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D-Day veteran, 95, parachutes into France to mark anniversary

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 06/06/2019 - 10:06
Two veterans, aged 95 and 94, were among many people parachuting into France to mark the anniversary.

D-Day anniversary events in northern France

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 06/06/2019 - 09:38
Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron join D-Day veterans in France to mark the 75th anniversary of the Normandy invasion.

Cardi B pulls out of headlining Parklife festival this weekend

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 06/06/2019 - 09:06
Manchester festival announces Grammy-winning rapper has cancelled three days before topping the bill.

Wren Kitchens to create 1,200 new jobs

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 06/06/2019 - 07:32
Wren Kitchens plans to spend £120m building a new factory at its North Lincolnshire headquarters.

D-Day Arromanches: Piper marks moment a British soldier landed

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 06/06/2019 - 07:16
A lone piper marks the exact moment the moment a British soldier landed on Gold Beach in Arromanches.

D-Day: 'You remember the chaps who are no longer with us'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 06/06/2019 - 06:52
Three veterans share their memories of taking part in the D-Day landings.

The women from Northern Ireland 'crippled by contraception'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 06/06/2019 - 06:46
Some mothers from Northern Ireland claim that the Essure implant is worse than child birth.

Newspaper headlines: 'Let us never forget their sacrifice'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 06/06/2019 - 04:53
Thursday's front pages pay tribute to the D-Day heroes on the 75th anniversary.

D-Day: May and Macron in France to mark 75th anniversary

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 06/06/2019 - 03:24
The prime minister will join the French president in Normandy for the second day of commemorations.

French Resistance nurse: ‘The Nazis were like a big rash’

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 06/06/2019 - 02:43
Colette Marin-Catherine joined the French Resistance at 14 and helped treat the wounded on D-Day.

Inquiry into Liverpool Community Health failures expected

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 06/06/2019 - 02:41
It is thought 150 deaths at the failed Liverpool Community Health were not properly investigated.

Dirty God: 'I hated my burn scars until I made a movie'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 06/06/2019 - 01:51
Vicky Knight was badly burned as a child. Now her scars have helped change her life for the better.

Elis James and John Robins: 'No faked chemistry'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 06/06/2019 - 01:26
BBC Radio 5 Live's new comedy recruits talk mental health and why 'you can't fake' feelings on the radio.

Heathrow scanners mean liquids can stay in bags

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 06/06/2019 - 01:19
The technology is designed to cut down queues, and lose the annoyance of removing liquids from bags.

Gender not children 'holds women academics back'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 06/06/2019 - 01:13
Men reach more senior levels than women, even after parenthood is accounted for, research suggests.

Are we more constipated than we think?

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 06/06/2019 - 01:09
A study found doctors and the public disagree over the symptoms, leaving some people undiagnosed.

Surrogacy: 'I wanted to help someone'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 06/06/2019 - 00:36
Claire Kelly says the law should be updated to make it easier for people to have a surrogate birth.

Scotland remembers veterans of D-Day

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 06/06/2019 - 00:33
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will attend a memorial service at Bayeux Cathedral.

Domestic abuse: Police tell schools about children affected

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 06/06/2019 - 00:14
Police pass on information about domestic abuse which children have witnessed so they can be helped.

Face of Just Say No campaign appears in EastEnders

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 06/06/2019 - 00:03
The actor who played Zammo in Grange Hill is back on TV screens this week, with a part in BBC soap EastEnders.

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