Google's parent company and the British pharmaceutical giant announce a joint venture in the novel field of medicine.GlaxoSmithKline and Google's parent company are joining forces to develop… Read More

Hackers set up pages emulating portals such as Google and university websites to steal passwords. North Korea has been accused of hacking into the email accounts of dozens of South Kore… Read More

A costly battle against Didi Chuxing is over for the US-based app - in return it will get a 20% stake in its rival.Ride-hailing app Uber has agreed to sell its China arm to its rival after l… Read More

Dramatic footage shows the moment a motorist is plucked to safety after her car is engulfed by a devastating, fast-moving torrent.A group of rescuers in the US who formed a human chain to sa… Read More

Sky News gets a special insight into the threat to the environment posed by fishing trawlers pushing ever further north.Britain's appetite for fish and chips could be threatening one of the… Read More

Robin Chard was an amateur cyclist who was taking part in the race to raise money for cancer relief, after surviving the disease.Tributes have been paid to a cyclist who died during Sunday's… Read More

The Mi-8 transport helicopter was apparently targeted from the ground as it returned from a humanitarian mission near Aleppo.Three crew and two officers have been killed after a Russian mili… Read More

The Brain family say they are "praying for a miracle" as barring a late reprieve, they face being forced to leave the country.An Australian couple living in the Scottish Highlands have a dea… Read More

A Macmillan study says more sophisticated treatment means better prognoses, but warns the NHS faces increased pressure.People are twice as likely to live at least 10 years after a cancer dia… Read More

The former PM's reported resignation honours list would "add a bit of a nasty, tawdry gloss" to his Brexit failure, it is warned.David Cameron risks being accused of misuse of the honours sy… Read More

The London trader who lost the Swiss bank UBS £1.4bn ($1.9bn) has apologised and said that banking has not done enough to regain the public's trust. In his first broadcast intervi… Read More

Five UK supermarkets have been warned to take thousands of pots of yogurt off their shelves amid concerns they may contain pieces of rubber. The yogurts, supplied by Yeo Valley but most… Read More

Nearly 200 flights have been canceled as Typhoon Nida heads for Hong Kong and southern China, after battering the Philippines over the weekend. Nida is generating winds up to 150 kilometers… Read More

 Fire crews have rescued 19 people - six of them children - who were suspended in a fairground ride 20 metres (65ft) above London's South Bank. Some spent more than three hours tra… Read More

A 5-year-old boy died Sunday afternoon after being struck by lightning on North Carolina's Outer Banks, said Chief Ralph Melton of Currituck County Fire and EMS. His family had been vacatio… Read More

The kidnappers - who were demanding £28m - are arrested after police storm their hideout and free Aparecida Schunck.Police say they have rescued the mother-in-law of Formula One chief… Read More

The bosses of Barclays, GSK and Tesco met Theresa May in her first business engagement as PM, Sky News learns.She swept into Downing Street with a pledge to curb corporate misbehaviour.&nbsp&hell…Read More

One of South America's most dangerous criminals had a plasma TV and DVDs, plenty of furniture and a stocked fridge in his cell.A Brazilian drug lord has been living a life of luxury behind b… Read More

The youngster is being questioned after the victim, aged in his 40s, died after being assaulted outside a McDonald's.A 12-year-old boy has become a murder suspect after a man in his 40s was… Read More

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe warned an attack was “highly likely” Britain’s security services are probing at least four plots to commit terrorist… Read More

About 20 armed men who seized a police station in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, have surrendered, police say. The men seized the building nearly two weeks ago seeking the release of "p… Read More

Muslims across France have attended Catholic Mass in a gesture of solidarity after the murder of a priest on Tuesday.  Fr Jacques Hamel was killed in his church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouv… Read More

Many workers in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have been living in inhumane conditions after losing their jobs.The Indian government has come to the rescue of more than 10,000 of their starving cit… Read More

Britain will lead the fight against modern slavery, Theresa May has said, vowing to make it her mission to help rid the world of the "barbaric evil". Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, the pri… Read More

Flaviu the big cat spent three weeks out in the open after escaping from a zoo on the edge of the national park.A lynx that went missing from a zoo and was thought to be stalking Dartmoor Na… Read More

