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Sats: Schools minister says tests shouldn't be too hard

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/16/2023 - 10:32
Parents and teachers say last week's Year 6 reading paper was so difficult it left children in tears.

Call for 'pause for thought' over number of babies taken into care

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/16/2023 - 09:47
A report by academics said about one in 100 children born in Scotland go into care before their first birthday.

Ulster University physiotherapy training places being cut

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/16/2023 - 08:48
Training places in other health fields are also being cut at Ulster University, the BBC understands.

Global interest in small uninhabited Scots island

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/16/2023 - 06:16
A deadline passes for bidders for Barlocco which offers an "escape from hectic day-to-day life".

Rare skin condition leads to stares and comments from strangers

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/16/2023 - 06:12
Rhiannon Morgan has grown used to people making comments or asking if her condition is contagious.

Skidbrooke beekeeper quits after 'professional' thieves strike again

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/16/2023 - 05:54
Guy Williams, who has kept bees in Lincolnshire for 20 years, says he was targeted several times.

The Papers: 'Suella's picking timebomb' and 'Drones for Kyiv'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/16/2023 - 05:50
Suella Braverman's speech on immigration and Volodymyr Zelensky's UK visit lead the front pages.

Online depression therapy given go-ahead in England

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/16/2023 - 02:32
Psychiatrists and mental health charities say digital therapies are no substitute for one-to-one care.

Surf champion Lucy Campbell says her sport must be greener

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/16/2023 - 02:07
Seven times British women's champion Lucy Campbell is calling for more environmentally friendly surfboards and wetsuits.

Anger over carpet being ripped out of social housing

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/16/2023 - 00:08
Anti-poverty groups are urging landlords to stop ripping up carpets between tenants and leaving floors bare.

Javad Marandi: Tory donor's link to massive money laundering probe

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/16/2023 - 00:02
Javad Marandi's foreign firms were at the centre of an global investigation, BBC News can finally reveal.

Food industry leaders to meet PM as prices soar

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/16/2023 - 00:02
The Downing Street meeting with farmers and supermarkets will also focus on costs and supply chain issues.

Northern Ireland Troubles: UVF gives 1974 murder account to victim's family

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 05/16/2023 - 00:01
John Crawford's family say a seven-year process with an interlocutor has "delivered full answers".

NHS Wales: Healthcare apps trialled to ease pressure

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 05/15/2023 - 22:58
The technology allows patients to get specialist care quicker.

Health board warned about Aberdeen hospital concerns years ago - report

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 05/15/2023 - 22:55
Ventilation issues at a delayed Aberdeen cancer centre were raised in 2020 but not addressed, says an NHS review.

Davina McCall and Sir Salman Rushdie win at British Book Awards

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 05/15/2023 - 22:40
Menopausing is Book of the Year and Salman Rushdie gets a special accolade at British Book Awards

Huddersfield double murder investigation arrest after man and woman found dead

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 05/15/2023 - 22:38
Police hold a suspect for questioning after a man and woman are found dead in Huddersfield.

UK men offered £10K to pose as dads in visa scam, BBC investigation finds

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 05/15/2023 - 22:01
An undercover probe finds agents brokering deals between migrant women and men with UK passports.

Brexit: Government suffers defeats over Retained EU Law Bill

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 05/15/2023 - 21:37
Peers support amendments giving Parliament and devolved governments power over scrapping EU-era laws.

Piers Morgan was told story was from voicemails, court hears

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 05/15/2023 - 20:19
Royal journalist claims the ex-Daily Mirror editor was briefed about source of Kylie Minogue story.

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