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Seaside break from homelessness thanks to Oxford project

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/23/2018 - 09:50
Thanks to donations an Oxford charity took 30 homeless and vulnerable people to the beach.

Pink and Ed Sheeran help Norwich DJ to propose

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/23/2018 - 06:17
The radio presenter calls upon celebrity friends to help him pop the question to his girlfriend.

'No-deal' Brexit advice to be published by UK government

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/23/2018 - 01:54
Ministers say the documents will tackle "hair-raising scare stories" about leaving the EU with no deal.

Use honey first for a cough, new guidelines say

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/23/2018 - 01:16
Antibiotics should rarely be given for coughs - in most cases they do little to help, officials say.

Facebook IVF fundraising couple announce pregnancy

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/23/2018 - 00:57
The pair have a daughter but could not afford a second round of IVF until a Facebook group intervened.

Tyne Bridge upgraded to Grade II* by Historic England

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/23/2018 - 00:55
The 93-year-old bridge is a familiar site between Newcastle and Gateshead.

Chinese tourists flock to North Yorkshire chippy

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/23/2018 - 00:53
Coachloads of tourists are turning up at Scotts Fish and Chips near York every week.

From cake shop to civil servant - without A-levels

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/23/2018 - 00:51
Claire Hughes quit school at 16 to work in a cupcake shop but the story didn't end there.

Patient waited 62 hours for ambulance

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/23/2018 - 00:50
Four ambulance trusts report taking at least 24 hours to reach some people who called for help.

August Bank Holiday: The roads to avoid

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/23/2018 - 00:49
Most roadworks are being finished or lifted, but 40 sets will stay in place for safety reasons.

Pupils await results of tougher GCSE exams

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/23/2018 - 00:47
GCSE results are to be revealed - with England now switching to new 9 to 1 grades.

BRCA gene: Double mastectomy for mum and daughter

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/23/2018 - 00:28
Mary and Colette Moore are both getting ready to go to hospital to have the surgery.

Top tips for coping with GCSE results day

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/23/2018 - 00:25
Advice for students, from students, on how to cope with exam results day.

Newspaper headlines: 'Trump lashes out' and diabetes 'epidemic'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/22/2018 - 23:52
Trump presidency troubles, an impending diabetes epidemic, and a new BBC tax make the front pages.

Aeolus: Wind mapping satellite lifts off

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/22/2018 - 22:30
The Aeolus spacecraft launches into orbit to make the first truly global maps of wind behaviour.

Corbyn floats plan for windfall tax on tech firms to fund journalism

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/22/2018 - 22:30
Firms like Google may have to pay for public interest journalism coverage, Labour leader will say.

Explosive devices 'crudely hidden and could have killed'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/22/2018 - 22:11
Children are moved out of a creche after two pipe bomb-type devices are found by workmen in Belfast.

Bristol student death: Parents query lack of support

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/22/2018 - 22:07
Natasha Abrahart had told University of Bristol staff she was feeling suicidal, a coroner hears.

Diane Stewart: Man arrested over murderer's wife death

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/22/2018 - 20:55
The 57-year-old man has been held on suspicion of murdering Diane Stewart at her home in 2010.

NHS breast screening invite sent to newsreader's dead wife

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/22/2018 - 20:54
Sky's Colin Brazier says letter received weeks after his wife died from breast cancer "needs noting".

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