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Liverpool to build new council houses for first time in 30 years

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/21/2019 - 07:49
Liverpool is to build 10,000 houses, and believes it needs to develop 30,000 new homes by 2030.

Stonehenge summer solstice: Thousands gather to cheer sunrise

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/21/2019 - 07:42
Thousands of people greeted dawn at Stonehenge with a "loud cheer'" as the sun rose at 04:52 BST.

Tory leadership: Tactical voting claims over Johnson and Hunt win

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/21/2019 - 07:37
Questions are raised over what tactics were used to knock Michael Gove out of the contest.

'Living drug' offers hope to terminal blood cancer patients

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/21/2019 - 05:31
Doctors say some lymphoma patients are being completely cured in a way "never been seen before".

West Yorkshire child sex abuse inquiry police arrest 44

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/21/2019 - 02:22
The allegations centre around claims of historical sexual abuse of girls in West Yorkshire.

Met Police detectives 'solve 88%' of London murders

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/21/2019 - 01:56
Since 2008 about 1,400 murder investigations have been launched in London - and most have been solved.

Newcastle shot girls say harassment was 'part of job'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/21/2019 - 01:50
Three women tell of being sexually assaulted and underpaid while working in bars.

Northern Powerhouse 'undermined' by austerity, five years on

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/21/2019 - 01:41
Five years since launch, more northern children live in "poor" households, despite economic growth.

Sir Brian Leveson warns crimes are not being prosecuted

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/21/2019 - 01:30
Sir Brian Leveson, who is retiring, says the justice system could collapse without investment.

John Malkovich stars in Harvey Weinstein-inspired play Bitter Wheat

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/21/2019 - 01:11
The Hollywood actor takes the lead role in a new play dealing with the #MeToo movement.

'Clean electricity' will dominate power supply

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/21/2019 - 00:56
Britain is set to obtain more of its power from zero-carbon sources than from fossil fuels.

Tory leadership: Probe after MP called 'disgrace' by colleague

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/21/2019 - 00:53
Tory Antoinette Sandbach says WhatsApp texts also told her to quit the party for backing Rory Stewart.

'Fewer selfies, more reality,' says Damian Hinds

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/21/2019 - 00:39
Young people are getting "warped" views from social media, says the education secretary.

Scapa Flow scuttling: The day the German navy sank its own ships

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/21/2019 - 00:38
More than 50 vessels were deliberately scuttled to stop the ships becoming the spoils of war.

Scotch whisky distilleries draw 'record' visitor numbers

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/21/2019 - 00:33
The Scotch Whisky Association says visitor numbers passed two million for the first time in the last year.

Plan to end trains dumping waste on Scotland's railways

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/21/2019 - 00:28
Waste tanks are to be fitted to high-speed ScotRail trains to stop sewage being dropped on to the railway line.

'I want to be a guinea pig to help others'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/21/2019 - 00:20
How one amputee is helping scientists improve the lives of other people who rely on prosthetic limbs.

Quiz of the Week: Who annoyed Bella Thorne?

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/21/2019 - 00:12
Have you been paying attention to what's been going on over the past seven days?

Convicted Tory MP Chris Davies awaits recall petition result

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/21/2019 - 00:03
Chris Davies, who was convicted for a false expenses claim, finds out later if he has been unseated.

Climate change funding in Wales 'not enough'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 06/20/2019 - 23:59
Wales needs to set aside nearly £1bn a year to tackle climate change, a top adviser warns.

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