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FTSE 100 chief executives 'earn average salary within 3 days'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/06/2021 - 00:12
FTSE 100 chiefs will on Wednesday already have earned more this year than the average workers' annual wage.

Parents and students react to school closures in England

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/06/2021 - 00:07
Parents spoke to the BBC after Monday's announcement about school closures in England.

Coronavirus: Arrivals in UK could soon need negative test

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/06/2021 - 00:07
The government says it is considering the move to prevent the virus spreading "across the UK border".

UK new car registrations in 2020 sink to 30-year low

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/06/2021 - 00:00
New 2020 car registrations sink to a 30-year low and see biggest one-year drop since the Second World War

Newspaper headlines: 'Tough curbs for months' and '1 in 50 have virus'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 23:39
Wednesday's front pages focus on "stark" infection rates in England, and the vaccination programme.

ROI to ask British travellers for negative Covid test

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 23:06
Travellers in to the Republic from Britain will be required to produce a negative Covid test.

Covid in Scotland: How do you hold an election during lockdown?

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 23:05
Scotland is due to go to the polls in May - although the election is likely to be very different than usual.

Covid-19: 'Everything seems empty' after nurse's death

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 21:33
Colin Purnell lost his partner of 25 years, Bristol nurse Rob Healey, to coronavirus in December.

Colin Bell: Manchester City great dies aged 74

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 21:10
Former Manchester City and England midfielder Colin Bell dies aged 74 after a short illness, the Premier League club announces.

Covid-19: UK daily coronavirus cases top 60,000 for first time

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 20:57
Roughly one in 50 people in England has got the virus, Prof Chris Whitty says.

Why did schools reopen for a day and other lockdown questions

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 19:56
Unanswered questions remain about why some services can open that couldn't in the first lockdown.

Knife killer brought to justice for 1994 Manchester stabbing

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 19:33
Advances in DNA recovery and analysis matched Geoffrey Strike to the fatal stabbing, a court hears.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer backs England lockdown

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 19:01
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer spoke of the need to continue vaccination efforts during lockdown.

Covid: Sir Keir Starmer calls for 'round the clock' vaccinations

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 19:00
In a TV address, Labour's leader says millions of doses need to be given each week by the end of January.

BBC to put lessons on TV during lockdown

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 18:54
BBC Two and CBBC will show content for primary and secondary pupils to watch without the internet.

Covid-19: PM says 1.3m in the UK have been vaccinated

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 18:35
The PM says the government is using "every second of this lockdown to put that invisible shield around the vulnerable".

Professor Chris Whitty defends vaccine rollout decision

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 18:11
Professor Chris Whitty said extending the dosage gap would "double the number of people vaccinated."

1.3 million in UK have had their Covid vaccine

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 18:06
That includes some of the most vulnerable patients who should soon have "significant" protection against the virus.

Topshop's flagship Oxford Street store up for sale

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 17:58
The famous building on London's Oxford Street has been put on the market by administrators.

TV shows, films, books and music to help you through another lockdown

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 17:56
From escapist dramas to a Covid-secure dating show, find entertainment to get you through winter.

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