bbcuk--2020-06-04--Madeleine McCann 'assumed dead' by German prosecutors

Madeleine McCann is `` assumed to be dead '' say German prosecutors , who are investigating the disappearance of the British girl .
A 43-year-old German man is being investigated on suspicion of murder , the German public prosecutor added .
The suspect , who has not been named , is currently in prison .
He is believed to have been in the area where Madeleine was last seen , when she disappeared as a three-year-old in Portugal in 2007 .
Police are appealing for the public 's help in solving the case , after they announced they had a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parents , Kate and Gerry McCann , felt the latest development was `` potentially very significant '' , the family 's spokesman said .
Clarence Mitchell , who has represented the family since the three-year-old 's disappearance , said that in 13 years he could n't `` recall an instance when the police had been so specific about an individual '' .
He told BBC Breakfast : `` Of all the thousands of leads and potential suspects that have been mentioned in the past , there has never been something as clear cut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but three , police forces . ''
• In Pictures : The search for Madeleine McCann The Met Police , who are working with German and Portuguese police , said the case remained a `` missing persons '' investigation because it does not have `` definitive evidence '' as to whether Madeleine is alive or not .
However , German investigators - who are due to give an update later - have classed it as a murder inquiry .
`` There is reason to assume that there are other persons , apart from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the course of the crime and maybe also of the place where the body was left , '' said German police .
The suspect , who is not being named because of German court privacy rules , has been described as white with short blond hair and about 6ft ( 1.8m ) tall with a slim build at the time .
Police have also released photos of two vehicles - a VW camper van and a Jaguar car - which are believed to be linked to the man , as well as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after Madeleine vanished in 2007 , the suspect transferred the Jaguar to someone else 's name .
On Wednesday , Germany 's federal criminal police office ( BKA ) - which is leading this stage of the case - said the man was serving a jail sentence in Germany for a sex crime .
He has `` numerous '' previous convictions for `` sexual abuse of children '' , the office added .
Madeleine went missing shortly before her fourth birthday from an apartment in Praia da Luz on the evening of 3 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with friends at a nearby tapas bar .
Her disappearance sparked a huge and costly police hunt across much of Europe - the most recent Metropolitan Police investigation , which began in 2011 , has cost more than £11m .
Det Ch Insp Mark Cranwell , who is in charge of the Met investigation , said the suspect , then aged 30 , frequented the Algarve between 1995 and 2007 , staying for `` days upon end '' in his camper van and living a `` transient lifestyle '' .
He was in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McCann family was staying when she disappeared and received a phone call at 7.32pm , which ended at 8.02pm .
Madeleine is believed to have disappeared between 9.10pm and 10pm that evening .
Police have released details of the suspect 's phone number ( +351 912 730 680 ) and the number which dialled him ( +351 916 510 683 ) , and said any information about these numbers could be `` critical '' .
Det Ch Insp Cranwell said the caller was a `` key witness '' and should get in touch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ details about the suspect , he added : `` Some people will know the man we are describing today , the suspect in our investigation .
I 'm appealing to you directly .
`` You may know , you may be aware of some of the things he has done .
He may have confided in you about the disappearance of Madeleine .
`` More than 13 years have passed and your loyalties may have changed .
`` This individual is in prison and we are conscious that some people may have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Now is the time to come forward . ''
German police said the suspect is thought to have worked jobs including as a waiter , but also committed burglaries in hotels and holiday resorts and dealt drugs .
Christian Hoppe , from the German police , said the suspect may have broken into an apartment before spontaneously kidnapping Madeleine .
The joint appeal from the British , German and Portuguese police includes a £20,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the person responsible of Madeleine 's disappearance .
Jim Gamble @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protection officer in the UK 's first police investigation into Madeleine 's disappearance , said it was the first time in 13 years `` when I actually dare to hope '' .
He told the BBC News Channel the `` circumstantial evidence '' that had been shared by the police made the new suspect a `` really significant person of interest '' .
He said he believed the man `` came to light a number of years ago '' but was only being made public now because it was a `` painstaking '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of chaos '' after the initial investigation had been `` bungled '' .
Is this the breakthrough ?
Is this German prisoner the man who can unlock the mystery ?
It certainly has the feel of a significant development - police have used those very words .
Evidence , according to detectives , places the man near the scene ; the re-registering of his car the next day is undoubtedly suspicious .
And his criminal record , disclosed by the German police , is a disturbing guide as to what his motivations might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been so many false trails in the case before - clues , sightings and suspects that led nowhere .
Three years ago , during the last major police appeal , Scotland Yard said it was working on one final `` critical '' line of inquiry .
Now , we 're told there 's another one .
That may explain why Met detectives - who 've been involved in the case for nine years - are being rather more cautious than their German counterparts .
In a statement , the McCanns , from Rothley @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` We would like to thank the police forces involved for their continued efforts in the search for Madeleine .
`` All we have ever wanted is to find her , uncover the truth and bring those responsible to justice .
`` We will never give up hope of finding Madeleine alive , but whatever the outcome may be , we need to know as we need to find peace . ''
Police said the suspect was one of 600 people that detectives on the UK inquiry , known as Operation Grange , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not been a suspect .
After a 10-year anniversary appeal in 2017 , `` significant '' fresh information about him was provided .
Since then , Met detectives have carried out `` extensive inquiries '' in Portugal and Germany to gather more details about him .
The force said it was trying to `` prove or disprove '' his involvement in the case and retained an `` open mind '' .
Those with information can contact the Operation Grange incident room on 020 7321 9251 .
• 3 May 2007 : Alarm is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ missing • September 2007 : Kate and Gerry McCann are made `` arguidos '' - formal suspects - in their daughter 's disappearance • July 2008 : Portuguese police halt their investigation and lift the `` arguido '' status of the McCanns and another man , Robert Murat • May 2011 : Prime Minister David Cameron asks the Metropolitan Police to help investigate .
A two-year review follows • July 2013 : Scotland Yard says it has `` new evidence and new witnesses '' in the case and opens a formal investigation into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Detectives in Portugal reopen the investigation , citing `` new lines of inquiry '' • January 2014 : British detectives fly to Portugal amid claims they are planning to make arrests • December 2014 : Detectives question 11 people who it was thought may have information on the case • September 2015 : The British government discloses that the investigation has cost more than £10m • February 2017 : Portugal 's Supreme Court dismisses a long-running libel case against Goncalo Amaral , former head of the local police investigation , ruling that his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Madeleine 's body , is protected by freedom of expression laws • April 2017 : The only four official suspects investigated by police are ruled out of the investigation but senior officers say they are pursuing a `` significant line of inquiry '' • November 2018 : An extra £150,000 is granted to continue the investigation .
It is the latest in a series of six-month extensions which take the cost of Operation Grange to an estimated £11.75m • March 2019 : Netflix screens an eight-part documentary about Madeleine 's disappearance .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the film , feel it could `` potentially hinder '' the police investigation • June 2019 : The UK government says it will fund the Met Police inquiry , which began in 2011 , until March 2020 • June 2020 : Police reveal that a 43-year-old German prisoner has been identified as a suspect in Madeleine 's disappearance

"Of all the thousands of leads and potential suspects that have been mentioned in the past, there has never been something as clear cut as that from not just one, but three police forces", he said.


bbcuk--2020-06-04--Stars back John Boyega after Black Lives Matter protest

Stars including JK Rowling and Jordan Peele have praised John Boyega for his emotional speech at a Black Lives Matter protest in London on Wednesday .
`` Black lives have always mattered , '' said the Star Wars actor .
`` We have always been important .
We have always succeeded regardless . ''
He paid tribute to African-American George Floyd , who died in police custody on 25 May - but said his comments could damage his career .
`` We got you , John , '' said Peele , the Oscar-winning director of Get Out .
`` Happy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ John , '' said Harry Potter author JK Rowling , whose third Fantastic Beasts film is currently in pre-production .
She tweeted applause emojis in response to his speech .
Boyega , who was born in London to parents of Nigerian descent , observed : `` I do n't know if I 'm going to have a career after this . ''
Film maker Matthew A Cherry , who won an Oscar this year for animated short film Hair Love - about an African-American father styling his daughter 's hair for the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tearful Boyega , who starred as Finn in the latest Star Wars trilogy , made his comments while addressing demonstrators in London 's Hyde Park .
`` I 'm speaking to you from my heart , '' said the 28-year-old through a megaphone .
`` Today is about innocent people who were halfway through their process , '' he continued '' We do n't know what George Floyd could have achieved , we do n't know what Sandra Bland could have achieved , but today we 're going to make sure that wo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ young ones .
`` Black lives have always mattered , we have always been important , we have always meant something and we have always succeeded , regardless .
`` And now is the time , and I ai n't waiting . ''
Booksmart actress and filmmaker Olivia Wilde was among the first to reply to Boyega 's speech , saying : `` Absolutely .
I would be honoured to work with John Boyega and can only hope to have the chance .
We 've got your back , John .
Do n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hero' Boyega 's Star Wars co-star Mark Hamill , who plays Luke Skywalker , tweeted his praise , saying : `` Never been more proud of you , John , '' signing his message `` dad . ''
The official Star Wars account added that the series and its producers Lucasfilm `` stands with John Boyega and his message that now is the time .
Black lives have always mattered '' .
`` The evil that is racism must stop .
We will commit to being part of the change that is long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you are our hero . ''
Mr Floyd died in Minneapolis last week after a police officer knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes .
Derek Chauvin has been charged with second-degree murder , while three other officers face charges of aiding and abetting murder .
The death has caused protests and sporadic rioting in America , along with global mass demonstrations .
The London protestors later moved from Hyde Park to Parliament Square and Downing Street to make their voices heard .
Writer and producer Jack Thorne , whose credits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Cursed Child , also voiced his support .
`` I have worked with John Boyega and would cut my hand off to work with him again , '' he said , describing Boyega as `` a magnificent talent '' .
`` Yo John Boyega , '' posted writer and producer Tracy Y Oliver , `` just say the word .
Lucky and grateful to have you act in anything I 'm working on '' .
Oliver co-wrote films including 2017 's Girls Trip , which starred Regina Hall , Queen Latifah , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Actress Yvette Nicole Brown , who starred in US TV series Community and also had a cameo role in Avengers : Endgame , said : `` Dear John Boyega , I see you and I love you .
Thank you for loving us . ''
`` And know this , being on the right side of history is better than any paycheck complicit silence would provide , '' she added .
`` I stand with you .
We stand with you . ''
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bbcuk--2020-06-04--Quarantine rules a 'killer blow' for travel sector

