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Granta: Eleanor Catton and Saba Sams make Best of Young British Novelists list

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/13/2023 - 09:01
The literary magazine publishes its list of promising young British writers every 10 years.

Conwy: Sightings in search for missing Ausra Plungiene

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/13/2023 - 08:26
About 65 volunteers continue looking for dog walker Ausra Plungiene, 56.

Joe Biden's Irish 'homecoming' could carry political weight

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/13/2023 - 06:02
With 30 million Americans claiming Irish roots, it never does any harm for a US president to embrace his Celtic connections.

Ministers propose stricter rules for holiday lets

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/13/2023 - 01:11
Turning homes into short-term lets would require planning permission under government plans.

Covid: Staff propped up care homes without extra pay, says report

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/13/2023 - 01:07
Most care homes struggled but some paid more to shareholders, says the Warwick University-led study.

North Sea oil spills a wildlife threat - activists

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/13/2023 - 01:02
Data and satellite images show oil spills over five years that threaten species like orca whales.

The 40-year-old British helicopter flying in Ukraine

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/13/2023 - 00:04
The Sea King may be old, but the Ukrainian military say it will help in the war, the BBC is told.

Eurovision 2023: From Duncan Laurence to Måneskin - the song contest stars since 1998

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/13/2023 - 00:03
With a month until it's held in the UK for the first time in 25 years, who has wowed Eurovision?

Renting: Shortfall of properties creates frenzied market, surveyors say

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 04/13/2023 - 00:02
Agents say high numbers of tenants chasing a shortage of properties will continue to push up rents.

Newspaper headlines: 'King's relief' Harry will fly home for coronation

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/12/2023 - 23:45
Thursday's papers are dominated by Prince Harry's decision to attend his father's coronation without his wife.

Personal assistant shortage leaving disabled people 'stuck at home'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/12/2023 - 22:57
A lack of personal assistants is leaving some disabled people housebound, a charity has warned.

PC Sharon Beshenivsky death: Man extradited and charged with murder

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/12/2023 - 22:28
Piran Ditta Khan will appear in court on Thursday over the 2005 shooting.

Harry Potter books to be made into new TV series

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/12/2023 - 22:26
The series will feature a new cast and will have seven seasons based on each of JK Rowling's books.

Why no breakthrough in the junior doctors' strike?

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/12/2023 - 22:12
Could the conciliation service Acas make any difference to the current impasse?

Help for Heroes: Royals pay tribute after death of charity's founder

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/12/2023 - 21:48
Prince William and Prince Harry are among those to praise the "inspirational" work of Bryn Parry.

Suella Braverman rhetoric fuels racism, claims Tory peer

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/12/2023 - 20:18
Conservative Baroness Warsi fears British Asians, including her own family, have been put at greater risk.

Brighton search for person missing at sea in stormy weather

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/12/2023 - 19:22
A major air and sea rescue operation takes place in rough conditions off Brighton beach.

Planes struggle to land at Heathrow Airport due to high winds

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/12/2023 - 18:12
Storm Noa is sweeping across the UK, with the Met Office predicting winds of up to 70mph.

Schoolboy fell to his death through open manhole

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/12/2023 - 18:03
Shea Ryan, 10, died after a contractor failed to put in place adequate safety measures.

Cardiff: Police officer who punched arrested man dismissed

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 04/12/2023 - 17:53
The officer was described as punching the man a number of times and kneeing him in the ribs.

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