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Calls to male sexual abuse helpline double in 2021

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/10/2022 - 01:48
Demand for support through a helpline for male survivors of sexual abuse grew by 110% last year.

Queen's Platinum Jubilee: Celebration plans unveiled by Buckingham Palace

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/10/2022 - 01:26
Parties, pageantry and a four-day bank holiday weekend are among plans to mark the Queen's 70-year reign.

Covid vaccine: Pregnant women urged not to delay getting jab

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/10/2022 - 01:11
Most pregnant women admitted to hospital with Covid are unvaccinated, a government campaign says.

Paralympic swimmer Will Perry 'sick to death' of dwarfism abuse

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/10/2022 - 00:18
A Paralympic swimmer calls for people's support to end the ridiculing of people with dwarfism.

Cost of living: 'I do struggle to pay my bills'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/10/2022 - 00:17
"Fuel prices have increased, food prices have increased, rents have increased," says a retired teacher.

Gloucestershire course helps ex-offenders start fitness career

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/10/2022 - 00:16
A college is helping former offenders and recovering addicts achieve qualifications in the fitness industry.

Virgin and O2 users to not face EU roaming charges

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/10/2022 - 00:02
Virgin Media O2 says it will not reintroduce fees for mobile data use and calls in EU countries.

Covid in schools: 'Fresh air will help stop the spread'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/10/2022 - 00:01
Classroom windows are open this winter in line with Covid advice to keep England's schools ventilated.

Energy bills: Fix insulation to tackle cost of heating, PM told

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/10/2022 - 00:00
An industry group is calling for more funding for home improvements to help bring down the cost of heating homes.

The Papers: 'Living with Covid' plan and 5 day isolation support

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 01/09/2022 - 23:54
Several of Monday's papers carry reports on how the UK might navigate the next phase of the pandemic.

Scrap business rates due to energy costs - Labour

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 01/09/2022 - 22:34
A windfall tax on gas and oil producers would help firms struggling with bills, Labour says.

Water safety: Ruthin mum's bid to cut drowning deaths

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 01/09/2022 - 22:13
Leeanne's son Mark died after jumping into a reservoir to cool off on a hot summer day.

Covid: Chester FC and Welsh government 'rule break' talks continue

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 01/09/2022 - 22:08
The club, which straddles the England and Wales border, hosted two games with 2,000-plus crowds.

Venues must have anti-terror measures under government plans

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 01/09/2022 - 18:31
The legal duty has been championed by the mother of Martyn Hett, who was killed in the 2017 Manchester attack.

Barrow great-grandfather marks 10 years of cancer with walking challenge

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 01/09/2022 - 17:59
Ralph White, from Barrow, starts his 10-day challenge 10 days after being discharged from hospital.

Devon police investigate man's claim he helped wife die

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 01/09/2022 - 16:31
The woman, who had been suffering from terminal ovarian cancer, died 23 years ago.

Morrisons scraps 'use by' date on milk in favour of sniff test

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 01/09/2022 - 15:35
The supermarket says a sniff test is a better guide to quality - with 'best before' labels used instead.

Road cordoned off in armed police stand-off in Coventry

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 01/09/2022 - 15:03
A man has refused to come out of a home on Earlsdon Avenue North, police say.

Covid in Scotland: Government 'not contemplating' reducing isolation

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 01/09/2022 - 14:08
It came after a UK government minister backed dropping England's quarantines from seven days to five.

Northern Lights seen over North East England

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 01/09/2022 - 13:58
Sightings of the Aurora Borealis are rare further south than Scotland.

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