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Samantha Eastwood: Sister appeals for missing midwife to come home

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/03/2018 - 11:37
Gemma Eastwood says "without her half of me has gone" about her older sibling Samantha.

Too hot? London's 'stinking sewer' heatwave of 1858

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/03/2018 - 11:35
Temperatures hit the 30s and there were no proper drains, bringing flies, disease and panic.

Midwife Samantha Eastwood: Sister makes emotional plea

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/03/2018 - 11:34
Missing Samantha Eastwood was last seen leaving Royal Stoke University Hospital a week ago.

Anne Lister: Plaque to 'first modern lesbian' sparks anger

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/03/2018 - 11:09
A plaque honouring "the first modern lesbian" Anne Lister refers to her as "gender-noncomforming".

Maureen Lipman joining Coronation Street

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/03/2018 - 11:05
She will play "outspoken battleaxe" Evelyn Plummer, the grandma of Tyrone Dobbs.

Carney: No-deal Brexit risk 'uncomfortably high'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/03/2018 - 10:53
The Bank of England chief says the risk of the UK leaving the EU with no deal is "uncomfortably high".

Andy Murray 'may not play' Washington Open quarter-final after 3am finish

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/03/2018 - 10:04
Ex-world number one Andy Murray says he may not play his Washington Open quarter-final after sealing his third-round victory at 03:02 local time.

Jet2 asks boy in mobility scooter to 'prove disability'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/03/2018 - 09:53
Alex Johnson said she was "appalled" by the "humiliating" treatment of her son at Split Airport.

Stolen Lumley Castle key returned 40 years later

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/03/2018 - 07:12
The key, which was taken by an "intoxicated" visitor in the 1970s, has been returned in the post.

Hospital sepsis deaths 'jump by a third'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/03/2018 - 07:08
Staff shortages and overcrowding blamed for a rise of more than a third in two years in recorded deaths.

What would 'no deal' Brexit mean for food and medicine?

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/03/2018 - 02:39
Could food and medicines be stockpiled in the event of a 'no deal' Brexit?

Are you applying sun cream properly?

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/03/2018 - 02:29
Why we may get less than half the sun protection we expect.

When a gay bishop caused controversy

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/03/2018 - 02:28
Fifteen years ago, the first openly gay bishop in the Anglican Church was approved. The appointment has led to much debate within the wider church since.

Low levels of air pollution linked to changes in the heart

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/03/2018 - 02:08
The changes are similar to those seen in the early stages of heart failure, experts say.

Tongue splitting: Surgeons warn of serious health risks

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/03/2018 - 02:05
The process, where the tongue is cut in half, can lead to blood loss and nerve damage, experts say.

Beatboxing vicar Gavin Teyte to judge world championships

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/03/2018 - 01:53
Reverend Gavin Teyte has been chosen as a judge for the World Beatboxing Championships in Berlin.

Moped and quad bike warning for UK tourists

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/03/2018 - 01:46
The advice follows a spate of accidents, including one that led to a man's leg being amputated.

Armed forces chief vows to fight false Northern Ireland claims

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/03/2018 - 01:26
Groundless cases from Northern Ireland "will not happen on my watch", the new armed forces head says.

Amazon pays £1.7m corporation tax in the UK

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/03/2018 - 01:14
The online retail giant lowered its UK corporation tax bill - despite surging sales and profits.

Baby girl, 12 days old, has tooth removed

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/03/2018 - 00:59
Little Isla-Rose Heasman, who was born with the incisor was the youngest patient her dentist had seen.

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