bbcuk--2020-08-01--News Corp: Rupert Murdoch's son James quits company

James Murdoch , the younger son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch , has resigned from the board of News Corporation citing `` disagreements over editorial content '' .
In a filing to US regulators , he said he also disagreed with some `` strategic decisions '' made by the company .
The exact nature of the disagreements was not detailed .
But Mr Murdoch has previously criticised News Corp outlets , which include the Wall Street Journal , for climate change coverage .
In recent years James Murdoch has also found himself at odds - politically - with his father @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says .
Whilst Murdoch Senior has pledged support for Donald Trump , James Murdoch has reportedly contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to the campaign of Mr Trump 's Democratic rival , Joe Biden .
James Murdoch 's departure from News Corp would , our correspondent says , appear to grant even more influence to his brother Lachlan who is generally thought to share his father 's more conservative views .
Rupert , News Corp 's executive chairman , and Lachlan , co-chairman , wished James well in a joint statement .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many years of service to the company , '' the statement said .
`` We wish him the very best in his future endeavours . ''
News Corp also owns The Times , The Sun and The Sunday Times in the UK , as well as a stable of Australian newspapers , including The Australian , The Daily Telegraph and The Herald Sun .
What do we know about past disagreements ?
Earlier this year , amid devastating wildfires in Australia , James Murdoch and his wife Kathryn expressed their frustration with climate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Their spokesperson told The Daily Beast they were `` particularly disappointed with the ongoing denial among the news outlets in Australia given obvious evidence to the contrary . ''
Rupert Murdoch has described himself as a climate change `` sceptic '' and denies employing climate deniers .
But critics of News Corp pointed to its comment articles and reporting of the alleged role of arson in the wildfires as minimising the impact of a changing climate .
Born in London in 1972 , he is the youngest of Rupert Murdoch 's three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the others being sister Elisabeth and brother Lachlan .
He was schooled in New York , going on to study film and history at Harvard University but he dropped out in the mid-1990s without completing his degree .
Gaining a reputation as the family rebel , he set up an independent hip-hop label , Rawkus Records , which launched the career of rapper-actor Mos Def and gave an airing to the then little-known Eminem .
He was formerly chief executive of 21st Century Fox before Walt Disney bought most of its assets @ @ @


bbcuk--2020-08-01--Newspaper headlines: 'PM slams brakes' amid 'second wave risk'

`` Follow the rules to avoid a second national lockdown , '' is the warning from the prime minister on the front of the Guardian .
It says Boris Johnson 's `` stark assessment '' now `` raises questions '' about what might have to be restricted to allow schools to reopen .
In its coverage , the Times says privately No 10 realises that `` reducing the freedom of households to socialise '' may be the trade off to get pupils in the classroom .
But in its leader , the Sun says the government is in `` danger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out the country was initially only locked down to flatten the curve of new cases , not eliminate them .
The Daily Telegraph reports on what it calls the `` 36 hours that forced Mr Johnson to put the brakes on '' .
A senior cabinet source says the `` clincher '' for the northern England restrictions and pausing of the lockdown easing was based on Office for National Statistics infection data that made for `` grim reading '' .
A Labour MP who was reportedly on the conference call to outline the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wall seats were `` apoplectic '' with one said to have been `` screaming his head off '' at the U-turn .
`` Dozy duo slip again '' is the Daily Star 's assessment of Mr Johnson and Matt Hancock 's handling of the re-imposition of lockdown restrictions in northern England .
Its leader says announcing the change on Twitter and giving people a couple of hours ' notice was incompetent and has left the government `` looking like fools '' .
`` Shaming of the guard , '' is the Daily Mail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported `` bar brawl '' involving the Coldstream Guards and the Queen 's footmen .
The paper says the `` full-scale punch up '' took place just minutes away from Buckingham Palace last Friday .
Three of the guards , who are famous for their red jackets and bearskin hats , are understood to have been questioned by police about the incident .
The Mail says the Queen was made aware of the attack and sent her best wishes to the four footmen who were injured .
The Daily Mirror editorial leads the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nominate 36 people for peerages .
The list includes Mr Johnson 's brother , Jo , and the former England cricket captain Sir Ian Botham .
The Mirror says the UK should be `` ashamed '' of a system that allows people to help shape laws `` because they are rich or a pal of a party leader '' .
The Spectator says Evgeny Lebedev 's nomination also `` probably was n't the wisest pick '' - especially if in the wake of the Russia report , Mr Johnson was trying to `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under the shadowy influence '' of Russian oligarchs .
And finally , the Daily Express reports on what it calls a `` rumpus '' after it emerged Marks and Spencer are selling globes for £49 with the Falkland Islands listed under its Argentinian name .
A veteran of the 1982 conflict , Simon Weston , says the use of `` Islas Malvinas '' followed by the Falkland Islands in brackets amounts to `` crass stupidity '' .
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But in its leader, the Sun says the government is in "danger of over-reaction" - because it points out the country was initially only locked down to flatten the curve of new cases, not eliminate them.


bbcuk--2020-08-01--Coronavirus: Shielding ends for two million in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland

More than two million people shielding against coronavirus in most of England , Scotland and Northern Ireland can now leave their home and return to work .
Vulnerable people were advised in March to stay at home , or shield , to avoid contracting Covid-19 .
In Wales the advice stays in place until 16 August .
But Macmillan Cancer Support said people in the shielded group do not feel safe enough to leave their homes .
It comes after the PM applied the brakes to easing restrictions further .
Meanwhile , Graham Medley , a member of the Scientific @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which advises the government , has said England could have to consider closing pubs in order to reopen schools in September .
And businesses that have furloughed staff during the coronavirus pandemic must now start contributing to the government 's job retention scheme .
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Those who have been shielding since March include people in high-risk categories , such as those who have had an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy , or have severe respiratory conditions .
Now , they can return to work if they can not work from home and as long as their workplace is Covid-secure .
It is still advised they maintain social distancing when outside .
From Saturday , those who were shielding in England , Scotland and Northern Ireland will no longer receive food boxes and medicine deliveries from the government .
But shielding advice remains in place for Blackburn with Darwen in the north-west of England , Leicester and Luton , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shield in Wales for another two weeks .
Eve Byrne from Macmillian Cancer Support said the organisation had written to the government over concerns shielders are having to `` make the impossible choice '' between their health and their job .
`` People in the shielded group are telling us that they are just not feeling safe , '' she told the BBC , adding that the government needs to ensure the necessary protections are in place for people returning to work .
Matt Gibbon has been shielding with his wife , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home in Bradford and says it 's `` business as usual '' .
He had a double lung transplant in January 2019 and has cystic fibrosis .
Mr Gibbon said they feel `` it 's just too risky '' and `` our infection rate in our specific area is climbing and is a little bit high '' .
`` It 's making us very worried about our safety , '' he says .
Norah Grant , who has chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and leads a support group for people under 60 with the condition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was `` very odd just considering everything that is happening in Manchester and all around '' .
`` I do n't think I will be changing my habits , '' she told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme , adding that she will be able to work from home in one of her two jobs .
`` A lot of people in our [ support ] group are very nervous about going back to work , '' she said .
Sara Swanson , who has an immune deficiency which means she can not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continue to shield .
`` I really do n't think it is safe , '' she said .
`` There are a lot of people not following the rules .
`` So for me it is safer to just stay at home . ''
She added that she will only be able to work `` partially '' from home , so it will impact her financially .
On Friday , Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the further easing of lockdown restrictions in England - due to come in this weekend - would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It means that the following will not be able to take place until 15 August , at the earliest : • the reopening of casinos , bowling alleys , skating rinks and remaining close-contact services • pilots of larger gatherings in sports venues and conference centres • the expansion of wedding receptions to allow up to 30 people • beauty treatments that involve the face , such as eyelash , eyebrow and threading treatments Labour 's shadow health secretary , Jonathan Ashworth , said he supported the government 's decisions on shielding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told BBC Breakfast the `` way in which the [ lockdown ] announcement was communicated '' on Thursday night , `` sort of dribbling out '' without all the detail , `` has caused a degree of confusion and anxiety '' .
The rethink on easing England 's lockdown follows new restrictions for people in areas including Greater Manchester , east Lancashire , and parts of West Yorkshire after a spike in virus cases .
The rules include a ban on separate households meeting each other inside their homes and private gardens .
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Sara Swanson, who has an immune deficiency which means she cannot produce antibodies, said she would also continue to shield. "I really don't think it is safe," she said. "There are a lot of people not following the rules."


bbcuk--2020-08-01--Craigavon ram-raid: Attempt to remove cash machine

An attempt has been made to remove a cash machine during a ram-raid at a shop in Craigavon , County @ @ @ @ @ just before 22:35 BST on Friday , a black Opel Antara car reversed a number @ @ @ @ @ of a shop in Lurgan Road .
Extensive damage was caused to the shop front @ @ @ @ @ who was in the vehicle , entered the shop and made an attempt to remove @ @ @ @ @ but was unable to do so .
Police said the man who entered the shop @ @ @ @ @ wearing a dark hooded top with the hood pulled up , white shoes and tartan @ @ @ @ @ They have appealed for information about the incident and said the car was reported stolen @ @ @ @ @ Churchill Place area of Waringstown , County Down .

