bbcuk--2020-09-04--Coronavirus: Portugal quarantine rules come into force

Travellers arriving in Scotland from Portugal will have to self-isolate for 14 days under new rules coming into force on Saturday .
Scotland and Wales have added the country to their `` quarantine list '' - while England and Northern Ireland have not .
UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said it was a confusing position but the Scottish government insisted it was acting on scientific advice .
The new rules are effective from 04:00 French Polynesia is also now on Scotland 's list of countries requiring quarantine , while self-isolation rules for Greece have been operating in since Thursday .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to add Portugal came after coronavirus cases there rose above 20 per 100,000 of the population .
Mr Yousaf said : `` We are in the midst of a global pandemic and the situation in many countries can change suddenly .
`` Therefore , people should think very hard before committing to non-essential travel abroad .
`` With Scotland 's relatively low infection rate , importation of new cases is a significant risk to public health . ''
The Scottish government was also closely monitoring the situation in Gibraltar , he added .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Transport Secretary Grant Shapps who told the BBC 's Today programme the Scottish government had decided to `` jump the gun '' earlier in the week by adding Greece to its quarantine list without using data from the Joint Biosecurity Centre ( JBC ) .
On Portugal , he said the decision had failed to take into account the increased level of testing .
He said the positivity rate - the proportion of positive tests - was lower than it was when Portugal was added to the travel corridor list .
A spokesman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said Mr Shapps made his decision to keep Portugal on travel corridor list before studying the latest JBC data .
Travellers returning to Scotland will be required to self-isolate even if they have flown back to an airport in England .
Prime Minister Boris Johnson later downplayed the difference between UK nations when questioned during a visit to the West Midlands .
While conceding the devolved administrations sometimes have different approaches , he insisted the UK was `` proceeding as one '' .
`` I think you will find if you dig below @ @ @ @ @ @ @ differentiations you will find overwhelmingly the UK takes the same approach , '' he said .
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On Portugal, he said the decision had failed to take into account the increased level of testing. He said the positivity rate - the proportion of positive tests - was lower than it was when Portugal was added to the travel corridor list.


bbcuk--2020-09-04--Coronavirus: Schools 'no greater risk than home' for pupils and staff

Attending primary school puts children and staff at no greater risk of contracting coronavirus than staying at home , a study of 131 schools suggests .
Tests to find out who had already had the virus found similar levels of antibodies in pupils and teachers .
But the study , of 12,000 adults and children in England , was carried out in June and early July , when there were very few cases around .
Experts say more studies are needed , when all children are attending school .
Pupils and staff were tested during the last six weeks of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1 and Year 6 children could return to school .
Many more have gone back in the last few days .
Scientists from Public Health England , who led the study , found just three people ( one child and two staff ) tested positive for the virus - 0.02 % of those swabbed .
There was no evidence that any of these three people passed the virus on to others they lived with or worked with .
This reflects previous research by PHE showing low numbers of cases and outbreaks in schools @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and children , who were tested for antibodies , found 10.6 % of pupils and 12.7 % of staff had previously had coronavirus .
This could suggest that children are as likely as adults to be infected , rather than being less susceptible to the disease .
But because so few positive cases in children are detected , it confirms previous research that they are likely to experience mild symptoms , or none at all .
The study found children and staff who attended school more frequently were no more likely to test @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not attend school , or went less often .
This could indicate that infection levels in schools are simply reflecting virus levels in the communities where people live .
However , some groups were more likely to have antibodies - they were non-white , lived in the same house as a healthcare worker and had experienced symptoms .
Secondary schools were not included in the study , so no conclusions can be drawn about older children .
Dr Shamez Ladhani , consultant epidemiologist , from Public Health England said : `` This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country and suggests attending preschool and primary school brings no additional risk to either staff or students .
`` Although these results are preliminary , they should be very reassuring to parents who may be anxious about their children returning to school . ''
Dr Liz Whittaker , clinical lecturer and consultant paediatrician , from Imperial College London , said it was a `` good quality study '' but `` limited by timing '' as there was very low transmission of coronavirus during the period studied .
`` It is essential that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ next few months , and importantly , are also performed in secondary school and college settings , '' she added .
Prof Ravindra Gupta , professor of clinical microbiology at the University of Cambridge , cautioned that schools would now be coping with two to six times more children , which could alter the results .
`` There is less ability to socially distance than schools were able to in June .
We must not be complacent and falsely reassured .
We must ensure adequate monitoring and testing strategies to pick up infections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said .
Regarding the finding that children were often asymptomatic , Prof Gupta said that meant `` children may still continue to attend school if we do not regularly test for the virus in schools '' .
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"There is less ability to socially distance than schools were able to in June. We must not be complacent and falsely reassured. We must ensure adequate monitoring and testing strategies to pick up infections in schools before they spread," he said.


bbcuk--2020-09-04--Coronavirus restrictions eased in Greater Manchester, Yorkshire, Lancashire

A host of businesses including soft play centres , bowling alleys and casinos can finally reopen across the north of England from Tuesday .
Extra Covid-19 restrictions imposed on Greater Manchester , Lancashire and West Yorkshire are being eased .
It means skating rinks , conference centres and exhibition halls can also resume , with the exception of Bolton - where the infection rate remains high .
The easing brings the north in line with changes in the rest of England .
The relaxation of measures also applies to socially-distanced indoor shows and close-contact services such as facials .
However @ @ @ @ @ @ @ households meeting indoors remains in all areas of Greater Manchester except in Stockport and Wigan .
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said he welcomed the easing of restrictions for businesses in the county but added it was `` understandable that this wo n't apply in Bolton for the time being '' .
`` We will be working hard with Bolton Council and partners to move to a position where the restrictions on business opening can be eased as soon as possible , '' he added .
Dr Sakthi Karunanithi , director of public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ further easing of the restrictions is due to the hard work of local people , businesses and local organisations '' .
`` It 's still really important to follow the guidance and keep the cases down .
This way you can avoid further restrictions coming back again in the future , '' he added .
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he was glad to make the changes `` because local lockdowns are working to control the virus '' .
`` We are seeing improvements in the rates of infection thanks to the huge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ working alongside our effective test and trace system , '' he added .
Stricter lockdown rules were imposed on Greater Manchester , east Lancashire and parts of West Yorkshire in July amid a rise in coronavirus cases .
But these tightened measures are under constant review and certain areas have seen restrictions eased in recent weeks , while others have seen stricter rules introduced .
Leeds was designated `` an area of concern '' earlier after its seven-day infection rate rose to 32.5 cases per 100,000 people .
The boroughs of Greater Manchester @ @ @ @ @ @ @ July together , but they 're coming out of it at a different pace .
Bolton , Trafford and Stockport had been singled out for rules to be relaxed on Wednesday , but councils in Trafford and Bolton sounded the alarm over a recent rise in cases and the decision for those two areas was reversed .
Now Bolton has recorded the highest rate of new coronavirus cases in England for the week to 1 September , with 265 cases , equivalent to 92 per 100,000 residents .
Over in Lancashire , when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were told they should not meet indoors , Rossendale looked to have been pulled in simply because it was surrounded by areas with high rates of infection .
For two weeks at the end of June and beginning of July it did n't have any new cases at all and until recently it would only see a few a day .
That changed last week with a big spike on Friday 28 August as 16 positive tests were recorded in one day .
Under the latest changes to the restrictions , every pool @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be able to open across the country from Tuesday .
Indoor swimming pools , including water parks , indoor fitness and dance studios , indoor gyms and sports courts and facilities will also be able to open in Leicester and the remaining parts of Blackburn with Darwen and Bradford .
• A ban on two households mixing indoors will continue in the city of Manchester , Salford , Rochdale , Trafford , Bury , Bolton , and Tameside • In Oldham , in addition to a household mixing ban indoors , residents will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with anyone from another household • In Bolton , casinos , skating rinks , bowling alleys , exhibition halls , conference centres , and indoor play areas including soft play areas , will remain closed .
Socially distanced indoor performances will remain closed , and restrictions on certain close contact services will remain • In Blackburn and parts of Pendle residents will continue to be advised to avoid mixing with anyone from another household • A ban on two households mixing indoors will continue in Preston and the rest of Pendle • Urban @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on indoor household gatherings , remains in place • In Kirklees , the ban on indoor household gatherings will continue in Dewsbury and Batley • The ban will also continue in parts of Calderdale • Indoor gatherings restrictions remain and the next review of these measures will take place by 11 September • Indoor swimming pools , including water parks , indoor fitness and dance studios , indoor gyms and sports courts and facilities will be able to lawfully reopen from Tuesday , but casinos , skating rinks , bowling alleys , exhibition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ play areas including soft play areas , will remain closed • Socially distanced indoor performances will remain closed , and restrictions on certain close contact services will remain Newark and Sherwood , Slough and Wakefield will be removed from the Public Health England `` watchlist '' while Leeds , South Tyneside , Middlesbrough , Corby and Kettering have been added `` as areas of concern '' .
Norfolk , Rossendale and Northampton will be added as `` areas of enhanced support '' , which means the government will work with local authorities to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or contact tracing - to help bring the numbers of infections down .
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Bolton, Trafford and Stockport had been singled out for rules to be relaxed on Wednesday, but councils in Trafford and Bolton sounded the alarm over a recent rise in cases and the decision for those two areas was reversed.


