Businesses are attempting to fill vacancies via a scheme which allows prisoners to undertake paid work on day release - with one lockup having run out of inmates to offer due to the surge in demand.

At least 300 employees have joined the UKGovcamp event forum to discuss issues relating to central and local government.

Afghans trying to flee to Britain to escape the Taliban will have to make their own way to the borders if the US do not delay the date for leaving the country, says Defence Secretary Ben Wallace.

People smugglers are filling boats with 30 to 40 people and charging near to £20,000 per head, with the journeys 'worth more than drug smuggling', according to a French police boss.

Omid Scobie said the name offered 'an insight into the close relationship' the Sussexes and the Queen still share. But Palace sources insist Queen was 'told not asked' about name.

SARAH VINE: There's something of the Colosseum about the way these muscle-bound young people are forced to demonstrate their physical and sexual prowess for the pleasure of the spectator.

Jess Brammar, who posted a series of now-deleted tweets critical of Boris Johnson, Brexit and Britain's imperial past, is expected to be confirmed as executive news editor.

Britain is tied to America's cut-off date of August 31 for the end of evacuation flights, which was agreed without consultation, meaning the UK will have to stop flights within days.

TONY BLAIR: The abandonment of Afghanistan and its people is tragic, dangerous, unnecessary, not in their interests and not in ours.

The trainee doctors have called for the British Medical Association to work with universities to 'recognise' and 'support' students working in the sex industry.

A £33,000-a-year role to work with the UK's secretive Computer Network Operations Exploitation Unit was displayed earlier this month.

Despite some advances in education, female empowerment and prosperity, naive foreign interventions played a damaging role in fuelling corruption and fostering a mafia state

The Queen has reportedly announced she will let her son the Duke of York, 61, stay on in his honorary role despite the sexual assault allegations he denies.

A paediatrician said she had seen half a dozen young people in the UK, aged from under ten to their mid-teens, given a new name and gender on official health documents (file photo).

Paul 'Pen' Farthing, 52, told the BBC he is 'in talks' with the Foreign Office about getting 68 local workers from his Kabul-based Nowzad charity and their families processed by UK officials.

Britain's medical regulator gave the drug - known as Ronapreve - the green light today after trials showed it slashed the risk of death and serious illness among vulnerable people by 70 per cent.

Glamorous racegoers stepped into the weekend in style as they descended on York racecourse for Coolmore Nunthorpe day this morning.

SENIOR INTENSIVE CARE CONSULTANT: My quarrel is with those who perpetuate the myths that the virus does not exist or that Covid vaccines are dangerous. Their false claims are killing people.

Emergency services were called to Ashbridge Street, Westminster, just after 9.30pm on Thursday, after concerns were raised for the wellbeing of people inside the property.

EXCLUSIVE: Richard Fairbrass, 67, fell ill last Saturday and was taken by ambulance to Park Hospital in Slough, Berkshire, needing oxygen because he was struggling to breathe.

A baby that was seen being handed over to US Marines over a wall topped with barbed wire at the airport in Kabul has been returned to her father. The infant was taken to receive medical treatment.

Drawing emotionally on his family connections to wildfire-racked Greece, PRINCE CHARLES issues a robust challenge to big business to join his crusade for action 'before it's finally too late'.

The US private equity giant, which is being advised on the deal by Sir Terry Leahy, offered to pay 285p per share for the supermarket group. Pictured: CEO David Potts could make £22million.

The crew appeared on CNN on Friday morning to talk about their flight on Sunday. At first it had been reported that they took 640 Afghans out of Kabul. They revealed the true number was in fact 823.

Dozens of OnlyFans creators have taken aim at the website after it announced that it will no longer allow any 'sexually explicit' content from October.

White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield said Friday that President Joe Biden 'never shies' away from taking questions, although she wouldn't say he would do so today.

The 'Alpaca Angels' - who have kept a watch over the doomed animal since the High Court ruled that he be put down - pledged last night to unleash the disruptive tactics. Pictured: The alpaca and its owner.

There were 37,314 infections across the UK over the past 24 hours and another 114 deaths were registered. Latest data shows there were also 858 hospital admissions for the virus on August 16.

Bus passengers and passers-by watched on in disbelief as the violence unfurled on a high street in Hendon.

BBC boss Tim Davie admitted in a board meeting that viewer numbers on the night of Prince Philip's death were 'lower than expected' at 2.6million across BBC One and BBC Two.

