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Covid: Cancel developing countries' debt, MPs urge

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/26/2021 - 02:51
A committee says the pandemic is increasing hardship and food insecurity among the world's poor.

Co-op and Morrisons see queues over payments outage

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/26/2021 - 01:54
The supermarket chains confirmed that an ongoing issue is affecting payments processing in some stores.

Poor whites in 'left behind' towns miss out on uni

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/26/2021 - 01:02
Watchdog warns of low university chances for white working youths in former industrial towns.

Coronavirus: EU to tighten vaccine exports amid row with AstraZeneca

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/26/2021 - 00:50
The EU says it is unacceptable that AstraZeneca is cutting the number of pledged vaccine doses.

Facebook News feature launches in UK

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/26/2021 - 00:30
The UK is the second market - after the US - to get Facebook's latest news feature.

Scientists address myths over large-scale tree planting

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/26/2021 - 00:29
Scientists propose 10 golden rules for restoring forests to maximise benefits for the planet.

Chris Grayling leads MPs' charge to save hedgehogs

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/26/2021 - 00:27
Ex-cabinet minister wants "Britain's favourite animal" to get same protections as bats and badgers.

Inside the hospital: ‘Among all the doom and gloom there’s positives’

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/26/2021 - 00:22
Despite the strains on the system, there is still kindness and new life in NHS hospitals.

Brexit parcel price shock: 'I had to pay £30 for a gift'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/26/2021 - 00:22
It's not just shoppers facing surprise costs when EU parcels arrive, but what is behind the charges?

The Papers: Quarantine hotels plan and holidays 'under threat'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/25/2021 - 23:41
The front pages focus on proposals to force some arrivals to the UK to self-isolate in hotels.

Covid: Shut schools 'like systematic neglect' to disadvantaged pupils

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/25/2021 - 22:56
A Cardiff head teacher says keeping schools closed affects disadvantaged pupils most severely.

How Brexit shapes views on Scottish independence

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/25/2021 - 22:52
Sir John Curtice looks at whether a future Yes vote in Scotland could be boosted by the UK leaving the EU.

Extra £50m pledged for virus-hit grassroots sport

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/25/2021 - 22:31
An extra £50m is being directed towards grassroots sport after a "significant hit" to activity levels amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Islington stabbing: Teenager dies, man arrested

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/25/2021 - 20:32
The teenage boy dies on a street in Islington despite aid from paramedics and the air ambulance.

Covid: Hays Travel to close 89 shops as lockdown delays 'bounce back'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/25/2021 - 20:17
The third national lockdown and travel ban meant the travel firm "had to act", a spokeswoman says.

RAF veteran Stanley Booker, 98, awarded Legion D'Honneur

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/25/2021 - 20:06
Stanley Booker endured "brutal interrogations" at the hands of the Nazis during World War Two.

Covid: 'Not a moment to ease measures,' says Matt Hancock

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/25/2021 - 19:44
The health secretary says it is "difficult" to put a timeline on when England's lockdown will be lifted.

Jenners: Building's owner says store 'will remain' despite Frasers move

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/25/2021 - 19:35
The building's owner vows it will continue as a department store despite the departure of current tenant, the House of Fraser.

Libby Squire murder trial: Accused's behaviour 'frightening'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/25/2021 - 18:58
Pawel Relowicz, who denies killing Libby Squire, tells jurors he "has a problem" with voyeurism.

Hancock: 'Difficult to put timeline on exiting lockdown'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/25/2021 - 18:53
The health secretary says lifting restrictions can only happen when the "facts on the ground" show it is safe.

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