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More than 100,000 divorces in England and Wales last year

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 11/17/2020 - 15:41
It is the most divorces since 2014 and includes double the number of same-sex splits as in 2018.

Covid: Thousands of cases relocated in England in data change

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 11/17/2020 - 15:35
Some areas see numbers rise after the government changes the way it records the location of a case.

Covid in Scotland: Level 4 lockdown to be imposed in 11 council areas

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 11/17/2020 - 15:27
The country's toughest Covid restrictions will close non-essential shops, pubs, restaurants and gyms.

Post-Grenfell social housing reforms unveiled

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 11/17/2020 - 15:17
The long-awaited proposals come more than three years after the Grenfell Tower disaster.

Coronavirus: 'No plans' for extended Christmas school break in NI

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 11/17/2020 - 15:08
NI's education minister says an extra week would likely lead to more socialising and spread of the virus.

Coronavirus: Ministers want 'greater consistency' in tier system

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 11/17/2020 - 14:48
England's Covid alert levels are being reviewed ahead of plans to bring them back, one minister says.

Covid in Scotland: Is your area going into the toughest level?

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 11/17/2020 - 14:33
A third of Scotland's local authorities are going into level four restrictions for three weeks. Do you live in one of them?

Tamara Ecclestone raid: 'Burglars scaled garages'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 11/17/2020 - 14:07
The thieves who targeted Tamara Ecclestone's home would have had to scale a garage, court hears.

Scots Tory leader says Boris Johnson 'believes in devolution'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 11/17/2020 - 14:04
No 10 has not denied reports that Boris Johnson described devolution as a "disaster" in a meeting with Tory MPs.

Louise Smith death: 'Heavy blows to the head' inflicted on teenager

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 11/17/2020 - 14:04
The prosecution against Shane Mays says his motive for killing Louise Smith was partly "sexual".

What is devolution and how does it work across the UK?

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 11/17/2020 - 13:51
Boris Johnson has come under fire for reportedly describing devolution in Scotland as a "disaster".

Covid-19 deaths pass 3,000 in Wales

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 11/17/2020 - 13:42
Mollie Evans says her grandmother Iris's death was like losing a best friend.

Cooker deaths: Firm 'faced manslaughter probe'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 11/17/2020 - 13:07
The parent company of Beko was investigated over the deaths of five people, an inquest hears.

Apple products worth £5m stolen from lorry on M1

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 11/17/2020 - 12:07
The driver and security guard were "tied up" in the robbery, police say.

Travel rules changed for Christmas turkey farm workers

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 11/17/2020 - 12:02
Seasonal workers are now able to work during quarantine to ensure demand for Christmas is met.

Paloma Faith on making her new album in her basement in lockdown

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 11/17/2020 - 11:34
The East London artist "hired a microphone" and made much of her new album in her basement.

Coronavirus: Lockdown left woman 'down to last slice of bread'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 11/17/2020 - 11:24
A disability charity says checks on its clients found several people with little or no food left.

Mental health: 'It was like queuing to go into a torture chamber'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 11/17/2020 - 11:09
A mother describes the mental trauma of lockdown - as doctors warn of a looming mental health "emergency".

Tracey Crouch: 'I didn't think I would ever get cancer'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 11/17/2020 - 11:01
The former minister for sports was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was 44 years old.

China river rescue diplomat Stephen Ellison 'fastest to get shoes off'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 11/17/2020 - 10:23
Briton Stephen Ellison is widely praised after diving into a Chinese river to save a woman who fell in.

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