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Coronavirus: Government agrees emergency funding deal with Bank

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/09/2020 - 11:30
The government is set to borrow billions of pounds from its emergency Bank of England overdraft.

Coronavirus: Airbnb restricts UK bookings to coronavirus keyworkers

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/09/2020 - 10:59
NHS staff and other key workers can still book accommodation through a programme called Frontline Stays.

Coronavirus: Ofcom 'assesses' David Icke TV interview

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/09/2020 - 10:56
The UK's media regulator is looking into London Live's interview with the conspiracy theorist.

Sir Peter Viggers: 'Duck island' expenses claim MP dies aged 82

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/09/2020 - 10:51
The floating Stockholm duck house became emblematic of the MPs' expenses scandal.

Coronavirus: Government funding 'not enough' to keep some charities afloat

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/09/2020 - 10:47
While many charities have welcomed the government's £750m package, others say more help is needed.

Coronavirus: Arrests after men lick hands and wipe supermarket food

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/09/2020 - 08:56
Staff were forced to thoroughly disinfect the store and destroy products, Lancashire Police says.

Coronavirus: Ministers to discuss UK lockdown review

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/09/2020 - 06:59
Political leaders will evaluate the restrictions, as Boris Johnson spends a fifth day in hospital.

NI health trusts 'stopped from carrying out early abortions'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/09/2020 - 06:25
NI abortion laws changed last month to permit terminations in all circumstances up to 12 weeks.

Coronavirus: Miss England returning to her job as an NHS junior doctor

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/09/2020 - 06:07
Bhasha Mukherjee is heading back to work at a hospital in Boston, Lincolnshire due to coronavirus.

Paul Lambert: Ex-BBC producer who was 'fixture of politics' dies

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/09/2020 - 02:06
Leading journalists remember Paul Lambert - known as "Gobby" - as a central character at Westminster.

Are minorities being hit hardest by coronavirus?

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/09/2020 - 01:52
Statistics show people from ethnic minorities have been hard hit by coronavirus in the US, but what about the UK?

Coronavirus: Flour mills working 'round the clock' to meet demand

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/09/2020 - 01:50
The industry is struggling to keep up with demand as shoppers turn to baking amid the coronavirus lockdown.

Coronavirus: Passport Office staff told to go back to work

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/09/2020 - 01:47
Staff say their lives are being put at risk because of demands they return to work next week.

Coronavirus pressures 'put organ transplants at risk'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/09/2020 - 01:42
The coronavirus epidemic is threatening the UK's organ transplant programme, experts warn.

Coronavirus: Students angry at empty rooms rent charge

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/09/2020 - 01:38
Students away from universities shut down by coronavirus want to stop paying rent.

Coronavirus: Lockdown 'could boost wild flowers'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/09/2020 - 01:35
A plant charity is predicting a boost for wild flowers because some councils have stopped mowing.

Murder arrest after dog walker 'altercation' in Roade

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/09/2020 - 01:33
A 27-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of murder after a pensioner is attacked in a village.

Coronavirus: Renters ‘more at risk from economic downturn’

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/09/2020 - 01:25
Think tank says they are more likely to be in affected industries, and spend more income on housing.

Wheelchair fitness: Surviving coronavirus lockdown on wheels

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/09/2020 - 00:56
The BBC’s Frank Gardner shows how he’s keeping fit during the UK's coronavirus lockdown measures.

Coronavirus: William and Kate video call key workers' children

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/09/2020 - 00:50
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge chatted to pupils and thanked teachers at a Lancashire school.

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