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Brexit: PM says 'sweet reason' can get UK and EU to trade deal

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 09:59
Boris Johnson says "hope springs eternal" ahead of a meeting with the European Commission president.

Covid-19 vaccine: First person receives Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in UK

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 09:49
Margaret Keenan, who turns 91 next week, said it was the "best early birthday present" to receive the jab as the UK begins the biggest vaccination programme in NHS history.

England 'significant decline' in global science tests

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 09:20
International school tests have Singapore at top, with England down in science but up in maths.

Coronavirus: First Covid-19 vaccine in NI given to nurse

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 08:51
Joanna Sloan, who will head up Belfast's vaccine roll out, received the jab at the Royal Victoria Hospital.

Covid vaccine: 'Thrilled' Hancock warns of long way to go

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 08:40
Health Secretary Matt Hancock says he is thrilled that the first patients have received the Covid-19 vaccine but warns that the UK must stick to the rules for a few more months.

Moment first person receives Pfizer vaccine

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 07:05
A 90-year-old woman in Coventry becomes the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19, outside trial conditions.

Madeleine McCann: Public 'would reach same conclusion' on suspect

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 06:16
Prosecutor says if public "knew the evidence we had" they would think Madeleine McCann was killed.

Covid: UK vaccination programme getting under way

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 03:57
About 70 hospital hubs in the UK will give the Pfizer/BioNTech jab to over-80s and some health and care staff, after regulators approved the vaccine's use last week.

SNP chief Peter Murrell to face Holyrood Salmond inquiry

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 01:11
SNP chief executive Peter Murrell - who is also Nicola Sturgeon's husband - is to be questioned by MSPs.

Have Scotland's tightest restrictions worked?

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 01:11
All 11 local authorities in level four will move to lower tiers on Friday. Did the measure work?

Covid vaccinations begin at sites across Scotland

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 01:10
The first jabs will be given on Tuesday to those who will be vaccinating others.

Cold water swim 'obliterated' woman's short-term memory

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 01:06
Sue Hodge lost seven hours and has no memory of going in the sea or even driving to Newquay.

Philip Lawrence: Remembering my murdered head teacher

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 00:59
Radio presenter Edward Adoo was a pupil at the school where Philip Lawrence was killed 25 years ago.

Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors made Dark Sky Reserves

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 00:53
Planets, shooting stars and the Northern Lights can be seen at night in winter due to good astronomy conditions.

Newspaper headlines: Vaccine 'fightback' begins, and PM's Brexit showdown

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 00:51
The first patients due to receive the Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday feature on several front pages.

Climate change: Welsh farms told to cut more carbon emissions

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 00:44
But Welsh farms are among the world's most sustainable in a bid to tackle climate change, says report.

Covid: Hope vaccine is 'beginning of the end' for pandemic

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 00:42
Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine rollout in Wales a "pivotal moment in the fight" against coronavirus.

Encrypted messaging puts children at risk, CCE warns

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 00:34
The children's commissioner for England warns that encrypted message apps are a danger to children.

Justin Welby and Ephraim Mirvis reflect on personal grief

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 00:25
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, and Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis reflect on their grief.

So you want a career in computer games tournaments?

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 00:24
The first e-sports graduates are about to hit the jobs market, so was it worth the time and expense?

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