Insurgents control more than two-thirds of the country and are closing in on Kabul The Taliban’s seemingly unstoppable advance across Afghanistan continued on Friday, as insurgents took control of four more provincial capitals, having on Thursday seized Kandahar and Herat, the second and third-largest cities. With Afghan government forces in […]
Anonymous artist posts Instagram video charting his coastal tour in an ageing camper van Banksy has confirmed that he is indeed the author of a number of works that have appeared recently in seaside towns on the UK east coast. An Instagram video clip, just over three minutes long called […]
The singer-songwriter known for songs such as Love at the Five and Dime and From a Distance has died with a cause unknown Nanci Griffith, the Grammy-winning folk singer known for her literary songwriting, has died at age 68. Her management confirmed her death in a statement on Friday afternoon, […]
Police confirm deaths and say gunman is believed to have shot himself during the serious firearms incident Six people, including a child, have died after a gunman repeatedly opened fire in Plymouth, police have confirmed. The atrocity is being classed as a domestic incident and is not thought to be […]
Ujah was part of Team GB’s 4x100m relay team in Tokyo 27-year-old and team face being stripped of medals The British sprinter CJ Ujah has been provisionally suspended for an anti‑doping rule violation after testing positive for two banned substances after winning a silver medal in the 4x100m relay at […]
Pentagon aims to send in 3,000 soldiers to ‘aid reduction’ of nationals and Afghans with visas The US and UK have scrambled reinforcements to Kabul to help evacuate their diplomats, soldiers and citizens as well as thousands of Afghans who have worked with them, as the Taliban advance towards the […]
About $33m in frozen coins yet to be returned as still-unidentified hacker claims attack was carried out ‘for fun’ to ‘expose the vulnerability’ of platform Hackers behind one of the biggest-ever digital coin heists have now returned nearly all of the $610m-plus they stole, the cryptocurrency platform targeted this week […]
Opposition figure, lawyers and former envoy among latest detained in six cities a year after disputed presidential poll Belarusian authorities have detained more than 20 people in the latest wave of arrests, continuing their sweeping crackdown on dissent a year after a disputed presidential election, human rights activists say. Belarus […]
Exclusive: two years of chaotic policies and ‘yawning’ attainment gap make position untenable, says Labour leader Keir Starmer has called on Boris Johnson to sack his education secretary, Gavin Williamson, for failing children during the pandemic and presiding over a “yawning gap” in attainment between private and state school pupils. […]
Health secretary says England’s vaccinated and under-18s will be advised to take PCR test instead from 16 August Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Fully vaccinated people in England will no longer be legally required to self-isolate upon contact with a positive Covid case from Monday, and […]