Retailers Set Goals On World Cup Success

By Emma Birchley, Sky News Correspondent England fans are not the only ones hoping the players can find the back of the net as their World Cup campaign finally gets under way. Retailers too are banking on success. The Centre for Retail Research...

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Great North Swim Challenger Dies Taking Part

A 52-year-old man has died after taking part in the Great North Swim in Windermere. He was taken to hospital by air ambulance because of a "medical emergency", Cumbria police said. Officers attending the event were alerted to the incident on Friday...

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World Cup: England 'Well Prepared' For Opener

World Cup: 11 Players You Need To Watch Updated: 3:39pm UK, Thursday 12 June 2014 By Nick Powell, Sports Editor Like the Grand National, the World Cup has become a great participation event in offices, clubs and schools. Join the sweep, pick...

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Queen's Birthday Honours: Stephen Sutton's MBE

By Rhiannon Mills, Sky News Reporter Stephen Sutton, the teenage cancer sufferer who raised more than £4m for charity, has been honoured with an MBE in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours. Stephen, who was 19 when he died last month, had been...

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Man, 86, Held Over Death Of 70-Year-Old Woman

An 86-year-old man is due to appear in court following the death of a 70-year-old woman in her home in Scotland. The body of Francine Clark was found at about 10.30am on Wednesday at her house in Fintry Gardens in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire. Following...

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Rik Mayall Post-Mortem 'Inconclusive'

Rik Mayall's Memorable Lines Updated: 5:50pm UK, Monday 09 June 2014 Rik Mayall, who has died aged 56, starred in a host of comedy productions. Here are some of his most memorable lines and scenes: :: As Lord Flashheart in Blackadder II: (To Baldrick...

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Urgent Passport Cases 'Fast-Tracked For Free'

Passport Service Cuts Hit Expat Applications Updated: 12:14pm UK, Wednesday 11 June 2014 By Mark Stone, Asia Correspondent The backlog and workload problems at the passport office are causing frustration and anger - not just for people based in...

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McCanns: Search Shows Madeleine May Be Alive

Kate and Gerry McCann believe the lack of evidence found during new police searches proves their daughter could still be alive. The couple say they are "very pleased" with the digs carried out in Praia da Luz over the last 10 days. "We are further...

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London Faces Gridlock As Black Cabbies Protest

Thousands of black cab drivers are set to bring severe disruption to central London in protest at the regulation of rival cab services such as Uber. The Google-backed app allows users to order a car at the touch of a button, and the fare is calculated...

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Passport Service Cuts Hit Expat Applications

The backlog and workload problems at the passport office are causing frustration and anger - not just for people based in the UK, but for Britons living all around the world. Until a few years ago, British citizens living abroad could simply wander...

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Experts Say Statin Guidance Is 'Deeply Worrying'

How Do Statins Help Prevent Heart Disease? Updated: 4:16am UK, Wednesday 11 June 2014 Statins are a group of drugs prescribed to help lower the level of "bad" cholesterol in a person's blood. The official term for "bad" cholesterol is low-density...

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Passport Delay Denied: Emergency Plan In Place

Emergency plans are being put in place to ensure families who want to go on holiday get their passports back in time, the Home Secretary has said. Theresa May said more staff would be brought in to make sure applications were dealt with in time as an...

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Grid To Pay Firms To Prevent Winter Blackouts

National Grid has begun offering to pay firms to manage their electricity use from this winter to help prevent the "lights going out". The company, which runs the power network in England and Wales, is asking the largest energy users to agree to cut...

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Madeleine McCann: New Search 'Will Be Useful'

By Tom Parmenter, Sky Correspondent, in Praia da Luz The renewed searches in Praia da Luz will be "useful" in understanding what happened to Madeleine McCann, a former Portuguese attorney general has told Sky News. Pinto Monteiro, who was in post...

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Rik Mayall: Comedian 'May Have Died After Fit'

Stars Mourn 'Funniest Man Of Generation' Updated: 8:00am UK, Tuesday 10 June 2014 Comedian Adrian Edmondson has led tributes to his long-time friend and collaborator Rik Mayall, who has died aged 56. The pair worked together on hit shows such as The...

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Cameron Sets Out 'British Values' For Schools

David Cameron has set out the values he believes should be taught in British schools in the wake of allegations of a "Trojan Horse" extremism plot. Following a damning Ofsted investigation in Birmingham, which saw five schools placed in special measures,...

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GPs 'Should Offer On-The-Spot Smear Tests'

By Harret Hadfield, Sky News Reporter Women should be offered on-the-spot smear tests during regular doctor's appointments, according to a new study. All women in the UK aged between 25 and 65 are offered the test regularly every three years to...

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Scots Vote: 'English Politicians Keep Out'

English politicians getting involved in the Scottish independence debate is more likely to make Scots vote in favour of leaving the Union, an exclusive Sky News/YouGov poll has found. Our poll shows almost a third of people in the UK (31%) believe English...

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Metal Studs Treat The Homeless 'Like Animals'

By Siobhan Robbins, Sky News Reporter Metal studs installed to stop homeless people from sleeping outside private flats in London have been described as "brutal" by a homelessness charity. Residents at the block on Southwark Bridge Road said they...

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Minimum Wage Dodgers 'Named And Shamed'

Twenty-five employers who failed to pay their staff the national minimum wage have been "named and shamed" by the Government. It is the biggest number of employers publicly named since a new crackdown was announced last year. Between them, they owe...

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