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QUB: Gay students given electric shocks 'to cure homosexuality'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 09/30/2019 - 06:12
A gay man recalls being given electrical shock therapy at Queen's University in Belfast.

Prince Harry: Protecting nature doesn't make me a hippy

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 09/30/2019 - 03:33
The Duke of Sussex calls on humanity to overcome "greed, apathy and selfishness" and protect nature.

Tory conference: Government confirms £25bn for road upgrades

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 09/30/2019 - 02:27
Infrastructure plans to be set out at the Tory conference as opposition MPs meet to discuss Brexit moves.

Where does recycling and rubbish from the UK go?

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 09/30/2019 - 01:17
As a company is fined for sending UK waste to China, just where does our recycling and rubbish go?

Tashan Daniel: Tube murder victim's father saw son die

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 09/30/2019 - 01:09
Tashan Daniel's says he raced to Hillingdon Tube shortly after his son was fatally stabbed.

Be More Chill: The word-of-mouth hit musical now heading to London

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 09/30/2019 - 01:07
Be More Chill was kept alive thanks to the cult following its soundtrack built up on streaming.

Cocaine and alcohol a 'deadly combination'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 09/30/2019 - 01:04
At least 13 self-inflicted deaths among people who took alcohol with cocaine have occurred in a year.

Inequalities in heart attack care 'costing women's lives'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 09/30/2019 - 00:58
Thousands of women are dying needlessly because of delays in diagnosis and poor care, a report says.

Private schools say abolition would be vote-loser

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 09/30/2019 - 00:54
Independent-school leaders hit back at Labour's plans to ban fee-paying schools.

Aberystwyth: The town where cinemas stayed open as WW2 began

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 09/30/2019 - 00:48
It earned the distinction of being the only town in Britain to have a cinema open in September 1939.

Adolescent mental health centre for Cardiff University

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 09/30/2019 - 00:47
Researchers wants to find out how much social media, genetics and the environment impact on young people's mental health.

Ultrasound breakthrough 'can spot cancer earlier'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 09/30/2019 - 00:43
A technique created at Heriot-Watt University produces images which pinpoint tumours and could replace biopsies.

Newspaper headlines: PM in spotlight and mandatory jabs for schoolchildren

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 09/30/2019 - 00:36
Boris Johnson features heavily on Monday's front pages, which also cover calls for mandatory vaccinations for children.

Will virtual clothes transform how we shop?

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 09/30/2019 - 00:32
A smartphone app can make a detailed virtual avatar allowing you to try on a whole range of clothes.

David Attenborough: Save Sussex's magical kelp forests

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 09/30/2019 - 00:13
Kelp forests are an important marine environment but are being destroyed by changing fishing methods.

Firefighters with cancer demand government takes action

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 09/30/2019 - 00:11
The UK's chief fire officer acknowledges his colleagues have a higher than average rate of cancer.

Spending on nights out in UK 'hits three-year high'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 09/30/2019 - 00:03
The average Briton is spending £70.69 on a night out, up 25% since last year, a survey finds.

The sex education circus

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 09/30/2019 - 00:01
Performer and educator Jess Herman has come up with a creative way of teaching teenagers about sex.

Dina Asher-Smith wins World Championships women's 100m silver; Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce takes gold

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 09/29/2019 - 23:29
Britain's Dina Asher-Smith takes silver in the World Championships women's 100m final with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce winning gold in Doha.

Tory conference: Three Brexit champions hammer home PM's message

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 09/29/2019 - 20:33
Gove, Rees-Mogg and Barclay sell their plan to members - but outside conference it was a different story.

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