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How videos exposed the rape lies of Barrow's Eleanor Williams

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/17/2024 - 06:02
Footage shared exclusively with the BBC shows how false stories about a grooming gang grew more elaborate.

Watch: The video evidence that helped convict Eleanor Williams

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/17/2024 - 06:01
While false rape allegations are very rare, this video shows the extent of Williams' deceit over years.

Newspaper headlines: '60 Tories turn on PM' and Fujitsu 'will pay up'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/17/2024 - 05:41
A Tory revolt over the Rwanda bill and Fujitsu's vow to help compensate postmasters lead the papers.

Rishi Sunak faces key Rwanda vote after Tory deputy chairmen resign

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/17/2024 - 05:37
No 10 is confident the bill will pass, despite Rishi Sunak suffering his biggest rebellion since becoming PM.

Post Office scandal: The ordinary lives devastated by a faulty IT system

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/17/2024 - 03:37
Victims felt alone yet hundreds were enduring similar experiences. Here we look at some of their stories.

Labour Party 'campaign bible' gives hints of general election strategy

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/17/2024 - 03:18
The party issues instructions to candidates on how to get their core policies across to voters.

Michael Morpurgo leads call for urgent children's reading investment

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/17/2024 - 01:32
Children's laureates sign open letter pressing government to invest in early years reading.

Hannah Waddingham reveals drama teacher's insult that spurred her on to be TV star

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/17/2024 - 01:25
The Ted Lasso star says a drama teacher once told her she'd never succeed because of her appearance.

Flood defence policy flawed, say MPs

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/17/2024 - 01:21
Cross-party committee says government has not built enough new flood defences or properly maintained the old ones.

Exciting new cancer drug kinder than chemotherapy

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/17/2024 - 01:15
Arthur, 11, was one of the first in the UK to try blinatumomab, for his type of blood cancer.

Lee Anderson resigns as deputy Tory chair to rebel over Rwanda bill

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/17/2024 - 01:07
Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith step down to defy the government in a Commons vote.

IRA shooting victim's daughter turned down by Troubles payment scheme

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 01/17/2024 - 00:00
Jeanitta McCabe's mother was approved, but she was turned down as it was deemed not Troubles-related.

Eni Aluko 'genuinely scared' after online abuse

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/16/2024 - 23:33
Former England footballer Eni Aluko says she has "genuinely been scared" after receiving online abuse.

A1 upgrade: Monica Heaney frustrated by safety delays

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/16/2024 - 22:13
A campaigner whose son died in a crash on the Belfast to Dublin road takes a petition to roads staff.

Julia Skala: Search for teenager missing for more than a week

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/16/2024 - 22:10
Julia Skala's family say it is "unusual for her to be away from home this long".

Weather: UK faces coldest January night in 14 years - Met Office

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/16/2024 - 21:46
The spell of Arctic air, which has already forced schools to close, could bring freezing temperatures of -15C.

S4C chairman Rhodri Williams doesn't want second term

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/16/2024 - 20:00
However, S4C chairman Rhodri Williams has dismissed suggestions he should resign.

Belmarsh prison officer given gifts to lie in Iron Miah murder case

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/16/2024 - 19:53
Wiktoria Bujko, 30, is named after she pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice.

Sebastian Timmis: 'Manipulative' dating app fraudster jailed

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/16/2024 - 19:35
Sebastian Timmis stole more than £30,000 from women after winning their trust on apps and websites.

Seven giant tortoises found dead in woodland near Exeter

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 01/16/2024 - 18:52
Police investigating the "unusual" find on National Trust land ask for the public's help.

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