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Aids campaign: Thatcher 'fought against risky sex warnings'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 02/08/2021 - 00:33
Ex-health secretary Lord Fowler says the former PM had a "curious" attitude towards Aids awareness.

Covid-19: Temporary coronavirus housing 'utterly shameful'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 02/08/2021 - 00:04
A BBC investigation found people shielding in homes with widespread damp and even rodents.

Disabled Derbyshire woman set to take on Parkrun

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 02/08/2021 - 00:04
Alice Lee, 20, from Alfreton in Derbyshire, will take on the 5km challenge with a bespoke walker.

Boohoo tells suppliers not to subcontract, raising job fears

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 02/08/2021 - 00:03
The demand has caused concern among some suppliers about how they will pay to hire new workers.

PSNI chief Simon Byrne to meet NI parties over memorial arrest

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 02/08/2021 - 00:01
Chief Constable Simon Byrne is set to discuss the fall-out with Sinn Féin, the DUP and SDLP on Monday.

The papers: 'New jabs to beat variants' and 'Darcy's rage'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 02/08/2021 - 00:00
Plans to update Covid vaccines for booster jabs and the impact of Storm Darcy feature in the papers.

Palace denies reports Queen lobbied to change law

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 02/07/2021 - 23:29
Unearthed papers suggest the monarch's lawyers successfully argued to change a draft law in the 1970s.

Leicester Comedy Festival goes online in lockdown

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 02/07/2021 - 22:32
Fans can watch more than 100 comedians from the comfort of their own homes - or even hot tubs.

Covid: 'Clean up' awarding of contracts, says Labour

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 02/07/2021 - 22:29
The party will call for tougher transparency rules for spending and criticise the pandemic response.

Covid: BAME communities urged to have coronavirus vaccine

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 02/07/2021 - 21:52
A woman who lost her husband and brother-in-law to Covid urges people to ignore conspiracy theories.

London violence: Two dead and 14 injured in spate of weekend stabbings

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 02/07/2021 - 19:10
Murder investigations have been launched in Croydon and Kilburn following two separate fatal stabbings.

Covid: First minister 'relieved' after wife and mother-in-law vaccinated

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 02/07/2021 - 16:52
But 66-year-old First Minister Mark Drakeford said he has not yet been inoculated himself.

Covid: More than 12 million in UK have had first jab

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 02/07/2021 - 16:24
The government is aiming to offer first doses to the top four priority groups by 15 February.

Londonderry: PSNI says dissident republicans shot two men in legs

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 02/07/2021 - 16:22
A man in his 30s and another man in his 40s were shot in the legs in an alleyway on Saturday.

One dead and one injured in fishing 'incident' at sea

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 02/07/2021 - 16:11
A man dies following an incident on a fishing boat 50 miles off the Isles of Scilly.

Storm Darcy: Covid vaccination centres close due to snow

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 02/07/2021 - 15:56
Vaccine centres in Essex and Suffolk are affected as Storm Darcy sweeps through parts of England.

UK weather: Snow across England and Scotland in pictures

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 02/07/2021 - 15:51
People share their photos of snow, as forecasters predict more flurries and ice for the coming days.

Patterdale mountain rescuer seriously injured in 150m fall

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 02/07/2021 - 15:22
A rescuer fell while responding to reports of a camper in the fells suffering chest pains.

Formby beach rave: Arrests after illegal party at National Trust site

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 02/07/2021 - 15:11
Police were called after reports of loud music as about 100 turned up at the popular Formby beach.

Covid in Scotland: Government aim to vaccinate all adults 'in summer'

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 02/07/2021 - 14:16
Health Secretary Jeane Freeman says it is 'not sensible' to set specific dates as vaccine supplies can change.

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