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Small waters 'can help address biodiversity crisis'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 12/02/2020 - 00:44
Experts call for urgent action to protect England's smallest freshwater sites, from ponds to streams.

Brexit trade: 'Serious disruption' risk at Channel post-transition period

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 12/02/2020 - 00:40
Ministers are "taking limited responsibility" for readiness ahead of the transition period ending, MPs say.

Guildford pub bomb police took action to keep files closed

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 12/02/2020 - 00:39
Hundreds of papers on the Guildford and Woolwich pub bombings were retained earlier this year.

Covid-19: Traders hope shoppers return for Christmas after lockdown

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 12/02/2020 - 00:36
Businesses hope for a positive few weeks before Christmas as they reopen after lockdown.

Keeping pools closed 'a catastrophe for health and wellbeing'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 12/02/2020 - 00:34
More than 200 council-run pools will stay closed despite the easing of lockdown restrictions.

Adoption: 'One boy stood out to me - he's now my son'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 12/02/2020 - 00:26
John is one of a growing number of men embarking on fatherhood alone.

Enniskeen: Man injured and homes evacuated in Craigavon 'explosion'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 12/02/2020 - 00:19
A number of homes in the Enniskeen area of the County Armagh town have been evacuated, police say.

Covid: Calls for Senedd vote before pub alcohol ban

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 12/02/2020 - 00:14
Calls are made for a vote before Friday, when new Covid rules stop pubs across Wales serving alcohol.

Covid brainwave: 'I turned my office into a cyclists' cafe'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 12/02/2020 - 00:04
Three stories of people working in hospitality who have set up new businesses during Covid-19.

Christmas: Shops offer early festive discounts in battle for survival

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 12/02/2020 - 00:02
Shop prices are falling in the run-up to Christmas as retailers race to clear stock, a report says.

Debenhams pictured through 250 years

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 12/02/2020 - 00:01
The ailing department store chain is set to close, marking its final chapter after nearly 250 years.

Shop workers crisis: 'I wake up worried about my job'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 12/02/2020 - 00:01
Young people working in retail have been hard hit by the collapse of some of the UK's biggest chains.

Debenhams website overwhelmed as shoppers swoop on sales

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/01/2020 - 23:45
The 242-year-old department store is offering huge discounts after it collapsed on Tuesday.

Covid: Families with negative test can visit care homes in England

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/01/2020 - 23:35
More than a million tests will be sent to care homes in England to allow safe indoor visits.

The Papers: Vaccine by the weekend and care home visits return

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/01/2020 - 23:23
The news visitors who test negative for Covid can see relatives in care homes makes several front pages.

Covid tiers: MPs back tougher system for England, despite Tory rebellion

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/01/2020 - 22:12
The restrictions will start at 00:01 GMT, despite 55 Tory MPs voting against the government.

Covid: Pressure on Mark Drakeford over evidence for pub alcohol ban

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/01/2020 - 22:03
First Minister Mark Drakeford comes under pressure from own backbenchers over alcohol ban.

Covid: Daily Mail gave NHS masks linked to Chinese Uighur factory

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/01/2020 - 21:00
A PPE delivery is believed to have come from a Chinese factory suspected of using a labour scheme.

England lockdown end date confusion: 'We've lost a day of trade'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/01/2020 - 20:55
Business owners say contradictory government guidance means they did not know when they could reopen.

Coronavirus: Health Secretary Matt Hancock reveals his step-grandfather died of the virus

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/01/2020 - 20:54
The health secretary told MPs his step-grandfather from Liverpool contracted the virus and died in November.

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