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Coronavirus lockdown joy for long-lost sisters

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 12:21
Sisters Margaret and Sue only met for the first time last year, but are making up for lost time.

Can my dog or cat catch coronavirus?

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 11:21
Can pets contract the virus and if so can they spread it to other animals or to humans?

Coronavirus: NHS doctor who pleaded for PPE dies

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 11:16
Abdul Mabud Chowdhury, 53, made the appeal on Facebook five days before he was admitted to hospital.

Coronavirus: Google data suggests park visits rose on weekend

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 10:40
Warm weather saw an increase in park visits last weekend, but overall activity was lower than usual.

Coronavirus: Stormont to place £170m Chinese order for PPE

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 09:45
Funds have been set aside for a £60m deposit with a Chinese state firm.

Camp Bestival holds online Easter 'sleepover'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 09:21
Level 42, Kate Winslet, Mr Motivator and Sara Cox are among the performers.

Coronavirus: NHS tributes painted near Nightingale Hospital

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 08:34
NHS staff will be able to see the messages travelling to and from Nightingale Hospital North West.

Coronavirus: Imperial College London communal areas reopened

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 08:14
Staff at Imperial College London say the move could make them more likely to catch coronavirus.

Coronavirus tests and masks sold by fraudsters online

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 05:54
A BBC investigation has found online scams selling fake protective equipment and coronavirus tests.

Coronavirus: Easter can't be normal, Britons told

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 05:22
Ministers urge people to keep up coronavirus distancing as the PM begins his recovery in hospital.

Coronavirus doctor's diary: 'The most urgent research race in living memory'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 02:26
Dr John Wright says "we are running for our lives" as we search to find a treatment for Covid-19.

Coronavirus: Call to help vulnerable women during pandemic

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 01:59
Volunteers at London's Baytree Centre are to help people during the lockdown remotely.

Coronavirus: Girl, 17, works at hospital after A-levels cancelled

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 01:59
Madeleine Crow says she is "proud" to help on the NHS front line after her exams were cancelled.

Coronavirus: Sick children hospital treatment 'hit' during pandemic - leaked email

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 01:40
Children with illnesses unrelated to Covid-19 could be coming to harm, NHS official's leaked email says.

Newspaper headlines: 'So much for lockdown, minister!'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 00:38
Friday's front pages celebrate Boris Johnson's move out of intensive care and question a cabinet minister's travel history.

Coronavirus: The people fighting fakes from their sofas

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 00:26
Bad information is spreading online. But a band of volunteers up and down the country are trying to stamp it out.

Coronavirus: Wilko staff call for 'gratitude' after Easter egg offer

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 00:19
Workers are angry the firm has not promised a reward for working through the coronavirus crisis.

The Beatles: Quarrymen photo emerges on Fab Four split anniversary

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 00:18
The previously unpublished photo of The Quarrymen was captured in a Liverpool home in 1959.

Coronavirus: Universities warn of going bust without emergency funds

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 00:07
Universities call for £2bn bail out to survive the cash pressures of the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus: Cleaners and bin collectors 'don't feel safe'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 00:06
The GMB Scotland union says many workers are worried they cannot practise social distancing.

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