The latest 25 UK stories from the BBC:
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- Covid-19: NI to scrap vaccine passports in pubs and restaurants
- Stormont ministers agree to drop the use of vaccine passports in hospitality settings from Wednesday.
BBC News - UK - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:59:08 +0000 - Aquind cross-Channel cable permission refused by government
- Aquind Ltd is denied permission for a £1.2bn electricity link between Portsmouth and Normandy.
BBC News - UK - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:57:49 +0000 - Cancer: Mum diagnosed months after daughter
- Alison refuses treatment so she can support her daughter, who has leukaemia.
BBC News - UK - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:23:34 +0000 - Pork pies, curry and pizza - a history of tasty parliamentary plots
- The "pork pie plot" is just the latest in a long line of attempted Westminster coups.
BBC News - UK - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:56:58 +0000 - Bankers told to return to desks as restrictions end
- Standard Chartered and HSBC ask staff to come back as business groups welcome end of home working.
BBC News - UK - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:56:51 +0000 - Tracey Emin requests No 10 take down her neon artwork
- The artist gave her neon sign to the government but says the "current situation is shameful".
BBC News - UK - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:44:48 +0000 - Boris Johnson: I've seen no evidence of plotters being blackmailed
- The PM rejects the claims of a Tory MP, who says rebels face intimidation from ministers.
BBC News - UK - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:37:40 +0000 - Christian Wakeford: Ex-Tory MP 'threatened' over Bury high school funding
- Christian Wakeford, who defected to Labour, says he was threatened to vote in a certain way.
BBC News - UK - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:33:19 +0000 - Police Scotland say no cases of spiking by injection identified
- A senior officer says she believes the reporting of the incidents was fuelled by media attention.
BBC News - UK - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 14:36:50 +0000 - Man electrocuted by powerline while cutting trees, inquest hears
- An inquest jury ruled the 61-year-old man from Pembrokeshire died as the result of an accident.
BBC News - UK - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 14:34:24 +0000 - Freda and Ken Walker: Murder arrest after couple in 80s attacked at home
- A man is held on suspicion of murdering Freda Walker, 86, and attempting to murder her husband Ken.
BBC News - UK - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 14:33:30 +0000 - Patient 'glued own teeth' as dentists drop NHS work
- Lengthy waits have forced patients to turn to DIY treatment, the British Dental Association says.
BBC News - UK - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 14:24:26 +0000 - Criminal prosecution delays hit record 708 days
- Figures show the average time to deal with a crime rose by 15%, adding to a massive backlog.
BBC News - UK - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:37:48 +0000 - Teenage pilot Zara Rutherford completes solo round-world record
- Zara Rutherford endured extreme conditions during a trip that took two months longer than planned.
BBC News - UK - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:37:38 +0000 - NHS dentists: Patient forced to turn to DIY dentistry over waiting times
- Patient Sharon Grey turned to DIY dentistry after waiting for treatment for more than a year.
BBC News - UK - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 12:56:34 +0000 - Texas synagogue: Brother urged hostage-taker to surrender
- Two men are arrested in Birmingham and Manchester as part of the investigation into the attack.
BBC News - UK - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 12:41:44 +0000 - Inflation: Seven reasons the cost of living is going up around the world
- Global inflation - the rate at which prices rise - is at its highest since 2008. Here are seven reasons why.
BBC News - UK - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:54:51 +0000 - NHS Tracker: How is the NHS in your area coping this winter?
- Winter and Covid are putting the NHS under severe strain, find out what's happening in your area.
BBC News - UK - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:13:03 +0000 - Tommy Robinson pursued by creditors for an estimated £2m
- People owed money by the English Defence League founder have appointed an independent insolvency expert.
BBC News - UK - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 08:36:15 +0000 - Covid: Masks off in England's schools, but is it right to end Plan B?
- Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Thursday morning.
BBC News - UK - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 07:29:02 +0000 - South Georgia: The museum at the end of the world reopens for business
- On a British island at the edge of the Antarctic is one of the most remote tourist spots in the world.
BBC News - UK - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:05:55 +0000 - Christian Wakeford's long walk to defection
- The MP's journey from the Tories to Labour follows ideological doubts and a lengthy wooing process.
BBC News - UK - Wed, 19 Jan 2022 20:01:27 +0000 - Working-from-home guidance shift 'may not save my shop'
- End of work-from-home guidance a boost for hospitality, while nightclubs welcome scrapping of Covid passes.
BBC News - UK - Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:35:47 +0000 - Christian Wakeford: Decision took many sleepless nights
- The former Tory says his defection to Labour took "many months" of thought.
BBC News - UK - Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:16:09 +0000 - What high inflation means - in 90 seconds
- The BBC's consumer affairs correspondent, Colletta Smith, breaks it down.
