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We are governing via fear, says leading northern Tory Jake Berry

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/18/2020 - 14:20
Jake Berry tells Nick Robinson the prime minister must give people living under strict Covid curbs "hope".

School staff 'broken' by England's late Covid test plan

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/18/2020 - 14:15
Last minute plans for mass testing in England's secondary schools to be run by teachers anger staff.

Coronavirus: UK R number back above one

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/18/2020 - 14:10
Office for National Statistics figures suggest one in every 95 people in England has the virus.

'Psycho' jailed for life for murdering wife and daughter

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/18/2020 - 13:55
Marcin Zdun stabbed Aneta and Nikoleta Zdun to death in Salisbury in June.

Tesco fined £500,000 over child's electric shock in Bracknell store

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/18/2020 - 13:21
The child suffered a small burn and chest pains when they were hurt at a Tesco store in Bracknell.

Boris Johnson: 'Keep it short, kept it small' this Christmas

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/18/2020 - 13:11
The prime minister urges people to think carefully about how they meet people over the festive period.

Christmas post delays blamed on 'high demand'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/18/2020 - 12:55
Fears remain over Christmas deliveries as online shopping balloons amid Covid restrictions.

Meghan settles case over Archie photos with Splash UK agency

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/18/2020 - 12:51
The Duchess of Sussex took legal action against a news agency that photographed her and her son.

Christmas star: Planets set to align in the night sky

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/18/2020 - 12:41
Jupiter and Saturn - the Solar System's largest planets - are set to cross paths in the night sky.

Coronavirus: Head teacher says school testing plan 'feels a bit like Dad's Army'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/18/2020 - 10:35
Head teacher Simon Uttley says coronavirus testing plan in schools 'feels a bit like Dad's Army'

Chickens culled after bird flu confirmed in Orkney

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/18/2020 - 10:09
A six-mile control zone is set up and other birds are culled on a farm on the island of Sanday.

Trapped Cornwall beach walkers found by phone torch lights

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/18/2020 - 10:05
The pair had been exploring beach caves when they realised the tide had cut off their exit.

London's Bow Street Police Station to be turned into museum

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/18/2020 - 10:02
Famous faces including Oscar Wilde and Sylvia Pankhurst once passed through the doors of Bow Street.

Covid: Millions prepare for tougher restrictions amid rising cases

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/18/2020 - 09:39
Toughest measures facing 38 million people in England, while Northern Ireland announces tough new lockdown.

Grace Millane murder: Killer loses conviction appeal bid

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/18/2020 - 09:36
The family of the backpacker who was killed in New Zealand say they are "pleased" with the court's verdict.

Covid-19: Northern Ireland 'returning to sustained lockdown of March'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/18/2020 - 09:34
Even tighter restrictions will be in place for a week from Boxing Day, with shops closed and no gatherings allowed between 20:00 and 06:00.

Heavy rain is expected to cause flooding in parts of Wales

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/18/2020 - 09:30
Amber and yellow rain warnings are in place and flood alerts issued across south and west Wales.

Coronavirus: Minister Nick Gibb sets out testing plans for secondary schools

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/18/2020 - 08:45
Schools minister Nick Gibb sets out Covid-19 testing plans for secondary schools.

Sir Paul McCartney: Glastonbury would be a 'superspreader'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/18/2020 - 08:07
Former Beatle McCartney thinks the Worthy Farm event is unlikely to take place again next year.

Pre-Christmas lockdown restrictions hit retail sales

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 12/18/2020 - 07:54
Sales fell by 3.8% last month, bringing to an end a six-month streak of rising trade.

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