The photos are shown for the first time in Netflix series Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes, which is based on more than 250 hours of audio recordings made by London serial killer Nilsen.

Taylor-Ra Hamilton, 29, from Coleraine, says people think her fiancé John Falconer, 48, looks old enough to be her father, and have accused her of only being interested in his money.

Speaking exclusively to FEMAIL, body language expert Judi James said Prince Harry's 'relaxed team dynamic' at the polo contrasts to his previous recent appearances.

British supermodel Jourdan Dunn has, 31, given a modelling masterclass for British Vogue where she dispenses her tips on how to build a successful career on the catwalk.

Interior design enthusiast Mel Hamblett, 32, from Gloucester, revealed how she upgraded and brought colour to three rooms in her house for only £717, thanks to bargain furniture and DIY tricks.

Jamie Oliver Holdings Limited (JOHL) made £8.7m EBITDA (Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) last year .

Members of the 'Dad's Army' group in South Walsham, Norfolk, were put through their paces in the 25-acre grounds of South Walsham Hall, which is around 500 years old.

The tragic 8 Out of 10 Cats star's death on Wednesday aged 58 sparked a host of tributes from across the comedy and entertainment industry.

Speculation about North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un's health started after photos showed the despot looking increasingly thin after he apparently shed up to 44 pounds earlier this year.

UK firms are desperately trying to source electronic equipment but face having to wait up until December (file photo).

Hallow & Crux is set in the heart of Northumberland right next to fairytale Alnwick Castle, which doubled as Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films. James Litston is spellbound.

PROFESSOR ERAN SEGAL: A policy of booster jabs must be considered for the elderly and those with health conditions. It would be wise to act now to prevent a deadly wave in the UK.

Naomi Davies (pictured) 34, from Gloucester, was visiting Twycross Zoo with her fiancé Ben Billingham, 40, when they stopped by the monkey enclosure and the orangutan repeatedly kissed her bump.

Up to 500 pupils at Hartpury College in Gloucester must provide evidence of their first vaccine after the autumn half term or risk losing their place in halls.

James Heappey, the UK armed forces minister, admitted today that Britain will not evacuate everyone it has promised to help from Afghanistan before the air bridge at Kabul airport closes.

Corporal Thomas Biggs 'pressurised' the trainee, 18, into performing oral sex on him after getting her out of bed at 3am when he was drunk, a court martial heard.

Police rushed to the A267 in the village of Frant, East Sussex, after the hit-and-run four-vehicle crash occurred at around 11am on Wednesday. A 36-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Prince Harry booked a one-way ticket to the UK for Prince Philip's funeral, according to an updated version of Finding Freedom, which has been published in People.

Emergency crews rushed to the flats in the city centre at around 9.30pm on Thursday to reports of a sudden death.

The Greek tennis star, 23, has angered his own country's government by refusing to take the coronavirus vaccine as he 'sees no reason for someone in my age group to be vaccinated'.

In tonight's episode of TLC's Say Yes To The Dress Lancashire, drag queen Orla Nothin', who started life as Steve, admits her journey towards self-confidence hasn't been easy.

Israel is in the midst of a spiralling fourth wave that shows no sign of slowing despite its original, world-leading vaccination drive. British experts said the UK and US must urgently roll out booster vaccines.

Dean Cuthbert, 43, from York, was shocked to find a scathing note slotted inside a book at Age UK from a woman whose partner was allegedly leading a 'double life'.

In April, the Government announced a £150mi Help To Build initiative designed for people who want to build their own homes. The individual homebuilder will be expected to put up a 5 per cent deposit.

An Australian sleep expert has revealed her tips on beating stress and anxiety induced sleeplessness as more Australians are impacted by the common condition.

WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: Leanne Gaskell, 37, felt the skin peel away from her face when ex-boyfriend Paul Cave, 46, from Liverpool, attacked her and left her covered in blood.

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Sir Laurie Bristow has been widely praised for helping thousands of UK citizens evacuate Afghanistan after it was taken over by the Taliban following the terror group's seizure of Kabul.

Sources say the 'exasperated' Queen, 95, has told palace officials to 'lawyer up' with libel experts after 'repeated attacks' on the Royal Family from the US-based Sussexes.

Mary-Ellen McGroarty, the UN's World Food Programme's country director for Afghanistan, said 'an already horrendous situation is just going to become an absolute catastrophe'.

