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this is bbc news with the latest headlines: gyms and swimming pools reopen in england but there's a warning up to a third may stay shut because of financial troubles. for us it has all been about balancing the experience of the members had prior to coming and prior to lockdown, and making sure they feel safe and secure. it comes as experts warn being overweight or obese brings a greater risk of serious illness or death from covid—19. all of these extra pressures and strains on the body are likely to be pa rt strains on the body are likely to be part of the reason why people when they contract covid, if they are also overweight, have these extra chances of being really sick. further restrictions introduced in spain's catalonia region, amid fears of a second
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wave of the virus. the grime musician wiley is dropped by his management following a stream of anti semitic comments on his social media accounts. details of a royal rift as a new book claims harry and meghan felt deliberately cut off from the royal family. good afternoon. gyms and indoor swimming pools in england have started to reopen, as part of the latest easing of the coronavirus lockdown. all venues are having to adhere to strict hygeine and social distancing measures but the industry is warning that financial concerns mean that many facilities will remain closed. kay austin reports.
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another area of life is opening up again with some changes. at this david lloyd club, people came to do exercise classes this morning, used the gym and swim in the pool for the first time in four months. to be honest i am a bit overwhelmed. i have done a bit of cardio, a bit of weights, a bit of everything today and one of the managers saw me and i was talking to a friend and he said, you haven't been here forfour months. work out. i said, no, this is part of it too. it is not mandatory to wear a face covering in the gym but the need for social distancing means equipment is spaced out with some machines out of use, there are limits on the number of people who can be in one class or in the swimming pool at any one time and there is extra cleaning in place as well. gym users are also being asked to arrive in their gym gear to avoid using changing rooms. the chance to reopen is important for fitness businesses but the income lost during lockdown
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while some fixed costs remained means many are in financial difficulty. the owners of this small health club hope people who have cancelled their memberships will feel confident enough to come back. certainly the first few weeks will be a balancing act. between making sure we get the members back and for us it's all about balancing the experience the members had prior to coming, prior to lockdown, and making sure they feel safe and secure. but people's exercise habits have changed during lockdown. this zumba instructor started doing sessions online. they have been such a hit, she will carry on. we usually have 45 subscribers and then we have pay—as—you—go, so theyjust pay for each class. we usually have like, it could be from 30 or 50. in the gym, you would, maximum, fit in 22. a huge difference obviously
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having it online. as the exercise machines get going again, there are warnings that not all sites can afford to open just yet and that many public leisure centres will need financial support to avoid permanent closure. alice is a personal trainer in south—west london. it must have been a frustrating few months for you and for the people who you train. how have you adapted 7 for the people who you train. how have you adapted? it has been interesting because it has encouraged us to try different methods of training, pushed everything online so i have taken everything online so i have taken everything virtual but i have also streamed live classes everyday by instagram which has been amazing. the most i had in one class was 65,000, it has been incredible to reach that many people and it does
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mean exercise has become more accessible which is great. it will be interesting to see how we transition back to a of normality. you will be seeing clients again from the beginning of the following week. how will it be different compared to how it was before lockdown? de jim has put in lots of measures in place. we have temperature checks in rival. increased sanitation and making sure people are observant of social distancing measures. for me and my clients it is important i'm sure they feel comfortable and right now we are still in a place where a lot of people don't yet feel comfortable enough to go back to the gym and that's ok, but for those that do, it is about making sure they feel co mforta ble is about making sure they feel comfortable and confident enough to enjoy the space and get the most from the exercise whilst in the gym. i was talking to a colleague who said he thought he probably never would go back to the gym because
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they have equipment at home because it is easier to do it and just the time of physically getting to and from a gym. do you think it will lead to a permanent change for some people in terms of their exercise regime? the gym used to be a big social thing for a lot of people and it will be less social for all the practical reasons you have talked about. of course. i sit on the offence of this because on the one hand i want to supportjames and the fitness industry but on the other hand, iwant fitness industry but on the other hand, i want people to exercise regardless that is at the gym or not. if you enjoy working out at home and if that fits into your lifestyle better, who am i to say don't do that. it is important that people find a way of exercising that they enjoy and they stick to it whether that is at the gym or at home or any other form of exercise. if you feel comfortable to return to the gym, great, and please do support the fitness industry, but i'm very supportive of those who wa nt to i'm very supportive of those who want to continue to work out from home. that is a good point you make
