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PM who lied to Parliament would normally resign - Dominic Raab

The deputy PM backs his leader after Boris Johnson is accused of lying to Parliament over a No 10 garden party.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 18 2022 08:40    View Full Story...

Pay rises fail to keep up with the cost of living

Data shows weekly wage growth fell for the first time since July 2020 but vacancies hit a new record.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 18 2022 09:10    View Full Story...

Licence fee freeze will cost BBC £285m and hit programmes - director general

The new TV licence deal will result in a £285m funding gap, according to the BBC director general.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 18 2022 08:43    View Full Story...

Ludlow parents' 36-minute ambulance wait as baby 'turns blue'

West Midlands Ambulance Service apologises for the delay to reach one-year-old Myla in Shropshire.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 18 2022 07:43    View Full Story...

French skier investigated over collision with British girl

A skier who hit a five-year-old in the French Alps who then died faces a possible charge of manslaughter.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 18 2022 09:22    View Full Story...

Australian Open: Andy Murray beats Nikoloz Basilashvili in Melbourne

Andy Murray marks his return to the Australian Open - where in 2019 he thought he might have to retire - with a tense first-round win.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 18 2022 08:37    View Full Story...

Magistrates to get power to jail offenders for a year

Magistrates in England and Wales will be able to sentence people in cases usually sent to Crown Court.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 18 2022 09:53    View Full Story...

Crime bill: Lords defeats for government's protest clamp-down plans

Peers vote against plans to clamp down on noisy protests and in favour of making misogyny a hate crime.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 18 2022 09:45    View Full Story...

Russia-Ukraine crisis: UK sending weapons to defend Ukraine, says defence secretary

The defence secretary says he is sending short-range anti-tank missiles amid Russian invasion fears.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 18 2022 01:01    View Full Story...

Morrisons confirms sick pay cut for unvaccinated staff

The supermarket joins a list of firms which pay the legal minimum to unvaccinated staff obliged to isolate.
BBC News - Published Mon Jan 17 2022 23:01    View Full Story...

London mayor wants daily driving charge of up to £2

Longer term, Sadiq Khan says drivers should prepare to pay-per-mile to help tackle climate change.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 18 2022 08:08    View Full Story...

Covid: Cummings claims PM was warned about lockdown drinks, and job vacancies hit new high

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Tuesday morning.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 18 2022 06:54    View Full Story...

Anti-vax protests: ‘Sovereign citizens’ fight UK Covid vaccine rollout

Activists with anti-vax beliefs are taking "direct action" against hospitals and schools.
BBC News - Published Mon Jan 17 2022 23:34    View Full Story...

Retired GP broke Covid rules to hug bereaved woman at clinic

Dr Prit Buttar says he was humbled by the social media response after he comforted a bereaved woman.
BBC News - Published Mon Jan 17 2022 13:51    View Full Story...

Covid-19: Pregnant women urged to get vaccine after new study

Pregnant women have been urged to get vaccinated to prevent risk of birth-related complications.
BBC News - Published Mon Jan 17 2022 08:54    View Full Story...

UK train services cut due to Covid staff absences

Train operators switch to emergency timetables as a result of high staff sickness rates.
BBC News - Published Mon Jan 17 2022 17:18    View Full Story...

What can we do to get more women into coding?

How visual, auditory and kinesthetic tools used to teach kids coding should be adapted for adults.
BBC News - Published Mon Jan 17 2022 23:08    View Full Story...

Blue Monday: Why it's a 'load of rubbish'

Blue Monday, known as the most depressing day of the year, was made up by a travel company in 2004.
BBC News - Published Mon Jan 17 2022 08:59    View Full Story...

BBC TV licence fee: What is it and why is it under threat?

The government has hinted that it may abolish the TV licence after 2027.
BBC News - Published Mon Jan 17 2022 17:08    View Full Story...

Energy bills: 'It feels like I'm sleeping outside'

People tell of their struggles to cope, with energy bills set to soar by more than £700 this year.
BBC News - Published Sun Jan 16 2022 23:09    View Full Story...

London's long-term lav affair: A history of public toilets in the capital

From Dick Whittington's giant toilet to the urinary leash - how public loos have influenced the way we live.
BBC News - Published Mon Jan 17 2022 01:31    View Full Story...

Pacific volcano: Tonga victim family are 'shattered'

The brother of the British woman who died in a Tsunami in Tonga says she was "the emotional heart of our family".
BBC News - Published Mon Jan 17 2022 15:21    View Full Story...

Co-op store manager who campaigned to protect staff from abuse honoured

Claire Saunders, who works for Co-op, was honoured in the New Year Honours list for her work.
BBC News - Published Mon Jan 17 2022 23:01    View Full Story...

'Ed Sheeran and Stormzy portraits kept me busy in lockdown'

A tattoo apprentice says he finds creating the artwork "really addictive".
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 18 2022 06:05    View Full Story...

Britain's most dangerous roads

Panorama investigates the roads that kill a jumbo jet's worth of people every three months.
BBC News - Published Sun Jan 16 2022 23:08    View Full Story...

Covid-19: Cases falling in UK cautiously good news - epidemiologist

Epidemiologist Professor Mike Tildesley says we could be seeing the Omicron wave turning around.
BBC News - Published Mon Jan 17 2022 07:01    View Full Story...

Covid: We're in better place to lift Plan B restrictions - Zahawi

Nadhim Zahawi says, with continued falling cases, some Plan B rules in England could be lifted after review.
BBC News - Published Mon Jan 17 2022 08:15    View Full Story...

Newspaper headlines: Cummings claims PM lied, and energy bills warning

A mix of stories lead Tuesday's newspaper front pages, including the latest on the No 10 parties row.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 18 2022 04:45    View Full Story...

Emily Jones: Killed girl's dad battling for health care changes

Seven-year-old Emily Jones was stabbed to death in a park in Bolton by a psychiatric patient.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 18 2022 09:46    View Full Story...

Calls for Scottish Covid rules to be eased further

Hospitality bosses and opposition MSPs call for changes ahead of Nicola Sturgeon's weekly Covid update.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 18 2022 08:09    View Full Story...

Ashling Murphy: Community gathering for murdered teacher's funeral

The 23-year-old teacher was attacked and killed near Tullamore in County Offaly last week.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 18 2022 09:55    View Full Story...

Wales' universal basic income pilot too small - report

A universal basic income pilot in Wales will cover 250 care leavers and run for three years.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 18 2022 05:07    View Full Story...

Fears energy price rise could worsen child poverty

A leading charity says soaring energy costs could plunge more families into "very deep poverty".
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 18 2022 00:10    View Full Story...

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