Six O'Clock News
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04/12/2021 Pre-departure Covid tests return for those returning to the UK.
December 04, 2021 20:19 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBThe government say anyone returning to the UK must take a pre-departure Covid test.
03/12/2021 A couple who tortured and killed a six-year-old boy have been given long jail sentences.
December 03, 2021 18:43 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBA couple who tortured and killed a six-year-old boy have been given long jail sentences.
02/12/2021 Relatives of those who died from Covid sickened by Xmas party held in Downing Street last year, during restrictions
December 02, 2021 18:54 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBRelatives of those who died during the pandemic are sickened by a Christmas party was held at Downing Street last year, when London was under restrictions banning such gatherings.
01/12/2021 Questions over how Government will meet booster jab target
December 01, 2021 18:56 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBHealth Secretary Sajid Javid admits new booster target will be "a tough ask". Labour accuses Downing Street of holding "boozy party" last year while millions were under lockdown.
30/11/2021 Covid boosters for all adults in England "by end of January"
November 30, 2021 18:43 - 30 minutes - 28 MBBoris Johnson says "everything" will be thrown at combatting the Omicron variant
29/11/2021 Covid booster doses to be rolled out to all UK adults
November 29, 2021 18:39 - 30 minutes - 28 MBVaccine advisers also recommend shortening gap between 2nd dose and booster to 3 months
28/11/2021 Third case of Covid Omicron variant confirmed in UK
November 28, 2021 18:17 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBOfficials say the infected individual visited London but has since left the country
27/11/2021 Two cases of Omicron Covid variant detected in UK
November 27, 2021 18:22 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBBoris Johnson has announced new Covid controls after two cases of the highly-transmissible Omicron variant were discovered in the UK.
26/11/2021 Concern grows about new Covid variant
November 26, 2021 18:54 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBFlights to southern Africa suspended in response to new variant, as share prices tumble
25/11/2021 PM and French President promise people smuggling crackdown
November 25, 2021 19:12 - 30 minutes - 28 MBBoris Johnson and the French President vow do everything possible to stop people smuggling across the English Channel. Three children among those who died when their craft sank.
24/11/2021 More than 30 people have drowned in the English Channel, in the biggest loss of life involving migrants crossing.
November 24, 2021 18:50 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBMore than 30 people have drowned in the English Channel, in the biggest loss of life involving migrants using small boats to cross to the UK.The French PM said it was a "tragedy".
23/11/2021 Greenhouse gases illegally sold in Britain
November 23, 2021 19:16 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBBBC investigation finds hydrofluorocarbons, used in cooling systems, are smuggled from Ukraine into the EU and UK. Several countries release oil reserves to cut its global price.
22/11/2021 Boris Johnson says change to the way people in England pay for social care will end "long-standing social injustice"
November 22, 2021 18:53 - 30 minutes - 28 MBBoris Johnson has said changes to the way people in England pay for social care will end a "long-standing social injustice" - Labour describes it as "daylight robbery".
21/11/2021 Nothing "off the table" for dealing with migrants crossing Channel.
November 21, 2021 18:29 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBA Conservative MP has warned that the increase in migrants arriving from France on small boats "looks like state failure".
20/11/2021 WHO officials "very worried" about Covid rise in Europe
November 20, 2021 18:23 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBThe World Health Organisation has warned that half a million more Covid deaths could be recorded in Europe by March unless urgent action is taken.
19/11/2021 Austria is to go into a full, nationwide lockdown from Monday because of soaring Covid infections
November 19, 2021 18:42 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBAustria is to go into a full, nationwide lockdown from Monday because of soaring Covid infections
18/11/2021 The government confirms it's scrapping the section of the HS2 high speed rail link from the East Midlands to Leeds
November 18, 2021 18:47 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBThe government has confirmed it's scrapping the section of the HS2 high speed rail link from the East Midlands to Leeds. Labour accused ministers of a betrayal of promises.
17/11/2021 Insults traded in the House of Commons
November 17, 2021 19:46 - 30 minutes - 28 MBThe Church of England denies "gaming the system", to help asylum seekers stay in the UK.
16/11/2021 The former Yorkshire cricketer, Azeem Rafiq, has told MPs that the scale of racism within English cricket is 'scary'
November 16, 2021 18:47 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBThe former Yorkshire cricketer, Azeem Rafiq, has told MPs that the scale of racism within English cricket is 'scary'. He said the way he'd been treated at the club was inhuman.
29/10/2021 Campaigners welcome cut in cost of HRT treatment in England
October 29, 2021 18:04 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBThe government has announced a cut in repeat prescription costs for treatment for the menopause in England, a move campaigners have called a "huge step forward".
28/10/2021 Warning that living standards will barely rise for millions after yesterday's Budget
October 28, 2021 18:14 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBThe Institute for Fiscal Studies said extra public spending, wage increases and benefit changes in yesterday's Budget would make little difference in living standards for many
27/10/2021 - The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered a Budget to build an economy fit for a new age of post-Covid optimism.
October 27, 2021 17:41 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBThe Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered a Budget he said would help build an economy fit for a new age of post-Covid optimism.
26/10/2021 Ministers defend tomorrow's Budget pay rise promises
October 26, 2021 17:59 - 30 minutes - 28 MBUnions and Labour have called for a promise of a real terms increase to counter the rising cost of living.
