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Teacher who led Aberfan pupils to safety dies, aged 75

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 22:25
Hettie Williams was 23 when an avalanche of coal waste engulfed the village of Aberfan, killing 144 people.

Students risk overdraft debt spiral

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 22:01
Consumer groups highlight leading student accounts but warn that many undergraduates rely on overdrafts.

Body found in search for girl missing in Western Isles

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 21:24
Seventeen-year-old Hannah Mackenzie was last seen outside her school in Stornoway on Thursday afternoon.

Newham police escape: Cheering onlookers condemned

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 21:10
Footage of a man injuring police in Newham on Thursday has been widely shared on social media.

Crews tackle fire at Emma Bridgewater pottery factory in Stoke

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 20:46
Firefighters say one building at the Emma Bridgewater factory in Stoke was "well alight".

Cornwall men who sold £2m worth of counterfeit goods sentenced

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 20:24
Gregory Whitehead and William Lemoyne sold goods from an "Aladdin's cave" warehouse, a court hears.

Birmingham mosque attacks 'random criminal damage'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 19:16
Further reports of damage to property and a car dissuade police from "racial motive" theory.

Soldier cleared of rape ordered to pay £100,000 in civil case

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 17:43
Sean Diamond continues to deny the allegation and says he is asking for the decree to be recalled.

Ministers bid to cut most polluting wood and coal burned at home

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 17:23
Defra proposes phasing out the most polluting wood and coal for burning at home.

Danny Cipriani charged with improper conduct by Rugby Football Union

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 17:14
England fly-half Danny Cipriani is charged with improper conduct by the Rugby Football Union after an incident in a Jersey nightclub.

Stormy Daniels misses Celebrity Big Brother over 'row with producers'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 17:13
The adult film star had been expected to go into the reality TV house on Thursday.

Pair charged with FGM of three-year-old girl

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 16:03
The man and woman, from east London, are accused of female genital mutilation of the girl.

Batsman out hurt after 'moment of stupidity'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 15:32
England batsman Jason Roy is to miss Surrey's final T20 Blast group game because of a self-inflicted facial injury.

Bradley Lowery charity hits out at online trolls

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 15:02
The foundation said all donations had been accounted for and would be published in accounts.

#ShareYourRejections - The pain of being turned down

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 14:12
Actors and writers on Twitter have been sharing their experiences of being rejected.

Explosion as fire rages at Loughton building site

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 13:48
Huge plumes of smoke billowed from the building that engulfed in flames in Essex.

Isle of Man trial halted after jurors photographed in court

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 13:00
A legal review is under way after police discover that taking photographs in Manx courts is not illegal.

Manchester United mark return to women’s football with a new Liverpool rivalry

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 12:50
Manchester United make a much-anticipated return to women's football against Liverpool this weekend, after 13 years away.

'Cowardly' driver jailed for 'Papa Smurf' grandad hit-and-run

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 12:41
Fuad Ghalib was left with life-changing injuries after being struck by Khalyl Mattis in Moss Side.

'Lost' contact lens removed from woman's eyelid after 28 years

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 12:09
A 42-year-old woman was hit by a shuttlecock when she was 14 and thought the lens had fallen out.

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