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Winning images explore social science

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 03/28/2019 - 01:20
A selection of pictures by 14- to 18-year-olds explore the social sciences.

Drag Queen Story Time: connecting kids with LGBTQ+ role models of colour

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 03/28/2019 - 01:19
Drag artist The Nightbus reads to children at a Drag Queen Story Time event in Liverpool and says it's important for children to hear stories that represent all ethnicities.

Tube sexual assault victim calls for CCTV on trains

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 03/28/2019 - 01:16
One in four attacks happen on the Central Line, where trains do not have cameras installed.

5 Live celebrates 25 years: Watch the opening moments

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 03/28/2019 - 00:52
Jane Garvey opens the station with the words: "Good morning. Welcome to a new network, Radio 5 Live. News and sport from the BBC, 24 hours a day."

Car theft rise prompts keyless warning

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 03/28/2019 - 00:51
Insurers say £376m was paid out on claims last year following vehicles being stolen, a 29% rise on 2017.

Half of babies born to families renting

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 03/28/2019 - 00:48
Babies are now as likely to be born into rented accommodation as home-owning families.

'Fake' Botticelli painting is the real deal, English Heritage says

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 03/28/2019 - 00:47
A supposed copy of a 15th Century masterpiece is actually found to have been created in his studio.

How many cigarettes in a bottle of wine?

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 03/28/2019 - 00:45
A study suggests it is 10 for women and five for men, in a bid to communicate the health risks of drinking.

Brexit: No majority for any options after MPs' votes

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 03/28/2019 - 00:41
Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay says the result strengthens ministers' view the PM's deal is "the best option".

Has Brexit changed the city I knew?

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 03/28/2019 - 00:31
Auliya Atrafi came to Hull as an asylum seeker. He returns to the city to see if it's still a welcoming place for immigrants.

Artificial intelligence used in kitchen bin

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 03/28/2019 - 00:29
Can technology help to cut the vast amounts of food that never gets eaten?

Firms drag their feet on gender pay gap reporting

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 03/28/2019 - 00:05
Nearly two-thirds of big companies have yet to disclose their pay gap, figures show.

Government ‘never met’ Seaborne Freight's financial backers

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 03/28/2019 - 00:04
The Department for Transport held no face-to-face meetings with the backers of the ferry-less shipping firm Seaborne Freight, the BBC has learned.

Brexit: Firms tell MPs to 'stop chasing rainbows'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 03/28/2019 - 00:03
Businesses are "angry and frustrated" at MPs for "putting politics before prosperity".

The woman who doesn't feel pain

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 03/28/2019 - 00:00
Jo Cameron is one of two people on Earth known to have a mutation which means she feels almost no pain.

Newspaper headlines: Theresa May's Brexit resignation pledge

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 03/27/2019 - 23:31
It's a day for playful headlines, after Theresa May offers to stand down to win backing for her Brexit deal.

'No easy options' - MPs react to Brexit votes

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 03/27/2019 - 23:03
MPs call for different ways forward after a series of indicative votes failed to show clear backing for any option.

How did my MP vote on Parliament's Brexit options?

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 03/27/2019 - 22:49
Check how your MP voted on the eight different options put before Parliament.

May vows to quit after Brexit deal passed

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 03/27/2019 - 21:09
Theresa May tells Tory MPs a new leader will take on the next phase of Brexit negotiations.

MPs react to Theresa May's promise to quit

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 03/27/2019 - 20:03
MPs respond to the PM's announcement that she will stand down if her Brexit deal is passed.

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