BBC News

The latest 25 UK stories from the BBC:

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• Budget 2021: UK's tax burden to 'reach highest levels since 1960s'
  - Chancellor Rishi Sunak says decisions made in his Budget might not be "popular" but are "honest".
  BBC News - UK - Thu, 04 Mar 2021 02:56:36 +0000
• Budget 2021: 'I'm finding it hard to celebrate'
  - There's more support for many in the Budget, but for some it still falls short.
  BBC News - UK - Thu, 04 Mar 2021 01:39:02 +0000
• Covid: React study finds virus decline slowing in England
  - Infections fell by two-thirds in lockdown but one in 200 people still have the virus, a study says.
  BBC News - UK - Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:10:42 +0000
• Amazon Fresh till-less grocery store opens in London
  - The shop will stock hundreds of new own-brand items including locally-sourced milk and desserts.
  BBC News - UK - Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:04:22 +0000
• Rare black fox spotted in west London garden
  - The fox frequently visits the garden of Faroz and his daughter Sophia, who initially thought it was a wolf.
  BBC News - UK - Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:02:29 +0000
• The Papers: 'Spend now, tax later Budget' and 'war at palace'
  - The papers focus on the Budget and the investigation into claims the Duchess of Sussex bullied royal staff.
  BBC News - UK - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 23:35:38 +0000
• Covid vaccine in Wales set for 'even faster delivery rate'
  - Wales' chief pharmacist says more than 30,000 doses a day could be delivered from next week.
  BBC News - UK - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 22:50:59 +0000
• Covid: 'All secondary pupils' should wear masks in class
  - The recommendation comes from the Scottish government's Covid advisory group on education.
  BBC News - UK - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 22:43:50 +0000
• Harry Dunn: Teen's family 'can claim against suspect and her husband'
  - Harry Dunn's family have the go-ahead to proceed with a claim against Jonathan and Anne Sacoolas.
  BBC News - UK - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 22:22:05 +0000
• Buckingham Palace to investigate claims Meghan bullied staff
  - Buckingham Palace is "very concerned" by a report that royal staff made a complaint about the duchess.
  BBC News - UK - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 22:19:16 +0000
• Beattie Communications chairman resigns over social media post
  - Gordon Beattie apologises after using "inappropriate" language in a post on the LinkedIn website.
  BBC News - UK - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 22:16:02 +0000
• Brexit: EU says UK grace period extension breaches international law
  - The latest Brexit flare up is over checks on goods to NI, which remains in the EU's single market.
  BBC News - UK - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 21:09:01 +0000
• Brown Clee Hill: Moses Christensen guilty of walker murder
  - Richard Hall was stabbed multiple times while walking at a Shropshire beauty spot.
  BBC News - UK - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 20:05:33 +0000
• Five things we learnt from the Budget
  - The BBC's Jonathan Blake takes us through the big things that stood out from this year's Budget.
  BBC News - UK - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 19:30:32 +0000
• Budget 2021: Million more set to pay income tax by 2026
  - People who get a pay rise between this April and 2026 may find themselves paying a higher rate of tax.
  BBC News - UK - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 19:20:58 +0000
• Budget 2021: £1bn Towns Fund for 45 areas of England
  - The list of places in England receiving funds is dominated by the north west, Yorkshire and Midlands.
  BBC News - UK - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 19:13:53 +0000
• Nicola Sturgeon 'had no reason to want to get' Alex Salmond
  - Scotland's first minister tells an inquiry that claims of a plot against her predecessor are "absurd".
  BBC News - UK - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 19:12:56 +0000
• Covid: Labour suspends Oxford councillor for getting jab 'privately'
  - The Labour party investigates after Jamila Azad claimed to have been vaccinated by a private doctor.
  BBC News - UK - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 18:32:02 +0000
• Murder and rape arrest in Blackpool hospital death investigation
  - A healthcare worker is held on suspicion of murder as part of a probe into a patient's death.
  BBC News - UK - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 18:27:54 +0000
• London Euston cat-astrophe averted for train-surfing puss
  - A cat avoided almost certain death after it was spotted on the roof of a high speed train before it departed.
  BBC News - UK - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 17:59:06 +0000
• Camilla: Prince Philip is 'slightly improving'
  - The Duchess of Cornwall gives an update on her father-in-law's condition during a vaccination centre visit.
  BBC News - UK - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 17:44:32 +0000
• Covid: School return chance for more pupils before Easter
  - Schools will be able to offer some sessions to years 7, 8 and 9 but it will not be a full return.
  BBC News - UK - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 17:31:19 +0000
• Budget 2021: How much will it cost the UK and how will we pay?
  - The pandemic is costing the government hundreds of billions of pounds. Where will it all come from?
  BBC News - UK - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 17:19:25 +0000
• Prince Philip 'slightly improving', says Camilla
  - Duchess of Cornwall says "we'll keep our fingers crossed", after the duke's 15th night in hospital.
  BBC News - UK - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 16:58:57 +0000
• 'Fresh Isle of Man lockdown means we all suffer'
  - The Isle of Man is beginning a fresh shutdown just weeks after lifting all social distancing measures.
  BBC News - UK - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 16:51:39 +0000