bbcuk--2020-09-04--Abbott appointed to UK trade adviser role

Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has been appointed as an unpaid trade adviser to the UK government .
Boris Johnson rejected claims Mr Abbott was not suitable for the role , despite criticism over past comments on women , LGBT people and climate change .
The UK prime minister said he did `` not agree with those sentiments '' .
Mr Abbott , who negotiated trade deals for Australia when in power , will not take part in post-Brexit talks between the UK and other countries .
Instead , he will advise the new Board of Trade , set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do more business internationally .
Mr Abbott was a prominent opponent of same-sex marriage in Australia 's 2017 referendum on the issue and has been accused of making homophobic and misogynist comments in the past .
He has also described the idea of climate change as `` faddish '' and , last year , claimed the world was `` in the grip of a climate cult '' .
Asked about the new appointee 's past comments , Mr Johnson said he could not be expected to agree with all the views of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He said Mr Abbott had been elected by the `` great , liberal democratic nation of Australia , '' adding : `` I think that speaks for itself . ''
This government has recently had the word `` U-turn '' lobbed at it , a lot .
But there 's been no change of heart here .
While the appointment of Tony Abbott has sparked serious concern in some quarters , the government has on this occasion decided it does n't want to back down .
Perhaps it does n't want to hand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And ministers have argued that Mr Abbott will bring real trade expertise .
But there may also be a calculation in Downing Street , rightly or wrongly , that this is a `` Westminster bubble '' issue - a story that , in the end , wo n't do the government significant political damage .
Other advisers to the Board of Trade will include former Labour health secretary Patricia Hewitt , ex-Conservative Member of the European Parliament Daniel Hannan and economist and broadcaster Linda Yueh .
Mr Abbott , who was prime minister @ @ @ @ @ @ @ negotiated free-trade deals with Japan , China and South Korea .
But Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he had `` real concerns '' and `` would n't appoint '' Mr Abbott if he were prime minister .
Shadow international development secretary Emily Thornberry said Mr Abbott was `` the wrong '' choice `` on every level '' and had `` no experience of detailed trade negotiations , no understanding of Brexit , no belief in climate change , no concern for workers ' rights '' .
A group of equality activists - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Who writer Russell T Davies - has written an open letter against Mr Abbott 's appointment .
It says : `` This is a man who described abortion as 'the easy way out ' and suggested that men may be 'by physiology or temperament more adapted to exercise authority or to issue command ' . ''
`` For all these reasons and more besides , this man is not fit to be representing the UK as our trade envoy , '' the letter adds .
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ British government '' .
And the SNP 's deputy Westminster leader , Kirsten Oswald , called the appointment `` beyond indefensible '' .
But Mr Abbott 's sister , Christine Forster , defended him against claims of misogyny and homophobia .
`` As a woman who has always been part of his life and who came out to him as gay in my early 40s , I know incontrovertibly that Tony is neither of those things , '' she wrote on Twitter .
`` In reality he is a man of great conviction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with great compassion , respect for others , and an indelible sense of doing what is right . ''
The Board of Trade will meet four times a year .
International Trade Secretary Liz Truss , who will chair the body , said : `` At a time of increased protectionism and global insecurity , it 's vital that the UK is a strong voice for open markets and that we play a meaningful role in reshaping global trading rules alongside like-minded countries . ''
She said she was bringing together `` a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's belief in free enterprise , democracy , and high standards and rules-based trade '' .

"As a woman who has always been part of his life and who came out to him as gay in my early 40s, I know incontrovertibly that Tony is neither of those things," she wrote on Twitter.


bbcuk--2020-09-04--Car spotted crashing in waves on beach in St Agnes

A car has been pictured being washed around in the surf on a Cornish beach .
The silver BMW was seen crashing in the waves at Trevaunance Cove in St Agnes at about 06:00 BST .
It was towed away by a breakdown recovery driver a few hours later , who said `` it was floating around like a boat '' when he arrived .
The car , which is now a write-off , belongs to a man from Falmouth , and was `` full of seaweed '' , the recovery driver said .
The owner of the beach , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when he saw the car , checked there was nobody inside and called the police .
A little later the owner turned up with two other men and explained that the car had got stuck at the bottom of the slipway during a manoeuvre to try to turn it around .
Mr Blundson said : `` They phoned the recovery guys at about 04:30 but by the time they turned up it was trying to be amphibious . ''
He added : `` It 's not the first time this has happened .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ it does happen once a decade , so it 's a 10-year event . ''
Georgina Neve , who is a waitress at Schooner 's restaurant overlooking the beach , said : `` I 've never seen a car in the sea like that here before .
`` It 's a very steep hill to the beach and obvious you should n't go down it or park there .
It 's quite funny really - hopefully their insurance will cover it . ''

A little later the owner turned up with two other men and explained that the car had got stuck at the bottom of the slipway during a manoeuvre to try to turn it around.


bbcuk--2020-09-04--Dr Suzanna Bull: Lorry company to be closed after cyclist's death

A transport company has been ordered to close following a public inquiry held after the death of a cyclist .
Dr Suzanna Bull was struck by a lorry in Birmingham in October 2017 , suffering `` catastrophic '' injuries .
Following a Traffic Commissioner inquiry , S & J Transport , which employed the driver who killed her , will have its operator 's licence revoked on 1 October .
West Midlands Police said the decision `` further holds the company to account '' .
Dr Bull , 32 , who had been working at Birmingham Children 's Hospital and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out cycling with her brother when she was struck on 9 October .
Robert Bradbury was jailed for 21 months in December for causing Dr Bull 's death , at the junction of Edgbaston Road and Pershore Road .
His trial heard he had a tray table on his dashboard and the clutter had obstructed his view .
S & J Transport , which admitted an offence under health and safety law , was fined £112,500 and ordered to pay £3,000 in costs .
After the sentencing , a public inquiry was opened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which is responsible for the licensing and regulation of operators of heavy goods vehicles .
The inquiry heard that the company was not aware of the dashboard table .
But following a submission by PC Mark Crozier that this contradicted evidence given during the trial , the company `` accepted it had misled '' the commissioner and had been aware Bradbury was driving with the table in place .
Mr Crozier , said : `` Truthfully , I am pleased with the outcome following this public inquiry as it further holds the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of an innocent life .
`` I believe it could have been avoided if the driver did n't have a dashboard filled with clutter on top of a table and I 'm glad that Suzie 's family know we have done all we can to get justice for her death . ''
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"I believe it could have been avoided if the driver didn't have a dashboard filled with clutter on top of a table and I'm glad that Suzie's family know we have done all we can to get justice for her death."


bbcuk--2020-09-04--UK pressed over probe into NI solicitor's murder

The UK government has been asked how it intends to comply with a Supreme Court ruling for a probe into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane .
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has demanded `` concrete information '' by 22 October .
Mr Finucane was shot by loyalist paramilitaries in front of his young family at their home in February 1989 .
In 2019 , the Supreme Court ruled there had not been a human rights-compliant inquiry into his death .
A UK government spokesperson says it is committed to `` taking forward these important @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Committee of Ministers is a decision-making body made up of the ministers for foreign affairs of the 47 member states of the Council of Europe .
The committee issued an eight-point document , which included a call that it was `` urgent that the authorities take such a decision without further delay '' over the Finucane probe .
A general measure further expressed concern at the `` lack of detail '' in the government 's approach to mechanisms to deal with the past .
Mr Finucane 's widow Geraldine welcomed the statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UK government must be compelled in this way '' .
`` It would appear that the Committee of Ministers has now run out of patience and , like me , is demanding clear answers , '' she added .
Dublin 's Minister of Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has welcomed the decision in relation to both the Pat Finucane murder and the wider issue of legacy cases .
The Irish government said it was a `` matter of significant and increasing concern '' that the legislation to implement the Stormont House Agreement framework to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ progressed .
`` Victims and survivors have had to wait for far too long for a suitable and effective system in Northern Ireland to deal with the legacy of the Troubles , '' the government said .
Mr Finucane was a high-profile solicitor and convicted members of the IRA were among his clients .
In February 2019 , the Supreme Court judges said none of the inquiries into Mr Finucane 's death , including the review carried out by Sir Desmond de Silva , had the capability `` of establishing all the salient @ @ @ @ @ @ @ liability of those who were responsible for his death .
In his 2012 review , Sir Desmond de Silva QC said the state had facilitated Mr Finucane 's killing and made relentless efforts to stop the killers being caught .
However , his report concluded there had been `` no overarching state conspiracy '' .

