bbcuk--2020-10-10--Penally: Homophobic attacks for welcoming asylum seekers

A councillor who welcomed asylum seekers has been called a paedophile by online abusers and told his partner will be raped .
Protests have been held outside a military training camp in Penally , Pembrokeshire where asylum seekers are being housed .
Joshua Beynon , 23 , who is gay , has reported 30-40 people to the police after homophobic comments and abuse online in response to his support .
`` It 's quite scary at times , '' he said .
Pembrokeshire council has condemned online abuse directed at councillors , individuals and charities who have supported asylum seekers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who was elected in 2017 and is one of the youngest councillors in Wales , said most of the abuse had come after he criticised racism online .
`` People think they can say things online , that they would never ever dream of saying to your face , '' said Mr Beynon .
The Pembroke Dock councillor said he had received homophobic comments in the past on social media , but it intensified when he campaigned to get County Hall in Haverfordwest lit up in support of the Black Lives Matters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Labour councillor , said the abuse had been far worse since he posted online supporting the refugees and challenged `` horrendous racism '' .
Protests have been held over the Home Office 's decision to house up to 250 people at the army training centre , which has been described as a target for `` hard-right extremist '' protestors .
After posting a picture on Facebook of him with other community members hanging welcome messages on the gates of the camp , Mr Beynon received homophobic abuse .
`` They 've called me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's been loads and loads of stuff like that , '' he said , adding he had also been called a `` gremlin '' , `` snowflake '' , `` muppet '' and `` Judas '' .
`` There are some which are out of this world , someone said I was funded by the big media , some saying I was a paedophile , I do n't know where this stuff comes from , '' he added .
In one post , a woman wrote : `` How much is he paying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he 's got more faces than the town clock and he 's a nonce ... should not be a cllr he 's a Paedophile and most people now that makes me sick . ''
In another comment , one person said : `` Wait till they rape his children and his wife '' , to which someone responded `` or his husband '' .
`` There 's been stuff that 's been quite intimidating , '' said Mr Beynon , who said some of the messages had been from people who lived hundreds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had to ask the council 's monitoring officer if I can have my address removed from my register of interests on the council website on a temporary basis .
Just to make sure that nothing happens to me or anyone I live with . ''
Some locals have protested against the camp , saying while they welcome asylum seekers , the facility is not suitable to house people fleeing persecution .
`` I understand people do have genuine concerns who live in the local area , but I strongly object to these really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they are murderers , or rapists or thieves , there is no proof of that , it 's just stirring up hatred online , '' Mr Beynon said .
`` If you call it out , then you get personal attacks about you . ''
Mr Beynon said he had reported 30 to 40 people for comments to the police and had sought advice from lawyers .
`` These actions are criminal , and I think people need to realise that they ca n't sit behind a keyboard , and say what they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' he said , adding many people had defended him on social media .
`` I 'm more than happy to debate with people , and have people say they disagree with me , but you do n't have to say because `` you 're gay '' , '' he added .
Mr Beynon said that he feared trolling , racism and homophobia , would put others off standing from election , and prevent diverse candidates from entering politics .
The most recent survey of county councillors in Wales , carried out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ low response rate , suggested 98 % were white , 72 % over the age of 50 , 67 % were male , and 93 % were heterosexual .
Under changes , aimed at increasing diversity in Welsh politics ahead of the 2022 council elections , the Welsh Government said it was looking at measures to `` ensure councillors and their families are safe when undertaking their duties '' .
Pembrokeshire council leader David Simpson added : `` Pembrokeshire has a proud history of tolerance and respect .
`` Racism and homophobia has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not condone this unacceptable behaviour . ''
The Welsh Local Government Association said it was supporting Mr Beynon , adding that councillors were `` ordinary everyday people trying to make a difference in their communities '' .
A spokesman said : `` Whilst debate is welcomed , they should not have to tolerate any sort of abuse or vitriol for doing their duties .
`` We want to attract diverse people from all backgrounds to stand in local elections .
`` Nobody should feel discouraged from wanting to represent their communities by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behaviour will not be tolerated and action will be taken wherever necessary . ''

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bbcuk--2020-10-11--Covid: Second national lockdown possible, says top UK scientist

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bbcuk--2020-10-11--Margaret Ferrier: Covid MP says virus 'makes you act out of character'

An MP who used public transport while knowing she was infected with coronavirus has called it a `` blip '' .
Margaret Ferrier argued that the virus `` makes you act out of character '' in an interview with the Sun on Sunday .
She faced calls to quit after travelling from Glasgow to London with Covid-19 symptoms last month , then returning home after testing positive .
The SNP suspended Ms Ferrier and the Metropolitan Police is investigating the incident .
Scotland 's first minister , Nicola Sturgeon , has said she `` could n't be clearer '' and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 60 , told the paper that she `` panicked '' and insisted she followed the rules .
`` A lot of people say Covid makes you do things out of character .
You 're not thinking straight , '' she said .
• Covid MP 'went to church while showing symptoms' She said she took a test on Saturday , 26 September because she had a `` tickly throat '' - but had no symptoms on the Sunday or Monday , when she travelled to London for a debate .
On receiving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in London , she said she began `` panicking '' and `` wanting home '' .
`` I do n't have a flat in London .
You 're thinking , 'Am I going to get worse in a week 's time or a few days ' time ' , '' she said , adding that she was worried she would have to self-isolate in a hotel for two weeks .
`` I felt there was no alternative and that 's why I took the train .
That 's the decision I took at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sturgeon said no party leader has the power to force an MP to resign from parliament .
But she said Ms Ferrier 's `` lapse of judgement '' was `` so significant and so unacceptable '' that she should step down .
Speaking on Sky 's Sophie Ridge on Sunday programme , Ms Sturgeon said : `` We suspended her from the party and we now have a due process to go through .
I ca n't unilaterally decide to expel somebody .
`` But I could n't be clearer - she should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her comments in the media today but I still hope she will do the right thing .
`` It is unacceptable that someone in her position flagrantly disregarded the rules like that . ''
Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard said Ms Ferrier 's comments showed she had `` learned nothing '' .
He added : `` She is refusing to face up to her reckless , selfish and dangerous behaviour .
Her intention to cling on until the next election is treating her constituents with contempt . ''
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Ms Ferrier is also believed to have attended Mass at a church in Glasgow after showing Covid symptoms .
At the beginning of the month , she apologised and said she `` deeply regretted '' her actions .
Scotland 's First Minister , Nicola Sturgeon , described her actions as `` reckless , dangerous and completely indefensible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an MP .
But Ms Ferrier told the Sun on Sunday she wants to continue representing her constituents in Rutherglen and Hamilton West .
Responding to the criticism , Ms Ferrier said : `` It may be a serious error of judgment .
I 'm not denying that .
People may be saying , 'You should have known better , you 're a public figure ' .
`` But at the end of the day it still hurts .
You then think is all that hard work and dedication just wiped away ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ issued during the pandemic as `` muddled '' .

"I don't have a flat in London. You're thinking, 'Am I going to get worse in a week's time or a few days' time'," she said, adding that she was worried she would have to self-isolate in a hotel for two weeks.


bbcuk--2020-10-11--Covid: Student anger over 'junk' food parcels in isolation

Universities are facing anger from students over conditions some have faced while self-isolating in campus accommodation .
Students have criticised the cost and quality of food provided to them by universities while in isolation .
Undergraduates say food parcels have often been filled with `` junk '' , meaning they have had to request fresh fruit and vegetables from parents .
Institutions said they were working hard to provide students with supplies .
People told to self-isolate because of coronavirus must stay at home for at least 10 days under rules punishable by fines .
Universities UK has issued guidance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are required to self-isolate .
First-year economics and politics student Tess Bailie , 18 , began a social media campaign after hearing of especially poor conditions for those isolating on her campus .
Out-of-date food and a lack of catering for religious and dietary requirements are among the complaints at the University of Edinburgh 's Pollock Halls , dubbed the `` UK 's most expensive prison '' .
`` Students are saying the only thing saving them was the fact that half of them have Covid and they ca n't taste it anyway @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a common Covid-19 symptom .
The University of Edinburgh admitted there had been a `` few occasions when students ' needs have not been met '' .
But it said these were addressed quickly with work taking place to improve its systems .
In a statement , the university said : `` Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our students continues to be our absolute priority .
`` We have teams of staff working 24 hours a day to provide those who are self-isolating in our catered and self-catered residences with three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - in line with their dietary requirements and preferences .
Essential items are also being delivered on request . ''
• Tips and tricks for coping at uni in a pandemic • Covid : What is the mental health cost to the young ?
• Covid on campus : Partying , isolating - and sometimes both At the University of York , students are given the option of a £70 meal deal providing a sandwich , crisps , chocolate bar and water for every day they are in self-isolation .
For three meals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the isolation period .
While the university said the food was freshly made , Claire Baseley , a registered nutritionist , said a daily sandwich would be unlikely to provide adequate nutrition for those self-isolating .
`` It is important that people do get a variety of vitamins and minerals to support their immune system , '' she said .
A first-year psychology student at the University of Birmingham said she and her flatmates must now spend their weekly catering allowance on boxes of food that have included Pot Noodles and frozen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ box free of charge as soon as they reported their self-isolation , but future supplies are uncertain and will come at a cost of £28 per person for six days .
She said : `` We do n't know if that is enough food to last for our period of isolation in terms of fresh food and vegetables which are lacking .
It 's a lot of just like frozen stuff in there .
`` We do n't know what will be in the next box but because of the [ first box @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home and asked for them to send things like vegetables . ''
While online teaching has been working well , there are shortages of things such as toilet paper and a £30 charge for washing 7kg of clothes has gone down badly with many students , she added .
The University of Birmingham said its initial food boxes were designed to last two to three days and include ready meals cooked by in-house chefs , which are designed to be nutritious .
It said responses to surveys of students were `` very positive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offered at a discount by a local dry cleaning company .
Some universities are not charging for providing food and toiletries however , as this bundle of provisions from Lancashire 's Edge Hill University shows : Vice Chancellor John Cater said anyone isolating was being given free food whether they were in catered halls or not .
At the University of Nottingham , one history student said the university should have been more prepared for possible cases - and students having to isolate - after it took a week for issues with food @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is in catered halls with breakfast and dinner usually provided and £25 for lunches each week - but she has been self-isolating after testing positive for coronavirus .
Meals have been provided - but she said some days , lunches were n't brought .
And one day , her breakfast was crisps , a chocolate bar , an apple and a juice box - while the person in a neighbouring room had bread , butter and jam .
`` It was really bad , '' she said .
`` They kept missing days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but no-one answered . ''
Things have improved in recent days , she added .
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A spokesperson for the University of Nottingham said it apologised to a small number of students in halls who had experienced issues with their catering and was working on a new process .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ working hard to support our students who are self-isolating , along with their households , in accordance with public health guidelines .
`` We recognise how difficult this will be for all our students who are affected , many of whom are away from home for the first time , and we thank them for their co-operation in following the rules , doing the right thing , and helping to contain the virus . ''
One 18-year-old who recently started Durham University and told not to come into contact with anyone else said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ junk food and a lot of dry food '' .
`` I 've been going to bed with stomach pains because I 'm hungry .
It 's making my throat hurt and making me dehydrated , '' she told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme .
Durham pro-vice-chancellor Jeremy Cook said he apologised to those students who felt they had not been given sufficient , or healthy , food .
`` But we have acted fast , listened to our students and recognised their concerns . ''
More than 1,000 people have signed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ profiting '' from self-isolating students with food deliveries , while the University of East Anglia cut the cost of its food supplies after a backlash .
Hillary Gyebi-Ababio , vice-president of higher education at the National Union of Students , said students were being seen as `` pounds not people '' and universities need to remember their `` duty of care '' towards them .

