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Plane engine stalled and caught fire after 'engineer's fuel error'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 08:57
An engineer added 37 times too much fuel additive after using an internet calculator, report says.

Coronavirus: Facebook launches UK Covid-19 symptom survey

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 07:32
The social-media giant will ask users about their health in an effort to track the spread of Covid-19.

Coronavirus: Online music therapy group a 'lifeline' in pandemic

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 06:19
Members of a music therapy group for people with dementia welcome its continuation online.

Truro nurse furious after coronavirus test mislabelled

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 06:17
Maria Reid, 34, said the error meant she had been unable to see her children for 14 days.

Coronavirus: What can the 'plague village' of Eyam teach us?

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 06:11
Can 21st Century science learn anything from the ordeal of a plague-wracked village 350 years ago?

Coronavirus: Government facing fresh questions over EU equipment scheme

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 04:01
The UK had ample chance to join an EU scheme to source medical equipment, sources tell the BBC.

Will anyone ever find Shackleton's lost ship?

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 02:00
Last year's failed attempt to locate one of the world's great wrecks has lessons for future efforts.

Coronavirus: Hampshire woman, 99, survives Covid-19

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 01:44
Carrie Pollock is recovering at home after being diagnosed with Covid-19 in hospital.

Ross Kemp series to celebrate the UK's Covid-19 'volunteer army'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 01:23
Britain's Volunteer Army is one of several new special lockdown shows coming to the BBC and ITV.

Coronavirus: Experts question UK self-isolation advice

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 01:19
Public health experts fear the current UK advice may not be enough to stop the spread of the disease.

Coronavirus: Students 'should be able to retake the year'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 01:06
UK students must not be forgotten in the Covid-19 pandemic, says the National Union of Students.

Coronavirus: Speeding drivers flout limit during lockdown

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 01:00
One motorist is clocked at more than three times the limit, as thousands are caught speeding.

Tiny fraction of 'at risk' children attending schools

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 00:58
Fears grow that thousands of children in England face increased danger during the current lockdown.

Coronavirus: Supermarkets 'to face day of reckoning' on wages

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 00:55
Staff risking their health to serve the public should get more pay and respect, a union boss says.

Coronavirus: Dressing up in isolation

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 00:47
Photographer Julia Keil finds inspiration in art as she turns the camera on herself while in isolation.

Call to revive funeral tradition during coronavirus lockdown

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 00:27
People are being urged to stop and bow when a hearse passes to show support for bereaved families.

Coronavirus: Worst retail sales in Scotland as Covid-19 takes hold

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 00:21
Total sales dropped by 13% in comparison with March 2019, when they decreased by 3.7%, new figures show.

Coronavirus cure: When will we have a drug to treat it?

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 00:14
There are no drugs proven to help doctors treat the disease, but work is under way around the world.

Coronavirus: Bodies 'may not be collected' without PPE

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 00:06
One funeral director's sister has made protective equipment for him to ease a shortage of supplies.

Coronavirus: Meet the UK's DIY mask-makers

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 00:05
Thousands of people are producing cloth masks, despite UK authorities saying they are unnecessary.

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