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The new PM's first job: Impress the cat

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/24/2019 - 10:12
PM's come and go, but the Downing Street cat, Larry, remains in situ.

Caledonian Sleeper staff vote for industrial action over 'stress'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/24/2019 - 08:24
The RMT union claims members have suffered stress and mental health issues since a new fleet was introduced.

Three Rhos-on-Sea children missing overnight found safe

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/24/2019 - 08:23
A police helicopter had been flying in the search for the children aged 12, nine and eight.

UK weather: Temperatures to rise after thunder storms

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/24/2019 - 08:18
Forecasters say the UK could experience record-breaking heat before the end of the week.

Breakdancing opera singer steps in as Glyndebourne leading lady pulls out

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/24/2019 - 07:49
Jakub Jozef Orlinski will replace the leading lady in Glyndebourne Opera's production of Rinaldo.

Lightning strike causes Wrexham house to catch fire

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/24/2019 - 07:46
The roof caught fire as thunderstorms and heavy rain hit parts of Wales overnight.

Love Island goes to two series a year in 2020

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/24/2019 - 07:43
ITV reports falling profits and advertising revenues as it announces more series of hit Love Island.

Trump: Farage and Johnson 'are going to do tremendous things'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/24/2019 - 07:26
Donald Trump says Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage and new UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will do "tremendous things".

Government stops sending inmates to troubled Feltham youth jail

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/24/2019 - 07:20
A report found an "extraordinary" decline in safety at Feltham Young Offender Institution.

Diane Dyer: Man charged with murder after Beckenham death

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/24/2019 - 07:17
The body of 61-year-old Diane Dyer was discovered in a house in south-east London on 18 July.

Welcome to Yorkshire 'had culture of toxicity'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/24/2019 - 06:56
Expense claims at Welcome to Yorkshire included shooting expeditions and lavish hotel stays, a peer says.

'Gay footballer' deletes Twitter account

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/24/2019 - 04:18
The account was purportedly from a professional in England who would go public on Wednesday.

Nigel Farage open to electoral pact with Boris Johnson

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/24/2019 - 02:09
But the Brexit Party leader says the new PM must be committed to the 31 October Brexit deadline.

NHS failures over schizophrenic man's care in Aberdeen

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/24/2019 - 02:02
Donna Ewen hopes her brother's death is not in vain after complaints about his care in Aberdeen are upheld.

Contaminated blood scandal: 'Debt of gratitude to victims'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/24/2019 - 01:45
The "tenacity" of victims of the contaminated blood scandal is applauded by the health minister.

Boris Johnson: New PM to form government after taking office

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/24/2019 - 01:42
The new Conservative leader will make key appointments after taking office, as Theresa May bows out.

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Trust: Fake doctor medicated 164 patients

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/24/2019 - 01:18
Zholia Alemi, jailed in 2018 for fraud, treated mental health patients in Norfolk and Suffolk.

Thornaby care home resident known as the 'chicken whisperer'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/24/2019 - 01:12
Meet Irene - the 93-year-old woman who has been dubbed her care home's "chicken whisperer".

MP's staff member resigns - on MP's Twitter page

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/24/2019 - 01:01
Tweets published on Sheffield Hallam MP Jared O'Mara's account accuse him of "inexcusable contempt".

Who are the smokers that haven't quit?

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/24/2019 - 00:37
While average smoking rates have plummeted, some groups have been left behind.

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