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about the industry and the danger that a lot of gems won't be able to survive it people have cancelled membership. let me ask you about something more positive which is the report today from public health england suggesting that obesity plays a big risk factor for people on whether they get covid—i9 with the most of the effects and potentially serious illness or death from it. government saying it will intervene more, we will get measures announced next week. do you hope this will be a bit of a spare? for the fact that some people have been exercising more, a lot haven't been stopped we have seen big rises in the number of snacks people have been buying, alcohol, do you think this will act as a spur and it might create new opportunities for people who perhaps haven't been to the gym because they have been a bit intimidated? look, ithink obesity isa intimidated? look, ithink obesity is a multifaceted issue and i don't
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think exercise is the only answer. i think exercise is the only answer. i think it takes a lot of different things to be able to tackle that. i don't think we should see exercise as being the only way that people should be able to lose weight. i do believe exercise can be a really positive influence on people's lives for a number of reasons, but i do think we shouldn't just for a number of reasons, but i do think we shouldn'tjust exercise as a way of keeping fit. it takes a multifaceted approach and lots of different voices from different communities to come together and be able to be able to create change. yes, exercise plays an important pa rt yes, exercise plays an important part and going back to what i said previously, i think they should encourage people to find a way of exercising that they enjoy even if thatis exercising that they enjoy even if that is just getting out and walking a bit more. it doesn't have to be at the gym every day and sweating on the gym every day and sweating on the gym every day and sweating on the gym floor. it could be as simple as increasing the amount you move every day but again going back to what i said, i don't think it is about the exercise, there are many
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things you have to change to have a positive influence on people's physical health. wise advice. good luck next week. i hope you enjoyed being back in the mix with your clients. thank you for talking to us. being obese or overweight puts you at greater risk of serious illness or death from covid—i9, according to experts. public health england found excess weight put people at higher risk of complications from the virus and they say this isjust one part of the toll obesity is taking on the health of the nation. the government is expected to announce new measures to curb obesity in england next week. simon jones has more.
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the warning from health officials is clear. if you are overweight or obese and get coronavirus you are more likely to end up in hospital, more likely to become critically ill. this graph illustrates the scale of the problem based on a study of over 19,000 people who have tested positive for covid—i9. it shows the bigger the bmi or body mass index the risk of intensive care increases. someone who is severely obese has over four times the risk compared to someone who is the normal weight. being overweight increases the chances of insulin resistance, it puts up your blood pressure, and all of these extra pressures and strains on the body are likely to be part of the reason why people when they contract covid if they also overweight have these extra chances of being really sick. although some of us have been using the extra time we have had on our hands during lockdown to do sport, evidence suggests overall exercise levels haven't increased. what has is the amount ofjunk food and alcohol we have been buying from high street shops. at this park in london despite no shortage of keen exercisers,
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people admit the past few months have been challenging. i made a conscious effort to do more exercise and obviously with a little one, we have been getting out to the parks pretty much every day but i would say i have probably eaten more as well. once the bars opened, we have been overindulging probably back in bars and restaurants, i think it will settle down and we will get a balance. looking at the rate of obesity per 1000 people in european countries, the uk is among the most obese with 26.2 people out of every thousand considered obese. there is a call for more government support. we know people have the intention to improve things but you get tripped up all the time. go to checkout and you are faced with bars of chocolate on special offer for example and those undermine what you intend to do, so we know people need help. the government is expected to unveil a long—awaited obesity strategy for england next week,
