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Scotland's papers: Army leads vaccine rollout and 'patchy supplies'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/18/2021 - 08:29
Monday's papers report on the role of troops in the vaccination drive and concerns over supplies.

Covid-19: Over-70s vaccination begins in England, and UK travel corridors close

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/18/2021 - 07:50
Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Monday morning.

Radiohead: School band demo up for auction

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/18/2021 - 07:17
The five members of Radiohead met at school in Abingdon and formed a band called On A Friday.

Mental health crisis patients 'waited eight hours' at emergency departments

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/18/2021 - 06:24
Nearly 20% of Emergency Department mental health assessment waiting time targets have been breached since 2017.

'I was spat at working as a paramedic'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/18/2021 - 06:24
Paramedics have faced a challenging time over the past year, and call on people to follow rules.

Army to set up 80 new vaccine centres in Scotland

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/18/2021 - 04:56
Soldiers from the Royal Army Medical Corps and Royal Scots Dragoon Guards are involved in the effort.

Covid-19: Vaccination rollout begins for over-70s in England

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/18/2021 - 04:13
The move comes as 10 new mass vaccination hubs open in England, and the UK's travel corridors close.

Covid: UK closes all travel corridors until at least 15 February

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/18/2021 - 04:00
Passengers, whether by boat, train or plane, must show proof of a negative Covid test to be allowed in.

London Ambulance Service: 'We take thousands of calls every day - it's tough'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/18/2021 - 01:37
Ambulance service staff in London explain the unique pressures of working during a pandemic.

Brexit: 'Putting UK, not GB, delayed my fish for 24 hours'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/18/2021 - 01:10
New trading rules are causing problems for some firms, creating backlogs and uncertainty.

Who's exempt from wearing masks?: 'I'm scared of abuse for not wearing one'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/18/2021 - 01:03
At the moment, there's no official way to prove you don't have to wear a face covering

BT faces £600m lawsuit over 'historic overcharging'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/18/2021 - 00:39
A group of pensioners is accusing BT of "historic" excessive pricing of landlines.

Kori, nine, says transplant gives him 'another chance at life'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/18/2021 - 00:15
Kori, from Ripley in Derbyshire, was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome.

Racism in education: How truth pages helped students fight back

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/18/2021 - 00:04
'Truth pages', where students share their experiences of racism, have snowballed on social media since the killing of George Floyd.

The Papers: 'Hope in the post' as '5 million more offered jab'

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 01/17/2021 - 23:53
Monday's papers focus on news that over-70s in England will be invited to get a Covid jab this week.

Universal Credit: Labour presses PM for action ahead of benefit vote

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 01/17/2021 - 23:19
Labour calls on Boris Johnson to give millions a "helping hand" by extending £20 Universal Credit uplift.

Manchester bombing: Youngest victim 'could have survived with better first aid'

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 01/17/2021 - 22:18
A report commissioned by the family of Saffie-Rose Roussos says she received inadequate first aid.

Covid: Ambulance service still 'under extreme pressure'

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 01/17/2021 - 22:11
The Welsh Ambulance Service boss warns that difficult weeks lie ahead in Covid-19 fight.

Covid tracked - and how it embedded in rural Wales

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 01/17/2021 - 22:00
Clusters of deaths from Covid in the first pandemic wave showed up in rural parts of Wales unexpectedly.

Covid: People broke lockdown rules in 200-mile drive to see friends

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 01/17/2021 - 19:59
Drivers from Scotland and Portsmouth caught breaking lockdown rules in north Wales.

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