'Boris Bikes' Launch Despite 'Many Concerns'
Boris Johnson's flagship cycle hire scheme for London is being launched by the Mayor with more than 11,000 people already signed up.   [more...]

'Feral' Women Tortured Friend For 18 Hours
Two young women have been jailed for the "sadistic" kidnapping and torture of a friend who they learned had slept with one of their ex-boyfriends.   [more...]

Date And Location Set For Raoul Moat Funeral
The funeral of fugitive gunman Raoul Moat will be held on Monday at a crematorium less than a mile from his Newcastle home.   [more...]

Churchill 'Treasure Trove' To Be Put On Web
More than a million documents relating to Winston Churchill, including personal correspondence and hand-written notes, are to be be published online.   [more...]

Latest Sky News Weather Forecast
Intense bursts of rain over Northern Ireland, which will be slightly heavier there before it edges eastwards and works its way into Scotland, Wales and the Midlands.   [more...]

Retail Jobs Jump By 22,000 In A Year
The retail sector has seen a boom in employment with over 22,000 more people taking up jobs than a year ago.   [more...]

Hong Kong Tycoon Buys EDF's UK Networks
A consortium of companies led by Asia's richest businessman has won a bid to buy the UK distribution networks of the French electricity provider EDF for £5.8bn.   [more...]

Lord Prescott Doubted Iraq WMD Intelligence
Lord Prescott has told the Iraq Inquiry he had doubts about intelligence on Saddam Hussein's weapons programmes before the 2003 invasion.   [more...]

Big Losses For British Airways And Virgin
Two of Britain's biggest airlines, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, have announced big operating losses.   [more...]

Monarchy Still A Draw To Overseas Visitors
The Royal Family and its heritage brings in more than £500m of revenue a year from overseas tourists, a new report has found.   [more...]