"We recognise how difficult this will be for all our students who are affected, many of whom are away from home for the first time, and we thank them for their co-operation in following the rules, doing the right thing, and helping to contain the virus."


bbcuk--2020-10-11--Covid in Scotland: 'No guarantee' pubs will reopen in two weeks

Scotland 's hospitality minister has said there is `` no guarantee '' that pubs and restaurants across the central belt will reopen in two weeks ' time .
The Scottish government ordered their closure on Friday night as part of new Covid-19 restrictions .
Fergus Ewing said he was `` acutely aware '' of the `` very serious , adverse impacts '' on the hospitality sector .
But he said the restrictions were `` absolutely necessary '' and could continue past 25 October .
Mr Ewing told BBC Scotland 's Sunday Politics programme : `` Were they not in place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have had to go to something even more stringent .
`` The first minister had made it clear that she really wishes to avoid a further lockdown - as does , I believe , the leadership in the other parts of the United Kingdom .
`` That is absolutely the case .
But there can be no guarantees . ''
• Shutters come down on pubs and restaurants • What are the new lockdown rules in Scotland ?
The new restrictions involve licensed premises in Greater Glasgow and Clyde , Lothian , Lanarkshire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being closed until 25 October - although they can still serve takeaways .
Hospitality venues in the rest of Scotland are allowed to open , but are only permitted to serve non-alcoholic drinks and food indoors between 06:00 and 18:00 .
Licensed premises in these areas are still able to serve alcohol in outdoor areas , such as beer gardens , up to the 22:00 curfew introduced in September .
Reacting to criticism that the hospitality sector had been treated unfairly , Fergus Ewing said the Scottish government was following the best scientific @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no absolute certainties '' when it comes to establishing how a person caught coronavirus .
But he said illegal house parties or hospitality settings `` where alcohol is imbibed and inhibitions lax '' appeared to be the places where the risks were greatest .
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"The first minister had made it clear that she really wishes to avoid a further lockdown - as does, I believe, the leadership in the other parts of the United Kingdom.


bbcuk--2020-10-11--Robert Jenrick dismisses call for constituency fund probe

Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has dismissed Labour 's call for an investigation into the award of a £25m regeneration grant to his constituency .
He told BBC One 's Andrew Marr show the decision to give the money to Newark , Nottinghamshire , had been taken by fellow minister Jake Berry .
Mr Jenrick said he had himself decided to grant funds to a town in Mr Berry 's constituency under the same scheme .
He called this `` perfectly normal '' and accused Labour of `` distraction '' .
But Labour described the allocation of the money `` murky @ @ @ @ @ @ @ himself to a `` full '' investigation .
The £25m was awarded to Newark under the Ministry of Housing , Communities and Local Government 's £3.6bn Towns Fund , set up last year to help places that had `` not always benefitted from economic growth in the same way as more prosperous areas '' .
• Action on left behind parts of England 'delayed' Newark and Sherwood District Council submitted its town investment plan - including better transport , training and digital connectivity - in July .
Mr Jenrick , Conservative MP for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
For Labour , shadow work and pensions secretary Jonathan Reynolds told Sky News 's Ridge on Sunday : `` The whole question has always been quite a murky one as to how this money was allocated .
`` The secretary of state has questions to answer and an investigation is the right way forwards . ''
But Mr Jenrick said the government had a `` robust '' system in place for choosing which places would benefit from the Towns Fund and that the rules had been created before he became communities secretary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who oversees local growth in England as a minister within Mr Jenrick 's department , had made the decision following advice from civil servants .
Darwen , a town in Mr Berry 's Rossendale and Darwen constituency , was also allocated money from the Towns Fund .
The decision , Mr Jenrick said , had been `` made by myself '' .
He added : `` This is perfectly normal .
Ministers do n't get involved in making decisions for their own constituency .
`` But neither should their constituencies be victims of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minister . ''
Mr Jenrick also said : `` The Labour Party front bench need to get beyond the M25 and see what 's happening in our constituencies . ''
Earlier , he told Sky News that Labour 's accusations were `` completely baseless '' .
But , following the interviews , shadow communities secretary Steve Reed insisted that , if `` Robert Jenrick has nothing to hide , he should submit himself to a full investigation '' .
In August , Mr Jenrick said he regretted sitting next to property developer Richard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last year .
Mr Desmond donated £12,000 to the Conservatives in January , 12 days after the minister overruled government planning inspectors to approve a development at the former Westferry print works in east London .
Labour said this had raised suggestions of `` cash for favours '' .
But Mr Jenrick has always insisted he had no knowledge of the donation and was motivated by a desire to see more homes built .

The £25m was awarded to Newark under the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's £3.6bn Towns Fund, set up last year to help places that had "not always benefitted from economic growth in the same way as more prosperous areas".


bbcuk--2020-10-11--BCG: Can a vaccine from 1921 save lives from Covid-19?

`` Whilst we do n't think it [ the protection ] will be specific to Covid , it has the @ @ @ @ @ of time for the Covid vaccines to come through and perhaps other treatments to be @ @ @

"The problem we have today is I can't tell you what you could do with other vaccines to try to improve your ability to respond to coronavirus because we have no evidence at all."


bbcuk--2020-10-10--Covid: BAME people's mental health 'forgotten about'

People from ethnic minority backgrounds in Wales have been `` forgotten about '' during the coronavirus pandemic , two charities have said .
Diverse Cymru said Covid highlighted existing social inequality and BAME people faced a number of obstacles , hindering their access to services .
A Mind Cymru survey found lockdown had a `` disproportionate '' impact on black , Asian and ethnic minority communities .
Mind has called on mental health to be prioritised in the Senedd elections .
Amira Hayat , a 20-year-old Muslim from Cardiff , was living with stress and anxiety before coronavirus , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and meet friends .
`` Once everything came to a standstill , that 's when I realised I had some sort of mental health issue and anxiety was definitely the most prominent one , '' she said .
`` I had minor anxiety attacks , so I would just shut off and just be in my room in my own space .
`` I did n't really want to talk to anyone .
I 'd get really bad headaches .
It was really emotional at times . ''
• 'Lack of action on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I hit a dead end in Wales and had to leave' She has called for more help for people from BAME backgrounds : `` If I 'm going to open up to a person who is , for example , not Muslim or does n't have a cultural background when I talk about certain things , it 's not going to make sense .
I know we ca n't meet on a common ground .
`` So I think the main thing I want to raise awareness on is we need people of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there to help people like us . ''
Samira Salter from equalities charity Diverse Cymru said BAME people `` have been forgotten about during the pandemic and prior to the pandemic '' .
`` Poor housing , education , employment .
Covid has just highlighted the inequalities that have been there always , '' Ms Salter told BBC Politics Wales .
She said cultural factors also played a part , with a language barrier often making it more difficult for BAME people to access support services .
Mind 's report found 74 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of over-25s said their mental health worsened at the beginning of the spring lockdown .
The charity 's report said : `` Historically , people from BAME communities have struggled to access mental health support services in a timely and effective way .
`` The issues relating to this predate the pandemic , however the situation in the last few months has sharpened the focus on these inequalities . ''
The charity 's director Sara Moseley said : `` We know from talking to people in Wales that a lot of people behind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tough time .
`` There are lots and lots of people out there who are really not very well and they 're either not asking for help or they 're not getting help , and that is absolutely crucial to our future that that help is available . ''
Mind Cymru has now launched a campaign urging all the political parties and their candidates for next year 's Senedd election to make mental health a priority .
`` We are absolutely determined that mental health will not slip down the agenda , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ next government 's agenda because it touches on every aspect of our life , '' Ms Moseley added .
You can see more on this story on Politics Wales on BBC One Wales at 10:00 BST on 11 October , and on the BBC iPlayer

