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War in Ukraine: Russia restricts access to BBC in media crackdown

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/04/2022 - 14:58
Restrictions are placed on several broadcasters as a law makes it an offence to spread "fake" information.

Great Harwood teacher hides books around town to promote reading

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/04/2022 - 14:40
Ashlee Colvin says she hid 150 books in Great Harwood for children to find and be "excited to read".

Jack Ritchie inquest: Gambling addict help 'woefully inadequate'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/04/2022 - 14:30
Jack Ritchie was failed by "woefully inadequate" warnings about dangers of betting, a coroner says.

Supermarkets remove Russian vodka from shelves

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/04/2022 - 14:28
Sainsbury's also announces it will rename chicken Kiev as chicken Kyiv in support of Ukraine.

Ukrainian refugees fleeing conflict urge UK to offer more support

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/04/2022 - 14:24
Ukrainians with family in the UK say the government should make more effort to provide refuge.

Keighley mill fire: Five arson arrests over Peaky Blinders location blaze

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/04/2022 - 13:29
Police question suspects over the blaze at Dalton Mills, once Yorkshire's largest textile mill.

SSE Airtricity to increase gas prices by 39%

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/04/2022 - 13:03
The company says the increase will add £244 to the annual household bill from 1 April this year.

Kyrell Matthews: Mum and partner guilty of killing toddler son

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/04/2022 - 12:53
Kyrell Matthews suffered weeks of abuse before he died, much of it caught on distressing recordings.

Oxford cycling crash: Tributes to Dr Ling Felce

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/04/2022 - 12:42
Dr Ling Felce was taking a leading role in setting up a new institute within Oxford University.

Price of first class stamps to rise to 95p

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/04/2022 - 12:39
Royal Mail says letter deliveries are continuing to decline, but operating costs are going up.

Marina Litvinenko: Why do people have to die in war?

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/04/2022 - 11:57
The widow of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko is appealing for the conflict in Ukraine to end.

'Depressed' parrot swears after finding new home

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/04/2022 - 11:47
African grey parrot, Jesse, also plucked out his own feathers when his owner died, the RSPCA says.

Doorstep murder: Witness in Canada interviewed over Alistair Wilson shooting

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/04/2022 - 10:46
The killer of Alistair Wilson, who was shot on the doorstep of his family home in 2004, has never been found.

Birmingham: Starmer says the 'baton has passed' after Erdington by-election win

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/04/2022 - 10:31
Paulette Hamilton has become Birmingham's first black MP, winning with 55% of ballots cast.

Glastonbury 2022: Paul McCartney, Billie Eilish and Kendrick Lamar to headline

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/04/2022 - 08:30
Sir Paul McCartney will top the bill on the Pyramid Stage, a week after his 80th birthday.

Tube Strike: London Underground disruption continues after second walkout ends

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/04/2022 - 08:18
All London Underground lines are running but with severe disruption reported across the network.

ULEZ: Mayor announces proposals for London-wide pollution charge

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/04/2022 - 08:14
Drivers of older, more polluting vehicles will have to pay a fee to drive anywhere in the capital.

Covid: Last rules could be scrapped in Wales and another life-saving drug

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/04/2022 - 07:57
Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Friday morning.

Hovercraft capsize disaster off Hampshire coast recalled 50 years on

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/04/2022 - 06:58
Five people died when the passenger hovercraft flipped over in heavy seas off the Hampshire coast.

Storms uncover 200-year-old boat on Portrush beach

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 03/04/2022 - 06:41
The remains of the fishing boat were found by two dog walkers, who initially thought it was debris.

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