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Belfast: Emergency Stormont meeting after night of violence

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/08/2021 - 08:24
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the scenes of disorder in west Belfast "deeply concerned" him.

Covid-19 vaccine booking opens to 40-44-year-olds in NI

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/08/2021 - 08:02
People in that age group will be able to book an appointment for a jab from midday on Thursday.

Percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie named new university chancellor

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/08/2021 - 06:10
The Grammy-winning percussionist is to take up the post at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen.

Covid: Unpaid carers 'struggled to get pain relief' for terminally ill

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/08/2021 - 06:00
Susan Lowe is among the carers who struggled to get pain relief for a loved one during the pandemic.

Women could be owed 'lottery-winning' pension sums

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/08/2021 - 01:04
Up to 5,000 women pensioners could be entitled to huge refunds under a little-known-rule, the BBC has learned.

Covid: Vaccines 'break link' between infections and death

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/08/2021 - 00:59
A study of 140,000 people in England found one in 500 were infected.

I Can See Your Voice: The show where singers are judged on appearance

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/08/2021 - 00:39
A new BBC One game show asks whether you can spot a good singer based on their appearance alone.

Hong Kong citizens to be given 'support' to come to UK

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/08/2021 - 00:13
The communities secretary says arrivals under a new scheme will be helped to access housing and jobs.

Are pay-by-the-minute booths the future of work?

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/08/2021 - 00:07
A Singapore-based firm has come up with a useful alternative when working from home is inconvenient.

High Street shops will 'bounce back' on reopening day

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/08/2021 - 00:04
Analysts say rise in visitors to retail parks shows shoppers keen to return to physical shopping.

Covid: Shed and garage offices pose insurance risk

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/08/2021 - 00:04
Plans to convert sheds, garages and extensions in order to work from home can leave some uninsured.

Boohoo: Price differences for same clothes 'a genuine mistake'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/08/2021 - 00:04
Boohoo says it had not realised identical clothing was being sold at different prices across its brands.

The Papers: Family of clot victim speaks as experts urge jab

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/07/2021 - 23:23
The latest on the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine makes the front pages of most of Thursday's papers.

Women with disabilities 'groped and not taken seriously'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/07/2021 - 22:52
Women with disabilities are twice as likely to experience sexual assault as non-disabled, figures show.

'Exciting' stone age discoveries in the Cairngorms

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/07/2021 - 22:47
Rare clues to Mesolithic life in Scotland's mountains add to evidence previously found in Perthshire and Dumfries.

Cameron House hotel fire death case delay 'beggars belief'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/07/2021 - 22:43
A woman who survived the fatal blaze says she "cannot fathom" why it took so long for those affected to learn what caused it.

Welsh election: Labour promise to train 12,000 for NHS in manifesto

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/07/2021 - 22:30
Mark Drakeford vows to "build the Wales of tomorrow" in Senedd election manifesto pitch.

Myanmar ambassador to UK 'locked out' of London embassy

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/07/2021 - 21:56
Kyaw Zwar Minn says all staff were asked to leave the building by his country's military attaché.

AstraZeneca vaccine: How do you weigh up the risks and benefits?

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/07/2021 - 21:55
A guide to the risks and benefits of receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.

Oxfam: UK halts funding over new sexual exploitation claims

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/07/2021 - 21:12
It comes as workers were suspended over sexual exploitation, three years after a similar scandal.

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