Feed aggregator

Heads warn of £5.7bn school funding gap

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/15/2019 - 12:32
Heads warn of a funding crisis - and the education secretary says he hears the message "loud and clear".

Ben Nevis avalanche survivor's tribute to friends

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/15/2019 - 12:03
Mathieu Biselx's three climbing companions died following the slide in a gully on Ben Nevis on Tuesday.

Four Weddings and a Funeral's Comic Relief sequel: All you need to know

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/15/2019 - 11:36
As the cast return in a Comic Relief sequel, we look at what made it a hit - and what to expect.

Climate strike: What is a climate emergency?

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/15/2019 - 10:04
Bath is the latest council to declare one, as students protest about the planet.

Brexit: May to try to persuade MPs for third time to back deal

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/15/2019 - 08:47
MPs urged to "reflect" on the risk of the EU seeking a long delay to Brexit if no deal is agreed.

The Killers and The Cure to headline Glastonbury

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/15/2019 - 08:00
Janet Jackson, Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus and Tame Impala are also announced for the festival.

'I'm divorced, so Sikh men don't want me'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/15/2019 - 02:10
After Minreet Kaur's first marriage ended, she started seeking another husband - 10 years later she still is.

'Pupil poverty' pressure on school cash

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/15/2019 - 01:14
Head teachers say schools, already facing budget cuts, have to help pupils with clothes and food.

Tower block resident on life in a Bradford high-rise

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/15/2019 - 01:03
Margaret has spent half her life in the tower block, with the site now due to be demolished.

Bradford schoolchildren act as mental health mentors

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/15/2019 - 01:02
Children in Bradford are learning how to support each other with mental health.

Felicite Tomlinson: Instagram influencer dies aged 18

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/15/2019 - 00:59
The aspiring fashion designer, who had 1.3 million followers on Instagram, died in her London flat.

Prisoners in England to be taught code

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/15/2019 - 00:49
The programme is modelled on the Last Mile project in the San Quentin prison in California.

Bopper the Whopper on hunt for home after weight loss

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/15/2019 - 00:26
The not so-colossal collie has shed 10kg since his headline-grabbing peak weight of almost 50kg.

Climate change: How people around the world are directly affected

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/15/2019 - 00:25
Young people around the world spoke to the BBC about how they are directly affected by climate change.

Syria conflict: 'I don't want to go back to there'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/15/2019 - 00:11
Rouaa used to dream about returning home - but the "shelling and war" has changed her mind.

Chris Frost punch death: Brother ‘feels sorry’ for killer

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/15/2019 - 00:03
Chris Frost was killed by a single punch thrown by his friend outside a Cambridge pub last year.

Companies told women must make up third of senior directors by 2020

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/15/2019 - 00:03
Firms including Domino's Pizza and JD Sports told to appoint more women directors or risk investor warning.

Zoopla bars 'No DSS' rental ads

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/15/2019 - 00:02
The National Housing Federation found one in ten adverts specified "no DSS" or "no housing benefit".

Energy bills: 'I don't know who to trust'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/15/2019 - 00:01
Frustration with energy suppliers' customer service leads to changes, as ratings expose the worst performers.

Interserve: Key UK contractor faces crunch vote on rescue plan

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/15/2019 - 00:00
The outsourcing giant Interserve, which employs 45,000 people in the UK, is looking for a rescue deal.

Pages

Subscribe to News in Britain aggregator