National News
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CrossCountry cancels trains across UK after control centre power outage in BirminghamTrain operator CrossCountry has cancelled almost all its services across the UK because of a power outage at its control centre.
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PM Andy Burnham to give mayors power to take control of planning decisions and force through developmentsAndy Burnham is set to hand mayors new powers to overrule councils and take control of local planning decisions.
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Violent and sexual offenders to be confined to zones of 'a few miles' after release from prisonPrisoners jailed for violent and sexual offences may be confined to zones of a few miles when they are released.
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Mother of British woman shot dead by father in Texas to go to US in bid to get case reopenedThe mother of a 23-year-old British woman who was shot and killed by her father in Texas is pushing for the investigation into her daughter's death to be reopened.
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Two bailed after being arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after death of 22-year-old soldierTwo men arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after the death of a 22-year-old soldier, whose disappearance on a night out triggered a major search, have been released on bail.
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Usain Bolt set to play Sunday league football for Manchester sideFormer sprint star Usain Bolt is registered to play for a Sunday league team in Manchester, with the Olympic champion set to make another foray into football.
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'We have never seen anything like this summer': How wildfire threat in UK is escalating dramaticallyWildfires are spreading over larger areas, burning for longer and drawing closer to homes, according to analysis of this year's fires by Sky News' Data and Forensics team.
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Constance Marten granted permission to appeal sentence for killing her babyConstance Marten has been granted permission to appeal the 14-year jail sentence she received for her baby's death while on the run with her partner.


