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MPs investigate ditching smart motorways

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 02:21
A coroner says the roads - where hard shoulders become lanes at busy times - create a death "risk".

'Life was a party before Aids arrived in London'

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 01:03
Gay life in London was vibrant as the 1980s began, but a mysterious illness was soon to change that.

'We couldn’t afford IVF so we risked finding a sperm donor on Facebook'

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 00:59
The high cost of fertility treatment leads some to find donors on social media, even though it's risky and could be illegal.

MLM schemes in the UK: The 'cult-like' beauty businesses in your DMs

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 00:58
Newsbeat hears from young women about their experiences working for multi-level marketing companies.

Young vulnerable people receive vaccine

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 00:49
Nearly 200,000 extremely clinically vulnerable young people have been offered their vaccine.

NHS nurse who inspired four of her children to be nurses

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 00:47
A nurse who died with Covid-19 inspired nearly her entire family to join the NHS.

Why Greenpeace is dropping huge boulders into the sea

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 00:47
Fishing community leaders say Greenpeace's action is dangerous and illegal.

Shamima Begum: Supreme Court to rule on her fate

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 00:41
Five justices will decide later whether the runaway schoolgirl should be allowed back into the UK.

National Trust to plant blossom trees around UK

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 00:15
The National Trust is planning to plant dozens of blossoming trees at different sites around the UK.

Cornelia Connelly: Plan to move nun's remains to US abandoned

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 00:12
The tomb of sainthood candidate Mother Cornelia Connelly will stay at the girls' school she founded.

Budget 2021: 'My £20 is a lifeline - don't take it away'

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 00:02
A benefits top-up to help the poor survive lockdown is due to end - unless it is extended at the Budget.

Newspaper headlines: 'Do one's duty' as Queen makes 'vaccine plea'

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 23:41
The Queen features on many of the front pages after urging people to get the coronavirus vaccine.

Salmond and Sturgeon: How the best of political double acts fell apart

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 23:00
The enviable political double act which ran Scotland for a decade is long gone. So, what went wrong?

Alex Salmond to face Holyrood inquiry amid conspiracy claims

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 22:58
The former first minister is to appear before the inquiry into the government's mishandling of harassment complaints.

Brexit: Welsh exports to Irish Republic 'hindered by wrong ink'

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 22:54
CBI Wales says authorities in the Irish Republic are "zealous" when checking goods coming in.

Explore the Cairngorms - in Minecraft

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 22:52
The landscape has been recreated to help young people understand how to run a national park.

Labour renews vow to keep nuclear weapons

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 22:30
The party says the Trident missile system is "non-negotiable" and pledges to support Nato.

Queen says Covid vaccine 'didn't hurt at all'

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 22:01
Anyone reluctant about getting a jab should "think about other people" and do it, the monarch adds.

Government agrees to call pregnant women mothers

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 21:57
A bill to give ministers maternity pay will change, after peers reject the use of the term "person".

Kids Company founder calls for apology from Gove

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 19:17
The charity, which supported vulnerable young people in London and Bristol, closed its doors in 2015.

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