BBC News - UK

The latest stories from the UK section of the BBC News web site.

Second man held after mosque arson

   (Wednesday, 19 June 2013 07:53)

A second man is arrested in connection with an arson attack on a mosque in Gloucester.

Surgery reduction hope on cancer

   (Wednesday, 19 June 2013 07:44)

Some breast cancer sufferers could be treated with radiotherapy instead of more invasive surgery after a Europe-wide study involving Cardiff doctors.

North fit for first Lions Test

   (Wednesday, 19 June 2013 07:35)

British and Irish Lions wing George North is passed fit for the first Test against Australia on Saturday.

Police overtime payments increase

   (Wednesday, 19 June 2013 07:29)

Overtime payments by three of Wales' four police forces rose substantially in the last financial year amid UK government efforts to cut costs, figures obtained by the BBC show.

Fifth of charity shops 'could close'

   (Wednesday, 19 June 2013 07:07)

Nearly a fifth of Wales' charity shops could close if the Welsh government implements proposed changes to business rate relief, a charities group says.

Jail reckless bankers, report urges

   (Wednesday, 19 June 2013 07:03)

The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards calls for new measures, including criminal sanctions, to make bankers responsible for their own failings.

Japanese firm to announce jobs boost

   (Wednesday, 19 June 2013 06:30)

A Japanese company is expected to announce new jobs in Northern Ireland later.

When the world came to Fermanagh

   (Wednesday, 19 June 2013 06:30)

When the world came to County Fermanagh for the G8

Papers mull PM's 'Syria coup bid'

   (Wednesday, 19 June 2013 05:22)

Papers mull PM's 'Syria coup bid'

Coroner urges resuscitation clarity

   (Wednesday, 19 June 2013 05:12)

Five organisations receive coroner's letters highlighting the "disturbing" death of a woman after paramedics were called to a care home.

NHS watchdog faces 'cover-up' claim

   (Wednesday, 19 June 2013 05:01)

England's healthcare regulator may have covered up knowledge of its own failings after a series of baby deaths at a Cumbria hospital, a report says.

Muslim leader denies war crimes

   (Wednesday, 19 June 2013 04:02)

A British Muslim leader indicted in Bangladesh for war crimes says he is willing to face a fair trial to clear his name.

Older beetles 'make better dads'

   (Wednesday, 19 June 2013 03:42)

Older male burying beetles work harder at parental care and mating than younger counterparts, a study suggests.

Risk of civil service 'pay exodus'

   (Wednesday, 19 June 2013 03:25)

The Civil Service faces an exodus of its most "talented and marketable" staff because of growing unhappiness with their pay, a new report claims.

MPs urge new targets for job centres

   (Wednesday, 19 June 2013 03:20)

The criteria used to assess the success of Jobcentre Plus in helping people find work are "flawed", MPs say

Poor pupil cash 'plugging budgets'

   (Wednesday, 19 June 2013 02:09)

A report claims schools are facing increasing pressure to spend money aimed at very poor pupils, known as the pupil premium, to plug holes in their budgets.

University offers 'ignore context'

   (Wednesday, 19 June 2013 02:04)

Many UK universities do not consider candidates' backgrounds when offering places, research suggests.

Supreme Court ruling on Iraq damages

   (Wednesday, 19 June 2013 01:52)

Supreme Court judges are to decide whether relatives of British soldiers killed in Iraq can sue the government for damages under human rights law.

Ballet dancer David Wall dies at 67

   (Wednesday, 19 June 2013 01:36)

Ballet dancer David Wall, who became the youngest male principal in the history of the Royal Ballet, dies of cancer, aged 67.

Applause is a 'social contagion'

   (Wednesday, 19 June 2013 01:04)

The quality of a performance does not drive the amount of applause an audience gives, a study suggests.

What's going on with the weather?

   (Wednesday, 19 June 2013 00:50)

What's going on with the weather, asks David Shukman

The play that keeps its audience in the dark

   (Wednesday, 19 June 2013 00:47)

The new play that keeps its audience in the dark

Poverty in the English countryside

   (Wednesday, 19 June 2013 00:44)

The people living in rural poverty

VIDEO: The 13-year-old fashion blogger

   (Wednesday, 19 June 2013 00:18)

The 13-year-old taking fashion blogging by storm

Food labels system to be rolled out

   (Wednesday, 19 June 2013 00:10)

A new consistent system of front-of-pack food labelling is to be introduced in the UK, the government says.

Parents call for baby ashes inquiry

   (Wednesday, 19 June 2013 00:02)

Bereaved parents who did not receive the ashes of their dead babies will take their fight for a public inquiry to the Scottish Parliament later.

