bbcuk--2020-05-30--Will England play this summer? And what next for women's cricket?

In February , 90,000 people crammed into the Melbourne Cricket Ground to watch the Women 's T20 World Cup final .
This summer was about building on that success .
The hopes in England were that The Hundred would take the game to a new audience , alongside a £20m investment to fund 40 new professional contracts .
That money - described as `` unprecedented '' at the time - was part of a huge £50m funding plan aiming to close the gap between England and Australia , at international and domestic level .
England had a full international summer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 50-over World Cup in February 2021 .
But the coronavirus pandemic has prevented any cricket until at least July .
So what happens now ?
What cricket will we see this summer ?
And what next for the women 's game ?
England were due to host India from 25 June to 9 July , with South Africa arriving in September .
The series against India - consisting of four one-day internationals and two Twenty20s - has been postponed , but the England and Wales Cricket Board ( ECB ) is in talks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in India ( BCCI ) to hold it later in the summer .
As it stands , the South Africa series from 1-16 September is still going ahead , although it could be held without fans .
England women 's managing director Clare Connor has floated the idea of a tri-series also featuring India .
In the men 's game , the Test players returned to training this month , while the women will resume on 22 June .
There would need to be about 250 players , staff and employees - the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behind-closed-doors game to take place , but Connor says she would understand if , for one summer , the men 's game took precedence .
Finances aside , England women need to play .
They have not stepped on the field since February and are set to begin the defence of their World Cup title in nine months .
If there is no cricket at all this summer yet other countries manage to play , England could be heading into a global tournament undercooked and underprepared .
What about The Hundred ?
Whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to The Hundred , the competition was important for women 's cricket .
Not only would it have given the women 's game a higher profile - some matches would have been on free-to-air TV and would have featured younger players competing alongside established international cricketers - but the winning side would have received equal prize money to the men , from a pool of £600,000 .
As it is , everything must wait until next summer .
With the contracts - worth £15,000 for the highest-paid stars - cancelled , many players @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in for the year .
While the men had been drafted to teams , the women 's selection was done differently , and there were still some contracts to be filled .
Talks are ongoing with the Professional Cricketers ' Association about financial remuneration for those who have lost contracts .
• What postponing The Hundred means for players and counties Will there be any domestic cricket this year ?
If all goes to plan , then yes .
A 50-over competition , based around eight new regional hubs , is set to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hubs have replaced the previous county system , cutting the number of teams from 34 .
The Kia Super League ( KSL ) was a success but made way for The Hundred , and the concern was there was a fall-off in the standard of cricket played below that .
In theory , the new competition , with fewer teams and a higher concentration of the best players , should make matches more competitive .
But there are concerns about ensuring the £50m investment finds its way throughout all the levels of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
The ECB still intends to introduce the new full-time professional contracts , which would have created a bigger pool of financially secure players .
It would have strengthened the domestic scene and , crucially , stopped players from walking away from the game because of money concerns .
They have awarded 24 regional retainers , understood to be worth £1,000 per month , to tide players over until the 40 contracts are awarded .
These will be allocated by the hubs on 1 June .
Left-arm spinner Alex Hartley , who lost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she `` might be stacking toilet roll in Tesco '' by the end of the summer if there was no cricket .
`` I do n't think it 's too difficult to believe that some girls will get into careers and having families , or even have a summer off and think ' I did n't miss cricket all that much ' , '' Yorkshire leg-spinner Katie Levick told BBC Sport .
`` I would n't be surprised if girls had to take a full-time job and step away from cricket . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
At international level , the World Cup is still scheduled for February in New Zealand .
There was momentum with women 's cricket following the T20 World Cup final , and ex-England captain Charlotte Edwards says she worries that could be lost with The Hundred 's postponement .
The regional retainers from the ECB is a positive move .
There were worries among players about the lack of communication after The Hundred was cancelled , but the retainers show the governing body is aware of the dangers of losing women from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ England 's World Cup win in 2017 , but if no international cricket is played - or there is but it is not visible to a wider audience - that could have a knock-on effect at grassroots level .
Connor told BBC Sport that this period would be looked back on as a `` test of leadership in sport '' .
`` We are as serious now as we were when we built the plans two years ago , '' she said .

England are the current 50-over world champion
In February, 90,000 people crammed into the Melbourne Cricket Ground to watch the Women's T20 World Cup final. This summer was about building on that success.
The hopes in England were that The Hundred would take the game to a new audience, alongside a £20m investment to fund 40 new professional contracts.
That money - described as "unprecedented" at the time - was part of a huge £50m funding plan aiming to close the gap between England and Australia, at international and domestic level.
England had a full international summer planned before they set about defending the 50-over World Cup in February 2021.
But the coronavirus pandemic has prevented any cricket until at least July.
So what happens now? What cricket will we see this summer? And what next for the women's game?
Will England play this summer?
England were due to host India from 25 June to 9 July, with South Africa arriving in September.
The series against India - consisting of four one-day internationals and two Twenty20s - has been postponed, but the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is in talks with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to hold it later in the summer.
As it stands, the South Africa series from 1-16 September is still going ahead, although it could be held without fans. England women's managing director Clare Connor has floated the idea of a tri-series also featuring India.
In the men's game, the Test players returned to training this month, while the women will resume on 22 June.
There would need to be about 250 players, staff and employees - the same as the men - for a behind-closed-doors game to take place, but Connor says she would understand if, for one summer, the men's game took precedence.
Finances aside, England women need to play. They have not stepped on the field since February and are set to begin the defence of their World Cup title in nine months. If there is no cricket at all this summer yet other countries manage to play, England could be heading into a global tournament undercooked and underprepared.
What about The Hundred?
Whether you love, hate or are indifferent to The Hundred, the competition was important for women's cricket.
Not only would it have given the women's game a higher profile - some matches would have been on free-to-air TV and would have featured younger players competing alongside established international cricketers - but the winning side would have received equal prize money to the men, from a pool of £600,000.
As it is, everything must wait until next summer.
With the contracts - worth £15,000 for the highest-paid stars - cancelled, many players will be without money they had factored in for the year.
While the men had been drafted to teams, the women's selection was done differently, and there were still some contracts to be filled.
Talks are ongoing with the Professional Cricketers' Association about financial remuneration for those who have lost contracts.
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Will there be any domestic cricket this year?
If all goes to plan, then yes.
A 50-over competition, based around eight new regional hubs, is set to take place in September. The regional hubs have replaced the previous county system, cutting the number of teams from 34.
The Kia Super League (KSL) was a success but made way for The Hundred, and the concern was there was a fall-off in the standard of cricket played below that.
In theory, the new competition, with fewer teams and a higher concentration of the best players, should make matches more competitive.
But there are concerns about ensuring the £50m investment finds its way throughout all the levels of the game.
What are the financial implications?
The ECB still intends to introduce the new full-time professional contracts, which would have created a bigger pool of financially secure players. It would have strengthened the domestic scene and, crucially, stopped players from walking away from the game because of money concerns.
They have awarded 24 regional retainers, understood to be worth £1,000 per month, to tide players over until the 40 contracts are awarded. These will be allocated by the hubs on 1 June.
Left-arm spinner Alex Hartley, who lost her England contract in 2019, said she "might be stacking toilet roll in Tesco" by the end of the summer if there was no cricket.
"I don't think it's too difficult to believe that some girls will get into careers and having families, or even have a summer off and think 'I didn't miss cricket all that much'," Yorkshire leg-spinner Katie Levick told BBC Sport.
"I wouldn't be surprised if girls had to take a full-time job and step away from cricket."
What next for the women's game?
At international level, the World Cup is still scheduled for February in New Zealand.
There was momentum with women's cricket following the T20 World Cup final, and ex-England captain Charlotte Edwards says she worries that could be lost with The Hundred's postponement.
The regional retainers from the ECB is a positive move. There were worries among players about the lack of communication after The Hundred was cancelled, but the retainers show the governing body is aware of the dangers of losing women from the game.
Participation has increased steadily since England's World Cup win in 2017, but if no international cricket is played - or there is but it is not visible to a wider audience - that could have a knock-on effect at grassroots level.
Connor told BBC Sport that this period would be looked back on as a "test of leadership in sport".
"We are as serious now as we were when we built the plans two years ago," she said.


