'Bedroom Tax' To Hit Thousands Of Families

By Emma Birchley, East Of England Correspondent Thousands of families living in social housing are facing a cut in their benefits from April because they are seen to have too big a home. The under-occupation penalty, dubbed "the bedroom tax", aims...

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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...

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AAA Credit Rating Lost: Osborne Defiant

George Osborne has come under attack over what Labour calls his "catastrophic economic policy failure" after the UK lost its top-grade AAA credit rating. International agency Moody's downgraded it by one notch to AA1, citing slow growth and a rising...

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Italy: Briton Held Over Tour Guide Murder

By Nick Pisa, Sky News Reporter A Briton has been arrested in Italy for the murder of a tour guide and the attempted killing of another man. Jason Peter Marshall, 24, was held by police early on Saturday after they traced him through his mobile...

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British Man Drowns At Egypt Resort

A British man has drowned while swimming in the sea off the popular Egyptian resort of Sharm el Sheikh. A British embassy spokeswoman in Cairo confirmed that the 50-year-old man had drowned while swimming on Friday. However, she said she could give...

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Jemima Prees: Tribute To Ski Tragedy Schoolgirl

The family of a British schoolgirl who died in a skiing accident in the Austrian Alps has spoken of how she "lived every day as if it might be her last". Mourners will gather today for the funeral of 10-year-old Jemima Prees, who was killed when she...

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Fuel Prices Head For Highest Level Ever

Motorists have been warned that petrol prices may soon reach their highest level ever. The AA said sterling's slide against the dollar and market speculation could push prices to record levels by Easter. The warning comes as tanker drivers at the Grangemouth...

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Birds Eye Ready Meal Recall Over Horse Fears

How Horsemeat Scandal Unfolded Updated: 12:25pm UK, Friday 22 February 2013 The horsemeat scandal has been unfolding for weeks and products have been flying off the shelves, although not in a good way. Where did it all begin? January 16: The Food...

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Hacking: Ex-NOTW Executive Avoids Prosecution

Neil Wallis, a former deputy editor of the News Of The World, has been told he will face no action over phone-hacking allegations. After spending nearly two years on police bail, Mr Wallis has been told he is not being prosecuted because there is insufficient...

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Beheading: Man Guilty of Brit Gran's Murder

A man has been found guilty in Tenerife of murdering a British grandmother, who he decapitated on the Spanish island. Bulgarian Deyan Deyanov was convicted of killing 60-year-old Jennifer Mills-Westley in 2011. The homeless 29-year-old drug addict...

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Facebook Plea Brings Hundreds To Funeral

More than 200 strangers have attended the funeral of a former Royal Marine after a vicar put out an appeal on Facebook amid fears that he would be buried without mourners. James McConnell died last month at the age of 70 and staff at his care home in...

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Madeleine McCann: Man Sentenced Over Claims

A retired solicitor who published claims that Madeleine McCann's parents caused her death has been given a suspended jail sentence. Mr Justice Tugendhat said 65-year-old Tony Bennett deliberately flouted legal undertakings, given in November 2009, not...

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Philpott House Fire: 'Casualties Everywhere'

A firefighter at the trial of three people accused of killing six children in a house blaze has described the moment he found "casualties everywhere". Michael Patterson was part of a crew who fought through flames looking for youngsters trapped inside...

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HMRC Posts Names Of Tax Cheats For First Time

HMRC has published the names of nine individuals and businesses who owe more than £25,000 in tax. The tax authority described those named as "deliberate defaulters" who had repeatedly failed to co-operate with the taxman. The individuals on the list...

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Terrorist Bomb Plot: Three Men Convicted

By Lisa Dowd, Midlands Correspondent Three men have been found guilty of leading a terrorist bomb plot that could have been bigger than the July 7 atrocities. Irfan Naseer, 31, Irfan Khalid, 27, and Ashik Ali, 27, all from Birmingham, wanted up...

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IVF Treatment For Older Women On The NHS

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

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Jimmy Savile: Ex-Policeman 'Acted For Star'

A former police inspector has been accused of acting on behalf of Jimmy Savile by contacting officers before an interview. The officer was from the West Yorkshire force, which has referred him to the police watchdog, the Independent Police Complaints...

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Vicky Pryce Jury Fails To Reach A Verdict

Chris Huhne's ex-wife is facing a new trial after a jury failed to decide whether she had perverted the course of justice. Vicky Pryce, 60, is due to be tried again next week over claims that she took her husband's speeding points after a driving offence...

