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The BBC Proms are going to outer space: 2019's season highlights

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/17/2019 - 01:23
Radiohead's Johnny Greenwood and Hans Zimmer are also part of this year's line-up.

Orchardton Castle owner's £5 raffle 'unfair'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/17/2019 - 01:19
Orchardton Castle's owner offered it as a prize but gave the winner cash after low ticket sales.

A rasher of bacon 'ups cancer risk'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/17/2019 - 01:05
Eating even small amounts of red or processed meat increases the risk of bowel cancer, study finds.

Mastercard faces £14bn compensation claim

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/17/2019 - 01:00
A claim alleging 46 million people were overcharged in shops due to high card fees has been revived.

Newspaper headlines: Praise for Notre-Dame fire 'heroes'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/17/2019 - 00:52
The newspapers report on efforts by firefighters and a vicar to save the cathedral and its treasures.

'Circumcision caused my son’s suicide'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/17/2019 - 00:38
Why did a young man kill himself two years after being circumcised?

Shamima Begum: Why women are terrorism's secret weapon

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/17/2019 - 00:36
Women are often portrayed as peacemakers, but research suggests they can play an active role in extremism.

Grenfell family placed on council house waiting list

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/17/2019 - 00:24
Mahad Egal's family will now be placed on the council house waiting list, a legal letter says.

London nail bombings: 'I was showered in blood'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/17/2019 - 00:20
Twenty years ago, three bombings targeted London's black, gay and Bangladeshi communities.

Norfolk man restores Spitfire in front garden over seven years

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/17/2019 - 00:09
Paul Linsell's World War Two replica, which he spent seven years restoring, is going on display at a museum.

What do drones and GPS owe to a 1744 shipwreck?

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/17/2019 - 00:08
When HMS Victory sank, she took with her an early prototype of the gyroscope, crucial to modern technology.

Council elections voter ID trial: What you need to know

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/17/2019 - 00:07
Hundreds of people were turned away from polling stations in a 2018 trial for not having proof of ID.

Vodafone 'gigafast' ad banned after Virgin Media complaint

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/17/2019 - 00:05
The promotion described broadband packages as being "gigafast" that did not offer 1Gbps speeds.

Warning over holiday deposit rules

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/17/2019 - 00:03
Firms cannot automatically keep a large deposit if a customer cancels owing to unavoidable circumstances.

Airbus A380 'superjumbo' lands at Glasgow Airport

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 04/16/2019 - 22:53
Hundreds of spectators watched the A380 land for its first commercial service in Scotland.

Barcelona 3-0 Manchester United: Lionel Messi stars as United knocked out of Champions League

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 04/16/2019 - 22:29
Manchester United's Champions League run ends in the quarter-finals as Lionel Messi inspires Barcelona to victory in the second leg.

Breech baby scan 'would save lives'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 04/16/2019 - 22:25
A scan at 36 weeks could help spot tricky breech deliveries, when a baby's bottom or feet will emerge first.

Lord Janner inquiry: Senior police 'influenced decisions'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 04/16/2019 - 18:03
A police watchdog raises concerns over how child abuse claims against Lord Janner were handled.

Extinction Rebellion: what do they want - and is it realistic?

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 04/16/2019 - 17:58
The UK needs to move to net zero CO2 emissions by 2025 say protestors but how hard would that be to achieve?

'Instagram triggers my epilepsy'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 04/16/2019 - 17:50
An epilepsy charity has called for social media seizure warnings

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