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Coronavirus: Jobs furlough scheme unwind gathers pace

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/01/2020 - 11:57
The government is reducing the amount of furloughed workers' wages it pays from 80% to 70%.

Girl, 15, died of 'abdominal injury' in Solent boat crash

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/01/2020 - 10:40
Emily Lewis was one of 12 people taken to hospital after a boat collided with a buoy.

Ed Sheeran and Cherry Seaborn announce birth of daughter Lyra

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/01/2020 - 09:58
The singer tells fans his wife has given birth to daughter Lyra, their first child.

Shake diet offered on NHS to fight type 2 diabetes

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/01/2020 - 09:07
Thousands more people in England will be encouraged to try the weight loss plan.

Marcus Rashford brings food brand giants together to tackle child food poverty

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/01/2020 - 07:24
The Manchester United forward says he is confident his taskforce can change lives for the better.

What tasks lie ahead on the return to Westminster?

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/01/2020 - 06:56
As Parliament returns, what's in the government's in-tray?

Rashford: 'If you need help, go and get help'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/01/2020 - 06:48
Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford speaks to BBC Breakfast about forming a taskforce with some of the UK's biggest food brands in a bid to help reduce child food poverty.

Coronavirus: Portugal return to quarantine list would cause 'chaos and hardship'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/01/2020 - 06:43
The head of BA's parent company warns against new measures, as coronavirus cases in Portugal rise.

Coronavirus: Return to schools 'good day for young people'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/01/2020 - 06:25
Almost all schools in Northern Ireland will open fully to pupils for the first time since mid-March.

Coronavirus: Lockdown pupils are three months behind, say teachers

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/01/2020 - 04:35
Boys and poorer pupils are worst affected, a survey of more than 3,000 teachers suggests.

Coronavirus: How teachers are feeling as schools return

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/01/2020 - 01:09
Four teachers share their experiences of the pandemic as they prepare to welcome pupils back to school.

Child Trust Funds: Teenagers get first chance to access cash

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/01/2020 - 00:40
Savings pots could now be worth more than £1,000 but many teenagers are unaware they exist.

M&S food goes fully online with Ocado launch

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/01/2020 - 00:40
The grocer is making its entire range available for delivery, but experts are divided on the move.

George Ezra opens up about OCD struggle

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/01/2020 - 00:27
The musician says he is plagued by intrusive thoughts, and has suffered from OCD "my whole life".

Still ill with coronavirus six months later: 'I have no idea how to get better'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/01/2020 - 00:27
For some people Covid just will not go away – one woman’s Instagram diary of her long-haul illness.

Eat Out to Help Out: The restaurants picking up the tab to continue scheme

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/01/2020 - 00:17
Some owners have decided to finance the scheme in September, even though funding has come to an end.

Sturgeon to announce 'national mission to create jobs'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/01/2020 - 00:14
Scotland's first minister is to make creating jobs her top priority in the coming year at Holyrood.

The 1980s 'super recession': When unemployment topped 3m - and kept rising

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/01/2020 - 00:13
As the UK copes with being in a recession, how does it compare with the recession in the 1980s?

Illegal bikers using rural Wales as 'playground'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/01/2020 - 00:11
Police say "gangs" of men bring vans filled with bikes and ride wherever they like.

Coronavirus: Childcare uncertainty 'could block parents' work return'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/01/2020 - 00:10
Schools are preparing to reopen but uncertainty remains over breakfast clubs and after-school care.

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