'Bedroom Tax' To Hit Thousands Of Families

By Emma Birchley, East Of England Correspondent Thousands of families living in social housing are facing a cut in their benefits from April because they are seen to have too big a home. The under-occupation penalty, dubbed "the bedroom tax", aims...

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UKIP's Marta Andreasen Defects To The Tories

UK Independence Party MEP Marta Andreasen has revealed she is defecting to the Conservatives, saying they are the "true referendum party". Less than a week before the Eastleigh by-election, Ms Andreasen said she was quitting, and dismissed UKIP's chances...

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Food Bills May Rise Amid Growing Meat Tests

By Tom Parmenter, Sky News Correspondent Consumers are being warned that food bills may rise if high demand for meat testing continues. Since the start of the horsemeat scandal, laboratories all over the UK have been inundated with requests to...

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Italy: Briton Held Over Tour Guide Murder

By Nick Pisa, Sky News Reporter A Briton has been arrested in Italy for the murder of a tour guide and the attempted killing of another man. Jason Peter Marshall, 24, was held by police early on Saturday after they traced him through his mobile...

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AAA Credit Rating Lost: Osborne Defiant

George Osborne has come under attack over what Labour calls his "catastrophic economic policy failure" after the UK lost its top-grade AAA credit rating. International agency Moody's downgraded it by one notch to AA1, citing slow growth and a rising...

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Jemima Prees: Tribute To Ski Tragedy Schoolgirl

The family of a British schoolgirl who died in a skiing accident in the Austrian Alps has spoken of how she "lived every day as if it might be her last". Mourners will gather today for the funeral of 10-year-old Jemima Prees, who was killed when she...

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Hacking: Ex-NOTW Executive Avoids Prosecution

After spending nearly two years on police bail, Mr Wallis has been told he is not being prosecuted because there is insufficient evidence. He said on Twitter: "After 21 months of hell for my family, CPS have just told my solicitors that there will be...

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Birds Eye Ready Meal Recall Over Horse Fears

How Horsemeat Scandal Unfolded Updated: 12:25pm UK, Friday 22 February 2013 The horsemeat scandal has been unfolding for weeks and products have been flying off the shelves, although not in a good way. Where did it all begin? January 16: The Food...

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Fuel Prices Head For Highest Level Ever

Motorists have been warned that petrol prices may soon reach their highest level ever. The AA said sterling's slide against the dollar and market speculation could push prices to record levels by Easter. The warning comes as tanker drivers at the Grangemouth...

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Savile: Pollard BBC Inquiry Evidence Released

A producer at the BBC proposed running an investigation into child abuse carried out by Jimmy Savile hours after the presenter's death, it has been revealed. An email, released among thousands of pages of evidence from a report into the corporation's...

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Four-Year-Old 'Sexually Assaulted': Teen Held

A 13-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl at a children's play centre in Lancaster. The girl told her parents the assault happened whilst she was playing at The Zone on Dalton Square between 12.30pm...

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'Alien' Invaders Threatening UK's Wildlife

UK wildlife is under threat from a growing number of "alien" species set to reach our shores soon. The bee-killing yellow-legged hornet is among the non-native species set to arrive in the UK, the Europe-wide study warned. The Asian hornet, which grows...

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'Prisons Are Run Better By Private Firms'

Private firms are better at running prisons than the public sector and all jails should be subject to open competition, according to a think tank. The Government would be wrong to limit the role of private companies within prisons to small contracts,...

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McAlpine Drops Action Against Twitter Users

Lord McAlpine has dropped defamation claims against Twitter users with fewer than 500 followers who wrongly named him as a paedophile. The Tory peer, who was mistakenly linked to abuse allegations, has instead asked that they give a £25 donation to...

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Terrorist Bomb Plot: Three Men Convicted

By Lisa Dowd, Midlands Correspondent Three men have been found guilty of leading a terrorist bomb plot that could have been bigger than the July 7 atrocities. Irfan Naseer, 31, Irfan Khalid, 27, and Ashik Ali, 27, all unemployed, and from Birmingham,...

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IVF Treatment For Older Women On The NHS

By Thomas Moore, Health and Science Correspondent Women aged 40 to 42 will be allowed one cycle of IVF so long as it is their first attempt, the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) says. Previously Nice only recommended...

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Brit Awards: Stars Set For Music's Big Night

The stars of UK music are preparing to battle it out at tonight's annual Brit Awards, the industry's showpiece event. Three acts have each achieved a trio of nominations in 2013 - Mumford & Sons, Alt-J and Emeli Sande. The same three acts also...

