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Covid-19: Gym operator to turn sites into vaccination centres

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/12/2021 - 17:58
PureGym says the first vaccination centre in one of its buildings could open "in a matter of days".

Covid-19: Patel 'will back police against rule breakers'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/12/2021 - 17:48
The home secretary says police officers are "now moving more quickly to issue fines where people are clearly breaching coronavirus regulations".

Covid-19: Police 'risking own lives', and food parcels criticised

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/12/2021 - 17:47
Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Tuesday evening.

Covid: Are we following the government's stay-at-home message?

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/12/2021 - 17:04
The government is urging us to stay at home during the lockdown but are we?

Covid: Couple fined for seven-mile trip to care home

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/12/2021 - 16:58
Police said the trip to the 94-year-old's care home broke lockdown rules.

Free school meals 'replaced with poverty picnic,' says Jack Monroe

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/12/2021 - 16:53
Food poverty campaigner and chef Jack Monroe is shocked at food parcels sent to children on free school meals in England while in lockdown.

Libby Squire murder trial: Student 'raped and dumped in river'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/12/2021 - 16:10
Libby Squire's remains were found in the Humber Estuary almost seven weeks after she went missing.

Irish government to apologise over mother-and-baby homes

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/12/2021 - 16:02
Taoiseach Micheál Martin says the findings of the report are a "shocking and difficult read".

Tesco, Asda and Waitrose ban shoppers without face masks

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/12/2021 - 15:57
It follows similar moves by Morrisons and Sainsbury's, but those with medical reasons will be exempt.

Covid-19 deaths pass 5,000 mark in Wales

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/12/2021 - 15:53
Cwm Taf Morgannwg saw the highest number of weekly deaths and the highest number since April.

Reading stabbings: Father demands answers on Saadallah freedom

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/12/2021 - 15:46
The father of a Reading terror attack victim asks why the killer was not considered a danger.

Free school meals: Rashford raises concerns after parcels outcry

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/12/2021 - 15:35
Marcus Rashford says "we must do better" after raising concerns about free school meals packages.

Sonic boom heard over eastern England as RAF escorts civilian aircraft

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/12/2021 - 15:29
A Typhoon aircraft "safely escorts" a civilian aircraft to Stansted Airport, an RAF spokesman says.

Tuam: 'I need to know what happened to my brothers'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/12/2021 - 15:24
Anna Corrigan's family story was central to bringing the Tuam babies scandal to worldwide attention.

Edinburgh Woollen Mill rescue deal to save 2,500 jobs

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/12/2021 - 15:22
Investors have agreed a deal to save the chain, along with Ponden Home and Bonmarché.

Covid-19: Liverpool facing 'tsunami' of virus infections

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/12/2021 - 15:16
The steep rise in coronavirus cases prompts calls to set up a mass vaccination hub in the city.

Brexit: Five surprising consequences

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/12/2021 - 14:56
Confiscated ham sandwiches, delayed Scottish salmon and other fallout from the new regime.

Covid in Scotland: Lockdown lifting 'unlikely' as deaths pass 5,000

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/12/2021 - 13:42
Scotland's first minister says the current restrictions are "very unlikely" to be lifted at the end of the month.

WhatsApp users flock to rival message platforms

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/12/2021 - 13:15
Millions have signed up to Signal and Telegram after WhatsApp announced a change to its terms.

Covid: 2020 saw most excess deaths since World War Two

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/12/2021 - 13:00
Last year saw 697,000 deaths registered in the UK - 14% above what would be expected.

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