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Backstage pass at Glastonbury - what is it really like?

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/23/2023 - 10:56
Colin Paterson takes us on a backstage tour of Glastonbury Festival and its secret passageways.

Council says cruise ship would be 'floating prison' for asylum seekers

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/23/2023 - 10:50
Edinburgh City Council says it was not consulted on the plans for the ship, which currently houses Ukranian refugees.

Junior doctors to hold longest strike yet in July

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/23/2023 - 10:49
The walkout in England, beginning at 07:00 on July 13, will last for five consecutive days.

Swavesey boy, 7, to get Hero Arm after Egham benefactor steps in

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/23/2023 - 10:14
Louie Morgan-Kemp, from Cambridgeshire, has been fundraising for £13,000 for the prosthetic limb.

Nelly Akomah death: Two held at Stansted Airport on suspicion of murder

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/23/2023 - 09:19
A man and a woman are held on suspicion of murder after Nelly Akomah was found dead in south London.

Sunny weather boosts clothing sales in May

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/23/2023 - 08:56
Retail sales rose 0.3% last month as shoppers bought summer clothes and goods, official figures show.

Glastonbury: What you don't usually see at the festival

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/23/2023 - 08:46
Andy Bennett takes us through the things you might miss at Glastonbury.

Central Middlesex Hospital attack: Man charged over double stabbing

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/23/2023 - 08:38
Matteo Bottarelli is due to appear in court charged with three counts of attempted murder.

Brexit: City Hall unable to fly EU flag to mark vote anniversary

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/23/2023 - 07:17
The Greater London Authority had planned to raise the flag in "solidarity" with EU residents.

The Boo Radleys: From Glastonbury to Britpop return, via the classroom

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/23/2023 - 07:06
Now teaching IT in Kilkeel, bassist Tim Brown is scratching an itch to be back on stage with his band.

Is the 'rite of passage' UK music festival in crisis?

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/23/2023 - 06:36
As Glastonbury starts, a new study finds one in six UK music festivals has disappeared since 2019.

Childcare 'considered unaffordable' by many NI parents

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/23/2023 - 06:27
Parents report paying between £421 and £952 a month for childcare, depending on the number of hours.

Constable painting hung in South Tyneside shopping centre

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/23/2023 - 06:15
The Cornfield which is owned by the National Gallery is on show at a shopping centre in Jarrow.

Newspaper headlines: 'Titanic claims five more' and 'recession fears'

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/23/2023 - 05:52
Friday's front pages report on the deaths of five deep sea explorers hoping to see the Titanic.

Arctic Monkeys expected to make Glastonbury despite illness

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/23/2023 - 04:36
An organiser says she's "sure" the band will play their headline set, despite Alex Turner's laryngitis.

ID rules stopped 14,000 people voting, watchdog finds

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/23/2023 - 04:22
Minority and unemployed voters were more likely to be turned away, the Electoral Commission suggests.

Masks, fighters and witches: Student photographers on show

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/23/2023 - 02:59
London College of Communication's MA documentary photography and photojournalism course graduates' work.

Carly Rae Jepsen on Glastonbury: I'll get lost like a child

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/23/2023 - 02:34
The pop star says she hopes to drift off and spend time people watching after her festival debut.

RSC expands scheme to give children skills through Shakespeare

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/23/2023 - 01:58
The company says it will work with pupils in Skegness, Coventry, Peterborough, Corby and Hartlepool.

More than 20 councils replacing pay and display parking machines with apps

UK News BBC News Feed - Fri, 06/23/2023 - 01:45
Councils say app payments save money but charities warn people without a smartphone could be excluded.

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