BBC World News

• Budget 2021: UK's tax burden to 'reach highest levels since 1960s'
  - Chancellor Rishi Sunak says decisions made in his Budget might not be "popular" but are "honest".
  BBC News - Home - Thu, 04 Mar 2021 02:56:36 +0000
• Budget 2021: 'I'm finding it hard to celebrate'
  - There's more support for many in the Budget, but for some it still falls short.
  BBC News - Home - Thu, 04 Mar 2021 01:39:02 +0000
• Then and now: A 'megadrought' in California
  - See how extreme weather has affected an crucial reservoir in California.
  BBC News - Home - Thu, 04 Mar 2021 01:16:52 +0000
• Argentina: Can one country's change of abortion law alter a continent?
  - Pro-choice activists hope Argentina's legalisation of abortion will bring about change elsewhere.
  BBC News - Home - Thu, 04 Mar 2021 01:11:37 +0000
• Why are QAnon believers obsessed with 4 March?
  - Believers are using an old, irrelevant law to herald the supposed return to power of Donald Trump.
  BBC News - Home - Thu, 04 Mar 2021 01:07:14 +0000
• Sharad Bobde: Calls for top India judge to quit over 'atrocious' rape remarks
  - Sharad Bobde asked a rape suspect if he would marry his accuser and seemed to justify marital rape.
  BBC News - Home - Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:59:50 +0000
• Covid: Biden says ‘Neanderthal thinking’ behind lifting of mask rules
  - President Biden criticises moves to relax Covid restrictions in the southern state and Mississippi.
  BBC News - Home - Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:49:28 +0000
• 'After the first cancellation it didn't go back to normal'
  - The so-called sharing economy has been greatly affected by the continuing Covid-19 pandemic.
  BBC News - Home - Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:14:59 +0000
• Covid: React study finds virus decline slowing in England
  - Infections fell by two-thirds in lockdown but one in 200 people still have the virus, a study says.
  BBC News - Home - Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:10:42 +0000
• Reddit chief: I was late to spot GameStop stock mania
  - Steve Huffman says he supported the aims of a Reddit group taking on the hedge funds.
  BBC News - Home - Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:05:00 +0000
• Amazon Fresh till-less grocery store opens in London
  - The shop will stock hundreds of new own-brand items including locally-sourced milk and desserts.
  BBC News - Home - Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:04:22 +0000
• Rare black fox spotted in west London garden
  - The fox frequently visits the garden of Faroz and his daughter Sophia, who initially thought it was a wolf.
  BBC News - Home - Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:02:29 +0000
• Life discovered deep beneath an Antarctic ice sheet 'shouldn't be there'
  - Researchers hoping to collect mud samples deep beneath an Antarctic ice sheet were amazed to discover small creatures living in the dark, freezing water.
  BBC News - Home - Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:02:22 +0000
• LeBron James: NBA superstar's evolution from high school prodigy
  - This is the story of LeBron James, the high school phenomenon who turned three failing franchises into NBA-winning teams.
  BBC News - Home - Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:02:06 +0000
• 'We have to find a spark again' - Solskjaer after Man Utd held to drab draw at Palace
  - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United need to find their "spark" again after they were held to a third goalless draw in a row by Crystal Palace.
  BBC News - Home - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 23:45:05 +0000
• The Papers: 'Spend now, tax later Budget' and 'war at palace'
  - The papers focus on the Budget and the investigation into claims the Duchess of Sussex bullied royal staff.
  BBC News - Home - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 23:35:38 +0000
• The 'vaccine hunters' helping older people get Covid jabs
  - Americans baffled by the complex system for getting a shot now have help from tech-savvy young people.
  BBC News - Home - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 22:31:06 +0000
• Harry Dunn: Teen's family 'can claim against suspect and her husband'
  - Harry Dunn's family have the go-ahead to proceed with a claim against Jonathan and Anne Sacoolas.
  BBC News - Home - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 22:22:05 +0000
• Buckingham Palace to investigate claims Meghan bullied staff
  - Buckingham Palace is "very concerned" by a report that royal staff made a complaint about the duchess.
  BBC News - Home - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 22:19:16 +0000
• Beattie Communications chairman resigns over social media post
  - Gordon Beattie apologises after using "inappropriate" language in a post on the LinkedIn website.
  BBC News - Home - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 22:16:02 +0000
• Andy Murray loses to Andrey Rublev in Rotterdam Open second round
  - Britain's Andy Murray and Cameron Norrie are both beaten in the Rotterdam Open second round.
  BBC News - Home - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 22:08:32 +0000
• 'Any result is a huge result' - 10-man Sheff Utd beat Aston Villa for fourth Premier League win
  - Bottom club Sheffield United survived for more than 30 minutes with 10 men to claim a rare win and dent Aston Villa's European ambitions.
  BBC News - Home - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 21:56:55 +0000
• Gerrard red carded but Morelos winner puts Rangers within four points of title
  - Alfredo Morelos' late winner at Livingston moved Rangers to within four points of the Scottish Premiership title - but manager Steven Gerrard was sent off for debating a "bang out of order" refereeing decision.
  BBC News - Home - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 21:40:09 +0000
• Doyle equals record of five wins at one meeting - and just misses sixth
  - Jockey Hollie Doyle equals her own record of winning five races at one meeting before being denied a a historic sixth.
  BBC News - Home - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 21:12:11 +0000
• Brexit: EU says UK grace period extension breaches international law
  - The latest Brexit flare up is over checks on goods to NI, which remains in the EU's single market.
  BBC News - Home - Wed, 03 Mar 2021 21:09:01 +0000

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