In February 2019, the Supreme Court judges said none of the inquiries into Mr Finucane's death, including the review carried out by Sir Desmond de Silva, had the capability "of establishing all the salient facts" about his killing or the liability of those who were responsible for his death.


bbcuk--2020-09-04--Chatteris crash: 'Much-loved' couple die and children hurt

Tributes have been paid to a `` much-loved '' couple who died in a collision which injured their two children @ @ @ @ @ a car and a van happened on the A142 Isle of Ely Way , Chatteris @ @ @ @ @ 20:00 BST on Thursday .
Robert Bateman , 36 , and his wife Paula , @ @ @ @ @ died at the scene .
Their daughters were taken to hospital .
The van driver @ @ @ @ @ Lincoln , was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving .
Cambridgeshire Police @ @ @ @ @ , 10 , and 18-month-old Elizabeth , had both been discharged from hospital , although @ @ @ @ @ life-threatening injuries .
Mr and Mrs Batemen 's family said they were `` utterly devastated @ @ @ @ @ their deaths .
`` Bob and Paula were much-loved friends to many and will be @ @ @ @ @ them , '' they said .
`` They were also utterly devoted parents . ''
@ @ @ @ @ suffered minor injuries , remains in custody .

"Bob and Paula were much-loved friends to many and will be missed by everyone who knew them," they said.


bbcuk--2020-09-04--Trans teen refused service in Glasgow pub for not looking like ID picture

A transgender woman has spoken of her upset after she was refused service in a pub because staff did not think she looked like the person on her ID .
Savanna Galloway , 19 , said she left Wetherspoons on Tuesday in tears after being told she would not be served .
She showed her passport to prove her age , but was told by two members of staff her picture did not resemble her .
The pub chain has apologised and said it would review its policies on asking trans customers to provide ID .
But it stressed that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a valid ID which resembles the person presenting it '' to be provided when proof of age is needed .
'That 's not you' Ms Galloway and her friends were in the Counting House in Glasgow when the incident happened .
When asked to prove she was over 18 on entering the pub , the 19-year-old showed her passport and explained to the person on the door that she was trans .
They accepted her passport as proof of her age and the group entered the pub .
• Bouncer 's transphobic jibe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of coronavirus restrictions , they ordered drinks on an app and had them delivered to the table .
The barman who came to deliver the drinks challenged Ms Galloway 's age and asked to see her ID .
She showed him her passport , but Ms Galloway said he told her : `` That 's not you '' .
He said her ID could not be accepted and sent for a manager , who agreed the passport was not acceptable .
Ms Galloway said she explained she was transgender , and even offered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what was underneath - as in the passport picture she had short hair .
She said her face has not changed structurally : `` I think it still visibly looks like me , '' she added .
The teenager said she then left the pub in tears .
Bars should change their procedures for asking trans customers to provide ID , she said .
It is not the first time she has been questioned about her ID picture .
She added : `` A few times I 've gone in [ to other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's not you ' , but my voice is n't very feminine so when I speak it clears up the fact that I am trans , and I tell them that I am too . ''
Being surrounded by a network of supportive friends and relatives since she came out in February last year , she said this was the first time she felt uncomfortable , adding : `` I felt like absolute dirt . ''
She said `` I felt horrible .
I did n't want to cry ...
I waited till @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before I left in tears . ''
`` I was lucky enough to be with friends , and that we were in a private area - but if I was rejected in front of loads of people I think it would have felt even worse . ''
She said the experience made her wonder whether other trans people had faced similar problems , and she thinks changes should be made to Wetherspoons ' policies .
`` Training for staff is needed to deal with this in a sensitive manner , '' she said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wholeheartedly for any distress caused '' .
He said under the law , staff need to ask for photographic ID ( like a driving licence or passport ) from anyone who appears to be under 25 to prove anyone buying or consuming alcohol is over 18 .
The spokesman continued : `` Because the staff member believed the customer concerned to be under 25 , the customer was asked for ID when drinks were taken to the table after being ordered via the app .
`` The picture on the customer 's passport @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and therefore she was asked for another form of acceptable [ photo ] ID , which unfortunately she could not produce .
`` The manager stated correctly that the customer would not be served the alcohol ordered as she did not have ID with a true likeness to her and the cost of the drinks was refunded .
`` The incident has shown that providing ID for transgender customers may present difficulties and we will review our processes in the area . ''
He added that it remained a legal requirement for `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presenting it '' to be provided when proof of age is needed .

It is not the first time she has been questioned about her ID picture. She added: "A few times I've gone in [to other pubs] and they've said 'that's not you', but my voice isn't very feminine so when I speak it clears up the fact that I am trans, and I tell them that I am too."


bbcuk--2020-09-04--Cleaner stole £31k after Openshaw charity shop refund error

A cleaner spent £31,000 in a day after a charity accidently transferred more than £90,000 into her bank account .
Comfort Konadu , from Manchester , was returning an item to a charity shop for a £9 refund when the mistake happened .
But instead of alerting her bank or the charity of the unexpected windfall , the grandmother of 12 `` fell prey to temptation and acted dishonestly '' .
Konadu , 52 , was jailed for 15 months , suspended for two years after admitting theft at Manchester Crown Court .
The court heard how staff inadvertently added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entering the electronic credit note into the till at the Mencap shop in Openshaw in October 2019 .
Once she realised the error , Konadu , of Openshaw , transferred £57,000 into other accounts including those of her family and friends .
The charity quickly discovered the error but they only managed to retrieve two thirds of the missing money .
It is not known what the rest of the cash was spent on .
It is believed the charity , which helps people with learning difficulties , will now be liable for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by human error .
She will now face a Proceeds of Crime hearing where she will be expected to return the outstanding £31,000 - which represents 18 months ' worth of profits for the charity shop .
Konadu initially claimed she had been expecting £12,000 from another source .
When she realised it was higher than expected she said she had tried to raise the issue with her bank but inquires revealed this was false .
Defence counsel Max Saffman said Konadu was `` a hardworking lady the vast majority of the time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said Konadu `` fell prey to the temptation to use the money she knew perfectly well was n't hers '' .
`` That is out of character for you and you have brought on yourself great shame and dare say a very great deal of anxiety , '' he added .
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The charity quickly discovered the error but they only managed to retrieve two thirds of the missing money. It is not known what the rest of the cash was spent on.