Seven Afghan civilians have been killed in the crowds at Kabul airport trying to escape the Taliban, the British Ministry of Defence has announced.

The politician was seen being driven with his wife Saadiya and dog Luna in a convoy of three vehicles to Battersea Park to walk his dog. Two days earlier he had criticised car journeys.

Katie Gill, 31, from Moreton, Merseyside, was admitted to Arrowe Park Hospital after contracting Covid-19 earlier this month.

Andrew 'Marshy' Marsh was charged with choking and two counts of common assault after allegedly breaking into the home in Bondi, Sydney's eastern suburbs, on December 14.

Jesse Jackson, a famed civil rights leader, is vaccinated against the virus and received his first dose in January during a publicized event as he urged others to vaccinate as soon as possible.

Phil Valentine's death following a month-long hospitalization was confirmed by his Nashville radio station in a tweet on Saturday. Valentine had been a skeptic of coronavirus vaccines.

A senior US official said said that small groups of Americans and possibly other civilians will now be given specific instructions on what to do, including movement to extraction points.

US Air Mobility Command said in a statement on Saturday that the woman went into labor during a flight to Ramstein Air Base in Germany from an undisclosed Middle Eastern staging base.

President Joe Biden is considering activating the Civil Reserve Air Fleet to augment the evacuation of Kabul, where pandemonium and desperation continued on Saturday.

Thousands of angry protestors have gathered at the New South Wales and Queensland border to hit back at Covid-19 lockdown restrictions.

Donald Trump blasted Joe Biden on Saturday over the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan and accused him of giving the US military away to the Taliban at a rally in Cullman, Alabama.

Two residents of New York City's exclusive Gramercy Park neighborhood are in a bitter feud over strict rules, including no photography, in Manhattan's only private park.

Sha'Carri Richardson placed last in the 100 meters at the Nike Prefontaine Classic at the University of Oregon on Saturday in her first race since returning from her marijuana ban.

Former AFL coach and premiership star Dani Laidley has been spotted in Melbourne, amid speculation she's planning to write a tell-all memoir about her life and transition into a woman.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has been slammed on social media for dancing backstage at the We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert in Central Park on Saturday.

Former President Bill Clinton was seen jovially arriving to seemingly participate in the 73rd East Hampton Artists & Writers Annual Softball Game on Saturday.

The Doherty Institute has advised that lifting lockdowns with hundreds of daily cases at 70 per cent vaccination wouldn't make a drastic change, despite the Covid-19 crisis in NSW.

Cameila Thomas, 18, died from stab wounds to the stomach in the home she shared with her boyfriend in Spearwood, in south Perth, on August 4. Her mum described the teen as a 'ray of sunshine'.

Police in Mariposa County have announced that they are treating the mysterious deaths of a family found dead on a California hiking trail as a homicide after initially treating the scene as a hazmat situation.

Tash Peterson, 26, has gained infamy for a series of public protests, often featuring provocative outfits soaked with fake blood and passers by being heckled over their lifestyle choices. 

Nadia North accused her estranged husband and pornstar Peter North of assaulting her at least 11 times in two years and raping her. She's filed for divorce from him.

New York City's homecoming concert has been dramatically cancelled half way through and revelers were told to leave immediately and seek shelter as Hurricane Henri barreled down

The Taliban's Badri 313 Battalion recreated the famed 1945 World War II picture of U.S. soldiers raising the American flag during the Battle of Iwo Jima as part of a propaganda series.

Harris plans to meet with US sailors aboard the USS Tulsa in a visit to Changi Naval Base on Monday, making her the highest ranking official to address troops in person as the Afghan debacle continues.

Sources said Mr Raab had been told by a senior Downing Street official on Friday 13th August that he should return to London immediately as the situation in Kabul deteriorated.

A blaze at Eddie Redmayne's luxury £2 million family holiday has destroyed the upper floor of the property. He spent childhood holidays and weekends at the six-bedroom villa.

A Jacksonville, Florida mother Lisa Brandon is encouraging others to get vaccinated after her two sons die of coronavirus only 12 hours apart. She hopes others learn from her tragedy.

Alta Fixsler was born severely brain-damaged and has never spent a night out of hospital. Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust has won the right to withdraw life-sustaining treatment.

Myles Harty was in the front passenger seat of a car that smashed into a pole at around 1am at Cragmore on the Askeaton to Rathkeale Road in Limerick.