The travel industry has condemned the government 's quarantine rules , warning the mandatory two-week isolation will deter visitors and put jobs at risk .
From 8 June all passengers arriving in the UK must self-isolate for 14 days .
The boss of the UK 's biggest airport services company , Swissport , said the plan could deliver a `` killer blow '' to the tourism sector .
Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary said it would `` significantly reduce European visitors '' .
Mr O'Leary said most countries in Europe have a lower rate of coronavirus than the UK .
At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Spain and Portugal are removing visitor restrictions , the UK is imposing them , '' he told the BBC .
• What are the new quarantine rules for passengers ?
• ' I ’ m ready to face quarantine just to get away' Swissport chief Jason Holt questioned why the rules were being put in place now .
Speaking to the BBC 's Today programme , he said : `` If it 's so important and it 's so relevant to the virus , and we all want the country to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in March ?
That 's why everybody 's quite confused on this . ''
More than 200 travel companies have written to the government asking for the new rules to be scrapped , while some MPs have also raised concerns .
The boss of tour operator Red Savannah said the government had failed to listen to the concerns of the travel industry .
`` We are none the wiser as to the science behind the rationale for quarantine , '' said George Morgan-Grenville .
`` It is the wrong policy that is going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thousands of people who will now very likely be made redundant . ''
But the government says the quarantine period is a `` proportionate and time-limited approach '' to protect public health .
On Wednesday , Home Secretary Priti Patel told Parliament imported coronavirus cases now `` pose a more significant threat '' .
`` We are past the peak but we are now more vulnerable to infections being brought in from abroad , '' she said .
From Sunday , all passengers arriving in the UK by plane , ferry or train @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they will remain for 14 days .
Surprise visits will be used to check they are following the quarantine rules .
Those in England could be fined up to £1,000 if they are not at home .
A spokesman for the trade body Airlines UK said the government needed to clarify whether people from some countries would be exempt from quarantine rules , under a so-called air bridge .
`` If the government leave it too late we run the risk of the summer season being over and losing out to other countries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ borders now , '' he said .
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Swissport , which handles airport ground services and cargo , earned more than €3bn ( £2.8bn in revenue in 2019 but the coronavirus crisis has reduced revenue by 95 % , according to Mr Holt .
The company has furloughed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Holt said they would remain on the Job Retention Scheme until the government 's future travel policies became clear .
He said Swissport had lobbied the government to avoid introducing quarantine , but the company was now hoping the rules will only be in place for short time .
`` We 're really hoping no more than three weeks , '' he said .
If it goes beyond that it could do `` irredeemable damage to the sector '' .

Speaking to the BBC's Today programme, he said: "If it's so important and it's so relevant to the virus, and we all want the country to be safe, why wasn't this done in March? That's why everybody's quite confused on this."


bbcuk--2020-06-04--Coronavirus: Lookers and Aston Martin cut 2,000 car jobs

Car dealership Lookers has announced it will cut up to 1,500 jobs with the closure of more showrooms in the UK .
The company reopened its showrooms on Monday after the government lifted coronavirus lockdown restrictions .
Luxury carmaker Aston Martin also announced 500 redundancies , a week after naming a new chief executive .
It comes as the SMMT trade body said only 20,000 new cars were registered in May - down 89 % year-on-year - in the worst May performance since 1952 .
Car manufacturers , suppliers and showrooms have been closed for weeks , with consumers in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • UK made just 197 cars in April as lockdown hit • How can the car industry hope to recover ?
Altrincham-based Lookers will shut another 12 sites - either by closure , merging with other showrooms or refranchising - on top of the 15 dealerships being closed already under plans announced in November .
The closures , blamed on what Lookers called `` the structural changes taking place across the industry '' , will leave it with 136 dealerships across the UK Lookers , which employs 8,000 people , resumed trading from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social distancing measures in place .
Chief executive Mark Raban , said : `` We have taken the decision to restructure the size of the group 's dealership estate to position the business for a sustainable future , which regrettably means redundancy consultation with a number of our colleagues . ''
Aston Martin also announced 500 job cuts , to `` right-size the organisational structure and bring the cost base into line with reduced sports car production levels , consistent with restoring profitability , '' it said in a statement .
Last month @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first-quarter loss after sales dropped by almost a third due to the impact of the pandemic .
The cuts come a week after Aston Martin confirmed that Tobias Moers , boss of Mercedes-AMG , would become chief executive on 1 August , replacing Andy Palmer .
The scale of the problems facing the motor industry were underlined on Thursday in new figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders ( SMMT ) .
British new car registrations tumbled by 89 % in May on the same month last year , only slight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ collapse .
Last month 's new registrations of 20,247 units represented the weakest May since 1952 .
Sales were down 51.4 % in the first five months of 2020 but the industry is hopeful that a re-opening of dealer showrooms in England this week will help to spur a recovery .
However , Mike Hawes , the SMMT 's chief executive , said : `` Early reports suggest there is good business given the circumstances , although it is far too early to tell how demand will pan out over the coming weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has not been helped by fresh worries about the UK leaving the European Union without a trade deal .
Nissan 's car manufacturing plant in Sunderland , which employs 7,000 people , is `` unsustainable '' under a no-deal Brexit , the car company told the BBC on Wednesday .

Last month's new registrations of 20,247 units represented the weakest May since 1952. Sales were down 51.4% in the first five months of 2020 but the industry is hopeful that a re-opening of dealer showrooms in England this week will help to spur a recovery.


bbcuk--2020-06-04--Alok Sharma: Cabinet minister tested for virus after being taken ill