A masked man, who was in the vehicle, entered the shop and made an attempt to remove the in-store cash machine, but was unable to do so.


bbcuk--2020-07-31--Beach crowds descend on Bournemouth, Brighton and Poole

Sun-seekers had to be turned away as thousands descended on Bournemouth and Poole to visit the towns ' beaches on the UK 's hottest day of the year .
By 09:00 BST roads were gridlocked and a mobile app to aid social distancing was showing red in three areas - meaning `` avoid '' .
Police and council officers patrolled the seafronts in both towns .
Brighton and Hove City Council , said crowds were making it `` impossible to maintain physical distancing '' there .
And in Kent , Thanet District Council said some of its most popular beaches @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Heathrow had reached 37.8C ( 100.04F ) , making it the third warmest day ever recorded in the UK .
Dorset Police said its officers would be working longer shifts and some had their rest days cancelled to cope with the anticipated influx of visitors over the summer .
By 11:00 BST traffic marshals were already turning people away from Sandbanks car park and residents were urging the council to close the road .
By mid afternoon , nearly all of the seven-mile stretch of beach between Poole Harbour and Highcliffe was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beach app , meaning `` avoid , safe social distancing not possible '' .
Dorset Council said car parks at Lulworth and Durdle Door , on the Jurassic Coast , were also full and urged visitors to go elsewhere .
Yvonne Jones , 66 , who has been a beach hut holder in Poole for 35 years , said : `` There should n't be this many people here - but Boris [ Johnson ] should have made sure people stayed in their own counties .
`` The traffic is horrendous - I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get here .
It 's the locals who end up suffering . ''
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole ( BCP ) Council leader Vikki Slade said the towns were ready to welcome visitors `` with open arms '' but marshals had been deployed at car parks along with extra security officers , first aiders and additional traffic management systems .
Traffic is winding every way you look on the roads approaching Sandbanks .
I watched as some flummoxed drivers finally made it to the car park entrance - only to be told in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They left frustrated .
For those who had made it to the beach , they found the sand much busier than an average Friday .
On the whole though , the people I spoke to felt beach-goers were doing their best to be responsible - their biggest worry was what mess would be left behind to clear in the morning .
In Bournemouth , a major incident was declared on 25 June because of the crowds .
At the time police reported fights , overnight camping and three men were stabbed in an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left abandoned on verges as visitors struggled to park and the beaches were strewn with litter .
BCP Council said it now had powers to clamp or tow away vehicles parked illegally .
In Kent , Southeastern Railway said trains bound for the coast via Faversham were very busy , making social distancing impossible .
Thanet Council urged people thinking of heading to Joss Bay , Botany Bay and Viking Bay in Broadstairs to reconsider their plans as the beaches there were nearing capacity .
Sun-seekers were also warned to avoid Camber Sands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said the car parks were full .

On the whole though, the people I spoke to felt beach-goers were doing their best to be responsible - their biggest worry was what mess would be left behind to clear in the morning.


bbcuk--2020-08-01--Conservative MP arrested on suspicion of rape

A Conservative MP has been arrested on suspicion of rape .
According to the Sunday Times , the allegations were made by a former parliamentary employee .
The Met Police said the allegations relate to four separate incidents alleged to have taken place between July 2019 and January 2020 .
The MP has been released on bail .
The Conservative Party said it `` takes all allegations of this nature extremely seriously '' .
The Sunday Times , which first reported the story , said the complainant , a woman in her 20s , alleges that the MP assaulted her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left her so traumatised that she had to go to hospital .
The Metropolitan Police said it had launched an investigation into the allegations .
`` On Friday , 31 July , the Metropolitan Police Service received allegations relating to four separate incidents involving allegations of sexual offences and assault , '' the force said in a statement .
`` These offences are alleged to have occurred at addresses in Westminster , Lambeth and Hackney between July 2019 and January 2020 .
`` A man in his 50s was arrested on Saturday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He has been released on bail to return on a date in mid-August . ''
A Conservative Party spokesman said : `` We take all allegations of this nature extremely seriously .
As this matter is now in the hands of the police it would be inappropriate to comment further . ''

The Sunday Times, which first reported the story, said the complainant alleges that the MP had assaulted her, forced her to have sex and left her so traumatised that she had to go to hospital.


bbcuk--2020-08-01--UK weather: HM Coastguard warns beach-goers after busiest day in four years

The UK 's coastguard is urging people to be careful in the sea , after recording its highest number of daily call-outs in more than four years .
There were 329 incidents dealt with on Friday , including people cut off by the tide and reports of missing children .
Friday was the hottest day of the year and the third hottest ever recorded in the UK , BBC Weather said .
But `` some people will remember 31 July for all the wrong reasons , '' said HM Coastguard 's duty operations director .
`` We completely understand that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' said Julie-Anne Wood .
`` We also know that even the most experienced swimmer , paddleboarder and walker can be caught out by currents and tides respectively . ''
With more good weather forecast , she urged people to `` check and double check the tide times '' .
`` Put a timer warning on a smartphone to remind you - be aware of things like rip currents , and make sure you have a means of contacting us if things do go wrong . ''
She said the coastguard will `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asks for the coastguard '' but `` all we ask in return is that you take extra care at the coast '' .
HM Coastguard said of the 329 incidents , lifeboats - including RNLI and independent - were called out 129 times , aircraft were sent out 22 times and hovercraft were used three times .
It added there was a high number of incidents involving people cut off by the tide and reports of missing children , as well as swimmers and paddleboarders getting into difficulty .
The east and south @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the `` heaviest '' number of call-outs , while the area around Liverpool and the Wirral saw the most reported incidents at 26 , the coastguard said .
The coast along Essex and Kent saw a total of 45 incidents and the coastline between Flamborough and Cromer saw 22 .
Thousands of people descended onto beaches around the UK on Friday , with some councils turning people away .
Temperatures recorded at Heathrow reached 37.8C ( 100.04F ) , making it the third warmest day ever recorded in the UK .
The leader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which asked people to avoid four of the area 's beaches - said the RNLI `` only have a certain capacity '' .
`` They 're on seven Thanet beaches this summer , which is slightly fewer than usual , and they 're doing a great job where they are but they do n't have unlimited resources to deal with people in the water , '' said Cllr Rick Everitt .
`` If you have too many people on the beach , it just becomes unmanageable from that point of view . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ change is having an increasing impact on the UK 's weather .
The Met Office report confirmed 2019 as the 12th warmest year in the UK and there was also a severe swing in weather from soaking winters to sunny springs .

"They're on seven Thanet beaches this summer, which is slightly fewer than usual, and they're doing a great job where they are but they don't have unlimited resources to deal with people in the water," said Cllr Rick Everitt. "If you have too many people on the beach, it just becomes unmanageable from that point of view."


bbcuk--2020-08-01--Did UK Special Forces execute unarmed civilians?

