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Wed, 18 Aug 2021 08:40:11 GMT
Resettling Afghans in UK will take time, Priti Patel says
The UK will work with other countries to help up to 20,000 refugees move the UK, the home secretary says.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 08:45:43 GMT
Price rises cool amid clothes and shoe discounting
The UK inflation rate fell by more than expected to 2% in July, down from 2.5% the previous month.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 08:04:13 GMT
Plymouth shooting: Church service to remember victims
The service will remember five people killed in a mass shooting in the Keyham area of the city.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 08:17:34 GMT
Gurkha taken to hospital during Downing Street hunger strike
Former Gurkha soldier Dhan Gurung has refused food for 11 days in a protest over unequal pensions.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 23:01:44 GMT
Trials of shared banking hubs to be extended
The two trial projects allow different banks to operate from the same premises after branches closed.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 23:00:25 GMT
Trendy shoffices and pizza ovens raised lockdown fire risks
Insurer Zurich says residential outbuilding fires rose by 16% last year compared with 2019.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 23:02:41 GMT
Colleges need extra £570m due to rise in students - think tank
The IFS says England's colleges and sixth forms need extra funds to keep pace with student numbers.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 00:05:05 GMT
'NHS abandoned me after I tried to kill myself'
Mental health referrals across the UK have hit their highest point for two years.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 23:08:52 GMT
Aspirin may help treat aggressive breast cancer
Doctors hope it could boost the anti-cancer power of other drugs to fight hard-to-treat tumours.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 23:06:47 GMT
Outrage at chronic fatigue syndrome advice update pause
NICE decided to pause the final update to its advice just hours before planned publication.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 17:20:07 GMT
Nando's shuts restaurants as it runs short of supplies
The chain says it will lend some of its own staff to its suppliers, to help tackle delays to deliveries.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 06:52:44 GMT
Covid: Price rises slow down and AZ jab makers trial plague vaccine
Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Wednesday morning.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 17:18:40 GMT
Covid-vaccine scientists begin plague-jab trial
The first volunteers have received a dose of the vaccine, made using the same technology as the Covid jab.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 16:43:54 GMT
Covid-19 in the UK: How many coronavirus cases are there in my area?
Explore the data on coronavirus in the UK and find out how many cases there are in your area.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:49:58 GMT
Covid: Queen remains at Balmoral as staff member tests positive
The Queen, who is 95 and vaccinated, will remain at her private retreat in Scotland as planned.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 13:43:21 GMT
Urgent call for Covid-safe ventilation in schools
Education unions make an urgent call for school-ventilation measures to limit Covid and "long Covid".

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 15:45:17 GMT
Some Scots Covid powers 'could be made permanent'
Scottish ministers say some changes made during the pandemic had a "demonstrable benefit" to the public.

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 23:00:44 GMT
Covid testing is rip-off, says former regulator
Lord Tyrie, ex-boss of the competition watchdog, says it was slow to react to complaints about providers.

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 23:00:06 GMT
No need to swap data for drinks, says privacy body
Some pub ordering apps ask too many questions, but you can refuse, says the information watchdog.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 20:38:58 GMT
Ex-marine: I'm not leaving Kabul without my animal rescue staff
Founder of an animal sanctuary Pen Farthing urges ministers to get 71 people to safety in the UK.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 23:10:18 GMT
Afghanistan: The 'pure devastation and guilt' of British-Afghans
We chat to young people in the UK who have family in Afghanistan, as the Taliban take control.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 00:27:24 GMT
What has the UK government done for Afghan asylum seekers?
A scheme to resettle people fleeing Afghanistan is expected to be announced shortly.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 23:51:18 GMT
Nubya Garcia: The British sax star who is jazzing up the BBC Proms
Saxophonist Nubya Garcia on playing Royal Albert Hall, the Mercury Prize and "natural vibrations".

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 23:05:40 GMT
Never mind going electric, where will we park?
UK roads are already jam-packed and that looks set to get worse as more people snap up EVs.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 08:33:33 GMT
Afghanistan: My family is stuck and there is nothing I can do
Afghans who have settled in the UK tell BBC News of their fears for loved ones back home.

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 23:10:49 GMT
Love and money: 'I borrowed from a friend, it went wrong'
After sleeping on the night bus with her daughter, Jo was forced to borrow money.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 05:28:54 GMT
From a Manchester council estate to ballet dancing in Swan Lake
Isaac Bowry is from a Manchester council estate and wants to show that "dancing is for everyone".

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 12:18:59 GMT
Afghanistan: 'Kids have no food, they're sleeping on the streets'
British Afghans tell the BBC about worries for relatives as the Taliban seizes power in Afghanistan.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 08:26:19 GMT
Afghan interpreter: 'I'm so worried about my parents and my sisters' safety'
"Ali" was relocated to the UK after working as an interpreter in Afghanistan, but he's worried for his family.

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 23:13:38 GMT
Covid: Summer schools help students make up for lost time
Most of the government's summer school funding in England is being used to help Year 6s make the move to Year 7.

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 13:39:37 GMT
Tom Daley on his Olympic knitting obsession
The diver also opens up about what he's learnt as a parent and inspiring LGBT young people.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 06:04:48 GMT
Seaside entertainment skills taught to trainees
A group of young adults are being trained in seaside entertainment skills, as part of an Arts Council initiative.

Sun, 15 Aug 2021 23:03:28 GMT
John O'Groats to Land's End paramotor flight for dementia research
Daniel Jones says he wants to get younger people talking about dementia.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 03:20:30 GMT
The Papers: UK's refugee plan 'big-hearted', or 'not enough'
Many of the papers focus on the UK's plan to resettle 20,000 Afghan refugees as part of a new scheme.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 08:47:54 GMT
Silverdale quarry smell: High Court legal challenge to begin
The family of a boy with breathing difficulties who live near the landfill are bringing the case.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 21:50:41 GMT
VHS fan bids to save 20,000 tapes from being dumped
A video shop owner and film buff is travelling from Liverpool to Dundee to pick up the haul from a collector.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 05:27:28 GMT
Afghanistan: NI to offer a 'safe place' for refugees
MPs from Northern Ireland will be among those at Westminster later, as Parliament is recalled.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 05:06:39 GMT
Plaid Cymru: Ex-leader no longer friends with successor
Leanne Wood says Adam Price made "a bad judgement call" in the timing of his leadership challenge.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 23:12:12 GMT
'I make art out of discarded face masks'
Thomas Yates posts artwork he's created out of used face masks on social media.



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