Business Secretary Alok Sharma is self-isolating at home after becoming unwell in Parliament .
Mr Sharma looked uncomfortable while taking part in a debate on Wednesday , mopping his brow several times with his handkerchief while speaking .
A spokesman said the MP for Reading West had been tested for coronavirus and had returned home .
While it is unknown if Mr Sharma has the virus , it has added to the row over virtual proceedings in Parliament .
Earlier this week , MPs voted to return to physical sittings in Parliament - with additional motions due later to allow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ age and health issues to participate via Zoom and to vote via proxy .
But critics have said the motions do not go far enough , calling it `` irresponsible '' to return during the outbreak and saying it puts MPs , their families and their constituents at risk .
• PM could come to regret virtual Parliament victory Liberal Democrat MP Alistair Carmichael is expected to apply for an emergency debate later on how to conduct business in the Commons during the pandemic .
But Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis told BBC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` premature '' to use Mr Sharma as the case to support keeping virtual proceedings , as his results have not even come back yet .
He said it was `` important for parliamentarians to be able to properly scrutinise legislation '' , adding : `` That 's what the House authorities have set up , that 's what 's been working over the last few days and that 's a very good thing . ''
Mr Sharma was pictured in Downing Street on Tuesday , and took part in votes in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he was in the Commons chamber for nearly an hour while leading for the government on the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill .
A spokesman for the business secretary said on Wednesday : `` Alok Sharma began feeling unwell when in the Chamber delivering the second reading of the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill .
`` In line with guidance he has been tested for coronavirus and is returning home to self isolate . ''
It 's important to highlight that we do n't know for sure whether the business secretary has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is causing real anger at Westminster .
Senior opposition figures say it shows the government was wrong to scrap a hybrid model which allowed MPs to contribute and vote remotely .
There are concerns some MPs did n't maintain social distancing rules in lengthy voting queues .
Others fear they could become super spreaders , taking the virus back to their constituencies if there is an outbreak .
If Mr Sharma did test positive , anyone he had spent more than 15 minutes within two metres of would have to self-isolate for two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sharma 's opposite number , shadow business secretary Ed Miliband , passed him a glass of water at one point .
Mr Miliband subsequently sent his best wishes to Mr Sharma for a quick recovery .
The House of Commons authorities said `` additional cleaning '' had taken place , following the debate .
And the BBC 's chief political correspondent Vicki Young said the MP who had sat nearest to Mr Sharma during his statement insisted that social distancing protocols had been observed throughout .
Although it is not yet known if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his test comes back positive , the government advice is for his `` close contacts '' to self-isolate for 14 days .
Those who count as close contacts are either : • People you spend 15 minutes or more with at a distance of less than 2m • People you have direct contact with - such as sexual partners , household members or people with whom you have had face-to-face conversations at a distance of less than 1m Mr Sharma was one of hundreds of MPs who queued around the building on Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ introduced new temporary voting procedures .
BBC Newsnight 's Nick Watt said talks were at an `` advanced stage '' to change the temporary system , instead allowing MPs to vote by swiping their parliamentary passes in the normal voting lobbies .
He said it would stop crowding , with MPs having to enter the lobbies in single file , and would `` address the concerns of Public Health England '' .
But while it would be quicker than the system used this week - which saw votes take up to 46 minutes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the usual system , which sees votes completed in around 15 minutes .
While the number of MPs permitted to sit in the chamber is still limited , many MPs are unhappy about being forced to return to Westminster , saying it poses a risk to them and their constituents .
Others are concerned MPs will be forced to expose the personal situations of them and their families in order to fit the criteria to be allowed to participate virtually .
The SNP 's deputy Westminster leader , Kirsty Blackman , said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sharma , but added : `` It demonstrates just how ridiculous and irresponsible the Tory government 's decision to end virtual participation in Parliament was .
`` They must now rectify this serious mistake and reintroduce hybrid proceedings without delay . ''
Shadow foreign secretary Lisa Nandy said the events of the past 48 hours had shown that effective social distancing in Parliament was `` impossible '' .
She said the government 's decision to stop the largely virtual procedures in force since the middle of April , in which MPs were able @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` reckless '' .
And her colleague Karl Turner said he had asked the Health and Safety Executive to conduct an urgent risk assessment of working conditions in Parliament .
He said MPs having to `` huddle together '' on escalators on the parliamentary estate while lining up to vote were among a number of `` unsafe practices '' .
The HSE said it was aware of the letter and would `` respond in due course '' , adding : `` While we have no jurisdiction at the Palace of Westminster , all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the government 's working safely guidelines . ''

He added: "Across the country people are going back to work. How can we look teachers in our constituency in the eye when we are asking them to go back to work and we are saying we are not willing to?


bbcuk--2020-06-04--George Floyd's life mattered, says Duchess of Sussex in heartfelt message

The Duchess of Sussex has issued a personal message about the impact of George Floyd 's death in the United States , saying his life `` mattered '' .
Addressing students graduating from her former school in Los Angeles , Meghan said the events had been `` devastating '' .
She also recalled living through race riots in 1992 and spoke of her regret that nothing appeared to have changed .
In her video message , Meghan called on young people and students at the school to come together to rebuild society .
A wave of anti-racism protests have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis on 25 May .
Four officers have been charged in relation to his death .
• Why has a US city gone up in flames ?
Anger has since spread to other parts of the world , including the UK , where thousands of people joined a protest in London on Wednesday organised by campaign group Black Lives Matter .
The sister of black teenager Anthony Walker , who was murdered by two men in a racially-motivated attack in Merseyside in 2005 , called for an `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to break down institutional racism in society .
Dominique Walker , vice chair of the Anthony Walker Foundation set up after her brother 's murder , told BBC Breakfast that police reform in the UK `` has to be taken further '' .
`` There has to be that definitive work that works to break down institutional racism , '' she said .
In the video of her virtual address to Immaculate Heart High School , the duchess said she was `` nervous '' about addressing graduates and speaking about events of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she `` realised the only wrong thing to say is nothing because George Floyd 's life mattered '' , before referring to other African-Americans who died in police shootings in the US in recent years .
In the video , which was first reported by the African-American female magazine Essence , Meghan also gave a heartfelt apology to the graduating students `` that we have not gotten the world to the place that you deserve it to be '' .
She told the all-girls school : `` I was n't sure what I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to say the right thing and I was really nervous that I would n't or it would get picked apart , and I realised the only wrong thing to say is to say nothing - because George Floyd 's life mattered and Breonna Taylor 's life mattered and Philando Castile 's life mattered and Tamir Rice 's life mattered .
`` And so did so many other people whose names we know and whose names we do not know . ''
She then shared her memories of living in the city through race @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were filmed violently beating Rodney King .
The duchess said : `` I was 11 or 12 years old and it was the LA riots , which was also triggered by a senseless act of racism .
`` I remember the curfew and I remember rushing back home , and on that drive home , seeing ash fall from the sky , and smelling the smoke and seeing the smoke billow out of buildings .
`` I remember seeing men in the back of a van just holding guns and rifles .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seeing the tree , that had always been there , completely charred .
And those memories do n't go away . ''
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• HOW IT HAPPENED : The last moments of his life Meghan said she could not imagine that the students `` would have to have a different version of that same type of experience '' .
`` That 's something you should have an understanding of , but an understanding ... as a history lesson not as your reality , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sorry that in a way we have not gotten the world to the place that you deserve it to be . ''
She went on to highlight that people are `` standing in solidarity '' despite the unrest , and appealed to young people to `` be part of this movement '' .
The duchess said : `` I know that this is not the graduation that you envisioned [ ... ] but I also know that there is a way to reframe this for you , and to not see this as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instead to see this as the beginning of you harnessing all of the work , all of the values , all of the skills that you have embodied over the last four years .
`` Now all of that work gets activated , now you get to be part of rebuilding . ''
She added : `` We are going to rebuild and rebuild and rebuild until it is rebuilt , because when the foundation is broken , so are we . ''
In the US , protests began in Minneapolis where Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country .
Demonstrations have taken place in areas including New York , Los Angeles , Miami , Washington DC , South Carolina and Houston .
Some have included clashes between police and protesters , including the use of tear gas and rubber bullets by officers .
US president Donald Trump has pressed state governors to take a more forceful approach against protesters .
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are now living in Los Angeles with their one-year-old son Archie , after stepping back as working members of the Royal Family .

She told the all-girls school: "I wasn't sure what I could say to you. I wanted to say the right thing and I was really nervous that I wouldn't or it would get picked apart, and I realised the only wrong thing to say is to say nothing - because George Floyd's life mattered and Breonna Taylor's life mattered and Philando Castile's life mattered and Tamir Rice's life mattered.


bbcuk--2020-06-04--Coronavirus: Thousands of homeless 'back on streets by July'

Thousands of homeless people who have been housed during the coronavirus pandemic could return to the streets by the end of June , a charity has warned .
Since the lockdown began , more than 14,500 people who were on the streets or at risk of sleeping rough have been given emergency accommodation .
But Crisis has warned contracts between local councils and hotels are due to end as government funding runs out .
The government said councils must continue to provide accommodation .
But councils have asked the government to be clear on what extra practical support they will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'Within an hour I was at a hotel' Local authorities in England began moving rough sleepers into emergency accommodation such as hotels in March after the start of the coronavirus lockdown .
The councils were given £3.2m from the government as part of an emergency scheme called `` Everyone In '' , which was aimed at stopping the spread of the virus .
But earlier this month , it emerged government funding for that scheme was to end .
The government said it had given councils an extra £3.2bn in funding to help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that money is not specifically for the emergency rough sleeping scheme .
Crisis called the action to house rough sleepers over the past weeks `` extraordinary '' , adding : `` This has demonstrated that when the political will is there it is possible to end homelessness . ''
But the charity said the government should take further action to provide everyone with permanent housing , warning that if not people will be forced to return to the streets .
Matt Downie , director of policy at the charity , said most contracts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to end at the end of June and the charity had received `` no indications at all '' from the government that more money is coming to extend the scheme .
Mr Downie said : `` We will take one of two paths here : one is that 15,000 people are permanently helped out of homelessness through the amazing Everyone In scheme , or we will see a massive increase in rough sleeping in this country just at the point when we thought it would be possible to avoid that .
`` It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make decisions so that does n't happen , for example to either continue hotel schemes or to give alternative arrangements to local authorities and individuals . ''
Crisis has estimated it would cost £282m to provide the people in emergency accommodation with permanent housing and support for the next 12 months .
The charity also carried out a survey of 150 charities and organisations in England , Scotland and Wales and found more than half reported a rise in people seeking help during the lockdown .
Some people have lost their homes because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ others there have been relationship problems or an end to sofa surfing arrangements .
Crisis wants the government to pass an emergency homelessness bill forcing councils in England to provide emergency accommodation for a year to anyone who becomes homeless during the pandemic .
• 'Too many homeless still sleeping rough' The government said any suggestion it was rowing back on its commitment to support rough sleepers was untrue .
`` Our new rough sleeping taskforce will ensure as many people as possible who have been brought in off the streets in this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spokesman said .
`` We have accelerated plans for new services - backed by £433m - which will ensure 6,000 new housing units will be put into the system , with 3,300 available in the next 12 months . ''
The Welsh government has given a £20m to councils , after an initial £10m , to help councils house rough sleepers `` and ensure no-one need return to rough sleeping '' .
Meanwhile , the Scottish government has announced £350m to help councils , charities and groups , including those working with rough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Executive approved emergency measures including the sourcing of additional temporary accommodation for those who are homeless .
The body representing local councils in England and Wales , the Local Government Association , said councils had faced `` significant challenges '' housing large numbers of homeless people since the coronavirus outbreak .
Cllr David Renard , the LGA 's housing spokesman , said the overwhelming majority - nearly 15,000 - of rough sleepers and homeless people have been found accommodation .
But he added : `` Following the initial surge in demand for accommodation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ urgent need for more accommodation as people , including young people , continue to face homelessness and rough sleeping .
`` While the recently announced funding for councils to support rough sleepers is positive , we still need clarity from government on what additional practical support will be available to councils to help them move people out of hotels and temporary accommodation and into housing . ''
The government said any suggestion it is rowing back on its commitment to support rough sleepers is untrue , adding : `` We are clear that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Our new rough sleeping taskforce will ensure as many people as possible who have been brought in off the streets in this pandemic do not return .
We have accelerated plans for new services - backed by £433m - which will ensure 6,000 new housing units will be put into the system , with 3,300 available in the next 12 months . ''

