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Sat, 23 Jan 2021 09:43:40 GMT
Covid: Gap between Pfizer vaccine doses should be halved, say doctors
Delaying second Pfizer doses to give more people their first is "difficult to justify", says BMA.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 22:53:43 GMT
Hotel quarantine for UK arrivals to be discussed
Boris Johnson has not ruled out further action to secure the borders amid concerns over Covid variants.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 01:04:41 GMT
Covid-19: Nurses call for better masks to protect all staff
Inadequate PPE and a new variant may be putting the lives of nurses at risk, says nursing union.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 20:00:41 GMT
Coronavirus: UK variant 'may be more deadly'
Evidence suggests the variant that emerged in the UK may be more deadly as well as faster-spreading.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 22:35:50 GMT
Shipping crisis: I'm being quoted £10,000 for a £1,600 container'
A shortage of shipping containers, rising costs, and congestion at ports are holding back imports from China.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 00:01:46 GMT
East West and Northumberland rail lines get £794m boost
The government says the funding will connect "left-behind" communities.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 01:01:01 GMT
Up to 500 new cells to be built in women's prisons
Some will enable women to have overnight visits with their children, the Ministry of Justice says.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:40:33 GMT
Covid: Wedding party in Stamford Hill broken up by police
The chief rabbi has described the event as a "shameful desecration of all that we hold dear".

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 18:51:35 GMT
Coronavirus: UK R number 'between 0.8 and 1'
The UK's chief medical adviser warns that "a very small change and it could start taking off again".

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 18:43:36 GMT
Covid: Peaky Blinders' Black Country Museum is vaccine hub
Injections are to be delivered at Black Country Living Museum where the series has in part been filmed.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 00:07:03 GMT
Covid-19: Parties urged to suspend doorstep campaigning
Leafleting and other political activities are "neither essential nor necessary", the government says.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:47:54 GMT
Covid-19: Couple in 'only chance' wedding in Milton Keynes Hospital
NHS staff rally to arrange a wedding for a couple as the groom's condition deteriorates in hospital.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 09:03:32 GMT
Covid-19: 'I didn't want to be resuscitated, I was so ill'
A 56-year-old Covid patient says she is finally recovering after a month in hospital.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 08:17:33 GMT
Leicestershire fitness family 'run every day of lockdown'
Matt and Amanda Knight, from Hinckley, say running has helped keep them motivated.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 07:53:12 GMT
Covid-19: Grandmother returns to St Albans wedding venue for jab
A former grand house, golf clubhouse and nightclub has been converted to a vaccination centre.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 07:06:31 GMT
Covid vaccine: Can Wales meet its targets?
Is Wales able to meet its vaccination targets - this weekend and next month?

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:00:25 GMT
Covid: Side-by-side in a London mosque - funerals and a food bank
Worship has been suspended as burials average 15-a-day, yet still there is denial about the disease.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:00:54 GMT
English councils battling financial ruin
BBC correspondents look at why their local authorities are in trouble - and it isn't just Covid...

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 21:52:01 GMT
Covid-19: 'Unrealistic' to expect NI lockdown to end on 5 March
Health Minister Robin Swann warns restrictions are likely to continue after latest extension.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 00:11:40 GMT
Covid: Museums and galleries 'fighting for survival', Art Fund says
A national charity renews its plea for donations to help museums hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 06:54:53 GMT
Brexit: Can Irish Sea border ‘teething problems’ be salved?
Hauliers tell a shadow cabinet meeting that NI and the Republic are "bad places to do business".

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 01:13:03 GMT
Climate change: Six questions about the Cumbria coal controversy
Green groups are calling on the PM to cancel the project - but how was the decision reached?

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 06:13:31 GMT
Reading terror attack: Brother's 'nightmares' over park murder
Joe Ritchie-Bennett's murder by a terrorist in Reading could have been prevented, his brother says.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 12:41:23 GMT
Storm Christoph in pictures
The storm brought heavy rain, flooding and snow to parts of England and Wales.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 01:18:43 GMT
Could Alex Salmond bring down Nicola Sturgeon?
The next few weeks could be bloody for the SNP as a Scottish Parliament inquiry kicks off.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 13:41:18 GMT
Brexit: 'I was asked to pay an extra £82 for my £200 coat'
Shoppers buying items from Europe now have to pay customs or VAT charges on those above a certain value.

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 12:27:29 GMT
Covid: 'No furlough because they shut the company'
Out-of-date tax systems mean people are falling through the cracks for help, MPs say.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 00:08:23 GMT
Muslim students still waiting for government funding plan
In 2013 the government promised to deliver a Sharia-compliant scheme but so far it has not materialised.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 18:10:04 GMT
Infection level 'very, very high' and 'extremely precarious' - Prof Whitty
The chief medical officer warns that in some ages groups Covid cases may still be going up.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:47:46 GMT
New UK Covid variant death risk put into context by Sir Patrick Vallance
The UK chief scientific adviser says data suggests a higher death rate among those infected with the new variant.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:01:01 GMT
Washing bodies in a pandemic, in a mosque
A team of volunteers at an east London mosque reflect on the challenges posed by the pandemic.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 16:11:27 GMT
Covid R rate: What is the R number and why does it matter?
Health experts keep discussing the value of R, but what is it and why does it matter?

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:01:00 GMT
From Sea Shanty TikTok to a record deal
Scottish postie Nathan Evans has quit his job and signed to a record label after storming TikTok with sea shanties.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 05:45:41 GMT
The Papers: UK 'feeling the strain' but gets vaccine 'boost'
Saturday's papers lead with Boris Johnson's warning that the UK Covid-19 variant may be more deadly.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 08:07:05 GMT
South Shields woman feared 'losing lips' after botched filler
Emma got the injection in July from a woman advertising on social media.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 21:32:34 GMT
Inquiry uses legal powers to seek Salmond evidence
The probe into the handling of harassment claims against Alex Salmond wants to see messages between SNP and government officials.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 06:39:41 GMT
Coronavirus: NI health staff braced for expected Covid-19 surge
A respiratory consultant warns that more people are being admitted in this wave of the virus.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 08:54:12 GMT
Skewen flood victims could be out of homes for days
Underground investigations are due to begin on Saturday after flooding linked to old mine shaft.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 21:39:53 GMT
Coronavirus: 'Brave and fearless' police officer dies aged 40
Father-of-two Abbas Ahmed, who worked at Greater Manchester Police, contracted Covid-19 last month.



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