Legal Highs: Ban At Reading Leeds Festival

By Frazer Maude, North of England Correspondent The parents of a man who died after taking a "legal high" drug have welcomed a decision by the organisers of a music festival to ban the products from their sites. Christopher Scott, 23, from Swindon,...

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US Forces Closer To Syria As Crisis Escalates

Iran has warned against "military intervention" in Syria amid growing calls for action against Bashar al Assad's regime following an alleged chemical weapons attack. Tehran also said there was "proof" the alleged gas attack was carried out by rebel...

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Helicopter Crash: Four Dead In North Sea

Police have named the four oil workers who died after a helicopter ditched into the sea on its way to Shetland. The victims are: Duncan Munro, 46, from Bishop Auckland; Sarah Darnley, 45, from Elgin; Gary McCrossan , 59, from Inverness; and George Allison,...

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Northern Ireland: Man Charged With Two Murders

By David Blevins, Sky News Correspondent A man arrested over the suspicious deaths of three women in the same town has been charged with murdering two of them. Leslie Ross, of Dromore, County Down, where the women all died, is accused of murdering...

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India: Photojournalist Gang-Raped In Mumbai

By Neville Lazarus, Sky News Producer A photojournalist has been gang-raped by five men while out on assignment with a male colleague in south Mumbai. The woman, 22, is now in intensive care with reports suggesting she suffered multiple injuries,...

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Syria Chemical Attack 'Proof' Smuggled To UN

Syrian activists are smuggling body tissue samples from victims of the alleged chemical massacre to UN inspectors staying in a nearby hotel. The team of inspectors has been in Damascus since Monday carrying out investigations into previous claims of...

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Murdered Teen Ajmol Gets Eight GSCE A Grades

Murdered 16-year-old Ajmol Alom achieved eleven GCSEs, eight at grade A and three at grade B, the headmaster of his school has said. The grades were sufficient to allow him to continue pursuing his ambition of studying medicine at university and becoming...

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GCSE Results: Record Fall In Top Grades

The proportion of GCSEs awarded at least a C grade has suffered its biggest fall in the exam's 25-year history. For the second year in a row, the number of pupils given an A*-C grade has dropped - down 1.3% on last year to 68.1%. The number of A* grades...

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Syria: Call For 'Force' If Chemicals Proven

France is seeking a reaction with "force" if a massacre in Syria involving chemical weapons is confirmed, its foreign minister has said. "If it is proven, France's position is that there must be a reaction, a reaction that could take the form of a reaction...

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Peru Drugs: British Women Formally Charged

Why Peru Became The Cocaine Hotspot Updated: 10:35pm UK, Wednesday 14 August 2013 By Pete Norman, Sky News Online Peru has overtaken Colombia as the world's leading cocaine producer, according to experts. Home to the ancient Inca civilisation,...

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Taxi Crash: 'Devastated' Father Flies To US

The father of a British woman who had part of her leg severed by a New York taxi says the family is "devastated" by what happened. Sian Green, 23, suffered the leg injury when a yellow taxi mounted the pavement in the centre of New York and struck her....

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Syria: Hundreds Killed In 'Gas Attack'

More than 200 people have been killed in an alleged chemical weapons attack near Damascus, say Sky News sources. Activists claim "toxic gas" was used by President Bashar al Assad's forces during a bombardment of rebel-held areas outside the Syrian capital....

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Peru Drugs: Pair Set To Face Smuggling Charge

By Nick Martin, Sky Correspondent, in Peru Two women accused of smuggling £1.5m worth of cocaine out of Peru are expected to be charged later. Michaella McCollum, from Dungannon, County Tyrone, and Melissa Reid, from Lenzie near Glasgow, have spent...

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Gary Bolton Jailed Over Fake Bomb Detectors

A businessman has been sentenced to seven years in prison for making and selling fake bomb detectors. Gary Bolton, 47, made millions of pounds selling the devices around the world, boasting they could detect explosives, drugs, ivory, tobacco and even...

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David Miranda: Home Office Defends Detention

The Government has robustly defended the decision to detain the boyfriend of an investigative journalist under terrorism laws. David Miranda, whose partner Glenn Greenwald reported the Edward Snowden spying revelations, was stopped at Heathrow Airport...

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Oscar Pistorius Formally Charged With Murder

Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius has now left court after a judge told him he will go on trial in March over the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius returned to Pretoria Magistrates' Court this morning for the short hearing, in which...

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Bradford Dog Attack: Boy 'Seriously Injured'

A 13-year-old boy has been seriously injured after he was reportedly dragged downstairs and mauled by a dog. The child was visiting a relative and attacked in the kitchen of the terrace house. Police were called to an address on Frank Street, in the...

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Egypt's Ex-Dictator Mubarak 'To Be Freed'

Deposed dictator Hosni Mubarak is expecting to be freed from jail after being cleared of corruption charges, his lawyer claims. Mubarak was toppled from power in February 2011 following an uprising and has been held by authorities since. He has made...

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Egypt: EU To Review Relations Amid Violence

The European Union has said it will "urgently" review its relations with Egypt in the coming days as the violence shows no sign of ending. In a statement, the President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy and the President of the European Commission...

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Pair Held Over 'Swiss Suicide Clinic Plan'

A 65-year-old woman and 25-year-old man have been arrested after police were warned they could be planning to take a "vulnerable" pensioner to end his life in Switzerland. The pair were held by officers in West Sussex who are now investigating the mental...

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Gibraltar Dispute: Spanish Boats Hold Protest

Spanish fishermen have held a protest near the spot where Gibraltar's government placed 70 concrete blocks in disputed waters next to the British territory. The demonstration comes 24 hours before the Royal Navy warship HMS Westminster is due to arrive...

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