bbcuk--2020-10-05--Michael O'Leary murder: How texts sent by man's killer raised suspicions

At a quarter past eight on a wet Monday night in January this year , Michael O'Leary 's wife and three adult sons received a text saying `` I 'm so sorry x '' after he failed to return home from work .
It prompted a huge search and rescue operation in his home village of Nantgaredig which lasted more than 48 hours .
When the 55-year-old 's Nissan Navara was discovered on the banks of the River Towy in Carmarthenshire , and imprints of his trainers were found leading towards the water , it was assumed he had taken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , alarm bells began to ring - now , after a `` superb investigation '' by Dyfed-Powys Police , local man Andrew Jones , 53 , has been convicted of his murder .
Friend Hywel Rees said the text messages were an early sign that something was not quite right .
`` Mike would not have written a message to his family in English , '' he said .
`` He would have sent a message in Welsh . ''
Mr Rees knew Mr O'Leary well through Nantgaredig Rugby Club - he also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inspector .
`` We went off on the Lions ' Tour to Australia in 2013 and he and I were sharing a room and he was great company , '' he said .
`` He was a hard working man , he was a family man and he thought the world of his boys . ''
When word spread through the village on 27 January that club stalwart Mr O'Leary was missing , people assembled at the clubhouse unprompted to search for him .
`` There were so many involved , '' said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jones .
`` Everyone came out because that 's the amount of love and respect there was for Mike . ''
Hundreds searched the area on Tuesday and Wednesday under the direction of Dyfed-Powys Police and a mountain rescue team .
But on Thursday 29 January police stopped searching , and the village was rocked by devastating news .
Andrew Jones , one of Mr O'Leary 's best friends , and a well-known figure at the rugby club , had been arrested on suspicion of murder .
`` It was one hell of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' said Hugh Harries , chairman of Nantgaredig RFC .
Jones and Mr O'Leary were part of a group of close friends who went on holiday together regularly .
They were also among `` five or six builders '' working free of charge on the rugby clubhouse 's extension , according to Mr Harries .
`` Andrew did the plastering and Mike did the footings , '' he said .
Dyfed-Powys Police first became interested in Jones when they spoke to him at Glangwili Hospital the day after his friend 's disappearance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hospital the previous night suffering with `` memory loss '' after `` falling out of the bed '' .
He told detectives he last saw Mr O'Leary `` at a distance '' on Saturday night when he picked up his wife and daughter from the rugby club , but added that he knew he had been taking `` anti-depressants '' and was `` finding it hard '' at work .
Detectives noted however that Jones had `` dried blood '' inside his left nostril , and a `` scratch '' on his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police , Jones burned Mr O'Leary 's body on a pile of wooden pallets in his builder 's yard behind his home .
He used a digger to put his remains in a skip , and arranged for one of his unsuspecting employees to remove it the following morning .
The next day , detectives discovered phone records which showed not only that Jones 's wife Rhiannon had been having an affair with Mr O'Leary , but that Jones had known about it since September 2019 .
They also discovered that both Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Rhiannon Jones had been at one of Jones 's properties on the night of the disappearance , a remote `` lock-up '' in Cwmffrwd called Cincoed Farm .
He was questioned again later that day when his story changed .
He admitted luring Mr O'Leary to Cincoed Farm to confront him about the affair by pretending to be his wife , but claimed the father of three had `` driven off '' unharmed .
The following day Jones gave an official statement to Dyfed-Powys Police before he was arrested .
`` Have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of only a few comments he made to the arresting officers .
His Bronwydd Road property was searched and officers seized phones and eight firearms , including a Colt .22 rifle .
As part of their investigation , police examined CCTV of the the area and spotted an unusual sight : a cyclist wearing a high-visibility jacket and `` building-site clothing '' travelling between where Mr O'Leary 's vehicle was found and Cincoed Farm .
On 3 February , Jones was formally charged with Mr O'Leary 's murder .
From this point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ answer any questions detectives asked him .
Over the course of the next few weeks , Dyfed-Powys Police undertook the painstaking task of searching both Jones ' builder 's yard behind his home in Carmarthen , and Cincoed Farm .
Slowly , a picture of what happened to Mr O'Leary began to form .
At the farm , police found bullet casings on the floor , bloodstains on the blades of a forklift , and a bloodstained pushbike .
This blood was later found to be a match for Mr O'Leary 's DNA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made an even more crucial - and gruesome - breakthrough .
At the bottom of a rusty oil barrel at Jones 's yard on Bronwydd Road , they found a 4in ( 10cm ) piece of small intestine .
The tissue 's DNA profile matched Mr O'Leary 's .
It remains the only part of his body ever found .
After excavating and sifting through an enormous amount of earth at the yard , tiny fragments of unidentifiable burnt human bone were also discovered .
Mr O'Leary 's blood was found on a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home , on a pair of his trainers , on a rugby shirt he was wearing and in his Audi Q7 .
At Jones 's murder trial , evidence of his `` careful and ruthless planning '' became clear .
In 2019 he bought a security camera to spy on his wife in the family home , which he used to discover the passcode to her phone in order to read her messages .
In January , Jones 's teenage daughter Cari discovered her mother was having an affair after she heard her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr O'Leary , and `` looked up '' to him .
The discovery devastated her and she sent a text message to Mr O'Leary : `` I know everything .
I 've seen the messages .
I 'd like to thank you for being so disrespectful to my father . ''
He replied : `` All I have to say is I 'm sorry for what I have done .
I will make sure I keep my distance .
I 'm deeply sorry for the hurt I have given you . ''
Jones @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' on her mother , while he quietly planned his murder .
On Saturday 25 January , CCTV at Jones 's home showed him moving pallets around his yard in preparation to burn one of his best friend 's remains .
That night , while a `` Ladies ' Night '' event was held at Nantgaredig RFC , more CCTV images showed Mr O'Leary talking to Rhiannon Jones at the bar , before her daughter intervened .
The mother and daughter argued that night , and Jones said his wife then realised the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked for his forgiveness .
Jones then stole his wife 's secret phone which she used to communicate with Mr O'Leary , and began texting him pretending to be her .
He arranged to meet up at his remote lock-up in Cwmffrwd on Monday night .
When Mr O'Leary arrived at Cincoed Farm expecting to see Rhiannon Jones , he was `` executed in cold blood '' by her husband .
Jones then wore Mr O'Leary 's trainers , put the pushbike in the boot of his Nissan Navara and drove it to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where he sent apparently suicidal messages to the O'Leary family .
He then cycled back to the murder scene , used a forklift to place Mr O'Leary 's body in the boot of his wife 's Audi and drove back to his yard on Bronwydd Road .
He hid the body under a rubbish pile in his yard , before burning it the next night .
Jones told the court he had only lured Mr O'Leary to Cincoed Farm to `` frighten '' him , and that he had died in a `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his rifle .
He claimed he then panicked and destroyed the evidence .
The jury dismissed this story .
Prosecutor William Hughes QC told Swansea Crown Court this was a `` carefully considered ambush '' , and that the destruction of Mr O'Leary 's body was carried out `` ruthlessly '' .
In more than 30 years working for the police , retired inspector Hywel Rees said he never secured a guilty verdict where there was no body .
`` The technology of mobile phone tracking , CCTV , DNA and all of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much , '' he said .
`` In five days they 've brought this case together which was a seemingly impossible case and charging Andrew with murder .
I think it was a superb investigation from Dyfed-Powys and they deserve high praise for it . ''
For Mr Rees , Andrew Jones comes `` on top of the list '' of dangerous criminals .
`` It was n't a crime of passion , it did n't happen instantly .
He planned it , '' he said .
`` Somewhere there are parts of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and compassion and the proper funeral , and without him apologising , coming forward and showing some remorse , we ca n't move on . ''
To his friends , Mr O'Leary will be remembered as the `` life and soul '' of the village and the rugby club .
`` He was lots of fun , he was full of it , '' said Mr Harries .
`` He 'd help all the time .
Anything that needs doing , Mike would be there .
`` He was good fun , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @

She was close with Mr O'Leary, and "looked up" to him. The discovery devastated her and she sent a text message to Mr O'Leary: "I know everything. I've seen the messages. I'd like to thank you for being so disrespectful to my father."


bbcuk--2020-10-05--After Colston toppled: Is Bristol united or divided?

