'Bedroom Tax' To Hit Thousands Of Families

By Emma Birchley, East Of England Correspondent Thousands of families living in social housing are facing a cut in their benefits from April because they are seen to have too big a home. The under-occupation penalty, dubbed "the bedroom tax", aims...

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Food Bills May Rise Amid Growing Meat Tests

By Tom Parmenter, Sky News Correspondent Consumers are being warned that food bills may rise if high demand for meat testing continues. Since the start of the horsemeat scandal, laboratories all over the UK have been inundated with requests to...

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AAA Credit Rating Lost: Osborne Defiant

George Osborne is coming under pressure over what Labour calls his "catastrophic economic policy failure" after the UK lost its top-grade AAA credit rating. International agency Moody's downgraded it by one notch to AA1, citing slow growth and a rising...

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Italy: Briton Held Over Tour Guide Murder

By Nick Pisa, Sky News Reporter A Briton has been arrested in Italy for the murder of a tour guide and the attempted killing of another man. Jason Peter Marshall, 24, was held by police early on Saturday after they traced him through his mobile...

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Fuel Prices 'Head For Highest Level Ever'

Motorists have been warned that petrol prices may soon reach their highest level ever. The AA said sterling's slide and market speculation could push prices to record levels by Easter. The warning comes as tanker drivers at the Grangemouth refinery,...

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Jemima Prees: Tribute To Ski Tragedy Schoolgirl

The family of a British schoolgirl who died in a skiing accident in the Austrian Alps has spoken of how she "lived every day as if it might be her last". Mourners will gather today for the funeral of 10-year-old Jemima Prees, who was killed when she...

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Hacking: Ex-NOTW Executive Avoids Prosecution

After spending nearly two years on police bail, Mr Wallis has been told he is not being prosecuted because there is insufficient evidence. He said on Twitter: "After 21 months of hell for my family, CPS have just told my solicitors that there will be...

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Birds Eye Ready Meal Recall Over Horse Fears

The owner of Birds Eye is recalling 15 ready meals across western Europe after horsemeat was found in a Belgium-made product. In the UK and Ireland the products being withdrawn are the brand's traditional spaghetti bolognese 340g, shepherd's pie 400g...

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'Prisons Are Run Better By Private Firms'

Private firms are better at running prisons than the public sector and all jails should be subject to open competition, according to a think tank. The Government would be wrong to limit the role of private companies within prisons to small contracts,...

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Abuse Inquiry Uses Posters To Find Victims

By David Blevins, Ireland Correspondent A state inquiry into historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland has taken the unprecedented step of posting billboards on bus stops to encourage survivors to come forward and give evidence. To date,...

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'Alien' Invaders Threatening UK's Wildlife

UK wildlife is under threat from a growing number of "alien" species set to reach our shores soon. The bee-killing yellow-legged hornet is among the non-native species set to arrive in the UK, the Europe-wide study warned. The Asian hornet, which grows...

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Four-Year-Old 'Sexually Assaulted': Teen Held

A 13-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl at a children's play centre in Lancaster. The girl told her parents the assault happened whilst she was playing at The Zone on Dalton Square between 12.30pm...

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New 4G Phone Operators Announced By Ofcom

Telecoms watchdog Ofcom has granted permits for more mobile phone firms to operate faster 4G networks. The four new winners are Hutchison 3G, a division of BT called Niche Spectrum, Telefonica O2 and Vodafone. Existing 4G operator Everything Everywhere...

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IVF Treatment For Older Women On The NHS

By Thomas Moore, Health and Science Correspondent Women aged 40 to 42 will be allowed one cycle of IVF so long as it is their first attempt, the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) says. Previously Nice only recommended...

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Uncover The Criminals In Your Family Online

By Richard Suchet, Sky News Reporter Millions of historical criminal records from England and Wales are going online. Half a million of the records from 1770 to 1934 have been published today by the genealogy website findmypast.co.uk in association...

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Jimmy Savile: Ex-Cop 'Acted For Star'

A former police inspector has been accused of acting on behalf of Jimmy Savile by contacting officers before an interview. The officer was from the West Yorkshire force which has referred the claim to the police watchdog, the Independent Police Complaints...

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MPs: Tax Dodgers 'Should Be Named And Shamed'

Tax dodgers should be "named and shamed" to stop celebrities using legal loopholes to cut the amount they pay to the Treasury, MPs say. The Public Accounts Committee says promoters of tax avoidance schemes are "running rings" around the taxman by taking...

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Hilary Mantel: Kate Is A 'Plastic Princess'

Award winning author Hilary Mantel has launched a scathing attack on the Duchess of Cambridge, describing her as "designed by committee", in a lecture at the British Museum. The 60-year-old author, who won the Man Booker Prize in 2009 and 2012, compared...

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Energy Bills 'Set To Rise' Ofgem Warns

Britain's fossil fuel energy supplies are on a rollercoaster and heading downhill fast, according to the head of industry regulator Ofgem. Chief executive Alistair Buchanan issued the stark warning to consumers and businesses to prepare for higher prices...

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Coronavirus Patient Dies In Birmingham

A patient who was being treated for a Sars-like coronavirus at the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham has died. The man, who was already undergoing treatment for a "long-term complex unrelated health condition" before contracting the so-called novel...

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Stafford Hospital: Police Probe New Evidence

New evidence about the scandal at Stafford hospital is being examined by police and prosecutors that could lead to criminal charges, according to reports. Matthew Ellis, the police and crime commissioner for Staffordshire, said detectives were looking...

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British Cycling Couple Die In Thailand Crash

A British couple who were more than 18 months into a round-the-world cycling trip have been killed in a crash in Thailand. Mary Thompson and Peter Root, from Guernsey, had ridden across 23 countries including Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and China since starting...

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Murder Probe As Teen's Body Found In Salford

A murder investigation has been launched after the body of a 19-year-old man was found in Salford. The man was found with multiple injuries by police officers who were called to Light Oaks Road shortly after 9.20pm on Sunday. He was pronounced dead...

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Wandsworth Tower Block Stabbing: Teen Named

Police have named a 16-year-old boy who was stabbed to death at a block of flats in south London. Peter Hagan was discovered in the stairwell after police were called to Albon House in Neville Gille Close, Wandsworth, at 1.30am on Sunday morning. ...

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Teenager Shot Dead In East London

A teenager has died and a man is fighting for his life after being shot in east London. The pair were shot in Hindrey Road, Clapton, at 8.20pm on Saturday, Scotland Yard said. Paramedics took them to hospital where the younger victim, 19, later died....

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Horsemeat: 'Ministers Were Warned In 2011'

Government ministers were warned in 2011 that horse meat was illegally entering the human food chain, it has been claimed. John Young, a former manager at the Meat Hygiene Service, now part of the Food Standards Agency (FSA), told the Sunday Times he...

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Home Secretary Pledges New Deportation Law

Home Secretary Theresa May is planning a new law to stop foreign criminals avoiding deportation, according to reports. She told the Sunday Telegraph that the actions of some immigration judges were "not acceptable" and that they were "subverting" British...

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Man Held After Pensioner Dies In Hit-And-Run

A 26-year-old man has been arrested after a pensioner was killed crossing the road in a hit-and-run. The 80-year-old was mowed down in the street when she was walking in Yardley, Birmingham, on Saturday morning. West Midlands Ambulance Service said...

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