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which could see snack food promotions limited and a ban on tv adverts for junk food before the watershed. public health england is warning the case for action has never been stronger. simon jones, bbc news. police turned away around sixty cars from the base of snowdon this morning, to prevent overcrowding. cars were also towed away after police warned motorists against parking illegally in the snowdonia national park over the weekend. police have now placed cones along the route following chaotic scenes last week following the easing of lockdown restrictions. the british rapper wiley says he's been given a seven—day twitter ban following anti—semitic comments he made on his social media accounts. the grime artist insulted jewish people and shared anti—semitic conspiracy theories with hundreds of thousands of his followers on twitter and instagram. his management company say they've cut all ties with him. charlotte gallagher reports. wiley is one of the biggest stars
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in the uk grime scene. so influential that he was dubbed the godfather of grime and awarded an mbe for services to music in 2018. but in a series of rambling tweets posted over a number of hours, the 41—year—old musician shared anti—semitic conspiracy theories, insulted jewish people and compared the community to the ku klux klan. we have chosen not to show the comments because of their content. the musician has now been dropped by his agentjohn wolf who said, following wiley‘s tweets we have cut all ties with him. there is no place in society for anti—semitism. wiley maintains it was his decision to leave the company. look at this. you liar. look at this man. i cut ties with you, you fool! we have cut all ties with him. i cut ties with you. wiley has now been banned
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from twitter for seven days though the anti—semitic comments are still visible. many want social media firms to go further. this is a deluge of hatred. many, many tweets, they are on instagram as well, there is some hateful stuff. it breaches their conditions. wiley remains unapologetic despite widespread condemnation. some are now calling for him to be stripped of his mbe. officials in catalonia in north—eastern spain have ordered the closure of all nightclubs amid fears that the country could be experiencing a second wave of coronavirus. (tx map)yesterday, barely a month after spain ended a state of emergency, its health ministry reported more than nine—hundred new infections. france has advised its citizens not to travel over the border to catalonia because of the spike. paul hawkins reports. the beach in barcelona,
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the capital of catalonia. working out, even though this sign says sports facilities cannot be used. dining out but little evidence of social distancing. there are fewer people here and in the famous las ramblas compared to last year. and those that are out are wearing their mandatory masks. translation: you can tell that the spanish follow the rule on wearing the masks more. in belgium it is not so mandatory. here i see that everyone is wearing it. i think that people follow the rules and the rules are a little more rigid here. but not everyone it seems is following the authorities advice a week ago to stay at home unless absolutely necessary. that's because catalonia has seen 8,000 new coronavirus cases in the past two weeks. that's half of spain's new cases over the same period. while here in aragon another spanish region next to catalonia doctors have seen a surge in new cases too.
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translation: yes, we are under pressure because the icus are very full. we have one free bed for any patient that might need intensive care. that is why the french government has issued this advice. translation: concerning the situation in catalonia which is displaying worsened indicators for infection where as you know the health indicators are deteriorating we strongly encourage french citizens to avoid going there until the health situation improves. we are in discussion with spanish and catalonia authorities so that the flow of travellers in the other direction will be as limited as possible. which isn't good news for the catalan tourist industry. the region in north—west spain shares an open border with france. last year almost a fifth of its tourists were french, making up 19.3 million visitors to catalonia in 2019.
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that's more than any other spanish region. as if that wasn't bad enough norway has also announced a ten day quarantine for anyone returning from spain. catalonia's nightlife has been blamed for the rise in new infections. from today all nightclubs, discos and event halls are closed for two weeks. the border meanwhile between france and spain remains open but it may not be for much longer if the surge continues. india has recorded nearly 100,000 new cases of the coronavirus in just two days, taking the total number of people infected to over 1.3 million. among those testing positive was the chief minister of the state of mudhya pradesh, shiv raj singh cho han. he is the first indian chief minister known to have covid 19. india has the third highest number of coronavirus cases in the world after the us
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and brazil, and ranks sixth in deaths, but experts warn the worst is yet to come. south korea has recorded its biggest one—day increase in coronavirus cases for three months. 113 new infections were reported on saturday — the highest number since the end of march. the majority are people who arrived on two planes carrying south korean workers evacuated from iraq, and an outbreak on a russian fishing vessel docked in busan. just 27 cases have been caused by local transmission. the headlines on bbc news: that may stay shut because of financial troubles. further restrictions introduced in spain ‘s catalonia region amid fears ofa spain ‘s catalonia region amid fears of a second wave of the virus.