Skydiver Luke Aikins lands safely in a net after plummeting to the ground in California without a parachute.A stuntman has fallen 25,000ft from a plane to the ground without wearing a parach… Read More

Former Japanese defence minister Yuriko Koike has been elected as the Japanese capital's first woman governor, exit polls project. Public broadcaster NHK and other media forecast Ms Koi… Read More

Tunisia's parliament has passed a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Habib Essid, effectively dismissing the government of the US-trained economist. A total of 188 MPs voted to sac… Read More

The chairman of advertising agency Saatchi and Saatchi has been put on leave for saying the debate on gender bias in the industry is "all over". British-born Kevin Roberts told Business… Read More

  Olympic men's doubles champions Bob and Mike Bryan have pulled out of Rio 2016 to protect their "family's health". The American duo's announcement comes after fellow tennis… Read More

One person is dead and four others have been hospitalised after two separate shooting incidents in the Texan city of Austin, police say. Both crime scenes are now secure, Austin police… Read More

Merkel's premiership is hanging by a thread today as thousands gathered to call for her resignation while a key political ally dramatically withdrew his support over immigration policy.&nbsp&hell…Read More

The UN Security Council has authorised the deployment of a UN police force to Burundi to try to quell violence and human rights abuses in the country. The council backed a French-drafte… Read More

The embattled leader says MPs plotting to split away if Owen Smith loses the election will not be able to take the Labour name.Jeremy Corbyn has warned rebel MPs who are reportedly consideri… Read More

 Qatar Sports Investments has approached F1's controlling investor about buying a stake in the sport, Sky News learns. The Qatari owner of the Paris Saint-Germain football team has revi… Read More

The Turkish military has killed 35 Kurdish militants who tried to storm a base in the south-east, officials say. The overnight attack, in the Cukurca district of Hakkari province near t… Read More

Chad's ex-ruler Hissene Habre has been ordered to pay millions of dollars in compensation to victims of his crimes against humanity. In May, Habre was convicted of rape, sexual slavery… Read More

A "professional" cyber attack has hit Russian government bodies, the country's intelligence service says.A "cyber-spying virus" was found in the networks of about 20 organisations, the Feder… Read More

Extra soldiers and police have reportedly been sent to French ports in order to prevent a terror attack on ferries coming to the UK.The reinforcements are a response to recent lone wolf atta… Read More

Police have made an arrest while investigating the murder of a man whose body was found in the River Thames.The victim, who was thought to have been fishing before he disappeared, was discov… Read More

Police are looking for a flawless bank robber – he was last seen donning a black hat, silver kitten heels and a dazzling Disney princess dress.The man strutted into Sant… Read More

Britain’s decision to leave the EU has not triggered a boost in support for Scottish independence, according to a new YouGov poll that undermines the SNP’s push for a second refe… Read More

A hot air balloon has caught fire and crashed in the US state of Texas, killing all 16 people on board, local media say. Aviation officials said the balloon came down near Lockhart, sou… Read More

A source tells Sky News the presence of all six in port at once could be a "gross lack of planning" or "something more serious".The entire fleet of the Royal Navy's most advanced warships ar… Read More

The White House candidate's online security is reportedly breached, amid fears of state-sponsored involvement.The computer network used by Hillary Clinton's campaign for the US presidency ha… Read More

The winner beat odds of one in 116,531,800 to choose all of the five main numbers and two lucky stars correctly.A ticketholder from the UK has won the £61.1m EuroMillions jackpot, a Na… Read More

The cough syrup contained a toxic compound found in antifreeze, and the deaths resulted in years of investigation.Five people have been handed jail terms in Panama after a 2006 scandal in wh… Read More

Around 70 pupils and 60% of the staff were at the old school when the massacre occurred four years ago.A new school in the US state of Connecticut is to open on the site where 20 children an… Read More

Police raids in Mons and Liege see two brothers arrested on suspicion of planning an attack in the country.Two men suspected of planning an attack in Belgium have been detained by police, pr… Read More

Pregnant women are advised against travelling to Florida after four people are thought to have been infected by local mosquitoes.Public Health England is advising pregnant women to consider… Read More

