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Mum's voice makes better smoke alarm for children

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 10/25/2018 - 05:21
Many more children woke up to a voice-based alarm than a traditional one, a study found.

BBC has 'failed' on equal pay, MPs on culture select committee say

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 10/25/2018 - 02:23
Corporation is failing women and has a culture of "opaque decision-making", inquiry says.

Overstretched police risk becoming 'irrelevant', MPs warn

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 10/25/2018 - 01:44
Huge numbers of crimes are going unsolved as neighbourhood teams are stripped back, a report says.

Fruit flies' brains studied to help crack dementia

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 10/25/2018 - 00:44
Knowing a fruit fly's brain could help us understand what is going on with Alzheimer's disease.

'The food supplement that ruined my liver'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 10/25/2018 - 00:39
Jim McCants took a food supplement to help him get healthy in middle age, but it left him in need of an urgent liver transplant.

UAE 'spy' student unsupported in jail, wife says

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 10/25/2018 - 00:37
British student Matthew Hedges has been charged with spying in the United Arab Emirates.

Brexit basics: What is the transition?

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 10/25/2018 - 00:32
Confused by Brexit jargon? Reality Check unpacks the basics.

Superdry founder hopeful over hoodies

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 10/25/2018 - 00:20
Julian Dunkerton wants shareholders to back his plan to return to the fashion retailer after last week's profit warning.

'My colouring book style was born of necessity'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 10/25/2018 - 00:18
The UK's "colouring book queen" says a lack of funds created her 21 million-selling trademark style.

Farrokh Bulsara: The Indian heritage of Freddie Mercury

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 10/25/2018 - 00:18
Nalini Sivathasan talks to some of London's Parsi community who can't wait to see him brought back to life on screen.

How a capsule wardrobe helps women fleeing abuse

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 10/25/2018 - 00:18
Rachael Bews says self-esteem and dignity are boosted by having a set of new clothes to wear.

Ex-oil worker hopes to compete in world pole dancing contest

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 10/25/2018 - 00:17
A former "fluid analyst" from Aberdeen hopes to compete in the world pole dancing championships.

NHS Scotland performance 'continuing to decline'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 10/25/2018 - 00:12
The Scottish health service is not financially sustainable and its performance has worsening, a watchdog warns.

Talks held on lifting football's booze ban

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 10/25/2018 - 00:12
Euro 2020 matches at Hampden could be pilot scheme for selling alcohol at football grounds, the BBC learns.

Councils buying care 'on the cheap'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 10/25/2018 - 00:10
Home help for vulnerable elderly squeezed as council underpay by nearly £2 an hour.

'My disability is my advantage' says martial artist

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 10/25/2018 - 00:06
Stuart Penn, who has won jiu-jitsu medals on the world stage, "wouldn't know what to do" with four limbs.

Chris Evans and BBC Radio 2 drop to six-year low in Rajar audience ratings

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 10/25/2018 - 00:04
And Radio 2 is at its lowest overall listener figures since 2012.

Newspaper headlines: Socialite accuses 'harassment case' businessman

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 10/24/2018 - 23:35
Headlines focus on the fallout from the story of a businessman who won a court order to hide his identity.

Spectacular sunsets light up UK skies

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 10/24/2018 - 22:51
As spectacular sunsets light up the skies in the UK, we share the best snaps and explain the deep colours

David Schwimmer: 'I didn't steal beer' from Blackpool shop

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 10/24/2018 - 21:59
People thought the suspect bore a striking resemblance to actor David Schwimmer.

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