"There are lots and lots of people out there who are really not very well and they're either not asking for help or they're not getting help, and that is absolutely crucial to our future that that help is available."


bbcuk--2020-10-11--Pub desks: Sick of home working? I made the pub my office for a day

In the old days , journalists had a reputation for spending more time in the pub than in the newsroom .
So , in some ways , I 'm paying my respects to a Fleet Street tradition as I sit down at my table at the Bull 's Head near Orpington .
It 's one of dozens of pubs across the country that have started offering a new service - `` pub desks '' .
Punters who have been working remotely during the pandemic are being given the chance to escape the familiar four walls of their home office , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For landlords , it 's a way to make up for lost revenue after months spent grappling with the impact of Covid-19 , including the introduction of the 10pm closing time in England and the shutting of pubs and restaurants in central Scotland until 25 October .
Some pub-goers have queried whether `` pub desks '' offer a safe way of working , but industry leaders argue more coronavirus transmissions take place in educational settings and care homes than in pubs and restaurants .
In this village pub in Kent , a tenner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ socket , wi-fi , lunch ( I went for a halloumi wrap ) and unlimited tea and coffee .
( Pints , sadly , are not included . )
`` We 're just happy to have people in , '' says Joe Courtney , the landlord , who is wearing a visor when I walk through the door .
`` If we ca n't get people in after 10pm we 're going to have to try and bring them in before 12pm . ''
Before the pandemic , Joe might have rolled his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for three hours , sipping on a single cappuccino while taking work calls .
But now he hopes `` pub desking '' will give the place a bit more of an atmosphere during the day .
`` I 'm used to the bar guys and girls shoulder-to-shoulder waiting for their tables , having a chat .
Where that 's gone , sometimes you walk in and you feel like you 've got an empty pub , '' he says .
He 's only just advertised the deal when I visit , and says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there are one or two people tapping away .
Danni Ewins used to spend Friday nights here with friends when she was 18 .
Now 31 , and working remotely - due to the pandemic - for a chauffeur company in London , she finds herself seated with a notebook , pinging off emails to colleagues .
`` It 's strange , '' she says .
`` Normally I would stand at the bar for ages talking .
Now it 's just like , 'Oh you ca n't do that , just go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ popped in for an hour or two to get some work done .
`` The little one is going to be due home any minute now .
When she walks through the door it 's just constant .
The dog goes mad , '' she laughs .
`` I just thought , I 'll go out of the house and get stuck in . ''
Danni plans to come back next week with a friend , who is also working remotely .
`` We 'll have separate tables , but at least that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out for a cigarette with or when it is quiet you can have a conversation face-to-face ... even if it 's about nonsense , '' she says .
From Cardiff to Ipswich to Inverness , social media comments suggest pub-goers have been yearning for this experience .
A Facebook post by the Stag at Walton near Warrington was shared more than 1,100 times in three days .
`` I love this idea !
Being at home can be boring , '' one user commented .
`` We could get tables next to each @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her friend .
But some have questioned the idea .
One person , responding to the Stag at Walton 's post , apologised for being a `` killjoy '' and asked how it would fit with local coronavirus restrictions .
The pub responded that anyone sharing a table ought to be from the same household .
The Stag 's landlady , Lisa Hammersley , says the dissent has not put people off .
`` It 's completely socially distant , most people are single people who are working from home and are just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ working from home since April , '' she says .
That 's the case for Natalie Phillips , 40 , in Kent and her husband Adam .
She says they went to the Red Lion near Faversham on Tuesday for `` a change of scene '' and to support the pub .
`` I would n't do it every week , but it made a nice change .
My husband and I have both been working from our dining room table every day since lockdown began , '' she says .
`` I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their safety measures in place and we were tucked in a nice corner table . ''
The Department for Business , Energy and Industrial Strategy did not respond specifically to questions about the deals , but said : `` To slow the spread of the virus and save lives office workers who can work from home should do so . ''
Back in the Bull 's Head , Joe jokes that `` pub desks '' are a good way to make sure you `` get out of your pyjamas '' .
`` It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If one half of the pub is full with pub desk workers , when people come in for a drink they see a bit of an atmosphere and they 're not the only ones in the pub , '' he says .
He thinks pubs `` are n't getting enough credit for the work they 're doing '' and wants to see coronavirus restrictions eased in places with lower infection rates .
Emma McClarkin , chief executive of the British Beer and Pub Association , said in an interview with BBC Radio Essex @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that more coronavirus transmissions take place in educational settings and care homes than in pubs and restaurants .
`` Yet we are the sector that 's being targeted and that 's going to hurt our economy , '' she says .
`` If we are having sector-specific restrictions on our trading then we need sector-specific support to ensure our survival beyond any lockdown that comes , beyond any closing and , actually , beyond this winter . ''
So , after an afternoon spent on team Zoom calls and trawling social media for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of lager and a load of deadlines ?
Sadly , I stuck to one ( I was working , after all ) .
The deadlines bit is true , though .
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"We're just happy to have people in," says Joe Courtney, the landlord, who is wearing a visor when I walk through the door. "If we can't get people in after 10pm we're going to have to try and bring them in before 12pm."


bbcuk--2020-10-11--Covid-19 in the UK: How many coronavirus cases are there in your area?

There have been nearly 600,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus so far in the UK and more than 40,000 people have died , government figures show .
However , these figures include only people who have died within 28 days of testing positive for coronavirus and other measures suggest the number of deaths is higher .
Find out how the pandemic has affected your area and how it compares with the national average ( last updated 9 Oct ) : If you ca n't see the look-up click here .
After a steady decline since the first peak in April , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with the rate of growth increasing sharply from the end of August .
On Friday , the Office for National Statistics ( ONS ) said that approximately one in 240 people in homes in England had coronavirus in the week ending 1 October .
That equates to 224,000 people - approximately double the figure reported for each of the previous two weeks .
The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies ( Sage ) said it is `` almost certain that the epidemic continues to grow exponentially across the country . ''
The official @ @ @ @ @ @ @ underestimated the number of people with coronavirus , as widespread testing was not available until mid-May .
The latest figures show hospital admission rates for Covid-19 patients rising most quickly in the North West and the North East and Yorkshire region .
With rising Covid-19 admissions , there have been warnings that hospitals will have to cut back core services .
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said the UK is in a `` perilous '' position , and the ability of the NHS to see non-Covid patients is under threat .
Where are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ local hotspots in the UK where cases have spiked in recent weeks .
The orange areas on the map below are those currently seeing the highest number of cases per 100,000 people .
Extra restrictions have been introduced in many areas of the UK - including across the whole of Scotland and Northern Ireland , and areas of Wales , Northern England and the Midlands .
Restrictions are expected to be further tightened in parts of England early next week , with the closure of bars and restaurants a possibility .
The Scottish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country 's central region , which includes Edinburgh and Glasgow .
You can check the Covid-19 restrictions where you live here .
While daily cases are rising quite quickly now , the rise in deaths has been slower .
The government announced 81 new deaths on Saturday .
Of these deaths , 54 were in England , 21 were in Wales and six were in Scotland .
No deaths were recorded in Northern Ireland .
Three times as many people have died from Covid-19 than from flu and pneumonia in England and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ figures .
Between January and August 2020 , there were 48,168 deaths due to Covid-19 compared to 13,600 from pneumonia .
Only 394 were due to flu .
Rules were amended over the summer to include deaths in the coronavirus total only if they occurred within 28 days of a positive test .
Previously in England , all deaths after a positive test were included .
England has seen the majority of UK deaths from Covid-19 .
Using the 28-day cut-off , there have been about 38,000 .
• What do the stats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : What tests are available ?
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• SYMPTOMS : What are they and how to guard against them ?
• GLOBAL TRACKER : Where are the virus hotspots ?
• YOUR QUESTIONS : We answer your queries Overall death toll could be more than 60,000 When looking at the overall death toll from coronavirus , official figures count deaths in three different ways .
Government figures count people who tested positive for coronavirus and died within 28 days .
But there are two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths where coronavirus was mentioned on the death certificate , even if the person had not been tested for the virus .
The most recent figures suggest there had been more than 57,000 deaths by 25 September .
The third method looks at all UK deaths over and above the number usually expected for the time of year - known as excess deaths .
This measure shows the death toll was more than 65,000 by 25 September .
There were 10,861 deaths registered in the UK in the week ending 25 September , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ level for this time of year .
It was the third week in a row that Covid-19 registered deaths had risen across the UK - a total of 234 involved coronavirus , up from a low of 83 three weeks ago .
But the total is still far below the peak of 9,495 seen in April .
What is the R number in the UK ?
The `` R number '' is the average number of people an infected person will pass the disease on to .
If R is below one , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disease will fall ; if it is above one , the number will grow .
On Friday , the government said its estimate for the R number across the whole of the UK is 1.2-1.5 .
The estimate for England is 1.2-1.5 , while for Scotland it is 1.3-1.6 .
The estimate for Wales is 1.3-1.6 and in Northern Ireland it is 1.5 .
The government has said in the past that the R number is one of the most important factors in making policy decisions .

