UK Begins Paying Back First World War Debt

The Government has announced it will pay off part of the UK's First World War debt - the first such payment for 67 years. The Treasury will repay £218m of the £2bn still owed from the 1914 to 1918 war, as part of a redemption of bonds stretching...

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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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Fireworks Warehouse Blaze: Two Bodies Found

The bodies of two men have been found in a fireworks warehouse following a huge blaze which gutted the building. Specialist police teams have been searching the fire-damaged SP Plastics unit and surrounding industrial estate in Stafford. The blaze...

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Woolf Quits As Head Of Child Abuse Inquiry

Fiona Woolf has quit as head of an inquiry into historical child sex abuse following criticism of her suitability for the role. The City lawyer had come under increasing pressure to step down after victims' groups told Home Office officials they were...

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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 who murdered his partner and her daughter has been sentenced to life in prison - with a minimum term of 25 years. John Lowe, 82, from Farnham, used a shotgun to...

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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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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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£800k Rom Con: Man Who Defrauded Brits Jailed

By Jason Farrell, Sky Correspondent British women defrauded out of more than £800,000 by a conman in Ghana who romanced them on dating websites have got justice after he was convicted. In an Accra court, Maurice Asola Fadola was sentenced to five...

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Child Abuse Inquiry Controversy At-A-Glance

The resignation of the head of the inquiry into historical child sex abuse allegations is the latest in a string of controversies that have dogged the investigation before it has even started. Here is an at-a-glance background to the most recent development...

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Junior Doctor Admits Child Sex Offences

A junior doctor who worked in paediatrics has admitted a string of sex offences against 12 boys under the age of 16. Raza Laskar, 32, of Ashton-under-Lyne, pleaded guilty to a number of charges including sexual activity with a child and making indecent...

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Netanyahu Dismisses 'Coward' Claims From US

By Tom Rayner, Middle East Reporter, in Jerusalem Israel's Prime Minister has vowed not to bow to "pressure" from Washington, after US administration officials reportedly labelled him a "coward". An article in The Atlantic magazine quoted unnamed...

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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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Murder Hunt After Body Parts Found On Island

A murder investigation is underway after a woman's body parts were found on marshland by a group of ramblers. The remains of 33-year-old Angela Millington, from Southend, were discovered on 21 June on Foulness Island in Essex. Ramblers walking in...

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Top Referee Dropped For Driving Home Alone

Top football referee Mark Clattenburg has been dropped for this weekend's Premier League fixtures after breaking protocol to attend a pop concert. The 39-year-old referee drove home alone after West Brom's game against Crystal Palace so he could...

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RBS Seeks To Shut Down Payday Loan Brokers

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has told Sky News it is actively working to close payday loan brokers. The group, which includes the Natwest and Ulster Bank brands in its stable, said that between July and August alone it was receiving 650 complaints...

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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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Feminism Row: Harman Gets Shirty With Cameron

Harriet Harman has found a novel way of criticising David Cameron at Prime Minister's Questions - by donning a pro-feminist top he had refused to wear. In the Commons, the deputy Labour leader was seen wearing a T-shirt with the slogan: "This is what...

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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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Student's Left Foot Is Now Her Knee After Op

By Gerard Tubb, Sky News Correspondent A performing arts student who was diagnosed with cancer and faced losing her leg will soon be walking again after her ankle was used to create a new knee. Jordon Moody, 22, took advice from specialists at the...

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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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