Both rapper Wish Master and scaffolder Nigel Horlock gave speeches on the plinth where Edward Colston 's statue once stood @ @ @ @ @ reasons .
Just hours before the slave trader 's statue had been pulled down amid @ @ @ @ @ and then thrown in Bristol 's harbour .
Both came together to talk about that @ @ @ @ @ to find common ground .
Produced by Sabet Choudhury , filmed and edited by James @ @

Both rapper Wish Master and scaffolder Nigel Horlock gave speeches on the plinth where Edward Colston's statue once stood - but for very different reasons.
Just hours before the slave trader's statue had been pulled down amid a Black Lives Matter protest and then thrown in Bristol's harbour.
Both came together to talk about that monumental day in a bid to find common ground.
Produced by Sabet Choudhury, filmed and edited by James Young.


bbcuk--2020-10-05--Newspaper headlines: Wind farms 'to power all UK homes' and 'contacts lost'

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According to the paper, they believe it should be expanded to eight people and that children should not be included in the tally. But - the paper adds - the revolt is likely to be symbolic as Labour will back the current restriction.


bbcuk--2020-10-05--Student drug deaths: Four young people die in North East

Then just after 13:00 on Sunday , another 18-year old female student was found dead at the same student building @ @ @ @ @ the previous day .
Police said it was `` believed ketamine had been present at @ @ @ @

Then just after 13:00 on Sunday, another 18-year old female student was found dead at the same student building where Ms Larmour had died the previous day. Police said it was "believed ketamine had been present at the address".


bbcuk--2020-10-05--Covid in Scotland: 'My brother stopped eating after home care cuts'

Asia Akram says she has not slept properly in six months .
The Dundee mother has looked after her brother Rez for years , but found herself delivering round-the-clock care when his home care support was cut back during lockdown .
Rez , who has cerebral palsy , previously received a day care service - which enabled him to go out four days a week - and overnight respite seven times a month .
For Asia these council services were `` like a relief '' and allowed her to spend time with her five children .
But because of `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ staffing , this support disappeared `` with no warning '' , according to Asia .
It meant that while 33-year-old Rez still received help with personal care , he was unable to go outdoors .
The siblings are among a `` considerable '' number of people who have had home care either reduced or completely scrapped during the lockdown , according to a report .
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has published research showing people were left without essential care such as help to wash , use the toilet and go to bed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forced to sleep in wheelchairs '' .
The commission claims that the removal of care plans may have been non-compliant with human rights in some cases .
Asia and Rez have since had some of their old services restored - but the six-month gap in support has impacted on both their physical and mental wellbeing .
`` I 've found it very difficult at times because I 'm so , so tired , '' Asia told BBC Scotland 's The Nine .
`` My days start at 06:30 and I do n't finish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that 's every single day .
`` It got to the point where Rez stopped communicating with me .
He was n't interacting with me , he was n't eating and drinking properly .
`` What happens if we get unwell and can no longer take care of our family members - where are they going to go ? ''
The Scottish Human Rights Commission report , published on Tuesday , includes claims from a user-led organisation which described people in `` dire situations '' who were `` forced to sleep in wheelchairs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had been `` forced into caring roles '' and in some cases , had to give up their jobs as a result .
Another disabled people 's organisation claimed one individual had a `` physical and mental breakdown '' after being left in their wheelchair `` not properly dressed '' for `` hours at a time '' .
The report said these impacts `` have the potential to engage rights to life , physical and psychological integrity as well as to dignity and autonomy , under Articles 2 , 3 and 8 of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' It also stated : `` In many cases , the withdrawals and reductions seen in the early months of the pandemic happened rapidly , without either adequate communication or assessment of the proportionality of such decisions . ''
• ' I have lost care support because of coronavirus' The commission has called on the Scottish government and Cosla to commit to recommencing care to pre-pandemic levels `` as a minimum '' .
It has set out 23 further recommendations in the report , including data collection to monitor the removal of care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` Looking ahead , human rights can and should be used by public authorities as a tool to strengthen how decisions are made about social care .
`` This would ensure stronger protections and respect for people 's rights as we all continue to navigate our way through Covid-19 .
`` Ultimately , the commission wants to see a social care system , based on human rights , capable of delivering the outcomes which are enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities . ''
Changes were 'necessary' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and social care spokesman , said that local governments attempted to ensure social care support continued when the pandemic hit .
However , he said that support could not be delivered in the same way for some people - and others no longer wanted support .
`` It is critical that where this has happened it is reviewed and this work is under way in health and social care partnerships , '' he said .
`` Cosla agree that human rights should be enshrined in social care and this must be central to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , this report sets out helpful recommendations to support this approach . ''
A Scottish government spokeswoman said short-term changes to support were `` necessary '' because of the reduction in workforce during the pandemic .
However , she added that the government had established an independent review of adult social care with a human-rights based approach to consider `` what changes are required '' .
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The report said these impacts "have the potential to engage rights to life, physical and psychological integrity as well as to dignity and autonomy, under Articles 2, 3 and 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights."


bbcuk--2020-10-05--Coronavirus: 'Act now to prevent lockdown', Irish PM warns

It states that `` it is vital we do everything in our power now to arrest the current trajectory nationally @ @ @ @ @ virus back down to a low level of transmission in advance of the winter months @ @

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bbcuk--2020-10-05--Covid: NHS Wales routine surgery waiting list up seven times in year

The list of people waiting for routine surgery in Wales is seven times longer than a year ago with almost 70,000 waiting for an operation , figures show .
One orthopaedic surgeon has warned waiting times for things like knee and hip replacements could be three years .
Planned surgery in Wales was halted in March as Covid struck but most health boards have resumed some procedures .
Now doctors want parts of hospitals to be quarantined so they can restart some routine surgery .
The Welsh Government says health boards are working to open more services and `` keep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New figures show that 69,212 people in Wales were waiting for elective operations in September 2020 , compared to 9,925 during the same period in 2019 .
The data , obtained by the BBC in a Freedom of Information request , also shows the number of patients waiting more than 36 weeks for elective treatment has grown from 14,899 at the start of the pandemic .
Health boards say the Covid-19 crisis has caused `` significant disruption '' and the most urgent patients are being prioritised .
Swansea Bay University Health Board is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ waiting there rising to more than 22,453 , from 3,262 in 2019 .
Hywel Dda University Health Board , which covers Carmarthenshire , Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion , now has 15,698 people on its waiting list , up from 506 in 2019 and 722 in March .
Orthopaedic surgeon Chris Wilson called the waiting time figures `` depressing '' and is not surprised they have `` shot up through the roof '' .
`` These patients are in a lot of pain , '' said Mr Wilson , who is head of the orthopaedic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ University Health Board .
`` It 's frustrating we ca n't offer them treatments like hip replacements which we know in the vast majority of cases is going to be life changing .
`` All the surgeons feel impotent that we 've got this large population of patients waiting for this type of surgery and they 're not yet in a position to do anything about it and we know that the problem is growing week by week . ''
Colin Jones , from Llanelli , says he has been living in `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him for a possible hip replacement nine months ago .
He says he has been `` left in limbo '' waiting for an appointment with a consultant .
`` All they can offer me at this stage is pain relief and there 's no end in sight .
It 's very frustrating , '' said the 71-year-old .
The Royal College of Surgeons has called on Welsh Government to ramp up the development of so-called `` green zones '' or `` Covid-light '' areas in hospitals .
These are wards with stringent rules @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risk of coronavirus transmission is low , in order to allow the resumption of more planned surgeries .
Richard Johnson , director of the college in Wales , said a recent survey found only 30 % of surgeons in the Welsh NHS had access to such facilities .
`` We supported the stopping of elective surgery to allow the NHS to prepare for the pandemic , '' he said .
`` But this is now seven months into the pandemic and we seem to be moving no further forward very quickly to work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ waiting for their surgery .
`` At the centre of all this are patients who are suffering and as surgeons we want to offer the best treatment for our patients to stop that suffering so they can get back to a normal activity .
`` At the present time the government are n't producing waiting times figures .
Once we know what the scale of the problem is , then we can make some plans going forward of managing the situations . ''
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The Welsh Conservatives have called on the Welsh Government to `` ensure all avenues are explored '' , including field hospitals and `` Covid-light '' hospitals .
`` And to commission - where it exists - extra capacity from the independent sector to help reduce the backlog , and get patients diagnosed and treated , '' health spokesman Andrew RT Davies said .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ working to restart more services '' and `` doing all they can '' to keep Covid and non-Covid patients separate .
`` They have been changing the care environment with the creation of 'green zones ' , '' it said .
`` The work is being clinically led and consultants are currently prioritising patients in order of clinical need . ''

"All the surgeons feel impotent that we've got this large population of patients waiting for this type of surgery and they're not yet in a position to do anything about it and we know that the problem is growing week by week."


bbcuk--2020-10-05--Reedley deaths: Two held on suspicion of mum and daughter murders

Alyson Littlewood , the head teacher of Marsden Heights Community College where Vian was a student , said : `` @ @ @ @ @ tragic deaths of Vian and her mother and our whole school is mourning the loss @ @ @ @ @ our community . ''

Alyson Littlewood, the head teacher of Marsden Heights Community College where Vian was a student, said: "We are heartbroken by the tragic deaths of Vian and her mother and our whole school is mourning the loss of two much-loved members of our community."


