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Boy convicted of sex assault on pupil allowed back to school

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/20/2019 - 02:17
The victim says she felt "powerless" to stop the attack and is trying to "pretend he's not there".

A dodgy holiday drink made me go blind

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/20/2019 - 02:13
Hannah Powell lost her sight and had kidney failure after drinking vodka mixed with methanol.

Drone no-fly zone to be widened after Gatwick chaos

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/20/2019 - 02:03
It will be illegal to fly a drone within three miles of an airport, following drone disruption at Gatwick.

The Isle of Wight ice skaters without an ice rink

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/20/2019 - 01:22
The Wight Crystals have to travel by ferry to practise on ice since the local rink was closed down.

Brexit: What do Birmingham's Number 11 bus passengers think?

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/20/2019 - 01:10
Passengers on Birmingham's famous Number 11 route tell us how they feel about Brexit.

Apples or raspberries? The best climate-friendly foods

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/20/2019 - 00:35
BBC Radio 5 Live's Sam Walker looks at which foods are better for the environment.

Gender pay gap grows at hundreds of big firms

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/20/2019 - 00:03
The pay gap has widened at one in four firms that have revealed their figures ahead of the deadline.

Asthma: Young people in the UK 'more likely to die'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 02/20/2019 - 00:00
The UK lags behind other wealthy nations across a number of health indicators, a report finds.

Newspaper headlines: IS bride loses UK passport and fashion icon tributes

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 02/19/2019 - 23:58
Shamima Begum makes the front pages again after losing her UK citizenship, while there are tributes to Karl Lagerfeld.

MP Joan Ryan quits Labour for Independent Group

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 02/19/2019 - 23:33
Joan Ryan says she cannot remain in a party which tolerates a "culture of anti-Jewish racism".

Biggest EuroMillions win in Irish history as ticket holder wins €175m

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 02/19/2019 - 22:45
It is the biggest jackpot ever claimed by a ticket holder on the island.

Salmon farms raided as part of EU competition probe

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 02/19/2019 - 21:15
Sites in Shetland, Stirling and Fife were visited as part of an anti-competitive practices investigation.

Is this rat a Banksy?

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 02/19/2019 - 20:47
Graffiti covered in protective plastic sheeting as questions asked about who painted rodent.

Whitley Bay man stranded in Prague after friend flew home on his passport

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 02/19/2019 - 20:07
Airline and airport staff checked the passport at least four times during the journey.

Ancient human skull discovered in River Thames

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 02/19/2019 - 19:56
A Neolithic human skull has been discovered in the Thames by a mudlark. It is about 5,600 years old and is now on display in the Museum of London.

IS teen to lose UK citizenship, says family

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 02/19/2019 - 19:23
Shamima Begum, who joined the Islamic State group in Syria in 2015, had said she wanted to return home.

Paras and Royal Anglians in Afghanistan as Nato bodyguards

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 02/19/2019 - 18:05
Hundreds of East Anglian troops are back in the country, five years after UK forces pulled out.

Alesha MacPhail murder trial: Boy, 16, denies killing six-year-old girl

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 02/19/2019 - 18:03
The 16-year-old accused tells a jury at the High Court in Glasgow he did not abduct and rape the six year-old.

Fortnite Live Norwich festival to be sued by game creator

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 02/19/2019 - 17:47
Epic Games said it had filed a claim in London's High Court against Exciting Events.

Brexit: What trade deals has the UK done so far?

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 02/19/2019 - 17:10
The UK says it want to replicate the EU's trade agreements "as far as possible".

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