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Scientists want creationism teaching ban in Welsh schools

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 09/05/2019 - 01:05
Sir David Attenborough joins calls warning "pseudoscience" could creep in to the curriculum.

Plant-based diets 'linked to higher stroke risk'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 09/05/2019 - 00:43
Vegan and vegetarian diets are also linked to lower heart disease risk, a long-term study suggests.

Sonic, Street Fighter and the 'golden age' of gaming magazines

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 09/05/2019 - 00:22
Some of the key players in the early days of video game magazine publishing recall the industry's "golden age".

'Treated like animals' by slavery gang

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 09/05/2019 - 00:14
A gang that lured victims from Poland to the UK is believed to have enslaved around 300 people.

Ilfracombe busker Chloe Aston pedals music on her piano bike

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 09/05/2019 - 00:06
When Chloe Aston's fingers hurt as a guitar busker, her and dad Lee came up with something dfferent.

'I swapped Chelsea FC for the City': From goalie to Goldman Sachs

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 09/05/2019 - 00:04
Goalkeeper quits top flight women's football at the age of 25 to start a new career in finance.

Mental health: Girl's 'help me' note before death inspires mum

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 09/05/2019 - 00:02
A "help me" plea left by a teenager who killed herself inspires her mum to help children's mental health.

Boris Johnson's call for general election rejected by MPs

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 09/04/2019 - 23:24
The PM put forward his plan in the Commons after MPs backed a bill aimed at blocking a no-deal Brexit.

Opposition disingenuous for not backing election - Alun Cairns

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 09/04/2019 - 23:11
As MPs block a general election, the Welsh secretary warns they will face angry voters.

Rishi Sunak says government spending sustainable with no-deal

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 09/04/2019 - 22:33
Andrew Neil challenges Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rishi Sunak on the government's spending plans.

Elections and Brexit: How did your MP vote?

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 09/04/2019 - 22:16
MPs have voted on an early general election and a bill that could delay Brexit.

M6 gin crash: HGV collision closes motorway

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 09/04/2019 - 22:11
An HGV carrying 32,000 litres of gin is leaking its load over the carriageway following a collision.

MPs reject motion for an early election

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 09/04/2019 - 21:54
The motion for an early election on 15 October is rejected.

Brexit's most important week? Five things that happened on Wednesday

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 09/04/2019 - 21:48
On a frantic day that saw Boris Johnson try and fail to call an election, here are the headlines.

Boy, 12, impaled by trampoline spring 'lucky to be alive'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 09/04/2019 - 21:45
Jamie Quinlan was "lucky to be alive" after a metal spring from a trampoline shot into his back.

Boris Johnson grilled at first Prime Minister Questions

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 09/04/2019 - 20:35
Boris Johnson faces his first Prime Minister's Questions, where unsurprisingly he's grilled on Brexit.

Michel Barnier pulls out of Northern Ireland visit

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 09/04/2019 - 20:21
The EU's chief Brexit negotiator was to speak at a lecture on Monday at Queen's University Belfast.

Boris Johnson calls for October election

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 09/04/2019 - 20:20
The prime minister says a bill that calls for a delay to Brexit makes it impossible to govern.

Met Police gave images for King's Cross facial recognition scans

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 09/04/2019 - 19:42
Police force had previously denied involvement in facial recognition scans at King’s Cross.

Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre failings led to girl's sepsis death

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 09/04/2019 - 18:28
"Missed opportunities" to diagnose sepsis led to five-year-old Ava Macfarlane's death, a jury finds.

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