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Parish council tax bills rise 'to save services from cuts'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/18/2019 - 04:22
BBC analysis found 45 parishes more than doubled their levy on the Band D council tax for 2019-20

HMP Birmingham: Scanner funding failure 'inexplicable'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/18/2019 - 03:46
The chief inspector of prisons says the task to improve conditions at HMP Birmingham is "huge".

'Money mules': Rising numbers are in middle age

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/18/2019 - 03:09
Increasing numbers of people aged between 41 and 60 are being recruited by criminals to launder money.

The air ambulance medic who lost both legs

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/18/2019 - 01:44
Cieran McKiernan has had both legs amputated but is now back to work - as an emergency medic on an air ambulance.

The 'brutal reality' for alcohol-damaged children

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/18/2019 - 01:32
A new support service is launched to help families with children who were exposed to alcohol in the womb.

'I lost £50 when diners left without paying'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/18/2019 - 01:16
Waiters tell the BBC it is common for staff to foot the bill when customers walk out without paying.

Beechwood: 'I can't believe the evil that happened there'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/18/2019 - 01:15
A victim of the regime at a notorious children's home has come forward to tell her story - one of hundreds of accounts of abuse heard by a national inquiry.

The gay men breaking blood donation rules

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/18/2019 - 01:12
The men believe who they have sex with should not prevent them from giving blood.

MPs' maternity rights: Labour's Stella Creasy speaks out

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/18/2019 - 00:56
Labour's Stella Creasy hits out at Parliament's rules, which do not recognise maternity leave.

Dogs' eyes evolve to appeal to humans

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/18/2019 - 00:34
Scientists have found a muscle that allows dogs to make 'puppy eyes' and bond with humans.

Ministers 'reject' report's fast fashion advice

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/18/2019 - 00:32
Ministers say "no" to MPs' plans cut waste and emissions from fashion industry.

ITV bans all-male comedy writing teams

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/18/2019 - 00:31
The broadcaster will no longer commission comedies that don't have any women in the writers' room.

Inside Heathrow's high-tech baggage system

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/18/2019 - 00:30
Heathrow's luggage system handles 180,000 items per day. Tom Burridge takes a look inside.

Lives 'destroyed by NHS eating disorder failures'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/18/2019 - 00:30
As more than a million people struggle with illnesses such as anorexia, two reports say more must be done.

Swansea crash death victim's mum calls for A4067 speed cameras

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/18/2019 - 00:28
Nearly 3,000 people back calls for speed cameras on a road that saw 31 collisions from 2014 to 2018.

Danniella Westbrook: Drug-free EastEnders star 'to train as therapist'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/18/2019 - 00:23
Danniella Westbrook says she is drug and alcohol-free for the first time in years.

Heathrow reveals expansion 'masterplan'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/18/2019 - 00:00
Plans for a third runway, promising phased construction over thirty years, are open to public consultation.

KFC's vegan burger: Could it wean you off chicken?

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 06/18/2019 - 00:00
The fried chicken firm is the latest fast food chain to join the vegan bandwagon, with mixed results.

Newspaper headlines: Rory Stewart's PM bid on front pages

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 06/17/2019 - 23:33
The Conservative leadership contest is on the front pages again, with many focusing on Rory Stewart.

Bloody Sunday: Soldier F to appear in Derry court

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 06/17/2019 - 22:14
An ex-British soldier facing prosecution for two murders on Bloody Sunday is due in court in August.

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