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Nicola Sturgeon on Boris Johnson bid to suspend Parliament

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/28/2019 - 12:47
Scotland's first minister says Boris Johnson is acting like a "tin pot dictator" by deciding to suspend Parliament, and urges him to "bring an election on".

Government move to suspend Parliament criticised

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/28/2019 - 11:38
The SDLP leader says the prime minister 'seems determined to destroy the Good Friday Agreement'.

Government asks Queen to suspend Parliament

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/28/2019 - 11:32
The controversial move means MPs are unlikely to have time to pass any laws that could stop a no-deal Brexit.

Detectorists find huge Chew Valley Norman coin hoard

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/28/2019 - 11:17
The 2,528 silver coins date back to 1066 and the reigns of Harold II and William the Conqueror.

Boris Johnson's move to suspend Parliament angers Welsh Remainers

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/28/2019 - 11:12
Wales' First Minister Mark Drakeford says Boris Johnson wants to "close the doors on democracy."

Camper whose tent was hit by car near Caernarfon dies

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/28/2019 - 10:47
Anna Roselyn Evans - who was one of four people hurt - dies in hospital.

Boris Johnson statement on suspending parliament

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/28/2019 - 10:45
The prime minister has said there will be a Queen's speech on 14 October, a few weeks before the Brexit deadline.

York Minster: German man returns 'stolen' organ pipe

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/28/2019 - 10:44
The pipe was apparently smuggled out of York Minster in a German student's trousers.

Blackpool boy trapped under tram in 'serious' condition

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/28/2019 - 10:30
The teenage boy was hurt during the Ride the Lights event on Blackpool Promenade.

PPI mis-selling claims: Thursday deadline looms

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/28/2019 - 10:20
Time is running out to make a claim as Thursday's deadline looms.

Airbed rescue: Teenagers reunited with man they saved off Fraserburgh

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/28/2019 - 10:19
The teenage sisters used a lilo to rescue the man and his young son off the Aberdeenshire coast.

Return of Great British Bake Off brings 'sweet relief'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/28/2019 - 10:15
TV critics hail the return of The Great British Bake Off to Channel 4.

Ex gang member Clinton Wilson on helping people avoid crime

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/28/2019 - 08:57
Clinton Wilson said the gang would only take guns out if they were "going to shoot somebody".

Boy 'traumatised' after attempted Moseley carjacking

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/28/2019 - 08:38
Amy-Leigh Hill refused to hand over her car keys to three masked men as her son was sat in the vehicle.

Can broadband stop depopulation in the Outer Hebrides?

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/28/2019 - 06:06
Grimsay in the Outer Hebrides now has superfast broadband, and there's hope it will help business and the population.

Domestic abuse conviction rise in courts in Wales

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/28/2019 - 02:37
Despite fewer criminal cases in Welsh courts, more domestic abuse cases are successfully prosecuted.

Island mystery: 'How did my son die in Thailand?'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/28/2019 - 01:51
David Cornock was found dead in his home on Koh Samui in May but the cause of death remains undetermined.

Javid pledges spending review cash for schools, NHS and police

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/28/2019 - 01:43
But the chancellor rules out a "blank cheque", promising to keep within existing spending rules.

Double amputee from Birmingham to walk at NY Fashion Week

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/28/2019 - 01:25
Nine-year-old Daisy-May Demetre's father says she wants to pave the way for other amputees.

Bristol police scheme aims to give young drug dealers second chance

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/28/2019 - 01:14
The scheme offers career opportunities and training to young people caught dealing in Bristol.

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