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Coronavirus: Families of victims call for full independent inquiry

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 08/18/2020 - 00:08
Bereaved relatives tell the BBC why they want an immediate inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic.

Newspaper headlines: Exams U-turn after 'Williamson caves in'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 08/18/2020 - 00:02
Tuesday's front pages are dominated by the government's "humiliating climbdown" on A-level results.

GCSEs and A-levels grades U-turn: 'A triumph for Welsh students'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 08/18/2020 - 00:01
For some students, the Welsh Government's decision means their plans are no longer in tatters.

Kent County Council has 'no capacity for more child migrants'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 22:40
Kent County Council says it cannot safely look after any more young asylum seekers.

Coronavirus: Dido Harding to be temporary head of new health agency

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 22:17
Dido Harding will lead an agency combining Public Health England's pandemic work with NHS Test and Trace.

A-levels: Student foresaw exam crisis in winning story

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 21:56
The Orwell Youth Prize winner says she has "fallen into her own story" about an exam algorithm.

A-level results U-turn: Students relieved and annoyed

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 20:43
Some don't know if the rule change means their original university offers still stand.

A-levels and GCSEs: How did the exam algorithm work?

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 19:02
The government has made a U-turn on A-level results in England, but what sparked such controversy?

Essex Flooding: Cars stranded and businesses flooded

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 18:34
Cars became stranded when flash flooding hit Essex for a third day.

Coronavirus: Exams U-turn and socially-distanced salsa

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 18:29
Five things you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak this Monday evening.

GCSE and A-level exams: Williamson 'incredibly sorry for exams unfairness'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 17:44
The education secretary says it was "the right thing to act" when it became clear results were unfair.

Man in court accused of attempting to murder Met Police officer with pen

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 17:42
Adrian Popa, 39, of no fixed address, is due to appear at Willesden Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.

Coronavirus: Poor pupils facing 'two-year catch up after lockdown'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 17:02
Lockdown widened learning gaps between richer and poorer primary school children, a think tank says.

Coronavirus: Poorer children's education could take 'over a year' to recover

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 17:01
The BBC filmed in a school in St Helens, in which over 60% of pupils receive free school meals.

Ex-Rangers director Imran Ahmad to receive apology over prosecution

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 16:51
Imran Ahmad will also receive damages after the Lord Advocate accepted he should not have been prosecuted over club takeover.

Dewsbury family 'devastated' by brothers' drowning in sea

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 16:49
The boys, aged 16 and 18, from West Yorkshire got into difficulties off the Lancashire coast.

GCSEs and A-level exams: Estimated results to be used for Welsh grades

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 16:39
A-level and GCSE students will now be given the grades predicted by their teachers.

A-levels and GCSEs: U-turn as teacher estimates to be used for exam results

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 16:33
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson apologises to students and parents for the "distress" caused.

Ryanair cuts flights as EU virus rates hit bookings

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 16:28
The airline said activity for September and October "notably weakened" over the past 10 days.

Bradley mine: Coal extracted for final time at County Durham site

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 16:23
A plan to extend the open cast mine was rejected after a backlash by environmental groups.

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