Based on the survey, the estimated peak of the pandemic, in cases if not in deaths, was in late March 2022, where at one point about 4.9 million people were thought to have the virus. However, the survey did not capture the first wave of the pandemic, with trials only beginning in England in April 2020.


bbcuk--2020-10-11--Smash and Angel Delight: 'The mixer that helped my family through hard times'

A few weeks ago my mother , now 86 , announced that it was time to let the Kenwood Mixer @ @ @ @ @ remember the last time she 'd used it , she said .
Nor could I @ @ @ @ @ get it out of the cupboard , she told me , but it was too @ @ @ @ @ now , with the arthritis in her hands and back .
I wrestled it out @ @ @ @ @ sideboard .
There it was : our 1962 701-model Kenwood Major , navy blue and @ @ @ @ @ base , its stainless-steel bowl a little dented in places but still gleaming , still @ @ @ @ @ and I stood side-by-side in the tiny family kitchen looking at it in silence for @ @ @ @ @ said : `` I do n't know how we managed . ''
Just that : @ @ @ @ @ how we managed . ''

A few weeks ago my mother, now 86, announced that it was time to let the Kenwood Mixer go. She couldn't remember the last time she'd used it, she said. Nor could I. She had tried to get it out of the cupboard, she told me, but it was too heavy for her to move now, with the arthritis in her hands and back. I wrestled it out and up on to the sideboard. There it was: our 1962 701-model Kenwood Major, navy blue and white, rusty at the base, its stainless-steel bowl a little dented in places but still gleaming, still ready for action. She and I stood side-by-side in the tiny family kitchen looking at it in silence for a while. Then she said: "I don't know how we managed." Just that: "I don't know how we managed."


bbcuk--2020-10-11--Why Paloma Faith is talking frankly about pregnancy

Dressing a pregnant belly is hard , especially when the camera angles aren ’ t always forgiving .
God damn @ @ @ @ @ screen tv !
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This is me literally being sewn into an outfit .
@ @ @ @ @ wear maternity jeans !
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Photo : @ elljmorgan # palomafaith # @ @ @ @ @ # maternitywear # womenshealth

Faith's candour extends to the lyrics on her album, Infinite Things. The title track was inspired by Jorge Luis Borges's short story, The Aleph, where one of the characters is granted the ability to see "one of the points in space" where "all the places of the world, seen from every angle, coexist".


bbcuk--2020-10-10--Capturing 'the moment of decision'

Capturing 'the moment of decision'

British photographer Rory Lewis has taken this into the studio and created a series of portraits where the sitter has @ @ @ @ @ and to prepare for something to happen , be it good or bad .
The @ @ @ @ @ on screens at railway stations in Liverpool .

British photographer Rory Lewis has taken this into the studio and created a series of portraits where the sitter has been asked to pause, and to prepare for something to happen, be it good or bad. The resulting images can be seen on screens at railway stations in Liverpool.


bbcuk--2020-10-10--Birmingham's Heartlands Hospital: 125 years seen through the lens

`` It is poignant that 125 years on the hospital and staff have had to rise to the challenge of @ @ @ @ @ he said .

With the coronavirus pandemic restricting how the 125th anniversary can be marked, the NHS trust has said the photographs will be turned into a display for medical staff at the hospital while the videos will be stitched together for social media.


bbcuk--2020-10-11--Covid UK restrictions: Saturday night street scenes

All pubs , bars , restaurants and other hospitality venues in England are required to close at 10pm to try @ @ @ @ @ new Coronavirus cases .
Videos on social media showed Saturday night street scenes in some @ @ @ @ @ impromptu game of cricket in London .

All pubs, bars, restaurants and other hospitality venues in England are required to close at 10pm to try and contain a surge of new Coronavirus cases.
Videos on social media showed Saturday night street scenes in some UK cities, including an impromptu game of cricket in London.


bbcuk--2020-10-11--Towns fund: Robert Jenrick denies involvement in constituency cash allocation

Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has said that he was not involved in a decision to secure £25 million in funding @ @ @ @ @ and that it was made by Jake Berry , a junior minister in his department @ @ @ @ @ constituency also received funding , a decision which Robert Jenrick told the BBC 's Andrew @ @ @ @ @ .
Labour have called for an investigation into how Mr Jenrick 's constituency was selected @ @ @ @ @ told the BBC that this was a `` distraction tactic '' and that such decision-making @ @ @ @ @ normal '' .

Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has said that he was not involved in a decision to secure £25 million in funding for his Newark constituency, and that it was made by Jake Berry, a junior minister in his department.
Mr Berry's Darwen constituency also received funding, a decision which Robert Jenrick told the BBC's Andrew Marr was made by himself.
Labour have called for an investigation into how Mr Jenrick's constituency was selected, but the cabinet minister told the BBC that this was a "distraction tactic" and that such decision-making about constituencies was "perfectly normal" .


bbcuk--2020-10-11--The Papers: PM dubbed 'new Maggie' amid 'lockdown revolt'

`` Wrap up and put woolly socks on '' is the advice the Sunday Times gives to rail passengers , @ @ @ @ @ expect chillier travel this winter .
The paper says a meeting of the Rail Delivery @ @ @ @ @ it become obligatory for windows to be left open throughout journeys and for doors to @ @ @ @ @ for as long as possible as part of attempts to extract air possibly containing the @ @ @ @ @ part of attempts to shore up passenger confidence after the number of travellers slumped in @ @ @ @ @ last seen in the days of Queen Victoria '' .

"Wrap up and put woolly socks on" is the advice the Sunday Times gives to rail passengers, who have been told to expect chillier travel this winter. The paper says a meeting of the Rail Delivery Group on Tuesday could see it become obligatory for windows to be left open throughout journeys and for doors to be left open at stations for as long as possible as part of attempts to extract air possibly containing the coronavirus. The move is part of attempts to shore up passenger confidence after the number of travellers slumped in the spring to levels "last seen in the days of Queen Victoria".


bbcuk--2020-10-11--Shipham football team walks off after 'homophobic insult' by Portishead player

I played football today and one of the @ PortisheadTown players said a clear homophobic insult to one of our @ @ @ @ @ not standing for that and we walked off .
Game abandoned .
Proud of our @ @ @ @ @ worrying that it ’ s a 16 year old who said it .
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bbcuk--2020-10-11--Covid-19: Wales close to a tipping point, first minister says

Wales is `` close to a tipping point '' with the number of coronavirus cases rising rapidly across parts of the country , the first minister has said .
Mark Drakeford said the number of patients with suspected or confirmed Covid in hospital had gone up `` steadily over the last couple of weeks '' .
`` We 're heading back to the sorts of demands on the health service that we saw earlier in the year , '' he said .
People in 17 areas of Wales now face local lockdown rules due to the virus .
A total @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic , according to figures published by Public Health Wales on Saturday .
It also said 29,654 people have tested positive for the virus .
England 's deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam has said the seasons were `` against us '' and the country was running into a `` headwind '' due to mounting cases .
• How many people have died with Covid-19 in Wales ?
Mr Drakeford told BBC Radio Wales ' Sunday Supplement that , `` while I do n't think we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ face across our border in England ...
I do n't think there 's a great deal of comfort to be drawn '' .
He said the increase in cases was seen mostly in community settings , not from transmission from people mixing in the hospitality sector .
`` Unless we are able to turn back the tide of coronavirus in the community , we will see our health service come under very significant strain , '' he said .
On Monday , Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce tougher restrictions for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he is expected to set out plans for a three-tier local lockdown system which would see every region in England placed in one of three tiers , depending on the severity of cases .
He has already rejected a call by Mr Drakeford to ban people travelling from Covid hotspots in England to Wales .
People in Wales can not leave lockdown areas without a good reason , such as going to work .
Mr Drakeford said : `` If it were to be the case that on Monday we hear that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have a similar regime as the one we have in Wales , that will be a huge relief for us in Wales , but I think it is the right thing to do across the United Kingdom as a whole . ''

Mr Drakeford said: "If it were to be the case that on Monday we hear that high circulation areas in England are to have a similar regime as the one we have in Wales, that will be a huge relief for us in Wales, but I think it is the right thing to do across the United Kingdom as a whole."


bbcuk--2020-10-11--How have London's museums been doing since they reopened?

Indeed , some places such as the Tate art galleries have already announced job losses , while the Museum of @ @ @ @ @ of its money from the City of London and Greater London Assembly , is planning @ @ @ @ @ of its museum staff .

"We can't pretend things will go back to what they were. The model for constant growth is not possible and has been exposed for being fragile and unsupportable," he said.


bbcuk--2020-10-12--Covid rules: New local lockdown restrictions in England to be unveiled

He said we will get the details of the three tiers but it will `` take time '' before it @ @ @ @ @ each of the different regions will be placed .

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bbcuk--2020-10-11--UK economy: Shoppers aid growth but slowdown ahead, says report

The UK economy may have grown by as much as 17 % in the three months to the end of September , says the EY Item Club , but slower growth may follow .
Shoppers splurged during the period as coronavirus lockdown restrictions were lifted , it said .
It is a rosier vision than the one offered by Item Club economists in the summer , but they warned that growth for the rest of 2020 would be far slower .
Growth for the final three months will be 1 % or less , they predicted .
`` The UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than expected so far , '' said Howard Archer , chief economic adviser to the EY Item Club .
`` Consumer spending has bounced back strongly , while housing sector activity has also seen a pick-up , in part thanks to the stamp duty holiday . ''
The economy probably grew 16-17 % in the third quarter of the year compared with the second quarter , it said .
It had been expecting growth of 12 % .
While government help such as the furlough programme has provided `` much-needed support '' , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said Mr Archer .
The end of the furlough scheme , under which workers had part of their salary paid by the government , will mean higher unemployment and sluggish growth , said the forecasters , who use a similar economic model to the Treasury .
That said , the UK economy is now predicted to regain its pre-pandemic size in the second half of 2023 .
Back in July , the EY Item Club did not expect that to happen until late 2024 .
Official figures from the Office for National Statistics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continued its recovery in August , growing by 2.1 % in the month , as the Eat Out to Help Out scheme boosted restaurants .
It was , however , smaller than economists had estimated and helped drag down the estimated pace of recovery for the year .
As with any economic forecast , there are factors which could speed up or slow down the recovery , the economists said .
A vaccine is likely to help the economy , but there are more likely threats to growth than there are surprise boosts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ include a drop in consumer spending , more lockdown measures , slow Brexit negotiations between the UK and the EU and a spike in unemployment .
`` The latest forecast also notes that , even if further virus outbreaks are contained and major restrictions on economic activity are avoided , consumers and businesses could remain cautious in their behaviour for an extended period , '' the report said .
The Club 's estimates assume a simple free trade agreement with the EU by the end of the year .
Without an agreement , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2021 , down from 6 % , while growth in 2022 would be cut to 2.6 % from 2.9 % .

