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Theresa May prepares for a grilling from MPs

Wed, 07/18/2018 - 04:30
After Prime Minister's Questions, the PM will be grilled by senior MPs before rallying her backbenchers.

Grenfell fire: Ban on combustible material 'not enough'

Wed, 07/18/2018 - 02:44
A committee of MPs say a wider ban on combustible material and requiring sprinklers would save lives,

BMX fan in Nigeria overjoyed by bike sent in post

Wed, 07/18/2018 - 01:51
A 20-year-old Nigerian says he is "the happiest person in the world" after receiving the bike gift.

Pte Sean Benton: Coroner to rule on Deepcut army base death

Wed, 07/18/2018 - 01:35
A second inquest has been held after Pte Sean Benton died of gunshot wounds more than 20 years ago.

Could a prime minister ever have a Brummie accent?

Wed, 07/18/2018 - 01:18
What difference does a person's accent make to getting on in politics?

The story of how one compilation came to rule them all

Wed, 07/18/2018 - 01:18
The full, untold story of Now That's What I Call Music - by the people who made it.

Schools alone cannot fix childhood obesity, says Ofsted boss

Wed, 07/18/2018 - 01:14
Factors beyond the school gate make it impossible for schools to affect pupils' weight, says report

County Cricket: The 'Take That' influence and how the 'Hundred' could change game

Wed, 07/18/2018 - 01:10
How a Take That tour helped save one club and ways the 100-ball competition could be the "feast" that changes county cricket.

Too many babies overfed, experts fear

Wed, 07/18/2018 - 00:41
Government advisers publish new guidance - the first in more than 20 years - on healthy feeding for babies.

Sensible, family-loving teens behind pregnancy rate drop

Wed, 07/18/2018 - 00:41
This may explain the sharp fall in teen pregnancies, the British Pregnancy Advisory Service says.

Fish oil for a healthy heart 'nonsense'

Wed, 07/18/2018 - 00:41
The evidence around omega-3 supplements is flimsy at best, say experts.

Holiday childcare: 'I'm lucky - my sister has my child'

Wed, 07/18/2018 - 00:38
British parents pay an average of £133.34 a week for full-time holiday childcare for one child, a survey finds.

'Netflix effect' poses challenge to British TV

Wed, 07/18/2018 - 00:38
Video streaming services now have more subscribers than traditional pay TV services in the UK.

The real cabbage soup diet: What Britons ate down the ages

Wed, 07/18/2018 - 00:34
Ancient Britons were eating dairy, peas, cabbage and oats, according to gunk trapped in their teeth.

Five crocodiles in Monmouthshire dangerous animal hotspot

Wed, 07/18/2018 - 00:34
With venomous snakes, scorpions and spiders, is Monmouthshire Wales' dangerous animal capital?

Are young people going cool on cars?

Wed, 07/18/2018 - 00:34
More and more young people are living without the car. Will the government change its road-building plans?

Water help for communities 'running dry' after heatwave

Wed, 07/18/2018 - 00:00
The Scottish government promises emergency supplies to "off-mains" communities hit by low water levels.

Newspaper headlines: PM's survival and a Spanish 'tsunami'

Tue, 07/17/2018 - 23:27
Theresa May's "fragile grip on Brexit", a showjumper's revenge, and a Spanish tsunami make the front pages.

Jo Swinson says Tories broke Brexit vote agreement

Tue, 07/17/2018 - 23:16
Lib Dem Jo Swinson says the Tory chairman broke an agreement not to take part in a Brexit vote.

Water shortage shows ruins of Lake District village

Tue, 07/17/2018 - 22:39
The heatwave has uncovered ruins of a lost village.

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