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Girl, 16, dies in suspected ecstasy incident in Glasgow flat

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/09/2019 - 10:39
Two other teenagers who also fell ill were taken to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary for treatment.

London Victoria derailment hits Gatwick Express trains

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/09/2019 - 08:10
The engineering train remains stuck near Victoria station after derailing overnight.

Woman 'choked to death' at Reading mental health hospital

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/09/2019 - 07:57
Pauline Parr collapsed after eating what is thought to have been an egg sandwich on 25 May 2017.

Ambassador 'has PM's full support' despite Trump criticism

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/09/2019 - 07:33
The US president says he will not work with the diplomat who had described his administration as inept.

Government faces no-deal backlash from its business experts

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/09/2019 - 06:38
Advisers asked to find a solution to the Irish border Brexit problem run into immediate difficulties.

Nanda Devi: Video reveals last moments of Himalayan climbers

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/09/2019 - 03:38
The clip of eight climbers making their way up a peak is being used to help analyse what went wrong.

Writer turns brother's 'traumatic' Windrush scandal story into BBC drama

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/09/2019 - 01:36
The brother of a man who was caught up in the Windrush scandal writes a BBC drama about his story.

University applications 'dictated by train fares'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/09/2019 - 01:18
University open days are attracting tens of thousands. But the travel costs are too much for some families.

'Holiday poverty' and the kids trying to stop it

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/09/2019 - 00:25
Children at an animation club have come up with a manifesto to help disadvantaged kids during holidays.

Why do so many sole traders go bust?

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/09/2019 - 00:20
It's the easiest way to turn self-employed, but one in five fail within a year, figures show.

Muslim Council of Great Britain campaigns for 'fairer' media coverage

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/09/2019 - 00:13
The Muslim Council of Britain says there is a "serious problem" with how the media reports on Islam.

'Amazing' gene-silencing drugs reach NHS

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/09/2019 - 00:10
Doctors say the drugs are making the "previously untreatable, treatable" and have huge potential.

HPV vaccine for boys 'will prevent thousands of cancers'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/09/2019 - 00:09
All boys in the UK aged 12 to 13 will be offered the vaccine from the start of the new school year.

Tory leadership: Johnson and Hunt set for TV debate clash

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/09/2019 - 00:09
The two leadership candidates will debate head-to-head for first time in an hour-long ITV show.

EU subsidy loss could wipe out farms, farmers say amid Brexit uncertainty

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/09/2019 - 00:08
Farmers say they are still to receive long term guarantees over EU subsidies worth £3.5bn a year.

Yarl's Wood: Trafficking victims 'detained for months'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/09/2019 - 00:08
One woman was released to a place where she was previously forced into prostitution, a report says.

'The kids emptied our bank account playing Fifa'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/09/2019 - 00:06
Fifa players are purchased in packs but it's impossible to see who is in the pack before payment is made.

Unduly lenient sentences review scheme 'inadequate'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/09/2019 - 00:02
Sentences for many offences, including some which lead to victims' deaths, cannot be reviewed.

Brexit: Farmers could be paid to protect the environment

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/09/2019 - 00:01
The proposal would see farmers rewarded for work such as planting trees and improving water quality.

Desktop dining rules: No boiled eggs or tinned fish

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/09/2019 - 00:01
There are unofficial rules for what you can eat at your desk, but should you even be doing it anyway?

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