Coronavirus Covid-19 News Today
image captionProtesters spilled into the streets shortly after the measures came into force Violent protests broke out across Italy on Monday over new restrictions to curb the country’s second wave … [read more]
By Branwen Jeffreys Education Editor image copyrightGetty/David C Tomlinson A third of confirmed teacher cases of coronavirus were in north-west England at one point, according to data seen exclusi… [read more]
Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson spoke to BBC Breakfast’s Louise Minchin about his eldest brother’s death from coronavirus. The politician’s brother Bill died in mid-October in hospital. Liverpool is i… [read more]
image copyrightGetty Images image captionMSPs will hold a vote on the new five-level system MSPs are to debate and vote on Scotland’s new five-level system of local Covid-19 restrictions. The gove… [read more]
By Kevin KeaneBBC Scotland’s environment correspondent image copyrightGetty Images The number of people working offshore in the North Sea fell by more than a third at the start of the coronavirus l… [read more]
image copyrightGetty Images Disabled workers could face a “jobs crisis” amid the coronavirus pandemic, a leading charity has warned. About 7 in 10 disabled people surveyed by Leonard Cheshire had s… [read more]
Celtic have announced a pre-tax profit of just £0.1m, with group revenue falling by £13m from the previous year as the club deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. Accounts published by the Scottish champi… [read more]
Rasheed Graham dreamt of being a pilot since he was a child, but the pandemic has put hold on his future plans. His dreams came true last year when he got a place on a fully funded pilots training … [read more]
image copyrightGetty Images Toymakers are expecting strong sales during the critical end-of-year festive season, after a surge of pandemic-fuelled demand for items such as Barbies and board games. … [read more]
Labour has attacked the government’s decision to reinstate VAT on personal protective equipment (PPE) such as face masks as “unbelievable”. The party says reintroducing the tax – which was suspended… [read more]