Lockerbie Anniversary: Cameron Praises Victims

Relatives of those killed in the Lockerbie bombing are gathering at memorial services in the UK and US to mark the 25th anniversary of the atrocity. Pan Am flight 103 was on its way from London to New York when it exploded above Lockerbie, in southern...

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Search For 'Woman In Sea' In Brighton

Police have received reports that a woman has been swept out to sea in Brighton, East Sussex. Emergency services were called to a nightclub on the seafront in the early hours of this morning, but as yet no person or body has been found. Sussex Police...

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Apollo Theatre Collapse: Venue 'Neglected'

The owner of the Apollo Theatre in London's West End claimed last year that the venue had "suffered years of benign neglect". Nica Burns, co-owner and chief executive of Nimax Theatres, which runs the building in Shaftesbury Avenue, said in an interview...

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Chessington Fire: Blaze At Surrey Theme Park

The Chessington World of Adventures Resort in Surrey has been closed for the day after a fire at a restaurant near the zoo area. The theme park was not open to the public when emergency crews were alerted at 9am and no people or animals were injured,...

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GPs Told To Report Prescription Drug Addicts

GPs should collect anonymous data on patients they believe are addicted to prescription drugs, as part of a crackdown being recommended by MPs. The Home Affairs Select Committee said there was a lack of data on misuse and supply of prescription drugs...

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Npower To Pay £3.5m To Vulnerable Customers

Npower has agreed to pay £3.5m to vulnerable customers after an Ofgem investigation found the energy firm breached sales rules. Regulator Ofgem said the failings of doorstep and telesales staff meant customers were not able to make informed decisions...

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Rochdale Sex Abuse 'Could Have Been Prevented'

A serious case review has criticised police and social services over their handling of child sex abuse cases in Rochdale. It follows a high-profile court case last year which involved a sex trafficking gang who preyed on vulnerable young girls. The...

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Adebolajo's Brother Refuses To Condemn Murder

Woolwich Murder: Killers' Timeline Updated: 2:01pm UK, Thursday 19 December 2013 By Tom Parmenter, Sky News Correspondent 1984: Michael Olumide Akinbiyi Adebolajo is born on December 10 at King's College Hospital in Lambeth, south London. His...

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Lee Rigby Murder Trial Jury Considers Verdicts

The jury in the trial of two men accused of murdering soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich has retired to consider its verdicts at the Old Bailey. Judge Mr Justice Sweeney finished his summing up this morning, outlining evidence relating to footage taken...

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Woman Killed As High Winds Hit UK And Ireland

Further strong winds are expected to batter the UK today after two people died in gale force conditions. The Met Office has an amber warning - its second-highest level - for Northern Ireland and parts of western Scotland, where gusts of up to 90mph...

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Tulisa Denies Class A Drug Offences In Court

Former X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos has denied being concerned with the supply of Class A drugs. The N-Dubz star, 25, of Friern Barnet, north London, is accused of setting up an £860 deal to supply 13.9 grams of cocaine to an undercover reporter....

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Criminal Tagging Firm To Repay £68.5m Overcharge

Disgraced firm Serco has agreed to repay the Government £68.5m for overcharging for tagging criminals, the Justice Secretary said. Both Serco and G4S were found to have overcharged the taxpayer for monitoring criminals in a contract dating back to 2005....

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Jayden Parkinson: Police Searching Graveyard

Police looking for missing teenager Jayden Parkinson are focusing their investigation on a churchyard grave. Thames Valley Police said the search for Jayden had led officers to the grounds of All Saints' Church in Didcot, Oxfordshire. The 17-year-old...

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'Some Prisoners Should Be Allowed To Vote'

Prisoners serving short sentences or approaching the end of their time behind bars should be allowed to vote, according to a group of MPs and peers. The committee said it would be "wholly disproportionate" for the UK to defy a ruling by the European...

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Migrant Benefit Ban To Be Fast-Tracked

A ban on EU migrants claiming benefits from the moment they arrive in the UK is to be fast-tracked amid fears of an influx of Bulgarians and Romanians in the new year. The measure will be rushed through Parliament in time for the January 1 deadline...

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Plastic Notes Issued In UK From 2016

Plastic banknotes are to be issued for the first time when the new £5 featuring Sir Winston Churchill appears in 2016. A £10 note featuring Jane Austen to follow around a year later will also be made from polymer rather than the cotton paper currently...

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Prison Efforts To Cut Re-Offending 'Not Working'

Efforts made by prisons in England and Wales to cut re-offending are not working, according to an inspection report. The damning report also claims the majority of prison staff do not understand what is required to meet the targets set under the Government...

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Canoe Conman John Darwin Facing Return To Jail

Canoe fraudster John Darwin will be behind bars this Christmas after he was arrested on his return from an unauthorised trip abroad to find a new wife. The 63-year-old had travelled to the Ukraine and was photographed in November by The Sun newspaper...

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Top 10 Most Complained About Shows Of 2013

Broadcasting watchdog Ofcom has revealed the year's most complained about shows, with Big Brother topping the list. The Channel 5 reality show received 965 complaints, over 200 more than any other show, to win the dubious honour for a second year running....

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Belfast: Bomber Catches Fire In Failed Attack

A suspected fire-bomber suffered burns to his face, neck and hands while trying to detonate a device in a Belfast city centre store, according to police. The man's clothes caught fire and he fled from the store through crowds of shoppers and tried to...

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Child Abuse: 42% Rise In Investigations

By Jason Farrell, Sky News Correspondent A Sky News investigation has revealed up to one in 20 children in some parts of the country have been the subject of investigations into whether they are victims of abuse or neglect. In 2012/13 English councils...

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Appeal After Girls Vanished On Way To Library

Police are appealing for information to trace a missing six-year-old girl and her teenage aunt. Zeenat Abdala, 16, and her niece Lutfiya Salum were last seen at around noon on Saturday as they left their home in South Norwood, in Croydon, south London,...

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TV Weatherman Fred Talbot Arrested Again

TV weatherman Fred Talbot has been arrested for a second time by detectives investigating historical sex abuse claims. The 63-year-old was detained on suspicion of indecent assault and serious sexual assault in relation to five former pupils at a school...

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Slavery Bill Promises Life Terms For Traffickers

Human traffickers could be given maximum life prison sentences under new laws to end modern-day slavery. Home Secretary Theresa May said it was time to get "tougher on the slave drivers" who force thousands of people into a life of servitude in the...

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NHS Chief Calls For Quality Seven-Day Service

Hospitals in England could face multi-million pound fines if they fail to maintain standards seven days a week, the NHS's medical director has warned. Sir Bruce Keogh is set to announce his recommendations after a year-long inquiry into NHS care,...

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Lynne Spalding: Lawyer Denies Alcohol Claim

A lawyer for a British woman found dead in a locked stairwell at San Francisco General Hospital is disputing a coroner's report that her death was probably related to "chronic alcohol abuse". Lynne Spalding, 57, disappeared from her hospital room on...

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Jayden Parkinson: Police Launch Murder Inquiry

Police investigating the disappearance of teenager Jayden Parkinson now believe she was murdered. Jayden, 17, from Oxford, was last seen leaving Didcot Parkway train station at 4.27pm on December 3 - and did not return home that evening as planned....

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UK Plans Cap On EU Immigrants - Leaked Report

The number of people allowed to move to the UK from European Union countries could be capped at 75,000 under proposals set out by the Home Office, it has been claimed. A leaked Government report on the effect on Britain of the EU's policy allowing free...

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