Belfast Flag Violence: Rioting In City Centre

Belfast has been hit by another night of rioting as hundreds of loyalists took to the streets to protest over flags. Eight police officers were injured, with two needing hospital treatment, and five people were arrested following clashes across the...

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Starbucks Tax Row: Protests Planned Across UK

Coffee chain Starbucks is braced for protests over its tax arrangements despite announcing changes to its payments. The US-owned giant said it expects to pay around £10m in UK corporation tax for each of the next two years, following the revelation...

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Hillary Clinton Makes Return To Tense Belfast

By David Blevins, Ireland Correspondent Hillary Clinton is making a nostalgic return to Northern Ireland but with tension running high over flags, the peace that she and President Clinton helped to build remains far from perfect. A vote to limit...

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Richard O'Dwyer Pays £20,000 Over Pirate Site

A student who ran a website where users could stream pirated films has "avoided a conviction" after paying £20,000 to US authorities, his lawyer has revealed. Richard O'Dwyer, from Sheffield, ran the TVShack website hosting links to pirated films and...

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Judges To Impose Tougher Sex Offence Sentences

By Mark White, Home Affairs Correspondent Judges will be urged to consider the psychological and long-term damage to victims of sex offences when passing sentence on perpetrators under new sentencing guidelines. The new proposals, which will go...

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Stuart Hall Charged With Three Indecent Assaults

BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall has been charged with three counts of indecent assault against young girls aged between eight and 17. Complaints about the 82-year-old Radio 5 Live football presenter have been made to Lancashire police about alleged incidents...

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Premature Babies: Dilemma Over Care Grows

By Thomas Moore, Health Correspondent Better medical care is improving the survival chances of premature babies but failing to reduce the number suffering from lifelong health problems, according to new research. Doctors studying extremely preterm...

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EuroMillions Jackpot Winner Still Unknown

Top 10 National Lottery Winners Updated: 3:56am UK, Wednesday 05 December 2012 1. Colin and Chris Weir: £161,653,000 The Scottish husband and wife said they were "tickled pink" after becoming Europe's biggest lottery winners in July 2011. The couple...

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Belfast City Hall Protest Injures Police

Five police have been injured as loyalists rioted in Belfast city centre after a controversial vote on the Union flag. An Alliance Party spokesman said: "Tonight was a disaster for this city." The violence spread to parts of east Belfast on Monday...

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Leveson: Editors Make Case On Regulation

Leveson Inquiry: The Options For Reform Updated: 1:35am UK, Thursday 29 November 2012 Lord Justice Leveson's recommendations could radically change the way media organisations operate in the UK. He has said he wants an independent body that could...

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Chris Jefferies Urges MPs To Back Leveson

Christopher Jefferies, who won libel damages after his arrest over the murder of a woman, has penned a letter to MPs asking them to support the Leveson recommendations on press regulation in full. Mr Jefferies, who was arrested on suspicion of...

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George Osborne Plans Tax Avoidance Crackdown

By Darren McCaffrey, Sky News Reporter The Chancellor is to announce an extra investment of £154m to crack down on tax avoidance. George Osborne will order officials to use the cash to draft in an army of investigators to target high earners who...

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First Text Was Sent To A Mobile 20 Years Ago

By By Richard Suchet, Sky News Reporter Tomorrow marks 20 years since the first text message was sent to a mobile phone. The first SMS was sent on December 3, 1992, when a 22-year-old British engineer called Neil Papworth - an employee of the technology...

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Chakrabarti: 'Leveson Law Would Be Unlawful'

A key aide to Lord Justice Leveson claims his calls for press reform laws would be illegal and may breach the Human Rights Act. Shami Chakrabarti, one of six assessors who worked with the judge on the inquiry, told the Mail on Sunday she could not support...

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