A&E 'Burdened By Millions Of GP Patients'

Hospital A&E Patient Numbers On The Rise Updated: 1:08pm UK, Friday 10 January 2014 By Thomas Moore, Health And Science Correspondent Hospital emergency departments saw 2,674 more admissions than they did in the same week last year. The surge...

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England Fans Could Face Euro 2004 Riot Charge

By Martin Brunt, Crime Correspondent A Portuguese court wants to put three England football fans on trial for hooliganism 10 years after they were deported. The three are named in court papers revealed to Sky News ahead of a hearing in the resort...

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Policy Chief Hits Out At Miliband's Leadership

Ed Miliband's leadership could be in trouble ahead of the next general election, according to a senior figure in the Labour party. The head of Labour's policy review has admitted the party's recent statements on welfare are "cynical" and designed for...

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Radical Islamic Preacher Seeks Asylum In UK

The family of Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohammad are applying for his asylum in the UK after claiming he had been tortured in Lebanon. They say the radical preacher has suffered systematic torture while in custody at a maximum security prison. The family say...

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PM Fails To Block Juncker From Top EU Job

The nomination of arch-federalist Jean-Claude Juncker as the new president of the Brussels Commission is a "bad day for Europe", David Cameron has said. The Prime Minister - who was defeated in his attempt to block Mr Juncker's candidacy - said...

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Missing Elvis Impersonator: Man Arrested

Police hunting an Elvis impersonator wanted in connection with a firearms alert that closed a Cornish school have arrested a man. Police detained a 60-year-old man on land in Widegates, Looe, and recovered two firearms. The man was arrested on suspicion...

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Father Of Mass Murderer Tells Of 'Nightmare'

The father of the young man who last month killed six people in California before taking his own life has given his first interview since the tragedy. Filmmaker Peter Rodger told ABC News' Barbara Walters that no one in his family had any indication...

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PM Warns Juncker Vote Is 'Bad For All Of Europe'

The Reason Dave Does Not Want Jean-Claude Updated: 4:03pm UK, Thursday 26 June 2014 By Anushka Asthana, Political Correspondent Why is David Cameron preparing to make an almighty fuss in Brussels tomorrow? Arguably it is all about this man: Nigel...

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Ex-Defence Chief Warns Over Jihadist Threat

By Lisa Holland, Foreign Affairs Correspondent Britain faces an increasing threat from home grown jihadists as the conflict in Iraq risks spreading into Afghanistan once UK troops withdraw, the former head of the Armed Forces has warned. In an...

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Fifa Opens Suarez Bite Claim Disciplinary Action

Fifa has opened disciplinary proceedings against Luis Suarez after he was accused of biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini. The striker and the Uruguayan FA have until 9pm UK time to "provide their position and any documentary evidence they deem...

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Militant Leader Vows To Stop PM 'Burning Iraq'

By Alistair Bunkall, Defence Correspondent, in Irbil A senior Iraqi Sunni leader has told Sky News that his men will continue to fight Iraqi government forces until the current Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki steps down. "If Maliki stays in power...

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Journalists' Sentences 'A Slap In The Face'

The parents of jailed Australian journalist Peter Greste have described his seven-year sentence in an Egyptian prison as "a slap in the face and a kick in the groin". Lois and Juris Greste held an emotional press conference in Brisbane after their son...

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Jihadist's Mother Pleads For Him To Return Home

Faith Lost In Iraq PM Amid Political Limbo Updated: 5:46pm UK, Friday 20 June 2014 By Sam Kiley, Foreign Affairs Editor, in Baghdad The US President, Shia politicians, Sunni chieftans and none other than the Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani has...

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'Spread Of Terror' Fears As ISIS Tightens Grip

Faith Lost In Iraq PM Amid Political Limbo Updated: 5:46pm UK, Friday 20 June 2014 By Sam Kiley, Foreign Affairs Editor, in Baghdad The US President, Shia politicians, Sunni chieftans and none other than the Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani has...

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Brit Jihadi Film Leaves Family 'Heartbroken'

Faith Lost In Iraq PM Amid Political Limbo Updated: 5:46pm UK, Friday 20 June 2014 By Sam Kiley, Foreign Affairs Editor, in Baghdad The US President, Shia politicians, Sunni chieftans and none other than the Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani has...

