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LGBT people are 'being made homeless due to religion'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/30/2019 - 05:09
Nearly half of young LGBT people left homeless after coming out are from religious backgrounds.

'My kids would wake up 40 times a night'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/30/2019 - 03:19
A new scheme has helped boost children's sleep by more than two hours a night, the NHS says.

The clinic helping children get more sleep

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/30/2019 - 02:03
A "pioneering" scheme in Sheffield has helped boost children's sleep by 2.4 hours a night, NHS England says.

Disadvantaged pupils 'stuck 18 months behind'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/30/2019 - 01:56
Poorer pupils show few signs of catching up in their achievements at school, say researchers.

Extinction Rebellion pensioner: 'I get arrested for the planet'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/30/2019 - 01:01
Extinction Rebellion member Rosemary Blenkinsop, 68, says her generation has done the most damage to the environment.

Climate change: Tree planting may have to triple

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/30/2019 - 00:51
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) warns planting will have to rise to reduce carbon emissions.

Diabetic women more likely to have stillborn baby, study finds

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/30/2019 - 00:39
A study finds high blood sugar levels and BMI in pregnant diabetics are "key risk factors" for stillbirths.

Newspaper headlines: Sterling slumps and Boris Johnson in Scotland

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/30/2019 - 00:25
The drop in the pound and the PM's visit to Scotland features on Tuesday's front pages.

Why the huge appetite for Just Eat?

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/30/2019 - 00:01
A proposed £8.2bn deal from Takeaway.com could mean we order a side of nappies with our curry.

Love Island: Amber and Greg crowned 2019 winners in live final

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 07/29/2019 - 23:28
The winning couple of the hit ITV2 show was announced by Caroline Flack on Monday night's final.

Brexit: Boris Johnson says farms will thrive as PM visits Wales

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 07/29/2019 - 22:30
The new prime minister will promise agriculture will continue to thrive after Brexit.

Shana Grice: PC insists murdered woman 'wasted' his time

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 07/29/2019 - 21:57
Shana Grice reported her ex to police five times before he murdered her, a misconduct panel hears.

Emmerdale actor 'bit man' after Oldham beer garden row, court hears

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 07/29/2019 - 20:49
Mark Jordon, 54, is accused of attacking a 68-year-old man in a row about his daughter.

MP Jared O'Mara 'deeply ashamed' over texts to female employee

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 07/29/2019 - 20:31
Jared O'Mara, who has already announced plans to resign, apologises for "inappropriate" messages.

Sheringham: Man freed from rocks 'nearly a different story'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 07/29/2019 - 19:03
He was battered by waves for hours after becoming trapped while rescuing his child in Sheringham.

Nicola Sturgeon: No-deal Brexit 'almost inevitable'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 07/29/2019 - 19:03
Scotland's first minister says a no-deal Brexit seems "almost inevitable" after talks with PM Boris Johnson.

Pound sinks to 28-month low on Brexit fears

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 07/29/2019 - 18:51
The currency could fall further as the government toughens its rhetoric on a no-deal Brexit.

Margate beach covered in 'heartbreaking' amount of litter

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 07/29/2019 - 18:50
Plastic bottles and paper plates were among the items that had to be cleared away.

New IRA: The Derry estate in the shadow of paramilitaries

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 07/29/2019 - 18:30
Emma Vardy reports on one of Northern Ireland's last hotbeds of violent, dissident republicanism.

UK heatwave: Met Office confirms record temperature in Cambridge

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 07/29/2019 - 18:28
Thursday's 38.7C in Cambridge is the hottest day ever recorded in the UK, the Met Office says.

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