IS Claims New Video Shows Cantlie In Kobani

Islamic State has released a new video purporting to show British hostage John Cantlie in the embattled Syrian border town of Kobani. Narrating the video in the style of a news report, Mr Cantlie counters media claims that IS fighters are being...

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Blunkett: Fallon 'Right To Speak' Over Migrants

Michael Fallon was right to speak out about immigration, despite controversy over his choice of words, says former home secretary David Blunkett. The Defence Secretary caused an outcry at the weekend when he told Sky News some towns were "under siege",...

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Fourth Man From Portsmouth Dies In Syria

A 19-year-old has become the fourth man from the same British city to be killed after reportedly joining Islamic State (IS) fighters in Syria. Mehdi Hassan, from Portsmouth, Hampshire, travelled to the conflict-hit country with a group of four other...

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Merkel Set To Sink Cameron's EU Migrants Plan

Plans by David Cameron to get more control over how many EU migrants can enter the UK look set to be blocked by the leader of the German government Angela Merkel. The German Chancellor said she is against changing one of the fundamental principles...

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Attacker Among Two Dead In School Shooting

By Sky News US Team A school student who went on a shooting spree before killing himself wrote a series of chilling tweets in the months before he ran amok with a gun. Jaylen Fryberg opened fire in a cafeteria, murdering one and critically injuring...

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Automatic Quarantine In US For Ebola Medics

New York and New Jersey are to begin automatically quarantining medical staff who return from areas badly affected by Ebola. The decision by the health authorities follows former Doctors Without Borders medic Craig Spencer testing positive for the...

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Ottawa Residents On Edge After Terror Attack

You don't have to walk far to find signs of normality returning to Ottawa. The lunchtime queues at the food truck, just a block from the scene of Wednesday's terrorist rampage, were like those on any other day. "We had to come back, everyone had...

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Canada Terror Attack Gunman's Criminal Past

The suspect in the killing of a Canadian soldier at an Ottawa war memorial had a criminal record for violent and drug-related offences and wanted to travel to Syria, police say. Michael Zehaf-Bibeau has been identified as the lone gunman in Wednesday's...

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Nathan Cirillo Made 'The Ultimate Sacrifice'

Hundreds of messages have been posted on a tribute site to the soldier who was killed in the shooting at a war memorial near parliament in Ottawa. The victim has been named locally as Corporal Nathan Cirillo of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders....

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Canada Will 'Never Be Intimidated' By Terrorists

Canada will "never be intimidated" by terrorists who seek to bring "savagery" to the country's shores, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said. Speaking after a soldier was shot dead at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, Mr Harper said terrorists...

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Father Of British Hostage John Cantlie Dies

The father of British hostage John Cantlie has died just weeks after making an impassioned plea for his son's release. Paul Cantlie died "from complications following pneumonia", according to a family statement. The 80-year-old recorded a video message...

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Foreign Criminals Costing Taxpayers £850m

By Tom Parmenter, Sky News Correspondent Foreign criminals are costing taxpayers £850m a year, with thousands of offenders living in the community instead of being deported. Of the 4,200 foreign convicts living in the community, one in six - 760...

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Oscar Pistorius To Be Sentenced For Reeva Death

Oscar Pistorius will be sentenced in a South African court today for the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day last year. The Olympic and Paralympic athlete is due to appear at the court in Pretoria, where Judge Thokozile...

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Oscar Pistorius: The Sentencing Options

Judge Thokozile Masipa's decision to convict Oscar Pistorius of the South African equivalent of manslaughter has provoked outrage among those who think he has literally got away with murder. She decided that he did not intend to kill his girlfriend...

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How Kurds The World Forgot Are Holding Off IS

By Stuart Ramsay, Chief Correspondent, in Sari Kani, Syria Right now in Syria a desperate fight is under way against Islamic State (IS) forces that control so much of the north of the country. In the east that fight is being carried out virtually...

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US Airdrops Weapons For Kurds Fighting IS

The US has airdropped weapons and supplies for Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State (IS) in the town of Kobani in Syria. A statement from US Central Command said Air Force C-130 planes "delivered weapons, ammunition and medical supplies that were...

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Web Trolls To Face Two-Year Jail Terms

By Anushka Asthana, Political Correspondent Internet trolls who target people with abusive material online will face up to two years in jail under Government plans being set out by the Justice Secretary. Chris Grayling said he was determined to crack...

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Ched Evans Shows No Remorse Over Rape

Disgraced footballer Ched Evans, who was released from jail on Friday after serving half of a five-year sentence for raping a woman, has said he is "ashamed" of his actions but continues to protest his innocence. In an interview with the Sunday Mirror...

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Cameron Presses EU Leaders On Ebola Fund

David Cameron has called for European Union leaders to double their contribution to help tackle ebola, demanding a combined 1bn euro (£800m) pledge. The Prime Minister has written to the other 26 leaders and European Council president Herman van Rompuy...

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Fears For Britons Caught In Nepal Snowstorms

Fears are growing for the safety of a number of British trekkers who have not contacted their families since a series of deadly blizzards and avalanches in Nepal. The Foreign Office has confirmed it has spoken to concerned families who have not heard...

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Ebola Probe Expanded To Nurse's Earlier Flight

The Texas nurse being treated for ebola may have shown symptoms as early as last Friday - three days before being diagnosed. A spokesman for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it is expanding its investigation to include passengers...

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'Hundreds' Of UK Terror Arrests This Year

Police have foiled several potentially deadly attacks and arrested hundreds of suspected terrorists so far this year, Britain's counter-terrorism chief has claimed. Mark Rowley - the UK's National Policing Lead for Counter Terrorism - said officers...

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Barnardo's Accused Of Blaming Victim For Abuse

By Gerard Tubb, Northern Correspondent The children's charity Barnardo's has been accused of blaming a victim of child sexual exploitation for her own sexual abuse by a gang of men who had groomed her. A letter written by a Barnado's project worker...

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