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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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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Starbucks Tax Row: Protests Planned Across UK

Coffee chain Starbucks is braced for protests over its tax arrangements despite announcing changes to its payments. The US-owned giant said it expects to pay around £10m in UK corporation tax for each of the next two years, following the revelation...

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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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West Coast Rail Debacle 'Cost Taxpayers £50m'

Taxpayers face a "significant" bill over the botched West Coast rail franchise process, a report from a government spending watchdog has said. The Department for Transport's running of the West Coast bidding process lacked management oversight, with...

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Snow Alert: Cold Weather 'Beast' To Hit UK

Britain is facing a weather front dubbed the "Beast from the East" next week - with heavy snow and sub-zero temperatures. Temperatures could plummet as low as -6C around London as icy winds blow in over the eastern coast. Forecasters are also predicting...

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Military-Style Training For Unruly Children

Former soldiers are to be drafted into schools to pass on military-style values of teamwork, discipline and leadership to expelled pupils under a £1.9m Government initiative. Ministers hope the four projects, which aim to engage and motivate troubled...

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EastEnders: Brother Admits Killing Actress

The brother of a former EastEnders actress, whose headless body was found in a London canal, has admitted killing her. Tony McCluskie pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his sister, Gemma, as he appeared at the Old Bailey by videolink from Belmarsh...

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Clinton Slams NI Violence Amid Bomb Finds

By David Blevins, Ireland Correspondent US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has condemned the recent violence on the streets of Northern Ireland and urged all parties to confront the sectarian challenges together. She was speaking during a visit...

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West Coast Rail Debacle 'Cost Taxpayers £50m'

Taxpayers face a "significant" bill over the botched West Coast rail franchise process, a report from a government spending watchdog has said. The Department for Transport's running of the West Coast bidding process lacked management oversight, with...

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Snow Alert: Cold Weather 'Beast' To Hit UK

Britain is facing a weather front dubbed the "Beast from the East" next week - with heavy snow and sub-zero temperatures. Temperatures could plummet as low as -6C around London as icy winds blow in over the eastern coast. Forecasters are also predicting...

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EastEnders: Brother Admits Killing Actress

The brother of a former EastEnders actress, whose headless body was found in a London canal, has admitted killing her. Tony McCluskie pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his sister, Gemma, as he appeared at the Old Bailey by videolink from Belmarsh...

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Military-Style Training For Unruly Children

Former soldiers are to be drafted into schools to pass on military-style values of teamwork, discipline and leadership to expelled pupils under a £1.9m Government initiative. Ministers hope the four projects, which aim to engage and motivate troubled...

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Clinton Slams NI Violence Amid Bomb Finds

By David Blevins, Ireland Correspondent US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has condemned the recent violence on the streets of Northern Ireland and urged all parties to confront the sectarian challenges together. She was speaking during a visit...

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Sex Offences: Tougher Sentences To Be Imposed

By Mark White, Home Affairs Correspondent Judges will be urged to consider the psychological and long-term damage to victims of sex offences when passing sentence on perpetrators under new sentencing guidelines. The new proposals, which will go...

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Snow And Ice Could Cause More Delays

Commuters may face further disruptions in parts of the UK as forecasters predict more snow, a day after air and train passengers endured miserable delays. A light dusting of snow sent the UK's transport system into meltdown on Wednesday, with major...

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'Mega-Mosque' Proposal Rejected By Council

A proposal to build one of the UK's biggest mosques with a capacity for almost 10,000 worshippers has been rejected by planning chiefs in east London. Just over six hectares in size, they said the proposed mosque building was "too big" and would have...

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Lollipop Man Killed By Car Outside School

A lollipop man has died after he was hit by a car while escorting a parent across the road to pick their child up from school. Raymond Elsmore, 82, who had worked for more than 10 years helping children at Queens Inclosure Primary School, Waterlooville,...

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Pregnant Kate: Duchess Is Out Of Hospital

The Duchess of Cambridge has been discharged from hospital after a stay of three days for treatment for severe morning sickness. Kate, who is less than 12 weeks pregnant, left King Edward VII Hospital with Prince William and was taken to Kensington...

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EuroMillions Jackpot Winner Still Unknown

Top 10 National Lottery Winners Updated: 7:29am UK, Wednesday 05 December 2012 1. Colin and Chris Weir: £161,653,000 The Scottish husband and wife said they were "tickled pink" after becoming Europe's biggest lottery winners in July 2011. The couple...

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Girl, Four, Dies After Level Crossing Crash

A four-year-old girl who was injured when the car she was travelling in collided with a train at a level crossing has died in hospital. Emma Lifsey had been airlifted to Sheffield Children's Hospital after the incident in North Nottinghamshire on Tuesday....

