The latest 25 UK stories from the BBC:
(Timestamp = GMT*)
- Gregg Wallace’s ghostwriter says he sexually harassed her
- The MasterChef host has denied any sexual misconduct with Shannon Kyle, who worked on his 2012 memoir.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 10:13:17 +0000 - Vodafone boss says prices won't rise after Three 'mega-merger'
- The deal, which creates the UK's biggest mobile network, has had to overcome competition concerns.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 09:57:29 +0000 - 'Third nuclear age' threatens the West, armed forces chief warns
- Only a "remote chance" Russia would directly attack the UK if the two countries were at war, Sir Tony said.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 08:48:40 +0000 - Millar expected to be confirmed Welsh Tory leader
- Coronation on the cards as most Tory Senedd politicians back chief whip to take over.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 08:33:30 +0000 - NHS gets 12 years to roll out new weight-loss drug Mounjaro
- Fears that giving 3.4 million people immediate access to new weight-loss drug could overwhelm NHS.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 08:22:39 +0000 - One in five shop purchases now made in cash
- Notes and coins used in a fifth of transactions, say retailers - a second consecutive annual rise.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 08:11:34 +0000 - Only adverts showing junk food covered by TV ban
- Adverts that do not show viewers unhealthy food will not be restricted by a new 9pm watershed.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 08:01:32 +0000 - Turkey hotel lift death was murder, says brother
- Tyler Kerry's younger sibling tells the BBC he wants justice.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 06:53:57 +0000 - The Papers: 'Long Starm of the law' and France 'in turmoil'
- Keir Starmer's pledge to restore neighbourhood policing and a political crisis in Paris lead the front pages.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 05:30:19 +0000 - Sculptures return deal 'some distance away'
- But George Osborne said "a lot of progress" had been made in talks to lend the antiquities to Greece.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 04:30:37 +0000 - Will the government be able to hit its new targets?
- Keir Starmer is going to announce measurable targets to judge his government's progress on its key missions.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 01:24:59 +0000 - Councils call for cash to cover homeless bill shortfall
- The Local Government Association says a freeze on central funding has cost councils nearly £740m since 2019.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 01:21:17 +0000 - 'A hospital worker WhatsApped my mental breakdown'
- Julie Trafford says she feels "dirty and angry" after the video was shared in an online group.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:59:13 +0000 - 'Spray foam insulation ruined our house sale'
- More than 160 people contacted the BBC after it found some mortgage lenders are rejecting homes with spray foam.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:36:03 +0000 - Chris Mason: Is PM's speech an ‘emergency relaunch’?
- The prime minister is to set out targets in areas including policing, housebuilding, the NHS and pre-school education.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:24:39 +0000 - Five things we learned from the Scottish Budget
- Scrapping the two-child cap and changes to tax thresholds are among plans for the next financial year.
BBC News - Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:52:29 +0000 - Five things we learned from the Scottish Budget
- Scrapping the two-child cap and changes to tax thresholds are among plans for the next financial year.
BBC News - Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:52:29 +0000 - Heavy rain and gales set to hit UK as weather warnings issued
- Three Met Office yellow warnings for wind and rain cover large parts of the UK with areas of low pressure set to bring heavy rain and gales.
BBC News - Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:25:11 +0000 - 'I wanted to create a safe space for those with alopecia'
- Olivia McVeigh, from County Tyrone, has been named on BBC's 100 Women 2024 list.
BBC News - Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:23:45 +0000 - How damaging is the Gregg Wallace scandal for the BBC?
- Culture editor Katie Razzall explores what the allegations against the MasterChef host mean for the corporation.
BBC News - Wed, 04 Dec 2024 13:14:06 +0000 - Deer killed by dog in Richmond Park, police say
- Met Police are appealing for help in identifying the owner of a dog believed to have killed a deer.
BBC News - Wed, 04 Dec 2024 06:17:16 +0000 - 'Controversial brain surgery stopped my migraines'
- A woman who defied mainstream advice to have risky brain surgery says her symptoms have gone.
BBC News - Wed, 04 Dec 2024 06:07:40 +0000 - Stunning or rubbish? Jaguar's new concept car divides opinion
- The carmaker's new look is praised as "exciting" but others say it should "go back to the drawing board".
BBC News - Tue, 03 Dec 2024 19:37:41 +0000 - Ewan McGregor takes on first UK theatre role in 17 years
- The star will appear in My Master Builder in London's West End next year.
BBC News - Tue, 03 Dec 2024 02:19:02 +0000 - Watch Rihanna and A$AP Rocky light up red carpet at UK Fashion Awards
- The pair starred alongside fashion and entertainment royalty for the awards gala in London.