25/10/2021 - Millions of people are to get a pay rise next April when the National Living Wage is increased to 9 pounds 50
October 25, 2021 18:09 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBMillions are to get a pay rise in April when the National Living Wage increases to £9.50. Labour say higher energy bills & changes to Universal Credit will cancel out any windfall
24/10/2021 Labour joins calls for stricter Covid measures in England
October 24, 2021 17:31 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBLabour joins calls from doctors' leaders and health unions for the government to reimpose some Covid restrictions in England, saying the vaccine rollout is losing traction.
23/10/2021 Chancellor commits to Budget public transport spending
October 23, 2021 17:27 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBCity region leaders in England say more will be needed than the initial £6.9 billion
22/10/2021
October 22, 2021 17:46 - 30 minutes - 28 MBA man has been arrested in connection with the Manchester Arena attack
21/10/2021 Man charged with MP's murder
October 21, 2021 17:46 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBSir David Amess murder suspect in court Covid cases hit 50,000
19/10/2021 Government unveils net zero emissions strategy
October 19, 2021 17:43 - 30 minutes - 28 MBThe government has set out its strategy to hit net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
18/10/2021 Special Commons session to remember Sir David Amess
October 18, 2021 17:59 - 30 minutes - 28 MBThe Prime Minister led a series of warm and humorous tributes to Sir David who was stabbed to death on Friday. Southend is to be given City status to honour him.
17/10/2021 MPs could be offered police protection at local meetings
October 17, 2021 17:28 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBPolice in Glasgow have begun a murder inquiry after the death of a 14-year-old boy.
01/10/2021 PM -- "Trust in the police"
October 01, 2021 18:10 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBBoris Johnson backs police after Sarah Everard's murder but says changes are needed.
30/09/2021 The policeman who murdered Sarah Everard has been told he will never leave prison.
September 30, 2021 19:10 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBThe policeman who murdered Sarah Everard has been told he will never leave prison.
29/09/2021 Sir Keir Starmer has addressed the Labour party conference as leader for the first time in person.
September 29, 2021 17:45 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBSir Keir Starmer has addressed the Labour party conference as leader for the first time in person
28/09/2021 Boris Johnson has urged people to be confident about the fuel situation because the problem is stabilising.
September 28, 2021 17:47 - 30 minutes - 28 MBIn his first public comments about the shortages at the petrol pumps, Boris Johnson has urged people to be confident because the situation was now stabilising.
27/09/2021 Demand for petrol should ease over coming days - fuel industry
September 27, 2021 18:04 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBSources say the government is considering using the Army to help with fuel distribution.
26/09/2021 many petrol stations have run dry, says industry body
September 26, 2021 17:39 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBPanic-buying leaves around two thirds of petrol stations without fuel, says industry body
25/09/2021 Temporary lorry visa plan
September 25, 2021 17:45 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBMinisters are set to allow thousands of foreign lorry drivers into the UK, to deal with industry-wide shortages.
24/09/2021 supply problems at some petrol stations
September 24, 2021 17:46 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBefforts to resolve supply problems at petrol stations. Olly Stephens' killers sentenced
23/09/2021 government prepares for gas prices to stay high
September 23, 2021 18:32 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBgovernment prepares for gas prices to remain high; petrol stations hit by driver shortage
22/09/2021 Two energy firms have collapsed.
September 22, 2021 17:48 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBThe sharp rise in gas prices force Avro Energy and Green out of business.
18/08/2021 Boris Johnson has his say on the Taliban's victory in Afghanistan
August 18, 2021 17:48 - 30 minutes - 28 MBHouse prices have risen at their fastest rate for seventeen years
17/08/2021 Taliban declares authority over Afghanistan
August 17, 2021 17:51 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBThe Taliban have held a news conference in Kabul to announce they've taken control of Afghanistan, ending what they called two decades of foreign occupation.
16/08/2021 Flights grounded amid chaos at Kabul airport
August 16, 2021 18:29 - 30 minutes - 28 MBSeveral people have died at Kabul's airport, as Afghans attempt to flee Taliban rule.
15/08/2021 Taliban enter Afghan capital
August 15, 2021 17:53 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBTaliban enter presidential palace in Kabul after Afghan president flees the country
14/08/2021 Home secretary visits Plymouth after mass shooting
August 14, 2021 17:24 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBLabour asks why the perpetrator, Jake Davison, had a firearms licence in the first place
13/08/2021 Police name victims of Plymouth shooting
August 13, 2021 17:53 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBPolice in Plymouth have named the five victims of the UK's worst mass shooting in more than a decade. They include the gunman's mother and a three year old girl.
12/08/2021 Taliban make sweeping gains across Afghanistan
August 12, 2021 17:51 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBThe Taliban have made further significant gains across Afghanistan.They have captured the third biggest city, Herat, and look set to take over the second biggest, Kandahar.
11/08/2021 - The head of Afghanistan's army has been sacked as the Taliban continue their rapid advance across the country.
August 11, 2021 17:45 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBThe head of Afghanistan's army has been sacked as the Taliban continue their rapid advance & German police arrest a British employee at Berlin's UK embassy on suspicion of spying
10/08/2021 Top grades for A-level results reach record high
August 10, 2021 17:44 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBA Level students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have posted a record number of top results. There was also a new high of A grades in Scottish school qualifications.