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Norovirus: More Than 600,000 Struck By Bug

More than 600,000 people are believed to have been struck down so far this year by the winter vomiting bug, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has said. Symptoms include a sudden onset of vomiting and diarrhoea, while some people may have a temperature,...

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Starbucks Close To Deal On Paying More Tax

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Starbucks will try to end the damaging row over its UK tax affairs by striking a deal with the Government that it believes will involve paying a comparable level of corporation tax to Costa Coffee, the British-based...

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Pregnant Kate: Hospital Admits Falling For Prank

Prank callers have managed to trick hospital staff treating the Duchess of Cambridge into revealing detailed information about her condition. Australian radio DJs impersonating the Queen and Prince of Wales were given an update about Kate, who was admitted...

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15 Police Injured In Belfast Union Flag Riots

Eighteen people, including 15 police officers, have been injured during a riot at Belfast City Hall after the passing of a vote to stop flying the Union flag all year round. The violence spread to parts of east Belfast on Monday night where loyalists...

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Christmas Shopping Leaves Retailers Nervous

There are signs that Christmas shoppers are adopting a "wait and see" approach in the hope of a price war among retailers in the run-up to December 25. The latest sales figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) show a rise of 0.4% during November,...

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Andrew Parsons Charged Over Wife's Death

A man has been charged with murdering his American beauty therapist wife at their home in Oxfordshire. Andrew Parsons, 38, will appear at Oxford Magistrates Court, accused of killing his wife Janee in Lucerne Avenue, Bicester. Mrs Parsons, 31, was...

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Corfu Sex Attack Video Given To Essex Police

Police are trying to trace a young woman, believed to be British, who was videoed being sexually assaulted while on holiday in Corfu. Essex Police were handed footage from a video camera in August which features the "shocking" attack alongside more...

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West Ham Denies Carroll Attacked Photographer

West Ham football club has denied claims that its player Andy Carroll physically attacked a photographer in Dublin. According to The Sun, Paddy Cummins, who works for the paper, was assaulted while Carroll and his teammates were out for a Christmas...

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Norfolk Shooting: Councillor And Wife Dead

A man and a woman found dead outside their Norfolk home were council leader Keith Johnson and his wife Andrea, according to reports. Mr Johnson, 58, was a Conservative councillor for North Norfolk District Council and was a familiar face in the local...

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M1 Crash: Two Men Killed And Motorway Closed

Two men have been killed in a crash on the M1 which forced the closure of a section of the motorway. The collision between two black BMW cars happened shortly before 2.40am on the southbound carriageway between junctions four and five, near Watford...

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EastEnders' Rita Simons Accused Over Deaf Op

An EastEnders star who wants her deaf six-year-old daughter to have an operation to help her hear says she has been accused of abusing the child. Rita Simons, who plays Roxy Mitchell in the BBC soap, said she and her husband, Theo Silveston, have encountered...

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Hospitals 'Full' And Putting Patients At Risk

By Tom Parmenter, Sky News Correspondent Hospitals in England are "full to bursting" and putting patients at risk, a review by a health watchdog has said. The Dr Foster Hospital Guide 2012 found emergency admissions are rising and inefficient hospitals...

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Winter Weather As Snow Hits Northern UK

Snow is continuing to fall across the north of the UK, with up to 10cm settling across the high mountains overnight. Glasgow and Edinburgh have seen up to 5cm fall overnight, with up to 4cm settling in Teesside and County Durham. The mountains in Cumbria,...

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Open Prison Fugitive Arrested By Police

Fugitive Ivan Leach, who absconded from an open prison, has been found by police in Camden, north London. The 47-year-old had been on the run from North Sea Camp open prison in Boston, Lincolnshire since October 9.Police arrested him on suspicion of...

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First Text Was Sent To A Mobile 20 Years Ago

By Richard Suchet, Sky News Reporter Monday marks 20 years since the first text message was sent to a mobile phone. The first SMS was sent on December 3, 1992, when a 22-year-old British engineer called Neil Papworth - an employee of the technology...

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Weather: Snow Continues As Mercury Plunges

Weather forecasters are warning of more snowfall in parts of England and Scotland, as Britons continue to shiver in below-freezing temperatures. Overnight temperatures dropped to -6C in many parts of the country, from central Scotland through to Cumbria...

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Starbucks Tax Backlash: Firm Pledges Action

Starbucks has announced it is reviewing its tax affairs after a public backlash over the low amount of tax the US company pays in the UK. The Seattle-based company reportedly paid just £8.6m in corporation tax in 14 years of trading in Britain....

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George Osborne Takes On The Tax Avoiders

Little Christmas Cheer From Osborne Updated: 1:01pm UK, Sunday 02 December 2012 By Peter Spencer, Political Correspondent Borrowing costs up, growth forecasts down. Little wonder, then, that George Osborne's Autumn Statement will look more like...

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