At the height of the war in Afghanistan in 2011 , two senior officers from Special Forces met in a bar in Dorset to have a secret conversation .
They feared some of the UK 's most highly-trained troops had adopted a `` deliberate policy '' of illegally killing unarmed men .
Evidence is now emerging that suggests they were right .
The two senior officers were thousands of miles from the dust and danger of Helmand province in Afghanistan .
One had recently returned from the war where his troops reported their understanding that a policy of execution-style killings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The other had been at headquarters , reading reports from the frontline with growing concern .
They showed a sharp rise in the number of `` enemies killed in action '' ( EKIA ) by UK Special Forces .
Special Forces are the UK 's elite specialist troops , encompassing both the SAS ( Special Air Service ) and the SBS ( Special Boat Service ) .
After the conversation , a briefing note believed to have been written by one of the most senior members of UK Special Forces was passed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ message contained clear warnings for the highest levels of Special Forces and concluded that these `` concerning '' allegations merit `` deeper investigation '' to `` at worst case put a stop to criminal behaviour '' .
The documents were released to solicitors Leigh Day , as part of an ongoing case at the High Court , which will rule on whether allegations of unlawful killing by UK Special Forces were investigated properly .
The man bringing the case is Saifullah Ghareb Yar .
He says that four members of his family were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ February 2011 .
It follows a BBC Panorama programme last year , which reported on the deaths .
The programme worked with the Sunday Times Insight team to reveal evidence of a pattern of illegal killings by UK Special Forces .
The government maintains that the four members of Saifullah 's family were killed in self defence .
But now correspondence in the newly-released documents shows that some had grave concerns about the UK Special Forces mission .
Just hours after the elite troops had returned to base , other British soldiers were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ night as the `` latest massacre '' .
At 01:00 in Nawa , rural Helmand , on 16 February 2011 , Saifullah 's family were asleep in their home .
They woke suddenly to the sound of helicopter rotors , followed by shouting through megaphones .
Saifullah was still a teenager but he was about to find himself in the middle of a Special Forces `` kill or capture '' mission .
These `` night raids '' were a common tactic at the time .
They were typically carried out in partnership with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Their purpose was to target senior members of the Taliban .
`` My whole body was shaking because of the fear .
Everyone was frightened .
All the women and children were crying and screaming , '' Saifullah told BBC Panorama .
He described how his hands were tied and he was put in a holding area with the women and children .
He had not been there for long when he heard gunfire .
After the troops had left , the bodies of his two brothers were discovered in the fields surrounding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shot dead in a neighbouring building .
Going back into his house , Saifullah found his father , lying face down on the ground .
`` His head , the forehead area , was shot with many bullets , and his leg was completely broken by the bullets , '' he said .
Last year , Panorama exposed how the intelligence that identified the targets for these raids was often deficient .
Philip Alston , the former UN Special Rapporteur on executions , told the programme : `` I have no doubt that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ innocent people being killed ] are justified , and that we can conclude that a large number of civilians were killed in night raids , totally unjustifiably . ''
Saifullah believes his family were wrongly targeted and then executed in cold blood .
In Nawa district , there was an outcry after the killings .
The Governor of Helmand believed the victims were innocent civilians .
British military emails from the aftermath of the raid obtained by Panorama suggest that eyewitnesses from the Afghan military supported Saifullah 's version of events .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quoted as having said that no one was firing at the British but the four family members were shot anyway and that `` he sees this as confirmation that innocents were killed '' .
The Afghan commander suggests that `` two men were shot trying to run away , and that the other two men were `` assassinated '' on target after they had already been detained and searched '' .
The correspondence shows that these events sent shockwaves through the British military from Helmand to London .
Emails outline concerns over Afghan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ night raids because they did not believe the killings were justified .
This was not the first time that the Afghan forces had made this complaint .
One senior Special Forces officer comments that this kind of falling out `` puts at risk the [ redacted ] transition plan and more importantly the prospects of enduring UK influence '' in Afghanistan .
`` Aside from alienating our Afghan allies , the narrative of murderous British forces played right into the hands of the insurgents , '' said Frank Ledwidge , a former military @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adviser in Helmand .
`` The actions of some Special Forces actively undermined the overall counterinsurgency mission , which was challenging enough already , '' he said .
'You could n't make it up' Among the documents released to the court is a detailed summary marked `` secret '' .
It includes an extract of the classified operational summary ( OPSUM ) , which provides the official account of what the strike team did at Saifullah 's home .
The UK Special Forces reported that after initially securing the compound they went back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Afghan men they had detained .
While there , it says he suddenly reached for a grenade behind a curtain .
`` He poses an immediate threat to life and is engaged with aimed shots .
The assault team members take cover .
The grenade malfunctions and does not detonate , '' the OPSUM says .
After the shooting , the OPSUM reports that another Afghan was moved into the neighbouring compound to help with the search of the buildings .
They say he was also shot after picking up a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are reported to have run away when they spotted the unit arriving .
One hid in a bush with a grenade and was shot and killed when the explosive was spotted , says the OPSUM .
The other was reported to be hiding a short distance away with a machine gun .
When he emerged from a hiding place under a blanket with the weapon , he too was shot .
This official account of the killings was met with suspicion by some in the British military .
An internal email requests a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the killings and asks : `` Is this about [ redacted ] latest massacre ! ''
The reply includes a summary of the unlikely events in the official report and concludes by saying : `` You could n't MAKE IT UP ! ''
It looks as if the soldiers reading these reports had concerns that they were being falsified using near-identical cover stories .
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence said `` This is not new evidence , and this historical case has already been independently investigated by the Royal Military Police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has also been subject to four reviews conducted by an Independent Review Team .
`` These documents were considered as part of the independent investigations , which concluded there was insufficient evidence to refer the case for prosecution .
`` The Service Police and the Service Prosecuting Authority of course remain open to considering allegations should new evidence , intelligence or information come to light . ''
'Perverting the course of justice' The suspicious pattern of similar incidents leading to the killing of Afghan men during Special Forces night raids caught the eye @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Forces headquarters in England .
A Special Forces Major examined all of the official reports of killings by the elite troops between December 2010 and April 2011 .
He wrote to other senior officers to say the number of killings led him to conclude `` we are getting some things wrong , right now '' .
His report highlighted 10 incidents in which the similarity of the accounts in official paperwork raised his suspicions .
All involved the shooting of men who were detained before they unexpectedly grabbed a weapon during a search @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found at least five separate incidents where more people were killed than there were weapons recovered .
That means either the weapons went missing or the people who were killed were not armed .
In one case , nine people had been killed and only three weapons had been recovered .
The newly-released evidence appears to support revelations in last year 's Panorama and Sunday Times investigation .
Panorama reported that a large scale Royal Military Police ( RMP ) investigation called Operation Northmoor had linked dozens of suspicious killings on night raids @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Saifullah 's family members .
When the RMP interviewed the Special Forces troops who took part in the raid of 16 February 2011 , all of them claimed they could not remember the specifics of the mission that night .
Operation Northmoor was investigating whether official operation reports had been falsified .
In one case , the RMP had even brought charges against members of the UK Special Forces for murder , falsifying a report and perverting the course of justice .
But the charges were dropped and the government closed down Operation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Insiders said it was closed too soon for them to complete their investigation .
`` It seems to be one of the unique characteristics of British Special Forces that they are truly accountable to no-one , '' said Frank Ledwidge .
`` Accountability must apply to everyone and particularly to the senior commanders and politicians who have allowed , condoned or ignored these alleged crimes and created the environment for them to happen '' .
You can watch Panorama , War Crimes Scandal Exposed on BBC iPlayer

At the height of the war in Afghanistan in 2011, two senior officers from Special Forces met in a bar in Dorset to have a secret conversation. They feared some of the UK's most highly-trained troops had adopted a "deliberate policy" of illegally killing unarmed men. Evidence is now emerging that suggests they were right.


bbcuk--2020-08-01--K-Dogg: Arrests made over Bristol race attack on NHS worker

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a racially-aggravated attack on an NHS worker .
The victim , a 21-year-old musician known as K or K-Dogg , was hit by a car while walking to the bus stop from his job at Southmead Hospital , Bristol , on 22 July .
He suffered serious injuries including a broken leg , nose and cheekbone .
Two 18-year-olds were arrested on Saturday morning and are in custody .
Police said the incident is being treated as racially-aggravated due to the racist language used by the occupants of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ K-Dogg has raised more than £28,000 .
The car involved in the incident has been seized and a full forensic examination is being carried out on it , Avon and Somerset Police said .
Supt Andy Bennett said he wanted to thank all members of the public who had shown support for K-Dogg by either providing police with information or making gestures of solidarity with him .
`` Bristol is a wonderful city full of diverse communities and I continue to be heartened by its reactions to incidents such as this , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set up by Simeon Mccarthy , from Fishponds , Bristol , `` to help his close friend '' .
He said the money would be paid directly to K-Dogg to help his recovery .
Bristol band Massive Attack posted on Facebook saying they had donated money .

Supt Andy Bennett said he wanted to thank all members of the public who had shown support for K-Dogg by either providing police with information or making gestures of solidarity with him.


bbcuk--2020-08-01--Body found at Thurrock lake in search for missing teen

A body has been found by police searching a lake at a shopping centre for a missing 15-year-old .
Essex @ @ @ @ @ was reported the teenager had disappeared from Lakeside Shopping Centre in Thurrock at about 20:50 @ @ @ @ @ body was found shortly after 12:40 BST and the search suspended .
The family have @ @ @ @ @ identification carried out later .
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Essex Police were called after it was reported the teenager had disappeared from Lakeside Shopping Centre in Thurrock at about 20:50 BST on Friday.


bbcuk--2020-08-01--NHS Spitfire tours south of England hospitals

A Spitfire bearing the names of thousands of heroes of the coronavirus pandemic has performed flypasts of hospitals across the south of England .
The NHS Spitfire , which also has `` Thank U NHS '' emblazoned on the underside of its wings , visited 20 hospitals from Essex to Dorset .
Its owners are handwriting 80,000 names on the aircraft to help raise money for NHS Charities Together .
The appeal has so far raised more than £20,000 .
John Romaine , pilot and founder of the Aircraft Restoration Company , said : `` It 's been fantastic .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ waving at you is humbling .
The reaction from the people on the ground and the support has been amazing . ''
The aircraft flew over hospitals in Southend , Medway , Canterbury , Margate , Dover , Folkestone , Ashford , Hastings , Bexhill , Eastbourne , Brighton , Worthing , Bognor Regis , Chichester , Portsmouth , Newport , Poole , Bournemouth , Southampton and Salisbury .
Organisers are planning further tours in other parts of the country throughout the summer .
The former World War Two reconnaissance Spitfire PL983 ' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cambridgeshire , had been conducting flypasts over neighbouring villages during the Thursday Clap For Carers events during the peak of the coronavirus crisis .
People have been invited to nominate the names of `` local heroes '' who have helped or inspired them during the Covid-19 pandemic to add to the aircraft in return for a minimum £10 donation to NHS charities .