bbcuk--2020-09-04--Strictly Come Dancing: Jacqui Smith completes 2020 line-up

Former home secretary Jacqui Smith has been confirmed as the 12th and final celebrity contestant on this year 's Strictly Come Dancing .
Smith will join with stars including Bill Bailey , Clara Amfo , and HRVY .
The 2020 series will begin in October but will be shorter than usual , and judge Bruno Tonioli will have a reduced role amid coronavirus restrictions .
The contestants will be staying in a hotel for two weeks ahead of pre-recording all the the group dances .
The BBC also confirmed they will be able to rehearse , perform and go home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government guidelines .
Jacqui Smith was confirmed as the final celebrity dancer on Steve Wright 's Radio 2 show on Friday afternoon .
The former Labour politician became the UK 's first female home secretary in 2007 - under then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown - and has since worked as a political broadcaster .
`` I was speechless with excitement at being asked to join Strictly - and that 's very rare for me , '' said Smith .
`` Fifty years ago , I got a bronze medal for Scottish Highland Dancing and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dancing . ''
`` I could n't be in better hands with the Strictly team and I 'm going to throw myself into the challenge .
Watch out ! ''
she added .
Smith is now the chair of the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and Sandwell Children 's Trust .
She also has a podast , called For the Many , that she presents with broadcaster Iain Dale .
HRVY was revealed as a contestant on the Kiss breakfast show and said he was `` so thankful to be taking part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ real name is Harvey Leigh Cantwell , has more than a billion combined streams to his name .
He has a social media following of more than 10 million and performed at BBC Radio 1 's Big Weekend in Middlesbrough last year .
The 21-year-old rose to fame after uploading his music videos to Facebook .
He has since sold out UK and European tours and his debut album will be out later this year .
`` Being on Strictly is going to be such an amazing experience and I 'm so thankful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' he said .
`` I think my mum is more excited that she 'll be able to see me every Saturday night now ! ''
Maisie Smith is an actress and singer is best known for playing Tiffany Butcher-Baker in EastEnders .
`` Get me in those sequins , '' she said , reacting to the news of her announcement .
`` I ca n't wait to dive into the Strictly fancy dress box this winter ! ''
Before storming into Albert Square as Bianca 's daughter , Tiffany , Smith made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , The Other Boleyn Girl - alongside Scarlett Johansson and Eddie Redmayne .
Her role in the long-running BBC soap saw her scoop the award for best dramatic performance from a young actress , at the 2009 British Soap Awards .
Jamie Laing returns to the show this year , after having to pull out of last year 's series before it began due to an injury .
He became a household name in 2011 on the Channel 4 reality show , Made in Chelsea , and this year launched his own podcast @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , alongside Spencer Matthews .
He also founded the sweets brand , Candy Kittens , in 2012 .
`` Here we go again , hopefully this time I can last long enough so my mum can see me dance , '' said Laing .
He added : `` The reason I 'm doing it , is to make my mum proud but all I did last year was make her even more disappointed .
Let 's change that this year , ca n't wait !
! ''
JJ Chalmers ' career as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he suffered life-changing injuries following an IED explosion in Afghanistan .
The blast crushed an eye socket , burst his eardrums , destroyed his right elbow , blew off two fingers on his left hand and left holes in his legs .
After years of rehabilitation , including more than 30 operations , he went on to compete in the 2014 Invictus Games where he captained the Trike Cycling team and took home three medals .
He later embarked on a career in broadcasting , presenting coverage of the Rio Paralympics and anchoring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Games .
Comparing Strictly to his military experience , he told ITV 's Lorraine : `` I 'm always looking for a challenge , I 'm always looking to push myself outside of my comfort zone . ''
Despite his injuries , Chalmers said he wanted to be treated like `` any other contestant '' and did n't want any `` special treatment '' .
`` Whoever I partner with they 've got their work cut out , '' he added .
Bill Bailey is an comedian , actor and musician is known @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Black Books and Never Mind the Buzzcocks .
`` In these strange times we 're living through , it feels right to do something different and take on a new challenge , '' he said in a statement .
`` I have n't been to stage school and learnt to dance .
I have n't lived for the dance ...
I 'm not really Lord of the Dance .
I 'm caretaker of the dance , '' he joked .
`` It 's going to be quite a challenge but then that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a new skill . ''
Bailey , 55 , made his name on the stand-up circuit before becoming a regular panel show guest , TV and film actor , documentary presenter , and host of the BBC sketch show Is It Bill Bailey ?
He is also a classically-trained musician and has published a guide to British birds .
On Wednesday , in a review of his first live gig for six months , The Daily Telegraph said he `` remains one of the funniest , most brilliantly original comedians in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hosts BBC Radio 1 's late morning slot , aid she `` could n't wait to fully embrace '' the experience of Strictly .
In recent years , Amfo has presented coverage of Glastonbury , the Brit Awards , Radio 1 's Big Weekend , the Bafta TV Awards and The Proms .
`` As we know this year has been a real challenge and escapism through dancing is something I know we all enjoy , '' she said .
`` So to be taught by a pro and live a fantasy is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fully embrace , see you on the dancefloor ! ''
Ranvir Singh is Good Morning Britain 's political editor and occasional host , and also appears on other ITV programmes including Loose Women , Tonight and Eat , Shop , Save .
She is about to start co-hosting a new Sunday morning show , All Around Britain .
Singh said she felt `` complete terror '' at the idea of taking part , likening it to `` embarking on a rollercoaster '' .
She previously worked as a producer and reporter for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BBC North West Tonight .
Singh said : `` The initial feeling of being confirmed for Strictly is one of complete terror - feels like embarking on a rollercoaster , where you really want to do it but you are equally scared .
`` Hopefully after the first dance I will feel exhilarated rather than sick ! ''
Olympic boxer Nicola Adams will make Strictly Come Dancing history by becoming the first contestant to be part of a same-sex pairing .
She told BBC Breakfast she was the one who suggested having a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take part .
• Strictly to feature first ever same-sex pair '' I think it 's really important , '' she said .
`` It 's definitely time for change .
Adams won a gold medal for Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympics , and again in Rio in 2016 .
She retired from the sport last year .
Award-winning actress and presenter Caroline Quentin is known for a range of acting roles , including Maddie in Jonathan Creek and DCI Janine Lewis in Blue Murder .
She has also starred in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Life of Riley .
However , arguably her most famous role was playing Dorothy in the hit 90s sitcom Men Behaving Badly .
She recently presented the documentary series Extraordinary Homes for BBC Two .
Quentin said she was `` thrilled and terrified in equal measure to be taking part '' in this year 's Strictly Come Dancing .
He played as a cornerback/safety in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys .
Bell then played for the Houston Texans , where he was named a recipient of the Ed Block Courage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ highest honours .
He finished his professional career with the New York Giants .
Bell now co-hosts The Jason & Osi Podcast with another former NFL star , Osi Umenyiora , and the pair appear as pundits on the NFL Show on the BBC .
`` Strictly is the epitome of British television and this year , more than ever , I 'm so proud and humbled to be participating , '' he said .
`` Strictly was the first show I ever watched when I moved to the UK and I 'm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never got the chance to see me run out on the field at an NFL game but she is very excited about me taking to the dance floor .
I hope I can do her proud . ''
Singer and actor Max George shot to fame as a member of boy band The Wanted .
His former bandmate , Jay McGuiness , previously won Strictly Come Dancing in 2015 .
George said he was `` buzzing to be on Strictly this year '' , joking : `` I 'm not really one for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lot of comfort in the fact that Jay McGuiness set The Wanted 's bar so low . ''
The Wanted had two number one singles in the UK - All Time Low and Glad You Came - with the latter reaching the top three in the US Billboard chart .
After The Wanted took a break , Max moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career and starred in the sixth season of Glee as Clint .
He recently returned to music as a solo artist .
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"I haven't been to stage school and learnt to dance. I haven't lived for the dance... I'm not really Lord of the Dance. I'm caretaker of the dance," he joked. "It's going to be quite a challenge but then that's what this is about, taking on a new skill."


bbcuk--2020-09-04--Coronavirus: What lessons can rest of UK learn from Scotland's school return?

The return of schools in England and Wales this week , after lockdown and the summer holidays , has been called a pivotal moment .
As children start to mix , there is concern coronavirus transmission rates will begin to surge .
In Scotland , pupils have been back since the middle of August .
So what can the rest of the UK learn from its example ?
Fears that the return to class would trigger a sharp increase in transmission have not materialised - at least not yet .
Within days of returning to their desks , some pupils @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Scotland 's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon then pointed out they had contracted it outside of school itself .
A large house party in North Lanarkshire was suspected of triggering a cluster of cases involving pupils from four different high schools .
In Dundee , an additional support needs school had to close after a cluster of cases .
But the majority of these were among adult teaching and support staff .
While some primary schools had to ask a whole class to self-isolate , only a handful of schools have required a temporary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days ago the first cases of transmission within school premises were identified at two schools in Glasgow .
It was n't an unexpected development , says Scotland 's national clinical director , Prof Jason Leitch .
Such clusters would be treated the same as any other .
University of Edinburgh public health expert Prof Devi Sridhar , who advises the Scottish government , says the key is keeping the numbers low in the general population .
`` Schools are not super-spreader events but they 're not bubbles either , '' she said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's happening in society . ''
Almost a fortnight after most schools returned , Scotland was hit by a spike in demand for Covid testing .
The reasons are n't fully understood , but it 's suspected that other viruses , like the common cold , are on the rise .
It could be parents are cautious and booking a test at the first sign of a `` sniffle '' .
The latest advice for parents points out a `` runny nose '' does not in itself require a test or self-isolation .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ cough , fever , or change in the sense of taste or smell - require action .
Demand for testing has increased `` significantly '' since pupils returned , says Ms Sturgeon .
But few come back positive .
In the week to 30 August , only 37 individuals under the age of 18 tested positive , out of nearly 30,000 who were tested .
By the second half of August all schools in Scotland were back .
Then absences started to rise , with attendance dropping to 85 % at one point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It could be coronavirus has led parents to keep their children off school more , even if they do n't tell the school that .
Covid-related absences - such as a positive test , showing symptoms or self-isolation - were running at only about 3 % with about four times as many students off school for other reasons .
Absenteeism is an `` emerging issue '' , says Jim Thewliss , from School Leaders Scotland , which represents senior school staff .
`` Parents are taking a fail-safe approach , '' he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ child is not well , we 're going to get a test and keep them off in the meantime . ''
He believes schools will have to find better ways of supporting learning for children who are being kept home .
4 .
Guidance may need to evolve There has already been one big change in the rules - on the use of face coverings .
Only after going back , were pupils told to wear masks in corridors , communal areas and on school transport .
The official reason was new World @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teenagers transmit the virus in a similar way to adults .
But in the previous week pictures had also emerged on social media of pupils packed like sardines in school corridors as they moved between classes .
Similar advice was soon issued in Northern Ireland and , to a lesser extent , in England .
In Scotland the Education Recovery Group , bringing together government , the teaching profession , councils and parents , has been meeting regularly since April , providing a forum where issues can be raised .
`` It would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happy but we 've at least been party to the decisions that have been taken , '' says Mr Thewliss .
Ahead of recent meetings , stakeholders have listed what 's gone well , what 's not going well - and identified emerging problems .
Mr Thewliss says practical subjects like drama , music or PE have encountered some difficulties which he expects to be addressed shortly in updated guidance .
Schools are also set to be issued with new flow charts to help them address issues quickly .
With so much emphasis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's not surprising schools are using a lot of hand sanitiser .
The bill for protective equipment is for the most part being picked up by councils , which have been given extra funding from the Scottish government .
But there has been some confusion , with one head teacher in the west of Scotland complaining their school was facing additional costs of about £20,000 .
Another teacher said they knew of cases where schools had been urged to be more sparing in the use of hand sanitiser .
School Leaders Scotland says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country , schools have been given supplies of PPE and it 's an improving picture .
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It could be coronavirus has led parents to keep their children off school more, even if they don't tell the school that. Covid-related absences - such as a positive test, showing symptoms or self-isolation - were running at only about 3% with about four times as many students off school for other reasons.


