Council Tax: Town Halls Revolt Over Rises

Around 41% of local authorities in England are shunning the government's offer of extra money in return for pegging council tax rates. Last year, around 85% took up the offer but now that number is set to fall dramatically, according to figures compiled...

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Pope Benedict XVI's Papacy Nears Its End

By Sally Arthy, Senior News Editor, Rome Pope Benedict XVI's tenure as leader of the world's Catholics will draw to a close later today. Benedict stands down as Pontiff after nearly eight years and at a time when the Church is mired in controversy....

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Italy Election: Split Vote Leads To Stalemate

Results in crucial elections in Italy show no clear winner and raise the possibility of a hung parliament. The uncertainty does not help the nation's efforts to pass the tough reforms it needs to heal its economic woes and prevent a new round of global...

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Lord Rennard Sex Claims: Police Investigate

How The Rennard Story Developed Updated: 7:17pm UK, Monday 25 February 2013 Here is how the claims about Lord Rennard grew into a full-blown crisis for Nick Clegg amid questions about exactly what the party leader knew and when. 2008: Nick Clegg says...

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Lord Rennard Concerns: Nick Clegg Knew

By Sophy Ridge, Political Correspondent Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has admitted that he knew of concerns over Lord Rennard's behaviour more than four years ago. Several women have accused the party's former chief executive of inappropriately touching...

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Oscars: Affleck Scoops Top Gong Despite Snub

Ben Affleck's Argo has won the Oscar for best picture, despite him being snubbed in the best director category. The nominees for best film were introduced by first lady Michelle Obama from the White House, before she named Argo as the winner. Director...

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Cardinal Keith O'Brien Contests Accusations

Britain's most senior Roman Catholic clergyman has been reported to the Vatican over claims of inappropriate behaviour, a newspaper has claimed. The Observer reports that three priests and a former priest have made the allegations against Cardinal Keith...

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Doctors From Abroad Must Take English Test

By Lisa Dowd, Sky News Correspondent New checks will be introduced to make sure all NHS doctors can speak English well enough to treat patients, the Government has announced. It comes five years after David Gray, 70, was killed by a German doctor...

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Britain's Premium Credit Rating Downgraded

Rating agency Moody's has stripped Britain of its top-grade AAA credit rating, citing slow growth and a rising debt burden. After the international agency announced the one notch drop to AA1, Chancellor George Osborne said it was a "stark reminder"...

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Food Bills May Rise Amid Growing Meat Tests

By Tom Parmenter, Sky News Correspondent Consumers are being warned that food bills may rise if high demand for meat testing continues. Since the start of the horsemeat scandal laboratories all over the UK have been inundated with requests to test...

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Oscar Pistorius: Bail Decision Expected

A judge is today expected to decide on whether to grant bail to Oscar Pistorius, the athlete accused of shooting his girlfriend dead in South Africa. Prosecutors have argued he is a cold-blooded killer and should be kept locked up, while his own lawyers...

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Pollard's BBC Review Evidence To Be Released

The BBC is braced for the release of evidence gathered by the Pollard inquiry into how the corporation handled the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal. Thousands of emails and transcripts of interviews with senior figures ranging from Newsnight host Jeremy...

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Oscar Pistorius Set To Find Out Bail Verdict

Pistorius: Prosecution vs Defence Updated: 2:01pm UK, Tuesday 19 February 2013 Two very different versions of what happened in the moments before Reeva Steenkamp's death have been heard at a bail hearing for Oscar Pistorius. The athlete has been charged...

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Pistorius Cop Faces Attempted Murder Charges

The investigating officer in the Oscar Pistorius murder case is facing multiple charges of attempted murder, according to reports. Hilton Botha reportedly opened fire on seven passengers in a mini-bus in a drunken shooting with two other officers. ...

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Older Women To Get IVF Treatment On The NHS

By Thomas Moore, Health and Science Correspondent The National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) has said women aged 40 to 42 will be allowed one cycle of IVF so long as it is their first attempt. Previously Nice only recommended...

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Oscar Pistorius: Defence Steps Up Bail Case

Lawyers acting for Oscar Pistorius will set out the case to keep the athlete out of prison as his bail hearing continues. On the first day of the hearing, the court heard the Paralympian star claim he shot his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp because...

