Alcohol related crime has dropped in the UK as people are now drinking less, a new report has claimed.

But the UK Peace Index, released on Wednesday, says the fall in violence could be offset by the increased usage of other potentially lethal drugs....

Follow George Osborne's Budget 2013 live here with our 'At A Glance' guide to all the big decisions on the economy.

George Osborne started by saying:

"Today, I’m going to level with people about the difficult economic circumstances we still face and the hard decisions required to deal...

A live broadcast by Sky News Asia correspondent Mark Stone was dramatically halted after Chinese authorities detained him.

Stone had been filming with a team in Tiananmen Square when uniformed officials told him to stop.

But instead the cameras kept rolling and, in bizarre scenes, Stone continued reporting as he...

There are plenty of clichés in sport. Easy to blurt out lines or repetitions of commonly held views which soon become the life blood of every commentator, pundit or fan. What's rare is the expression of a view which is new, different and refreshing.

When it comes to...

Jeremy Paxman’s lack of knowledge about departments central to the BBC’s editorial output has been revealed in the transcript of his interview as part of the Pollard review.

Paxman, infamous for his no-nonsense attitude during interviews, even referred to other senior heads of department as ‘bloody people.’

Despite being one...

Cycling's prestigious Giro d'Italia will begin in Ireland next year, organisers confirmed today.

The cross-border start to one of the sport's three Grand Tour races will be held over three stages from May 10-12 and will involve routes taking in Belfast, Armagh and Dublin.

Michele Acquarone, head of the Giro...

One of The Sun’s most senior executives has launched a remarkable attack against The Guardian newspaper for “verbally sexually assaulting” Page 3 girls after it described them as “downmarket scrubbers".

Blogging for HuffPostUK, Richard Caseby, managing editor of The Sun, says The Guardian’s description of his paper's topless...

For 32 minutes he was up and down like a grey suited yo-yo. It wasn't until 12.32pm, as Prime Minister’s Questions drew to a close, that George Galloway got his moment.

Away from the glare of the TV cameras, positioned on the backbenches, Mr Galloway looked increasingly twitchy. He sat...

Back in the old days it was simple: reporters wrote stories, sub-editors edited them, printers got them on paper, distribution got the news onto the streets and people bought the paper.

Choosing 'your' newspaper was easy. It went something like this (as described in Yes, Prime Minister)

Today we witnessed something historic. It was the first round of a new phenomenon: hokey cokey politics.

Four times Ed Miliband asked David Cameron if he’d vote in or out, yes or no in a European referendum - four times the PM dodged a straight answer.

Today’s session of Prime...

Geraint Thomas, Team Sky Cyclist and Olympic gold medalist, has clocked up an important stage win at the Tour Down Under.

Thomas, 26, secured victory after his attack on Corkscrew Hill during stage two of the opening race of the World Tour. He then out-sprinted his competition to cross the...

Lance Armstrong "inflicted misery on good people" and "should be in jail," says one of his most fierce critics following the Oprah interview.

Former cyclist and now anti-doping journalist Paul Kimmage said he was confused by Armstrong’s revelations and now feels even more contempt for the shamed sports star.

Oprah...

Royal baby talk is going to dominate 2013, so ahead of Kate Middleton's big year we've decided to see how well you actually know your royal babies.

Here's a selection of images of Princes William and Harry - but which is which? See if you can tell.

Quvenzhané Wallis was only six when her performance in Beasts of the Southern Wild was filmed - and on Thursday she became the youngest person ever to be nominated for best actress at the Oscars.

Wallis, who says her heroes are Selena Gomez and Hannah Montana,...

After attempting to show strength in the stumbling coalition government by drawing comparisons between his leadership and a can of DIY varnish, David Cameron struggled to paint an impression of an 'in control' leader as PMQs kicked-off for 2013.

Sure, he was punchy, confident, even (well, sometimes) likeable...

Like Pavlov's dog I am conditioned to respond to certain things in certain ways. One of those is childlike excitement at hearing the Mariachi-style music of Match Of The Day starting up on a Saturday night.

But in recent years the BBC has conducted a ruthlessly efficient reconditioning campaign to...

An unnamed former British Prime Minister has been linked to a "powerful paedophile ring" following a bombshell question during PMQs.

Tom Watson, who became a household name after his dogged pursuit of News International over phone hacking, threw a curveball at David Cameron during the session on Wednesday.

The West...

A new British boxing hero has been born in the shape of Olympic super-heavyweight gold medal winner Anthony Joshua who triumphed in the ring on Sunday.

Joshua won on a countback against Italy's Roberto Cammarelle after judges scored the fight a draw at 18 points each.

The decision was appealed...

When I was a younger man, far more impetuous, but as equally stupid as I am today, I made a wild claim.

It was when a relationship, with what I thought was the perfect woman, ended. In my youthful woe I claimed I'd never fall for another woman again.

Now,...

Mo Farah has made sporting history yet again after running to victory in the 5,000m in the Olympic stadium - his second gold medal in a single games.

Farah now joins an elite group of British runners, which includes Kelly Holmes, who can claim to have won the double.

The...