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now, usually, the male jockeys will get ready in here, but they would all be tightly packed together. instead, organisers have set up this whole new area with cubicles to allow jockeys to socially distance. in fact, the only time they shouldn't be two metres apart from someone is during the leg up onto their horse. before the lockdown, racing here was as much about the action around the course as on the track. but on monday, these stands will be almost empty. there will be no fans, no bookies and no owners. numbers have been strictly limited. in the summer, we're used to 20,000 crowds, but it's just great to get the sport back up. i mean, the industry looks after 70,000 people who work within horseracing, and everyone‘s keen to get it moving. for the jockeys, many of whom only get paid when they race, it's been a big relief. we were just starting to get going when it all got stopped, and the horses here seem in good form, so, just hoping they hit the ground
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running. with the path clear for racers return, now is the chance to get back on track. katie gornall, bbc news, newcastle. football, and in the bundesliga, second placed borussia dortmund won 6—1 against paderborn. there was a hat—trick for england strikerjadon sancho. after his first goal he took off his shirt to reveal the message "justice for george floyd," the black man who died in police custody in minneapolis on monday. sancho was given a yellow card. elsewhere, borussia monchengladbach moved up to third with a 4—1 win over union berlin. finally, britain's sailors are preparing to move to the next stage of training from monday. a number of measures have already been implemented to allow some of the squad to continue their preparations for next year's 0lympics. 0ur reporter nick hope has been finding out how they've been navigating some of the challenges. as a champion sailor, giles scott has overcome some of the toughest trials nature could conjure. but not even he could be
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prepared for covid—i9. it's unprecedented, isn't it? we work on four—year cycles and my schedule is very precisely developed, so it enables me to get good 0lympic preparation and good america's cup preparation, and of course covid has come and torn that in bits. it presents challenges, but yeah, it's nice that we're actually out on the water now. to make that possible, and safe, british sailing have followed government guidelines and modified their training base in portland and weymouth. we're requiring all of our athletes to screen for their symptoms, and temperature check, we want to make sure that anybody displaying symptoms stays at home. the hardest thing is probably working out where all of the touch points are that you have to keep clean. therefore we need more disinfectant, we need a hand washing stations there, it's then just a case of observing really good social distancing, which in a boat park, it's usually very busy, yes, it's been difficult, but i think it's something that we have
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found a way to cope with. nacra i7 dquohn gimson and anna burnet were able to return ahead of other double—handed sailing pairs after choosing to go into lockdown together. and they're desperate to make up for lost time. when you're an olympic athlete and you're always used to working and training everyday towards your goal, when that stops overnight and you don't do it for three months, it's quite hard mentally to cope with it. and also the fact we knew that our australian rivals were still able to train, so that has been quite difficult. i deleted my social media app so that i wouldn't see any of that stuff. it's actually been not seeing my friends for the last few weeks. it's helped with the sanity a lot, to get back out on the water a good feeling, and it makes you appreciate the sport that we do. nick hope, bbc news. and that is all the sport for now.
