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Covid-19: NI business leaders react to lockdown plan

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/17/2020 - 21:51
Representatives from NI's business community have reacted to the executive's six-week lockdown plan.

Coronavirus: NI facing six-week lockdown from 26 December

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/17/2020 - 21:11
Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill says "while this is draconian, it's about saving lives".

Dominic Cummings: Politicians too focused on Twitter and gossip

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/17/2020 - 17:54
The PM's outgoing aide says "existential" threats such as nuclear safety are "largely ignored".

Jacob Rees-Mogg accuses Unicef of 'playing politics' over UK food campaign

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/17/2020 - 17:51
He says the charity should be "ashamed" after launching a campaign to feed UK children.

Unicef should be 'ashamed' of itself, says Jacob Rees-Mogg

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/17/2020 - 17:49
The Commons leader says the humanitarian aid organisation is "playing politics" by giving food parcels to some children in the UK.

Marcin Zdun guilty of murdering wife and daughter

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/17/2020 - 17:18
Marcin Zdun stabbed Aneta and Nikelta Zdun to death in a rage, jurors heard.

Babacar Diagne: Three teenagers jailed for Coventry murder

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/17/2020 - 17:03
Babacar Diagne, 15, was stabbed in Coventry in February in an apparently motiveless attack.

Air pollution death ruling: What comes next?

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/17/2020 - 16:26
A girl who died in 2013 has had air pollution listed as a cause of death; what are the implications?

Toughest Covid rules extended in south of England

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/17/2020 - 16:08
The "vast majority" of areas that are already in tier three will remain there, Matt Hancock says.

Coronavirus: Northern Ireland health officials to propose six week lockdown

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/17/2020 - 16:07
The executive is discussing the plans, amid speculation many shops could close after Christmas Eve.

Covid: Staggered return for Wales' schools in January

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/17/2020 - 16:04
Online learning will continue for some, with a full return to the classroom by 18 January.

Rishi Sunak extends furlough scheme for another month

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/17/2020 - 15:52
Chancellor Rishi Sunak extends the furlough scheme for one month until the end of April 2021.

Staggered return for England's secondary schools next term

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/17/2020 - 15:40
Secondary school pupils could face a first week of term online as schools set up Covid testing.

Brexit trade talks: Less than 50% chance of deal, says Michael Gove

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/17/2020 - 15:36
It comes as the European Parliament sets a deadline of Sunday to see the text of any agreement.

Legoland pledges review over disabled boy's 'humiliation'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/17/2020 - 15:29
The theme park makes the change after a Gloucestershire boy was 'humiliated' when asked to walk.

Tory MP Tobias Ellwood broke Covid rules, says home secretary

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/17/2020 - 14:13
MP Tobias Ellwood insists the dinner he gave a speech at in London was "fully Covid compliant".

Future of economy 'unusually uncertain', warns Bank of England

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/17/2020 - 13:59
The Bank of England says trying to predict economic progress is hampered by a lack of a Brexit deal.

Nicola Sturgeon says Scottish drug deaths record 'indefensible'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/17/2020 - 13:43
The first minister apologises to bereaved families as Scotland again records the highest drug death rate in Europe.

Eton teacher jailed for sex offences against pupils

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/17/2020 - 13:05
Matthew Mowbray is jailed for five years for committing sexual offences against school pupils.

BA drops 15 long-haul routes including Seoul and Seychelles

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/17/2020 - 11:06
The news comes as many airlines cut staff and drop routes as passengers cut travel amid the pandemic.

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