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Cladding: Extra cash to deal with crisis expected to be announced

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/10/2021 - 02:44
The housing secretary will make a statement later, as thousands face huge bills for safety renovations.

One in 10 teens in UK has tried hard drugs

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/10/2021 - 01:16
A study of 20,000 young people finds a third have used cannabis and half admit to binge-drinking.

Life on the Covid front line as a hospital porter

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/10/2021 - 01:07
Newsbeat's been given access to the front line of the pandemic at Harrogate District Hospital.

Covid-19 parosmia: 'Public toilets smell nice to me now'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/10/2021 - 00:52
NHS dietician Victoria says that since she had Covid-19, things that normally taste and smell nice are repulsive but loos smell good.

'Revealing' the unseen virus on film

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/10/2021 - 00:20
Nicola Muirhead's manipulated photos capture the isolation of living with the pandemic.

Fake Covid videos 'will cost lives'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/10/2021 - 00:16
Sima Kotecha follows the origins of a 'dangerous' viral video about a false Covid-19 treatment.

The woman who live-tweets inquests

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/10/2021 - 00:16
George Julian live-tweets inquests of people with learning disabilities and autism.

Romance fraud on rise in coronavirus lockdown

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/10/2021 - 00:15
Authorities warn about the scams criminals employ ahead of Valentine's Day.

Beer and pub leaders plead for reopening date after sales halve in 2020

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/10/2021 - 00:09
The industry shows the government a "roadmap to recovery" as it waits for a reopening date.

Putting councils 'in the driving seat' would save £1.6bn, says report

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/10/2021 - 00:04
Centralising responsibility for social care would risk disruption, a council-commissioned report says.

Joanna Cherry hits out at 'unprecedented turmoil' in SNP

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/10/2021 - 00:03
The MP writes about issues in her party a week after being sacked from the Westminster frontbench.

Newspaper headlines: 'Travel crackdown' and cash for cladding crisis

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 02/09/2021 - 23:55
The news that travellers to England could face up to 10 years in jail if they lie about high-risk journeys leads many of Wednesday's papers.

Repayments for delayed Edinburgh children's hospital to increase

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 02/09/2021 - 23:09
Remedial work on the delayed Sick Kids hospital in Edinburgh has triggered the hike in maintenance fees.

Covid: 'Care home residents have to be living, not just existing'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 02/09/2021 - 23:09
Families are telling the Scottish government: "It's time to let us in" as visiting guidelines are reviewed.

Covid: 'While I was in hospital I lost my daughter-in-law'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 02/09/2021 - 22:54
Betty Tovey, 94, was at a field hospital in Llanelli when her relative died with coronavirus.

Free school meals in Wales: Labour backbenchers blast snub

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 02/09/2021 - 22:53
A budget amendment would have seen free school meals extended to families receiving Universal Credit.

Inside a Covid field hospital: Llanelli patients and staff share their stories

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 02/09/2021 - 22:53
Patients and staff describe what it's like to be cared for, and work, in a field hospital.

Covid: The baby bank helping families living in poverty

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 02/09/2021 - 22:46
Around 34% of children under five are living below the poverty line, according to a baby bank charity.

Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney: Hollywood duo complete Wrexham takeover

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 02/09/2021 - 22:38
Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s takeover of National League club Wrexham is finalised.

Men 'exposed themselves' on Mexborough school's Zoom lesson

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 02/09/2021 - 22:04
The men appeared on screen during a Zoom class supposed to be with an author, a parent says.

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