Mr Downie said: "We will take one of two paths here: one is that 15,000 people are permanently helped out of homelessness through the amazing Everyone In scheme, or we will see a massive increase in rough sleeping in this country just at the point when we thought it would be possible to avoid that.


bbcuk--2020-06-04--Barnsley hospital patient should be allowed to die, says judge

An ill man with a history of bowel problems who does not want to live with a stoma should be allowed to die , a judge has ruled .
The man , in his 30s , is in intensive care at Barnsley Hospital after major surgery , Mr Justice Hayden heard .
A stoma is an opening in the abdomen and a bag is attached to collect faeces or urine .
Doctors could lawfully stop providing nutrition and hydration by artificial means to the man , the judge said .
`` This is not a case about choosing to die @ @ @ @ @ @ @ capacity to shape and control the end of his life '' , Mr Justice Hayden said .
`` There is no doubt in my mind that he had come to a clear and entirely settled decision that he was not prepared to contemplate life with a stoma . ''
The man , only referred to as MSP , had endured a `` decade of serious ill health '' and a `` desperately reduced '' quality of life , the judge said .
The hospital could move to palliative care , he added .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ % to 70 % chance of surviving but would need a permanent stoma .
The judge was told the man had made a written `` advanced decision '' saying he would not want to live with that .
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust had asked the Court of Protection to decide what is in the man 's best interests .
The man 's parents had told the court their son 's wishes should be respected .
The court rules on people who lack the mental capacity to make their own decisions .
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"There is no doubt in my mind that he had come to a clear and entirely settled decision that he was not prepared to contemplate life with a stoma."


bbcuk--2020-06-04--Bafta TV Awards: Chernobyl and The Crown among nominees

Chernobyl leads the field at this year 's Bafta Television Awards , with 14 nominations .
The Sky Atlantic miniseries , which was heavily praised by critics , was based on the 1986 disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant .
It becomes one of the most-nominated shows in the ceremony 's history , tying with the 14 nominations Killing Eve received last year .
Netflix 's Royal drama The Crown has seven nominations in total .
Other nominees at this year 's ceremony include Fleabag and Giri/Haji - which receive six nominations each .
The Virtues , Killing Eve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also been recognised .
Chernobyl has three nominations for the main awards and 11 for Bafta 's Craft Awards , which were revealed together .
• Will Gompertz reviews Chernobyl : 'So chilling , it spares you nothing' Glenda Jackson is nominated for leading actress at the age of 84 , for her performance in Elizabeth Is Missing .
Gentleman Jack star Suranne Jones and Killing Eve 's Jodie Comer are also nominated in the category , along with Samantha Morton for her performance in I Am Kirsty .
The best actor nominees @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Takehiro Hira , while Stephen Graham is recognised for his work in The Virtues .
BBC One 's The Greatest Dancer is nominated for entertainment programme , despite being cancelled after its recent second series .
Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Jamie Demetriou are the most-nominated individuals this year , with three nods each .
Chat show host Graham Norton and Famalam star Gbemisola Ikumelo have two individual nominations each .
A Newsnight special in which Prince Andrew was interviewed by Emily Maitlis is nominated for news coverage .
Other nominees in the category include @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , an episode of BBC Two 's Victoria Derbyshire about knife crime , and Sky News coverage of the Hong Kong protests .
• What was the must-see TV moment of the year ?
The nominations for the Must See Moment category were announced earlier this week , with nods for Game of Thrones , Line of Duty and Love Island .
This year 's ceremony will be broadcast from behind closed doors after being delayed amid the coronavirus pandemic .
Richard Ayoade will host from a closed studio and winners will give @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be announced on 31 July , with the ceremony broadcast on BBC One .
In a statement , actor , presenter and writer Ayoade joked : `` I am as surprised as you are that this is still going ahead . ''
Bafta 's Craft Awards , meanwhile , which celebrate behind-the-scenes achievements , will be streamed on 17 July , hosted by fellow comic actor Stephen Mangan .
Categories such as writing , sound , editing and production design will be handed out at the Craft Awards , while prizes for acting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the Bafta TV Awards .
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Claire Foy was previously nominated for playing the same role earlier in the series, but Vanessa Kirby - who played Princess Margaret - is the only person to have won an acting award for The Crown.


bbcuk--2020-06-04--Ed Davey launches bid for Lib Dem leadership

Acting Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has launched his bid to lead the party permanently with a vow to improve conditions for carers .
The Kingston and Surbiton MP has been serving as interim leader since Jo Swinson stepped down after poor results in the 2019 election .
He joins Layla Moran and Wera Hobhouse in the race to for the top job .
The contest , initially delayed until May 2021 due to coronavirus , will now take place this summer .
Candidate nominations will be open from 24 June to 9 July , with the ballot running @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after which the winner will announced .
The party plans to run virtual hustings events with candidates , with its annual conference also due to take place online towards the end of September .
Sir Ed , a former energy secretary in the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition , unsuccessfully stood in the party 's 2019 leadership contest won by Ms Swinson .
Launching his campaign this time round , he said the party should focus on creating a `` liberal , greener and more caring society '' .
He said the experience of acting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had shown him that `` far too often carers get a raw deal '' .
`` A caring revolution starts by properly recognising the unpaid work so many do looking after loved ones - and a citizens ' basic income could do just that , '' he said .
In an interview with the Guardian , he said he also wanted to recover the party 's reputation as `` champions on education and the environment '' .
Suggesting the party needed to outline a broader policy agenda beyond Brexit , he added : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by an issue which will go , which is transitional '' .
It comes after an internal inquiry last month likened the party 's 2019 election campaign , at which it returned just 11 MPs , to a `` high-speed car crash '' .
The report found the plan to stop Brexit without a second referendum was used against the Lib Dems and called `` undemocratic '' by other parties .
`` Beyond 'stopping Brexit ' , our other policies and messages struggled to cut through , '' the report said .
Oxford @ @ @ @ @ @ @ currently the party 's education spokesperson , declared her intention to run for leader in March .
Bath MP Wera Hobhouse announced she was entering the race in February .
But St Albans MP Daisy Cooper , who had also been tipped as a contender , joined Christine Jardine in ruling herself out of the contest last month .

"A caring revolution starts by properly recognising the unpaid work so many do looking after loved ones - and a citizens' basic income could do just that," he said.


bbcuk--2020-06-03--Coronavirus: Are protests legal amid lockdown?

