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Pilot in crash which killed Britons did not hear radio

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 03/07/2023 - 07:30
One pilot involved in a fatal Australian helicopter crash said he did not hear a vital radio call.

Space scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock given Barbie honour

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 03/07/2023 - 06:07
Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock is named a Barbie Role Model for work promoting science careers to girls.

Home secretary to be given duty to remove people coming to UK illegally

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 03/07/2023 - 03:14
The measure is contained in a new bill which aims to prevent migrants crossing the Channel in small boats.

Vitiligo: Controversial skin cream may come to UK

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 03/07/2023 - 02:24
The treatment can add back pigmentation, but some question whether that is necessarily a good thing.

Student finance: Remote learners left out of lifelong loan plans

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 03/07/2023 - 01:58
New loans and maintenance support for technical courses are part of the overhaul in England.

Asylum-seeker hotels for children 'a supermarket for gangs'

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 03/07/2023 - 00:56
Some young asylum seekers who have disappeared from hotels are being exploited by criminals.

Climate change: Warming to increase UK flood damage bill by 20%

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 03/07/2023 - 00:53
Cutting greenhouse gas emissions could save millions of pounds in flood damage costs.

Hancock backed pressuring MP into voting for lockdown, messages reveal

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 03/07/2023 - 00:39
The then-health secretary discussed blocking a disability unit in a MP's town ahead of a vote on Covid tiers.

NI health: Southern Trust investigated over patient suicide

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 03/07/2023 - 00:01
Seán Boyle was 24 when he died after attempting suicide at Bluestone psychiatric unit in Craigavon in 2020.

Energy bills: Call to let people have prepayment meters removed

UK News BBC News Feed - Tue, 03/07/2023 - 00:00
Age UK says people on the meters pay more for their energy than those who are on direct debits.

Newspaper headlines: Law to stop small boats and Johnson 'to make dad a Sir'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 03/06/2023 - 23:56
Plans to end migrant Channel crossings and claims the ex-PM wants his father to be knighted lead the papers.

Channel migrants: Chance for progress - but can Sunak deliver?

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 03/06/2023 - 23:02
Rishi Sunak has asked to be judged on tackling Channel crossings but there are no easy solutions.

Flooding: Doctor spends thousands of pounds protecting home

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 03/06/2023 - 22:57
Edwin Gale and wife Judith built 2.1m defences around their home on the banks of the River Usk.

Scottish Prison Service faces first UK prosecution for corporate homicide

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 03/06/2023 - 22:57
Police are asked to examine whether Scotland's prison service has corporate responsibility over the death of Allan Marshall.

Trains: How can it take so long to fix a struggling railway?

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 03/06/2023 - 22:56
One company is promising passengers "generational" change - but said there must be "pain" first.

Nursing shortages are delaying spinal operations - surgeon

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 03/06/2023 - 22:52
Scots children are now waiting three times longer for their surgery at NHS Lothian, a surgeon says.

Somerset composer to write music for King's coronation

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 03/06/2023 - 22:15
Nigel Hess, from Weston-super-Mare, is one of 12 artists commissioned to compose music for the event.

Nitrous oxide: Laughing gas should not be banned, review says

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 03/06/2023 - 20:15
Nitrous oxide, known as laughing gas, is the second most-used drug in the UK among 16 to 24-year-olds.

Cricket World Cup: Where are England seven months out from title defence, plus pick your team

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 03/06/2023 - 20:03
With seven months until they defend their 50-over World Cup crown in India, we look at the questions England still need to answer.

Manchester Arena attack: MI5 apology not enough, says MP

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 03/06/2023 - 19:52
A public inquiry found the security agency missed opportunities to stop the attack in May 2017.

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