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Nairobi hotel: British man killed in attack

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/16/2019 - 11:04
The man is among at least 14 people killed in an attack on a luxury hotel in the Kenyan capital.

London Uber fares go up after electric car charge

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/16/2019 - 10:35
The fee will add about 45p to the average London journey, the ride-hailing firm says.

Woman arrested in Rebecca Hall cold case murder inquiry

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/16/2019 - 10:21
Rebecca Hall disappeared in 2001 and her body was found almost two weeks later in an alleyway.

What is a vote of no confidence? What time is it?

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/16/2019 - 09:52
Jeremy Corbyn has tabled a no confidence motion in Theresa May's government. Here's what happens now.

Brexit: Theresa May faces confidence vote after huge defeat

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/16/2019 - 05:41
Labour is bidding to force a general election after the PM's Brexit deal was rejected but Tory rebels and the DUP have pledged support.

Brexit: MP Tulip Siddiq delays C-section for Brexit vote

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/16/2019 - 03:38
The Labour representative called it 'the most important vote in my lifetime'

Brexit: What happens next?

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/16/2019 - 03:28
After a Commons defeat and vote of no confidence, where does Theresa May go with her Brexit plan?

Brexit vote: Donald Tusk hints UK should stay in EU

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/16/2019 - 02:45
The European Council president sends a cryptic tweet after Theresa May's Brexit deal is rejected.

Red Bull Tube poster banned over 'focus boost' claim

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/16/2019 - 01:24
It was wrong to imply the energy drink can boost focus and help workers finish by 4pm, a ruling says.

Ofsted promises fairer deal for schools in tough areas

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/16/2019 - 01:07
Inspectors to focus on good teaching and a broad curriculum alongside results, says Ofsted.

Liver transplant 'game changing' treatment approved

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/16/2019 - 00:41
It's hoped perfusion machines that "warm livers" will increase the number of viable donated organs.

Wales 'highest prison rate' in western Europe

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/16/2019 - 00:35
A "thorough debate" is needed on why more people are being sent to prison in Wales, say researchers.

Stan and Ollie: Laurel and Hardy car back on the road

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/16/2019 - 00:27
The comedy duo posed on the car which advised motorists "a deadly sin is cutting in - cut it out".

Cumbria family ditched modern life to live off the grid

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/16/2019 - 00:18
Barny, Katus and their children use a compost toilet and say their lifestyle is liberating.

No escape as 'snow day' becomes 'e-learning day'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/16/2019 - 00:15
Winter weather at least meant a day off school. But now technology is threatening to keep pupils studying.

The young student rewriting the rules on Arabic calligraphy

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/16/2019 - 00:14
Calligrapher Yasmin, 20, says one of the oldest art forms in the world is also the most fragile.

Clean air: Do low emission schemes improve children’s lungs?

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/16/2019 - 00:12
Children in London and Luton are taking part in a study to measure how their lungs are affected by air pollution.

Newspaper headlines: Theresa May's 'historic' Brexit vote defeat

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/16/2019 - 00:09
Papers digest the crushing Commons defeat of Theresa May's Brexit deal and assess the coming confidence vote.

The charity shop refugee pianist

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/16/2019 - 00:08
Rifat Ozturk, originally from Turkey, arrived in Stoke-on-Trent with his parents in October.

'Fairy dust' head teacher Sue East's funeral to take place

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/16/2019 - 00:02
Sue East, the head at St Andrew's primary in Bath, wrote a moving letter to pupils before she died.

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