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Primary teacher who caught Covid-19: 'We've got to get a lid on it'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 13:24
Owen Harvey, a primary school teacher from Watford, was ill with Covid over Christmas.

Reading stabbing: Boy's sister vows to get justice

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 13:22
Four boys and a girl are being held by police after the fatal stabbing of Olly Stephens in Reading.

Covid: Nicola Sturgeon says Scotland hopes to accelerate vaccine rollout

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 13:21
Nicola Sturgeon says the goal of vaccinating everyone on the priority list by May is a "cautious prediction".

Paperchase on the brink of administration

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 12:39
The stationery chain which has 127 stores and around 1,500 employees says shop closures hit it hard.

Tui and Thomas Cook cancel holiday bookings in lockdown

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 12:30
Tui and Thomas Cook cancel holidays after new coronavirus restrictions are imposed.

Rishi Sunak: '£4.6 billion of additional business help'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 12:10
The Chancellor has announced further economic help following the government's national lockdown decision.

Covid: Joe Wicks wants to help kids 'feel optimistic'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 11:12
The Body Coach says he will be running PE lessons online for children again this lockdown.

Covid-19: Stay-at-home order set to be given legal force

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 10:15
Stormont ministers are due to provide more details on plans to tighten the coronavirus restrictions, amid soaring case numbers.

Buckingham Palace thief jailed for stealing medals and photos

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 10:13
Former Buckingham Palace catering Adamo Canto attempted to sell some items on eBay, a court hears.

Schools closed 'with heaviest of hearts' says Gove

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 10:08
The Cabinet Office minister says alternative assessments are being drawn up as exams are cancelled.

Government offers firms new grants to survive lockdown

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 10:05
Businesses in retail, hospitality and leisure will receive new grants to help them keep afloat.

Champagne puts fizz in Morrisons' Christmas sales

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 10:00
The supermarket saw strong trading over the key Christmas period, with a jump in sales of salmon too.

Covid: Wales' school closures has 'grave consequences for children'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 09:53
School leaders and politicians question whether the two-week classroom closure is enough.

Medics appeal for more to get higher level PPE

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 09:41
The group want staff to be given the type of high-quality masks usually only worn in intensive care.

Conjoined twins Marieme and Ndeye settling at Cardiff school

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 06:54
It's been a "Herculean achievement" for Marieme and Ndeye, who survived against the odds.

Covid: Old bikes given a new life for lockdown cyclists

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 06:52
A couple converts old bikes into low-cost electric ones in a bid to get people into the saddle.

Covid-19: ‘One of the worst shifts of my life – it’s overwhelming’

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 06:43
How NHS nurses and doctors are struggling to cope with Covid as cases continue to rise in England.

Covid: England and Scotland begin new lockdowns as cases rise

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 04:18
The PM warns the "hardest weeks" are ahead as schools close and stay-at-home orders are issued.

Bedfordshire flooding: Life 'upended' at 680-year-old cottage

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 01:56
Gordon Garon, 78, faces months of upheaval at his water-damaged 680-year-old cottage.

Supermarket websites feel the strain of new lockdown

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2021 - 01:47
Shoppers rush to secure online delivery slots as demand surges following news of another lockdown.

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