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Windrush: Secret surveys on race were used to ‘discriminate on a basis of colour’

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 06/24/2019 - 14:50
Files that were once secret reveal a history of discrimination stretching back to the 1950s and 1960s.

Aneurin Bevan: Trusts apologise after death of NHS founder's great-nephew

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 06/24/2019 - 14:50
The great-nephew of Aneurin Bevan died after a delay in him being offered radiotherapy.

Jay Sewell death: Man 'murdered over girlfriend feud'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 06/24/2019 - 14:46
Jay Sewell was attacked by a group of nine people armed with knives, hammers and an axe, a court hears.

Adrian Ismay murder: Christopher Robinson's brother in court

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 06/24/2019 - 14:35
Peter Robinson refused to answer questions in the trial of his brother, who is charged with murdering a prison officer.

Hundreds more cases in Shropshire baby deaths review

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 06/24/2019 - 14:04
New cases are understood to include still births and baby deaths in the final stages of labour.

Former deputy PM John Prescott suffers stroke

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 06/24/2019 - 13:53
The 81-year-old is "over the worst" and "talking", former Home Secretary Alan Johnson says.

Is it OK to tell someone to 'man up'?

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 06/24/2019 - 13:12
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt used the phrase in article urging his Tory leadership rival Boris Johnson to take part in a TV debate with him.

Liverpool Pride boss slams homophobic knife attack

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 06/24/2019 - 13:07
Pride organiser John Bird described the attack on two men in Liverpool as "terrifying".

Tory leadership: Who will choose the next Prime Minister?

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 06/24/2019 - 13:02
Only 160,000 people will decide if Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt becomes PM.

Swansea Half Marathon death: Runner collapsed near finish

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 06/24/2019 - 12:32
A man who was taking part in the Swansea event collapsed and later died in hospital, police say.

Tory leadership race: Sky set to cancel Johnson-Hunt debate

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 06/24/2019 - 12:24
Sky News says Tuesday's event will not go ahead unless Boris Johnson accepts its invitation.

Kylie sings Dancing with twins who lost mum to cancer

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 06/24/2019 - 12:23
The pop star met the pair after a video of them singing her song Dancing to their dying mum went viral.

Libya assets tax 'should go to IRA Semtex victims'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 06/24/2019 - 12:10
£17m in tax has been collected over the past three years on some of the assets seized from Libya.

Brexit: 'Dozen' Tories could back no confidence vote, says Ellwood

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 06/24/2019 - 10:37
Minister Tobias Ellwood says opponents of a no-deal Brexit "have the numbers" to threaten the government.

Boots rolls out paper bags after plastics row

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 06/24/2019 - 10:07
The chain is introducing paper bags in 53 of its 2,485 stores - but not in its central pharmacy.

Our son took his own life after gambling addiction

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 06/24/2019 - 09:48
Jack Richie started gambling at school and took his own life at 24. His parents say the addiction is 'not unlike a heroin addiction'.

Wainfleet flooding: Clean-up 'could take months'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 06/24/2019 - 09:17
More than 580 homes in and around Wainfleet in Lincolnshire were evacuated after heavy rains.

Gambling addiction clinic to help addicts aged 13 to 25

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 06/24/2019 - 08:03
The first National Problem Gambling Clinic, offering support to people aged 13 to 25, is set to open.

Jeremy Hunt tells Boris Johnson 'don't be a coward' over scrutiny

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 06/24/2019 - 08:00
Jeremy Hunt said he was "not interested" in Boris Johnson's private life, but challenged him to a TV debate.

Scotland's papers: Boris row dominates coverage of Tory leadership

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 06/24/2019 - 08:00
The continuing speculation about Johnson's row with his girlfriend features on many of the newspapers.

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