Solidarity protests against the death of George Floyd in the US are continuing to take place in the UK - but are they actually legal given the coronavirus lockdown ?
What do the lockdown laws say about protests ?
England now has the loosest lockdown in the UK , with no restrictions on going outside .
But the rules ( officially known as regulations ) do n't explicitly say anything about whether people can protest or not .
However , regulation seven restricts public gatherings to no more than six people .
The law defines a `` gathering '' as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ each other , or to undertake any other activity '' .
And so that means , pretty clearly , that a protest is currently illegal along with any other activity that could increase the spread of the virus .
What penalties could you face for taking part in a protest ?
Police have been trying to encourage people to follow the law and the public health message , and they can break up gatherings .
Before the death of Mr Floyd , this tended to mean officers directing large parties to stop and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ homes .
Officers can hand out fixed-penalty notices - a form of on-the-spot ticket - that start at £100 to anyone who wo n't follow the health regulations .
They can also arrest and charge someone with an offence , potentially leading to a large fine in a magistrates ' court .
So taking all that together , officers have the power to break up and ticket people for being part of a protest , on coronavirus health grounds .
Is there not a right to protest in the UK ?
Yes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tricky because that right is often misunderstood .
And the coronavirus health emergency has complicated things further .
Barrister Audrey Cherryl Mogan , from London 's Garden Court Chambers , explains the European Convention on Human Rights ( in British law as the Human Rights Act ) says that public bodies must respect both the right to assemble and also to express one 's views .
But these two rights are not absolute .
The government or another public body can interfere with them if it has a proper legal reason to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ balancing exercise , '' she says .
`` If what 's being done is to enforce the health regulations , then you can argue that [ stopping a protest ] would be reasonable and proportionate .
`` But , this is where the context of where we are right now becomes important .
`` We are not on the first day of the lockdown .
It 's very clear that you are allowed outside , and to gather , although only in groups of six . ''
Ms Mogan argues the police should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that officers would consider a park full of sunbathing friends .
`` You can see there are people in small groups in parks .
It 's very difficult to argue they are not all in the park for the same purpose .
So if we are talking about stopping a protest , there has to be a fair and just application of the law to these people , as well as those in the park . ''
If not , she warns , closing down a Black Lives Matter protest on coronavirus grounds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disproportionate use of the regulations .
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So where does that leave the police ?
Chief constables today talk about their public duty to `` facilitate '' demonstrations - and that they only turn to force - such as bringing in riot police - if they believe they are going to have to quell trouble .
And it seems pretty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to break up peaceful Black Lives Matter demonstrations even though , on paper at least , they would breach coronavirus laws .
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick told the London Assembly on Wednesday that her officers faced a difficult situation last Saturday when 3,000 people demonstrated in London over Mr Floyd 's death .
`` If you put yourself in the shoes of a public order commander dealing with a protest which has come almost from nowhere , which has no organiser , nobody will engage with you , then you have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' she said .
She added that officers decided that had they tried to enforce a mass dispersal , `` we would probably have ended up with very serious disorder '' .
She and the other members of the National Police Chiefs Council have instead issued a very strong and unusual statement in the hope of calming tensions .
They said they are appalled by Mr Floyd 's death in Minnesota and know people want to make their voices heard .
`` The right to lawful protest is a key part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and facilitate , '' the statement added .
It pointed out that with gatherings of more than six people outdoors still restricted , `` we ask that people continue to work with officers at this challenging time '' .

Coronavirus: Are protests legal amid lockdown? Published 8 June 2020
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Protesters in Bristol pull down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston
Protests against the death of George Floyd, the black man who died while being restrained by a Minnesota police officer, have taken place in the UK, organised by campaign group Black Lives Matter.
This is despite Home Secretary Priti Patel and Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick asking people not to go on to the streets.
So are such demonstrations actually legal given the coronavirus lockdown?
What do the lockdown laws say about protests?
England now has the loosest lockdown in the UK, with no restrictions on going outside. But the rules (officially known as regulations) don't explicitly say anything about protests.
However, regulation seven restricts public gatherings to no more than six people.
The law defines a "gathering" as a meeting involving "social interaction with each other, or to undertake any other activity". And so that means, pretty clearly, that a protest is currently illegal along with any other activity that could increase the virus's spread.
"There's a reason that we have laws in place temporarily to say that gatherings of over six people should not happen," says Health Secretary Matt Hancock.
What are the penalties for joining a protest?
Police have been trying to encourage people to follow the law and the public health message, and they can break up gatherings. Before Mr Floyd's death, this tended to mean officers directing large parties to stop and ordering people to go home - such as with this rave in the West Midlands last month.
Officers can hand out fixed-penalty notices - a form of on-the-spot ticket - that start at £100 to anyone who won't follow the health regulations. They can also arrest and charge someone with an offence, potentially leading to a large fine in a magistrates' court.
So taking all that together, officers have the power to break up and ticket people for being part of a protest, on coronavirus health grounds.
Image source, Wales News Service Image caption, Hundreds of people joined a protest in Cardiff
Is there not a right to protest in the UK?
Yes, but this is where it gets rather tricky because that right is often misunderstood. And the coronavirus health emergency has complicated things further.
Barrister Audrey Cherryl Mogan explains the European Convention on Human Rights (in British law as the Human Rights Act) says that public bodies must respect both the right to assemble and to express one's views.
But these two rights are not absolute. The government or another public body can interfere with them if it has a proper legal reason to do so.
"So it becomes a balancing exercise," she says. "If what's being done is to enforce the health regulations, then you can argue that [stopping a protest] would be reasonable and proportionate."
Ms Mogan argues the police should approach these protests in the same way that officers would consider a park full of sunbathing friends.
"If we are talking about stopping a protest, there has to be a fair and just application of the law to these people."
If not, she warns, closing down a Black Lives Matter protest on coronavirus grounds could be seen as unfair and a disproportionate use of the regulations.
So where does that leave the police?
Chief constables today talk about their public duty to "facilitate" demonstrations - and say that they only turn to force - such as bringing in riot police - if they have to quell trouble.
And over the first weekend in June, it was pretty clear that the police didn't want to break up peaceful Black Lives Matter demonstrations even though, on paper at least, they would breach coronavirus laws.
Dame Cressida and other police chiefs had asked people not to come out and protest on the streets.
She said that: "Coming together in a gathering is not only unlawful but also, perhaps more importantly, it is putting yourself and your family at unnecessary risk and other people around you."
She said officers, if faced with large gatherings, would seek to uphold the law but would make "a case-by-case decision" as to what was the right thing to do.
Why are the protests taking place?
Some of the organisers of the Black Lives Matter demonstrations argued over the weekend that they were completely justified in asking people to protest.
They said it was because racism - and the violence that comes with it - is like a virus that can only be combatted and defeated by taking a stand.
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England and Manchester City striker Raheem Sterling summed up that sentiment in a BBC interview, saying: "The only disease right now is the racism that we are fighting."


bbcuk--2020-06-03--Coronavirus: 'I can't get lifeline cancer trial in lockdown'

For years , Lesley Stephen has lived her life in three month chunks - roughly the time that passes between cancer scans .
The 54-year-old from Edinburgh has made no long-term plans in case her illness worsens .
Booking holidays is tricky but otherwise , Lesley says she enjoys a good quality of life with her family - a life she never thought she would see - due to treatment she receives through a clinical trial .
But because of lockdown , most trials have stopped taking on new patients or have halted completely .
`` If you 've got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for you , '' said Lesley .
`` You 're basically taking away a life or death option . ''
• 'More than two million ' waiting for cancer care in UK What began as a persistent cough for Lesley was eventually diagnosed as metastatic breast cancer .
Scans showed the disease had spread to her lungs , liver and bones , and later to her brain .
By October 2015 , she was told to put her affairs in order as she had exhausted most forms of NHS treatment .
However after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a drugs trial , Lesley said she felt a difference almost immediately .
She said : `` It was unbelievable , previously I 'd had so much cancer in my lungs I could n't walk up the stairs and within five days I could tell the breathing was getting better .
`` I 'm still on that trial four and a half years on and it 's given me a pretty normal life with the family . ''
Cancer charities now fear lives could be lost because of the dip in trials .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ at ways of restoring research as virus figures drop .
Cancer Research UK - which funds around 50 % of research in the UK - says it could be up to a year before they are back up to speed .
Guidance has been issued to encourage sites to think about how to safely restart trials , which are often life-saving .
Dr Ian Walker from the charity says they need to find ways of restarting safely .
He told BBC Scotland : `` We 've been pushing for the creation of safe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ try and encourage or work in different ways to provide Covid-free environments for cancer patients .
`` It 's not easy .
It requires that hospitals do more testing , and the testing has to be for cancer patients and staff .
`` And not just symptomatic people but asymptomatic people as well to really try to provide as much reassurance that we 've not got Covid in those environments with cancer patients as best we can . ''
Now an advocate for the charity Makes 2nds Count , Lesley explains that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ less effective .
She says she needs to be placed on a new trial , but fears for what this pause on research will mean for her .
She said : `` I need another clinical trial , and clinical trials have stopped recruiting for the foreseeable future .
`` I believe there are a few hoping to open up , but they are n't necessarily the ones that I 'll need .
`` So it 's quite an anxious time , and I really do n't know what the next six months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Scottish government spokesperson said research , development and innovation were an integral and vital part of the NHS .
`` We are entering a new phase of the current pandemic , where the number of new cases of Covid-19 is declining and the time is right to work towards the restoration of a diverse portfolio of Health and Social Care Research here in Scotland , '' they said .
`` The Scottish government chief scientist office has established a Covid-19 restart operational group to share best practice and support development of operational processes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ non-Covid research activity across NHS Research Scotland . ''

"We are entering a new phase of the current pandemic, where the number of new cases of Covid-19 is declining and the time is right to work towards the restoration of a diverse portfolio of Health and Social Care Research here in Scotland," they said.


bbcuk--2020-06-03--Coronavirus: 'I may lose it all, but there’s no help for me'

