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UK Plans Border Controls For Euro Meltdown

Sat, 26 May 2012 09:29:27 +0100

The Government is making contingency plans to cope with a potential increase in immigration should the euro currency collapse, the Home Secretary has revealed.

One Dead, Three Injured In Pub Shooting

Sat, 26 May 2012 09:29:30 +0100

A murder investigation has been launched following the fatal shooting of a man believed to be in his early 20s.

Syria: 'Dozens Killed In Ceasefire Violation'

Sat, 26 May 2012 09:25:29 +0100

Syrian human rights activists have said more than 50 people have been killed by government forces in the province of Homs.

Names Of Portas Pilot Towns Are Unveiled

Sat, 26 May 2012 09:29:12 +0100

The east Lancashire town of Nelson may have a higher proportion of boarded up shops than almost anywhere else in the country.

Jubilee: Britons Set For Big Spending Spree

Sat, 26 May 2012 09:01:12 +0100

Britons are expected to spend more than £800m celebrating the Queen's Jubilee, according to new research.

'Portas pilots' town centres named

Sat, 26 May 2012 08:42:30 +0100

Twelve town centres have been named as the first "Portas pilots", entitling them to funding and expert advice as they seek to regenerate high streets.

Latest UK Weather Forecast From Sky News

Sat, 26 May 2012 08:08:09 +0100

A good looking start to the weekend. Mostly blue skies and sunshine this morning, although a cool start for the north east of Scotland.

Probe as man dies in pub shooting

Sat, 26 May 2012 07:11:23 +0100

A man has died and three others were wounded after a shooting in a pub, police said.

Online Privacy Controls Come Into Effect

Sat, 26 May 2012 06:55:43 +0100

A new law comes into force this weekend requiring all websites to ask permission from users before using 'cookies' - data files that remember computer logins, email addresses and previous internet activity.

Clary: Gay wedlock suffragette link

Sat, 26 May 2012 05:45:25 +0100

Gay comic Julian Clary has likened the arguments over same-sex marriages to the suffragette struggle in the early 20th century, it has been reported.

Anti-cuts 'street parties' planned

Sat, 26 May 2012 02:55:18 +0100

Anti-cuts activists are planning to block roads and hold street parties as part of a campaign to "celebrate" resistance to the Government's austerity measures.

UK Plans Border Controls For Euro Meltdown

Sat, 26 May 2012 09:29:27 +0100

The Government is making contingency plans to cope with a potential increase in immigration should the euro currency collapse, the Home Secretary has revealed.

Syria: 'Dozens Killed In Ceasefire Violation'

Sat, 26 May 2012 09:25:29 +0100

Syrian human rights activists have said more than 50 people have been killed by government forces in the province of Homs.

German Attitude On Euro Crisis Is Changing

Sat, 26 May 2012 08:11:26 +0100

There are a few subtleties to the great euro crisis you only really pick up when you spend a bit of time on the other side of the Channel.

Islamists urge Egyptians to rally behind them

Sat, 26 May 2012 07:45:31 +0100

The final votes were being counted on Saturday in Egypt's presidential election, as the Muslim Brotherhood urged support for their candidate in an almost certain run-off with fallen dictator Hosni Mubarak's last premier, saying the country would be in danger if he wins.

Syria opposition urges UN action after 'massacre'

Sat, 26 May 2012 07:31:14 +0100

The opposition Syrian National Council has urged the UN Security Council to act urgently after claiming that regime forces "massacred" scores of civilians, including many children, in the town of Houla.

Somali Islamists vow revenge after fall of rebel bastion

Sat, 26 May 2012 07:30:17 +0100

Al-Qaeda-linked Somali militants vowed Saturday to intensify the war against government and African Union troops, despite the fall of their key stronghold of Afgoye, the latest in a string of military losses.

Afghan parliament approves U.S.-Afghan security pact

Sat, 26 May 2012 07:28:21 +0100

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's parliament approved on Saturday a strategic pact between Kabul and Washington, clearing the way for a U.S. presence in the country for at least a decade after most foreign combat troops leave in 2014. "This was done for the interest of Afghanistan," said Daoud Kalakani, an MP from Kabul. Around 180 MPs were present and only four voted against, Kalakani said. The deal, signed by U.S. President Barack Obama and Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai in Kabul on May 2, sets out a long-term U.S. role in Afghanistan, including aid and advisers. ...

Hollande makes surefooted start before assembly vote

Sat, 26 May 2012 05:55:18 +0100

PARIS (Reuters) - Socialist President Francois Hollande has defied critics who considered him an inexperienced lightweight by starting with a burst of globetrotting activity and standing up to Berlin and Washington on euro and foreign policy. Placid and slow-paced by nature, Hollande has packed in visits to Berlin, Washington, Camp David, Chicago, Brussels and Kabul in his first 10 days in office, a timetable worthy of his hyperactive conservative predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy. ...