EU Gives Russia Ultimatum Over Ukraine Crisis

Russia could be facing a fresh wave of EU sanctions within a week after Russian tanks reportedly attacked a town near the Ukrainian border city of Luhansk. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said tanks had been used to "destroy virtually every...

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Ashya's Parents Held After Missing Boy Found

The parents of Ashya King, who was taken out of hospital against medical advice, have been arrested after being found with their son in Spain. Police say officers in the Malaga area pulled over the family's car at 9pm UK time and found the five-year-old...

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Missing Ashya: Global Hunt For British Boy

A global search is under way for a terminally ill British boy who was taken without consent from his hospital bed by his parents. Ashya King has a brain tumour and police are urgently trying to find him and his family because the battery for his life-saving...

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Raised Terror Threat Prompts Government Talks

Caution No Excuse For Chaotic Response To IS Updated: 6:52pm UK, Friday 29 August 2014 By Sam Kiley, Foreign Affairs Editor This is a Corporal Jones moment: "Don't Panic!" But it is one that, so far, has revealed that the British approach to...

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Hospital Food Shake-Up Announced By NHS Chiefs

By Siobhan Robbins, Sky News Reporter The days of lumpy mash and watery gravy should become a thing of the past for hospital patients and staff as new mandatory food standards are introduced. The rules will be legally binding and are aimed at putting...

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US Accuses 'Lying' Russia Of Ukraine Incursion

The United States has accused Russia of sending combat forces across the border into Ukraine as it warned Moscow that economic sanctions may be tightened. Speaking at the White House, President Barack Obama said Russia has been supporting pro-Moscow...

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Rotherham Victim 'Verbally Abused By Police'

A victim of the Rotherham child sex abuse scandal has told Sky News she was verbally abused when she sought help from police. She said the violence she suffered was ignored by authorities because her attacker was Asian and they were worried about causing...

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Police Commissioner Resigns From Labour Party

By Mark White, Home Affairs Correspondent South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Shaun Wright has resigned from the Labour Party - but said he will not give up his job. He announced his move less than an hour after Labour threatened to suspend...

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Rotherham Abuse: Pressure Grows On Police Chief

By Becky Johnson, North Of England Correspondent Pressure is growing on South Yorkshire's Police Commissioner to resign in the wake of the Rotherham abuse scandal, after it emerged he was once a councillor with responsibility for children's services...

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Schools Divert Cash To Cover £1bn Funding Gap

A £1bn shortfall in funding for places is forcing many schools to borrow money as well as cut back on repairs and building projects, according to a new poll. More than three quarters of authorities in England claim they have not received enough cash...

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Leaders Clash Over Currency In Scotland Debate

First Minister Alex Salmond and Better Together leader Alistair Darling have clashed on using the pound in a fiery final debate on Scottish independence. The 90-minute debate, held in front of an audience of 200 at Glasgow's Kelvingrove Museum and Art...

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Salmond Wins With 'Debt Is Yours' Threat

By Faisal Islam, Political Editor Finally Alex Salmond delivered to the hype in the television debate with Alistair Darling on Scottish Independence. The surroundings in Glasgow were grand, next door to the Commonwealth Games bowling green, but...

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Richard Attenborough: Director Dies Aged 90

Tributes have poured in for Oscar-winning director Richard Attenborough, who dominated the British film business for more than half a century. Lord Attenborough, who won two Academy Awards for directing and producing Gandhi in 1983, died at lunchtime...

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First Briton With Ebola Virus Begins Treatment

A Briton who contracted the deadly ebola virus in Sierra Leone is being treated at a specialist hospital after being evacuated to the UK. The volunteer nurse, who is understood to be called William, tested positive after treating patients suffering...

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Beheading Of Journalist Is 'Betrayal Of Britain'

The beheading of reporter James Foley by a British jihadist is "an utter betrayal of everything the British people stand for", the foreign secretary has said. Writing in the Sunday Times, Philip Hammond said it was horrifying that the perpetrator "could...

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Sir Cliff Richard Quizzed By Detectives

Sir Cliff Richard has been interviewed by members of South Yorkshire Police, his spokesman said. He voluntarily met officers on Saturday and was not arrested or charged. The singer's Berkshire apartment was searched by police on August 14 as part of...

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'Asbos For Extremists' To Tackle UK Jihadists

By Jon Craig, Chief Political Correspondent Home Secretary Theresa May is planning to bring in new laws to tackle the threat of British jihadists - including "anti-social behaviour orders" for extremists. Mrs May will announce a three-point plan...

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Mosque Massacre Undermines Anti-IS Drive

A sectarian attack at a mosque in Iraq has killed at least 68 Sunni Muslims, plunging efforts to form a united front against jihadists into crisis. Officials say a suicide bomber blew himself up in the mosque north of Bagdhad, with Shia militiamen picking...

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Final Email From James Foley's Killers Revealed

The family of James Foley have released the final email sent by his kidnappers telling them he would be killed - just days before the video of his murder emerged. In the email, received by the family on August 12, the Islamic State militant group said:...

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Islamic State Threat 'Completely Unprecedented'

The threat posed by Islamic State militants, who have seized control of large parts of Syria and Iraq, is "beyond anything we've seen", according to US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. The group, which beheaded American journalist James Foley in response...

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International Manhunt For 'John' The IS Killer

Counter-terrorism police in the UK say they are investigating the English-accented Islamic State fighter who beheaded journalist James Foley. In a video posted by the militant group to social media sites, the man speaks English and blames US airstrikes for...

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James Foley: US In Failed Hostage Rescue Bid

The White House has said it sent special forces into Syria to rescue hostages including James Foley, but could not locate them. News of the unsuccessful attempt came as it was revealed the journalist's family were told he would be killed a week before...

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Iraqi Militants Threaten Revenge Attacks On US

Iraqi militants have threatened to respond to US airstrikes by attacking American targets, posting a video in which they warn: "We will drown all of you in blood." The message, which was accompanied by photographs of beheadings, came as Barack Obama...

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