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Fri, 06 Aug 2021 08:07:54 GMT
Energy bills to rise by at least £139 for millions of households
Fuel poverty charities say the price cap increase will come at the worst time during winter.

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 08:25:26 GMT
COP26: Government defends Alok Sharma over quarantine-free travel
Alok Sharma reportedly visited more than 30 countries as president of a climate change conference.

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 06:37:41 GMT
Covid: Live events to be protected by £750m government-backed insurance scheme
Music festivals are among the events in the UK that will be protected if they are forced to cancel.

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 07:50:13 GMT
A-levels: Bumper year for top grades predicted
Results could see very high grades this year, which could put pressure on some university courses.

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 08:52:36 GMT
Boris Johnson faces backlash over Thatcher coal mines comment
The PM said closing "so many" coal mines gave the UK an "early start" in climate fight.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 23:02:55 GMT
Starter salaries rising amid candidate shortages
KPMG research shows now is a good time to be looking for a job, due to high demand from employers.

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 00:10:39 GMT
Covid: Women in hotel quarantine to get harassment reporting line
The government takes a new step to prevent sexual harassment by security guards in quarantine hotels.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 18:01:12 GMT
Afghan war: I can still hear my cry, says mother of dead soldier
As fighting in Afghanistan rages, the BBC speaks to the mother of a British soldier who died there nearly 10 years ago.

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 07:45:55 GMT
Covid: Most of Wales' coronavirus rules to end Saturday
Nightclubs will be able to reopen, but face masks will still be needed in shops and hospitals.

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 07:49:04 GMT
Covid anti-vaxxers: 'Shut down fake news sites,' begs daughter
The woman says her parents have been fooled by conspiracy theories about Covid online.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 21:44:34 GMT
Jack Grealish: Man City sign England midfielder from Aston Villa for £100m
England midfielder Jack Grealish joins Manchester City from Aston Villa for a British record transfer fee of £100m.

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 00:19:47 GMT
Covid vaccine and needle phobia: 'It feels like the world is ending'
Adam, 23, says he's so scared of needles he's been unable to get a Covid-19 jab.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 12:37:43 GMT
Number pinged by NHS Covid-19 app falls significantly
The fall is based on data gathered before changes to the app which mean it will notify fewer contacts.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 19:01:21 GMT
Covid: Wales follows travel rules changes despite criticism
Wales will replicate England's travel changes, but ministers say they were not consulted.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 20:49:30 GMT
Coronavirus: PM and transport secretary defend travel changes
British tourists in Mexico who are due back after Sunday's deadline will need to decide whether to come home early to avoid quarantining.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 04:36:00 GMT
Covid: Fifth of England hospital admissions aged 18-34
The new NHS chief executive urges unvaccinated young adults to get jabbed, saying it is "so important".

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 10:33:40 GMT
Covid: Self-isolation payment raised to £750 in Wales
Grants for people on low pay in Wales and told to self-isolate will increase by £250 from this weekend.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 14:33:32 GMT
What are the holiday rules for travel to green, amber and red list countries?
The government has updated its red, amber and green lists of countries.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 12:31:24 GMT
Covid-19: Hospital procedures in NI decrease by 46%
New figures highlight the huge reduction in work carried out in the health system due to Covid-19.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 18:48:06 GMT
Covid: Jabs for 16 and 17-year-olds to start within weeks
About 1.4 million more teenagers will be eligible for the Pfizer vaccine and will not need parental consent.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 19:04:27 GMT
Covid in Scotland: Drinking at the bar will be allowed in pubs
"Vertical drinking" can take place - and nightclub dancing without masks is also set to agreed, says Scotland's national clinical director.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 21:10:51 GMT
Amber-plus list: Why were extra travel restrictions imposed on France?
France has now been taken off the amber-plus list but why was it put on it in the first place?

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 00:22:37 GMT
'It just isn't sustainable' - Why touring in the EU is problematic for UK bands
One band explain what it's been like trying to tour in France in the age of Covid and Brexit.

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 00:01:39 GMT
Riots 10 years on: The five summer nights when London burned
In August 2011 a man was shot dead by police in London, triggering the worst civil unrest in decades.

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 00:17:10 GMT
'Only way you'll get to Oxford is on a bus'
Social mobility campaigner Sir Peter Lampl worries about the lack of fair opportunity for young people.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 15:24:25 GMT
Ben Elliot: Conservative Party money man with A-list connections
Tory fundraiser and co-chairman Ben Elliot is at the centre of controversy over an elite donors club.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 20:10:52 GMT
COP26: How serious is the government about climate conference?
With less than 90 days to go to Glasgow climate summit, there is uncertainty surrounding the event.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 13:09:28 GMT
Anything Goes: 'Olympian' efforts needed to launch London musical
The director of Anything Goes likens her cast to athletes as the Covid-defying production opens.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:47:42 GMT
Cystic fibrosis drug: 'I feel I've been given a second chance at life'
A 25-year-old woman says she is now living not just existing, a year after getting a delayed cystic fibrosis drug.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 07:05:34 GMT
The Olympic star with 'impostor syndrome struggles'
Alex Yee, 23, won two medals at the Olympics - but had self-worth issues when he first turned pro.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 23:46:42 GMT
Scotland's colourful marine life
Scuba-diver Ross McLaren has taken thousands of photos of marine life in Scotland's rivers and sea-lochs.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 23:56:06 GMT
Plain sailing: Boating holidays on the rise across the UK
More people are hiring boats to travel along the UK's canals and rivers amid travel restrictions.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 13:05:33 GMT
BA flight 149: Was it on a secret 'military intelligence mission'?
Passengers and crew were taken hostage by Iraq when the flight landed in Kuwait in 1990.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 04:32:02 GMT
13 things to know about GB's Sky Brown
Sky Brown is the all-singing, all-dancing athlete who has travelled an unusual route to becoming a British Olympic medallist.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 23:02:44 GMT
Tankus the Henge: Touring in France post-Brexit 'a puzzle'
Band Tankus the Henge negotiates touring in France, their first trip there since Brexit rules were imposed.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 23:01:34 GMT
Covid vaccine: Needle-phobic call for vaccine exemption
Adam has anxiety and a phobia of needles and has twice attempted to get a Covid-19 vaccine.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 18:30:10 GMT
Afghanistan: British soldier's mother tells of grief, years after his death
Nathalie Bouzigues' son, Corporal Jake Hartley, was killed while serving in Helmand in 2012.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 13:46:14 GMT
Drug user survives as Cambridgeshire Police use Naloxone spray
The spray is being trialled by police to reduce drug deaths which have risen in England and Wales.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 23:01:51 GMT
Becoming Tina Turner in London's West End
Aisha Jawando takes over from Adrienne Warren in the title role in the musical Tina.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 23:05:27 GMT
Munchausen by Internet: Are chronic illness influencers really faking it?
Munchausen by Internet: Are some influencers faking illnesses for fame, money and attention?

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 04:02:20 GMT
Newspaper headlines: Social media push on jabs, and uni entrance exams
New campaigns to encourage the take up of Covid vaccinations are a focus for the front pages.

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 08:40:15 GMT
Sam and Chris Gould: Twins' suicides leads to victim policing change
Sam and Chris Gould took their own lives after a sex abuse investigation was dropped.

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 08:42:10 GMT
Covid in Scotland: Young doctors urge peers to get vaccinated
Medics in their 20s and 30s share their experiences in hospitals in an open letter to young Scots.

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 08:01:46 GMT
Covid-19 vaccines now on offer for over 16s in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is the first part of the UK to give jabs to 16 and 17 year olds.



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