Defence Sec: Cut Welfare Not Troops

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has warned he will resist further cuts to the armed forces in Chancellor George Osborne's forthcoming spending review. After Downing Street said publicly last month that the military would not be immune from further...

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Middle-Aged Drinking Takes Toll on 'Ladettes'

By James Matthews, Sky Correspondent The "ladette" culture of the 1980s and 90s is a key factor in the growing number of middle-aged women turning to drink, according to the founder of a support website. Lucy Rocca says women between 30 and 50...

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Breast Cancer: UK Lagging In Survival Rates

By Thomas Moore, Health and Science Correspondent Ageism and poor treatment are reducing women's chances of surviving breast cancer, new research suggests. The study, funded by The Department of Health, revealed that women in Britain are far less...

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Don Valley Stadium: Jessica Ennis In Appeal

By Mike McCarthy, North of England Correspondent Olympic gold medallist Jessica Ennis has made an eleventh-hour appeal to save the stadium that helped to inspire her. Councillors are expected to approve closure of the Don Valley Stadium at a budget...

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MoD 'Wasting Funds On Unnecessary Equipment'

By Ali Bunkall, Defence Correspondent The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is "wasting significant amounts of public money" buying equipment it does not need, according to a group of politicians. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has closely examined...

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CPS Taxi Fraud: Charges Over £1m Plot

Two workers at the Crown Prosecution Service are facing charges over a fraud plot involving false taxi claims worth at least £1m. Finance manager Lisa Burrows, 41, from Birmingham, and an administrative officer who has not been named, work for CPS West...

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Armed Forces Facing £11bn More Cuts Warning

By Alistair Bunkall, Defence Correspondent More redundancies could be made in the UK Armed Forces according to new analysis of the defence budget. The respected Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) claims cuts to budgets are "likely" in 2015,...

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Belfast: Rocket Launcher And Warhead Found

A rocket launcher and a warhead have been discovered by police investigating dissident republicans in West Belfast, police said. Officers found the weapons, which were intended to kill, while searching a house in Hawthorn Street, said a spokesman from...

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Ben Nevis Climber Killed In 165ft Fall

A climber has died after falling 50 metres (165ft) on Ben Nevis. The man was climbing with a friend in the Raeburn's Buttress area of the UK's highest mountain, in the Scottish Highlands, when he fell at around 12.30pm on Monday. Two helicopters rushed...

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Military Complaints: MPs Want Ombudsman

By Alistair Bunkall, Defence Correspondent Bullying and harassment are on the increase in the UK armed services and the system needs to change, according to a senior group of politicians. Their report goes on to claim that the existing structure...

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One In Three 'Unable To Save For The Future'

Some 15 million Britons - almost a third of the population - are living on a "financial precipice" with no money put aside for the future, a report has warned. The tough economy and the need to help other family members struggling with high living costs...

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Lord Rennard Concerns: Nick Clegg Knew

By Sophy Ridge, Political Correspondent Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has admitted that he knew of concerns over Lord Rennard's behaviour more than four years ago. Several women have accused the party's former chief executive of inappropriately touching...

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Three Found Dead In Cornwall Caravan Park

A woman and her elderly parents have died of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a caravan park in Cornwall. The alarm was raised at the park near Camborne just before 1pm after the couple's helper was unable to reach them, Devon and Cornwall Police...

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Doctors From Abroad Must Take English Test

By Lisa Dowd, Sky News Correspondent New checks will be introduced to make sure all NHS doctors can speak English well enough to treat patients, the Government has announced. It comes five years after David Gray, 70, was killed by a German doctor...

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