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Covid: Hospitals could be 'overwhelmed' without new tiers - minister

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/28/2020 - 03:18
Michael Gove warns MPs strict rules are still needed in England despite lockdown ending on 2 December.

Covid: Road and rail changes planned for Christmas travel spike

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/28/2020 - 03:14
Around 500 miles of roadworks are being cleared to ease congestion on motorways over the festive period.

Land Rover Defender: 'It's the best ever - we just can't afford it'

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/28/2020 - 01:14
Manufacturing of new Land Rover's with the Defender's classic shape will cost about £200,000.

Surprise discovery of rare plant at Norfolk 'ghost pond'

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/28/2020 - 01:09
A rare wetland plant has reappeared after not being seen for more than a century.

Covid: Free Vitamin D pills for 2.5 million vulnerable in England

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/28/2020 - 01:08
There is no evidence that it protects against Covid-19 but it could boost the health of the vulnerable.

Is it fair for learner drivers to get points on their licence?

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/28/2020 - 01:01
An 18 year old in Nottingham overturned three points he faced over a traffic offence during a lesson.

Sexual abuse: 'My boyfriend assaulted me and filmed it as I slept'

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/28/2020 - 00:52
Emma was unaware she was being abused and filmed in her own home over a period of months.

Let's give politicians a chance to speak human

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/28/2020 - 00:40
Today presenter Nick Robinson on why the political interview is in need of a rethink.

Covid-19: 'People have got clean on Zoom - that's amazing'

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/28/2020 - 00:38
Jade Hargreaves says video-calling during lockdown has helped people beat addiction.

Coronation Street: Pandemic sees soap scrap 60th anniversary stunt

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/28/2020 - 00:31
The soap has been forced to "go back to brass tacks" to mark its birthday, its producer says.

Nicola Sturgeon 'never so certain' of Scotland independence

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/28/2020 - 00:17
Nicola Sturgeon will say support for independence is now the "majority view" as she opens the SNP's conference.

Covid ICU: A reality check on the virus's second wave

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/28/2020 - 00:16
Aberdeen is not a Covid-19 hotspot but pressure on intensive care unit staff is starting to show.

Covid-19: Working from home leads to house price rise in Wales

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/28/2020 - 00:01
With no commute or office working, many people have focused on home life, says the Principality.

Newspaper headlines: Arcadia 'faces collapse', and a plea to rebel MPs

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 11/27/2020 - 23:31
Several of Saturday's papers report that Sir Philip Green's retail empire could enter administration.

Covid-19: Mass testing a 'distraction' from vaccine rollout - health leaders

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 11/27/2020 - 22:41
Public health leaders question whether it is possible to expand mass testing schemes in England.

Final farewell to Northern's fleet of Pacer trains

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 11/27/2020 - 21:23
It marks the end of more than 35 years of service, clocking up 300 million miles in the north of England.

'German-speaking' dog abandoned in Yorkshire learns English

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 11/27/2020 - 20:47
The American bulldog was found tied to gates outside an RSPCA centre in West Yorkshire.

Covid: People in tier two 'will have to leave pub after meal'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 11/27/2020 - 19:48
People can only drink when eating, under new restrictions, the prime minister's spokesman confirms.

Covid: Has England's lockdown worked?

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 11/27/2020 - 18:57
England is moving out of national restrictions into a tougher tier system than before. But why?

Ex-Great Ormond Street porter admits child sex abuse

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 11/27/2020 - 18:52
Paul Farrell, 55, of Camden, London, admits 58 sex offences against children.

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