Robber On The Run After Fleeing Court Dock

Police are searching for a teenage robber who fled a court dock as a judge was about to send him to jail. Unemployed Ricky Kerry, 19, ran from the dock at Southend Crown Court after being sentenced to 28 months in prison for robbery, said Essex...

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GCHQ Spies 'Tap Fibre Optic Cables For Data'

British spies have secretly accessed fibre-optic cables carrying huge numbers of emails, Facebook messages and other communications, according to The Guardian. Documents given to the newspaper by US whistleblower Edward Snowden suggest eavesdropping...

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Jeremy Forrest: Child Sex Teacher Jailed

A teacher who fled to France with his pupil and spent a week on the run has been jailed after admitting five counts of sexual activity with a child. Jeremy Forrest, who was convicted by a jury yesterday of abducting the schoolgirl, pleaded guilty to...

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Serious Speeding Offences In UK Jump By 10%

The number of drivers summoned to court for speeding increased by 10% last year - meaning more drivers are committing the most serious speeding offences, new figures reveal. In 2012, 48,000 drivers - nearly 1,000 a week - appeared before magistrates...

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UFO Desk: Why MoD Shut Real-Life X-Files

The mystery behind the closure of the Ministry of Defence's UFO desk and hotline in 2009 has been solved with the release of declassified files. The Government shut down its UFO operations because they served "no defence purpose" and were taking staff...

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Hunt: NHS Errors 'Cost 3,000 Lives Last Year'

Around 3,000 NHS patients died needlessly last year because of poor care, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt will say in a speech later. He will also confirm that nearly 500,000 people were harmed unnecessarily as he calls on the NHS to end the "silent scandal...

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Billing Errors Cost Families Up To £400 A Year

Millions of families are being left up to £400 out of pocket due to errors in calculating their household bills. A new report claims 70% of consumers have been overcharged in the past year, with a third more than once. Billing mistakes by firms responsible...

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NHS 'Cover-Up' Staff Could Be Named

A decision not to name those accused of covering-up failures by an NHS watchdog to properly investigate baby deaths could be reversed. The Care Quality Commission has been accused of destroying an internal report into maternity units that were part...

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Poor Children Are Being 'Failed By Schools'

Disadvantaged children are being failed by the education system, according to the chief inspector of schools. In a speech Sir Michael Wilshaw warned there was an "invisible minority" of disadvantaged children living in "leafy suburbs, market towns or...

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Bulgaria Balcony Fall Death: Brit Teen Killed

A "popular and well-liked" British teenager has died after apparently plunging 10 floors from a hotel balcony while on holiday in Bulgaria. Liam Davies, 19, was believed to have fallen more than 130ft to his death after returning to the hotel in a taxi...

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Major UK Supermarkets Launch New Food Labels

By Lisa Dowd, Sky News Correspondent Major supermarkets and food manufacturers are introducing a new traffic light labelling system to help people make healthier choices. Until now, businesses had different labels on the front of their products...

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Girl Guides: Latest Promise Drops God Line

Girl Guides will no longer pledge their devotion to God when they join the organisation, it has been announced. The phrase "to love my God" has been dropped from the promise after a consultation suggested different words are needed to include the non-religious....

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