Layla Barnes is one among many thousands of small business owners left financially and emotionally devastated by more than 10 weeks of government-imposed lockdown .
She was forced to close her Doncaster-based beauty therapy and training business which was profitable in February before lockdown began .
Yet the government 's excluded Layla , 30 , and her limited company from any form of crisis-related support , forcing her on to benefits of £408 per month .
She 's moved out of her rented home , unable to meet her rent and bills , running up thousands of pounds in credit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ business .
`` If I lose my business , I 've lost everything .
I 'd spent all my life 's savings - about £60,000 - on equipment and machines .
`` I would rather lose my home than lose my business .
So I moved in with mum and dad and me and my husband are now in the same box-room I moved out from aged 17 . ''
As a result , she is under a huge amount of stress which has rekindled a previously diagnosed mental health disorder and made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time I 've been through in my life - worse than anything from before . ''
And she is not alone .
Research published on Thursday by accountants serving 61,000 small businesses across the country supports concerns that the shutdown is taking its toll on their clients ' mental health .
• 'We could end up with no business or savings' • ' I lost my job , now we 're on the bare minimum' Nearly three quarters - 73 % - report that clients are struggling to sleep .
67 % reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their clients had shared feelings of not being able to cope , according to the SME Health Tracker published by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants .
In earlier research on 21 May , 11 % of accountants reported that clients had discussed thoughts of taking their own lives .
Before the shutdown in September 2019 , Layla did what successive governments have created tax arrangements to encourage - branching out on her own and setting up her own business as a limited company .
`` I left a highly paid full-time employed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and nurses in aesthetics and botox , to pursue my dream and open my own training academy .
I starting doing well in February and moved into profit , '' Layla told the BBC .
`` I had paid myself £500 since September in wages as everything I earned I put back into my business . ''
But she had to suspend her business when the lockdown happened .
`` I had £20,000 of courses booked for March that I 've had to refund .
I 've had others that I ca n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there.
`` Like an estimated 710,000 other owner-managers of small businesses , Layla was excluded from financial support in a deliberate decision by the government .
She is not eligible for the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme because , after taking an accountant 's advice , she had set up a limited company , paying herself a basic salary of £500 per month and any further income in the form of dividends paid to her by the Limited Company .
Neither the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme ( the `` furlough scheme '' ) nor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her . '
I 'm not sure the company will survive' Her business occupied shared office space - so it was the owner of the building , rather than her firm , that was on the business rates register and therefore received the grants meant to help companies hit by the lockdown .
Neither could she receive payment holidays because her landlord was commercial not residential .
`` I was rejected for the Bounce Back Loan so I 'm now on universal credit at £408.99 per month .
It 's impossible to pay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put most of the last 10 weeks on credit cards which are now almost maxed out and I have sold some business and personal belongings including my car and my engagement ring , '' Layla told the BBC .
`` I 've been told there 's a possibility of going back in July .
However , I 'm not sure the company will survive till then and the credit I have borrowed is personal credit ... therefore if the company goes bust I 'm still thousands in debt for something that is n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` I 'm not saying corona is anyone 's fault .
But I feel really bitter than I 've been told I ca n't work - yet no one will support me .
Even if I manage to survive until July it will be a long time before I can clear the vast debts I have accumulated . ''
Layla told me her mental health disorder had been diagnosed in 2010 but she had recovered and was `` really doing well '' .
But in recent weeks she has had to have crisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` People do n't understand ; it 's so frustrating .
For people on furlough , it 's almost like everyone 's had a three months holiday .
No-one will listen .
`` I 've emailed [ the Chancellor ] Rishi Sunak seven or eight times .
I do n't even get an automated reply .
I emailed the council - no-one 's got back to me . ''
Mr Sunak excluded company owners paying themselves in dividends from support during shutdown .
The Treasury said the reason was that it could n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to owner-managers such as Layla , and dividends paid to investors .
However , the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants disputes this , saying accountants could certify that dividends were being paid in lieu of salary and this could be verified by accountants and cross-checked with real-time information submitted by accountants to HMRC .
Owner-managers can furlough themselves for the PAYE portion of their salaries , but for many paying themselves the typical minimum of £500 per month this would be little more than benefits .
It would also make it illegal for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their business .
Many small business owners have furloughed employees but have little or no income for themselves .
Layla turned for support to the online campaign group ExcludedUK , a non-profit organisation whose mission is to campaign for three million UK taxpayers excluded from the government support schemes .
Rachel Flower , speaking on behalf of ExcludedUK , said : `` There are a lot of women and men within our group who have been broken by what 's happened .
`` They ca n't understand why they 've been told they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doing the same job have been fully supported - just because they were set up as a limited company .
`` Most of them say ' I just thought I was self-employed and did what I was told to do ' .
And after being told that no-one would be forgotten and everyone would be helped it 's a real kick in the teeth . ''
The BBC has contacted the Treasury for a comment .
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Her business occupied shared office space - so it was the owner of the building, rather than her firm, that was on the business rates register and therefore received the grants meant to help companies hit by the lockdown. Neither could she receive payment holidays because her landlord was commercial not residential.


bbcuk--2020-06-03--Coronavirus: Welsh towns 'vulnerable' to virus impact

An economic downturn from coronavirus will fall `` most heavily '' on valleys towns and coastal communities in north Wales , according to a research group .
The Centre for Towns says places already exposed to economic `` shocks '' and poor living standards are the most vulnerable to the effects of Covid-19 .
Ten Welsh towns are in the top 20 most economically fragile , with Tredegar and Kinmel Bay in the top three .
The Welsh Government said it was spending £2bn to protect jobs .
The Centre for Towns looked at a wide range of factors including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which have been shut down , the proportion of older residents , and social and economic well-being before the pandemic .
It also looked at whether the area has suffered from industrial change in the last 30 years .
`` I think that the impact of Covid-19 will fall most heavily on those places that are already exposed to economic shocks , '' said Ian Warren , founder of the research unit .
At the top is Mablethorpe , Lincolnshire - other towns on the eastern side of England which are furthest away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' old industrial heartlands feature heavily in the list of the most vulnerable .
Tredegar comes out as the second most vulnerable town in Wales or England , with the proportion of retired people being one of the biggest factors .
The town thrived when the coal and steel industries were strong .
There are still businesses like M & J Europe , which employs 28 engineers with an average salary of £50,000 .
Director Mike Garland said : `` I 've seen Tredegar from the days when it was a very , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Tredegar works from the National Coal Board when everyone was employed , to a time when , I 'm afraid , everyone was allowed to be unemployed , claim invalidity for whatever reason - the cheapest way of making sure we were not on the unemployment scale .
`` We have now got a situation where we can fetch those people back into the fold .
There is work .
We can have work , but we need support . ''
His company started with customers in the steel industry but it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and pharmaceuticals .
Before coronavirus , Mr Garland planned to take on 30 people .
He still hopes he can do this later in the summer .
`` What I am trying all the time to tell everyone [ in government ] is we need manufacturing .
Without manufacturing we are just going to be a second-rate country . ''
Chris Morgan and his family run Morgan 's Cafe in the town centre .
It is currently only offering take-away meals three days a week but can usually sit 45 people at a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is lifted restaurants , cafes and pubs will not be able to serve the number of customers they need to pay the overheads .
`` As optimistic as we try to be , and we try to think we can come back from this , the reality is , if the money is not coming through the door you ca n't keep your business open , '' he said .
`` Landlords want their money , they are not being greedy , they have still got to live themselves . ''
• Deprivation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ measure up ?
• More than a quarter of UK workers now furloughed Mandy Moore , a local councillor , remains optimistic as the town had been attracting private sector investment in new shops and pubs .
But she also acknowledges its vulnerability .
`` The low wages are down to people who ca n't access the proper jobs .
If they do have jobs , they have got to travel to them .
It is very , very rare to get a bus after 6 o'clock , or before 7 or 8 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go to work ? ''
Ms Moore said : `` It 's a bit like a forgotten town .
This town is very resilient , we have been through a lot in the last 30 years .
We always seem to come back from it , but it 's getting harder and harder every time .
We do need more investment . ''
Mr Warren said the towns were suffering anyway and now have had much of their work shut down by the pandemic .
He believes ageing populations had been the biggest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ age in Cardiff and average in valleys towns 20 miles away `` one of the greatest in the world '' .
`` If you have n't got those 25 to 50-year-olds , you should n't expect the high street to do well or the council to be able to get the council taxes they need . ''
The Welsh Government said : `` We have committed around £2bn to protect jobs and are doing everything we can to support businesses through this extremely difficult period .
`` The UK government has also introduced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but we are calling on it to go further and provide the additional financial support firms and communities need . ''

"The low wages are down to people who can't access the proper jobs. If they do have jobs, they have got to travel to them. It is very, very rare to get a bus after 6 o'clock, or before 7 or 8 in the morning. How can people go to work?"


bbcuk--2020-06-03--George Floyd death: How many black people die in police custody in England and Wales?

