BBC News

The latest 25 UK stories from the BBC:

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• 'Seal selfies' harming animals on Yorkshire coast, charity says
  - A rise in people wanting to photograph seals can see the animals getting hurt and needing rescue.
  BBC News - UK - Sat, 19 Sep 2020 00:11:11 +0000
• Waterloo station death: Family of travelator engineer 'need answers'
  - Engineer Christian Tuvi was killed while fixing a moving walkway at Waterloo Tube station last year.
  BBC News - UK - Sat, 19 Sep 2020 00:08:08 +0000
• Covid: How should I talk to neighbours who break the rules?
  - With new restrictions on social gatherings how can you raise concerns without causing arguments?
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:35:02 +0000
• Coronavirus: Devolved leaders urge PM to help aerospace sector
  - First ministers of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland call for a task force to help the industry.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:20:12 +0000
• Girl saved from sea at Porthcawl Rest Bay by hero, says mum
  - A wave swept Megan into the sea while she was paddling on a beach with her sister.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:14:47 +0000
• Coronavirus: Teacher writes about 'horrendous' Covid-19 battle
  - After six weeks in hospital, recalling every Covid-19 memory has helped one patient.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:13:57 +0000
• 'We had to find a way of getting open' - launching a music venue in a pandemic
  - "This is a moment when we're needed more than ever, so we just had to find a way of getting open."
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:10:09 +0000
• Covid: No social-distancing on school bus 'contradictory'
  - No social distancing on school buses undermines classroom bubbles, one parent says.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:09:54 +0000
• More Afghan interpreters eligible to settle in UK after rule change
  - A rule change means about 100 more of those who served with British forces will be able to live in the UK.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:04:26 +0000
• Labour Party: Starmer aims to build trust with 'new leadership' slogan
  - Sir Keir Starmer has a new message - but will it help Labour win back votes where the party needs them?
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:01:25 +0000
• Coronavirus: NHS workers who died in the pandemic
  - More than 600 health and social care workers have died from the coronavirus pandemic.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:01:20 +0000
• Newspaper headlines: PM warning and England faces 'two-week lockdown'
  - Saturday's front pages are dominated by Boris Johnson suggesting the UK is entering a second wave of Covid-19.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 22:30:20 +0000
• Coronavirus: Care home visitors to be supervised at all times
  - The government's winter plan says staff should watch to ensure visitors maintain social distancing.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 21:47:55 +0000
• Covid restrictions in London 'increasingly likely'
  - Mayor Sadiq Khan says he is concerned by evidence showing the spread of the virus is "accelerating".
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 21:08:31 +0000
• ‘Another lockdown would be disastrous for our business’
  - Restaurants and pubs are concerned new coronavirus restrictions could spell the end of their businesses.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 21:03:40 +0000
• Coronavirus: Shielding unlikely in second Covid-19 wave
  - Staying isolated could cause more harm to people's mental health, the Welsh Government says.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 20:28:42 +0000
• Covid: Can a 'circuit break' halt the second wave?
  - Can a short burst of national restrictions change the course of the epidemic?
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 20:19:31 +0000
• Covid: UK seeing second wave, says Boris Johnson
  - Boris Johnson says he doesn't want another lockdown - but national measures may need to be tightened.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 20:06:14 +0000
• New Covid-19 rules for more parts of North and Midlands
  - People will not be able to socialise with other households in their homes or gardens.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 19:36:39 +0000
• Coronavirus: Second wave coming as UK's R number rises
  - Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Friday evening.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 18:26:40 +0000
• 'Voluntary lockdown' plea to St Andrews University's students
  - St Andrews University's principal has asked students to stay in their rooms as much as possible this weekend.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 17:48:04 +0000
• Coronavirus: Five more Covid-19 hospital deaths confirmed in NI
  - The Southern Trust says two more patients have died at Craigavon Hospital and three at Daisy Hill.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 17:44:03 +0000
• Covid-19: Prime minister says UK 'seeing a second wave'
  - Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the UK is experiencing a second wave of Covid-19.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 17:40:08 +0000
• Covid: 'Mixed messages' in new lockdown measures
  - The BBC speaks to residents of Spennymoor, County Durham, about the confusion surrounding the new measures.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 17:36:10 +0000
• Coronavirus: Van Morrison lockdown protest songs 'dangerous'
  - NI Health Minister Robin Swann says the Belfast-born artist should sing songs about saving lives.
  BBC News - UK - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 17:03:15 +0000

