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 car.
A fundraising page to help the singer 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 stress there is no information to indicate there is a further risk to the public.
"If anyone does have any concerns or worries then I would urge them to speak to officers within their local neighbourhood policing team who will be happy to answer any questions they can," he added.
The fundraising page to help the singer was set up by a friend to help K-Dogg recover from his injuries.
Bristol band Massive Attack posted on Facebook saying they had donated money to help K-Dogg and his family recover from this "horrific attack".
Supt 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," he said.
Doctors have said it will take a minimum of six months before K-Dogg is able to do most things again.
He has been left permanently scarred, with surgeons unable to remove glass and grit in his face.
Police have found the body of a teenager during a search for a 15-year-old boy who was last seen on a lake near Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex.
Essex Police said the discovery was made shortly after 12.40pm on Saturday and that they have suspended their search.
Officers were called out on Friday night after witnesses reported a teenager had gone missing at Lakeside Shopping Centre in Thurrock.
Police said the boy's family has been informed and formal identification will take place in due course.
Superintendent Craig Saunders said: 'I want to thank the local community for their patience, and all those involved who have helped with the investigation.'
Essex police rushed to the Alexandra Lake at the shopping centre at around 8.50pm on July 31 after reports the boy was missing.
Missing person last seen in Alexandra Lake in Essex at around 8.50pm yesterday was confirmed as a 15-year-old boy
Essex Police search the water and surrounding area for 13 year-old Alexander Lane who went missing yesterday evening near the Lakeside shopping centre at Grays in Essex
The missing person later was confirmed as a 15-year-old boy and police asked for people to avoid the area.
Aerial images taken at the scene show a large scale search being conducted.
Specialist search teams were called in to lead the hunt for the teen, who went missing on the water. The search was scaled down at around midnight last night.
The boy was believed to have entered the water at the Travelodge Lakeside site, where a brand new inflatable aqua park was built earlier this month.
The aqua park, which is said to be fully Covid-19 safe, contains slides and 'blast bags', which can fire youngsters dozens of feet into the air.
One witness told EssexLive yesterday that it felt eerie watching the search take place.
They described seeing emergency services using boats to search the water.
They said: 'I drove down after my wife saw loads of emergency services down here.
'There's a load of incident response teams here - loads of ambulances and fire trucks and specialist diving crews searching the river, which is just at the back of the Travelodge at Lakeside.
A lake close to Lakeside Shopping Centre in Thurrock, Essex, as a body has been found in the search for a 15-year-old boy after reports a teenager had gone missing in the area on Friday evening
'I overheard a conversation which appears to be a mother of somebody who was in the river,' another witness said.
'There's a sombre mood here. Everyone's got a job to do and they're doing it well emergency services-wise. It's quite eerie watching the boats go over the river carefully as they search.
'There was a helicopter over and they appear to still be searching. Officers are using torches.'
It came as the UK reported the third hottest day on record on Friday, with temperatures at Heathrow Airport reaching 37.8C.
Brits wearing masks and following social distancing rules as they travelCredit: AFP or licensors
The Department of Health confirmed there has now been 46,193 deaths from coronavirus in the UK.
The rise today is slightly less than yesterday's jump, but is still higher than we had been seeing at the beginning of the month.
Four people who tested positive for coronavirus died in hospital in England in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals to 29,342, NHS England said.
Patients were aged between 78 and 84 years old and all had known underlying health conditions.
Another five deaths were reported with no positive Covid-19 test result.
Today Public Health Wales said two more people have died after testing positive for coronavirus, taking the total number of deaths in the country to 1,562.
And the number of cases in Wales rose by 21, increasing cases there to 17,279.
Scotland has seen 18 new cases in the last 24 hours, with 260 people in hospital with the disease - three in intensive care.
No new deaths have been recorded, with the total remaining at 2,491.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he was introducing the clampdown for 4.5million people with a “heavy heart” but was chilled by soaring infection rates in Northern England.
