UK to welcome 20,000 Afghans amid Taliban takeover
Some 5,000 refugees will be eligible under a new scheme in the first year, on top of 5,000 Afghan staff....
Afghanistan refugees scheme to be detailed by UK government
The new scheme will be aimed at helping those most in need, including women and girls, No 10 says....
Government under pressure to reveal Afghan refugee plan
Thousands are in fear of their lives amid concerns over a “humanitarian catastrophe”....
Afghanistan: Why is the UK Parliament being recalled?
MPs and members of the House of Lords will return from their summer break to debate the crisis in Afghanistan. What can we expect?...
Another 200 UK troops sent to Kabul evacuation
Around 700 troops were already in the Afghan capital to help UK citizens and others leave....
UK confident it can get Britons out of Afghanistan, Ben Wallace says
There are plans to evacuate hundreds of eligible individuals in the coming days, the defence secretary says....
Covid: Self-isolation ends for double-jabbed and under-18s
Rules change in England and Northern Ireland for contacts of people who test positive for Covid....
No one wants Afghanistan to become ‘breeding ground for terror’ – PM
No one wants Afghanistan to become a “breeding ground for terror”, Prime Minister Boris Johnson says....
Plymouth shooting: Starmer asks why gunman had licence
The police watchdog is investigating the decision to give back Jake Davison’s shotgun and certificate....
Covid-19: More than 75% of UK adults now double-jabbed
But Oxford vaccine chief Prof Sir Andrew Pollard warns Covid herd immunity is “not a possibility”....