http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk/ The latest stories from the UK section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:52:47 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/ 15 A lottery system for school places in Brighton failed to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11162313 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11162313 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:49:43 GMT The three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption - Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir - have been charged, and provisionally suspended, by the International Cricket Council. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/cricket/england/8953417.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/8953417.stm Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:19:31 GMT Alcohol consumption has fallen faster than ever, figures from the British Beer and Pub Association suggest. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11170814 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11170814 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:38:15 GMT Long-term use of bone-strengthening drugs may boost the risk of oesophageal cancer, a study suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11166308 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11166308 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:03:52 GMT Gardeners are warned about the risk of Legionnaire's disease from compost after a pensioner developed the disease after handling compost. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11167176 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11167176 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:03:58 GMT David Cameron supports William Hague "100%" following speculation about the foreign secretary's private life, the PM's spokeswoman says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11163229 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11163229 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:57:02 GMT A florist beat his wife and daughter to death with a rubber mallet before hanging himself amid fears he would lose his biggest customer, an inquest hears. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-shropshire-11165570 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-11165570 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:29:01 GMT The parents of so-called "honour killing" victim Shafilea Ahmed are arrested on suspicion of her murder, sources say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-merseyside-11164901 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-11164901 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:57:20 GMT Labour defends its leadership election rules amid evidence some people can cast multiple votes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11162916 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11162916 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:37:35 GMT British scientists say they are closer to knowing why older women trying to fall pregnant are more likely to produce abnormal eggs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11164078 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11164078 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:59:30 GMT Thousands of Tube workers will strike next week as talks between London Underground bosses and two unions break down. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-london-11166047 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11166047 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:19:28 GMT The Scottish government says drinkers should be charged a minimum of 45p for every unit of alcohol as part of efforts to cut consumption. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-11155653 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11155653 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:51:44 GMT Tony Blair's memoirs, based on his time as the prime minister, break sales records, booksellers say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11168080 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11168080 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:50:01 GMT All banks and building societies have put in place plans to begin dispensing £5 notes from the cash machines, a report reveals. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11168660 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11168660 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:33:20 GMT Gordon Brown is to devote time to unpaid education and internet projects, his spokesman says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11170384 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11170384 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:46:47 GMT A man and woman are arrested on suspicion of helping a disabled man from South Tyneside take his own life. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-tyne-11163052 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-11163052 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:23:58 GMT Ex-This Morning host Richard Madeley presents the first five minutes of the show while Eamonn Holmes is stuck in traffic. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11164476 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11164476 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:32:11 GMT UK Border Agency publishes a list of its weirdest finds following the discovery of a briefcase full of dead pigeons at Gatwick Airport. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11165254 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11165254 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:35:49 GMT A senior civil servant at the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure says that job losses are inevitable because of the cuts it has to make http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-11172307 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11172307 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:29:12 GMT Prayers are said in Rathfriland for a six-year-old boy who has died after being struck by a speedboat in County Down on Monday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-11170681 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11170681 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:16:18 GMT Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan says she is minded to accept changes to the referendum question following Electoral Commission recommendations. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11165118 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11165118 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:15:53 GMT A nurse found dead at her Bridgend home was unlawfully killed by her former partner, a coroner rules. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-11165349 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-11165349 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:30:39 GMT Royal Bank of Scotland says Scotland is likely to gain jobs as a result of major restructuring, despite news that 3,500 UK posts will be lost. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-11165360 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11165360 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:57:12 GMT An extra £300,000 of emergency funding is pledged by the Scottish government to help the relief effort in Pakistan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-11163507 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11163507 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:46:28 GMT A cheating husband murdered his wife after she found out about his infidelity within months of them getting married, a court hears. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-merseyside-11167555 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-11167555 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:02:44 GMT An ambulance paramedic put the life of a baby at risk by refusing to take the mother to hospital because they were on a break, a tribunal hears. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-dorset-11170920 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-11170920 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:46:11 GMT Goalkeeper Scott Carson is released from the England squad to face Bulgaria in the Euro 2012 qualifier on Friday because of a family bereavement. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/8957271.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8957271.stm Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:47:50 GMT England and Durham pace bowler Graham Onions to miss the Ashes series against Australia this winter because of a back operation. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/cricket/england/8964548.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/8964548.stm Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:47:35 GMT Former light-welterweight world champion Ricky Hatton says he is unlikely to fight again. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/boxing/8964725.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8964725.stm Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:07:18 GMT It's goodbye to GMTV on Friday, after 17 years on ITV. How well do you remember it and all the other morning shows? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11164647 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11164647 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:40:23 GMT Our regular column covering the passing of significant - but lesser reported - people of the past month. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11149392 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11149392 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:36:16 GMT It is the degree of choice among the Westminster elite, claiming six cabinet members and three Labour leadership contenders among its alumni. Why does Oxford's Politics, Philosophy and Economics course dominate public life? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11136511 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11136511 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:57:23 GMT The Electoral Commission is to give its verdict on the proposed question for the referendum on further powers for the Welsh assembly. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11156562 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11156562 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:44:58 GMT Community service has been described as a 'holiday camp' after criminals were filmed sitting drinking tea and smoking illegal drugs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11156972 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11156972 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:08:30 GMT Allies of Gordon Brown rally behind the former prime minister, describing criticism of him in Tony Blair's memoirs as "unfair" and "one-sided". http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11155571 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11155571 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:51:36 GMT Foreign Secretary William Hague has told reporters why he issued a statement rejecting rumours of an improper relationship with one of his special advisers, Christopher Myers, who has since resigned from his job. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11164797 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11164797 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:23:09 GMT The International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended the three Pakistan players accused of being part of a betting scam. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11172122 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11172122 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:23:09 GMT A British discount store is buying in Polo mints from Indonesia even though the same mints are being manufactured just a mile up the road in York. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11171603 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11171603 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:14:43 GMT In the latest in the BBC News Meet The Author interviews, Sir Terry Pratchett discusses I Shall Wear Midnight, the latest in his best-selling Discworld series. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11170374 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11170374 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:01:01 GMT A man sailing the sea in a bath tub, mud sculptures and an ugly fish who finds love - it's the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/newsbeat/11171944 http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/11171944 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:57:20 GMT Nick Clegg has said Pakistan will need aid for years to come following the worst floods in decades, after seeing the devastation there himself. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11154808 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11154808 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:14:27 GMT One in five elderly people with broken hips do not get surgery quickly enough, a survey shows. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11161586 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11161586 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:48:34 GMT Pakistan team manager Yawar Saeed confirms that the three players at the centre of the 'spot-fixing' allegations will not play in the upcoming Twenty20 & ODI series' against England. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/cricket/8963203.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/8963203.stm Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:03:37 GMT Why bed-bugs are on the march again http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11165108 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11165108 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:42:04 GMT How much is a bottle of beer under new price laws on booze? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11165537 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11165537 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:17:15 GMT The hidden world of special advisers http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11165381 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11165381 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:25:14 GMT Is now a good time to buy a property? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11164697 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11164697 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:53:02 GMT Does a Tony Blair-style drink habit do you any harm? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11152307 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11152307 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:57:23 GMT Press maintain their interest in Tony Blair's memoirs http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11160900 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11160900 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:45:49 GMT