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Covid-19: Merthyr Tydfil's 'closeness and community' spreading virus

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/07/2020 - 00:51
Merthyr Tydfil has one of the UK's highest Covid-19 rates - but why is the county being so badly hit?

'RNLI has been in my family since before I was born'

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/07/2020 - 00:45
Johnny Grant follows his father, grandfather and great-grandfather in joining a volunteer lifeboat crew.

Mossmorran: Carbon emissions from flaring revealed

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/07/2020 - 00:43
CO2 equivalent to 9,140 people flying return to New York may have been emitted from Mossmorran during October flaring.

Scotland becomes first part of UK to ban smacking

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/07/2020 - 00:42
Scotland is the 58th country to ban smacking in the home, giving children the same rights as adults.

Great British Bake Off: 'I'm just not that into cakes', says illustrator

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/07/2020 - 00:40
Drawing cakes for six months of the year hasn't given illustrator Tom Hovey a sweet tooth.

Was 1995 the year that changed everything for disabled people?

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/07/2020 - 00:37
It's 25 years since mass protests challenged perceptions of disabled people and helped win more rights.

York Hospital nurse's NHS portraits 'took mind off work'

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/07/2020 - 00:27
Alice Evans Goodwill works at York Hospital and on her days off has painted some of her colleagues.

South Yorkshire floods: Some victims still not home a year on

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/07/2020 - 00:27
A year on from floods across South Yorkshire, some residents are still yet to get their homes back.

Covid: How to survive a winter lockdown, from those who've done it

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/07/2020 - 00:26
Tips on lockdown life in cold weather - from sub-zero coffee meet-ups to watching films in the bath.

'I was refused a home Covid test after credit check'

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/07/2020 - 00:15
A BBC investigation finds people are being refused home Covid tests because of their credit histories.

Covid-19: St Paul's Cathedral awarded £2.1m funding by government

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/07/2020 - 00:13
The iconic London church has received a grant as part of the government's Culture Recovery Fund.

Covid-19: Union fears nursing shortage as winter looms

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/07/2020 - 00:10
Lack of nurses combined with staff absence may risk NHS patient safety, says Royal College of Nursing.

BBC correspondent: 'Long Covid has left me exhausted for seven months'

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/07/2020 - 00:09
Lucy Adams still suffers fatigue, brain fog and tremors months after having the virus.

Blitzed cities still deprived 75 years after war

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/07/2020 - 00:06
The cities in England that faced the biggest wartime losses still have the highest levels of poverty.

Manchester clubs urged to pay staff 'real living wage'

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/07/2020 - 00:06
Food banks write to United and City saying club staff are "struggling to put food on the table".

Covid-19: Lockdown 'opportunity' to fix England's roads

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/07/2020 - 00:03
The AA urges councils in England to deal with potholes and junctions while fewer cars are in use.

Student ‘blown away’ after capturing Mars in back garden

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/07/2020 - 00:02
Joel Miller filmed the red planet using a telescope and a DSLR camera in his back garden.

Newspaper headlines: 'History calls' as Biden 'prepares for victory'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 11/06/2020 - 23:39
Most of Saturday's front pages continue to focus on the tension in the US as Donald Trump refuses to concede the presidency.

Christmas shopping done with weeks to spare

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 11/06/2020 - 22:01
There are always a few who have everything wrapped up early, and this year they're feeling especially relieved.

Southampton 2-0 Newcastle United: Saints move top of Premier League for first time ever

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 11/06/2020 - 22:01
Southampton move top of the Premier League for the first time ever with a comfortable win over Newcastle.

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