bbcuk--2020-09-12--Proms come to close following Rule, Britannia! row

A subdued version of The Last Night of the Proms has been held in London , after a row over Rule , Britannia !
threatened to overshadow the event .
It saw a pared-down version of the BBC Symphony Orchestra play to an empty Royal Albert Hall , in order to comply with coronavirus restrictions .
After a very public row , the patriotic songs Rule , Britannia !
and Land Of Hope And Glory were sung by a small choir .
The BBC was criticised for plans to omit the lyrics last month .
Critics said the words evoked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is at odds with the values of modern Britain and the Black Lives Matter movement .
• Last Night of the Proms will play Rule , Britannia The BBC insisted its original decision had been driven less by politics than by the limitations imposed on musicians , and choirs in particular , during the pandemic .
But after a backlash in the press , and an intervention by Prime Minister Boris Johnson , it reinstated the lyrics , saying socially-distanced members of the BBC Singers would perform in the Royal Albert Hall 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ season was drastically curtailed by the coronavirus epidemic , with the usual six-week season cut down to a fortnight of live shows , performed without an audience .
The programme was simplified in other ways , too - mostly featuring smaller works , with UK-based soloists and orchestras .
A reduced orchestra of 65 instead of the usual 300 performed live at the Royal Albert Hall - with the singers stood in the stalls to ensure social distancing .
However , there were some successful attempts to make the best of the situation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra positioned their brass players in boxes around the Albert Hall , answering and colliding with each other as they played Giovanni Gabrieli 's brass Canzons .
After the possible omission , and then the indecision , followed by the controversy , and the accusations of wetness - Britannia finally did rule the airwaves .
And so tradition prevailed over those who thought the words too imperialistic for this day and age .
But it was n't quite business as usual at this year 's Last Night : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a pared down , socially distanced BBC Symphony Orchestra led by the Finnish conductor Dalia Stasevska , and barely a flag or a hat in sight .
The Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti - a late replacement for a poorly soloist - played Vaughn Williams 's romantic pastoral favourite , The Lark Ascending The talking point of the night is likely to be composer Errollyn Wallen 's radical re-working of Hubert Parry 's Prom favourite Jerusalem , to which she introduced dissonance and blues references - a tribute , she said , to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Britain .
It was sung , brilliantly , by the South African soprano Golda Schultz .
It has been a very strange year ; the Pandemic Proms quite different without a live audience , particularly this evening 's Last Night in which even Edward Elgar 's Land of Hope and Glory seemed subdued .
Folk singer Laura Marling also made her Proms debut , playing an intimate set of songs accompanied by an un-conducted string orchestra the 12 Ensemble .
And the Aurora Orchestra played Beethoven 's 7th Symphony from memory while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) drawing praise and admiration on social media .
Their performance was paired with a new work by Richard Ayres who , like Beethoven , has suffered from hearing loss for the last 20 years .
In three separate pieces - subtitled `` dreaming , hearing loss and saying goodbye '' - the players evoked the experience of degraded hearing , with string lines infiltrated by the high-pitched whine of tinnitus , and musical motifs blurring and breaking down .
The Last Night opened with Mozart 's perennially popular The Marriage Of Figaro @ @ @ @ @ @ @ singing Sondheim 's The Glamorous Life , and a new arrangement of Jerusalem , by composer Errollyn Wallen .
Violinist Nicola Benedetti was a last-minute replacement for Lisa Batiashvili , who pulled out due to illness , playing Vaughan Williams 's The Lark Ascending .
In a pre-recorded video segment , the conductor , Dalia Stasevska , said : `` During these challenging times , we musicians have been longing so much to be able to play together again and to play live .
`` Being able to play together again during these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ water after a long thirst . ''
The BBC said next year 's Proms would see Rule , Britannia !
and Land Of Hope And Glory sung in full , replicating a tradition that dates back at least to the 1950s .
Why is Rule , Britannia !
so controversial ?
Rule , Britannia !
was set to music by Thomas Arne in 1740 , and its lyrics were based on a poem by James Thomson .
It contains verses such as : `` Rule , Britannia !
rule the waves / Britons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Of Hope And Glory makes similar reference to the `` might '' of the former British Empire , which some people today find problematic .
Speaking in August , Chi-chi Nwanoku , the founder of Chineke !
, an orchestra that has performed at the Proms and whose musicians are majority black , Asian and ethnically diverse , said Rule , Britannia !
was `` offensive '' .
She added that any black person `` aware of their history , the empire and colonialism '' would `` struggle to enjoy the patriotic jingoism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dimbleby said he had always found that part of the last night `` uncomfortable '' , suggesting the `` delusory '' second line be changed to : `` Britons never , never , never shall be knaves '' .
The BBC said it had originally planned to play the songs in an orchestral version due to coronavirus restrictions - although singers were due to perform on other nights of the Proms .
Prime Minister Boris Johnson voiced his objection to the original decision , telling MPs : `` People love our traditions and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , adding attempts to `` censor '' it were `` crazy '' .
The BBC later reversed the decision , saying : `` Both pieces will now include a select group of BBC Singers '' , explaining the words would be sung in the Hall , with audiences free to sing along at home .
It came after director-general Lord Hall was succeeded in the role by Tim Davie , the former chief executive of commercial arm BBC Studios .
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bbcuk--2020-09-12--Roman Caistor: 'One of largest' Roman Britain temples revealed in Norfolk

A dig has revealed `` one of the largest '' temple buildings in Roman Britain .
The 2nd Century temple site at Caistor St Edmund , near Norwich , has been known about since 1957 , but its true scale has only just emerged .
It was built by the Iceni tribe , best known for their leader Boudicca who rebelled against the Romans in AD61 .
Archaeologist Prof Will Bowden said its size , 20m by 20m ( 65ft by 65ft ) , showed `` how important this cult was to the Iceni '' .
The community archaeology group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the temple site in 2019 , working in partnership with the University of Nottingham .
Prof Bowden , the project director , said the post-excavation process had since been completed and this `` confirmed that we were looking at a building that was exceptional '' .
He said it was `` one of the largest of its type in Roman Britain '' which `` indicates not only the importance with which the site was regarded but also that the Iceni had the resources to construct major public buildings should they choose to '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were worshipped there .
Evidence of the worship of Roman gods has been found but the Iceni could have also dedicated the temple to a local deity , as happened at Bath Caistor was the site of Venta Icenorum , the smallest Roman regional capital in Britain .
Its forum - the main public building - was less than a quarter of the size of Verulamium , now known as St Albans .
Historians saw its small scale as a sign of the Iceni 's impoverishment after Queen Boudicca led the Iceni tribe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said : `` They had the resources to construct major public buildings should they choose to . ''

He said it was "one of the largest of its type in Roman Britain" which "indicates not only the importance with which the site was regarded but also that the Iceni had the resources to construct major public buildings should they choose to".


bbcuk--2020-09-12--Coronavirus: Virtual Great North Run in 57 countries

Almost 17,000 people will be taking part in a virtual Great North Run across 57 countries and six continents , organisers have said .
The official event was cancelled because of coronavirus and a virtual run is taking its place later with a free app to accompany runners .
More than 60,000 runners were due to take part in the half-marathon in what would have been its 40th year .
Mr Foster said : `` This year has been testing for everyone so we had to re-imagine the event and take it out to the people .
`` At least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ active and that 's our mission .
`` Thousands of charities have lost their income in recent times and we want to address this .
`` Through the app those taking part can experience the sights and sounds of previous runs and hear encouraging words from the likes of Ant and Dec and Mo Farah . ''
He said he would do the run setting off from Bamburgh Castle and along the Northumberland coast taking breaks and walking part of the way .
He added : `` I want to urge people to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the app and wherever you are , there are thousands of others from every postcode in the UK .
`` We wo n't be physically together but we will be in spirit . ''
Organisers said they had not taken the decision to cancel the run , from Newcastle to South Shields , lightly and participants could apply for refunds or transfer their entry to next year .
Big pink dress man Colin Burgin-Plews , who has raised thousands of pounds for charity , was due to take part but will now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in his costume .
He is raising money for St Benedict 's Hospice in Sunderland and the Kayaks club for children and young adults in South Tyneside .
He said : `` I 'm going to set off in the morning - no idea what route I 'll take .
Hopefully I 'll meet people on the way socially-distancing obviously .

He added: "I want to urge people to take their time and experience the day on the app and wherever you are, there are thousands of others from every postcode in the UK.


bbcuk--2020-09-12--Diana Rigg miniature rail scene 'was thought risqué'

An image of The Game of Thrones and Bond star at Stapleford Miniature Railway , was widely used in her obituaries after her death on Thursday The scene from a 1965 episode of The Avengers , the show that made Rigg a household name , shows her awaiting rescue as a tiny steam train nears .
Nigel Spencer , from the railway , said the picture had become `` iconic '' .
Mr Spencer , the press officer for the Friends of Stapleford Miniature Railway which operates the line , said television company ABC `` got a lot of flack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - in her famous catsuit - tied to the tracks .
He said the episode was `` considered risqué '' at the time it was made but the image had now become `` quite iconic '' .
`` When she passed away this week they used that picture across the media , '' he said .
He said he did not know why the railway had been selected for filming the episode , named The Gravediggers .
It told the typically bizarre story of how Rigg 's character Emma Peel and her secret @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Patrick MacNee - visited a home for retired railwaymen to investigate a deathly plot to sabotage Britain 's radar .
It concluded with Peel strapped to the tracks while Steed fought off the villains on board the moving train , before rescuing her in the nick of time .
Mr Spencer said although stunt doubles had been used , the actors had had to learn how to drive the locomotives themselves .
There were two locomotives used in the sequence , one of which remained at the railway to this day .
Nowadays @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - which has been run by volunteers since the 1990s - attracts many fans of the programme .

