Disgraced Rolf Harris In Court For Sentencing

The Fall Of One Of Britain's Best-Loved Stars Updated: 6:09pm UK, Monday 30 June 2014 By Nick Pisa, Sky News Reporter Despite being born in Australia, Rolf Harris' lengthy career in show business, spanning almost six decades, has ensured he is...

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Tory Donor Ross In Frame To Chair Ofsted

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor David Ross, the co-founder of the Carphone Warehouse high street chain, is a leading candidate to become the next chair of Ofsted, the education watchdog. Sky News can exclusively reveal that Mr Ross, who has donated...

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Queen Names UK's Newest And Biggest Warship

By Alistair Bunkall, Defence Correspondent The Queen has named the UK's new aircraft carrier, marking a major milestone in the history of the Royal Navy. At 65,000 tons, HMS Queen Elizabeth is the biggest and most powerful warship ever built in...

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Saudi Arabia 'Deploys Troops To Iraq Border'

Red-Bearded Chechen Fighter Is Face Of ISIS Updated: 10:15am UK, Thursday 03 July 2014 A red-bearded Chechen fighter with a deep hatred of Americans has emerged as the public face of al Qaeda splinter group ISIS. Omar al Shishani - which means...

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Airport Security Tightened Over 'Bomb Fears'

Security at British airports has been increased after warnings from the US that terrorists are developing bombs that can be smuggled on to planes without being detected. US Homeland Security chief Jeh Johnson said he had tasked officials to "implement...

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Two Plebgate Libel Cases 'To Be Dropped'

The two plebgate libel cases are close to being abandoned, Sky News can reveal. Andrew Mitchell is suing The Sun newspaper which printed the original claims that the Tory MP used the term "plebs" during a dispute at the gates of Downing Street in 2012....

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Ebola Outbreak: State Of Emergency 'Needed'

By Thomas Moore, Health and Science Correspondent The doctor who first identified the deadly Ebola virus has warned the outbreak in West Africa is now so bad that a "state of emergency" should be declared. Professor Peter Piot told Sky News that...

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Africa Battles To Stop Deadly Spread Of Ebola

By Alex Crawford, Special Correspondent, In Liberia The worst Ebola outbreak ever is spreading and will almost certainly extend across West Africa unless there is cross-country co-operation and urgent international assistance. The porous borders...

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Ex-Home Secretary 'Acted On Paedophile Claims'

Former Home Secretary Leon Brittan says he asked officials to "look carefully" at a dossier he received in the 1980s alleging paedophile activity in Westminster. But he says the issue was not raised with him subsequently. The Tory peer issued a statement...

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Dying Reeva's Screams 'As Loud As A Plane'

It is possible Reeva Steenkamp's screams on the night she was shot and killed by Oscar Pistorius were as loud as a plane's engine, a court has heard. State Prosecutor Gerrie Nel questioned acoustic expert Ivan Lin on the sounds heard on Valentine's...

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Israel Bombs Gaza After Teenagers Found Dead

Israeli fighter jets have bombed dozens of sites in the Gaza Strip hours after vowing to take revenge on the killers of three teenagers. Soldiers also demolished the West Bank homes of two main suspects in the murders of the kidnapped trio. A man was...

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Rolf Harris: 12 Women Seeking Compensation

A dozen women have so far come forward seeking compensation from disgraced children's TV presenter Rolf Harris, lawyers have said. One legal firm told Sky News it was "assessing the merits" of the claims with a view to "potential" action against the...

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Pistorius 'Not Mentally Ill' As Trial Resumes

Oscar Pistorius was not mentally ill when he shot dead his girlfriend at his home last year and is fit to stand trial, a psychiatric report has found. However, the results of the month-long mental assessment may play a part in any future sentencing....

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Coulson And Goodman To Face Bribery Retrial

By Mark White, Home Affairs Correspondent The Prime Minister's former communications director Andy Coulson is facing further court action after the Crown Prosecution Service ruled he will face a retrial on charges he conspired to bribe public officials....

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Car Hits Schoolgirls On Pavement: One Dead

A 14-year-old girl has died and two others have been injured after being hit by a car on their way to school in Witney, Oxfordshire. The crash, which also injured a fourth male pedestrian, happened just after 8am in Curbridge Road. The 18-year-old...

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England Fan Bites Supporter's Ear Off In Brazil

Police are hunting an England fan who bit another fan's ear off after the national side's World Cup defeat against Uruguay. The victim was left with half his left ear ripped off and bloodied in the attack, police have confirmed. The attack happened...

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Radical Islamic Preacher Seeks Asylum In UK

The family of Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohammad are applying for his asylum in the UK after claiming he had been tortured in Lebanon. They say the radical preacher has suffered systematic torture while in custody at a maximum security prison. The family say...

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Iraqi Troops Strike Back In Tikrit Offensive

Thousands of Iraqi troops backed by tanks, warplanes and helicopter gunships have launched their biggest counteroffensive yet against ISIS militants in Tikrit. There have been conflicting reports as to just how much headway the Iraqi military has made...

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