Tower Poppy Memorial Proves Too Popular

People have been asked to delay visiting a First World War memorial at the Tower of London because it has proved so popular. Tens of thousands of people made the trip to view the sea of red ceramic poppies in the former moat of the landmark on Friday,...

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Fireworks Warehouse Blaze: Tributes To Victims

Tributes have been made to the two men who were killed after a series of explosions at a fireworks warehouse. The bodies of Simon Hillier, who worked at the industrial unit, and Stewart Staples, one of his customers, were discovered by police late...

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Terror Warning: Brits Not Safe Anywhere In World

A worldwide travel warning has been issued by the Foreign Office, amid fears that Britons flying abroad could be targeted in terrorist attacks. The Government has updated its travel advice for 225 countries and territories to reflect a "generalised...

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RAF Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Bombers

Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled to intercept Russian military 'Bear' bombers for the second time in a week, it has emerged. The Typhoons were sent up from RAF Lossiemouth on Friday to escort the Soviet-era Tupolev Tu-95 aircraft, just two days...

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Father-Of-Three Shot Dead Tackling Robbers

A father-of-three has been shot and killed as he tackled two robbers who attacked him as he closed up his shop for the night. Pragaret Singh, 35, was blasted in the chest and abdomen as he tried to grapple with one of the men outside his store in...

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Woman's Driving Ban For Wheelchair-Towing Prank

A woman has been banned from driving for two years for towing a man in a wheelchair around a supermarket car park. Maria Adams, 20, drove her Nissan Juke outside Tesco in Roker, Sunderland, as her friend gripped a towel hanging from the boot. Security...

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Animal Abuse Spikes At Full Moon, Says RSPCA

Reports of animal abuse rise substantially whenever there is a full moon, a study by the RSPCA suggests. On average, the charity sees a 12% increase in phone calls during the lunar activity – the equivalent of 169 additional cases. During April's...

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Man Held After Body Parts Found On Island

A man has been arrested after a 33-year-old woman's body parts were found by ramblers on an island in Essex. Angela Millington's remains were discovered in a salt marsh area on Foulness Island on 21 June. Hikers initially found a collection of bones....

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Britain Welcomes Warmest Halloween On Record

Britain has experienced its warmest Halloween on record, with temperatures passing 23 degrees early in the afternoon. The previous record of 20C (68F) set by Dartford in Kent in 1968 was broken by Filton in Bristol just before midday as the mercury...

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Puppy Farm Killer Jailed For At Least 25 Years

By Richard Suchet, Sky Reporter at Guildford Crown Court An elderly puppy farm owner from Surrey who murdered his partner and her daughter in February has been sentenced to life in prison - with a minimum term of 25 years. John Lowe, 82, from Farnham,...

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Jean McConville Murder: Police Arrest Man

Detectives investigating the 1972 abduction and murder of mother-of-10 Jean McConville have arrested a 73-year-old man. Detective Inspector Neil McGuiness said the man from the Dunmurray area had been taken to Antrim police station for questioning....

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Barclays Sets Aside £500m Over For-Ex Probe

Barclays has confirmed a £500m provision for fines relating to allegations foreign exchange markets were manipulated by banks. The London-listed lender announced the figure in its third-quarter results statement which also contained further costs...

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Child Grooming 'Normal' In Parts Of Manchester

By Nick Martin, North of England Correspondent Child sexual exploitation is a "real and ongoing problem" that has become "normal" in some parts of Greater Manchester, according to a new report. It suggests that youngsters are exposed to an increasing...

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Father Of Murdered Schoolgirl Sarah Payne Dies

Tributes have been paid to Michael Payne, father of the murdered schoolgirl Sarah, after he died at the age of 45. Mr Payne, who developed a drinking problem after his daughter was abducted and killed near her grandparents' home in West Sussex, was...

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Number 10 'Backpedalling' Over Drug Laws

By Tadhg Enright, Sky News Correspondent The Government has been accused of "backpedalling" over a Home Office report suggesting heavy penalties for illegal drug use make no difference. The report, which is based on international evidence, found...

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Tech And Staff Failures Behind Case Backlog

The failure of two major IT projects and "ill-judged" staffing decisions have led to the loss of more than 50,000 people who cannot be found in Britain, according to a report by MPs. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report reveals the Home Office...

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Man Guilty Of Murdering Women On Puppy Farm

A dog breeder has been found guilty of murdering his partner and her daughter at his puppy farm. John Lowe, 82, opened fire on 66-year-old Christine Lee and her daughter Lucy Lee, 40, with a shotgun he normally used for killing rats. Christine's...