bbcuk--2020-10-06--Covid hospital cases jump nearly 25% in England

The number of people admitted to hospital with Covid-19 on one day has jumped by nearly a quarter in England .
There were 478 people admitted to hospital on Sunday - the largest daily figure since early June - up from 386 .
More than two-thirds of those were in the North West , North East and Yorkshire .
It comes as a further 14,542 cases were confirmed across the whole of the UK on Tuesday .
That daily figure has trebled in a fortnight .
Extra restrictions have been introduced in many areas of the UK to try to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including across the whole of Scotland and Northern Ireland .
On top of these national measures , parts of Wales , Scotland , Northern Ireland and areas in the Midlands , Lancashire , Merseyside , West Yorkshire and the North East of England have seen additional rules imposed .
But Prof John Edmunds , who advises the government 's coronavirus response as part of Sage , said more stringent national lockdown restrictions were needed to bring the pandemic under control .
He told BBC Newsnight local restrictions in the north of England had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government 's `` light tough '' measures were just `` delaying the inevitable '' .
`` We will at some point put very stringent measures in place because we will have to when hospitals start to really fill up , '' he said .
`` Frankly , the better strategy is to put them in place now . ''
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said new coronavirus restrictions would be announced on Wednesday - but it will not be another full lockdown .
And households could be banned from mixing in Nottingham after a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ official has said .
The BBC understands that the government will push ahead with a new `` three-tier '' approach to restrictions in local areas of England , in an effort to replace the patchwork of existing measures .
Under the system , local areas would be put under one of three levels of restrictions based on the number of cases per 100,000 people .
However , the mayors in Leeds , Liverpool , Newcastle and Manchester - where cases are soaring - said a `` more nuanced approach '' than this was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not working , confusing for the public and some , like the 10pm rule , are counter-productive '' , they said , in a letter to the health secretary .
They are demanding more powers for local police and councils to try to address the rising infection rates `` based on local knowledge '' .
`` Our response should consider broader local impacts than absolute numbers of infections : impacts on jobs and business ; effects on poverty and deprivation ; and relative infection rates in different sections of the population , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be cautious about reading too much into one day 's change .
But of all the measurements of Covid , hospital admissions are perhaps the most reliable and they had been rising quite gradually before the jump on Sunday .
Sadly , we should expect cases to continue rising .
This is the time of year when emergency admissions for respiratory illness do go up .
In a normal year , we can expect 1,000 admissions a day for flu and respiratory viruses by December .
What we do n't know is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adding to this Covid total .
These new admissions mean about 3 % of hospital beds are now occupied with Covid patients .
There are reports that hospitals , particularly in northern England , are very busy .
But elsewhere beds are free .
The reduction in other services , from cancer care to routine operations , means bed occupancy levels are about a quarter lower than normal .
However , unions would point out that a shortage of staff means there are not always the doctors and nurses available to care for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been rising sharply in cities in the north of England , but are substantially lower in the south .
In Manchester , where the rate of infection is 529 cases per 100,000 people , the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University have said they will teach online only until `` at least '' the end of the month .
More than a thousand students in the city have already been told to self-isolate .
Face-to-face teaching is also being suspended at the University of Sheffield , after the city 's rate increased @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rate is 487 per 100,000 and in Newcastle Upon Tyne it is 435 .
There are 60 cases per 100,000 people in London , 46 in Bristol and 32 in Norwich .
Across the UK , the latest daily figures show a further 76 people have died within 28 days of testing positive .
That is a long way off the death tolls reached in April , but BBC medical editor Fergus Walsh said there was concern hospital admissions and eventually deaths would `` just keep rising '' , unless coronavirus cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of England .
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In total , nearly 2,800 patients are in hospital with Covid in England , compared with more than 17,000 at the epidemic 's peak .
A total of 2,783 Covid-19 patients spent Monday night in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ total since 25 June .
There were also 349 patients in mechanical ventilation beds .
The latest hospital admissions figures , released for Sunday , show there were 478 new patients admitted - the highest daily figure since 3 June .
In Scotland , 262 people confirmed to have Covid-19 are in hospital - a rise of 44 .
In Wales , 92 admissions were recorded on the government 's coronavirus dashboard - but that figure includes people who are suspected to have coronavirus , as well as those who have tested positive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ireland .
Meanwhile , the government won a vote on retaining the `` rule of six '' in England by 287 votes to 17 .
Among the MPs who voted against it were 12 rebel Tories , one of whom called it a `` massive intrusion '' into people 's lives that does not `` make sense '' .
The prime minister 's spokesman earlier described it as a `` sensible and helpful '' measure .

In Manchester, where the rate of infection is 529 cases per 100,000 people, the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University have said they will teach online only until "at least" the end of the month. More than a thousand students in the city have already been told to self-isolate.


bbcuk--2020-10-06--Covid-19: NHS tests threatened by Roche supply chain failing

Coronavirus swabs and other key NHS tests are under threat after a supply chain failure at a major diagnostics company .
Swiss pharmaceutical firm Roche said problems during a move to a new warehouse had caused a `` very significant drop '' in its processing capacity .
A spokesperson said Covid-19 tests would be prioritised .
One NHS trust has already advised its GPs to stop all non-urgent blood tests .
In a statement , Roche said : `` We deeply regret that there has been a delay in the dispatch of some products .
`` We are prioritising the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and antibody tests and doing everything we can to ensure there is no impact on the supply of these to the NHS . ''
The company is one of two main suppliers of diagnostic testing equipment and materials in England .
The affected warehouse is Roche 's only distribution centre in the UK and covers the whole country .
Dr Tom Lewis , lead clinician for pathology at North Devon District Hospital said his hospital 's trust had sent out communications that all non-urgent bloods in the community should be stopped .
Without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they would run out of swabs in `` three to four days '' .
Even with rationing , essential equipment could run short by next week , he said .
Roche said it could take more than a fortnight to resolve the issue .
Dr Lewis said perhaps most concerning was the shortage of electrolyte tests supplied by Roche since these were `` the key test for critically ill patients '' as well as being extremely commonly used by GPs to check people 's medications were safe and not damaging their kidneys @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that her service had not received Hepatitis C testing kits , and was now running short .
Materials used in cancer diagnostics could also be affected .
In a letter sent to NHS trusts , seen by the BBC , Roche said : `` In September we moved from our old warehouse to a new automated warehouse capable of much higher volumes .
`` However , during the transition we encountered some unforeseen issues and a very significant drop in our processing capacity .
Since then we have worked around the clock to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increase this capacity '' .
The letter went on to advise local NHS services to `` activate [ their ] local contingency plans '' and `` look to prioritise essential services only '' .

Allan Wilson, president of the Institute of Biomedical Science, said if the problem continued for days "it probably will have minimal impact, but if it's weeks then yes it could have a considerable impact on our ability to deliver tests," across a whole range of conditions in the UK.


bbcuk--2020-10-06--Boris Johnson: PM lays out vision of post-Covid UK

Boris Johnson has vowed to defeat Covid and build a better country over the next decade in his leader 's speech to the virtual Conservative conference .
Evoking the UK 's recovery from World War Two , he said he wanted to build a `` new Jerusalem '' , with opportunity for all , improved housing and healthcare .
He warned the UK could not return to normal after the pandemic , which would be a `` catalyst '' for major change .
And he rejected suggestions he had `` lost his mojo '' as `` drivel '' .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conference audience , he said he wanted to see the back of coronavirus and the `` erosion of liberties '' it had led to and to see the country flourishing again .
He said : `` Even in the darkest moments we can see the bright future ahead .
And we can see how to build it and we will build it together . ''
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The PM praised the UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he had had `` more than enough '' of the disease - which he insisted would be overcome by `` collective effort '' .
He insisted the pandemic could not be allowed to `` hold us back or slow us down '' and the country that emerged from the crisis would be very different from the one that preceded it .
Insisting that `` we will not content ourselves with a repair job '' after the pandemic , he said the government would : • Make the UK a `` world leader '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investment in ports and factories to increase electricity generation from offshore wind • `` Fix the injustice '' of care home funding , adding the crisis had `` shone a spotlight '' on the plight of the sector • Boost housebuilding through changes to England 's `` sclerotic '' planning system , and improving access to low-deposit mortgages for first-time buyers • Explore greater provision of one-to-one teaching for pupils who had fallen behind during the pandemic , or those of `` exceptional abilities '' .
Mr Johnson said the pandemic had `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the role of the state , but warned against drawing the `` wrong economic conclusion from this crisis '' .
He said for Conservatives , the increased bail-outs and subsidies to prop up the economy `` go against our instincts , '' but there was `` simply no reasonable alternative '' .
`` There are many who regard this state expansion as progress , who want to keep the state supporting furlough forever , keep people in suspended animation , '' he said .
`` We Conservatives believe that way lies disaster , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by becoming more competitive , both in tax and regulation . ''
'To do better' Pledging to rebuild the dream of home ownership for the young , he vowed to help get more 20 to 30-year-olds on the housing ladder by offering fixed-rate mortgages available to those with just 5 % deposits .
He added : `` In the depths of the Second World War , in 1942 when just about everything had gone wrong , the government sketched out a vision of the post-war new Jerusalem that they wanted to build .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ doing now - in the teeth of this pandemic .
`` We are resolving not to go back to 2019 , but to do better : to reform our system of government ; to renew our infrastructure ; to spread opportunity more widely and fairly and to create the conditions for a dynamic recovery that is led not by the state but by free enterprise . ''
Although the current situation is about as far from standard as anything in recent history , the PM 's conference speech was , well , rather @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cocktail : the kind of gags you might hear during an after-dinner speech , and the political message we have heard from him already on several big set-piece occasions .
Namely , that the government was fighting a war against this disease but it will be vanquished , and he will lead the country to a happier peace .
His speech was not short of ambition - including promises on everything from green jobs , to education , productivity , housing , even to planting trees .
It was though short on detail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to his `` New Jerusalem '' , and how his promises would actually be made to happen .
While conference speeches are often a big shop window for leaders to talk to the country , it felt today that the prime minister did n't really take that opportunity .
Instead , perhaps to try to calm activists ' nerves , he pointed out that he was uncomfortable with the expansion of the state to deal with Covid-19 , still a believer in traditional Tory values , and even claimed it was `` seditious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some of his normal mojo .
Mr Johnson also addressed those who have criticised his leadership during the pandemic , saying it was wrong to suggest he has not fully recovered from his battle with the disease , which saw him hospitalised for a week .
`` I have read a lot of nonsense recently , about how my own bout of Covid has somehow robbed me of my mojo .
`` And of course this is self-evident drivel , the kind of seditious propaganda that you would expect from people who do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who wanted to stop us delivering Brexit and all our other manifesto pledges . ''
He attacked Labour 's response during the crisis , labelling its leader Sir Keir Starmer as `` Captain Hindsight '' , and suggesting the opposition saw the crisis as an opportunity to make the huge extension of the reach of the state a permanent feature of British life .
Angela Rayner , deputy leader of the Labour Party , said the prime minister had not set out a plan for the months ahead .
She said : `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ started it : with a shambolic testing system , millions of jobs at risk and an incompetent government that has lost control of this virus and is holding Britain back . ''