bbcuk--2020-05-30--Dominic Cummings: Fact-checking the row

Dominic Cummings: Fact-checking the row

Durham Police have investigated Dominic Cummings ' relocation of his family to Durham during lockdown .
They found that when he subsequently drove to Barnard Castle to check his eyesight `` there might have been a minor breach '' of the law .
Mr Cummings has maintained he behaved reasonably and legally throughout the episode .
1 .
Why did Dominic Cummings drive his family 25 miles to Barnard Castle ?
Mr Cummings drove his family to Durham to stay at his father 's farm on the evening of 27 March , after his wife fell ill and suspecting that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ next day he developed coronavirus symptoms and was self-isolating .
By 12 April Mr Cummings was cleared to return to work and wanted to travel back to London .
He decided to go for a drive first to see whether he could drive safely .
`` My wife was very worried particularly given my eyesight seemed to have been affected by the disease .
She did not want to risk a nearly 300-mile drive with our child given how ill I had been . ''
He explained that after parking on the outskirts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sick and the family walked `` about 10-15m '' and sat by the riverbank for about 15 minutes .
Durham Police have now investigated and said that if an officer had stopped Mr Cummings on the way to or from the town he would have been told to return to his father 's property .
If he had agreed no further action would have been taken .
The police view is that it might have been a minor breach of the regulations because Mr Cummings maintained social distancing - ie stayed more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Adam King , a senior criminal barrister at QEB Hollis Whiteman , `` the use of the word 'might ' makes clear that it 's not the police 's ultimate decision whether to determine reasonable excuse , that 's for the courts . ''
`` However , if the police 's view was that it was a reasonable excuse you would expect them to say that , as they do in relation to the drive to Durham , '' he says .
Many people have questioned whether it was dangerous to test his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ child in the car and said it was a breach of the Highway Code and motoring laws .
Others have pointed out that it took place on his wife 's birthday .
Cabinet Minister Michael Gove earlier defended the trip by saying it was `` consistent with the guidelines '' .
He also referred to a reason that Mr Cummings did not during his press conference .
`` It was part of the National Police Chiefs Council ( NPCC ) guidance that you could drive at that time in order to take exercise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But the NPCC guidance referred to by Mr Gove - which was publicised in mid-April - says `` driving for a prolonged period with only brief exercise '' was not likely to be reasonable .
2 .
Was the initial relocation to Durham a breach of the guidelines if not the law ?
When Mr Cummings originally took his family to Durham to stay at a cottage on the family farm , the police view was that the law was n't broken .
`` Durham Constabulary does not consider that by locating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Cummings committed an offence contrary to regulation 6 of the Health Protection ( Coronavirus , Restrictions ) ( England ) Regulations 2020 . ''
The lockdown has been underpinned by both the law and various sets of government guidelines .
The police only deal with the law .
That says : `` During the emergency period , no person may leave the place where they are living without reasonable excuse . ''
The law gives examples of reasonable excuses such as obtaining necessities , exercise , medical need and travelling to work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which means there can be reasonable excuses that are not on it .
There are lockdown `` rules '' that are in the guidelines but not in the law .
When Mr Cummings drove his family to Durham he suspected his wife had coronavirus and the whole family should have been remaining in their home and self-isolating , according to the guidelines .
But he said he feared both him and his wife becoming incapacitated and unable to look after their four-year-old .
He has cited a section in the advice that says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all these measures will be possible if you are living with children , but keep following this guidance to the best of your ability . ''
• Boris Johnson urges UK to 'move on ' from Cummings row 3 .
Should Mr Cummings have driven to a hospital to pick up his wife and child while he was sick with Covid-19 symptoms ?
On 2 April , Mr Cummings ' son was taken to hospital in an ambulance after he `` threw up and had a bad fever '' .
The next day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back to normal '' and Mr Cummings said he drove to the hospital to pick up his family as `` there were no taxis '' .
The night before Mr Cummings was so ill he `` could barely stand up '' , he said , and his wife 's Spectator piece described how he had a high fever and muscle spasms in his legs for 10 days .
As he had coronavirus symptoms like fever , Mr Cummings was supposed to be isolating .
On this car journey , Mr Cummings said he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with any strangers .
But were other forms of transport available ?
There were taxi firms who were taking patients home from hospital in Durham at that point .
However , the government guidance told self-isolating people : `` Do not use public transport or taxis . ''
But in March and April , the North East Ambulance Service ( NEAS ) policy was to offer transport for patients leaving hospital with suspected Covid-19 but without a confirmed test result .
Mr Cummings confirmed that his son was tested upon leaving the hospital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ result until `` a few days later '' .
So an ambulance could have taken them home .
A spokesperson for Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust , which runs nine hospitals and two accident and emergency units in the area , told the BBC they `` could arrange ambulance transport via North East Ambulance Service '' in early April .
4 .
Did Dominic Cummings return to work on 27 March while suspecting his wife might have coronavirus ?
Mr Cummings was seen running out of 10 Downing Street on 27 March @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in an article for the Spectator magazine about having the virus , wrote : `` My husband did rush home to look after me . ''
In his press conference in the Downing Street rose garden , Mr Cummings said his wife was feeling a bit better after a couple of hours .
`` There were many critical things at work and she urged me to return in the afternoon and I did . ''
Public Health England ( PHE ) guidance , published on 12 March , stated that along with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who remain well must stay at home and not leave the house for 14 days '' .
Mr Cummings returned home again in the evening and spoke with his wife .
`` She was ill. She might have Covid although she did not have a cough or a fever . ''
5 .
Why did Dominic Cummings say he had written about the threat of coronaviruses last year ?
In his prepared statement at the recent press conference Mr Cummings said : `` For years I have warned of the dangers of pandemics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possible threat from coronaviruses and the urgent need for planning . ''
Journalists quickly found a blog by the adviser from last year that mentioned SARS a single time .
But it was soon established by a bit of internet sleuthing that the blog had been edited to contain this coronavirus reference on the evening of 14 April this year , the day Mr Cummings returned to work from Durham .
When originally published it had contained just a link to another article .
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Dominic Cummings: Fact-checking the row Published 30 May 2020
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Durham Police have investigated Dominic Cummings' relocation of his family to Durham during lockdown. They found that when he subsequently drove to Barnard Castle to check his eyesight "there might have been a minor breach" of the law.
Mr Cummings has maintained he behaved reasonably and legally throughout the episode.
1. Why did Dominic Cummings drive his family 25 miles to Barnard Castle?
Mr Cummings drove his family to Durham to stay at his father's farm on the evening of 27 March, after his wife fell ill and suspecting that he might soon fall ill. The next day he developed coronavirus symptoms and was self-isolating.
By 12 April Mr Cummings was cleared to return to work and wanted to travel back to London. He decided to go for a drive first to see whether he could drive safely.
"My wife was very worried particularly given my eyesight seemed to have been affected by the disease. She did not want to risk a nearly 300-mile drive with our child given how ill I had been."
He explained that after parking on the outskirts of Barnard Castle town, he felt sick and the family walked "about 10-15m" and sat by the riverbank for about 15 minutes.
Image source, Reuters Image caption, Barnard Castle is set on a high rock above the River Tees
Durham Police have now investigated and said that if an officer had stopped Mr Cummings on the way to or from the town he would have been told to return to his father's property. If he had agreed no further action would have been taken.
The police view is that it might have been a minor breach of the regulations because Mr Cummings maintained social distancing - ie stayed more than 2m away from anyone.
According to Adam King, a senior criminal barrister at QEB Hollis Whiteman, "the use of the word 'might' makes clear that it's not the police's ultimate decision whether to determine reasonable excuse, that's for the courts."
"However, if the police's view was that it was a reasonable excuse you would expect them to say that, as they do in relation to the drive to Durham," he says.
Many people have questioned whether it was dangerous to test his ability to drive with his wife and child in the car and said it was a breach of the Highway Code and motoring laws. Others have pointed out that it took place on his wife's birthday.
Cabinet Minister Michael Gove earlier defended the trip by saying it was "consistent with the guidelines". He also referred to a reason that Mr Cummings did not during his press conference.
"It was part of the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) guidance that you could drive at that time in order to take exercise as well," Mr Gove said.
But the NPCC guidance referred to by Mr Gove - which was publicised in mid-April - says "driving for a prolonged period with only brief exercise" was not likely to be reasonable.
2. Was the initial relocation to Durham a breach of the guidelines if not the law?
When Mr Cummings originally took his family to Durham to stay at a cottage on the family farm, the police view was that the law wasn't broken.
"Durham Constabulary does not consider that by locating himself at his father's premises, Mr Cummings committed an offence contrary to regulation 6 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020."
The lockdown has been underpinned by both the law and various sets of government guidelines. The police only deal with the law.
That says: "During the emergency period, no person may leave the place where they are living without reasonable excuse." The law gives examples of reasonable excuses such as obtaining necessities, exercise, medical need and travelling to work. But the list is not exhaustive which means there can be reasonable excuses that are not on it.
There are lockdown "rules" that are in the guidelines but not in the law.
When Mr Cummings drove his family to Durham he suspected his wife had coronavirus and the whole family should have been remaining in their home and self-isolating, according to the guidelines.
But he said he feared both him and his wife becoming incapacitated and unable to look after their four-year-old. He has cited a section in the advice that says: "We are aware that not all these measures will be possible if you are living with children, but keep following this guidance to the best of your ability."
3. Should Mr Cummings have driven to a hospital to pick up his wife and child while he was sick with Covid-19 symptoms?
On 2 April, Mr Cummings' son was taken to hospital in an ambulance after he "threw up and had a bad fever".
The next day his son "had recovered and seemed back to normal" and Mr Cummings said he drove to the hospital to pick up his family as "there were no taxis".
The night before Mr Cummings was so ill he "could barely stand up", he said, and his wife's Spectator piece described how he had a high fever and muscle spasms in his legs for 10 days.
As he had coronavirus symptoms like fever, Mr Cummings was supposed to be isolating. On this car journey, Mr Cummings said he did not get out or have contact with any strangers.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Dominic Cummings' full statement on lockdown row
But were other forms of transport available?
There were taxi firms who were taking patients home from hospital in Durham at that point. However, the government guidance told self-isolating people: "Do not use public transport or taxis."
But in March and April, the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) policy was to offer transport for patients leaving hospital with suspected Covid-19 but without a confirmed test result.
Mr Cummings confirmed that his son was tested upon leaving the hospital, but did not receive his negative result until "a few days later". So an ambulance could have taken them home.
A spokesperson for Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, which runs nine hospitals and two accident and emergency units in the area, told the BBC they "could arrange ambulance transport via North East Ambulance Service" in early April.
4. Did Dominic Cummings return to work on 27 March while suspecting his wife might have coronavirus?
Mr Cummings was seen running out of 10 Downing Street on 27 March. His wife, Mary Wakefield, in an article for the Spectator magazine about having the virus, wrote: "My husband did rush home to look after me."
In his press conference in the Downing Street rose garden, Mr Cummings said his wife was feeling a bit better after a couple of hours. "There were many critical things at work and she urged me to return in the afternoon and I did."
Public Health England (PHE) guidance, published on 12 March, stated that along with the infected individual "all other household members who remain well must stay at home and not leave the house for 14 days".
Mr Cummings returned home again in the evening and spoke with his wife.
"She was ill. She might have Covid although she did not have a cough or a fever."
5. Why did Dominic Cummings say he had written about the threat of coronaviruses last year?
In his prepared statement at the recent press conference Mr Cummings said: "For years I have warned of the dangers of pandemics. Last year I wrote about the possible threat from coronaviruses and the urgent need for planning."
Journalists quickly found a blog by the adviser from last year that mentioned SARS a single time. But it was soon established by a bit of internet sleuthing that the blog had been edited to contain this coronavirus reference on the evening of 14 April this year, the day Mr Cummings returned to work from Durham. When originally published it had contained just a link to another article.
Mr Cummings has not revealed why he made the edit when he did.


