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Covid-19: West Mercia Police issues third of face mask fines

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 11:49
West Mercia has issued fines totalling £11,400 since use became mandatory in England amid the pandemic.

Margam train deaths: Network Rail 'long-term safety failure' highlighted

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 11:22
Gareth Delbridge, 64, and Michael Lewis, 58, were hit by a Swansea to Paddington train in July 2019.

Killed in 2019: Who has been brought to justice?

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 10:50
The BBC tracked the first 100 killings of 2019 and has now identified those held legally responsible.

Equality body clears BBC of pay discrimination against women

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 10:00
The BBC must "rebuild trust with women at the organisation", the equalities investigation said.

UK economy bounces back from recession

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 09:37
The UK economy grows by a record 15.5% in July to September, but remains below its pre-Covid level.

Nóra Quoirin death: Girl's feet 'dirty but not damaged', inquest hears

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 09:21
The 15-year-old was found dead nine days after she went missing from a jungle resort in Malaysia.

Dorset police officer filmed threatening man with 'ticket for something'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 09:16
A video shows the policeman arrest the man before later admitting he was "perfectly innocent".

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie voted best Women's Prize for Fiction winner

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 09:12
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Half of a Yellow Sun tops a vote for the book award's 25th anniversary.

Coronavirus: Shutdown deadlock at Stormont 'is politics at its worst'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 09:05
Businesses criticise Stormont as ministers prepare to break the stalemate on Covid-19 restrictions.

Covid: Tests for all Swansea University students 'not possible'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 08:55
It is impossible to test Swansea's 21,500 students before 9 December, the university says.

Labour should apologise for Brexit policy, say key Corbyn allies

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 05:56
Hard-hitting report from former shadow cabinet members says Labour has become too middle-class.

Brexit: UK has to 'knuckle down' and get a trade deal with EU - Irish PM

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 05:56
Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin warns that failing to reach an agreement would be "very damaging".

Chester hospital baby deaths: Nurse Lucy Letby due in court

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 05:20
Lucy Letby is charged with killing eight infants at a hospital neo-natal unit in 2015 and 2016.

Queen's Platinum Jubilee to include extra bank holiday

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 04:02
A four-day celebration scheduled for June 2022 will mark the Queen's 70 years on the throne.

Devon sailor wins medal for 'brave' Caribbean rescue

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 02:20
Max Bingle is the youngest recipient of the Merchant Navy Medal after saving three men from drowning.

Children in Need: Joe Wicks begins 24-hour workout challenge

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 01:31
The celebrity fitness coach is attempting the feat for Children in Need on Thursday and Friday.

'I couldn't get his face out of my head'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 01:16
Siobhan Shannon spends her days trying to identify child victims of online sexual abuse.

Covid: Could GCSE exams be scrapped in Wales altogether?

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 00:55
The cancellation of exams in Wales next year should spark a review into their purpose, commissioners say.

Continental-style stopovers planned for campervans in Highlands

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 00:26
Highland Council hopes a network of basic overnight rest stops could help visitors and local communities.

Bonnie Prince Charlie's Culloden battle hoard found

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 00:23
Musket balls and coins dating from the Battle of Culloden have been found near a ruined croft house.

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