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When women experts are not taken seriously

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 05/20/2019 - 14:52
A Twitter thread on "having a PhD whilst female" inspires stories of having work expertise accepted.

Eurovision: Is Brexit to blame for the UK's latest flop?

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 05/20/2019 - 13:27
Some put the UK's last-place finish down to a Brexit backlash, but there are other factors at work.

2019 European elections: What are we voting on?

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 05/20/2019 - 12:12
BBC Brussels correspondent Adam Fleming reminds us what we are actually voting on in the EU Elections

Brexit: Matt Hancock urges MPs to vote for bill

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 05/20/2019 - 11:00
The health secretary says they should support it in June's vote and worry about the detail afterwards.

Britons could be banned from Syria under counter-terrorism laws

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 05/20/2019 - 10:57
The home secretary has warned UK nationals who are there without good reason they are "on notice".

Royal Mail to launch parcel postboxes

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 05/20/2019 - 10:18
Customers will be able to post parcels in the same way as letters, as long as postage is pre-paid.

MTV star 'felt pressured to have sex on screen'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 05/20/2019 - 09:44
Ex On The Beach's Jess Impiazzi says she felt like she was "in a brothel".

Greenpeace activists blockade BP HQ with containers

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 05/20/2019 - 09:34
Cranes were use to put the containers, which have people inside, outside the office in London.

Money floods in for Market Deeping Model Railway Club

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 05/20/2019 - 09:28
A model railway club lost years of work when vandals destroyed their exhibition on Saturday.

Game of Thrones finale gets mixed response

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 05/20/2019 - 09:25
No plot spoilers - but fans and critics have been weighing in on the finale of season eight.

Woman donates £1,500 to help breathless pug

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 05/20/2019 - 09:09
A social media appeal raised the money for an operation on five-year-old Saffie.

Street harassment part of puberty, says Cardiff teenager

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 05/20/2019 - 07:32
One teenager describes being "paralysed with fear" when she was followed onto a bus by men.

Royal children play in Duchess of Cambridge's garden

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 05/20/2019 - 07:29
George, Charlotte and Louis play in the garden designed by their mother for the Chelsea Flower Show.

Too many children in mental health hospitals, says report

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 05/20/2019 - 02:15
A lack of support in schools and the community in England is contributing to the problem, says a report.

European elections 2019: Views from centre of England

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 05/20/2019 - 01:36
What do people living in the village of Meriden think about the EU elections?

Duchess of Cambridge shows off garden to her children

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 05/20/2019 - 01:29
Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis enjoy playing at the Chelsea Flower Show.

MPs to debate immunity for Northern Ireland veterans

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 05/20/2019 - 01:19
Tory MPs to call for action amid reports No 10 has blocked move to limit scope for prosecutions.

Staff shortages 'abusing good will of nurses'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 05/20/2019 - 00:49
The Royal College of Nursing wants tougher safe staffing rules as 40,000 posts are vacant.

Teens in care 'abandoned to crime gangs'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 05/20/2019 - 00:40
Unregulated accommodation for children aged 16 and over has increased by 70% in a decade, Newsnight learns.

Newspaper headlines: World Cup 'shame' and Prince Louis walks

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 05/20/2019 - 00:37
Many of Monday's papers feature the royals, while a row has broken out over cannabis prescriptions.

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