Mr Spencer, the press officer for the Friends of Stapleford Miniature Railway which operates the line, said television company ABC "got a lot of flack" over the scenes which showed Rigg - in her famous catsuit - tied to the tracks.


bbcuk--2020-09-12--Walker dies after 'significant fall' on Snowdon

A walker has died after falling a `` significant distance '' on Snowdon .
Police had received several reports that @ @ @ @ @ the Pyg Track on Wednesday .
The coastguard helicopter and the Llanberis and Aberglaslyn mountain @ @ @ @ @ search at Pant y Lluwchfa and later found a body .
Llanberis Mountain Rescue said @ @ @ @ @ pass on their sincere condolences to the family of our fellow hill walker '' .

Llanberis Mountain Rescue said they "would like to pass on their sincere condolences to the family of our fellow hill walker".


bbcuk--2020-09-12--Murder arrest in hunt for missing Peterborough teenager

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the disappearance of a teenage girl .
Bernadette Walker , @ @ @ @ @ from Peterborough on 21 July by her parents after she had not been seen for @ @ @ @ @ been carrying out inquiries and searches but declared a murder investigation even though a body @ @ @ @ @ A man in his 50s from Peterborough is being questioned by police .
Det Ch @ @ @ @ @ `` Whilst we hope we do find Bernadette alive and well , there is every @ @ @ @ @ the case therefore my team and I will do everything possible to find out what @ @ @ @ @ bring any offenders to justice . ''
Police urged anyone with information on her whereabouts @ @ @ @ @

Det Ch Insp Jerry Waite said: "Whilst we hope we do find Bernadette alive and well, there is every possibility this may not be the case therefore my team and I will do everything possible to find out what has happened to her and bring any offenders to justice."


bbcuk--2020-09-12--Strictly Come Dancing: Blackpool special cancelled for 2020

The annual Strictly Come Dancing special in Blackpool will not take place this year , the BBC has confirmed .
A BBC spokesman said while contestants would not physically go to Blackpool 's Tower Ballroom in 2020 , they would still be `` celebrating the iconic venue '' from Elstree studio .
It follows changes made to the show due to coronavirus restrictions .
Beginning in October , the forthcoming BBC One series will be shorter than usual .
Contestants will be staying in a hotel for two weeks ahead of pre-recording all the group dances .
Strictly 's annual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the country 's most historic ballrooms , is seen by contestants and the professional dancers alike as one of the highlights of the series .
The show has filmed at the venue since 2004 , taking regular breaks .
However , since 2013 there has been a Blackpool special annually .
Blackpool is renowned for being a home for ballroom dancing , having hosted the Blackpool Dance Festival since 1920 .
That event is taking place online this year as a result of coronavirus .
A BBC spokesman said : `` Blackpool @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Strictly that our audience , our celebs and professional dancers look forward to .
`` Whilst we 'll be unable to physically go to Blackpool this series , we 'll still be celebrating this iconic venue and bringing it to life from our studio in Elstree . ''
It comes after former home secretary Jacqui Smith was confirmed as the 12th and final celebrity contestant for 2020 .
Smith will join with stars including Bill Bailey , Clara Amfo , and HRVY .

Strictly's annual special at Blackpool, filmed in one of the country's most historic ballrooms, is seen by contestants and the professional dancers alike as one of the highlights of the series.


bbcuk--2020-09-12--West Ham United 0-2 Newcastle United: Debutants Callum Wilson and Jeff Hendrick give Magpies opening

West Ham United 0-2 Newcastle United: Debutants Callum Wilson and Jeff Hendrick give Magpies opening day win

Last updated on .From the section Premier League Debutants Callum Wilson and Jeff Hendrick both scored as Newcastle made a winning start to the 2020-21 Premier League season against an uninspiring West Ham .
Steve Bruce 's side were well worth their victory despite the Hammers twice hitting the crossbar .
Wilson prodded in Andy Carroll 's flick-on to open the scoring , while Hendrick sealed victory with a late effort into the top left corner .
While Pablo Fornals and Angelo Ogbonna both hit crossbar for the hosts , too often their attacks lacked the cutting edge to trouble @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ensured their miserable recent starts to Premier League campaigns continued , as they became the first club to lose their opening match for the fifth consecutive season .
Magpies manager Steve Bruce had said he was pleased to see owner Mike Ashley `` flex his muscles '' with the summer arrivals of Wilson and Jamal Lewis , plus free agents Ryan Fraser and Hendrick .
And even more pleasingly for Bruce , Wilson , Lewis and Hendrick all made an immediate impression for their new employers .
Wilson , who appears to thrive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pick of the bunch .
The 28-year-old 's pace and movement caused problems well before he scored his eighth goal in nine outings against West Ham , twice going close from Lewis deliveries from the left and teeing up Jonjo Shelvey after a surging run from his own half .
He also appeared to benefit from the freedom and flicks that Andy Carroll 's robust presence provided alongside him .
Newcastle had the fourth worst goal-scoring record in the top flight last term and Bruce will hope that combination can help to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a result of his opportunism after Carroll had got across the near post to flick on Javier Manquillo 's cross , and Hendrick 's late right-foot shot put the seal on a fine night for Newcastle 's new boys .
West Ham were bottom of the Premier League after the opening round of fixtures in each of the past three seasons .
And despite this performance not being as humbling as their heavy defeats against both Manchester clubs and Liverpool , it did highlight the need for manager David Moyes to bring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been able to complete the permanent signing of Tomas Soucek , the Czech international has not exactly provided any fresh impetus , having spent the second half of last term on loan at the club .
Young winger Grady Diangana was controversially sold and three of the club 's most expensive players ever , including record signing Sebastien Haller , started as substitutes .
While Andriy Yarmolenko , Felipe Anderson and Haller were all brought off the bench , there was little suggestion that the Hammers , who only managed three shots on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a comeback .
'Callum will give us something different ' - what they said West Ham boss David Moyes speaking to BBC MOTD : `` I think you are always trying to improve the squad but that was n't the reason we lost tonight .
We have to analyse that .
`` We had a good pre-season , we were feeling good after finishing the season well so we were disappointed with tonight .
`` We need to get better with the players we have and they can be better , undoubtedly .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sports : `` I would n't say best week but when you come away from the Premier League and win 2-0 with two new signings scoring , it helps the cause .
`` There was not much in it and we have a striker who scored typical striker 's goal .
Callum Wilson enjoys playing against West Ham and it was good to see them two get off the mark .
We were worthy winners .
`` We have been missing the goals , Callum will give us something different and makes the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the situation .
`` We have made progress , it is a long season and can not get carried away but the last week has been a positive week for everybody , the impact the signings have made , the supporters in particular will like the look of them , '' That is certainly the best I have seen of Andy Carroll since the year he has been back .
He has scored a coupe goals in pre-season and when he plays like that and he stays well , we know what sort @ @ @ @ @ @ @ None Newcastle United have won 10 Premier League away games against West Ham United - their joint-best such tally in the competition ( 10 vs Tottenham Hotspur ) .
• None West Ham have lost more season openers in the Premier League than any other team in the competition 's history ( 14 ) .
• None Newcastle recorded their first opening weekend victory in the Premier League since beating Tottenham Hotspur in August 2012 .
• None West Ham manager David Moyes has lost nine of his last 13 matchday one fixtures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including his last two ( also for Sunderland in 2016-17 ) .
• None Newcastle 's Jeff Hendrick scored and assisted in a single Premier League game for the first time in his career ( 123rd appearance ) .
• None Newcastle 's Callum Wilson has scored eight goals in nine league games against West Ham , more than he has netted against any other side in his league career .
• None West Ham midfielder Declan Rice made his 100th appearance for the club in the Premier League .
West Ham @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Carabao Cup on Tuesday ( 19:30 BST ) before travelling to Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday , 19 September ( 20:00 BST ) .
Newcastle are also in EFL Cup action on Tuesday ( 19:30 BST ) when they welcome Blackburn to St James ' Park before facing Brighton at home in their next Premier League game on Sunday , 20 September ( 14:00 BST )

