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Whorlton Hall: Hospital abuse missed despite at least 100 official visits

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/23/2019 - 17:10
Inspectors, council staff and NHS officials went in twice week on average in the year before Panorama expose.

Set curfew for online money lending, say academics

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/23/2019 - 17:06
Research says late-night online access to credit means people borrow more than they can afford to repay.

Football coach Bob Higgins guilty of abusing trainees

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/23/2019 - 17:00
Bob Higgins, who "held supreme power" over young footballers' careers, is convicted of 45 offences.

Transgender women given access to Hampstead Heath ponds

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/23/2019 - 16:18
A campaigner says the policy to allow transgender women to use a women-only pond is "absolutely disgusting".

Huawei: China warns of investment blow to UK over 5G ban

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/23/2019 - 16:04
A top Chinese diplomat tells the BBC there could be "substantial" repercussions if the UK bars Huawei.

Bob Higgins trial: Sex abuse coach 'was god to players'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/23/2019 - 15:28
Dean Radford was one of the former footballers who gave evidence at Bob Higgins' trial.

Students go online to report alleged sexual abuse

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/23/2019 - 15:25
An NUS official says the students are turning to social media, as they feel universities are not listening.

Sultan of Brunei hands back Oxford degree over LGBT laws

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/23/2019 - 15:11
Oxford University wrote to the leader of Brunei expressing "concerns" about strict new Islamic laws.

Bob Higgins: The Southampton football coach who abused boys

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/23/2019 - 14:45
How Bob Higgins was able to groom and abuse young footballers over the course of two decades.

Shepreth Wildlife Park gives eye drops to tiger by creating tunnel

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/23/2019 - 14:42
Keepers at a wildlife park hatch a clever plan to give medication to one of its carnivores.

George Best statue mocked by fans

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/23/2019 - 14:40
Former Man United and NI star George Best is immortalised in bronze, but fans can't see the resemblance.

Care minister Caroline Dinenage 'deeply sorry' over hospital abuse

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/23/2019 - 12:57
Caroline Dinenage MP calls treatment of vulnerable patients in NHS-funded hospital "appalling".

Roy of the Rovers tackles women's football in World Cup comic

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/23/2019 - 12:54
Rocky of the Rovers: France 2019 will be a "live" comic starring Roy's sister.

Michael Bublé FaceTimes Birmingham fan from stage during show

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/23/2019 - 12:22
Crooner Michael Bublé sang to a Birmingham fan who could not afford tickets to his show.

Whorlton Hall: Minister 'deeply sorry' for hospital abuse

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/23/2019 - 11:57
The Whorlton Hall abuse - uncovered by BBC Panorama - is "appalling", says Caroline Dinenage.

Wolverhampton Wanderers badge claimant 'cannot pay' fees

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/23/2019 - 11:17
Peter Davies faces a £250,000 bill after his claim he designed Wolves' logo was thrown out of court.

Judith Kerr: Best-selling author who fled the Nazis

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/23/2019 - 10:55
The writer who escaped the Holocaust became one of Britain's best-loved children's authors.

Tiger Who Came To Tea author Judith Kerr dies

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/23/2019 - 10:52
The Tiger Who Came To Tea author Judith Kerr has died at the age of 95, her publisher HarperCollins says.

Jubilee Line closed as passengers evacuated

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/23/2019 - 09:58
Fifty-nine passengers are escorted off a train, with four people being treated by paramedics.

Dog punched in head in Bournemouth pub garden attack

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 05/23/2019 - 09:45
The animal was picked up by the throat, hit and dragged along the road in Bournemouth.

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