The latest 25 UK stories from the BBC:
(Timestamp = GMT*)
- Sunak sets out plans to tackle 'sick note culture'
- The PM wants to strip GPs of power to issue sick notes but Labour says he has run out of ideas.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:09:51 +0000 - Shoppers shun department stores as prices rise
- Higher prices put off shoppers as sales volumes overall stagnate in March.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:03:52 +0000 - Activist 'appalled' by Tory inaction on Menzies
- Fylde MP Mark Menzies strongly disputes claims he asked a party volunteer for £5,000 to pay "bad people".
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:00:39 +0000 - Why is Taylor Swift singing about Dylan Thomas?
- Taylor Swift's new album name drops Welsh poet Dylan Thomas alongside Patti Smith
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:27:24 +0000 - Toddler 'doing great' after Ukraine brain surgery
- Rachel Gribben, 3, is getting ready to return to pre-school after spending three weeks in Lviv.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:47:31 +0000 - Stalker who sent Harry Styles 8,000 cards is jailed
- Myra Carvalho had hand-delivered two of the letters to the pop star's address, a court hears.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:13:29 +0000 - Labour unveils plans for new housing on 'grey belt'
- Low-quality green belt areas will be classed as "grey belt" and targeted for development, Labour say.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 07:21:10 +0000 - Women secretly filmed on nights out 'feel unsafe'
- The videos taken of women on nights out without their knowledge have gained millions of views.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 06:47:38 +0000 - Women secretly filmed on nights out 'feel unsafe'
- The videos taken of women on nights out without their knowledge have gained millions of views.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 06:47:38 +0000 - Ketamine addict: 'I can't walk 50m without weeing'
- Specialist clinics are helping increasing numbers of young ketamine users with damaged bladders.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 05:30:07 +0000 - Building society and Co-op Bank agree takeover terms
- The two lenders agree terms on a takeover deal that could be worth up to £780m.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 05:22:06 +0000 - Family 'appalled' officer shared dead body pictures
- Photos of Paul Wells, who was stabbed to death by his neighbour, were shared by former PC Lewis Wood.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 05:17:09 +0000 - Historical coin hoard found buried under floor
- The cache of more than 1,000 gold and silver coins has been valued at up to £30,000.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 05:15:55 +0000 - Painting stolen from Oxford recovered in Romania
- Two other paintings stolen from Christ Church Picture Gallery in March 2020 are still missing.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 05:13:35 +0000 - Byron statue move planned 66 years after go-ahead
- Lord Lytton, Byron's great-great-great-grandson, says the bronze "languishes" in an isolated spot.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 05:10:53 +0000 - We want 20mph speed limit, say worried villagers
- The 20mph limit is controversial, but a petition calls for it to be introduced in two villages.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 04:57:37 +0000 - Chris Mason: how mayors became the fashionable thing in England
- Ahead of elections in May, political editor Chris Mason looks at England's mayoral model.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 01:25:52 +0000 - Behind the doors of an almshouse in Brixton
- Photographer Jim Grover's latest exhibition, Behind the Blue Doors, looks at the history of an almshouse in Brixton.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:33:46 +0000 - DfE says 85,000 more free childcare places needed
- The Department for Education estimates about 40,000 staff are also needed in England by September 2025.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:24:26 +0000 - Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones
- The regulator calls the data a "wake up call", and says parents and industry need to do more.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 23:11:16 +0000 - Minister asked if incinerator plans could be blocked
- Steve Barclay's office sought advice on blocking incinerators, including one in his own constituency.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 23:07:13 +0000 - Sturgeon's husband charged with embezzlement in SNP probe
- The husband of Nicola Sturgeon had been re-arrested in connection with the SNP finances investigation.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 21:12:52 +0000 - Peter Murrell charged with embezzlement in SNP probe
- The husband of Nicola Sturgeon had been re-arrested in connection with the SNP finances investigation.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 21:12:52 +0000 - Children used as 'guinea pigs' in clinical trials
- They were given infected blood products in trials without their knowledge, the BBC has found.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 21:00:43 +0000 - Who's hired? Lord Sugar picks Apprentice winner
- The 'pastry v pilates' final was between piemaker Phil Turner and gym owner Rachel Woolford.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 21:00:17 +0000
BBC World News
- What we know about Israel's overnight attack on Iran
- There are competing claims about the scale of Israel's reported overnight attack targeting Isfahan in Iran.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:12:28 +0000 - Sunak sets out plans to tackle 'sick note culture'
- The PM wants to strip GPs of power to issue sick notes but Labour says he has run out of ideas.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:09:51 +0000 - Two arrested in Poland over attack on Navalny ally
- Leonid Volkov was hospitalised and his arm broken in the attack outside his Lithuanian home in March.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:04:30 +0000 - Activist 'appalled' by Tory inaction on Menzies
- Fylde MP Mark Menzies strongly disputes claims he asked a party volunteer for £5,000 to pay "bad people".