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Hilary Mantel: Kate Is A 'Plastic Princess'

Pregnant Kate: Baby Bump On Show Updated: 12:16am UK, Tuesday 19 February 2013 By Paul Harrison, Royal Correspondent Kate's baby bump will be on show for the first time in the UK later today as she visits a project for women recovering from substance...

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Pistorius: 'Murder Would Be Out Of Character'

Oscar Pistorius is preparing to return to court to learn whether he will be granted bail following the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The Paralympian is charged with the premeditated murder of the 29-year-old model in the early hours of last...

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British Worker Feared Kidnapped In Nigeria

Gunmen in northern Nigeria have kidnapped a group of foreign workers including one Briton, according to local authorities there. The group attacked a construction company camp, killing a guard and then abducting seven foreigners, police said. "From...

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Horsemeat: Minister To Meet Supermarket Bosses

The Environment Secretary will meet with supermarkets and food retail bodies to press for details on how they will restore the confidence of shoppers. Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons are among those confirmed to be attending the meeting with...

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Home Secretary Pledges New Deportation Law

Home Secretary Theresa May is planning a new law to stop foreign criminals avoiding deportation, according to reports. She told the Sunday Telegraph that the actions of some immigration judges were "not acceptable" and that they were "subverting" British...

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Teenager Shot Dead In East London

A teenager has died and a man is fighting for his life after being shot in east London. The pair were shot in Hindrey Road, Clapton, east London, at 8.20pm on Saturday, Scotland Yard said. Paramedics took them to hospital where the younger victim,...

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Oscar Pistorius Breaks Down In Tears In Court

Olympic star Oscar Pistorius has broken down in tears as he appeared in court charged with murdering his girlfriend. He stood before magistrate Desmond Nair with his head bowed as the charge was read out. Prosecutors say they intend to prove Pistorius...

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Meteorite Shower Hits Russia Injuring 1,100

Some 1,100 people have been injured after a metor blazed across the western Siberian sky with a blinding flash and booming shockwave. The Russian Academy of Sciences said it entered the Earth's atmosphere at 33,000mph (54,000kph) - 15 times the...

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Oscar Pistorius Charged Over Girlfriend Murder

Paralympic and Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting dead his girlfriend at his home in South Africa. The body of Reeva Steenkamp, a top South African model, was discovered at the athlete's property in...

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Coronation Street Actor: Child Sex Charges

One of Coronation Street's longest-serving actors, Michael Le Vell, has been charged with a string of child sex offences. Le Vell, who plays garage owner Kevin Webster in the ITV soap opera, is accused of 19 child sex offences, including child rape,...

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Meat Scandal: Call For EU Tests On Beef

One in five people have changed the way they shop as a result of the widening meat scandal, according to a poll carried out by YouGov for Sky News. Of those who are buying differently, 58% said they had completely abandoned processed meats. A third...

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Israel Admits 'Prisoner X' Secret Jailing

Israel has admitted for the first time that it secretly jailed a foreigner who later killed himself while in a high-security prison. The confirmation came as Australia said it had known that one of its citizens - who came to be known as "Prisoner X"...

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LA Manhunt: Dorner Shootout Ends In Cabin Fire

A gun battle between murder suspect Christopher Dorner and police has ended after fire ripped through the remote cabin where the murder suspect was thought to be hiding. TV footage showed flames rising from the property in California's Big Bear Lake...

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State Of The Union: 'Brave Troops Coming Home'

Barack Obama opens his State of the Union address by saying that after a decade of war America's troops are coming home. The President vowed that the war in Afghanistan would end by late 2014 and that another 34,000 American troops would be returning...

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North Korea 'Quake' Is Suspected Nuclear Test

North Korea may have carried out a threatened nuclear test as monitoring agencies report an "unusual seismic event". An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale was detected just north of a site where Pyongyang conducted nuclear tests in 2009....

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Pope Resigns: Frontrunners Emerge For Role

The Pope: What Happens Next? Updated: 3:13pm UK, Monday 11 February 2013 Whenever a pope dies or abdicates, their successor is drawn from the cardinals - the senior Roman Catholic bishops who normally assist the Pope in the Vatican or head up the various...

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$1m Reward Offered To Catch US 'Cop Killer'

Police in America have offered a $1m (£632,000) reward for information leading to the capture of ex-LAPD cop Christopher Dorner. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced the reward as Dorner - suspected of three murders - remained at large for...

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