For thousands upon thousands, the litter-strewn road outside Kabul airport will be forever synonymous with dashed hopes of freedom. But for once, the masses turned away were the lucky ones.

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard warned other premiers they could not keep locking their states off to interstate travellers every time there was an outbreak

Tens of thousands of people are waiting to be airlifted out of Afghanistan, but the U.S. Embassy told Americans on Saturday not to go to Kabul airport because of 'security threats.'

On paper, Megan Bolton's lustrous gymnastics career seems picture perfect. But behind closed doors, the competitive world of gymnastics came at a life-transforming cost.

The state has reported 830 new locally acquired cases of Covid, another daily infection record, as well as three deaths, as authorities battle to contain the spread of the Delta strain.

Hundreds of protestors have been arrested and six police were taken to hospital as Melbourne's anti-lockdown demonstration took a violent turn on Saturday.

NSW has recorded 830 new cases of Covid-19. Health Minister Brad Hazzard said there are 557 people in hospital with the virus in NSW, and 94 are in ICU.

Victoria has recorded 65 new cases of Covid-19 as regional areas enter their first day of lockdown and Melbourne is left reeling after a violent anti-lockdown was attended by 4000 on Saturday.

Frank Reeves got into a shootout with a man he thought was an intruder but was actually his wife's boyfriend, Michael Amacker, who had been living in the house for more than a year in secret.

Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, 65, told Fox that 'Covid is spreading... Well, the biggest group in most states are African Americans who have not been vaccinated.'

Ahead of US intelligence experts finalising a report demanded by Biden into the pandemic's cause, Beijing officials demanded that Washington opens for public scrutiny a US military lab in Maryland.

Stephen Willison was drinking at My Place Bar and Restaurant when a black Land Rover mounted the kerb along Pier Street in Perth at 6.25pm on Friday.

A post-Brexit accord could see prices cut on popular New Zealand wines, which currently face tariffs of up to 20p a bottle.

An RAF plane was filled to capacity with embassy staff, British nationals and any Afghans able to settle in the UK.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said: 'We're going to have to bring in countries with a potentially moderating influence like Russia and China, however uncomfortable that is.'

Chinese Officials have agreed to amend a population law which has been part of a long-standing effort by the ruling Communist Party to dictate the size of families.

Despite working in the shadow of Big Ben, the world's most famous clock, and will almost certainly carry a mobile phone that shows the time accurately, many MPs, peers and staff continue to dial 123.

PRUE LEITH: The average UK family wastes £730 a year on uneaten food. Meanwhile, nearly eight million people don't get enough to eat, according to a recent government study.

Within hours of delivering his electrifying address to the Commons last week, in which he raged against the 'abandonment' of Afghanistan, Tom Tugendhat was standing on a razor-wired border.

South Australian's invasive requirement is among harsher conditions for entering the state from Victoria as the outbreak grows by 65. Anyone arriving after 6pm needs an exemption.

Up to 8,000 adults in the UK who test positive will be offered the tests (file photo) each day to reveal how their immune systems respond in the massive programme which begins this week.

Lisa Townsend, newly elected Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey, is demanding that Surrey Police stop employing Stonewall.

The PM was spotted shopping at a branch of Marks & Spencer in Central London, presumably stocking up on essentials after his holiday in Somerset was cut short.

Anjem Choudary, 54, who inspired a generation of jihadi fighters and dozens of terrorist murders, also wants to ban music and mixing between sexes, and says non-Muslims should pay an 'infidel tax'.

The issue of a donation was first raised by Diana and it is understood that negotiations were ongoing just before the BBC Panorama interview was shown.

It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of Covid-19 survivors who have been left with severe lung damage could benefit from the work of a team at Guy's and St Thomas's Hospital, in London.

Last Sunday, with the Taliban advancing on Kabul, Mr Biden was relaxing at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland, seemingly blasé to the global implications.

Two women were shot and killed in the Moab mountain in Utah after moving campsites to get away from a man near them who 'spooked' them. Police are still investigating the murders.

Former President Trump will say, 'it's time for real leadership in the White House' at a rally in Alabama this evening, according to a top ally who said it was a clearest signal yet of a 2024 run.

An elderly man has died after a driver with a suspended licence allegedly plowed into a parked car in Perth's CBD, pushing the vehicle into the path of diners sitting outside enjoying a meal.