Police earlier said Honeysuckle Weeks' recent behaviour had concerned her family and friends and had said she felt anxious.Foyle's War actress Honeysuckle Weeks, who was reported missin… Read More

Prime Minister Manuel Valls says the French justice system has failed in connection with the killing of a priest in a church in Normandy on Tuesday. In a newspaper interview, he critici… Read More

Flight display screens at Vietnam's two largest airports were hacked to show messages criticising Vietnam's claims of territory in the South China Sea.China's territorial claims, which overl… Read More

 The rapper groomed teenage girls online and then persuaded them to go to his parents' home in London, where he lived.A paedophile rapper who groomed schoolgirls and then filmed himself… Read More

Suspected Islamist Boko Haram militants have ambushed a UN humanitarian aid convoy in north-eastern Nigeria which had a military escort, officials say. The military said three civilians… Read More

A maternity hospital in north-western Syria has been bombed, causing casualties among patients and staff, a UK charity says. Save the Children said the bomb, from an air strike, hit the… Read More

A man from India's Dalit community has been beheaded and his wife hacked to death after a row over a 15 rupees (22 cents; 16 pence) debt in Uttar Pradesh state. Police said the couple w… Read More

A bikini-clad Swedish police officer has been praised for tackling a suspected thief while she was off-duty sunbathing with friends in Stockholm.  Mikaela Kellner told the Aftonbladet d… Read More

Two men have been jailed for more than four years for attempting to smuggle 18 Albanian immigrants into the UK. Mark Stribling, 35, and Robert Stilwell, 33, tried to get the 16 adults a… Read More

The pontiff, who has repeatedly denounced those committing crimes in the name of religion, has met Holocaust survivors.Pope Francis has visited Auschwitz death camp to mourn the more than on… Read More

Ongoing police raids see 77 arrests and 390 charges so far including rape, sexual extortion, grooming and sharing indecent images.A major operation by Police Scotland has identified 523 chil… Read More

Two officers are shot during a late night traffic stop in the Southcrest neighbourhood of San Diego.A police officer shot on Thursday night has died, San Diego Police Department has announce… Read More

The first woman to run for US President for a major party attacks her rival Donald Trump and says Americans are stronger together.Hillary Clinton has told the Democratic Convention that she… Read More

North Korea has claimed the US "crossed the red line" in taking action against its leader over human rights abuses.The US made a "declaration of war" by putting the North Korean leader Kim J… Read More

The low-cost carrier says the change is to stop families from being split up on busy flights, as it causes delays to departures.Ryanair has announced plans to make it mandatory for adults tr… Read More

Jess Phillips, who has previously spoken about receiving threats, says she brought in a locksmith "to make my home safe".A Labour MP says she has been forced to tighten the security at her h… Read More

The French Riviera city says the move will remain in place for three months in the hope of deterring terror attacks.Holiday goers in Cannes will no longer be allowed to take large bags onto… Read More

Apple warns customers to stay vigilant as scammers send iTunes users fake invoices telling them they have spent £20 on a song.Scammers have targeted iTunes users with emails telling th… Read More

Reports of an armed woman at an employment agency prompted a major police operation, but officers say nothing of note was found.German police have ended the search of a job centre in Cologne… Read More

The army airdrops leaflets urging an uptake of the offer, as Russia and Syria are accused of renewing their use of cluster bombs.Syrian President Bashar al Assad has offered an amnesty to re… Read More

The British travel operator says the recent bombings in Brussels and unrest in Turkey have caused a slump in bookings and profits.Thomas Cook has slashed its yearly profit forecast - blaming… Read More

Actor Jerry Doyle, best known for his role in the sci-fi series Babylon 5, has died at the age of 60. Doyle appeared in all five series of the 1990s show as Chief Warrant Officer Michae… Read More

Investment in the first new nuclear plant to be built in the UK in 20 years - at Hinkley Point, Somerset - has secured final approval. The decision came at a board meeting of French uti… Read More

China says it is to hold joint military exercises with Russia in the South China Sea, amid heightened tensions over the disputed waters. The announcement follows a ruling by an internat… Read More

