Manchester Is 'The Winner Of Immigration'

By Nick Martin, Sky News Correspondent Britain's cultural make-up can only benefit from immigration, according to academics who say history proves that migration is good for the country. Language, the arts, fashion, architecture and food are just...

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Veiled Muslim Slams MPs For 'Public Hysteria

By Hind Hassan, Sky News Reporter A woman who wears the niqab has accused UK politicians of whipping up public hysteria against the Islamic face veil. Sahar al Faifi says comments such as those by Tory MP Sarah Wollaston, Liberal Democrat MP Jeremy...

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Oxfordshire: Fire At Immigration Detention Centre

One person has been taken to hospital after a fire at an immigration detention centre in Oxfordshire, the Home Office says. The cause of the blaze at the privately-run Campsfield House centre in Kidlington is not yet known. A Home Office spokesman...

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Slavery Fight To Stop Traffickers Steps Up

Slavery Victims' Nightmare Stories Updated: 6:45am UK, Friday 18 October 2013 By Liz Lane, Sky News Reporter The safe house in southern England, where up to half a dozen women live at any time, has seen many human trafficking victims walk through...

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Toddler Dies In House Fire In South Yorkshire

A toddler has died following a house fire in South Yorkshire, police have said. A neighbour alerted the emergency services to the blaze in Don Street, Conisbrough, near Doncaster, shortly before 8pm on Thursday. The two-year-old girl was rescued from...

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Northern Irish Leave For Greener Pastures

Immigration: For And Against Updated: 8:59am UK, Friday 18 October 2013 As Sky News' immigration week continues, two Britons give their arguments about whether immigration is good or bad for the nation. AGAINST: :: Nigel Sykes, 51, sales manager,...

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Prince Charles Warns Of Pensions Crisis

The Prince of Wales has warned the pensions industry to ditch its short-term outlook or risk condemning many to a "miserable future". Prince Charles told investors they had a responsibility to create a sustainable financial system during the economic...

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Teachers' Strike Closes Thousands Of Schools

Thousands of schools in England have been closed or are facing serious disruptions after teachers walked out in a row over pay, pensions and working conditions. The industrial action - organised by the NASUWT and the National Union of Teachers...

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Energy Bills: British Gas Ups Prices By 9.2%

British Gas has become the second major supplier of household energy to announce a rise in its prices - by an average 9.2%. ...

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Pressure On Cameron As Food Bank Use Soars

David Cameron has come under pressure to launch an inquiry into why people are turning to foodbanks as demand for emergency supplies continues to surge. More than 350,000 people received a three-day food package from the Trussell Trust between April...

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BBC Criticised For £24m Staff Relocation Costs

By Becky Johnson, North of England Correspondent The multimillion-pound sum paid to BBC staff to help them relocate from London to Salford has been branded "difficult to justify" by MPs. The £24m was spent relocating nearly 900 staff to MediaCityUK...

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Employment: Jobless Benefit Claims Tumble

The number of people claiming jobless benefits saw its biggest monthly fall since June 1997 in September. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) measured a drop of 41,700 in the number of Jobseeker's Allowance claims in September following a revised...

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Murder Inquiry Launched As Man Hit By Lorry

A murder investigation has been launched after a man was hit by a lorry in Barking, east London. Scene of the incident in east London Police believe the incident, which took place on River Road at 10.30am on Monday, could be linked to a commercial...

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'Sex Slaves' Saved In Birmingham Brothel Raids

Five women believed to be sex-trafficking victims have been rescued by police during raids on nine suspected brothels in Birmingham. Police, who arrested two women and three men on suspicion of managing a brothel, said they were determined to put a...

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Baker Wants Career Colleges For Teenagers

By Anushka Asthana, Political Correspondent Teenagers would be taught to become chefs, carers and health workers at a network of "career colleges" under new plans. Students would be able to leave the traditional classroom two years early to enter...

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Two Men Face Jail For 55 Child Sex Offences

Two men have been convicted of committing a series of sex crimes against children throughout the country over a number of years and will be sentenced in December. Anthony Marsh and Lee Davis appeared in court last month where they pleaded guilty to...

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Boy, 10, Held Over Pensioner's Death In Leeds

A 10-year-old boy has been arrested over the death of a 79-year-old man who was found with a head injury, police have confirmed. Officers were alerted by an ambulance crew called out to help the victim at 6.19pm on Sunday in the Harehills area of Leeds....

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Madeleine McCann Suspect's E-Fit Released

Madeleine: Key Events Timeline Updated: 9:48am UK, Monday 14 October 2013 Here is a timeline of the key events since Madeleine McCann's disappearance. 2007 :: May 3 - Kate and Gerry McCann leave their three children asleep in their holiday apartment...

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Baby Kidney Donor Is Britain's Youngest

A five-week-old baby is a lifesaver after becoming Britain's youngest ever organ donor. The infant's tiny kidneys were donated to 22-year-old Samira Kauser and transplanted during a seven-hour operation at St James's University Hospital in Leeds. The...

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Madeleine McCann Timeline Of Events 'Wrong'

British detectives working on the Madeleine McCann investigation have revealed that key details in the timeline of her disappearance were wrong. The revised details will be documented in a new Crimewatch appeal on the case to be broadcast on Monday....

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False Widow Spider Gives Boy 'Red Raw' Wound

A schoolboy who was bitten by Britain's most venomous spider has said the creature left him with a "red raw" wound and a "burning sensation" in his arm. William Fraser was bitten by the flesh-eating false widow spider as he slept at his home in Sutton,...

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