Millions Stress About Finances 'Every Day'

By Poppy Trowbridge, Consumer Affairs Correspondent In the UK, 18.1 million people feel stressed about their finances every day, according to new research seen by Sky News. Financial worries are even greater than concerns over health, or even job...

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NatWest 'Hit By Fourth Online Banking Glitch'

NatWest has been hit by a cyberattack, leaving customers unable to access online accounts. The bank's online banking service was disrupted after it was deliberately bombarded with internet traffic.    Twitter users tweeted to say they...

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Warning After 'Speckled Rolex' Ecstasy Death

An urgent warning about a yellow ecstasy tablet known as "speckled rolex" has been issued after a man died at a house party in Northern Ireland. Police said the victim was confirmed dead at a house in Twinbrook, Belfast, at around 7.40pm on Friday night....

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Smacking Children Should Be Banned, Says Tsar

Parents should be banned from smacking their children, according to the Children's Commissioner for England. Maggie Atkinson told The Independent it was her personal view that the law gives pets and adults more rights to be protected from violence than...

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Tenerife: Three Britons Injured In Explosion

Three British people were among five injured after an explosion in a hotel pool bar on the island of Tenerife, according to reports. A woman suffered serious burns to her face and scalp in the blast in Adeje, on the south-west coast of the island, on...

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Footballer Needs Face Surgery After Attack

An amateur footballer's face will have to be rebuilt after he was knocked unconscious and beaten during a night out. Richie Robins is understood to have been set upon by up to half a dozen men as he apparently stepped in to protect a woman. The 21-year-old,...

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Harry And William In Charity Football Game

Prince Harry lunged in with a series of crunching tackles during a charity football game against his brother at Sandringham. A bearded Harry colides with William after a sliding tackle Still sporting the ginger beard he grew for his charity trek to...

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Walsall Christmas Fire: Woman Is Arrested

Police have arrested a woman on suspicion of murder after a man was killed in a house fire on Christmas Day. The man, 58, died in the blaze in South Street Gardens, Caldmore, Walsall, at around 5.30pm on Wednesday. He is yet to be formally identified...

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Weather: Ireland And UK Battered By Storms

Hurricane-speed gusts and driving rain have been lashing Britain and Ireland for the second time this week, with warnings of more flooding and trouble for travellers. Just a few days after thousands of people's Christmas travel plans were ruined, the...

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Hate Attacks On Muslims Rise After Rigby Case

By Alistair Bunkall, Sky News Defence Correspondent The number of crimes against Muslims in England and Wales has risen over the past year. New figures suggest there has been an increase in attacks following the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich...

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Abbas Khan: Funeral For Syria-Death Doctor

The funeral of British doctor Abbas Khan - who died in custody in Syria - is due to take place in London today. Dr Khan was on the verge of being released when his family were told of his death by what the Syrian government calls suicide - but they...

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Fox Hunts Ride Out For Boxing Day Meets

Thousands of supporters attended Boxing Day hunts across the UK today as a poll shows 80% of people remain opposed to hunting with dogs for sport. Some 250 hunts rode out today on the biggest day of the hunting calendar, some following an artificial...

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Britain's Economy 'Could Overtake Germany'

Britain could overtake Germany to become Europe's largest economy, according to new research by an economic think-tank. The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) predicts the UK's GDP will move ahead of France by 2018, then leapfrog Germany...

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Glasgow House Fire Kills Woman On Christmas Day

An elderly woman has been found dead after a house fire in the east end of Glasgow on Christtmas Day evening, police said. Mary McConnell, 83, was pronounced dead at the scene after police were called to the property in Hermiston Road...

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Bargain Hunters Flock To Boxing Day Sales

Bargain hunters flock to the high streets in their thousands as shops open for the Boxing Day sales. Keen shoppers started queuing before dawn to ensure they were first in line when the shops opened. Harrods provided mugs of hot chocolate, smoked...

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Adverts 'Should Feature More Disabled Children'

By Lisa Dowd, Midlands correspondent The owner of the UK's largest child talent and model agency says advertising companies should use disabled youngsters more often in campaigns. Debi Clark has two disabled children on the books of her talent...

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Alan Turing: WWII Code-Breaker Granted Pardon

Second World War code-breaker Alan Turing has been given a posthumous royal pardon for a 61-year-old conviction for homosexual activity. Dr Turing, who played a pivotal role in breaking the Enigma code, arguably shortening the war by at least two years,...