The end of the furlough scheme, under which workers had part of their salary paid by the government, will mean higher unemployment and sluggish growth, said the forecasters, who use a similar economic model to the Treasury.


bbcuk--2020-10-11--Sturgeon: Salmond may be angry I refused to collude

Nicola Sturgeon says Alex Salmond may be angry with her because she refused to `` collude '' to make sexual misconduct allegations against him `` go away '' .
Speaking to Sky News , the first minister also read out messages between the two after claims they had been withheld from an inquiry .
A source close to former first minister Mr Salmond denied he was angry .
They said he was however `` astonished at the ever shifting sands '' of Ms Sturgeon 's story .
Mr Salmond 's lawyer has previously suggested the Scottish government may be trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It comes after the Scottish government had to pay Mr Salmond more than £500,000 in legal costs after accepting that its own investigation into allegations of misconduct against him was unlawful .
• What is the Alex Salmond inquiry all about ?
• Sturgeon 'has nothing to hide ' over Salmond inquiry Mr Salmond was acquitted of sexual assault charges after a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh in March .
Nicola Sturgeon has previously said that she has not spoken with her former friend and mentor since July 2018 .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ less than forthcoming with the Holyrood inquiry set up to investigate her government 's botched handling of the harassment allegations .
In an interview with Sophy Ridge On Sunday , Ms Sturgeon said : `` I think the reason perhaps he [ Mr Salmond ] is angry with me - and he clearly is angry with me - is that I did n't cover it up , I did n't collude with him to make these allegations go away and perhaps that is at the root of why he is as annoyed as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sturgeon said much of the criticism she has taken over the issue was the `` age-old '' situation where `` a man is accused of misconduct against women and often it 's a woman that ends up sitting answering for them '' .
In response , Mr Salmond said : `` I have made no public comment since I was acquitted of all charges in the High Court in March and have made it clear that the first time I will comment is in front of the parliamentary committee .
`` This committee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the first minister , her special advisers and civil servants after her government 's behaviour was found to be 'unlawful ' , 'unfair ' and 'tainted by apparent bias ' and at enormous cost to the public purse . ''
The committee 's chair , SNP MSP Linda Fabiani , has said the inquiry had been `` completely frustrated '' by the lack of evidence being handed over .
She said the committee was still awaiting responses from the government , Mr Salmond and SNP chief executive Peter Murrell .
Ms Sturgeon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ withheld information from the inquiry .
She insisted that `` every day I 've tried to do the right thing and not cover it up '' .
However , a source close to Mr Salmond said : `` Alex Salmond is not `` angry '' with the first minister ; just astonished at the ever shifting sands of her story .
`` Her claims of an attempted 'collusion ' are not only untrue but unsupported by the written evidence and directly contradicted by her own previous parliamentary statements . ''
The source added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be entirely focussed on a health pandemic where people are still dying but is lashing out on television about matters which should properly be dealt with in front of the parliamentary committee established for that very purpose . ''
The first minister has faced accusations that she withheld some WhatsApp exchanges with Mr Salmond , but insisted they were `` not a big revelation '' .
She acknowledged that the messages did make `` an oblique reference '' to claims of inappropriate conduct by Mr Salmond - despite saying she released all relevant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the claims on the Sophy Ridge programme , Ms Sturgeon offered to read out the messages .
She said she was `` setting up a conversation '' to discuss an inquiry by Sky News in 2017 about Mr Salmond allegedly behaving inappropriately .
Ms Sturgeon said the messages were sent during the week of 5 November 2017 , and Mr Salmond had not previously told her he was to start hosting a show on Kremlin-backed broadcaster Russia Today .
Asked about the undisclosed messages , Ms Sturgeon said : `` Around about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Salmond ] about the Sky News query , I sent him a message on 5 November saying , 'Hi , when you free to speak this morning ? '
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He replies saying '10am ' .
`` That 's when I asked him , 'What is this Sky thing ? '
`` I go back to him later that day to say , 'Any developments ? '
`` The next day , I say , 'You free for a word ? '
`` So I was setting up a conversation that I have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's hardly a big revelation .
`` Later that week , incidentally , I messaged him to say , 'No wonder you did n't want to tell me ' .
That 's just after I find out that he 's agreed to host a regular show on Russia Today , and it reflects my incredulity at that decision .
`` I think his response to me then makes an oblique reference to the Sky News query , so that may be what he 's talking about . ''
Pressed as to why Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ released to the parliamentary inquiry , Ms Sturgeon suggested the former first minister might want people to believe the allegations were `` all a big conspiracy '' to deflect from his conduct .

In an interview with Sophy Ridge On Sunday, Ms Sturgeon said: "I think the reason perhaps he [Mr Salmond] is angry with me - and he clearly is angry with me - is that I didn't cover it up, I didn't collude with him to make these allegations go away and perhaps that is at the root of why he is as annoyed as he appears to be."


bbcuk--2020-10-11--Covid: Manchester pub closures 'won't stop infection rate rising'

The group sent a letter to the prime minister before his statement on the new system , where every English @ @ @ @ @ to the severity of its coronavirus cases .

The group sent a letter to the prime minister before his statement on the new system, where every English region will be categorised according to the severity of its coronavirus cases.


bbcuk--2020-10-11--Son appeals for help in catching father's killer

`` We believe this weapon is likely to have been taken to the UK after World War Two as some @ @ @ @ @ the ammunition used in the murder is from the 1980s or 90s .

"We believe this weapon is likely to have been taken to the UK after World War Two as some form of souvenir, however the ammunition used in the murder is from the 1980s or 90s.


