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Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:37:46 GMT
Covid: Two tests for all UK arrivals during quarantine
Details of the new system, aimed at tracking cases and detecting new variants, will be set out later today.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:41:28 GMT
UK weather: Snow disruption continues as temperatures plummet
Police warn people not to travel as conditions force some Covid vaccination centres to stay shut.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 08:57:36 GMT
Grocery shopping has changed for good, says Ocado
The online supermarket says the Covid pandemic has permanently changed the grocery landscape worldwide.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:51:33 GMT
Covid: Support 'repeatedly skewed towards men', say MPs
Gender inequalities in the economy have been ignored in the pandemic, a Commons committee says.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:17:35 GMT
Covid-19: NHS app has told 1.7 million to self-isolate
Ministers believe the contact-tracing app has prevented 600,000 cases of the disease in England and Wales.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:36:09 GMT
Holiday firm Tui set to run at 80% capacity this summer
The travel firm says 2.8 million customers have already booked holidays, 44% down on last year.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:09:22 GMT
England in India: James Anderson and Jack Leach complete famous win in Chennai
James Anderson inspires England to a famous 227-run victory against India on the final day of the first Test in Chennai.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 01:07:30 GMT
Victims of crimes 're-traumatised' by system
Labour wants the law to strengthen victims' rights for people like Tracey Hanson, whose son was stabbed to death.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 08:56:16 GMT
Climate change: New targets to eliminate Wales' gases
Changes could mean replacing gas boilers in homes and finding new ways to make steel without coal.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 07:48:06 GMT
Covid: HMP Stocken outbreak 'behind Rutland's surge'
The rate of infection has more than tripled across England's smallest county.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 06:17:02 GMT
Northumberland lynx trial: New bid to introduce cats to forest
Lynx, known as the "ghost cat" in Europe as they are rarely seen, became extinct in the UK in AD700.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 06:07:12 GMT
Covid: The London hospital staff who have spent a year on the front line
Staff at Lewisham Hospital treated London's first known Covid-19 patient - they reflect one year on.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 06:18:35 GMT
Covid: Social care staff 'fatigued, exhausted but carrying on'
Social care staff are having to decide who receives care - or not - with services stretched.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 12:45:03 GMT
How Covid is ‘creating a new genre’ for live music
From a DJ in a hot air balloon to stars singing in streets, Covid has forced artists to be creative.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 17:32:09 GMT
Five ways children could make up for lost school time
A massive task lies ahead for schools as they try to make up for teaching time lost during the pandemic.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 17:24:37 GMT
'Compassionate' porter dies from Covid at hospital where he worked
John Jackson, 52, known as Adam, was "a true gentleman", his sister says.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 14:59:43 GMT
Covid: Wales' health minister 'sorry for every single life lost'
The health minister says the 5,000 who have died in Wales with Covid are not "just numbers".

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 06:53:26 GMT
London delivery courier on working through the pandemic
A delivery company courier explains how lockdown has kept them busy but affected their mental health.

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 07:00:56 GMT
Covid: 'I'm chancing a holiday abroad in 2021 - why not?'
Many people are choosing "bucket-list" destinations for 2021, a travel consultant says.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 19:06:08 GMT
Covid in Scotland: Rise in rental bookings for illegal parties
Internal reports seen by the BBC show police officers have been called to illegal parties in properties booked online.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 08:30:35 GMT
Covid: Two arrested after police find 50 at Liverpool gym
A man and woman are arrested and more than 50 people fined in a raid at a gym in Liverpool.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 16:12:52 GMT
Covid: 'Clean up' awarding of contracts, says Labour
The party says the pandemic shows more transparency is needed for work given to private companies.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 01:55:13 GMT
Covid: How to cope in a winter lockdown, from those who've done it
Tips on lockdown life in cold weather, from keeping your windows open to watching films in the bath.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 02:04:24 GMT
Whatever happened to local TV?
A decade ago, the government set out a plan for channels to be "a new voice for local communities".

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 17:20:19 GMT
How did a boy from Cornwall become the UK's youngest terror offender?
A boy from Cornwall is the UK's youngest person to have committed a terror offence.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 14:20:38 GMT
Dorothy Perkins? Why would Boohoo want that?
Online fashion giant Boohoo has mopped up the last of Arcadia's retail empire - did it need them?

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 16:19:48 GMT
In pictures: Storm Darcy brings snow to the UK
Storm Darcy has brought freezing temperatures and snow to parts of the UK.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 01:47:42 GMT
Online bullying: 'I've blocked nearly 10,000 abusive accounts'
Phoebe says she received 100 death threats in one day in 2020, and believes coronavirus is to blame.

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 15:51:57 GMT
UK weather: Snow across England and Scotland in pictures
People share their photos of snow, as forecasters predict more flurries and ice for the coming days.

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 08:22:38 GMT
The Dig: Pandemic delays Woodbridge Sutton Hoo replica ship build
The lifesize replica of the Anglo-Saxon ship will not be launching next year as planned.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 06:42:35 GMT
How will we heat homes in zero carbon Britain?
Will hydrogen or heat pumps be able to replace gas central heating?

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 08:27:45 GMT
Why was 'failed' teenager Jacob not in school for two years?
Schools kept refusing to take Jacob who ended up dead at 16 following a descent into drug crime.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:03:18 GMT
Covid-19: Downton Abbey's Hugh Bonneville is vaccine marshal
Hugh Bonneville has been surprising people queuing for the vaccine at a hub near his home.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:04:04 GMT
Brexit effect: No custard creams for Brits in Europe
A British supermarket chain in Belgium is on the verge of closure with no deliveries since December.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:02:51 GMT
Night exercise: Top tips to exercise safely
One consequence of lockdown has been that neighbourhoods come to life after dark.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 16:43:46 GMT
Brexit: Gove says Northern Ireland Protocol needs refining
Michael Gove says the protocol's "application on the ground" needs to be scrutinised.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 15:41:42 GMT
Storm Darcy: Snowy fun, freezing dips and delays
Weather warnings are in place across the UK as Storm Darcy disrupts services, including vaccination centres.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 16:32:54 GMT
Covid: Stowmarket man makes vaccination snow sculpture
Jonathan Brown hopes to encourage people to have the jab and see "light at the end of the tunnel".

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 05:07:56 GMT
The Papers: Call to tighten borders and PM 'puts faith in Oxford jab'
Prof Jonathan Van-Tam's remarks that the South African coronavirus variant is no cause for panic feature on many of the front pages.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 21:09:40 GMT
Manchester Covid surge tests as mutation of Kent variant confirmed
Four cases of a new mutation of the Kent coronavirus variant are confirmed in Manchester.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:39:27 GMT
Travel disruption as temperatures plunge to -16.7C
An amber weather warning for snow is in place across parts of Scotland.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:38:08 GMT
EU vaccine export row: Irish officials to meet European Commission
Officials will try to work out ways of avoiding more controversies involving Northern Ireland.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 07:08:10 GMT
Covid: Social care staff in Wales 'exhausted' by pandemic
Social care staff say they are more stretched now than at any point in the pandemic.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 06:53:23 GMT
London ambulance widow reunited with medic who saved husband's life
Ellie Taylor is reunited with her husband's 999 hero when they are put on the same ambulance shift.



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