Plebgate: Mitchell's Scotland Yard Complaint

Ex-cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell has lodged a formal complaint against Scotland Yard over the apparent leaking of its report into the "Plebgate" affair. The senior Tory MP has written to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) accusing...

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Benefits Shake-Up 'To Cost Families Hundreds'

By Tadhg Enright, Sky Reporter Changes to the welfare system will cost the average family £891 over the next year, according to research by Labour and the Institute for Fiscal Studies. The Conservatives have responded by saying the biggest shake-up...

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Lord Carey Attacks David Cameron On Religion

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey has launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister David Cameron. In an article for the Daily Mail, Lord Carey says many Christians doubt the PM's "sincerity" when he pledges to protect their religious freedoms...

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North Korea Says 'We Are At War With South'

North Korea says it has entered a "state of war" with South Korea and will deal with "all matters" accordingly. "As of now, inter-Korea relations enter a state of war and all matters between the two Koreas will be handled according to wartime protocol,"...

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Congenital Heart Surgery Halted At Hospital

All children's congenital heart surgery has been suspended at Leeds General Infirmary with immedate effect. The temporary suspension follows a number of claims, including some relating to patient outcomes, and concerns about surgery standards. The...

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North Korea Rockets 'Ready To Hit US Bases'

North Korea's leader has told rocket units to be on standby for an attack on US bases, according to state media. The country's KCNA news agency said Kim Jong-Un had signed off on the order to train sights on American bases in South Korea and the...

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Cyprus Banks In 'Race' Ahead Of Reopening

By Tom Parmenter, Sky News Correspondent Banks in Cyprus are in a "race against time" to be ready to reopen their doors today. For nearly a fortnight banks have been closed after Cyprus was plunged into its biggest crisis since the Turkish invasion...

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Parents Of Suicide Teen Call For Law Reform

By Becky Johnson, North of England Correspondent The parents of a 17-year-old who were unaware he had been arrested for drink driving before he killed himself are calling for a change in the law. Nick and Jane Lawton were not told their son, Joseph,...

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Energy Bill Hikes 'Cut By Efficiency Schemes'

A new report claims government policies helping to insulate homes and promoting the installation of more energy efficient boilers are reducing the rise in gas and electricity bills. Savings generated from energy efficiency policies are already having...

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Dog Attack: Tributes Paid To Jade Anderson

Tributes have been paid to a 14-year-old girl who is thought to have been killed by a pack of "aggressive and out-of-control" dogs. Jade Anderson's body was discovered with wounds consistent with a dog attack at a house shortly after 2pm on Tuesday,...

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Berezovsky: Death 'Consistent With Hanging'

What We Know About Berezovsky Updated: 1:09pm UK, Monday 25 March 2013 The suspicious deaths of a number of Russian exiles who had fallen foul of the regime meant that rumours swirled almost instantly that Boris Berezovsky had been killed. But so far...

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Snow: Fifth Day Without Power For Thousands

Costs Rise As Lambs Brought Indoors Updated: 11:46pm UK, Monday 25 March 2013 By Frazer Maude, North of England Correspondent The Dean family have been farming in the Yorkshire Dales village of Threshfield since 1236. Toft House Farm will have...

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'No Job? No Benefits' Cameron To Tell Immigrants

David Cameron is set to announce tough new measures to curb immigrants' access to housing and benefits, in an attempt to tackle the "something for nothing" welfare culture. The Prime Minister will use a keynote speech today to warn those coming to the...

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Cyprus Bailout Deal Wins Eurozone Approval

Cyprus has secured a 10bn euros (£8.5bn) EU bailout saving the country from a banking system collapse and bankruptcy. In return for the rescue funds, Cyprus must restructure its banking sector under an EU-IMF plan approved by eurozone ministers earlier...

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Weather: Man Dies In Snow Trying To Get Home

A young man died in a "very tragic incident" after trying to get home in the snow in Burnley after a night out with friends. The man's body was discovered in deep snow by a farmer at 1.30pm but emergency services struggled to get to the area because...

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Berezovsky Death: Chemical Experts Called In

Chemical and radiation experts are assisting police in their investigation after exiled Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky was found dead in a bath at his home in the UK. It is believed the former billionaire, who had fallen out with the Kremlin,...

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Weather: Body Found In Floods, Rain And Snow

A body has been recovered at a house in Looe, Cornwall, which was badly damaged in flooding following heavy rains last night, firefighters said. The front wall of the three-storey building crumbled away after downpours caused mud and debris to crash...

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Cyprus Bailout: MPs Stumble Towards Deal

Cyprus Bailout: Threat To Savings Updated: 5:12am UK, Saturday 23 March 2013 By Ashish Joshi, Sky News Correspondent Finally late into Friday night - into to an agreement on Plan B, meaning Cyprus has moved one giant step towards securing a Brussels...

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Weather: Snow And Rain Warning For Drivers

Severe weather warnings have been issued across much of the country as flooding blights communities and heavy snowfall is expected. Shops and homes were flooded in Cornwall overnight, as the AA warns motorists even short journeys "can quickly turn bad"....

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Child Smokers: Thousands More Take Up Habit

The number of children who have taken up smoking has risen by 50,000 in just one year - the equivalent of 567 a day. About 207,000 children aged 11 to 15 started to smoke in 2011, a sharp rise from 157,000 in 2010, Cancer Research UK said. Almost one...

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North Korea Issues Fresh Threat To The US

By Mark Stone, Asia Correspondent North Korea has threatened to attack American airbases on the Japanese island of Okinawa and the Pacific island of Guam. A statement by Kim Yong Chul, the spokesman of the Supreme Command of the Korean People's...

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Julia Gillard: Oz PM Calls Leadership Ballot

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has caved in to building pressure and called a leadership ballot. "I have determined that there will be a ballot for the leadership. In the meantime, take your best shot," she told parliament. She said the meeting...

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Al Qaeda Says It Beheads French Hostage

Al Qaeda says it has beheaded a French hostage in reprisal for France's military intervention in Mali, according to reports. Its North African arm claimed responsibility, Mauritania's ANI news agency reported, citing a commander for the group. A French...

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Budget: Osborne's Hopes Of Rescuing Economy

By Jon Craig, Chief Political Correspondent George Osborne will today unveil a Budget with the twin aims of attempting to rescue both the British economy and the political fortunes of the Conservative Party. The Chancellor will announce a raft...

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Pope Francis Inauguration To Draw Huge Crowds

Pope Francis is due to be inaugurated in Vatican City later in front of an expected one million people. Heads of state, royalty and religious leaders will be among the guests at a two-hour ceremony in St Peter's Square, although the Queen and Prime...

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Cyprus Urged To Protect Savings Under 100k

Eurozone finance ministers have urged Cyprus to protect savers with less than 100,000 euros (£86,000) in their accounts from a proposed tax on bank deposits. Under a bailout deal agreed with the EU, Cyprus planned to impose a levy of 6.7% on all savings...

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