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hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me is the deputy political editor of the independent, rob merrick and editor of the racing post, tom kerr. as some children prepare to go back to school tomorrow, the daily telegraph reports of plans for pupils to attend classes over the summer to stop them from falling behind. the daily mail claims that 2.4 million patients have missed out on vital cancer tests and treatment because of the coronavirus pandemic. the financial times leads on warnings from uk banks that up to half of the 18.5 billion pounds of bounce back coronavirus loans are unlikely to be repaid and that hundreds of thousands of small businesses could collapse. the guardian writes of the wave of fury across the us over the police killing of george floyd, with a photograph of a protester taking a knee today
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in front of armed police officers in california. and on the same story — "trump fans the flames in usa" writes the metro, showing another striking image of a protester in los angeles as fire rages behind him. let us begin. we will start with the i newspaper. we cannot stay in lockdown for ever. rob merrick? your thoughts? yes, tomorrow is the big day, happy monday, as it is tagged, from tomorrow, people in england although not in the rest of the uk will be able together in groups of up will be able together in groups of up to six outdoors. they may well have been doing this over the last weekend, having their barbecues, but from tomorrow they can do it officially. 0f from tomorrow they can do it officially. of course it is really starting under a heavy cloud because the whole weekend has seen scientists coming out and warning that the country is not ready for this next step, the other step happening tomorrow is the opening of schools that we still have far too
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higha schools that we still have far too high a level of daily infections, the risk of a second peak is still very high. the government is ignoring the science. it is breaching its own rules tomorrow by lifting restrictions while its experts have not been willing to lower the alert level. so it seems to many that for weeks, the government has followed the science, so government has followed the science, so it says, and now it seems to have furloughed the science, cut its pay, send it home, it is no longer needed. tom kerr from the racing post, looking at that headline, we can't stay in lockdown forever, after i went for a walk in a park, it did strike me, is there really a lockdown anymore, is anyone obeying it? i think if you have been out and about in one of england's cities over the last few days, you will have noticed very little in the way of social distancing. there is a lot of social distancing. there is a lot of people gathering in parks in big groups. the parks near me in london have been absolutely swarming in this good weather. that is probably a product of a few things. we
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obviously have the easing of the lockdown and the government advice which is changing. there has also been the dominic cummings incident which has had a serious impact on people's adherence to the rules. but i think also there is a degree to which, after over two months of being in lockdown, there is probably a degree of which people are reaching their limit, people, having followed the rules scrupulously, having seen the infection rate fall and that the nhs could cope, are sort of taking action into their own hands. so in fact the idea that the government is prompting the changes here is perhaps a bit misleading because in reality, it seems like people are setting their own way out of the lockdown. normally on this press review, we have a selection of uk papers, we occasionally have international papers as well. tomorrow morning, there is one more paper that we want to show you, a paper that we want to show you, a paper that we want to show you, a paper that hasn't been printed for a while. it is this one. tom kerr's
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very own racing post. talk us through it. yes, we took the decision to stop printing when racing stopped in britain and ireland towards the end of march. not a position any editor ever wants to be in but looking back i think it was the right decision because racing wasn't taking place. and we we re racing wasn't taking place. and we were being told to stay at home and therefore itjust were being told to stay at home and therefore it just didn't feel right to continue. but we're very happy that racing is back tomorrow, it is launching with a meeting at newcastle, and we're bringing the newspaper back as well, so, we've got our headline, back with a bang. celebrating, of course, the return of the newspaper but also a sport which employs 20,000 people in britain, contributes £4 billion to the national economy, and is a really important cog in the rural economy as well as being a pastime and hobby and a passion for millions. the first race apparently
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is the 1300 at newcastle. there will be 12 horses declared, the going at the moment is said to be standard to slow. rob merrick, when you see the return of horseracing and other sports, how do you react? it's fantastic that tom's paper is being published again tomorrow and i'm sure the return will give people a lot of pleasure. it is not my sport, iam lot of pleasure. it is not my sport, i am honest, lot of pleasure. it is not my sport, iam honest, i lot of pleasure. it is not my sport, i am honest, i will be desperate to find out when i can next to play football and watch it as well. that's a few weeks behind. there is still huge problems in terms of getting other sports going, cricket and rugby. much more risky perhaps for the players to try to get back to normal. so, it may well be that other sports fans have to wait a bit longer. it might be that on tuesday morning there will be pictures on the front pages of that racing at newcastle. but the telegraph has beaten everyone to it on its front page with a photo of the most famous
