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Holiday pay case could cover all NI civil servants

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 06/19/2019 - 12:37
It follows a £40m case brought by 3,700 police officers over holiday pay dating back 20 years.

Minimum alcohol price law in Wales delayed to 2020

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 06/19/2019 - 12:27
Plans have been held up after an EU member state - Portugal - intervened.

MSPs back plans for tax on workplace car parking spaces

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 06/19/2019 - 12:13
Holyrood's rural economy committee backs plans to let councils levy a tax on employee parking spaces.

Fast fashion: Should we change how we think about clothes?

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 06/19/2019 - 11:47
Buying "fast fashion" is harming the environment so what can we do to limit its effects?

Tory leadership race: Candidates face third vote

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 06/19/2019 - 11:45
One more MP will be eliminated from the race to succeed Theresa May, as Dominic Raab backs Boris Johnson for No 10.

Eastbourne sees 1,000 lightning strikes in one hour

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 06/19/2019 - 10:48
The skies above Eastbourne were lit up for about an hour.

Trio tortured teen 'for knocking over drink'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 06/19/2019 - 10:43
The 15-year-old was held captive for for six hours and attacked by three teenagers.

Gambling: Four ads banned from Looney Tunes app

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 06/19/2019 - 10:14
The game - considered appealing to under 18s - gave players the chance to earn "gems" by viewing ads.

'I feel like a Marvel superhero' in jet suit

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 06/19/2019 - 10:11
Sam Rogers helped to redesign the jet suit which was made using a 3D printer.

Pregnant and obese: The clinic trying to help

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 06/19/2019 - 06:47
A new clinic in Edinburgh is providing specialist care for overweight women and their unborn babies.

Domestic abuse law: 'No excuse' for Northern Ireland delays

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 06/19/2019 - 06:30
There is "no excuse" for years of delay in implementing measures to help victims of domestic abuse in Northern Ireland, a report has found

Venues 'still too vulnerable to attacks'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 06/19/2019 - 06:00
A former police chief says the government is not doing enough to ensure public venues are secure.

Islamic fatwa approves organ donation after Bristol man's efforts

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 06/19/2019 - 04:54
Amjit Ali had to wait 23 years for a kidney because of a lack of south Asian donors.

Tory leader debate: 5 candidates, 5 things

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 06/19/2019 - 04:42
With the race to be the next PM down to five candidates, what stood out in the debate?

Would you pay £20 for boiled egg and soldiers?

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 06/19/2019 - 04:15
At one café in London customers pay however much they want.

Boris Johnson's bus doodle for Midlands cancer charity

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 06/19/2019 - 04:09
Other celebrity contributors to an auction of sketches include Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn.

London Underground: 'A stranger tried to kill me'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 06/19/2019 - 04:03
Tobias French was nearly killed when a stranger tried to push him in front of an oncoming train.

Dundee University researchers start work on male pill

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 06/19/2019 - 01:42
Scientists in Dundee will test thousands of drug combinations to find a way to stop sperm working.

Scottish alcohol sales drop as minimum price kicks in

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 06/19/2019 - 01:37
The amount of alcohol per adult bought in Scotland last year fell to its lowest level since records began.

Rites of Passage, Portraits of Prom

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 06/19/2019 - 01:15
Young people with learning disabilities share their experiences and thoughts for the future.

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