Last updated on .From the section Premier League
Callum Wilson scored his first Premier League goal since 7 March at West Ham
Debutants Callum Wilson and Jeff Hendrick both scored as Newcastle made a winning start to the 2020-21 Premier League season against an uninspiring West Ham.
Wilson, a £20m summer signing from Bournemouth, was a threat throughout as the Magpies won their opening game for the first time since 2012.
Steve Bruce's side were well worth their victory despite the Hammers twice hitting the crossbar.
Wilson prodded in Hendrick's flick-on to open the scoring, while the Republic of Ireland midfielder, who joined on a free transfer, sealed victory with a late effort into the top-left corner.
While Pablo Fornals and Angelo Ogbonna both hit crossbar for the hosts, too often their attacks lacked the cutting edge to trouble a resolute Newcastle defence.
And it ensured their miserable recent starts to Premier League campaigns continued, as they became the first club to lose their opening match for the fifth consecutive season.
Magpies debutants steal the show
Magpies manager Steve Bruce had said he was pleased to see owner Mike Ashley "flex his muscles" with the summer arrivals of Wilson and Jamal Lewis, plus free agents Ryan Fraser and Hendrick.
And even more pleasingly for Bruce, Wilson, Lewis and Hendrick all made an immediate impression for their new employers.
Wilson, who appears to thrive when facing the Hammers, was undoubtedly the pick of the bunch.
The 28-year-old's pace and movement caused problems well before he scored his eighth goal in nine outings against West Ham, twice going close from Lewis deliveries from the left and teeing up Jonjo Shelvey after a surging run from his own half.
He also appeared to benefit from the freedom and flicks that Andy Carroll's robust presence provided alongside him.
Newcastle had the fourth worst goal-scoring record in the top flight last term and Bruce will hope that combination can help to remedy that problem.
Wilson's goal was a result of his opportunism after Carroll had got across the near post to flick on Javier Manquillo's cross, and Hendrick's late right-foot shot put the seal on a fine night for Newcastle's new boys.
Bruce delighted with debutants' impact
New season, familiar tale for Hammers
West Ham were bottom of the Premier League after the opening round of fixtures in each of the past three seasons.
And despite this performance not being as humbling as their heavy defeats against both Manchester clubs and Liverpool, it did highlight the need for manager David Moyes to bring in some reinforcements.
While they have been able to complete the permanent signing of Tomas Soucek, the Czech international has not exactly provided any fresh impetus, having spent the second half of last term on loan at the club.
West Ham players better than they showed - Moyes
Young winger Grady Diangana was controversially sold and three of the club's most expensive players, including record signing Sebastien Haller, started as substitutes.
While Andriy Yarmolenko, Felipe Anderson and Haller were all brought off the bench, there was little suggestion that the Hammers, who only managed three shots on target, were going to mount a comeback.
Man of the match - Callum Wilson (Newcastle)
Callum Wilson has scored eight goals in nine appearances against West Ham
'Callum will give us something different' - what they said
West Ham boss David Moyes speaking to BBC MOTD: "I think you are always trying to improve the squad but that wasn't the reason we lost tonight. We have to analyse that.
"We had a good pre-season, we were feeling good after finishing the season well so we were disappointed with tonight.
"We need to get better with the players we have and they can be better, undoubtedly."
Newcastle manager Steve Bruce told Sky Sports: "I wouldn't say best week but when you come away from the Premier League and win 2-0 with two new signings scoring, it helps the cause.
"There was not much in it and we have a striker who scored typical striker's goal. Callum Wilson enjoys playing against West Ham and it was good to see them two get off the mark. We were worthy winners.
"We have been missing the goals, Callum will give us something different and makes the squad better. He can only help the situation.
"We have made progress, it is a long season and cannot get carried away but the last week has been a positive week for everybody, the impact the signings have made, the supporters in particular will like the look of them,
"That is certainly the best I have seen of Andy Carroll since the year he has been back. He has scored a coupe goals in pre-season and when he plays like that and he stays well, we know what sort of competitor he is."
Centurion Rice - the stats
Newcastle United have won 10 Premier League away games against West Ham United - their joint-best such tally in the competition (10 vs Tottenham Hotspur).
West Ham have lost more season openers in the Premier League than any other team in the competition's history (14).
Newcastle recorded their first opening weekend victory in the Premier League since beating Tottenham Hotspur in August 2012.
West Ham manager David Moyes has lost nine of his last 13 matchday one fixtures in the Premier League (W4), including his last two (also for Sunderland in 2016-17).
Newcastle's Jeff Hendrick scored and assisted in a single Premier League game for the first time in his career (123rd appearance).
Newcastle's Callum Wilson has scored eight goals in nine league games against West Ham, more than he has netted against any other side in his league career.
West Ham midfielder Declan Rice made his 100th appearance for the club in the Premier League.
What's next?
West Ham host Charlton in the second round of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday (19:30 BST) before travelling to Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday, 19 September (20:00 BST).
Newcastle are also in EFL Cup action on Tuesday (19:30 BST) when they welcome Blackburn to St James' Park before facing Brighton at home in their next Premier League game on Sunday, 20 September (14:00 BST)


bbcuk--2020-09-12--Coronavirus: How Christmas could be different this year

Bah humbug !
Is Christmas really going to be cancelled ?
That was the question on Wednesday , as Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out a new `` rule of six '' in England , restricting gatherings to a maximum of six people from Monday .
Scotland later announced it was following suit .
Wales and Northern Ireland have also tightened restrictions .
• What are the rules in each of the nations ?
• The new rules in Scotland • What powers do police have ?
Mr Johnson said it was `` too early to say '' if big @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And when asked whether families would be able to celebrate together during the winter break , Health Secretary Matt Hancock replied : `` Not necessarily . ''
So if the latest restrictions stay in place , how could Christmas be different this year ?
1 .
The big day - and the big dinner Under the new guidance , there will be a limit of six people from multiple households at social gatherings in England , and six people from two households in Scotland .
There are some exceptions , but a family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be left with an awkward decision : do we invite grandma or granddad ?
Either way , the rules mean there will be fewer places at the table for the all-important Christmas dinner - though there might be more turkey to go around .
But then it 's a guessing game for turkey farmers .
Nick and Maria Davis , from Usk Vale Poultry in south Wales , normally raise 70,000 turkeys for Christmas , but have cut back by about 20 % for 2020 due to the uncertainty .
`` The run-up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nightmare , '' said Nick , adding : `` It 's no fun for a turkey farmer at the best of times but this year we really are on tenterhooks - it 's a lucky turkey producer that gets this Christmas right rather than a clever one . ''
Annual office Christmas parties , Boxing Day turkey curry buffets , and pre-Christmas dinners with friends will also be subject to the `` rule of six '' - both in private homes and hospitality venues .
Venues following the government 's Covid-secure guidelines will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people in total , but no one should visit in a group of greater than six .
So , it will be strict guest lists only for Christmas 2020 parties .
Of course , not everyone will be disappointed by the thought they may be excluded from the work Christmas bash ... Another pre-Christmas staple , for parents of young children at least , is the school nativity play .
They could be on the calendar in England , provided the events can be put on in line with the government 's rules @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Eve trip to the pub to catch up with old friends and family also hangs in the balance .
Industry experts have warned of decreased trading levels in pubs after the latest restrictions , so it seems unlikely large crowds will be spilling out of the local pub , like they usually do during the party season .
Pubs will continue to implement guidelines `` to guarantee their customers can safely enjoy the unique and warm atmosphere that only a pub can offer '' , said Emma McClarkin , chief executive of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` inevitably the announcement [ on Wednesday ] will cool public confidence to go and visit the pub , which will hit trading levels '' .
Elsewhere , places of worship may remain open - but with a limit of six people attending per group , according to the new guidelines for England .
There are also exceptions for places of worship in Scotland .
That means midnight Mass , Christmas Day Mass and Christingle services should be able to go ahead , but without the congregation singing .
At the service , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social interaction with anyone outside the group they are with , even if they see other people they know .
`` I welcome confirmation from the prime minister that places of worship can still hold more than six people in total , '' the bishop of London , Sarah Mullally , said .
`` We will continue to work with the government on specific areas relating to our churches and church-based activities . ''
Sadly , it might be more a case of `` oh no , he is n't '' , when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year .
Ongoing uncertainty over when theatres can fully reopen to audiences has already prompted many venues and production companies to cancel their 2020 shows .
People are allowed to attend indoor and outdoor performances in England , but theatres are still subject to social distancing guidelines .
Theatres have yet to reopen in Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland .
Richard Hughes , chief executive of the Awen Cultural Trust , which runs venues in Wales including the Grand Pavilion in Porthcawl , has said while it was a `` sad time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why this has got to happen '' .
`` Going forward it is the uncertainty that is difficult to deal with .
There is still no light at the end of the tunnel as to when theatres might return , let alone return without social distancing . ''
Coronavirus restrictions will change the way we do our Christmas shopping .
In short , there is sure to be more clicking and less charging around shops this year .
`` It 's going to be a very digital Christmas , '' said Natalie Berg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She said how , when and what people buy this year would be `` fundamentally different '' .
Retailers like Amazon would continue to `` scoop up '' trade this Christmas , she said .
Their biggest challenge would be ensuring they have enough capacity to fulfil the `` tsunami '' of online orders .
In terms of shopping in store , the general expectation was that footfall would be down year on year , she said .
But when shoppers do go out they are `` definitely spending '' .
`` Consumer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just shifted .
Skipping the turkey but splashing out on Christmas decorations for the home would be a very 2020 thing to do . ''
And , after all that Christmas cheer , what about New Year 's Eve ?
Well , some events have already been impacted by the restrictions .
Tickets for Edinburgh 's Hogmanay Street Party were withdrawn from sale in July , with organisers saying the event could not go ahead in the usual way .
But parties at homes and venues could still be enjoyed - but only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restrictions still be in place in England and Scotland .
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Andy Mulcahy, from the online businesses' industry body, told the BBC: "At this point, I think we can expect an increase of at least 30% for the peak festive trading season, but if stores have to close this might push to 50%."


