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New Year Honours 2022: NI health chief, children's author and sport stars on list

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/31/2021 - 22:29
Richard Pengelly, Oliver Jeffers and Paralympian Bethany Firth are among NI recipients.

Blair becomes 'Sir Tony' and joins top royal order

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/31/2021 - 22:29
Tony Blair, the Duchess of Cornwall, and Baroness Amos are appointed to the Order of the Garter.

Covid-19: Visiting restrictions tightened as Covid cases surge

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/31/2021 - 19:04
The Belfast Health Trust says the measures are due to continued pressures on hospitals and staff.

Tracy Beaker star Dani Harmer 'fine' after hospital drama during panto

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/31/2021 - 18:43
Heavily pregnant Dani Harmer says she's fine after leaving Cinderella mid-performance.

Covid in Scotland: Three quarters of adults have had booster jabs

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/31/2021 - 18:13
By 30 December, 77% of eligible adults and young people had received Covid-19 booster vaccinations.

Objections to Charlotte Church Elan Valley wellness retreat

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/31/2021 - 17:06
Highways officials raised concern over access to the development at Laura Ashley's former home.

Covid booster 88% effective against hospital treatment with Omicron

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/31/2021 - 16:27
UK health officials said the latest data reinforces the importance of getting a third dose.

Warmest New Year's Eve recorded in Somerset ushers in 2022

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/31/2021 - 16:16
Temperatures reached 15.8C in Somerset earlier and are expected to continue to rise across England.

Virginia Giuffre: Prince Andrew accuser seeks evidence he could not sweat

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/31/2021 - 14:55
Lawyers for Virginia Giuffre call on the royal to submit medical reports to a New York court.

Arthur Labinjo-Hughes: Review ordered into killers' jail terms

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/31/2021 - 14:48
The sentences given to Arthur Labinjo-Hughes' killers were too lenient, the attorney general says.

Covid-19: One death and 7,215 new cases in Northern Ireland

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/31/2021 - 14:15
The figure is the highest number of daily cases reported in NI since the start of the pandemic.

London teen homicides: Boy's stabbing is record 30th killing

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/31/2021 - 14:11
Two fatal attacks mean the number of teenage homicides has passed a previous peak of 29 in 2008.

Paxlovid: UK medicines regulator approves second Covid antiviral pill

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/31/2021 - 14:01
Paxlovid can cut the risk of hospitalisation in vulnerable adults by 89%, a clinical trial suggests.

Murder arrest after woman found stabbed in Cannock

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/31/2021 - 13:52
Lucy Clews is described by her family as a "very special granddaughter, daughter and sister".

London Zoo: 'Cubcam' footage shows newborn rare Sumatran tiger

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/31/2021 - 13:36
The footage shows the first pictures of the rare Sumatran tiger cub when it was born on 12 December.

Scotland's target of 100% electricity generated from renewables missed

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/31/2021 - 13:33
Official figures show gross consumption from renewable sources in Scotland - minus net exports - was 98.6%.

London teen homicides: How killings broke 2008 record

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/31/2021 - 13:27
In 2021, 27 teenagers were stabbed to death, two were shot and one died in an arson attack.

Marine wildlife warning as UK whale sightings rise

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/31/2021 - 13:19
Experts say human activities are disrupting marine wildlife such as orcas, whales and dolphins.

Why do people link hands to sing Auld Lang Syne?

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/31/2021 - 12:59
New research reveals the origin of the new year tradition is connected to freemasonry.

Arrest after violence at Lacock Boxing Day hunt

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/31/2021 - 12:29
A man is held on suspicion of affray following the disorder at the Lacock Hunt in Wiltshire.

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