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Pupils 'short-changed' by mixing exam levels in classrooms

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/24/2019 - 01:16
A teaching union wants to end the practice of teaching Nat 4, 5 and Higher courses at the same time.

Obesity not caused by lack of willpower - psychologists

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/24/2019 - 01:11
A report by psychologists says seeing obesity as a moral failing only makes things worse.

'Half as many Britons' vape as smoke

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/24/2019 - 01:10
The number of vapers reaches 3.6 million in the UK, as the health consequences come under international scrutiny.

Supreme Court to give historic Parliament suspension ruling

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/24/2019 - 01:04
Parliament could be reconvened immediately if Boris Johnson is ruled to have suspended it unlawfully.

MI5 ignored Cold War spy tip-off over 'jealous wife' fears

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/24/2019 - 01:00
Newly-released files show intelligence service wrongly dismissed alert over "Portland Spy Ring" agent.

Bungalow life: The students living sustainably on campus

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/24/2019 - 00:44
Photographer Alice Zoo meets past residents of the Sustainability Bungalow at Keele University.

Spider season: 'Give it a name and learn to love them'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/24/2019 - 00:30
A wildlife expert from Nottingham believes the eight-legged creatures deserve to be loved.

Photography project 'celebrates beauty' of women over 40

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/24/2019 - 00:27
The images of women without make-up aim to show their "confidence to face the world the way they are".

England's historic wall paintings at risk, English Heritage warns

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/24/2019 - 00:19
English Heritage looks after 77 wall paintings, many of which decorate medieval abbeys and churches.

Jimmy Peters: England's first black rugby union international

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/24/2019 - 00:14
The remarkable life of Jimmy Peters, England's first black rugby player, is remembered in a BBC documentary.

Recycling rubbish enables Jana Little to help dog charity

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/24/2019 - 00:11
Jana was worried about children having to wade through rubbish - now she turns it into charity cash.

We Are Stoke-on-Trent: Using boxing to fight the past

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/24/2019 - 00:08
He is in training to fight a past dominated by prison and drug use.

We are Stoke-on-Trent: The group supporting older LGBT people

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/24/2019 - 00:07
A group in Stoke-on-Trent is providing a safe space for members to discuss their lives.

The Papers: Thomas Cook 'fat cats' and Meghan's dancing joy

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/24/2019 - 00:05
Tuesday's front pages are dominated by the continued fall out of the collapse of travel firm Thomas Cook.

IRA Brighton bomb: Patrick Ryan admits link to 1984 attack

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/24/2019 - 00:00
Five people died when the IRA bombed a Brighton hotel, where the 1984 Tory conference was being held..

Thomas Cook bosses face scrutiny over collapse

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 09/23/2019 - 23:12
The government says the official probe into Thomas Cook's failure must look at bosses' actions.

Holy Cross: Weapon found in Belfast school grounds

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 09/23/2019 - 22:14
Police link the weapon to dissident republicans and say it was designed to kill or injure officers.

Thomas Cook: 'A passenger told me we had gone bust'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 09/23/2019 - 19:55
Thomas Cook employees such as Ella Waine, pictured in her uniform, react to the company's collapse.

Engineer killed at Waterloo station was 'loving father'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 09/23/2019 - 19:52
Christian Tuvi, 44, died on 18 September while repairing a walkway at Waterloo station.

Confusion as Labour rejects committing to Remain stance

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 09/23/2019 - 18:57
There was initial confusion over the result of the vote on Labour's stance in a future Brexit referendum.

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