John Romain, pilot and founder of the Aircraft Restoration Company, said: "It's been fantastic. To see the people on the ground waving at you is humbling. The reaction from the people on the ground and the support has been amazing."


bbcuk--2020-08-01--FA Cup final 2020: Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea - Aubameyang double secures victory

Arsenal 's talisman Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang worked his Wembley magic once again as they came from behind to beat Chelsea and win the FA Cup for a record 14th time .
Chelsea took the lead in the Heads Up FA Cup final inside five minutes through Christian Pulisic 's smart finish but then fell victim to the brilliance of Aubameyang , who was also Arsenal 's hero when he scored twice in the semi-final win over Manchester City .
The Gabon forward drew Arsenal level from the penalty spot before the break after he was fouled by Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta @ @ @ @ @ @ @ finishing to make the defining contribution to the first behind-closed-doors FA Cup final .
Chelsea were hampered by a first-half injury to Azpilicueta and were struggling even further when they lost the outstanding Pulisic to a hamstring problem after the break .
As the Blues battled to overcome those setbacks , the brilliant Aubameyang was able to give Mikel Arteta silverware in his first season as the Gunners ' manager .
Aubameyang , who Arsenal are understandably desperate to secure on a new long-term contract , turned Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma inside out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most audacious finish , chipping over keeper Willy Caballero from an angle .
Chelsea 's agony increased further when Mateo Kovacic was very harshly sent off for a second yellow card , awarded by referee Anthony Taylor for the most innocuous of challenges on Granit Xhaka .
Arsenal closed out the win to secure a place in the Europa League next season but it was bitter disappointment for Chelsea manager Frank Lampard at the conclusion of his first campaign in charge .
• Reaction from Wembley as Arsenal beat Chelsea in the FA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ How you rated the players • 'We can win titles together ' - Arteta Arteta 's delight at the final whistle was obvious as he secured his first major trophy as a manager , having only succeeded Unai Emery in December .
There have been some mixed moments - but in recent weeks , Arsenal have shown their development by defeating new Premier League champions Liverpool and ending Manchester City 's hopes of retaining the FA Cup by beating them to reach the final .
Now the Gunners have the trophy in their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ each game they have shown character , courage and resilience - all qualities they have regularly been accused of lacking - and have a world-class spearhead in Aubameyang .
A player of that calibre makes the difference in the big games .
Aubameyang has shown that , making Wembley his personal playground in both the semi-final and the final .
It may have been a surreal occasion , this FA Cup final played in a virtually deserted Wembley and missing so much of the traditional ceremony and atmosphere , but the joy of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his players and rightly so .
And when the celebrations end , Arsenal will know with even more certainty what their summer priority must be , even above any acquisitions .
Arsenal must find a way to keep Aubameyang .
Their cause is helped by being able to offer him European football , albeit the Europa League rather than the Champions League .
He is quite simply a talent that gives Arsenal another dimension of danger .
He is a match-winner - and in this instance , an FA Cup final winner .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Lampard as they dominated the opening phases at Wembley and led through Pulisic 's goal .
The momentum changed after the first-half drinks break as Chelsea were undone by their own injuries , Arsenal 's vast improvement and the dismissal of Kovacic .
Chelsea lost the experience of Azpilicueta and the thrilling talent of Pulisic , who actually injured his hamstring as he raced in on goal with a very good chance , and were then fighting an uphill battle .
They tried to regain that earlier supremacy but were hit by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sending off of Kovacic .
The Croatia international was shown a second yellow card for a challenge with Xhaka that raised questions as to whether it was actually a foul before referee Anthony Taylor eventually produced the red card .
It more or less signalled the end of Chelsea 's hopes .
Lampard 's first season , which has contained so much promise , concludes with a place in next season 's Champions League but not a trophy .
There has been much to admire from Chelsea as Lampard has mixed youth and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he must address , having added to his attacking resources with the exciting addition of Timo Werner .
Those defensive weaknesses were clear as Aubameyang preyed on them in deadly fashion .
As they trooped to collect their losers ' medals , Chelsea and Lampard will reflect on a day when little went right after that opening five minutes .
Arteta writes name into Gunners history books - the stats • Mikel Arteta has become the first person to both captain and manage Arsenal to victory in an FA Cup final .
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10 FA Cup final matches , with all three defeats coming against Arsenal .
• The Gunners have won each of their past seven FA Cup final appearances since 2002 - no team has had a longer run of successive final triumphs in the competition .
• Arteta is the first Arsenal manager to win a major trophy in their first season in charge of the club since George Graham in 1986-87 .
• There was just one shot on target in the whole of the second half , which was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang @ @ @ @ @ @ @ debut for Arsenal in February 2018 , Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored 70 goals in all competitions , more than any other Premier League player in that time .
• Christian Pulisic 's opener was the first FA Cup final goal scored by an American player .
• Mateo Kovacic became the sixth player to be sent off in an FA Cup final , with the last two of them being Chelsea players ( Victor Moses was dismissed , also against Arsenal , in 2017 ) .
• Willy Caballero ( 38 years 308 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ play for Chelsea in an FA Cup final , while substitute Callum Hudson-Odoi ( 19 years 268 days ) became the youngest to play in the showpiece for the Blues .
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Arsenal's talisman Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang worked his Wembley magic once again as they came from behind to beat Chelsea and win the FA Cup for a record 14th time.
Chelsea took the lead in the Heads Up FA Cup final inside five minutes through Christian Pulisic's smart finish but then fell victim to the brilliance of Aubameyang, who was also Arsenal's hero when he scored twice in the semi-final win over Manchester City.
The Gabon forward drew Arsenal level from the penalty spot before the break after he was fouled by Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta, then produced a moment of world-class finishing to make the defining contribution to the first behind-closed-doors FA Cup final.
Chelsea were hampered by a first-half injury to Azpilicueta and were struggling even further when they lost the outstanding Pulisic to a hamstring problem after the break.
As the Blues battled to overcome those setbacks, the brilliant Aubameyang was able to give Mikel Arteta silverware in his first season as the Gunners' manager.
Aubameyang, who Arsenal are understandably desperate to secure on a new long-term contract, turned Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma inside out in the 67th minute before delivering the most audacious finish, chipping over keeper Willy Caballero from an angle.
Chelsea's agony increased further when Mateo Kovacic was very harshly sent off for a second yellow card, awarded by referee Anthony Taylor for the most innocuous of challenges on Granit Xhaka.
Arsenal closed out the win to secure a place in the Europa League next season but it was bitter disappointment for Chelsea manager Frank Lampard at the conclusion of his first campaign in charge.
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Arteta's delight at the final whistle was obvious as he secured his first major trophy as a manager, having only succeeded Unai Emery in December.
There have been some mixed moments - but in recent weeks, Arsenal have shown their development by defeating new Premier League champions Liverpool and ending Manchester City's hopes of retaining the FA Cup by beating them to reach the final. Now the Gunners have the trophy in their hands after seeing off Chelsea.
In each game they have shown character, courage and resilience - all qualities they have regularly been accused of lacking - and have a world-class spearhead in Aubameyang.
A player of that calibre makes the difference in the big games. Aubameyang has shown that, making Wembley his personal playground in both the semi-final and the final.
It may have been a surreal occasion, this FA Cup final played in a virtually deserted Wembley and missing so much of the traditional ceremony and atmosphere, but the joy of victory was still relished by Arteta and his players and rightly so.
And when the celebrations end, Arsenal will know with even more certainty what their summer priority must be, even above any acquisitions.
Arsenal must find a way to keep Aubameyang. Their cause is helped by being able to offer him European football, albeit the Europa League rather than the Champions League.
He is quite simply a talent that gives Arsenal another dimension of danger. He is a match-winner - and in this instance, an FA Cup final winner.
Lampard's Chelsea suffer Wembley pain
It all started so well for Chelsea and Lampard as they dominated the opening phases at Wembley and led through Pulisic's goal.
The momentum changed after the first-half drinks break as Chelsea were undone by their own injuries, Arsenal's vast improvement and the dismissal of Kovacic.
Chelsea lost the experience of Azpilicueta and the thrilling talent of Pulisic, who actually injured his hamstring as he raced in on goal with a very good chance, and were then fighting an uphill battle.
They tried to regain that earlier supremacy but were hit by that brilliant goal from Aubameyang and the sending off of Kovacic.
The Croatia international was shown a second yellow card for a challenge with Xhaka that raised questions as to whether it was actually a foul before referee Anthony Taylor eventually produced the red card.
It more or less signalled the end of Chelsea's hopes. Lampard's first season, which has contained so much promise, concludes with a place in next season's Champions League but not a trophy.
There has been much to admire from Chelsea as Lampard has mixed youth and experience but there is a defensive frailty he must address, having added to his attacking resources with the exciting addition of Timo Werner.
Those defensive weaknesses were clear as Aubameyang preyed on them in deadly fashion.
As they trooped to collect their losers' medals, Chelsea and Lampard will reflect on a day when little went right after that opening five minutes.
Man of the match - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang once again showed his value to Arsenal as he inspired them to their first major trophy since 2017
Arteta writes name into Gunners history books - the stats
Mikel Arteta has become the first person to both captain and manage Arsenal to victory in an FA Cup final.
Chelsea have lost three of their past 10 FA Cup final matches, with all three defeats coming against Arsenal.
The Gunners have won each of their past seven FA Cup final appearances since 2002 - no team has had a longer run of successive final triumphs in the competition.
Arteta is the first Arsenal manager to win a major trophy in their first season in charge of the club since George Graham in 1986-87.
There was just one shot on target in the whole of the second half, which was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's winning goal.
Since his debut for Arsenal in February 2018, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored 70 goals in all competitions, more than any other Premier League player in that time.
Christian Pulisic's opener was the first FA Cup final goal scored by an American player.
Mateo Kovacic became the sixth player to be sent off in an FA Cup final, with the last two of them being Chelsea players (Victor Moses was dismissed, also against Arsenal, in 2017).
Willy Caballero (38 years 308 days) became the oldest player to play for Chelsea in an FA Cup final, while substitute Callum Hudson-Odoi (19 years 268 days) became the youngest to play in the showpiece for the Blues.


bbcuk--2020-08-01--Coldstream guards probed over ‘fight with royal footmen’

Three Coldstream Guards are being investigated by police after they were reportedly involved in a fight with the Queen 's @ @ @ @ @ aged 20 and 21 , were taken to hospital after the incident at the Greenwood @ @ @ @ @ , Westminster , on 24 July .
The victims ' injuries were not life threatening @ @ @ @ @ Ministry of Defence spokesman said the guardsmen were being investigated by the Metropolitan Police .
@ @ @ @ @ have happened about 800m from Buckingham Palace as a group of royal footmen were attending @ @ @ @ @ Guards have a ceremonial role as protectors of Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace .
It @ @ @ @ @ regiment in the British Army and is based at Victoria Barracks in Windsor , west @ @ @ @ @ spokeswoman said : `` We can confirm that three guards are being investigated by the @ @ @ @ @ in London on 24 July . ''

