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Coronavirus: Dundee school closed after six adults test positive

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/19/2020 - 19:19
Kingspark School has been closed after six adults with connections to it tested positive for coronavirus.

Durham University students offered money to defer after exams U-turn

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/19/2020 - 19:07
Durham University says it will struggle to provide sufficient places amid the A-levels grading fiasco.

Coronavirus: Coupar Angus cluster cases rise to 29

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/19/2020 - 19:05
NHS Tayside says the cases linked to the 2 Sisters plant in Coupar Angus all have mild symptoms.

Three Portsmouth island forts go on sale for £9m

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/19/2020 - 18:26
Two of the forts off Portsmouth's coast have been converted into hotels, the other needs renovation.

Coronavirus: Church leaders call for face coverings at services

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/19/2020 - 18:12
The leaders of NI's four main Christian churches say the move will ensure services are "safe places".

A-levels: Algorithm at centre of grading crisis 'unlawful' says Labour

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/19/2020 - 18:09
Labour claims the model used to calculate marks breached anti-discrimination and other laws.

Manchester attack: Families speak of 'impossible' loss

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/19/2020 - 17:25
Families of those who died in the Manchester arena attack speak of their grief and loss.

Coronavirus: Pope's vaccine plea and universities facing 'crazy demand'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/19/2020 - 17:03
Five things you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak this Wednesday evening.

Coronavirus: Staff in Greencore outbreak 'using food banks'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/19/2020 - 16:52
The Bakers' Union says some workers at Greencore "are now in hardship" and struggling to pay rent.

Channel crossings: Body of teenage migrant found on French beach

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/19/2020 - 16:41
French politicians believe the Sudanese 16-year-old was trying to cross the English Channel to the UK.

Great Yarmouth boat crash: 'Person in river'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/19/2020 - 16:39
Emergency services are on the scene near Great Yarmouth Yacht Station in Norfolk.

Coronavirus in Northampton: 'I wake up and hope we have no lockdown'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/19/2020 - 16:33
How do businesses feel in the town with the highest number of new Covid-19 cases in England?

Coronavirus: UK 'not considering' compulsory face masks in workplaces

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/19/2020 - 16:16
The government is not looking at following France in enforcing office coverings, Matt Hancock says.

Manchester attack: Hashem Abedi refuses to leave cell

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/19/2020 - 16:10
Hashem Abedi refuses to attend a court as it hears emotional testimony from his victims' relatives.

Coronavirus: Local lockdown in Aberdeen extended

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/19/2020 - 16:04
Nicola Sturgeon says it is "not yet safe" to ease restrictions - but council leaders are opposed to the extension.

House of Lords: Temporary move to York rejected by repairs body

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/19/2020 - 15:45
The government will continue making the case for a temporary move outside London during repairs.

Two of PC Andrew Harper's killers to appeal against convictions

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/19/2020 - 14:28
The officer's mother calls the appeals by Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole "a kick in the stomach".

MP's migrant crossings Army call criticised

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/19/2020 - 14:14
Lawyers criticised Sarah Atherton after she said the Army should be deployed to end boat crossings.

Wheelchair basketball player 'wrong kind of disabled' after rule change

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/19/2020 - 13:32
Oscar Knight, 17, says he is considering having his legs amputated to meet Paralympics criteria.

A-levels U-turn: Universities facing 'crazy demand' from students

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/19/2020 - 12:22
Thousands of students now have the A-level grades to get their first-choice course, but can universities still help them?

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