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Record numbers of UK students head for university

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 17:58
More UK students have accepted uni places this year but EU student numbers fall sharply.

Covid-19: Four in five UK over-16s fully vaccinated and sex infections fall during pandemic

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 17:47
Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Tuesday evening.

Man arrested after lorry crashes into house in East Kilbride

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 17:40
Residents were evacuated after the building in East Kilbride suffered extensive damage in the incident.

National insurance: What’s the new Health and Social Care tax and how will it affect me?

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 16:52
A new health and social care tax is being introduced, Boris Johnson has announced.

CCTV shows 'idiotic' drive down Birmingham rail tracks

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 16:51
Aaron O'Halloran causes eight-hour passenger delays with his half-mile car ride between stations.

Bugzy Malone 'punched two strangers in retribution'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 16:46
The rapper wrongly believed the two men intruded and attacked his home, a court hears.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announces date of Autumn Budget

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 16:17
It comes as the Treasury asks government departments to identify 5% of "savings and efficiencies".

Covid passport plan is chaotic, nightclubs say

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 15:51
People in England will soon only be allowed into clubs if they can prove their Covid status.

Woman whose daughter and husband took their lives starts suicide support charity

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 15:46
A woman whose daughter and husband took their lives, has set up a charity to support people affected by suicide.

Boris Johnson outlines new 1.25% health and social care tax to pay for reforms

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 15:26
Boris Johnson says it is a "responsible decision", but Labour calls the plan a "sticking plaster".

Scottish government to restart work on case for independence

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 15:23
The Scottish government had paused its indyref2 plans because of the Covid pandemic.

Coronavirus: Assembly recalled over school Covid absences

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 14:56
There is concern the test and trace policy is causing a high number of pupils to miss classes.

Police Scotland fined £100,000 over M9 crash death failures

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 14:56
The force admitted that failures in its call-handling system "materially contributed" to a young woman's death.

Dozens more migrants cross English Channel in small boats

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 14:52
Weather conditions have become more favourable for those making the journey.

Sarah Harding helps fund breast cancer research for women in 30s

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 14:39
Money raised by the late Girls Aloud star will fund research into cancer among women in their 30s.

Social care: Wales to get extra cash from Boris Johnson overhaul

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 14:34
Up to £700m by 2025 will be ringfenced for health and social care in Wales, the UK government says.

Sophie Moss death: Sam Pybus jailed for choking woman

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 13:36
Sophie Moss, a mother of two boys, was found unconscious at her flat and later died in hospital.

Covid: Unvaccinated frontline NHS staff at Southampton hospital to be redeployed

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 13:05
Southampton trust says it wants to keep patients safe but one staff member says she feels "bullied".

London Underground: Man died after falling into gap, RAIB finds

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 12:48
He fell between the train and the platform while alighting and was not seen by the driver.

Sexually transmitted infections fall during pandemic

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 12:13
Genital warts and herpes saw the biggest decrease, the figures for England reveal.

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