Afghanistan Goes To The Polls In Historic Vote

The Front Runners In Afghanistan's Elections Updated: 1:29pm UK, Saturday 05 April 2014 Here is a guide to the leading contenders in the Afghan elections. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai Known in Afghanistan as Doctor Ashraf Ghani, the American-trained...

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Do Not Get Sick, Top Doctor Warns Patients

One of Britain's most senior doctors has warned people not to get ill because the situation in the NHS is so bad. Sir Richard Thompson, President of the Royal College of Physicians, told Sky News a funding crisis is putting doctors under so much pressure...

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Missing Plane: Ship Detects Signal In Ocean

A patrol ship searching for the missing Malaysian passenger jet has detected a pulse signal in the Indian Ocean, Chinese state media is reporting. Xinhua news agency says the signal discovered by Chinese vessel Haixun 01 has a frequency of 37.5kHz per...

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Briton Shot Dead In Rio De Janeiro Carjacking

A British man has been shot and killed in an attempted carjacking in Brazil, where he was working as an oil worker. Peter Campsie, from Montrose, in the Scottish county of Angus, was shot dead after his Lexus was intercepted by two gunmen in Rio...

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Missing Plane: Malaysia 'Concealing Information'

The Malaysian government has been deliberately concealing information about missing flight MH370, the country's main opposition leader has claimed. In an interview with Sky News, Anwar Ibrahim cast doubt on official accounts coming from the authorities...

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Skydiver's Dramatic Near Miss With 'Meteorite'

A skydiver narrowly avoided serious injury after what has been described as a meteorite hurled past him. Anders Helstrup jumped from a small plane along with other members of Oslo Parachute Club in Norway. Moments after his parachute opened, he could...

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Schumacher Showing 'Moments Of Awakening'

Formula One ace Michael Schumacher is showing "moments of consciousness and awakening," according to his agent. The 45-year-old has been in an induced coma since suffering a serious head injury in a skiing accident in the French Alps resort of Meribel...

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Missing Plane: Race To Find MH370 Black Box

The latest underwater phase of the search for missing flight MH370 is a "desperate move" with limited chance of success, experts have claimed. Marine salvage and radar experts laid out the scale of the challenge facing search teams, after Air Chief...

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Girl Gets Stuck In Drain After Dropping Phone

Firefighters have rescued a 16-year-old girl who became stuck in a storm drain while trying to retrieve her mobile phone. Ella Birchenough tried to pull herself out of the hole in Dover, Kent, but panicked when she became wedged. Tim Richards saw Ms...

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Deported Yashika Bageerathi 'Very Frightened'

Teenage student Yashika Bageerathi has said she is "very frightened" after landing in Mauritius following her deportation from the UK. The 19-year-old spoke to the headteacher at the school she attended in north London after she was interviewed...

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Smog Health Problems Spark Leap In 999 Calls

Paramedics say they have seen a rise in the number of patients with breathing problems, as record levels of air pollution lead to warnings about exercising outdoors. London Ambulance Service said it had received 14% more 999 calls from people with...

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Airlines Warned To Avoid Crimea Airspace

Airlines have been warned to avoid the airspace over Crimea after it voted to split from Ukraine and was annexed by Russia. The European Aviation Safety Agency said there were "serious risks to the safety of international civil flights" after Russia...

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Yashika Bageerathi 'To Be Deported Tonight'

Mauritian student Yashika Bageerathi is being driven to Heathrow and will be deported tonight, her school has told Sky News. The 19-year-old's headteacher Lynne Dawes has said her pupil - whose removal from Britain has sparked a national debate - is...

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Air Pollution: 10 Things You Need To Know

By Martin Jefferies, Sky News Online People with lung and heart problems have been warned to avoid strenuous activity as air quality falls to its lowest possible level across parts of the country. We look at what is behind the increase in air pollution...

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Chainsaw Embedded In Tree Surgeon's Neck

A tree trimmer is lucky to be alive after an accident sent a chainsaw blade several inches into his neck and shoulder. James Valentine, a 21-year-old from Pennsylvania, was part of a crew pruning trees on Monday afternoon when his chainsaw suddenly...

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Smog Shrouds Cities As Desert Sand Blasts UK

Air quality is expected to plummet to its lowest possible level in parts of the UK today, as the country continues to feel the effects of desert sandstorms. The elderly, people with lung problems and adults with heart conditions have been told to avoid...

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Pupil, 12, Dies After School Wall Collapses

A 12-year-old schoolgirl has died after a wall collapsed on to her at an Edinburgh school. Emergency services were called to the accident at Liberton High School, Gilmerton Road, in the south of the city, shortly before 10am. Ambulance staff treated...

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Hillsborough Tragedy 'Seared Into Memories'

By Mike McCarthy, North of England Correspondent The Hillsborough Inquests jury will be expected to reach "significant and critical" judgements on on how each of the 96 disaster victims died, the coroner has said. Formally opening the inquests,...

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Full Transcript Of Last Contact With MH370

A transcript of the final conversations between the control tower and Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been released. MAS 370 (Kuala Lumpur to Beijing) PILOT-ATC RADIOTELEPHONY TRANSCRIPT Departure from KLIA: 8 March 2014 ATC DELIVERY 12:25:53...

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Missing Plane: Pilots' Conversations Revealed

Full Transcript Of Last Contact With MH370 Updated: 12:36pm UK, Tuesday 01 April 2014 A transcript of the final conversations between the control tower and Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been released. MAS 370 (Kuala Lumpur to Beijing) PILOT-ATC...

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Chances 'Missed' To Prevent Baby Death

Opportunities to prevent the death of an 11-month-old boy murdered by his mother were missed, an inquiry has found. A serious case review has concluded Callum Wilson, who suffered broken bones, was blinded and sustained a brain injury, was let down...

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Missing Malaysia Plane: 'Truth Will Prevail'

Learning Lessons From Missing Flight MH370 Updated: 9:23am UK, Saturday 29 March 2014 By Ian Woods, Senior Correspondent The small consolation that should come with every airline crash is that the knowledge gained from the tragedy should help...

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Climate Change: Our Way Of Life 'In Jeopardy'

The impact of climate change is likely to be "irreversible" and could lead to wars as extreme weather and poverty cause social unrest, a major UN report has found. The health, homes, food supply and safety of people in rich and poor countries alike...

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Police Shooting Video Sparks Violent Protests

Officers in riot gear have clashed with demonstrators in Albuquerque after video emerged of police shooting dead a homeless man. Police fired tear gas, charged at protesters and made several arrests after the 10-hour demonstration in the New Mexico...

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