The death of a black man in police custody in Minneapolis has led to a wave of protests in the United States and beyond .
In the UK , thousands marched in London , Cardiff and Manchester following the killing of George Floyd , chanting `` black lives matter '' .
Some have raised the issue of policing and race here , saying that black people are disproportionately likely to die in police custody .
What do the figures show ?
Over the past 10 years , 163 people have died in or following police custody in England and Wales @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Police Conduct ( IOPC ) - the body responsible for police complaints .
Death in custody is the term for anybody who dies while in the custody of the state - this could include while being detained by a police officer or while being held as a prisoner in a police station .
Of the deaths in the last 10 years : • 10 were from other minority ethnic groups .
When you compare these figures to how much of the population these groups make up ( as measured by the 2011 census @ @ @ @ @ @ @ twice as likely to die in police custody .
The 2011 census - the most accurate source - showed that 3 % of the English population were black ( though this proportion may have grown since then ) .
Black people accounted for 8 % of deaths in custody .
That is n't the only way of looking at the figures .
There is a different picture if you look at what proportion of people arrested end up dying in police custody .
Of those arrested , 79 % were white and 85 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were white .
Meanwhile , 9 % of people arrested were black ( which is disproportionally high ) and 8 % of those who died in custody were black .
So , over the last 10 years , a white individual who has been arrested was about 25 % more likely to die in custody than a black individual who had been arrested .
• Why the US protests resonate in the UK • Trump threatens to send in army to end unrest An independent review of deaths in police custody between 1989/1990 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disproportionate number of people from BAME communities ( and those with mental health concerns ) have died following the use of force '' .
It said that between 1990 and 2009 , 16 % of those who died after the use of force were black - more than twice the proportion arrested .
But between 2009-10 and 2017-18 , there was no ethnic breakdown on the use of force in custody-related deaths .
Over the past two years there has been .
The figures show that of 39 custody-related deaths : • 17 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officers • 11 of these deaths were of white people • 6 were of black people - nearly a third of the total The IOPC says , of custody-related deaths overall , it does not `` necessarily mean that the use of force contributed to the death '' .
It says mental health or drug and alcohol problems are factors .
In 2018-19 , almost two-thirds of the custody-related deaths were directly linked to intoxication .
Across both sides of the Atlantic , the same pain , anger and desire for justice has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Floyd , an unarmed black man killed in broad daylight after a white police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly 9 minutes , circulated on the internet .
But the institutional structures that hold both countries together are not identical and many people will again be reflecting on the UK 's own uncomfortable history .
Rashan Charles , Sean Rigg , Roger Sylvester , Joy Gardner and Cynthia Jarrett are just a few names of people who died after coming into contact with police .
In 2017 , the Angiolini review of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were needed for investigations into deaths as well as greater care for vulnerable individuals across all ethnic groups .
However , this was particularly true in relation to race and mental health issues .
`` The stereotyping of young black men as 'dangerous , violent and volatile ' is a longstanding trope that is ingrained in the mind of many in our society .
People with mental health needs also face the stereotype of the mentally ill as 'mad , bad and dangerous ' , '' says the review .
Inquest , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths , said that because of this black people with mental health problems faced `` double discrimination '' by the police .
It also suggested that investigations needed to explore whether discrimination played a factor in the deaths of black and minority ethnic ( BAME ) individuals more often .
The Angiolini report says that deaths in custody are part of a broader issue for minority groups .
`` Deaths of people from BAME communities , in particular young black men , resonate with the black community 's experience of systemic racism , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Lammy Review , conducted by Labour MP David Lammy , of the treatment of minority groups in the criminal justice system said many in those communities found the system was `` stacked against them '' .
It came almost 20 years after the review of the murder of black schoolboy Stephen Lawrence , which concluded that the Metropolitan Police was `` institutionally racist '' .
This inquiry led to the overhaul of the police disciplinary system , enhanced powers to inspect police forces and an internationally ground-breaking law that forced all public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Both reports highlight the disproportionate number of minorities - and in particular black people - at every level of the criminal justice system .
The most recent statistics from the Home Office and Ministry of Justice show : • In 2018-19 , black people were more than nine times as likely to be stopped and searched by police as white people .
• They were over three times as likely to be arrested as white people .
• They were more than five times as likely to have force used against them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A quarter of the prison population comes from BAME backgrounds , despite representing just 14 % of the population .
In young offenders institutions , this increases to 50 % .
Mr Lammy said at the time that while people from minority ethnic backgrounds were starting to break through many barriers , such as education , employment and representation , the `` justice system bucks the trend '' .
`` Those who are charged , tried and punished are still disproportionately likely to come from minority communities . ''
At the time , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sober analysis of discrepancies in how people of different backgrounds experience the criminal justice system . ''
In response , the Government committed to publishing more data on race and ethnicity , including on the working of the courts , victims and offender management .
It also established the Race and Ethnicity Board , which would monitor the implementation of recommendations made by the board .
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The IOPC says, of custody-related deaths overall, it does not "necessarily mean that the use of force contributed to the death". It says mental health or drug and alcohol problems are factors. In 2018-19, almost two-thirds of the custody-related deaths were directly linked to intoxication.


bbcuk--2020-06-04--Madeleine McCann case in pictures

Madeleine McCann case in pictures

Police are appealing for the public 's help in solving the Madeleine McCann case , after a 43-year-old German man was revealed to be the new suspect .
Here is a look back at the search for Madeleine , who disappeared from a holiday apartment in Portugal in May 2007 .
Three-year-old Madeleine McCann , from Rothley , Leicestershire , went missing on 3 May 2007 while on holiday with her family in the Algarve , Portugal .
This photo was taken the day she disappeared The following morning photos were put up in shop windows in the town of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was staying The story has became a major focus for the world 's media since 2007 - here camera crews are gathered out the resort , six days after Madeleine disappeared One of the photographs issued by Madeleine 's family showed her in an Everton football club shirt .
Here Everton fans hold a banner calling for her safe return during a Premiership match against Chelsea in May 2007 In 2009 , the Find Madeleine Campaign , set up by the family , released an image of how Madeleine might look aged six

Here is a look back at the search for Madeleine, who has been missing for nearly 15 years after she disappeared from a holiday apartment in Portugal in May 2007.


bbcuk--2020-06-04--The Papers: New suspect in Madeleine case 'biggest break yet'

The instantly recognisable face of missing three-year-old Madeleine McCann appears on most of the front pages .
The Daily Mail dedicates 11 pages to the announcement that a German man has been identified as the prime suspect in her disappearance - describing it as `` the biggest breakthrough '' in the 13-year investigation .
`` Have they found the man who took Maddie ? ''
asks its headline .
Inside , it prints images of what it describes as the `` ramshackle farm building '' where the man lived , which it says was on a path running to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ family .
The paper says he has been at the centre of a three-year investigation involving British , German and Portuguese police who have been trying to `` unravel '' his movements .
The Daily Express prints images of what it calls the man 's `` tatty camper van '' , alongside a description of him as a `` convicted child sex attacker '' who is believed to have burgled hotel complexes and holiday apartments .
The government 's quarantine plans for new arrivals into the UK continue to come under scrutiny .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` hit out '' at the policy .
One tells the paper the move `` makes no sense '' as it will have a `` negligible impact on public health '' .
Another says people arriving in the UK are more likely to be infected by immigration officers at the airport than the other way round .
In its editorial , the Financial Times says the policy represents another example of Britain being `` out of step '' with its partners around the world , who are beginning to reopen their borders .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's financial and professional services sectors could cause serious disruption to the economic recovery and urges the government to establish `` air bridges '' to countries with low infection rates .
Sign up for a morning briefing direct to your inbox In his column in the Daily Telegraph , Allister Heath warns that mishandling the pandemic could lead to the government 's undoing .
He urges Boris Johnson to make a televised address to the nation , accepting that `` bad mistakes have been made '' and announcing sweeping changes including high-profile sackings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Mr Johnson , he writes , must be `` bolder and more radical '' to prevent economic confidence in his government collapsing , advising him to borrow to invest , ditch the fiscal rules , slash stamp duty and resist tax rises .
The Sun makes similar calls .
It says Mr Johnson must ignore demands from ex-chancellors for a new era of austerity .
`` Lower taxes are the route to a rapid bounce back , '' says the paper .
The Guardian says it has obtained figures showing that in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no schools reopened to more pupils this week .
The paper says data from 11 of the largest local authorities in the region - which has the highest Covid-19 infection rate in the UK - shows just 12 % of schools admitted additional pupils .
It reports that a poll of members of the biggest teaching union - the NEU - suggests that across England , 44 % of schools remained closed to most children .
The Daily Mirror reports on a possible cure for baldness .
It says scientists in the US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grown hair on a mouse , using human stem cells .
The paper hails the research as `` a breakthrough '' which it says could lead to `` an unlimited supply of locks for millions who are follicly challenged . ''
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In its editorial, the Financial Times says the policy represents another example of Britain being "out of step" with its partners around the world, who are beginning to reopen their borders.


bbcuk--2020-06-04--Harlesden shooting: Child among four hurt

A young child was among four people hurt in a shooting in north London , police have said .
Shots @ @ @ @ @ , Harlesden , at about 21:45 BST , Scotland Yard said .
The child and @ @ @ @ @ hospital with gunshot injuries , the Metropolitan Police confirmed .
Both are in a critical @ @ @ @ @ and a woman sustained non life-threatening injuries , the force said .
No arrests have @ @ @ @ @ appealed for witnesses to come forward .
A Section 60 order was in place for @ @ @ @ @ 07:00 , and a dispersal zone has been authorised for the Harlesden area , the @ @ @ @ @ continue to examine the scene and there will be additional police patrols in the area @ @