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person in the country, already, riding a horse, her majesty the queen has been out in windsor, back in the saddle, says the telegraph. the story to the left of that, about summer the story to the left of that, about summer school, the very obvious fact that pupils from poorer backgrounds have simply not been able to study at home in recent weeks and somehow need to capture? yes, i think this is another side of the coronavirus story and it is probably part of the reason why the government is keen to advance along this route out of lockdown. while the lockdown was saving lives by keeping the virus under control, of course we were building up problems for after it was unwound, and one of them is of course schooling, kids have not been at school for two months and as you say, there is an issue, a disparity in resources, between different households, where some have access
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to great kit and perhaps even private tutors, whereas in others, parents are having to go out and work, they can't stay at home and home school and they might not have access to ipads and laptops. but i think if you read the story there is another angle which will come into play, which is that there is an expectation that any move to try and set up the summer schools will lead to another fight with the unions who have course have been in disagreement with the government over the reopening of schools for some pupils tomorrow. and that looks like a point that is going to cause more trouble for the government over the coming weeks. rob merrick from the coming weeks. rob merrick from the independent, right at the start of this crisis we heard people in government saying the virus does not disk eight. it might be true in medical terms, to some extent, but in social terms, the effect of the virus has been felt actively badly —— discriminate —— by those in
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crowded housing and by children who cannot learn at home. so clearly the telegraph believes that summer schooling is a story worth leading on? yes, i think the depressing thing over recent weeks is that the debate, the row about schools, coming back tomorrow for year 1 and year 6 coming back tomorrow for year 1 and year6and coming back tomorrow for year 1 and year 6 and reception, there has been this apparent battle between ministers and teachers, instead of perhaps worrying about what has been lost over the last few months, which is the education given to the children from most deprived and troubled backgrounds, many of whom are supposed to be in school already but are not. and instead of perhaps worrying about catching up, how those pupils are going to catch upon what they've lost, and the fact that the educational divide is widening all the time, we have had this battle which some tory ministers seem to enjoy with the unions, there doesn't seem to be any imagination when it comes to using empty spaces, empty buildings, to try to get more pupils back to school safely. and as
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i say, catch a for those who have fallen the furthest behind. we wait and see weather that can happen over the summer. when it comes to educating just some of the pupils, perhaps the ones who have lost the most, then it must be possible to reach that arrangement and it is really good to see the jobs commissioner raising it in this way. moving abroad, to a couple of newspapers which are focusing on events in the united states. the metro... a striking picture of a protester in a mask waving a skateboard in front of flames. the financial times has on its front page... with a militarised looking security force there. tom kerr, clearly what's happening in the united states is someone that eve ryo ne united states is someone that everyone is talking about? it's incredibly startling, they're heading into their sixth night of rioting in states and cities across the united states. they've now sent
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in the national guard to more than a dozen cities, and we are seeing some incredibly iconic, startling, disturbing footage coming out of cities in uproar. and i think what is really striking about this is that america is a country, which is going through this deadly outbreak of the coronavirus, which is heading into a of the coronavirus, which is heading intoa deep of the coronavirus, which is heading into a deep recession, which has seen incredible levels of unemployment as a result of its shutdown, is being led by president trump, who is completely unable to rise to the occasion and unify the nation and in fact he seems to take pleasure in stoking the flames of division instead, with a series of inflammatory tweets. rob merrick from the independent, picking up on that point, presidents usually in times of crisis or rioting often give national addresses, try to unify the nation, that is not necessarily president trump's
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strategy? no, clearly what we're seeing is a racist murder and its aftermath, the worst time to have a racist president, which is what we have, of course, and where most people see the latest tragedy of americans' ongoing racial battles, this presidencies and opportunity. you can see that he's deliberately trying to incite his own supporters, his base, even to commit violence, and certainly to have counter demonstrations, to fire them up, and it seems to me that he is laying the ground for the sort of re—election campaign he's going to fight later in the year. he won't be able to fight the campaign that he wants on a healthy economy, because he hasn't got one, so the culture wars, he seems to greet this as an opportunity. he talks about protesters being terrorists, he talks about turning them full flight the weight of the military on them, and of course this is only going to keep the demonstrations going and risk even worse violence and more deaths. let's quickly on our final
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newspaper go to the daily telegraph. 0n the top right, singing hymns could spread coronavirus, says minister. the suggestion that worshippers might have to gather hymns. tom kerr, from the racing post, many people i know who go to church largely go so that they can sing the hymns. yes, exactly. it is ha rd sing the hymns. yes, exactly. it is hard to imagine a religious ceremony ina hard to imagine a religious ceremony in a christian church taking place without the hymns. i think it has been picked up on because it probably falls into the category of slightly ludicrous statements about the coronavirus lockdown. which is probably actually quite a rich seam to mine these days. and it is one that we will continue to look at. both of you, thank you so much for joining us. they will both be back in about 45 minutes' time. that is it from the papers this hour. please stay with bbc news.
