http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/video_and_audio/uk/ The latest stories from the UK section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:58:28 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/video_and_audio/uk/ 120 60 15 Temperatures in parts of the UK plunged to -11C (12F) on Thursday night, and forecasters are warning of a bitterly cold spell and snow showers over the weekend. But are councils prepared? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16876078 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16876078 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:19:49 GMT Three British men have died and three more people are in hospital after contracting Legionnaires' disease while on holiday in Spain. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16880837 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16880837 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:17:14 GMT The legal battle over the ownership of a cat in Stornoway has come to an end after the death of a key witness - a dog. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16875235 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16875235 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:44:29 GMT The UK is set for another bitterly cold night with temperatures possibly reaching -12C, say weather forecasters. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16879675 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16879675 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:58:02 GMT The FBI and the Metropolitan police have launched a criminal investigation after computer hackers intercepted a conference call. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16883566 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16883566 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:57:37 GMT Chris Huhne quits as energy secretary after an announcement he is to be charged with perverting the course of justice over speeding points claims dating back to 2003. Ben Geoghegan takes a look at his political career. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16872495 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16872495 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:23:15 GMT The Queen has planted trees at the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk to mark her Diamond Jubilee. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-norfolk-16881873 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-16881873 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:28:52 GMT Children are to get legal rights to maintain proper relationships with both parents after separation, as part of a shake-up of the family justice system. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16867364 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16867364 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:54:59 GMT A BBC Newsnight investigation reveals that the Student Loans Company's chief executive Ed Lester received his £182,000 pay package without deductions for tax or National Insurance. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/9692281.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/9692281.stm Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:12:45 GMT A Lego man launched into space, the sport of ice golf and Luxembourg's Prime Minister doing something unexpected. 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/16860272 http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/16860272 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:21:26 GMT The historic tea clipper will be reopened to the public in spring 2012. Part of the conservation work included lifting her 3m off the ground. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16842625 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16842625 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:22:16 GMT Newsnight has seen a letter accepted by the very top of government which allowed the Student Loans Company's chief Ed Lester to receive his pay without tax and National Insurance deductions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16864762 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16864762 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:19:10 GMT Rolls-Royce will open a new half a billion dollar plant in Singapore later this month. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16865720 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16865720 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:18:36 GMT A look around the site of what is pledged to be the "greenest ever" Olympic Games. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16863885 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16863885 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:55:10 GMT The undercover policeman whose actions led to the collapse of a trial told Radio 5 live he was in daily contact with officers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16854231 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16854231 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:41:02 GMT At least 74 people have died in clashes between rival football fans in the city of Port Said in Egypt. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-16850830 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-16850830 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:19:15 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 Anglo-Swedish drugs maker AstraZeneca has announced a further 7,300 job cuts over the next two years as part of a new restructuring programme. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16851758 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16851758 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:21:19 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 An inquiry has been ordered into the tax affairs of top civil servants, following revelations on BBC Newsnight about tax avoidance. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16857710 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16857710 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:38:48 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 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 Baroness Hollins, whose daughter Abigail Witchalls was stabbed in the neck while walking with her toddler son in 2005, has been giving evidence at the Leveson inquiry into media ethics. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16857707 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16857707 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:23:46 GMT The family of an English soldier shot dead in a republican part of Belfast at the start of the Troubles have publicly thanked the local people who tried to save his life 41 years ago. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-16853227 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-16853227 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:36:02 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 Thousands of people have gathered in Lerwick in Shetland to celebrate the island's Viking heritage with a dramatic fire festival. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16826966 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16826966 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:04:22 GMT An Essex primary school has denied claism 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 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