Egypt Anniversary: Mass Demonstrations Expected

Mass demonstrations are expected across Egypt today a year to the day since Mohamed Morsi came to power. In Cairo, thousands of people gathered on Tahrir Square, the seat of the uprising of 2011. Others gathered outside the presidential palace several...

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Meat From Diseased Cattle Sold By Defra

Meat from diseased cattle, slaughtered after testing positive for bovine tuberculosis (bTB), is being sold for human consumption by Defra, the food and farming ministry has said. The raw meat, from around 28,000 diseased animals a year, is banned by...

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Mandela: South African President Cancels Trip

President Jacob Zuma has cancelled his trip to Mozambique, as the goverment says Nelson Mandela's condition "remains critical". Mr Zuma cancelled his trip, which had been scheduled for today, after visiting Mr Mandela in hospital where he "found him...

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Hundreds Of Billions To Boost British Economy

By Poppy Trowbridge, Business and Economics Correspondent The Government has promised hundreds of billions of pounds in extra infrastructure spending by the year 2020 to boost the British economy. The investment is due to begin as soon as 2015...

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Spending Review: Osborne To Cut Budgets

By Jon Craig, Chief Political Correspondent George Osborne will today take the axe to public spending and claim the Government's tough policy of cuts is leading to economic recovery. The Chancellor will announce his spending review, setting out...

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RSPCA: Pets Abandoned Amid Financial Squeeze

The UK's reputation as a nation of animal lovers has been dented by new figures that show an "alarming" increase in the number of pets being abandoned. More than 37,000 animals were dumped across England and Wales in the past year, a rise of 9,000 or...

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Afghanistan: Explosions And Gunfire At Palace

Taliban gunmen have attacked the presidential palace and other buildings in the Afghan capital Kabul. The assault, in the central Shash Darak district, took place at around 6.30am local time. Targets also included the CIA's Afghan headquarters. An...

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Breast Cancer Drugs To Be Offered To 500,000

By Thomas Moore, Health Correspondent Half a million women with a family risk of breast cancer are to be offered drugs to prevent the disease, in a ground-breaking move by the NHS watchdog. The drugs, which cost as little as £25 a year, can reduce...

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Plot To 'Smear' Family Of Stephen Lawrence

An ex-undercover police officer claims he was part of an operation to "smear" the family of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence. Peter Francis said he was told to find "dirt" that could be used against members of the Lawrence family, shortly after the...

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Snowden's Arrival In Moscow Strains Relations

The departure of whistleblower Edward Snowden from Hong Kong to Moscow threatens to strain diplomatic relations between the US and Russia and China. The former US spy agency contractor sought asylum in Ecuador after leaving the Chinese territory on...

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Burnham And Lansley Face Hospitals Claims

Former health secretary Andy Burnham has denied pressuring the NHS watchdog to tone down criticism of hospitals during his time in the job. Mr Burnham has faced questions about whether he influenced hospitals' watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC)...

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Gunmen Kill Tourists In Pakistan

Gunmen have killed nine foreign tourists after storming a hotel in a remote area of northern Pakistan, say police. "Unknown people entered a hotel where foreign tourists were staying last night and opened fire," said Ali Sher, a senior police officer...

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Brazil Protests: President Promises Reforms

Brazil's President has promised to improve public services but says any further violence will not be tolerated in a speech to the nation rocked by mass protests. During a TV broadcast Dilma Rousseff appealed for unity and said the government knew there...

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Edward Snowden Charged With Espionage

Edward Snowden, the whistleblower who revealed secret government spying programmes, has been charged with espionage by US authorities. A provisional arrest warrant has been issued and Hong Kong authorities have been asked to detain him. US prosecutors...

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Baby Deaths Cover-Up: Ex-CQC Boss Named

The former boss of the Care Quality Commission is among those allegedly involved in a cover-up of the health regulator's failure to investigate a spate of baby deaths. Ex-CQC chief executive Cynthia Bower was present during a discussion about deleting...

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Clashes In Brazil As One Million March

By Jason Farrell, Sky Correspondent In Rio de Janeiro Almost a million protesters have taken to the streets in cities across Brazil to denounce poor public services, government corruption and overspending on the World Cup. Some protests turned...

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Poor Children Are Being 'Failed By Schools'

Disadvantaged children are being failed by the education system, according to the chief inspector of schools. In a speech later today, Sir Michael Wilshaw will warn that there is an "invisible minority" of disadvantaged children living in "leafy suburbs,...

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Sopranos Star James Gandolfini Dies Aged 51

Actor James Gandolfini has died of a suspected heart attack while on holiday in Italy at the age of 51. The star was best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of a New Jersey mob boss called Tony in television series The Sopranos. The show's creator...

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Bankers Should Face Jail Terms, Report Says

A new criminal offence punishing bankers for "reckless misconduct" while running their institutions is the centrepiece of proposals unveiled by a group of MPs and peers aimed at reforming the industry. The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards...

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NHS Watchdog In 'Hospital Scandal Cover-Up'

Senior officials at an NHS watchdog have been accused of a cover-up after destroying their own report into a hospital maternity unit at the centre of a care scandal. An independent investigation has found the Care Quality Commission failed to properly...

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Saatchi Cautioned For Assault Of Nigella Lawson

Advertising guru Charles Saatchi has been cautioned by police for assaulting his wife Nigella Lawson at a restaurant. The 70-year-old voluntarily attended a central London police station and accepted the caution after photographs emerged showing his...

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World Cup Protests: Violent Clashes In Brazil

More than 100,000 people have marched through cities across Brazil to protest over rising public transport prices and the cost of staging the 2014 football World Cup. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Sao Paolo, while youths clashed...

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