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By-elections 2023: a simple guide to three polls on 20 July

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 07/14/2023 - 02:45
By-elections are being held in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Selby and Ainsty, and Somerton and Frome.

The Papers: 'Pay relief but cuts pain' and Sunak's 'final offer'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 07/14/2023 - 01:21
The government's public sector pay rise offer and the reaction of striking workers lead the papers.

Heartstopper: Hungarian retailer selling graphic novel fined under LGBT law

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 07/14/2023 - 00:06
The Hungarian bookseller was penalised under legislation restricting LGBT literature for under-18s.

AI trend drives rise in students wanting to study computing

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 07/14/2023 - 00:05
A record number of 18-year-olds are picking computer-based courses, the university admissions body UCAS says.

Lack of NHS dentists causing pain and distress - report

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 07/14/2023 - 00:02
Patients being unable to see an NHS dentist is "totally unacceptable", a committee warns government.

Cost of living: Parents nervous ahead of summer holidays

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 07/13/2023 - 22:55
A woman says she often has toast for dinner and has concerns over a lack of help in the holidays.

West Mersea: 'Hero' dad saved his son but drowned

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 07/13/2023 - 22:31
A woman is collecting donations for the lifeboat crew who tried to save her partner's life

Public sector pay: Will the new offer stop the strikes?

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 07/13/2023 - 22:18
The government has accepted the recommendations of the pay review bodies, but will the workers?

Oppenheimer: Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon and Emily Blunt at London movie premiere

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 07/13/2023 - 22:03
Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon and Emily Blunt are among the cast of the eagerly-awaited film.

Second arrest after death of man, 50, in Tollcross flat

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 07/13/2023 - 22:02
A 54-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of Stuart Williams in Tollcross.

Pig tempted out of ditch with Turkish delight

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 07/13/2023 - 21:26
Firefighters tried using slings but it was Boris' favourite snack that did the trick.

Fighting dog in Coventry Tasered and contained in bin by police

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 07/13/2023 - 20:21
The animal was put inside a wheelie bin to keep people nearby safe, West Midlands Police say.

Men and boys charged over clashes Knowsley asylum hotel

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 07/13/2023 - 19:38
Three boys aged 13, 16 and 17, and two men, aged 38 and 60, have been charged with violent disorder.

New wave of strikes on way, Unite leader Sharon Graham warns

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 07/13/2023 - 19:10
Strikes will continue unless ministers and big firms increase their pay offers, Ms Graham warns.

Former Falmouth School deputy head jailed for sex offences

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 07/13/2023 - 18:31
Terry Burke, who worked at Falmouth School for 30 years, has been jailed for 18 years.

Teacher strikes likely to end in England

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 07/13/2023 - 18:25
Union leaders have come out in support of a new 6.5% pay offer and will recommend members accept it.

Dubai cash mules who smuggled millions in suitcases sentenced

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 07/13/2023 - 18:08
They were part of a wider scheme which saw £104m leave the UK in flights from London, the NCA says.

Kilmarnock kit pays tribute to inventor of penicillin

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 07/13/2023 - 17:54
The world's first antibiotic was discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming, who studied in the town.

Covid Inquiry: Brexit helped prepare government for pandemic, says Gove

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 07/13/2023 - 17:49
Civil servants "honed and refined" crisis skills while preparing to leave the EU, Mr Gove argues.

Public sector pay: Workers offered pay rises of around 6%

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 07/13/2023 - 17:27
PM Rishi Sunak said the offer to workers was final and there would be "no more talks on pay".

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