"We are resolving not to go back to 2019, but to do better: to reform our system of government; to renew our infrastructure; to spread opportunity more widely and fairly and to create the conditions for a dynamic recovery that is led not by the state but by free enterprise."


bbcuk--2020-10-06--Coronavirus: Manchester universities move teaching online

The universities said teaching will be done online until at least 30 October , but there will be a review @ @ @ @ @ to the online teaching include accredited and professional programmes , and laboratory , clinical and @ @ @

The universities said teaching will be done online until at least 30 October, but there will be a review on 23 October. Exceptions to the online teaching include accredited and professional programmes, and laboratory, clinical and practice-based subjects.


bbcuk--2020-10-06--Coronavirus: 'Rule of six' doesn't make sense, say rebel Tory MPs

Rebel Tories have clashed with a health minister over the ban on gatherings of more than six people in England , arguing it does n't make sense .
The government easily won a vote on retaining the rule by 287 votes to 17 .
Sir Graham Brady - one of 12 Tories to vote against the rule - told minister Helen Whately the `` rule of six '' was not based on scientific evidence .
Ms Whately hit back , saying the government could not allow coronavirus to `` rip '' through communities .
But the comment angered Tory former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MPs `` want the government to be successful '' in combating coronavirus , but they did not appreciate being accused of `` wanting to let it rip and kill tens of thousands of people '' every time they suggested an alternative strategy .
• How can I meet other people safely ?
Labour agreed with many of the backbenchers ' points in the Commons debate , but the party abstained in the vote on the restrictions , which came into force three weeks ago .
However , five DUP MPs joined the Tory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There could be a bigger rebellion coming if MPs vote on England 's 22:00 hospitality curfew .
Tory rebels are confident that dozens of backbenchers would be prepared to retrospectively vote down the measure .
In the Commons debate leading up to the vote on the rule of six , MPs on all sides demanded to know why children had not been excluded from the restriction - as they have in Scotland and Wales .
Sir Graham , who chairs the influential 1922 committee of Tory MPs , said : `` Can she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her estimate of the efficacy of the rule of six compared to that of a rule of eight , had that been introduced instead ?
`` Is the rule of six more or less effective than a ban on household mixing ? ''
He added : `` These rules are a massive intrusion into the liberty and private lives of the whole British people , and they 're having a devastating economic effect as well , which will result in big job losses and masses of business failures . ''
Tory MP Huw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ six would `` do more harm than good '' as people might end up ignoring rules `` that do make sense '' - adding he had not seen any evidence it would reduce rates of Covid-19 .
Tory former minister Steve Baker added : `` We 're hearing about people who are being destroyed by this lockdown .
Strong , confident people , outgoing people , gregarious people , who are being destroyed and reduced to repeated episodes of tears on the phone .
`` This is a devastating social impact on our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make different choices were they the ones able to take responsibility for themselves . ''
Shadow health minister Justin Madders reeled off a list of questions to Ms Whately on the policy , echoing many of the criticisms made by Tory and Lib Dem MPs .
He said Labour would support `` whatever reasonable steps are necessary to protect the NHS and save lives '' , but said the government was guilty of `` mixed messages and confused communications '' .
But Ms Whately said the rule of six gave `` a clear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simple and absolutely clear for everybody '' .
She added : `` We are also taking a path of on the one hand trying to enable a level of socialising for the sake of people 's quality of life , while taking steps to control the virus .
`` That is where we have taken the position that the rule of six achieves that balance . ''

He said all MPs "want the government to be successful" in combating coronavirus, but they did not appreciate being accused of "wanting to let it rip and kill tens of thousands of people" every time they suggested an alternative strategy.


bbcuk--2020-10-06--Brentford deaths: Boy, 3, and his mother found dead in flat

`` We know the family often walked their dog , a poodle cross breed , in and around the local @ @ @ @ @ anyone who saw them at any time in the last month to contact police so @ @ @ @ @ a full picture of their lives , '' he added .

"We know the family often walked their dog, a poodle cross breed, in and around the local area and I would ask anyone who saw them at any time in the last month to contact police so we can begin to build a full picture of their lives," he added.


bbcuk--2020-10-06--Church of England failures 'allowed child sexual abusers to hide'

The Church of England failed to protect children from sexual abuse , and created a culture where abusers `` could hide '' , a report has concluded .
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse 's report says the Church 's failure to respond consistently to abuse victims added to their trauma .
It added that alleged perpetrators were often given more support than victims .
The Church said it felt `` shame '' over the failings detailed in the `` shocking '' report .
The report , which is the latest in a series of publications from the IICSA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ church leaders were convicted of abuse between the 1940s and 2018 .
The Church defended alleged perpetrators instead of protecting children and young people from sexual predators , the report added .
It cited the example of the late cathedral dean , Robert Waddington , about whom serious allegations were made in 1999 .
The then Archbishop of York said there was `` simply no possibility '' of the claims being correct .
It also cited Reverend Ian Hughes , from Merseyside , who was convicted in 2014 for downloading 8,000 indecent images @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down by a senior colleague .
The report also found examples of clergymen being ordained despite a history of child sexual offences .
The inquiry said the Church did not take allegations seriously and neglected the `` physical , emotional and spiritual wellbeing of children and young people in favour of protecting its reputation '' - which was in direct conflict with its mission `` of love and care for the innocent and the vulnerable '' .
In 2018 there were 2,504 safeguarding concerns reported to dioceses in England about either children or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is based on the inquiry 's public hearings held in July 2019 , and investigated safeguarding issues in the Church of England and the Church in Wales - each of which sit within the worldwide Anglican Communion .
The inquiry 's chairwoman , Prof Alexis Jay , said : `` Over many decades , the Church of England failed to protect children and young people from sexual abusers , instead facilitating a culture where perpetrators could hide and victims faced barriers to disclosure that many could not overcome .
`` Within the Church @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enough safeguarding officers to carry out the volume of work required of them .
Record-keeping was found to be almost non-existent and of little use in trying to understand past safeguarding issues . ''
The report conceded there had been `` a number of important improvements '' in child protection practices in the Church of England in recent years , but Prof Jay added it was `` vital '' that the Church improved how it responded to allegations of child sexual abuse .
One victim of abuse , who says he was raped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 40 years ago , told the BBC it would take `` courage '' from the Church and its leaders to `` salvage itself and redeem itself '' .
Gilo - who asked us not to use his surname - previously told the BBC he had made more than 20 attempts to contact senior members of the Church after his decision to report the assaults , but often received no reply .
The Church eventually agreed it was at fault and reached a financial settlement with him .
On Tuesday , Gilo said many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of anger and lack of trust '' in the Church .
Gilo , whose abuser has since died , said he believed the Church 's recently-appointed lead safeguarding bishop , Reverend Dr Jonathan Gibbs , was keen to make a difference - but that `` there needs to be a real turnaround '' in the Church 's culture .
`` Once survivors see real help , and real support beginning to reach them from a Church that has mouthed support for a long time but not delivered it ... there could be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ purpose of the Church is to teach right from wrong , this inquiry states in its conclusions .
It failed and it is still failing .
In 2018 , the latest date for which figures are available , there were 449 concerns raised about recent child sexual abuse .
A significant number of these involved the downloading or possession of indecent images of children .
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have said they will not make excuses , and offer their sincere and heartfelt apologies .
The Church of England , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who comes forward and will honour its commitment to change .
The independent inquiry 's recommendations are likely to be endorsed in full by the House of Bishops , and put to its governing General Synod in November .
This will probably lead to an extension of a pilot support scheme for a small number of survivors who are already receiving financial help .
But survivors ' groups say the inquiry 's findings represent only the tip of an iceberg .
Today 's findings will prove a heavy cost for the Church .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and courage of victims and survivors and pledged to review the report before considering how to respond `` in due course '' .
• the Church of England should improve how it responds to safeguarding complaints - by , for example , reintroducing a rule to expel any member of the clergy found guilty of child sexual abuse offences • responsibility for safeguarding should be taken out of the hands of diocesan bishops and given to safeguarding officers employed by the central hierarchy of the Church • the Church of England and Church @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who move between the two institutions • both Churches should introduce policies for funding and support of survivors of child sexual abuse whose perpetrators had a connection to the Church Prof Jay said she hoped the report and its recommendations would help to `` ensure these failures never happen again '' .
The Church of England said the report `` makes shocking reading '' and that the entire institution `` must learn lessons from this inquiry '' .
`` While apologies will never take away the effects of abuse on victims and survivors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shame about the events that have made those apologies necessary , '' said Dr Gibbs , the Church 's lead safeguarding bishop , and Melissa Caslake , the Church 's national director of safeguarding .
In a joint statement , the pair said there had been some improvements to safeguarding in the Church in recent years , but added : `` We wholeheartedly regret that in some areas , most importantly support for victims and survivors , progress has been too slow . ''
They said the Church endorsed and was `` completely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for improving such support .
What is the child sexual abuse inquiry ?
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse ( IICSA ) in England and Wales is investigating claims against local authorities , religious organisations , the armed forces and public and private institutions - as well as people in the public eye .
Following the death of BBC presenter Jimmy Savile in 2011 , hundreds of people came forward to say he had abused them as children .
The spotlight has also fallen on sexual assaults carried out in schools , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
At the same time , there have been claims of past failures by police and prosecutors to properly investigate allegations .
The IICSA was established in 2015 , with the then Home Secretary Theresa May saying it would `` expose those failures and learn the lessons '' from the past .
In 2018 the inquiry published an interim report with 18 recommendations - some of which have been acted upon .
Its other regular publications include overarching investigation reports and statistics .

