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Thousands of bus routes 'at risk' of being scrapped, warn councils

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 02/09/2019 - 08:38
Nearly half of all bus routes are at risk as local councils say they cannot afford to subsidise them.

Knife crime: 1,000 young victims hospitalised last year

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 02/09/2019 - 07:16
The NHS also says there has been a 54% rise in the number of victims aged 10 to 19 over five years.

Trial by ordeal: When fire and water determined guilt

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 02/09/2019 - 04:56
It is 800 years since juries started to determine guilt in England - before then, court was quite literally an "ordeal".

The battle over Britain's newest student movement

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 02/09/2019 - 04:24
When conservative group Turning Point launched in Britain, things did not go entirely to plan.

Herbal history: Five garden plants with a hidden past

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 02/09/2019 - 01:48
Many of our best loved garden plants are there because they were once recommended to heal the sick.

Newspaper headlines: Sir Philip's 'humiliation' and Bezos 'blackmailed'

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 02/09/2019 - 00:29
The papers report on allegations against the Topshop tycoon and revelations from the world's richest man.

Emiliano Sala: Who owned the plane the Cardiff player died in?

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 02/09/2019 - 00:24
The plane Cardiff City's £15m signing was on board was based in the UK but registered in the US.

Refugee 'Saigon Sam' and his Teesside takeaway

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 02/09/2019 - 00:19
Takeaway owner Sam is reunited with his rescuer 40 years after fleeing Vietnam in a boat

Sword blows make me strong, says Scotland's female knight

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 02/09/2019 - 00:15
Leonie Leaver is the first woman in Scotland to compete in armoured medieval combat.

Cambridge University student Peter Biar Ajak 'detained in hellhole'

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 02/09/2019 - 00:08
Peter Biar Ajak is an outspoken critic of South Sudan and has been detained there since July.

Postcards sent back to original address to 'bring joy'

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 02/09/2019 - 00:06
The project posting cards back to the original address aims to "bring joy" in a time of "isolation".

Sir Philip Green 'paid employee £1m over harassment claims'

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 02/09/2019 - 00:05
The Daily Telegraph says Sir Philip paid the female employee £1m after groping and kissing her.

Seals at RSPCA East Winch need to pile on the pounds

UK News BBC News Feed - Sat, 02/09/2019 - 00:03
The seals need to pile on the pounds before they can be released back into the wild.

Eurovision 2019: Why Michael Rice believes he can break the UK's losing streak

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/08/2019 - 23:20
Michael Rice, who won the BBC's All Together Now, will fly the flag for the UK in Israel in May.

Sainsbury's-Asda merger faces crunch decision

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/08/2019 - 20:57
The UK's competition watchdog will decide shortly whether to give the green light to the proposed tie-up.

Driver wins appeal over 'too many signs'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/08/2019 - 19:41
A psychologist has had a driving fine quashed after arguing it is impossible to absorb the signage.

Demolition begins on 'slave name' venue

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/08/2019 - 19:17
The Colston Hall closed its doors in June as part of a two-year £48.8m refurbishment.

Sports Direct's Mike Ashley bids for Patisserie Valerie cafe chain

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/08/2019 - 19:06
The Sports Direct owner confirms a bid for the cafe chain, which has about 121 outlets still open.

Glasgow Fopp music store saved after customer outcry

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/08/2019 - 18:59
The Byres Road branch of Fopp in Glasgow is to re-open after a U-turn by its owners.

London Zoo Sumatran tiger Melati killed in fight

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 02/08/2019 - 18:53
Ten-year-old female Sumatran tiger Melati had been one of London Zoo's long-term residents.

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