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Scottish Gin Society rapped over Facebook adverts

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 09/05/2018 - 00:23
Regulators uphold complaints against 10 "light-hearted" Facebook posts by the Scottish Gin Society.

Radio 3 expands 'slow radio' experiment

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 09/05/2018 - 00:13
The sounds of a zoo at dusk will be among the highlights of a season of “slow radio” on BBC Radio 3.

Half of over 60s 'ignore bowel cancer screening in England'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 09/05/2018 - 00:11
People are missing out on a test that could reduce their risk of dying from the disease, a cancer charity says.

Deal for NHS to offer exciting new child cancer therapy

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 09/05/2018 - 00:09
The cutting-edge treatment is expensive but could potentially cure children with advanced leukaemia.

Newspaper headlines: Cancer 'wonder drug' and 'Babs heart op'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 09/05/2018 - 00:02
Headlines focus on a new treatment given NHS approval and a heart operation for Dame Barbara Windsor.

Lancashire pub staff turn sleuths on Facebook to solve theft

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/04/2018 - 23:38
The team in Blackburn tracked down the laptop on Facebook and report the suspect to the police.

Milton Keynes Council first to offer free sanitary products

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/04/2018 - 21:54
Milton Keynes is the first English council to back such plans in a bid to tackle period poverty.

Doctors told to ditch Latin and use 'plain English'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/04/2018 - 20:39
Doctors are being told to adopt a new policy of writing letters that are easier for patients to understand.

Amesbury poisoning: Experts confirm substance was Novichok

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/04/2018 - 19:53
An independent report finds Dawn Sturgess was killed by the same nerve agent used to poison the Skripals.

Capstone Hill Tour of Britain bike turned into penis

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/04/2018 - 19:42
A giant bike created to celebrate the Tour of Britain has been turned into a giant penis.

Myanmar Rohingya: Military must face justice, says Hunt

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/04/2018 - 19:38
UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt says allegations of genocide in Myanmar must not go "unpunished".

Scotland Women qualify for World Cup for the first time

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/04/2018 - 19:04
Scotland Women qualify for the World Cup finals in France for the first time with win in Albania.

Roxanne Pallett quits radio show after CBB punch row

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/04/2018 - 18:52
The ex-soap star also pulls out of a pantomime after a row over her Celebrity Big Brother appearance.

Hair transplants: Fighting against my receding hairline

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/04/2018 - 18:44
Paul is one of thousands of British men to travel to Turkey this year to have a hair transplant.

Labour adopts full anti-Semitism definition

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/04/2018 - 18:31
Labour agrees to adopt the full international definition of anti-Semitism, after months of rows.

Jose Mourinho 'reaches deal in Spanish tax dispute'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/04/2018 - 18:29
The Manchester United manager is reported to have agreed to pay a fine to the Spanish authorities.

Light aircraft crashes into sea at Pembrokeshire beach

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/04/2018 - 18:19
The aircraft ended up nose-first in the sea at Whitesands Bay in St Davids, Pembrokeshire.

Peak District inspires 'Derbyshire Noir' crime writers

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/04/2018 - 18:03
Peak District "darkness" is inspiring crime writers to create a new murder genre.

Barry Bennell abuse survivor helps Hollyoaks football grooming plot

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/04/2018 - 17:28
A victim of football coach Barry Bennell has advised Hollyoaks on its football abuse storyline.

Four-year-old cycles from Land's End to John O'Groats

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 09/04/2018 - 16:43
Rhoda, four, is thought to be the youngest person to cycle from Land's End to John O'Groats.

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