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Hostile behaviour toward people with a visible difference on the rise - study

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/17/2022 - 10:16
A new survey shows a rise in hostile behaviour towards people with a visible difference.

Job vacancies outpace unemployment for first time

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/17/2022 - 10:02
The unemployment rate falls to its lowest level for nearly 50 years between January and March.

Ealing: Woman, 21, stabbed to death in west London alleyway

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/17/2022 - 09:20
A 20-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody in west London.

Northern Ireland: Truss to set out plans on post-Brexit trade deal

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/17/2022 - 09:08
It comes after political parties held "robust" meetings with PM Boris Johnson in Belfast.

Dementia: More support urged for 'hidden' carers

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/17/2022 - 08:26
Unpaid carers should be able to access support services, Carers Trust Wales says.

Will Raducanu's 'brutal' coach carousel pay off?

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/17/2022 - 07:00
Is Emma Raducanu's approach to coaching "brutal" or is doing "some pretty wacky things" going to pay off in the long run?

Herefordshire Council: Boy housed with sex offender by social worker

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/17/2022 - 06:28
The 12-year-old was taken almost 200 miles to stay with a relative whose partner had abused a girl.

Lincolnshire evacuee reunited with wartime friend 77 years on

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/17/2022 - 06:23
Hull's Roy Gelder had not seen John Peach since the pair parted at the end of World War Two.

Tesco gives £6.6m to pig producers following plea

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/17/2022 - 06:12
The move follows a public letter to the supermarket giant claiming farmers would go out of business.

Teachers sent 'degrading' WhatsApp messages about disabled pupils

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/17/2022 - 06:03
WhatsApp messages about primary school children in Aberdeenshire were not disclosed to parents.

Obesity strategy delay immoral, shallow and weak - ex-Tory leader

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/17/2022 - 05:37
Lord Hague says the government is "shallow" and "politically weak" for delaying plans to curb obesity.

Judges given power to impose tougher sentences on paedophiles caught in stings

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/17/2022 - 05:12
Offenders caught in police stings are to be punished based on intent, even when no child victim exists.

Volunteer police officers to be armed with Taser stun guns

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/17/2022 - 04:44
The Home Office says it will ensure they are not put at a disadvantage to their paid colleagues.

Breast cancer 'metal detector' recommended to NHS

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/17/2022 - 04:26
The new gadget can help surgeons find and remove cancer that has spread from the breast, say experts.

The 'village' that got me off drink and drugs

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/17/2022 - 02:53
How addiction support in a corner of north-west England caught the eye of the government's senior drug advisor.

Boris Johnson accepts Northern Ireland impasse down to Brexit deal he signed up to

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/17/2022 - 00:42
The prime minister described the EU as being "over-zealous" in its application of the post-Brexit trade arrangements.

Newspaper headlines: 'Apocalyptic' food prices and footballer's gay pride

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/17/2022 - 00:09
The papers focus on cost-of-living warnings and Championship footballer Jake Daniels coming out as gay.

Man with guide dog twice refused access by Tesco

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/17/2022 - 00:03
Within a week, Sean Dilley was told in two Tesco stores he wasn't allowed to take in his guide dog.

Northern Ireland: Could the EU and UK face a trade war?

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/17/2022 - 00:02
As tensions build over Northern Ireland, concerns of a trade war between the EU and UK have surfaced.

Warning poorest households are struggling to get £150 energy rebate

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/17/2022 - 00:00
Fuel poverty charity warns that low income households will wait longest for £150 council tax rebate.

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