Isis

ONS said UK CPI inflation fell to 1.5% in May, but higher commodity prices may force this back up.

A young Iraqi football star has reportedly decided to put his career on hold to join the army to fight off Islamist militants advancing towards Baghdad.

New footage emerges of deadly ISIS atrocities

US Secretary of State says open to talks with Iran and won't rule out military cooperation in Iraq.

Witnesses say Iraqi troops shot down dozens of civilians in Mosul.

Boris Johnson, John Prescott and Sir Christopher Meyer have condemned Tony Blair's Iraq crisis claims.

Spain arrests eight suspected Isis recruiters while violence escalates in Iraq and Syria.

US evacuates and relocates personnel from Baghdad diplomatic post as Isis Islamists capture key ethnic Turkish city of Tal Afar.

Islamic State of Iraq and Levant claims it killed 1,700 Iraqi soldiers who surrendered in Tikrit.

Army say 279 Isis fighters killed in 24 hours as government-aligned forces attack Sunni extremists' positions.

At least six members of Kurdish forces killed in north-east Iraq in reported mistaken identity air strike.

Police say nine people killed and at least 20 injured when a suicide bomber struck near Tahrir Square.

Islamic leaders in Mosul and Tikrit executed by al-Qaida-linked insurgents for not falling in line.

Nouri al-Maliki's announcement follows desertions by security men as Isis insurgents seize key towns.

Former UK prime minister blames administration of Nouri al-Maliki and Syrian civil war for crisis.

Obama is to make a decision within days, while violence in Iraq continues to escalate.

Iraqis are expressing their frustration on Whisper, which allows anonymous posting.

Britain is to provide humanitarian assistance to Iraq as death toll due to Isis insurgency escalates.

Unverified Syria TV report claims Syrian civilians murdered by Isis insurgents.

Death toll at the hands of Isis insurgents in Iraq and Syria continues to rise.

LIVE BLOG: US President Barack Obama will not send US troops to Iraq but military action remains on the table.

Following Iraq's senior-most Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani's call, Iraqi civilians join battle against Sunni insurgents.

Peshmerga forces the only effective organised fighting force in northern Iraq.

Brent crude peaked above the $114 mark as markets struggled to assess impact of insurgency on Iraq oil output.

Source reveals that government decided to block all key social media networks as insurgency rages.

United Nations claims Islamic militants carried out summary executions in captured northern city.

International Energy Agency says biggest source of new Opec oil is at risk after Sunni militants take Mosul.

Jihadist militants with Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) are continuing their push towards Iraqi capital

US president vows action to stop jihadists from getting permanent foothold in Iraq

Sunni militants have surrounded Baiji oil refinery according to reports.