Gilo - who asked us not to use his surname - previously told the BBC he had made more than 20 attempts to contact senior members of the Church after his decision to report the assaults, but often received no reply. The Church eventually agreed it was at fault and reached a financial settlement with him.


bbcuk--2020-10-06--UK remains world's second-biggest arms dealer, figures suggest

The UK was the world 's second-biggest arms exporter behind the United States over the past decade , government figures suggest .
Orders worth £11 billion were won in 2019 , which the government said placed the UK ahead of Russia and France .
Almost £100bn worth of contracts since 2010 included the sale of Typhoons to Saudi Arabia and missiles to Qatar .
The government says the sales support good jobs but critics said the figures should be `` a great source of shame '' .
The Campaign Against Arms Trade said the UK was `` arming and supporting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UK government has said that the UK 's defence exports generate thousands of high-value and highly-skilled jobs and sustain capabilities that help keep the country safe .
The latest figures were inflated by the inclusion of collaborative projects between the UK and some European partner countries .
And the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has ranked the UK as the sixth-biggest major arms exporter between 2015 and 2019 .
The new data from UK Defence & Security Exports showed the US dominated the global market for defence exports with an estimated 47 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UK held a 16 % share , Russia had 11 % and France 10 % .
Last year , the UK sold arms worth £11bn , less than the £14bn sold in 2018 , with the Middle East , Europe and North America its biggest export markets .
Significant defence orders between 2010 and 2019 included the sale of Typhoon fighter aircraft to Kuwait , Qatar , Oman and Saudi Arabia , with close to £100bn in overall sales .
Hawk aircraft were also supplied to India , aircraft engines to France , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the US .
The UK announced in July it would resume arms sales to Saudi Arabia after they were temporarily suspended last year .
Judges had called for a review into alleged breaches of international law by the Gulf State in Yemen , which later found `` no clear risk '' of future serious breaches .
Separately , the UK made almost £4bn last year exporting cyber security expertise , the figures showed , with services sold mostly to Europe , North America and Asia .

The new data from UK Defence & Security Exports showed the US dominated the global market for defence exports with an estimated 47% market share in 2019, while the UK held a 16% share, Russia had 11% and France 10%.


bbcuk--2020-10-06--Covid in Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon 'not proposing return to full lockdown'

New coronavirus restrictions for Scotland will be announced on Wednesday - but it will not be another full lockdown , Nicola Sturgeon has said .
Options for a so-called `` circuit-breaker '' to slow the spread of the virus were discussed by the Scottish cabinet on Tuesday morning .
But the first minister said people would not be told to stay at home , and there would be no national travel ban .
And schools will only close for the October holidays .
However , the first minister did not rule out local travel restrictions being introduced , or the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in areas with higher rates of the virus .
Ms Sturgeon was speaking as 800 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Scotland .
The number of people in hospital with the virus rose by 44 overnight and now stands at 262 , with 25 patients being treated in intensive care .
• What might a 'circuit breaker ' lockdown be like ?
The virus is continuing to spread across Scotland , but particularly in central belt areas such as Greater Glasgow and Clyde , Lanarkshire , Lothian , Forth Valley and Ayrshire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country are currently seeing infection levels higher than 50 per 100,000 people .
A local lockdown was imposed in Aberdeen in August when it had 20 cases per 100,000 people .
When new measures barring people from visiting each other inside their homes were imposed two weeks ago , an average of 285 new cases were being reported each day .
That figure now stands at 729 cases per day , which Ms Sturgeon said showed how the pandemic had `` accelerated '' .
The first minister said Scotland was facing `` the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it wanted to suppress the virus ahead of winter .
She said the country was facing a `` sharply rising rate of infection again '' , with cases spreading from younger age groups into the older and more vulnerable population .
However she said the government needed to `` strike a balance '' between the public health toll and the wider costs of lockdown to the economy and people 's lives .
Some tourism and hospitality businesses have warned that they may never recover from the effects of any further restrictions that impact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wider harms of lockdown `` weigh very heavily '' on her , and said she hoped the fact this was being `` carefully considered '' would reassure businesses .
• What new rules have been introduced in other countries ?
The first minister will set out new measures in the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday after further talks with ministers and advisors - but has stressed that `` we are not going back to where we were in March '' .
She said : `` We are not proposing another lockdown at this stage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` We are not going to ask you to stay inside your own homes the way we did in March .
`` And while we have been asking people to think carefully about non-essential travel , and while restrictions on travel may sometimes be an option and necessary for hotspot areas , we are not about to impose restrictions on the whole of the country .
`` We are not about the shut down the whole economy or halt the remobilisation of the NHS .
`` And apart from the October holidays @ @ @ @ @ @ @ schools even partially . ''
Ms Sturgeon refused to be drawn on what specific measures are being considered , but said her statement would address whether they would need to be imposed Scotland-wide or more locally .
She said she would `` set out the rationale '' and scientific basis for any decisions in her speech to MSPs .
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross said any further restrictions would need to be supported by further action to safeguard jobs and businesses .
Mr Ross said : `` There has n't been a single @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ambitious as what ( UK Chancellor ) Rishi Sunak has delivered .
`` All the SNP have done is try to pass the buck back to the UK government .
So far , they 've given businesses and people fearful of losing their jobs nothing but empty words .
`` The money is there for the SNP to act .
We heard this week the £500m Growth Scheme delivered half of the promised funding .
The missing millions should be delivered to businesses now , this week , before it 's too late @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the restrictions in Scotland ?
• LOCKDOWN : Six months that changed our lives • CASES : Where are the latest cases in Scotland ?
• NUMBERS : Four key figures to watch out for

"And while we have been asking people to think carefully about non-essential travel, and while restrictions on travel may sometimes be an option and necessary for hotspot areas, we are not about to impose restrictions on the whole of the country.


bbcuk--2020-10-06--Dominic Raab does not rule out Winter Olympics boycott over Uighur Muslims

Dominic Raab has not ruled out boycotting the Beijing Winter Olympic Games over the treatment of the Uighur Muslims by the Chinese government .
The foreign secretary said it was his `` instinct to separate sport from diplomacy and politics '' but that there `` comes a point where that might not be possible '' .
He said there had been `` egregious human rights abuses '' against the group .
China has faced growing accusations over its treatment of the Uighurs .
It is believed the government has detained up to one million of the population in `` re-education @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There are also claims it has carried out the forced sterilisations of Uighur women .
In July , Mr Raab accused China of `` gross '' human rights abuses against the population and said he would not rule out taking sanctions against the country .
But the Chinese Ambassador to the UK , Liu Xiaoming , said the accusations were baseless and that Uighurs `` enjoy peaceful , harmonious coexistence with other ethnic groups of people '' .
• Why is there tension between China and the Uighurs Mr Raab was appearing at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked about what the UK was doing to combat persecution of Uighur Muslims .
He said : `` In the UK , our concerns can only be growing about the reports of what 's happening in Xinjinag and we would want to work very closely with our international partners to give the most powerful message , whether it is in the UN ... or whether it is in applying sanctions .
`` We do need to look at what action to take .
The concerns of what 's happening to the Uighurs , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forced sterilisation , is something that we can not just turn away from . ''
The foreign secretary said the UK needed to `` call them out [ and ] hold China to account '' , adding : `` We need to be making the point to China , as a country that rightly has expectations to be treated as a leading member of the international community , that this is at odds with the responsibilities that come with being a leading member of the international community . ''
Asked by fellow Conservative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Games in 2022 would send a strong message , Mr Raab said : `` Generally speaking my instinct is to separate sport from diplomacy and politics but there comes a point where that may not be possible .
`` I would say , let 's gather the evidence , let 's work with international partners , let 's consider it further in the round with further action we need to take . ''
The chair of the committee , Conservative Tom Tugenhadt , also asked Mr Raab whether he would encourage the Duke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the British government .
The foreign secretary said that decision would be `` part of a wider process '' and he would look at it `` very closely and carefully '' .

The foreign secretary said the UK needed to "call them out [and] hold China to account", adding: "We need to be making the point to China, as a country that rightly has expectations to be treated as a leading member of the international community, that this is at odds with the responsibilities that come with being a leading member of the international community."


bbcuk--2020-10-06--'Surprise' orangutan born at Chester Zoo after negative pregnancy tests

Mr Yarwood said the arrival of the `` bright and alert '' ape showed that , `` despite all of @ @ @ @ @ right now , life is carrying on as normal for the orangutans , which is @ @ @ @ @ .

Mr Yarwood said the arrival of the "bright and alert" ape showed that , "despite all of the uncertainty in the world right now, life is carrying on as normal for the orangutans, which is really uplifting to see".


bbcuk--2020-10-06--Fleetwood fishmonger saves 'one in 30 million' orange Canadian lobster

He said the lobster , which Mr Atkinson found in September , had completed a 21-day quarantine and would now @ @ @ @ @ to the public in one of our main tanks '' .

