cash from the public purse to private bricks and mortar .
Now the jobs factor has swayed the day and some campaigners are delighted - the £2bn figure is more than they expected .
Labour approves of the investment , but says it does little to help people in cold , rented homes .
It warns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after year to keep the jobs and increase the emissions savings .
The scheme will launch in September with online applications for recommended energy efficiency measures , along with details of accredited local suppliers .
Once one of these suppliers has provided a quote and the work is approved , the voucher is issued .
The grants are part of a wider £3bn `` green investment '' package due to be announced in the chancellor 's summer statement on Wednesday , to support efforts to rebuild the economy after the pandemic .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of new jobs while helping the UK meet its 2050 target of achieving net zero carbon emissions .
It will involve improving insulation in public buildings such as schools and hospitals and retro-fitting low-carbon heating technology to social housing .
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The Conservative manifesto had pledged £9.2bn for improving the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public buildings .
Shadow business secretary Ed Miliband welcomed the plan but stressed that it was not `` comprehensive '' .
`` It appears there is almost nothing for the people who rent the 8.5 million homes in the social rented sector and private rented sector , which has the worst energy efficiency standards .
That means one-third of people are left out , '' he said .
Mr Miliband said the government needed `` a much broader and bigger-scale strategy '' to meet its target to reduce carbon emissions to net zero @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increasing renewable energy , supporting manufacturers to be greener and improving transport .
Rosie Rogers , senior political advisor at Greenpeace UK , said the UK `` is n't playing in the same league '' as other countries , such as Germany , which is investing €40bn ( £36bn ) in green jobs and energy efficiency , or France , which pledged €15bn to tackle the climate crisis in June .
`` Of course , this money is better than nothing , but it does n't measure up to the economic and environmental @ @ @ @ @ @ @ create the hundreds of thousands of new green jobs that are needed , '' she said .
`` It 's not enough to insulate all of the homes and buildings that need to be kept warm and more energy efficient .
`` It 's not enough to 'build back greener ' , and it 's certainly not enough to put us on track to tackle the catastrophic impacts of the climate emergency . ''
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The government said about half of the fund - which is due to be spent in one financial year - will go to the poorest homeowners, who will not have to contribute anything to the cost. Better insulation could save some people £600 a year on energy bills, the Treasury said.


bbcuk--2020-07-06--Coronavirus: Boris Johnson criticised over care home comments

Boris Johnson has been criticised for saying `` too many care homes did n't really follow the procedures '' during the coronavirus outbreak .
The PM was responding to the head of NHS England 's call for reform in social care within a year .
Mr Johnson said it was `` important to fund '' the sector , but it needed to be `` properly organised and supported '' .
Shadow care minister Liz Kendall said `` terrified '' staff had been `` told by the prime minister that it 's their fault '' .
She told the BBC that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the government , adding : `` This attempt to shift responsibility is a new low . ''
Care home providers have also condemned the comments by Mr Johnson , calling on him to start `` turning the dial up on reform and down on blame '' .
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Responding to the criticism , a No 10 spokesman said care homes had `` done a brilliant job under very difficult circumstances '' .
He added : `` The PM was pointing out that nobody knew what the correct procedures were because the extent of asymptomatic transmission was not known at the time . ''
NHS England head Sir Simon Stevens told the BBC 's Andrew Marr on Sunday that coronavirus had shone a `` very harsh spotlight '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ care system .
He said the government needed to `` decisively answer '' how high quality care could be provided long-term , and make that plan within a year .
Asked about the comments , Mr Johnson said : `` One of the things the crisis has shown is we need to think about how we organise our social care package better and how we make sure we look after people better who are in social care .
`` We discovered too many care homes did n't really follow the procedures in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 're learning lessons the whole time .
`` Most important is to fund them properly ... but we will also be looking at ways to make sure the care sector long term is properly organised and supported . ''
Johnson needs the care sector on side After 30,000 excess deaths were recorded in care homes in England and Wales in three months - two thirds of them directly attributed to Covid-19 - the government 's response to the pandemic in the sector is coming under increasing scrutiny .
The government maintains it threw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ homes - a claim critics say is at odds with failures in providing personal protective equipment ( PPE ) and allowing hospital patients to be discharged without being tested .
Boris Johnson has promised to `` fix '' the social care system , although the government has yet to set out a precise plan for how .
`` Solving '' social care is a problem that has beaten many a government before this , so if the prime minister is to succeed , he is going to need the sector on side .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ shift the blame , or just a case of unfortunate wording , run-ins like this wo n't help .
Labour 's Ms Kendall said the outbreak had been `` frightening , exhausting and traumatic '' for care staff who had `` seen horrific things '' .
She told the BBC the PM 's comments were a `` terrible thing to say '' .
Acting leader of the Liberal Democrats , Sir Ed Davey , also said Mr Johnson `` should be ashamed '' and `` must take responsibility '' .
Vic Rayner , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Forum - which represents 120 social care charities in the UK - welcomed Mr Johnson 's acceptance of the need for better funding in the sector .
But she said his comments on procedures `` are neither accurate nor welcome '' , adding : `` Care providers have moved to adopt these new procedures consistently , at pace and with integrity . ''
The Independent Care Group said the vast majority of providers had `` done their absolute best in the face of slow and conflicting advice '' .
The group 's chairman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We should not be getting into the blame game and it is wrong to criticise care and nursing homes at this time .
`` Care providers may not have got everything perfect but neither has the government .
For far too much of this pandemic , providers were operating in the dark over what they ought to do and with one arm behind their backs in terms of the support they were given .
`` In those circumstances , they have worked miracles . ''
Ahead of December 's election , the Conservatives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social care in England over the next five years .
Mr Johnson has also stated on a number of occasions he would bring forward a plan on social care reform , but it has yet to be published .
The government has given an extra £3.2bn in emergency Covid-19 funds to English councils , which can be put towards helping with social care costs .
Ministers have also promised an additional £600m for care homes to help with controlling infections .