An MoD spokeswoman said: "We can confirm that three guards are being investigated by the Met Police following the incident in London on 24 July."


bbcuk--2020-08-01--London violence: Shootings leave five injured in one night

Five people have been injured in separate shootings across London during one night .
Two men were shot in Brixton just before 19:00 BST on Friday , while another two people were shot during a silent party in Hackney during the early hours of Saturday morning .
A fifth person was injured in Croydon during a separate shooting .
Two men , aged 30 and 31 , were arrested in connection with the incident in Hackney and remain in police custody .
The first shooting took place at 18:52 BST on Friday in Akerman Road , Brixton .
`` Officers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found damage to two parked vehicles , '' the Met said .
`` There was no trace of any victims .
Police were called a short time later to a south London hospital after two males self-presented with gunshot injuries .
'We await an update on their condition . ''
The second shooting took place at 01:12 BST in Mandeville Street , Hackney .
Police were called to reports that a 30 and 31-year-old man had been taken to hospital with gunshot wounds .
`` Both men are not believed to have sustained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hospital , '' police said .
A few minutes later , police were called to London Road in Croydon , following reports of a gunshot .
A man in his 20s , was found with a gunshot wound , the Met said .
He was taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries .
No arrests have been made .
Elsewhere , an illegal rave involving more than 150 people was shut down by police in Archway , north London .
Residents reported a large police presence and disturbances in Tavistock Terrace in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Supt Roy Smith , of the Met Police , tweeted : `` Officers were out this evening closing down illegal and antisocial parties playing loud music into the early hours .
`` Packed groups of 150+ people risking the spread of Covid-19 and keeping poor families with young children awake at 3am . ''
A closure order was also issued to one property in the street as officers dispersed the crowds .
A closure notice prohibits access to the premises for the period specified in the notice .

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bbcuk--2020-08-01--Coronavirus: Carlisle Wetherspoon pub The William Rufus shut

A Wetherspoon 's pub in Carlisle has been temporarily closed after a member of staff tested positive for Covid-19 .
The William Rufus , on Botchergate , shut early on Friday night .
Twenty-four staff are now self-isolating .
The pub is one of a number in the city where either staff or customers have tested positive for coronavirus in the past few weeks .
The chain said it based its decision to close on the availability of staff and its ability to operate safely .
Spokesman Eddie Gershon said customer test and trace details had not yet been requested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when needed '' .
`` Wetherspoon will reopen the pub as and when it can get the number of staff needed to do so safely , '' he said .
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The member of staff who tested positive was not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because they were concerned about a local outbreak , the company said .
The test was carried out on Monday and the result came back on Thursday .
Wetherspoon said the local authority had not advised it to close the pub .
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"Wetherspoon will reopen the pub as and when it can get the number of staff needed to do so safely," he said.


bbcuk--2020-08-02--Coronavirus doctor's diary: How gardening could help in the fight against obesity

Being overweight puts you at greater risk of serious illness or death from Covid-19 , experts say - and now new anti-obesity strategies have been launched around the UK .
In Bradford , community schemes to promote healthy lifestyles offers a novel approach to the problem .
Dr John Wright of the city 's Royal Infirmary explains why radical thinking is necessary .
Our complete concentration on Covid-19 has concealed another global pandemic that has been more insidious but much more harmful : obesity .
Early in the pandemic , we spotted common patterns in our sickest Covid-19 patients - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and heart disease and , in particular , to be obese .
As the novel coronavirus makes a temporary retreat in the UK , obesity has become a focus of attention not just for the NHS but also the prime minister as he role-models weight loss for the nation .
The Covid-19 treatments that we are discovering through our research trials are making important , though small , improvements in survival .
However , prevention is far better than cure , and if we are going to protect our citizens then we need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prevention measures to stop transmission in the short term , but also reduce their risk from harm from infection by tackling obesity in the longer term .
Prof John Wright , a doctor and epidemiologist , is head of the Bradford Institute for Health Research , and a veteran of cholera , HIV and Ebola epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa .
He is writing this diary for BBC News and recording from the hospital wards for BBC Radio .
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At the hospital , we have been tracking the lives of 16,000 children from birth as part of the Born in Bradford project to understand how the complex interplay between our genes , lifestyles and environment affects our later risk of physical and mental ill health .
It is like a huge Child of Our Time study , but with the best scientists from across the world working together to unravel the clues .
The project has shown that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in life and is particularly high for children of South Asian heritage .
The trail of breadcrumbs as to why South Asians have twice to four times the risk of diabetes and heart disease leads back to birth .
As these Bradford children grow up , they face very different futures if they live in Ilkley , one of the richest places in the country , or Manningham , one of the poorest .
If they are growing up in inner-city Manningham then they will be surrounded by food swamps of fast-food outlets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Poor-quality houses lack proper kitchens to prepare healthy meals .
The roads are too busy and dangerous to cycle or even walk to school .
Lack of parks and gardens hinder active play .
Junk food advertising infects young minds and poor-quality food is all that some families can afford .
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Our efforts to tackle obesity are depressingly futile and the girth of the world 's population continues to expand .
We focus too often on blaming people for bad choices rather than addressing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that lead to obesity .
There is no simple behaviour change advice comparable to hand-washing or social distancing , no simple drugs such as dexamethasone or remdesivir to dispense .
Dr Mathew Mathai has worked in the paediatric diabetes clinic at St Luke 's Hospital in Bradford for over a decade .
When he first started , he says , children with type 2 diabetes were unheard of at the clinic - now there are 18 at any one time .
His clinic has been held virtually during the pandemic and he will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a proper opportunity to weigh them and find out how social distancing restrictions have affected them .
`` It will be really interesting to see what lockdown has done : for some it 's been a useful period to think about exercise .
And others have gone the other way and they 've been in all the time , watching TV and eating more , '' he says .
Much of the work his clinic does is about motivation - and Dr Matai is keen to enlist people in the community who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ person is Tahira Amin , a registered dietitian , who was on maternity leave when she realised more could be done locally to help improve fitness , health and the whole feel of the inner-city area around Lister Mill in Bradford .
`` I wanted to enjoy my pregnancy but still needed a challenge and investigated what I could do in the local community , '' she says .
She 'd already been involved in a programme to teach fencing to Muslim young women and girls and now she had an idea for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by taking over allotments and turning derelict land into a community garden .
Amin believes that meeting others in an outdoor , active setting is a better way to learn about healthy lifestyles than sitting around in a classroom .
`` We can grow food , learn about diet and nutrition and get exercise that really helps in the fight against obesity , '' she says , Sofia Rashid lives nearby and is pleased with the changes , particularly since it 's made it so much easier for her seven-year-old disabled daughter to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` We have all looked after the allotment and helped grow things .
All the women here are helping and we 've been out walking through lockdown - it was encouraging to have someone thinking about health , '' she says .
Rashid says the response to Amin 's project has been amazing .
`` She 's also teaching us about healthy eating and she 's set up a cycling group so some of us are planning to ride bikes for the first time , '' Rashid says .
`` Last weekend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ladies of the area got together , it was people of all ages . ''
Dr Mathai is convinced it 's local schemes like this which will make a real difference , particularly for children who need help navigating the array of takeaway options on offer in the city .
`` This is n't a medical problem , it 's a social and community issue that needs to be addressed , '' he says .
`` It needs to be local parks , government and services taking the lead , with doctors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' In Bradford we are building on our work in Born in Bradford to establish the world 's first `` City Collaboratory '' that recognises that we need a radically different approach to preventing obesity .
It brings together policy makers , communities , schools , urban planners , transport experts , and researchers to help develop and test whole system approaches that will act across every aspect of the city to save lives .
Our local and national response to Covid-19 has shown what is possible with common purpose and collective endeavour @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and commitment to tackling the other pandemic .
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At the hospital, we have been tracking the lives of 16,000 children from birth as part of the Born in Bradford project to understand how the complex interplay between our genes, lifestyles and environment affects our later risk of physical and mental ill health. It is like a huge Child of Our Time study, but with the best scientists from across the world working together to unravel the clues. The project has shown that our risk of obesity starts very early in life and is particularly high for children of South Asian heritage. The trail of breadcrumbs as to why South Asians have twice to four times the risk of diabetes and heart disease leads back to birth.


bbcuk--2020-08-01--Re-learning how to walk 289 days after surviving a deadly virus

Mekala Osborne caught a Cambodian forest virus , which caused necrotising pneumonia , while travelling in South East Asia last @ @ @ @ @ into a coma and moved her to Singapore , where she was given a 5 @ @ @ @ @ The 22-year-old was then flown back to Edinburgh where she ’ s been recovering ever @ @ @ @ @ positive on her own under lockdown – and she ’ s been learning to walk @ @ @ @ @ This is her recovery story .
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Mekala Osborne caught a Cambodian forest virus, which caused necrotising pneumonia, while travelling in South East Asia last September.
Doctors put her into a coma and moved her to Singapore, where she was given a 5% chance of survival.
The 22-year-old was then flown back to Edinburgh where she’s been recovering ever since – trying to stay positive on her own under lockdown – and she’s been learning to walk again after nine months.
This is her recovery story.
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bbcuk--2020-08-01--Coronavirus lockdown: Ditching conventional living for a van

