Ukrainian Aircraft Shot Down By Separatists

Pro-Russian separatists have shot down an army transport plane in eastern Ukraine, killing 49 servicemen and dealing a massive blow to the campaign to defeat the rebels. President Petro Poroshenko has summoned his security chiefs for meetings and promised...

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Iraq: No Turning Back As Country Is Carved Up

By Sherine Tadros, Middle East Correspondent, in Irbil It may have taken years to get to this point, but the pace at which Iraq is being carved up is staggering. Boundaries are being redrawn and alliances are shifting - what is taking days to achieve...

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Iraq: Britain To Give £3m In Emergency Aid

Britain will provide an initial £3m of emergency humanitarian assistance to help civilians fleeing the fighting in Iraq. The support will include clean water, medicine, women-friendly hygiene kits, sanitation and basic household items. It comes after...

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Iraq: Iran Offers To Work With Arch Foe US

Iran's president has said he would consider working with the US to combat Islamist militants in Iraq, as he offered help fight the insurgents. President Hassan Rouhani suggested he would be willing to co-operate with Iran's traditional enemy to keep...

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McCanns: Search Shows Madeleine May Be Alive

Kate and Gerry McCann believe the lack of evidence found during new police searches proves their daughter could still be alive. The couple say they are "very pleased" with the digs carried out in Praia da Luz over the last 10 days. "We are further...

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Solar Flare Could Hit Earth On Friday 13th

A trio of major solar flares could spell trouble for Earth on Friday 13th, scientists have warned. The solar events, captured on film by Nasa, caused communications blackouts on Tuesday lunchtime - and there may be further consequences tomorrow. "Impacts...

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Mourning Mum In Call To Legalise Drugs

By Lisa Dowd, Sky News Correspondent A single mother who lost her only child after she took MDMA is calling for drugs to be legalised and regulated. Martha Fernback was just 15 when she died after swallowing half a gram of the powder - better known...

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Iraq Militants Parade Captured Soldiers

Video footage has emerged of militant fighters with captured Iraqi soldiers as the parliament failed to agree on a state of emergency in the country. A senior government official told the AFP news agency that only 128 of 325 MPs attended the emergency...

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Passport Pile-Up: PM Says Backlog Is 30,000

David Cameron has admitted around 30,000 passport applications have been delayed - after the Government earlier denied a backlog. The Prime Minister told the House of Commons there had been 300,000 more applications than normal at this time of year...

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Iraq: Third City Attacked In Militants' Surge

Militants from an al Qaeda splinter group have attacked a town housing Iraq's largest oil refinery, as more than 500,000 people fled an assault on the country's second city. Some 250 guards at the refinery in Baiji withdrew to another town after the...

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Madeleine McCann Police Search A Third Site

Madeleine: Key Events Timeline Updated: 7:29am UK, Wednesday 11 June 2014 Here is a timeline of the key events since Madeleine McCann's disappearance. 2007 :: May 3 - Kate and Gerry McCann leave their three children asleep in their holiday apartment...

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Black Cab Demo Causes Central London 'Gridlock'

Parts of central London are currently gridlocked after thousands of black cab drivers took industrial action at Trafalgar Square. Up to 12,000 black cabs have headed to the centre of the capital with the intent to cause traffic chaos. The traditional...

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Cameron Sets Out 'British Values' For Schools

'Trojan Horse': Full Statement Updated: 10:45am UK, Monday 09 June 2014 The full statement from Park View Educational Trust on a damning Ofsted inspection of its schools as part of the checks sparked by alleged Islamist infiltration plot. "On behalf...

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Rik Mayall: Comedian 'May Have Died After Fit'

Stars Mourn 'Funniest Man Of Generation' Updated: 8:00am UK, Tuesday 10 June 2014 Comedian Adrian Edmondson has led tributes to his long-time friend and collaborator Rik Mayall, who has died aged 56. The pair worked together on hit shows such as The...

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Iraq: Al Qaeda Splinter Group Seizes Mosul

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has asked parliament to declare a state of emergency after militants seized control of key buildings in the country's second-largest city. Security forces abandoned their posts in Mosul after fighters armed with...

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America's Cup: Kate Helps Sir Ben Launch UK Bid

The Duchess of Cambridge has joined Sir Ben Ainslie as he launched Britain's bid to win the America's Cup. Kate could not conceal her passion for sailing as she eyed the trophy admiringly during the launch this lunchtime. Sir Ben, a four-time Olympic...

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Birmingham Schools 'Target Of Extremist Plot'

Schools in Birmingham are being targeted by a campaign to impose hardline Islamic views on teachers and their pupils. Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw said schools in the city were being run under a "culture of fear and intimidation". He said successful...

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Scottish Voters 'Not Getting Full Picture'

By Jon Craig, Chief Political Correspondent Gordon Brown has told Sky News an independent Scotland would be a "more unequal country", despite the SNP's claims to the contrary. In an exclusive interview with Eamonn Holmes marking 100 days to go...

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Heavy Rain Threatens Damage And Disruption

The Met Office has warned of a risk of damage and disruption from "potentially intense thundery downpours" in the next few hours. It is the second severe weather warning for heavy rain issued in less than a week. Surface water flooding, hail and gusting...

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