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sport now. we will start with the cricket because the third and deciding test between england and the west indies. england started day to any strong position on 258—4 but they lost four quick wickets. ollie pope the first to go, unable to add to his overnight score of 91. jos buttler was caught laterfor a overnight score of 91. jos buttler was caught later for a 67, overnight score of 91. jos buttler was caught laterfor a 67, leaving england vulnerable. but stuart broad helped steady the ship with some impressive big hitting. he made england's third fastest half—century after just 33 balls, england's third fastest half—century afterjust 33 balls, on his way to 62 as england made 369. and then england got off to the perfect start with the ball. broad in the action once again with the early wicket of
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craig braithwaite injust the once again with the early wicket of craig braithwaite in just the second over. the windies, they were digging in butjofra over. the windies, they were digging in but jofra archer over. the windies, they were digging in butjofra archer has taken another wicket. openerjohn campbell dismissed for 32. his team are 52—3, still more than 300 runs behind. you can still more than 300 runs behind. you ca n follow still more than 300 runs behind. you can follow it on the bbc sport website. some indoor gym and swimming pools and sports facilities in england have reopened for the first time since march in the latest easing of lockdown rules. so england has published guidelines for how operators can welcome swimmers back and mike bushell spent the morning with some at a simple in london. it has been a really busy day since the door opened here at the london aquatics centre. it is six o'clock this morning, groups of 80 swimmers allowed each hour. at least it has everybody back in the water again. let's talk to some of the swimmers who had their first experience for months. do you know, how did if
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you're getting on the swing paul?m has been quite a change. we haven't song for a long time but overall a good experience. what about all the different measures, the fact you don't get change in the changing rooms, you come swim ready, and then you have the lanes, the one—way system around the swimming pool. very different but we have been able to swim easily as well. everyone has space between as well. another swim at this moment. how much did you miss swimming? as someone who has done swimming for the past eight years of their life and then all of a sudden being cut off from it, it is weird. coming back, it is hard after not doing it for such a long period of time. quite physically demanding for you. how did the measures work for you? personally i find it quite convenient because there is no time wasting. you get full site, you take your clothes off
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and you are in the pool. fantastic. you have to book online but at least it has got people back into the pool once more and on monday the diving sta rts once more and on monday the diving starts again. lots of the indoor pool event starting up finally in england. marc marquez is out of the andalusia grand prix after retiring injured from today's qualifying. the reigning champion got back on his bike after having surgery for a broken arm on tuesday. but after just one lap of qualifying, he returned to the pit lane clearly struggling with that injury. the frenchman finished on pole. darts player vincent van gogh evert has apologised for his outburst against the referee after his quarterfinal defeat last night. he was leading 12 nine when he threw his date under arms in frustration in the 22nd leg after missing a double. the referee disqualified the
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shot which gave vincent one last try at another double and he lost the leg. he went on to lose and made his feelings clear at the end of the match. that is all the support for now. i will be back in the next hour. some live pictures from texas. this is north padre island. you are seeing that the early signs of the first hurricane of the atlantic hurricane season. this is going to be storm hannah and according to the experts at the us national hurricane centre which is an organisation we are always quoting at this time of year, they are very busy there and they follow and track the movements of these storms very closely. they say storm hannah is located about 90 miles, about 144 kilometres east north—east of port mansfield in texas. this is north padre island,
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it has got its own period there which you couldn't see in that shot. before the sea started to get so choppy. hannah will make landfall but according to the national hurricane centre it will weaken between 90 mph when it hits land for some time over the weekend so it is likely not to cause as much damage as other storms, but even so, a reminder that for people as if they don't know, they know what comes at this time of the year and the hurricane season is now upon us in the atlantic. when a manchester hotel advertised for a receptionist on monday, the owners were shocked to receive almost 1,000 applicants in a day. they had only expected about 30 people to be interested. hospitalityjobs have proved highly—sought—after as thousands of roles have been slashed by restaurant groups in the wake
