Papua New Guinea: 'Witch' Burned Alive By Mob

A young mother was stripped, tortured with an iron rod and then burned alive on a pile of tyres after being accused of being a witch in Papua New Guinea. Hundreds of bystanders, including many children, looked on as Kepari Leniata, 20, was doused in...

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Weather: Snow Threatens To Disrupt Travel

Sky News Weather Forecast Updated: 7:11am UK, Friday 08 February 2013 By Nazaneen Ghaffar, Weather Presenter Patchy light rain or drizzle across northeast England, the Midlands, Wales and southwest England on Friday morning, turning to snow initially...

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Aamir Siddiqi Hitmen Jailed For 40 Years

Two hitmen who stabbed an innocent schoolboy to death by mistake have been jailed for a minimum of 40 years. Ben Hope, 39, and Jason Richards, 38, both from Cardiff, were each paid £1,000 in "blood money" to murder a middle-aged family man who owed...

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EU Leaders Agree Historic Budget Deal

European Union leaders have reached a historic agreement on the first ever cut in their common budget. The breakthrough was declared in a tweet from the president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, saying: "Deal done! #euco has agreed on #MFF...

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Dale Cregan 'Fired 32 Bullets In 31 Seconds'

Relatives of two police officers allegedly shot dead by gunman Dale Cregan wept as they heard how the victims were gunned down in a hail of 32 bullets. Dale Cregan launched a 31-second attack on PC Fiona Bone, 32, and PC Nicola Hughes, 23, after luring...

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Lloyds Eyes Branches Float Amid Co-op Doubts

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Millions of high street bank customers face further uncertainty amid growing concern that a takeover of more than 630 branches by the Co-operative Group will be abandoned. I have learnt that Lloyds Banking Group, which...

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Choirmaster Michael Brewer Guilty Of Sex Abuse

The woman at the centre of sex abuse allegations involving top choirmaster Michael Brewer killed herself during the trial, it has emerged. The body of violin teacher Frances Andrade, 48, was found at her home less than a week after she gave evidence...

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'Child Sex Abuse' At RAF Base Investigated

A man has been interviewed over historic allegations of sex abuse against children at a former Royal Air Force base in Berlin. The man in his 60s was questioned as part of an inquiry by the RAF Police Special Investigations and Intelligence Branch....

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Russian Banker's Shooting: Man Arrested

Russian police have arrested a man suspected of shooting a prominent Russian banker in London last year. ...

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Horsemeat Scandal: 'Criminal Activity' Blamed

Who's In Charge Of Keeping Food Safe? Updated: 1:38pm UK, Friday 08 February 2013 There are a number of different agencies responsible for food labelling and safety in the UK. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is responsible...

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Alan Greaves: Funeral For Attacked Organist

The widow of a man who was killed on his way to midnight mass has told how her thoughts turned to those responsible as she sat by his body on Christmas Day. Church organist Alan Greaves, 68, was attacked on Christmas Eve as he made the short walk from...

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'Car Sleepers': US Middle Class Hit By Crisis

By Greg Milam, US Correspondent The shocking reality of the true cost of the financial crisis on middle-class Americans could sweep thousands of regular families into an 'epidemic' of homelessness. Charities say the crisis is being ignored as more...

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Madeleine Lookalike Sends DNA Sample To Police

By Jonathan Samuels, Australia correspondent A New Zealand girl repeatedly mistaken for missing Madeleine McCann has given police a sample of her DNA which will be sent to Scotland Yard. The girl, who has not been named, is understood to have a...

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Pregnant Guard Had Affair With Cop Killer

A female prison guard in New York has been charged with sexually abusing a convicted killer whose child she is carrying. A visibly-pregnant Nancy Gonzalez appeared briefly in court before a judge in Brooklyn before being released on bail. Inmates cannot...

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Mexico: Girl, Nine, Gives Birth After 'Rape'

A nine-year-old Mexican girl has given birth in what authorities have called a rape or sexual abuse case. The baby girl was born on January 27 in Zoquipan Hospital in Jalisco state, weighing 5lbs 7oz. The youngster, who is identified only as Dafne,...

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RBS Hit With £390m Fine For Fixing Libor

Revealed: The Secret Libor Messages Updated: 3:48pm UK, Wednesday 06 February 2013 Sexual references, free meals and coded discussions were all part of the communications between RBS staff and others as they abused Libor rate-setting - even after they...

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Scotland Set To Launch Its First Satellite

Scotland's first satellite is to be launched into space in June. The UKube-1 will be launched on board a Russian rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Clyde Space, the Glasgow company behind the nanosatellite, is hoping it could be the...

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Mid Staffs Scandal: More Hospitals Probed

Victims' Families Speak Of Failures Updated: 7:20am UK, Wednesday 06 February 2013 By David Crabtree, Midlands Correspondent The families of three patients that died at Stafford Hospital have spoken of the neglect and failings there. It was March...

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Two Children Among Dead In Denver Shooting

Denver police say two children under 10 years old and a woman have been killed and a third child wounded in an apparent shooting at a house in the northeast part of the city. Police Lieutenant Matt Murray says the wounded child is in critical condition....

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Ready Meals Withdrawn Amid Meat 'Alert'

Some frozen spaghetti and lasagne meals have been pulled from the shelves of two supermarket chains as fears over contaminated meat products spread. Tesco and Aldi revealed they have withdrawn a range of ready meals produced by French food supplier...

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