Tough Drug Laws Have No Impact On Use - Report

By Tadhg Enright, Sky News Correspondent Severe criminal penalties on drug taking makes no difference to the level of substance use in a country, a Government report has indicated. The first Home Office study of the issue based on international evidence...

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Child Grooming 'Normal' In Parts Of Manchester

By Nick Martin, North of England Correspondent Child sexual exploitation is a "real and ongoing problem" that has become "normal" in some parts of Greater Manchester, according to a new report. It suggests that youngsters are exposed to an increasing...

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Mosque Closure Is 'Declaration Of War' - Abbas

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has condemned the closure of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque as a "declaration of war". The mosque, in the Al-Aqsa complex which contains sites holy to Muslims and Jews, was closed by Israel following the shooting of a...

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Rocket Explosion: 'Hazardous Materials' Warning

People have been warned to keep away from any hazardous debris they might find after an unmanned rocket carrying supplies to the International Space Station exploded seconds after lift-off. NASA footage showed the Antares rocket, built and launched...

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Asylum: 29,000 Cases Unresolved Since 2007

By Tom Parmenter, Sky News Correspondent Failings in the UK's asylum system have led to an "extremely concerning" backlog of cases - with the Home Office accused of being in chaos over immigration. Some 11,000 asylum seekers have been waiting since...

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Tech And Staff Failures Behind Asylum Backlog

The failure of two major IT projects and "ill-judged" staffing decisions have led to the loss of more than 50,000 asylum seekers who cannot be found in Britain, according to a report by MPs. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report reveals the Home...

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Lloyds Cuts 9,000 Jobs And 200 Branches

Lloyds Banking Group has confirmed 9,000 job losses and 200 branch closures as it moves to bolster its digital banking offering through a £1bn investment over three years. The bank - part-owned by the taxpayer - said the job and branch cuts would...

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Energy Crunch: Plan To Keep The Lights On

National Grid has warned that the UK may be forced to resort to emergency measures to keep the lights on if bad weather strikes this winter. Its annual Winter Outlook report looking at the capacity margin - the gap between total electricity generating...

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Last British Troops Fly Out Of Camp Bastion

By Alistair Bunkall, Defence Correspondent The last British troops have left Camp Bastion in a secret mission that started at dawn. Waves of aircraft lifted off from the base in Helmand, bound for Kandahar Airbase, in an operation that had been...

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British Doctor 'Unlawfully Killed' In Syria

By Tom Parmenter, Sky News Correspondent An inquest into the death of a British doctor in Syria has found he was unlawfully killed. Dr Abbas Khan, from south-west London, was arrested in the conflict-hit country in November 2012 whilst volunteering...

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Fallon: Swamped Migrants Remark 'Careless'

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has said he was a "bit careless" to say some communities risked being "swamped" by EU migrants. The minister had  been criticised for comments made during a Sky News interview, in which he also said towns felt...

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Afghanistan: Britain Never Had Enough Soldiers

By Stuart Ramsay, Chief Correspondent It is hot. Hot as hell. Driving a Jackal long-distance reconnaissance truck and dragging another broken one behind. My cameraman Jim Foster is at the wheel as we career across the desert on the outskirts of an...

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Britain's War In Afghanistan Comes To An End

By Alistair Bunkall, Defence Correspondent Britain's war in Afghanistan is officially over. In a symbolic ceremony at Camp Bastion, the Union Flag was lowered for the last time, marking the formal handover of power to Afghan Forces. That simple...

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Afghan Fighting Was 'Fruitless And Expensive'

By Sam Kiley, Foreign Affairs Editor Two men, successive commanders of the Special Air Service, gave the same advice to their superiors. One even drove the length of Helmand in an unarmoured Land Rover to seek out the truth. The first to conduct...

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