Smart Glasses For Blind 'In Shops By 2016'

By Gemma Morris, Sky News Reporter Pairs of high-tech smart glasses, designed to help millions of blind and partially sighted people to see, could be in shops in 2016. The specs use a specially adapted 3D camera to maximise a person's remaining...

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Don't Drink Two Days In A Row, Government Says

People should only drink alcohol every other day to avoid health problems like cancer, heart attacks and liver disease, government officials are warning. The new guidelines drawn up by Public Health England, a government quango promoting healthy living,...

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Laughing Gas Crackdown Amid 'Disturbing' Craze

A "deeply disturbing" laughing gas craze sweeping the country is being fuelled by internet videos that glamorise use of the substance, council leaders say. Hauls of canisters are confiscated from UK streets every night, with one London council - Hackney...

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Britain Braced For Flash Floods From Bertha

Heavy rain has caused flash flooding in parts of the UK - and forecasters are warning of further storms on Sunday as the remnants of Hurricane Bertha hit. The Met Office says Bertha's transition from a tropical to an extra-tropical storm is a "particularly...

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Israeli Shells Pound Gaza As Fighting Resumes

Hamas has vowed it will not back down as Israel pounded Gaza with a fresh wave of strikes, killing five Palestinians. The Israeli military has launched 30 airstrikes on Gaza since midnight on Saturday as talks to extend the temporary ceasefire...

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Britons Told To Leave Kurdish Capital Irbil

Britons have been warned to leave Irbil, the capital of Kurdish Iraq, as Islamist fighters advance towards the city. The move comes as UK Secretary of State for Defence Michael Fallon said that Britain was offering help to the Americans in their efforts...

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Breast Cancer Drug 'Too Expensive' For NHS

By Adele Robinson, Sky News Correspondent A life-extending breast cancer drug has been rejected for routine use by the NHS because it is "too expensive". The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) has issued a final draft blaming...

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Caroline Graham: Man Held Over 1989 Murder

By David Blevins, Ireland Correspondent Police in Northern Ireland have arrested a man on suspicion of murdering a young woman who disappeared 25 years ago. Caroline Graham, 19, was living in Portadown, County Armagh when she went missing in 1989....

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Penguin Defends 'Creepy' Roald Dahl Cover

Publisher Penguin is standing by its decision to use an image of a doll-like girl for the cover of a new edition of Roald Dahl's Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. The image of a young girl wearing a pink fur coat and make-up has been criticised for...

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Man Dies After E-Cigarette Explodes Into Flames

A 62-year-old man has died after his e-cigarette exploded and ignited a home oxygen machine he is believed to have been using. The unnamed victim's body was found in the living room of a property in Wallasey, Merseyside. An investigation by Merseyside...

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Top Footballer 'Threatened To Kill Girlfriend'

A Premier League footballer threatened to blow up the house of his ex-girlfriend during a four-year campaign of harassment, a court heard. England under-21 player Ravel Morrison was also accused of threatening to throw acid in the face of 19-year-old Reah...

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UK Student Murders: Four Face Death Penalty

Four Malaysian men are facing the death penalty after admitting killing two British medical students in Borneo. Neil Dalton and Aidan Brunger, both 22, were stabbed to death after arguing with a group of men in a bar in Kuching, the capital city of...

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Five Boys Charged With Raping A Child Under 13

Five boys have been charged with the rape of a child under the age of 13, police have said. West Yorkshire Police said two of the youngsters who have been charged are aged 13 and three aged 14. One of the 13-year-olds and one 14-year-old have been...

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Prince William To Take To The Skies Again

By Emma Birchley, East of England Correspondent The Duke of Cambridge is preparing to take the controls of a helicopter once more - to train as an air ambulance pilot. Prince William has made no secret of how much he enjoyed his role as an RAF...

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Cemetery 'Ghost' Fined For Shouting 'Woooo'

A man who pretended to be a ghost while behaving in a "rowdy" way in a cemetery has been fined. Anthony Stallard of Southsea, Hampshire, has been ordered to pay £35 after throwing his arms in the air and shouting: "Woooooo." Portsmouth Magistrates'...

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Chicken Bug Retailers Could Be Named

A consumer group is urging food standards bosses to name retailers found selling fresh chickens containing a bug blamed for tens of thousands of cases of food poisoning every year. The bug campylobacter was found in 59% of samples in a survey by the...

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Daily Aspirin Pill 'Helps Prevent Cancer'

Taking a daily dose of aspirin could help ward off some types of cancer, according to a new study. Researchers say that long-term use of the drug can significantly cut the chance of dying from gastrointestinal illnesses such as bowel and stomach cancer....

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Woman Arrested After Elderly People 'Poisoned'

A woman has been arrested for "administering a noxious substance" after 16 people fell ill at a care home, police have said. The 23-year-old was held after a number of people at Goldfield Court in West Bromwich were taken ill with what police described...

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Walgreens Confirms Full Takeover of Boots

US pharmacy chain Walgreens has confirmed it is to take full control of Boots. In a deal worth £5.6bn worth of cash and shares, the drugs giant will acquire the remaining 55% of Alliance Boots that it does not already own. But as US markets opened...

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British Students Stabbed To Death In Borneo

Two British medical students have been stabbed to death after leaving a bar in the Borneo city where they were on a hospital placement. The two men, named by Newcastle University as Neil Dalton and Aidan Brunger, both 22, died after they were attacked...

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Plane Scare: Man Held Over Hoax Bomb Threat

Manchester Police have arrested a man on suspicion of making a hoax bomb threat after a plane was escorted into the city's airport by an RAF fighter jet. The emergency came when the pilot of Qatar Airways flight QR23 from Doha to Manchester reported...

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Chancellor Backs £15bn Northern Transport Plan

George Osborne has backed a £15bn plan to create a "northern global powerhouse" which will rebalance the country's economy. The vision to connect five cities will see improvements in transport across the north of England, including a 125mph transpennine...

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Referendum TV Debate Could Be A Game-Changer

When Hollywood gets its hands on the Scottish referendum, maybe in a few hundred years, it'll be a smash hit. A swashbuckling adventure in which a boisterous, William Wallacey guy wages war against the swotty nemesis who can inflict death by grey hair...

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Scotland's Future Up For Debate In TV Contest

By James Matthews, Scotland Correspondent The two men leading the fight for Scotland's future will go head to head in a TV debate tonight. First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond will face Alistair Darling MP, leader of the Better Together campaign,...

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Typhoon Jet - The Quick Responder

The deployment of Typhoon fighter jets on short notice is known as QRA - Quick Response Alert. It is something the RAF has been doing since the Second World War when Spitfires and Hurricanes would be scrambled to meet the German Luftwaffe over the skies...

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World War One And The 'Short-War Illusion'

By Professor David Stevenson In August 1914 German Emperor Wilhelm II famously promised to his departing troops that they would return before the autumn leaves fell. Yet most of Europe's military chiefs did not, in fact, expect a short war. The...

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Driver 'Lucky To Survive' Pub Toilet Smash

A driver had a lucky escape after his car travelled over a wall and smashed into a pub toilet block in Staffordshire. Emergency blood supplies were taken to the scene of the crash on the A5 in Cannock as firefighters cut the motorist free of the wreckage....

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