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HMV To Close 37 More Stores With 464 Jobs Cut

Is Your Local HMV Being Axed? Updated: 12:15pm UK, Wednesday 20 February 2013 The latest 37 HMV stores identified for closure are: Ashford, Basildon, Bolton, Cheltenham, East Kilbride, Enfield, Folkestone, Glasgow Argyle, Gloucester, Grimsby, Hatfield...

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Councils Told To Curb Staff's £50k Salaries

Councils have been told to "get a grip" on pay after new figures showed more than 28,000 local government staff earn at least £50,000 a year. The TaxPayers' Alliance (TPA), which campaigns for lower taxes, said this cost almost £1.9bn in 2012. Local...

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Jimmy Savile: Ex-Policeman 'Acted For Star'

A former police inspector has been accused of acting on behalf of Jimmy Savile by contacting officers before an interview. The officer was from the West Yorkshire force, which has referred him to the police watchdog, the Independent Police Complaints...

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Marine Le Pen To Speak At Cambridge Union

France's Front National leader Marine Le Pen will later address Cambridge University's prestigious Student Union. The daughter of Jean Marie Le Pen, who took over the party leadership from her father in 2011, will address students at the debating society...

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Coronavirus Patient Dies In Birmingham

A patient who was being treated for a Sars-like coronavirus at the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham has died. The man, who was already undergoing treatment for a "long-term complex unrelated health condition" before contracting the so-called novel...

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Energy Bills 'Set To Rise' Ofgem Warns

Will The Lights Go Off For Britain? Updated: 1:05pm UK, Tuesday 19 February 2013 With the head of Ofgem issuing a warning about Britain's future energy reserve capacity, Datamonitor's director of energy and utilities research and analysis, Neil Atkinson,...

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Oldham Blast: Man Jailed Over Toddler Death

By Becky Johnson, North of England Correspondent A man who blew up his house and killed a toddler who lived next door has been jailed for 10 years. Andrew Partington, 28, admitted the manslaughter of two-year-old Jamie Heaton who died when his...

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PM Condemns Mantel For Calling Kate 'Plastic'

David Cameron has condemned author Hilary Mantel's scathing attack of the Duchess of Cambridge as "completely misguided and completely wrong". The Prime Minister spoke out during a trip to India after the award-winning novelist claimed Kate appeared...

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Radioactive Material Stolen From Van

Police have appealed to the public for help after a canister containing a small amount of radioactive material was stolen from a van over the weekend. The container was taken from the vehicle in Bacup, Lancashire. Officers were alerted to the incident...

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British Cycling Couple Die In Thailand Crash

A British couple who were more than 18 months into a round-the-world cycling trip have been killed in a crash in Thailand. Mary Thompson and Peter Root, from Guernsey, had ridden across 23 countries including Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and China since starting...

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Murder Probe As Teen's Body Found In Salford

A murder investigation has been launched after the body of a 19-year-old man was found in Salford. The man was found with multiple injuries by police officers who were called to Light Oaks Road shortly after 9.20pm on Sunday. He was pronounced dead...

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Wandsworth Tower Block Stabbing: Teen Named

Police have named a 16-year-old boy who was stabbed to death at a block of flats in south London. Peter Hagan was discovered in the stairwell after police were called to Albon House in Neville Gill Close, Wandsworth, at 1.30am on Sunday morning. The...

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Richard Briers Dies: Good Life Actor Aged 79

Actor Richard Briers - known to millions for his role in TV's The Good Life - has died at the age of 79. The star, who was also known for his Shakespearean roles, had been battling a serious lung condition for a number of years. Briers, who starred...

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Home Secretary Pledges New Deportation Law

Home Secretary Theresa May is planning a new law to stop foreign criminals avoiding deportation, according to reports. She told the Sunday Telegraph that the actions of some immigration judges were "not acceptable" and that they were "subverting" British...

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Lib Dem Wealth Tax Crackdown On Heirlooms

Jewellery, paintings and other heirlooms could be taxed under radical new plans to hit the rich drawn up by the Liberal Democrats. The French-style tax on possessions kept would see a levy on family treasures including furniture, rings and necklaces....

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Man Held After Pensioner Dies In Hit-And-Run

A 26-year-old man has been arrested after a pensioner was killed crossing the road in a hit-and-run. The 80-year-old was mowed down in the street when she was walking in Yardley, Birmingham, on Saturday morning. West Midlands Ambulance Service said...

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Comic Relief: PM Stars In One Direction Video

David Cameron is to make a "cameo" appearance in a Comic Relief music video with teen heartthrobs One Direction. The Prime Minister features in the group's official Red Nose Day single, which is a cover version medley of Blondie's One Way Or Another...

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Horsemeat: Minister Defends Defra Response

Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has mounted a robust defence of his department's actions following claims Government ministers were warned in 2011 that horsemeat was illegally entering the human food chain. John Young, a former manager at the Meat...

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