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Miss England launches make up-free contest 'to boost confidence'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 16:02
The current Miss England says the move will do "the world of good" for the beauty show's contestants.

Divorce: New law could lead to 'spike' - minister

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 16:01
But David Gauke says rates would ultimately "remain much the same" after rule changes.

Commonwealth Games 2022: Birmingham event to cost £778m

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 16:00
The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will cost £778m, slightly above initial estimates, the government announces.

Peter Colwell death: Gamekeeper guilty of shotgun manslaughter

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 15:58
Ben Wilson owned the gun which went off in the back of a car, killing 18-year-old Peter Colwell.

Man with dementia's piano playing 'shows healing power of music'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 14:46
A video of Paul Harvey, who has dementia, playing piano has had more than two million hits on Twitter.

Martlesham Cat rescued after days trapped in bunker

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 14:23
Volunteer firefighters were called in to rescue the ginger feline.

Rescue for 14 in Stirling trapped by flash floods

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 14:09
A fire service water rescue unit ferries people trapped in a Stirling rugby club by flooding.

'Two arrests' over leaked A-level paper

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 14:05
Police investigating the leak of an A-level maths paper have arrested two people, the exam board says.

Jeremy Kyle Show: MPs criticise 'irresponsible' ITV over lie detectors

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 13:51
MPs accuse the makers of ITV's axed Jeremy Kyle Show of being "irresponsible".

Lee Pomeroy death: Accused 'stabbed man over train aisle row'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 13:34
Darren Pencille stabbed Lee Pomeroy 18 times after a "heated argument" on a train, a court hears.

Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield retrial

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 12:08
David Duckenfield denies the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 fans in the 1989 stadium disaster.

Fifa Women's World Cup: Five ways women's football beats men's

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 12:02
Value for money, goals per game and time wasting... how do women compare with men?

Driver who filmed boy 'dancing' in front seat banned

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 11:50
Kerry White posted the clip, filmed while she was driving, to her Facebook page, police say.

Brexit: Survival of UK in doubt, Gordon Brown warns

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 11:08
The UK risks "unravelling" due to Brexit and the "narrow nationalism" of the Tories and SNP, ex-PM says.

Pink rainbows spotted over south and west of England

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 10:28
The phenomenon is caused by a regular rainbow and a sunset happening at the same time.

Renee and Andrew MacRae: Pushchair parts at Culloden quarry

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 10:23
Police investigating the disappearance of mother and son in 1976 say the find requires further examination.

Four arrested after Gerald Corrigan crossbow death

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 10:13
Gerald Corrigan, 74, died nearly a month after he was injured outside his Holyhead home.

Waste giant Biffa guilty of sending nappies to China

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 10:00
Biffa broke the law by exporting everything from underwear to socks in containers labelled as paper.

Tory leadership: Boris Johnson on Brexit and his character

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 09:44
The leadership hopeful says he does "not talk about stuff involving my loved ones" because "it is not fair on them".

Southern Water fined over 'shocking' waste water spill

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 08:06
Customers will get rebates after the company failed to operate its sewage plants properly.

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