He said the lobster, which Mr Atkinson found in September, had completed a 21-day quarantine and would now go "on permanent display to the public in one of our main tanks".


bbcuk--2020-10-06--Covid-19: 'Silent killer being weaponised by offenders'

Covid-19 is being `` weaponised '' by offenders , according to one police force which has seen spitting and coughing assaults on officers double .
North Wales Police saw twice as many such assaults between March and June compared with the same period in 2019 .
Almost one-third of assault charges on South Wales Police officers were related to spitting or coughing between March and May , BBC research shows .
Maximum sentences for assaults on emergency workers are being doubled .
`` It 's just absolutely appalling to weaponise a virus or disease against police officers and emergency service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ general secretary Mark Jones .
`` It 's unlike anything we 've ever seen before , to be threatened with what is an unseen and silent killer is really terrible . ''
PC David Roberts-Ablett was coughed at by a man who claimed he had coronavirus symptoms after he was arrested for being violent towards staff at a Tesco supermarket in Cardiff .
Darrell Glen Humphries had been taken to the city 's University Hospital of Wales so an injury could be treated when the 53-year-old coughed in PC Roberts-Ablett 's face .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ emergency staff '' In these times of Covid , there 's a concern .
It was a very worrying moment , '' said the constable of nearly 20 years .
`` He had been quite aggressive so I asked him to calm down .
It was a very deliberate motion by him , he turned his head , his eyes , fixated on me .
`` It was almost like he was targeting me , and he picked my face , and then deliberately looked straight at me and coughed at me .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a mask at the time so I was protected . ''
Humphries , of Canton in Cardiff , was sentenced to 26 weeks in prison by the city 's magistrates in May for the attack .
`` It was a very worrying moment , thinking 'have I now got Covid ? '
, '' the officer said .
`` I thought what do I do ?
Where do I go ?
`` There is being a police officer and dealing with the criminal aspect of things , but there 's a more humane @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there 's a lot of implications on me and my family , my colleagues and the people I am serving in Cardiff .
`` It does play on your mind because for a while you just do n't know . ''
Police forces across the UK saw a 21 % increase in assaults on their officers in the first three months of lockdown .
In the North Wales force area , 30 of the 157 crimes recorded against police officers were coughing and spitting , up from 14 the previous year .
Of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up from 10 in 2019 , according to a freedom of information request by the BBC .
`` The amount of deliberate coughing and spitting at police officers has risen quite sharply , '' Mr Jones said .
`` To see that form of assault and attack on a police officer is quite worrying . ''
In the South Wales force area , the largest in Wales , of the 167 charges of police officer assaults , 55 were `` weaponising '' Covid-19 as threat and related to PCs being spat or coughed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a number of people effectively making a weapon out of spitting and then presenting that they 've got or believe they might have Covid-19 , '' said Chief Constable Matt Jukes .
`` A colleague who 'd been involved in an incident said 'in some ways I 'd rather be shoved , or punched , than get bitten or spat out , because of that long-term worry about the impact on health ' .
`` What the spitting and biting does is leaves officers with real uncertainty , until they can get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ always Covid-19 , sometimes it 's other infectious diseases .
Sometimes they have to wait for reassurance or knowledge that there may be another issue they need to deal with . ''
Assaults against police officers have also risen in the Gwent force area from 54 to 57 year-on-year , but they decreased in Dyfed-Powys from 111 to 96 .
Maximum sentences for those convicted of assaulting emergency workers in England and Wales are to be doubled , the home secretary said in September .
`` Every day they risk their lives to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being punched , kicked or spat at , '' said Justice Secretary Robert Buckland .
`` Anyone looking to harm prison officers , police , fire personnel or health workers should be under no illusion - your disgraceful behaviour is unacceptable and you will feel the full force of the law . ''

"There is being a police officer and dealing with the criminal aspect of things, but there's a more humane side to it as well, where there's a lot of implications on me and my family, my colleagues and the people I am serving in Cardiff.


bbcuk--2020-10-06--Premier League: Is absence of fans behind the goal rush?

Last updated on .From the section Premier League The Premier League season has started with a goal-fest .
Goals are being scored at the highest rate in the English top flight for 90 years .
There is one obvious difference this year - the absence of fans .
Is that the cause of the goal rush ?
If not , what else could it be ?
BBC Sport takes a look ...
Goals , goals , goals - what the stats say • None There have been 144 goals in 38 games this season .
That 's 40 more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2019-20 campaign .
• None There have been an average of 3.79 goals per game - the highest in an English top flight since the 3.95 goals per game in 1930-31 .
• None 11 of the 38 games this season have featured at least five goals ( 29 % ) .
That 's the highest percentage in a season since 1960-61 .
• None On Sunday , Liverpool became the first reigning champion to concede seven goals in a game since Arsenal in 1953 .
• None On average there have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ season - the highest average since Opta began recording the statistic .
• shots per game has decreased compared to previous seasons but shot conversion rate has increased dramatically to 16.1 % from 11 % last season .
'You might concede three but still win' Everton and England defender Michael Keane says the issue of more goals being scored in the Premier League has been talked about by players .
`` It 's been mentioned , '' the 27-year-old said .
`` Obviously there are loads of goals going in and you might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ League at the minute you might win 4-3 or 5-3 . ''
Asked whether it could be due to a lack of fans in stadiums , Keane said it was `` a mixture of things '' including players `` having to isolate due to Covid '' .
`` Players are n't having the same amount of training .
I think maybe fans not being in the stadium might make a bit of a difference , '' he added .
`` It might give the strikers a bit more freedom to try things they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a bit more pressure there with the fans '' As a defender it 's not like in the Premier league we have forgotten about clean sheets and we do n't want them . ''
' A little piece of chaos has been dropped in' Speaking on BBC 5 Live 's Monday Night Club , journalist Rory Smith suggested the absence of fans in stadiums was a factor in the `` strange start to the season '' .
`` It is a little piece of chaos that has been dropped in , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` I have spoken to cricketers and other athletes this summer [ who have competed without crowds ] and it is easier for your mind to wander if there is not a crowd to keep your concentration up .
`` Alan Shearer and Jermaine Jenas were talking about the adrenaline you get from a crowd .
Maybe that adrenaline drops slightly when the crowd is n't there . ''
One first-team coach at a Premier League club told BBC Sport a lack of fan pressure was `` definitely '' affecting decision-making .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ sense of tension players feel around build-up play near their own goal and is also reducing the intensity and demand they feel for aggressive defending .
To help with this , the team in question are going to train more regularly at their stadium , with their more intense 10 v 10 training sessions held there rather than at their training ground .
Carlos Carvalhal , manager of Portuguese side Braga and the former Sheffield Wednesday and Swansea boss , said : `` The absence of fans in big clubs with big pressure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of players .
`` Fans open up your senses , increase the intensity of your muscular reaction .
It has a huge influence in the head of players , I would say even 20 % .
`` The influence of fans of big clubs normally has a clear effect on opponents too as they feel more pressured .
Without them it is 11 v 11 with a ball and a ref - everything balances out . ''
Sports psychologist Michael Caulfield said : `` Football is a game based on threat , fear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fans in the stadium .
`` Plus , teams like Sheffield United or Crystal Palace , with a loyal set of fans that back them up as they feel lucky to be part of the Premier League , miss the arousal of the fans in the same way Freddie Mercury would miss the audience . ''
Former Premier League striker Chris Sutton disagreed that the absence of fans explained the number of goals .
`` The standard of defending in the Premier League is awful and there is terrible goalkeeping , '' he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there is n't a crowd there - that is not the reason .
The standard of defending has dropped dramatically .
`` There is an argument to say if there was a crowd at Aston Villa and [ Liverpool goalkeeper ] Adrian , after his first mistake , how much worse could he have been with a crowd there ? ''
`` It is a cop-out , '' he said .
`` Even if fans were there , the scores would have been the same .
I have been with Man City and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against Manchester United ] .
There were fans there then . ''
So what else could it be ?
The thoughts of the former players are clear , but is it really a coincidence that Liverpool , Manchester United , Manchester City , Leicester and others have forgotten how to defend at the same time ?
This season is one like no other with players having little time off in the summer and minimal pre-season training .
`` Elite athletes are reacting differently to before the pandemic , '' Caulfield said .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very high , there is a genuine mental cognitive fatigue at the highest level despite the lockdown - that was not a relaxing time . ''
Some were hampered more than others .
Manchester United , for example , had only 34 days - and one pre-season friendly - between last season ending and this one beginning .
A lack of preparation and tiredness could be factors , but the opposite may also be true .
Tottenham , who have already played eight matches in all competitions this season , may have found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time , whereas United are still searching for rhythm , having played only five .
The number of penalties has increased dramatically too , with games including penalties up 22 % from last season partly because of new handball laws .
Defenders could also be allowing more openings as they defend tentatively in an attempt to stay clear of the punishment of video assistant referees .
The absence of fans , individual mistakes , tiredness , lack of preparation and VAR are probably all factors .
One thing is certain : it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ...

