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Endangered bonobo born at Twycross Zoo

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 08:43
Upendi, which means love in Swahili, was born at Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire.

Durham University's biggest donor pulls support over Covid rules

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 08:37
Hedge fund manager Mark Hillery says students are being hit by "unjust" restrictions.

UK economy rebounds with 7.5% growth last year

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 08:15
The expansion was ahead of forecasts despite a setback in December due to Omicron restrictions.

Covid: Economic growth beats forecasts and Welsh restrictions to ease

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 07:57
Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Friday morning.

Gross misconduct probe police officers avoid sack

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 06:47
Police watchdog asks Home Office to review decision-making of police disciplinary panels.

Brexit: UK and EU set for fresh talks on NI Protocol

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 06:13
The UK government wants to reach a solution urgently after NI's power-sharing collapse last week.

Rights watchdog 'should lose status' over trans row

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 00:14
LGBT groups want the Equality and Human Rights Commission to lose its status as an independent body.

Ukraine tensions: Can diplomacy prevent war?

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 00:11
Diplomats hope that warring sides can get off the road to war - but finding such a path is not easy.

Covid pandemic: Drinkers shun beer for wine and spirits

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 00:02
People in the UK drank less beer and more wine and spirits in the pandemic, an industry group says.

HMRC hits back over claims it is soft on fraud

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/11/2022 - 00:01
A committee of MPs says the tax authority's inaction is rewarding the unscrupulous, a claim that is denied.

Newspaper headlines: 'Cressida ditched' and Queen in Covid scare

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 02/10/2022 - 23:55
Friday's front pages are dominated by the resignation of Met Police chief Dame Cressida Dick.

Gambling: 'I'd gamble on the school run and on the bus'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 02/10/2022 - 23:50
Mum-of-four Lisa says she now avoids watching TV because of "in your face" online gambling adverts.

My toddler died after swallowing a button battery

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 02/10/2022 - 22:59
The family of Hugh McMahon say the battery burned a hole the size of a 5p coin in his heart.

Covid: Wales' face mask law could be scrapped in March

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 02/10/2022 - 22:00
Covid passes will not be needed from 18 February under plans to ease Wales' remaining restrictions.

Caerphilly man charged with murder of woman who died in 2020

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 02/10/2022 - 21:30
Adell Cowan was found dead at a property in Caerphilly 16 months ago.

Fracking: UK's only shale gas wells to be sealed and abandoned

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 02/10/2022 - 21:24
The industry regulator orders the two wells in Lancashire to be plugged with concrete.

Ancient chalk sculpture is 'most important prehistoric art'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 02/10/2022 - 21:22
A 5,000-year-old chalk sculpture of a "talismans drum" is hailed as a "significant find".

Cressida Dick to step down as Metropolitan Police chief

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 02/10/2022 - 21:04
The head of London’s force quits in the wake of a series of controversies involving the organisation.

Cressida Dick: Met police chief resigns with 'sadness and regret'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 02/10/2022 - 20:25
Met Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick says she will quit, hours after saying she did not intend to.

Cressida Dick: Sadiq Khan on Met Police chief's resignation

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 02/10/2022 - 19:48
Sadiq Khan says he was "not satisfied" with Cressida Dick's response to a police watchdog report.

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