bbcuk--2020-10-11--Proposal to cut Premier League to 18 teams

Radical proposals for the reform of English football could have a `` damaging impact '' on the game , says the Premier League .
The plans would see the Premier League hand over the £250m bailout required by the Football League to stave off a financial disaster among its 72 clubs .
The Premier League would also hand over 25 % of its annual income to the EFL .
• None EFL chief Parry : 'Reforms will benefit game as a whole' The proposals , dubbed Project Big Picture , would see : • None The Premier League cut from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Championship , League One and League Two each retaining 24 teams .
• None The bottom two teams in the Premier League relegated automatically with the 16th-placed team joining the Championship play-offs .
• None A £250m rescue fund made immediately available to the EFL • None £100m paid to the FA to make up for lost revenue .
• None Nine clubs given 'special voting rights ' on certain issues , based on their extended runs in the Premier League .
But the plans have been criticised by the Premier League , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` English football is the world 's most watched , and has a vibrant , dynamic and competitive league structure that drives interest around the globe , '' a Premier League statement said .
`` To maintain this position , it is important that we all work together .
Both the Premier League and the FA support a wide-ranging discussion on the future of the game , including its competition structures , calendar and overall financing particularly in light of the effects of Covid-19 .
`` Football has many stakeholders , therefore this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proper channels enabling all clubs and stakeholders the opportunity to contribute . ''
Under the proposals , the EFL Cup in its present form would be abolished and the Community Shield scrapped .
In addition , the top flight 's 14-club majority voting system would change .
The Premier League statement added : `` In the Premier League 's view , a number of the individual proposals in the plan published today could have a damaging impact on the whole game and we are disappointed to see that Rick Parry , chair of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support .
`` The Premier League has been working in good faith with its clubs and the EFL to seek a resolution to the requirement for Covid-19 rescue funding .
This work will continue . ''
The Department for Culture , Media and Sport condemned what it called a `` backroom deal '' .
`` We are surprised and disappointed that at a time of crisis when we have urged the top tiers of professional football to come together and finalise a deal to help lower league clubs , there appear to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ create a closed shop at the very top of the game , '' a DCMS spokesperson said .
`` Sustainability , integrity and fair competition are absolutely paramount and anything that may undermine them is deeply troubling .
Fans must be front of all our minds , and this shows why our fan led review of football governance will be so critical . ''
This is a hugely divisive and potentially seismic proposal , threatening the biggest shake-up of the English game in a generation .
Angered by the way the story broke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has already given it short shrift , viewing this as a regrettable power-grab .
In fact one well-placed Premier League source has described it as a `` takeover attempt , rather than a rescue package '' .
Many will see this as an anti-competitive plot to concentrate power in the hands of the biggest clubs , opening the door to them controlling broadcast contracts and financial rules in a way top-flight bosses have always been desperate to avoid - a step towards a European Super League , and a means of freeing up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lucrative pre-season friendlies .
For years the bigger clubs have wanted more money and more sway .
This is the most dramatic manifestation of that to date .
But will it get off the ground ?
There will be huge doubts given 14 clubs would need to approve a plan that would mean fewer Premier League places .
But the involvement of the two biggest clubs in the country means this surprising development has to be taken seriously .
At a time when the EFL is facing an unprecedented financial crisis however , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would support a plan that would hand them the £250m they need to cover the loss of match-day revenue this season .
And many in football will welcome the idea of a more redistributive financial model , with 25 % of Premier League income shared at a time when the gulf between the divisions has been identified as a major problem .
Indeed , if the threat of this plan helps break the impasse between the Premier League and the government over a rescue package for the EFL , and a more redistributive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emerge as a positive development .
The English Football League confirmed it had been in talks over 'Project Big Picture ' and that its chairman Rick Parry was in favour of the plans , first reported in the Daily Telegraph .
`` The need for a complete rethinking regarding the funding of English professional football predates the Covid-19 crisis , '' he said in a statement .
`` Discussion and planning around 'Project Big Picture ' has been ongoing for quite some time , unrelated to the current pandemic but now has an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` The revenues flowing from the investment and work of our top clubs has been largely limited to the top division creating a sort of lottery , while Championship clubs struggle to behave prudently and Leagues One and Two are financially stretched despite enormous revenues English football generates .
`` This plan devised by our top clubs and the English Football League puts an end to all of that . ''
Parry says , in 2018-19 , Championship clubs received £146m in EFL distributions and Premier League solidarity payments , compared with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ League clubs .
He added parachute payments made to eight recently relegated clubs totalled £246m and represented one-third of the total Championship turnover .
Parry said it created `` a major distortion that impacts the league annually '' .
`` The gap between the Premier League and the English Football League has become a chasm which has become unbridgeable for clubs transitioning between the EFL and Premier League , '' he said .
It is understood Liverpool 's owners , the Fenway Sports Group , came forward with the initial plan , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joel Glazer .
It is anticipated it will receive the backing of Arsenal , Chelsea , Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur - the other members of England 's 'big six ' .
The idea is to address longstanding EFL concerns about the huge gap in funding between its divisions and the Premier League by handing over 25 % of the annual income , although the current parachute payment system would be scrapped .
There would be a £250m up-front payment to address the existing crisis created by the coronavirus pandemic , seen by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the proposals .
In addition , the Football Association would receive what is being described as a £100m `` gift '' .
The Football Supporters ' Association said it noted `` with grave concern '' the proposals , adding they had `` far-reaching consequences for the whole of domestic football '' .
`` Once again it appears that big decisions in football are apparently being stitched up behind our backs by billionaire club owners who continue to treat football as their personal fiefdom , '' it said in a statement .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be carved up ; it is part of our communities and our heritage , and football fans are its lifeblood .
As football 's most important stakeholders , it is crucial that fans are consulted and involved in the game 's decision-making .
`` We have welcomed the government 's commitment to a 'fan-led review of the governance of football ' ; we would argue that today 's revelations have made that process even more relevant and urgent . ''
The organisation said it remained `` open-minded to any suggestions for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the game '' .
It added : `` We would however emphasise that in our discussions so far , very few of our members have ever expressed the view that what football really needs is a greater concentration of power in the hands of the big six billionaire-owned clubs . ''
No date has been set for the proposed new-style league to be in operation but sources have suggested 2022-23 is not out of the question .
In order to get down from 20 to 18 , it is anticipated four clubs would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the Championship .
In addition , there would be play-offs involving the team to finish 16th in the Premier League and those in third , fourth and fifth in the second tier .
It is also planned that , as well as the 'big six ' , ever-present league member Everton , West Ham United and Southampton - ninth and 11th respectively in the list of clubs who have featured in the most Premier League seasons - would be granted special status .
If six of those nine clubs vote in favour @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enough to get it passed .
There is no mention of Aston Villa and Newcastle United , both of whom have featured in more Premier League campaigns than Manchester City .
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Liverpool won the Premier League for the first time last season
Radical proposals for the reform of English football could have a "damaging impact" on the game, says the Premier League.
Under the proposals, led by Liverpool and Manchester United, the English top flight would be cut to 18 teams.
The plans would see the Premier League hand over the £250m bailout required by the Football League to stave off a financial disaster among its 72 clubs.
The Premier League would also hand over 25% of its annual income to the EFL.
The proposals, dubbed Project Big Picture, would see:
The Premier League cut from 20 to 18 clubs, with the Championship, League One and League Two each retaining 24 teams.
The bottom two teams in the Premier League relegated automatically with the 16th-placed team joining the Championship play-offs.
The League Cup and Community Shield abolished.
Parachute payments scrapped.
A £250m rescue fund made immediately available to the EFL
£100m paid to the FA to make up for lost revenue.
Nine clubs given 'special voting rights' on certain issues, based on their extended runs in the Premier League.
But the plans have been criticised by the Premier League, the government and supporters' groups.
"English football is the world's most watched, and has a vibrant, dynamic and competitive league structure that drives interest around the globe," a Premier League statement said.
"To maintain this position, it is important that we all work together. Both the Premier League and the FA support a wide-ranging discussion on the future of the game, including its competition structures, calendar and overall financing particularly in light of the effects of Covid-19.
"Football has many stakeholders, therefore this work should be carried out through the proper channels enabling all clubs and stakeholders the opportunity to contribute."
Under the proposals, the EFL Cup in its present form would be abolished and the Community Shield scrapped.
In addition, the top flight's 14-club majority voting system would change.
The Premier League statement added: "In the Premier League's view, a number of the individual proposals in the plan published today could have a damaging impact on the whole game and we are disappointed to see that Rick Parry, chair of the EFL, has given his on-the-record support.
"The Premier League has been working in good faith with its clubs and the EFL to seek a resolution to the requirement for Covid-19 rescue funding. This work will continue."
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport condemned what it called a "backroom deal".
"We are surprised and disappointed that at a time of crisis when we have urged the top tiers of professional football to come together and finalise a deal to help lower league clubs, there appear to be backroom deals being cooked up that would create a closed shop at the very top of the game," a DCMS spokesperson said.
"Sustainability, integrity and fair competition are absolutely paramount and anything that may undermine them is deeply troubling. Fans must be front of all our minds, and this shows why our fan led review of football governance will be so critical."
Analysis - 'hugely divisive and potentially seismic'
BBC sports editor Dan Roan
This is a hugely divisive and potentially seismic proposal, threatening the biggest shake-up of the English game in a generation.
Angered by the way the story broke without their blessing, the Premier League has already given it short shrift, viewing this as a regrettable power-grab. In fact one well-placed Premier League source has described it as a "takeover attempt, rather than a rescue package".
Many will see this as an anti-competitive plot to concentrate power in the hands of the biggest clubs, opening the door to them controlling broadcast contracts, financial rules and even takeovers bids in a way top-flight bosses have always been desperate to avoid - a step towards a European Super League, and a means of freeing up space in the calendar to play more lucrative pre-season friendlies.
For years the bigger clubs have wanted more money and more sway. This is the most dramatic manifestation of that to date. But will it get off the ground? There will be huge doubts given 14 clubs would need to approve a plan that would mean fewer Premier League places. But the involvement of the two biggest clubs in the country means this surprising development has to be taken seriously.
At a time when the EFL is facing an unprecedented financial crisis however, it is easy to see why they would support a plan that would hand them the £250m they need to cover the loss of match-day revenue this season. And many in football will welcome the idea of a more redistributive financial model, with 25% of Premier League income shared at a time when the gulf between the divisions has been identified as a major problem.
Indeed, if the threat of this plan helps break the impasse between the Premier League and the government over a rescue package for the EFL, and a more redistributive financial 'reset', perhaps it can emerge as a positive development.
'Gap to Premier League is unbridgeable'
The English Football League confirmed it had been in talks over 'Project Big Picture' and that its chairman Rick Parry was in favour of the plans, first reported in the Daily Telegraph. external-link
"The need for a complete rethinking regarding the funding of English professional football predates the Covid-19 crisis," he said in a statement.
"Discussion and planning around 'Project Big Picture' has been ongoing for quite some time, unrelated to the current pandemic but now has an urgency that simply cannot be denied.
"The revenues flowing from the investment and work of our top clubs has been largely limited to the top division creating a sort of lottery, while Championship clubs struggle to behave prudently and Leagues One and Two are financially stretched despite enormous revenues English football generates.
"This plan devised by our top clubs and the English Football League puts an end to all of that."
Parry says, in 2018-19, Championship clubs received £146m in EFL distributions and Premier League solidarity payments, compared with £1.56bn received by the bottom 14 Premier League clubs.
He added parachute payments made to eight recently relegated clubs totalled £246m and represented one-third of the total Championship turnover.
Parry said it created "a major distortion that impacts the league annually".
"The gap between the Premier League and the English Football League has become a chasm which has become unbridgeable for clubs transitioning between the EFL and Premier League," he said.
Manchester United are among the clubs driving the change
It is understood Liverpool's owners, the Fenway Sports Group, came forward with the initial plan, which has been worked on by United co-chairman Joel Glazer. It is anticipated it will receive the backing of Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur - the other members of England's 'big six'.
The idea is to address longstanding EFL concerns about the huge gap in funding between its divisions and the Premier League by handing over 25% of the annual income, although the current parachute payment system would be scrapped.
There would be a £250m up-front payment to address the existing crisis created by the coronavirus pandemic, seen by some as a bid to garner support for the proposals.
In addition, the Football Association would receive what is being described as a £100m "gift".
The Football Supporters' Association said it noted "with grave concern" the proposals, adding they had "far-reaching consequences for the whole of domestic football".
"Once again it appears that big decisions in football are apparently being stitched up behind our backs by billionaire club owners who continue to treat football as their personal fiefdom," it said in a statement.
"Football is far more than a business to be carved up; it is part of our communities and our heritage, and football fans are its lifeblood. As football's most important stakeholders, it is crucial that fans are consulted and involved in the game's decision-making.
"We have welcomed the government's commitment to a 'fan-led review of the governance of football'; we would argue that today's revelations have made that process even more relevant and urgent."
The organisation said it remained "open-minded to any suggestions for the improvement of the governance and organisation of the game".
It added: "We would however emphasise that in our discussions so far, very few of our members have ever expressed the view that what football really needs is a greater concentration of power in the hands of the big six billionaire-owned clubs."
No date has been set for the proposed new-style league to be in operation but sources have suggested 2022-23 is not out of the question.
In order to get down from 20 to 18, it is anticipated four clubs would be relegated directly, with two promoted from the Championship. In addition, there would be play-offs involving the team to finish 16th in the Premier League and those in third, fourth and fifth in the second tier.
It is also planned that, as well as the 'big six', ever-present league member Everton, West Ham United and Southampton - ninth and 11th respectively in the list of clubs who have featured in the most Premier League seasons - would be granted special status.
If six of those nine clubs vote in favour of a proposal, it would be enough to get it passed.
There is no mention of Aston Villa and Newcastle United, both of whom have featured in more Premier League campaigns than Manchester City.