A 100-day DIY project , one musician 's live-in transport and a couple 's `` staycation-mobile '' - four people share their `` advantures '' and show us inside the fruits of their lockdown labour .
'Furloughed , but still in work mode' When Jennifer McKechnie , a personal trainer from Belfast , was furloughed on 21 March , she decided to use her time in lockdown to fulfil a lifelong goal .
Jennifer , an avid skier , had dreamed of one day converting a van or minibus and travelling to the French Alps with her two huskies , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a self-proclaimed novice , said she had `` no clue '' where to start when she began converting her 2005 Iveco Daily .
She set herself the goal of converting her van into a liveable space within 100 days .
Jennifer began work on the Daily on 22 March and finished on 30 June .
`` After I got the news I was furloughed , I went straight to get supplies and began the project , '' Jennifer told BBC News NI .
Using YouTube tutorials , Jennifer began slowly stripping away the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jennifer said it was great to concentrate on something productive during such a stressful and uncertain time .
`` It was great to have that focus , I set myself a work routine and stuck to it , '' Jennifer explained .
`` I was furloughed from work , but I was still in work mode , '' she added .
As the ongoing pandemic means a trek to the Alps is currently off the cards , Jennifer and her two huskies have temporarily parked plans to head for the slopes , opting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ireland .
Like many musicians , Caolán McLaughlin was hit hard by the pandemic .
The singer from Londonderry , who relies heavily on the gig economy , decided to take his show on the road when work started to dry up .
`` I always knew my first house would be a camper , so that 's me on the property ladder now , I guess , '' Caolán said .
He scoured social media for shows , festivals and even garden parties , looking for `` basically anywhere that will let @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Renault Master camper , Rosie , as a base , the 34-year-old set his sights overseas and was offered a gig at a music festival in Denmark .
However , when BBC News NI caught up with him he had just broken down beside a road near the Danish border on his way to the festival .
`` I set off from Derry to Belfast , Belfast to Liverpool , then to Harwich , then Holland to Denmark and now I have fallen at the last hurdle , '' he explained .
Despite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spirits as he waited for roadside assistance .
`` Just my luck to break down at the last hour , but sure it 'll make for a good story , '' he said .
Caolán had to spend the night in a hostel in Flensburg , Germany , while the van spent the night in a garage , but he hopes to continue gigging `` once Rosie is alive and kicking '' .
Postman Jonny Moore , 26 , and optical technician Megan Douglas , 23 , are both avid surfers .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ together so that they could travel around Ireland 's beaches catching waves while saving money on accommodation .
Before lockdown , neither knew how to convert a van , but thought the experience would be fun .
`` We finished off the build just as lockdown restrictions started to ease , '' explained Jonny .
When restrictions were eased in July , the couple decided now `` was a good a time as any to hit the road '' .
The pair travelled along the Wild Atlantic Way catching waves and staying in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' .
They said it was a `` strange experience '' , as they found towns and villages still mostly deserted due to the pandemic .
However , both said they enjoyed having such places `` all to themselves '' - for a while .

As the ongoing pandemic means a trek to the Alps is currently off the cards, Jennifer and her two huskies have temporarily parked plans to head for the slopes, opting instead for a travel holiday around Northern Ireland.


bbcuk--2020-07-31--Coronavirus: The shielders turning the word 'vulnerable' on its head

This weekend shielding will officially stop .
The `` elderly and vulnerable '' who have followed stringent rules will re-join society and follow the same social distancing precautions as everyone else .
But some are concerned they will not be able to shake off the label `` vulnerable '' and the world they left four months ago may be less accessible than before , as the BBC 's Octavia Woodward explores .
And while at first glance none of us look like the kind of people who could take on coronavirus and win , we do have our own ventilators @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Listen to Octavia chat to Baroness Jane Campbell for podcast mini-series Meet The 'Vulnerables' For Baroness Campbell , Covid-19 is not the first time she has stood up for disability rights .
We have the same condition - SMA - and many rights that have made my life easier - such as being allowed to choose mainstream education - she helped secure .
It 's slightly ironic that in 2020 sitting at home is exactly what disabled people have been told to do even if it 's helped protect us .
But getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ familiar with and was probably made easier because of Jane .
The funding that allows me to choose boyfriends without considering their care capabilities is expensive .
During the 2018/2019 financial year , councils spent £22.2bn on social care .
But this is less than pre-2008 levels before the financial crash hit and austerity measures were introduced .
And yet the number of people who need funding is growing .
`` We 're going to go into a big economic downturn , and that 's not good news for us .
So we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have to be ready to say 'we must have a slice of this cake ' .
That we 're not the Expendables .
We 're human beings . ''
We are n't simply disabled or vulnerable , we are also the policy makers , journalists , entrepreneurs and everything else you can imagine .
In the time of corona , the end of shielding and beyond , we need to be treated as such .

This weekend shielding will officially stop. The "elderly and vulnerable" who have followed stringent rules will re-join society and follow the same social distancing precautions as everyone else. But some are concerned they will not be able to shake off the label "vulnerable" and the world they left four months ago may be less accessible than before, as the BBC's Octavia Woodward explores.


bbcuk--2020-08-02--The rise, fall, and rise of the status pineapple

Symbols have always been used to signal one 's status .
Military insignia , family signet rings and heirloom watches ; impressive properties filled with original art , expensive cars and designer handbags ensure a luxury lifestyle is obvious to all .
But for about 250 years , all of these signposts of wealth and good breeding were ably fulfilled by ... the pineapple .
Centuries before even the man from Del Monte said `` yes '' , the country 's must-have accessory graced the table at the very richest aristocrats ' social gatherings .
But the scaly sweet was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fruit was worth thousands of pounds and often the same pineapple would be paraded from event to event until it eventually went rotten .
Later , a roaring trade in pineapple rental developed , where ambitious but less well-off folk might hire one for a special event , dinner party or even just to jauntily tuck under an arm on a show-off stroll .
`` A pineapple of the finest flavour '' became a phrase used for anything that was the best of the best .
Sheridan 's 1775 play The Rivals features @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the very pineapple of politeness ! ''
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In Jane Austen 's novel Sanditon , which was unfinished at the time of her death in 1817 , Lady Denham 's grand luncheon has a pineapple in pride of place - although it is cut to reveal the inside is full of maggots , demonstrating the vast wealth of the character but also the transitory nature of the status symbol .
So why did pineapples seize the public imagination so violently ?
The idea that pine apples ( as they used to be known @ @ @ @ @ @ @ status is fairly well-established for those of us who enjoy a trip to a stately home .
Engravings can be admired on corbels and finials across the UK , remnants of a time when keeping up with the neighbours meant throwing lavish parties and displaying one 's riches .
The 16th and 17th Centuries saw a number of exotic foods brought back to Europe from the New World and Asia - and the pineapple became most associated with prestige and luxury .
According to Dr Lauren O'Hagan from Cardiff University 's School of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pineapple was previously unknown in the Old World , so it was free of the cultural resonances of other fruits , which enabled people to create new meanings from it '' .
For example , the apple was already associated with the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden , while pomegranate seeds kept the Greek goddess Persephone in the underworld for half the year .
But , as Dr O'Hagan says , the pineapple 's `` exotic appearance '' gave it a mythical quality , which was `` enhanced by its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ manifestation of the divine right of king '' .
The fruit even attracted a nickname : `` King Pine '' .
And actual kings were keen to hop on the gilded bandwagon .
John Parkinson , Royal Botanist to Charles I , described the pineapple in the Theatrum Botanicum as `` scaly like an artichoke '' but `` so sweet in smell ... tasting ... as if wine , rosewater and sugar were mixed together . ''
Charles ' son and successor Charles II was so taken with pineapples that he commissioned a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - it was purported to be the very first to be grown in England , at Dorney Court in Berkshire , but it 's now thought to have been imported as a juvenile and merely ripened on home soil .
By the Georgian era , pineapples were starting to be cultivated in Britain .
Perhaps surprisingly , the fact that they could now be grown in situ did not decrease the fruit 's cachet , but rather enhanced it .
Waiting for a pineapple to be transported from the tropics was one thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enough to grow one at home was quite another , becoming a hobby carried out exclusively by the landed aristocracy .
Johanna Lausen-Higgins , from the Royal Botanical Garden in Edinburgh , says early attempts at cultivation were made in orangeries , which had been designed to provide frost protection for citrus fruit during the winter months , but they did not provide enough heat and light for the tropical pineapple .
The Gentleman 's Magazine of 1764 estimated that it cost £150 ( according to the Bank of England 's inflation calculator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to build a hothouse , cover the annual running costs and buy the plant stock .
And this expense was not guaranteed to give any return .
`` Heating in glasshouses during the mid 17th Century was provided by furnaces placed within the structure , but fumes often damaged or killed the plants , '' Ms Lausen-Higgins says .
`` Later , 'fire walls ' were heated by hot air rising from furnaces or stoves which required constant stoking with coal .
This was a dangerous method and many early 'pineries ' , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down . ''
On top of the risks of one 's pineapple investments going up in smoke , it took several years for the fruit to bloom .
A pineapple which had overcome all those hurdles was scarce enough to be valued at £60 ( roughly £11,000 ) .
It was even better if it had shoot and leaves still on it , making it clear that it was homegrown .
Concerned about wasting such high-value fruit by eating it , owners displayed pineapples as dinnertime ornaments on special plates which would allow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but surrounded by other , cheaper , fruit for eating .
These pineapples were expensive enough to warrant security guards , and maids who transported them were considered to be at great risk of being targeted by thieves .
The 1807 Proceedings of the Old Bailey show several cases for pineapple theft , Dr O'Hagan points out , including that of a Mr Godding who was sentenced to seven years transportation to Australia for stealing seven pineapples .
Because the ever-aspiring middle classes were anxious to get their mitts on the fruit but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them , canny businessmen opened pineapple rental shops across Britain .
Companies began to cash in on the fruit 's popularity and as with many crazes , the market for pineapple-themed goods exploded .
Porcelain-makers Minton and Wedgwood started producing pineapple-shaped teapots , ewers and jelly moulds .
Ornately carved clock cases , bookends and paintings extended the trend from the dining table to other rooms in the house .
Outdoors , the pineapple was represented on carriages and garden temples .
After all , if the fruit itself would not last , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lasting reminder to guests and passers-by of the wealth within a manor house .
But this superstar status was not to last much longer .
Steamships started to import pineapples to Britain regularly from the colonies and the prices consequently dropped .
And it was n't just the middle classes who could afford a pineapple , but - horror of horrors - the working classes could too .
`` What was once considered a luxury fruit could now be found cheaply on stalls and barrows in most cities and towns across the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` At this time , working-class people eating pineapples even became used in satirical prints as a visual metaphor for the problem of progress . ''
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In 1835 , horticulturist Sir David Munro listed 52 varieties of pineapple .
Ms Lausen-Higgins says that now only two - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in cultivation today , and are thought to be the two major strains from which most cultivars originated .
`` From the 1950s onwards , pineapples were bred so that they fitted neatly into a tin .
Fruits with a characteristically pyramidal shape , such as Black Prince , became extinct . ''
However , some traces of Britain 's eccentric love affair with the pineapple remain .
The Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall has traditional pineapple pits , heated by decomposing manure .
As in times past , growing the fruit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about seven years to grow a pineapple .
The gardens estimate that restoration and maintenance of the pit , fine-tuning of the growing methodology , and the man hours to look after the fruit means `` each pineapple probably cost us in excess of £1,000 '' .
Despite this hefty price tag , Heligan 's 15-strong team of gardeners continues to produce the tropical fruit .
In summer 2019 , the first Smooth Cayenne to fruit at Heligan in more than two years was harvested .
And King Pine is still gracing royal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the gardens was given to the Queen ( the first was tasted by staff in case it tasted like manure .
It did not ) and Prince Charles went to the gardens in 1997 to have a look at the first budding plant .
Once the pineapple was on the menu for ordinary people and therefore off the menu for the nobility , the upper classes sought new ways to distinguish themselves from the masses .
Did they learn their lesson from the short-lived status and money-sucking nature of the pineapple ?
Maybe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or impressive property .
No , they did n't .
Dr O'Hagan says the truly wealthy then set their caps at another luxury and difficult-to-grow food .

