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Buckingham Palace thief jailed for stealing medals and photos

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 10:13
Former Buckingham Palace catering Adamo Canto attempted to sell some items on eBay, a court hears.

Schools closed 'with heaviest of hearts' says Gove

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 10:08
The Cabinet Office minister says alternative assessments are being drawn up as exams are cancelled.

Government offers firms new grants to survive lockdown

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 10:05
Businesses in retail, hospitality and leisure will receive new grants to help them keep afloat.

Champagne puts fizz in Morrisons' Christmas sales

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 10:00
The supermarket saw strong trading over the key Christmas period, with a jump in sales of salmon too.

Covid: Wales' school closures has 'grave consequences for children'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 09:53
School leaders and politicians question whether the two-week classroom closure is enough.

Medics appeal for more to get higher level PPE

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 09:41
The group want staff to be given the type of high-quality masks usually only worn in intensive care.

Conjoined twins Marieme and Ndeye settling at Cardiff school

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 06:54
It's been a "Herculean achievement" for Marieme and Ndeye, who survived against the odds.

Covid: Old bikes given a new life for lockdown cyclists

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 06:52
A couple converts old bikes into low-cost electric ones in a bid to get people into the saddle.

Covid-19: ‘One of the worst shifts of my life – it’s overwhelming’

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 06:43
How NHS nurses and doctors are struggling to cope with Covid as cases continue to rise in England.

Covid: England and Scotland begin new lockdowns as cases rise

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 04:18
The PM warns the "hardest weeks" are ahead as schools close and stay-at-home orders are issued.

Bedfordshire flooding: Life 'upended' at 680-year-old cottage

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 01:56
Gordon Garon, 78, faces months of upheaval at his water-damaged 680-year-old cottage.

Supermarket websites feel the strain of new lockdown

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 01:47
Shoppers rush to secure online delivery slots as demand surges following news of another lockdown.

Horse mounting block is 2,000-year-old Roman relic

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 01:35
Auctioneers are appealing to the public to help them work out how it arrived in a Wiltshire garden.

Live music sector needs a 'restart date', the government is told

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 01:01
Festivals will need government assistance to get "back on their feet", says trade body UK Music.

Strangling: Calls for a new non-fatal strangulation offence

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 00:55
There is to be a fresh move to make non-fatal strangulation a specific criminal offence.

BBC Sound of 2021: Berwyn's breakthrough songs of 'blood, sweat and tears'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 00:49
Trinidad-born Berwyn's songs about heartache and homelessness earn third place on the talent list.

UK 'cannot duck' post-Covid inequalities

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 00:40
A growing divide over education, jobs, and ethnicity threaten the fabric of society, says Nobel laureate's study.

Schools to close and exams facing axe in England

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 00:09
Lockdown measures will see schools closed until half term, and GCSEs and A-levels unable to go ahead as normal.

Scotland's 'stay at home' order comes into force

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 00:00
Strict new Covid-19 restrictions come into force in Scotland, prohibiting people from leaving their homes.

Newspaper headlines: 'Lockdown 3' and 'race to vaccinate vulnerable'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/04/2021 - 23:51
A new lockdown in England dominates Tuesday's front pages, as the PM orders everyone to stay at home.

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