bbcuk--2020-09-04--The zookeeper having a giraffe with her tattoos

It 's not uncommon to have tattoos of loved ones , favourite footballers or even pets .
But a Scottish zookeeper has gone one step further by immortalising her beloved animals in ink .
Phoebe Dowens looked after animals at Edinburgh Zoo for seven years before moving to the Highland Wildlife Park in Kincraig .
Everywhere she goes , she takes her three - soon to be four - favourite animals with her .
Phoebe has worked with dozens of beautiful and exotic animals during her career and believes that by caring for them and spending more time with them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her extended family .
She says animals can make as big an impact on her life as people .
Phoebe , originally from Edinburgh but now living in Kingussie , said : `` My first animal tattoo was of Bertus the rhino on my arm .
He is special to me because he was the first rhino I worked with .
I was super into learning everything about rhinos at the time too . ''
Bertus was at Edinburgh Zoo when Phoebe worked there but moved to Batu Secret Zoo in Indonesia three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Belle the red river hog which she had tattooed on her leg .
Phoebe said : `` She was at Edinburgh Zoo and when she died I wanted to commemorate her because I had really got to know her quite well when I worked in the hoofstock section .
She struck a chord with me and she was very sweet and a great mum . ''
The inspiration for animal tattoo number three came from a placement Phoebe went on in April 2019 .
`` I went to San Diego safari park for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worked with Shafira and Acica the giraffes , '' said Phoebe.
`` I got them tattooed on my leg to remember the whole trip as it was very special . ''
When Phoebe started working at Edinburgh Zoo in 2013 she was following in the hoofsteps of her great great uncle .
He had worked there as a hoofstock keeper in the 1940s , so she was delighted to work in some of the same cages as he worked in .
Her family is nothing but proud .
`` My mum and dad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they know brings me enjoyment so they are fine with my tattoos , '' said Phoebe .
`` I 'm not going to continue to cover myself in them though .
I 'm just going to occasionally get the very special animals tattooed on me . ''
And she already knows what her next one will be .
She said : `` It 's going to be of Rotana - a male sun bear who was rescued from a small cage in Cambodia and brought to Edinburgh Zoo .
He was rescued by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ important and reminds me why I do this job . ''
Phoebe is one of the zookeepers featured in a new programme on the BBC Scotland channel called Inside The Zoo .
The show follows staff at both Edinburgh Zoo and Highland Wildlife Park as they care for some of Scotland 's most-loved animals .
Gail Porter narrates the eight-part series which looks at how state-of-the-art science and conservation affect life at the zoo .
Inside The Zoo is on BBC Scotland channel at 20:00 on Monday 7 September .

Phoebe, originally from Edinburgh but now living in Kingussie, said: "My first animal tattoo was of Bertus the rhino on my arm. He is special to me because he was the first rhino I worked with. I was super into learning everything about rhinos at the time too."


bbcuk--2020-09-04--Sophie Raworth: My grandfather's war, healing the broken miners

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As part of our People's War series of reports, BBC presenter Sophie Raworth tells how her surgeon grandfather devised new treatments that allowed injured coal miners to return to work producing fuel vital to the WW2 war effort.
All four stories from The People's War series will be shown on BBC4 on Tuesday 15 September at 19:00 BST.
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bbcuk--2020-09-04--The Papers: Virus 'shifts to young' and call ahead of A&E trip

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Those considered in need of treatment will be given an appointment to go to casualty, while the remainder will be directed to the best place for them.


bbcuk--2020-09-04--Levison Wood: Woman jailed for stalking TV explorer

A woman who stalked TV explorer Levison Wood and sent `` explicit and unpleasant '' messages to him on social media has been jailed for 13 months .
Fiza Jabeen , a doctor , made Mr Wood so fearful for his and his family 's safety he decided to sell his home .
From April , the 36-year-old obsessively contacted his friends , family and ex-partner , Kingston Crown Court heard .
She once intercepted Mr Wood as he was walking his dog and asked if she could come to his house for a cup of tea .
The paediatrician @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and stalking , at an earlier hearing .
Mr Wood , a former paratrooper , has made a number of TV documentaries about his epic hitchhiking journeys .
He contacted West Midlands Police after Jabeen threatened his parents .
On 9 June , she was made the subject of a restraining order banning her from contacting Mr Wood .
But she breached the order a month later by visiting his house in Richmond , south-west London , after finding the address on Companies House , the court heard .
In a statement , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own admission she is obsessed and her actions demonstrate that she will stop at nothing to get what she wants . ''
Mr Wood , originally from Forsbrook , Staffordshire , said he had put his Grade II-listed house up for sale so that Jabeen could not track him down again .
Jailing Jabeen , Judge Georgina Kent said : `` From April of this year you were contacting him on social media and some of that contact was explicit and unpleasant . ''
Fiona Dunkley , for Jabeen , told the court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ client had been brought up as a devout Muslim and had no experience of male relationships .
`` She does n't really know how to control her emotions , having never had an emotional interaction with a man . ''
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In a statement, Mr Wood said: "By her own admission she is obsessed and her actions demonstrate that she will stop at nothing to get what she wants."


bbcuk--2020-09-04--Coronavirus: 'My mother wanted one last holiday'

When Derek Burt 's mother was diagnosed with a terminal illness six weeks ago , she asked for one more trip - a holiday with her family .
`` MND is such an evil and unpredictable disease , '' Mr Burt says .
`` We have no idea if she will be able to go on a family holiday with us when all the Covid craziness is over , so had to make the tough decision and deliver on one of her wishes now . ''
With trips to Florida and Croatia already cancelled , they settled on Portugal when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But now the family from Dunfermline in Fife is having to race to get home from the Algarve to beat the new restrictions that come into force at 04:00 on Saturday in Scotland .
Their original flight is due to land seven hours later .
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Mr Burt says the family researched different holidays and tried to follow the guidance available , but `` nobody has a clue what the governments are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as her condition deteriorated as she would n't be able to get around , '' he says .
`` We then decided on Croatia .
One week after booking , time to cancel Croatia one week before we were due to fly as it was withdrawn from the travel corridor . ''
Although the virus rates seemed on the high-side in Portugal , he `` assumed the government knew what they were doing '' and would not return the country to the quarantine list .
So the family travelled to the Algarve .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ any faith in our countries ' decision-makers ? ''
he says .
Scotland 's new quarantine rules come into force at 04:00 on Saturday and include French Polynesia as well as Portugal .
Quarantine has already been reintroduced for arrivals from Greece .
In Wales , those travelling from Portugal and six Greek islands have to self-isolate .
Portugal , Greece and French Polynesia are still on England and Northern Ireland 's lists of travel corridors .
Mr Burt says he is `` incredibly frustrated '' by the decision of the Scottish and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ describing it as a `` complete shambles '' .
But he says they have had an amazing week , and his mother was able to fulfil her wish to watch her grandchildren playing in the pool of their villa .
`` That 's all that matters , '' he says .
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"We have no idea if she will be able to go on a family holiday with us when all the Covid craziness is over, so had to make the tough decision and deliver on one of her wishes now."


bbcuk--2020-09-04--Coronavirus: Family want answers about hospital death

The daughter of a patient at Craigavon Area Hospital who died with Covid-19 says the trust has to explain how the virus entered his ward .
John Fleming , 79 , from Loughgilly , was admitted to the haematology ward for bone cancer treatment last month .
The father-of-four was one of two haematology patients with Covid-19 to have died in the past 48 hours .
The Southern Health Trust said officials were working to get answers for the families .
The trust said a third patient from the same ward , who had been discharged , had also died @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cause of death .
Fourteen patients on the ward were confirmed to have the virus in a cluster identified last week .
Health Minister Robin Swann said there must now be a thorough investigation .
Mr Fleming 's daughter Yvonne Stewart said her father had wanted answers .
`` When I went in to see him , he said , ' I did n't bargain for this - I do n't want to die , I 'm afraid of dying ' , '' said Mrs Stewart .
`` He asked me to tell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another family to go through what we have been through . ''
Mr Fleming had worked as a heavy-plant mechanic until he developed myeloma , a bone cancer .
His prognosis was good and he was scheduled to be discharged from hospital the day after he tested positive for Covid-19 .
`` He went downhill after that , '' said his daughter .
`` He fought really strong and hard .
He gave everything . ''
The family were allowed to visit , and on Thursday , before he died , Mrs Stewart @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him .
`` To watch him not being able to breathe , and his whole body moving to try and breathe , and trying to fight for breath , it was shocking , '' said Mrs Stewart .
`` The staff in haematology and in the respiratory ward could n't have done anything more for him , but what I would like to know and what my mother would like to know is how this virus got through the hospital defences into his ward .
`` We ca n't get our head around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restrictions , Mr Fleming 's family are planning a cremation , without a wake or traditional funeral for his many friends and family to say farewell to a popular , funny man .
`` This could happen to anybody , anywhere , '' added his daughter .
`` I 've such an ache in my heart , we all have .
`` People need to wise up .
Yes , you may get Covid , and it might be a mild attack , but you could pass that on to somebody else unwittingly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parents or somebody who is very , very ill already . ''
Dr Maria O'Kane , medical director of the Southern Health Trust , said she could `` completely understand '' the family 's concerns .
`` Again I ca n't say it strongly enough , we are extremely sorry that this has happened , '' she told BBC Radio Ulster 's Evening Extra programme .
`` Haematology is an area where they are always very particular about infection prevention control and that it is concerning to us , that even in an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and where it is constantly checked and audited that actually this virus is so contagious that it can still manifest itself there , '' she said .
`` In addition , because of the nature of the patients who are looked after there , because they tend to be very immune-compromised for a variety of reasons , they are very vulnerable to picking up the virus .
`` It would never be our intention to expose anyone to this and again in trying to understand how this came into the haematology setting , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' The health minister said the news of the deaths was `` extremely distressing and disturbing '' .
`` The Southern Trust has made clear that a detailed investigation is ongoing following the clusters at the hospital , '' said Mr Swann .
`` This situation demands a thorough and expeditious investigation .
`` Patients and bereaved families are entitled to answers . ''
No further patients have tested positive for Covid-19 on the haematology ward , according to the trust .
But 17 members of staff have contracted the virus and are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were potential contacts are also self-isolating .
The trust says a second member of staff on a general medical ward ( Ward 3 South ) has tested positive .
A total of 56 staff connected with the clusters are currently self-isolating , with more clinical and non-clinical staff across the trust isolating as well .
The trust said those generally relate to family or social contacts , where guidelines require a 14-day period of isolation .
The trust says the emergency department is operating as normal , after a cluster was identified there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been detected .