The University of Waterloo found that The blue, cloth surgical masks that have become popular during the pandemic were only 10% effective as it doe not cover the face properly, unlike N95 masks.

As tens of thousands of locals tried to rush through in 88F temperatures, some at the front of the queue were tragically crushed.

The White House confirmed that the U.S military used three military helicopters to rescue 169 Americans outside Kabul Airport who were unable to get to the gate of the airport.

A video circulating on Twitter has captured an extraordinary exchange between Victorian police and anti-lockdown protestors in Melbourne's CBD on Saturday afternoon.

'Suitcase Killer' Heather Mack is fearful for her daughter, Stella, as she nears her early release from prison in Bali. Mack was jailed for her mother's murder in 2014.

Boxer Gervonta Davis, 26, went live on Instagram on Saturday after the private plane he was flying in with several others crash landed during take-off returning to the airport grounds.

Jack Grealish's heightened profile since the Euros and his recent nine-figure move from Aston Villa to Manchester City has prompted talk that he is quickly becoming a 'brand'.

Australians have had their say about Saturday's anti-lockdown protests. Former NBA Basketballer Andrew Bogut spoke out about police firing rubber pellets at protestors amongst other claims.

Larry Elder is facing the fire after a decades-old clip of him using the N-word resurfaces. He was apparently impersonating O.J. Simpson's defense attorney in the mid-1990s comedy sketch.

A wild moment was captured on a Phoenix homeowner's security camera after he bravely greeted four armed robbers who kicked his door in with a barrage of bullets.

British apples Cox's and the pie-stalwart Bramley have suffered due to frost after overnight temperatures in April routinely dropped below zero.

DEFENCE SECRETARY BEN WALLACE: For everyone involved, the last few months have been an exhausting, worrying and demanding time.

As well as using the word for the title of her new book, due to be released next May, she has also applied to the Intellectual Property Office for the rights to use it on goods.

Patagonia is boycotting the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort after one of the owners co-hosted a fundraiser for the House Freedom Fund featuring Trump-supporting Republicans.

Harvard-trained neuroscientist LISA GENOVA has now published a fascinating book about how memories are made and how we retrieve them.

The Royal Navy has revealed its hunt for a 'unique propulsion system' - based not on conventional thrusters but on the way fish and other animals move in the sea.

Restaurateur Robert Walton, 65, said he was unable to pull over and had to drive in agony for four miles between London and Berkshire because cones were blocking off the M4's hard shoulder.

MOS COMMENT: Britain, whose sacrifice in Afghanistan is one of the greatest, must watch as the work and bravery of 20 years is wiped out by a scowling army of Islamist fanatics.

Sir Keir Starmer was Director of Public Prosecutions in 2012 when he made the bold decision to prosecute Gary Dobson and David Norris for the 1993 racist killing of Stephen Lawrence.

The boulders fell on top of a couple in the village of Madron and emergency services including an air ambulance rushed to the scene near Penzance just before 4.15pm today.

Waste fell by as much as 43 per cent at the height of Covid restrictions. However, it shot back up to pre-pandemic levels as the economy reopened this summer.

The sum is thought to be the highest ever paid at auction for a single bottle of Scotch from the wreck of the SS Politician, which ran aground in 1941 near the island of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides.

The boards, many of which are made in China and which can be bought for as little as 60p online, are hugely popular.

The Little Women star is having to cope with both in her latest period drama, The Wonder - although, judging by these pictures of her on set, the 25-year-old found it no hardship at all.

The RAF has long been famous for having the strictest recruitment policy in the British military, rejecting more applicants than the Army and the Navy.

JAMES DYSON: Beyond Brexit, the world faces innumerable challenges, but I have great faith that science and technology can solve problems

Professor Tony Blakely of the University of Melbourne said Australia can 'learn a lot' from Israel which under one of the fastest jab rollouts in the world has vaccinated 78 per cent of over 12s.

An illegal party in Maroubra with 60 people in attendance breaking NSW public health orders has seen 16 new cases originate from the super-spreader event on Saturday.

NYC is hosting 'We Love NYC, The Homecoming Concert' this weekend to celebrate the Big Apple's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic despite the delta surge.

The elderly man was getting on an MTA bus in the Bronx borough around 8.30pm on July 8 when the man was pushed off the steps, newly released video footage showed.

It is believed that two men were present at the time of the attack on the man in his 30s at midnight on June 30 on the western edge of the Common.