Assange vows to stay in embassy

   (Wednesday, 19 June 2013 00:01)

Wikileaks website founder Julian Assange vows to remain in the Ecuadorian embassy in London even if accusations of sex crimes are dropped.

Camelot seeks Royal Ascot revenge

   (Wednesday, 19 June 2013 00:01)

The 2012 Derby winner Camelot faces recent conqueror Al Kazeem in the feature race of day two at Royal Ascot.

Call for earlier sex education

   (Wednesday, 19 June 2013 00:00)

Sex education at a younger age and free contraception for people as young as 13 are needed to cut teenage pregnancy rates, according to a Holyrood inquiry.

'Excessive' use of face-down restraint

   (Tuesday, 18 June 2013 22:04)

Ministers are considering a ban on face-down restraint in English mental hospitals as figures show the technique is being widely used.

UK minister says no to pre-Yes talks

   (Tuesday, 18 June 2013 20:36)

UK minister Michael Moore tells the BBC it would be "nonsensical" to negotiate the exit terms of Scottish independence ahead of the historic referendum.

VIDEO: Labradoodle helps woman's balance

   (Tuesday, 18 June 2013 19:13)

A Nottinghamshire woman with balance problems says a specially-trained dog has helped her "get her life back".

VIDEO: Lawrence concert line-up unveiled

   (Tuesday, 18 June 2013 19:05)

Twenty years after the teenager Stephen Lawrence was stabbed to death in London, details of a star-studded concert in his memory have been unveiled.

VIDEO: UK inflation rate rises to 2.7%

   (Tuesday, 18 June 2013 19:03)

The rate of consumer price index (CPI) inflation increased to 2.7% in May, up from 2.4% in April, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said.

VIDEO: Two killed by train in Hertfordshire

   (Tuesday, 18 June 2013 19:00)

Two teenagers, a 15-year-old girl and an 18-year-old man, have died after being hit by a train near a Hertfordshire railway station on Monday night.

Girl hurt in petrol bomb attack

   (Tuesday, 18 June 2013 18:24)

A young girl is hurt after a petrol bomb is thrown into a street in east Belfast.

Minister hails 'web porn' progress

   (Tuesday, 18 June 2013 17:59)

Ministers say agreements reached with internet firms will lead to a "fundamental change" in how images of child abuse are dealt with online.

G8 leaders agree deal on tax evasion

   (Tuesday, 18 June 2013 17:48)

Leaders of the G8 major economies agree plan to clamp down on money launderers, illegal tax evaders and corporate tax avoiders.

In pictures: Royal Ascot 2013

   (Tuesday, 18 June 2013 17:38)

Celebrities, hats and frocks on the first day of Royal Ascot

VIDEO: House of Commons

   (Tuesday, 18 June 2013 17:25)

The government is urged by Labour to support the principle of a financial transaction tax.

VIDEO: Mums' concerns over web safety

   (Tuesday, 18 June 2013 16:56)

Parents and staff from Parentzone explain how they would like to make the internet safer for children.

England will not take Swann risk

   (Tuesday, 18 June 2013 16:46)

England will not risk Graeme Swann's long-term fitness in Wednesday's Champions Trophy semi-final against South Africa.

AUDIO: 'My dad's organs saved four lives'

   (Tuesday, 18 June 2013 16:23)

Ten-year-old Caitlin Robertson urges the public to sign organ donation register, after her father's organs saved four lives

The street with 18 betting shops

   (Tuesday, 18 June 2013 13:35)

Fixed odds betting terminals, a kind of super-powered fruit machine, are driving profits in betting shops. Some councils are now fighting back.

What does the tie-less G8 reveal?

   (Tuesday, 18 June 2013 12:53)

The G8 leaders turned up in Northern Ireland tieless. So where can still be relied on to be a mandatory necktie area.

VIDEO: Saatchi cautioned for Nigella assault

   (Tuesday, 18 June 2013 09:08)

Art collector Charles Saatchi has been cautioned for assault after images of him grasping his wife Nigella Lawson by the neck appeared in a newspaper.

VIDEO: Man survives 15th floor fall in NZ

   (Tuesday, 18 June 2013 01:55)

A British man survives a 15th floor fall in New Zealand after trying to lower himself from a neighbour's balcony to his flat.

Does a child die of hunger every 10 seconds?

   (Tuesday, 18 June 2013 01:48)

It's a shocking statistic that a child dies of hunger every 10 seconds, very good at grabbing headlines. But is it true?