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14/12/2021 A woman has been convicted of murdering her partner's 16-month-old daughter.
A woman has been convicted of murdering her partner's 16-month-old daughter.
14 Dec 2021,30 mins
13/12/2021 Long queues at vaccination centres - after the PM announced the coronavirus booster programme was being accelerated.
Long queues at vaccination centres after the PM speeds up coronavirus booster programme.
13 Dec 2021,30 mins
12/12/2021 Covid alert increased
Boris Johnson to address nation as Omicron cases rise sharply.
12 Dec 2021,15 mins
11/12/2021 Scientists warn thousands of deaths possible from Omicron by spring
Study suggests tougher restrictions could be needed to prevent up to 75 thousand deaths
11 Dec 2021,15 mins
10/12/2021 Government warns of concerning Omicron Covid data
Cabinet minister Michael Gove says ministers are keeping measures under review.
10 Dec 2021,30 mins
09/12/2021 Labour has accused Boris Johnson of lying to his own standards adviser and taking the British public for fools.
Labour has accused Boris Johnson of lying to his own standards adviser.
09 Dec 2021,30 mins
08/12/2021 Johnson apologises & Stratton quits over Xmas party row
Senior aide Allegra Stratton quits for joking about an Xmas party held in Downing Street.
08 Dec 2021,30 mins
07/12/2021 Ministers & senior officials involved in getting people out of Afghanistan defend their actions after criticism
Ministers & officials involved in getting people out of Afghanistan defend their actions
07 Dec 2021,30 mins
06/12/2021 New plan to tackle drug use
Ministers promise crackdown on dealers and investment in treatment and rehabilitation.
06 Dec 2021,30 mins
05/12/2021 Review into Arthur's death
Ministers say lessons should be learned from the torture and murder of the 6 year old boy
05 Dec 2021,15 mins
04/12/2021 Pre-departure Covid tests return for those returning to the UK.
The government say anyone returning to the UK must take a pre-departure Covid test.
04 Dec 2021,15 mins
03/12/2021 A couple who tortured and killed a six-year-old boy have been given long jail sentences.
A couple who tortured and killed a six-year-old boy have been given long jail sentences.
03 Dec 2021,30 mins
02/12/2021 Relatives of those who died from Covid sickened by Xmas party held in Downing Street last year, during restrictions
Relatives of Covid victims sickened by Xmas party in Downing Street, during restrictions
02 Dec 2021,30 mins
01/12/2021 Questions over how Government will meet booster jab target
Health Secretary Sajid Javid admits new booster target will be "a tough ask"
01 Dec 2021,30 mins
30/11/2021 Covid boosters for all adults in England "by end of January"
Boris Johnson says "everything" will be thrown at combatting the Omicron variant
30 Nov 2021,30 mins
29/11/2021 Covid booster doses to be rolled out to all UK adults
Vaccine advisers also recommend shortening gap between 2nd dose and booster to 3 months
29 Nov 2021,30 mins
28/11/2021 Third case of Covid Omicron variant confirmed in UK
Officials say the infected individual visited London but has since left the country
28 Nov 2021,15 mins
27/11/2021 Two cases of Omicron Covid variant detected in UK
Two cases of the Omicron Covid variant have been detected in the UK.
27 Nov 2021,15 mins
26/11/2021 Concern grows about new Covid variant
Flights to southern Africa suspended in response to new variant, as share prices tumble
26 Nov 2021,30 mins
25/11/2021 PM and French President promise people smuggling crackdown
PM says he will do everything possible to stop gangs smuggling people across the Channel
25 Nov 2021,30 mins
24/11/2021 More than 30 people have drowned in the English Channel, in the biggest loss of life involving migrants crossing.
More than 30 people have drowned in the English Channel
24 Nov 2021,30 mins
23/11/2021 Greenhouse gases illegally sold in Britain
BBC investigation finds hydrofluorocarbons are smuggled from Ukraine into the EU and UK
23 Nov 2021,30 mins
22/11/2021 Boris Johnson says change to the way people in England pay for social care will end "long-standing social injustice"
People who crossed the Channel in small boats this year is three times the total for 2020
22 Nov 2021,30 mins
21/11/2021 Nothing "off the table" for dealing with migrants crossing Channel.
Ministers say nothing is "off the table" to deal with migrants crossing the Channel.
21 Nov 2021,15 mins
20/11/2021 WHO officials "very worried" about Covid rise in Europe
The WHO warns of half a million more deaths in Europe by March without urgent action.
20 Nov 2021,15 mins
19/11/2021 Austria is to go into a full, nationwide lockdown from Monday because of soaring Covid infections
Austria is to go into a full lockdown from Monday because of soaring Covid infections
19 Nov 2021,30 mins
18/11/2021 The government confirms it's scrapping the section of the HS2 high speed rail link from the East Midlands to Leeds
The government is scrapping the section of HS2 rail link from the East Midlands to Leeds.
18 Nov 2021,30 mins
17/11/2021 Insults traded in the House of Commons
The Church of England denies "gaming the system", to help asylum seekers stay in the UK.
17 Nov 2021,30 mins
16/11/2021 The former Yorkshire cricketer, Azeem Rafiq, has told MPs that the scale of racism within English cricket is 'scary'
Former Yorks cricketer, Azeem Rafiq says scale of racism in English cricket is 'scary'.
16 Nov 2021,30 mins
15/11/2021 Police are treating an explosion outside a hospital in Liverpool as an act of terrorism.
Police are treating an explosion outside a hospital in Liverpool as an act of terrorism.
15 Nov 2021,30 mins