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E-cigarettes can be key weapon against smoking, say MPs

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 05:56
Vaping is much less harmful than normal cigarettes and it shouldn't be treated the same way, MPs warn.

Radio 1's Greg James on breakfast and battling Taylor Swift fans

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 04:17
The 32-year-old begins hosting the Radio 1 breakfast show from Monday.

Body scanners and sniffer dogs to target prison drugs

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 03:07
Funding aims to boost security and conditions at prisons in England with the most "acute problems".

Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Teen cellist wins new Breakthrough music prize

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 02:11
Sheku Kanneh-Mason wins the Breakthrough Award for selling 30,000 copies of his debut album.

The prisoner helping to control other inmates

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 01:36
Ben has served five years inside HMP Oakwood and has used that time to become a mentor.

Are wasps a bigger problem this summer?

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 01:31
Search interest in the word "wasp" in the UK was the highest in five years between 5 and 11 August.

'Trojan Horse' hearings against teachers and governor cost £1.27m

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 01:22
Misconduct cases were brought against 14 teachers in Birmingham but only one was found at fault.

Wareham crash father's devastation over killed son

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 01:01
Jaiden Mangan was killed crossing the road on the way to nursery the day before his fourth birthday.

Celebrity Big Brother 2018: Who's in the house?

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 00:25
Get to know who's who in this year's edition of Celebrity Big Brother.

Half of staff fear workplace monitoring, says TUC

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 00:19
The TUC found most workers believe firms are stepping up surveillance of internet use and toilet breaks.

'Painful wait' for miscarriage support on Welsh NHS

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 00:15
A mother who lost four babies in four years says she went through a "harrowing experience" trying to get help.

Runrig to say farewell after 45 years

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 08/17/2018 - 00:00
The veteran Scottish rockers are preparing to play their final concerts after 45 years in the music business.

Hunt: We would regret no-deal Brexit for generations

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/16/2018 - 22:03
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt calls a no-deal Brexit "a mistake we would regret for generations".

House of Fraser cancels all online orders

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/16/2018 - 21:34
The department store chain promises to refund customers after a dispute held up online deliveries.

Six arrests after four men stabbed in Camberwell

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/16/2018 - 21:12
Supt Annmarie Cowley describes the attack in Camberwell as "beyond comprehension".

Welsh tourist can leave Dubai after £36k speeding fines

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/16/2018 - 20:55
Farah Hashi had his passport seized after setting off dozens of speed cameras in a rented supercar.

Battersea stabbing: Man charged with murder of Britain's Got Talent nurse

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/16/2018 - 20:43
Simonne Kerr, who was found dead on Wednesday, performed on the talent show with an NHS choir.

Jeremy Corbyn 'unaware' of militant group figure

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/16/2018 - 20:12
The Labour leader continues to face criticism over a 2014 wreath-laying ceremony.

Colchester shopkeeper 'told off' over thief poster

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/16/2018 - 19:56
James Callaghan says he was trying to help by printing off photos of a suspected thief.

Fan y Big mountain in Brecon Beacons downgraded to hill

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/16/2018 - 19:38
It has been taken off a list of mountains over 2,000 feet in England, Wales and Ireland.

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