Labour's shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer has insisted "nobody is ruling out Remain as an option" in a fresh referendum on the UK's relationship…

A beluga whale has been spotted swimming in the River Thames in Kent.

Poundland is going to stop selling kitchen knives in all of its stores after it wsa criticised for stocking toy blades and glow-in-the-dark plastic…

Three men have been charged over the murder of a British businessman and his wife in a suspected contract killing in Thailand.

Mediterranean diets featuring fruit, vegetables, nuts and fish could help lower the risk of depression, according to new research.

Shock waves from bombing raids on Germany during the Second World War were powerful enough to alter the atmosphere at the edge of space, scientists…

Students are being warned not to cook while drunk, after a survey revealed half of them admit to firing up their ovens after a night out.

Jeremy Corbyn will round off Labour's conference with a blistering attack on "greed-is-good capitalism" and promises of more free childcare and a "green…

Theresa May has rejected Labour's demands for an early general election, saying a snap vote "would not be in the national interest".

The Duchess of Sussex has completed her first solo engagement, looking every inch the modern royal.

A rare beluga whale which has been spotted in the River Thames could be "in trouble," marine wildlife experts have said.

A manhunt is under way after two armed men in balaclavas poured a "corrosive substance" on a car outside a Manchester primary school.

The prime minister has said a "no-deal" Brexit would be better than a Canada-style deal proposed by rebel Brexiteers, which she claims would lead to…

A teenager who died after eating a Pret a Manger baguette was the 10th person to have had an allergic reaction to sesame at the chain, an inquest heard.

The increase in UK life expectancy at birth has come to a standstill for the first time since records began in 1982, according to the Office for National…

A headteacher is forcing pupils to use number plates when cycling to and from school to stop them "endangering themselves".

Two bodies have been found with gunshot wounds after a British man and his wife went missing in Thailand last week.

Damien Hirst, the world's richest living artist, has angered a small Devon seaside resort after buying up properties and leaving them empty.

Jeremy Corbyn would be "incompetent" in Brexit negotiations with the EU, a majority of people think.

Two men who were arrested on suspicion of the murder of a teenager in Worcester have been released with no further action.

Labour will vote against Theresa May's Brexit deal, the party has confirmed ahead of its conference debate on a "People's Vote".

This week is National Inclusion Week - an annual opportunity to raise awareness of inclusion in the workplace.

This week is National Inclusion Week - an annual opportunity to raise awareness of inclusion in the workplace.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder in a hospital after a woman's body was found inside a home in west London.

Perpetrators of domestic abuse are being left to "drift" through their probation period without the support they need to change their behaviour, a…

The deaths of almost 3,000 people infected with HIV or hepatitis C by contaminated blood products have been called an act of "manslaughter".

A teenager who died after eating a Pret a Manger baguette on a flight said "Daddy, help me, I can't breathe", as she went into cardiac arrest, an inquest…

A man has died after being hit by a car that was previously involved in a police chase.

National Inclusion week, which runs from 24-28 September, is an annual opportunity to raise awareness of inclusion in the workplace.

An online petition supporting the Sky News Leaders' Debate campaign has gone live.

Labour will vote on a Brexit motion which will put a second referendum behind a call for a general election.

A public inquiry into the deaths of almost 3,000 people infected with HIV or hepatitis C by contaminated blood products opens on Monday.

Labour is claiming workers could be up to £500 a year better off under a plan to expand employee ownership of large companies.

A new mother delivered her baby in just five minutes after going into labour in Kentish Town, north London.

A man has been released without charge after he was arrested at Buckingham Palace on suspicion of possessing a firearm.

A man in his 80s has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead in Norfolk.

Police have appealed for the public's help to find a mother and her son who have gone missing in the London borough of Greenwich.

Jeremy Corbyn has said he would back a second EU referendum if Labour members demand he do so at his party conference.

The highest-rated universities in Britain - including Oxford and Cambridge - are the worst in the country for social diversity, new data shows.

A teenager has died after he was shot in Walthamstow, east London.

It says a lot about how much Labour has changed since Jeremy Corbyn became leader that the battle this week is over which conference is more "mainstream".

Anthony Joshua has successfully defended his IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles by beating Alexander Povetkin at Wembley Stadium.

A yellow warning for wind and rain has been issued on Sunday with the potential for flooding and transport disruption as bad weather continues to hit…

A Scottish man who attempted to row across the Atlantic in a self-built wooden boat has been rescued off the coast of Land's End.

