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Aman Vyas trial: Serial 'night stalker' rapist jailed for murder

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 14:05
Aman Vyas was extradited from India to face trial for murder and a series of rapes in east London.

Students to be offered first choice places, says minister

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 13:56
The government is also lifting student number caps for would be doctors, dentists, vets and teachers.

Tesco blackmail plot: Nigel Wright contaminated baby food

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 13:40
Nigel Wright put metal shards in baby food in an attempt to extort £1.4m from the supermarket.

Further restrictions considered over Coupar Angus coronavirus cluster

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 13:28
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says coronavirus cases linked to a food processing plant in Coupar Angus have risen to 43.

Coronavirus: The back garden beauty salon built during lockdown

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 12:40
The lengths some parents will go to in order to help their children start a career in a pandemic.

GCSE results day: Students react to grades

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 12:28
GCSE passes for England's pupils, in the most disrupted academic year in UK history, have risen dramatically.

Dounreay site available for reuse in the year 2333

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 12:02
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority says the Dounreay facility will be ready for redevelopment by 2333.

Netherton United footballer turns sleuth to track wallet thief

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 11:59
Kenny Wheatland's team-mates "want to see Crimewatch re-enactments" of his quest for justice.

BBC News boss Fran Unsworth says some TV bulletins may disappear

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 11:55
There may be just one daily national bulletin on regular TV in 10 years' time, Fran Unsworth says.

Pupils get record GCSE grades as BTecs are pulled

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 10:30
Thousands get their results after a disrupted academic year, but BTec students face further delay.

Coronavirus: Police Scotland use emergency powers 62,000 times

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 10:29
No further action was taken in most cases, but data shows people from poorer areas were far more likely to be fined.

Croatia could be next on UK quarantine list, say sources

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 10:14
If confirmed, anyone travelling to the UK from the country would have to quarantine for 14 days.

Man dies in NIE substation accident in Portadown

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 09:51
It is understood the man who died was Richard Scott, who was also a football referee.

GCSE: Significant rise in top NI GCSE grades

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 09:44
However many pupils expecting to get BTec grades on Thursday will not receive them.

Liverpool host Leeds in opening Premier League fixtures

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 09:23
Champions Liverpool will face promoted Leeds in the standout game of the 2020-21 Premier League season's opening weekend.

BTec results U-turn: Students feeling 'nervous' and 'anxious'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 09:22
Students at a school in Bexleyheath describe their feelings about the delay in receiving their BTec results.

Coronavirus: How has the pandemic changed politicians' holidays?

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 08:28
Can our leaders still enjoy a relaxing break in the middle of a global pandemic?

Ethnic minorities feel UK police are racially biased, report says

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 05:04
Research by Hope Not Hate was carried out in the aftermath of George Floyd's death in the US.

Pupils get GCSE grades as BTec results are pulled

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 03:28
Thousands get their results after a disrupted academic year, but BTec students face further delay.

Coronavirus: Adventure days for NHS staff and families

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 03:12
The key workers are given a chance to escape the stress of Covid-19 by an outdoor centre.

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