Peter Stringfellow Threatens Nick Clegg Contest

Stripclub owner Peter Stringfellow has suggested he could stand against Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg in the General Election due to be held in 2015. The 72-year-old has twice been singled out by the Liberal Democrat leader as someone who does not...

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Plastic Surgeons Flying In From Abroad 'Pose Risk'

By Thomas Moore, Health and Science Correspondent Doctors have warned of the dangers of 'seagull surgeons' who fly into Britain on daytrips to carry out operations, often without insurance. Sky News has seen details of patients who have suffered...

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Weather: Flood Warnings As Snow Thaws

There are fears of flooding in the UK as rain moves in and rising temperatures spark a rapid thaw of the snow and ice which built up in the past fortnight. The Environment Agency has warned there is a risk of surface water and river flooding this weekend...

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Weather: Snow Storm Brings M6 To Standstill

Hundreds of drivers spent up to eight hours trapped in their vehicles on the M6 in Lancashire after heavy snow brought the motorway to a standstill. The motorway became blocked in both directions between junctions 25 and 27, near Wigan, on Friday night...

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Armed Robber Pinned Down During Raid Dies

An armed man has died after being restrained by customers during an attempted robbery at a bookmakers, police said. The man, in his 50s, was believed to be wearing a gas mask and holding a gun when he entered a Ladbrokes branch on Crownhill Road in...

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Elsa Salama: Plea For Abducted Girl's Return

By Gerard Tubb, North of England Correspondent The mother of a little girl who was snatched by Egyptian relatives while on a family holiday has pleaded for her to be returned. Naomi Button, 39, has not seen her daughter Elsa Salama since she was...

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River Wye Crash: Dad Killed On School Run

A father has been killed during a family school run after the car he was driving veered into a river - moments before the same thing happened to his wife. David Cox, 42, was driving his 11-year-old daughter to school along a bridle path near to the...

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Newcastle Striker Ranger Held Over Rape Claim

Newcastle United striker Nile Ranger has been arrested on suspicion of rape. The 21-year-old Premier League footballer was held by Northumbria Police following an allegation made by a woman that she was attacked at a hotel in Jesmond, Newcastle between...

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Dummy Taped To Baby's Face: Worker Suspended

A scandal-hit NHS trust has apologised and suspended a member of staff after a four-month-old baby had a dummy taped to his face at a hospital. Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, which is at the centre of a public inquiry into serious failings...

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Barry George Loses Jill Dando Compensation Case

Barry George, who was wrongly jailed for murdering Jill Dando, has lost his High Court bid for compensation. Two judges rejected his claim that the Justice Secretary unfairly and unlawfully decided he was "not innocent enough to be compensated". Lord...

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Burger King Dumps Products Over Horsemeat Row

Burger King is dumping thousands of beefburgers from the supplier at the centre of the horsemeat scandal - despite insisting its food was not contaminated. Staff have been ordered to box up Whoppers and Angus burgers and ensure they are not sold to...

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Giant Irish Wind Farms Bid Passes Hurdle

Ministers are to sign a deal that could pave the way for millions of British homes being supplied with electricity from 700 huge wind turbines across a vast swathe of rural Ireland. A total of 40 wind farms would be built in the Bog of Allen, which...

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Police In 'Muslim Vigilantes' Victim Appeal

Officers investigating "Muslim vigilante" attacks are appealing for a victim who was abused by the gang for being "gay" to come forward. Scotland Yard says the man is crucial to their investigation into a number of incidents where a gang calling themselves...

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Big Freeze Hits UK With Final Wintry Flurry

Icy temperatures and snow flurries look set to make way for milder weather next week as the end of the cold snap raises fears of flooding. But a final heavy snowfall will hit the UK on Friday, centred around northern England and southern Scotland, which...

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Football Sex Assault Trial: Woman Breaks Down

A woman alleged to have been sexually assaulted by four footballers has broken down in court after being questioned about lies she told police. The 21-year-old became emotional and tearful after Sonia Woodley QC, defending Steve Cook, suggested she...