BBC News - UK - Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:08:28 +0000
BBC World News
- Ukraine tension: President Zelensky hits back at Biden comments
- Its president bristles at suggestions a "minor" Russian attack may bring a weaker Western response.
BBC News - Home - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 17:09:38 +0000 - NI to scrap Covid passports in pubs and restaurants
- Stormont ministers agree to drop the use of vaccine passports in hospitality settings from Wednesday.
BBC News - Home - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:59:08 +0000 - UK refuses permission for £1.2bn cross-Channel cable
- Aquind Ltd is denied permission for a £1.2bn electricity link between Portsmouth and Normandy.
BBC News - Home - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:57:49 +0000 - 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.
BBC News - Home - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:56:04 +0000 - Gateshead's Kieran Reilly lands 'world's first' BMX triple flair
- Kieran Reilly says he is the first person to perform three backflips and a 180-degree spin on a bike.
BBC News - Home - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:37:01 +0000 - BT to introduce inflation-busting price rises
- Most broadband and phone bills will rise by more than 9% at the end of March, BT says.
BBC News - Home - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:28:43 +0000 - Cancer: Mum diagnosed months after daughter
- Alison refuses treatment so she can support her daughter, who has leukaemia.
BBC News - Home - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:23:34 +0000 - Carhartt facing calls for boycott over vaccine mandates
- The US work wear maker says it is sticking to its Covid jab policy, sparking a conservative outcry.
BBC News - Home - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:22:57 +0000 - The radio station bringing worried Tongans together
- A community broadcaster in Brisbane, Australia, is bringing information and support following the tsunami.
BBC News - Home - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:07:38 +0000 - What are the Covid rules in schools and will they stay open this term?
- Schools have reopened across the UK with a variety of Covid restrictions in place.
BBC News - Home - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:01:05 +0000 - Pork pies, curry and pizza - a history of tasty parliamentary plots
- The "pork pie plot" is just the latest in a long line of attempted Westminster coups.
BBC News - Home - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:56:58 +0000 - Bankers told to come back to desks as restrictions end
- Standard Chartered and HSBC ask staff to come back as business groups welcome end of home working.
BBC News - Home - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:56:51 +0000 - Wordle developer donates in-app spend to charity
- The developer of a game with the same name as viral hit Wordle gives away the money spent on it.
BBC News - Home - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:52:10 +0000 - Tracey Emin requests No 10 take down her neon artwork
- The artist gave her neon sign to the government but says the "current situation is shameful".
BBC News - Home - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:44:48 +0000 - Boris Johnson: I've seen no evidence of plotters being blackmailed
- The PM rejects the claims of a Tory MP, who says rebels face intimidation from ministers.
BBC News - Home - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:37:40 +0000 - Dozens of blocks still have Grenfell-type cladding
- The flammable panels have been blamed for the rapid spread of the 2017 fire, which led to 72 deaths.
BBC News - Home - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 14:54:06 +0000 - After Life 3: How TikTok took a Ricky Gervais fan to Netflix
- Cole Anderson-James was cast by his comedy hero after impersonating him on social media.
BBC News - Home - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 14:48:24 +0000 - 'My team told me not to play' - Raducanu, hampered by blister, loses to Kovinic
- Emma Raducanu says she was warned by her team not to play in the Australian Open second round because of a blister that hampered her in the defeat by Danka Kovinic.
BBC News - Home - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 14:06:48 +0000 - Subdued Murray 'frustrated' and 'disappointed' by Australian Open defeat
- Britain's former world number one Andy Murray produces a subdued display as he loses to Japan's Taro Daniel in the Australian Open second round.
BBC News - Home - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:51:15 +0000 - Former Pope Benedict failed to act over abuse, new report finds
- Benedict XVI is incriminated in a report into child sex abuse in Munich in the 70s and 80s.
BBC News - Home - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:42:16 +0000 - Dog rescue: Reggie saved after falling down 10ft crevice
- Reggie "came out a new dog" after the 34-hour mountain rescue.
BBC News - Home - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:41:07 +0000 - Teenage pilot Zara Rutherford completes solo round-world record
- Zara Rutherford endured extreme conditions during a trip that took two months longer than planned.
BBC News - Home - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:37:38 +0000 - More County Championship games to be played in June & July as fixtures revealed
- More County Championship matches will be played in June and July following calls for more red-ball cricket in mid-summer.
BBC News - Home - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:01:25 +0000 - NHS dentists: Patient forced to turn to DIY dentistry over waiting times
- Patient Sharon Grey turned to DIY dentistry after waiting for treatment for more than a year.
BBC News - Home - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 12:56:34 +0000 - Tonga: Zero-Covid island nation fears aid could bring in virus
- Efforts are being made to deliver humanitarian supplies with minimum risk of infection.
BBC News - Home - Thu, 20 Jan 2022 12:36:34 +0000
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