bbcuk--2020-09-12--Coronavirus: The story of the big U-turn of the summer

A-level results day started terribly for Grace Kirman .
The sixth former in Norwich had been waiting anxiously to hear whether she would get the grades needed for her dream university place .
But it was bad news and a rejection email had arrived .
The grades produced by the exam algorithm had been lower than her teachers predicted - and the offer to study biochemistry at Oxford University was disappearing before her eyes .
`` It was n't my fault and it was really unfair , '' said the student from Notre Dame High School .
She 'd worked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had been her big ambition , she 'd been on a university outreach scheme for disadvantaged youngsters , and she 'd been quietly confident of getting the A* and two A grades needed .
But this summer 's exams had been cancelled by the Covid-19 pandemic - and England 's exam watchdog Ofqual had produced an alternative way of calculating grades .
Her teachers had expected three A*s - but the algorithm produced results of three As .
It might be a small margin for a statistician , but it was a difference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life '' .
`` I was so disappointed , I knew I was equally intelligent , '' she said .
And she was angry too at the way doors suddenly seemed to be closing .
Brian Conway , chief executive of the St John the Baptist academy trust responsible for the school , was beginning to see other inexplicable results arriving .
`` The tragedy of results day was when people you would bet your house on getting a grade C were given a U grade , '' he said .
Something was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decided to challenge the results , and in Grace 's case , to get in touch with Oxford to try to overturn the rejection .
There were problems with exams across the UK this summer , but in England it 's the Department for Education and Ofqual which will face public scrutiny to explain the confusion , the colossal U-turns and resignations .
The algorithm for replacement grades mostly relied on two key pieces of information - how pupils had been ranked in order of ability and the results of schools and colleges @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were teachers ' predictions and how individual pupils themselves had done in previous exams .
It was designed to stop grade inflation and in effect replicated the results of previous years - but it meant a serious risk of disadvantage for talented individuals in schools that had a history of low results .
It would be like being told you 'd failed a driving test on the grounds that people from where you lived usually failed their driving test .
That might be the case , but it 's hard to take when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But if the aim was to keep grades in line with previous years , the opposite happened .
There were stratospheric increases particularly at A-level - with more than half of students getting A*s and As in some subjects .
While the scrutiny will focus on what went wrong in past weeks , the bigger fallout could be from what it changes in the future .
A major unintended consequence could be a radical shake-up of England 's university admissions , with plans believed to be in the pipeline .
This summer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - raising the issue of whether such predictions should still be used for university offers , rather than waiting until students have their actual results .
Schools Minister Nick Gibb this week described as `` compelling '' the argument made by former universities minister Chris Skidmore that the `` entire admissions system to university should now be reformed '' .
Also expect in the forthcoming months to hear some big questions about the future role of Ofqual .
England 's Education Secretary Gavin Williamson , facing calls for his resignation over the exams @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in front of the Education Select Committee this week .
The committee 's chairman , Robert Halfon , likened the exam problems to the Charge of the Light Brigade , where no-one , particularly Ofqual , seemed able to heed the warnings to stop .
Prime Minister Boris Johnson , who originally called the results `` robust '' and then blamed a `` mutant algorithm '' , has accused critics of relying on `` Captain Hindsight '' .
But more evidence of foresight in warnings is emerging too .
Barnaby Lenon , chairman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the BBC he had warned in stakeholder meetings with Ofqual about the dangers of attaching so much weight to schools ' previous results , and so little to teachers ' estimates .
`` It was always going to be a hashed job , '' he said .
He thinks Ofqual and the Department for Education had begun to prioritise sounding publicly confident rather than being open about the shortcomings .
Mr Lenon , a former head teacher of Harrow School and former Ofqual board member , had made his concerns public .
On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Higher Education at the University of Buckingham , he predicted unreliability and unfairness in the results and warned Ofqual was being asked to do a `` terrible thing '' in producing these calculated grades .
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Danger signals could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ On 26 May , a warning was sent from the New Schools Network , which supports free schools and has strong ties to Conservative education policy .
The group 's director Unity Howard , wrote to Sally Collier , the now resigned head of Ofqual , and to Gavin Williamson : `` It is easy to bury these arrangements in scientific modelling , but the issues here will affect at least a generation of children , but more likely those that come after it too . ''
It included warnings from seven schools @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the group held a meeting with Ofqual .
The Northern Powerhouse , a lobby group for the north of England chaired by former Tory chancellor George Osborne , had also been flagging concerns about BTec vocational exams as well as A-levels and GCSEs .
Frank Norris , working with the Northern Powerhouse on education , told the BBC the `` proposed algorithm design was always going to put the average performance of schools above individual merit '' .
With worries not allayed , the Northern Powerhouse wrote to Sally Collier on 9 August @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of concern about a disproportionate impact on poorer communities .
On 11 July , the Education Select Committee pointed to unanswered questions about the fairness of how grades would be calculated .
Ofqual was not unaware of these worries , not least because the regulator says it was giving its own advice to ministers about the risks - and right to the top .
Julie Swan , Ofqual 's executive director of general qualifications , said 10 Downing Street had been briefed on 7 August , highlighting risks over so-called `` outlier students @ @ @ @ @ @ @ might be reduced because they were in low-performing schools .
There were also weekly meetings with education minister Nick Gibb .
Kate Green , Labour 's Shadow Education Secretary , said in the House of Commons this week the exam controversy had caused `` huge distress to students and their parents '' - and asked Mr Gibb why he had failed to respond to warnings .
`` These warnings were not ignored , '' said Mr Gibb .
`` Challenges that were made by individuals were raised with Ofqual and we were assured @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was fair , '' he told MPs .
It was only when grades were published that `` anomalies and injustices '' became apparent , said Mr Gibb .
A common thread to the warnings was although the results might work smoothly in terms of national statistics , maintaining a similar pattern to previous years , this would be at the cost of individual unfairness .
The standardisation process , which tended to push down teachers ' grades , would also not apply to subjects with smaller numbers of entries , such as classics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would benefit independent schools .
Grace Kirman was one of these `` anomalies '' - her future hanging in the balance .
But when had this year 's exams really begun to go into tailspin ?
If you wanted to pinpoint a moment , it might be about 36 hours before Grace and hundreds of thousands of young people were finding out their results .
That was the heatwave night of Tuesday 11 August , ahead of A-level results being released on Thursday .
In Scotland there had been a U-turn on grades @ @ @ @ @ @ @ response in England .
When it came , it left Ofqual completely wrong-footed and unable to explain how it would work .
The Department for Education had informed them of a major change that would allow schools to appeal over grades on the basis of their mock test results .
It was announced late in the evening as an extra `` safety net '' and `` triple lock '' , but was eventually ditched within the week .
But head teachers , who had been on a low-boil all summer , went into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as `` panicked and chaotic '' .
This sudden rule change meant a school could appeal for an upgrade if a mock test had been higher than the calculated grade about to be issued .
This infuriated head teachers who said mocks were carried out in many different and inconsistent ways .
Sometimes they had been deliberately marked down as a scare tactic and some schools had not taken them at all .
Therefore , they said , they could not be used to decide such important results .
Heads ' leader Geoff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this approach to exams had become `` unsustainable '' .
It had been `` fatally undermined '' by an unworkable decision , which he said represented a `` complete failure of leadership '' .
Mr Halfon said it also raised the fundamental question about who was really in charge - and if Ofqual was n't really acting independently , then what was its purpose ?
Results day on 13 August added to the confusion .
These calculated grades produced the highest results in the history of A-levels - but in the background was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ algorithm reducing 40 % of grades below teachers ' predictions .
MPs saw emails arriving in their in-trays , upset parents took to Twitter , lawyers warned of multiple legal challenges , universities did n't know if grades were going to be changed on appeal and marchers were waving placards demanding a U-turn .
On Saturday 15 August , matters became even more bizarre .
Ofqual published plans for appeals over mock tests - but in the evening Gavin Williamson rang Sally Collier disagreeing with the guidance and it was taken down again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chairman Roger Taylor , the situation was `` rapidly going out of control '' - and on Sunday the watchdog took the momentous decision to switch to centre assessed grades - the results estimated by schools .
This biggest U-turn of the summer was made public the next day and the education secretary told students he was `` incredibly sorry '' .
Sally Collier , who has talked of her admiration for Edith Cavell , the nurse executed during the First World War , later stepped down as chief regulator and has made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Education , it was the senior civil servant , Jonathan Slater , who lost his job , with accusations that he had been `` scapegoated '' .
The blame game had begun almost immediately .
Ofqual 's argument has been they knew the risks of the iceberg ahead , but they had warned ministers and been told not to change direction .
The politicians in turn say they had heard the iceberg warnings , but Ofqual had assured them it would be safe .
`` The finger of blame is pointed at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leader Mr Barton .
What has baffled school leaders is why , with almost five months between the cancellation of exams and the issuing of calculated grades , there was n't a more thorough attempt to test the reliability of results in advance , including with real schools .
Ofqual 's defence to all of this , according to Mr Halfon , could be summed up as : `` Not me , guv . ''
There are also questions about the delays for results for BTec students - and MP Shabana Mahmood said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` left languishing at the back of the queue '' .
There is another uncomfortable truth from the U-turn , which Barnaby Lenon said will have created a `` different kind of injustice '' .
Schools which were over-generous in their predictions will have got better grades than those which were more painstaking .
Mr Conway , leader of Notre Dame 's academy trust where Grace was at school , said his staff had put a `` huge effort '' into making sure every estimated grade was accurate and evidence based - and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guard against grade inflation .
But there are persistent rumours of other exam centres which have ended up with implausibly high grades for many of their students .
Pupils could have unfairly been `` bumped off '' university places as a result , said Mr Lenon .
When Mr Williamson faces the select committee this week he is likely to argue that no-one wanted to cancel exams , but the pandemic forced them to find an alternative - and when there were problems his department took swift action .
`` It was not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It was taken only after serious discussions with a number of parties , including , in particular , the exam regulator , Ofqual , '' he told MPs this week .
`` We have had to respond , often at great speed , to find the best way forward , given what we knew about the virus at the time . ''
Other education ministers around the UK faced similar problems and eventually came up with similar answers , said Mr Williamson .
And Grace got her place back at Oxford .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It 's been a dream of mine for so long .
`` I wish I could have woken up to an acceptance - but I appreciate it now even more .
`` It was a flawed system , '' she said .
`` And they could have been kinder , especially after everything over the summer . ''

There were also weekly meetings with education minister Nick Gibb. Kate Green, Labour's Shadow Education Secretary, said in the House of Commons this week the exam controversy had caused "huge distress to students and their parents" - and asked Mr Gibb why he had failed to respond to warnings. "These warnings were not ignored," said Mr Gibb. "Challenges that were made by individuals were raised with Ofqual and we were assured by the regulator that overall the model was fair," he told MPs. It was only when grades were published that "anomalies and injustices" became apparent, said Mr Gibb.


bbcuk--2020-09-12--Why do women appear to bear the brunt of ageism at work?

