BBC News

The latest 25 UK stories from the BBC:

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• Indian variant: Second jabs could be brought forward to tackle rise
  - Local restrictions have also not been ruled out in areas worst affected by the Indian variant.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 14 May 2021 07:18:27 +0000
• Covid: People in Wales asked to delay holidays abroad
  - People should only go abroad if "essential" for at least three more weeks, the first minister says.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 14 May 2021 07:17:55 +0000
• Calls for post-Covid 'revolution' in building air quality
  - Top experts in how diseases spread are calling for massive improvements to the air in buildings.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 14 May 2021 07:01:34 +0000
• DUP leadership: Party to elect new leader and deputy
  - NI Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots and MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson are bidding to succeed Arlene Foster.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 14 May 2021 06:44:53 +0000
• Prince Harry: I want to break cycle of pain for my children
  - The Duke of Sussex says he does not want to pass on the "suffering" of his parents to his children.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 14 May 2021 05:53:04 +0000
• Power NI to increase domestic prices by 6.9%
  - The Utility Regulator says the price rise from July reflects the actual cost of supplying electricity.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 14 May 2021 05:46:05 +0000
• Post Office scandal: West Byfleet woman contemplated suicide
  - Seema Misra spent four months in prison after being wrongly convicted of stealing £75,000.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 14 May 2021 05:40:36 +0000
• Covid: Half of young adults vaccinated in some areas of Wales
  - More than a third of people under 30 in Wales have had a Covid-19 jab.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 14 May 2021 05:10:14 +0000
• Parents seek second inquest into baby's hospital death
  - The original inquest found Hayden Nguyen died of natural causes, despite the hospital admitting errors.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 14 May 2021 04:33:26 +0000
• Newspaper headlines: Cameron's grilling and race to stop India variant
  - The former prime minister facing questions over the his lobbying features on several front pages.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 14 May 2021 04:03:40 +0000
• Covid-19: Five ways to make hugging safer, from the experts
  - Millions of people will be able to hug loved ones again from Monday. But can you minimise the risk?
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 14 May 2021 00:58:53 +0000
• 'Overcoming my silence as a child led me into speech therapy'
  - Niamh Foy was unable to speak to classmates at school, but finding her voice led her to help others.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 14 May 2021 00:55:09 +0000
• Face masks in labour: 'I feared I would vomit'
  - Women giving birth are exempt from face mask rules - but not all maternity staff know the rules.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 14 May 2021 00:54:49 +0000
• DUP leadership: The twin challenges of unionism and the union
  - As the party prepares to select a new leader, Chris Page says the party has detected worrying signs.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 14 May 2021 00:52:59 +0000
• SNP holds Airdrie and Shotts seat in by-election
  - Anum Qaisar-Javed wins the by-election for the SNP after holding off a challenge from Scottish Labour.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 14 May 2021 00:37:16 +0000
• Covid in Bolton: What's causing the spike?
  - The town has seen a sharp spike in Covid cases - driven by the emergence of the Indian variant.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 14 May 2021 00:08:55 +0000
• Howard Beckett: Labour suspends union official after Patel tweet
  - Howard Beckett had apologised for posting that Home Secretary Priti Patel "should be deported".
  BBC News - UK - Thu, 13 May 2021 23:14:00 +0000
• Winchcombe meteorite goes on display in Natural History Museum
  - Watch as the family from Winchcombe who found fragments of it in their driveway visit the exhibition.
  BBC News - UK - Thu, 13 May 2021 23:10:25 +0000
• Face masks in labour: 'I feared I would vomit'
  - Women giving birth are exempt from face masks rules - but not all maternity staff are aware.
  BBC News - UK - Thu, 13 May 2021 23:04:20 +0000
• Covid vaccines have saved 11,700 lives and 33,000 hospital admissions
  - Most deaths prevented were in the over-80s, and far fewer over-75s went to hospital, an analysis found.
  BBC News - UK - Thu, 13 May 2021 22:58:39 +0000
• Mary Beard's retirement present to fund students
  - Historian and TV presenter is paying for scholarships to widen access to classics beyond "posh" people.
  BBC News - UK - Thu, 13 May 2021 22:58:32 +0000
• Covid: £13.5bn needed to help pupils catch up, report says
  - The Education Policy Institute also calls for a longer school day and summer activities.
  BBC News - UK - Thu, 13 May 2021 22:58:04 +0000
• Covid in Scotland: Decision due on levels for Glasgow and Moray
  - The first minister will provide an update on both areas as Scotland prepares to move to level two on Monday.
  BBC News - UK - Thu, 13 May 2021 22:16:48 +0000
• Covid-19: Some NI travel rules to be relaxed from 24 May
  - Stormont ministers agree to allow non-essential travel within the Common Travel Area.
  BBC News - UK - Thu, 13 May 2021 19:48:35 +0000
• Covid in Scotland: Glasgow outbreak 'relatively contained'
  - National clinical director Prof Jason Leitch is hopeful the city will be able to move to level two restrictions.
  BBC News - UK - Thu, 13 May 2021 18:10:39 +0000

