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NHS Covid App being tweaked so fewer contacts will be advised to self-isolate following a close contact with a positive case

PC Declan Jones commits both offences while on duty in Birmingham.

Boris Johnson says the UK must not import Covid variants amid speculation about an amber watchlist.

Two people were killed in the attack on an oil tanker, which the UK, US and Israel blame on Iran.

Sudesh Amman stabbed two people before being shot by police on a south London street last year.

Great Britain win Olympic team eventing gold for the first time in 49 years and Tom McEwen adds a silver in the individual category.

The Royal College of Surgeons says it had suggested plans to keep cancer surgeries on track.

The 21st series of the hit ITV reality show is set to return to Gwrych Castle in November.

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf says his daughter was twice refused a place at the nursery, which denies any discrimination.

Alex Gibson, 22, jumped into the sea near Blackpool's North Pier in the early hours of Friday.

People who have been double-jabbed in the EU and US no longer have to isolate when they arrive in Scotland.

Karim al-Jian was inspired to study medicine, after learning about a doctor who was killed helping civilians in Syria.

The charity says it is taking action following a "very small number of safeguarding incidents".

The yellow warning could see lightning strikes and heavy rain damaging homes, the Met Office says.

Paul Bussetti will face a new trial after the High Court quashed his previous acquittal.

Cleaners and others employed by contractors should receive the same rise as NHS staff, a union says.

People vaccinated in the EU or US will not need to isolate when coming to the UK from an amber country.

Ethan Brown tells the BBC his firm wants to bring down the price of plant-based meat.

An ill-timed alert on the NHS Covid app can mean bar staff losing out on tip income at the weekend.

Steve Barley spent almost three months building the course, designed around events in a heptathlon.