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, 09 Feb 2012 20:21:09 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 Nine men who plotted to bomb the London Stock Exchange and build a terrorist training camp are jailed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16968518 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16968518 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:48:40 GMT The Bank of England agrees to extend its quantitative easing programme by £50bn to give a further boost to the UK economy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16963116 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16963116 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:48:09 GMT A couple due to marry become the second pair from Nottinghamshire in weeks to win more than £40m in the EuroMillions lottery. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-16961132 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-16961132 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:24:44 GMT Max Clifford tells the Leveson media probe phone hacking was a "cancer" in journalism, while Heather Mills spoke of having her messages accessed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16969905 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16969905 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:44:32 GMT Three members of staff from a private hospital near Bristol, featured in a Panorama programme, plead guilty to the ill treatment of residents. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-bristol-16963406 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-16963406 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:21:51 GMT Weather warnings for ice and snow are in place across Britain as the cold weather continues, with hazardous conditions reported due to freezing rain. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16959950 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16959950 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:17:38 GMT British diplomats are hopeful that police investigating the 1984 murder in London of PC Yvonne Fletcher will be able to visit Libya "soon". http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16968358 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16968358 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:46:06 GMT David Cameron has said he will not "rule out quotas" as a way of getting more women into top executive jobs, at a summit in Stockholm. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16958852 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16958852 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:47:22 GMT UK Prime Minister David Cameron and King Abdullah of Jordan agreed to work on finding a "solution" to the Abu Qatada case, during a phone call on Thursday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16966466 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16966466 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:22:23 GMT The families of two soldiers killed at Massereene Barracks almost three years ago intervene in a row over how their sons will be remembered. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-16966073 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-16966073 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:02:12 GMT The chair of a race relations charity says she will preside over an "orderly exit" as its funding is terminated after an investigation found "significant failures". http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-16971352 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-16971352 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:09:59 GMT A shocked Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall says it is impossible to imagine a fire destroying his "lovely Devon barn" at River Cottage. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-devon-16971421 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-16971421 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:32:10 GMT Judgment is reserved in a case brought by a severely disabled man with "locked-in syndrome" who urged a judge not to halt his High Court action to let a doctor end his life. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16957125 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16957125 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:50:23 GMT Construction is to begin on 60 flood and coastal defence schemes across England in the next financial year, the government says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16965241 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16965241 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:31:13 GMT US tycoon Donald Trump accuses First Minister Alex Salmond of seeming "hell bent on destroying Scotland's coastline" with wind power. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-16969723 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-16969723 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:10:00 GMT The Duchess of Cambridge carries out her first solo public engagement, attending a preview of a new Lucian Freud exhibition in central London. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16957667 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16957667 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:21:49 GMT The 44-year-old comedian from Surrey wins this year's funniest joke prize at the Loaded Laftas. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/newsbeat/16959243 http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/16959243 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:56:51 GMT Police are investigating two separate shooting incidents at bookmaker shops in Londonderry on Thursday night. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-16975323 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-16975323 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:36:37 GMT A 43-year-old Londonderry man admits a car bomb attack at the city's Strand Road PSNI Station. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-16971270 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-16971270 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:09:40 GMT South Wales Police promise their efforts to counter terrorism will not end with the jailing of two brothers from Cardiff who plotted to bomb the London Stock Exchange. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-16974102 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-16974102 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:17:07 GMT Three potential bidders remain in talks to take over Cardiff-based clothing retailer Peacocks, BBC Wales understands. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-16971458 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-16971458 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:38:27 GMT Former Rangers chairman Alastair Johnston asks the government's insolvency service to clarify "certain financial arrangements" relating to the takeover of the club. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16975105 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16975105 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:17:20 GMT Glasgow City Council's budget is passed by just two votes, despite a number of resignations from within the ruling Labour party group. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-16964356 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-16964356 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:54:03 GMT A man was crushed to death by a lorry which "floated through the air like a hot-air balloon", an inquest is told. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-leeds-16968325 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-16968325 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:24:00 GMT Two gay men were told they were "sinners" who would "burn in hell" by a Christian street preacher in Taunton, a court hears. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-somerset-16967037 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-16967037 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:21:15 GMT The Football Association will "move quickly" to begin the search for a successor to Fabio Capello as England manager. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16961682 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16961682 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:26:10 GMT Captain Sam Warburton recovers from a dead leg to lead Wales in the Six Nations against Scotland in Cardiff on Sunday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/16898180 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/16898180 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:00:05 GMT McLaren's Lewis Hamilton says he is "in a good place" mentally after a winter spent analysing his mistakes from 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/16974818 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/16974818 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:12:49 GMT Historian Saul David explores how a seemingly small oversight in military planning can determine success or failure of battle. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16929522 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16929522 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:43:18 GMT Strip clubs across England and Wales face closure, reversing a decade-long boom. How did the explosion in lap dancing change the country? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16869029 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16869029 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:23:35 GMT In the US and UK the market for clothing for pets is growing. But is it a sensible bit of indulgence or an inappropriate fad? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16943314 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16943314 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:36:03 GMT A controversial proposal to let people "opt out" of being on the electoral register may still go ahead, despite concerns it will lead to a big drop in registered voters. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16970921 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16970921 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:46:42 GMT Parents should teach their children about the risk of paedophiles, a minister has said as he defended plans to ease Criminal Records Bureau checks. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16931352 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16931352 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:11:26 GMT Business Secretary Vince Cable is in a political stand off after his nomination for the university access chief was turned down by MPs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16946484 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16946484 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:49:32 GMT Both the UK and US remain committed to a timetable for withdrawal of combat troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014, the foreign secretary has told MPs. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_9694000/9694629.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_9694000/9694629.stm Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:00:30 GMT Motorists are being warned to take care on the roads, with weather warnings for ice and snow in place across Great Britain. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16974114 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16974114 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:35:30 GMT Two Nottinghamshire couples have won lottery prizes of more than £40m in the past month. Could it be the UK's luckiest county? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-16974725 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-16974725 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:57:53 GMT Police patrol the A66 trans-Pennine route, where emergency services have dealt with 97 crashes caused by freezing rain in less than six hours. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16968575 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16968575 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:05:48 GMT Prime Minister David Cameron says he is sorry to see Fabio Capello quit as England manger, but that the Italian was wrong to object to John Terry being dropped as captain. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16960731 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16960731 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:50:37 GMT The Bank of England has agreed to extend its quantitative easing (QE) programme by £50bn to give a further boost to the UK economy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16974497 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16974497 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:47:57 GMT The housing charity, Shelter, is calling for greater protection for tenants after more than 80,000 complained about private landlords last year. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16959741 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16959741 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:09:01 GMT The cost of a Church of England wedding is rising after church members voted to put up the fee for getting married from £296 to £415. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16960110 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16960110 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:36:39 GMT Mothers are being forced into badly paid, low-skilled positions because there are so few part-time jobs available in Britain, according to a new report. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16964524 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16964524 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:31:46 GMT Why is Hebden Bridge the lesbian capital of the UK? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16962898 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16962898 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:58:29 GMT Can Britain avoid tourism’s “Curse of the rings” http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16935584 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16935584 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:39:34 GMT Why chief executives are paid so much http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16932043 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16932043 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:02:55 GMT How do you tackle the problem of icy pavements? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-16943101 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-16943101 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:40:07 GMT Cameron seeks Nordic tips on wooing women http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16955242 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16955242 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:43:05 GMT Why Scotland Yard is worried about 'glamorising' gangs http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16948739 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16948739 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:39:04 GMT A look at the first editions of the UK papers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-14016756 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14016756 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:07:29 GMT