Новости за 13.12.2017

An annual meteor shower is expected to be more dazzling than ever as a lack of moonlight in the UK helps the shooting stars shine brighter.

The US Federal Reserve has increased interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point - the third rate hike this year.

A world authority on genocide has told Sky News what is happening to Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims is undoubtedly genocide and the international community must intervene to prevent it.

A world authority on genocide has told Sky News what is happening to Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims is undoubtedly genocide and the international community must intervene to prevent it.

Almost £700m worth of old paper fivers were never handed in to the Bank of England before their withdrawal as legal tender, Sky News can reveal.

The Government is facing embarrassment after an expert said he was angry after being used to endorse last month's report into pregnancy test drug Primodos.

A surgeon has admitted marking two patients' livers with his initials while carrying out transplant operations in Birmingham.

Facebook has claimed that only three Kremlin-linked accounts were found to have bought advertisements which could have influenced the Brexit referendum.

A three-year-old girl has become the latest person to die as a result of a fire at a house in Walkden, Greater Manchester.

Four people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a pensioner who was savagely beaten and robbed in his own home died in hospital.

Cyclist Chris Froome would not have gained an unfair advantage over his rivals by taking the banned level of an asthma drug, an expert has said.

Lebanon's PM Saad Hariri has withdrawn his resignation, following his shock announcement to stand down a month ago.

Two of the world's biggest media and entertainment companies are reportedly poised to pull the trigger on the biggest shake-up in Hollywood for decades.

Peter Kay has cancelled his first live tour in eight years over "unforeseen family circumstances".

Comedian Peter Kay has cancelled his first live tour in eight years over "unforeseen family circumstances".

Doctors have described how dozens of specialists worked together to help a baby who became the first in the UK to survive after being born with its heart outside its chest.

A 15-year-old boy has admitted causing the deaths of five people, including three children, in a car crash in Leeds.

A box holding the ashes of twins who died at birth has been stolen in a burglary in London.

Google remains the most used search engine on the web and its annual list of the most popular searches always offers an excellent glimpse into the zeitgeist.

The Arctic is melting faster than at any time in at least the last 1,500 years, according to climate scientists.

Meghan Markle will spend Christmas with Prince Harry and the Royal Family at Sandringham.

A protein transmitted from the male mosquito to the female during sex could prove key to preventing the spread of diseases.

A group of rebel Tory MPs could hand the Government its first defeat on its flagship Brexit law.

The number of people in work has fallen by the most in more than two years, while wage growth remained more or less the same, official figures show.

Harry Styles stepped in for James Corden on Tuesday night just hours before his Late Late Show aired.