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Ticketmaster to close resale sites Seatwave and Get Me In

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/13/2018 - 08:01
Seatwave and Get Me In will be shut down in October in a bid to fight touts, Ticketmaster announces.

Boris Johnson burka row explained

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/13/2018 - 07:37
Why the MP's comments have sparked an internal Conservative Party investigation.

Muslim Council urges PM to avoid Boris Johnson 'whitewash'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/13/2018 - 04:12
The Muslim Council of Britain wants to ensure there is a full inquiry into the burka comments.

Malicious faxes leave firms 'open' to cyber-attack

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/13/2018 - 03:20
Booby-trapped images faxes can be used by hackers to take control of network hardware, Def Con hears.

Why are UK and US sending more troops to Afghanistan?

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/13/2018 - 01:49
Both the UK and the US are increasing troop numbers in Afghanistan. But what do they hope to achieve?

Heathrow Airport passport queues reach 2.5 hours

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/13/2018 - 01:34
The airport's border force missed its target for non-EEA visitors nearly every day last month.

WW1 soldiers' farewell notes on Llangollen bridge lost to damp

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/13/2018 - 00:40
One note, thought to have been written on a bridge by a soldier, talks about his hope of seeing his unborn child.

UKIP burka remarks 'emboldening' Islamaphobic hate crime fear

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/13/2018 - 00:35
The leader of UKIP in the Welsh assembly stands by comments that burkas are "apparitions of pre-medieval culture".

Everest climbing challenge to fund bothy in honour of son

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/13/2018 - 00:31
A father aims to climb the height of Everest in a bid to fund a bothy in memory of his son.

Extreme weather hits Scotland's grouse shooting season

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/13/2018 - 00:28
Spring snow and a hot summer see bird numbers fall with some estates already cancelling shoots.

Sussex woman stalked by husband impersonating ex-boyfriend

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/13/2018 - 00:12
Alice Playle was terrorised by her husband who pretended to be her ex-boyfriend.

Police van crash death family 'let down' by investigation

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/13/2018 - 00:08
The Yalcin family say they have lost trust in the police complaints regulator after alleged failings.

HMP Lowdham guards accused of assaulting prisoners

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/13/2018 - 00:06
Relatives of prisoners at a privately-run jail have told of a handcuffed inmate being thrown down stairs.

Plan to end rough sleeping in England by 2027

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/13/2018 - 00:06
The government unveils £100m strategy to make sleeping on the streets "a thing of the past".

British Asians more socially conservative than rest of UK, survey suggests

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/13/2018 - 00:01
Less than half of respondents to the survey thought same-sex relationships were acceptable.

Newspaper headlines: Palace 'bust-up' and rail fares increase

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 08/12/2018 - 23:36
Members of the Duchess of Sussex' family have given interviews to some of Monday's newspapers.

Nicholson painting bought for £165k is 'fake'

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 08/12/2018 - 22:31
The still life, thought to be by artist Sir William Nicholson, failed to convince a leading expert.

Asher-Smith leads GB to 4x100m relay gold

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 08/12/2018 - 20:43
Dina Asher-Smith surges away from the field to lead Britain to 4x100m relay glory and become the first British women to win three gold medals at the same European Championships.

England v India: Hosts win second Test by innings and 159 runs

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 08/12/2018 - 19:11
James Anderson and Stuart Broad each take four wickets as England complete an innings and 159-run win in the second Test against India.

'Drunk' driver went up M69 the wrong way and crashed

UK News BBC News Feed - Sun, 08/12/2018 - 18:44
The driver eventually crashed into an embankment and was arrested by police.

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