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Tory conference: Truss still wants to see top tax rate cut

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 10/04/2022 - 12:59
The PM says she has listened to feedback on her abandoned plans to lower the 45p tax rate.

Northern Ireland Protocol: Funeral of peace deal unless it is sorted - Poots

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 10/04/2022 - 12:07
The DUP's Edwin Poots repeats his party will not return to Stormont until the post-Brexit trading arrangement is resolved.

Jim Redmond: Tributes paid after death of Derek Redmond's father

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 10/04/2022 - 11:56
Jim Redmond, who famously helped his injured son Derek cross the 400m finish line at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, has died aged 81.

Pound hits two-week high after spending plan climbdown

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 10/04/2022 - 11:54
Kwasi Kwarteng is bringing forward details of how he will grow the economy to try and reassure investors.

Summer A&E waiting times were worst on record

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 10/04/2022 - 11:37
The monthly stats for August show just 69.7% of patients were dealt with within the four-hour target.

Liz Truss refuses to say benefits will rise in line with inflation

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 10/04/2022 - 11:23
Asked if she'll uphold the pledge made by Boris Johnson, Liz Truss says she will protect the vulnerable.

Tory conference: Liz Truss declines to say she trusts Kwasi Kwarteng

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 10/04/2022 - 11:08
Liz Truss was asked several times if she trusts Kwasi Kwarteng with future policy decisions.

Warm spaces to help those struggling to pay heating bill

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 10/04/2022 - 10:11
Libraries across Devon to provide services such as heating and free food to help with rising costs.

Tenants' relief as rent freeze to be fast-tracked

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 10/04/2022 - 07:35
The emergency legislation at Holyrood also provides for a six-month moratorium on evictions.

London needs £75bn to meet net zero goal - mayor

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 10/04/2022 - 07:33
Sadiq Khan urges business leaders to help the capital city achieve its net zero goal by 2030.

Tony Hickmott: Autistic man to be released after 21 years in hospital

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 10/04/2022 - 07:18
Mum of Tony Hickmott, who has been held in a secure hospital since 2001, says: "He's coming home."

Helping others with one-handed life hacks

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 10/04/2022 - 06:46
Chiara Beer makes videos to help people who, like her, have to carry out tasks with one hand.

Animal baiting: 150 people involved in Northern Ireland, says USPCA

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 10/04/2022 - 06:42
An animal charity believes there could be up to 14,000 badger baiting incidents each year.

RSPCA reports 25% increase in pets being abandoned

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 10/04/2022 - 06:36
The charity says cost of living fears are making it difficult for some people to keep an animal.

TikTok designer creates jewellery from bacteria

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 10/04/2022 - 06:12
Scottish artist Chloe Fitzpatrick found fame on TikTok after sharing her unusual creative process.

Poole woman, 97, waits 14 hours for ambulance after fall

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 10/04/2022 - 06:08
Tim Saxby says he is "extremely angry" his elderly mother had to wait so long for paramedics.

Four women to run post office and count penguins in Antarctica

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 10/04/2022 - 06:06
The team will also monitor a colony of gentoo penguins on Goudier Island for five months.

Covid inquiry first preliminary hearing to begin

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 10/04/2022 - 01:43
The inquiry's first module looks at pandemic preparedness, as campaigners say lessons must be learned.

Edenfield Centre: Care watchdog praised bosses at abuse hospital

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 10/04/2022 - 01:16
Inspectors also endorsed staff "values" at a time when the BBC was filming patients being mistreated.

The Papers: Truss 'faces new rebellion' after tax cut U-turn

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 10/04/2022 - 00:53
Tuesday's papers are dominated by claims the PM faces a new revolt over public spending cuts.

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