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Stuart Hall: Rape Charge For BBC Presenter

BBC presenter Stuart Hall has been charged with further sexual offences - including an alleged rape. The 83-year-old veteran broadcaster was arrested on Tuesday after attending a Cheshire police station. The Radio 5 Live football presenter was charged...

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Police Officers 'Abuse Positions For Sex'

Police officers are buying steroids from criminals and abusing their positions to have sex with vulnerable women, a police leader has warned. Mike Cunningham said that most forces were investigating cases where officers had become embroiled with criminals...

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Lloyds Confirms 940 More Banking Job Cuts

Lloyds Bank has confirmed it is to axe another 940 jobs, taking job loss announcements at the firm to 1,300 in the past few days. Sky News has confirmed the cuts will occur in the group operations, insurance, retail, wealth and international and commercial...

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Weather: Big Freeze Leads To Nine Deaths

The icy weather has led to the deaths of nine people in the last week. Motorists walk back to their cars after a fire in Dartmoor blocked the road Among those who died was 54-year-old James Hurst who fell over after he had been dropped off by taxi...

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David Cameron Promises 'In-Out' EU Referendum

Mixed Reaction To Cameron Speech Updated: 2:06pm UK, Wednesday 23 January 2013 David Cameron's key speech on Europe has sparked a predictably mixed reaction from within Britain and beyond. Here are the key quotes. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg...

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TweetDeck: Twitter Bosses Sent Closure Letter

By Pete Norman, Sky News Online Sky News has obtained a letter sent to one of Twitter's UK companies by the business regulator, giving it written warning of impending closure. Cardiff-based Companies House sent the letter to the two American directors...

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Ecstasy: Police Warning After Third Death

By Nick Martin, North Of England Correspondent Police in northwest England are warning drug users that a possible contaminated batch of ecstasy tablets could be on the streets. It comes after two men died in Greater Manchester and another collapsed...

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Ian Terry Death: Manchester Police Plead Guilty

By Mike McCarthy, North Of England Correspondent The chief constable of Greater Manchester Police Peter Fahy has pleaded guilty on behalf of the force to a criminal charge following the death of an officer. PC Ian Terry, 32, died after being shot...

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Defence Cuts: 5,300 Soldiers To Lose Jobs

Do Defence Cuts Weaken Britain? Updated: 2:38pm UK, Tuesday 22 January 2013 By Alistair Bunkall, Defence Correspondent There is really just one question to consider when analysing the announcement of the latest defence cuts: will the resulting...

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Footballers In Court Over Sex Assault Claims

A group of footballers took pictures of themselves sexually assaulting a drunken 19-year-old woman, the Old Bailey has heard. The Brighton and Hove Albion players wanted to have "a permanent record of their conquest", jurors were told. The four sportsmen...

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British Toddlers 'Europe's Fussiest Eaters'

By Liz Lane, Sky Reporter A survey into European toddlers' eating habits has found those from the UK are the most likely to refuse food - with British parents most likely to give in to what their child wants. The European Toddler Nutrition Index...

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Avalanche Survivor Leapt To Safer Ground

A survivor of an avalanche that killed four climbers in the Scottish Highlands escaped by leaping from the collapsing sheet of snow and wedging his ice pick into firmer ground. The man, who did not want to be named, said in a statement: "All in the...

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British Grandfather Wrestles Shark in Oz

By Jonathan Samuels, Australia Correspondent An heroic British holidaymaker helped wrestle a 2m (6ft) shark off the Australian coast to stop beachgoers being attacked. Paul Marshallsea, 62, from Wales, was on a month's break with his family when...

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Two Die As Winter Weather Continues Grip On UK

A 25-year-old woman found collapsed in the snow could have died after falling in sub-zero temperatures after a night out, Kent police said. The woman, named as Bernadette Lucy Lee by Sky sources, was discovered by a man walking his dog in Church Meadows...

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Algeria Crisis: PM To Provide Crisis Update

Algeria's prime minister says 37 foreign hostages were killed during the four day gas plant crisis - with several executed with a bullet to the head. Abdelmalek Sellal said at least one Canadian was among the gang of kidnappers also from Egypt, Mali,...

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