NHS Volunteers Help Ease Maternity Pressure

By Isabel Webster, West of England Correspondent Volunteers are being used by the NHS at the Royal Gwent Hospital in South Wales to ease pressure on overstretched maternity wards. Twenty so-called "maternity buddies" handle babies at the request...

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Olympic Stadium: Dismay Over Delayed Future

By Enda Brady, Sky News Correspondent Olympic and Paralympic champions have voiced their dismay at news that the stadium may not open fully until the summer of 2016. Four bids are still being considered as full-time tenants at the Stratford venue,...

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Hertfordshire Crash Leaves Three Men Dead

Three men have been killed in a collision between a car and a lorry on the A10 in Hertfordshire. The men - the driver of the car and two passengers, thought to be in their late teens and early 20s - died at the scene. They were travelling in a Vauxhall...

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Ash Dieback: Crisis Plan To Be Released

By Nick Pisa, Sky News Reporter Ministers will hold a crisis meeting today to discuss a deadly fungal disease threatening millions of the UK's native ash trees. Department of the Environment officials have been liaising with the Forestry Commission...

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Malala: Shot Pakistan Girl Thanks Supporters

The schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban in Pakistan has thanked people around the world for their support - as thousands call for her to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Malala Yusufzai, 15, was flown to Birmingham for specialist treatment...

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Immigration Cases Spiral 'Out Of Control'

Thousands of illegal immigrants could be granted an amnesty to stay in the UK to clear a massive backlog of cases, MPs fear. The number of outstanding immigration and asylum cases rose by 25,000 in three months and is "spiralling out of control". The...

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Enniskillen Remembers Victims Of IRA Bomb

By Vicki Hawthorne, Ireland Correspondent The town of Enniskillen in County Fermanagh will come to a standstill this morning for its own special Remembrance Day. Twenty five years ago - on November 8, 1987 - an IRA bomb exploded as hundreds of...

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Supermarkets Cut Petrol Prices By Another 2p

Three supermarket chains have cut their petrol prices again, reducing the cost of fuel by 2p at pumps across the nation. Asda was the first to announce the discount, which follows similar reductions towards the end of last month. It will now charge...

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Surgeon Faces Inquiry Over Breast Cancer Ops

A surgeon is to face a criminal inquiry over allegations about his treatment of more than 1,000 breast cancer patients. West Midlands Police said they were liaising with the Crown Prosecution Service to determine the course of the investigation into...

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Head Teacher Helen Mann Found Dead At School

Police are investigating the death of a head teacher whose body was found at her primary school. Helen Mann, who was in her 40s, was pronounced dead on Monday at Sytchampton Endowed First School in Worcestershire. Police and paramedics were called...

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Sellafield Nuclear Waste Storage Warning

Hazardous waste being stored in run-down buildings at Sellafield nuclear plant is posing "intolerable risks to people and the environment", a watchdog has warned. For more than 50 years, the owners of the Cumbrian nuclear power station have failed to...

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Jimmy Savile 'Was Yorkshire Ripper Suspect'

Jimmy Savile was questioned by detectives investigating the Yorkshire Ripper murders, a senior officer who worked on the inquiry has claimed. Former West Yorkshire Police detective John Stainthorpe said the disgraced presenter was a suspect in...

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Derby House Fire: Man Charged With Murder

A 45-year-old man has been charged with the murder of six siblings who died as a result of a Derby house fire in May. Paul Mosley, also of Derby, is accused of murdering Jade Philpott, 10, and her brothers John, nine, Jack, eight, Jesse, six, Jayden,...

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Missing Atiya: Mother's Plea for Information

The mother of a missing girl abducted by her father says she prays her "little bundle of joy" is safe and well, after being taken to Pakistan without her knowledge. Gemma Wilkinson, 32, from Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, said not knowing whether...

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Marks And Spencer Reports Fall In Profit

Marks and Spencer has reported a fall in underlying pre-tax profit to £297m for the first half of this year. The chain blamed pressure on consumers' disposable incomes and volatile trading conditions - hit by bad weather - for the figure, which compares...

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Delicate Diplomacy On Cameron Gulf Arms Tour

David Cameron is attempting to cement major UK arms sales and bolster relations with allies on a three-day tour of the Gulf and Middle East. The Prime Minister will personally spearhead a push to persuade the United Arab Emirates to buy 60 of BAE's...

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HSBC Sees 52% Profit Drop For Third Quarter

HSBC has announced a 52% fall in third quarter profit, as the bank taking further hits on US anti-laundering fines and mis-selling insurance in the UK. It confirmed setting aside another $800m (£500m) to cover fines from US authorities, taking the total...

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Living Wage: Ed Miliband Wants Pay Shake-Up

Labour leader Ed Miliband will later vow to deliver a "living wage" of at least £7.20 per hour to millions of people if he wins power at the next election. The wage - the minimum rate deemed necessary for an acceptable standard of living - is a key...

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Man, 20, Stabbed To Death In Washington

A murder investigation has been launched after a 20-year-old man died from multiple stab wounds in northeast England. The victim was found with a number of injuries in Warkworth Close, Washington, at around 3.40am after reports of someone being stabbed...

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Cosy Texts Between PM And Brooks Revealed

Text messages exchanged by David Cameron and former News International boss Rebekah Brooks are likely to cause fresh embarrassment for the Prime Minister. In one message, Mr Cameron thanked Mrs Brooks for letting him ride one of her horses, joking it...

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Teenager Killed In Hit And Run

A 16-year-old boy has died following a hit and run crash in Bury, Greater Manchester. ...

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