TV and radio presenter Chris Evans will face no further action concerning historic allegations of sexual assault, the Metropolitan Police says. The ex-Top Gear host was interviewed by o… Read More

A seven-year-old girl has died after being hit by a stone thrown by an elephant from its enclosure at Rabat Zoo in Morocco. The stone got past the elephant's fence and a ditch separatin… Read More

US presidential hopeful Donald Trump says he was being sarcastic when he appeared to invite Russian hackers to find Hillary Clinton's missing emails. He told Fox News that the Democrati… Read More

More than 100 people have been killed in monsoon floods in South Asia, as torrential rain caused chaos in several countries.  Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced, with m… Read More

Jeremy Corbyn is entitled to be on the Labour leadership ballot without the support of MPs, the High Court has ruled. In an unprecedented case, the judge ruled Mr Corbyn did not need to… Read More

The killer stabbed the two women minutes apart, with his children's mother left with more than 130 wounds.Alan Bennett, who admitted murdering his partner as well as the mother of his childr… Read More

The German Chancellor has rejected calls to reverse her policy on immigration following recent terror attacks.Chancellor Angel Merkel has said refugees who carry out attacks in Germany mocke… Read More

Lloyds Banking Group announces cost cutting measures including axing 3,000 jobs and closing 200 branches following Brexit vote.Britain's largest retail bank is planning a series of cost-cutt… Read More

Samia Shahid, from Bradford, died last week while visiting her family in Pakistan in what could be a so-called "honour killing".Pakistan has ordered an urgent investigation into the death of… Read More

The media finds itself in the firing line as the government dramatically accelerates its post-coup crackdown on "dissidents".The Turkish government has ordered the closure of more than 130 m… Read More

The President urges America to reject fear in a rousing 40-minute speech that ends with a surprise hug from Mrs Clinton.President Barack Obama has endorsed Hillary Clinton to succeed him in… Read More

The footage shows the pair with an IS banner as one of them declares backing for the jihadist group's leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi.The men, thought to be the killers of a Frenc… Read More

Russian President Vladimir Putin says medals won at Rio 2016 will be devalued by the banning of Russian competitors. There have been 108 Russians banned from next month's Olympics so fa… Read More

The attempted abduction of an RAF serviceman could be terror-related or a case of mistaken identity, police say.Police have released e-fit images of two men who attempted to abduct an RAF se… Read More

The 17-year-old inmate was filmed being hooded, tied to a chair and left for two hours in an Australian juvenile jail.A teenager who was filmed being left hooded and tied to a chair for two… Read More

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has threatened to punish those war veterans who last week said they were withdrawing their backing for him. At a rally of his Zanu-PF party supporters… Read More

Theresa May says Britain will strengthen ties with European nations but insists a post-Brexit model must suit the UK and Europe.The Prime Minister says she wants to guarantee EU citizens' ri… Read More

A former MP was one of two suicide car bombers who carried out Tuesday's deadly attacks in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, militants have said. Salah Nuh Ismail was among those who killed… Read More

The presidential hopeful tells Russia that they will be "rewarded mightily by our press" for finding the "30,000 emails".Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has been described as a… Read More

At least 44 people are killed in a huge blast targeting Kurdish administration buildings in northern Syria.IS has claimed a massive bomb blast that killed at least 44 people and injured doze… Read More

Indonesia has confirmed it will execute 14 people on death row for drug crimes in the coming days. UN human rights officials have expressed concern over the planned executions, urging J… Read More

New treatments could be developed after donations raised by the viral charity stunt lead to the discovery of a new ALS gene.Money raised by the viral charity campaign where people poured a b… Read More

The system would let Disney build up a picture of what rides, shops and shows pique visitor interest throughout the day.Disney has patented a system to track guests at its theme parks using… Read More

When asked which leader they would prefer in Downing Street, 29% of Labour voters opted for the Conservative Party's new PM.More than two and a half million people who voted Labour at the la… Read More

The country's biggest drugmaker, which argued against Brexit, signals its confidence in the future through manufacturing spending.GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced a £275m investment… Read More

The airport in London's Docklands will get an extended terminal in a project set to create 1,600 new jobs.Plans for a £344m expansion of London's City Airport have been given clearance… Read More