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Tommy Docherty: Former Man Utd and Scotland boss dies

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/31/2020 - 17:44
Former Manchester United and Scotland manager Tommy Docherty dies at the age of 92 following a long illness.

Staffordshire couple rearrange wedding before tier 4 move

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/31/2020 - 17:34
They were due to marry on New Year's Eve, but brought it forward a day to beat restrictions.

Coronavirus: Warning over hospital capacity and ambulance delays

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/31/2020 - 16:13
It comes as 1,929 new coronavirus cases and 11 Covid-related deaths are reported in NI.

Channel migrants: More than 8,000 people make crossing in 2020

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/31/2020 - 16:11
Despite freezing temperatures 33 migrants were the latest to reach the UK, in four boats on Thursday.

FTSE 100 suffers worst year since financial crisis

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/31/2020 - 15:49
Investors nest-eggs have been savaged as the UK's leading share index falls 14.3% in 2020.

Dartmoor: Snow day-trippers urged not to visit the moor

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/31/2020 - 15:41
People are urged to avoid the beauty spot as "exceptionally poor parking" cause traffic chaos.

Brexit: A Hogmanay like no other as the UK cuts ties with EU

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/31/2020 - 15:11
The UK leaves the European single market and customs union an hour before midnight and a new relationship with the EU begins.

School closures: We've all seen this coming, say angry heads

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/31/2020 - 14:48
Head teachers, parents and teachers react to England's school shut-down plans.

Brexit: Gibraltar gets UK-Spain deal to keep open border

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/31/2020 - 14:46
The deal - yet to become a treaty - enables Spanish workers to continue entering Gibraltar freely.

Covid in Scotland: Cases hit record high for third day in a row

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/31/2020 - 14:33
A further 2,622 people have tested positive for coronavirus as Scots are urged to have a safe Hogmanay.

Covid: Couple arrange quick-fire wedding to beat tier 4 change

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/31/2020 - 14:25
Jemma and Josh Copestake had been due to marry on Saturday but quickly brought the wedding forward.

Professor Hugh Montgomery says hospitals are facing a "tsunami" of Covid cases.

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/31/2020 - 13:37
Professor Hugh Montgomery told BBC Radio 5 Live hospitals were facing a "tsunami" of Covid cases and he feared it would get worse after New Year's Eve.

Covid-19: Doctors call for rapid rollout of vaccines

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/31/2020 - 13:18
But there are fears bottlenecks in the system may hamper how fast NHS can deliver jabs.

Covid-19: Tier 4 restrictions for Leicester 'deflating'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/31/2020 - 13:02
One student says it feels like the city has "never come out" of lockdown.

Closed mountain road turns into ski run

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/31/2020 - 12:37
A group of local ski students have been taking advantage of the winter snow on a closed mountain road.

In pictures: Winter scenes from around UK

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/31/2020 - 12:26
As 2020 draws to a close temperatures in the UK drop and parts of the country are bathed in snow and frost.

Vietnam coma Scot Mekala Osborne out of hospital after 15 months

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/31/2020 - 11:44
Mekala Osborne was given a 5% chance of survival when she became became critically ill while travelling.

Covid-19: Isles of Scilly fears 'selfish people' fleeing lockdown

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/31/2020 - 11:34
The Isles of Scilly are the only place in England currently under tier one restrictions.

Covid: Boy, 8, who read 50 books in lockdown writes own book

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/31/2020 - 10:57
Eight-year-old Milan Kumar's book is about a young boy spreading festive cheer during the pandemic.

New Year's Eve: 'Why we're happy it's cancelled'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 12/31/2020 - 10:06
Covid restrictions mean ringing in the new year will be a quieter affair for most.

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