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Daredevil base jumper's record leap off Snowdon

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 05/11/2019 - 00:36
Josh Beinn says he has made the highest recorded jump in Wales after leaping from 2,500ft up Snowdon.

The dig uncovering Glencoe's dark secrets

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 05/11/2019 - 00:32
Archaeologists begin excavating the remains of an abandoned settlement where a massacre took place.

MPs call for 'life-changing' Kuvan to be made affordable

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 05/11/2019 - 00:32
MPs from various parties write to the US biotech firm behind Kuvan, a drug the NHS says is too expensive.

Fly-tipping: Councils demand tougher sentences for worst offenders

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 05/11/2019 - 00:09
Nobody has faced the maximum penalty since new guidelines were introduced in 2014, analysis shows.

Woman's surprise at Kingsmill loaf full of bread crusts

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 05/11/2019 - 00:07
A loaf full of crusts was not what Timea Ganji "kneaded" as she said her children would not eat them.

Duvet cover clothes tackle throwaway culture

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 05/11/2019 - 00:07
The retro togs are popular with festival-goers and Disney fans.

BAME: The children's bookshop selling diversity

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 05/11/2019 - 00:07
A shop in Brixton only sells books featuring black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) protagonists.

Stem cell match plea for boy with rare illness

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 05/11/2019 - 00:06
A school hopes its drive to find a stem cell match for Finley Hill is the key to his future.

UK's 'Tutankhamun' tomb: Your questions answered

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 05/11/2019 - 00:06
The burial site found near an Aldi supermarket in Southend was compared to Tutankhamun's tomb.

Have I Got News For You Heidi Allen episode pulled due to Euro elections

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 05/10/2019 - 23:31
The BBC says it is "inappropriate" for the show to feature political party leaders in an election period.

Newspaper headlines: Tory 'funding crisis' and private school 'woe'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 05/10/2019 - 23:21
Saturday's papers feature stories about a lack of Tory donors and the head of a private school complains of "social engineering".

Leicester: A city fighting fast-fashion sweatshops

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 05/10/2019 - 22:05
Fast-fashion has caused a resurgence in Leicester’s textiles industry – but it's come at the expense of some workers' rights.

Simon Armitage: 'Witty and profound' writer to be next Poet Laureate

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 05/10/2019 - 22:01
The "witty and profound" writer's work spans sharp observations about modern life and classical myths.

Break time cuts could be harming children’s development

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 05/10/2019 - 21:11
School break times are as much as an hour shorter than they were two decades ago.

Compensation possible for London Capital & Finance investors

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 05/10/2019 - 21:03
UK financial compensation scheme says investors could have grounds for a claim, reversing earlier stance.

Judge allows doctors to perform hysterectomy on mentally ill woman

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 05/10/2019 - 19:40
A judge rules the operation to control the woman's hormonal changes would be in her best interests.

MP's inquiry call into DWP pension 'error' Flintshire woman suicide

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 05/10/2019 - 19:29
The 82-year-old took her own life after the DWP stopped her state pension in error.

Police appeal to find body of Emma Faulds

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 05/10/2019 - 19:19
Detectives said Emma Faulds' family face a "harrowing time" after a man was charged with her murder.

London Bridge attack: 'We did the best we could,' says police officer

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 05/10/2019 - 19:00
An armed PC tells how he treated dying Chrissy Archibald, initially thinking there had been an accident.

Essex Police child abuse officers jailed for misconduct

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 05/10/2019 - 18:54
Sharon Patterson and Lee Pollard ditched work and faked forms while carrying out investigations.

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