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Covid vaccines extremely safe, finds UK regulator

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/05/2021 - 14:41
Almost all the side-effects of the two vaccines being used in the UK are mild and expected, says MHRA.

Weather warnings for snow, ice and floods in place across Britain

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/05/2021 - 14:38
Amber alerts for snow cover northern Scotland until Saturday and south-east England on Sunday.

NI Covid deaths fall after record high

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/05/2021 - 14:18
The death toll since the start of the pandemic stands at 2,448, according to NI's statistics agency.

Covid-19: Avoid 'setting dates' for lifting lockdown, scientist warns

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/05/2021 - 14:16
Leaders should not be "driven by a calendar", says a scientist advising the government.

Louise Smith murder: Shane Mays' sentence increase bid refused

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/05/2021 - 14:15
The Court of Appeal dismisses a claim that Shane Mays' 25-year minimum jail term is too lenient.

Jackie Weaver on what happened in 'that' viral parish council meeting

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/05/2021 - 13:42
Jackie Weaver tells Anita Rani on Woman's Hour, how she kept her cool during the Handforth Parish Council.

Storm Callum: Carmarthenshire landslide 'swept dancer away'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/05/2021 - 13:09
Corey Sharpling, 21, was "engulfed in earth and trees" in Carmarthenshire in 2018, an inquest hears.

GameStop frenzy prompts Hedges-Stocks viral surname mix-up

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/05/2021 - 12:59
Zoah Hedges-Stocks says she knows more about privet hedges than speculating on the stock market.

Scaramanga Silk: Unknown DJ's debut record sells for £30,000

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/05/2021 - 10:50
Scaramanga Silk thought it was "a wind-up" - and nobody knows who the buyer is. So what happened?

Special needs and Covid: 'For some social distance goes out the window'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/05/2021 - 10:48
Government rules say children with more complex needs are entitled to school full time, but not all are there.

Chaotic Handforth Parish Council meeting goes viral

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/05/2021 - 10:25
The meeting descends into chaos with Twitter users likening it to a hit drama series.

PM's minority adviser Samuel Kasumu offered to quit over 'division'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/05/2021 - 10:24
Samuel Kasumu resigned citing "unbearable tension" in Downing Street, but later changed his mind.

Bring-your-own-Biro local elections to go ahead in May

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/05/2021 - 10:23
In one Covid-secure change, voters will be asked to bring their own pen or pencil to mark ballots.

Scotland's papers: Vaccine rollout and hospital locked down

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/05/2021 - 09:30
The Covid vaccine rollout and police incident at Crosshouse hospital make the front pages of Scotland's papers.

Covid-19: Minister defends UK hotel quarantine plan

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/05/2021 - 09:00
The government is in talks with hotels to secure thousands of rooms for new quarantine rules from 15 February.

Energy prices to rise for millions of households

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/05/2021 - 08:38
The average customer on a default tariff is likely to see their annual bill increase by £96 in April.

Euston tunnel protest: Bailiffs reach HS2 activists 'locked' in tunnel

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/05/2021 - 08:06
Protesters say there are nine people inside the network of tunnels they have dug near Euston station.

Gosport hospital deaths: Families 'need Hillsborough-style inquests'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/05/2021 - 06:17
Families of people who died after being given powerful drugs want inquests with a judge and jury.

Scottish independence: What is behind the shake-up in No 10?

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/05/2021 - 04:56
Staff changes are a sign of the nervousness around the matter of Scottish independence.

Covid-19: Pub closures 'will waste 87 million pints of beer'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/05/2021 - 04:50
That's enough liquid to fill 20 Olympic swimming pools - or many, many thousands of baths.

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