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Lassa fever: Patient dies at Bedfordshire hospital

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 18:54
The Ebola-like virus is endemic in parts of West Africa and can be spread by rats.

Durham Police call handlers save woman in Canada

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 18:21
The woman in Durham, Canada, had typed "I need help, he is in the house" before falling silent.

MSPs can claim £2,500 security costs in Sir David Amess review

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 17:59
A review of politicians' security was ordered after the killing of MP Sir David Amess.

MP watchdog investigates Conservative Andrew Bridgen over donation

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 17:40
Leicestershire MP Andrew Bridgen faces probe over accusation of paid lobbying.

Covid: 'Top UK medics didn't meet' before isolation move

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 17:39
A Welsh minister says the PM's announcement was made without the UK's chief medical officers meeting.

Chester Zoo celebrates first aardvark birth

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 17:02
The new aardvark is named Dobby, from the Harry Potter series, because of its large droopy ears.

Plymouth shootings: Killer's dad says he's sorry and ashamed

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 16:58
Jake Davison shot dead five people, including a three-year-old girl, in Plymouth, in August.

Flamur Beqiri: Swedish hitman guilty of doorstep murder

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 16:50
Anis Hemissi flew from Denmark as a professional hitman to kill father-of-two Flamur Beqiri.

Midwife who took C-section photos struck off

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 14:46
Paul Johnson was also found to have behaved in an "intimidating, bullying or unsupportive manner".

Kurt Zouma: West Ham boss David Moyes says defender available for Leicester City game

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 14:38
West Ham boss David Moyes says Kurt Zouma is available for Sunday's game at Leicester amid the controversy of the defender being filmed kicking his cat.

Gardener's lucky escape as van smashes greenhouse

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 14:26
Colin Townsend had just nipped back into his house for lunch when a camper van plunged into his garden.

Labour MP Neil Coyle suspended over racist comment claim

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 14:19
Neil Coyle apologises for "insensitive comments" after accusations from a British Chinese journalist.

Cressida Dick: New Met chief must tackle policing culture, says Priti Patel

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 13:51
"Strong and decisive" leadership will be required to restore public confidence, the home secretary says.

Low-income families 'let down' by payment scheme

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 13:14
Charities accuse the finance secretary of spreading cost-of-living support too thinly.

Spain relaxes Covid restrictions for UK teenagers

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 12:58
From Monday, unvaccinated British 12-to-17 year-olds will be allowed into Spain with a negative test.

Disabled jobseeker: 'All I want is for someone to have faith in me'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 12:42
Amrit's blind and fears she'll go through life never having worked, because no-one will take her on.

Rapping burglar who boasted about Leeds car thefts sentenced

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 12:00
Dylan McEwan, 19, admits to car thefts which were the subject of lyrics he recorded afterwards.

Duchess to be first royal to read CBeebies Bedtime Story

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 10:35
Kate has chosen The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark to mark Children's Mental Health Week

EncroChat: Selfie lands Wirral cocaine dealer in jail

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 09:33
Police say Jon Hassall was caught after he sent a picture of himself in an encrypted phone network.

Stormont: Unionist parties 'must commit to executive return'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 09:00
Brandon Lewis says the executive must be restored whatever the results of May's assembly election.

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