"Care providers were sent conflicting guidance throughout this outbreak, staff could not access testing until mid-April and are still not tested routinely, PPE supplies have been inadequate, thousands of families have lost their loved ones in care homes to this disease, care workers themselves have died on the front line," he said during an urgent question to Mr Hancock in the Commons.


bbcuk--2020-07-06--Domestic Abuse Bill: MPs back ban on 'chilling rough sex defence'

A ban on killers using the `` rough sex defence '' in England and Wales is set to become law after MPs supported an amendment to the Domestic Abuse Bill .
The bill now rules out `` consent for sexual gratification '' as a defence for causing serious harm .
The wide-ranging legislation will also place a duty on councils in England to provide shelter for victims of abuse .
It has been broadly welcomed by campaigners but some said it failed to protect groups such as migrant women .
The bill , which covers England and Wales , has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and will now be debated in the House of Lords .
It was introduced with cross-party support by Theresa May 's government in July last year but its passage was delayed by December 's general election .
The government said the bill would ensure that children who saw , heard or experienced the effects of domestic abuse would be treated as victims under law .
It would also introduce the first legal government definition of domestic abuse , including economic abuse and coercive or controlling non-physical behaviour .
• Failed by the rough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was n't rape' Speaking in the Commons , Home Office minister Victoria Atkins said one of the most `` chilling and anguished '' developments in recent times had been the increased use of the `` so-called rough sex defence '' .
Moving a new clause which would ban the defence in England and Wales court proceedings , she said : `` We 've been clear that there is no such defence to serious harm which results from rough sex .
`` But there is a perception that such a defence exists and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and it is mostly men in these types of cases , to avoid convictions for serious offences or to receive a reduction in any sentence where they are convicted . ''
Welcoming the move , Labour 's shadow minister for domestic violence and safeguarding , Jess Phillips , paid tribute to Natalie Connolly , who died in 2016 .
The 26-year-old 's partner left her for dead with 40 separate injuries - he admitted manslaughter but was cleared of murder after claiming she was hurt during consensual sexual activity .
`` Natalie Connolly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around this chamber , been told in many newspapers and the bravery of her family will see this law changed , '' Ms Phillips said .
`` Today , I do n't want to remember her for how she died , or to allow a violent man to get to say what her story was .
Campaign group We Ca n't Consent To This , which wants to make it the expectation that murder charges will be brought against those suspected of killing a person during sex , has hailed the amendment as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law says that if someone kills another person during sexual activity they could be charged with manslaughter alone , while to murder someone , there needs to have been an intention to kill that person or to cause them grievous bodily harm ( GBH ) .
We Ca n't Consent To This has collated 60 examples of women `` who were killed during so-called 'sex games gone wrong ' '' in the UK , since 1972 .
The group claims that 45 % of these cases ended in a `` lesser charge of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death not being investigated as a crime at all '' .
There are also 115 people - all but one of whom were women - who have had to attend court where it is claimed they consented to violent injury , the group has said .
Harriet Wistrich , director of the Centre for Women 's Justice , described the bill as `` a landmark piece of legislation '' .
However , she said there were `` some very important omissions '' , including protections for victims of domestic violence who committed crimes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abusive relationship .
Other campaigners have said the legislation needs additions to better protect migrant women .
Gisela Valle , director of the Latin American Women 's Rights Service , said the bill had no provision for safe reporting mechanisms , meaning migrant women who reported abuse to police could be questioned about their immigration status and even detained .
Additionally , some immigrants with an insecure status can not currently access public funds or housing and refuge support .
Ms Phillips also raised the issue of victims of domestic abuse who are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ funds .
She told the Commons `` it can not be right '' that `` humans , who when they have been raped , beaten , controlled and abused , before we ask them how we can help , first we ask what stamp is in their passport '' .
Ms Atkins said the government was launching a £1.5m pilot fund to support migrant victims of domestic abuse who are unable to access public funds .