"Haematology is an area where they are always very particular about infection prevention control and that it is concerning to us, that even in an area where there are very strict measures and where it is constantly checked and audited that actually this virus is so contagious that it can still manifest itself there," she said.


bbcuk--2020-09-04--Coronavirus: Care home visits stopped in Caerphilly county

Visits to care homes in Caerphilly are to be stopped to protect residents from a rise in Covid-19 cases in the county .
The council said visits would cease with immediate effect .
Earlier , a Public Health Wales official warned house parties and people failing to social distance has led to a worrying rise in cases .
In Caerphilly , 56 cases have been reported by Public Health Wales ( PHW ) over the past week , the highest number in Wales .
Residents are being warned other coronavirus restrictions may return if the number of confirmed cases continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ council said the `` difficult '' but `` prudent '' decision to stop care home visits was `` not taken lightly '' .
Councillor Carl Cuss , cabinet member for social services , said : `` We must put the health and wellbeing of our elderly and vulnerable residents first and I 'm sure families will understand the pressing need to take this action .
`` I fully appreciate that care home residents and their families will be very disappointed with this decision , but I would like to assure all concerned that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interest of protecting their health . ''
The council said there would also be a temporary return to weekly testing at each care setting .
Earlier on Friday , PHW 's incident director for the virus Dr Robin Howe told Gareth Lewis on BBC Radio Wales the rise in the county should be a `` warning for the rest of Wales '' .
He said : `` We 've seen this uptick in cases getting to quite a worrying level in Caerphilly town , in Blackwood and other areas in the county so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ People have not been following social distancing rules and having house parties and the like ... it is a warning for the rest of Wales . ''
He said clusters had been seen elsewhere in the country : `` It 's really how quickly we can identify these and bring them under control that will mark the success and whether we end up getting more such wider outbreaks . ''
• Figuring out the stats on coronavirus in Wales The infection rate in Caerphilly over the past seven days has been recorded as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ highest in Wales and far above the Welsh average of 7.4 per 100,000 people .
A further 16 cases were reported on Friday in the county .
Just below a quarter of the 233 new cases in Wales over the past week have been in Caerphilly .
First Minister Mark Drakeford tweeted `` how quickly things can change '' if people do not social distance .
BBC analysis of infection rates across the UK shows Caerphilly is currently ranked about 37th among 380 local authority areas .
The worst-hit areas in the last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with Bolton on 70 cases per 100,000 and Pendle on 77 cases .
The chief executive of Caerphilly council tweeted to encourage people to use a new walk-in testing facility at Caerphilly Leisure Centre .
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He said clusters had been seen elsewhere in the country: "It's really how quickly we can identify these and bring them under control that will mark the success and whether we end up getting more such wider outbreaks."


bbcuk--2020-09-04--Voyeur sentenced after woman's five-year campaign

A man has been sentenced for filming a naked woman in a hotel room while she was unconscious , following her five-year campaign for justice .
Christopher Killick , 40 , recorded a 62-second clip of Emily Hunt in an east London hotel in 2015 .
Prosecutors told Ms Hunt what he did was not illegal , until the law was clarified by the Court of Appeal .
Killick , who previously pleaded guilty to voyeurism , was given a 30-month community order and fined £2,000 .
At a Stratford Magistrates ' Court hearing , he was also ordered to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put on the sexual offenders register for five years .
Ms Hunt , a New York-born former PR executive , said she had no recollection of how she ended up in the Town Hall Hotel in Bethnal Green in May 2015 .
She maintains she was drugged and raped .
Killick , from Brent , north-west London , was initially arrested on suspicion of rape , but police dropped the case due to a lack of evidence .
The 40-year-old had always claimed the encounter was consensual and no prosecution for rape was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ course of their investigation , officers discovered the video of Ms Hunt , which Killick told police he had filmed for his own sexual gratification .
On six separate occasions the Crown Prosecution Service ( CPS ) told Ms Hunt what had happened was not illegal .
But in January , judges considering a separate case at the Court of Appeal ruled that filming a partner during sex without their consent is voyeurism and Killick was subsequently charged .
In her victim impact statement , Ms Hunt told the court his actions `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had been `` profoundly disturbing , debilitating and ultimately devastating '' .
What does the law say about voyeurism ?
In law in England and Wales , a person has committed an act of voyeurism if they : • Observe for their own sexual gratification someone else `` doing a private act '' • Know the other person does not consent to being observed The law also says you have committed a voyeurism offence if you film someone `` doing a private act '' without consent .
Because Emily Hunt 's encounter with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consensual , the CPS said she had consented to being observed naked and this extended to filming .
In other words , you do n't have a reasonable expectation to privacy when with a consensual partner .
But Ms Hunt maintains she did n't ever give consent and was raped , but the police dropped the case due to lack of evidence .
In January , during a different case , the Court of Appeal clarified that someone should not be filmed doing `` a private act '' without consent , even if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Effectively , even if you are having consensual sex with someone , it does not entirely remove the expectation of privacy from that person when it comes to filming them .
This decision meant that Ms Hunt had the legal grounds to pursue her case against Killick .
Speaking about her five-year battle for justice , Ms Hunt - who has waived her right to anonymity - told the BBC that the CPS had `` behaved in an appalling manner '' .
`` It 's just inexcusable .
We deserve better , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a prosecution service that believes that violent criminals belong in jail . ''
She said that since January 's ruling she had been contacted about similar cases to hers , adding that now `` somebody was taking this seriously from the beginning and treating the victim like a victim '' that this was `` the biggest win '' .
A CPS spokesperson said : `` We recognise the delays in bringing this case to court have had a lasting impact on the victim .
`` This is a complex area of law , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Court of Appeal this year ... the CPS does not make or decide the law ; that is the remit of Parliament and the courts respectively . ''
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She said that since January's ruling she had been contacted about similar cases to hers, adding that now "somebody was taking this seriously from the beginning and treating the victim like a victim" that this was "the biggest win".


bbcuk--2020-09-05--Coronavirus: 'Critical moment' as students return to university

