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Boris Johnson asked by MP: 'Why is there no sign language interpreter in briefing room?'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/14/2021 - 14:03
Labour MP Vicky Foxcroft asks Boris Johnson about the lack of a sign language interpreter in his briefing room.

Covid in Scotland: Virus no longer leading cause of death

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/14/2021 - 13:43
National Records of Scotland figures say the virus was ranked fifth in March, behind cancer and dementia.

Banbury couple 'starved millionaire to death to steal his fortune'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/14/2021 - 13:26
A vulnerable recluse was killed by his tenants to steal part of his £3.5m estate, a court hears.

Grandad, 80, wins EuroMillions prize after forgetting glasses

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/14/2021 - 13:06
Denis Fawsitt could not see his regular numbers, so asked for a lucky dip instead and won £116,124.

Covid test firm cuts price amid criticism over cost

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/14/2021 - 12:41
Travel trade group Abta warns that the cost of testing is still a "significant restriction" for people.

James Dyson says Brexit has given him 'freedom'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/14/2021 - 12:34
Sir James Dyson defends moving his firm's headquarters to Singapore and says Dyson is a British firm.

UK troops expected to leave Afghanistan by September

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/14/2021 - 11:38
US personnel will also go, despite Afghan warnings of civil war if international forces withdraw.

Brewers welcome return to trading after lockdown

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/14/2021 - 11:17
Brewers around Yorkshire and North East Lincolnshire say business is slowly gaining momentum again.

Oldham gang jailed for £160k supermarket thefts

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/14/2021 - 10:51
The gang mainly targeted Asda stores, stealing perfume, thousands of nappies and razor blades.

Endometriosis: Bride-to-be 'pleading' for hysterectomy aged 23

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/14/2021 - 09:00
A young woman with endometriosis says surgery is being refused due to her age and childless status.

Coronavirus: NI driving lessons and tests may resume

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/14/2021 - 06:41
BBC News NI speaks to young people excited at the prospect of sitting their driving tests.

Prince Philip: Derby plane flown by duke to be restored

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/14/2021 - 06:22
Derby Aero Club says it hopes to offer the plane to people completing the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.

County lines gang 'recruited teen in 80 minutes via Snapchat'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/14/2021 - 06:13
A boy tells how he replied to an advert on Snapchat and was groomed to sell drugs at the age of 14.

Wales' woodlands 'facing catastrophe'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/14/2021 - 06:09
The Woodland Trust says this could mean "disaster" for wildlife, including birds, insects and fungi.

Covid: Every adult is vaccinated in Fair Isle, the UK's remotest island community

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/14/2021 - 06:08
Fair Isle is one of the UK's most remote communities - but every adult has now had a second vaccine.

Pontypool mum 'robbed of life' by 'late' cancer diagnosis

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/14/2021 - 06:06
Justine Jianikos has terminal cancer which was only spotted after it had spread, she says.

Mary Agyapong: Pregnant nurse’s family yet to get GoFundMe money

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/14/2021 - 01:54
More than £186,000 was raised on a GoFundMe page set up after Mary Agyapong died with Covid-19.

'Mix and match' UK Covid vaccine trial expanded

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/14/2021 - 01:18
Using different shots for the first and second doses might give better protection, say experts.

Newspaper headlines: 'Sleazy access' in lobbying row and 'thirst in the queue'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/14/2021 - 00:14
The papers cover new revelations over David Cameron's lobbying and the easing of virus restrictions.

Newquay is hottest sellers' market, says Rightmove

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/14/2021 - 00:09
Online property portal names Cornish surfing town as place where properties sell fastest.

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