No Takers For Cashback Green Deal Scheme

Not a single household has yet signed up for a flagship Coalition energy efficiency scheme despite a £1,000 cashback offer ministers said would get it off to a "flying start". Green Deal is designed to help homeowners make energy saving home improvements...

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Meningitis B Vaccine Set To Be Approved

A lifesaving meningitis B vaccine is set to be licensed for use in the UK in a move that could save thousands of lives. The disease, which is the most common and deadliest form of meningitis in the country, affects some 1,870 people each year, many...

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Young Drivers 'Face Passenger Restrictions'

By Richard Suchet, Sky News Reporter Young drivers could be banned from carrying passengers who are not members of their own family in a bid to cut the number of deaths on the roads. More than 1,500 17 to 24-year-olds in the UK were killed or seriously...

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Electoral Commission To Probe Police Vote

Low Turnout For Police Commissioner Polls Updated: 7:33pm UK, Friday 16 November 2012 Dire turnouts have threatened to undermine the first ever police and crime commissioner elections, with as few as 10% of voters casting their ballots in some areas....

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Antibiotics Resistance A Growing Health Threat

By Thomas Moore, Health and Science Correspondent The Chief Medical Officer has raised the prospect of a future without cures for common infections - unless antibiotics are used more responsibly. In a stern warning to doctors and patients, Professor...

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Fuel Prices: AA Demands Action For Motorists

The AA has accused ministers of failing drivers and businesses by not clamping down on what is sees as unfair fuel prices. The motoring group says while average unleaded prices have gone down from 138.95p a litre in mid-October to 135.08p - with diesel...

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Ashdown: Withdraw Troops From Afghanistan Now

British forces must withdraw from Afghanistan as quickly as possible before any more troops are killed, Liberal Democrat former leader Lord Ashdown has said. In a damning assessment of the campaign in Afghanistan, he said allied forces had failed to...

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Demoted Christian Wins Facebook Post Ruling

A Christian man demoted for posting his opposition to gay marriage on Facebook has won his breach of contract action against his employers. Adrian Smith lost his managerial position, had his salary cut by 40%, and was given a final written warning by...

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Twilight's Final Movie Premieres In London

Thousands of Twilight fans, some of whom had camped out for days, got their reward when the stars of the vampire saga arrived for the premiere of the final film in the series. Robert Pattinson told frenzied fans in London's Leicester Square that the...

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Savile Cops Arrest Man For Sex Offences

A man in his 60s and from Bedfordshire is being held by police investigating the Jimmy Savile child abuse scandal. He was arrested at 7.45am on suspicion of sexual offences and is being questioned. A police spokesman said the allegations made...

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Railway Guard Jailed Over Teen's Death

Railway guard Christopher McGee has been jailed for five years over the death of teenager Georgia Varley. The 45-year-old was convicted of the manslaughter of the drunk teenager after he signalled for a train to move as she was leaning against the carriage....

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ITV Paedophile 'Stunt': Disciplinary Action

ITV's This Morning and BBC's Newsnight are being investigated for their handling of child sex abuse allegations. Media watchdog Ofcom is examining the Newsnight programme that led to Tory peer Lord McAlpine being wrongly implicated in a paedophile ring....

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Treatment Of Schizophrenia Patients 'Shameful'

By Thomas Moore, Health and Science Correspondent Standards of care in some mental health units are so poor that they make patients worse, not better, a new report claims. An independent inquiry into schizophrenia describes the care given to some...

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The Killers' Gigs Cancelled Due To Sore Throat

The Killers have been forced to cancel one of their UK concerts after just four songs because their lead singer was suffering from a sore throat. Thousands of fans at the sold-out Manchester Arena were left disappointed when Brandon Flowers was unable...

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April Jones: Police Stop Searching River

Police looking for the missing five-year-old April Jones have switched the focus of their search to a forest, the police officer in charge of the operation has said. Superintendent Ian John, of Dyfed-Powys Police, said they had stopped combing the river,...

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Energy Firm SSE Defends 38% Profits Rise

The energy firm SSE has defended a 38% rise in half year profits at a time when its gas and electricity bills are rising by 9% on average. The company, formerly known as Scottish & Southern Energy, made an adjusted profit before tax of £397.5m in...

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UK Soldier Shot Dead While Playing Football

A British soldier who was killed by a rogue member of the Afghan army as he played in a football match on Remembrance Day has been hailed as a "great man" and an "amazing father" by his wife. Captain Walter Barrie was playing in a match between British...

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Prince Charles Myths Denied By Clarence House

Claims Prince Charles has seven boiled eggs cooked for his breakfast but only eats one have been dismissed by Clarence House as part of a new royal myth-busting mission. The anecdote was first written about by Jeremy Paxman, the Newsnight presenter,...

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Pensioner Murder: 20-Year-Old Man Arrested

A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a pensioner was found dead in his southwest London home. Officers discovered the body of 73-year-old Joseph Griffiths after responding to reports of a burglary at the house in Fulham during...

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Abu Qatada Bailed After Winning Appeal

Timeline: Qatada Legal Battle Updated: 3:36pm UK, Monday 12 November 2012 Abu Qatada has challenged and ultimately thwarted every attempt by the Government to detain and deport him since 2001. Here is a timeline of the legal battle. 1993: Abu Qatada...

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Fuel Duty: Chancellor Osborne Under Pressure

Chancellor George Osborne may bow to demands and delay a planned fuel duty hike amid fears it will hit struggling families. Tory rebels had been planning to break ranks and vote with Labour in an Opposition debate on Monday calling for the 3p increase...

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British Soldier Killed In 'Insider Attack'

A British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan in an apparent "insider attack" at his base, the Ministry of Defence has said. The soldier, from The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, was killed while in Patrol Base...

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Burning Poppy Photo: Man Faces Questioning

A man is to be questioned by police after an image of a burning poppy was posted on Facebook on Remembrance Sunday. Kent Police said the 19-year-old, from Canterbury, was detained last night on suspicion of making malicious telecommunications and is...

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Coach Fall: Woman Hurt On M42 Motorway

A woman has suffered a serious head injury after falling from a coach travelling on the M42 motorway in the West Midlands. The victim, in her 20s, is believed to have fallen from the vehicle's emergency exit near the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham....

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Victoria Cross Charity Role For George, 12

Bereaved Mum's Journey Of Despair Updated: 9:44am UK, Sunday 11 November 2012 By Lucy Cotter and Richard Suchet For the families of those killed in war, Remembrance Sunday can be a day of profound grief. While the nation - and the Commonwealth...

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Remembrance Sunday: Tribute To Helmand Soldier

By Lucy Cotter and Richard Suchet For the families of those killed in war, Remembrance Sunday can be a day of profound grief. While the nation - and the Commonwealth - expresses its gratitude to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, the bereaved...

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Manhunt After Teen Amelia Arnold Goes Missing

Police in Hertfordshire have appealed to the public to help trace a man wanted in connection with the disappearance of a 19-year-old who is believed to have been murdered. Officers want to question 22-year-old Jack Wall, of Hadrian's Walk, Stevenage....

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Jimmy Savile Inquiry Police Arrest Man

A man in his 70s has been arrested in connection with the Jimmy Savile sex abuse investigation. The suspect is being held as part of Operation Yewtree - an inquiry into alleged child sexual exploitation by Savile and others. Police said the man was...

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