Last updated on .From the section Premier League
There have been 144 goals in 38 games this season
The Premier League season has started with a goal-fest.
Sunday's chaos, with Aston Villa scoring seven against Liverpool and Tottenham beating Manchester United 6-1, capped a mind-boggling start to the 2020-21 campaign.
Goals are being scored at the highest rate in the English top flight for 90 years.
There is one obvious difference this year - the absence of fans. Is that the cause of the goal rush? If not, what else could it be? BBC Sport takes a look...
Goals, goals, goals - what the stats say
There have been 144 goals in 38 games this season. That's 40 more than after the first 38 games of the 2019-20 campaign.
There have been an average of 3.79 goals per game - the highest in an English top flight since the 3.95 goals per game in 1930-31.
11 of the 38 games this season have featured at least five goals (29%). That's the highest percentage in a season since 1960-61.
On Sunday, Liverpool became the first reigning champions to concede seven goals in a game since Arsenal in 1953.
On average there have been 4.05 'big chances' per game this season - the highest average since Opta began recording the statistic.
The average number of shots per game has decreased compared to previous seasons but shot conversion rate has increased dramatically to 16.1% from 11% last season.
'You might concede three but still win'
Everton and England defender Michael Keane says the issue of more goals being scored in the Premier League has been talked about by players.
"It's been mentioned," the 27-year-old said. "Obviously there are loads of goals going in and you might concede three, but in the Premier League at the minute you might win 4-3 or 5-3."
Asked whether it could be due to a lack of fans in stadiums, Keane said it was "a mixture of things" including players "having to isolate due to Covid".
"Players aren't having the same amount of training. I think maybe fans not being in the stadium might make a bit of a difference," he added.
"It might give the strikers a bit more freedom to try things they perhaps wouldn't if they felt there was a bit more pressure there with the fans
"As a defender it's not like in the Premier league we have forgotten about clean sheets and we don't want them."
'A little piece of chaos has been dropped in'
Speaking on BBC 5 Live's Monday Night Club, journalist Rory Smith suggested the absence of fans in stadiums was a factor in the "strange start to the season".
"It is a little piece of chaos that has been dropped in," he said.
Presenter Mark Chapman said: "I have spoken to cricketers and other athletes this summer [who have competed without crowds] and it is easier for your mind to wander if there is not a crowd to keep your concentration up.
"Alan Shearer and Jermaine Jenas were talking about the adrenaline you get from a crowd. Maybe that adrenaline drops slightly when the crowd isn't there."
One first-team coach at a Premier League club told BBC Sport a lack of fan pressure was "definitely" affecting decision-making.
He said it is taking away the sense of tension players feel around build-up play near their own goal and is also reducing the intensity and demand they feel for aggressive defending.
To help with this, the team in question are going to train more regularly at their stadium, with their more intense 10 v 10 training sessions held there rather than at their training ground.
Carlos Carvalhal, manager of Portuguese side Braga and the former Sheffield Wednesday and Swansea boss, said: "The absence of fans in big clubs with big pressure on them reduces the focus and concentration of players.
"Fans open up your senses, increase the intensity of your muscular reaction. It has a huge influence in the head of players, I would say even 20%.
"The influence of fans of big clubs normally has a clear effect on opponents too as they feel more pressured. Without them it is 11 v 11 with a ball and a ref - everything balances out."
Sports psychologist Michael Caulfield said: "Football is a game based on threat, fear, and that has disappeared with no fans in the stadium.
"Plus, teams like Sheffield United or Crystal Palace, with a loyal set of fans that back them up as they feel lucky to be part of the Premier League, miss the arousal of the fans in the same way Freddie Mercury would miss the audience."
'Awful defending and terrible goalkeeping'
Former Premier League striker Chris Sutton disagreed that the absence of fans explained the number of goals.
"The standard of defending in the Premier League is awful and there is terrible goalkeeping," he said.
"It is not because there isn't a crowd there - that is not the reason. The standard of defending has dropped dramatically.
"There is an argument to say if there was a crowd at Aston Villa and [Liverpool goalkeeper] Adrian, after his first mistake, how much worse could he have been with a crowd there?"
Ex-Manchester City and England defender Micah Richards agreed.
"It is a cop-out," he said. "Even if fans were there, the scores would have been the same. I have been with Man City and it was a same score [6-1 against Manchester United]. There were fans there then."
Selected results from the Premier League goal rush
So what else could it be?
The thoughts of the former players are clear, but is it really a coincidence that Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, Leicester and others have forgotten how to defend at the same time?
This season is one like no other with players having little time off in the summer and minimal pre-season training.
"Elite athletes are reacting differently to before the pandemic," Caulfield said.
"Even though the standard of play is very high, there is a genuine mental cognitive fatigue at the highest level despite the lockdown - that was not a relaxing time."
Some were hampered more than others. Manchester United, for example, had only 34 days - and one pre-season friendly - between last season ending and this one beginning.
A lack of preparation and tiredness could be factors, but the opposite may also be true.
Tottenham, who have already played eight matches in all competitions this season, may have found their groove early thanks to more playing time, whereas United are still searching for rhythm, having played only five.
The number of penalties has increased dramatically too, with games including penalties up 22% from last season partly because of new handball laws.
Defenders could also be allowing more openings as they defend tentatively in an attempt to stay clear of the punishment of video assistant referees.
The absence of fans, individual mistakes, tiredness, lack of preparation and VAR are probably all factors.
One thing is certain: it is making the Premier League no less interesting...


bbcuk--2020-10-06--The man who proved black holes weren't impossible

`` I tried to produce diagrams with roads and rivers and trains and things , which were impossible .
And @ @ @ @ @ it into what I considered to be the essence of it , which was what @ @ @ @ @ .
It 's just a triangle made of three rods stuck together in an impossible @ @ @ @ @ this to my father and he got fascinated by it and started to produce buildings @ @ @ @ @ and finally came up with a staircase . ''

"I tried to produce diagrams with roads and rivers and trains and things, which were impossible. And then I sort of simplified it into what I considered to be the essence of it, which was what they call a tri bar. It's just a triangle made of three rods stuck together in an impossible way. And I showed this to my father and he got fascinated by it and started to produce buildings, which were impossible, and finally came up with a staircase."


bbcuk--2020-10-06--HMS Queen Elizabeth: Images win Royal Navy photographic award

`` I 'm not one for the plaudits at all and for me it 's about the opportunities , experience @ @ @ @ @ with this job .

"I'm not one for the plaudits at all and for me it's about the opportunities, experience and variation that you get with this job.


bbcuk--2020-10-06--Scotland circuit break: What might it be like?

New lockdown restrictions will be announced on Wednesday , the first minister has said .
It is possible this could be in the form of a `` circuit-breaker '' lockdown for a relatively short period .
Nicola Sturgeon says it wo n't be the same as the lockdown introduced in March - so what might it look like ?
Why does the government think we need a circuit breaker ?
New positive cases of Covid-19 began rising slowly in Scotland during August .
At first many of the new cases were confined to local clusters , but the increase is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ line of new cases is getting ever steeper .
In addition , the proportion of positive tests has risen and the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 is going up .
The rate of new deaths following a positive test for Covid-19 has also begun to rise and the R number - or rate of transmission of the virus - could be as high as 1.7 In short , all the warning signs are flashing red and the Scottish government wants to slow down this surge before hospitals begin filling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ban on households mixing indoors was introduced on 22 September , but if this measure does not appear to be working fast enough then ministers will need to turn to tougher restrictions .
Ms Sturgeon says a circuit-breaker would be about `` buying some time that gets you through winter '' .
She also says it 's important to suppress the virus `` while we 're waiting on other things to happen '' - such as the development of a vaccine .
At her coronaviruis briefing on Tuesday , the first minister outlined @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of any new measures announced on Wednesday .
• It wo n't be `` another lockdown , not even temporary '' • The Scottish government will not be asking people to stay inside their homes , although non-essential travel will still be discouraged • There wo n't be a Scotland-wide travel ban , although the first minister said restrictions on travel may sometimes be necessary for `` hotspot areas '' • There is no proposal to close schools `` wholly or partially '' How long would it last ?
The idea behind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` short , sharp shock '' .
Essentially it needs to be long enough to break the chains of transmission - but short enough to minimise the effect on the economy .
Scotland 's National Clinical Director , Jason Leitch , has talked about two weeks being enough to buy the country another 28 days in the fight against the virus .
It is also likely any circuit-breaker would be be for a defined period of time , rather than indefinite like the original lockdown in March .
Keeping schools open is one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a message she keeps repeating .
The first minister said on Monday that the Scottish government was attempting to manage the virus in a way that allowed full-time learning in schools to continue .
Asked at her daily briefing on Monday whether there were plans to introduce part time or blended learning for schools , she said : `` I have no proposal to switch children to part-time schooling - and let me be very clear about that .
`` This is all about trying to manage this infection in a way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , other than scheduled holiday periods , that we do n't have either extended holidays or rescheduled holidays or a move to blended learning . ''
However , Ms Sturgeon indicated that the half-term school holiday break gave an opportunity to put in measures that `` try to reduce some of the transmission risks that we face '' - while conceding that not all local authorities share the same half-term week .
Bars and restaurants in Scotland have already been hit by a 22:00 curfew - but could they be closed completely during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Professor of Public Health at the University of Edinburgh , thinks that some sort of restrictions on hospitality are likely .
`` We want to reduce household mixing - in other words , meeting other people indoors , '' Ms Bauld told BBC Radio 's Good Morning Scotland programme .
`` So let 's think about the fact that we 're not able to do that across Scotland in terms of going into someone else 's house - that 's already in place .
So what else could government do to reduce that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , temporarily shutting hospitality venues [ and ] maybe other venues where they 've got data from Test and Protect that things are more risky . ''
Could there be a travel ban ?
During Scotland 's initial lockdown , a five-mile travel ban for non-essential journeys was in place .
Ms Sturgeon has said it was `` part of the consideration '' over extra measures , but has now ruled out a Scotland-wide travel ban .
However , she said travel restrictions may sometimes be necessary to tackle rising cases in `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ October show that Glasgow is Scotland 's top Covid-19 `` hotspot '' , with a weekly rate of more than 210 per 100,000 people .
Next in the list is Edinburgh with a rate of almost 151 .
BBC Scotland 's political editor Brian Taylor says it is possible Ms Sturgeon could combine Scotland-wide measure with more stringent measures , such as a travel ban , for the local areas that are most seriously affected .
There is also a precedent in Scotland for a local travel ban .
In Aberdeen , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place for 18 days in August as part of a local lockdown which helped public health teams get on top of a local cluster of cases .
Much of Europe is also dealing with a `` second wave '' of coronavirus cases , and Prof Bauld says it is worth looking to see what measures have been introduced .
In France , gatherings are limited to 10 people and wedding receptions , students parties and other organised gatherings in hired locations are banned .
Paris also is shutting all bars for two weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and swimming pools in the city will also be closed for two weeks .
• What are the new rules in France and across Europe ?
Spain has introduced a new lockdown in Madrid and nine surrounding towns .
Almost five million people are now only allowed to leave their local area to go to work , school or for medical care .
And in the Republic of Ireland , all non-essential travel is discouraged in Dublin where there has been a surge of recent cases .
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• NUMBERS : Four key figures to watch out for

