Child Abuse Inquiry Controversy At-A-Glance

The resignation of the head of the inquiry into historical child sex abuse allegations is the latest in a string of controversies that have dogged the investigation before it has even started. Here is an at-a-glance background to the most recent development...

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Theresa May Accused Of Bungling Over Inquiry

In an interview explaining why she has become the second child abuse inquiry head to quit before starting work, Fiona Woolf blamed "negative comment and innuendo". Yet in her resignation letter to Theresa May, the lawyer and Lord Mayor of London said...

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Search Begins For New Child Abuse Inquiry Chair

The search is under way for a new head of the inquiry into historical child sex abuse after Fiona Woolf became the second chairwoman to quit. Mrs Woolf stepped down on Friday after victims' groups told Home Office officials they were "unanimous" in...

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Sex Abuse Inquiry Head Under Pressure To Quit

By Anushka Asthana, Political Correspondent A lawyer representing 50 victims of child abuse has said the Home Office must "start again" if it wants its inquiry into historical allegations to win public confidence. Alison Millar, a partner at Leigh...

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UK Begins Paying Back First World War Debt

The Government has announced it will pay off part of the UK's First World War debt - the first such payment for 67 years. The Treasury will repay £218m of the £2bn still owed from the 1914 to 1918 war, as part of a redemption of bonds stretching...

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One Missing After Blaze At Fireworks Factory

One person remains missing after an explosion sparked a large blaze at a fireworks factory in Staffordshire. A specialist team will search the SP Fireworks premises today in the wake of the fire, which also saw two people taken to the major trauma...

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Child Grooming 'Normal' In Parts Of Manchester

By Nick Martin, North of England Correspondent Child sexual exploitation is a "real and ongoing problem" that has become "normal" in some parts of Greater Manchester, according to a new report. It suggests that youngsters are exposed to an increasing...

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Father Of Murdered Schoolgirl Sarah Payne Dies

Tributes have been paid to Michael Payne, father of the murdered schoolgirl Sarah, after he died at the age of 45. Mr Payne, who developed a drinking problem after his daughter was abducted and killed near her grandparents' home in West Sussex, was...

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Tough Drug Laws Have No Impact On Use - Report

By Tadhg Enright, Sky News Correspondent Severe criminal penalties on drug taking makes no difference to the level of substance use in a country, a Government report has indicated. The first Home Office study of the issue based on international evidence...

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Asylum: 29,000 Cases Unresolved Since 2007

By Tom Parmenter, Sky News Correspondent Failings in the UK's asylum system have led to an "extremely concerning" backlog of cases - with the Home Office accused of being in chaos over immigration. Some 11,000 asylum seekers have been waiting since...

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'Devastating Impact' Of NHS Mistakes Revealed

NHS hospitals are making mistakes which cause patients to suffer needless harm or die prematurely, according to a damning report. Dame Julie Mellor, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, has uncovered dozens of cases with several complaints...

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Murder Inquiry After Body Parts Found On Island

A murder investigation has been launched after the remains of a woman were found on marshland by a group of ramblers. The remains of 33-year-old Angela Millington, from Southend, were discovered on 21 June on Foulness Island in Essex. Ramblers walking...

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Huge Supercomputer To Boost Weather Forecasts

A 140-ton supercomputer that can perform more than 16,000 trillion calculations per second is set to give the UK its most accurate weather forecasts ever. The £97m machine will be fired up at the Met Office next year and will crunch data at a blistering...

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Lloyds Cuts 9,000 Jobs And 200 Branches

Lloyds Banking Group has confirmed 9,000 job losses and 200 branch closures as it moves to bolster its digital banking offering. The bank - part-owned by the taxpayer - said the cuts would take place over the next three years as customers' habits...

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Bodies Of Four People Found In Bradford Home

West Yorkshire Police has said the bodies of four people were discovered at a house in Bradford, on Monday night. Officers were called at around 8.30pm to the home in Clayton after the bodies of a man, a woman and two teenage girls were found. A...

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Senior Tory: Some Towns 'Swamped' By Migrants

A Tory cabinet minister has admitted he made a mistake by saying some British communities are being "swamped" by European Union migrants. Speaking to Sky News' Murnaghan programme, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said some towns are "under siege"...

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Lifeguard Review After Surfers Die In Cornwall

Sea rescue services have said a risk assessment will be carried out to determine whether lifeguard cover should be extended at a beach in Cornwall where three surfers died. Officers were called by the Coastguard after reports that four children and...

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'HS3' Northern Rail Link To Cut Journey Times

The Government has welcomed plans to give a multi-billion pound rail boost to northern England. The project, dubbed High Speed 3 (HS3), could see journey times between Leeds and Manchester cut by up to half. The plans, due to be unveiled later, would...

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Fourth Man From Portsmouth Dies In Syria

A 19-year-old has become the fourth man from the same British city to be killed after reportedly joining Islamic State (IS) fighters in Syria. Mehdi Hassan, from Portsmouth, Hampshire, travelled to the conflict-hit country with a group of four other...

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Doctors Recruited In Battle To Keep Young Safe

By Lisa Dowd, Sky News Correspondent Family doctors are being urged to look out for signs of radicalisation, child trafficking and cyber-bullying in their younger patients. GPs are being sent a 'toolkit' of information by children's charity the NSPCC...

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Lords Consider Drone Laws Over Privacy Fears

By Tom Cheshire, Technology Correspondent A House of Lords committee will hear from drone safety experts on Monday about whether legislation needs updating. The committee is investigating the civil use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and is expected...

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