our correspondentjon kay is in tiverton, in devon. jon, what is the picture where you are?h—west of finland has been far, far lower than it has been relatively another of the country. —— south—west of england. yes, they have been individual spikes in places at times, yes they have been so very sad stories from time to time, but generally people here feel that they've escaped the very worst of it. the south—west has not seen anything like the situation in the north—west of the north—east or in a place like nottingham, where sian was just then. place like nottingham, where sian wasjust then. in place like nottingham, where sian was just then. in fact the rate here in mid devon, it still exists here, but the rate here is 15 times lower thanit but the rate here is 15 times lower than it is in nottingham. so over the last few weeks we have spoken to a lot of people, particularly businesses, who have told us they have been very worried about the possibility of another national lockdown. they were really fearful that the whole system could be shut, like it was early in the year. p

but last night it emerged on social media that some households on tiverton road had been handed kitshem again. we found out the actual truth... from probably about 15 minutes later, probably, from a facebook post that was forwarded to my housemates, that these tests should be binned and they are used. and, so... obviously, from there, there was just absolute distress. we all agree in the house that, you know, this is a violation. and, perhaps, somebody should be held accountable. students affected have expressed anger this could happen and the idea they should have known something was wrong. it isn't clear. and if they are saying that it is clear, they should maybe educate the people they are employing to distribute them. perhaps there might be some people who think that perhaps we were foolish, or dare i say moronic, when we did these tests. but the bottom line is we were not familiar with the test procedure. birmingham city council says a very small number of people were affected and they are carrying out an urgent review. but some now face a much more anxious wait than expected fo