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Sensible, family-loving teens behind pregnancy rate drop

UK News BBC News Feed - 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'

UK News BBC News Feed - 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'

UK News BBC News Feed - 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

UK News BBC News Feed - 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

UK News BBC News Feed - 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

UK News BBC News Feed - 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?

UK News BBC News Feed - 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

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.

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