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of the coronavirus pandemic. other businesses have reported similar experiences this week. carol cairnes, director of people at the restaurant's owner, d&d london gave her thoughts on the number of applications. it is terribly sad. i mean, we couldn't believe it. when we placed the advert, we expected 30, possibly 40 applicants over a short period of time. and, then, my head of talent got in touch and said, i can't believe this but we've had nearly 1000 applicants in just under 24 hours. you know, it took us all by surprise. we started to look through, and the amount of talented people that had applied for this role, it is quite unbelievable. the duke and duchess of sussex have denied contributing to a new book about their life in the royal family. the duke and duchess — who now live in california — made their last public appearance as working members of the royal family earlier this year. the book called finding freedom — which is being serialised in the times newspaper —
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claims the sussexes and cambridges were barely speaking by march. for the past four months, more than two million people across england have been shielding themselves from the coronavirus, but next week the rules are set to change. for many people, that will mean an end to extra support like food deliveries, and some are concerned that their families still need help. fiona trott reports. hi, matthew. hi, are you all right? a welcome sight. from next week, rebecca and poppy will continue to shield. they won't get free food boxes so volunteers like matthew are all they have. staying at home is a tough decision but for them it is necessary.
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it is really worrying because although they have lifted the ban there is always the thought of a second wave coming. and obviously i want to protect my daughter as much as i can, especially with her immune system being so low, it will be really scary to ever let out the house again, to be honest. when will that be? i don't know. when there's a cure. do you think shielding should be lifted at all? yes, but not for the really vulnerable ones like me. i should have a seatbelt! in gateshead, 95—year—old elizabeth is desperate to go to the shops but the garden at her sheltered accommodation is the furthest she will go. because i don't want to catch the virus, isn't it? i mean, how many people who have lost their lives to it? and i have come to a big age now and i don't want to lose it to a virus now, really.
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for four months, these food boxes have been a lifeline for people who don't leave the house but when shielding stops, they too will stop. that is why this charity on teesside is stepping in. i'm at the supermarket. is there anything else we need this morning? pip buys food and collection donations from the supermarket. it is then packed here. they have even made up meal kits, all delivered to people's homes. when the covid pandemic hit, i couldn't get a food delivery online. the woman behind it is shielding herself. she knows how difficult it is. this is people who are so terrified for their health going out that they would literally starve. we've had messages from people who have shared a packet of super noodles between three school—age kids for dinner. it is such a massive issue that needed to be solved and ijust didn't see how the government was going to sort that so quickly.
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there is also concern that some people behind closed doors may be struggling with their mental health. i actually got a telephone call from a patient's sister because the patient themselves are really fearful that they might be spied on, they'll get into trouble, when in fact, they are being shielded and they absolutely need to be shielded, so shielding has been a huge damaging experience to her mental health. and she is only one. the pause in shielding makes no difference to some people. the government says nhs volunteers are still there to help. news that friendship lasts even when big money is involved.
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a lottery winner in the us has split his jackpot of $22 million with an old friend because of a "gentleman's agreement" they made nearly 30 years ago. tom cook and joe feeney played the wisconsin lottery separately but they'd made a pact in 1992 to share any major wins. tanya dendrinos has the story. it's the stuff dreams are made of — cheesy grins and a cheque for $22 million. it's not every day you win the lottery. it was quite an experience when i read the first two or three numbers and i kinda froze and handed it to her and she froze. and i said, are you jerking my bobber? it is a friendship that has lasted a lifetime, so there was no question when it came to upholding a gentleman's agreement made almost three decades ago. a handshake is a handshake, man. we said whenever the big win comes, we would split it, so we buy every week, not really thinking it would happen.
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