bbcuk--2020-05-29--Teepee built at East Bergholt school to allow social distancing

A primary school in Suffolk has had a teepee built in its playing field for pupils to learn while maintaining @ @ @ @ @ was constructed by staff at an events company whose children attend East Bergholt school .
@ @ @ @ @ for outdoor lessons and lunch breaks .
New government guidelines have set out ways for @ @ @ @ @ children back from next month .
Headteacher Gill Mitchell told BBC Look East 's Debbie @ @ @ @ @ `` supervised to wash their hands '' before entering any new or redesigned classrooms .

A primary school in Suffolk has had a teepee built in its playing field for pupils to learn while maintaining social distance.
The structure was constructed by staff at an events company whose children attend East Bergholt school. It will likely be used for outdoor lessons and lunch breaks.
New government guidelines have set out ways for schools across England to allow children back from next month.
Headteacher Gill Mitchell told BBC Look East's Debbie Tubby that children would be "supervised to wash their hands" before entering any new or redesigned classrooms.


bbcuk--2020-05-30--Coronavirus: The self-isolation choir with worldwide members

We ’ ve all missed being with friends , families and colleagues over the last few weeks , but the @ @ @ @ @ UK who belong to choirs have missed the experience of singing together .
This weekend @ @ @ @ @ online for a singalong of Handel ’ s Messiah , which lasts hours .

We’ve all missed being with friends, families and colleagues over the last few weeks, but the two million people in the UK who belong to choirs have missed the experience of singing together.
This weekend thousands of them will gather online for a singalong of Handel’s Messiah, which lasts hours.


bbcuk--2020-05-30--Coronavirus: 'Rules are for the benefit of all and apply to all'

Following a question from the Observer 's Toby Helm , asking if people in authority should set an example and @ @ @ @ @ the Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam said `` the rules are clear ... @ @ @ @ @ apply to all . ''
The question was in relation to the row over top @ @ @ @ @ decision to travel to County Durham during lockdown .

Following a question from the Observer's Toby Helm, asking if people in authority should set an example and follow the lockdown rules, the Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam said "the rules are clear... and in my opinion they apply to all."
The question was in relation to the row over top government adviser Dominic Cummings' decision to travel to County Durham during lockdown.


bbcuk--2020-05-30--Coronavirus: 'Don't tear the pants out of it' warns scientist on lockdown easing

The Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam has urged the public to be sensible and follow the guidance as @ @ @ @ @ Responding to a question by BBC 's political correspondent Chris Mason about the easing of @ @ @ @ @ Follow the guidance , do n't tear the pants out of it , and do @ @ @ @ @ guidance actually says '' .
Read more : Risk in UK lockdown easing too soon @ @ @

The Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam has urged the public to be sensible and follow the guidance as lockdown eases in England.
Responding to a question by BBC's political correspondent Chris Mason about the easing of lockdown he said:
"Follow the guidance, don't tear the pants out of it, and don't go further than the guidance actually says".
Read more: Risk in UK lockdown easing too soon, warn scientists


bbcuk--2020-05-30--The Papers: Testing 'disgrace' and public's 'broken trust'

`` You could n't make it up , '' is the headline on the Mail on Sunday 's front page @ @ @ @ @ a witness who alerted police to Mr Cummings ' movements allegedly broke lockdown rules himself @ @ @ @ @ denies that he broke restrictions , saying he complied with the relevant rules at the @ @ @ @ @ drove to pick up his student daughter from Berkshire earlier this month .
The paper @ @ @ @ @ , who said he saw Mr Cummings in Durham on 19 April , doctored the @ @ @ @ @ by runners to record routes and times .
Mr Matthews said he saw Mr Cummings @ @ @ @ @ certain when .
The paper also reports that the PM has told Mr Cummings he @ @ @ @ @ chance '' .

The Mail on Sunday claims that a man who said he saw Mr Cummings in Durham on 19 April, doctored the details on an app used by runners to record routes and times. The Mail reports Mr Matthews said he did see Mr Cummings, but cannot be certain when.


bbcuk--2020-05-30--Exeter Quay businesses 'will close if lockdown rules broken'

Takeaway businesses on Exeter Quay have said they will be forced to close if people continue to ignore social distancing .
It is claimed at peak times up to 300 people were gathered in the area socialising and there was some anti-social behaviour .
One pub has closed its takeaway service and others said they would follow suit if things did not change .
Exeter City Council has been approached for comment .
On Facebook on Friday , The Prospect Inn said `` we are done '' after `` abuse , harassment , urination and public nudity '' .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ until it is safe to reopen to keep our customers , Quay residents and our family safe '' .
On The Waterfront , a local bar and pizzeria , said on Facebook it would have `` no shame '' in shutting its doors if things got out of hand .
Manager Kelly Hacker said she estimated at busy times there could be up to 300 people congregating and there had been `` a lot of disrespectful behaviour '' .
She added : `` The solution is trying to encourage everyone to be kind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' A cafe owner on the Quay , who did not want to be named , also told the BBC he had been selling takeaway coffee and `` the last couple of weeks ... have seen it get a bit nutty '' .
`` I am torn between saving all these idiots that are out there not socially distancing and then thinking that I need to survive , '' he said .
It comes as Devon and Cornwall Police said they fined nearly 1,000 people for breaking lockdown rules between 1 April and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to check amenities at their destination before setting out .
It also encouraged people to `` take personal responsibility for their actions , which remains key with the easing of lockdown restrictions '' .
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A cafe owner on the Quay, who did not want to be named, also told the BBC he had been selling takeaway coffee and "the last couple of weeks... have seen it get a bit nutty".


bbcuk--2020-05-30--Coronavirus: Reassurance over tracer scam potential

The risk of scams is being factored into the work of the new coronavirus testing and tracing system .
Health Secretary Jeane Freeman said people were `` alert to the risks '' and revealed tracers would not ask for personal data such as medical history .
Tracers will mostly text or call people who test positive with coronavirus and ask who they have had contact with .
Any of those contacts deemed at risk of infection will be told to isolate for 14 days , even if they are not sick .
• How will Scotland 's testing and tracing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trace scheme to get underway • My new skill as a contact tracer The Scottish government said the tracers would always introduce themselves , state the reason for their call and would always identify the person they had contacted by name .
The only information people will be asked for is the their movements and who they have been in close proximity to .
Tracers will not ask for personal information or attempt to sell anything to those they contact .
Once contacted , people will be expected to self-isolate for 14 days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the person they have been in touch with who has tested positive for Covid-19 if that person agrees to have their details revealed .
How will test and protect work ?
Ms Freeman said : `` Contact tracers will be supported by software which builds on a tried and trusted platform and will allow us to securely carry out this work on a much larger scale than has been necessary until now .
`` It will also focus on supporting public health teams to identify outbreaks and reducing transmission in high-risk groups and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to collect and record information .
`` We understand that people are alert to the risks of potential phone scams and Public Health Scotland is undertaking work to reassure people when they are contacted . ''
Meanwhile , Nicola Sturgeon is being urged to get non-urgent health services up-and-running again .
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie said : `` We can not ignore the plight of people suffering under the lockdown . ''
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Once contacted, people will be expected to self-isolate for 14 days, and they will only be told the person they have been in touch with who has tested positive for Covid-19 if that person agrees to have their details revealed.


bbcuk--2020-05-30--Coronavirus: How do we protect care homes as lockdown eases?