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:00:39 +0000 - Children among nine dead in Russia strike on Ukraine
- Russia strikes two cities in Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region, hitting the station in Dnipro.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:58:33 +0000 - Bowen: Crisis shows how badly Iran and Israel understand each other
- After decades of rivalry, the rival Middle East powers have both miscalculated, writes Jeremy Bowen.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:48:46 +0000 - Blasts heard in central province of Isfahan
- Blasts are heard in central Isfahan province, though it is not clear what might have been hit.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:28:21 +0000 - A simple guide to the US 2024 election
- Trying to understand it for the first time or need a refresher? This guide can help.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:27:57 +0000 - Allman Brothers Band guitarist Betts dies at 80
- Dickey Betts helped create their band's Sothern rock style and wrote classic songs like Ramblin' Man.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:17:34 +0000 - Taylor Swift is vulnerable but vicious on new album
- The star's 11th album is much more than a break-up record, and may even mark the end of an era.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:10:46 +0000 - Toddler 'doing great' after Ukraine brain surgery
- Rachel Gribben, 3, is getting ready to return to pre-school after spending three weeks in Lviv.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:47:31 +0000 - Norris on Chinese GP sprint pole ahead of Hamilton
- Lando Norris beats Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso to take pole position for the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix in a hectic wet session.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:30:28 +0000 - Weekly quiz: What made Liz Truss itch in Downing Street?
- Test how closely you have been paying attention to what has been going on over the past seven days.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:18:31 +0000 - Stalker who sent Harry Styles 8,000 cards is jailed
- Myra Carvalho had hand-delivered two of the letters to the pop star's address, a court hears.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:13:29 +0000 - BBC Persian sent footage of Isfahan explosions
- Video sent to the BBC shows flashes in the sky, while a large explosion can also be heard.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:03:19 +0000 - 100 MPs to stand down at the next election
- More than 60 are Conservatives and they include former prime minister Theresa May.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:01:34 +0000 - Oil price rises as US says Israel has struck Iran
- Reports of a retaliatory strike by Israel raise commodity prices and fears over inflation.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 07:57:51 +0000 - Labour unveils plans for new housing on 'grey belt'
- Low-quality green belt areas will be classed as "grey belt" and targeted for development, Labour say.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 07:21:10 +0000 - Women secretly filmed on nights out 'feel unsafe'
- The videos taken of women on nights out without their knowledge have gained millions of views.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 06:47:38 +0000 - Ketamine addict: 'I can't walk 50m without weeing'
- Specialist clinics are helping increasing numbers of young ketamine users with damaged bladders.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 05:30:07 +0000 - Building society and Co-op Bank agree takeover terms
- The two lenders agree terms on a takeover deal that could be worth up to £780m.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 05:22:06 +0000 - Family 'appalled' officer shared dead body pictures
- Photos of Paul Wells, who was stabbed to death by his neighbour, were shared by former PC Lewis Wood.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 05:17:09 +0000 - We want 20mph speed limit, say worried villagers
- The 20mph limit is controversial, but a petition calls for it to be introduced in two villages.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 04:57:37 +0000 - Israeli missile has struck Iran, US officials say
- There are reports of explosions near Isfahan, as Iranian state media downplay any Israeli attack.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 02:28:14 +0000 - Chris Mason: how mayors became the fashionable thing in England
- Ahead of elections in May, political editor Chris Mason looks at England's mayoral model.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 01:25:52 +0000
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