Greenpeace Goal: Have Events Shifted Focus?

When Greenpeace activists attempted to board an offshore oil platform they wanted to highlight what they see as the potential ecological disaster of Arctic Ocean oil drilling, but it was the hardline stance of the Russian authorities that got them noticed....

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Grieve Warns Of 'Ethnic Corruption' In UK

Politicians need to "wake up" to the problem of corruption in ethnic minority communities, the Government's senior law officer has warned. Attorney General Dominic Grieve said he was referring "mainly to the Pakistani community" in his comments. In...

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Toddler Murder: Teenager Charged Over Death

A man will appear in court today charged with the murder of a two-year-old girl. Dean Harris, 19, of Yaxley in Cambridgeshire, will appear before Peterborough Magistrates' Court. The toddler, who has been named as Amina Agboola, died on Thursday after...

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Women Were 'Kept As Slaves For Over 30 Years'

Two people have been released on bail as part of an investigation into slavery and domestic servitude at a house in London sparked by a report on Sky News. The inquiry was launched after one of three alleged victims told a charity she had been held...

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Greenpeace Activist Anthony Perrett Released

Anthony Perrett, one of the British Greenpeace activists arrested by Russian authorities during a protest, has been released from detention in St Petersburg. He is the first of six Britons to be freed on bail - three Russian nationals were freed on...

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Ex Co-op Bank Chairman Paul Flowers Arrested

Former Co-op bank chairman Paul Flowers has been arrested in connection with a drugs supply investigation, police have said. West Yorkshire Police said officers detained the 63-year-old in the Merseyside area on Thursday night and he is being questioned...

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Britain's Cancer Survival Rates 'Unacceptable'

Around 10,000 lives a year could be saved if the UK matched cancer survival rates in the rest of Europe, a study has found. Britain's cancer survival rates are lagging behind the rest of Europe and other major economies, with just Poland and Ireland...

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Daniel Radcliffe Warns Social Media Celebrities

By Richard Suchet, Arts and Entertainment Correspondent Celebrities who tell fans what they are doing "moment to moment" on social media sites cannot expect to have a private life, according to Daniel Radcliffe. In an exclusive interview with Sky...

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British Greenpeace Activist In Court

A British Greenpeace activist detained after the Russian oil rig protest in the Arctic is appearing in court in St Petersburg. It comes after Alex Harris from Devon, Anthony Perrett from Newport, South Wales and London journalist Kieron Bryan were granted...

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Cyclist Tweet Is My Biggest Regret - Driver

By Rachel Younger, East of England Correspondent A driver who tweeted about knocking a cyclist off his bike has said sending the message is the "biggest regret" of her life. Emma Way, who was convicted of failing to stop after a crash and failing...

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Poor Language Skills 'Hampering UK Economy'

By James Matthews, Sky News Correspondent Britain's inability to speak "important" foreign languages could jeopardise future prosperity and global standing, according to a new report. The British Council has said the UK has an alarming shortage...

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Hull Named As UK City Of Culture 2017

Hull has been named as the UK City of Culture 2017, beating Leicester, Swansea Bay and Dundee to the title. Famous abolitionist William Wilberforce is among Hull's famous sons The city will hope to see an economic boost from the accolade, which is...

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Body In Well Had Been There For Two Years

Police believe the body of a man found in a well in Surrey had been there for about two years before it was discovered last week. Detectives also say the man had been assaulted and tied up and the incident is being treated as murder. The body was discovered...

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Last Guantanamo Briton Speaks From Cell

A British prisoner who has been held at Guantanamo Bay for 11 years without charge has spoken from his prison cell for the first time. Shaker Aamer, who is accused of being a close associate of Osama bin Laden - a charge he denies - said he was being...

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Supermarkets Taken To Task Over Offers

By Poppy Trowbridge, Business And Economics Correspondent Some of Britain's biggest supermarkets have been accused of running so-called special offers that often see customers "paying over the odds". Consumer group Which? analysed more than 70,000...

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Body-In-Well: Male Victim Had Been Assaulted

A man whose body was found in a well in the front garden of a house in Surrey had been assaulted, police have said. The Metropolitan Police said an initial post-mortem did not prove conclusive in providing a cause of death, and further tests would...

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Labour Pledge To Tackle Rising Childcare Costs

The average cost of a nursery place has risen by 30% under the coalition Government - nearly five times faster than average wages, Labour claims. Party leader Ed Miliband is expected to continue his "cost of living" crusade by pledging more help with...

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Google Agrees To Block Child Abuse Images

Internet searches for child abuse images will be blocked for the first time by Microsoft and Google after months of mounting pressure. The groundbreaking move will soon prevent illegal images and videos from appearing in more than 100,000 search terms...

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Age Of Consent 'Should Be Dropped To 15'

The age of consent should be lowered to 15, a leading public health expert has said. Professor John Ashton, president of the Faculty of Public Health, has called for a national debate, saying that society sends "confused" signals about when sex is permitted....

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Father Stabbed After Confronting Burglars

A 47-year-old man woken by burglars forcing their way into his Luton home was stabbed several times when he went to investigate. Three men are thought to have got into the man's home in Wellfield Avenue in the early hours of Saturday morning as his...

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Antibiotics Warning: Resistance 'Growing'

By Enda Brady, Sky News Reporter The world faces "unimaginable setbacks" unless it tackles the growing threat of resistance to antibiotics, according to an international group of experts. The latest research by the 26-strong group predicts major...

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