The latest 25 UK stories from the BBC:
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- The town with Christmas lights designed by kids
- Newburgh in Fife holds a competition every year for its children to design a new festive light.
BBC News - Sat, 21 Dec 2024 09:11:54 +0000 - Strong winds warning as Christmas getaway continues
- Disruption is expected on the roads, with Met Office yellow warnings announced for parts of the UK.
BBC News - Sat, 21 Dec 2024 09:10:30 +0000 - The Papers: Christmas market 'carnage' and 'Return of the family doctor'
- Saturday's front pages carry a variety stories including an attack on a German Christmas market.
BBC News - Sat, 21 Dec 2024 05:41:50 +0000 - Waspi women refused payouts - but what other compensation bills are looming?
- Billions have been earmarked for victims of the Post Office and infected blood scandals.
BBC News - Sat, 21 Dec 2024 01:21:21 +0000 - Bee-harming pesticides' emergency approvals to end
- Planned legal changes will see three neonicotinoid pesticides completely banned from any future use.
BBC News - Sat, 21 Dec 2024 01:19:04 +0000 - What are royal Christmas cards trying to tell us?
- The hidden messages and memories in the annual round of cards sent out by the Royal Family.
BBC News - Sat, 21 Dec 2024 01:05:33 +0000 - Flamingo Land appeal after land deal extended
- Scottish Enterprise is criticised for extending an exclusivity deal after planning permission was refused.
BBC News - Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:49:54 +0000 - Why self-confessed 'superfans' were engrossed by Post Office inquiry
- People with no connection to the Post Office avidly followed the inquiry, both online and in person.
BBC News - Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:02:26 +0000 - Christmas getaway: Tips to avoid disruption
- Some 14 million drivers are expected to hit the road in the last weekend before Christmas, according to the RAC.
BBC News - Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:01:54 +0000 - How much is the winter fuel payment and who can still get it?
- Government plans to limit the payment have been criticised by some MPs, unions and charities.
BBC News - Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:01:31 +0000 - Trump campaign adviser calls new UK ambassador a 'moron'
- Lord Peter Mandelson will be the UK's next ambassador to the US, an appointment he describes as "a great honour".
BBC News - Fri, 20 Dec 2024 19:49:55 +0000 - Met officer who slapped boy guilty of assault
- PC Sevda Gonen claimed she was concerned for the boy's life, a court hears.
BBC News - Fri, 20 Dec 2024 19:44:29 +0000 - Wham! are Christmas number one for a second time
- Last Christmas tops the festive chart for a second year running, but Band Aid misses the top 10.
BBC News - Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:46:39 +0000 - Sue Gray among 30 newly appointed Labour peers
- Sue Gray will join the House of Lords two months after she left her role as the PM's chief of staff.
BBC News - Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:29:18 +0000 - Brothers charged over airport fight with police
- Two men are charged after an incident at Manchester Airport, but no officers will face charges.
BBC News - Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:28:20 +0000 - Man abandons haircut to help officer under attack
- Kyle Whiting ran to a police officer's aid with the barber's cape still draped over his shoulders.
BBC News - Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:21:27 +0000 - E-bike battery fire destroys family home
- One occupant escaped through the front door and two others were forced to climb on to the roof.
BBC News - Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:07:23 +0000 - Countdown crowns first female winner since 1998
- Fiona Wood, from Kinross, won after correctly identifying "lassitude" as the final conundrum.
BBC News - Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:30:17 +0000 - Peter Mandelson: How the Prince of Darkness became his excellency
- Lord Mandelson - set to be the UK's ambassador to the US - revels in his image as a behind-the-scenes fixer.
BBC News - Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:47:35 +0000 - Watch: Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr reunite on stage
- The former bandmates hugged at a gig in London before they performed Beatles classic songs together.
BBC News - Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:46:43 +0000 - Zoe Ball signs off from final Radio 2 breakfast show
- Ball says it's time "to step away from the very early mornings and focus on family" after six years.
BBC News - Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:16:18 +0000 - Zoe Ball in tears at son Woody's last show message
- Zoe Ball gets tearful after a surprise message from her son on her last Radio 2 Breakfast show.
BBC News - Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:13:55 +0000 - Landmark new rules to bring transparency to family courts
- The changes will allow meaningful reporting on cases in England and Wales for the first time.
BBC News - Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:00:02 +0000 - 'There are no barriers': Youngsters explain what blind Strictly winner means to them
- Chris McCausland answers questions from young visually impaired people on Newsround.
BBC News - Thu, 19 Dec 2024 13:41:38 +0000 - Mishal Husain bids farewell in final Today episode
- After 11 years as a host, the presenter was joined by special guests on her final Today programme.
BBC News - Tue, 17 Dec 2024 10:08:09 +0000
BBC World News
- Strong winds warning as Christmas getaway continues
- Disruption is expected on the roads, with Met Office yellow warnings announced for parts of the UK.
BBC News - Sat, 21 Dec 2024 09:10:30 +0000 - England 1966 World Cup squad member Eastham dies at 88
- George Eastham, a member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad, dies aged 88.