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Asylum: 29,000 Cases Unresolved Since 2007

By Tom Parmenter, Sky News Correspondent Failings in the UK's asylum system have led to an "extremely concerning" backlog of cases - with the Home Office accused of being in chaos over immigration. Some 11,000 asylum seekers have been waiting since...

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Hunt For Bungling Robbers Caught On Camera

By Mark White, Home Affairs Correspondent Police are hunting two men who prepared for an armed robbery attempt completely unaware they were being filmed by a CCTV camera above their heads. The incident unfolded in the Shepherd Market area of London's Mayfair...

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Tesco Faces Criminal Probe Over Profits Crisis

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched a formal criminal probe into Tesco's accounting crisis that led the UK's biggest retailer to overstate profits by £263m. The news was confirmed by both the supermarket chain and SFO, hours after Sky News...

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Charity Warning Over Rise In UK Child Poverty

By Afua Hirsch, Social Affairs Editor Child poverty in the UK increased significantly during the recession, according to a new report which criticises wealthy countries for failing to protect the most vulnerable from the effects of the economic downturn....

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UKIP Hits New Poll High After £1.7bn EU Bill

Support for UKIP has hit a new high according to a new survey carried out in the wake of the £1.7bn EU surcharge demand. The ComRes poll, carried out for The Independent newspaper, showed support for the Labour Party has fallen by five points to 30%...

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Huge Supercomputer To Boost Weather Forecasts

A 140-ton supercomputer that can perform more than 16,000 trillion calculations per second is set to give the UK its most accurate weather forecasts ever. The £97m machine will be fired up at the Met Office next year and will crunch data at a blistering...

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How Weather Forecasting Has Changed In 20 Years

September 1991 is when I started life as a weather forecaster at the London Weather Centre in Holborn. It was much more of a hands-on experience then, with paper charts to analyse and hand draw the fronts, highs and lows. It felt as if the human...

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Energy Crunch: Plan To Keep The Lights On

National Grid has warned the UK may be forced to resort to emergency measures to keep the lights on if bad weather strikes this winter, with households picking up the bill. Its annual Winter Outlook report looking at the capacity margin - the gap...

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British Doctor 'Unlawfully Killed' In Syria

By Tom Parmenter, Sky News Correspondent The family of a British doctor who claim he was murdered in Syria say they feel "vindicated" by an inquest ruling. A jury at London's Royal Courts of Justice concluded Abbas Khan, who died in a Damascus prison,...

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Three Dead In Sea Tragedy: Man's Rescue Bid

An off-duty lifeguard has told Sky News how he tried to save a man's life during a sea tragedy in Cornwall that left three surfers dead. The victims, along with four children, had got into difficulty after they were reportedly caught up in a rip current...

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'HS3' Northern Rail Link: Commuters Fear Cost

By Becky Johnson, North of England Correspondent As bleary eyed passengers boarded the 06.57 train to Leeds at Manchester Piccadilly this morning, most had already heard about plans that could halve their commute between the two northern cities. ...

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'HS3' Northern Rail Link To Cut Journey Times

The Government has welcomed plans to extend high speed rail travel to northern England, potentially cutting the journey time between Leeds and Manchester by up to half. The project, dubbed High Speed 3 (HS3), would cover an east-west section of northern...

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Man Arrested In Cameron Security Scare

A man has been arrested briefly by police after he ran up to David Cameron as he left a news conference in Leeds. The local man headed towards the Prime Minister at speed and got close to him in the street outside the city's Civic Hall. But Mr Cameron's...

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Afghan Fighting Was 'Fruitless And Expensive'

By Sam Kiley, Foreign Affairs Editor Two men, successive commanders of the Special Air Service, gave the same advice to their superiors. One even drove the length of Helmand in an unarmoured Land Rover to seek out the truth. The first to conduct...

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Depiction Of Islamic State Flag Found In Cell

An inmate has been found with a depiction of an Islamic State flag in his cell on the Isle of Wight. Staff at Parkhurst jail made the discovery during a routine search at the prison. They also found in the cell what has been described as a "very...

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Three Surfers Die In Cornwall Sea Tragedy

Three surfers have died after getting into difficulty in the sea off Cornwall. Officers were called by the Coastguard after reports that seven people with surfboards were in trouble off Mawgan Porth Beach, Newquay. Two men and one woman, found unconscious...

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Britain's War In Afghanistan Comes To An End

By Alistair Bunkall, Defence Correspondent Britain's war in Afghanistan is officially over. In a symbolic ceremony at Camp Bastion, the Union Flag was lowered for the last time, marking the formal handover of power to Afghan Forces. That simple...

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