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Water help for communities 'running dry' after heatwave

UK News BBC News Feed - 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'

UK News BBC News Feed - 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

UK News BBC News Feed - 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

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

Silent 999 calls that alert police 'are urban myth'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/17/2018 - 21:58
Karen Catherall was killed by her 'possessive' partner after making a silent emergency call.

Brexit vote: Government defeats EU customs union bid

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/17/2018 - 21:31
MPs reject a proposal to form a customs union if the UK and the EU do not agree a trade deal.

Ex-UKIP councillor made 999 call after murdering wife

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/17/2018 - 19:56
Former UKIP councillor Stephen Searle strangled his wife Anne at their home in Stowmarket, Suffolk.

Grenfell inquiry: TV images 'influenced' stay-put policy change

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/17/2018 - 19:39
Stay-put policy was abandoned after a senior officer saw images of fire on news, inquiry is told.

New Labour anti-Semitism code faces criticism

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/17/2018 - 18:32
Labour officially adopts a new code of conduct - but it is condemned by Jewish groups and some Labour MPs.

Reality Check: Do UK MPs work more days than other politicians?

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/17/2018 - 17:52
Do the UK's MPs work on more days than their equivalents in other countries?

British woman impaled by umbrella on New Jersey beach

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/17/2018 - 17:50
New Jersey medics had to use a bolt cutter to remove the metal parasol from the 67-year-old's limb.

Louis Tomlinson and Robbie Williams named new judges on The X Factor

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/17/2018 - 17:41
Robbie Williams will be joined on the panel by his wife Ayda Field and One Direction's Louis Tomlinson.

Bognor home damaged by glass ornament blaze

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/17/2018 - 17:38
The trinket on a bungalow windowsill concentrated the sun's rays in a similar way to a magnifying glass.

Have Years & Years revealed who's doing the Bond theme?

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/17/2018 - 17:37
Keyboard player Mikey Goldsmith lets slip a big secret on BBC Radio 5 live.

Is heading a football bad for your health?

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/17/2018 - 17:33
Study of retired players hopes to provide a definitive answer on the risks of repeatedly heading the ball.

Comedian 'humiliated' for using disabled space on train

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/17/2018 - 17:12
Tanyalee Davis says a guard threatened to call police when she did not give up a disabled space.

Does Wales hold the key for saving the puffin from extinction?

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/17/2018 - 17:07
While the bird is dying out in parts of Europe, the population on one Welsh island is thriving.

Upskirting row MP Sir Christopher Chope under fire again

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/17/2018 - 17:06
Sir Christopher Chope says he will not be "intimidated" by misogyny claims after blocking a women's conference.

UK holidaymakers hit with £1bn of card fees

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/17/2018 - 17:02
Figures compiled for the BBC show just how much British banks are charging holidaymakers

Tanyalee Davis 'humiliated' on train over disabled space

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 07/17/2018 - 16:56
A comedian was asked to move her mobility scooter out of a disabled space on a train.

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