Deaths in care homes this spring were almost double what they were last year , the care regulator has said .
Care Inspectorate Wales said more than 620 of them were linked to coronavirus .
The number of deaths has now fallen back to levels similar to 2018 and 2019 .
But with new Covid-19 cases still being reported daily , more outbreaks are `` inevitable '' , said Sanjiv Joshi , director of the Caron Group , which has 14 homes in south Wales .
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• Testing extended to all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Care homes 'celebrate everything we can ' during crisis Most of the group 's homes avoided the virus , but in one he said it `` spread like wildfire '' .
`` Eventually I think we had 12 or 13 Covid-related deaths and other deaths as well , '' he said .
The question now is how to avoid another catastrophe , especially as the rest of society prepares for the easing of lockdown .
Early on , some care homes struggled to buy protective equipment ( PPE ) .
But now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Welsh Government says 40 million pieces of free equipment have been distributed .
The testing regime has evolved too .
Two weeks ago , it was announced that all care home staff and residents would be swabbed .
But did it come too late ?
Older People 's Commissioner Helena Herklots , worries it should have happened sooner because of the risk that people were passing on the virus even if they themselves did not have symptoms .
`` We do know about asymptomatic transfer now - and we knew a few weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And I am concerned there was then a delay between knowing about asymptomatic transfer of cases and the policy changing . ''
At Claremont Court Care Home in Newport , testers from Public Health Wales ( PHW ) , helped by the Army , spent two hours swabbing everyone this month .
It showed the home was Covid-free , despite some residents being ill early in the outbreak .
But Covid-19 `` is n't going away '' the manager , Mary Mowat , said .
`` We know that staff are feeling secure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confident but we are only one moment away from somebody bringing it into the home . ''
Testing in care homes has risen sharply in recent weeks , according to latest figures from PHW .
More than 5,100 care workers in Wales were tested in the most recent week , while the number of residents tested had also more than doubled on the previous total .
By 24 May , more than 7,300 care home residents and more than 9,000 home staff had been tested .
Only 13 % of the tests of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have proved positive .
One of the biggest fears for care homes was the threat of the disease arriving from hospitals .
Some homes have told BBC Wales News they felt under pressure in March to take patients leaving hospitals .
Ms Herklots said she had heard the same complaints .
In April , the policy changed so that all patients leaving hospital had to test negative before returning to a care home .
But implementing that could require further changes .
Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan councils , for example , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people can stay after they leave hospital .
They say it will provide a `` safe place for vulnerable people who are required to quarantine following a period in hospital , and can not do this safely in their usual residence '' .
People will stay there for 14 days and would need a second negative test before leaving .
But some say care homes will need more help to comply with guidance on isolating residents who are confirmed or suspected to have coronavirus .
Justin Otto-Jones , who runs Parkside House Residential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fantastic effort of staff '' for keeping the virus at bay .
But if it strikes , there should be a step-up site - somewhere sick residents can go to separate them from the rest of the home , he said .
`` We are particularly concerned about the challenges presented by the possible need to isolate residents who are mobile and suffering from severe dementia and in order to safeguard them , all other residents and staff we feel strongly that there should be an outside facility in place for use in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do this in a care home . ''
The Welsh Government said it had tried to support social care providers from the start , but Mr Joshi said there still was not enough consultation .
For example , he says they have not received guidance on what to do if their staff are told to isolate through the new track or trace system .
He also said some homes experienced delays in obtaining their share of £40m in emergency funding pledged by the Welsh Government .
Ministers are expected to announce more funding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the management of asymptomatic care home staff , who care for people with Covid-19 , was being finalised .
`` We are continuing to learn more about coronavirus with every passing week , '' a government spokesman said .
`` Throughout the pandemic , we have been clear about the importance of being guided by the latest scientific and medical advice .
`` As soon as the scientific advice changed to say there was a benefit to widespread testing in care homes , we took swift action . ''
But in future @ @ @ @ @ @ @ science alone , said Ms Herklots .
She wants to hear from care home residents and their staff `` because we have n't heard enough from them I think over the last two months '' .
Many homes , including Claremont House , locked their doors early to protect vulnerable residents .
Restrictions on daily life are slowly being lifted outside , but care homes have no idea when they will be able to get back to normal , says Ms Mowat .
`` I do n't know that we will be fully @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rest of the year , to be honest . ''

"We are particularly concerned about the challenges presented by the possible need to isolate residents who are mobile and suffering from severe dementia and in order to safeguard them, all other residents and staff we feel strongly that there should be an outside facility in place for use in cases where it is not practicable to do this in a care home."


bbcuk--2020-05-30--Hull boy Max Clark who lost leg in crash thankful for support

A nine-year-old dancer who lost his leg after being hit by a motorbike has thanked hospital staff for helping put a smile on his face .
Max Clark had his lower leg amputated after the crash in Rosmead Park , Hull .
The youngster thanked staff on Hull Royal Infirmary 's acorn ward and those who have donated to a fundraiser , which has topped £12,000 .
Jerome Cawkwell , 24 , of Cambridge Grove , Hull , has been charged in connection with the incident .
He has been charged with five vehicle offences including causing serious injury by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Max said he was `` feeling good but not normal '' because of what had happened but was looking forward to getting his `` robot leg '' .
In a Facebook post , his father Patrick Clark said he wanted to say a `` huge thank you to many people and teams '' who had treated Max in hospital .
He also thanked a woman who was passing by at the time and rushed to give first aid .
He said medical staff had told him that had had a `` large impact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Clark added that the family had been overwhelmed by money raised in the fundraiser , set up by Max 's dance teacher Joanna Grant who described him as an `` amazing gymnast and dancer '' .
Among those to have fundraised is rugby player Reece Lyne , from Hull , who has sold off his old team shirts .
The Wakefield Trinity player said : `` He 's been really brave and it really touched a nerve because it happened a minute away from where my old school used to be on a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
`` It 's a credit to himself and his family to handle that at such a young age .
He 's really inspirational . ''
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The Wakefield Trinity player said: "He's been really brave and it really touched a nerve because it happened a minute away from where my old school used to be on a field where I used to hang around."


bbcuk--2020-05-31--Coronavirus: Raab defends relaxation of lockdown rules

The foreign secretary has defended the government easing of lockdown measures in England from Monday , despite the country 's Covid-19 alert system indicating high levels of transmission .
Dominic Raab said England is `` transitioning '' from level four , when there should be enforced social distancing measures , to level three , when they can start to be relaxed .
He said the approach is `` cautious '' .
Some scientists advising ministers have voiced concerns about easing the rules .
Mr Raab told the BBC 's Andrew Marr Show that the government had `` taken evidence from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tests it said were needed to relax restrictions .
`` Because we have made that progress , steadily , slowly , surely , week in , week out , we can very gradually , very carefully , take the steps that we are taking tomorrow , '' he said .
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• Some people shielding to be allowed outdoors • Drop plan to reopen primaries to all , minister told He did not specify when England would move to level three , saying this would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The government would be able to implement `` targeted '' measures in areas that saw an `` uptick '' in cases , he added .
Prof Peter Openshaw , who is part of a body that advises the government on respiratory viruses , told the programme that ministers must proceed with `` great , great care '' .
Asked whether the government is proceeding too quickly , he said there is `` a pretty unanimous message now that we need to take this slowly and go step by step '' .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ each step before we move to the next one , '' he said .
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Some scientific advisers to the government have said the decision to ease measures is premature , describing it as a `` political decision '' and stressing that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` fully working '' first .
Estimates by the Office for National Statistics suggest there are currently 8,000 new confirmed cases of coronavirus per day in England alone .
From Monday , schools will reopen and up to six people can meet in England .
Vulnerable people in England and Wales who have been asked to stay home since lockdown began will also be able to go outdoors again .
School governors have asked ministers to drop plans for all primary pupils in England to return before the summer holidays , saying the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actually it would n't be safe '' .

The R value - the number of people each infected person passes the virus on to, on average - is currently between 0.7 and 0.9 in the UK. If it goes above 1.0 the number of cases will increase exponentially, but if it stays below then the disease will eventually peter out.


bbcuk--2020-05-31--Coronavirus: Some people shielding allowed outdoors from Monday

