Chris Froome Set For Tour De France Win

Team Sky's Two Remarkable Riders Updated: 4:42pm UK, Saturday 20 July 2013 By Paul Kelso, Sports Correspondent When Team Sky was founded in 2010, Sir Dave Brailsford's stated ambition of winning the Tour de France within five years was greeted...

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Swimmer Susan Taylor's Family 'Upset' By Hoax

The family of tragic cross-Channel swimmer Susan Taylor have said they are "disappointed and upset" after a six-figure donation for the fundraiser's charity efforts turned out to be a hoax. Mrs Taylor, 34, collapsed just one mile from the French coast...

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Frankie Boyle On Hunger Strike For Prisoner

Comedian Frankie Boyle has started a week-long hunger strike to show his support for the last British detainee at Guantanamo Bay. The 40-year-old Scot is one of several people taking part in a campaign to highlight the plight of Shaker Aamer, who has...

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Royal Baby: The 'Great Kate Wait' Continues

The Duchess of Cambridge is thought to have returned to London from her family home fuelling speculation the arrival of the royal baby may be imminent. The Duchess has been dividing her time between her official London residence at Kensington Palace...

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Female Genital Mutilation: Campaigners' Rally

By Lisa Holland, Foreign Affairs Correspondent Campaigners against the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) will rally in Trafalgar Square later to highlight the issue of girls being taken abroad to be 'cut' during the summer holidays. It...

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Woolwich Suspect 'Attack': Prison Staff Suspended

Five prison officers have been suspended following allegations that Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebolajo was assaulted at one of Britain's top-security jails. Adebolajo, 28, who is accused of killing soldier Lee Rigby, reportedly lost two teeth...

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Heatwave Causing Rise In Child Sunburn Cases

Hospitals across the UK say they have seen a rise in the number of severe sunburn cases among children, as Britain continues to bask in its longest heatwave for seven years. Of the 14 hospitals with specialist burns units contacted by Sky News, almost...

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Mel Smith: Comedian Dies From Heart Attack

Griff Rhys Jones has led the tributes to his longtime comedy partner Mel Smith who has died from a heart attack at the age of 60. The pair were most famous for their TV shows Not the Nine O'Clock News and Alas Smith and Jones. Jones, who had been friends...

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Dubai Pardons Brits Jailed Over Drug Offences

Three Britons who claimed they were tortured after they were arrested over drug offences in Dubai have returned home after being pardoned, according to Sky sources. Grant Cameron, 25, Suneet Jeerh, 25, and Karl Williams, 26, all from London, were each...

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Tour De France: Team Sky's Remarkable Riders

By Paul Kelso, Sports Correspondent When Team Sky was founded in 2010, Sir Dave Brailsford's stated ambition of winning the Tour de France within five years was greeted by the sound of people laughing behind their hands. Some did not even both...

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