Labour MP Eric Joyce has been arrested on suspicion of assault after an alleged fight at a bar in the House of Commons, according to Sky News sources.

An investigation into claims that some doctors are granting women illegal abortions based on the sex of their unborn baby has been launched by the Department of Health.

Hundreds of illegal immigrants from India are sleeping rough in appalling conditions in West London, a Sky News investigation can reveal.

Tributes have been paid to comedian Frank Carson, best known for his catchphrase "It's a cracker", who has died aged of 85 after losing a battle with stomach cancer.

Today will be a mild one - exceptionally so across some sheltered parts of northeast Wales, the Midlands, East Anglia and the South East where temperatures could reach 17 Celsius, 63 Fahrenheit.

Taxpayer-backed Royal Bank of Scotland has announced a full year loss of £2bn - further fuelling the debate about bankers' pay and bonuses.

The Republic of Ireland will officially mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee by joining other countries around the world in lighting beacons in June.

Self-confessed cocaine addict and nightclub bouncer Carl Whant has been found guilty of the rape and murder of heavily-pregnant teenager Nikitta Grender.

A teenage girl told police she was being repeatedly raped by a group of men who plied her with alcohol and demanded sex, a court has heard.

Sky News' special correspondent Alex Crawford has been named TV journalist of the year for the third year in a row at the prestigious Royal Television Society awards.