Charles' son and successor Charles II was so taken with pineapples that he commissioned a portrait of himself being presented with one - it was purported to be the very first to be grown in England, at Dorney Court in Berkshire, but it's now thought to have been imported as a juvenile and merely ripened on home soil.


bbcuk--2020-08-01--FIRE: The people trying to retire as early as possible

FIRE stands for Financial Independence , Retire Early .
It 's a movement that encourages people to be frugal and @ @ @ @ @ income as they can , reaping the rewards in an early retirement .
For some @ @ @ @ @ - travelling more and giving back to society in ways outside of work .
For @ @ @ @ @ minimum can be too much .

FIRE stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early. It's a movement that encourages people to be frugal and save as much of their income as they can, reaping the rewards in an early retirement.
For some this spells a fun retirement - travelling more and giving back to society in ways outside of work.
For others, living on the minimum can be too much.
Video journalist: Thomas Mason


bbcuk--2020-08-01--Coronavirus: What happens if I'm in an area on the watchlist?

More than six million people in England live in areas on a Covid-19 watchlist , which could end in a tightened lockdown like in Leicester and parts of the north if coronavirus is not brought back under control .
What happens if your town goes on the list ?
Every week , Public Health England ( PHE ) publishes a list of areas it is concerned about based on new coronavirus infection rates and other local intelligence .
These places are categorised as either `` areas of concern '' , `` areas of enhanced support '' or `` areas of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Greater Manchester , parts of east Lancashire and West Yorkshire into the highest risk category , requiring the most support .
People have been told not to meet those from other households indoors or in private gardens .
In Leicester , the city stepped back into a stricter lockdown than the rest of England in July , with non-essential shops and businesses closed and travel restricted .
Luton and Blackburn were marked for intervention on 23 July and that meant gyms , pools , fitness and dance studios and other sports facilities remained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they were allowed to reopen on 25 July .
And while Luton stepped down a rung on Friday , Blackburn is still in a tighter lockdown .
When Blackburn saw a spike in cases , officials introduced measures such as : • Limiting the number of people allowed to meet from different households • Restricting physical contact , such as hugs and handshakes • Expanding use of face coverings to all enclosed public spaces Council Leader Mohammed Khan said the authority was given support to increase testing , including home tests and tests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the worst-affected areas .
But Mr Khan also said further testing capacity was needed , and had requested resources from the government to set up a new test centre in the area before it was moved up to `` intervention '' .
Areas in this category receive extra resources , such as more mobile testing .
In Pendle , Lancashire , people were issued with stricter guidelines to the rest of England .
On Friday it joined the eastern part of Lancashire , parts of Yorkshire and the whole of Greater Manchester in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Luton and Oadby and Wigston moved down from intervention to enhanced support .
The Director of Public Health for Lancashire , Dr Sakthi Karunanithi , said being put in a higher risk category on the watchlist meant there had been extra support similar to that seen in higher risk areas .
This included the ability to test people with or without symptoms , extra testing kits and help analysing data by national experts .
`` If these areas are going to be on the list for a long time , this needs to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resources , '' he said .
`` We 're able to manage at the moment , but if more areas [ in Lancashire ] make the list then we will be asking for more support . ''
He said more resources would be needed to help test and trace efforts , supporting the community and businesses and communicating with people .
Areas of concern are those at the lowest end of PHE 's watchlist , but will have some of the highest rates of new infection in the country .
In these cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For example they might do more testing in care homes or work with communities they have identified as higher risk .
Under their existing Covid-19 powers , councils could close down a venue , such as a pub , but would not be able to order them all to close .
Sandwell Council was one of two areas , along with Eden in Cumbria , added to the watchlist on Friday after cases more than tripled over three weeks .
Its director of public health , Dr Lisa McNally , said it had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enhanced local test and trace programme and more direct involvement with businesses .
She added support from the national test and trace system had `` failed '' and the council was doing its own .
`` We 've been saying over and over again that when we get the daily data through on who has tested positive that we need names and workplaces , '' she said .
Dr McNally said the PHE data the council was sent had a column for occupation , but it was often either blank or limited to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ healthcare '' or even simply `` citizen '' , rather than containing the information about where the person worked .
She said language barriers were one of the main problems with test and trace in areas where English was not the first language of large numbers of people , so staff who speak other languages had been redeployed to help .
What if my area comes off the list ?
Coming off the list does not mean it is all over .
Oldham , which this week recorded the biggest surge in new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ area of concern a fortnight ago only to be removed last week as cases started to rise .
Now the area is back on it at the highest alert level .
Sheffield came off the list of concern last week .
Public health bosses said that meant they were classed as `` business as usual '' .
`` If cases rise in Sheffield and we meet the criteria for one of the other three categories , we would expect to be re-categorised accordingly , '' a spokeswoman said .
Barnsley in Yorkshire was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on 23 July after the number of new infections fell .
Julia Burrows , director of public health , said the area now had a better chance of getting on top of the spread of the virus , thanks to the additional testing .
The area would `` definitely not '' be easing up , however .
`` The virus is still with us and will be for the foreseeable future , '' she said .
`` We continue to urge adherence to the guidance , to make sure we continue to prevent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do n't start to see infection rates creeping up again . ''
A spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Social Care said : `` As demonstrated in Leicester , we will take all necessary steps to stop the spread of the virus and we continue to urge the public to play their part by following government guidance . ''

"If these areas are going to be on the list for a long time, this needs to be compensated with the right level of resources," he said. "We're able to manage at the moment, but if more areas [in Lancashire] make the list then we will be asking for more support."


bbcuk--2020-08-01--Milly Main's mother says public inquiry must 'uncover truth'

The mother of a 10-year-old girl who died at Glasgow 's flagship hospital has said a public inquiry must `` uncover the truth '' about her death .
Milly Main died after contracting an infection at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in 2017 .
The public inquiry , due to begin on Monday , will examine issues there and at the new Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh .
Milly 's death is currently being investigated by prosecutors .
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde passed details of its investigation into her death to the procurator fiscal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forthcoming public inquiry and are committed to participating fully in that process , '' the health board said in a statement .
• Doctor 's safety concerns 'not taken seriously' Milly was being treated at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow , which is part of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus ( QEUH ) .
Kimberly Darroch believes her daughter 's death was due to contaminated water at the hospital , but says the family are still `` in the dark '' .
Milly had leukaemia from the age of five @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the infection at the QEUH .
She died in August 2017 , with her death certificate listing a stenotrophomonas infection of the Hickman line - a catheter used to administer drugs - as a cause of death .
The family say they were not told about the link to contaminated water problems at the hospital .
Ms Darroch , 36 , from Lanark , said : `` Nearly three years since Milly died , we feel the heart-breaking loss of our daughter every day and feel we 're still in the dark about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down by the health board , we hope the public inquiry will uncover the truth about what happened at the hospital - not just for us but for all the families affected , and to ensure no other family ever has to go through what we went through . ''
Labour MSP for Glasgow Anas Sarwar said families must be at the heart of the investigation .
He said : `` There is a huge amount of pressure on this public inquiry , which must deliver answers for parents , patients and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the QEUH , and the associated problems with the Sick Kids in Edinburgh , are a national tragedy . ''
Mr Sarwar said there had been a loss of public trust over the issues and the `` success or failure '' of the inquiry depended on `` getting answers for Milly 's parents and all the families affected '' .
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said : `` We are truly sorry that we have not been able to provide Milly 's family with satisfactory responses to the questions that remain unanswered for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has resulted in . ''
An independent review by Health Protection Scotland into the water supply confirmed contamination of the system in 2018 .

