BBC Top Stories
- Covid-19: Protect us from unlawful killing charges - medics January 16, 2021Health groups say NHS staff fear prosecution over decisions if hospitals are overwhelmed.
- Covid-19: Further 1,295 deaths recorded in the UK January 16, 2021The latest death and case figures should be a "bitter warning for us all", Public Health England says.
- Biden inauguration: All 50 US states on alert for armed protests January 16, 2021National Guard troops from across the country descend on Washington DC amid tightened security.
- Home Office 'working to restore' lost police records January 16, 2021Hundreds of thousands of DNA and arrest records were deleted after a human error, the Home Office says.
- RAF veteran receives Covid jab at Salisbury Cathedral January 16, 2021Louis Godwin, 95, said he was "so pleased" to get his Covid-19 vaccination at Salisbury Cathedral.
- Nepali climbers make history with winter summit of K2 mountain January 16, 2021Till now, K2 was the only mountain higher than 8,000m not to be conquered in winter.
- Coronavirus vaccine: India begins world's biggest drive January 16, 2021Health and frontline workers are first in line for jabs at vaccination centres across the country.
- Gerry Marsden: Funeral held for Pacemakers star January 16, 2021The Gerry and the Pacemakers singer died from a blood infection at the age of 78.
- Coronavirus: William and Kate hear from emergency workers January 16, 2021Prince William says he "really worries" about the effect of the pandemic on front-line workers.
- Covid: UK staycation boom predicted once lockdown lifts January 16, 2021Holiday firms are expecting a "bumper year" once lockdown restrictions are lifted.
