The father of a sick child has confronted Boris Johnson during a hospital visit, criticising the state of the NHS as "not acceptable".

The power to suspend parliament is a political matter and not for the courts to decide, the government's lawyers have argued. 

Former Glasgow Rangers footballer Fernando Ricksen has died aged 43 following a six-year battle with motor neurone disease.

The annual rate of inflation fell to 1.7% in August, its lowest level since December 2016, official figures have shown.

Gareth Thomas says a tabloid journalist knocked on his parents' front door and asked them about his HIV status - before they knew anything about his…

A paedophile nursery worker who was jailed indefinitely in 2009 has been released after only serving 10 years of her sentence, Sky News understands.…

The government has launched an investigation into the £4bn takeover of defence firm Cobham, citing "national security" concerns.

A petition for the removal of "sexist" dictionary definitions of the word 'woman' and to extend the entry to include transgender and lesbian women…

The government's lawyers will argue Boris Johnson's suspension of parliament was lawful and the Supreme Court cannot interfere in political matters.

An engineer has been killed while working on a travelator at Waterloo station.

A firefighter has been killed after two boats collided at a marina in Wales.

Gang members desperate to escape a life of violence are being offered 'safe houses' in a scheme to combat knife crime in London.

Security will be tight at Londonderry Magistrates Court for the first hearing in the case of a former British soldier charged with two murders in 1972.

Gang members, perpetrators and victims of violent crime are being protected in safe houses to help them move away from trouble.

A teenager was stabbed to death after getting caught up in an argument between drug dealers and was unlikely to have been the intended target, a court…

England cricket hero Ben Stokes has described The Sun as "immoral and heartless" after the newspaper printed a story about a family tragedy 31 years…

Wales assistant coach Rob Howley has been sent home from the Rugby World Cup for a "potential breach" of betting rules, the Welsh Rugby Union has said.

A US cancer survivor has become the first person to swim across the Channel four times non-stop.

Fans of Downton Abbey are being given the chance to stay at the stately home where the TV series is set.

Police have made several arrests in connection with the murder of a newly married police officer in Berkshire.

Thousands of vulnerable children are magnets for paedophiles and county lines drugs gangs because councils are sending them away from friends and family,…

Men carrying a faulty gene are at almost double the risk of prostate cancer, according to new research.

A Sky News investigation has found children - including one as young as six - have been the victims of sexual grooming, rape, assault and blackmail…

A Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate has been deselected after saying senior Conservatives should be "burned at the stake".

Two former paratroopers were subjected to "highly offensive" racial harassment, an employment judge has ruled.

A man stabbed a 21-year-old man to death in an act of "pitiless savagery" before going on the run for more than three years, a court has heard.

School children are to be warned about the dangers of carrying a knife by a jailed killer. 

A teenager has admitted murdering a lawyer with a screwdriver outside a Greggs outlet in Newcastle.

London Fire Brigade has confirmed that it has been interviewed under caution by the Metropolitan Police over the Grenfell Tower fire.

More than 600 patients have suffered due to serious NHS errors, including botched hysterectomies and surgeons operating on the wrong patient.

Boris Johnson has said he believes he can strike a Brexit deal in the next few weeks - as he prepares for his first face-to-face negotiations with…

Prince Harry is to join forces with Gareth Thomas to help end the stigma of HIV, continuing the work his mother first did three decades ago.

A leading meningitis charity is calling for better support for survivors of the disease.

Rugby legend Gareth Thomas has completed a 140-mile triathlon just a day after revealing he is living with HIV.

England have won the fifth and final Ashes Test to draw the series 2-2 but holders Australia had already retained the famous urn.

Birthday party guests allegedly chased down and sat on a suspected attacker after a 29-year-old man was stabbed to death in north London.

Forty-one migrants in small boats have been intercepted off the Kent coast.

The parents of a six-year-old girl on life support are waging a battle with the doctors treating her to prevent her being moved to palliative care.

A 21-year-old woman has died after being attacked in the street in a suspected case of domestic violence. 

Police are still trying to locate a high-value gold toilet which was stolen from Blenheim Palace in the early hours of Saturday.

The Duchess of Sussex has left a gushing message on Instagram, paying tribute to her husband Prince Harry on his 35th birthday.

Tyson Fury overcame a bloody cut above his right eye to defeat Otto Wallin in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

The artist behind the solid gold toilet which was stolen from Winston Churchill's former home has asked the thieves to let him know "how it feels to…

An extra 90,000 flights could depart from Gatwick Airport by 2038 if current proposals go ahead, a new report claims.

Marathon chocolate bars will return almost 30 years after being renamed Snickers. 

