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Covid in Bolton: What's causing the spike?

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 05/14/2021 - 01:08
The town has seen a sharp spike in Covid cases - driven by the emergence of the Indian variant.

COP26: Alok Sharma urges nations to banish coal

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 05/14/2021 - 00:22
In a speech ahead of the COP26 event, Alok Sharma will say the coal business is "going up in smoke".

Howard Beckett: Labour suspends union official after Patel tweet

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 05/14/2021 - 00:14
Howard Beckett had apologised for posting that Home Secretary Priti Patel "should be deported".

Winchcombe meteorite goes on display in Natural History Museum

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 05/14/2021 - 00:10
Watch as the family from Winchcombe who found fragments of it in their driveway visit the exhibition.

Face masks in labour: 'I feared I would vomit'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 05/14/2021 - 00:04
Women giving birth are exempt from face masks rules - but not all maternity staff are aware.

Covid vaccines have saved 11,700 lives and 33,000 hospital admissions

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/13/2021 - 23:58
Most deaths prevented were in the over-80s, and far fewer over-75s went to hospital, an analysis found.

Mary Beard's 'retirement present' to fund students

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/13/2021 - 23:58
Historian and TV presenter is paying for scholarships to widen access to classics beyond "posh" people.

Covid: £13.5bn needed to help pupils catch up, report says

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/13/2021 - 23:58
The Education Policy Institute also calls for a longer school day and summer activities.

Covid in Scotland: Decision due on levels for Glasgow and Moray

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/13/2021 - 23:16
The first minister will provide an update on both areas as Scotland prepares to move to level two on Monday.

Indian variant: Government concern at speed of growth

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/13/2021 - 23:13
Local and regional restrictions to tackle the Indian variant cannot be ruled out, ministers say.

Covid: Self-isolation 'hitting pupils' exam assessments'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/13/2021 - 22:57
One mother says her son has "suffered very badly" and it is affecting his mental health.

Covid: Wales residents urged to hold off foreign holidays

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/13/2021 - 21:59
People should only go abroad if "essential" for at least three more weeks, Welsh ministers say.

Agoraphobic mum-to-be can be forced to hospital for birth, court rules

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/13/2021 - 21:15
The 21-year-old has an "overwhelming" fear of going out and wanted a home birth, the court heard.

Signed Harry Kane shirt lifts Londonderry schoolboy's spirits

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/13/2021 - 20:56
Five-year-old Caleb Toland was sent a signed shirt from Harry Kane after undergoing brain surgery.

Portugal: No decision yet on UK holiday travel

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/13/2021 - 20:44
The country has yet to decide whether it will allow holiday visits as it extends state of calamity.

Drunk driver jailed over student's death in Nottingham

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/13/2021 - 19:59
William Christmas, 19, died of serious head injuries at the scene of the crash in Nottingham last year.

Anna Turley libel lawyer bill to be paid by union and blogger

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/13/2021 - 18:57
Former Redcar MP Anna Turley will be reimbursed her legal costs after winning her libel trial.

Sir Alex Ferguson grateful for extra years

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/13/2021 - 18:00
Sir Alex Ferguson says he is "grateful for the three years extra" he feels he has had after surviving a brain haemorrhage in 2018.

Covid: Boris Johnson 'anxious' about Indian variant

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/13/2021 - 17:53
Asked about the possibility of surge vaccinations, a No 10 spokesman says nothing is being ruled out.

County court order against Boris Johnson struck out

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/13/2021 - 17:51
Downing Street succeeds in striking out a claim for a £535 debt it described as being "without merit".

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