Yazidis Return To Mountains On Rescue Mission

By Sherine Tadros, Middle East Correspondent Tens of thousands of people from the ancient Yazidi community were left stranded on top of Mount Sinjar when Islamic State militants took over their towns and villages on August 2. Among them was Azeez...

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'Corpses Everywhere' After Jihadist Massacre

Al Maliki's Successor Faces Old Problems Updated: 6:29pm UK, Friday 15 August 2014 By Andrew Wilson, Sky News Presenter, in Irbil, Iraq The disaster in the Sinjar mountains turns out to be less of a public relations nightmare for Western leaders...

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One Dead As Sick 'Migrants' Found In Container

A dead man is among more than 30 suspected illegal immigrants found in a container at Tilbury Docks. Thirty-four people - including at least seven children - are being treated at three hospitals, some with "significant health problems". Police at...

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'Mum Arrested' After Girl Drowns In Hotel Pool

The mother of a three-year-old girl who drowned in a hotel swimming pool near Blackpool has been arrested on suspicion of murder, Sky News understands. The youngster is believed to have been staying with her parents at the Dalmeny Hotel, St Annes, when...

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UK 'Prepared To Arm Kurdish Fighters In Iraq'

The UK will "consider positively" any request for military equipment from Kurdish fighters in Iraq, according to a Government source. David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg agreed during an emergency Cobra meeting that it was "vital" to...

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FA In New Move To Boost Asian Footballers

By Ashish Joshi, Sky News Correspondent Scepticism has greeted the Football Association's latest initiative aimed at combating the chronic under-representation of British Asians in top-level English football. While tens of thousands regularly play...

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Medical Chiefs 'Call Time On Failing GP Services'

GP services that continue to offer poor care to patients will be shut down, health regulators have said. Surgeries are set to receive Ofsted-style ratings - where they will be deemed to be outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate. The...

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Record Numbers Off To Uni As A* Grades Rise

By Afua Hirsch, Social Affairs and Education Editor A record number of students have been accepted into university, with a rise in the number achieving top marks in their A-level exams. Ucas, the organisation which handles the admissions process,...

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Iraq: US-UK Row Back On Yazidi Rescue Mission

A US and UK humanitarian mission to rescue thousands of Yazidis trapped in Iraq is "far less likely" to take place after it has been revealed fewer are stranded than previously feared. British Prime Minister David Cameron said the UK's plans needed...

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Iraq: 'UK Airstrikes Must Be On The Table'

A growing number of MPs have told Sky News it is time for the UK to join US airstrikes in Iraq to stop the advance of Islamic State fighters. David Cameron returned from Portugal today, cutting short  his holiday by a day, and will this afternoon...

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Robin Williams Death: Spotlight On Depression

Robin Williams may have had a sparkling public persona but behind the jokes and impressions was a man who was struggling to cope with a serious disease. The actor's representative confirmed the 63-year-old had been in rehab in recent weeks to try to...

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Iraqis Fleeing ISIS Face 'Desperate' Plight

The US has sent 130 more military advisers to northern Iraq to assess the scope of the humanitarian mission, as the plight of families displaced by Islamist extremists deepens. Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said the soldiers had been sent to northern...

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Robin Williams: Tributes For Actor Dead At 63

Relatives, showbiz personalities and politicians have expressed their sadness at the death of Robin Williams, who has died at the age of 63 in a suspected suicide. The Oscar-winning actor was found dead at his home in northern California, according...

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Robin Williams: 10 Of His Best Career Roles

Robin Williams has been described as a "shapeshifter" who took on many forms during a long and varied career. Williams with his Mrs Doubtfire co-star Sally Field His fast-talking, funnyman roles were just as memorable as his more serious, creepy ones....

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