http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the UK section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Sat, 26 May 2012 07:22:34 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/news/uk/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 The Home Office draws up contingency plans to cope with a possible large increase in immigration from Greece if the euro collapses. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18216538#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18216538 Sat, 26 May 2012 00:04:10 GMT Twelve English High Streets - from Cornwall to Northumberland - will share a £1.2m pot of government cash to rejuvenate shopping areas. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18212669#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18212669 Sat, 26 May 2012 06:47:39 GMT Thousands of UK websites are expected to be in breach of a law that dictates what they can log about visitors. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18206810#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18206810 Sat, 26 May 2012 00:22:00 GMT A man is shot dead and three other people are injured in a shooting in a pub in Droylsden, Greater Manchester. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-18217129#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-18217129 Sat, 26 May 2012 05:50:56 GMT A teenage boy dies after getting into difficulty in the River Thames at Oxford. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-18217134#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-18217134 Sat, 26 May 2012 06:17:48 GMT BBC Scotland publishes further evidence about a suspected conflict of interest concerning the administrators of Rangers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18212287#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18212287 Fri, 25 May 2012 23:21:23 GMT Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt addressed News Corp lobbyist Fred Michel as "daddy" and "mon ami" in text messages released by the Leveson Inquiry. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18215020#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18215020 Fri, 25 May 2012 20:12:46 GMT A man who claims he was forced to work for a family of travellers in Hampshire tells a court he felt "scared" of them. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-18216051#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-18216051 Fri, 25 May 2012 21:18:24 GMT A pupil who made cakes containing cannabis in a cookery lesson is expelled from his Newcastle school. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-18204049#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-18204049 Fri, 25 May 2012 18:42:57 GMT Doctor Who star Matt Smith, former Wales rugby captain Matthew Rees and world hurdles champion Colin Jackson will carry the Olympic torch as it travels from Cardiff to Swansea. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18204904#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18204904 Sat, 26 May 2012 07:07:56 GMT Britain's Engelbert Humperdinck will open the proceedings as 26 countries compete in the final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Azerbaijan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18203723#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18203723 Sat, 26 May 2012 06:07:45 GMT Anger erupts at the Michaela McAreavey murder trial after lawyers clash over a sex guide found in the couple's room. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18202919#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18202919 Fri, 25 May 2012 10:20:35 GMT A guitar manufacturer which has made customised instruments for some of the world's biggest stars, including Bruce Springsteen and Van Morrison, is going into liquidation. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18207130#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18207130 Fri, 25 May 2012 12:19:49 GMT A woman passenger in a car has died and two other people are seriously injured following a crash involving two cars near the lake in Bala, Gwynedd. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18216212#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18216212 Fri, 25 May 2012 21:17:22 GMT The family of a nine-year-old Newport girl left with devastating birth injuries will receive a £2m initial payout and £325,000 every year to pay for her care. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-18211488#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-18211488 Fri, 25 May 2012 16:49:20 GMT The ten most popular areas for young Scottish professionals to buy property are all in major cities, according to the Bank of Scotland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-18211526#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-18211526 Fri, 25 May 2012 23:23:22 GMT A large wild fire breaks out on Colonsay in the Inner Hebrides and is threatening two cottages on the north west of the island. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18216293#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18216293 Fri, 25 May 2012 21:11:38 GMT Two local newspapers end daily publishing to move over to a once-a-week edition. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-18212700#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-18212700 Sat, 26 May 2012 01:30:02 GMT A former police officer is jailed after he stole money seized in raids and used police computers to access women's details. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-18211751#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-18211751 Fri, 25 May 2012 19:03:07 GMT Marlon Samuels and Darren Sammy add an unbroken 168 as West Indies rally to 304-6 on day one of the second Test with England. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/18213289 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/18213289 Fri, 25 May 2012 17:21:59 GMT Britain's Andy Murray is drawn to face Tatsuma Ito of Japan, the world number 69, in the opening round of the French Open. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/18206326 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/18206326 Fri, 25 May 2012 17:44:01 GMT England manager Roy Hodgson confirms striker Andy Carroll and goalkeeper Rob Green will start against Norway on Saturday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18213079 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18213079 Fri, 25 May 2012 16:15:05 GMT The social unrest, economic gloom and austerity in Europe today mirrors the fall of the Roman Empire, says the historian Michael Wood. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18159752#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18159752 Fri, 25 May 2012 07:15:56 GMT The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18187603#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18187603 Fri, 25 May 2012 01:09:08 GMT Do you work more or fewer hours than the average in your country? And how does that compare with leading developed nations? Type in your hours and we'll give you the answer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18144320#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18144320 Wed, 23 May 2012 14:56:31 GMT The "yes" campaign for independence wants one million Scots to sign a declaration of support by the time of the referendum in the autumn of 2014. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-18162832#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-18162832 Fri, 25 May 2012 11:57:38 GMT Senior Chinese leader Wu Bangguo has cancelled a trip to the UK in protest at David Cameron's meeting with the Dalai Lama. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18208252#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18208252 Fri, 25 May 2012 13:58:09 GMT Farm labourers could be at greater risk of exploitation under government plans to reduce regulation of gangmasters, unions warn. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18204566#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18204566 Fri, 25 May 2012 17:18:54 GMT A Labour MP has told the House of Commons that UK businesses need better management rather than deregulation. http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_9723000/9723171.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_9723000/9723171.stm Thu, 24 May 2012 14:28:59 GMT The Olympic flame has arrived in the Welsh capital Cardiff on day one of its tour of Wales. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18215173#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18215173 Fri, 25 May 2012 21:09:13 GMT London's skyline would look very different today if some of the plans for towers and skyscrapers that have been proposed in the past had been built. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18204250#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18204250 Sat, 26 May 2012 02:47:58 GMT An ice cream seller from Northumberland has been banned from trading because her van is an "eyesore". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-18208780#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-18208780 Fri, 25 May 2012 18:46:01 GMT A Cambridgeshire town council has come under fire over its decorations to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-18207376#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-18207376 Fri, 25 May 2012 10:46:10 GMT An inquest into the deaths of five men killed in vodka factory blast has heard it was probably started by a cigarette. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18210481#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18210481 Fri, 25 May 2012 15:59:55 GMT The government could be set for a climbdown on plans for a "caravan tax" measure announced in George Osborne's Budget earlier this year. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18199201#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18199201 Fri, 25 May 2012 12:24:56 GMT Gary Barlow, who co-created the official song for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations, took inspiration from the Commonwealth. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18206894#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18206894 Fri, 25 May 2012 13:54:12 GMT Plan B talks to Evan Davis about class and social exclusion ahead of the release of his new film Ill Manners. http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9723000/9723854.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9723000/9723854.stm Fri, 25 May 2012 09:20:45 GMT Diamond jubilee street parties uniting neighbourhoods http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-18210417#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-18210417 Fri, 25 May 2012 23:13:59 GMT What happens to gardens when the show's over? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18116035#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18116035 Sat, 26 May 2012 01:03:09 GMT Cricketer Graeme Swann on pressure... and his singing skills http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18205523#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18205523 Sat, 26 May 2012 00:46:32 GMT Readers show us their royal mementos http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18164868#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18164868 Sat, 26 May 2012 07:17:00 GMT How does an A-level student go off the rails? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18193227#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18193227 Fri, 25 May 2012 23:09:49 GMT Are there any pitfalls to cashback shopping sites? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18207304#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18207304 Fri, 25 May 2012 23:00:11 GMT Papers on Eurozone, Eurovision and Jubilee http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18216971#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18216971 Sat, 26 May 2012 05:26:45 GMT