18/08/2014 Newsround

Ayshah here with your latest Newsround headlines.

British athletics is riding high as Team GB get a record 12 gold medals

And hear turtles talking to each other underwater.

First, the Government has said British forces could play a role in

More than a million Iraqis have been forced to

flee their homes, because of the threat they face from the extremist

group Islamic State, which has taken control of several cities in Iraq.

The Royal Air Force has been delivering aid to people

in desperate need on the ground, but now British pilots are also

flying missions to gather information about where militants

For hundreds of thousands of kids in Iraq, they've had to leave their

whole lives behind, running away from their homes just to stay safe.

It is hot here in the Dohuk province of Iraq, and refugees here

Many unfinished building sites have become temporary homes

In the past ten days, 80,000 people have fled the northern cities

They are mostly people from an ancient religion, called Yazidi.

They are running from the radical Islamic group called IS,

The children in these camps cannot go to school, and are

They are eager to accept the food and sometimes toys that they are

He wants Xbox, PlayStation to play games.

While they may not be receiving any games consoles, UN officials

This is one of the largest humanitarian

responses of the last 50 years in a country that is not a country, in

areas that are not secured, in areas where things change very quickly.

We need more international partners, probably government stepping

forward, and multiplying camps, food distribution,

water distribution, to a level of dignity that actually

Although fighting is continuing in northern Iraq, for

now, the children are safe, and they are getting food, water and toys.

And there's more information about what's going on in Iraq

on our special guide on the Newsround website.

Next, scientists in Brazil have recorded river turtles apparently

The noises they make are slightly different depending on what

they're doing, and whether the adults are communicating with each

Researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society

believe the turtles are using these sounds to exchange information.

Mo Farah added another medal to the British

gold rush at the European Championships this weekend.

Mo dominated the 5,000 metres on the final day yesterday.

And Mo said having his kids there made quite a difference.

It is the first time they have come to watch me properly

It's a great championship for all the people.

We have a young team, particularly the relay.

He is only young, and we have done well overall.

Another Olympic and Commonwealth Champion, Greg Rutherford,

won the long jump with a jump of 8 metres and 29 centimetres.

His win guaranteed Britain topped the medal table for only

the third time in the Championships history, with a record 12 golds.

And yet more British gold in both the men's and women's

But it was the women's result that was particularly sweet.

The ladies set a new British record, their time of 42.25 seconds beating

England's women rugby union team

Emily Scarratt's second try of the match sealed the win in Paris.

They have made it to the final in the last three cups,

David Silva gave City a first half lead, set up by a great

backheel from Edin Dzeko, before Sergio Aguero came off the bench to

The win puts City at the top of the table after the opening weekend.

That's all we've got time for this morning.