Sir Alex Ferguson has been honoured on his return to Old Trafford for the first time since he suffered a brain haemorrhage in May.

A man who stole a car from a funeral directors and drove around with a 17-inch "Rambo" knife has been jailed, police have said.

Seven people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died outside a cinema in Sheffield.

A man has died and a teenager is injured following a stabbing in north London.

Half of the City will be working this weekend. The other half wishes it was.

Five men have been arrested after students in Manchester were allegedly kidnapped and forced to hand over thousands of pounds.

X-Files actress Gillian Anderson and Cinderella star Lily James are to feature in the stage adaptation of 1950 hit movie All About Eve.

A male model who murdered his rival by stabbing him in the heart has been jailed for at least 25 years.

Two men suspected of poisoning an ex-Russian spy were detained briefly in the Netherlands earlier this year, according to research by investigators…

The European Union has been told it needs to "engage on the substance" of what Britain is putting forward on Brexit, after leaders lined up to savage…

People who wear contact lenses are being warned about an outbreak of a rare infection which can cause blindness.

Gales reached 76mph overnight as Storm Bronagh arrived in the UK - bringing heavy downpours and fresh travel disruption to areas already hit by deadly…

New research commissioned by Sky News shows that the country is currently facing not one single housing crisis, but five types of crisis.

The UK is facing not one but five concurrent mini housing crises - each with dramatically different consequences and solutions, research from Sky News…

Police are hunting a suspected gunman after two people were injured during an incident in north London.

UKIP have admitted there are "similarities" between the party's new stance towards Muslim migrants and the policies of US President Donald Trump.

A nurse who used voodoo rituals to intimidate, threaten and traffic five young women from Nigeria to Germany has had her sentence increased from 14…

The UK is set to be battered by winds of up to 70mph as Storm Bronagh prepares to make its presence felt in the aftermath of Storm Ali.

NHS hospital trusts have warned it will be impossible to meet a key waiting time target for elective operations this winter.

Khalid Masood can be heard criticising his wife for never saying "there's any good in ISIS" in a recording played at the Westminster attack inquests.

The Duchess of Sussex has gushed about her new home city as she launched a charity cookbook for the families of the Grenfell fire.

British military aircraft were scrambled to the North Sea after two Russian bombers would not talk to UK air traffic control.

A new report into Britain's railways says punctuality is the worst it has been for 12 years as problems with new timetables led to delays and cancellations.

A three-year investigation into hundreds of reported cat mutilations in south London has been closed, with police revealing the likely culprit is foxes.

Dippy the Diplodocus has been causing visitor numbers at museums to surge as the dinosaur continues on its nationwide tour, according to the Natural…

Police have arrested two boys in Kent on suspicion of preparing for terrorist acts.

Storm Ali killed two people as tens of thousands of people were left without power and transport came to a halt in high winds and lashing rain.

Two people have been killed after Storm Ali swept through the UK with severe gales and heavy rainfall.

The couple who became unwell in Salisbury, sparking fears they could have been poisoned by novichok, have been discharged from hospital.

Westminster attacker Khalid Masood joked with hotel staff the day before he killed five people, after he told his mother: "They'll say I'm a terrorist.…

A former special constable is being hailed a hero after almost certainly saving a child's life when a car nearly hit them in an apparent race hate…

Prison violence is "likely to get worse before it gets better", serving inmates have told Sky News.

Theresa May has declared it is the EU's turn to compromise, as she sat down for crunch talks with European leaders.

A cleaner says he feels like a "trillionaire" as he enjoys a luxurious Jamaican holiday paid for by students at the university where he works.

A record number of plastic bottles are being recycled in Britain after the biggest increase in three years, according to new figures.

An eight-year-old girl called out for her mother and shouted "no daddy" as she was dragged to her death by her father, a court has heard.

Police are investigating whether an incident in which a car hit pedestrians outside a mosque was an anti-Muslim attack. 

Many yoghurts - particularly organic products and those marketed at children - contain "well above" a healthy amount of sugar, according to a new study.

The father of a Telford grooming victim says he has asked far-right groups not to use images of his daughter to promote Islamophobia.

Drinks spiking has more than doubled in three years, according to figures from UK police forces.

The Met Office has warned of a danger to life as Storm Ali brings winds up to 80mph to parts of the UK today.

The happiness of girls and young women in Britain has declined in the last 10 years, new research has revealed.