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BBC News - UK
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The latest stories from the UK section of the BBC News web site.
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Fears over street light cut-backs
The growing number of councils across the UK switching off street lights prompts criticism from MPs and road safety groups.
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Tales from the Blitz
Why memories of the bombardment never fade
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House group 'near administration'
Connaught, the property services group that specialises in social housing, is on the brink of going into administration, the BBC learns.
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Childhood pastimes 'in decline'
Traditional outdoor games for children bringing them into contact with nature are in decline, the RSPB says.
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Inbred bees 'facing extinction'
Some of the UK's rarest bumblebees are at risk of becoming extinct as a result of inbreeding, research suggests.
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Crystal ball gazing
Experts make their predictions for house prices
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UK radiotherapy 'lagging behind'
Too few UK cancer patients are receiving state-of-the-art radiotherapy care, experts from Cancer Research UK say.
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Scam fear over electricity credit
Criminals have managed to clone prepayment meter keys in order to make money by offering discounted credit to customers.
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MPs back AV referendum bill
Plans to change the way MPs are elected to Parliament survive their first Commons hurdle - despite criticism from Tory MPs.
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Emmerdale in TV Choice hat-trick
Emmerdale wins three prizes at the TV Choice Awards, with EastEnders taking the prize for best soap in its 25th anniversary year.
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Shock over pipe bomb at school
A father speaks of his shock after his eight-year-old son picked up a pipe bomb in a school playground in Antrim.
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Tube workers begin 24-hour strike
Severe disruption is expected on London Underground as the first workers begin a 24-hour strike.
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Bipolar 'not linked to violence'
People with a mental illness are no more likely to be violent unless they abuse drugs or alcohol, a study suggests.
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Labour MPs call for hacking probe
Labour MPs demand the police investigation into alleged phone-hacking by News of the World reporters is reopened, at an urgent Commons session.
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Student migration 'unsustainable'
The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", minister Damian Green says in his first major speech on immigration.
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Man dies in Philippines stabbing
A 27-year-old Aberdeen man is stabbed and killed two days after flying to the Philippines.
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Prince Charles begins green tour
Prince Charles has started his week-long "green" rail tour of the UK in Glasgow, where he visited an initiative promoting cycling.
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Saatchi gallery deal hits setback
Charles Saatchi's plan to donate his gallery to the British public hits a stumbling block after talks with Arts Council England break down.
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Barclays bank to create 600 jobs
Banking giant Barclays announces it is to expand its presence in Glasgow, creating 600 jobs.
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MacKenzie and Bryant clash
Former Labour Minister Chris Bryant and former editor of The Sun Kelvin MacKenzie have clashed on the issue of tabloid phone hacking, following allegations about practices at the News of the World newspaper.
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Striker Kuyt suffers injury blow
Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt injures shoulder during training with the Netherlands, according to Dutch boss Bert van Marwijk
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End UK rebate - EU budget chief
The EU budget commissioner says he sees no grounds for the UK to keep its budget rebate.
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Police 'will decide on phone hacking inquiry'
The police and not the government should decide whether to re-open the investigation into the News of the World phone-hacking allegations, Home Secretary Theresa May has said.
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Rooney happy to play - Capello
England manager Fabio Capello says striker Wayne Rooney is in the right frame of mind to play against Switzerland on Tuesday despite allegations about his private life.
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Capello insists Rooney will play
England manager Fabio Capello insists striker Wayne Rooney will play in the Euro 2012 qualifier away to Switzerland on Tuesday.
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Blair cancels London book signing
Tony Blair cancels a planned book signing in London on Wednesday to prevent causing the police "a lot of hassle".
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'Disgust' over killer's sentence
A Flintshire mother calls for tougher sentences for so-called "one-punch killers" after her son's attacker was jailed for 40 months for manslaughter.
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Pietersen fined for Twitter rant
England batsman Kevin Pietersen is given an undisclosed fine by the ECB over his Twitter tirade.
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Gang 'advertised city brothels'
A Scottish crime gang spent more than £50,000 advertising brothels in Belfast, a court is told.
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Family's hope in Crete murder case
A British pathologist is investigating whether a woman, who Greek police suspect was murdered on holiday, may have died as a result of an earlier fall.
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Murder accused's 'gymnastic sex'
A man who killed his wife after five months of marriage enjoyed "gymnastic" sex sessions with another woman, a court hears.
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New police appeal over MI6 death
Police investigating the death of MI6 worker Gareth Williams appeal for help in tracing two people seen entering his central London flat.
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Quacking profit: Expenses MP sells duck island
The ornamental duck island which sank the career of a Tory MP at the height of the expenses scandal is sold for charity.
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Former head jailed for sex abuse
A former boarding school head teacher is jailed for 21 years for sexually abusing and beating pupils.
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The 60s, but not as we know it
US drama Mad Men has won praise for its recreation of the 1960s, but it's not a classic depiction of the decade.
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Dominic Cooper on Tamara Drewe
The actor Dominc Cooper talks to BBC Breakfast about his role in Tamara Drewe and intrigue in the countryside.
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Organised chaos
Mercury Prize nominees I Am Kloot talk music
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Elbow and Kloot talk Mercury Prize
I Am Kloot singer John Bramwell talks to Elbow's Guy Garvey about Kloot's Mercury Music Prize-nominated album, which Garvey and bandmate Craig Potter produced.
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This Is England
TV follow-up to award-winning film to be screened
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Male victims of domestic violence
40% of domestic violence victims are male but a new study suggests victims are often ignored by police and there are only a handful of refuge places for abused men across the UK. Ian McNicholl was abused by a partner and told his story to BBC Breakfast
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Fast food: Dinner at 100mph
Perry Watkins from Buckinghamshire has set what he hopes is a new world record for the fastest piece of furniture, a Queen Anne dining table.
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Newspaper review
'Phone hack' headlines continue
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Eddie who?
Comic Eddie Kadi can command vast crowds at his live shows. Why has he attracted so little mainstream attention?
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Do our memories get better with age?
Our ability to recall events seems to sharpen as we get older, says Lisa Jardine, but can it be trusted to paint an accurate picture?
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