"Having been let down by the health board, we hope the public inquiry will uncover the truth about what happened at the hospital - not just for us but for all the families affected, and to ensure no other family ever has to go through what we went through."


bbcuk--2020-08-01--Coronavirus: Funeral services 'could have been overwhelmed'

The number of cremations almost trebled in part of Wales during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic .
Cardiff council expanded its capacity to 30 cremations per day for three weeks in May - three times the average - and reached 87 % of that capacity .
Rhondda Cynon Taff council leader Andrew Morgan said cremation and burial services could have been `` overwhelmed '' in the worst-case scenario .
However , most councils said contingency measures were ultimately not used .
• 'Other families should n't have to go through this' Cardiff council said bereavement services were `` under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being overwhelmed '' .
The council redeployed 32 staff to increase capacity for cremations , initially to 20 per day , before increasing the number to 30 per day for three weeks in May .
During those three weeks , the authority said the service was , at most , 87 % full , which equates to 26 cremations in one day .
Typically , the council would average 50 cremations per week , an average of 10 per day , although this number can vary day to day .
Meanwhile , Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ close to a `` real crisis '' and that the initial modelling of the situation would have seen cremation , burial and mortuary services `` significantly overwhelmed '' .
The Local Democracy Reporting Service reported that , during a meeting of the council 's overview and scrutiny committee , Mr Morgan said : `` I really do n't think that probably a lot of members and certainly members of the public know exactly how close things got to being a real crisis .
`` The potential under a worst-case scenario would have seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ several hundred times . ''
What about services in the rest of Wales ?
Councils across Wales put in extra measures to ensure bereavement services did not become overwhelmed during the pandemic .
BBC Wales contacted all 22 local authorities in Wales to ask about the strain on cremation , burial and mortuary services since March .
Among those to respond was Pembrokeshire council , which said it doubled its number of weekly cremation services from 50 to 100 , and had plans to extend this to more than 200 per week if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ graves and increased its capacity to store bodies , which was not needed .
In Powys there is no crematorium , but burial services were not affected .
However , the council did `` plan for a worst-case scenario '' and developed a temporary mortuary facility in Llanelwedd , which was not used .
In Wrexham , plans were put in place to extend operating hours to carry out cremations at weekends , but these were not needed , while Flintshire council also had plans to double the size of its workforce in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported all burials and cremations within the counties were able to take place within existing capacity .
In Newport , Blaenau Gwent , Torfaen , Caerphilly and Monmouthshire , plans were put in place to speed up the death registration process , increase the operating hours of crematoriums and adding additional mortuary space .

The Local Democracy Reporting Service reported that, during a meeting of the council's overview and scrutiny committee, Mr Morgan said: "I really don't think that probably a lot of members and certainly members of the public know exactly how close things got to being a real crisis.


bbcuk--2020-08-01--Boys' lemonade stand raises thousands for Yemen crisis

Six year-old Ayaan and Mikaeel , along with their community , have raised more than £37,000 for the Yemen crisis @ @ @ @ @ in Yemen tens of thousands of lives have been lost .
An estimated 24m people @ @ @ @ @ of the country 's population , are now in need of humanitarian aid to survive @ @ @ @ @ crisis is the largest in the world , according to Unicef .
When best friends @ @ @ @ @ , east London , learnt about this they set up a lemonade stand to raise @ @ @ @ @ help .

Six year-old Ayaan and Mikaeel, along with their community, have raised more than £37,000 for the Yemen crisis.
With the ongoing conflict in Yemen tens of thousands of lives have been lost.
An estimated 24m people, equivalent to 80% of the country's population, are now in need of humanitarian aid to survive. The scale of this crisis is the largest in the world, according to Unicef.
When best friends Ayaan and Mikaeel from Redbridge, east London, learnt about this they set up a lemonade stand to raise funds because they wanted to help.
Video by Gem O'Reilly


bbcuk--2020-08-02--Conservative MP arrested on suspicion of rape

A Conservative MP has been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of rape .
The Sunday Times reported that the allegations against the former minister were made by an ex-parliamentary employee .
The Met Police said the allegations relate to four separate incidents alleged to have taken place between July 2019 and January 2020 .
The Conservative Party said it takes such allegations `` extremely seriously '' .
The Sunday Times , which first reported the story , said the complainant alleges that the MP assaulted her , forced her to have sex and left her so traumatised @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Metropolitan Police said it had launched an investigation into the allegations .
`` On Friday , 31 July , the Metropolitan Police Service received allegations relating to four separate incidents involving allegations of sexual offences and assault , '' the force said in a statement .
`` These offences are alleged to have occurred at addresses in Westminster , Lambeth and Hackney between July 2019 and January 2020 .
`` A man in his 50s was arrested on Saturday 1 August on suspicion of rape .
He has been released on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mid-August . ''
A Conservative Party spokesman said : `` We take all allegations of this nature extremely seriously .
As this matter is now in the hands of the police it would be inappropriate to comment further . ''
There are also reports that the Conservative Party 's chief whip , Mark Spencer , had been aware of allegations - and previously spoke with the alleged victim .
According to sources , Mr Spencer had not known the `` magnitude '' of the allegations .
A spokesman for the chief whip said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and abuse extremely seriously and had strongly encouraged anybody who has approached him to contact the appropriate authorities .

The Sunday Times, which first reported the story, said the complainant alleges that the MP had assaulted her, forced her to have sex and left her so traumatised that she had to go to hospital.


bbcuk--2020-08-02--Coronavirus: Teachers' union urges clarity on school reopening

Teachers and parents need `` greater clarity '' on the reopening of schools amid a rise in coronavirus cases , the head of a leading teachers ' union says .
Patrick Roach , general secretary of the NASUWT , said teachers need extra details to prepare for pupils ' return .
Schools in England are due to reopen in September .
There are separate plans for Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland .
The government said it has set out the measures that schools in England should follow to reduce the transmission risk .
It comes as two scientists advising @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to come back into force to allow pupils back into the classroom .
And England 's chief medical officer Prof Chris Whitty warned the country is `` near the limit '' for opening up society .
Mr Roach told the Observer ministers will have to convince staff and parents that it is still safe to reopen schools next month .
`` The warning from the chief medical officer that a fine balance has to be struck in ensuring public health at this stage of the pandemic , and that the country may have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lockdown , will no doubt prompt questions for many parents as well as for those working in schools , '' he said .
Boris Johnson has previously pledged that both primary and secondary schools in England will return in September `` with full attendance '' .
Mr Roach warned that , if schools are to reopen safely , the government needed to give teachers clarification around the latest scientific advice `` as well as sufficient time to review and , if necessary , adjust their reopening plans '' .
The National Education Union @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government needs `` to monitor the situation nationally and in each region '' and `` be transparent about what the picture means for schools '' .
`` It is clear , however , that [ the ] government needs a plan B in the event that restrictions have to be increased in or before September , '' said the union 's deputy general secretary Avis Gilmore .
On Sunday , Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick told Times Radio that schools would definitely return to full capacity in September .
`` I think you 're @ @ @ @ @ @ @ getting our children back into the classroom with that direct face-to-face contact with their teachers will be a priority for the government when we have to make those tough choices , '' he said .
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Prof Graham Medley , a scientist advising the government , told the BBC on Saturday that pubs or `` other activities '' in England may need to close to allow schools to reopen next month .
Prof Medley @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Emergencies ( Sage ) sub-group on pandemic modelling , said he believed most people `` think that opening schools is a priority for the health and wellbeing of children and that when we do that we are going to reconnect lots of households '' .
`` And so actually , closing some of the other networks , some of the other activities may well be required to enable us to open schools , '' he added .
`` It might come down to a question of which do you trade off against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a matter of prioritising .
Do we think pubs are more important than schools ? ''
Another Sage member , Prof Calum Semple , from the University of Liverpool , said there would probably be a second wave of the virus in October and `` some hard decisions will need to be made about what restrictions need to be reintroduced '' .
A Department for Education spokesman said : `` We have set out the controls schools should use , including cleaning and hygiene measures , to substantially reduce the risk of transmission @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all children from September . ''
On Friday , the PM said further easing of the lockdown would be delayed .
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Mr Johnson said on Friday he needed to `` squeeze the brake pedal '' on easing restrictions following a rise in coronavirus cases .
Latest figures showed a further 74 deaths were reported in the UK on Saturday , taking the total number of people who have died after testing positive for the virus to 46,193 .
The latest government statistics also showed 771 new cases had been confirmed .
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"The warning from the chief medical officer that a fine balance has to be struck in ensuring public health at this stage of the pandemic, and that the country may have reached the limits to the easing of lockdown, will no doubt prompt questions for many parents as well as for those working in schools," he said.