http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/default.stmGet the latest BBC England news: breaking news, in-depth features, analysis and debate plus audio and video coverage from the English regions.en-gbMon, 07 Dec 2009 21:54:30 GMTCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reusehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/15http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gifhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/default.stmA 14-year-old girl pleaded with teachers to abandon a Dartmoor training trip before drowning in a swollen river, an inquest is told.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/8399700.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/8399700.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 17:33:21 GMTDevonA man who killed a three-year-old girl by setting fire to her family home in Liverpool in a revenge attack is convicted of murder.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/8400166.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/8400166.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 18:19:06 GMTMerseysideA temporary footbridge, built by the Army, re-unites the Cumbrian town of Workington which was split in half by floodwaters.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/cumbria/8398538.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/8398538.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 12:35:18 GMTCumbriaA 21-year-old man is charged with the murder of a baby girl in St Helens, Merseyside.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/8400668.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/8400668.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 21:01:45 GMTMerseysideThe Wiltshire town of Swindon is selected to become the world's first community to twin with Disney World.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/wiltshire/8399996.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/8399996.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 16:02:19 GMTWiltshireA man who married his ex-wife's daughter battered the older woman to death and set her body on fire, a court hears.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/8400208.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8400208.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 18:02:02 GMTEnglandTwo missing paedophiles from Devon and Merseyside who police say pose a danger to children are put on the Most Wanted website.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/8399706.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8399706.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 14:38:09 GMTEnglandA pair of saggy underpants has scooped Somerset's answer to the Turner Prize for arts.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/somerset/8400643.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/8400643.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 20:39:12 GMTSomersetA Dorset town's ridiculed fake Christmas tree, which was put up in place of a real fir amid safety fears, is removed.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/dorset/8400054.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/8400054.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 16:21:38 GMTDorsetSilverstone agrees a 17-year deal to host the British Grand Prix from 2010, ensuring the race remains on the Formula 1 calendar.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8397777.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8397777.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 13:13:11 GMTFormula 1Stoke are to hold an investigation amid reports of a bust-up between James Beattie and boss Tony Pulis, BBC Radio Stoke understands.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/8399591.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/8399591.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 13:38:05 GMTStokeRonnie O'Sullivan beats Matthew Stevens 9-3 to book a second-round date with Peter Ebdon at the UK Championship in Telford.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/8400185.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/8400185.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 21:53:42 GMTSnookerWhy are 'surgeons' operating without training?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/local/london/hi/tv_and_radio/newsid_8400000/8400189.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/local/london/hi/tv_and_radio/newsid_8400000/8400189.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 16:30:58 GMTTV and RadioIs this art bad enough for the Turnip Prize?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/local/somerset/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_8398000/8398972.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/local/somerset/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_8398000/8398972.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 11:21:37 GMTArts and CultureIsland apologises for killing and eating missionaryhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/8398126.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/8398126.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 08:33:26 GMTHampshireThe effect of anti-terrorism raids on communitieshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_midlands/8395261.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/8395261.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 06:54:54 GMTWest MidlandsIn and out of hospital in a day for major surgery http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/8385142.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8385142.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 09:05:32 GMTHealthFind out about your community from bbc.co.ukhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/englandhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/englandMon, 09 Jun 2008 14:38:53 GMTEnglandA toddler drowned in a swimming pool at the family home of her foster parents, an inquest hears.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/8399723.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/8399723.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 20:18:15 GMTHampshireA legal attempt to win a posthumous pardon for convicted murderer Dr Hawley Crippen is turned down.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/8400142.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8400142.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 17:15:13 GMTUKA teacher at an all-girls school has been convicted of sexually grooming a pupil who had developed a crush on him.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/surrey/8400688.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/surrey/8400688.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 21:40:37 GMTSurreyA husband stabbed his wife to death in south London because he was bitter and angry after she made a new life for herself, the Old Bailey hears.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8400235.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8400235.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 18:03:58 GMTLondonResearchers at Oxford University are trying to piece together a collection of gems, thought to have been the largest of its kind in Britain.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/oxfordshire/8399880.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/8399880.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 16:40:04 GMTOxfordshireA six-year-old boy who suffered brain damage in a fall at his nursery is awarded substantial damages to help with his care.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8399514.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8399514.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 13:38:54 GMTLondonTwo men are jailed after being found guilty of stealing nearly £4m of designer jewellery from Southend Airport in Essex.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/essex/8400179.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/8400179.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 17:18:34 GMTEssexA Tesco Express in the West Midlands is closed by council environmental health officers over hygiene fears. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_midlands/8400672.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/8400672.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 21:44:43 GMTWest MidlandsA disciplinary panel concludes that a doctor in Essex did not provide the expected standard of care when performing circumcisions.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/essex/8399630.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/8399630.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 13:52:54 GMTEssexA man who pointed a loaded pistol at Cambridgeshire police officers and stole a police van is given an indeterminate prison sentence. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/cambridgeshire/8400162.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/8400162.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 17:05:31 GMTCambridgeshireA suspected conman posing as an army captain is preying on vulnerable people asking for donations to pay for a soldier's coffin.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/shropshire/8399536.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/8399536.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 14:24:51 GMTShropshireA couple have "irreplaceable" photographs of their son stolen from their car as they visited his memorial on the anniversary of his death.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/hereford/worcs/8399390.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/8399390.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 16:50:58 GMTHereford/WorcsTwo teenagers admit murdering a 35-year-old man in a "random and frenzied" attack in East Yorkshire.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/humber/8400183.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/8400183.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 19:37:27 GMTHumberA man accused of urinating on Teesside war memorial is given a conditional discharge by a judge.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/tees/8399611.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tees/8399611.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 14:31:53 GMTTeesAborted plans for Everton's new stadium in Kirkby could be revived after the intervention of the government.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/8399967.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/8399967.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 15:28:29 GMTMerseysideA county council spends £1,500 on hiring a removal firm to move office equipment yards across the street.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/lancashire/8400653.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/8400653.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 20:42:52 GMTLancashireFormer Newcastle United and England captain Alan Shearer is among those awarded honorary degrees on Tyneside.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/tyne/8400071.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/8400071.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 16:04:58 GMTTyneNewcastle United's Andy Carroll is arrested and questioned on suspicion of assault after a fight at a nightclub in the city.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/tyne/8399396.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/8399396.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 12:34:27 GMTTyneA former harpist to Prince Charles is found guilty of handling stolen goods but cleared of three counts of burglary.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8399780.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8399780.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 16:09:41 GMTWalesAn inquest decides that the death of an eight-year-old boy, who became trapped by tides on a rock, was misadventure.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/gloucestershire/8400213.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/8400213.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 20:55:46 GMTGloucestershireA 17-acre beach on the south-east coast of Cornwall is sold at auction for £30,000.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/cornwall/8398658.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/8398658.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 12:36:01 GMTCornwallA housing society is fined £50,000 after a boiler exploded killing a Gloucestershire woman and her dog.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/gloucestershire/8399565.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/8399565.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 13:23:42 GMTGloucestershireFirefighters who rescued a woman in labour with twins during a snow storm in Devon earlier this year are honoured.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/8400621.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/8400621.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 20:36:26 GMTDevonA turf-cutting ceremony takes place to mark the start of work on a £24m international aviation training academy in Devon.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/8245688.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/8245688.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 13:31:34 GMTDevon