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Colchester Student Murder: Suspect Released

Detectives investigating the murder of a Saudi Arabian student in Colchester have released a 19-year-old man being questioned. Nahid Almanea was stabbed 16 times while walking along a path in Colchester, Essex, on Tuesday morning. The 31-year-old had...

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Iraq: Obama To Send 300 Military Advisers

President Barack Obama has said he is sending up to 300 military advisers to help the Iraqi government in its fight against Islamic extremists as a battle over Iraq's biggest refinery continues to rage. Speaking at the White House last night, Mr Obama...

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England Look To Italy To Avoid World Cup Exit

England fans face another nail-biting day after a 2-1 defeat to Uruguay left any chance of their team reaching the knockout stage of the World Cup in Italy's hands. Should their Group D rivals fail to beat Costa Rica, Roy Hodgson's side will be eliminated...

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Boko Haram Threat Spreads Into Cameroon

By Alex Crawford, Special Correspondent, in Cameroon The Nigerian-born Islamic militant group Boko Haram is terrorising communities inside neighbouring Cameroon and snatching young boys from across the border and forcing them to join the sect. ...

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ISIS Militants 'Will Be Used To Target UK'

Timeline: How The Iraq Crisis Unfolded Updated: 2:12pm UK, Tuesday 17 June 2014 A look back at the main events in the Iraq crisis, which has seen Sunni insurgents from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terror group move to within 50 miles...

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Kurdish Peshmerga Lead Fightback Against ISIS

The Kurdish peshmerga have had enough of ISIS on their land and are determined to drive them out. From the cover of mud trenches they fire at Isis positions 100 metres or so away. This is the ISIS perimeter defence of Jalula town. It is old-style fighting....

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PM Crisis Talks On Threat From ISIS Militants

Timeline: How The Iraq Crisis Unfolded Updated: 2:12pm UK, Tuesday 17 June 2014 A look back at the main events in the Iraq crisis, which has seen Sunni insurgents from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terror group move to within 50 miles...

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Fleeing ISIS: Iraqis Tell Of Loss And Tragedy

By Sherine Tadros, Middle East Correspondent Dozens of Iraqi families who escaped the fighting in Mosul have made their way to a newly-built refugee camp in the northern area of Dohuk. They are homeless and have nowhere to go. "Ahmed" was an officer...

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Iraq: US Troops Deployed To Protect Embassy

ISIS Murder Photos 'Designed To Enrage' Updated: 5:49pm UK, Sunday 15 June 2014 By Sam Kiley, Foreign Affairs Editor, in Baghdad They are as troubling as they are atrocious. More than a dozen photographs, apparently taken by the Islamic State...

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Boris Tells Blair: Put A Sock In It Over Iraq

Boris Johnson has launched a stinging attack on Tony Blair by claiming he has "finally gone mad" after insisting the current crisis in Iraq was caused by a failure to deal with the Syria conflict - not the 2003 US-led invasion. Writing in his Daily...

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US Condemns Online Iraq 'Massacre' Pictures

The US has condemned the massacre of hundreds of Iraqi soldiers by Islamic militants after graphic pictures of their deaths were posted online. Tweets associated with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) claimed the insurgents had killed 1,700...

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Blair Denies Iraq Violence Result Of 2003 War

Tony Blair has blamed the insurgency in Iraq on the "predictable and malign effect" of the West's failure to intervene in Syria - not of the 2003 invasion to topple Saddam Hussein. In a renewed call for military action, the former prime minister rejected...

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PM Urges UK To Stand Up For 'British Values'

David Cameron has said a "worrying" failure to support British values has led to increasing division and extremism in the UK. He said Britain should become "more muscular" in promoting national values and urged people to stop being "squeamish" about...

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Boy, 6, Shot In Neck By Gunman In Dublin

By David Blevins, Ireland Correspondent A six-year-old boy has been seriously injured after being shot in the neck by a gunman in west Dublin. It is understood the shooting took place inside the boy's home in the Ballyfermot area of the city late...

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Iraq: Mosul Governor Says US Support 'Welcome'

How Militants Are Making Use Of Social Media Updated: 6:12pm UK, Friday 13 June 2014 By Tom Cheshire, Technology Correspondent Social media has long been a weapon in militant organisations' arsenal. YouTube videos and Facebook pages have proved...

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Islamist Fighters Poised For March On Baghdad

Islamist insurgents are moving closer to the Iraqi capital despite threats of military strikes made by US President Barack Obama. The Iraqi government says a fight-back is under way after Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) insurgents took control...

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