Vulnerable people in England and Wales who have been asked to stay home since the coronavirus lockdown began will be able to go outdoors again from Monday .
The change means people will be able to go out with members of their household .
Those living alone can meet with someone from another household while maintaining social distancing .
Support for shielders , such as food and medicine deliveries , will continue .
Shielding advice in Northern Ireland and Scotland has not yet changed .
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In England , those shielding will be advised that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with their household or to meet one other person at a two-metre distance .
In Wales , outdoor exercise for people shielding will be unlimited .
Those shielding should not go out to work , to shop or visit friends in their homes .
Around 2.5 million UK people were asked to stay at home as lockdown began , because they were identified as being at particularly high risk of needing hospital treatment for coronavirus symptoms .
Most were notified by their GP .
The list of people who should be shielding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patients undergoing chemotherapy , pregnant women with heart disease and people with severe respiratory conditions such as cystic fibrosis and severe asthma .
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Not all elderly people were asked to shield .
Some were later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no longer met the requirements .
One of the scientists advising the government , Professor Peter Openshaw , told the BBC 's Andrew Marr Show that we are learning more about the virus : `` I think we 're going to be able to fine-tune the advice now and actually reassure some people we feared might be susceptible , that in fact they 're not as vulnerable as we thought . ''
Shielding has become 'more challenging' Lynne Loomes , a primary school teacher from Gloucestershire , is one of those who has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with an autoimmune disease last year .
She told BBC Breakfast that the easing of lockdown measures has made shielding more challenging - especially since she has had to tell her children they can not go out for socially-distanced meet ups with friends .
`` I 'm having to say 'no , you ca n't , because that increases the risk for me ' , '' she said .
`` In terms of day-to-day we 've tried to get up as normal .
We 've tried to keep the routine as if we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added .
`` But it has actually got harder as some of the rules have eased , because we know that it does n't really change for us as a family . ''
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that `` thousands of lives '' had been saved by those who had shielded themselves .
Some scientists have expressed concerns about England 's easing of lockdown rules while infection rates remain at around 8,000 per day according the Office for National Statistics .
`` Many of us would prefer to see the incidence down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' said Professor John Edmunds , from the London School of Tropical Hygiene and Medicine and one of the government 's top advisors .
`` Covid-19 spreading too fast to lift lockdown in England , '' tweeted Jeremy Farrar , director of the Wellcome Trust .
England 's Deputy Chief Medical Officer Prof Jonathan Van-Tam said the consensus among scientists was that the new measures were not expected to push the rate of infection above the key R value of 1.0 .
However , he urged the public to be `` sensible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wanted to give people '' , saying the UK is `` at a dangerous moment '' and the easing of lockdown `` has to go slowly '' .
Reacting to the change , Phil Anderson from the MS Society said thousands of the more than 130,000 people with MS in the UK had been feeling `` forgotten '' after months of shielding .
He said they were concerned the news had come `` out of the blue '' and extremely vulnerable people would want to hear `` a lot more about the scientific @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them '' .
He also called for better mental health support for everyone who needs it .
• Labour MP Rosie Duffield has resigned as a Labour whip and apologised , after she met her married partner in April for a walk while they were living separately , before meetings between people from different households were allowed .
Ms Duffield said in a statement that she and her partner had been trying to `` navigate a difficult personal situation as responsibly as possible '' and apologised for the breaches that occurred .
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chief scientific adviser , has defended how guidance is presented to ministers , following concerns lockdown was being eased too soon .
He wrote in the Sunday Telegraph : `` The evidence we present to ministers will always be based on a careful analysis of the science available at the time . ''
• A letter has been sent by 26 senior UK academics and health officials to Boris Johnson warning that public faith in the government has been `` badly damaged '' by Dominic Cummings ' trip to County Durham at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ post as the PM 's chief aide , Mr Cummings has further dented the public 's faith in the government , the letter says .
• The Mail on Sunday claims that former teacher Robin Lees , who alerted police to Mr Cummings ' movements , allegedly broke lockdown rules himself .
Mr Lees denies this , saying he complied with the relevant rules at the time , after he allegedly drove to pick up his student daughter from Berkshire .
The paper also claims that Tim Matthews , who said he saw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , changed the details on an app which records runners ' routes and times to make it seem like he had seen Mr Cummings in Durham after he had returned to London .
The paper says Mr Matthews said he changed it back later on and he had seen Mr Cummings while out running , but he can not be sure when .
• Research indicates nearly two-thirds of care homes in Britain have not had any of their staff tested for coronavirus .
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One of the scientists advising the government, Professor Peter Openshaw, told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show that we are learning more about the virus: "I think we're going to be able to fine-tune the advice now and actually reassure some people we feared might be susceptible, that in fact they're not as vulnerable as we thought."


bbcuk--2020-05-31--Coronavirus: Drop plan to reopen primaries to all pupils, ministers urged

School governors want ministers to drop plans for all primary pupils in England to return before the summer holidays .
The first wave of children is due back from Monday but the government wants all primary pupils in class for the last four weeks of term .
This ambition piles pressure on schools `` when actually it would n't be safe '' , said Emma Knights , chief executive of the National Governance Association .
Ministers say the return of all pupils will depend on updated safety advice .
Last week the schools minister Nick Gibb told MPs any decision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be led by the science , and no decision had as yet been made .
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Many schools have been open to the children of key workers and vulnerable children throughout the lockdown , with all the others attempting to follow the primary curriculum at home .
From Monday , the government wants all pupils in Reception , Year 1 and Year 6 to return to their classrooms , with no more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every class of 30 would have to be spread across two classrooms .
Under these rules , if all year groups went back , there would not be enough classrooms in the vast majority of primary schools .
Ms Knights has written to the education secretary , Gavin Williamson , `` asking him to review and to drop '' the expectation that all primary pupils should be back at school for the last four weeks of term .
`` Unless something dramatic changes very soon in terms of the government 's scientific and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be possible for primary schools to invite all pupils back for a whole month of education before the summer holidays , '' she told the BBC .
`` Indeed many of them wo n't be able to invite all pupils back at all before the summer holidays ... '' It is adding to uncertainty for parents , but also extra pressure on school leaders and governing boards who think that they need to try and do this when actually it would n't be safe . ''
Mr Williamson has not as yet responded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ head teacher at Eyres Monsell primary school in Leicestershire , told BBC Breakfast that her school would not reopen until the middle of June .
She said that even then , it will be closed one day a week to all pupils apart from the children of key workers for deep cleaning .
A one-way system will be put in place and any non-essential items that could potentially spread the virus , such as toys and soft furnishings , are being removed .
`` In our classrooms we ca n't even fit 15 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' she said .
`` In terms of the logistics , rearranging the entire school and having the available staff to come in and take all of those groups has been incredibly challenging - as well as the logistics of how are we going to do regular cleaning across the day . ''
She added : `` It is not just about the safety of minimising risks .
We know parents are scared , anxious , and our staff a worried , so we 're really trying to put in place measures that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Just over 2,350 governors shared their plans for the return of pupils with the BBC .
Many say , even with the limited numbers due to return in the first phase , they are already having to ask pupils to attend part-time , due to space constraints and the need for deep cleaning to keep the virus at bay .
Of the governors who answered a BBC snapshot questionnaire : • just under half ( 1,099 ) said their schools would be open to the first phase of pupils on Monday • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be later in the month About four in five said they were able to accept pupils from all the eligible year groups .
About a third of the schools are planning rota systems , for example with one half of pupils attending school for two days at the start of the week , and the other half for two days at the end , with a day for deep cleaning in between .
There are wide variations in the numbers of parents who have committed to sending their children to school from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everyone , and others just a handful .
Of the 2,350 governors asked whether it would be possible to have all pupils back for the last four weeks of term , 1,682 said this was unlikely or very unlikely .
`` It would be physically impossible to bring all pupils back with reduced class sizes - we do not have the extra classrooms or staff to accommodate them safely , '' one governor wrote .
`` It is going to be challenging enough to get Reception , Year 1 and Year 6 pupils @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the social distancing and also providing spaces for key worker and vulnerable children .
This will take up all the classroom space in the school and use up all of the staff who are available , '' wrote another .
However , another expressed frustration at being unable to welcome all children back to school immediately , saying parents `` need a break and the children are getting feral '' .
Overall , governors expressed concerns about the pressure placed on themselves and on headteachers by the pandemic .
`` I can only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has shone through and for everyone 's sake we hope the advice is right and that safe and effective learning returns for some and continued remote learning carries on for others , '' said Nick Horslen , chair of governors at Kings Wood Primary and Nursery School in High Wycombe .
`` The situation is a long way from ideal but the creativity and determination to help children is the constant priority . ''
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"In our classrooms we can't even fit 15 in and still observe social distancing," she said. "In terms of the logistics, rearranging the entire school and having the available staff to come in and take all of those groups has been incredibly challenging - as well as the logistics of how are we going to do regular cleaning across the day."


bbcuk--2020-05-31--Durdle Door: Coastguard warns over tombstoning after three hurt jumping 70ft

People have been warned against the dangers of tombstoning after three were seriously hurt jumping 70ft ( 21m ) from a cliff on Dorset 's Jurassic Coast .
The casualties were taken to hospital following the incident at Durdle Door at about 16:00 BST on Saturday .
Lulworth Coastguard Rescue Team said four people jumped from the arch into the sea at the famous beauty spot , egged on by crowds .
`` We could n't discourage it enough '' , the coastguard said .
People have been urged to stay away from Dorset 's beaches and roads around the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the council said .
One of the casualties had to be pulled from the sea bed .
Another jumped from the arch but managed to stagger back to friends before falling `` very unwell '' .
Both were airlifted to the major trauma centre in Southampton .
A third person had serious injuries to his body and was taken by ambulance to Dorset County Hospital , Dorchester .
The ages and gender of those involved has not been disclosed .
Lulworth Coastguard Rescue Team said : `` We understand that four individuals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) yesterday , encouraged by the crowds on the beach .
`` Upsetting scenes like we and many others witnessed yesterday illustrate how very dangerous tombstoning is . ''
On Sunday Dorset Council said it had closed the roads to Lulworth and Durdle Door on safety grounds .
The road to West Bexington in West Dorset had also been closed due to `` health and safety issues '' .
Dorset Council 's corporate director , Jonathan Mair , said : `` We would ask people to please think twice before visiting Dorset 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and maintaining social distancing is becoming difficult . ''
The area has seen large numbers of visitors during the recent hot weather after lockdown restrictions were eased .

