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The Grand Tour stars on pirate treasure, cycle lanes and electric cars

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 11/30/2020 - 00:42
Clarkson, Hammond and May discuss their recent hunt for pirate treasure and their TV future.

British mercenaries investigated over Sri Lanka war crimes

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 11/30/2020 - 00:38
The investigation by the Met is looking into activities in the civil war in Sri Lanka in the 1980s.

Why 2020 has been good for England's beavers

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 11/30/2020 - 00:34
Homes for these "ultimate environmental engineers" have been set up in enclosures across England.

Beavers build first Exmoor dam in 400 years

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 11/30/2020 - 00:29
The National Trust says the dam in Somerset "might look modest, but it is incredibly special".

Covid-19: Wales could see more than 44,000 long-term unemployed

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 11/30/2020 - 00:16
Experts say long-term unemployment number could dwarf that caused by the 2008 financial crisis.

Covid in Scotland: Mass testing of students begins

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 11/30/2020 - 00:07
All students are being asked to take two of the rapid lateral flow device tests before travelling home.

SNP Conference: Winter payments of £100 for low income families in Scotland

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 11/30/2020 - 00:04
It is part of a £100m winter hardship fund that Nicola Sturgeon is set to announce at the SNP conference.

Huawei ban from UK 5G network brought forward

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 11/30/2020 - 00:02
The cut-off date of September for the installation of new equipment is earlier than expected.

Arcadia: Topshop owner faces collapse within hours

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 11/30/2020 - 00:02
The collapse of the group, which includes Topshop and Dorothy Perkins, would put 13,000 jobs at risk.

Newspaper headlines: Vaccine 'celebrity drive' and PM's call for resolve

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 11/29/2020 - 23:54
Boris Johnson's attempts to quell a Tory revolt over England's new tiers continue to dominate the papers.

Two police officers hurt as Celtic fans protest after Ross County defeat

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 11/29/2020 - 21:58
Hundreds of fans converged on Celtic Park on Sunday after their team's 2-0 League Cup defeat by Ross County.

Sinn Féin member Brian Stanley apologises over 'insensitive' tweet

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 11/29/2020 - 21:54
An Irish parliament member deletes a tweet referring to a bombing in which 18 soldiers died.

Socially-distanced Santa's Grottos allowed to open

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 11/29/2020 - 20:41
Carol singing is also allowed - but people will not be able to go to school nativity plays in some areas.

Esther Dingley search: Six teams look for her in Pyrenees

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 11/29/2020 - 19:55
The gendarmerie said witnesses reported seeing Esther Dingley, 37, on a mountain a week ago.

Police storm church broadcast in Milton Keynes over 'loud music'

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 11/29/2020 - 17:58
An online service is halted and a minister is incorrectly told he faces Covid-violation prosecution.

Nottingham student halls party broken up by police

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 11/29/2020 - 17:15
The party was one of several broken up overnight by police across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

Arcadia: 'No last minute rescue' for Topshop owner

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 11/29/2020 - 15:56
"This is obviously a sad day," an insider at the retail empire tells BBC News.

Brexit: UK in 'last leg' of trade talks with EU, says Raab

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 11/29/2020 - 15:49
The foreign secretary said a deal was possible if the EU side showed "pragmatism" in the coming days.

The Crown should carry fiction warning, says culture secretary

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 11/29/2020 - 15:44
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden says viewers of the Netflix drama "may mistake fiction for fact".

Mairead Philpott jailed for killing her six children in Derby blaze released

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 11/29/2020 - 15:23
Mairead Philpott serves half of a 17-year jail term for her part in the arson attack in Derby in 2012.

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