And he said the spread in nine areas - including the cities of Manchester and Bradford - was “largely due to households meeting and not abiding by social distancing rules”.
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The PM said Brits needed to remain vigilant, saying: "With those numbers creeping up, our assessment is that we should now squeeze that brake pedal in order to keep the virus under control.
"We must keep our focus and we can't be complacent."
Boris Johnson STOPS further unlocking on raft of activities as coronavirus infections rise in UK
Measures due to come in this weekend, including the reopening of casinos, bowling alleys, skating rinks and some close-contact services, as well as the return of indoor performances and pilots of large gatherings in sports venues and conference centres, would be postponed for at least a fortnight, Boris Johnson said.
The expansion of wedding receptions to allow up to 30 people was also put on hold.
Mr Johnson told a Downing Street press conference on Friday he needed to "squeeze the brake pedal" on easing restrictions, following a rise in coronavirus cases.
And England's chief medical officer, Prof Chris Whitty, warned the nation had "probably reached near the limit or the limits" of what can be done to reopen society, meaning trade-offs may be needed to allow pupils to return to classrooms next month as planned.
Mr Johnson has previously pledged that both primary and secondary schools in England will return in September "with full attendance".
Asked whether restrictions of other activities may be needed to allow schools to reopen as planned, Prof Medley, chairman of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) sub-group on pandemic modelling, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I think that's quite possible.
"I think we're in a situation whereby 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.
"It might come down to a question of which do you trade off against each other, and then that's a matter of prioritising. Do we think pubs are more important than schools?"
'Hard decisions'
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".
"Whether that's potentially the pubs and the hospitality sector taking a hit in preference to education will be a political decision," he told the BBC.
But Allyson Pollock, a professor of Public Health at Newcastle University, described the idea of trade-offs as a "diversion" and said she did not think this was the right tactic to control the virus.
"We need to be much more confident that the government is playing its part and has a coherent testing strategy - which it doesn't have - that the test results are interpretable and that they're putting in the necessary public health and primary care measures," she said.
"And then we would not need to see these trade-offs."
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Prof Medley, an academic at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said the rise in coronavirus infections appeared to be among younger people.
This meant it was likely there would not be the same increase in virus-related hospital admissions seen in March, he said.
'Everything is up in the air for our wedding reception'
Kirsty Drake is supposed to be getting married on 15 August - when the decision on easing restrictions again is due to be reviewed.
She had finalised plans this week for a small wedding reception, but now the restrictions mean she is unable to go ahead with the gathering.
"I'm a little bit emotional about it today," she says. "Everything is all up in the air again."
"What I don't understand is that if I wanted to now I could book six tables in a restaurant outside and sit and have a meal with those same group of people I've just got married with. We'd have to [socially distance] at the venue anyway.
"In our situation it would be safer to have a meal at the venue where we are due to get married."
Beauty salons are among those affected by the prime minister's announcement on Friday. They will no longer be able to restart facial treatments, such as eyelash, eyebrow and threading services this weekend.
Ampika Pickston, who owns a hair and beauty salon in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, said the news was "crushing" and "extremely damaging" to her business.
She said her salon had been forced to cancel more than 20 clients after the easing of restrictions was put on hold.
"A lot of people are angry because they don't understand the difference between why can you still come in to get your hair done or your nails done, get a body massage, yet you can't have a facial treatment done," she told BBC Breakfast.
"I've had some clients actually crying on the phone because they've been waiting so long to feel human again."
This week, new restrictions were announced for people in parts of northern England, 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 or mixing in pubs, restaurants and other hospitality venues.
Figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Friday suggest infection rates in England are rising, with around 4,200 new infections a day - compared with 3,200 a week ago. However, the level of infection is still significantly lower than it was during the peak of the pandemic.
On Saturday a further 74 deaths were reported in the UK, taking the total number of people who have died after testing positive for the virus to 46,193. The latest government figures also showed 771 new cases had been confirmed.
However, Macmillan Cancer Support said people in the shielded group do not feel safe enough to leave their home and are having to "make the impossible choice" between their health and their job.
