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Covid-19: UK coronavirus deaths pass 70,000

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/25/2020 - 18:14
A further 570 deaths are reported on Christmas Day, as confirmed cases rise by 32,725.

Queen's Christmas speech: 'You are not alone'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/25/2020 - 15:50
She says that while all many people want is "a squeeze of the hand", there is "hope in the new dawn".

LadBaby bags third straight Christmas number one

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/25/2020 - 15:50
The charitable sausage roll singer is now on a par with The Beatles and the Spice Girls.

UK flooding: Nine people and three dogs rescued from floods in Harrold

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/25/2020 - 14:55
Police contact more than 1,300 properties along the River Great Ouse as flood waters rise.

Kent lorry chaos: Thousands of lorry drivers spend Christmas in cabs

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/25/2020 - 14:09
Hundreds of military personnel have been deployed to help clear the backlog of about 5,000 lorries.

'Despite Covid, why 2020 was the best year of my life'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/25/2020 - 10:57
People talk about why their 2020 was one to remember, despite everything.

UK white Christmas declared after overnight snow

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/25/2020 - 10:15
"We've just had official confirmation that this Christmas is a white one!" the Met Office tweets.

Covid-19: Youngest stroke patient's 'Christmas miracle'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/25/2020 - 08:06
Omar Taylor says it feels like a miracle that he is alive to celebrate Christmas with his family.

Mam Tor Christmas marriage proposal photographed by chance

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/25/2020 - 08:06
A marriage proposal is caught by a keen photographer who was walking in the Peak District.

Covid-19: Sandringham Royal Family fans left 'disappointed'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/25/2020 - 08:06
About 5,000 people usually spend their Christmas morning watching the Royal Family arrive at church - but not this year.

Covid: Celebrating London's 2020 pandemic 'heroes'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/25/2020 - 08:06
A look back at some of the many Londoners who made a difference during this difficult year.

Coronavirus: The students who can't go home for Christmas

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/25/2020 - 08:05
Many students have faced the dilemma this year of whether to spend Christmas with their families.

Rob Burrow: Rugby League legend's year living with MND

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/25/2020 - 07:51
The Rugby League legend looks back on a year of challenges since his motor neurone disease diagnosis.

Christmas: Baby Harri and family celebrate after cancer recovery

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/25/2020 - 06:59
Two years after being diagnosed with leukaemia, baby Harri celebrating a cancer-free Christmas.

Covid-19: US imposes tests on UK airline passengers

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/25/2020 - 06:16
The new rule will begin on 28 December amid concerns over the new variant of coronavirus.

Brexit: EU diplomats to get trade deal briefing

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/25/2020 - 03:31
MPs are waiting to see the full text of the agreement ahead of a vote in Parliament on 30 December.

Covid: Heroic response praised in religious leaders' Christmas messages

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/25/2020 - 02:31
Religious leaders reflect on the impact of the pandemic - as well as people's responses.

Covid in Scotland: Rules relaxed to allow mixing at Christmas

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/25/2020 - 02:18
People will be allowed to mix indoors for 24 hours instead of the original five-day plan.

Christmas: The mail order pioneer who started a billion-pound industry

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/25/2020 - 00:38
How a 19th Century draper "set up a company similar to Amazon" and created a billion pound industry.

Bridgerton: Everything you need to know about the Netflix drama

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/25/2020 - 00:36
The period drama, which launches on Christmas Day, is based on the best-selling romance novels.

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