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Turing Law: NI's only 'gay pardon' cases turned down

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 06:22
Two men sought pardons for abolished offences but both failed to get their convictions quashed.

Newspaper headlines: Johnson launches 'fightback' amid privacy row

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 05:47
Boris Johnson continues to dominate the front pages as he tries to get his leadership bid back on track.

Jeremy Hunt: I would spend £15bn more on defence

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 04:50
The Tory leadership candidate says the move would show the UK was "ready to defend its interests".

Pret allergy death: Parents 'delighted' by 'Natasha's law' plan

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 02:33
The new rules follow teenager Natasha Ednan-Laperouse suffering a fatal reaction to a sandwich in 2016.

Do you know the hygiene hot spots in your home?

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 02:14
Where and when you should be cleaning to avoid infections and illness in your family, according to experts.

Child obesity drive 'stalled by Brexit'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 02:10
Slow progress is being made on junk food advertising restrictions and calories labelling, it is claimed.

Asylum seekers: 'They didn't believe I was a child'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 01:37
A Newsnight investigation finds 137 cases of child asylum seekers being wrongly classified as adults.

HPV vaccine for boys could cut cancer rates, research suggests

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 01:21
A two-year study of 235 patients in Scotland with head and neck cancer found HPV in 60% of cases.

Auditors criticise pensions body over failed IT project

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 01:09
The Scottish Public Pensions Agency spent more than £6m before pulling the plug on the system.

Private school and Oxbridge 'take top jobs'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 00:53
Top professions are still dominated by the privately educated, a social mobility report says.

Boots paper bags: Backlash over 'token gesture'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 00:39
Boots is switching to paper shopping bags but is still using plastic bags for some prescriptions.

Manchester strippers 'terrified' over secret filming

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 00:38
Anti-strip club campaigners hired investigators to film private nude dances at two Manchester clubs.

Harry and Meghan taxpayer-funded renovations cost £2.4m

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 00:36
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved into the Windsor property after extensive refurbishment.

Twelve died in Essex Strep A outbreak

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 00:35
A total of 32 people were infected with the Group A streptococcal infection, a report reveals.

UK stealth fighter jets join fight against Islamic State

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 00:34
The stealth planes fly on operational missions over Iraq and Syria for the first time.

Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! bailiff entered house unlawfully

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 00:33
The bailiff allegedly told the homeowner: "You probably know me from Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!".

Why Glastonbury has £10m stashed away

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 00:22
Running a music festival is challenging and not just because of the weather.

Black Sabbath super fan's living room rebuilt in museum

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 00:12
An exhibition of fans' devotion to Black Sabbath is part of a celebration of Heavy Metal in Birmingham.

Daniel Webster: Boy with leg amputated faces school place battle

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 00:12
Daniel Webster has been off school for two years after "falling through the cracks of education".

Cracked It: Tariq jailed for knife crime, now in work

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 00:04
A 19-year-old recalls being caught carrying a knife, but has since turned life around.

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