News in Britain

News Stories from Britain

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• Missing prisoner found after van motorway escape
  - Jamie Cooper, who faked a medical emergency before fleeing from a prison van, is arrested.
  BBC News - Sat, 22 Mar 2025 15:53:35 +0000
• Missing prisoner found after van motorway escape
  - Jamie Cooper, who faked a medical emergency before fleeing from a prison van, is arrested.
  BBC News - Sat, 22 Mar 2025 15:53:35 +0000
• Facebook to stop targeting ads at UK woman after legal fight
  - Tanya O'Carroll says her case opens a "gateway" for others wanting to stop personalised adverts.
  BBC News - Sat, 22 Mar 2025 15:07:01 +0000
• Two die in motorcycle crash
  - A motorcyclist and a pillion passenger have died in a crash, police say.
  BBC News - Sat, 22 Mar 2025 13:51:17 +0000
• Man dies while open water swimming in lake
  - The swimmer's death at Ullswater is not being treated as suspicious, police say.
  BBC News - Sat, 22 Mar 2025 13:33:53 +0000
• Heathrow boss 'proud' of response to power outage chaos
  - Thomas Woldbye told the BBC his team had to deal with a situation "created outside the airport".
  BBC News - Sat, 22 Mar 2025 13:27:56 +0000
• Tumour removal was 'hardest thing', Davina McCall tells Comic Relief
  - The TV presenter recounts her experience as Red Nose Day celebrates its 40th year.
  BBC News - Sat, 22 Mar 2025 13:02:39 +0000
• Heathrow flights to Scotland resume after fire
  - Passengers are still being advised to check travel plans in advance with disruption likely to continue for days.
  BBC News - Sat, 22 Mar 2025 12:44:01 +0000
• Hamilton hits out at 'yapping' critics after China sprint win
  - Lewis Hamilton hits out at "yapping" critics after taking his first win for Ferrari in the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix.
  BBC News - Sat, 22 Mar 2025 12:18:30 +0000
• 'Long Covid stole the life I had'
  - Kaylee says she has hated having long Covid and just wants to get her life to living her life.
  BBC News - Sat, 22 Mar 2025 09:49:46 +0000
• 40 years of Deacon Blue - and you can get our new album on cassette
  - The Glasgow band have been together since 1985 and to mark the milestone a version of their new album will be on cassette.
  BBC News - Sat, 22 Mar 2025 09:25:42 +0000
• 'No comment': Heathrow boss asked if he should stay in job
  - Today programme presenter Emma Barnett asks Thomas Woldbye if people should be fired after Friday's disruption.
  BBC News - Sat, 22 Mar 2025 09:10:31 +0000
• Football academies: When chasing a dream becomes a nightmare
  - A 21-year-old from south London shares how his dream of becoming a professional footballer was dashed by injury.
  BBC News - Sat, 22 Mar 2025 08:21:38 +0000
• Extreme day trips: 'I go abroad then fly home in time for bed'
  - Extreme day trips are popular on social media but have drawn criticism over environmental concerns.
  BBC News - Sat, 22 Mar 2025 07:19:29 +0000
• 'Grief, long Covid, PTSD - my life since lockdown'
  - Anabel Sharma watched her mum die in the hospital bed next to her after they contracted Covid-19.
  BBC News - Sat, 22 Mar 2025 07:15:05 +0000
• A woman's wait to find the body of her murdered sister
  - A family are campaigning to change the law for murderers who do not disclose victims' remains.
  BBC News - Sat, 22 Mar 2025 06:34:37 +0000
• Rachel Reeves: I will not 'tax and spend'
  - In an interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, the chancellor opened up on the public finances and how she's finding the job.
  BBC News - Sat, 22 Mar 2025 05:46:59 +0000
• Archaeologists uncover Bronze Age stone circle
  - The "hugely significant" discovery in a forest in Derbyshire is thought to date back 3,700 years.
  BBC News - Sat, 22 Mar 2025 03:21:09 +0000
• Giant rats and stench: There's no end in sight for 'Binmageddon'
  - Residents are stuck in the middle of a dispute between Birmingham City Council and striking bin workers.
  BBC News - Sat, 22 Mar 2025 01:09:27 +0000
• Newborn's death 'due to gross failures of midwives'
  - The coroner at newborn baby Ida Lock's inquest highlights eight opportunities that were missed.
  BBC News - Fri, 21 Mar 2025 21:13:23 +0000
• Drivers warned as final M25 weekend closure begins
  - Work began in 2022 and is part of a delayed £317m project to improve safety and cut congestion.
  BBC News - Fri, 21 Mar 2025 21:01:27 +0000
• Boy's bleed death leaves parents 'shattered'
  - Three year-old Aarav Chopra died during a hospital test carried out by a trainee, a coroner says.
  BBC News - Fri, 21 Mar 2025 20:34:22 +0000
• Adolescence writer calls for 'radical action' not role models
  - The writer behind the year's most talked-about TV show discusses the changes he hopes it will inspire.
  BBC News - Fri, 21 Mar 2025 19:41:37 +0000
• Double agent Oleg Gordievsky dies aged 86
  - Counter-terrorism police are assisting the coroner, but his death is not being treated as suspicious.
  BBC News - Fri, 21 Mar 2025 18:32:58 +0000
• Hawk attacking villagers may have to be euthanised
  - Between 40 and 50 people have now been attacked, a council says.
  BBC News - Fri, 21 Mar 2025 16:44:58 +0000