It comes as businesses that have furloughed staff during the pandemic must now start contributing to the government's job retention scheme.
Measures due to come in this weekend, including the reopening of casinos, bowling alleys, skating rinks and some close-contact services, as well as the return of indoor performances and pilots of large gatherings in sports venues and conference centres, would be postponed for at least a fortnight, Boris Johnson said.
The expansion of wedding receptions to allow up to 30 people was also put on hold.
Mr Johnson told a Downing Street press conference on Friday he needed to "squeeze the brake pedal" on easing restrictions, following a rise in coronavirus cases.
And England's chief medical officer, Prof Chris Whitty, warned the nation had "probably reached near the limit or the limits" of what can be done to reopen society, meaning trade-offs may be needed to allow pupils to return to classrooms next month as planned.
Mr Johnson has previously pledged that both primary and secondary schools in England will return in September "with full attendance".
Asked whether restrictions of other activities may be needed to allow schools to reopen as planned, Prof Medley, chairman of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) sub-group on pandemic modelling, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I think that's quite possible.
"I think we're in a situation whereby 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.
"It might come down to a question of which do you trade off against each other, and then that's a matter of prioritising. Do we think pubs are more important than schools?"
But Allyson Pollock, a professor of Public Health at Newcastle University, said she did not think this was the right tactic to control the virus, describing the idea of trade-offs as a "diversion".
"We need to be much more confident that the government is playing its part and has a coherent testing strategy - which it doesn't have - that the test results are interpretable and that they're putting in the necessary public health and primary care measures," she said.
"And then we would not need to see these trade-offs."
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Prof Medley, an academic at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said the rise in coronavirus infections appeared to be among younger people.
"The age distribution of infections has changed - it has moved down into younger age groups and so it is likely we won't see that increase in hospital admissions related to infection in the same way we did in March," he said.
"But the big fear is the virus just gets out of control and we end up in a situation where there is so much virus that it inevitably spills out into all sections of the population."
'Everything is up in the air for our wedding reception'
Kirsty Drake is supposed to be getting married on 15 August - when the decision on easing restrictions again is due to be reviewed.
She had finalised plans this week for a small wedding reception, but now the restrictions mean she is unable to go ahead with the gathering.
"I'm a little bit emotional about it today," she says. "Everything is all up in the air again."
"What I don't understand is that if I wanted to now I could book six tables in a restaurant outside and sit and have a meal with those same group of people I've just got married with. We'd have to [socially distance] at the venue anyway.
"In our situation it would be safer to have a meal at the venue where we are due to get married."
Beauty salons are among those affected by the prime minister's announcement on Friday. They will no longer be able to restart facial treatments, such as eyelash, eyebrow and threading services this weekend.
Ampika Pickston, who owns a hair and beauty salon in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, said the news was "crushing" and "extremely damaging" to her business.
She said her salon had been forced to cancel more than 20 clients after the easing of restrictions was put on hold.
"A lot of people are angry because they don't understand the difference between why can you still come in to get your hair done or your nails done, get a body massage, yet you can't have a facial treatment done," she told BBC Breakfast.
"I've had some clients actually crying on the phone because they've been waiting so long to feel human again."
This week, new restrictions were announced for people in parts of northern England, 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 or mixing in pubs, restaurants and other hospitality venues.
Figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Friday suggest infection rates in England are rising, with around 4,200 new infections a day - compared with 3,200 a week ago. However, the level of infection is still significantly lower than it was during the peak of the pandemic.
A further 120 people have died with Covid-19 in the UK after testing positive for the virus, according to the latest government figures, bringing the total number of virus deaths to 46,119. Meanwhile, 880 new lab-confirmed cases have been recorded - the highest in more than a month.
However, Macmillan Cancer Support said people in the shielded group do not feel safe enough to leave their home and are having to "make the impossible choice" between their health and their job.
It comes as businesses that have furloughed staff during the pandemic must now start contributing to the government's job retention scheme.