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Gate Crushes Child: Man Charged Over Death

A man has been charged over the death of a six-year-old girl who was crushed by an electronic gate. Kriston Kearns, 40, is accused of unlawfully killing Semelia Campbell by gross negligence manslaughter in June 2010. After being called to reports of...

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Axminster Carpets To Appoint Administrators

Axminster Carpets is the latest household name that is close to collapse by confirming its intention to appoint administrators. The 250-year old company - based in Axminster in Devon with more than 400 people at its headquarters - blamed difficult trading...

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Murder Probe As Teen's Body Found In Salford

A murder investigation has been launched after the body of a 19-year-old man was found in Salford. The man was found with multiple injuries by police officers who were called to Light Oaks Road shortly after 9.20pm on Sunday. He was pronounced dead...

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Wandsworth Tower Block Stabbing: Teen Named

Police have named a 16-year-old boy who was stabbed to death at a block of flats in south London. Peter Hagan was discovered in the stairwell after police were called to Albon House in Neville Gill Close, Wandsworth, at 1.30am on Sunday morning. The...

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Radioactive Material Stolen From Van

Police have appealed to the public for help after a canister containing a small amount of radioactive material was stolen from a van over the weekend. The container was taken from the vehicle in Bacup, Lancashire. Officers were alerted to the theft...

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Richard Briers Dies: Good Life Actor Aged 79

Actor Richard Briers - known to millions for TV's The Good Life - has died at the age of 79. The star, who was also known for his Shakespearean roles, had been battling a serious lung condition for a number of years. Briers, who starred in shows such...

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Tenerife Beheading: Court Shown CCTV Footage

A court in Tenerife has been shown "tough" footage of a British grandmother beheaded during a frenzied attack in a shop. Jennifer Mills-Westley, 60, was viciously stabbed and decapitated with a nine-inch carving knife in the popular resort of Los Cristianos...

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Home Secretary Pledges New Deportation Law

Home Secretary Theresa May has claimed Britain's streets are being made more dangerous because immigration judges are failing to deport foreign criminals. She criticised them for not following guidelines introduced last year which make clear that the...

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Man Held After Pensioner Dies In Hit-And-Run

A 26-year-old man has been arrested after a pensioner was killed crossing the road in a hit-and-run. The 80-year-old was mowed down in the street when she was walking in Yardley, Birmingham, on Saturday morning. West Midlands Ambulance Service said...

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Comic Relief: PM Stars In One Direction Video

David Cameron is to make a "cameo" appearance in a Comic Relief music video with teen heartthrobs One Direction. The Prime Minister features in the group's official Red Nose Day single, which is a cover version medley of Blondie's One Way Or Another...

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Lib Dem Wealth Tax Crackdown On Heirlooms

Jewellery, paintings and other heirlooms could be taxed under radical new plans to hit the rich drawn up by the Liberal Democrats. The French-style tax on possessions would see a levy on family treasures including furniture, rings and necklaces. Households...

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Horsemeat: Minister Defends Defra Response

A leading charity claims the government was made aware that illegal horsemeat was in the food chain more than a year ago. Horse Welfare International says they had a sit-down meeting with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in 2011,...

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Home Secretary Pledges New Deportation Law

Home Secretary Theresa May has claimed Britain's streets are being made more dangerous because immigration judges are failing to deport foreign criminals. She criticised them for not following guidelines introduced last year which make clear that the...

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Man Held After Pensioner Dies In Hit-And-Run

A 26-year-old man has been arrested after a pensioner was killed crossing the road in a hit-and-run. The 80-year-old was mowed down in the street when she was walking in Yardley, Birmingham, on Saturday morning. West Midlands Ambulance Service said...

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Comic Relief: PM Stars In One Direction Video

David Cameron is to make a "cameo" appearance in a Comic Relief music video with teen heartthrobs One Direction. The Prime Minister features in the group's official Red Nose Day single, which is a cover version medley of Blondie's One Way Or Another...

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Horsemeat: Minister Defends Defra Response

Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has mounted a robust defence of his department's actions following claims Government ministers were warned in 2011 that horsemeat was illegally entering the human food chain. John Young, a former manager at the Meat...

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Lib Dem Wealth Tax Crackdown On Heirlooms

Jewellery, paintings and other heirlooms could be taxed under radical new plans to hit the rich drawn up by the Liberal Democrats. The French-style tax on possessions would see a levy on family treasures including furniture, rings and necklaces. Households...

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