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SOURCE - BBC Labour, the UK's main opposition party, will back the government's possible plans to ban outdoor exercise if it was "necessary" to reduce the number of deaths from coronavirus. Sir Keir Starmer, who was elected Labour leader on Saturday, told the BBC's Andrew Marr: "Every time people break the guidance from the government, they put other people at risk." His comments come after Health Secretary Matt Hancock said if people continue to "flout the rules" then the government will ban exercise outside of the home. Sir Keir said the focus has to be ?what is necessary to reduce the number of deaths?.

BBC Labour, the UK's main opposition party, will back the government's possible plans to ban outdoor exercise if it was "necessary" to reduce the number of deaths from coronavirus. Sir Keir Starmer, who was elected Labour leader on Saturday, told the BBC's Andrew Marr: "Every time people break the guidance from the government, they put other people at risk." His comments come after Health Secretary Matt Hancock said if people continue to "flout the rules" then the government will ban exercise outside of the home. Sir Keir said the focus has to be ?what is necessary to reduce the number of deaths?.

Labour, the UK's main opposition party, will back the government's possible plans to ban outdoor exercise if it was "necessary" to reduce the number of deaths from coronavirus. Sir Keir Starmer, who was elected Labour leader on Saturday, told the BBC's Andrew Marr: "Every time people break the guidance from the government, they put other people at risk." His comments come after Health Secretary Matt Hancock said if people continue to "flout the rules" then the government will ban exercise outside of the home. Sir Keir said the focus has to be ?what is necessary to reduce the number of deaths?. ?- BBC

Sir Keir on the airwaves - Labour, the UK's main opposition party, will back the government's possible plans to ban outdoor exercise if it was "necessary" to reduce the number of deaths from coronavirus. Sir Keir Starmer, who was elected Labour leader on Saturday, told the BBC's Andrew Marr: "Every time people break the guidance from the government, they put other people at risk." His comments come after Health Secretary Matt Hancock said if people continue to "flout the rules" then the government will ban exercise outside of the home. Sir Keir said the focus has to be ?what is necessary to reduce the number of deaths?.

Re the bonfire - Report to the fire brigade - please. They?ll treat it more seriously than in normal times. It?s very irresponsible and potentially dangerous.

Lindylou - You, like me and all of us, have a responsibility to speak to the business in question about this. If managers are not interested in following best practice it?s highly unlikely they?ll do anything if people badmouth them online. I get that you?re warning us - thanks - but there?s no room for awkwardness when lives and livelihoods are at stake. If it?s too much to do there and then find their number and give them a ring.

I?ve seen people pull up and deposit nappies (wrapped up - how kind) on the road from the car a couple of times around here but not recently, so it may not be a case of foxes removing them from bins. It?s rare but keep an eye out.

Hello, If you took two plants - a six inch jade plant in a green pot and/or a similar sized crassula with ?tubular? leaves in a blue, swirly glass pot from on top of a bin inside my front garden (or know of someone who?s just got either) please return or let me know. I know people put things out but these items were on my property, not on the pavement. Return them please if it?s you. If you know the person then please ask them to return them soonest. N

There seem to be more cars around today, mostly full of single young men. (I?m viewing from home so not out myself.)

The best thing is to limit going outside and to keep one?s distance. Nobody is exempt from this virus and only a small number of people are being told they are key to society and therefore can be granted ?privileges? (though these are only to allow them to work, sometimes putting them in more danger). Stay indoors for the vast majority of the day and keep well apart from others when/if you go out for a very short time. Wearing a flimsy mask doesn?t allow you special privileges or powers. It could give you a false sense of security. Just stay inside and wash your hands after you?ve been out for your short foray. That?s what I?ve done for some twenty days so I?m not saying one thing and doing another. Donning a mouth cover really doesn?t give anyone a special pass.

Hedges that grow out onto pavements are hard for less abled people or those with children. Can the council cut them back?

It?s unlikely to help. Save your money and keep the supplies open for those who need them most. They - surgical masks - don?t filter out the virus, they get dirty quickly, people rarely dispose of them correctly, they don?t cover the eyes and they?re notoriously ill fitting which means that any aerosolised virus can still reach the nose and mouth. The virus doesn?t hang around in the air so walking through the streets with one on is not of use (unless you come across a person who sneezes on you at a two metre distance and even then the mask is unlikely to help.)

Maybe keep some - you never know when you or someone else may need them. The original poster only wanted a couple of pairs.

Now is not the time for middle-class English nimby=pimbyism. Just tell people - politely - to help everyone by staying apart 6 feet, etc. Lives and livelihoods - perhaps those of the recalcitrant shop owner and his/her family - depend on it. There was too much of "I'll do what I want and sod everyone else" in Britain before this sad and dangerous situation; I hope this will change for the better.

I?ve run out of feed. I usually get it from the pound shop near Lidl but I?ve not been out. If anyone has any seed, etc they could let me have then please let me know by PM. Thanks

Valid points Best to raise it with the staff there and then and ask for your comments to be fed back on to you by the manager if not present.

Radio 6Music is good but a little "in" at times. R2 has good presenters but not all are to everyone's taste. There's variety and diversity on World Service - not just news but science, arts, religion etc. I never listen to commercial as I don't feel the need but some foreign stations, like RTE are good in parts. Depends on what you like but there is lots of choice on the airwaves, not just BBC/Capital/etc.

Be aware that light, even from a big window, decreases considerably even a short way away from the pane. You can get light meters but if not, ask advice about which plants will work best where you want to put them. Good on you for doing this - plants, inside or out, are great! https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18001539373247353/?hl=en - Instagram plant enthusiast on light https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17890206787219981/?hl=en

I get lots of sparrows, tree and house, and they use the feeders by leaning in from a twig or branch. Long-tailed tits are new and the only ones to use the coconut shells. I live at the Dunstan's end of Goodrich.

Hmm, maybe it is. I get foxes nearby and they screech but it is more high-pitched.

- a variety of tawny owl calls for reference

Maybe I heard one of them a while back and the other the other day but it seemed not very owlish. Anyway, glad there is at least one owl near Dawson's Hill.

Apart from owls, is there a nocturnal bird that makes hooting noises? I have heard twit-twoo sounds from around Dunstan's Rd/Daswon's Hill as have others (and written about it on here) but this was less stereotypically owlish! Any ideas? (PS Jays and long-tailed tits relative newcomers in my garden.)

The under floor insulation would be expensive. A much cheaper (and probably less effective) way would be to use a special kind of bendable, thick tape that wedges into the gaps. https://www.google.com/search?q=gaps+in+floorboard+filler&rlz=1C1GCEV_en&source=lnms&tbm=shop&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjflZC8mIPnAhUxoXEKHXWXBnsQ_AUoAXoECA4QAw&biw=1188&bih=872#spd=11147586910290357765

Is the rule to leave them out on the pavement? Easier for the binmen but not for some pedestrians. Glad the council's not applying the letter of the law. Mulch galore!