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Fri, 15 Oct 2021 08:43:03 GMT
Covid test lab in Wolverhampton suspended over wrong results
Around 43,000 people may have been wrongly told their test for Covid-19 was negative.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 04:28:41 GMT
Huge rise in domestic abuse cases being dropped in England and Wales
Police in England and Wales are increasingly running out of time to bring charges, the BBC discovers.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 08:56:43 GMT
Lorry driver shortage: Government to lift rules on foreign haulier deliveries
Ministers want to lift the limit on how many deliveries overseas lorry drivers can make in the UK.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 03:11:11 GMT
Covid: False negative Covid test results confirmed at Newbury Showground
Some people who took tests in Berkshire earlier this month may have wrongly been given the all-clear.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 21:30:23 GMT
Covid-19: Cheaper travel tests to start on 24 October
People in England going away for half term will be able to book lateral flow tests, the government says.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 01:19:08 GMT
Shoppers start to use new £100 contactless payment limit
But retailers say it could take months to update terminals so people can spend up to £100 without a Pin.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 07:16:18 GMT
ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper strike confirmed during COP26
The RMT says its ScotRail members will strike for the entire duration of the climate summit in Glasgow.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 08:06:16 GMT
NI Protocol: Cross-border meetings to be cancelled over DUP boycott
The DUP is refusing to attend most north-south ministerial talks over the NI Protocol.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 06:37:07 GMT
Drink spiking at house parties 'big concern' for police
England's lead officers tackling the crime say it's happening in places with no CCTV or security.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 21:01:45 GMT
Hundreds gather in Birmingham to protest over homophobic attacks
Several violent episodes have been reported in Birmingham in recent months.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 05:35:18 GMT
H'Angus the Monkey ex-Hartlepool mayor Stuart Drummond relocating
Stuart Drummond, the former football mascot who was elected three times, is moving Down Under.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 06:04:50 GMT
Indian Wells: Cameron Norrie beats Argentina's Diego Schwartzman to reach semi-finals
Britain's Cameron Norrie beat Argentina's Diego Schwartzman to reach the semi-finals of the Indian Wells Masters.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 06:57:49 GMT
Covid-19: Warning over false negatives and rapid tests allowed for half-term break
Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Friday morning.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:36:50 GMT
Universal credit: Shrewsbury window cleaner helps stranger as uplift ends
Jay Hall says he will give £20-a-week to support a stranger after going through hardship himself.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 09:01:48 GMT
Covid: Lateral flow tests more accurate than first thought, study finds
Positive results from the widely-used rapid Covid tests should be trusted, say UCL researchers.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 13:53:37 GMT
Travel bosses demand date for PCR test switch
It is time for the UK government to confirm when the changes will come into force, say bosses.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 12:54:28 GMT
Senedd: Queen praises Wales' spirit during Covid pandemic
The Queen spoke as she officially opened the sixth Senedd term in the Welsh Parliament.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 09:20:40 GMT
Covid: Will Scotland's teenagers buck the vaccination trend?
Fast progress is currently being made vaccinating the 12-15 age group in Scotland.

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 17:00:45 GMT
Covid: Scientists targeted with abuse during pandemic
Doctors who came into the public eye during Covid received death threats and harassment.

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:00:33 GMT
Care staff shortages pile pressure on NHS, say hospital managers
A lack of care staff in the community leaves hospitals struggling to discharge patients.

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 15:17:00 GMT
Covid: NHS Wales in its most challenging period - chief exec
Covid still hampering efforts to deal with backlog of treatments, says Welsh NHS boss.

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 09:14:57 GMT
What difference will jabbing young teens make?
How to weigh the pros and cons of a vaccine for a disease that is rarely serious in young people.

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 23:11:31 GMT
Covid: Misleading vaccine claims target children and parents
The vaccine is being offered to children aged 12 and older.

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 17:53:02 GMT
Covid: UK's early response worst public health failure ever, MPs say
But the new report by MPs fails to reflect the views of bereaved relatives, campaigners say.

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 09:46:03 GMT
Covid: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust removes fake vaccine leaflets
The trust's chief executive says sharing false information is "no way to show respect" to NHS staff.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 07:22:39 GMT
Easy On Me: Is Adele's comeback single a Hit or a miss?
Easy On Me is the singer's first new material since 2015 - but what does it tell us about the star?

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:29:06 GMT
Are GP numbers going up or down?
The health secretary and Labour leader disagree about what's happening to GP numbers.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 20:05:42 GMT
Stonewall’s influence on BBC and Ofcom revealed
The BBC Nolan Investigates podcast says the charity's work raises questions of impartiality.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 17:54:46 GMT
Anne Williams: Maxine Peake 'captures Hillsborough campaigner's spirit'
Campaigner Steve Kelly says he "froze" when he saw Maxine Peake portray Anne Williams "perfectly".

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 00:29:21 GMT
Port delays: 'We've run out of Harry Potter stock'
Retailers say their supply chains have been severely impacted by the container logjam at UK ports.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 04:27:53 GMT
Erica made a report of domestic violence but there was no time left to press charges
Nearly 13,000 cases of domestic abuse have been dropped in the last five years because of a six-month time limit on prosecutions.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 23:25:47 GMT
Phoebe Frances Brown: 'I made sense of my cancer by creating art'
Despite surgery for an incurable brain tumour, the actress has continued her career on stage.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 23:24:05 GMT
Microsoft Chief Digital Officer tops Powerlist
The Powerlist 2022 recognises the most powerful people of African and African Caribbean heritage in the UK.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:24:50 GMT
Black History Month: Ian Wright - 'three generations of footballers is mind-blowing'
BBC Sport's Nesta McGregor is joined by three generations of professional footballers - Arsenal legend Ian Wright, his son Shaun and grandson D'Margio Wright-Phillips.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 10:04:31 GMT
Prince William: 'Repair this planet, not find the next'
The prince tells the BBC that great minds should focus on repairing Earth instead of exploring space.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 12:00:04 GMT
Coldplay: Band announce first tour in four years with an 'eco-friendly' focus
The band have pledged that their upcoming tour will be sustainable, and as low-carbon as possible.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 05:15:23 GMT
The Papers: Green Queen 'vents her anger', and pig crisis
A range of stories make Friday's newspaper front pages, including comments from the Queen.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 05:49:15 GMT
East Kent baby deaths: Trust was short of staff
An inspection of maternity services in East Kent finds a shortage of midwives and support workers.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 08:42:08 GMT
COP26: RMT union rejects 'unacceptable' pay offer to avoid rail strikes
The RMT warned there will be no trains running anywhere in Scotland during COP26 if the strikes go ahead.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 05:35:12 GMT
GP services: Extra £5.5m in GP funding for 'challenging winter'
Funding will be used to improve systems for ordering repeat prescriptions and freeing up phone lines.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 22:07:21 GMT
NHS: People will die without changes, says ex-health boss
Dr Iain Robertson-Steel has taken two people to hospital himself due to ambulance shortages.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 20:22:35 GMT
West Midlands PC sacked for relationship with abuse victim
'Abhorrent' James Ankrett has been dismissed from the West Midlands force for gross misconduct.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:35:43 GMT
Covid-19 in the UK: How many coronavirus cases are there in my area?
Explore the data on coronavirus in the UK and find out how many cases there are in your area.



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