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Chesterfield school anxiety pupil 'treated like truant'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 09/19/2019 - 01:33
Fourteen-year-old Kai wants to go to classes but has only attended about 15 days since January.

Finding good care home 'impossible' in some areas

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 09/19/2019 - 01:30
An analysis maps the areas with the highest concentrations of sub-standard care home beds.

Extra school cash 'enough to reverse cuts'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 09/19/2019 - 01:25
Financial experts say schools are receiving a big funding boost - but only back to levels of a decade ago.

Jason Lawrance appeals against vasectomy lie rape convictions

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 09/19/2019 - 01:14
Jason Lawrance had consensual sex with a woman but the jury decided his lies negated the consent.

Scotland's poorest 'three times' more likely to die young

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 09/19/2019 - 00:49
The figures show the "massive inequality" between rich and poor in Scotland, researchers say.

Black Midi: 'We'd rather be terrible than middle-of-the-road'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 09/19/2019 - 00:46
From the Brit School to the Mercury Prize, experimental foursome Black Midi defy musical convention.

London Fashion Week: Gem helmets, upcycled trainers and Brexit

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 09/19/2019 - 00:45
The UK's fashion industry is worth £32bn, so here's what it thinks about Brexit.

Homophobic hate crime: Beaten-up for being gay

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 09/19/2019 - 00:37
Homophobic hate crime reports in the UK have doubled since 2014, but charges are falling.

Supreme Court: What happened with Brexit on Wednesday?

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 09/19/2019 - 00:16
The Brexit battle returned to the Supreme Court as judges decide whether the suspension of Parliament is lawful.

Consumers' credit card spending 'overtakes cash'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 09/19/2019 - 00:12
Debit cards were most used, but falling cash use pushed notes and coins to third place, say retailers.

Bournemouth mum takes up boxing to improve mental health

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 09/19/2019 - 00:09
Bournemouth mum Gemma Ruegg has won a regional title ten weeks after giving birth to her daughter.

NHS hospitals and buildings' £261m backlog of urgent repairs

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 09/19/2019 - 00:07
The total maintenance backlog in hospitals and other NHS buildings is more than £500m.

Foster: Brexit solution must recognise NI constitutional status

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 09/18/2019 - 23:19
Arlene Foster has said a Brexit solution cannot affect Northern Ireland's constitutional position.

Brexit: UK has two weeks to set out plan - Finnish PM

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 09/18/2019 - 23:07
The Finnish PM says EU leaders need written proposals by the end of September - and France's Emmanuel Macron agrees.

Cameron 'sought Queen's help' over Scottish independence

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 09/18/2019 - 22:45
The ex-PM spoke to royal officials about her "raising an eyebrow" at the prospect of independence.

Boris Johnson 'glad' about new father's NHS confrontation

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 09/18/2019 - 22:17
Boris Johnson says an angry exchange with the father of a sick child is "part of my job".

Champions League: Shakhtar Donetsk 0-3 Man City

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 09/18/2019 - 22:10
Man City bounce back from their shock Premier League defeat at Norwich by launching their Champions League campaign in style with victory at Shakhtar Donetsk.

Gareth Thomas: Are celebrity private lives no longer fair game?

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 09/18/2019 - 21:22
Newspapers are facing a public outcry and legal defeats for intruding on famous people's privacy.

Ceara Thacker death: Strikes contributed to care delays, inquest told

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 09/18/2019 - 20:21
Ceara Thacker was not able to see a mental health adviser for two months after taking an overdose.

Climate change: Warming to drive 'robust increase' in UK flooding

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 09/18/2019 - 20:00
A new study shows that there's a higher probability for extreme flooding on UK coasts as global temperatures rise.

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