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Christmas Benefit Payments: Thousands Miss Out

Tens of thousands of people have not received benefit payments in time for Christmas. The money for jobseekers, low earners and pensioners had been due to arrive in their accounts on Tuesday, but will now not arrive until Friday. Up to 32,000 people...

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Stafford: Motorist Arrested After Road Death

A 22-year-old motorist has been arrested after the body of an elderly man was found in the road in the early hours of Christmas Day. The discovery was made at the junction of Shakespeare Road and Wordsworth Avenue on Stafford's Highfields estate at...

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Queen's Message: Monarch Reflects On 2013

By Paul Harrison, Royal Correspondent The Queen has reflected on key events of the past 12 months in her traditional Christmas broadcast, including the birth of her great-grandson Prince George and the 60th anniversary of her coronation. In her...

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Weather: Christmas Travel Plans Hit By Storms

Travellers are still struggling with transport problems after a night of widespread storms caused flooding and power outages and toppled hundreds of trees. Earlier there were no train services to or from Gatwick airport in West Sussex and power problems...

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Adoption: New Online Maps To Ease Process

Would-be adopters are being urged by a minister to use online maps to help match them to some of the 6,000 children in need of a home. The interactive maps include local information such as the ratio of children in need of waiting adopters and the approval...

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Northern Ireland Talks End Without Deal

Talks being held throughout the night in Northern Ireland aimed at finding a solution to peace process issues have ended without agreement. The marathon session in Belfast between Stormont's five executive parties and chaired by US former diplomat Richard...

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Alan Turing: WWII Code-Breaker Granted Pardon

Second World War code-breaker Alan Turing has been given a posthumous royal pardon for a 61-year-old conviction for homosexual activity. Dr Turing, who played a pivotal role in breaking the Enigma code, arguably shortening the war by at least two years,...

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Waitrose Airbrushes Writer A Girl Called Jack

Waitrose has apologised after a writer's tattoos were apparently airbrushed out of a photoshoot for its food magazine. Jack Monroe said she was "stunned" to see her body art erased without her permission from a photo used in the current issue of Waitrose...

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Rolf Harris Faces Three More Sex Charges

Rolf Harris is to be prosecuted over three more allegations of indecent assault, including one relating to a seven or eight-year-old girl. Harris already faces 13 other counts after being charged on August 29, 2013. The Crown Prosecution Service said...

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Northern Ireland: Last-Minute Push For Deal

By Vicki Hawthorne, Ireland Correspondent Intensive political negotiations are taking place between Northern Ireland's main political parties to try to find a way to deal with three issues which still cause division in society. Flags, parades and...

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M&S Says Sorry Over Alcohol Refusal

Marks & Spencer has apologised after a Muslim member of staff refused to sell a customer alcohol. The retailer said that where employees have religious beliefs that restrict what foods or drinks they can handle, it tries to place them in a "suitable...

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Denis MacShane Jailed Over Expenses Claims

Former Labour minister Denis MacShane has been jailed for six months after admitting making £13,000 of bogus expense claims. The ex-MP previously pleaded guilty to false accounting by filing 19 fake receipts for "research and translation" services from...

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Weather: Pre-Christmas Storm 'Everywhere'

Dozens of flood alerts are in place as driving rain and winds of up to 80mph sweep across the country, bringing chaos for Christmas travellers. The stormy weather started this morning in the South West and is moving eastwards and northwards as the day...

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Two Prisoners Arrested Over Inmate's Death

Two prisoners have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 22-year-old inmate died at HMP Lindholme in South Yorkshire. Officers were contacted by prison officials on Saturday afternoon who informed them a 22-year-old man had died. A 23-year-old...

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Heather Mills' Anger Over Paralympic Boot Row

Heather Mills has revealed her anger over a dispute about a ski boot which ended her hopes of representing Britain at next year's Paralympic Games. Speaking in a six-minute video posted on YouTube, the ex-wife of Sir Paul McCartney claimed an International...

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Clutha Tragedy: Comedy Gig To Help Raise Cash

By James Matthews, Scotland Correspondent Glasgow's comedians are lining up to raise a laugh for victims of the Clutha Pub tragedy. They also hope tonight's comedy gig will raise several thousand pounds for the Clutha Appeal Fund, which has already...

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Volunteers Keep Revellers Safe Over Christmas

By Emma Birchley, East of England Correspondent A front-line team of volunteers has been confronted with the aftermath of assaults, drug abuse and too much to drink as the Christmas festivities for some got out of hand in Norwich. Sky News spent...

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