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Blackpool baby death: Man charged with murdering daughter

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/15/2020 - 09:52
Four-month-old Willow Lee was found seriously injured on 3 December and died three days later.

Unemployment: Wales sees highest rise across UK

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/15/2020 - 09:27
However the rate of unemployment is now 4.6% in Wales and 4.9% across the UK as a whole.

LoveHolidays to refund £18m for cancelled holidays

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/15/2020 - 09:27
The firm changes its stance on refunds for trips cancelled by Covid after action by the regulator.

Redundancies: Over 10,000 fewer on NI payrolls since March

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/15/2020 - 08:20
More than 10,000 redundancies have been proposed by NI firms since the pandemic began.

Covid-19: Schools row, record redundancies and Oxford vaccine story

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/15/2020 - 07:21
Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Tuesday morning.

Lundy: Remote island seeks new volunteer wardens

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/15/2020 - 06:51
Lundy, off the Devon coast, is looking for people "of a hardy nature" to live on the isolated island.

New Covid strain: How worried should we be?

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/15/2020 - 04:47
Scientists will keep a close eye on this variant to see if it is a better spreader than others.

Gay 'conversion therapy': Man given electric shocks demands apology

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/15/2020 - 03:41
A university is accused of giving traumatising electric shocks in the 1970s to "cure" homosexuality.

Covid: Millions more face tier 3 as new strain identified

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/15/2020 - 03:31
London, most of Essex and parts of Hertfordshire will enter the toughest restrictions on Wednesday.

Covid: Twelve charts on how Covid changed our lives

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/15/2020 - 01:24
From cancelled operations to benefit claim rises, how has the pandemic impacted peoples' lives?

Coronavirus: Health checks recommended for ethnic minorities from age 25

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/15/2020 - 01:05
An MPs' report examined the impact of the Covid pandemic on people from black and Asian backgrounds.

'We'd just begun our careers - and then the pandemic hit'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/15/2020 - 00:39
The sudden lockdown in March turned the world of work upside down for millions, including the very newest, apprentices.

Drugs death figures expected to be worst ever

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/15/2020 - 00:30
The much-delayed figure for the number of Scots who died as a result of drug misuse last year are to be released.

Scottish Covid-19 restriction levels to be reviewed

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/15/2020 - 00:27
All 32 local authority areas in the country will be assessed by politicians and public health officials.

Cartoonist Charlie Mackesy: 'Don't give up, the storm ends'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/15/2020 - 00:13
Cartoonist Charlie Mackesy dedicated his drawings to the people on the front line tackling Covid-19.

Snapchat: Young people targeted in Crimestoppers safety campaign

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/15/2020 - 00:12
The mum of a boy who bought lethal drugs on the social media app welcomes a Crimestoppers campaign.

Covid-19 isolation 'detrimental for children' - Ofsted

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/15/2020 - 00:09
Periods of repeated isolation have "chipped away" at pupils' progress pupil , says the head of Ofsted.

Online harms law to let regulator block apps in UK

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/15/2020 - 00:06
Ofcom would also be able to fine services huge sums if it believed they had failed to protect users.

Universal Credit: 'I felt guilty claiming benefits for the first time'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/15/2020 - 00:05
Women under the age of 30 have seen the sharpest increase in unemployment benefit claims since March.

Nottingham street dancer: ‘Why I dance in front of strangers’

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 12/15/2020 - 00:03
Jamal Sterrett performs a style known as bruk up.

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