"But there is a perception that such a defence exists and that it is being used by men, and it is mostly men in these types of cases, to avoid convictions for serious offences or to receive a reduction in any sentence where they are convicted."


bbcuk--2020-07-06--Duchess of Cornwall 'can't wait to hug' her grandchildren

The Duchess of Cornwall says she `` ca n't wait to hug her grandchildren '' after only seeing them on internet calls and at a social distance since the start of lockdown .
The duchess said missing her grandchildren was `` the worst '' and she had needed to resist her instinct to give them a hug when she saw them for the first time in more than three months .
Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live 's Emma Barnett , Camilla also talked about her husband Prince Charles ' recovery from Covid-19 .
The Prince of Wales contracted coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He has since said he `` got away with it quite lightly '' .
The duchess , 72 , who tested negative for the virus , said Prince Charles did suffer from a loss of taste and smell , from which she said he has `` nearly '' recovered .
`` It sort of comes and goes a bit , '' she added .
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She has been involved in the process of organising the show , helping to frame it with her perspective on issues that matter to her .
Getting to grips with Zoom Camilla spoke about something which will be very familiar to families across the UK - the use of video calls to keep in touch .
She said that before lockdown , she `` really hated the internet ...
I did n't understand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the point of this wretched thing ? ''
However , she said she has been using it to communicate with friends and family , and it 's been `` brilliant '' .
The duchess did admit she had not gone so far as to try a Joe Wicks PE class online , for fear of an injury .
`` I would put something out straight away , '' she said .
And she also revealed she has been `` very , very happy '' wearing her jeans for Zoom calls .
`` You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do n't you ? ''
she said .
`` Lockdown Zoom fashion is very interesting because everybody can look very smart on the top but I think if somebody took a camera underneath , they 'd find some very interesting sights . ''
The duchess said missing her grandchildren was `` the worst '' , and even though she has been able to see them at a social distance , that in itself was hard .
`` You eventually get to meet them , you 're so excited because you have n't seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reaction is to run up and hug them , and you have to sort of put up your hands .
`` It 's a very odd feeling , I shall look forward to the day when I can give them a huge hug again . ''
Camilla , Duchess of Cornwall , is using her guest edit of the Emma Barnett Show to highlight the issues she really cares about .
The informality of the radio programme means you get something more intimate too .
On the big issues that matter to her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is an obvious concern alongside loneliness and literacy levels .
But there are also personal insights .
Before her royal marriage , the Duchess of Cornwall 's life was not one of palaces and public engagements and sometimes that more normal experience shows .
She was recently reunited with her grandchildren after three months apart but social distancing rules meant she could n't give them the huge hug she said she 'd missed .
She told Emma Barnett she 'd enjoyed not dressing up and living in a pair of jeans during lockdown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Prince of Wales , as the fittest man of his age that I know .
For the whole Royal Family , usual duties and visits have been replaced by online calls .
But as the lockdown eases , things are getting closer to normal , with Prince Charles and Camilla recently visiting Gloucestershire Royal Hospital to speak to NHS workers .
`` I wanted to go up to them and shake their hand and say you 've done such a wonderful job , '' she said .
`` But it did n't feel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ circle , do n't move left or right - you had to shout 'thank you ' and it 's very different . ''
Meetings are not the same when they happen remotely , she said .
`` It is about connecting and you know , it 's lovely talking to people , I like talking to people and sitting and looking at people 's faces , and you ca n't really on screens .
You do n't get the animated look that you get looking at a real person . ''
The Duchess @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - both before lockdown and during it .
She has recently taken up ballet after a visit to the Royal Academy of Dance , where she is a patron .
She saw a `` silver swan '' class of older people dancing , and got a group of her friends together to try it .
She said `` they all howled with laughter and said 'you must be joking ' '' but gave it a go , and it is something she has carried on doing remotely during lockdown .
Camilla said Prince @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in , but he will `` walk and walk and walk… he 's like a mountain goat and leaves everybody miles behind '' .
She said the prince , who is 71 , is `` probably the fittest man of his age '' .
The duchess has two dogs , Beth and Bluebell , who came from Battersea Dogs Home , an animal rescue shelter in London .
`` Along I went to Battersea , and Beth appeared and she had just been moved from pillar to post and dumped .
`` We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have a friend .
They found [ Bluebell ] two or three weeks later wandering about in woods , no hair on her , covered in sores , virtually dead .
`` And they nursed her back to life and her hair grew again .
She 's very sweet , but a tiny bit neurotic , shall we say . ''
She said both of the dogs love children , and while they are allowed `` nearly everywhere '' including the sofa , they are `` not allowed to sleep on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ duchess hosted an event for the charity SafeLives at Clarence House in London , and domestic violence is one of the issues she discusses with Emma Barnett in the programme .
Camilla said she was inspired to get involved after an earlier meeting where people shared their own experiences , and one person told a story about a woman who had been killed in front of her children as a result of domestic violence .
`` I do n't think any of us could believe what we were hearing , '' the duchess @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tears starting to drip down my face and I looked left or right and everyone was trying to cover their faces or blow their noses .
`` It was so moving and so horrific . ''
Camilla said she was worried about the impact the coronavirus lockdown would have had on domestic violence victims .
`` You ca n't run out of your house and go to your neighbours because you 're on lockdown and nobody 's allowed in and it 's a lot more difficult to get to the SafeLives or the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help .
`` I 've said I think we 've just seen the tip of the iceberg .
I think after lockdown the numbers are going to be so horrific . ''
You can hear the full programme with the Duchess of Cornwall on BBC Radio 5 Live on Tuesday 7 July from 10:00 BST or catch up on BBC Sounds .
If you , or someone you know , has been affected by domestic abuse or violence , the following organisations may be able to help .

