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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China: Party Officials Banned From Smoking

China's ruling Communist Party has issued an edict banning officials from smoking in public places or while performing official duties. Until the notice from the State Council - China's Cabinet - efforts to curb smoking in public were largely limited...

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NHS: Migrants To Be Charged For A&E Care

By Darren McCaffrey, Sky Political Reporter Visitors and migrants who use NHS accident and emergency services in England are to be charged, ministers have announced. The move is part of an extension of the NHS charging strategy intended to deter...

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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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Forty Killed As Army Storms DRC Buildings

Forty gunmen have reportedly been killed in fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital Kinshasa a month after a peace deal with agreed with rebels. The buildings, along with the army headquarters, in the capital Kinshasa were attacked in an...

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Jahi McMath Family Running Out Of Time

A 13-year-old girl declared brain dead could be disconnected from a breathing machine today despite her family's attempt to keep her on life support. Under a court order, Children's Hospital of Oakland in California is allowed to remove Jahi McMath...

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Sinatra Confidant Who Lifted Lid On Star Dies

Frank Sinatra's valet and confidant for 15 years, George Jacobs, has died at the age of 87. Jacobs offered an insider's look into the US crooner's life in his 2003 book Mr S: My Life With Frank Sinatra. In it, he wrote about the singer's women, his...

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Antarctic Ship: Helicopter To Rescue Passengers

Passengers on a ship trapped in Antarctic ice for nearly a week will be evacuated by helicopter as soon as possible, Russian officials say. The majority of passengers and crew will be removed by a Chinese helicopter after the latest bid to free...

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Dogs Saved From Euthanasia In America

By Amanda Walker, US Correspondent Up to four million healthy cats and dogs are euthanised in America every year. Certain states only allow a 10-day window for an unwanted animal to be claimed before it is put down. South Carolina is one of them...

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Prince William To Attend Cambridge University

The Duke of Cambridge is going back to university in the New Year, Kensington Palace has announced. Prince William will become a full-time student at Cambridge University for 10 weeks from early January until mid-March. He will learn about the issues...

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Santa Claus' Christmas Message For Us All

Santa and his elves are putting the final touches to children's presents as he prepares for his long journey around the globe. Letters are being opened, the last presents are being packed and Rudolph is limbering up for his annual trip. But before...

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Prisoners Won't Receive Parcels This Christmas

By David MacLean, Sky News Convicted prisoners will not be able to receive parcels from their loved ones this Christmas under new rules introduced by the Government. The rules forbid prisoners from receiving any items in the post unless there are...

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Paris Bar Pair Shot Dead At Point-Blank Range

A man and a woman have been shot dead in a Paris bar by a gunman who then fled the scene on foot. The two were shot at point-blank range with one bullet each, police said. They were sitting outside the Cafe Chineur in a residential area of the French...

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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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Man Throws Son Off Building And Kills Himself

A man who had recently separated from his wife threw his three-year-old son from the roof of a high-rise, before jumping to his death moments later. Dmitry Kanarikov, 35, was killed instantly while the boy was taken to hospital in a critical condition...

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Denis MacShane Jailed Over Expenses Claims

Former Labour minister Denis MacShane has been jailed for six months after admitting making £13,000 of bogus expense claims. The ex-MP previously pleaded guilty to false accounting by filing 19 fake receipts for "research and translation" services from...

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Delaney Brown Gets Christmas Wish For Carols

A terminally ill girl has been granted one of her final wishes after thousands of people gathered to sing Christmas carols outside her home. Eight-year-old Delaney Brown, who was diagnosed with a rare form of leukaemia in May, has been given only days...

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M&S Says Sorry Over Alcohol Refusal

Marks & Spencer has apologised after a Muslim member of staff refused to sell a customer alcohol. The retailer said that where employees have religious beliefs that restrict what foods or drinks they can handle, it tries to place them in a "suitable...

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Harry Hailed As Trek Soldiers Return Home

By Paul Harrison, Royal Correspondent Prince Harry has been praised by his trekking team-mates as they received a heroes' welcome after successfully walking to the South Pole. The injured service personnel who formed the Walking With The Wounded...

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Weather: Man Dies As Storm Batters Country

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

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Falklands Oil Threat Protest Lodged By UK

Britain has accused Argentina of "bullying tactics" over its threat to punish oil firms operating off the Falkland Islands with heavy fines, the seizure of assets and jail sentences of up to 15 years. The Foreign Office (FCO) insisted the Falklands...

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Harvard Evacuated Over 'Explosives On Campus'

Staff and students have been evacuated from Harvard University after "unconfirmed reports of explosives" on campus. The Ivy League institution has issued a warning about "unconfirmed reports" of explosives at four of its buildings. Police, the bomb...

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Sacked Chef Hijacks Employer's Twitter Account

A sacked pub chef has used his former employer's Twitter account to post a series of angry messages. But bosses at The Plough pub in Oxfordshire say they had no choice but to dismiss him because he refused to work on Christmas Day - one of their busiest...

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Portugal: Five Students Missing In Sea

One university student has died and five others are missing after they were swept away by a huge wave on a beach in Portugal. Three men and four women, all in their early 20s, had rented a house for a weekend break at Praia do Meco beach in Setubal,...

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Groom Killed Helping Motorist Stuck In Snow

A groom was killed hours after his wedding when he and a motorist stranded in snow were hit by several vehicles. William Riley Knight, 49, was on his way from his wedding reception to a hotel with his new bride when the accident happened. Mr Knight,...

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Andre Villas-Boas Sacked By Tottenham Hotspur

Andre Villas-Boas has been sacked as manager of Tottenham Hotspur after less than six months in the job. The club announced it had parted company with the Portuguese by "mutual consent" after a 5-0 thrashing at home to Liverpool in the Premier League....

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Cameron: 'Afghanistan Mission Accomplished'

By Sophy Ridge, Political Correspondent, in Camp Bastion British troops in Afghanistan can be proud of a "mission accomplished" as they prepare to pull out of the country next year, David Cameron has said. On an unannounced visit to Camp Bastion...

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Severed Hand Saved By Being Sewn To Ankle

A man who lost his right hand in an accident at work has had it successfully reattached after doctors grafted it to his ankle for a month. Xiao Wei underwent reattachment surgery in Changsha, Hunan province, after badly injuring himself in November....

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Riviera Bones Not From Missing Stephane Hirson

A pile of human bones found off the French Riviera do not include the remains of a missing Parisian teenager as previously thought, according to investigators. Police said in November that DNA tests indicated that the remains of vulnerable 17-year-old...

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Firefighters To Strike On New Year's Eve

Firefighters in England and Wales are planning to strike on Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve and January 3, 2014. Members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) say they will walk out for five hours from 7pm on December 24, for six hours from 6.30pm on December...

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Fake Goods Websites Seized In Cyber Sting

Officials have seized control of nearly 700 websites selling counterfeit goods in Europe and the US. Europe's cross-border police agency, Europol, confirmed authorities now control a total of 690 sites suspected of selling fake items in Britain and...

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Glasgow Helicopter Crash: No Mayday From Pilot

The pilot of the police helicopter that plunged into Glasgow's Clutha pub killing nine people made no mayday call before the crash. Dave Miller, deputy chief inspector of the Air Accidents Investigation Branch, told reporters there was no explosion...

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