Christmas Eve Murder: Police Search Building

Police have searched a property close to where a pensioner and church organist was killed on his way to midnight mass on Christmas Eve. Alan Greaves, 68, from Sheffield, was found with head injuries on the pavement close to his home on Greengate Lane...

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Hector Sants: Ex-FSA Chief Awarded Knighthood

The man tasked with regulating the City in the run-up to the near-collapse of the UK banking system has been knighted in the Queen's New Year Honours. Former Financial Services Authority (FSA) chief executive Hector Sants has been recognised for services...

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New Year Honours: Kate Bush Heads Arts Field

Figures from the worlds of music, the sciences and the arts were among those to receive recognition in the New Year Honours. Illustrator Quentin Blake, best-known for his work in Roald Dahl's children's books, has been awarded a knighthood. Artist...

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Bradley Wiggins Knighted In New Year Honours

By Ian Woods, Senior News Correspondent Britain's gold rush during the London Olympic and Paralympic Games has led to 78 athletes and coaches being named in the New Year Honours List. Among the top honours are knighthoods for cyclist Bradley Wiggins...

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Ex-England Cricket Captain Tony Greig Dies

Former England cricket captain and television commentator Tony Greig has died at the age of 66 after being diagnosed with lung cancer earlier this year. South Africa-born Greig, who played 58 Tests for England, initially developed bronchitis, with further...

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First-Time Home Buyers 'Up 12% In Past Year'

The past 12 months saw 12% more first-time buyers take the plunge into the property market than in 2011, according to a report by the Halifax. About 216,000 people got their feet onto the property ladder in 2012, the highest number since the credit...

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Abducted Atiya Back With 'Overwhelmed' Mum

Atiya Anjum-Wilkinson is back with her mother in Greater Manchester three years after being abducted by her father and taken to Pakistan. The six-year-old flew into Manchester Airport on Friday night on a Pakistan International Airlines flight from...

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Former Newspaper Editor Lord Rees-Mogg Dies

Lord Rees-Mogg, the former editor of The Times, has died at the age of 84. As William Rees-Mogg, he was editor from January 1967 to March 1981. His son, the Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, told the newspaper that the peer had only discovered recently...

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Baroness Thatcher To Return Home After Op

Baroness Thatcher is due to leave hospital following an operation to remove a growth in her bladder. The 87-year-old former prime minister was admitted to hospital on December 19 where she underwent "a minimal invasive operation". Her daughter...

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Forecast Floods May Make 2012 Wettest Ever

Large parts of Britain have been told to prepare for more heavy rain, gales and possible flooding this weekend. The Environment Agency (EA) said that the west of the UK is expected to take the brunt of further wet weather, with many areas still saturated...

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Gavin Mooney: British Economist Beaten To Death

An eminent British economist and his wife have been murdered at their home in Australia. Professor Gavin Mooney, 69, and Dr Delys Weston, 62, were found at the property in Tasmania on Wednesday and are thought to have been bludgeoned to death. The...

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'Booze Buses' Take Strain On Busy Party Night

By Liz Lane, Sky Reporter For the first time, four London Ambulance "booze buses" have been put into operation in the capital to cope with one of the busiest party nights of the year. The specially converted mini buses are equipped to deal with...

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Domestic Abuse Charities May Not Cope At Xmas

By Isabel Webster, West of England Correspondent Cuts to domestic abuse charities are "putting victims at risk" as organisations warn they are expecting more cases than ever during the festive period. The Association of Chief Police Officers reports...

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Sadia: Missing Chiswick Schoolgirl Is Well

Police have found a 10-year-old girl from a primary school in West London who had gone missing since Friday. Sadia Mohamed was well when she was found by police. Officers had previously said they were increasingly concerned over the welfare of the...

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A Middleton Christmas For Kate And William

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are to spend Christmas Day privately with the Middleton family, St James' Palace has announced. Kate and William will break with tradition by not celebrating with the Queen and the rest of the royal family in Sandringham....

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Road Tolls Would Be A 'Poll Tax On Wheels'

Introducing further road tolls would be "electoral suicide" and a "poll tax on wheels", motoring campaigners have warned the Government. Motorists will not stomach any further charges on the cost of driving on top of the already high vehicle tax and...

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British Boy Dies Hiking In Australian Bush

A 14-year-old Scottish boy has reportedly died from heat exhaustion after collapsing during a hike with his father in Western Australia. Local news reports have quoted police as saying the two were hiking in the Cape Range National Park, south of Exmouth,...

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Shoppers Queue For Start Of Christmas Rush

By Tadhg Enright, Business Correspondent Shoppers queued outside stores and car parks were full to capacity at malls across the country on the last full shopping day before Christmas eve. Today is forecast to be the busiest day of the year in shopping...

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Royal Prank Call: CPS To Consider Charges

Lawyers are now deciding whether to bring charges over the prank call to the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was treated. A nurse working at the King Edward VII Hospital, where the Duchess was suffering from severe morning sickness, killed herself...

