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Education: New school curriculum 'could widen achievement gap'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/17/2019 - 01:51
A survey suggests only 30% of teachers at pilot schools think it will benefit poorer pupils.

What can be done about Scotland's drugs crisis?

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/17/2019 - 01:41
Experts back five ways of trying to halt Scotland's rising toll of drug-related deaths.

Tiptree Jam factory blamed for water problems on Essex estate

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/17/2019 - 01:18
People living on a new estate near the Tiptree factory say low water pressure leaves them in a jam.

Exmoor big picnic to mark 70 years of national parks

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/17/2019 - 01:16
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will join 500 picnickers at Exmoor national park.

East Midlands Ambulance Service: Trust makes 'significant improvements'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/17/2019 - 01:12
East Midlands Ambulance Service has previously faced financial and response times issues.

Females to the fore? What golf is doing to attract more women

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/17/2019 - 01:11
Golf has realised it needs to make the sport more attractive to women, on and off the playing course.

'Cordless' Dyson fan advert falls foul of watchdog

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/17/2019 - 01:06
The UK Advertising Standards Authority bans a Dyson ad for implying fan is cordless.

And the most-played song on UK radio is... Chasing Cars

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/17/2019 - 01:02
It's a song from 2006, by a band from Northern Ireland... But what is it?

Climate change: 'No brainer' fuel change to cut transport carbon

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/17/2019 - 01:01
MPs say the simple step of adding more ethanol to the UK's fuel mix would be same as taking 700,000 cars off the roads.

Domestic abuse report exposes hidden side of rural life

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/17/2019 - 00:51
Victims of domestic abuse in rural areas suffer longer and are less likely to get support, says report.

Syrian conflict: Helping children through the horror of bomb blasts

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/17/2019 - 00:45
A new medical guide aims to improve the chances of saving children's lives, and limbs, in war zones.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe 'in psychiatric ward'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/17/2019 - 00:27
Her move to a hospital in Tehran follows a hunger strike last month in protest at her detention in Iran.

Labour pledges to end in-work poverty in first full term

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/17/2019 - 00:02
The party says it will eliminate the "modern-day scourge" if it wins the next election.

Brexit: Bosses seek cut to immigrant salary threshold

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/17/2019 - 00:00
Business lobby groups say ministers must act to avoid "acute" skills shortages after Brexit.

Newspaper headlines: General election murmurs and TV licence pleas

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/16/2019 - 23:27
Boris Johnson's reported plans for an early election and a possible no-deal Brexit lead the papers.

Patricia Henry: Man charged over death of missing woman

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/16/2019 - 22:48
No trace of Patricia Henry, 46, has been found since she went missing from Girvan in November 2017.

Jolyon Palmer column: Lewis Hamilton makes winning in F1 look easy

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/16/2019 - 21:16
Lewis Hamilton is proving too good this season, leaving Valtteri Bottas behind, says Jolyon Palmer.

Yousef Makki stab death: Father 'will never stop fighting for justice'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/16/2019 - 20:14
Yousef Makki, 17, was stabbed in the heart with a flick knife, with another teenager cleared of murdering him.

Helen Bailey murder detective charged with stealing £9,000 from a safe

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/16/2019 - 19:49
David Sharpe, who helped solve the murder of author Helen Bailey, is charged with stealing from police.

London Bridge attackers lawfully killed, inquest finds

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/16/2019 - 18:09
Police and the PM's spokesperson praise officers' courage and professionalism during the attack.

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