Rolf Harris Spat At During Prison Scuffle

Disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris who is serving a jail sentence for sex abuse has been spat at in prison. The 84-year-old was targeted during an incident at HMP Bullingdon in Oxfordshire. A source said that there was a scuffle and the artist and musician...

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High Street Revival 'Has Shown Little Impact'

By Frazer Maude, Sky News Correspondent The self-titled "Queen of Shops" has come under fire after her Government-backed bid to revive the High Street has shown little impact. Wolverhampton was one of 12 town centres chosen to pilot retail guru...

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World War One: 'Pals' Battalions Remembered

By Mike McCarthy, North of England Correspondent Hundreds of events are taking place across Britain to remember the "Pals" - groups of friends, neighbours or colleagues who joined up to form their own battalions in World War One. A century on exhibitions,...

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'Kids At Risk' By Overdue Nursery Inspections

By Gerard Tubb, North of England Correspondent Ofsted has been accused of putting pre-school children at risk and of not being fit for purpose over a backlog of nursery and childminder inspections. Sky News has discovered that a quarter of early...

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PM Hails £300m Project To Unlock Power Of DNA

UK scientists are to map 100,000 complete DNA code sequences in a "landmark" project that aims to revolutionise medicine, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced. Mr Cameron said the 100,000 Genomes Project, funded by a package of deals worth £300m,...

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Athlete Tested For Ebola At Commonwealth Games

An athlete competing for Sierra Leone at the Commonwealth Games has revealed he spent four days in isolation over fears he had brought the deadly ebola disease into the UK. Moses Sesay, who came to Scotland to compete in the cycling time trial, fell...

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NHS Hospital Paid £1,800 A Day For Nurse

By Thomas Moore, Science and Health Correspondent NHS hospitals are so short staffed on public holidays they are paying almost £150 an hour for nurses to work, a Sky News investigation has found. On May Day Bank Holiday this year a locum agency...

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Boozy Criminals Get Tags That Detect Alcohol

By Darren McCaffrey, Political Reporter People who consistently break the law while drunk are to be forced to wear tags that can detect whether they are drinking. The mandatory so-called 'sobriety tags', which look like electronic tags, could force...

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UK Border Staff 'Unprepared' For Ebola

Border, customs and immigration staff feel unprepared to deal with people arriving in Britain who may be carrying the deadly ebola virus, a union leader has warned. The virus - which has no vaccine and a fatality rate of up to 90% - has now killed nearly...

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Watchdog To Confirm Bank Bonus Clawback Plan

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The UK banking watchdog will confirm on Wednesday that it is introducing the world's toughest rules for clawing back bankers' pay, even as it offers a fig-leaf to the industry by dropping some of its most punitive proposals...

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Driverless Cars 'On UK Roads By January'

By Tom Cheshire, Technology Correspondent The government is today announcing plans to put driverless cars on public roads as early as January 2015. The British Army already uses autonomous vehicles, supplied by automotive design specialist MIRA,...

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Cobra Meeting As UK Doctors Warned Over Ebola

The Government's emergency committee is to discuss how to tackle the "new and emerging" threat of ebola, as doctors in Britain were put on alert to spot symptoms of the deadly disease. The outbreak is the largest in history, with the virus killing more...

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House Prices Force Adults To Live With Parents

By Gerard Tubb, North Of England Correspondent Millions of young workers have been dubbed the "clipped wing generation" because they are forced to live with their parents by rising house prices. Housing charity Shelter has published census data...

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Immigrant Benefits To Be Cut To Three Months

EU migrants will be able to claim benefits for only three months unless they have serious job prospects, under plans announced by David Cameron. The Prime Minister insisted the change, which halves the amount of time EU migrants can claim, would make...

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Kate's Got A Real Fan At Commonwealth Games

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be hoping the home nations' gold rush continues as they return to the Commonwealth Games in Scotland where they spent a fun-packed day. Kate and William joined Prince Harry and Prince Edward as they saw several...

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Tulisa: I Was Suicidal After Fake Sheikh Sting

By Lucy Cotter, Arts and Entertainment Correspondent Tulisa Contostavlos has revealed she was suicidal after a sting by The Sun on Sunday led to her being charged over drugs allegations. The former X Factor mentor saw her trial for brokering a...

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Domestic Abusers 'Not Being Brought To Justice'

By Ashish Joshi, Sky News Correspondent The victims of domestic abuse are being failed by the Government because their abusers are escaping justice, claims Labour. The Opposition says more than 10,000 perpetrators have not faced justice because...

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Fracking: More Protection For National Parks

Fracking will be allowed in national parks and areas of outstanding beauty only in "exceptional circumstances", ministers say, as new bidding for shale exploration licences opens. The policy is part of new guidance published by Government which is aiming...

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Gatwick Passengers Suffer Baggage Delays

Hundreds of people arriving into Gatwick Airport's South Terminal have faced long delays in picking up their luggage, with many being told to go home without it. An airport spokesman said the overnight disruption was caused by "resourcing issues" involving...

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Clegg: Russia Should Be Stripped Of World Cup

Russia should be stripped of the 2018 World Cup in the wake of the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine, says Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. He said it was "unthinkable" at present that the tournament could go ahead in the...

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Controlled Explosions After Homes Evacuated

Police say a number of controlled explosions have been carried out at a flat in Derbyshire where "potentially volatile" substances were found leading to the evacuation of up to 200 residents. A 55-year-old remains in custody and families from properties...

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