Mr Weld added: "As for trying to prevent it over the years we have put up all sorts of fencing, notices... Most of the fencing gets ripped down, the notices get removed and it's virtually impossible to stop those who are determined to do it..."


bbcuk--2020-05-31--Coronavirus: Labour MP quits role after lockdown breach

A Labour MP has apologised and stood down from her frontbench role after admitting breaching lockdown rules .
Rosie Duffield met her partner in her Canterbury constituency for a five-hour walk when he was still living with his wife , the Mail on Sunday reported .
Guidance in place at the time in April banned people socialising with anyone from outside their own household .
The MP said she took responsibility for her actions and would quit her role as an opposition whip in the Commons .
The Mail on Sunday said Ms Duffield and her TV director boyfriend James @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a time when they were not living together and strict controls on people 's movements were in force to prevent the spread of the virus between households .
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The newspaper said Mr Routh had also visited the MP at a property she was renting in Canterbury .
While insisting the pair had observed the two-metre social distancing rule when they met , the MP said she accepted her actions constituted a breach of the guidance at the time .
`` My partner and I have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as responsibly as possible , '' she said .
`` I apologise that during that process , we breached the guidelines .
A relationship breakdown is difficult at the best of times , let alone during a pandemic .
`` I hope people can understand why I took the steps I did and know that I take responsibility for the breaches that occurred and for which I apologise . ''
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• THE R NUMBER : What it means and why it matters The newspaper said Mr Routh , who is understood to have worked on Ms Duffield 's 2017 election campaign , had since separated from his wife and was now living in the MP 's London flat .
It said Ms Duffield had checked before Mr Routh moved in with her to make sure the new living arrangements complied with the guidance , which she said made provision for the breakdown of marriages .
Ms Duffield became the first Labour MP @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she won the seat in 2017 .
She retained it with an increased majority last year .
Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds said Ms Duffield had rightly taken responsibility for her actions and relinquished her role as an opposition whip .
`` She was absolutely right to resign , '' she told the BBC 's Andrew Marr show .
`` Clearly she was n't right to have broken the rules , quite the opposite . ''
Citing the sacrifices that her constituents had made during the pandemic , Ms Dodds said it was `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to stick to the rules to keep us all safe . ''

The Mail on Sunday said Ms Duffield and her TV director boyfriend James Routh had gone on the walk at a time when they were not living together and strict controls on people's movements were in force to prevent the spread of the virus between households.


bbcuk--2020-05-31--Amazon UK website defaced with racist abuse

Amazon has blamed a `` bad actor '' for racist abuse that appeared on multiple listings on its UK website .
The abuse , now removed , appeared when users searched the online shop for Apple AirPods and similar products .
It was unclear how long the racist language remained on the site , but it sparked outrage on Twitter and the sharing of screenshots and video grabs .
`` We are removing the images in question and have taken action on the bad actor , '' Amazon told the BBC .
The company did not elaborate on the `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of how many products were defaced and how long the abuse was visible on the listings .
Nadine White , a journalist for the Huffington Post , tweeted that the abuse `` needs to be acknowledged , removed , explained , apologised for asap .
Being Black right now is hard enough ; we do n't need to be called the N- word while shopping online , to boot '' .
Another Twitter user said Amazon should have been able to remove the offending messages in minutes .
`` They 're still on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' he said during early hours of Sunday .
Amazon also allows third-party retailers to sell goods through its website , with the company making about half its retail revenues from this .
But the Amazon Marketplace platform has come under scrutiny .
There has been concern about counterfeit goods appearing in the listings , and during the coronavirus pandemic Amazon was criticised for not doing enough to stop sellers inflating prices .
In April , five Amazon e-commerce websites , including the UK , were added to the US trade regulator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ marketplaces known for counterfeiting and piracy concerns .
Amazon disagreed strongly with the move , saying in a statement that `` this purely political act is another example of the administration using the US government to advance a personal vendetta against Amazon '' .

Nadine White, a journalist for the Huffington Post, tweeted that the abuse "needs to be acknowledged, removed, explained, apologised for asap. Being Black right now is hard enough; we don't need to be called the N- word while shopping online, to boot".


bbcuk--2020-05-31--Actor Michael Angelis dies aged 76

Actor Michael Angelis dies aged 76

Actor Michael Angelis , known for his role in TV dramas such as Boys from the Blackstuff , and for narrating Thomas The Tank Engine , has died at the age of 76 .
He died suddenly while at home with his wife on Saturday , his agent said .
The Liverpool-born actor lent his voice to children 's favourite Thomas and Friends for 13 series after taking over from Beatle star Ringo Starr in 1991 .
He also appeared as Mickey Startup in Auf Wiedersehen , Pet .
He starred alongside Bernard Hill and Julie Walters in the Bafta-winning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which highlighted the hardships of unemployment .
Angelis also had roles in Minder , The Liver Birds , Z Cars and Good Cop .
He was married to Coronation Street actress Helen Worth , who plays Gail Platt , from 1991 to 2001 , and later married Jennifer Khalastchi .
Paying tribute to him on social media , comedian Matt Lucas described Angelis as `` one of the greatest TV actors I 've ever seen '' .
Lucas said : `` His work with ( screenwriter ) Alan Bleasdale was tremendous .
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bbcuk--2020-05-31--Coronavirus: 'Slow and steady' approach by Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon has said people 's quality of life is as important as restarting the economy in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic .
The first minister said she was trying to strike a balance between the two after more than nine weeks of lockdown .
Ms Sturgeon said Scotland would stay on a `` slow and steady '' route out of restrictions .
Scotland is in its third day of eased restrictions with people able to meet with friends and family outside .
• Scotland begins to ease out of lockdown • The sedate stroll out of lockdown Speaking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ show , the first minister said the Scottish government was committed to taking a cautious approach because it was clear coronavirus had not gone away .
She said : `` It 's important to get the economy going as soon as it is safe to do so but I also think it is important we recognise the things that matter most to people 's quality of life , and that is family , friendship and love .
`` These are all things people have had to sacrifice over the past couple of months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus `` could run out of control again '' there was a limit on the restrictions that could be lifted just now and it `` would be wrong '' to use all of that flexibility to just get the economy moving again .
She added that she wanted to avoid a situation where , `` people are being told they have to go back to work and they remain in lockdown for the rest of the time - that would not give very much quality of life to people '' .
Ms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear distinction between politicians making decisions and scientists advising .
The first minister reiterated that changes that mean vulnerable people in England who have been asked to remain at home ( shielding ) will be able to go outdoors again do not apply in Scotland .
Meanwhile , 80 organisations from across different sectors of Scottish life have written to Ms Sturgeon calling for a radical response to the coronavirus recovery .
Peter Kelly , director of Poverty Alliance , said : `` As we plan our economic recovery , we must build @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a more just taxation system , provide affordable and accessible public services , build a labour market that works for everyone , and ensure that everyone has an income that meets their needs . ''
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Ms Sturgeon said that because the virus "could run out of control again" there was a limit on the restrictions that could be lifted just now and it "would be wrong" to use all of that flexibility to just get the economy moving again.


bbcuk--2020-05-31--Man airlifted to hospital after fall from cliffs at Slains Castle

A man has been airlifted to hospital after falling from cliffs at Slains Castle , near Cruden Bay , Aberdeenshire @ @ @ @ @ , along with police , ambulance and the fire service attended the incident , at @ @ @ @ @ A lifeboat was launched to get closer to the cliffs , but the man was @ @ @ @ @ and the nature of his injuries .
He was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary .
@ @ @ @ @ mechanic at Peterhead lifeboat station , said : `` Peterhead Lifeboat has launched to two @ @ @ @ @ the last two weeks .
`` It is a beautiful walk but it can also @ @ @ @ @ would urge everyone to take extra care . ''

A lifeboat was launched to get closer to the cliffs, but the man was airlifted due to his location and the nature of his injuries.


bbcuk--2020-05-31--Coronavirus: Thousands report businesses defying lockdown rules

Enforcement officers in Cornwall have dealt with more than 2,000 complaints about businesses suspected of flouting lockdown rules .
Cornwall Council said it received 2,319 complaints between the end of March and 26 May .
Some were repeat complaints and 78 % related to holiday accommodation .
The council said most businesses were quick to comply when asked to stop trading , but 60 businesses only stopped after a written warning .
In addition officers had to issue three formal closure notices .
Over a thousand of the complaints referred to businesses later found either to be compliant with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brown , who has been checking on reports of holiday accommodation operating in Newquay , said they were treating everyone fairly .
She knocked on doors where visitors had been reported to be staying but found nobody home .
She called the owners of one property who later told her their son had been staying .
They were reminded of the rules banning stays at second homes and told they could face police action if it happened again .
The council said it had power to close businesses , including holiday accommodation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to leave second homes , which was enforced by police .
The local authority said it had referred 217 second homes to Devon and Cornwall Police .
It comes as the force said out of the 50 fines issued over the Bank Holiday weekend for breaches of Covid-19 regulations , 38 % related to overnight stays including second homes and campervans .
In Newquay , residents were split over the issue of visitors , with one man telling Ms Brown there were `` not enough down here '' and another saying people should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ms Brown also visited takeaway businesses in the town , checking they could cope .
She was pleased with the steps taken at the Jam Jar Cafe .
Jess Davis , who works there said visitors were a `` controversial subject '' .
`` We are not hostile to them at all , we just want it to be safe , '' she said .
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In Newquay, residents were split over the issue of visitors, with one man telling Ms Brown there were "not enough down here" and another saying people should "stay where they are".


