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Coronavirus: What are the risks of catching it from food packaging?

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/21/2020 - 00:04
Some cases around the world have been linked to packaging on frozen food.

Coronavirus: Eviction day fears for worried tenants in England and Wales

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/21/2020 - 00:02
Eviction cases resume on Monday - but with new restrictions - in contrast to elsewhere in the UK.

Coronavirus: Leisure centres 'could close' without funding

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/21/2020 - 00:00
Public facilities including pools need more public money to survive the pandemic, operators warn.

Coronavirus in Wales: Indoor care home visits allowed from 29 August

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 23:59
Mark Drakeford is to announce the latest easing of Welsh coronavirus lockdown restrictions later.

Coronavirus antibodies tests 'put public at risk'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 23:19
Home test kits that claim to show whether someone has had the virus need urgent scrutiny, researchers say.

Taylor Swift's cash gift helps student take up degree

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 22:56
A London-based Portuguese student has had her "dreams come true" after the gift to fund her at university.

Coronavirus: Portugal added to UK's safe travel list as Croatia is removed

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 21:55
Portugal is added to UK's safe travel list but Croatia, Austria and Trinidad and Tobago are removed.

Coronavirus: Three staff test positive at Wrexham Wetherspoon

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 19:59
A number of other staff at the pub in Wrexham are self-isolating after the positive tests.

Coronavirus: PSNI to focus enforcement 'in hotspot areas'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 19:24
Meanwhile, two medics at Craigavon Area Hospital have tested positive for Covid-19.

Anmol Chana murdered mother and stepfather in Oldbury

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 18:20
Anmol Chana played pool in a pub after the "horrendous attack" at his mother's home, police say.

Portmeirion: Cars crushed by trees at holiday resort

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 17:55
One woman says her car and seven others were damaged overnight in the Italianate resort of Portmeirion.

Singing 'no riskier than talking' for virus spread

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 17:43
It does not produce many more respiratory particles than speaking at similar volume, a study finds.

Sturgeon 'not aware' women advised not to be alone with Salmond

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 16:48
The first minister says she "was not aware" female civil servants were advised not to be alone with her predecessor.

Manchester Arena attack: Hashem Abedi jailed for minimum 55 years

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 16:34
Hashem Abedi is sentenced for the murders of 22 people in the Manchester Arena suicide bombing.

Homelessness czar Dame Louise Casey 'steps back' from government role

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 16:34
Dame Louise Casey has been praised by the government for her work with rough sleepers during the pandemic.

GCSE results: 'A weight has been lifted'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 16:05
Many students are relieved about their results after a U-turn over how they were calculated.

Coronavirus in Scotland: Gyms and swimming pools to reopen on 31 August

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 15:59
New lockdown easing means gyms and swimming pools will be able to reopen earlier than planned.

Tashan Daniel: Man jailed for London Underground murder

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 15:36
Alex Lanning stabbed Tashan Daniel with a NATO military knife on a London Underground platform.

Manchester Arena attack: Victim's family welcomes Hashem Abedi sentence

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 15:24
The family of Manchester bombing victim Martyn Hett welcomes the 55-year sentence given to Hashem Abedi.

Coronavirus in Scotland: New police powers to break up house parties

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 14:40
The move comes after concerns over links between large indoor gatherings and the spread of Covid-19.

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