bbcuk--2020-10-11--Snowdon: Lloyd Scott starts walk up mountain in diving suit

A veteran fundraiser aims to complete a gruelling hike up Snowdon in a diving suit weighing 130lb ( 59kg ) on the last leg of his Three Peaks challenge .
Lloyd Scott , 58 , who has already walked up the highest peaks in England and Scotland , hopes to finish by Monday .
`` If I had recced the peaks before I would have said it 's not possible , '' he said .
He has so far raised more than £46,000 for the Lord 's Taverners which supports disadvantaged and disabled children .
• Teen carries out acts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a walk with Max the Miracle Dog Mr Scott , from Theydon Bois , Essex , is no stranger to tough challenges , having taken part in numerous charity events over 30 years , including completing the 2002 London Marathon in the deep-sea diving suit .
The former professional goalkeeper and firefighter can only see a few feet in front of each step as his helmet prevents him from looking down , so he is guided by helpers .
Support team member Tom Warner paid tribute to his gritty determination since seeing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` He 's as a hard as nails mentally , '' he said .
If all goes to plan , he hopes to start his final push to the summit of Wales ' highest peak on Monday morning as his pace means he has to camp overnight with each ascent taking place over two days .
He has been consuming in excess of 5,000 calories each day , using high-energy drinks and food , including pizza , to keep his energy levels topped up .
But he has already lost about 1st @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Scotland last weekend .

The former professional goalkeeper and firefighter can only see a few feet in front of each step as his helmet prevents him from looking down, so he is guided by helpers.


bbcuk--2020-10-11--Belly Mujinga: Calls for inquest into alleged 'virus cough attack' death

There are calls for an inquest into the death of transport worker Belly Mujinga - who died after reportedly being coughed and spat on by a passenger who said he had the virus .
BBC Panorama examined events leading up to the death of the 47-year-old , who died in April this year from Covid-19 .
Police investigated Belly 's death - but they concluded there was n't enough evidence to charge anyone .
But lawyers say an inquest could help her family find answers .
A barrister , Christopher Williams , told Panorama : `` If the family of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then that is a way of getting justice .
`` It may be that the outcome of the inquest wo n't give them the result that they seek , but the important thing is that they have the opportunity to go through the process . ''
Belly Mujinga worked as a sales clerk at Victoria station in London for Govia Thameslink Railway .
She suffered from a condition known as sarcoidosis , which affected her throat and had made it difficult for her to breathe .
On 21 March she was on duty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and colleague Motolani Sunmola , when they were involved in an incident with a customer .
Motolani says they were approached by a man who coughed on them and said : `` You know I have the virus . ''
Belly 's husband , Lusamba Gode Katalay , told Panorama that when she came home from work that day , she said someone had spat on her .
Motolani says she and Belly reported the incident to their employer .
She says they described what happened as an assault and asked for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says she did n't tell managers that the man said he had the virus .
Govia Thameslink Railway said neither Belly , nor any of her colleagues present at the time , made a complaint of deliberate coughing , or spitting , or asked for the police to be called .
However on 8 April , Belly 's union , the Transport Salaried Staffs ' Association ( TSSA ) , told GTR that an allegation of deliberate coughing was being made .
The company began its own internal investigation - but did not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any stage .
In the days that followed , Belly became increasingly unwell .
She was admitted to hospital on 2 April .
Three days later , Belly - a mother of one - died .
Her husband told Panorama : `` You 've just lost a person who was at the centre of your universe - a person who has left a little 11-year-old girl behind her . ''
Her death might have stayed as one of thousands of private tragedies that swept the country during the first wave of coronavirus - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case .
On 12 May , the TSSA issued a press release saying Belly had been assaulted by a man who deliberately coughed and spat at her , saying he had the virus .
Following inquiries from the press , the British Transport Police began to investigate .
Boris Johnson told MPs : `` Yesterday this House learnt of the tragic death of Belly Mujinga .
The fact that she was abused for doing her job is utterly appalling . ''
By now , seven weeks had passed since the incident - and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ available evidence .
CCTV from the station concourse is routinely deleted after around 28 days .
However , GTR requested footage from Network Rail as part of its own investigation , and handed six minutes of footage , including the incident , to police .
The footage has not been released , but BBC Panorama has spoken to a number of people who have seen it , and has obtained an audio recording of a meeting where police officers showed the footage to Belly 's husband and his friends .
They say the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it clearly shows that something occurred .
They describe seeing the man come close to Belly and her retreating , before running away .
The police officer said : `` We 're in no doubt that something has happened there .
We 're in no doubt about that . ''
But the footage was not clear enough to show if an offence , involving deliberate coughing or spitting , had taken place .
British Transport Police used ticket records to trace a 57-year-old man and interview him .
He denied spitting and said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He also denied saying that he had the virus .
There was a second witness , also a member of station staff , who said the man had not said `` I have the virus . ''
The police also said they were confident the man could n't have infected Belly because he had had an antibody test `` as part of his occupation '' four days after the incident .
It was negative , showing he never had the illness .
But at the time , not all commercially available results @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Alex Richter at the University of Birmingham , who studied some of the tests available back then , told the programme : `` The quality of the tests available in March were really no better than tossing a coin . ''
More on the death of Belly Mujinga The British Transport Police said the test was `` substantiated '' by the man 's GP , and that - regardless of the outcome of the test - there was still insufficient evidence to charge anyone with a crime .
The Crown Prosecution Service , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and said : `` In the absence of any medical or forensic evidence , together with inconclusive CCTV footage and inconsistent witness accounts , meant no criminal charges could be considered . ''
Govia Thameslink Railway said : `` The medical condition which Belly Mujinga suffered from was not on the government 's shielding list at the time of the incident .
`` Had it been , the company would have told her to shield , as we did with nearly 400 other colleagues .
The following week , after the incident , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shield .
`` At that point she was told not to come into work , and to self-isolate . ''
There has been no inquest into her death , but barristers spoken to by BBC Panorama believe one could help her family in their search for the truth .
Martin Forde QC told the programme : `` I feel there are sufficient doubts and conflicts around the facts of this case to justify an investigation . ''
For her husband Lusamba , many questions about her death remain unanswered .
`` May she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
`` But it is really hard .
I will try to fight . ''

Motolani says she reported the incident to their employer on the day. She says she described what happened as an assault and asked for the police to be called. Motolani says she didn't tell managers that the man had said he had the virus, but says Belly did.


bbcuk--2020-10-11--Eifel Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton equals Michael Schumacher record with 91st win

Lewis Hamilton equalled the all-time record for career Formula 1 victories by winning the Eifel Grand Prix .
Hamilton extended his championship lead over team-mate Valtteri Bottas to 69 points after the Finn retired .
Behind Max Verstappen 's Red Bull in second , Daniel Ricciardo scored Renault 's first podium since returning to F1 as a constructor in 2016 .
• None Great of his time Hamilton is 'not done yet' The race had been poised for a close fight between Hamilton and Bottas before the second Mercedes hit trouble at the Nurburgring in Germany .
Hamilton , second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ start than Bottas and dived for the inside at the first corner , pushing him wide , but Bottas held his ground and recovered the lead on the inside of the second corner .
That gave Bottas control of the race , but Hamilton pressured him hard and in the end the leader buckled .
Bottas handed the advantage back to Hamilton on lap 13 , locking a wheel into Turn One and running wide , allowing Hamilton to close in and pass for the lead around the outside of Turn Two .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ further into Hamilton 's lap when a virtual safety car allowed him and Verstappen to pit for fresh tyres and retain their positions ahead of Bottas , and two laps after that Bottas retired with a suspected failure of the MGU-H , part of the hybrid system .
Although Verstappen stole the point for fastest lap from Hamilton on the last lap of the race , Hamilton 's lead is close to three clear race victories with only six races remaining .
A seventh world title - which would equal another Schumacher record @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mick presented Hamilton with one of his father 's old helmets , from his last F1 season with Mercedes in 2012 , to recognise the achievement .
`` I do n't know what to say , '' Hamilton said .
`` When you grow up watching someone and you idolise them , really , for the quality of the driver they are and what they are continually able to do as a driver and with his team week on week .
`` Seeing his dominance for so long and I do n't think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would get close to this record .
`` It 's an incredible honour but I could not have done it without this incredible team .
A big thank you and huge respect to Michael . ''
Ricciardo 's podium was made possible by Bottas ' retirement , as the top two had almost lapped the field before a late safety car was called to recover Lando Norris ' McLaren , which had stopped with an engine failure .
But the Australian 's result was well deserved .
Renault have been making steady progress @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this season , held off Racing Point 's Sergio Perez in a battle over the closing laps .
A bet with team principal Cyril Abiteboul means the Frenchman has to have a tattoo in a design of Ricciardo 's choosing .
Abiteboul can choose size and placement .
Ricciardo said he did not know what the design would be , but probably `` something with a German flavour '' .
Norris had been fighting with Perez for fourth on divergent strategies for a while , but the early development of his ultimately terminal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was running fifth before he stopped .
Norris ' McLaren team-mate Carlos Sainz took fifth instead , ahead of Alpha Tauri 's Pierre Gasly , who was able to pass Ferrari 's Charles Leclerc for sixth place as a result of Ferrari 's decision not to stop for fresh tyres at the late safety car .
Nico Hulkenberg took an impressive eighth for Racing Point after starting last , following his late substitution for the ill Lance Stroll on Saturday morning .
And there were the first points of the season for Haas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Antonio Giovinazzi in ninth and 10th places .
What happens next ?
Six races to go and they start with a new track for F1 , Portimao on Portugal 's Algarve on 25 October .
It is a well-regarded track and the drivers are all looking forward to the challenge .
And the weather should be a good deal warmer than the wintry conditions at the Nurburgring this weekend .
• None Meet the world-leading surgeons pushing the boundaries of science

