Bradley Wiggins Knighted In New Year Honours

By Ian Woods, Senior News Correspondent Britain's gold rush during the London Olympic and Paralympic Games has led to 78 athletes and coaches being named in the New Year Honours List. Among the top honours are knighthoods for cyclist Bradley Wiggins...

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Abducted Atiya Back With 'Overwhelmed' Mum

Atiya Anjum-Wilkinson is back with her mother in Greater Manchester three years after being abducted by her father and taken to Pakistan. The six-year-old flew into Manchester Airport on Friday night on a Pakistan International Airlines flight from...

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Weather: Downpours To Bring Yet More Flooding

Large parts of Britain are braced for yet more flooding with heavy rain forecast on Friday and Saturday. Just under two inches of rain are needed by Monday for 2012 to be the wettest year on record for the UK overall. A new record has already been...

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Norfolk Car Crash: Two Young Girls Killed

Two girls aged seven and 10 have been killed and three other people injured after a car crash in Norfolk, police have said. The children were in a car along with two adults and another child which crashed on the A47 near Wisbech at 6.40pm, according...

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Knife Crime: Funding To Tackle Youth Violence

By Niall Paterson, Sky News Correspondent The government has announced extra cash to help tackle youth violence and gun crime. Half a million pounds will be given to the voluntary sector, charities and other organisations working directly with...

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Child Abuse: New Database Of Medical Visits

By Liz Lane, Sky News Reporter A national database is being introduced in hospitals to flag up potential vulnerable children to nurses and doctors. It is in order to prevent cases similar to that of Baby Peter Connelly in which health and social...

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Queen And Royals Attend Christmas Day Service

Transcript Of The Queen's Broadcast Updated: 4:35pm UK, Tuesday 25 December 2012 This past year has been one of great celebration for many. The enthusiasm which greeted the Diamond Jubilee was, of course, especially memorable for me and my family....

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M6 Car Crash Killed Two Young Brothers

Two victims of the three people killed after a car flipped over on the M6 motorway on Christmas Day were brothers, aged four and 10. The third victim of the accident on a busy stretch of the motorway in Staffordshire was a 32-year-old woman. The boys'...

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Floods: UK To Remain On Alert For Another Week

Showers could bring more flooding woes for parts of rain-battered Britain this Christmas. Hundreds of homes and businesses have been swamped with floodwaters as winter rain continues to fall across saturated land. The Environment Agency (EA) said widespread...

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Christmas Day Online Sales Surge Predicted

Bargain season begins in force today as online retailers slash prices ahead of an expected onslaught of consumers hitting the high street for the traditional Boxing Day sales. Amazon's UK website said it had seen sales on Christmas Day increase by 263%...

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Queen To Hail Olympics In 3D Xmas Message

Monarch's Message: From Radio To 3D Updated: 4:41am UK, Monday 24 December 2012 The Queen's grandfather, King George V, delivered the first royal Christmas broadcast live on the radio from Sandringham more than 75 years ago. He had reigned since 1910,...

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Adoption System To Be 'More Swift And Robust'

Plans to overhaul the adoption process in a bid to find homes for 4,000 children currently on a national register have been unveiled by the Government. Potential adopters will be given a "more active role" in selecting a child and granted the same maternity...

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Teen's Rape Heard By Mother Over The Phone

Police are hunting a man who raped a teenage girl in an attack that was overheard by her mother who had phoned her daughter. The 15-year-old girl was threatened with a four-inch knife in Elswick, Newcatle upon Tyne, about 8.50pm on Tuesday. She was...

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Hospital's £400,000 Payout Over Care Failings

A hospital has apologised and paid out more than £400,000 for 38 cases of failings in patient care. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said he was "disgusted and appalled" at the accounts of suffering and neglect at Redditch's Alexandra Hospital. Health...

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