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Alison Lapper's son Parys died of 'accidental overdose'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 01/14/2021 - 14:03
Inquest heard Parys Lapper, 19, whose mother posed for a sculpture while pregnant, was 'not ready to be helped'.

Covid-19: Laptops donations 'a lifesaver and life-changing'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 01/14/2021 - 13:58
Schools and businesses have been providing laptops to help students who have no devices with home learning.

'Everybody can join in a sea shanty'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 01/14/2021 - 13:51
A Scottish postie has seen his live of sea shanties take off on TikTok.

Patel: No new Covid rules 'today or tomorrow'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 01/14/2021 - 13:44
The home secretary says her focus is on enforcement but doesn't rule out tougher restrictions next week.

Covid-19: Surge leaves key hospital services 'in crisis'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 01/14/2021 - 13:20
England's cancer, critical care, A&E and routine treatments all hit as hospitals accommodate virus patients.

Bitcoin: Newport man's plea to find £210m hard drive in tip

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 01/14/2021 - 13:14
James Howells threw away a hard drive containing bitcoin - now worth £210m - by mistake in 2013.

Covid: Two drivers die in virus-hit refuse teams in Milton Keynes

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 01/14/2021 - 10:48
Some waste collections are suspended due to the spread of coronavirus among refuse staff.

Andy Murray tests positive for coronavirus

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 01/14/2021 - 10:21
Andy Murray is still hopeful of playing in the Australian Open despite not travelling to Melbourne after testing positive for coronavirus.

Covid: Hospitals in Wales' hardest-hit area pause urgent surgery

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 01/14/2021 - 10:01
Urgent procedures like cancer surgery postponed in one health board due to a rise in Covid patients.

Covid: Infections levelling off in some areas - scientist

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 01/14/2021 - 09:30
A further 1,564 deaths were recorded on Wednesday - the biggest daily total since the pandemic began.

Covid-19: NI Executive to meet over international traveller testing

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 01/14/2021 - 09:27
Ministers will consider plans to make international arrivals into NI produce a negative Covid test.

Covid-19: Past infection 'may protect for five months' and fight on to save gig venues

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 01/14/2021 - 08:17
Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Thursday morning.

Joanna Borucka: International search for man over suitcase death

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 01/14/2021 - 07:59
Homicide detectives believe Petras Zalynas could be in Germany having fled the UK.

Tesco sees record Christmas sales as shoppers 'treat themselves'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 01/14/2021 - 07:58
The supermarket giant says customers chose "to treat themselves" as much of the UK was locked down.

How RuPaul's Drag Race UK faced Covid challenge

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 01/14/2021 - 07:08
The queens of season two discuss coronavirus shutting production down, and how life changed for their drag.

Covid-19: Guide dog delays like 'losing eyesight all over again'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 01/14/2021 - 06:19
A blind social media star could wait years for a new guide dog due to delays linked to the pandemic.

Covid-19: High Street chemists start vaccinations in England

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 01/14/2021 - 04:07
Six chemists have been chosen initially, with 200 more offering vaccinations in the next fortnight.

Coronavirus: Government's rough sleeping strategy 'out of step'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 01/14/2021 - 01:52
Boris Johnson pledged to end rough sleeping by 2024, but a watchdog says plans need reviewing post-Covid.

Covid-19: Packed hospitals raised death risk by 20%

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 01/14/2021 - 01:07
One in three trusts in England was running above safe levels of bed occupancy by the end of 2020.

Past Covid-19 infection may provide 'months of immunity'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 01/14/2021 - 01:05
But researchers warn there is still a risk of catching and passing the virus on to others.

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