BBC News - Sat, 21 Dec 2024 08:06:35 +0000 - 'Barry Island is on the up but it'll never be posh'
- Pam hit the roof over Gavin getting married in Stacey's hometown - but has its image changed?
BBC News - Sat, 21 Dec 2024 07:14:49 +0000 - 'We have to be more bold': Syria's musicians await future under new Islamist leaders
- A lively electronic music scene developed under the Assad regime. Now, it's unclear what comes next.
BBC News - Sat, 21 Dec 2024 06:53:30 +0000 - US avoids government shutdown after bill passes
- Congress votes to pass a budget deal to avert what would be the first US federal government shutdown since 2019.
BBC News - Sat, 21 Dec 2024 06:41:54 +0000 - Usyk v Fury 2 - big-fight predictions
- BBC Sport asks the world of boxing for their predictions for Tyson Fury's rematch against Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday.
BBC News - Sat, 21 Dec 2024 06:25:34 +0000 - Usyk v Fury 2 - big-fight predictions
- BBC Sport asks the world of boxing for their predictions for Tyson Fury's rematch against Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday.
BBC News - Sat, 21 Dec 2024 06:25:34 +0000 - The Papers: Christmas market 'carnage' and 'Return of the family doctor'
- Saturday's front pages carry a variety stories including an attack on a German Christmas market.
BBC News - Sat, 21 Dec 2024 05:41:50 +0000 - Faced with turmoil, a defiant Trudeau hangs on - for now
- As the longest serving G7 leader, the Canadian prime minister has weathered many storms. But this time might be different.
BBC News - Sat, 21 Dec 2024 05:00:24 +0000 - Five unanswered questions from the Pelicot trial
- Although the Pelicot trial is over, some questions remain over the case that shook France.
BBC News - Sat, 21 Dec 2024 01:49:14 +0000 - Warriors, water and a white horse: Photos of the week
- A selection of news photographs from around the world.
BBC News - Sat, 21 Dec 2024 01:23:51 +0000 - Waspi women refused payouts - but what other compensation bills are looming?
- Billions have been earmarked for victims of the Post Office and infected blood scandals.
BBC News - Sat, 21 Dec 2024 01:21:21 +0000 - 'I fear losing the home I've been in for 32 years'
- One Collyhurst resident says "they'll have to drag me out of here before I give this home up".
BBC News - Sat, 21 Dec 2024 01:20:27 +0000 - Bee-harming pesticides' emergency approvals to end
- Planned legal changes will see three neonicotinoid pesticides completely banned from any future use.
BBC News - Sat, 21 Dec 2024 01:19:04 +0000 - The drug-trafficking Rio gangsters who see themselves as God's 'soldiers of crime'
- Brazilian narco gangs say they are taking territory for Jesus, and are barring other faiths from the favelas.
BBC News - Sat, 21 Dec 2024 01:13:57 +0000 - What are royal Christmas cards trying to tell us?
- The hidden messages and memories in the annual round of cards sent out by the Royal Family.
BBC News - Sat, 21 Dec 2024 01:05:33 +0000 - From Beyoncé awards snub to Brat summer: This year's biggest cultural moments
- Beyonce sang country and western while Charli XCX's turned the summer slime green with her album Brat.
BBC News - Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:48:48 +0000 - Van Gerwen enjoys comfortable opening victory
- Michael van Gerwen and Stephen Bunting both move into the third round of the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship with victories at Alexandra Palace on Friday.
BBC News - Fri, 20 Dec 2024 23:59:01 +0000 - Sega considering Netflix-like game subscription service
- It's another sign the industry is moving away from owning games - some fear that means gamers having to "shell out more."
BBC News - Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:35:07 +0000 - Fully clothed Fury four stone heavier than Usyk
- A fully clothed Tyson Fury weighs in four stone heavier than champion Oleksandr Usyk for Saturday's heavyweight world title fight in Saudi Arabia.
BBC News - Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:11:23 +0000 - One woman's 56-year fight to free her innocent brother from death sentence
- Hideko Hakamata spent decades fighting to save her brother: the world's longest-serving death row inmate.
BBC News - Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:03:53 +0000 - Why self-confessed 'superfans' were engrossed by Post Office inquiry
- People with no connection to the Post Office avidly followed the inquiry, both online and in person.
BBC News - Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:02:26 +0000 - How much is the winter fuel payment and who can still get it?
- Government plans to limit the payment have been criticised by some MPs, unions and charities.
BBC News - Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:01:31 +0000 - Video shows moment Magdeburg suspect is arrested
- Footage from German broadcaster MDR shows police confronting a man lying on the floor by a car.
BBC News - Fri, 20 Dec 2024 21:34:55 +0000 - Watch: Fury cuts face-off short after seven seconds
- Watch as Tyson Fury cuts face-off with Oleksandr Usyk short after seven seconds at the weigh-in for their heavyweight fight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday. This comes the day after the pair engaged in an 11 minute 20 seconds face-off at the media conference on Thursday.
BBC News - Fri, 20 Dec 2024 20:03:03 +0000
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