`` As soon as women show any visible signs of ageing , they are viewed as not only less attractive , but less competent , '' says 72-year-old Bonnie Marcus .
The founder of Bonnie Marcus Leadership in Santa Barbara , California , she coaches women on how to advance their careers and hosts the podcast Badass Women at Any Age .
She argues that as women get older , they face the double whammy of sexism and ageism .
Tricia Cusden is the founder of Look Fabulous Forever , a make-up range for older women .
`` I 'm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as I 've ever worked , '' she says .
`` In fact , my age is the biggest benefit .
It 's my biggest asset , '' she adds emphatically .
Tricia gave up her job as a consultant trainer in the corporate world in her mid-60s to look after her sick granddaughter .
But when she got better and Tricia was n't needed anymore , she felt lost .
`` I was very low and I felt very directionless .
I did n't have a life to go back to .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ another 30 years . ''
The UN says the number of people over the age of 65 is growing faster than any other age group .
It is expected to double in the next 30 years , while the number of people over 80 is projected to triple .
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But as the workforce gets older , ageism is also becoming more of an issue .
Statistics from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most common type of discrimination in Europe - and it is women who are bearing the brunt of it .
`` It 's maddening , '' says Bonnie .
`` If you look old , especially as a woman , you do n't have any value anymore .
Our society worships youth and beauty . ''
Tricia did n't attempt to re-enter the workforce .
Instead , she decided to start a new company - a make-up line for older women .
Despite being told she would fail - by the man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ designer make-up brand - seven years on she is the owner of a multimillion pound business .
`` I just thought , 'Well , you 're a stupid man and I 'll show you ! '
'' she says , explaining that he had told her that if her idea was going to be successful , the big beauty businesses would already have thought of it .
He was wrong .
Tricia 's YouTube channel , to which she posts daily , has had millions of views .
And her 10-strong team on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ orders than ever .
Tricia is one woman who has bucked the trend but , globally , older women are not only less represented in the workforce , they are less likely to be hired than an older man , according to the American Society on Ageing .
Men hold the majority of positions in power around the world , whether as a head of state or the boss of an organisation .
In fact , women make up only 7 % of Fortune 500 CEOs in the US and just 5 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Above the unfairness , it does n't make economic sense , '' says Bonnie Marcus .
`` Companies have to realise that women over 50 hold the purse strings . ''
Indeed , harnessing older people in the workforce actually boosts a country 's GDP , according to accounting firm PwC .
In its latest Golden Index Age , which looks at how countries utilise the power of older people in the labour market , it found that if the 37 countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over-55s to New Zealand levels , the long-term GDP gain could be as much as $ 3.5 trillion ( £2.7tn ) .
New Zealand is often held up as the poster child for female inclusion in all walks of life , whether it 's in the corporate world or the political one , having been led by a female Prime Minister , Jacinda Ardern , since 2017 .
`` We are fortunate here , '' says Saunoamaali ' i Dr Karanina Sumeo , New Zealand 's Equal Opportunities Commissioner .
`` If I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 've got some great leaders , who are women , holding CEO roles .
`` You can have diversity , but you 've got to be at the table where the decisions are being made .
It 's really , really important . ''
As the coronavirus pandemic grips the world , statistics globally show women are already being affected more in the economic fall-out .
They are more likely than men to lose their jobs - and it is older women who are among the first to go .
However , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found some good news .
While Covid-19 is hitting women harder professionally , the group says one in four is setting up her own business as a result .
Yet as a female entrepreneur , there is another hurdle to face and that is funding .
`` Only 1 % of venture capital goes to companies with all-female founders , and another 8 % goes to companies with any female founders , '' says Ruth Saunders , co-author of Female Entrepreneurs : The Secrets of Their Success .
`` The reason is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' she says , claiming the knock-on effect is that women have to find money elsewhere .
`` Seventy-two percent of female entrepreneurs self-fund through friends and family , through credit cards , through crowdfunding .
And so they struggle that much more . ''
Tricia Cusden used her savings to start Look Fabulous Forever and went on to attract investors .
She wants economies to realise the power and potential of older women .
She faced sexism in her corporate career in the 1980s and thinks it is more than time for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do feel so sorry and desperate that 30 , 40 years later , we 're still saying the same thing .
You know , how could it still be the same ?
It 's crazy . ''

Indeed, harnessing older people in the workforce actually boosts a country's GDP, according to accounting firm PwC. In its latest Golden Index Age, which looks at how countries utilise the power of older people in the labour market, it found that if the 37 countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) raised employment rates for the over-55s to New Zealand levels, the long-term GDP gain could be as much as $3.5 trillion (£2.7tn).


bbcuk--2020-09-12--Working from home: The rise of the DIY office

People around the world scrambled to work from home when the coronavirus pandemic began to take hold .
While many are now being encouraged to return to the office , plenty have no plans to go back yet .
`` What people are finding is that having some separation from home life and work life is becoming incredibly important , '' said Bruce Daisley , author of The Joy of Work .
It 's not a level playing field , he noted , with some home workers having considerably more home than others .
`` Some will be working from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only room .
A lot of people are trying to find compromises so they can get the best out of the weird situation they 're in . ''
He 's now sometimes back in his actual office but when he 's not , he begins the working day with a virtual 40km ( 25-mile ) cycle on his bike/desk chair , using the training app Zwift at the same time .
A pair of noise-cancelling headphones drowns out the noise of his pedalling ( at least they do for him ) .
Alexandru @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a standing desk in his garage ( above ) , made from boards left over from a previous DIY project .
It 's not as precarious as it looks - it 's also attached to the wall , he said .
Steve Masters , a Green Party councillor , combined his work life and his environmental activism by setting up an office in a tree house at the end of May .
He lives and works in the structure and also takes a physical stand against the building of the HS2 high-speed rail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Buckinghamshire , which he opposes .
Mr Masters is using a council-issued laptop tethered to his phone , and he 's charging the kit using a solar-powered portable power station .
So far , he says he has n't had to use the national grid at all .
However , he concedes that this `` may prove more difficult as the days grow shorter and bad weather hits '' .
Dr Amruta Gadge at the University of Sussex ( above ) was n't going to let the small issue of being locked out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scientific breakthrough .
She set up her computers at home to control the lab 's lasers remotely and was able to create a Bose-Einstein Condensate ( BEC ) - also known as the fifth state of matter .
She attached LED lights on timers to the shelves and is growing a selection of edible flowers , including borage , violas and pansies .
Unfortunately , Jen 's cupboard did not lend itself to automated irrigation , so for three months all watering had to be done by hand .
That 's no mean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of being inside a cupboard .
`` There may not have been enough room for me to stand up but the plants were just fine with the low headspace , '' she said .
`` I was able to gather data on their rates of growth and we now use this on our production sites to make sure we always have new plants ready to supply edible flowers . ''

"There may not have been enough room for me to stand up but the plants were just fine with the low headspace," she said. "I was able to gather data on their rates of growth and we now use this on our production sites to make sure we always have new plants ready to supply edible flowers."


bbcuk--2020-09-12--Brian Cox and Adele's producer Paul Epworth discuss music and the cosmos

