Schumacher Showing 'Slight Improvement'

Michael Schumacher has shown "slight improvement" after a surgical procedure but is not out of danger, doctors treating him have said. The  intervention to remove the largest of a series of blood clots in the racing driver's brain took around two...

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Northern Ireland: No Agreement At Haass Talks

Northern Ireland's main political parties have failed to reach an agreement after marathon overnight talks led by US diplomat Richard Haass. Dr Haass said all parties supported aspects of a proposed agreement on how to deal with flags, disputed parades...

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New Year Honours: Women Overtake Men

By Tom Parmenter, Sky News Correspondent More women than men have been named in the New Year Honours List for the first time ever. Actress Penelope Keith is made a dame along with Professor Julia Slingo, chief scientist at the Met Office, and Professor...

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Schumacher: Drivers Wish Him A Speedy Recovery

Michael Schumacher 'In Critical Condition' Updated: 11:24am UK, Monday 30 December 2013 Former motor racing world champion Michael Schumacher is in a coma following a skiing accident in France - and doctors say they "cannot predict his future". The...

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Volgograd: At Least 14 Dead In Bus Bombing

At least 14 people have reportedly died in an explosion on an electric bus in the Russian city of Volgograd in the second deadly attack in the city in as many days. Investigators have described the blast, during the morning rush-hour on a trolleybus,...

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Schumacher Fighting For His Life, Say Doctors

Former motor racing world champion Michael Schumacher is in a coma following a skiing accident in France - and doctors say they "cannot predict his future". The 44-year-old German is fighting for his life at a hospital in Grenoble and surgeons...

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Anti-Smoking Campaign: New Ad Targets Addicts

By Gerard Tubb, Sky News Correspondent Smokers are being targeted by a new TV advertising campaign which aims to scare them into giving up. Graphic images of polluted blood flowing through the body of a smoker and damaging cells in his brain are...

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Ferry Rescue: Police Make Arson Arrest

A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire alert on a North Sea ferry sparked an emergency evacuation. Northumbria Police said they had also arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of affray. Two crew members and four passengers...

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Female Suicide Bomber Blamed For Russia Blast

A female suicide bomber has been blamed for an explosion at a railway station in Russia which is thought to have left at least 13 people dead. The blast, at a station in the southern city of Volgograd, is thought to have left another 40 people...

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Sandy Hook Shooting Documents Released

A police report into the Sandy Hook school massacre has revealed harrowing new details about the murders and the gunman's family life. The paperwork, much of which is blacked out, includes several videos and hundreds of photographs from inside Sandy...

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Antarctic Ship Rescue Blocked By Wall Of Ice

A Chinese icebreaker forced to abandon its attempt to rescue a stranded vessel off Antarctica is waiting for reinforcements. The Snow Dragon came within seven miles of the Academic Shokalskiy - a ship carrying 74 people, including scientists and some...

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Weather: Thousands Still Without Power

Hundreds of flood warnings remain in place across the UK as more showers are likely to delay further the clean-up operation at flood-hit homes this weekend. UK Power Networks has said it will compensate those affected by long-term cuts "as a gesture...

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Queen's Message: Monarch Reflects On 2013

By Paul Harrison, Royal Correspondent The Queen will reflect on key events of the past 12 months in her traditional Christmas broadcast, including the birth of her great-grandson Prince George and the 60th anniversary of her coronation. In her...

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Christmas Benefit Payments: Thousands Miss Out

Tens of thousands of people have not received benefit payments in time for Christmas. The money for jobseekers, low earners and pensioners had been due to arrive in their accounts on Tuesday, but will now not arrive until Friday. Up to 32,000 people...

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Severe Weather: Families Forced From Homes

Around 90 people are being evacuated from their homes following a severe flood warning, Dorset Police have said. The evacuation is taking place on the River Stour near Bournemouth following the warning from the Environment Agency. It comes as tens...

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Alan Turing: WWII Code-Breaker Granted Pardon

Second World War code-breaker Alan Turing has been given a posthumous royal pardon for a 61-year-old conviction for homosexual activity. Dr Turing, who played a pivotal role in breaking the Enigma code, arguably shortening the war by at least two years,...

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Weather: Christmas Travel Plans Hit By Storms

Fire crews have rescued approximately 25 people from cars trapped in flood water in Dorset as severe weather batters the UK. Dorset fire control said rescuers helped get people out of stranded vehicles in the Sturminster, Blandford, Shaftesbury, Sherborne...

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Surgeon Suspended After 'Branding Patient'

A surgeon has been suspended over an accusation that he branded his initials inside someone while operating on them. The letters were allegedly found by a colleague during subsequent routine surgery on the unnamed patient. It is alleged the surgeon...

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British Airways Plane 'Crash' In Johannesburg

A British Airways plane has crashed into a building at Johannesburg Airport in South Africa. The aircraft, carrying 182 passengers, sliced its wing through the building while taxiing on the runway, BA confirmed. Posting on Twitter, the airline said:...

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Weather: Storm 'Everywhere By Lunchtime'

Dozens of flood alerts are in place as heavy rain and winds of up to 80mph sweep across the country, bringing chaos for Christmas travellers. The stormy weather started in the South West and is moving eastwards and northwards throughout the day. Hundreds...

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