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Topshop owner in talks to secure £30m lifeline

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 11/15/2020 - 11:12
The Arcadia retail group, led by Sir Philip Green, is hoping to secure funding amid a second lockdown.

Entertainer Des O'Connor dies aged 88

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 11/15/2020 - 09:57
The TV personality and singer was known for hosting his own chat show as well as Countdown.

Looking back on the career of Des O'Connor

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 11/15/2020 - 09:56
The singer and chat show host has died at the age of 88.

Councils and NHS should publish ethnicity pay gap data

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 11/15/2020 - 09:47
Public sector bodies should be made to publish data on their ethnicity pay gap to help tackle racism in Scotland.

Des O'Connor: From Butlin's to chat show king

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 11/15/2020 - 09:37
O'Connor - who has died aged 88 - was an ever-present face on UK television and a music chart star.

Motorcyclist Andrew Borthwick dies in Bagillt crash

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 11/15/2020 - 09:13
Police name motorcyclist who died in a collision on the A548 in Flintshire, on Saturday.

Covid-19: Call to outlaw 'anti-vax' fake news and a cemetery struggles

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 11/15/2020 - 08:12
Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Sunday morning.

Christmas cards 'even more poignant' this year

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 11/15/2020 - 01:31
Card shops in England have had to shut in lockdown, yet people still want to connect at Christmas.

Vaccine rumours debunked: Microchips, 'altered DNA' and more

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 11/15/2020 - 00:57
The news about a coronavirus vaccine led to a wave of false claims online.

Coronavirus doctor's diary: The Yorkshire cemetery struggling to keep up with burials

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 11/15/2020 - 00:54
A surge of deaths in Bradford's Muslim community this month has left Scholemoor cemetery struggling.

Duxford WW2 plane crash landing due to 'lack of experience'

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 11/15/2020 - 00:46
A crosswind caused a Battle of Britain fighter plane's landing gear to collapse, a reports finds.

Newmarket cat reunited with owner after years 'living rough'

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 11/15/2020 - 00:36
A photo of Mr Muggles looking like "skin and bones" was spotted on social media by his owner.

Hundreds send birthday cards to Birmingham boy

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 11/15/2020 - 00:21
The family of Oscar Jealous, who has Batten disease, are "overwhelmed" by people's generosity.

Essure: Women in England take legal action against sterilising-device maker

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 11/15/2020 - 00:09
The device has been withdrawn from the market for commercial reasons but its makers stand by its safety.

'How I learned to love my stoma'

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 11/15/2020 - 00:03
Sarah Smith says that after living in pain for years, she feels happy and wants to inspire others.

Covid 'more damaging' to Wales economy than pit closures

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 11/15/2020 - 00:00
The economic impact will be on a "different scale" to that seen in the 1980s, says Baroness Wilcox.

Renewable energy: Could floating turbines power our homes?

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 11/15/2020 - 00:00
Successful trials suggest they could provide electricity on a mass scale.

In pictures: Connecting the world's redheads

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 11/15/2020 - 00:00
Scottish photographer Kieran Dodds has been taking pictures of people from around the world with ginger hair.

Sir Keir Starmer 'regret' over relationship with father

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/14/2020 - 23:59
The Labour leader tells Desert Island Discs his father was hardworking and devoted, but "difficult".

Newspaper headlines: 'No 10 slams attacks' and 'royal Netflix rage'

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 11/14/2020 - 23:36
Sunday's papers report more details of a fierce internal power struggle at Downing Street.

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