Food company Soupologie has recalled three varieties of soup over fears they could contain listeria. 

A victim of domestic violence has said she wants the public to see the shocking injuries she suffered at the hands of her partner in the hope it will…

Historic shopping areas in England will benefit from a £95m fund in a bid to revive 69 high streets across England, the government has said.

Vandals have sprayed graffiti at a British and Commonwealth World War Two cemetery in the Netherlands, with a large swastika seen daubed inside a chapel.

Cricket has been the talk of the nation this summer with England's dramatic first World Cup victory and the drama of the Ashes series.

Police are investigating an incident in which eggs were thrown at a nine-month-old baby in Worcester.

The mother of a baby who died after being pulled from a river says he was "a cheeky little chappie with a smile that melted hearts".

Julian Assange will stay in prison after his jail term comes to an end next week over fears he will evade extradition proceedings again.

A man who stabbed a mother in the street as she pushed her toddler's pram has been jailed for four and a half years.

The coroner in the Manchester Arena inquests has ruled that he cannot go ahead with hearings into the 22 deaths because the government is refusing…

A teenager with a dairy allergy who died after eating chicken coated with buttermilk at a Byron burger restaurant had been "reassured" by the wording…

Climate change activists have failed to cause disruption at Heathrow Airport by flying drones after claiming the gadgets were blocked by "signal jamming".

Tommy Robinson has been released from jail after nine weeks following his sentence for contempt of court.

A paedophile nursery worker is to be banned from Devon and Cornwall when she is released from prison.

A man has been killed and another is in hospital after a double stabbing in Camden High Street, north London.

A man has been charged with murder after the death of a baby boy who had to be pulled from a river.

Junk food outlets should be banned from routes children take between home and school to help tackle childhood obesity, according to a new report.

Banning flavoured vaping products in the UK would drive people back to smoking, Public Health England (PHE) has said.

The Duchess of Sussex has launched a new clothing range aimed at helping unemployed women find a job.

More than half of children say they would feel "helpless" if they saw somebody who was injured in an accident, the British Red Cross has found.

Five people have been arrested over plans to fly toy drones at Heathrow Airport as part of climate change protests.

A teenager with a dairy allergy died after eating a Byron burger coated with buttermilk - an ingredient that was not on the menu, an inquest has heard.

The number of households living in temporary accommodation in England is at its highest level since 2007.

A man and woman in their 20s have been arrested on suspicion of murdering an eight-week-old girl who died earlier this year.

The number of convictions for rape has dropped by more than a quarter in a year - amid allegations the offence is being "effectively decriminalised".

Milk bottles, storage tanks and various sporting goods could soon be made from recycled single-use plastics.

Football clubs are being urged to switch to returnable cups at their stadiums in a bid to cut plastic waste.

Britain loves its beans - and a new variant developed by scientists may become the perfect crop to grow on our farms.

Boris Johnson will today announce which company is the preferred bidder for the contract to build the Royal Navy's new fleet of Type 31 frigates, after…

A man is being held on suspicion of murder after a baby boy died hours after he was pulled from a river in Greater Manchester.

The UK needs to move away from all single-use packaging - not just plastic - to have a long-term positive impact on the environment, MPs say.

A network of specialist Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) clinics are to be opened in England to identify survivors and stop more young girls from being…

Construction work at Hinkley Point in Somerset is now well underway, with thousands of workers building a new EDF power station at the site.

The UK has the lowest survival rates for five of seven key cancers among some of the world's richest nations.

Police are hunting a mugger who left a 79-year-old woman with a broken arm after stealing her handbag.

Raheem Sterling is understood to have been the target of alleged racial abuse during England's Euro 2020 qualifier at Wembley.

A woman is critically ill in hospital after being trampled by cows which killed her dog.

A teenage father has admitted killing his 23-day-old baby girl by shaking her to death in their home while his partner, the infant's mother, slept…

A teacher has been banned from the profession after drinking alcohol and then hugging and kissing pupils at their year 11 prom.

Serial killer Stephen Port's ex-drug dealer has been jailed for at least 31 years for murdering a James Bond actor he met on gay dating app Grindr.

A fire service says it will no longer use Fireman Sam in its promotional material because the character is outdated and not inclusive.

A man has been charged in connection with the deaths of a mother and her young son 43 years ago - bringing Britain's longest-running missing persons…

Motorists are facing severe delays on the M6 after a lorry crashed through the central reservation and caught fire.

Two in five hospital patients never have any visitors - and take longer to recover than those who do, according to new research.

Thousands of lessons on climate change are being taught in UK schools after a tiny company spotted a gap in the market.

A British tourist has died in a skydiving accident in the US state of Arizona.