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City footballer Benjamin Mendy appears in court over rape allegations
The 27-year-old, who also plays for the French national team, appeared at Chester Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
Dealing with Pen Farthing fans ‘took up too much time’, Wallace says
Pen Farthing is aiming to get 200 dogs and cats out of Afghanistan, alongside staff and their families.
Blood clot risk from Covid ‘much higher’ than after vaccine, finds study
Researchers said their work is the biggest study of its kind on this issue and helps put the risks into context.
‘This is terrible’: Chevening scholar fears for family in terror-struck Kabul
Sharif Safi said he wanted his parents to be evacuated to safety.
British embassy left details of Afghan staff on ground for Taliban to find
Documents identifying several Afghan staff and job applicants were found by a newspaper reporter at the abandoned facility.
‘This will stop you in your tracks’: Republican reveals the Taliban have seized $85bn worth of US military equipment
"The Taliban now has more black hawk helicopters than 85 per cent of the countries in the world."
Tom Tugendhat: Kabul blasts are ‘what defeat looks like’
The chairman of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee said the West no longer has any say over the future of Afghanistan.
Callers to emergency Afghanistan helpline redirected to washing machine repair company in Coventry
The Home Office blamed a "technical glitch" for the issue, which could have endangered lives.
‘Unknown number killed’ in blast outside Kabul airport amid evacuation effort
Lisa Nandy said: “This is an appalling and cowardly attack on those already fleeing unimaginable horrors."