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Sat, 06 Feb 2021 09:36:47 GMT
Coronavirus: Vaccine chief 'optimistic' about over-50s May target
Dr Clive Dix adds that the UK is "ahead of the game" in terms of anticipating coronavirus variants.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 09:46:32 GMT
Croydon stabbings: One killed and nine injured in spate of attacks
Police are called to five reports of stabbings in Croydon, south London, on Friday evening.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 22:31:20 GMT
Rishi Sunak offers more help to 1.4m firms repaying Covid loans
Chancellor Rishi Sunak offers "pay-as-you-grow" option to 1.4 million firms repaying Covid loans.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 08:25:58 GMT
Boris Johnson plans reform of the NHS in England
The plans, revealed in a leaked document, would reverse controversial changes made by David Cameron.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 07:46:06 GMT
'Beast from the East Two' to bring snow, ice and floods
The cold snap will not be as extreme as in 2018, forecasters say, but will cause disruption this weekend.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 09:45:09 GMT
Woman found dead in Birmingham after dog attack
The dog, believed to be a Staffordshire cross, has been handed over to police

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 21:15:56 GMT
Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron discuss Covid-19 collaboration
The UK and French leaders speak for the first time since a recent bitter row over vaccine supplies.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 18:30:12 GMT
Kilmarnock attacks: Mother and daughter killed and man dies in crash
Emma Robertson Coupland and Nicole Anderson were fatally injured and a man later died in a road crash.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 17:40:05 GMT
Panorama: BBC team threatened following Boxing and the Mob programme
Police in Northern Ireland issue a warning about an unspecified threat relating to Monday's Panorama.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 20:04:29 GMT
UK expelled Chinese journalists 'working as spies'
The departures came after suspicions their work in the media was cover for intelligence gathering.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 01:08:21 GMT
Euston tunnel protests: Father fears for children's lives
Roc Sandford's children have spent nine days in a tunnel in Euston in protest at the HS2 project.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 01:39:43 GMT
Covid PPE: How healthcare workers came to feel 'expendable'
Almost a year in to the pandemic, concerns remain over personal protective equipment.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 08:22:59 GMT
Laughter and loss: One street's Covid-19 stories
The personal accounts of how the pandemic has changed life in one road in Bristol.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:41:56 GMT
Covid vaccines extremely safe, finds UK regulator
Almost all the side-effects of the two vaccines being used in the UK are mild and expected, says MHRA.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 18:49:51 GMT
Coronavirus: Hospital staff praised for bringing dying couple together
Barney and Sarah McGlinchey were holding hands in Altnagelvin Hospital when they passed away.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 06:32:27 GMT
Covid-19: Avoid 'setting dates' for lifting lockdown, scientist warns
Leaders should not be "driven by a calendar", says a scientist advising the government.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 18:15:03 GMT
Covid: What has the government done about the South Africa variant?
The new strain was reported in South Africa on 18 December.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 06:42:35 GMT
How will we heat homes in zero carbon Britain?
Will hydrogen or heat pumps be able to replace gas central heating?

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 08:27:45 GMT
Why was 'failed' teenager Jacob not in school for two years?
Schools kept refusing to take Jacob who ended up dead at 16 following a descent into drug crime.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 02:14:44 GMT
Topshop: 'I was in awe at the size of the place'
Six millennials lament the loss of the Oxford Street Topshop, which will not reopen after lockdown.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 08:11:26 GMT
'Seals come to stay in our Airbnb' in Perranporth, Cornwall
The volunteer who transformed her holiday rental into a seal hospital.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 06:51:21 GMT
Brexit: Irish Sea border issues foreseen when deal was done
The NI Protocol problems, which have been in sharp focus this week, were predicted by civil servants.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 17:41:07 GMT
'I made Handforth Parish Council go viral'
17-year-old Shaan Ali told Radio 1 Newsbeat about his hobby of watching local council meetings

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 00:04:52 GMT
Top London surgeon tackles Covid 'vaccine hesitancy' in minority communities
Martin Griffiths is working hard to get more people from ethnic minority communities vaccinated.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 18:40:45 GMT
Covid: Woman who lived through Spanish Flu gets vaccine
103-year-old Hilda Richards, who was a nurse in WW2, has received her first dose

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 17:00:01 GMT
Bounce back loans: Hunting down the Covid loan fraudsters
The BBC's been given exclusive access to the unit tracking down Covid loan fraudsters.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 20:03:17 GMT
The Handforth Parish Council meeting that went viral
Handforth Parish Council's Zoom meeting had insults, laughter and members being kicked out.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 17:35:41 GMT
It’s A Sin: Olly Alexander says ‘young gay people can’t believe it happened’
The Aids crisis drama's success sees a rise in the number of people testing for HIV, says a sexual health charity.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 21:20:38 GMT
Pawfect payday for sheepdog record breaker Kim
The border collie was sold for £27,000, breaking the £20,000 record that held by another Welsh dog.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 05:50:16 GMT
The Papers: Pubs 'may open in April' and summer holiday hopes
The front pages look at how lockdown restrictions might be eased in the coming months.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 08:53:19 GMT
Worcestershire family face $500k bill for US cancer care
The parents of Megan Smith face selling their home to cover costs, her brother says.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 22:14:22 GMT
Fishing crew rescued in treacherous conditions off Peterhead
Rescuers said the boat and its crew were "seconds away" from hitting rocks near Peterhead.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 23:41:45 GMT
Police watchdog launches investigation after arrest at shooting commemoration
A situation about a coronavirus rule breach during a commemoration to victims of a 1992 attack "escalated", police say.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 09:03:41 GMT
Covid: Lockdown online shopping sees recycling increase in Wales
But collecting thousands of tonnes of extra cardboard is "challenging", councils say.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 16:09:13 GMT
Covid: Halls party with 150 students stopped in Sheffield
Police hand out £34,000 in penalties as they break up the "absolutely appalling" event in Sheffield.



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