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Will Birmingham's boom benefit all?

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 02/28/2019 - 00:25
Not since the 1960s has Birmingham experienced so much redevelopment - but will the boom benefit everyone?

Suffolk girl with autism misses school after transfer blunder

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 02/28/2019 - 00:10
The pupil was moved to a mainstream school without proper support and then had to move again, a report finds.

Bank customers hit by dozens of IT shutdowns

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 02/28/2019 - 00:04
Customers suffer regular operational and security incidents, BBC analysis of new data reveals.

Booker Prize finds new funder in billionaire Sir Michael Moritz

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 02/28/2019 - 00:01
Venture capitalist Sir Michael Moritz steps in after the literary award's previous sponsor withdrew.

Gangs: 27,000 children in England say they are members - report

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 02/28/2019 - 00:01
A major report says gangs are using "chilling levels of violence" to keep child members compliant.

Adolescent health: Teens 'more depressed and sleeping less'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 02/28/2019 - 00:00
Levels of depression and self-harm have risen but smoking, drinking and drug use are down, a study finds.

Reality Check: How many children are in gangs?

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 02/28/2019 - 00:00
A report today suggests 27,000 children are members of gangs, but how accurate is that figure?

Webspinners: New order of insects sets up home in UK

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/27/2019 - 23:59
Britain has a new order of insects - thanks to stowaways setting up home in the warmth of a glasshouse.

UK Antarctic meteorite hunt bags large haul

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/27/2019 - 23:59
The first British-led expedition to gather space rocks in the Antarctic returns with 36 objects.

Tuition fees not university deterrent, Damian Hinds says

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/27/2019 - 23:58
Applications have risen despite fees of £9,250 a year in England, the education secretary says.

Liverpool 5-0 Watford: Sadio Mane & Virgil van Dijk get two each as Reds stay top

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/27/2019 - 23:57
Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk both score twice as Liverpool return to winning ways to stay top of the Premier League with a dominant performance against Watford.

Labour MP Chris Williamson suspended in anti-Semitism row

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/27/2019 - 20:19
Chris Williamson had apologised for saying the party had "given too much ground" over the issue.

MPs endorse Theresa May's Brexit strategy

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/27/2019 - 20:10
Labour's Brexit plans are defeated, with Jeremy Corbyn expected to face calls to get behind a further EU referendum.

William and Kate on two-day NI visit

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/27/2019 - 20:06
The couple are attending a party at a Belfast bar to celebrate young people who have made a difference to NI.

Pub bombings: Brothers killed celebrating pregnancy

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/27/2019 - 19:35
Inquests into the blasts which killed 21 people in Birmingham hear further tributes to the victims.

Joy Morgan: Man charged with Hatfield student's murder

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/27/2019 - 19:15
Ajibola Shogbamimu is accused of killing Joy Morgan, 21, who was last seen alive in December.

What is BritBox?

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/27/2019 - 17:52
The new streaming service is set to arrive in the UK, but what is it?

'How learning a foreign language changed my life'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/27/2019 - 17:43
Native English speakers on how their lives have been shaped by learning a second language.

Bradford grooming: Nine jailed for abusing girls

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/27/2019 - 17:16
The men used drink, drugs and violence to groom and sexually exploit two vulnerable young girls.

Birmingham stabbings: 'Knife crime is an emergency' - police chief

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/27/2019 - 17:12
Three teens were stabbed to death in Birmingham within 12 days in what police are calling a "crisis".

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