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hello and welcome to the latest in oui’ hello and welcome to the latest in our special programs on the coronavirus pandemic. hello and welcome to the latest in our special programmes on the in our special programmes on the coronavirus pandemic. i'm victoria derbyshire. 0n today's programme, we hear from frontline health workers on theirfears of a second wave of covid—19 infections. plus, how a team of scientists is trying to work out why coronavirus affects different people in such extreme ways. and you can always keep up—to—date with the latest information about the pandemic on our website. first, the world health organization has warned of a second peak of coronavirus cases if lockdown restrictions around the world are lifted too soon. the threat of a possible second wave puts frontline healthcare workers underfurther pressure in many countries.
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the bbc has been given unprecedented access to one hospital in a community in the heart of london who have been coping with the pandemic, to hear their fears about the possibility of a second wave. the bbc‘s clive myrie reports from the royal london in tower hamlets in east london, with cameraman david mcilveen and producer sam piranty. it's in times of crisis we find out who we really are. i've felt broken on many occasion and i think a lot of my colleagues have. when souls are laid bare. in this time of coronavirus, one hospital and one community reflect on these troubled times. coming upforairto reveal their souls to us. we saw the fragility of life. this guy's not going to survive.
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this guy's not going to survive the night. yeah. let's call the family. i'm going to take out your tube now. we saw its strength. how does that feel? and all the while, one fear looms, another peak of infections to rival the first. don't be fooled by the gentle pace. time is twisted here. 0n the royal london hospital's coronavirus wards, while many patients inhabit ventilated worlds of slow motion dreams and hallucinations, the doctors and nurses charged with bringing them back to life inhabit the real world where time moves too quickly, as this cruel disease eats away at human lungs with frightening speed. can we just do a couple more suctions? but the medical staff, including consultant pj zolfaghari, have their own nightmares. are you expecting a second wave?
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yes, i mean, i have to say yes because i think once the lockdown is relaxed, people of course are going to have more contact with each other, so that's the way this is going to spread. but if the lockdown completely disappears, then i suspect that the cases willjust rapidly rise again. then, as our interview ends, he's called away. i'll be two minutes. his two minutes turned into several agonising hours. i see you're working hard to ventilate him, aren't you. we had permission from all the patients or their families to film. krishna's vital signs have worsened. he's just 55. he's going to cause a bit of a problem here... and again— go, go, go, go, go, go. the professionalism of the team is stunning, years of experience are gathered around this bed, as the duality of time,
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the drifting, oblivious patient and the rush to save his life, merge into a tableau for our times. (alert sounds) this doesn't look good. so, there's a final roll of the dice. so you guys, lift him up, i'll push the pillows down. ready? this is a last resort, maybe by turning him onto his front they can force air into his lungs, oxygen into his body, it's all they can do. his lungs are just getting worse, they're more inflamed again. and you've been preparing to talk to his family? yes, that's right. just to let you know, have you called the family yet? sister becky smith, a presence on the covid ward for absent relatives. their eyes and ears.
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essentially we will make a decision... imagine this stress for the team multiplied every day for weeks. now you understand what the peak of the pandemic was like. sister carlene kelly bore witness to those dark days. i've felt broken on many occasion and i think a lot of my colleagues have, it consumes you. it's what you think about when you go to bed, when you wake up, you're preparing for your next shift, you're relieved that the previous shift is over, you're sad. it's a huge emotional burden and it's the time of our lives that we will never, ever forget. the peak almost broke minds and according to consultant nick bunker, almost broke the royal london. in normal times we manage about 44 patients.
