Mortgages 'Most Affordable For 14 Years'

By Nick Martin, News Correspondent Mortgages are more affordable now than at any time in the past 14 years, according to the latest figures. Monthly payments now account for 27% of a new borrower's income in the second quarter of 2013, well below...

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Archbishop Of Canterbury Snubs Animal Charity

The Archbishop of Canterbury has turned down an invitation to be a patron of the RSPCA. A spokeswoman for Lambeth Palace said it was because The Most Rev Justin Welby has "reluctantly decided to restrict his patronage". His predecessor, Dr Rowan Williams,...

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GPs Warn Patients Could Face Long Waits

The majority of GPs fear patients could face longer waiting times because they are struggling to cope with "spiralling workloads and dwindling resources". A survey of 206 family doctors by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) found that...

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Hannah Smith: Funeral For Cyberbullying Teen

Full Statement From Ask.Fm Founders Updated: 5:52pm UK, Thursday 08 August 2013 We would firstly like to again express our sincerest sympathies to the family of Hannah Smith, whose death was a true tragedy. As we explained to the press earlier this...

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Peru Drugs: Melissa Reid Reunited With Father

The father of a British woman being held on suspicion of drug-smuggling in Peru has had an emotional reunion with his daughter. William Reid told Melissa Reid, who turns 20 today, to "be strong" and vowed to bring her home after flying to the capital...

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Tailgating And Lane Hogging Fines In Force

By Frazer Maude, Sky News Reporter Tailgaters and middle-lane hoggers could be hit with on-the-spot fines of £100 and three points on their driving licence from today. The idea is to make it easier for the police to tackle problem drivers without...

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Tributes For Sky Cameraman Killed In Cairo

The Chief Executive of BSkyB has paid tribute to Sky News cameraman Mick Deane, who was shot dead while covering unrest on the streets of Egypt. Jeremy Darroch expressed his "deepest sympathy" to the 61-year-old's family, adding that the cameraman's...

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Pair Charged With Attempted Rape Of Baby

A man and a woman have been charged with attempted rape of a baby girl after a child was admitted to a hospital in Colchester. Essex Police were contacted by social services after the baby was admitted to Colchester General Hospital on August 10. The...

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A-Level Results: Another Fall In Top Grades

The proportion of A-levels awarded at least an A grade has fallen for the second year in a row, official figures have revealed. A total of 26.3% of entries scored an A or A* this year, down from 26.6% in 2012 when the pass rate at both grades fell for...

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Teen Stabbing Death: Arrest Over London Killing

A 16-year-old boy has died and another is in hospital with facial injuries after a knife attack in east London. The two teenagers were attacked by a group of men wearing bandanas and hoods in Spey Street, Poplar, east London, at around 9.50pm on Monday....

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Don't Send Thieves To Prison, Says Law Expert

Thieves and fraudsters should be spared jail and punished with fines and community sentences instead, a legal expert has said. Law professor Andrew Ashworth believes imprisonment for "pure property offences", including those who continually commit such...

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Whipps Cross Hospital 'Unsafe And Uncaring'

An NHS trust has been issued with three formal warnings after inspectors found "unsafe" conditions including filthy maternity wards and water placed out of the reach of elderly patients. Barts Health NHS Trust "failed to protect the safety and welfare...

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Britain's Most Wanted Fraudsters Revealed

By Martin Brunt, Crime Correspondent These are the faces of 25 most wanted identity fraudsters who were caught in the act. They allegedly stole other people's personal details and then tried to use their own photographs to get passports, driving...

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Housing Market Recovery 'Round The Corner'

House price rises are now being seen across the country as activity grows following the financial crisis. According to the latest housing market report by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) there are signs a recovery is "round the corner"....

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Rail Fares To Rise By 4.1% In January 2014

Rail fares are set ro rise by an average of 4.1% in January after the latest RPI inflation figure was revealed. Thousands of people have been protesting at 50 stations across the UK against the rise of rail fares compared to the average earnings. Train...

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CCTV Code Of Practice Comes Into Force

A new code of practice for the use of surveillance cameras in England and Wales has come into force. The new rules - introduced by the Home Office - state that CCTV cameras should be used to protect and support people, not to spy on them. The code...

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Cycling 'Revolution' Shifts Into Top Gear

A big cash injection and a nationwide drive to promote cycling in cities and national parks has been announced by the Prime Minister. The initiative includes plans to make roads safer for those on two wheels and means a number of English cities will...

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Shadow Immigration Minister Gives Speech

Shadow Immigration Minister Chris Bryant is giving a speech in central London on the issue of employing foreign staff. ...

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HIV Home-Testing Kits: Law Change Proposed

HIV Mother Case Study Updated: 10:29pm UK, Monday 04 March 2013 Sky News talks to a mother with HIV in the wake of the apparent cure of an HIV-infected baby in Mississippi. Following a routine sexual health check-up in January 2010, Amanda Mammadova...

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High Street Housing Plans Come Under Fire

Store Vacancies Hit New High Level Updated: 11:50am UK, Monday 20 May 2013 A surge in shopping centre vacancies means almost one in every eight British stores is now empty, according to a new survey. Empty shops now account for 11.9% of retail space,...

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Wages: UK Workers In Europe's Bottom Four

Warning Over High Charity Wages Updated: 10:36am UK, Tuesday 06 August 2013 Six figure salaries for staff at Britain's taxpayer-funded foreign aid charities risk bringing the industry into disrepute, the Charity Commission's chairman William Shawcross...

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