NY Cabbie Sets Up Fund For Crash Victim

A New York taxi driver involved in a crash which left a British woman with part of her leg amputated has denied the accident was his fault. Sian Green has been recovering from surgery at Bellevue Hospital after she was hit by a yellow cab at the start...

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Legal Highs: Ban At Reading Leeds Festival

By Frazer Maude, North of England Correspondent The parents of a man who died after taking a "legal high" drug have welcomed a decision by the organisers of a music festival to ban the products from their sites. Christopher Scott, 23, from Swindon,...

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Four Dead In Helicopter Crash Are Named

Police have named the four people who died after a helicopter carrying oil workers ditched into the North Sea. The victims are: Duncan Munro, 46, from Bishop Auckland; Sarah Darnley, 45, from Elgin; Gary McCrossan , 59, from Inverness; and George Allison,...

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Dave Lee Travis In Court On Assault Charges

Veteran DJ Dave Lee Travis has arrived at Westminster Magistrates Court charged with 12 counts of sexual offences. The 68-year-old, whose real name is David Patrick Griffin, is accused of committing the offences between 1977 and 2007 against alleged...

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One In 10 Five-Year-Olds Has A Mobile Phone

Nearly one in 10 children has a mobile phone by the time they are five years old, according to a new study. On average, youngsters are bought their first handset at the age of 11, soon after starting secondary school. However, some 9% of parents said...

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Bin Bag Stuffed With Cash Found On Doorstep

A bin bag stuffed with thousands of pounds of cash has been left on the doorstep of a former vicarage. North Yorkshire Police will not reveal the exact amount of money in the sack that was handed in to officers on Tuesday. A spokesman said Tuesday...

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Millions To Share £1.3bn Bank Compensation

Regulators have confirmed a compensation fund of £1.3bn for up to seven million victims of another insurance mis-selling scandal. The announcement, which was made 12 hours after Sky News was handed details of the Financial Conduct Authority's agreement...

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GCSE Results: Record Fall In Top Grades

The proportion of GCSEs awarded at least a C grade has suffered its biggest fall in the exam's 25-year history. For the second year in a row. the number of pupils given an A*-C grade has dropped - down 1.3% on last year to 68.1%. The number of A* grades...

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Prison Guard Siege: Three Inmates Charged

Three prisoners will be charged with allegedly taking a guard hostage after an investigation by counter-terror police. Feroz Khan, Fuad Awale and David Watson, who were all inmates at HMP Full Sutton in North Yorkshire, are accused of false imprisonment...

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Skin Cancer Death Rates 70% Higher Among Men

Hundreds more men die from the most serious form of skin cancer than women - despite similar numbers being diagnosed with the disease each year. Latest figures from Cancer Research UK show death rates from malignant melanoma are 3.4 per 100,000 men...

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Missing Teen Adela Found - Three Men Arrested

A 14-year-old girl who sparked a police search when she went missing from home has been found. Adela Copakova was located in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Three men have been arrested in connection with her disappearance and are being held in custody....

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Bolton: Pensioner Dies After Intruder Attack

An 87-year-old man who was robbed and beaten in his home by an intruder has died from his injuries in hospital. Frank Worsley was attacked when he was woken up by a man who broke into his home on Longfield Road, Bolton, in the early hours of August...

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Prince George Photos: First Official Pictures

By Paul Harrison, Royal Correspondent The Duchess of Cambridge's father, Michael Middleton, has taken the first official photographs of William, Kate and their son Prince George. The Royal couple with Prince George and the pet dogs The two pictures...

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Cameron's Bad Back Stops His Deer Stalking

David Cameron has been treated for a "phenomenally bad back" after it stopped him from going deer stalking on holiday. The Prime Minister insisted he had not given up on the sport because of opposition from animal rights campaigners, adding that these...

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David Miranda: Police Defend Heathrow Hold

The detention of the partner of the journalist who reported the Edward Snowden spying revelations was "legally and procedurally sound", according to Scotland Yard. David Miranda was questioned for nine hours after being held at a London airport under...

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Peru: Drugs Case Lawyer To Meet Police

A lawyer for one of two women accused of smuggling £1.5m of cocaine is expected to discuss her case with police later. Human rights lawyer Peter Madden will go to a police holding centre in Peruvian capital Lima, where Michaella McCollum and co-accused...

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Families Struggling With £150k Child-Rearing Costs

The cost of raising a child has risen by 4% in the last year to almost £150,000, a study has found. The research published by Child Poverty Action Group and co-funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation reveals that British parents face a growing struggle...

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Gibraltar: HMS Westminster Arrives At Rock

HMS Westminster has arrived in Gibraltar a day after Spanish fishermen were involved in a stand-off with UK military and police boats. The Royal Navy warship sailed in as tensions between Spain and the British territory were described as their worst...

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Prince Harry 'Irritated' By Landmine Failings

By Paul Harrison, Royal Correspondent Prince Harry is "irritated" by the reluctance of some countries to assist financially with clearing landmines in countries like Angola, one of his charities has revealed. The Prince is following in the footsteps...

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Drug Mule Lindsay Sandiford's Bali Jail Ordeal

By Jonathan Samuels, Sky News Correspondent British grandmother Lindsay Sandiford is on death row in Bali, Indonesia, and Sky News is the first UK broadcaster to have been given rare access behind the walls of the notorious prison since her sentencing...

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HS2 Rail Project Cost To 'Double To £80bn'

The cost of the new High Speed 2 rail network will be £80bn, double the current estimate, according to a new report. The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) says the plan "defies economic logic" and is calling for the project to be cancelled. The Department...

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