Schools 'Asking Parents To Pay For Textbooks'

Teachers are concerned poorer pupils are being put at a disadvantage by an increasing number of schools asking parents to pay for textbooks, computers and trips away. More than two fifths (43%) of parents have contributed around £50 a year per pupil...

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Osborne Jail Threat For Offshore Tax Evaders

Wealthy people who stash money in offshore accounts to evade paying tax could be sent to jail, the government has said. Chancellor George Osborne said new proposals could mean that people who hide their cash overseas could face criminal charges even...

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Most Voters Want Farage In Leaders' Debate

By Anushka Asthana, Political Correspondent A new poll suggests most of the public believe Nigel Farage should take part in any televised leaders' debates ahead of next year's general election. A Comres poll has found 51% of people think UKIP should...

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Scotland 'Should Determine Its Own Future'

By Niall Paterson, Scotland Correspondent "Put Scotland's future in Scotland's hands." That is the message Alex Salmond will deliver to delegates today at the SNP's Spring Conference. As the nationalist party committed to fulfilling an 80-year...

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New Hunt For UK's 'Most Wanted' In Cyprus

The List Of Wanted Fugitives Updated: 11:18am UK, Friday 11 April 2014 The list of suspects police want to question as part of Operation Zygos: NEW APPEALS :: Jeffrey Bloor Bloor, 41, from Brighton, is wanted by Sussex Police for allegedly conspiring...

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Anger As Paedophile Demands Victim Photos

A paedophile is allowed to have intimate photos of a young girl he abused because the police cannot erase them from his confiscated laptop before they return it to him. The man was jailed for nine years in 2013 after admitting a number of sex offences...

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Man Remanded Over Omagh Bombing Atrocity

A man charged with the murders of 29 people in the Omagh bomb 16 years ago has been remanded in custody. Prominent Irish republican Seamus Daly, 43, originally from Cullaville in County Monaghan, appeared in the dock at Dungannon Magistrates' Court...

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Former Nanny Praises 'Brave' Peaches Geldof

Peaches Geldof's childhood nanny has written a moving tribute to the mother of two, calling her a "brave, beautiful girl" who "almost made it". Anita Debney was employed by the 25-year-old's parents Bob Geldof and Paula Yates when she was a toddler....

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Co-op 'Power Struggle' As Myners Quits Board

The former City minister, Lord Myners, has quit the board of the troubled Co-operative Group amid opposition to his planned reforms of the business. News of his resignation emerged just hours after Midcounties Co-operative, which operates Co-operative...

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Royal Tour: Kate And William's First Walkabout

The Duke of Cambridge has joked that his son is preparing for a rugby career following Prince George's boisterous New Zealand playgroup appearance. Prince William was speaking at a state reception in Wellington's Government House, where he unveiled...

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Peaches Geldof's Body Released To Family

Peaches Geldof's body has been released to her family allowing them to make arrangements for her funeral. A coroner's spokesman made the disclosure as it emerged that toxicology test results could be released in two or three weeks. The 25-year-old...

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Half A Billion Pounds 'Wasted' On Anti-Flu Drugs

By Thomas Moore, Science and Health Correspondent Flu drugs stockpiled by the government for use in a pandemic have little benefit, according to researchers who have carried out a comprehensive new analysis. The Department of Health has spent £473m...

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HIV Fears Over Increase In Steroid Injections

By Thomas Moore, Sky News Health and Science Correspondent The number of people who inject themselves with steroids to "bulk up" is rising so fast that drug services risk being left behind, health experts warn. Conservative estimates by the Home...

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Arts Subjects Made Tougher In Exams Revamp

GCSE and A-level arts subjects are to be made tougher in the latest stage of a major reform of the exams system. Nine GCSE subjects and six A-levels will be reformed, with Education Secretary Michael Gove insisting he wants schools to "nurture creative...

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Maria Miller Resigns As Culture Secretary

Maria Miller has spoken to insist she was not pushed from her role of Culture Secretary but had to go because the scandal over her expenses was becoming a "distraction". In an interview after her early morning resignation following a week of mounting...

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Peaches Geldof Post-Mortem 'Inconclusive'

A post-mortem examination into the death of Peaches Geldof has proved inconclusive pending the results of toxicology tests. The 25-year-old was found dead at her home in Wrotham, Kent, on Monday and police are treating the death as "non-suspicious"...

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Minister Takes Aim At Miller Amid Growing Row

A Conservative minister has criticised Maria Miller's 32-second apology but said it was for David Cameron to decide on the Culture Secretary's future. Esther McVey's comments came as Tory activists warned the Prime Minister's "completely irrational"...

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Irish President On Historic Visit To Britain

Rocking In The Castle With Michael D Updated: 10:30am UK, Tuesday 08 April 2014 By David Blevins, Ireland Correspondent "When will my time come?" is the title of one of his poems. Almost a century after Ireland secured its independence from Britain,...

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Shrien Dewani Extradited To South Africa

A British man suspected of arranging the murder of his new wife on honeymoon has been remanded in custody after arriving in South Africa to face trial. Shrien Dewani was taken from Fromeside Hospital to Bristol Airport accompanied by officers from the...

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Power To The Regions: Miliband's £4bn Pledge

An extra £4bn will be given to local councils in an attempt to bridge the prosperity gap between London and the rest of the country, under plans from Ed Miliband. By seizing back power from Whitehall, the Labour leader said, regions would be able to...

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Brit Killed On Costas: Friend Tells Of Shock

A friend of millionaire businessman Andrew Bush, who was found shot dead at his home on Spain's Costa del Sol, has said he is "trying to comprehend" his death. Mr Bush, 48, originally from Bristol, was found lying in a pool of blood with two gunshot...

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Max Clifford Trial: Pauline Quirke Evidence

By Nick Pisa, Sky News Reporter, Southwark Crown Court Birds of a Feather star Pauline Quirke has described publicist Max Clifford as an "honest and decent man" as the trial enters its closing stages. Clifford, who turned 71 at the weekend, is...

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James Arthur Denies Fallout With Record Label

X Factor winner James Arthur has denied he has been dropped from Simon Cowell's record label for writing a song about terrorism. Arthur's contract with Syco has reportedly ended after it emerged Follow The Leader includes the line: "I'm gonna blow up...

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Brickies Earning £100k As 'Brawn Drain' Hits

A shortage of skilled labourers has helped push pay packets for the country's top bricklayers past the £100,000 mark, according to industry experts. Recruitment firm Deverell Smith and building consultants EC Harris told The Times the recruitment problem...

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Sheffield Half Marathon Axe Sparks Chaos

A popular half marathon descended into chaos when it was cancelled just moments before it was due to start - only for runners to set off anyway. Competitors were lining up to begin Sheffield's annual 13-mile race when organisers announced it could not...

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Food Waste 'Is Morally Repugnant', Say Lords

The scale of food waste, which sees 15 million tonnes of food dumped each year in the UK and at least 90 million tonnes across the EU, has been branded "morally repugnant" by a House of Lords committee. The Lords EU Committee said supermarkets should...

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Women May Get Right To Fight On Front Line

The British Army is "seriously considering" lifting its ban on women serving in combat roles in line with other countries such as the US, the Chief of the General Staff has said. General Sir Peter Wall told The Sunday Times he wanted to show women that...

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Kate To Fulfil Ambition On Tour Down Under

By Paul Harrison, Royal Correspondent The Duchess of Cambridge will realise a lifelong ambition when she arrives in New Zealand on Monday. According to the New Zealand High Commissioner to London, Sir Lockwood Smith, right at the top of Kate's...

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