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Volunteers Rush To Save Stranded Whales

Written By Unknown on Sabtu, 14 Februari 2015 | 00.48

Almost 200 pilot whales have become stranded on a beach in New Zealand. Two dozen of the animals have already died, despite the efforts of volunteers who have flocked to the remote Farewell Spit on South Island to help. It is feared that more...

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Father's Tribute To Oisin After School Tragedy

By David Blevins, Ireland Correspondent The father of a 13-year-old boy who died after an altercation in his school playground has paid tribute to his "special" son. Oisin McGrath was taken to hospital from St Michael's College in Enniskillen on...

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Worshippers Stop Would-Be Mosque Bomber

By Neville Lazarus, Asia Reporter People at a mosque in Pakistan stopped a would-be suicide bomber by holding him down to prevent him detonating his device. Witnesses say at least six militants jumped over the wall of the mosque in the city of Peshawar...

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Fewer Young Drinkers May Be Due To Ethnic Changes

By Afua Hirsch, Social Affairs Editor The number of teetotal young adults has almost doubled, according to new statistics that show a significant drop in alcohol consumption amongst 16 to 24-year-olds. The rise is so steep that it has caused an overall...

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More Fighting In Ukraine After Peace Deal

At least 11 service personnel have been killed and dozens wounded in the last 24 hours in eastern Ukraine, officials have reported. It comes despite the ceasefire agreement reached on Thursday, which is due to come into force this weekend. "In the...

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Chelsea Manning To Undergo Hormone Therapy

By Sky News US Team Chelsea Manning, the former intelligence analyst convicted in the WikiLeaks scandal, will undergo hormone treatment for gender reassignment. The therapy would enable the Army private formerly known as Bradley Manning to make the...

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Jealous Machete Attacker Jailed For 22 Years

A man who launched a jealousy-fuelled machete attack on his ex-girlfriend's new partner as he lay in bed with her has been jailed for 22 years. Gary Johnson burst into Holly Dobson's house at 4.30am and started to punch, then hack at Christopher Spinks,...

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British Sons Plead For Guantanamo Dad's Release

By Ian Woods, Senior Correspondent The British family of a prisoner in Guantanamo Bay have pleaded with the US government to send him home to London. In their first interview, the teenage sons of Shaker Aamer told Sky News how their hopes of a reunion...

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Dresden Marks 70th Anniversary Of Firebombing

The 70th anniversary of the Dresden firebombing is being commemorated today - one of the most controversial military actions of the Allied Forces during World War II. Germany's seventh-largest city had been spared the destruction seen in Berlin and...

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Talbot Guilty Of Indecent Assaults On Two Boys

Former weather presenter Fred Talbot has been found guilty of indecently assaulting two boys when he was a teacher. Talbot showed little reaction to the verdicts, which related to two victims who were aged 14 or 15 in the 1970s. The 65-year-old,...

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Report: NHS Whistleblowers Considered Suicide

Written By Unknown on Kamis, 12 Februari 2015 | 00.27

NHS staff who raised the the alarm over poor patient care were driven to the brink of suicide, a major review into the treatment of whistleblowers has found. The report's author, Sir Robert Francis QC, said he repeatedly heard horrific stories of...