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Murray to skip US Open to focus on singles comeback

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/16/2019 - 06:49
British former world number one Andy Murray says he will play no part in the US Open, which starts later this month.

Martin Freeman drama tackles 'a moral conundrum for our age'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/16/2019 - 06:26
Writer Jeff Pope and actor Martin Freeman discuss the pressures of dramatising a real-life tragedy.

Ex-student sues Cambridge University over harassment complaint

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/16/2019 - 06:18
Dani Bradford, 21, says she isn't satisfied with how Cambridge University handled her case.

Eurofins Scientific: Cyber-attack leads to backlog of 20,000 forensic samples

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/16/2019 - 05:44
Police warn of delays to investigations and court cases after the attack led to a backlog of 20,000 samples.

Strength of British military falls for ninth year

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/16/2019 - 04:58
The government is accused of "running down" the military, as figures show a further drop in numbers.

British Firework Championships winner crowned

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/16/2019 - 02:08
Five of the country's top firework companies competed at the championships in Plymouth.

Police officer shares 'inspirational' homeless teenager story

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/16/2019 - 02:04
The Nuneaton officer was once beaten and slept rough but now hopes his story will help others.

Historic church carvings found in Pinkney garden wall

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/16/2019 - 01:43
Stones from a damaged wall turned out to be part of a demolished 13th Century hamlet church.

David Bowie's Beckenham bandstand gets Grade II listed status

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/16/2019 - 01:29
David Bowie sang at a festival on the bandstand 50 years ago just after the release of Space Oddity.

Family thank staff who saved premature twin boys

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/16/2019 - 01:18
The parents of the boys, now aged one, visit search and rescue crews and medics who saved their lives.

Peterloo Massacre: Tracing the relatives of the Failsworth Reformers

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/16/2019 - 00:54
An academic's project brings together families of protesters for the 200th anniversary.

'Hundreds' seek private clinics for medical cannabis

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/16/2019 - 00:53
Private cannabis clinics have now opened in the UK, charging up to £800 per month for prescriptions.

Patients who cannot eat food 'fear for lives'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/16/2019 - 00:52
Problems making "liquid nutrition" have led to a national emergency, the NHS says.

Bournemouth cookery class for young asylum seekers

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/16/2019 - 00:17
Workshops are teaching young asylum seekers how to cook and improve their English skills.

Didcot: The power station that inspired poetry

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/16/2019 - 00:16
Didcot Power Station's iconic towers will be demolished as Oxfordshire's skyline changes forever.

North Wales Police 'failed to protect' woman killed by ex-partner

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/16/2019 - 00:13
Laura Stuart was murdered in 2017 despite 18 reports to police, including allegations of assault.

£13m written off the value of public stake in BiFab

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/16/2019 - 00:00
Scottish government's stake in the engineering yards slashed from £19m to £6m after watchdog's review.

Murray Hall: The New York politician who broke 19th Century gender rules

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/16/2019 - 00:00
It was only when New York businessman and politician Murray Hall died that his secret became public.

Newspaper headlines: Tory rebels 'side with Corbyn's bid to topple PM'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/15/2019 - 23:28
Reaction to Jeremy Corbyn's plan to lead a caretaker government makes Friday's front pages.

Londonderry: PSNI treat bonfire material as 'hate incident'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/15/2019 - 23:08
Police say items placed on a bonfire in Londonderry's Bogside amount to a 'hate incident'.

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