bbcuk--2020-05-31--Watford embankment fire spreads to row of gardens

Some residents of a street have spent the night in emergency accommodation after a fire spread from a railway embankment behind their homes .
More than 60 firefighters tackled the blaze on Saturday , which broke out in bushes then spread to 12 gardens along Bradshaw Road , Watford .
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said no-one was hurt .
One home was gutted , with two more badly damaged .
A fire service spokeswoman said an investigation was under way .
She said it was not known how many of the terraced homes were evacuated , after the blaze @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She added it was believed the recent run of warmer weather had helped to accelerate the blaze .
`` The drier vegetation would have played a part in how quickly it spread , '' she said .
Police were also called to the scene and people were advised to avoid the area .
Watford Borough Councillor Asif Khan , who attended the scene , said : `` There is a railway embankment that caught light - then very , very quickly back garden fences , a couple of trees and from there one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They 're just so lucky there were n't any injuries or fatalities . ''

She said it was not known how many of the terraced homes were evacuated, after the blaze broke out just before 14:30 BST.


bbcuk--2020-05-31--Cambridge nature-lover records 573 species in 'ordinary' garden

A nature-lover has recorded 573 different species of insect , bird , plant and animal life in his `` ordinary-sized '' city garden during a three-year wildlife survey .
Paul Rule took part in a study set up in 2016 by the Cambridge Natural History Society to discover the extent of the city 's flora and fauna .
The society is currently analysing the survey results from 64 gardens .
Finds include previously unknown evidence of several badger setts within a mile of the city 's Market Square .
Mr Rule , 66 , whose garden is about 330 sq @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said : `` I was n't expecting to find so much in this quite ordinary-sized garden but I got carried away .
`` When I see anything I do n't know , I want to identify it . ''
During the period of the survey he recorded 548 species , but has added another 25 during lockdown .
The retired BT engineer has always been interested in wildlife , particularly `` anything with six or eight legs '' , and was able to record 412 insects , including 272 species of moths .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I used the internet and local experts - and I have a shelf full of wildlife reference books , '' he said .
`` I also had a plant survey done - and 87 plants were added the list , including 26 species of moss . ''
Mammal visitors include a fox , hedgehogs and bats , while all the common garden bird species such as blackbirds , wrens , robins and goldfinches have been counted .
The project , which hopes to raise public awareness of the diversity of wild animals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in December .
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The retired BT engineer has always been interested in wildlife, particularly "anything with six or eight legs", and was able to record 412 insects, including 272 species of moths.


bbcuk--2020-05-30--Coronavirus: Helping the bereaved with 'emotional PPE'

A few months ago , NHS England 's medical director , Stephen Powis , stated : `` If we can keep deaths below 20,000 , we will have done very well in this epidemic . ''
At the time of writing this article , the figure stands at more than 37,000 people .
As a palliative care doctor , I have treated a number of people with Covid-19 , some of whom have died , and I have also lost colleagues .
We have written and rewritten a huge amount of guidance and procedures , ranging from how best to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to how best to prepare people for the worst and help them discuss treatment options .
What makes this time so difficult is that many of the usual rules of societal norm and behaviour have been thrown out of the proverbial window , due to the high risk that transmission of this virus has created .
We have had many discussions in hospitals , community and hospice settings , about how compassion can be combined with strict visiting rules , for instance .
As caring health and social care professionals , it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coming in to support their seriously ill relatives .
People have pleaded to be with their dying partner , even offering to find their own personal protective equipment ( PPE ) and accepting the risk should they contract the virus .
Others have been understandably afraid of the very real transmission risks and have stayed away , with a broken heart .
The grief process can be complex enough in normal times , but we are guaranteed to see huge emotional fallout from this horrendous time in the coming months and years .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ways of communicating well and perhaps putting on not just physical PPE in our response to this pandemic , but also to look at ways of seeking `` emotional and cognitive protection '' .
Such preparation and responsiveness is under-prioritised at everyone 's peril , because preparing for difficult conversations and understanding grief and its stages can help , in order to support ourselves and those around us .
One of the early lessons we took from Italy , where the European part of the pandemic had hit very hard in advance of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ high number of patients who were dying alone in hospitals .
Family members and loved ones had to stay away , due to the clear risk of contracting coronavirus themselves and causing further spread .
Colleagues from Italy warned us to have video messaging software and computers ready , so that families and friends could at the very least be `` with someone '' remotely .
We did this and were ready , and many patients took heart from the fact that they could see their loved ones from a hospital bed , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ events like dinner , with family members who had set up the laptop in their home kitchen .
It is often not the complex stuff we crave when we are really ill , but the day-to-day basics .
Knowing what to say when you , as a supporting relative , are zoomed into a hospital room can seem daunting , but we have found that it is the presence that matters most , not the perfect phrase of what best to say to the seriously ill friend or relative .
Online versus the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ challenges .
How on earth do you behave in an online-streamed funeral and what should and should n't you say .
I 'd state that similar rules apply for online , as they do for the real-life events .
• How to grieve a loved one when you ca n't say goodbye • No wake , no funeral , just prayers in a cemetery • 'Only close family ' at funerals , churches say Many religious organisations have quickly adapted and most funeral homes can now give advice on not only physical but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some way to reassure people , but a recent survey suggested many are still afraid of saying the wrong thing .
In my experience , people 's grief is worsened by the absence of people 's offers of help , rather than by attempts to say the right or wrong thing .
So the fundamental thing is to show our readiness to provide a listening ear at any time , and that can be via video-messaging , in person or even by WhatsApp .
Know what your friend or relative will respond to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Less is not necessarily more when it comes to grief .
I see my recent forays into video consultations as an example to illustrate this : For me and my team , some of the previously held notions have been severely challenged : before Covid-19 , I would never have dreamed of communicating bad news , such as progression of cancer on a scan , or the death of a loved one , by telephone or video messaging .
But I have had to adapt .
And so have many of my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them .
I have shared the key lessons with students and postgraduate doctors .
But some of them are relevant to many aspects of life , where perhaps bad news may have to be shared via video-message .
Imagine you need to break the bad news that someone in your family has died .
Or perhaps you want to express your heartfelt condolences to someone via video .
How exactly do you get this right ?
Perhaps there is no perfect way , but there are some tips I can share .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , undisturbed room .
Consider warning those nearby that you are about to have a serious conversation .
Regarding the bad news , how much does the person suspect already ?
Have a plan for what to do next , before making the call , for instance if you can , you may wish to tell the person you are talking to that you will be in touch again tomorrow .
A good tip to maintain your `` emotional PPE '' , is to take breaks : If I 've had multiple difficult @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time I take a break in between , as I would with real-life conversations .
So should you , if you are conveying information of the death of a beloved family member to the wider family and/or community , one by one .
Perhaps someone you trust can help you do this , so that you are not the only one .
I 've also made the classic error of not taking a toilet break prior to such a difficult call , so do consider the length of time you may be .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ them to talk right now ?
People pick up their smartphone in all sorts of situations and you may have to state that you will call back when they have stopped their car .
Are they alone or is there anyone around who can potentially support later ?
I tend to give a warning shot of what may be coming : I nearly always preface that I have some difficult news .
I might say something like : `` I am sorry , but there is some news that is not good , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about this . ''
If someone asks me to stop there , I do so , and offer a further phone or video call later on .
They are not ready yet , but will probably feel a need to speak later .
They need time to prepare .
Tell the news : Give a summary of what you know .
I do this with compassion , but also go in without too much prelude ( apart from a warning shot ) or hesitation .
People want to know now , in my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make them wait , with too many platitudes .
I once heard a healthcare professional talk about how great the weather was , before giving the bad news .
What I often do is intersperse the news with occasional questions , checking what the person I am talking to already knows , or if they need a break , but then I try to align this with the newest information .
I often find that people have already suspected and thought about the different bad news scenarios .
`` Yes , doctor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all long . ''
Do n't use jargon , be as clear as you can be .
In closing these conversations , I try to bring people back into the now and the next few days .
What will you do now ?
Shall we make a plan together ?
Are there other people you need to tell ?
Who is there to support you ?
I often phone back sooner if there are n't many people to support .
I also try to ask the person to summarise a bit about what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ questions , but we can also sometimes state how hard this all is .
Sometimes , the white noise that breaks into our brains after a sentence like : `` Your cancer has spread '' or `` Malcolm has just died '' , is so intense , that nothing beyond that is heard or understood .
So I never assume that any other points I have tried to cover will be remembered , but a summary at the end can allow the person to come back with questions that are important to them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I often make a point of sharing my own sadness about this situation and it sometimes helps people to know how much we care , and that we are all human .
It can be a way to help people verbalise their own feelings , if they are perhaps less used to doing so .
`` Yes , this is all so strange and sad , and I wish we were not in this terrible situation '' , can open up an important discussion about regrets and fears .
These sorts of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grief .
Grief for a lost loved one , or the grief of realising that a cancer has spread and that time will be short .
On balance , we all appreciate the ability to have conversations , rather than none at all , so I suspect video and audio conversations are here to stay , even for condolence messages .
To get the best emotional and cognitive PPE , we need to understand ourselves and we need to understand grief itself , as hard as that may sound .

