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Guest finds 'old hand grenade' on holiday park

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/23/2019 - 07:22
A guest thought the device they took back to their caravan was a fossil, according to local media.

NI Hospice: 'Shame and injustice' of missed funding for sick

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/23/2019 - 06:23
A £25m government cash boost for hospices will not benefit providers in Northern Ireland.

Channel migrants: Priti Patel to raise issue with French

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/23/2019 - 03:50
It comes after more than 60 migrants - including children - attempted to cross the Channel on Thursday.

Hampstead Heath sheep: Flock to graze London park

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/23/2019 - 02:28
A small flock of sheep will be released on to Hampstead Heath for the first time in 60 years.

August bank holiday 2019: Where to avoid on roads and rail

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/23/2019 - 01:58
Traffic is expected to peak on Friday as holidaymakers share the roads with commuter traffic.

Critically-ill British citizen 'stuck in Oman'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/23/2019 - 01:46
David Hughes, who has months to live, says the British embassy has provided little help to get him home.

Does a Pride event need Kylie or Ariana Grande?

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/23/2019 - 01:41
LGBT Pride events have become big business, but does that distract from their original purpose?

Trans conversion therapy survivor: 'I wanted to be cured so asked to be electrocuted'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/23/2019 - 01:36
As a teenage boy, Carolyn Mercer had electric shock therapy on the NHS in the hope she would be "cured".

Four-in-one pill prevents third of heart problems

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/23/2019 - 01:17
The drug combination has huge potential and would cost just "pennies a day", say the researchers.

Bake Off judge Prue Leith joins hospital food improvement review

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/23/2019 - 00:49
The celebrity chef will help set new quality standards as part of the government's review of hospital food.

Edinburgh Fringe female performers 'sexually harassed'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/23/2019 - 00:29
Women report being groped and subjected to lewd comments while out promoting their shows.

Pigs' emotions could be read by new farming technology

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/23/2019 - 00:18
New technology has been developed to detect how happy the animals are.

Glasgow University's 'bold' move to pay back slave trade profits

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/23/2019 - 00:18
A Glasgow University study reveals it benefited to the tune of tens of millions of pounds from racial slavery.

Facial recognition technology aims to cut passport queue times

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/23/2019 - 00:14
The UK Home Office is considering a system which would let you walk through immigration without showing your passport.

Newspaper headlines: Macron's French resistance and Royal budget flight

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/23/2019 - 00:13
The papers lead on Boris Johnson's meeting with Emmanuel Macron as well as Prince William and Kate's £73 flight.

Asylum claim targets 'being missed by eight weeks'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/23/2019 - 00:13
Figures show a target to deal with new evidence from asylum seekers is missed in 95% of cases.

GCSE exams: Should paper and pens be a thing of the past?

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/23/2019 - 00:04
A consultation will take place later this year on how pupils should be tested in the future.

Bury FC nearing English Football League expulsion deadline

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/23/2019 - 00:03
Bury Football Club has until 23:59 BST on Friday to avoid being expelled from the English Football League.

Ryanair rated 'greedy and arrogant' by customers

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/23/2019 - 00:01
Ryanair has been rated worst for customer service out of 100 big British brands, according to Which?.

Pride Cymru: Atomic Kitten and Texas headline Cardiff festival

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/23/2019 - 00:00
Atomic Kitten, Texas and Liberty X will perform at the 20th anniversary event this weekend.

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