A leading epidemiologist has warned the country is at a `` critical moment '' in the coronavirus pandemic , as students prepare to return to universities .
Dame Anne Johnson , of University College London , told the BBC data showed the highest number of detected infections was in young people .
It comes after government scientific advisors said `` significant outbreaks '' linked to universities were likely .
Universities have said steps are being taken to minimise risks on campuses .
Speaking to BBC Radio 4 's Today programme , Dame Anne , professor of infectious disease epidemiology at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now seeing the highest number of infections or at least detected infections in younger people aged 20 to 29 and also going up to 45-year-olds . ''
She added that the data was `` not surprising '' , as young people , she said , were more likely to have socialised with friends and family after lockdown restrictions were eased .
The latest figures from Public Health England showed the highest coronavirus case rates were among the 15 to 44-year-old age group .
In the regions with the highest overall rates , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ England 's local lockdown watchlist , the age group most affected appeared to be young working adults aged 20 to 29-years-old .
Meanwhile , the government 's scientific advisory group , Sage , said in a document published on Friday : `` There is a significant risk that HE ( Higher Education ) could amplify local and national transmission , and this requires national oversight . ''
The report added : `` It is highly likely that there will be significant outbreaks associated with HE , and asymptomatic transmission may make these harder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Which are re-opening , when ?
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It comes as officials are urging young people in Leeds to take responsibility for controlling the spread of coronavirus following an increase in house parties in the city .
The city has been added to the lockdown watchlist - along with Middlesborough , South Tyneside , Corby and Kettering - meaning people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of infections continues to increase .
Council leader Judith Blake said there had been an increase in music events , house parties and illegal raves , adding fines of £10,000 were being given , and urged caution at a time when university students were set to return .
`` We feel there is a bit of a complacency coming in .
What we are seeing is the numbers are changing , and actually more young people are testing positive and they are spread around the city , '' she said .
Dame @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` going to be incredibly important to communicate to young people the risks of transmitting coronavirus '' , with particular emphasis on maintaining social distancing .
She said it should be highlighted `` that we need to avoid those situations where we have a lot of close contact , keep distanced '' .
`` When we ca n't do that wear face coverings , wash hands , and isolate when we 're sick , '' she said .
Dame Anne also stressed the importance of infection control among vulnerable communities , particularly in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's important that young people do mix with older people in their families , in workplaces , in the NHS and social care , so they are not isolated from the rest of the community , but we need to make sure that we protect the more vulnerable community more carefully through this winter , '' she said .
Elsewhere , concerns have been raised that students could spread the virus when they travel from their family homes to university campuses .
Dr Mike Tildesley , an associate professor at the University of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told BBC Breakfast : `` At the moment in the country we 're dealing with a series of really local outbreaks that we 're trying to manage with local control policies .
`` But when students come to university , potentially they 're travelling across the country and possibly they may be moving from parts of the country where there 's a lot of infection to parts of the country where there may not be as much infection . ''
He warned this could have a `` knock-on effect '' and prompt a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ return home to their families for Christmas .
The academic said universities were trying to minimise the risk on campuses with strategies including online teaching , grouping students together within year groups , and also putting in place local testing and tracing policies `` so if we do start to see outbreaks , we can try to manage them as rapidly as possible '' .
He added that small group teaching was still happening in person , but would take place inside large lecture theatres to allow for social distancing .
Sage has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ facilities to enable students who test positive to quarantine and minimise the risk of an outbreak .
Universities have also been urged to work with local authorities in addition to conducting their own test and trace programmes .
Peter Openshaw , professor of experimental medicine , Imperial College London , said : `` While universities conduct their own testing and contact tracing , isolation and health education strategies , it is vital that there is alignment and co-ordination with local borough public health officers to avoid duplication of effort and ensure a collaborative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in both sectors . ''
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Dr Mike Tildesley, an associate professor at the University of Warwick and expert in infection modelling, told BBC Breakfast that the UK was mostly dealing with "really local" outbreaks, but the movement of students across the country could cause a wave of infection, especially as they return to families for Christmas.


bbcuk--2020-09-05--Coronavirus: Civil servants 'must get back to offices quickly'

The government has urged Whitehall bosses to `` move quickly '' to get more staff back into the office .
In a letter seen by the BBC , it says it is `` strongly encouraging '' attendance through rota systems , arguing this would be `` hugely beneficial '' .
The government says it wants 80 % of civil servants to be able to attend their usual workplace at least once a week by the end of the month .
But unions have described the government 's attitude as outdated .
They say most civil servants should expect to keep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the year and that they fear an increased risk of catching coronavirus when back with colleagues .
The letter applies to staff in England , with those elsewhere in the UK expected to follow local guidance and continue working from home .
It follows criticism that too few civil servants working from home because of coronavirus have returned to their desks , despite the easing of lockdown .
According to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics ( ONS ) , there has been an increase in people travelling to work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fewer working exclusively from home .
They said 57 % of working adults - out of 1,644 surveyed - reported that they had travelled to work at some point in the past seven days , while 20 % had worked solely from home .
Thousands of businesses that rely on passing trade are suffering while offices stand empty , Dame Carolyn Fairbairn from the CBI has said .
But Alex Brazier , the Bank of England 's executive director for financial stability , has warned that the government should not expect a `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ environments '' .
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In the letter , sent to permanent secretaries - the highest officials in government departments - Cabinet Secretary Sir Mark Sedwill and Alex Chisholm , chief operating officer of the Civil Service , say that `` getting more people back into work in a Covid-secure way will improve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They add : `` We have seen a reduced level of social interaction among our colleagues , with the loss of some of the spontaneous interaction and cross-fertilisation between teams that drives innovation and sustained common purpose . ''
But they say staff safety `` remains our paramount concern '' , and that workplace returns will be discussed with unions and staff groups .
Workplace guidance includes introducing one-way systems , staggered shift times and limiting the number of colleagues that staff members are exposed to in order to prevent the spread of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a small number in lifts at any one time .
The letter goes on : `` Departments which are still below their departmental constraints should now move quickly to seek to bring more staff back into the office in a Covid-secure way , and take advantage of the return to schools this month and increased public transport availability . ''
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asked officials for a weekly update on progress .
Boris Johnson is clearly worried about the impact of empty office districts in major cities - and has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the office , where it 's safe to do so .
Some Tory MPs want it to be the government 's main priority now that schools are open again .
They fear without movement soon , there could be extensive and lasting economic damage .
Encouraging civil servants back into the office could be seen as leading by example , perhaps showing how a system might work for other employers .
But unions warn the workplace has changed forever and ministers would be better focussing on how to adapt to a new working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ represents senior civil servants , said this week that it estimated 30 % to 40 % would be able to return to the office by the end of the year .
Leader Dave Penman accused ministers of `` sounding like Luddites '' in an era when technology made home working easier .
Mr Penman told BBC Radio 4 's Today that one `` fundamental problem '' with the approach was that , on a practical level , government offices have a maximum capacity of around 50 % because of coronavirus restrictions .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very effectively '' from home .
He added it was `` quite clear '' that `` this is really about virtue signalling to the private sector that has already moved on '' .
And Mark Serwotka , general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services Union , said he was prepared to consider industrial action `` as a last resort '' if workers ' health and safety were `` put at risk '' .
Meanwhile , outsourcing firm Capita - a major government contractor - is planning to close more than a third @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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The letter goes on: "Departments which are still below their departmental constraints should now move quickly to seek to bring more staff back into the office in a Covid-secure way, and take advantage of the return to schools this month and increased public transport availability."


bbcuk--2020-09-05--Coronavirus: Tests 'could be picking up dead virus'

The main test used to diagnose coronavirus is so sensitive it could be picking up fragments of dead virus from old infections , scientists say .
Most people are infectious only for about a week , but could test positive weeks afterwards .
Researchers say this could be leading to an over-estimate of the current scale of the pandemic .
But some experts say it is uncertain how a reliable test can be produced that does n't risk missing cases .
Prof Carl Heneghan , one of the study 's authors , said instead of giving a `` yes/no '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ detected , tests should have a cut-off point so that very small amounts of virus do not trigger a positive result .
He believes the detection of traces of old virus could partly explain why the number of cases is rising while hospital admissions remain stable .
The University of Oxford 's Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine reviewed the evidence from 25 studies where virus specimens from positive tests were put in a petri dish to see whether they would grow .
This method of `` viral culturing '' can indicate whether the positive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can reproduce and spread , or just dead virus fragments which wo n't grow in the lab , or in a person .
This is a problem we have known about since the start - and once again illustrates why data on Covid is far from perfect .
But what difference does it make ?
When the virus first emerged probably very little , but the longer the pandemic goes on the bigger the effect .
The flurry of information about testing and the R number creates confusion .
But however we cut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very low levels of infection in the UK overall , lower than a number of other European countries .
Where there are local outbreaks the system - by and large - seems to be having success in curbing them .
And this comes after the opening up of society over the summer .
Of course , the big question is what happens next , with schools back and winter around the corner .
There is a growing sense within the public health community that the UK is in a strong position - and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of infection seen in the spring should be avoided .
But there is also extreme caution and an understandable desire for complacency not to creep in .
The PCR swab test - the standard diagnostic method - uses chemicals to amplify the virus 's genetic material so that it can be studied .
Your test sample has to go through a number of `` cycles '' in the lab before enough virus is recovered .
Just how many can indicate how much of the virus is there - whether it 's tiny fragments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in turn appears to be linked to how likely the virus is to be infectious - tests that have to go through more cycles are less likely to reproduce when cultured in the lab .
But when you take a coronavirus test , you get a `` yes '' or `` no '' answer .
There is no indication of how much virus was in the sample , or how likely it is to be an active infection .
A person shedding a large amount of active virus , and a person with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already been cleared , would receive the same - positive - test result .
But Prof Heneghan , the academic who spotted a quirk in how deaths were being recorded , which led Public Health England to reform its system , says evidence suggests coronavirus `` infectivity appears to decline after about a week '' .
He added that while it would not be possible to check every test to see whether there was active virus , the likelihood of false positive results could be reduced if scientists could work out where the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prevent people being given a positive result based on an old infection .
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And Prof Heneghan said that would stop people quarantining or being contact-traced unnecessarily , and give a better understanding of the current scale of the pandemic .
Public Health England agreed viral cultures were a useful way of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said it had recently undertaken analysis along these lines .
It said it was working with labs to reduce the risk of false positives , including looking at where the `` cycle threshold '' , or cut-off point , should be set .
But it said there were many different test kits in use , with different thresholds and ways of being read , which made providing a range of cut-off points difficult .
But Prof Ben Neuman , at the University of Reading , said culturing virus from a patient sample was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ review runs the risk of falsely correlating the difficulty of culturing Sars-CoV-2 from a patient sample , with likelihood that it will spread , '' he said .
Prof Francesco Venturelli , an epidemiologist in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna , which was hit hard by the virus in March , said there was `` not enough certainty '' about how long virus remains infectious during the recovering period .
Some studies based on viral cultures reported about 10 % of patients still had viable virus after eight days , he said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ earlier than the UK , `` for several weeks we were over-estimating cases '' because of people who acquired the infection several weeks before they were identified as positive .
But , as you move away from the peak , this phenomenon diminishes .
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Prof Peter Openshaw at Imperial College London said PCR was a highly sensitive `` method of detecting residual viral genetic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evidence of infectivity , '' he said .
But the clinical consensus was that patients were `` very unlikely to be infectious beyond day 10 of disease '' .

