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Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:36:11 GMT
UK economy shrank by 2.6% in November as services suffered
Coronavirus restrictions in England affected services, with pubs and hairdressers badly hit.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:51:16 GMT
Covid: UK's ban on South America travellers comes into force
Travellers from Portugal are also barred from entering the UK, amid concern over a new virus variant.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:33:43 GMT
Marcus Rashford and top chefs demand free school meals review
The footballer joins celebrities and campaigners to call for action in a letter to the prime minister.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 06:01:08 GMT
Covid: Fake news 'causing UK South Asians to reject jab'
The NHS fears some communities are being targeted with misinformation, a leading doctor says.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:46:42 GMT
Brexit: No plans to dilute workers' rights, minister says
It comes after reports that protections including the 48-hour work week could be dropped.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:46:09 GMT
Technical issue resolved after '150,000 police records lost'
The Home Office says it is working to "assess the impact" of the issue, which has been resolved.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 00:02:34 GMT
Small businesses await Covid insurance case ruling
The Supreme Court ruling will define payouts for many thousands of firms affected by the first lockdown.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 07:27:42 GMT
A-level and GCSE grades: Call to scrap 'panic-inducing' tests
Campaigners say it is unfair to expect pupils to sit externally-marked A-level and GCSE assessments.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:16:45 GMT
UK snow: Yorkshire ambulance service declares 'major incident'
Dozens cancel Covid jabs and poor road conditions have a "severe impact" on Yorkshire's ambulances.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 21:27:08 GMT
TikTok level crossing stunt 'staggeringly stupid'
Police and rail bosses condemn a social media post featuring a car parked on a level crossing.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 21:06:15 GMT
Covid-19: Pupils' pizza donation leaves Stoke-on-Trent nurses 'in tears'
Critical care staff at the Royal Stoke University Hospital say school pupils were behind the gift.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 06:04:41 GMT
Covid lockdowns prompt fears over child obesity rise
In one health board, 30% of four and five-year-olds are overweight or obese.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 02:22:11 GMT
Covid-19: 'One medic saw eight people die in a single shift'
A therapist who arranges free mental health help for NHS workers says many are at "breaking point".

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 07:53:11 GMT
Covid-19: South America travel ban begins and UK economy shrinks
Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Friday morning.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:11:43 GMT
Covid-19: BBC's Fergal Keane revisits St Mary’s and Charing Cross Hospital 10 months on
As the UK records its highest death toll, Fergal Keane has been to see the strain the NHS is under for the second time.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 07:08:32 GMT
How RuPaul's Drag Race UK faced Covid challenge
The queens of season two discuss coronavirus shutting production down, and how life changed for their drag.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:34:34 GMT
Covid in Scotland: The six new lockdown rules
Nicola Sturgeon announces the areas where restrictions will be tightened in Scotland from Saturday.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 17:59:41 GMT
Covid: Jonathan Van-Tam gives out vaccination jabs
Professor Jonathan Van-Tam is volunteering at a community centre in Nottingham.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 07:57:51 GMT
Covid-19: Breaking down Asian vaccine myths in Lancashire
How children of South Asian families are helping to overcome misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccine.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:54:39 GMT
Lockdown: Are people breaking covid rules?
The government is urging us to stay at home during the lockdown but are we?

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 02:14:16 GMT
Finding Alice: How Keeley Hawes drama offers 'authentic' image of grief
The actress stars in Finding Alice about a woman left floundering after her partner's sudden death.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 00:02:18 GMT
Brexit: 'Most difficult week I've had in this job in 20 years'
Some hauliers say they have faced long delays and fear things will get worse before they get better.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 02:24:19 GMT
Talia Dean: 'My back pain was misdiagnosed for 15 years - now I can't dance'
Singer Talia Dean was 18 when she first had symptoms of axial spondyloarthritis. It took 15 years to get a diagnosis.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 02:26:32 GMT
Rules of origin: Why are Percy Pigs a headache for M&S?
Rules of origin are a key part of the UK's trade deal with the EU. What are they?

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:39:18 GMT
Has coronavirus made us more ethical consumers?
Studies show shoppers on both sides of the Atlantic are more ethically and environmentally minded.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 00:00:36 GMT
Steelers: How anti-gay row inspired rugby film
A new documentary shows the world's first gay rugby club challenging conventional perceptions.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:12:21 GMT
'Covid means we may lose our first home'
First-time buyers are calling on the government to extend a Help to Buy deadline amid Covid-related delays.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 01:16:40 GMT
Mental Health Act: 'I was sectioned and no one told me what was going on'
As recommendations are made to modernise the Mental Health Act, Raf and Ashley reveal their own experiences of being detained under it.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 01:34:38 GMT
Drill and rap music on trial
The BBC's Steve Swann looks at the use of UK drill music as evidence in criminal prosecutions.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:24:15 GMT
Brexit: Five surprising consequences
Confiscated ham sandwiches, delayed Scottish salmon and other fallout from the new regime.

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 15:24:23 GMT
Tuam: 'I need to know what happened to my brothers'
Anna Corrigan's family story was central to bringing the Tuam babies scandal to worldwide attention.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 00:04:08 GMT
'It kind of makes debt cool – and it's not'
Some MPs worry "buy now, pay later" services could be tempting online shoppers into overspending.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 18:06:03 GMT
South America travel ban 'a precautionary approach'
Grant Shapps explains why UK-bound arrivals from South America and Portugal will be banned.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:55:55 GMT
Sutton Hoo: 'I taught Ralph Fiennes Suffolk accent' for Netflix film
Charlie Haylock says he initially thought the request "was a scam".

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:58:04 GMT
Covid-19: Laptops donations 'a lifesaver and life-changing'
Schools and businesses have been providing laptops to help students who have no devices with home learning.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 17:33:23 GMT
Teen detained over 180mph stolen motorbike pursuit
The 19-year-old mounted pavements and jumped red lights through London and three counties.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:51:06 GMT
'Everybody can join in a sea shanty'
A Scottish postie has seen his live of sea shanties take off on TikTok.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 01:22:03 GMT
Newspaper headlines: Infection rate 'hope' - but care home cases rise
A mix of stories, many on the coronavirus pandemic, lead Friday's newspapers.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:58:41 GMT
Ice warnings for England following day of heavy snow
Freezing temperatures expected across England a day after snow hit ambulance services in Yorkshire.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:44:17 GMT
Covid in Scotland: February school return 'tall order' warns Swinney
Scotland's education secretary says it will be a challenge for schools to reopen as normal by 1st February.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:46:43 GMT
Covid-19: Visiting suspended across NI hospitals
Trusts limit most visiting from Friday, following new advice from the Department of Health.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:55:55 GMT
Covid: Stricter supermarket rules 'to protect workers' due
First Minister Mark Drakeford says changes will be announced on Friday.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:36:07 GMT
Coronavirus in London: 1,300-body mortuary opens
The overflow mortuary in Ruislip was built to relieve pressure on hospital morgues in London.



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