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Biden: ‘It is time for American troops to come home’ from Afghanistan
Biden will announce the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan by 11 September - the 20th anniversary of 9/11.
Writers at The Sun shun diversity and inclusion training
Writers at the tabloid received an email this morning complaining "not many people have signed up yet".
Courier service warns ‘non-EU countries will not fill the hole created by Brexit’ as UK exports tumble
Exports recovered in February compared to the previous month, but "that is setting the bar exceedingly low".
Army barracks ‘unsafe and unsuitable’ to house asylum seekers, High Court told
Napier Barracks in Kent has been used to accommodate hundreds of asylum seekers since last September, despite warnings it is unsuitable.
Young black people three times as likely to be unemployed as white peers
The UK jobless rate for young black people rose by more than a third to 35 per cent over the past year, according to thinktank the Resolution Foundation.
‘Worst Tory scandal in 10 years’: Cameron Lobbying saga dominates front pages
MPs are set to vote on establishing a parliamentary inquiry into the matter today.
Meghan ‘ready to forgive’ Royals after death of Prince Philip – reports
The pregnant Duchess, 39, has not returned to the UK with Prince Harry for the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral.
US pauses Johnson & Johnson vaccine rollout over blood clot fears
More than 6.8 million doses of the J&J vaccine have been administered in the US, the vast majority with no or mild side effects.
Harvey Weinstein is ‘losing teeth and going blind’ in prison, his lawyer says
The disgraced movie mogul is fighting extradition to Los Angeles.