Measures due to come in this weekend, including the reopening of casinos, bowling alleys, skating rinks and some close-contact services, as well as the return of indoor performances and pilots of large gatherings in sports venues and conference centres, would be postponed for at least a fortnight, Boris Johnson said.
The expansion of wedding receptions to allow up to 30 people was also put on hold.
Mr Johnson told a Downing Street press conference on Friday he needed to "squeeze the brake pedal" on easing restrictions, following a rise in coronavirus cases.
And England's chief medical officer, Prof Chris Whitty, warned the nation had "probably reached near the limit or the limits" of what can be done to reopen society, meaning trade-offs may be needed to allow pupils to return to classrooms next month as planned.
Mr Johnson has previously pledged that both primary and secondary schools in England will return in September "with full attendance".
Asked whether restrictions of other activities may be needed to allow schools to reopen as planned, Prof Medley, chairman of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) sub-group on pandemic modelling, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I think that's quite possible.
"I think we're in a situation whereby 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.
"It might come down to a question of which do you trade off against each other, and then that's a matter of prioritising. Do we think pubs are more important than schools?"
Media playback is unsupported on your device
Prof Medley, an academic at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine said the rise in coronavirus infections appeared to be among younger people, but warned there was a danger it could "spill" over into other parts of the population.
"The age distribution of infections has changed - it has moved down into younger age groups and so it is likely we won't see that increase in hospital admissions related to infection in the same way we did in March," he said.
"But the big fear is the virus just gets out of control and we end up in a situation where there is so much virus that it inevitably spills out into all sections of the population."
This week, new restrictions were announced for people in parts of northern England, after a spike in virus cases.
New lockdown rules were introduced in areas including Greater Manchester, east Lancashire, and parts of West Yorkshire. The rules include a ban on separate households meeting each other inside their homes and private gardens.
The restrictions also ban members of two different households from mixing in pubs, restaurants and other hospitality venues, but these businesses will remain open for those visiting individually or from the same household.
Separately, face coverings will be mandatory in more indoor settings in England, such as cinemas, with the new rules being enforceable in law from 8 August.
Figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Friday suggest infection rates in England are rising, with around 4,200 new infections a day - compared with 3,200 a week ago. However, the level of infection is still significantly lower than it was during the peak of the pandemic.
A further 120 people have died with Covid-19 in the UK after testing positive for the virus, according to the latest government figures, bringing the total number of virus deaths to 46,119. Meanwhile, 880 new lab-confirmed cases have been recorded - the highest in more than a month.
However, Macmillan Cancer Support said people in the shielded group do not feel safe enough to leave their home and are having to "make the impossible choice" between their health and their job.
It comes as businesses that have furloughed staff during the pandemic must now start contributing to the government's job retention scheme.
Essex Police were called out on Friday night at 8pm after reports that a teenager had gone missing at the Lakeside Shopping Centre in Thurrock. Superintendent Craig Saunders said: "Our investigation has identified that he was last seen at around 8.50pm on the lake.
"We will be working with specialist search teams to carry out an extensive search of the lake and surrounding area today."
Fire, specialist diving crews and ambulances also attended the scene.
A lifeboat has also been seen on the water.
The road leading to the lake has been closed by police and members of the public have been asked to stay away until further notice.
An Eyewitness told EssexLive: “I drove down after my wife saw loads of emergency services down here.
“There’s a load of incident response teams here - loads of ambulances and fire trucks and specialist diving crews searching the river, which is just at the back of the Travelodge at Lakeside.
“I overheard a conversation which appears to be a mother of somebody who was in the river.
“There’s a sombre mood here.
Everyone’s got a job to do and they’re doing it well emergency services-wise. It’s quite eerie watching the boats go over the river carefully as they search.
“There was a helicopter over and they appear to still be searching. Officers are using torches.”
Another Eyewitness added: “There was dozens of emergency vehicles, boats in the lakes and about 50 emergency officers on the decking to the lake.