"We are not closing schools, colleges or universities," she said. "We are not halting the remobilisation of the NHS for non-Covid care. And we are not asking people to stay at home."


bbcuk--2020-10-05--Youth jail turns to therapy rather than steel doors

`` Once you 're caught in the grip of the system you are doomed , '' says the founder of a radically different approach to jailing young offenders .
Steve Chalke aims to stop a revolving door of criminality that at present sees 69 % of young prisoners reoffending within a year of release .
He says the `` 19th Century , Dickensian '' approach is `` absolutely broken '' .
Instead he will lead England 's first `` secure school '' , opening near Rochester , Kent in 2022 .
According to the Ministry of Justice 's recent White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re-offending must be `` schools with security , rather than prisons with education '' .
The proposed legislation will also allow a charity to run these new institutions - and the charity running the first secure school will be the Oasis group , headed by Mr Chalke .
`` We have to move from a model of justice which is about retaliation to a model that 's about resettlement and renewal , '' he says .
`` And the only way of doing that is a psychologically-informed approach . ''
There will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rather than metal doors and warders with bunches of keys - even though this will remain a secure jail with a perimeter wall .
`` There are going to be bedrooms , not cells ; a house , not a wing , '' says Mr Chalke .
He wants to use neuroscience rather than clanging steel doors and bars .
Toughened glass , thick wooden doors , electronic fobs rather than locks and keys can be as secure as steel bars , he argues , but with a different and less aggressive atmosphere @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , divided into four houses , and he wants to move away from `` retribution '' and a system that `` scares and intimidates '' .
`` So we lock people up in cells and behind bars and all the rest of it , leave them there for three , four or five years , let them go and then wonder why they 've not got better , '' he says .
`` When the public talk about the word 'secure ' , they think of bolts and bars and locks .
Whereas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , what they need is 'security ' .
`` I know kids who wish they could go to sleep tonight and feel secure that they wo n't be woken up by their dad beating up their mum or their mum having another alcoholic row .
They want to sleep in security , '' says Mr Chalke , whose academy trust group runs more than 50 schools .
The starting point has been trying to break the pattern of reoffending - to end the cycle in which offenders enter the prison system as children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there as adults .
There 's a cost in terms of the victims of crime - for the 69 % who reoffend within a year of release , each young reoffender commits an average of five crimes .
For shorter times in custody , of six months or less , the reoffending rate is even higher at 77 % .
And the reoffending rates for those leaving custody are much higher than for young people given cautions or non-custodial sentences .
There is also a financial cost .
A young offender institution costs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ secure training centre place £160,000 and a secure children 's home place £210,000 per year .
And House of Commons library figures show there were 269 assaults per month on average in young offender institutions .
Mr Chalke wants the secure school to turn the page on how young inmates are treated .
Not least because the challenge is changing .
There has been a rapid reduction in the number of under-18s in custody , down by more than two thirds since 2001 , to a current total of about 860 .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But Mr Chalke says those in the youth prison system are now a more hard-core group of serious offenders , often with complex psychological problems .
He wants to use the expertise of mental health services working with dangerous people in secure settings - and to use advances in neuroscience to address the impact of neglect and abuse .
Alongside the education and therapy inside , he wants to set up a much more effective safety net for when inmates are released - helping with accommodation and employment .
Mr Chalke tells @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to avoid - a 17 year old released from custody in London , being intercepted by their former gang and sent out as a drugs courier and getting stabbed in a dispute , all within a day .
But the secure school is being built on a troubled site - the former Medway secure training centre .
This was the subject of an undercover investigation by BBC Panorama and was later closed .
It 's also not far from the village of Borstal , which gave its name to a previous approach at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Howard League for Penal Reform rejects the positive claims for the secure school - and said it is `` not the answer '' .
She says it is just another in a long list of `` reinventing ways of punishing children by locking them up - which always failed '' .
The prison reform organisation 's chief executive said the problem was sending so many children to prison , rather than cosmetic changes to how they were treated .
Youth Justice Minister Lucy Frazer said secure schools would be `` vital '' in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
She said the overall number of offences committed by children has fallen - and that `` fewer young people are in custody than ever before '' .
`` However , those who remain are now much more likely to have a complex mix of problems , including persistent absence from school , mental health issues and family problems , '' said the minister .

"So we lock people up in cells and behind bars and all the rest of it, leave them there for three, four or five years, let them go and then wonder why they've not got better," he says.


bbcuk--2020-10-06--Being black at Cambridge University

Being black at Cambridge University

As the new academic year begins at Cambridge , the university has exclusively revealed to the BBC that they have @ @ @ @ @ 137 UK black UK students , the highest figure ever for the university and up @ @ @ @ @ , which was also a record year .
Whilst this is a step in the @ @ @ @ @ they admit there is still a way to go .
BBC reporter Ashley John-Baptiste has @ @ @ @ @ started last year through what turned out to be quite an extraordinary year .

As the new academic year begins at Cambridge, the university has exclusively revealed to the BBC that they have admitted a record number of 137 black UK students, the highest figure ever for the university and up 46 students on last year, which was also a record year.
Whilst this is a step in the right direction for Cambridge, they admit there is still a way to go. BBC reporter Ashley John-Baptiste has followed three black students who started last year through what turned out to be quite an extraordinary year.
Produced by Adele Tobe.
Filmed and edited by Rob Taylor.
Graphics by Naomi Goddard.
Additional filming by Emily Brooks, James Anderson, Martin Roberts and Henry Jackson.


bbcuk--2020-10-06--Parents record song 'to change perceptions of Down's syndrome'

The parents of a seven-year-old girl have created a music video to challenge perceptions of people with Down 's syndrome @ @ @ @ @ , from Bournemouth in Dorset , produced the song for their daughter Neive .
The @ @ @ @ @ A Thing also features other families from Dorset and they hope it will raise money @ @ @

The parents of a seven-year-old girl have created a music video to challenge perceptions of people with Down's syndrome.
Clare and Simon Frankland, from Bournemouth in Dorset, produced the song for their daughter Neive.
The video to Wouldn't Change A Thing also features other families from Dorset and they hope it will raise money for charity.
Video journalist: Matt Treacy


bbcuk--2020-10-06--Conservative conference: Johnson on post-Covid UK economy

Britain has gone through “ too much frustration and hardship just to settle for the status quo ” , Boris @ @ @ @ @ conference .
The prime minister said people would `` not simply content ourselves with a @ @ @ @ @ the slogan for the Conservative party conference , he pledged to “ build back better @ @

Britain has gone through “too much frustration and hardship just to settle for the status quo”, Boris Johnson has told his party conference.
The prime minister said people would "not simply content ourselves with a repair job".
Using the slogan for the Conservative party conference, he pledged to “build back better”.
Live coverage in text, images and video


bbcuk--2020-10-05--Coronavirus: Strip clubs feel 'discriminated against'

A strip club owner says their industry has been hit harder than most by the coronavirus pandemic restrictions .
Many @ @ @ @ @ March and say they are facing financial difficulties and struggling to apply for benefits .
@ @ @ @ @ six For Your Eyes Only clubs in Southampton , London , Cardiff , Newcastle and @ @ @ @ @ BST national curfew makes them unviable .
She said they have had no help from @ @ @ @ @ .

A strip club owner says their industry has been hit harder than most by the coronavirus pandemic restrictions.
Many dancers have not worked since March and say they are facing financial difficulties and struggling to apply for benefits.
Jennifer Nicie, who owns six For Your Eyes Only clubs in Southampton, London, Cardiff, Newcastle and Bournemouth, says the 22:00 BST national curfew makes them unviable.
She said they have had no help from government and are mothballing venues.
Video journalist: Ben Moore


bbcuk--2020-10-06--Newspaper headlines: Let life 'return to normal' and lockdown 'row'

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Meanwhile, the Daily Mail reports that more than 4,000 doctors and scientists from around the world are calling for life to return to normal for everyone but the elderly and vulnerable, because of the damage caused by prevailing coronavirus policies.


bbcuk--2020-10-06--Covid: Northumbria University staff back ballot for industrial action

`` At the moment we have one voice that 's saying we should go to online teaching only but there @ @ @ @ @ that are saying something different .
What we will continue to do is to deliver @ @ @ @ @ not to do so . ''

"At the moment we have one voice that's saying we should go to online teaching only but there are a number of voices that are saying something different. What we will continue to do is to deliver blended learning until its appropriate not to do so."


bbcuk--2020-10-06--Police apologise after telling wrong family about teenager's death

He said this included using personal effects found at the scene , using police systems to find out who the @ @ @ @ @ is , looking at who is insured to drive it and checking for any other @ @ @ @ @ as the DVLA .

He said this included using personal effects found at the scene, using police systems to find out who the registered keeper of a vehicle is, looking at who is insured to drive it and checking for any other information through the agencies such as the DVLA.