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 […]
Foster places in short supply and council budgets buckling as social service referrals increase by up to 40% in some areas Analysis: shocking if not surprising A social worker’s tale: ‘FaceTime isn’t enough’ A looming crisis of children suffering abuse, neglect and poverty has been exposed, with growing numbers of […]
Gerry Layton, a royal supporter from Leeds, bought the cake topping and marzipan base for his collection of memorabilia An ardent royalist has bought the topping from a slice of Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s wedding cake for £1,850 ($2,565) at auction, more than 40 years after the couple married. […]
James Markham is believed to have died after confronting a group of youths in Chingford on Monday evening Two 14-year-old boys have been arrested after a man was stabbed to death in Chingford, east London. It is believed that James Markham died after he confronted a group of young people […]
Travellers have complained of unfair prices, missed deliveries and slow processing of PCR tests Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The government is coming under pressure to intervene amid concerns that its Covid testing regime for travellers is close to collapse, with thousands failing to be properly […]
Possible ruling in Chinese court comes amid tensions over death sentence handed to another Canadian, and fate of an arrested Huawei executive A Canadian entrepreneur charged in China with spying days after the arrest of a Huawei executive faces a possible verdict on Wednesday, as Beijing steps up pressure ahead […]