BBC World News

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg: US Supreme Court judge dies of cancer, aged 87
  - The justice, an iconic champion of women's rights, dies at 87 after suffering from pancreatic cancer.
  BBC News - Home - Sat, 19 Sep 2020 02:08:37 +0000
• How many people does it take to oust a political leader?
  - How big does a protest need to be to topple a political leader? One estimate is 3.5% of the country's population.
  BBC News - Home - Sat, 19 Sep 2020 00:15:49 +0000
• The racist church bombing that shocked the world
  - In 1963, four young black girls were killed in a racist bomb attack at a church in Alabama.
  BBC News - Home - Sat, 19 Sep 2020 00:12:29 +0000
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Obituary of the Supreme Court justice
  - US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a trailblazer to women of all stripes.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:50:32 +0000
• Covid in Europe: How much testing do other countries do?
  - How much testing do other countries do, who can get a test and how long do they have to wait?
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:40:46 +0000
• Covid: How should I talk to neighbours who break the rules?
  - With new restrictions on social gatherings how can you raise concerns without causing arguments?
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:35:02 +0000
• Super Mario at 35: 'The little plumber who defined a genre'
  - Battling Bowser, protecting Peach, what makes Mario magical as he celebrates 35 years?
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:32:48 +0000
• Week in pictures: 12 - 18 September 2020
  - A selection of remarkable images taken around the world this week.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:31:49 +0000
• US Open 2020: Patrick Reed leads by one shot at Winged Foot
  - Patrick Reed holds a one-shot lead heading into the weekend at the US Open after a chaotic second round in windy conditions.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:18:06 +0000
• Danny Masterson: That ’70s Show star's lawyer denies rape charges in court
  - The actor's lawyer dismisses the charges as politically motivated at a court hearing in Los Angeles.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:17:29 +0000
• 'We had to find a way of getting open' - launching a music venue in a pandemic
  - "This is a moment when we're needed more than ever, so we just had to find a way of getting open."
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:10:09 +0000
• More Afghan interpreters eligible to settle in UK after rule change
  - A rule change means about 100 more of those who served with British forces will be able to live in the UK.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:04:26 +0000
• Rock climbing when you're blind
  - Matthew Shifrin took up the sport almost a year ago - with the help of a friend and a childhood toy.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:02:07 +0000
• Labour Party: Starmer aims to build trust with 'new leadership' slogan
  - Sir Keir Starmer has a new message - but will it help Labour win back votes where the party needs them?
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:01:25 +0000
• Coronavirus: NHS workers who died in the pandemic
  - More than 600 health and social care workers have died from the coronavirus pandemic.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:01:20 +0000
• ICYMI: A thirsty armadillo and record-breaking free diver
  - Some of the stories you may have missed this week.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:00:49 +0000
• Bale arrives at Tottenham training ground to complete loan move
  - Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale nears a return to Tottenham after visit to the club's training ground.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 22:39:41 +0000
• Newspaper headlines: PM warning and England faces 'two-week lockdown'
  - Saturday's front pages are dominated by Boris Johnson suggesting the UK is entering a second wave of Covid-19.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 22:30:20 +0000
• Thousands in Madrid to lock down amid virus spike
  - New restrictions in the Spanish capital come as Europe braces itself for a second wave of infections.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 22:27:31 +0000
• Man Utd agree terms with Porto full-back Telles - Saturday's football gossip
  - Manchester United close in on full-back, relief at Real Madrid, Chelsea face new demands over goalkeeper move, plus more.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 21:52:33 +0000
• Coronavirus: Care home visitors to be supervised at all times
  - The government's winter plan says staff should watch to ensure visitors maintain social distancing.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 21:47:55 +0000
• Man City's Aguero could be out for two months, says Guardiola
  - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola fears Sergio Aguero could miss the first two months of the Premier League season.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 21:30:08 +0000
• Coronavirus: US health chiefs reverse advice on Covid-19 testing
  - The CDC caused controversy in August by saying that anyone without symptoms should not be tested.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 21:20:33 +0000
• Seven-try Bristol cruise past Dragons to reach Challenge Cup last four
  - Bristol Bears reached the last four of the European Challenge Cup after a 56-17 victory over Dragons at Ashton Gate.
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 20:35:53 +0000
• Covid: Can a 'circuit break' halt the second wave?
  - Can a short burst of national restrictions change the course of the epidemic?
  BBC News - Home - Fri, 18 Sep 2020 20:19:31 +0000

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