BBC News - Mon, 02 Dec 2024 23:33:27 +0000
BBC World News
- Macron to address nation after Barnier government collapse
- The prime minister is likely to stay on as caretaker while President Emmanuel Macron chooses a successor.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 10:24:12 +0000 - Muhammad top name for baby boys in England and Wales
- Muhammad surpassed Noah as the most popular choice for parents naming their baby boys in 2023.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 10:17:58 +0000 - Legacy Act repeal doesn't match Labour pledge - MP
- Sinn Féin MP says action to reform the controversial act is not what was promised by the government.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 10:14:40 +0000 - Gregg Wallace’s ghostwriter says he sexually harassed her
- The MasterChef host has denied any sexual misconduct with Shannon Kyle, who worked on his 2012 memoir.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 10:13:17 +0000 - No need for 'large' council tax hikes - Robison
- The finance secretary says a record funding deal should prevent an increase - but the decision will rest with local authorities.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 10:03:06 +0000 - Vodafone boss says prices won't rise after Three 'mega-merger'
- The deal, which creates the UK's biggest mobile network, has had to overcome competition concerns.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 09:57:29 +0000 - New York Starbucks image may hold key to finding healthcare CEO's killer
- Police are using facial recognition software to hunt the person who shot UnitedHealthcare boss Brian Thompson.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 09:33:40 +0000 - Former Olympic dressage champion Dujardin given one-year ban for horse whipping
- Three-time Olympic dressage gold medallist Charlotte Dujardin banned for one-year and fined £8,886 for "excessively" whipping a horse.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 09:24:32 +0000 - Dujardin handed one-year ban for 'excessively' whipping horse
- Three-time Olympic dressage gold medallist Charlotte Dujardin banned for one-year and fined £8,886 for "excessively" whipping a horse.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 09:24:32 +0000 - What we know about Musk's cost-cutting mission
- Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will be on the Hill to discuss their new advisory body. So what will it do?
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 08:53:02 +0000 - 'Third nuclear age' threatens the West, armed forces chief warns
- Only a "remote chance" Russia would directly attack the UK if the two countries were at war, Sir Tony said.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 08:48:40 +0000 - NHS gets 12 years to roll out new weight-loss drug Mounjaro
- Fears that giving 3.4 million people immediate access to new weight-loss drug could overwhelm NHS.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 08:22:39 +0000 - One in five shop purchases now made in cash
- Notes and coins used in a fifth of transactions, say retailers - a second consecutive annual rise.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 08:11:34 +0000 - Trio shortlisted for Young Sports Personality award
- Sky Brown, William Ellard and Luke Littler are on the shortlist for BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 08:04:13 +0000 - Only adverts showing junk food covered by TV ban
- Adverts that do not show viewers unhealthy food will not be restricted by a new 9pm watershed.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 08:01:32 +0000 - Turkey hotel lift death was murder, says brother
- Tyler Kerry's younger sibling tells the BBC he wants justice.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 06:53:57 +0000 - Holidaymaker found in Turkey lift shaft was murdered, says brother
- Tyler Kerry's younger sibling tells the BBC he wants justice.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 06:53:57 +0000 - I was told I couldn't have an Afro wig after chemo
- Anastasia Cameron makes wigs for cancer patients after her own poor experiences.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 06:06:15 +0000 - Behind the scenes of the Baltimore bridge collapse
- A new BBC documentary reveals new details of the probe into the Dali's collision with the Key Bridge.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 06:04:03 +0000 - Bitcoin surges past $100k for first time
- Its record price is making headlines - but that's just one part of the cryptocurrency's tumultuous story.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 03:20:29 +0000 - Barnier downfall threatens to set a pattern for what lies ahead
- Paris correspondent Hugh Schofield asks if the next French prime minister will face the same fate as Michel Barnier.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 01:41:56 +0000 - Selling sex for gold in the Amazon's illegal mines
- Life for women among the Amazon’s illegal gold miners is harsh, violent, and can be deadly.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 01:28:46 +0000 - Will the government be able to hit its new targets?
- Keir Starmer is going to announce measurable targets to judge his government's progress on its key missions.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 01:24:59 +0000 - 'A hospital worker WhatsApped my mental breakdown'
- Julie Trafford says she feels "dirty and angry" after the video was shared in an online group.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:59:13 +0000 - 'We feel betrayed by government after spray foam ruined our house sale'
- More than 160 people contacted the BBC after it found some mortgage lenders are rejecting homes with spray foam.
BBC News - Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:36:03 +0000
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