BBC World News

• Indian variant: Second jabs could be brought forward to tackle rise
  - Local restrictions have also not been ruled out in areas worst affected by the Indian variant.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 14 May 2021 07:18:27 +0000
• Covid: People in Wales asked to delay holidays abroad
  - People should only go abroad if "essential" for at least three more weeks, the first minister says.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 14 May 2021 07:17:55 +0000
• Israel intensifies attacks in Gaza as conflict enters fifth day
  - More than 100 people have been killed in Gaza and seven have died in Israel since Monday.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 14 May 2021 07:17:37 +0000
• Covid-19: India variant concerns and Wales advises only 'essential' overseas travel
  - Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Friday morning.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 14 May 2021 06:53:47 +0000
• Why Liverpool suddenly have top-four finish in own hands
  - After winning at Manchester United, BBC Sport asks whether Liverpool are now favourites for the top four and looks at each of the other sides battling to qualify for the Champions League.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 14 May 2021 05:57:06 +0000
• Prince Harry: I want to break cycle of pain for my children
  - The Duke of Sussex says he does not want to pass on the "suffering" of his parents to his children.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 14 May 2021 05:53:04 +0000
• Parents seek second inquest into baby's hospital death
  - The original inquest found Hayden Nguyen died of natural causes, despite the hospital admitting errors.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 14 May 2021 04:33:26 +0000
• The papers: Cameron's grilling and race to stop India variant
  - The former prime minister facing questions over the his lobbying features on several front pages.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 14 May 2021 04:03:40 +0000
• Covid-19: Five ways to make hugging safer, from the experts
  - Millions of people will be able to hug loved ones again from Monday. But can you minimise the risk?
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 14 May 2021 00:58:53 +0000
• 'Overcoming my silence as a child led me into speech therapy'
  - Niamh Foy was unable to speak to classmates at school, but finding her voice led her to help others.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 14 May 2021 00:55:09 +0000
• Face masks in labour: 'I feared I would vomit'
  - Women giving birth are exempt from face mask rules - but not all maternity staff know the rules.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 14 May 2021 00:54:49 +0000
• DUP leadership: The twin challenges of unionism and the union
  - As the party prepares to select a new leader, Chris Page says the party has detected worrying signs.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 14 May 2021 00:52:59 +0000
• Covid in Bolton: What's causing the spike?
  - The town has seen a sharp spike in Covid cases - driven by the emergence of the Indian variant.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 14 May 2021 00:08:55 +0000
• How India's vaccine drive went horribly wrong
  - A botched-up plan for procuring jabs has dried up stocks and sent prices soaring on the private market.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 14 May 2021 00:07:24 +0000
• Africa's top shots: 7-13 May 2021
  - A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 14 May 2021 00:06:52 +0000
• Jeff Bezos and the secretive world of superyachts
  - The world's richest man will reportedly set sail next month on one of the largest superyachts ever built.
  BBC News - Home - Thu, 13 May 2021 23:59:02 +0000
• 'We cannot sleep': Mothers caught in the Israel-Gaza conflict
  - Mothers in Israel and Gaza tell the BBC they are terrified for their families as fighting escalates.
  BBC News - Home - Thu, 13 May 2021 23:46:44 +0000
• Erling Haaland and Jadon Sancho braces win German Cup for Dortmund
  - Two goals each from Jadon Sancho and Erling Braut Haaland give Borussia Dortmund a 4-1 win over RB Leipzig in the German Cup final.
  BBC News - Home - Thu, 13 May 2021 23:18:27 +0000
• Howard Beckett: Labour suspends union official after Patel tweet
  - Howard Beckett had apologised for posting that Home Secretary Priti Patel "should be deported".
  BBC News - Home - Thu, 13 May 2021 23:14:00 +0000
• WCMX: The backflipping wheelchair star helping others
  - The first Australian to land a wheelchair backflip shares his skills to help others overcome obstacles.
  BBC News - Home - Thu, 13 May 2021 23:08:56 +0000
• Singer-songwriter Yola: From sofa hopping to Nashville
  - The singer-songwriter got stuck in Nashville, USA, during the pandemic.
  BBC News - Home - Thu, 13 May 2021 23:07:16 +0000
• Building's hard problem - making concrete green
  - Concrete accounts for 8% of carbon dioxide emissions, but some firms are hoping to cut that down.
  BBC News - Home - Thu, 13 May 2021 23:06:29 +0000
• Covid crisis grips crowded Kolkata
  - Kolkata, one of the most densely-populated cities in India, hasn't escaped the Covid-19 surge.
  BBC News - Home - Thu, 13 May 2021 23:03:46 +0000
• Mary Beard's retirement present to fund students
  - Historian and TV presenter is paying for scholarships to widen access to classics beyond "posh" people.
  BBC News - Home - Thu, 13 May 2021 22:58:32 +0000
• Covid: Biden hails 'great day' as he sheds mask in Oval Office
  - The president removes his mask in the Oval Office as the new health guidance is announced.
  BBC News - Home - Thu, 13 May 2021 22:56:28 +0000

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