But when you take a coronavirus test, you get a "yes" or "no" answer. There is no indication of how much virus was in the sample, or how likely it is to be an active infection.


bbcuk--2020-09-05--Newspapers delayed as Extinction Rebellion blocks printing presses

Extinction Rebellion ( XR ) activists have delayed the distribution of several national newspapers after blocking access to three printing presses owned by Rupert Murdoch .
More than 100 protesters targeted Newsprinters presses at Broxbourne in Hertfordshire , Knowsley in Merseyside , and near Motherwell , North Lanarkshire .
Newsagents said some of the papers - which XR accuse of failing to report on climate change - have arrived late .
The Sun tweeted saying copies of the paper would be delayed arriving at newsagents , adding the blockade was an `` attack on all the free press '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Corp titles including the Sun , the Times , the Sun on Sunday , the Sunday Times , and the Scottish Sun .
They also print the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph , the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday , and the London Evening Standard .
XR used vehicles along with individual protesters chaining themselves to structures to block roads to the presses .
Vans were covered with banners including `` Free the truth '' and `` Refugees are welcome here '' .
Newsprinters also condemned the protests as an `` attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which it said had affected workers going about their jobs and others such as newsagents who faced `` financial penalty '' .
`` Thanks to other industry partners , printing was transferred to other sites , '' it said .
Hertfordshire Police said officers were called to Great Eastern Road near the Broxbourne plant at about 22:00 BST , where they found about 100 protesters who had `` secured themselves to structures and one another '' .
And Home Secretary Priti Patel tweeted the overnight action by XR was an `` attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 13 arrests had been made with police expecting more to follow , but delivery lorries had still been unable to leave the site to distribute papers .
Officers in Hertfordshire said by about 09:30 42 people had been arrested .
Merseyside Police tweeted on Saturday morning officers were still at the Knowsley plant .
Officers said the site had been cleared of protesters by about 10:30 and 30 people had been arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass .
Police Scotland said in a statement the protest at the Eurocentral plant near Motherwell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issues '' .
XR has accused the newspapers and their owners of `` failure to report on the climate and ecological emergency '' and `` polluting national debate '' on dozens of social issues .
The Federation of Independent Retailers condemned the demonstrations , saying members left without supplies of papers were having `` to deal with angry customers who are unable to get their daily newspaper '' .
National president Stuart Reddish said it also meant retailers were unable to get papers to elderly and vulnerable customers .
`` Newsagents have played @ @ @ @ @ @ @ newspapers into the hands of readers and this is not helpful at a time when every sale counts , '' he added .
Extinction Rebellion has planned 10 days of action and demanded the government declare a climate and ecological emergency .
On Thursday , more than 300 people were arrested during protests in central London .
Meanwhile , climate change protesters have been warned they risk large fines if they fail to comply with coronavirus rules banning gatherings of more than 30 people .
A procession of activists that set off walking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to march the final stretch to Parliament later .
The Met Police said risk assessments of the march in Westminster `` did not meet the required standard '' and have banned XR from taking a 20ft model boat named after teenage activist Greta Thunberg to the streets of Westminster .

"Whatever your politics you should be worried by this. There are also questions for the police who perhaps placed the right of these few people to protest above the right of the rest of the people to read a free press."


bbcuk--2020-09-05--Coronavirus: Primary schools 'no greater risk than home' for pupils and staff

Attending primary school puts children and staff at no greater risk of contracting coronavirus than staying at home , a study of 131 schools suggests .
Tests to find out who had already had the virus found similar levels of antibodies in pupils and teachers .
But the study , of 12,000 adults and children in England , was carried out in June and early July , when there were very few cases around .
Experts say more studies are needed , when all children are attending school .
For the study , pupils and staff were tested during the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when Reception , Year 1 and Year 6 children could return to school .
Since then , millions of children across the UK have returned to the classroom , with lessons resuming in England and Wales in the past few days .
Schools in Scotland and Northern Ireland reopened last month .
Schools now look very different to what students were once used to , with pupils being told to stay in their `` bubble '' groups , follow one-way systems and social distance when necessary .
Staggered start times have also been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ installed .
Scientists from Public Health England , who led the study , found just three people ( one child and two staff ) tested positive for the virus - 0.02 % of those swabbed .
There was no evidence that any of these three people passed the virus on to others they lived with or worked with .
This reflects previous research by PHE showing low numbers of cases and outbreaks in schools .
A separate sample of 2,100 staff and children , who were tested for antibodies , found 10.6 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had previously had coronavirus .
This could suggest that children are as likely as adults to be infected , rather than being less susceptible to the disease .
But because so few positive cases in children are detected , it confirms previous research that they are likely to experience mild symptoms , or none at all .
The study found children and staff who attended school more frequently were no more likely to test positive for antibodies than those who did not attend school , or went less often .
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This could indicate that infection levels in schools are simply reflecting virus levels in the communities where people live .
However , some groups were more likely to have antibodies - they were non-white , lived in the same house as a healthcare worker and had experienced symptoms .
Secondary schools were not included in the study , so no conclusions can be drawn about older children .
Dr Shamez Ladhani , consultant epidemiologist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` This is the largest study of its kind in the country and suggests attending preschool and primary school brings no additional risk to either staff or students .
`` Although these results are preliminary , they should be very reassuring to parents who may be anxious about their children returning to school . ''
Dr Liz Whittaker , clinical lecturer and consultant paediatrician , from Imperial College London , said it was a `` good quality study '' but `` limited by timing '' as there was very low transmission of coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is essential that studies such as these continue over the next few months , and importantly , are also performed in secondary school and college settings , '' she added .
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`` There is less ability to socially distance than schools were able to in June .
We must not be complacent and falsely reassured .
We must ensure adequate monitoring and testing strategies to pick up infections in schools before they spread , '' he said .
Regarding the finding that children were often asymptomatic , Prof Gupta said that meant `` children may still continue to attend school if we do not regularly test for the virus in schools '' .
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"There is less ability to socially distance than schools were able to in June. We must not be complacent and falsely reassured. We must ensure adequate monitoring and testing strategies to pick up infections in schools before they spread," he said.


bbcuk--2020-09-05--Coronavirus: House party concerns amid rise in cases

Young people in Leeds are being urged to take responsibility for controlling the spread of coronavirus following an increase in house parties in the city .
Leeds was added to the Public Health England areas of concern as Covid rates rose to 32.5 cases per 100,000 people .
Council leader Judith Blake said there had been an increase in music events , house parties and illegal raves adding fines of £10,000 were being given .
She urged caution at a time when university students were set to return .
More stories from around Yorkshire The city council said infections were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suggesting they were linked to social and leisure activities rather than single sites - with increasing numbers among people aged between 18 and 34 .
Ms Blake said it was premature to talk about a lockdown at this stage but the city was approaching a tipping point and restrictions would be considered .
`` Unfortunately we have seen a rise in house parties , but we are working with police , '' Ms Blake said .
`` Last weekend we issued , with the police , seven of the £10,000 fines for organisers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are part of newly-introduced legislation aimed at deterring illegal music events .
Police issued a photograph of one event was shut down last weekend in Kitson Road , Leeds , following reports that it was in breach of coronavirus restrictions .
`` We feel there is a bit of complacency coming in , '' Ms Blake said .
`` This virus is n't going to be contained just among younger people .
`` The fact is that the social distancing measures have been working , but if we relax and it starts to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ communities we are going to see increased hospitalisation and all the things we saw at the beginning of the virus . ''
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She said the council had been working with the universities ahead of the return of students later this month .
`` We want to really get across @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' Ms Blake said .
The West Yorkshire city has been named alongside South Tyneside , Corby , Middlesbrough and Kettering as an area for concern .
Wakefield , Neward and Sherwood , and Slough were all removed after case numbers fell .
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"The fact is that the social distancing measures have been working, but if we relax and it starts to spread back into the older more vulnerable communities we are going to see increased hospitalisation and all the things we saw at the beginning of the virus."