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 Feb 2012 08:29:49 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://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk/ 120 60 15 An undercover policeman whose actions led to the collapse of a trial of environmental protesters had "defied" management instructions, a report says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16842478 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16842478 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:40:42 GMT A drug which could extend the life of prostate cancer patients is too expensive to be used on the NHS in England and Wales, a health watchdog says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16838825 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16838825 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:01:45 GMT Labour will not regain power until it "fully understands" why it lost support and "clarifies the kind of future" it wants to see, David Miliband says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16846596 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16846596 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:17:40 GMT Scientists fail to find any evidence that "big cats" killed two roe deer found dead in Gloucestershire. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-16760593 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-16760593 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:07:48 GMT Ofcom reports a 22% gain in the UK's average broadband download speed between May and November, but not all ISPs improved. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16842463 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16842463 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:02:49 GMT Government departments hit their own cost-cutting targets over the past year but will find it much harder to do so in the future, the spending watchdog says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16839214 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16839214 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:15:34 GMT The Times newspaper is being investigated by the Met police over email hacking claims, the BBC understands. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16850235 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16850235 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:17:56 GMT More than 100 clergy in London sign a letter calling on the Church of England to reverse its ban on civil partnership ceremonies being held in churches. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16848402 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16848402 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:41:32 GMT The presence of killer fibre asbestos in most UK state schools constitutes a "national scandal", says an all-party group of parliamentarians. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16847575 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16847575 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:06:17 GMT Measures introduced to the lower the suicide rate in England and Wales in the past decade appear to have been successful, according to an analysis. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16833630 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16833630 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:01:23 GMT London schools due are to find out how many free tickets for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games they are to receive. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-london-16834710 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-16834710 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:37:45 GMT Chris Evans's breakfast show is still the nation's favourite morning listen, according to new figures from the radio audience survey organisation Rajar. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16840462 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16840462 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:08:54 GMT Pupils who shout out in class achieve better results than their counterparts who appear to be better behaved and quiet, suggests research. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16836497 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16836497 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:19:36 GMT The government should not "scare people" about the dangers of cybercrime but do more to make people aware of how they can protect themselves online, a group MPs says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16839217 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16839217 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:12:10 GMT Belfast City Council is due to officially outline details of a £233m investment programme in the city later. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-16847074 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-16847074 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:03:39 GMT The PSNI and the USPCA are investigating a case of animal cruelty in the Banbridge area and a possible link with badger baiting. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-16847079 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-16847079 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:58:45 GMT Muslim leaders in Cardiff vow to stay vigilant after two brothers from the city admitted planning to detonate a bomb at the London Stock Exchange. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-16850092 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-16850092 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:59:54 GMT Police change the way they cover rural areas of north Wales after the chief constable accepts improvements can be made. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-16847895 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-16847895 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:13:17 GMT A former Scotland Office minister is calling for a "double referendum" to decide Scotland's constitutional future. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16844830 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16844830 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:51:29 GMT Four live-in property "guardians" move into a Borders mansion to help protect the site while it is converted into a tourist attraction. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-16837026 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-16837026 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:08:24 GMT Nearly 1,000 female workers, including dinner ladies, cleaners and carers, are to receive five years' back pay in a conclusion to an equality dispute with Bury Council. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-manchester-16844478 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-16844478 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:16:54 GMT A man is shot dead near Turnpike Lane Tube station in north London. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-16843444 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-16843444 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:25:29 GMT John Terry will not stand down as England captain despite facing trial over allegations he racially abused QPR defender Anton Ferdinand. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16846990 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16846990 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:39:12 GMT Arsenal are held by Bolton in a closely fought contest at the Reebok Stadium. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16714069 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16714069 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:27:12 GMT Aston Villa come back from a two-goal deficit to draw with Queens Park Rangers as Djibril Cisse scores on his debut. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16714062 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16714062 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:36:10 GMT Downton Abbey has become a cult hit in the US, but what is it about this tale of life in an Edwardian country house that appeals? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16731254 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16731254 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:32:47 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-16822492 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16822492 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:10:46 GMT Dublin-based artist Frank Buckley has found a novel use for over a billion euros worth of decommissioned currency http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16744240 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16744240 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:20:41 GMT MPs overturn a series of defeats inflicted on the government's welfare reform bill by peers, voting to reinstate child benefit into the proposed £26,000 total cap on payments. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16825646 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16825646 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:38:55 GMT A review into claims of tax avoidance by top civil servants is ordered by Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander, after a BBC Newsnight investigation. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16709780 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16709780 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:17:59 GMT The UK does not need more "middle managers" or unskilled Labour and only the "brightest and best" will be welcome to settle, immigration minister Damian Green is to say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16850563 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16850563 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:29:09 GMT The prime minister and Ed Miliband have clashed over executive pay, with the Labour leader claiming Mr Cameron has shown "no leadership", and the PM accusing Labour of "hypocrisy". http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_9690000/9690898.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_9690000/9690898.stm Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:48:54 GMT Television cameras are allowed a rare glimpse of leopards at a Rutland wildlife sanctuary. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-leicestershire-16844975 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-16844975 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:18:01 GMT The Tottenham manager, Harry Redknapp, has told a court that he employs a top firm of accountants and has always paid his tax. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16843090 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16843090 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:25:50 GMT A police officer who spent seven years working undercover in an environmental protest group "defied" instructions, a report has said. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16849303 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16849303 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:06:15 GMT The UK gives hundreds of millions of pounds to India in aid partly because it's good for British business, according to the international development secretary. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16848517 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16848517 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:05:31 GMT A Herefordshire toll bridge that offers a tax-free income has been bought by two entrepreneurs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16834146 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16834146 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:49:06 GMT Former Formula One champion Sir Jackie Stewart, a close friend of Fred Goodwin, says the former RBS boss is being made a "scapegoat" for the financial crisis. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16839912 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16839912 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:06:45 GMT Staff at Highland Wildlife Park are trying to weigh Walker the polar bear who is thought to be about 400kg (63 stone). http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-16810380 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-16810380 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:15:27 GMT An Essex primary school has denied that its elocution lessons are designed to get rid of pupils' accents. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-essex-16838517 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-16838517 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:42:32 GMT The vulnerable UK men forced by gangs to work abroad http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16836065 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16836065 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:23:34 GMT The big cat hunters of the Cotswolds countryside http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-16760599 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-16760599 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:29:41 GMT The strange world of snowdrop fanciers http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16789834 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16789834 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:29:41 GMT Uncovering England's first women's football match http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-humber-16814902 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-16814902 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:46:56 GMT The benefit family on £30,000+ a year http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16812185 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16812185 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:47:20 GMT The era when shepherd bowled at aristocrat http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16821779 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16821779 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:40:27 GMT Press consider Labour Party's sibling rivalry http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16848864 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16848864 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:21:48 GMT