Armed robbers have struck at a bookmakers in Cheshire. Two men, carrying a sword and knife threatened staff at the store on Wilmslow Road in Handforth. Police say the pair ... more
A Hanley mum's encouraging other women to pursue their dreams. 23 year old Kim Flanagan had baby Jack just two months before sitting a GCSE in Maths at Newcastle College. ... more
A Staffordshire man's been jailed for 21 years for abusing boys at the boarding school where he was headteacher. Derek Slade from Burton-on-Trent was convicted of more than 50 offences ... more
An inquest starts today to investigate the death of a woman at Stafford Hospital. Grandmother Gillian Astbury was being treated for a fractured pelvis after a fall at her Cannock ... more
Sky News has learned that our current economic plight is even worse than in the aftermath of the 1980s recession. more
A policeman who was caught on CCTV injuring a woman as he threw her into a cell has been jailed for six months. more
The Prime Minister's communications chief will be quizzed by police in relation to claims journalists hacked the phones of public figures, a senior officer confirms. more
A British man suspected of burning his wife's body and burying the ashes in cement after accidentally killing her at their French countryside mansion has been arrested. more
The body of a newborn baby has been found in the front garden of a house in Bury. more
More people would opt to cut back on food rather than give up their broadband connection if money became tight, according to a Sky News survey. more
HSBC chairman Stephen Green has been appointed as Trade Minister in David Cameron's Government. more
A British man has plunged to his death from a fifth-floor hotel balcony after apparently taking part in a game. more