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Weather: Floods Bring Christmas Misery

Families preparing for Christmas have been hit by floods and travel chaos as heavy rain batters Britain. The southwest of England has been particularly badly affected by the downpours and three severe flood warnings - which means there is a danger to...

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Missing Girl: Police Say Fears Are Growing

Police are appealing for information about a teenage girl who has been missing for five weeks. They say concern is growing for the safety of 14-year-old Shelley Pratt from Croydon in Surrey. Detectives have released new CCTV images which show her walking...

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Jamie Theakston Gets Phone Hacking Damages

Jamie Theakston, Jeff Brazier and Colin Stagg are among the latest names to settle their damages actions over phone hacking. The presenter, the boyfriend of the late Jade Goody and the man wrongly accused of murdering Rachel Nickell are among 22 claimants...

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Eva Rausing Died Of Drugs Dependency

Multimillionairess Eva Rausing died as a result of dependent drug abuse, an inquest has ruled. The 48-year-old's body lay undiscovered for two months before she was found at the £5m west London home she shared with her husband Hans, heir to the Tetra...

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Hacker Gary McKinnon Faces No Further Action

Computer hacker Gary McKinnon will face no further criminal action, the Director of Public Prosecutions has announced. The decision follows a review of the case after the Government's decision to block his extradition to the US in October on health...

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Connors Family Found Guilty Of Forced Labour

Five members of the same traveller family who made their staff perform humiliating tasks have been found guilty of forced labour. William Connors, 52, his wife Mary, 48, their sons John, 29, and James, 20, and their son-in-law Miles Connors, 24, were...

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Man Arrested Over Bus Attack In Ipswich

A man has been arrested after a passenger was shoved off a bus in Ipswich, leaving him with a serious head injury. It happened as the man, who is now fighting for his life in hospital, was travelling on a number 10 bus on Thursday evening. Just after...

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Witches Coven: Child Sex Abuse Pair Jailed

Two men have been jailed for a total of 32 years after sexually abusing several children as part of a witches' coven in Cornwall during the 1970s. Peter Petrauske, 72, and Jack Kemp, 69, were said to have donned ceremonial robes and pagan paraphernalia...

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Charities Fear For Survival As Donations Drop

One in six UK charities fear they could be forced to close next year because of a drop in donations and funding. Nearly half of organisations have used reserve funds to cover shortfalls in income, while a quarter have cut staff to stay afloat, according...

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Norovirus: Hospitals Shut Doors To Visitors

Hospitals across the country are closing their doors to visitors because of outbreaks of the winter vomiting bug norovirus. Birmingham City Hospital has asked visitors to stay away after closing four wards while at Maidstone Hospital in Kent three wards...

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Royal Prank Call Nurse's Family 'Shattered'

The children of a nurse found dead days after taking a prank call say they are "shattered" by their loss. Jacintha Saldanha was discovered in a nurses' accommodation block close to King Edward VII's Hospital, London, where the Duchess of Cambridge was...

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Snow Alert: Cold Weather 'Beast' To Hit UK

Next Week's Weather In Detail Updated: 5:53pm UK, Friday 07 December 2012 By Joanna Robinson, weather producer The first week of December has been a rather chilly one, reminding us that meteorologically speaking we are now in the winter season....

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Tia Sharp's Grandmother Won't Face Charges

By Tom Parmenter, Sky News Correspondent The grandmother of Tia Sharp, who was questioned over the 12-year-old's murder, will face no further action. Christine Sharp was arrested in August after her granddaughter's body was discovered in the loft...

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Ched Evans' Cousin: No Apology For Rape Tweet

A teenager who named a rape victim on Twitter has refused to apologise and said paying her compensation was "the last thing" she wanted to do. The victim's name was circulated on the social networking site and on Facebook after footballer Ched...

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British Scientists To Explore Lost Antarctic Lake

Lake Ellsworth Ice Mission Q&A Updated: 7:42am UK, Saturday 08 December 2012 As the scientists prepare to start drilling, Sky's Thomas Moore answers the key questions about the project. Where is Lake Ellsworth? The lake is under the West Antarctic...

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Drink-Driving: Crashed Car Shown To Clubbers

A dad whose daughter was killed in a drink-drive crash hopes that parking her wrecked car outside nightclubs will stop others getting behind the wheel while over the limit. The man, who wants to remain anonymous, lost his eldest daughter in the crash...

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First Picture Of Kate Hospital Hoax Nurse

The first picture has been released of a nurse who apparently committed suicide after being duped by a prank call. Nurse Jacintha Saldanha was found dead days after taking the hoax call from an Australian radio station and putting it through to a nurse...

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Belfast Flag Violence: Rioting In City Centre

Belfast has been hit by another night of rioting as hundreds of loyalists took to the streets to protest over flags. Eight police officers were injured, with two needing hospital treatment, and five people were arrested following clashes across the...

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Suffolk Light Aircraft Crash: One Person Dead

One person has died after a light aircraft crashed into a tree in a Suffolk village. Suffolk Police said the aircraft came down in Aldham, near Hadleigh, where it collided with a tree and became submerged in a pond. At around the same time as...

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