"I know that people will be shocked and horrified that a little boy should be the victim of a gunman and I need the community to show their support for him and his family, by telling police what they know."


bbcuk--2020-06-04--Troubles pension: Sinn Féin denies claim it is holding up payments

Sinn Féin has rejected a government accusation that it is holding up the implementation of pension payments for people injured during the Troubles .
The scheme was due to open on 29 May .
NI Secretary Brandon Lewis said it was `` pretty shameful '' of Sinn Féin to try to re-open the definition of a victim and described the current situation as `` dreadful '' .
Sinn Féin has argued the criteria for the scheme is flawed and discriminates against former prisoners .
The party has refused to nominate a Stormont department to run the scheme and said the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It said that , under current eligibility rules , anyone who has served a prison sentence of two and a half years or more would not be entitled to a Troubles pension payment .
`` It is the British government who have brought in these regulations , without consultation , to be discriminatory , and all they are interested in is to protect one section of victims , '' said Sinn Féin 's Gerry Kelly .
So money is only part of the problem .
The troubles pension delay is as much to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about who pays .
Sinn Féin was already angry the scheme will not use the 2006 definition of a victim , thereby excluding those injured by their own hand .
However , it is claiming it has become wider than that .
According to several sources , the Northern Ireland Office has produced draft guidelines , shared with parties , on the scheme 's operation .
Sinn Féin says , in its view , anyone with a conviction of more than two-and-a-half years will be ineligible .
Whether this would be legally enforceable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a significant barrier to Sinn Féin permitting the Executive Office to designate a department to run the scheme .
As a party source puts it : `` There is no point nominating a department if there is n't a level playing field . ''
And without a designated department , the scheme and payments are held-up , no matter the argument over who funds it .
Speaking on the BBC 's Good Morning Ulster programme , Mr Kelly said his party also had concerns about funding arrangements for the scheme , the cost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at least £100m over the first three years .
Sinn Féin has argued that it should be funded centrally from Westminster rather than coming out of Stormont 's budget .
The secretary of state has refused to commit to providing extra resources to fund the scheme , pointing out that more than £100m has already been set aside for legacy matters .
Brandon Lewis added that victims should not have to go through a potential costly and painful court process to receive payments to which they are entitled .
What is the Troubles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ payment scheme which will provide financial support to thousands of people who were seriously injured during more than 30 years of violence in Northern Ireland , known as the Troubles .
The Troubles claimed more than 3,500 lives but another 40,000 people are estimated to have been injured and campaigners led a long-running campaign for financial redress from the state .
The current pension scheme drawn up in 2019 by the UK government , when the Stormont assembly was not functioning .
Its aim is provide pension-like payments to victims of the Troubles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their lives , with payments ranging from £2,000 to £10,000 .
• Victims are eligible to apply if they were injured in an incident at any point between 1 January 1966 and 12 April 2010 , the date that responsibility for policing and justice was devolved to Stormont • It will be open to those injured anywhere in the UK - no matter where they are from - and to those who normally reside in the UK but were injured anywhere in the world as a result of the Troubles • The pensions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ date when they were first agreed , in principle , by the Stormont parties under the Fresh Start Agreement • There will also be provisions to extend payments to those who care for Troubles ' victims for more than 35 hours a week • In the event of a Troubles victim 's death , there will be provisions to make a payment to their loved ones A judge-led board will decide who qualifies for the scheme , with the government insisting it would only apply to people who were injured `` through no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was criticised by campaigners who argued it is an attempt to circumvent the definition of a victim contained in the 2006 Victims and Survivors Order .
That definition identified a victim or survivor as someone who has been `` physically or psychologically injured as a result of or in consequence of a conflict-related incident '' but it made no reference to an individual 's culpability .
The board will have the power to exclude applicants with unspent convictions .

She explained: "There is a requirement that anyone who has been sentenced - not served but sentenced - to more than two and half years in prison, go before a judge-led panel which will make a decision on whether it's appropriate for them to get this payment or not."


bbcuk--2020-06-04--Coronavirus: Welsh NHS was 'within days' of running out of PPE

The Welsh NHS came `` within days '' of running out of personal protective equipment ( PPE ) during the coronavirus outbreak , the health minister has said .
Vaughan Gething said Wales was now in `` a much better '' position with `` months rather than days '' of supplies .
But he said issues still remained over the provision of eye protectors .
Mr Gething told a Senedd committee that during March and April Welsh Government concerns about PPE were his `` biggest anxiety '' .
Giving evidence to the health committee , he said that the Welsh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supply lines and buy equipment in `` large amount '' .
The minister said that Welsh businesses , who had played a part in making some essential equipment , would continue to manufacture fluid repellent gowns .
However he warned `` we 're still going to be in a position where we 're buying lots of this [ PPE ] from other parts of the world '' .
`` And that in itself creates an element of uncertainty that if we did see a further upswing in coronavirus , there might again be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' he said .
`` It 's possible that our supply chains could become stressed . ''
On Monday , the deputy minister in charge of PPE supplies said stocks for nurses and doctors were `` stable but fragile '' .
Lee Waters said there was `` enough for the next three months '' , but warned against taking `` our eye off the ball '' .

"And that in itself creates an element of uncertainty that if we did see a further upswing in coronavirus, there might again be even more competition in that market," he said.


bbcuk--2020-06-05--Coronavirus: Widen rules on where face coverings must be used, say UK doctors

Doctors have urged the government to make face coverings compulsory in all places where social distancing is not possible , not just on public transport .
All passengers on public transport in England must wear a covering from 15 June , the government said on Thursday .
But the British Medical Association , the doctors ' union , said masks `` should not be restricted '' to transport .
It also said the risk from coronavirus would be `` much less '' if the rule started now , not later in the month .
Face coverings - which can be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , trams , trains , coaches , aircraft and ferries .
Passengers will not be allowed to travel without one , and if they do not wear one they could be fined .
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• The correct way to wear a face covering People in Scotland and Northern Ireland are currently recommended to wear coverings in places where social distancing is more difficult .
The Welsh government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ choice .
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the new measure comes as passenger numbers are expected to increase when lockdown measures are eased further .
From 15 June in England , secondary schools and colleges will open to some students , while shops can reopen if they put social distancing rules in place .
The BMA recommended that people consider wearing masks in places where they can not socially distance back in April .
Speaking after the government made them compulsory , BMA council chair Dr Chaand Nagpaul said : `` These important @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transport but to all areas where social distancing is not always possible - the risk will be much less if the public adopts this now - not mid-June . ''
Dr Nagpaul also said the government should ensure the public are supplied with face coverings , as well as providing advice on how to wear them correctly .
A further 1,806 cases were confirmed in the UK on Thursday .
The number of people who have died with the virus rose by 176 , taking the total number of deaths to 39,904 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sturgeon said her government was considering whether to make it mandatory to wear face coverings in some situations .
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At the daily briefing on Thursday , Mr Shapps that people in England should wear the kind of face covering that could be made at home , to keep surgical masks for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cover the mouth and nose and can be as simple as a scarf or bandanna tied snugly behind the head .
Transport operators will be able to issue penalty fines for those who do not follow the rules , in a similar way to people who travel without a ticket .
Officers from the British Transport Police will help to enforce the measures .
Mr Shapps also stressed that social distancing and regular hand washing were still the most important measures to prevent the disease spreading .
Very young children , disabled people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exempt from the face covering rule , he said .
The World Health Organization ( WHO ) currently says only two groups of people should wear protective masks , those who are sick and showing symptoms , or those caring for people suspected to have virus .
The WHO does not usually recommend them for the public because they can be contaminated by other people 's coughs and sneezes or when putting them on or off , or they might offer a false sense of security .
But that does n't mean they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ general public - it is just that the scientific evidence is weak .
Research on face coverings has been described as `` slim '' by many authorities , and for health professionals there 's always been the fear of a rush to snap up medical-grade masks .
But studies in laboratories have shown not only how far droplets can be spread by coughs but also how various kinds of materials can dramatically reduce how many of those droplets do get through .
For the US government , the deciding factor was the risk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who do not realise they are carrying it .
For others , it 's been a sense of altruism : A homemade mask will not do a great job of protecting you but may reduce the chances of you infecting others .
And if enough people follow that advice , the risks of the infection spreading are brought down .
There have been passionate disagreements over this within the world of science .
And even advocates would agree that the public wearing masks will not defeat the virus on its own ; but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as we come out of lockdown .
Unions had been pushing for compulsory face coverings after dozens of transport workers died after contracting Covid-19 .
Mick Whelan , general secretary of the train drivers ' union Aslef , said it was a `` sensible step '' .
However , Mick Cash , of the Rail , Maritime and Transport union , said the new rules were `` long overdue '' .
`` We fear this announcement is being driven not by safety concerns but by the premature easing of the lockdown which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on transport increasingly impossible , '' he said .
Shadow transport secretary Jim McMahon said it was `` another example of the government being slow to act '' , after Labour backed London Mayor Sadiq Khan 's call for face masks two months ago .
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The WHO does not usually recommend masks for the public because they can be contaminated by other people's coughs and sneezes, or when putting them on or taking them off - and they might offer a false sense of security.