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Tue, 12 Oct 2021 08:33:45 GMT
Covid: UK start to pandemic worst public health failure ever, MPs say
Government too slow to lock down and test-and-trace was chaotic, but jabs rollout a success, MPs say.

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 08:42:38 GMT
UK job vacancies reach 20-year high
Retailers and car mechanics are in particular demand as job vacancies surge to 1.1 million.

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 08:16:23 GMT
PM expected to back loans for gas price-hit firms
Boris Johnson is set to approve plans for emergency loans to energy-intensive firms, the BBC understands.

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 23:00:51 GMT
Budget: Little room for more spending, says IFS
Despite recent tax rises, there is limited scope to spend more on public services, says the IFS.

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 07:29:10 GMT
Footballers demand compensation over 'data misuse'
A group of 850 players has threatened legal action against 17 companies over the use of their data.

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 04:26:55 GMT
Euromillions: UK's biggest ever lottery jackpot up for grabs
If a single UK ticket-holder wins the £184m Euromillions prize, they will be the UK's richest ever winner.

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 18:05:37 GMT
Arrests over 'lookalike' fraudulent passports
Ten people are detained in London and Kent after an international investigation into false documents.

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 05:07:15 GMT
'I can't leave people without a tree at Christmas'
Matthew Corrie hopes his customers will make deliveries for him because he cannot find staff.

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 04:05:46 GMT
Building strategy to look at embodied carbon, says government
Carbon emissions from making building materials - or embodied carbon - had led to calls to end demolitions.

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 20:17:41 GMT
Ex-Labour staff deny leaking anti-Semitism report
The document claimed factional opposition to Jeremy Corbyn hindered the party's handling of complaints.

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 18:19:18 GMT
24-hour pub crawl: St Neots man 'sets new world record'
Matt Ellis is waiting for Guinness World Records to verify his feat, which began in Cambridge.

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 18:13:27 GMT
Man accused of plotting Fife mosque attack told mum he had been 'stupid'
Sam Imrie, on trial for preparing acts of terror, said he had "done something stupid" by pretending to set fire to a mosque.

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 16:54:04 GMT
Covid-19: Two million booster jabs given in England
England's chief nursing officer urges people to top up protection ahead of a busy winter for the NHS.

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 18:23:57 GMT
Wales NHS Covid pass compulsory for large events and nightclubs
Wales' rugby game against New Zealand will be one of the first mass events where passes are required.

Sun, 10 Oct 2021 07:20:58 GMT
Couple separated for 20 months by pandemic reunited at Heathrow
After 20 months apart, Chris Quealy finally meets his bride-to-be again at Heathrow.

Sun, 10 Oct 2021 11:26:36 GMT
Covid: Anti-vaxxers who intimidated teen blasted by Mark Drakeford
It is "not acceptable" for protesters to intimidate people getting a Covid vaccine, says first minister.

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 13:29:47 GMT
Covid: Frome cancer patient who survived coma 'a cat with nine lives'
Paul Luttrell's family were warned he may not wake from a coma, but he has made a speedy recovery.

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 05:07:49 GMT
From a Borders village to the Royal Swedish Ballet
Calum Lowden becomes principal dancer - despite admitting he is "not the most supple person".

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 15:02:14 GMT
Why X Factor's Grace Davies has taken four years to release Roots
X Factor runner-up Grace Davies has finally put out the song that got her noticed back in 2017.

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 08:47:16 GMT
Paul Merson on gambling addiction: 'I wouldn't wish this on anybody'
In a new film coming to BBC One, former England footballer Paul Merson investigates his addiction to gambling.

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 08:05:58 GMT
Paul McCartney says John Lennon 'instigated' the Beatles' break-up
"It was John who wanted a divorce," he says, setting the record straight on the band's break-up.

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 05:31:25 GMT
NI 100: Why did de Valera refuse to attend 1921 treaty negotiations?
On this day 100 years ago, talks began which led to the turbulent birth of an Irish Free State.

Sun, 10 Oct 2021 14:08:14 GMT
Tyson Fury: Gypsy King on road to undisputed fight, but Dillian Whyte bout likely next
Tyson Fury will have to wait to see how several fights pan out before deciding his next opponent.

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 23:02:37 GMT
Oh Wonder's honeymoon in a burning building
The indie-pop duo broke up while recording their fourth album, and things only got weirder after that.

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 23:23:50 GMT
Rising up against racism: London's forgotten Bangladeshi squatters
Hundreds of Bangaldeshis took over empty properties in London in the 1970s, demanding better housing.

Sun, 10 Oct 2021 16:24:34 GMT
Eggborough Power Station's remaining towers demolished
The 300ft (90m) high structures in Eggborough were demolished as part of redevelopment plans.

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 05:16:52 GMT
Prince Charles: My Aston Martin runs on wine and cheese
Ahead of COP26, Prince Charles speaks to the BBC about his personal action and decades of campaigning.

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 11:04:41 GMT
Pregnant women urged to get Covid vaccine by NHS England
NHS England says the number of pregnant women seriously ill in critical care with the virus has grown.

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 10:29:42 GMT
Chris Packham 'not intimidated' by fire attack on home
The wildlife expert says a suspected arson attack at his home will not stop his environmental campaigning.

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 10:33:05 GMT
Marcus Rashford: There's never a time that racism is acceptable - Rashford
England and Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford talks to BBC Breakfast about the support he received after being targeted with racist abuse after the Euro 2020 final.

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 05:16:43 GMT
The Papers: 'Damning' Covid report, and gas crisis loans
Several of Tuesday's papers focus on a new inquiry by MPs into how the UK handled the pandemic.

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 20:24:19 GMT
Bedfordshire A5 crash: Four confirmed dead
Police say work at the scene of the crash is "highly complex" and is likely to go on into Tuesday.

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 07:11:26 GMT
Employment rate in Scotland continues to rise
However, the rate of 74.3% is still 1.1 percentage points lower than pre-pandemic levels.

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 05:18:01 GMT
Abortion protest exclusion zones to be debated at Stormont
Green Party NI leader Clare Bailey is calling for a ban on gatherings outside abortion clinics.

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 07:47:43 GMT
Covid: 'Crazy' period for recruitment puts workers on top
Job vacancies rose by 35% compared to pre-pandemic levels due to a shortage of skilled workers.

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 05:08:59 GMT
Black History Tube Map highlights London's black icons
The new map replaces traditional station names with names of notable black people from history.



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