Paul Epworth is behind some of the biggest pop records of the last 20 years , from Adele 's Rolling in the Deep to Florence and the Machine 's Rabbit Heart ( Raise It Up ) .
Along the way he 's worked with Rihanna , Stormzy , Sir Paul McCartney , Coldplay and U2 - and he won an Oscar for co-writing the Bond theme Skyfall .
But now , after years behind the scenes , the producer is releasing his first solo album .
Voyager , a journey into deep space , fuses influences from classic sci-fi movies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ David Bowie , George Clinton , Wendy Carlos and Jean-Michel Jarre .
`` It 's a sort of '70s space concept album , which is a bit of a cliché as a producer - to make something that ostentatious and overblown , '' he told BBC News .
`` But I 've tried to frame it in a modern way , so I 've got some great singers and rappers on it . ''
The record sees guest vocals from the likes of Jay Electronica , Ty Dolla $ ign , Vince Staples @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But , more importantly , it allowed Epworth to indulge his passion for space travel and astrophysics - as well as a habit for collecting ancient , analogue synths at his studio in London 's Crouch End .
He traces his interest in science back to his father 's work in developing optical fibres .
Yet he remains endlessly curious about life , the universe and everything .
To celebrate the record 's release , Epworth hooked up with Professor Brian Cox - the prominent physicist and former keyboard player for '90s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ask some of the questions that occurred to him while making the album .
Paul Epworth : When I began working on a record about space , little did I think I would be sitting here with you .
Obviously you started in music as well , so what prompted you to make that shift into this love of the cosmos and astrophysics ?
Brian Cox : To be honest , my first interest was astronomy .
As far back as I can remember .
I just liked looking at the stars .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ - what was it that made a seven-year-old become interested in stars ?
And I suppose it goes all the way back to looking forward to Christmas when you 're six years old ... and I think I began to associate it with the constellations .
My dad once said to me 'There 's Orion , it 's the easiest constellation to see . '
And I noticed that it was in the autumn and the winter when I 'd start seeing Orion over our back garden .
But I also remember really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ general .
So I also liked science fiction for some reason and I conflated it all together .
Space became this idea , which was part escapism , part Star Wars [ and ] part astronomy .
Music was almost a distraction !
What is the connection for you between music and the cosmos ?
Is there a piece of music that brings the two together ?
Vangelis 's theme for Carl Sagan 's Cosmos .
To this day , when that music starts , it 's a shiver .
It takes me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and looking at the sky .
It is really powerful .
I 've actually been involved in the last few years with some attempts to match classical music to the ideas that are raised in astronomy and cosmology .
We live in a potentially infinite universe which , to me , raises questions about our mortality about our fragility .
What does it mean to live these small , finite and in some sense insignificant lives in this potentially eternal and potentially infinite universe ?
Those are emotional questions , they 're deeply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that have motivated a great deal of art and music .
I was reading a book recently by a guy called Itzhak Bentov called Stalking the Wild Pendulum , which is about the mechanics of consciousness .
He talks about all matter vibrating - and of course vibration is the way every musical instrument generates noise .
It got me thinking about how all these things fit together ...
There 's an interesting point there , which is that music is a product of consciousness and intelligence .
And if you think about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be that some atoms that have been around since the Big Bang ... essentially be able to start thinking and create music ?
That 's a remarkable thing .
I think it was Richard Feynman who said `` Human beings are atoms , that can contemplate atom . ''
And part of those atoms ' response to this remarkable phenomenon is to make music as part of the exploration of what that means .
I find that remarkable .
There 's a theory that the universe is actually shaped like a doughnut .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ The point is we do n't know .
All we can observe about the universe is the bit we can see , which is undoubtedly a small patch of what exists .
At the moment it 's just over 90 billion light years across , so it 's a big bit , [ and ] that bit is flat , as far as we can tell .
But that 's probably like saying `` I 've explored the region around my house and it 's flat . ''
And it 's flat , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hill , because the curvature of the world is much bigger than the region around your house .
That 's probably what the universe is like .
It 's almost incomprehensible , the scale of some of this stuff .
The distances ...
I mean , even the closest big galaxy to us is Andromeda which we can see with the naked eye , if there 's no moon and it 's very dark .
And the light that enters your eye took two million years to journey to Earth .
It 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Just to think , when those photons set off on their journey , there were no humans on the earth .
We had n't evolved .
This is why music and art is helpful because I can say these sentences and trot out these words , but how a person reacts to that is ...
It 's a complex , personal thing .
How do you feel about the idea that we were in a sea of [ stars ] and we can see two trillion galaxies ?
How does that make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how that makes me feel actually .
That 's why it 's so inspiring because there 's infinite angles to it .
As you 've understood more about the cosmos , how has your relationship with music changed ?
It 's broadened , I think .
When I first started getting into music I got Enola Gay by OMD and Hazel O'Connor 's Eighth Day and I got into Kraftwerk .
But over the last 10 to 15 years I 've really got introduced to some of the great classical music from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you find that increased harmonic complexity and richness .
I did a concert actually with the BBC , about Holst 's The Planets , which everybody listens to at school .
It 's almost become a pop classic now , but actually at the time it was shocking harmonically and in the way that it 's orchestrated .
And if you strip away that familiarity , you realise that it 's a tremendous achievement .
So I like searching out that complexity .
It 's interesting you say that , because it 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this record .
Maybe it 's humans trying to recreate the complexity of the night sky somehow within a musical form .
It 's a good analogy actually , because Western music has got quite a limited scale .
There 's just the [ notes on a ] piano keyboard and that 's it .
But from those very simple rules , the complexity is almost limitless .
And that 's an analogy for , I think , the way that we see the the Universe .
So if you look at it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Big Bang , it 's tremendously complex - but the laws of nature that that underpin that appear , as we look deeper and deeper , to be simple .
I read this amazing Neil deGrasse Tyson quote about how the particles in our bodies move at the speed of light , and obviously as you get closer to the speed of light time slows down .
So are the particles in our bodies occupying the same place and time as they were in the Big Bang ?
Yeah , that 's true @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a photon that was released shortly after the Big Bang , and has travelled across the universe at the speed of light for 13.8 billion years or so , from our perspective - and say you 'd carried a clock with you - how much time would you have experienced as a photon ?
Then you 're right , the answer is zero .
That 's one of the radical things about physics and cosmology - it forces us into these seemingly extremely counterintuitive positions .
Do you think new developments like quantum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for us to crack some of these puzzles ?
Yes !
Quantum computing has been a thing for a long time - that just in principle we could build these computers that are far more powerful than anything that we can build out of silicon .
And harnessing that power is something that we 're just about able to do now .
We are building the first quantum computers and they 're really primitive - they 're like an abacus almost .
But it did n't take as long to go from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ iPhone or a Samsung .
And there 's a suggestion that these machines will be able to simulate nature , much more precisely than we can at the moment , because all nature behaves in a quantum mechanical way .
So we 'll be able to explore places we ca n't go and [ find out things like ] what happens beyond the event horizon of a black hole ?
Do you identify with space as a spiritual construct ?
I never know what that word means - but it 's certainly true @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You 've got to be in awe about the existence of the universe as a whole , and our existence within it .
You 're really missing the point if you 're not astonished by that .
So , to come back to the music side of it : Life on Mars [ by David Bowie ] or Moon Safari [ by Air ] ?
I have to say Life on Mars , because Hunky Dory is my favourite album .
I love Rick Wakeman 's piano playing on Life on Mars .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ try to play Life on Mars you realise that , while some of it 's quite a standard chord sequence - I think it 's actually the same as My Way - some of it is incredibly unusual and just shows you what instinctive genius Bowie was .
What a writer .
I love the whole album - although I love Air too .
Which do think you 'll do first , go to Mars or have a safari on the moon ?
I think the average person will get the chance to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they get to go to Mars .
But I think someone might go to Mars before we can all have a moon safari .
Would you go ?
I get asked that a lot .
I think you have to have the right stuff - and I 'm not sure I have the right stuff .
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Yes! Quantum computing has been a thing for a long time - that just in principle we could build these computers that are far more powerful than anything that we can build out of silicon. And harnessing that power is something that we're just about able to do now. We are building the first quantum computers and they're really primitive - they're like an abacus almost. But it didn't take as long to go from the first computers in the '40s to an iPhone or a Samsung.


bbcuk--2020-09-12--I felt my life was over when I saw my damaged face

When Seria Hogg was knocked off her bike by a hit-and-run driver , she was left with deep cuts to her face , a broken and collapsed cheekbone , four missing teeth and a damaged tongue .
It took a year of dental work and three operations to reconstruct her face , but she has been left with mental as well as physical scars .
The 49-year-old from Penicuik in Midlothian said she first realised the extent of her injuries when her son visited her in hospital and cried when he saw her face .
When she was given a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for herself , she said she was `` absolutely horrified '' .
`` My face was maybe twice the size it should have been because there were so many stitches .
I sobbed as I could n't bear to look at myself , '' she said .
`` It was a terrible time , '' she said .
`` I was n't offered any counselling by the NHS or told about any organisations who could help me .
`` A year went by of attending appointments , going to work and all the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ culminated in me having a breakdown . ''
Seria had been cycling in Edinburgh when she was knocked down by a disqualified driver in April 2009 .
He was later fined £600 for dangerous driving .
`` I ca n't remember anything about the accident and when I regained consciousness I was inside an MRI scanner .
It was scary and I did n't know where I was , '' she said .
`` They then sewed all my face up .
I asked how many stitches I had and they said there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
A bone had to be cemented in her jaw and she had to go for three hours to the dentist every week for more than a year .
She said : `` The repairs were so traumatic and the drilling so painful and it caused me to keep refocussing on the accident . ''
She had an operation on her nose , another for titanium plates to be fitted and a third using cartilage from her ear to repair her face .
`` I had just started coming into my own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this happened and suddenly I felt like my life was over , it was a really hard thing to deal with , '' she said .
`` I felt I could n't look at people or they would be scared or disgusted .
I overcame it initially by pretending but really I was falling apart and then a year later I had a breakdown .
`` I grew my hair that was very short in a bid to cover my scars but it was in the middle of my face and I just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I wish I had known about this charity at the time because my facial injuries really affected my mental health , '' she said .
`` If I had known about the charity sooner I would have been able to get help sooner and maybe I would n't have had a breakdown . ''

"It still does upset me as it was such an awful time so I will use the time on my own on the bike to process my accident and focus on how much has changed since then."


bbcuk--2020-09-12--Richard Leonard: Who is the Scottish Labour leader?

Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard was due to face a vote of no confidence at the party 's ruling body , with several of his own MSPs openly calling for him to quit .
However the motion was withdrawn during the meeting on Saturday .
Despite leading the Scottish Labour for the past three years , Mr Leonard has struggled to raise his public profile - with polls suggesting many of his party 's own supporters struggle to recognise him .
But his allies insist the real Richard Leonard is very different from the figure who faces Nicola Sturgeon at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Richard Leonard was born as the son of a tailor in North Yorkshire in 1962 .
In 1980 - the year after Margaret Thatcher became prime minister - his father lost his job with the company he had worked for since leaving school , with his parents and younger sister having to move to the south of England in search of work .
For Mr Leonard , it was further proof that working-class communities across the country were being torn apart by Mrs Thatcher and the Conservatives .
He was , by that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Stirling University , where he was a friend , and later a flatmate , of future Scottish first minister Jack McConnell .
Mr Leonard 's life had taken an unexpected twist seven years earlier when he won a fully-funded scholarship at the private Pocklington School , where he mixed with children from considerably wealthier backgrounds .
In an interview with The Scotsman newspaper , he described how attending the school had made him acutely aware of Britain 's class system , adding : `` The bright kids I was at primary school @ @ @ @ @ @ @ railways to a large extent .
`` For me , the outcome was different . ''
Mr Leonard became interested in the ideas and writing of left-wing Labour MP Tony Benn , which he admits marked him out as being `` quite unusual '' at Pocklington .
These ideas would remain a major influence on him throughout his life .
In 1984 , he became Stirling University 's student president , and has described organising collections for coal miners who spent that year on strike .
After graduating , Mr Leonard became involved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and worked as an aide for Labour MEP Alex Falconer .
He then spent five years working for the Scottish Trades Union Congress - and a further 20 as an industrial organiser for the GMB union .
Mr Leonard was Anne McGuire 's election agent when she heavily defeated then-Scottish secretary Michael Forsyth in the 1987 general election .
He also served for a time as the party 's chairman , but it was not until the 2011 Scottish Parliament election that he attempted to enter frontline politics by standing as the Labour @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Valley .
Mr Leonard finished second to the SNP in that contest - but was elected to Holyrood five years later as a list MSP for the Central Scotland region .
He was almost immediately appointed as the party 's economy spokesman by Kezia Dugdale , who Mr Leonard was to replace as leader in acrimonious circumstances just over a year later .
Ms Dugdale announced her resignation in August 2017 , saying it was time to `` pass the baton '' to someone else .
She had been a vocal critic of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to accusations from some of her supporters that she had been the victim of a left-wing plot to undermine her authority .
When Mr Leonard announced he was standing for the leadership , few outside the Holyrood bubble knew much - or anything - about him , although he was widely liked and respected within the Labour movement .
The centrist Anas Sarwar was initially seen as the favourite , with the contest - which saw Mr Leonard win the backing of all of the major trade unions - being marred by personal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of underhand voting tactics .
Mr Leonard ultimately emerged as the clear victor , winning a 56.7 % share of the votes to Mr Sarwar 's 43.3 % .
In doing so , he became the first Scottish Labour leader to come from the left of the party - and the first former trade union official to lead it .
The result was largely overshadowed by Ms Dugdale announcing on the same day that she would be appearing as a contestant on the ITV reality show I 'm a Celebrity ... Get Me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ received celebrity endorsement during the leadership contest from comic book writer Mark Miller , who described him as `` the most exciting thing to happen up here in decades '' .
But from the start , there were concerns from some within the party about his leadership style .
They said he came across as stilted and uncharismatic , with critics saying he was more suited to trade union committee meetings than modern politics .
He took some persuading to eventually sign up for a Twitter account , for example , and has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And his close association with Mr Corbyn did little to rally many of the party 's more centrist MSPs behind him - with a reshuffle that saw some of them losing their front-bench roles in October 2018 doing little to improve their mood .
Mr Leonard did attempt to distance himself somewhat from his UK counterpart , insisting that he was his own man and a `` little long in the tooth to be a Corbynista '' .
But he introduced policies that were much more left-wing than his predecessors , including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increase taxes for wealthier Scots .
Any hope that this shift would lead to an immediate uptick in the dismal fortunes of the party that once dominated Scottish political life largely evaporated when it finished fifth in last year 's European Parliament election .
This was followed soon after by Scottish Labour losing all but one of its MPs in December 's general election - with polls currently suggesting that its fortunes are unlikely to improve any in next year 's Holyrood election .
The discontent from some within the party , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Mr Corbyn 's time in office , erupted into open revolt earlier this month when four MSPs openly called on him to resign .
Mr Leonard , who is married with a son and stepdaughter , insisted he had no intention of doing so , and accused his opponents of sabotaging his efforts to improve the party 's fortunes .
His future looked likely to be decided by the vote at the party 's Scottish Executive Committee - a third of whose members had signed a motion of no confidence .
However @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the governing body .
Mr Leonard called for an end to `` internal plotting '' and called for unity in the party .

