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St David's Day: Portrait created from daffodils and bark

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/01/2019 - 01:55
Nathan Wyburn used flowers and bark to "draw" the portrait of Wales' patron saint for St David's Day.

Gap to shut shops and hive off Old Navy

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/01/2019 - 01:21
The retailer is splitting in two, with the closure of 230 of its namesake stores.

Teenage fight warning from mum after son's brain damage

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/01/2019 - 01:18
Cameron's mum has a warning for others after he got in a fight and was left with brain damage.

'I love concrete', says woman causing stir in construction

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/01/2019 - 01:11
Building apprenticeships are highly male-dominated, but some young women are bucking the system.

'My world crashed when I saw my rapist again'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/01/2019 - 01:07
Finlay MacFarlane was raped by a man who spiked his drink but buried the trauma until he saw the man again.

Newspaper headlines: Quashed murder conviction and Bestival drug death

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/01/2019 - 01:03
Many of the papers also pay tribute to conductor and composer André Previn, who died on Thursday morning.

TV chef Tom Kerridge's five tips for a healthier lifestyle

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/01/2019 - 00:49
The Michelin-starred chef lost nearly 12 stone after he decided he needed to turn his life around.

'A year ago I couldn't swim': The refugee hoping to be an Olympic star

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/01/2019 - 00:44
Syrian refugee Eid Aljazairli stunned experts by learning to swim in 12 months and now aims for Olympic glory.

Eurotunnel challenges 'secretive' Brexit ferry deals

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/01/2019 - 00:37
The rail operator Eurotunnel is challenging the government over its no-deal Brexit ferry contracts.

Keeley Barnard: Chances to assess killer daughter 'missed'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/01/2019 - 00:22
Keeley Barnard "posed no risk" to her mum before killing her but had a history of domestic violence, a report finds.

Fare dodging costs London £100m a year

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/01/2019 - 00:16
A travel watchdog calls for measures such as a confidential line for reporting adults using child tickets.

Birmingham knife crime: 'In a few hours you could be dead'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/01/2019 - 00:14
Three teens have been stabbed to death in Birmingham in 12 days - but why? And what is being done about it?

Chuka Umunna made Independent Group spokesman

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/01/2019 - 00:11
The former Labour MP says the group will "draw on all the talents" of the group.

New Ernie, same slim odds of winning

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/01/2019 - 00:04
The fifth incarnation - a computer chip the size of a grain of rice - has now drawn its first Premium Bond winners.

Brexit plan to increase vet inspectors

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 02/28/2019 - 23:58
Vets are being recruited to carry out animal inspections in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

UK 'will reject Sturgeon's Indyref2 calls'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 02/28/2019 - 20:55
Cabinet sources dismiss the prospect of another independence referendum, as Nicola Sturgeon prepares to set out her plans.

D-Day veteran, 95, given Legion d'Honneur

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 02/28/2019 - 20:32
The 95-year-old was given the medal at a ceremony by the Honorary French Consul for the East Midlands.

Sally Challen murder conviction quashed over husband's death

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 02/28/2019 - 20:12
A woman who killed her husband after "decades of abuse" faces a retrial after her murder conviction is quashed.

Theresa May sends support to Miss Drag UK finalist

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 02/28/2019 - 20:06
Ben Tye, whose alter ego is Amber Dextris, says Theresa May's endorsement is "fantastic".

Emiliano Sala plane crash: Footballer was 'let down' by Cardiff, says Willie McKay

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 02/28/2019 - 19:14
Emiliano Sala was "let down" by Cardiff say two of the men involved in arranging the transfer of the Argentine, who died in a plane crash last month.

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