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First black history statues return to Brixton

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/25/2023 - 06:16
The sculptures were erected at Brixton railway station in 1986 but have been absent for seven years.

Sheldon Lewcock: Family of dying teen given 'racist' code by police

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/25/2023 - 06:08
Police gave Sheldon Lewcock's family members a code word to visit him in hospital.

Julian Sands: California authorities say no trace of actor found

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/25/2023 - 04:16
The British actor went missing 12 days ago during a hike in mountains near Los Angeles.

Bill of Rights: Call to scrap plans to rewrite human rights law

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/25/2023 - 03:29
Government proposals "damage people's ability to enforce their rights", a group of MPs and peers say.

PMQs: Rishi Sunak to be pressed over Nadhim Zahawi's tax affairs

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/25/2023 - 03:21
Rishi Sunak is likely to be grilled at Prime Minister's Questions about the conduct of his party chairman.

Signs used by apes understood by humans

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/25/2023 - 01:57
Researchers believe gestures used by chimps and bonobos were a "starting point" for our language.

Eurostar trains carrying 30% fewer passengers

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/25/2023 - 00:48
Gwendoline Cazenave said post-Brexit border checks were causing problems for the train company.

Newspaper headlines: 'Berlin to send tanks' and 'Hunt rules out tax cuts'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/25/2023 - 00:09
Many of Wednesday's papers look at calls for Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to cut taxes and Germany's decision to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.

Sales of toys under £10 fall as cost of living rises

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/25/2023 - 00:04
Parents are buying toys of £30 to £50 but saving money by resisting unplanned, small purchases.

Amazon workers claim robots are treated better

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/25/2023 - 00:00
As the online giant faces its first UK strike, staff in Coventry tell the BBC why they are walking out.

Paramedics say people are getting ill because their homes are so cold

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/24/2023 - 22:59
Ambulance crews say they are treating more people who are sick because they cannot afford to heat their home.

WRU boss Steve Phillips must go, says sexual violence adviser

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/24/2023 - 22:32
Rhian Bowen Davies says Steve Phillips' apology is "not enough" and he "should take responsibility".

This British family bought a $1.5m fire-damaged US mansion

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/24/2023 - 21:15
The new owners are "stoked" to have picked up the property despite its damaged condition.

Stephen McParland and Alison McDonagh unlawfully at large

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/24/2023 - 20:56
Convicted murderers Alison McDonagh, 49, and Stephen McParland, 54, had been on temporary release.

Ukraine war: British pair killed trying 'humanitarian evacuation'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/24/2023 - 19:48
Chris Parry and Andrew Bagshaw were killed in Soledar, eastern Ukraine, the Parry family says.

Burst water main hits supplies to 100,000 homes in Glasgow

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/24/2023 - 19:46
Nursery children are rescued from flooding in Milngavie, and supplies across Glasgow are disrupted.

Cody Fisher stab death nightclub loses licence

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/24/2023 - 19:11
Birmingham City Council acts after police cite "terrifying risks" at the venue where Cody Fisher died.

Rapist guilty of attacking women before gender change

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/24/2023 - 18:48
Isla Bryson carried out the rapes in Clydebank and Glasgow in 2016 and 2019 while known as a man.

Steve Phillips: Welsh Rugby Union boss apologies but wants to stay at helm

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/24/2023 - 18:13
Chief executive Steve Phillips says he believes he is the man to lead the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) after apologising following accusations of sexism, racism and misogyny.

David Walliams replaced by Bruno Tonioli as Britain's Got Talent judge

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/24/2023 - 17:35
In November, Walliams admitted making "disrespectful comments" about two past contestants.

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