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Crews tackle blaze near Manchester Strangeways prison

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/15/2018 - 11:58
Part of the mill building opposite the prison has collapsed and roads are closed, say firefighters.

Westminster suspect 'always on his phone'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/15/2018 - 11:20
A man who knew Salih Khater says he was a quiet man who "never used to say anything".

The cost of commuting

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/15/2018 - 11:09
The Campaign for Better Transport (CBT) says passengers are paying more for poorer rail services.

Huddersfield child sex inquiry: Thirty-one people charged

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/15/2018 - 10:39
The offences relate to five women when they were children and allegedly took place between 2005 and 2012.

UK inflation rate rises for first time since November

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/15/2018 - 10:11
Higher transport costs sent inflation up to 2.5% in July in the first increase since November.

Dorchester car park spaces 'to cost £40,500 each'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/15/2018 - 10:11
A council spent nearly £1m on the church to make way for a planned retail development.

Rare moth found in Edinburgh's Holyrood Park

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/15/2018 - 10:04
Only one previous sighting of the micro moth was recorded in Scotland, nearly 40 years ago.

Effects of psychedelic DMT 'similar to near-death experiences'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/15/2018 - 08:39
Near-death experiences are caused by changes in how the brain operates, say researchers.

Cystic fibrosis boy, 8, urges firm to lower Orkambi drug price

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/15/2018 - 08:31
Luis Walker, 8, wrote to Vertex Pharmaceuticals saying Orkambi would make him "feel much better".

Surviving Omagh, 20 years on

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/15/2018 - 06:28
BBC journalist Judith Cummings says the 1998 Omagh bomb has undeniably shaped her life.

RMT angry at Chris Grayling's rail fare index suggestion

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/15/2018 - 05:40
Chris Grayling suggested rail fares and staff wages should be calculated using a lower inflation measure.

The drug that makes people jump off buildings

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/15/2018 - 04:50
Class B drug monkey dust has led to users biting others and running into people's homes.

County lines: Newsnight looks at the murky world of drug dealing

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/15/2018 - 04:47
Hearing from some of those involved in 'county lines' drug dealing and the police trying to stop it.

Hot weather reveals hidden history to archaeologists

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/15/2018 - 04:44
The UK heatwave has been good for aerial archaeologists spotting hidden treasures in the dry fields.

Public toilets mapped: Where have they all gone?

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/15/2018 - 04:29
A BBC map helps you find out how many public toilets have been cut in your area.

How housing has divided the young

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/15/2018 - 04:01
Rising house prices have divided young people into property "haves" and "have-nots".

Manchester police on how a paedophile's distinctive hands led to his conviction

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/15/2018 - 02:47
A paedophile who hid his face from the camera was convicted when an expert could identify his hands.

Heatwave reveals England's lost prehistoric sites

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/15/2018 - 01:29
Neolithic monuments, Iron Age settlements and a Roman farm have all been made visible in crop marks.

How the humble cabbage can stop cancers

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/15/2018 - 01:22
Researchers reveal how chemicals in some vegetables can prevent bowel cancer.

Chief executive pay jumps 11% to almost £4m last year

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/15/2018 - 00:18
Chief executive pay rose much faster than for the wider workforce in 2017, a report has claimed.

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