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Boris Johnson burka row: Tories should ditch MP, peer says

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/08/2018 - 02:36
Calls for the Conservatives to take further action as the ex-foreign secretary stands by his comments.

First virtual reality Prom announced

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/08/2018 - 01:14
A new production promises to bring fans closer to the music as the Proms enters an alternate reality.

Ebooks: How digital publishers are 'shaking up' the industry

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/08/2018 - 01:05
Meet the author who had 60 rejections before hitting it lucky with an ebook publisher.

'I saved my teenage son's life with a defibrillator'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/08/2018 - 00:53
Stuart Askew helped save his son's life with a device which he had himself installed just two days previously.

'I was kidnapped in London and trafficked for sex'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/08/2018 - 00:52
Anna came to London from Romania in 2011 intending to study, but she was snatched off the street, flown to Ireland and sold for sex.

Why GDP includes the illegal drugs trade

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/08/2018 - 00:31
Our main measure for the economy is GDP, and it includes the illegal drugs trade.

Two teenagers injured in Clarkston park disturbance

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/08/2018 - 00:31
One 16-year-old boy was stabbed while another received a head wound in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire.

The UK's largest wall mural

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/08/2018 - 00:27
The 1400 square metre connectivity mural has been completed in Shoreditch, London.

Down the sofa?: 169 million old £1 coins not returned

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/08/2018 - 00:27
More than nine months after they stopped being legal tender, about 169m round £1 coins are outstanding.

Battle over rail tunnels at Lord's cricket ground rumbles on

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/08/2018 - 00:14
As England and India players prepare for the second Test at Lord's there is a wrangle rumbling away not far from their feet.

Newspaper headlines: Boris Johnson apology call and 'Wild West Britain'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/08/2018 - 00:09
Headlines focus on the ex-foreign secretary's burka comments and a boy's death in a suspected arson attack.

Junk food advert ban for KFC and Kellogg's

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/08/2018 - 00:05
The advertising watchdog found the firms breached rules about fat, sugar and salt content.

Paisley faces UK's first MP recall petition

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/08/2018 - 00:02
If 10% of constituents in North Antrim sign the petition a by-election will be triggered.

Scanning homeless people with smartphones to donate money

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 08/07/2018 - 22:14
A scheme in Oxford wants to provide homeless people with QR codes, so people can donate to them using smartphones.

Murder charge over London drill rapper stab death

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 08/07/2018 - 21:58
Drill rapper Siddique Kamara, also known as Incognito, died after being found stabbed in London.

European Championships 2018: Dina Asher-Smith wins 100m in British record time

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 08/07/2018 - 20:56
Dina Asher-Smith sets a new British record time of 10.85 seconds for the 100m as she storms away from the field to win gold at the European Championships in Glasgow.

Fan shortage reported by stores and shoppers

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 08/07/2018 - 20:07
Customers say fans are out of stock in branches of Tesco, Argos, Sainsbury's and Wilko.

BBC's Frank Gardner left stuck on Heathrow plane for a second time

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 08/07/2018 - 20:01
Security correspondent Frank Gardner, a wheelchair user, says he was stranded on an aircraft at Heathrow.

Birmingham prison: 'Armed men' set cars on fire outside jail

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 08/07/2018 - 18:13
Several cars are set ablaze in a car park as masked men make off in a vehicle near HMP Birmingham.

'Firenado' develops from plastic pallets blaze near Swadlincote

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 08/07/2018 - 18:09
Firefighters said the cool air meeting hot air had caused the rare force of nature.

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