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Teenage glider pilot flies solo for first time on 14th birthday

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 12/13/2020 - 00:07
Alex Westgate completed the flight in Leicestershire after he started training in March.

Heritage railway decked out with 13,000 Christmas lights

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 12/13/2020 - 00:06
A heritage railway is running special seasonal services in the run up to Christmas.

New owners at former Leicester Fox's Mints factory

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 12/13/2020 - 00:06
The new owners found sweets and ingredients still inside the empty factory.

Newspaper headlines: 'Hours from a no deal' and Tory grandee 'fury'

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 12/13/2020 - 00:04
The impending UK-EU trade talks deadline dominates the front pages.

Manchester United 0-0 Manchester City: Derby ends in stalemate at Old Trafford

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 12/12/2020 - 22:07
Manchester United and Manchester City play out a dismal derby stalemate behind closed doors at Old Trafford.

Covid: Relaxing restrictions 'could trigger third wave', NHS bosses warn

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 12/12/2020 - 22:00
NHS bosses urge "extreme caution" over moving areas to lower tiers when England's measures are reviewed.

Covid-19: Welsh ambulance patient waits 19 hours outside hospital

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 12/12/2020 - 21:53
Grange University Hospital is under "significant pressure" due to a high number of Covid patients.

Covid: More tier 3 areas to get mass testing from Monday

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 12/12/2020 - 20:01
Some 67 local authorities in England are taking part in the community testing schemes.

Four men arrested over anti-lockdown protest

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 12/12/2020 - 19:06
The men were arrested and charged following an anti-lockdown protest in Edinburgh on Saturday.

First same-sex religious wedding in Northern Ireland

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 12/12/2020 - 18:25
Chris McNaghten and Jon Swan wed in "a dream come true" religious ceremony in Larne, County Antrim.

Newborn baby found dead in Weston-super-Mare garden

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 12/12/2020 - 18:11
Police are "extremely concerned" about the baby's mother and appealed for her to come forward.

Boris Johnson on climate change, mung-bean munching and creating jobs

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 12/12/2020 - 17:48
From mung-bean munching to being the Saudi Arabia of wind power generation, here's a summary of the UK PM's climate speech.

Katrice Lee: Investigation into missing toddler to be scaled back

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 12/12/2020 - 15:37
Two-year-old Katrice Lee vanished in 1981, near a British military base in Germany.

Newham stabbing: Murder arrest after boy dies

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 12/12/2020 - 15:29
A 25-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of murder following the death in east London.

Covid: Christmas five-day relaxation period 'a mistake'

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 12/12/2020 - 15:15
A professor of public health says there is "nothing to stop" governments changing their minds.

Climate Summit: Boris Johnson says the UK isn't 'tree hugging, mung bean munching eco freaks'

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 12/12/2020 - 15:06
Boris Johnson used some interesting language in his opening speech at a key climate change summit which the UK is hosting.

Sheffield flats evacuated over fire safety failure

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 12/12/2020 - 14:52
The North Bank building was served a prohibition notice on Friday, the fire service said.

Brexit: No-deal Navy threat 'irresponsible', says Tobias Ellwood

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 12/12/2020 - 14:32
A senior Conservative says deploying gunboats to patrol UK waters after 31 December is "undignified".

Banks 'too often blaming customers' for fraud

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 12/12/2020 - 14:11
The financial watchdog says there is a 36% rise in complaints about how banks have dealt with fraud.

Merlin's beard! Harry Potter copy sells for £68k

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 12/12/2020 - 14:10
The first editions of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone initially sold for £10.99 in 1997.

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