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'I'm mixed-race, is Cambridge University right for me?'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/22/2019 - 01:40
Anoushka has been offered a place at Cambridge. But she's mixed race and worries she won't fit in. Should she accept the offer?

Why is Wales used as a unit of measurement?

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/22/2019 - 01:37
From nuclear blasts to deforestation - why one corner of the UK offers a handy size comparison.

Disability hate crime: MPs back Katie Price over online abuse

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/22/2019 - 01:30
MPs have backed demands led by model Katie Price for changes to the law.

Newspaper headlines: 'Groundhog May' and resignation threats

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/22/2019 - 00:42
The papers consider a familiar-sounding plan B for Brexit while ministers threaten to quit.

The state of Scotland’s housing market in four charts

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/22/2019 - 00:31
Some buyers and renters find supply and demand issues are thwarting their dreams of a new place to live.

Health secretary to meet NHS bosses over hospital pigeon infection

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/22/2019 - 00:13
Jeane Freeman will meet health bosses to discuss two deaths at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

Human trafficking: Victims 'stuck in limbo for years'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/22/2019 - 00:12
One boy, lured to the UK by a false promise of a football contract, waited three years for an outcome.

The teen Primark model with vitiligo

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/22/2019 - 00:07
Kaiden Williams, 13, recently featured in a campaign for the clothes store and is inspiring others.

The secret to a good deal, according to the professionals

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/22/2019 - 00:02
A car salesman, estate agent and divorce lawyer have some tips that might just help end May and Trump's stalemates.

Brexit: Cameron told me 'no risk of referendum', says Tusk

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/21/2019 - 22:43
European Council President Donald Tusk describes a conversation with former British Prime Minister David Cameron.

Londonderry bombing: 'She doesn't know how lucky she is'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/21/2019 - 22:13
Londonderry bomb: 'She doesn't know how lucky she is'

Charlotte Brown death: Speedboat killer 'left UK before trial'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/21/2019 - 20:24
The BBC is told Jack Shepherd has been in Georgia since March.

Is it OK to take the pill every day without a break?

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/21/2019 - 20:22
Women can avoid monthly bleeding if they run oral contraceptive pill packets back to back - but is it safe?

Royal Navy nuclear submarine's near miss with ferry

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/21/2019 - 19:30
A Stena ferry and the Navy submarine were in the Irish Sea when the "close quarters incident" happened.

Simon Mayo to launch classical station Scala Radio after leaving Radio 2

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/21/2019 - 18:57
The former BBC Radio 2 host will lead the line-up on Scala Radio.

Brexit: David Cameron warned by Donald Tusk over 'stupid referendum'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/21/2019 - 18:22
Donald Tusk tells a BBC documentary he told the ex-prime minister to "get real" before the referendum.

How Bournemouth's 'streaming' nurses ease A&E pressure

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/21/2019 - 18:19
A Bournemouth hospital is stationing a nurse at its A&E entrance to redirect non-emergency cases.

Brexit: Theresa May scraps £65 fee for EU citizens

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/21/2019 - 18:05
The PM also rejects calls to delay Brexit and warns another referendum could harm "social cohesion".

How do you apply for settled status after Brexit?

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/21/2019 - 17:43
BBC reporter Helene Daouphars (who is French) looks at how to apply for settled status.

Oxford grooming gang members handed life sentences

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 01/21/2019 - 17:24
A schoolgirl was groomed, plied with alcohol and raped by the three men in Oxford.

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