Summary

  • Updates for Friday, 25 August 2017

  • Engineering works to disrupt bank holiday rail travel

  • Injured man found 'barely conscious' dies in hospital

  • Three people quizzed over spate of burglaries

  • Ipswich Town: Sears grateful for McCarthy support

  1. Lockdown changes 'all over twitter' before MPs toldpublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 9 September 2020

    The Speaker calls on the health secretary to apologise for a leak of lockdown changes revealed on social media.

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  2. School reopens after coronavirus outbreakpublished at 11:20 British Summer Time 9 September 2020

    All staff and pupils are required to wear masks in public areas of the school.

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  3. Hancock explains 'super simple' new rulepublished at 10:50 British Summer Time 9 September 2020

    The health secretary explains new restrictions limiting gatherings to six people in England.

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  4. Teenager charged over schoolboy shootingpublished at 22:23 British Summer Time 8 September 2020

    A 15-year-old is charged with attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.

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  5. Fans return in first competitive pilotpublished at 22:23 British Summer Time 8 September 2020

    Fans attend elite competitive football in the UK for the first time since March as Cambridge beat Fulham U21s in the EFL Trophy.

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  6. Rare Ed Sheeran demo CD sells for £50,000published at 18:37 British Summer Time 8 September 2020

    The chart-topper self-released the CD Spinning Man in 2005 but didn't want anyone to have a copy.

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  7. ‘It’s unfair to blame young people for virus rise’published at 17:32 British Summer Time 8 September 2020

    Radio 1 Newsbeat speaks to young people after the health secretary's "don't kill your gran" warning.

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  8. Attempted murder accused 'drove into pub-goers'published at 16:14 British Summer Time 8 September 2020

    Thomas Broughton denies deliberately driving a car into three men outside an Ipswich pub.

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  9. Gun found in pupil shooting investigationpublished at 16:06 British Summer Time 8 September 2020

    Police say a "long-barrelled" gun was recovered in connection with the shooting of a schoolboy.

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  10. Bolton hospitality restricted to 'takeaway only'published at 15:08 British Summer Time 8 September 2020

    The health secretary announced tighter restrictions for Bolton after a rise in Covid-19 cases.

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  11. Leicester lockdown to be reviewed on Thursdaypublished at 14:33 British Summer Time 8 September 2020

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC News

    Leicester's local lockdown restrictions will be reviewed on Thursday, the health secretary has announced.

    Matt Hancock was responding to a request for an update from shadow health secretary and Leicester South MP Jonathan Ashworth in the House of Commons.

    Matt HancockImage source, PA Media

    He said: "The local lockdown in Leicester has resulted in a very significant drop in the number of cases and we [will] take a formal review of the measures in place in Leicester on Thursday.

    "I will be certain to talk to him [Jonathan Ashworth] in advance of that and take his local intelligence and views into account."

    Mr Hancock made no mention of when any changes resulting from the review would be announced.

  12. Hancock: Young people are still at riskpublished at 14:23 British Summer Time 8 September 2020

    Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned that a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in recent days in the UK could cause a rise in deaths.

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  13. Ministers' concern over 'sharp rise' in Covid casespublished at 13:48 British Summer Time 8 September 2020

    The health secretary is among those warning the virus is on the increase, especially amongst the young.

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  14. School closed for second day after Covid outbreakpublished at 12:37 British Summer Time 8 September 2020

    Samuel Ward Academy was deep-cleaned but some staff are awaiting test results.

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  15. Pupil shot on way to school in critical conditionpublished at 21:46 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    A teenage boy has been arrested in connection with the shooting of the Year 11 student.

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  16. Woman died after being given wrong hospital drippublished at 19:16 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    A hospital took 36 hours to spot that Susan Warby was on a dextrose drip instead of a saline one.

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  17. Driver caused colleague's death after workpublished at 18:25 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    Radu Ion "simply failed to stop and see" an oncoming vehicle when pulling out, a court hears.

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  18. Young people breaking virus rules risk ‘second wave’published at 17:07 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    The health secretary says new coronavirus spikes in France and Spain started with young people.

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  19. That's it for today's live updates on the Kesgrave shootingpublished at 17:05 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    We are wrapping up our live coverage for the evening.

    Our story will be updated with any developments throughout the night.

  20. Kesgrave shooting: The story so farpublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    Kesgrave
    • Suffolk Police were called just after 08:40 to Friends Walk on Grange Farm estate in Kesgrave, Suffolk, to reports of a shooting.
    • A 15-year-old boy was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.
    • Kesgrave High School said the Year 11 pupil was on the way to school at the time of the incident.
    • At 11:00 a teenager was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
    • Police believe it is an isolated incident and there "is nothing to suggest there is wider threat to the public".