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'It's a hit' - five-star reviews for Life of Pi on stage in Sheffield

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/10/2019 - 09:09
The hit novel's first major stage version is hailed as "unmissable" and "pure theatrical magic".

Superdry founder promises revival after £85m loss

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/10/2019 - 08:09
The founder of the struggling retailer, known for its zip-up hoodies, says he is attempting to "steady the ship".

'I was made redundant three times in 10 years'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/10/2019 - 07:44
After recent large-scale job cuts, we asked the BBC audience how they coped when it happened to them.

The Open in Portrush: the 'peacock' who triumphed in 1951

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/10/2019 - 06:55
Flamboyant Max Faulkner was daring in his play and his attire when he won the title 68 years ago.

Tory leadership: Johnson and Hunt get personal

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/10/2019 - 06:43
Boris Hunt and Jeremy Hunt traded jibes in a feisty debate on ITV.

Waiting lists: 'Shock and distress' at 166-week doctor wait

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/10/2019 - 06:24
A nurse told she will wait three years over chronic pain underlines NI's worsening waiting lists.

The Left Behind: TV drama shows the face of the far right

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/10/2019 - 02:18
The increase in hate crimes in the UK is the focus of a new docudrama.

Young people 'need help with independence'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/10/2019 - 01:51
The education secretary says today's teenagers need more help coping away from home.

Brexit ferry deal 'rushed and risky', MPs say

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/10/2019 - 01:43
The government's spending watchdog says there is "little to show" following the botched deal.

NHS fees: 'Couple couldn't take baby's body home'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/10/2019 - 01:35
Growing opposition to policy of charging overseas NHS patients upfront for care in England.

Amazon Alexa offering NHS health advice

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/10/2019 - 01:20
The voice-assisted technology is going to provide health advice direct from the NHS Choices website.

Vaginal bacteria linked to ovarian cancer

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/10/2019 - 01:04
Women with fewer "friendly" vaginal bacteria appear to be at greater risk, study finds.

'Climategate': 10 years on, what's changed?

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/10/2019 - 00:55
Hackers stole 6,000 emails and other documents from a climate research centre almost 10 years ago.

The blind dressage rider competing against sighted people

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/10/2019 - 00:48
How does blind dressage rider, Nicola Naylor, compete nationally and internationally in para and non-disabled events if she can't see?

Bloodhound supersonic car to run at high speed in October

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/10/2019 - 00:16
The UK-led attempt to break the land speed record will conduct 500-600mph trials later this year.

JMW Turner masterpiece Walton Bridges 'saved for the nation'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/10/2019 - 00:13
An order banned Walton Bridges from being taken out of the UK while funds were raised to buy it.

Climate change: UK government 'not acting fast enough'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/10/2019 - 00:13
The UK government isn't cutting emissions fast enough to tackle global heating, its advisers say.

Newspaper headlines: 'Pressure on ambassador' and Queen's 'masterclass'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/10/2019 - 00:07
The newspapers focus on the future of the UK's ambassador in Washington and the first head-to-head Tory leadership debate.

How espionage and ambition built the first factory

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/10/2019 - 00:04
Completed in 1721, the Lombe brothers' five-storey textile mill was quickly copied around the world.

'Why are electric cars more expensive?' And more of your questions answered

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 07/10/2019 - 00:01
Our business and transport correspondents answer your questions on electric cars.

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