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British prisoner among five on run after escaping Portuguese jail

UK News BBC News Feed - 7 hours 53 min ago
They escaped by scaling the wall with a ladder, the Portuguese prison service says.

‘I grieve for the person I was before' - Covid inquiry to begin new phase

UK News BBC News Feed - 9 hours 56 min ago
The Covid inquiry opens its next set of hearings on Monday, looking at the impact on healthcare and the NHS.

What is the mental health public inquiry and what could it change?

UK News BBC News Feed - 10 hours 25 min ago
An inquiry into the deaths of people under the care of mental health services is due to take place.

Costly corkage continues to climb in the capital

UK News BBC News Feed - 10 hours 29 min ago
Some fine dining restaurants charge upwards of £100 to open each bottle of wine brought by diners.

'Don't just throw us on the streets after prison'

UK News BBC News Feed - 10 hours 34 min ago
Plans to release thousands of prisoners early have prompted fears of homelessness and reoffending.

E-bike rage in the borough that's had enough - and how it might be solved

UK News BBC News Feed - 10 hours 40 min ago
Brent Council has threatened to ban them as residents complain of impassable pavements and bad driving.

Which rural area will take the UK’s nuclear waste?

UK News BBC News Feed - 10 hours 48 min ago
The UK's nuclear waste needs a permanent home - but finding a community willing to take it is tricky.

Jacqueline Wilson 'delighted to be viewed as gay icon' after coming out

UK News BBC News Feed - 10 hours 50 min ago
The author's new book Think Again is the sequel to the Girls series and her first adult novel.

A tent city next to Mayfair: Why cutting homelessness might be harder than before

UK News BBC News Feed - 10 hours 52 min ago
Governments have tackled the problem in the past, but will doing so prove more difficult today?

Woman wins six-figure payout after adoption broke down

UK News BBC News Feed - 10 hours 54 min ago
Karen Maguire was paid an out-of-court settlement by South Lanarkshire Council last year.

Corruption review finds 'red flags' in more than 130 Covid contracts

UK News BBC News Feed - 11 hours 5 min ago
An anti-corruption charity finds significant concerns in £15.3bn worth of contracts awarded during the pandemic.

‘Tate raped and strangled us’ - women give first-hand accounts to BBC

UK News BBC News Feed - 11 hours 20 min ago
Two women describe being attacked by the controversial social media influencer when he lived in Luton.

Councils to take control of local buses under government plan

UK News BBC News Feed - 11 hours 23 min ago
Transport Secretary Louise Haigh promises to deliver a "bus revolution" that will save vital routes.

The Papers: 'Starmer faces winter fuel anger' as 'scores of MPs could rebel'

UK News BBC News Feed - 11 hours 59 min ago
The majority of Monday's newspapers focus on Labour's plan to cut winter fuel allowance from most pensioners.

Tribute to carer found dead as suspect killed in motorway crash

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 09/08/2024 - 20:58
Police launch a murder inquiry and say the suspect died after being hit by a lorry later the same evening.

Tribute to carer found dead as suspect killed in motorway crash

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 09/08/2024 - 20:58
Police launch a murder inquiry and say the suspect died after being hit by a lorry later the same evening.

City hosts national tree climbing competition

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 09/08/2024 - 20:14
The competition, at War Memorial Park, tested competitors' ability to carry out arborists' tasks.

Woman and child die at property in Cornwall

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 09/08/2024 - 18:50
Police were called to the property by the ambulance service following a welfare check.

Union bosses hit out at winter fuel payments cut

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 09/08/2024 - 17:58
Union boss Sharon Graham suggests government needs to be ''brave enough'' to admit they have made a mistake.

Church service marks two years since death of Queen Elizabeth II

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 09/08/2024 - 17:21
King Charles and Queen Camilla visited Crathie Kirk on Royal Deeside, where the late Queen was a regular worshipper while in Scotland.

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