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at the peak we were managing just shy of 90 patients. almost double. we were 20 beds away from being overrun. we were keeping people alive. that's what our goal of care was, keep as many people alive as long as we can until we can get back to being able to deliver the quality of care that we always aspire to deliver. sometimes it's hard to find light in the darkness. but you're about to witness what medicine can do. we're going to take out your tube now. this is one of the defining moments in an intensive care unit. give me a big puff, big puff. that's it. when a patient‘s ventilator tube is removed. it's a procedure full of expectation and dread. will it work? nice big puff again. he's grimacing as the tube
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inches up his throat, and finally leaves his chest. everything's 0k, you're at the royal london hospital. the heavy breathing of a man given a second chance. but there are other defeats. sadly, that evening, krishna pilayogan died. another soul, lost. as scientists and governments race to stop a second outbreak, one of the key questions being asked by medics is why some people get more severe symptoms than others. it's hoped some of the answers might lie in research being carried out by a team of scientists, clinicians
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and volunteers in cambridge. richard westcott has this. why does covid—19 put some people like george gilbert here in hospital, yet others get no symptoms at all? how are you doing? lovely. that's good. he's volunteered to help find out because part of the answer might lie in his blood. i didn't think there was any left. once it's sealed up, the blood's passed to volunteer ben. his medical research had to go on hold because the virus so he's set up a team that every day carries covid samples to be analysed. ben, it's quite an odd way to interview someone. it is, yes. how did you get involved in this? i'd normally be working in the lab on pulmonary hypertension, a rare lung disease, and it's quite frustrating because i can't do that so ijust e—mailed my colleagues and asked how could i get involved, how could i help. samples are taken to a brand—new lab just around the corner on the cambridge biomedical campus.
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your blood contains cells that play a key role in fighting off the coronavirus. some of them make antibodies, others directly kill infected cells, but to analyse them, first you have to separate them off. at the very bottom, we have the red blood cells that are the heaviest and go to the bottom of the tube. at the top, the plasma, the solution your blood flows in normally. then we're looking at these white, small band, that is the white blood cells that are fighting off your infection. then it gets more complex. there are lots of types of white blood cells, all playing different roles. so next door, a machine uses lasers to count how many you've got of each key type. it can then separate millions of them off for more tests. incredibly, each blob here is a droplet of salty water with one cell inside. 260 addenbrookes patients and staff are giving their blood for this research.
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some got very sick, some didn't. the key question for scientists, can you see the difference in their blood? we've found a number of severe abnormalities in patients with advanced covid disease and some of those point very clearly to potential therapeutics that might impact on that disease. what we're hoping is that when people develop symptoms that make them suspect they might have covid and get their very first test, when tests become more readily available, at that point we might be able to predict who might go on to get severe disease, which should allow us to intervene earlier. by understanding the science of the disease, it is easier to find drugs to fight it. that's it for now, you can follow me on twitter or head to the bbc news site for the latest information. thank you so much for watching.
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hello. it's been another dry day, capping off an exceptionally dry month, with england and wales just seeing 10% of their normal rainfall. plenty of sunshine around today and across the north—west of wales, in porthmadog, 27 celsius, the warmest day of the year so far in wales. 0vernight, we'll keep the clear and starry skies although there could be a bit of low cloud drifting onto some of the eastern coasts in scotland. 0therwise, clear, temperatures overnight, 6—13 celsius, a little bit cooler in the countryside. tomorrow, more dry and sunny weather on the way. a bit of fairweather cloud is likely in the afternoon but it will not spoil the sunshine. temperatures will be widely again reaching the low to mid—20s. highest temperatures once again in the westernmost areas. it is turning cooler as we head towards the middle of the week.
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this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. people in cities across the us are bracing themselves for another night of protests, decrying police brutality following killing of an unarmed black man. there is a point of being policed, where we just reach our wits‘ end, and this is our wits‘ end. and crowds are gathering again to protest in dozens of us cities. this is the scene live in boston. —— in washington dc. the government has defended the easing of lockdown measures in england from tomorrow despite the country‘s covid—19 alert system indicating high levels of transmission. after 10 weeks at home, more than two million people in england and wales who‘ve been shielding during lockdown are told

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