US warns citizens to leave airport gates and not to travel to airport; US drone strike killed Islamic State member, no civilians Fear and fury in Kabul as thousands face being abandoned by UK US airstrike targets Islamic State member in Afghanistan Afghans crowd airport gates as evacuation efforts wind […]
Outbreak of Delta Covid cases likely to put strain on health services in areas with low vaccination rates, experts say Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Delta variant doubles the risk of Covid hospitalisation compared with the previously dominant Alpha variant, a new study focused largely […]
Sirhan, 77, convicted of killing Kennedy in Los Angeles in 1968 Decision subject to further review and governor’s final approval The man who killed Robert F Kennedy was granted parole on Friday after two of the former attorney general, senator and presidential hopeful’s sons spoke in favor of release and […]
Researchers say the tiny island in Greenland – roughly 30 metres across – was exposed by shifting pack ice Scientists have discovered a new island off the coast of Greenland, which they say is the world’s northernmost point of land and was revealed by shifting pack ice. “It was not […]
Leoaai Elghareeb, 37, charged with contaminating or interfering with goods at Tesco, Waitrose and Sainsbury’s stores A solicitor accused of using syringes to inject blood into food at three west London supermarkets has appeared in court. Leoaai Elghareeb is charged with contaminating or interfering with goods with intent at three […]
Images of the injured fill the front pages as story of the deadly attack in Afghanistan claimed by Islamic State dominates the news Kabul airport attack: latest news The atrocity in Afghanistan dominates the front pages of newspapers in the UK and all over the world, with an image of […]
Two suicide bombers and at least one attack by a gunman lead to deadliest day for US forces in a decade Afghanistan – live updates Multiple bomb blasts and at least one attack by a gunman in Kabul on Thursday killed dozens of civilians and at least 13 US service […]
Biden addresses nation on darkest day of his presidency Says US troops who died were ‘heroes’ of ‘selfless mission’ Joe Biden has warned the masterminds of a double suicide-bomb attack in Kabul that killed 13 US troops and 60 Afghan civilians: “We will hunt you down and make you pay.” […]
Biden says the US will ‘hunt down’ Islamic State leaders responsible; IS claims responsibility for bomb explosions at Kabul airport’s Abbey gate; American forces bracing for further attacks Civilians and soldiers dead after two suicide bombs strike Kabul airport Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul airport blasts Boris Johnson: UK […]
Cases in Cornwall reach record levels as infection rate soars among teenagers after Boardmasters festival Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Health officials are braced for a bank holiday surge of coronavirus cases as about 500,000 people head to music festivals and millions more venture to the […]