Govt 'Out Of Touch' On Term-Time Holiday Ban

By Afua Hirsch, Social Affairs and Education Editor New rules banning holidays during school term time are penalising families who have no choice but to take their children out of school, some parents have told Sky News. Maxine Ingrouille-Kidd,...

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Mother Admits Beating Mikaeel Kular To Death

Mikaeel Kular's mother has pleaded guilty to killing her three-year-old son, who she subjected to repeated assaults. Rosdeep Adekoya had been accused of murder but admitted a reduced charge of culpable homicide at the High Court in Edinburgh. She confessed...

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Housing Shortage Sees More Tenants Evicted

By Mark White, Home Affairs Correspondent Increasing numbers of private tenants are being evicted or exploited by landlords cashing in on the increase in house prices and the shortage of rented accommodation, according to latest figures. Citizens...

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MoD Refused Scottish Colours For Red Arrows

A request by Commonwealth Games organisers for the Red Arrows to trail the colours of the Scottish flag during the opening ceremony was overruled by the Government, it has emerged. The Ministry of Defence was approached by the organising committee who...

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Single-Shot Radiotherapy For Breast Cancer

A new type of radiotherapy which could be delivered in a single dose during surgery is offering new hope for tens of thousands of women with breast cancer. Intrabeam radiotherapy has been given provisional go-ahead for NHS use by the National Institute...

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UK Economy Emerges From Six-Year Downturn

Official figures show the UK economy has emerged from six years of lost growth to return to its pre-crisis peak. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Britain's economy was now bigger than it was before the financial crisis as gross domestic...

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Undercover Police Slammed In Misconduct Report

The Metropolitan Police will face criticism today with a report expected to reveal the force kept information gathered by undercover officers that served no purpose in preventing crime. It follows a review of Scotland Yard's highly secretive Special...

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Coastal Deaths At Highest Level In Four Years

By Siobhan Robbins, Sky News Correspondent New safety warnings are being issued after figures revealed that the number of coastal deaths has risen. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) says 167 people in the UK died at the coast last...

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Storm Failings Cost Power Firms Millions More

The UK's energy regulator says two power network operators are to pay an extra £3.3m for failures related to last winter's storms. Ofgem said it had now secured a total of £8m from SSE and UK Power Networks (UKPN) after its investigation into the...

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Ian Watkins Contests 'Harsh' Child Sex Sentence

Former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins is challenging his 35-year sentence for 13 child sex offences, including the attempted rape of an 11-month old baby. The disgraced rock star has claimed he was treated too harshly when he was handed a 29-year...

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Child 'Sexters' Given Prosecution Warning

Schoolchildren who send so-called "sexts" to people over the internet have been warned by one police force that they could face prosecution. In a letter to schools in the county, Nottinghamshire Police's sexual exploitation investigation unit said the...

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Queen's Gold Cup-Winning Horse Fails Drug Test

A racehorse owned by the Queen has tested positive for the banned substance morphine, Buckingham Palace has revealed. Five-year-old filly Estimate, which won the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot last year, is trained by Sir Michael Stoute. The positive test...

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'Girl Summit' Aims To End Child Marriage

By Rhiannon Mills, Sky News Correspondent The first ever "Girl Summit" is being held in the UK, aimed at increasing efforts to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and child, early and forced marriage (CEFM) within a generation. Co-hosted by UNICEF...

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Offenders 'Escape Justice' With Police Cautions

Offenders including thieves, arsonists and drug traffickers are "escaping the justice system" in London by being issued with cautions from the Metropolitan Police. Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show 29,560 police cautions were...

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Litvinenko Public Inquiry To Be Announced

The Government is to announce a public inquiry into the death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko. The ex-KGB officer was poisoned by a cup of tea laced with the deadly radioactive element polonium 210 during a meeting at a London hotel in 2006...

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Warning Over 'Terrorist' Label For UK Rebels

By Jason Farrell, Sky News Correspondent Muslim leaders in the UK have warned against laws that automatically brand British fighters in Syria as terrorists. It comes as Home Secretary Theresa May launches a campaign today to discourage young men...

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Tesco Chief Philip Clarke To Step Down

Tesco's chief executive Philip Clarke is to quit after a string of poor results for the supermarket giant. The group, which is seeing its worst sales performance in four decades, announced Mr Clarke's departure as it issued a fresh warning on profits....

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Mini-Heatwave After 'Unprecedented' Floods

Firefighters say they have had an "unprecedented" number of 999 calls after thunderstorms and torrential rain wreaked havoc in parts of the South East. Flash floods left a number of streets under water, while lightning struck several buildings. The...

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Last British Victims Of Flight MH17 Named

The final two British victims of doomed flight MH17 have been named as a charity in Newcastle revealed a child in its care has been orphaned by the crash. John Allen, who worked at international law firm NautaDutilh, has been described as a "much-loved...

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Photo To Mark Prince George's First Birthday

An official photograph has been released to mark the first birthday of Prince George on Tuesday. It was taken during a visit with his parents to the Sensational Butterflies outdoor exhibition at London's Natural History Museum. With his arms outstretched...

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Money Pours Into Newcastle Fans Fund From Rivals

Malaysia Airlines Defends War Zone Flight Path Updated: 4:48pm UK, Saturday 19 July 2014 A Malaysia Airlines official has defended the company's decision to fly over eastern Ukraine after flight MH17 was brought down. Hugh Dunleavy, commercial director...

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