In closing these conversations, I try to bring people back into the now and the next few days. What will you do now? Shall we make a plan together? Are there other people you need to tell? Who is there to support you? I often phone back sooner if there aren't many people to support. I also try to ask the person to summarise a bit about what was talked about. It allows for questions, but we can also sometimes state how hard this all is.


bbcuk--2020-05-31--Coronavirus: Dominic Raab defends lockdown relaxation measures in England

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has defended the relaxation of some lockdown measures from 1 June , despite the government 's @ @ @ @ @ being at level three .
The five-level , colour-coded alert system helps the government decide @ @ @ @ @ should be , with a gradual relaxation of the rules at level three .
Mr @ @ @ @ @ Andrew Marr that currently `` we 're transitioning from level four to level three , @ @ @ @ @ four '' .

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has defended the relaxation of some lockdown measures from 1 June, despite the government's alert level not yet officially being at level three.
The five-level, colour-coded alert system helps the government decide how tough social distancing measures should be, with a gradual relaxation of the rules at level three.
Mr Raab told the BBC's Andrew Marr that currently "we're transitioning from level four to level three, so we remain at level four".


bbcuk--2020-05-31--Coronavirus: IVF pause like 'rug pulled beneath you'

A couple whose IVF treatment was delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic said struggling to start a family had been @ @ @ @ @ Hall fertility clinic in Cambridgeshire had to temporarily close , meaning about 500 patients had @ @ @ @ @ has now restarted .
Jenna and Shaun , from Hertford , tried for a baby @ @ @ @ @ were told they could not conceive naturally - and then they had their fertility treatment @ @ @ @ @ Having the rug pulled beneath you , it sucks .
It 's completely out of @ @ @ @ @ Jenna , adding it had been difficult to watch others fall pregnant .
`` It @ @ @ @ @ of feel jealous , '' she said .
Speaking of their renewed hopes of having @ @ @ @ @ : `` Bring it on . ''

A couple whose IVF treatment was delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic said struggling to start a family had been "heart-wrenching".
Bourn Hall fertility clinic in Cambridgeshire had to temporarily close, meaning about 500 patients had procedures postponed, but treatment has now restarted.
Jenna and Shaun, from Hertford, tried for a baby for three years before they were told they could not conceive naturally - and then they had their fertility treatment put on hold.
"Having the rug pulled beneath you, it sucks. It's completely out of your hands," said Jenna, adding it had been difficult to watch others fall pregnant.
"It's heart-wrenching and you kind of feel jealous," she said.
Speaking of their renewed hopes of having a baby, Jenna added: "Bring it on."


bbcuk--2020-05-31--ICYMI: Making waves and signature scents

Some of the stories from around the world that you may have missed this week .

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bbcuk--2020-05-31--The Papers: Testing 'disgrace' and public's 'broken trust'

`` You could n't make it up , '' is the headline on the Mail on Sunday 's front page .
The paper claims that a witness who alerted police to Mr Cummings ' movements allegedly broke lockdown rules himself .
Former teacher Robin Lees denies that he broke restrictions , saying he complied with the relevant rules at the time , after he allegedly drove to pick up his student daughter from Berkshire earlier this month .
The paper also claims that Tim Matthews , who said he saw Mr Cummings in Durham on 19 April , doctored the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to record routes and times .
The paper says Mr Matthews said he saw Mr Cummings , but can not be certain when .
The paper also reports that the PM has told Mr Cummings he is on his `` last chance '' .
Sunday 's papers are dominated by alleged failings in the UK 's test and trace policy , plus the impact Dominic Cummings ' lockdown trip to County Durham has had on public confidence in the government as restrictions ease .
Going through newly-released papers from the government 's scientific @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Telegraph reveals that the government abandoned routine testing and contact tracing in March because Public Health England was struggling to keep up with demand .
The paper also runs an article by the government 's chief scientific adviser , Sir Patrick Vallance , in a defence of the Prime Minister 's right to decide when and how the lockdown will end .
The paper says Sir Patrick 's intervention came as Boris Johnson was faced with a growing revolt from other scientists , who think he is easing restrictions too quickly .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scientists and public health experts , warning that public trust in the government 's coronavirus strategy has been `` shattered '' by the actions of Mr Cummings .
The letter - which was sent to No 10 on Friday - says the PM 's chief aide 's refusal to resign , and Mr Johnson 's refusal to sack him , `` could put lives at risk '' as the lockdown measures change this week , while expecting continued public compliance .
In what the paper describes as an `` extraordinary intervention '' , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effectiveness of the government 's test and trace system - leaving the experts `` very concerned '' for the safety of the public .
The Mail on Sunday says Mr Johnson has issued a `` stern rebuke '' to his chief adviser , and has warned him he `` will not tolerate another media firestorm '' .
He has been given `` one last chance '' the paper says - and has been told to stay out of the public eye .
The paper also claims that former teacher Robin Lees , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , allegedly broke lockdown rules himself .
Mr Lees denies this , saying he complied with the relevant rules at the time .
The Mail on Sunday claims that a man who said he saw Mr Cummings in Durham on 19 April , doctored the details on an app used by runners to record routes and times .
The Mail reports Mr Matthews said he did see Mr Cummings , but can not be certain when .
`` Taste of freedom '' is the headline in the Sunday Express - which leads on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people shielding at home , who 've been told they can go outside from Monday .
In its editorial , the Sunday Mirror says the easing of restrictions for all is an `` important milestone '' in the UK 's recovery - but with `` lives and livelihoods at risk '' , the paper hopes the government has not let politics influence its decision .
A report in the Sunday Times says one in five A-level grades awarded to teenagers this summer could be inaccurate .
Teachers will use an emergency marking system @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus .
The paper says modelling for the regulator , Ofqual , suggests the system will favour `` conformist '' pupils and penalise `` mavericks '' , who do better when they sit exams than teachers predict .
The return of competitive sport is welcomed by many of the papers - with the Sunday Mirror suggesting a limited number of spectators could be allowed at the FA Cup Final at Wembley in August .
The Telegraph reveals that the first spectator sport to get under way will be pigeon racing .
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The Mail on Sunday claims that a man who said he saw Mr Cummings in Durham on 19 April, doctored the details on an app used by runners to record routes and times. The Mail reports Mr Matthews said he did see Mr Cummings, but cannot be certain when.


bbcuk--2020-05-31--Coronavirus: Contact tracing could be in place for two years

The First Minister Arlene Foster has said that NI could have contact tracing for `` quite some time , possibly even up to two years '' .
She was speaking on the BBC 's Andrew Marr Programme on Sunday .
Northern Ireland was the first of the four UK administrations to roll out a contact tracing programme , as part of its plans to tackle coronavirus .
She said contact tracing was vital to `` make sure that we know where the virus is in our community , '' she said .
`` It 's something that is forming the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being able to relax those regulations which we understand are very draconian , '' she added .
A manual system is currently being used and she told the programme it has been going well .
She said that about 30 cases a day are contacted and subsequently , those they have had contact with , are spoken to .
`` Contact tracing is very much about coming out of restrictions .
It 's testing , tracing , isolating and then supporting those who we need to contact , '' she said .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be able to scale it up and down , '' she added .
More than half of coronavirus related deaths in NI have happened in care homes .
`` We understood how vulnerable care home would be and we put in a lot of interventions but if you have a low number of deaths in the first place , you are going to have a concentration where there are older , vulnerable people , '' she said .
She said care home residents were `` at the top '' of the testing strategy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conscious of the difficulties in care homes '' .
She rejected any suggestion NI care homes had not been dealt with well at the beginning of the crisis .
`` If you speak to care home leaders they will recognise the Department of Health did work with them , '' she said , She said coronavirus was something `` no one knew how to handle at the time '' .
`` It was novel and we had to deal with it without a rulebook , '' she said .
`` There will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the moment we need to fight the battle in care homes , '' she added .
On the issue of abortion , Mr Foster said she was `` not embarrassed '' that women in Britain who wanted an early termination had been able to use telemedicine and get pills sent to them but not women in Northern Ireland .
`` Here in NI we value life and want to support women who find themselves in crisis pregnancy , '' she said .
`` Unfortunately there are a lot of people who have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in NI for non-covid situations , '' she added .
She said the health system must now be `` switched on again '' .
• People shielding in England to be allowed outdoors Mrs Foster also told the programme people in Northern Ireland have `` been very good '' in sticking to the Covid regulations .
Northern Ireland has a death rate of 26 per 100,000 people , compared to 46 per 100,000 in England and Wales and 51 per 100,000 in Scotland .
She said this was down to a number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we were a little behind in terms of transmission , lockdown measures came in sooner , '' she said .
`` We have been very pleased by the way the population has abided by the regulations .
They really have been very good , '' she added .
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Looking back at the Pathway to Recovery we have to ask whether the whole notion of people being able to meet indoors should ever have been in that step one as it's clear, now that they have looked at it in more detail, that it should happen later down the road.