Raised Terror Threat Prompts Government Talks

Caution No Excuse For Chaotic Response To IS Updated: 6:52pm UK, Friday 29 August 2014 By Sam Kiley, Foreign Affairs Editor This is a Corporal Jones moment: "Don't Panic!" But it is one that, so far, has revealed that the British approach to...

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Missing British Boy Ashya Could Be In Spain

Hampshire Constabulary has confirmed there is positive information to suggest the family of Ashya King may now be in Spain. The police force said it now has information which suggests the family has strong links to the Marbella area and that they may...

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James Argent: Towie Star Found 'Safe And Well'

The Only Way Is Essex star James Argent has been found "safe and well", his father has told Sky News, after his family reported him missing and a police hunt was launched. Argent's father said his son had been in contact to explain his "phone was broken...

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Rotherham PC Accused Of Child Sex Offence

A South Yorkshire police officer based in Rotherham has been charged with causing a 15-year-old girl to engage in sexual activity. Pc Daniel Cookson, 27, appeared at Leeds Magistrates' Court on Thursday accused of the offence, the force said in a statement....

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Hospital Food Shake-Up Announced By NHS Chiefs

By Siobhan Robbins, Sky News Reporter The days of lumpy mash and watery gravy should become a thing of the past for hospital patients and staff as new mandatory food standards are introduced. The rules will be legally binding and are aimed at putting...

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Ex-Tory MP Calls For End Of 'Little Clique'

MPs Defection Statement In Full Updated: 8:31am UK, Friday 29 August 2014 The Clacton MP caused a shock in Westminster with his surprise defection to UKIP. Here is his statement in full: It's time for change. I'm today leaving the Conservative party...

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Parents 'Cut Back On Food To Pay For Homes'

By Rachel Younger, Sky News Correspondent Three million working parents in England are being forced to cut back on food so they can afford to pay for their homes. A YouGov poll of working families has found that rising housing costs mean more and...

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Shaun Wright 'Should Face Criminal Probe'

Police Commissioner Shaun Wright should face a criminal investigation over the Rotherham child abuse scandal, a Labour MP has said. John Mann told Sky News he is writing to Home Secretary Theresa May asking for police to investigate Mr Wright with a...

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Immigration: 'Significant' Rise In Last Year

New immigration figures show a "significant increase" in net migration in the year to March, with 243,000 long-term migrants. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) described the net figure of 243,000 - the difference between people arriving in the...

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Tax Fugitives Brought To Justice By HMRC

Five of the UK's top tax fugitives have been brought back to the UK to face justice following a global HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) initiative, the organisation has said. HMRC said it is "excellent news for all honest taxpayers" and released images...

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Rotherham Abuse: Pressure Grows On Police Chief

By Becky Johnson, North Of England Correspondent Pressure is growing on South Yorkshire's Police Commissioner to resign in the wake of the Rotherham abuse scandal, after it emerged he was once a councillor with responsibility for children's services...

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Abuse Scandal 'Happening All Over Country'

The child exploitation scandal in which 1,400 youngsters were abused over 16 years is not "peculiar" to Rotherham, according to a leading children's charity. A damning report on abuse in the South Yorkshire town detailed examples of 11-year-olds...

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UK Ebola Case: Family Praise 'Excellent Care'

The family of a British nurse airlifted from Africa to London to be treated for ebola has thanked the medical team looking after him. Volunteer nurse William Pooley is in the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead after contracting the virus in Sierra Leone....

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Two Officers Assaulted At Notting Hill Carnival

One police officer was hurt while trying to make an arrest at the Notting Hill Carnival - and a second was injured while going to his aid. A male PC, 33, was taken to hospital after being attacked while trying to arrest a suspected drug dealer during...

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Stop And Search Code Of Conduct Lauched

By Anushka Asthana, Political Correspondent Police forces across the country will today sign up to a crackdown on the misuse of stop and search powers that have caused tension between officers and the black community. A new voluntary code will...

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First Briton With Ebola Virus Begins Treatment

A Briton who contracted the deadly ebola virus in Sierra Leone is being treated at a specialist hospital after being evacuated to the UK. The volunteer nurse, who is understood to be William Pooley, tested positive after treating patients suffering...

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Leaders Meet For Second TV Debate On Scotland

Salmond: The Man Behind The Nationalist Updated: 9:14am UK, Monday 25 August 2014 Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond was born at home in Linlithgow in 1954, on what is one of the most important days in the Scottish calendar - New Year's Eve. He was...

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Richard Attenborough: Director Dies Aged 90

Tributes are being paid to Oscar-winning director Richard Attenborough, who dominated the British film business for more than half a century. Lord Attenborough, who won two Academy Awards for directing and producing Gandhi in 1983, died at lunchtime...

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Bank Holiday Weather Alert Over Rain And Wind

A weather alert has been issued as heavy rain and wind threaten travel problems for millions of Britons returning home from a weekend break. The Met Office has issued a sweeping yellow weather alert for Bank Holiday Monday, predicting significant surface...

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Independent Scotland 'Would Have To Join Euro'

Alex Salmond's "only realistic plan B" for the currency of an independent Scotland is the euro, according to shadow chancellor Ed Balls. Mr Balls reiterated his warning that the Scottish National Party's preference for keeping the pound in a formal...

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British Ebola Patient 'May Be Flown To UK'

Nigeria Confirms First 'Secondary' Ebola Cases Updated: 8:47am UK, Sunday 24 August 2014 Ebola fears in Nigeria have heightened after two more people tested positive, despite having no contact with the man who brought the virus into the country. The...

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