Brit trapped in Afghanistan: ‘How can I leave my wife alone to die?’
The 42-year-old, who entered Britain as an asylum seeker in 2001, fears he will be a target for the Taliban in Kabul.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani flees Kabul as Taliban enter city
The Afghan president has reportedly fled to Tajikistan as Taliban fighters enter Kabul.
Toddlers among latest migrants crossing Channel days after tragedy
The latest arrivals come soon after a 27-year-old Eritrean man lost his life trying to reach the UK.
UK pauses scholarships for Afghan students as Taliban takes over
Outstanding Afghan students have had their university places deferred by a year by British officials.
Date set for 16 and 17-year-olds to be offered Covid jabs
All 16 and 17-year-olds will be offered a first jab before the school holidays finish.
Parliament recalled as Johnson urged to make last-ditch Afghanistan intervention
MPs said Britain is facing “the biggest single foreign policy disaster since Suez”.
‘The world is darker without you’: Tributes paid to Plymouth victims
A cousin has spoken about her family’s grief after Lee Martyn and his three-year-old daughter Sophie were killed.
Taliban enter capital Kabul, Afghan officials say
The Taliban have defeated, co-opted or sent Afghan security forces fleeing from wide swathes of the country.
Austerity will doom UK efforts to fight climate change, expert warns
Economist Nicolas Stern said "premature austerity" would prevent poorer households from going green.