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British Ambassador to Afghanistan remains in Kabul ‘personally processing visas for interpreters’
It comes as Dominic Raab was accused of going AWOL during an international crisis after he defied orders not to go on holiday.
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.
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.
‘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.
Taliban capture Afghanistan’s fourth-largest city as advance accelerates
The insurgents have captured much of northern, western and southern Afghanistan in a breakneck offensive.
‘How on earth did he get gun licence in first place?’ Police have questions to answer over Plymouth shootings
“What back-up checks were done?”