BBC News

The latest 25 UK stories from the BBC: (Timestamp = GMT*)

  • Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:44
    School librarian finds fake Blake - BBC News - UK
    A school librarian has discovered that a poem widely attributed to William Blake, including in official reading lists, was not really written by him.

  • Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:33
    Miss Saigon returns to West End - BBC News - UK
    Legendary musical Miss Saigon returns to London's West End in 2014, its 25th anniversary year.

  • Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:30
    Police 'hold too many mentally ill' - BBC News - UK
    Too many mentally ill people are being held in police cells, say four watchdog bodies.

  • Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:20
    Aberdeen by-election voting to begin - BBC News - UK
    Voters are set to go to the polls in the Aberdeen Donside Holyrood by-election, after the death of the SNP MSP Brian Adam.

  • Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:14
    In pictures: Giving nature a home - BBC News - UK
    Giving nature a home in your back garden

  • Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:14
    Wealthy '273-times richer than poor' - BBC News - UK
    Scotland's wealthiest households are now 273-times better off than the most deprived, according to a report by Oxfam Scotland.

  • Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:13
    Do dark networks aid criminals? - BBC News - UK
    Should action be taken against Tor and other ID-hiding tech?

  • Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:13
    Paid-for news 'gains favour online' - BBC News - UK
    A study by Reuters suggests more people are becoming willing to buy online news, but warns that social media may be eroding brand recognition.

  • Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:04
    The history of the peanut airlines - BBC News - UK
    Biro bans and other tales of the low-cost revolution

  • Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:59
    New powers for families of missing - BBC News - UK
    The families of missing people are set to get more power to deal with legal and financial issues in the initial months after the disappearance.

  • Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:55
    'Invisible' poor children let down - BBC News - UK
    Education watchdog Ofsted says poor children are now let down by schools in rural areas, leafy suburbs and deprived coastal towns - not the inner cities.

  • Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:54
    End of the pier to dreaming spires - BBC News - UK
    From the end of the pier to dreaming spires

  • Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:52
    Government leads new GM crops push - BBC News - UK
    Environment Secretary Owen Paterson is set to reopen the debate about genetic modification by calling for the reform of crop licensing at EU level.

  • Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:49
    VIDEO: Lloyds Bank to return to private hands - BBC News - UK
    The Chancellor, George Osborne, has announced the government is preparing to sell its stake in Lloyds Bank back to private investors.

  • Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:33
    VIDEO: Warning over Work Programme costs - BBC News - UK
    Providers of the government's flagship Work Programme have warned ministers that the costs of helping sick and disabled jobseekers to find jobs can't be met under the scheme.

  • Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:21
    Bank governor to be made Lord King - BBC News - UK
    Sir Mervyn King says he is "honoured" to be made a peer - as he is praised for his 10 years in the top job at the Bank of England by the chancellor.

  • Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:01
    Work Programme 'not doing enough' - BBC News - UK
    Providers of the government's flagship Work Programme tell ministers the costs of helping sick and disabled jobseekers into employment cannot be met under the scheme.

  • Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:26
    First minister backs RBS break-up - BBC News - UK
    The first minister backs a break-up of RBS to split its risky investment bank from its mainstream business.

  • Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:19
    Snow death woman's calls unanswered - BBC News - UK
    A 25-year-old woman died from hypothermia in the snow following a night out drinking after phone calls to friends and family were unanswered, an inquest hears.

  • Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:45
    Lloyds to return to private hands - BBC News - UK
    George Osborne uses his annual Mansion House speech to announce the government is preparing to sell its stake in Lloyds Bank back to private investors.

  • Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:15
    PSNI challenged on temporary staff - BBC News - UK
    The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is facing a legal challenge over plans to hire 900 temporary staff in a contract which could be worth up to £180m.

  • Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:59
    Peers urge gay marriage safeguards - BBC News - UK
    Plans to legalise same-sex marriages could allow public authorities to "bully" organisations who refuse to conduct services, some peers suggest.

  • Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:54
    VIDEO: Drunk woman, 25, 'froze to death' - BBC News - UK
    A 25-year-old woman whose body was found outside her sister's home died from hypothermia and alcohol intoxication, an inquest has concluded.

  • Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:26
    Care workers 'were caught asleep' - BBC News - UK
    Two workers at a care home in Buckinghamshire asked for forgiveness after being caught sleeping during their night shift, a court hears.

  • Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:21
    Snack firm moves from north to south - BBC News - UK
    A snack bar manufacturer is to move its main production plant from north to south Wales, with about 120 Gwynedd staff offered a transfer to Newport.

*GMT = Greenwich Mean Time or UTC.

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