"I wanted to go up to them and shake their hand and say you've done such a wonderful job," she said. "But it didn't feel quite the same standing in my little circle, don't move left or right - you had to shout 'thank you' and it's very different."


bbcuk--2020-07-06--Coronavirus: Pubs close after positive tests

A number of pubs in England have closed after customers tested positive for coronavirus .
At least three establishments announced they had shut their doors again just days after reopening at the weekend .
They were among hundreds of venues that welcomed customers for the first time in three months as lockdown measures were eased .
Crowds descended in some towns and cities , prompting fears social distancing was being disregarded .
The affected pubs announced their closures via Facebook .
The Lighthouse Kitchen and Carvery in Burnham-on-Sea , Somerset , said it was `` slowly '' working through a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the weekend .
In Batley , West Yorkshire , the Fox and Hounds said a customer had phoned to say they had tested positive for coronavirus .
The pub said staff had taken tests and the venue would be deep-cleaned prior to reopening .
Meanwhile the Village Home Pub in Alverstoke , Hampshire , said some staff were isolating due to `` a case of coronavirus in the pub '' .
It told customers who had visited at the weekend there was `` no need to isolate '' unless they showed symptoms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three pubs had previously posted about implementing new social distancing and safety guidelines in line with government advice .
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Under the measures , pubs can only offer table service , and customers must give contact details upon entry .
Crowds were seen across England on `` Super Saturday '' , as thousands flocked to enjoy a pint .
There were reports of arrests and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but police said a majority of people had acted responsibly .
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Indian takeaway Saagar, also in Burnham, said it would be closing until Friday to undergo a deep clean after one of its drivers had been to the Lighthouse Kitchen, along with bar the Vape Escape, which has also closed for a full clean after a customer's positive test.


bbcuk--2020-07-07--Coronavirus: Clear masks made to help lip-reading deaf people

A woman has sewn more than 100 protective masks that enable lip-reading to help deaf people feel `` safe and included '' .
Claire Cross , 45 and from Devon , said the masks - which feature a clear panel over the mouth - were `` vital '' for those with hearing issues .
The National Deaf Children 's Society ( NDCS ) has called for the masks to be made widely available .
The government said its policies aimed to be `` as inclusive as possible '' .
The use of face masks is mandatory on public transport , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to help prevent the spread of Covid-19 .
But the NDCS has warned standard coverings `` could put the deaf at an even higher risk of isolation and loneliness than they already are '' .
Ms Cross , a furloughed pub worker from Cranbrook , Exeter , who has been shielding because she has rheumatoid arthritis , has also been donating plain masks as she wants coverings to become a `` natural '' thing .
Ms Cross said people would `` want to get back to normal '' as lockdown eased .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of hearing people ] suffer ?
Why should they not be able to get back to normal like everybody else ? ''
Gail Conway , 59 , from Lichfield in Staffordshire , said clear masks should be the new normal as opaque ones were a `` barrier '' .
`` When I tell people I lip read it means they have to touch their face to pull it down to communicate with me and then put it back on when the conversation is completed , '' she said .
`` For many deaf @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the whole issue that this virus has created certainly has brought more isolation if they were n't [ already isolated ] before . ''
The government said there were exemptions in place for those who could not adhere to the mandatory use of a mask .
In a statement it said it regularly engaged with disabled people 's charities so its policies were `` appropriately tailored to be as inclusive as possible '' .

"When I tell people I lip read it means they have to touch their face to pull it down to communicate with me and then put it back on when the conversation is completed," she said.