Exclusive: small window for RAF flights evacuating those at risk after Johnson fails to convince Biden to extend deadline Afghanistan latest news – live Britain’s evacuation from Kabul is expected to end within “24 to 36 hours”, potentially abandoning thousands of Afghans, defence sources said as the increasingly bullish Taliban […]
Month: August 2021
Musician’s publicist says he died peacefully in a London hospital surrounded by his family The calm, brilliant eye of the Rolling Stones’ rock’n’roll story | Alexis Petridis A life in pictures Obituary Charlie Watts, the Rolling Stones drummer who propelled the band’s sound for nearly 60 years, has died aged […]
‘Alarming’ drop in workers signing up, with many put off by requirement to be fully vaccinated against Covid by 11 November Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage An army of volunteers could be needed this winter to tackle rising staff shortages in care homes fuelled by the […]
Thirty-five-year-old, a chef at the University of York, disappeared more than a decade ago Police in York are searching a flooded quarry for the remains of Claudia Lawrence, who went missing in 2009. The search is focused on Sand Hutton gravel pits, a popular spot for angling in Sand Hutton, […]
Press secretary says assessment of safety of vice-president was carried out and she continued her journey US vice-president Kamala Harris’ trip from Singapore to Vietnam was delayed by several hours on Tuesday by an investigation into two possible cases of the so-called Havana syndrome in Hanoi, administration officials said. The […]
Warnings from senior diplomat that staying past deadline next week would cross ‘red line’ Britain has begun a last-ditch scramble to get people out of Kabul amid warnings from the senior diplomat on the ground that staying past the 31 August deadline may not be realistic and risks provoking the […]
Angela Rayner alleges Boris Johnson ‘clearly broke ministerial code’ after report on Hartlepool campaign accounts Labour has called for an inquiry into allegations that Boris Johnson broke the ministerial code by using a taxpayer-funded plane for a byelection campaign visit. The claim was prompted by a report saying the Conservative […]
Seven-day average now highest since March as children in Scotland return to the classroom Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Deaths from Covid-19 are now averaging 100 a day across the UK, according to official data, and scientists have warned that case rates will jump again when […]
Two drivers arrested after incident on Essex section of motorway, which also caused major injuries to fourth person Three people have died and two drivers have been arrested after a serious collision involving a lorry, a minibus and a car on the M25 in Essex. A fourth person is in […]
Appointment of Ewen Fergusson, a university friend of Boris Johnson, has led to concerns from members Ministers have been urged to publish the scores of candidates who applied for a top role on Whitehall’s anti-sleaze watchdog, after its chair lamented that the latest appointment – a University of Oxford friend […]