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John Singleton: British actors discuss director’s legacy

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 05/01/2019 - 15:30
Three British actors on the Oscar-nominated director's legacy.

Maids Moreton murder accused 'killed author for will'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 05/01/2019 - 15:11
A church warden and magician are accused of plotting to kill Peter Farquhar to inherit his home.

Liverpool girl, 2, shot in head with crossbow bolt

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 05/01/2019 - 14:47
The girl, 2, is seriously injured in hospital after being hit at a house in Liverpool.

Man City star Ederson denies supporting Tommy Robinson

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 05/01/2019 - 14:04
Goalkeeper Ederson says he had "no idea" who the EDL founder was when he was stopped for a picture.

Level 42 founder member Boon Gould found dead

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 05/01/2019 - 13:46
The band formed on the Isle of Wight and had a string of hits in the 1980s.

SNP MP Pete Wishart to stand for Commons Speaker

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 05/01/2019 - 13:32
Pete Wishart said he would have a "solid agenda of reform" if he is chosen to replace John Bercow as Speaker.

Corbyn criticised over book anti-Semitism row

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 05/01/2019 - 13:25
The Labour leader has come under fire for writing a foreword to a book labelled as anti-Semitic.

Former SNP MP Natalie McGarry cannot withdraw guilty pleas

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 05/01/2019 - 13:22
Natalie McGarry, who was an SNP member of parliament, is told she cannot withdraw her guilty pleas to embezzlement charges.

John Worboys charged with sex offences

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 05/01/2019 - 13:21
John Worboys, now known as John Radford, is due to appear in court later this month.

Has Leeds cracked the obesity problem?

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 05/01/2019 - 13:18
The city is being lauded for success in reducing the waistlines of young children. Should others follow its lead?

UK government cancels Brexit ferry deals

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 05/01/2019 - 13:10
The cancellation of contracts for extra Brexit ferry services could cost the taxpayer more than £50m.

Julian Assange: Wikileaks co-founder jailed over bail breach

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 05/01/2019 - 12:58
The Wikileaks co-founder is sentenced to 50 weeks after nearly seven years in the Ecuadorian Embassy.

Percy Pigs: What is gelatin and why do we eat it?

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 05/01/2019 - 12:50
The M&S sweets no longer contain gelatin and some aren't happy - but why is the ingredient used?

Scientists find cocaine in shrimps in Suffolk rivers

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 05/01/2019 - 12:44
Researchers collected samples from rivers in Suffolk and found the drug when testing for chemicals.

Cow cull game removed from Bristol museum

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 05/01/2019 - 12:32
The Beat Bovine Tuberculosis activity is called an "awful excuse of a game".

UKIP 'not a safety valve for disaffected Tories' says Batten

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 05/01/2019 - 12:10
Gerard Batten attacks Nigel Farage's "ego-driven" Brexit Party as he launches UKIP's European campaign.

Tottenham 0-1 Ajax: Jan Vertonghen injury leads to 'temporary concussion substitutions' calls

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 05/01/2019 - 12:03
Football should introduce "temporary concussion substitutions" says a brain injury charity in the wake of Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen's injury in the Champions League semi-final first leg.

Stormzy on Glastonbury, Idris and his new single

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 05/01/2019 - 11:55
The grime artist speaks to the BBC about his new single and headlining Glastonbury this summer.

Campaigners lose Heathrow challenge

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 05/01/2019 - 11:53
High Court judges rule in favour of the government's decision to approve airport expansion plans.

Cornish attraction mistaken for French landmark in magazine

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 05/01/2019 - 11:02
A tourist brochure blunder sees a picture of a monastery in Normandy used to promote a Cornish attraction.

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