Apollo Theatre Collapse: Venue 'Neglected'

The owner of the Apollo Theatre in London's West End claimed last year that the venue had "suffered years of benign neglect". Nica Burns, co-owner and chief executive of Nimax Theatres, which runs the building in Shaftesbury Avenue, said in an interview...

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Search For 'Woman In Sea' In Brighton

Police have received reports that a woman has been swept out to sea in Brighton, East Sussex. Emergency services were called to a nightclub on the seafront in the early hours of this morning, but as yet no person or body has been found. Sussex Police...

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Lockerbie Anniversary: PM Praises Victims

David Cameron has paid tribute to the "fortitude and resilience" of those affected by the Lockerbie bombing as memorial services marking the 25th anniversary of the atrocity take place today. Pan Am flight 103 was on its way from London to New York...

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Rochdale Sex Abuse Review To Level Criticism

By Mike McCarthy, North of England Correspondent A report into a series of child sex abuse cases in Rochdale is expected to level strong criticism at police and social workers. It follows a high-profile court case last year which involved a sex...

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Npower To Pay £3.5m To Vulnerable Customers

Npower has agreed to pay £3.5m to vulnerable customers after an Ofgem investigation found the energy firm breached sales rules. Regulator Ofgem said the failings of doorstep and telesales staff meant customers were not able to make informed decisions...

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Adebolajo's Brother Refuses To Condemn Murder

By Tom Parmenter, Sky News Correspondent The brother of Woolwich killer Michael Adebolajo has refused to condemn the murder of Lee Rigby. Jeremiah Adebolajo told Sky News: "My brother's blood is no more expensive than the blood of an Afghan...

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Woman Killed As High Winds Hit UK And Ireland

Further strong winds are expected to batter the UK today after two people died in gale force conditions. The Met Office has an amber warning - its second-highest level - for Northern Ireland and parts of western Scotland, where gusts of up to 90mph...

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Breast Cancer Surgery Concerns: Report Published

By Adele Robinson, Sky News Correspondent An independent review will be published today into how a breast cancer surgeon was allowed to carry out incomplete mastectomies on hundreds of women. Ian Paterson performed unregulated "cleavage-sparing"...

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Brits Evacuated From South Sudan Amid Fighting

Britons are being evacuated from South Sudan as fighting spreads through the state after an apparent coup at the weekend. A plane has been sent to the state to remove more than 150 British citizens who have contacted the Foreign Office wanting to leave...

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Reaper Attack HQ: Rare Access To Top Secret Site

By Alistair Bunkall, Defence Correspondent The British military has allowed journalists and cameras into its previously top secret drone operation for the first time. Access to XIII Squadron, the RAF team that operates the aircraft, was granted...

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'Some Prisoners Should Be Allowed To Vote'

Prisoners serving short sentences or approaching the end of their time behind bars should be allowed to vote, according to a group of MPs and peers. The committee said it would be "wholly disproportionate" for the UK to defy a ruling by the European...

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Jayden Parkinson: Police Searching Graveyard

Police looking for missing teenager Jayden Parkinson are focusing their investigation on a churchyard grave. Thames Valley Police said the search for Jayden had led officers to the grounds of All Saints' Church in Didcot, Oxfordshire. The 17-year-old...

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Prison Efforts To Cut Re-Offending 'Not Working'

Efforts made by prisons in England and Wales to cut re-offending are not working, according to an inspection report. The damning report also claims the majority of prison staff do not understand what is required to meet the targets set under the Government...

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Motor Insurance Premiums Could Be Cut

Car insurance premiums are too high, says the competition watchdog which is to look at ways of reducing them. The Competition Commission said there could be caps on the cost of accident repairs and providing replacement vehicles for drivers. The watchdog...

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Canoe Conman John Darwin Facing Return To Jail

Canoe fraudster John Darwin will be behind bars this Christmas after he was arrested on his return from an unauthorised trip abroad to find a new wife. The 63-year-old had travelled to the Ukraine and was photographed in November by The Sun newspaper...

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Slavery Bill Promises Life Terms For Traffickers

Human traffickers could be given maximum life sentences in jail under new anti-slavery laws published today. The Modern Slavery Bill contains provisions to give automatic life sentences to offenders who already have convictions for very serious sexual...

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Jayden Parkinson: Man Charged With Murder

A 22-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Oxfordshire teenager Jayden Parkinson, police have said. Ben Blakeley, of Christchurch Road, Reading, has also been charged with perverting the course of justice. He has been remanded in custody...

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Child Abuse: 42% Rise In Investigations

By Jason Farrell, Sky News Correspondent A Sky News investigation has revealed up to one in 20 children in some parts of the country have been the subject of investigations into whether they are victims of abuse or neglect. In 2012/13 English councils...

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NHS Chief Calls For Quality Seven-Day Service

Hospitals in England could face multi-million pound fines if they fail to maintain standards seven days a week, the NHS's medical director has warned. Sir Bruce Keogh is set to announce his recommendations after a year-long inquiry into NHS care,...

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Jayden Parkinson: Police Launch Murder Inquiry

Police investigating the disappearance of teenager Jayden Parkinson now believe she was murdered. Jayden, 17, from Oxford, was last seen leaving Didcot Parkway train station at 4.27pm on December 3 - and did not return home that evening as planned....

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Lynne Spalding: Lawyer Denies Alcohol Claim

A lawyer for a British woman found dead in a locked stairwell at San Francisco General Hospital is disputing a coroner's report that her death was probably related to "chronic alcohol abuse". Lynne Spalding, 57, disappeared from her hospital room on...

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