And his close association with Mr Corbyn did little to rally many of the party's more centrist MSPs behind him - with a reshuffle that saw some of them losing their front-bench roles in October 2018 doing little to improve their mood.


bbcuk--2020-09-12--Girl, 3, with brain damage walks marathon with assistance dog

A three-year-old girl with severe brain damage has walked the distance of a marathon with the help of her assistance @ @ @ @ @ 16 weeks premature and has a complex neurodisability , which means she can not talk @ @ @ @ @ a harness attached to her mum , Izzy managed to cover the distance of more @ @ @ @ @ month .
The challenge helped to raise £2,750 for Pawsitive Squad CIC - a non-profit @ @ @ @ @ s mother , Heather , and which supports young disabled people with assistance dogs .
@ @ @ @ @ her head up for that duration of time is physically so hard for Izzy , @ @ @ @ @ , said .
“ It ’ s helped me realise that the sky is the @ @ @ @ @ Midlands on Facebook , Twitter , or Instagram .
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A three-year-old girl with severe brain damage has walked the distance of a marathon with the help of her assistance dog.
Izzy was born 16 weeks premature and has a complex neurodisability, which means she cannot talk or walk unaided.
Using a harness attached to her mum, Izzy managed to cover the distance of more than 26 miles in a month.
The challenge helped to raise £2,750 for Pawsitive Squad CIC - a non-profit organisation run by Izzy’s mother, Heather, and which supports young disabled people with assistance dogs.
“Even things like holding her head up for that duration of time is physically so hard for Izzy,” Heather, from Nottingham, said.
“It’s helped me realise that the sky is the limit.”
Video journalist: Alex Thorp
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bbcuk--2020-09-12--Alleged computer hacker Lauri Love: Living with my autism

Alleged British computer hacker Lauri Love was arrested in 2013 on suspicion of stealing data from the FBI , Nasa @ @ @ @ @ In 2018 , he won his appeal against extradition to the US .
The judge @ @ @ @ @ autism as factors in the decision , saying extradition would be `` oppressive by reason @ @ @ @ @ condition '' .
Two years on , Lauri describes daily life with his autism , @ @ @ @ @ from someone can turn into a painful assault for him .
This is part of @ @ @ @ @ World Service in collaboration with Sundance Institute .

Alleged British computer hacker Lauri Love was arrested in 2013 on suspicion of stealing data from the FBI, Nasa and other US agencies.
In 2018, he won his appeal against extradition to the US. The judge cited Lauri's depression and autism as factors in the decision, saying extradition would be "oppressive by reason of his physical and mental condition".
Two years on, Lauri describes daily life with his autism, and how a nice comment from someone can turn into a painful assault for him.
This is part of the Rulebreakers series from BBC World Service in collaboration with Sundance Institute.
Image: Illustration of Lauri Love.
Animation produced by Alice Homewood, Tim O’Leary and Moira Lam.


bbcuk--2020-09-12--The Papers: Care home cases 'spiral', and PM's legal backlash

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He believes it would be better for people to make their own judgements - guided by their own vulnerabilities and their own tolerance to risk - than for the government to impose blanket measures, which he describes as "despotic and ineffective".


bbcuk--2020-09-12--Wembley stabbing: Man arrested on suspicion of murder

A man has been stabbed to death at a flat in London , with another arrested on suspicion of murder @ @ @ @ @ .
The victim , believed to be in his 60s , was found with multiple @ @ @ @ @ , Wembley , at about 10:00 BST .
Police said while paramedics attempted to save @ @ @ @ @ aged 45 , barricaded himself into a nearby address .
After negotiations , a Taser @ @ @ @ @ arrested .
The Metropolitan Police said the victim and suspect were known to each other @ @ @ @ @ death , police had attended the same location following a noise complaint and reports a @ @ @ @ @ .
The Met said a man inside the property was spoken to and officers left @ @ @ @ @ police attendance , the Met 's Directorate of Professional Standards has been informed .
The @ @ @ @ @ the scene .

A man has been stabbed to death at a flat in London, with another arrested on suspicion of murder following a stand-off with police.


bbcuk--2020-09-12--Daily coronavirus cases hit four-month high

Daily coronavirus cases in Scotland have hit a four-month high , the latest Scottish government statistics show .
A total of 221 people tested positive for the virus in the past 24 hours - the highest daily figure since 8 May , when there were 225 positive tests .
However there were far fewer tests being carried out at that stage of the pandemic , meaning many people with the virus did not appear in the statistics .
The latest figures also show there were no more confirmed Covid deaths .
• 18,240 tests were carried out ( compared to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people were in intensive care with Covid-19 • 261 people were in hospital with a confirmed case of the virus It comes as tougher coronavirus restrictions are imposed on people in North and South Lanarkshire .
They are not allowed to meet other households in their homes , or visit other peoples ' homes .
Similar measures are already in place in Glasgow , East and West Dunbartonshire , Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire .
The daily statistics also show that 106 of the positive tests were recorded in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lanarkshire area there were 48 new cases , and there were 35 in Lothian .
There was at least one positive case in each of the mainland health board areas .
On Twitter , the first minister urged people to follow public health advice .
`` More than ever we must remember that what we do as individuals just now affects the wellbeing of everyone .
Let 's look after each other , '' she added .
And Prof Jason Leitch , Scotland 's national clinical director , admitted that 221 positive cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what we have got used to '' .
`` As we 've opened up it 's inevitable the virus has found new ways of getting from household to household - and that 's all it wants to do ; it wants to find new people to infect , '' he told BBC Scotland .
`` You 've seen us take fairly harsh interventions and restrictions to some areas - that wo n't work instantly .
It will need days , weeks , even a number of weeks , to show in the numbers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but it 's what we expected .
The virus does n't work in 24 hour cycles - it works in two to three week cycles . ''
Prof Leitch acknowledged that many people may be starting to feel `` lockdown fatigue '' more than six months into the crisis .
But we ca n't `` simply wish [ coronavirus ] away '' , he added .
The increase in cases in recent weeks has led to a change in the rules when it comes to groups meeting .
Until now , eight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to meet indoors in Scotland , and up to 15 from five households outdoors .
But from Monday , this will change to six people from two households and will apply both indoors and outdoors in Scotland - including in homes , gardens , pubs and restaurants .
On Saturday , Scotland 's contact tracing app , Protect Scotland , had been downloaded 800,000 times .
The app , which was launched earlier in the week , uses Bluetooth technology to alert users if they have been in prolonged close contact with someone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
An Oxford University study claimed that even with an uptake of just 15 % , a contact tracing app can drive down infections by about 8 % and deaths by about 6 % - if it is part of a manual track and trace strategy .
Nicola Sturgeon said it was a `` big milestone '' , adding that it amounted to approximately 20 % of the adult population .
`` We know it will make a difference at that level '' .
she said , `` but the more who use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be '' .
She urged Scots to encourage their friends and family members to download the app .
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"As we've opened up it's inevitable the virus has found new ways of getting from household to household - and that's all it wants to do; it wants to find new people to infect," he told BBC Scotland.


bbcuk--2020-09-12--Cocaine worth £1m seized in investigation into suspected NI crime group

