The latest 25 UK stories from the BBC:
(Timestamp = GMT*)
- 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 - Tory activist 'appalled' by party's actions over MP
- Fylde MP Mark Menzies strongly disputes claims he asked a party volunteer for £5,000 to pay "bad people".
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 22:29:46 +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 - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 21:56:17 +0000 - Scotland's under-18s gender clinic pauses puberty blockers
- It follows a landmark review of gender services in England which warned of a lack of research.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 21:23:18 +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 - Peter Murrell arrives home after embezzlement charge
- Nicola Sturgeon's husband was taken into custody on Thursday morning and was questioned by detectives.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 20:15:58 +0000 - Apology call after nightclub fire deaths verdict
- Families in court cheer and applaud as the verdict is read out in the longest running inquest in Irish history.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 19:00:34 +0000 - Apology call after nightclub fire deaths verdict
- Families in court cheer and applaud as the verdict is read out in the longest running inquest in Irish history.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 19:00:34 +0000 - Review board 'sorry' for failing Andrew Malkinson
- Mr Malkinson spent 17 years in prison for rape before being exonerated by DNA testing.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 18:58:07 +0000 - Review board 'sorry' for failing Andrew Malkinson
- Mr Malkinson spent 17 years in prison for rape before being exonerated by DNA testing.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 18:58:07 +0000 - Hitman had 'inside knowledge' in 1981 murder
- Allen and Margaret Morgan made unexplained cash withdrawals before his wife was killed, court told.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 17:44:15 +0000 - Endangered baby rhino explores new home
- Rhino keeper Michael Hepher says the southern white rhino calf loves to play with the herd.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 16:23:22 +0000 - Presenter Croxall to begin legal action against BBC
- Her complaint includes issues relating to age and sex discrimination and equal pay, documents reveal.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:59:13 +0000 - Victim calls for lawyer removal from Horizon scheme
- Former sub-postmaster says a top Post Office lawyer should not be involved in Horizon redress.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:46:51 +0000 - William given get well soon cards for Kate
- The prince was given the cards by a volunteer on his first engagement since his wife's cancer diagnosis.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:26:22 +0000 - England set for highest suspensions in school year
- Unions say schools do not have enough resources to support persistently disruptive pupils.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:12:20 +0000 - What is the smoking ban and how will it work?
- The government wants to stop people smoking by raising the legal age limit for buying cigarettes.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:46:15 +0000 - Prince William receives get well cards for Kate and King
- The prince is handed two cards as he carried out his first royal visit since the princess's diagnosis.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:55:36 +0000
BBC World News
- 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 - World’s biggest election kicks off as India votes
- Millions of Indians are queuing up to cast their ballot in the first of the seven-phase election.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 01:18:02 +0000 - Extortion and kidnap - a deadly journey across Mexico
- Under the radar in the US border crisis debate is the role of drug cartels preying on migrants.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 01:10:51 +0000 - US interest rate setter says 'no hurry' to cut
- A key member of the US central bank, Raphael Bostic, tells the BBC rates might only ease "at the end of 2024".
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:35:31 +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 - The Papers: EU olive branch and PM targets 'sick note culture'
- EU plans to offer visas to UK students and measures to tackle the UK's benefits bill lead the papers.
BBC News - Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:10:56 +0000 - 'I see a team under stress' - Klopp departure 'weighing' on Liverpool
- Two weeks ago, Liverpool were top of the Premier League and had a favourable route to the Europa League final - things now look very different as Jurgen Klopp's departure looms.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 23:27:05 +0000 - 'Sorry, I didn't get that question' - Moyes frosty with reporter
- West Ham boss David Moyes is involved in a frosty exchange with a reporter after being asked about his future after their Europa League exit.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 23:19:06 +0000 - Can TikTok's owner afford to lose its killer app?
- Sell or be banned - TikTok's US operations, by some estimates, could fetch up to $100bn.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 23:13:40 +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 - Why a deluge of Chinese-made drugs is hard to curb
- Thousands of Chinese companies are making synthetic opioids and shipping them around the world.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 22:57:01 +0000 - Powerful Greenland women project wins photo award
- The winning images from this year's Sony World Photography Awards.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 22:52:34 +0000 - Full 12-person jury seated in Trump criminal case
- The trial, the first ever in which an ex-US president is the defendant, may see opening arguments on Monday.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 22:44:29 +0000 - Tory activist 'appalled' by party's actions over MP
- Fylde MP Mark Menzies strongly disputes claims he asked a party volunteer for £5,000 to pay "bad people".
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 22:29:46 +0000 - Aspinall beats Smith to win Premier League night 12
- Nathan Aspinall beats Michael Smith 6-4 in the final to win night 12 of Premier League Darts in Rotterdam.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 22:21:20 +0000 - Raducanu beats Noskova to set up Swiatek quarter-final
- Emma Raducanu will face world number one Iga Swiatek in the quarter-finals of the Stuttgart Open after beating Linda Noskova in straight sets.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 21:58:18 +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 - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 21:56:17 +0000 - Villa thought Martinez had been sent off before penalty heroics in win
- Aston Villa reach their first major European semi-final since 1982 with a chaotic penalty shootout victory over Lille in the Europa Conference League.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 21:34:13 +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 - Nicola 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 - 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 - Iran morality police arrest dead protester's sister, family says
- Aida Shakarami was detained for allegedly violating the compulsory hijab laws, her mother says.
BBC News - Thu, 18 Apr 2024 20:51:35 +0000
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