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Girls Aloud: Sarah Harding thanks fans for 'love and support'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/03/2020 - 12:23
The former Girls Aloud star announced in August that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.

Wrexham woman died after being strangled by dog leads

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/03/2020 - 12:16
Deborah Roberts was strangled by her pet dogs' leads as she walked them, an inquest hears.

Love Letters: Actors discuss return to theatre

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/03/2020 - 11:52
With some theatre productions starting up again, actress Jenny Seagrove spoke to BBC Breakfast.

Prof Jonathan Van-Tam answers viewers' questions about Covid vaccine

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/03/2020 - 11:36
Watch again: BBC News special with Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England Jonathan Van-Tam

Engineering firm Bifab goes into administration

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/03/2020 - 10:05
The steel fabrication firm, with plants in Fife and Lewis, blamed the government for failing to secure any new contracts.

Prof Van-Tam: 'We don't know how long immunisation will last'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/03/2020 - 10:05
Prof Jonathan Van-Tam says it will take time before we understand how long the vaccine will be effective.

Sainsbury's and Aldi to hand back £540m of business rates relief

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/03/2020 - 10:01
The move follows Morrisons and Tesco, after supermarkets faced criticism for taking state support.

Mad Max star Hugh Keays-Byrne dies aged 73

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/03/2020 - 10:01
Tributes have been paid to the actor, who played the villain Toecutter opposite Mel Gibson.

Topshop: Frustration for shoppers with Arcadia gift cards

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/03/2020 - 09:49
Shoppers at Arcadia brands will only be able to use gift cards for half of their order, the company says.

Covid: Jersey to enter 'hospitality circuit breaker'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/03/2020 - 09:48
Pubs, restaurants and other hospitality outlets on the island are expected to close until 4 January.

Covid: Travel allowed between Wales and England's tiers one and two

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/03/2020 - 08:55
Wales' Covid rules previously banned all but "essential" travel between Wales and England.

Covid-19 vaccine: 'Patience required' over Pfizer rollout to care homes

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/03/2020 - 08:47
There are short-term practical difficulties in getting the vaccine to care homes, a vaccine expert says.

Coronavirus: Post-lockdown plans for NI on executive agenda

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/03/2020 - 06:24
Ministers will look at whether businesses can reopen next Friday at a meeting later today.

Foals’ Edwin considered quitting the band over climate change

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/03/2020 - 00:59
Keyboardist Edwin Congreave says musicians should stop global tours to slow climate change.

Live animal exports to be banned in England and Wales

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/03/2020 - 00:47
The environment secretary says the ban could be in place by the end of 2021 in a move away from EU rules.

Covid-19: Do not resuscitate orders may have been used without consent

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/03/2020 - 00:44
There was a jump in complaints about such orders in the first wave of the pandemic, the care watchdog says.

Extra measures 'to ensure fair exams next summer'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/03/2020 - 00:37
There will be generous grades and advance notice of topics, as GCSEs and A-levels in England go ahead.

Covid: Unpaid carers 'should be prioritised for vaccine'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/03/2020 - 00:32
A charity wants unpaid carers to get the Covid-19 vaccine at the same time as health and social workers.

Tracey Emin on bladder cancer: 'Art kept me alive'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/03/2020 - 00:27
One of Britain's most celebrated artists tells the BBC how her new exhibition helped her get through cancer treatment.

COVID-19: The students at school in a pandemic

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/03/2020 - 00:27
Students in Hartlepool talk about what it's like going to school during a pandemic.

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