Lewis Hamilton equalled the all-time record for career Formula 1 victories by winning the Eifel Grand Prix.
The Mercedes driver's win was the 91st of his career and he will surely break Michael Schumacher's record soon.
Hamilton extended his championship lead over team-mate Valtteri Bottas to 69 points after the Finn retired.
Behind Max Verstappen's Red Bull in second, Daniel Ricciardo scored Renault's first podium since returning to F1 as a constructor in 2016.
"It's going to take some time to get used to it," Hamilton said of equalling Schumacher's record
The race had been poised for a close fight between Hamilton and Bottas before the second Mercedes hit trouble at the Nurburgring in Germany.
Hamilton, second on the grid, made a better start than Bottas and dived for the inside at the first corner, pushing him wide, but Bottas held his ground and recovered the lead on the inside of the second corner.
That gave Bottas control of the race, but Hamilton pressured him hard and in the end the leader buckled.
Bottas handed the advantage back to Hamilton on lap 13, locking a wheel into Turn One and running wide, allowing Hamilton to close in and pass for the lead around the outside of Turn Two.
Three laps later, the race fell further into Hamilton's lap when a virtual safety car allowed him and Verstappen to pit for fresh tyres and retain their positions ahead of Bottas, and two laps after that Bottas retired with a suspected failure of the MGU-H, part of the hybrid system.
Although Verstappen stole the point for fastest lap from Hamilton on the last lap of the race, Hamilton's lead is close to three clear race victories with only six races remaining. A seventh world title - which would equal another Schumacher record - is beckoning.
Seven-time F1 champion Schumacher won his 91 races between 1992 and 2006
A special trophy for Hamilton
Schumacher's son Mick presented Hamilton with one of his father's old helmets, from his last F1 season with Mercedes in 2012, to recognise the achievement.
"I don't know what to say," Hamilton said. "When you grow up watching someone and you idolise them, really, for the quality of the driver they are and what they are continually able to do as a driver and with his team week on week.
"Seeing his dominance for so long and I don't think anyone - especially me - thought he would get close to this record.
"It's an incredible honour but I could not have done it without this incredible team. A big thank you and huge respect to Michael."
A landmark for Renault
Ricciardo gave Renault their first podium since the Mayalsian Grand Prix in 2011
Ricciardo's podium was made possible by Bottas' retirement, as the top two had almost lapped the field before a late safety car was called to recover Lando Norris' McLaren, which had stopped with an engine failure.
But the Australian's result was well deserved. Renault have been making steady progress and Ricciardo, who has been outstanding this season, held off Racing Point's Sergio Perez in a battle over the closing laps.
A bet with team principal Cyril Abiteboul means the Frenchman has to have a tattoo in a design of Ricciardo's choosing. Abiteboul can choose size and placement. Ricciardo said he did not know what the design would be, but probably "something with a German flavour".
Norris had been fighting with Perez for fourth on divergent strategies for a while, but the early development of his ultimately terminal engine problem cost him time and he was running fifth before he stopped.
Norris' McLaren team-mate Carlos Sainz took fifth instead, ahead of Alpha Tauri's Pierre Gasly, who was able to pass Ferrari's Charles Leclerc for sixth place as a result of Ferrari's decision not to stop for fresh tyres at the late safety car.
Nico Hulkenberg took an impressive eighth for Racing Point after starting last, following his late substitution for the ill Lance Stroll on Saturday morning.
And there were the first points of the season for Haas' Romain Grosjean and Alfa Romeo's Antonio Giovinazzi in ninth and 10th places.
Driver of the day
Ricciardo gets it for a long-awaited and well-deserved podium for Renault after an exceptional drive. Honourable mentions for Hamilton and especially Hulkenberg
What happens next?
Six races to go and they start with a new track for F1, Portimao on Portugal's Algarve on 25 October. It is a well-regarded track and the drivers are all looking forward to the challenge. And the weather should be a good deal warmer than the wintry conditions at the Nurburgring this weekend.
Hamilton has won seven of the 11 races so far this season
Fans saluted the return of Hulkenberg at the Nurburgring


bbcuk--2020-10-11--Migrant crisis: Dinghies to UK could be 'disabled using nets'

A plan to use nets to stop dinghies carrying migrants across the English Channel is being considered by the government , it has been reported .
Dan O'Mahoney , who leads the Home Office 's efforts to tackle illegal crossings to the UK , outlined the strategy to the Sunday Telegraph .
He told the newspaper that British vessels could use the tactic before then returning migrants to France .
Record numbers of migrants are continuing to make the crossing .
In the first three weeks of September , at least 1,892 migrants successfully crossed the Channel - more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ O'Mahoney 's strategy has so far been delayed because France is not willing to accept migrants back who have been subject to the tactic , he told the paper .
A former member of the Royal Marines , Mr O'Mahoney said : `` We definitely are very , very close to being able to operationalise a safe return tactic where we make an intervention safely on a migrant vessel , take migrants on board our vessel and then take them back to France .
`` The problem with that currently is that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Asked whether the method was similar to Royal Navy trials , in which nets were used to snag up propellers and bring boats to a standstill , Mr O'Mahoney said : `` It 's that type of thing , yes .
So safely disabling the engine and then taking the migrants on board our vessel . ''
He said this was just one of a number of methods his team has considered deploying over the next few months , but he did not go into further details .
Mr O'Mahoney , appointed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , said he was working with people `` everywhere across government to come up with new tactics '' to tackle illegal migration across the Channel .
• Use social media to attempt to stop the flow of migrants from Africa and the Middle East into northern France • Reduce the number of asylum seekers leaving the region for the UK The numbers of migrants attempting the perilous journey across the Channel has been exacerbated by a sharp drop in air and rail travel during the coronavirus pandemic .
In September , a Home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the cost of crossing the Channel by overloading dinghies with migrants .
The rate charged by criminals to reach the UK from France has fallen by about a third as demand has soared .
Shadow home secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds said in August the government 's handling of the crisis was `` lacking in competence and compassion '' after a £340m RAF Poseidon P8 aircraft had been used to help Border Force patrol boats to spot migrants .
A week later , the body of a young male migrant from Sudan was found on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make the crossing in a small boat .

A former member of the Royal Marines, Mr O'Mahoney said: "We definitely are very, very close to being able to operationalise a safe return tactic where we make an intervention safely on a migrant vessel, take migrants on board our vessel and then take them back to France.


bbcuk--2020-10-11--Lake District plane crash: Light aircraft pilot dies

Cumbria Police , which was called to the site alongside other emergency services at about 14:50 BST , said there @ @ @ @ @

"He made a huge impact on everyone he met, whether in his work in healthcare around the world or his personal life and will be truly missed by so many," they said.


bbcuk--2020-10-11--Shipham football team walks off after 'homophobic insult'

In a statement , Portishead Town said : `` It 's been brought to our attention that there was an @ @ @ @ @ players in our A match away versus Shipham today , to which we have responded @ @ @ @


bbcuk--2020-10-11--Should I get a flu jab this winter?

Should I get a flu jab this winter?

The World Health Organisation and the NHS say getting a flu shot could help health services fight Covid-19 this winter @ @ @ @ @ most at risk from influenza can get the flu vaccination for free , but others @ @ @ @ @ .
But how can a flu jab help health services and individuals ?

Should I get a flu jab?
The World Health Organisation and the NHS say getting a flu shot could help health services fight Covid-19 this winter.
Certain groups who are most at risk from influenza can get the flu vaccination for free, but others will have to pay privately.
But how can a flu jab help health services and individuals? How effective is the flu vaccine?
BBC Health Correspondent Laura Foster explains.
Video by Laura Foster, Mattea Bubalo and Terry Saunders


bbcuk--2020-10-11--Coronavirus: How blind school in Worcester is keeping pupils safe

Adapting to life under coronavirus is tough for many schools , but at New College Worcester there is an extra @ @ @ @ @ 69 pupils are all blind or vision impaired , making social distancing challenging .
The @ @ @ @ @ a strict hygiene regime and teachers wear masks at all times .
All filming was @ @ @ @ @ guidelines .

Adapting to life under coronavirus is tough for many schools, but at New College Worcester there is an extra layer of difficulty.
All 69 pupils are all blind or vision impaired, making social distancing challenging.
The school has adapted by enforcing a strict hygiene regime and teachers wear masks at all times.
All filming was done in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines.
A film by Catherine Mackie