Five people have been arrested as part of an investigation into an NI crime group suspected of attempting to import cocaine worth £1m .
The National Crime Agency ( NCA ) investigation was supported by the Police Service of Northern Ireland ( PSNI ) .
On Thursday three men were detained in the Essex area and two more in North Wales .
At the same time three lorries were seized .
Four of those arrested are known to be based in Northern Ireland , the other man is from the north of England .
They are all aged between 21 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being involved in the importation of class A drugs from the continent .
The five men were questioned by NCA officers , and have now been released on bail .
Specialist Border Force officers were called in to conduct detailed searches of the HGVs .
In one , a complex concealment was located , which once opened was found to contain about 21 kilos of cocaine .
At the same time officers from the NCA and PSNI time carried out searches at a number of properties in Northern Ireland .
The investigation has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Síochána ( Irish police ) and the Organised Crime Task Force .
NCA Regional Head of Investigations Gerry McLean said the seizures `` prevented a large quantity of drugs from reaching our streets , and denied criminals an important avenue for smuggling . ''
`` This is a highly significant operation in terms of our activity to target organised crime impacting on Northern Ireland , '' he added .
He thanked colleagues from the PSNI , Garda and Border Force .
Det Supt Rachel Shields , from the PSNI , said detectives had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in relation to this operation for some time .
`` These arrests and seizure are significant in terms of the quantity seized , and in terms of the disruption caused to organised criminals , '' she said .
`` We will continue to work closely with , and support the NCA in their work to disrupt the nefarious activities of organised crime groups , '' she added

Four of those arrested are known to be based in Northern Ireland, the other man is from the north of England. They are all aged between 21 and 59.


bbcuk--2020-09-12--Coronavirus: Junior sport 'under major threat' in Wales

Junior sport is `` under major threat '' in Wales , with players facing the possibility of no matches this winter .
Newport cricket club 's junior section may not play or train for a year , with coach Mike Knight calling this `` catastrophic '' .
No physical contact is allowed in football or rugby and one coach is concerned players will drift away .
Sport Wales has said creative solutions are needed as we `` reimagine '' how children participate .
Newport has been a hotbed of junior cricket , producing five UK champion teams in 15 years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Outdoor sports and arts events to be trialled However , Mr Knight said it has been hit by a coronavirus `` double whammy '' which puts a huge question mark over the future of the section .
The club lost £40,000 in income this summer , which meant it had to launch a Crowdfunding page to raise £10,000 that would allow 200 six to 17-year-olds to train through the winter .
It was getting close to the target , with more than 100 people pledging £7,600 in total when officials were told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ centre at the city 's International Sports Village .
They have been using it for the past 20 years .
Because of social distancing rules , gymnasium equipment has had to be moved in there .
`` This creates a massive problem .
In many ways , it 's easier to recover from the actual season being cancelled than the winter programme , '' Mr Knight added .
`` Will they just turn up for a summer season or be lost to cricket ? ''
The actual adult season is relatively short , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ juniors play for three months .
It is the winter nets , running over nine months , where they practice indoors and hone their skills so they are properly prepared .
In the past 15 years , Newport has won UK championships five times - twice for its under-13 boys , once each for its under-13 and under-15 girls and once for the women 's side .
The section has also produced a string of Glamorgan players , most recently Ian Thomas , Huw Walters and Callum Taylor .
There is a facility @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that could be used , but Mr Knight described it as a `` 40 mile round trip for some parents '' and he does not know if many would be able to make it .
The club also owns a disused squash court at Spytty which could potentially be converted in the future , but carrying out feasibility studies and financing it means it can not be used this year .
`` Cricket in the area is under major threat of dying , '' Mr Knight said .
`` Youngsters have come to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Glamorgan player .
But we are not going to be able to produce players like we used to .
`` Exams begin in June and then summer .
If there is nothing in winter , would you bother playing ?
The standard ( with no coaching ) would be awful . ''
Junior football and rugby coaches are also concerned - with youngsters able to train but they can not tackle or have contact .
Gethyn Owen runs the under-9s side at Penrhosgarnedd juniors , Bangor , and said players are becoming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ With annual subs due to go to the Welsh FA for the season , he said parents of some of the 100 children are questioning if they will pay .
They play five against five , as opposed to 11 against 11 for adults , and Mr Owen said : `` Rules could be introduced for juniors - some policies make more sense than others .
`` They are enjoying training , but getting a bit frustrated with nothing to aim for . ''
Sport Wales said it is as important as ever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in sport , but this must be in a different manner with safety at the forefront of thinking .
`` We are working with our national governing body partners to find creative solutions and reimagine how sport can be delivered in a bid to stop any drop-off in participation , especially among youngsters and from groups where we know there are traditionally greater barriers to accessing sport , '' said a spokeswoman .
With winter coming , she said this may include `` temporary or innovative locations '' and changes and adaptations to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` Things will look different , and there will be obstacles to overcome but it also presents an opportunity for us to change things potentially for the long-term better . ''

It was getting close to the target, with more than 100 people pledging £7,600 in total when officials were told they could no longer use the tennis centre at the city's International Sports Village. They have been using it for the past 20 years.


bbcuk--2020-09-12--Coronavirus: Nottingham house party host fined £10K

The 19-year-old was issued with the fixed penalty notice after he allowed more than 50 people into his home on Harlaxton Drive , in Lenton , on Friday .
Nottinghamshire Police said it used its full powers to deal with the `` reckless '' organiser who `` deliberately flouted '' the rules after an initial warning .
The tighter laws limit gatherings to six people indoors and outdoors in England .
People have been warned not to treat this weekend as a `` party '' after one scientist warned the UK was `` on the edge of losing control '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officers attended the house party after Nottingham City Council officers were met with `` hostility from the organiser '' at 22:20 BST .
About 50 people were found at the address , who were all ordered to leave , and the host was issued with the fine , it added .
Ass Ch Con Steve Cooper said : `` This party was a clear example of a householder who deliberately flouted the rules without a care for anyone else and as a result we have used the full powers we have to deal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we can issue fines to anyone hosting gatherings of more than 30 people which can result in fines of up to £10,000 .
And now we are on the eve of rules becoming even tighter so there can be gatherings of no more than six . ''

"Under current rules we can issue fines to anyone hosting gatherings of more than 30 people which can result in fines of up to £10,000. And now we are on the eve of rules becoming even tighter so there can be gatherings of no more than six."


bbcuk--2020-09-13--Brexit: Buckland 'would resign if UK breaks law in unacceptable way'

Justice Secretary Robert Buckland has said he is prepared to resign if the UK ends up breaking the law over Brexit `` in a way I find unacceptable '' .
He said he was committed to upholding the rule of law but defended plans to potentially override the EU Withdrawal Agreement as an `` insurance policy '' .
Asked if he would go if other potential solutions failed , he said he did `` not believe we will get to that stage '' .
The proposed law , the Internal Markets Bill , will be debated by MPs on Monday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support it unless big changes are made .
Pressure is mounting on those Conservative MPs who are sceptical about the legislation to oppose it in the Commons , with former prime ministers Tony Blair and Sir John Major calling it `` shaming and embarrassing '' .
The EU 's chief negotiator Michel Barnier said the EU could not have been `` clearer '' when the two sides agreed the Brexit withdrawal agreement last year what the implications would be for Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK .
And Irish foreign affairs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ completely bogus '' for the UK to claim that the EU was now interpreting the Withdrawal Agreement in a way which could led to the break-up of the UK .
• UK 'behaving in extraordinary way ' over Brexit • Despite bitter Brexit row can deal still be done ?
Boris Johnson has said the European Union is threatening to impose a customs border in the Irish Sea , separating Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK .
If the Internal Markets Bill becomes law , it will give UK ministers powers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relating to the movement of goods between Britain and Northern Ireland and subsidies for Northern Irish companies that will come into force from 1 January , if the UK and EU are unable to strike a trade deal .
This would change the terms of the so-called Northern Ireland Protocol , a crucial part of the legally-binding Withdrawal Agreement drawn up and agreed by both sides prior to the UK 's exit from the EU on 31 January .
Appearing on the BBC 's Andrew Marr , Mr Buckland said he hoped the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be used , as a solution could be found through negotiation .
The Lord Chancellor acknowledged there was a `` dichotomy '' between the UK 's positions in domestic and international law but insisted he believed these would be resolved .
Pressed on whether he would quit if the UK did end up breaking international law , he replied : `` If I see the rule of law being broken in a way which I find unacceptable , then of course I will go .
We are not at that stage . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ believe we will get to that stage .
I know in my mind what we have to do .
`` The government collectively also has a responsibility .
We have to resolve any conflict and that is what we will do . ''
Mr Buckland suggested the government would only invoke the powers in the Bill if the EU acted in an `` unreasonable '' way by insisting on excessive checks on goods moving across the Irish Sea .
`` I believe with our determination to seek an agreement , we will get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to invoke these provisions .
This is all about insurance planning , if you like , a break-the-glass-in-an-emergency provision '' .
But Mr Coveney said the UK would be `` reneging '' on legally-binding commitments if the bill passed and rejected claims the Withdrawal Agreement was a threat to its territorial integrity and the Northern Irish peace process .
`` How then can the EU proceed with these negotiations and put a new agreement in place , which will be the basis for a new relationship , if existing agreements , which are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being legislated against ? ''
he said .
And Mr Barnier said suggestions the EU was threatening to effectively block UK food exports to the continent by withholding a `` third country '' licence to sell products of animal origin was not true .
Although the government has a comfortable majority of 80 in the House of Commons , it is facing a rebellion from Tory backbenchers over the Internal Markets Bill , and support is far from guaranteed in the Lords .
Labour 's Brexit spokeswoman , Rachel Reeves , told the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bill `` as it stands '' because it would be `` deliberately and consciously breaking international law '' .
She told the Andrew Marr programme it would be `` counter-productive '' to the UK trying to achieve a free trade agreement with the EU and others around the world .

The Internal Market Bill, to be debated by MPs on Monday, would give ministers the power to reduce the amount of paperwork that Northern Irish firms have to fill in on goods bound for the mainland, such as export and exit declarations, or to remove the need for them entirely.