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Is the Great British ‘staycation’ here to stay?
With foreign travel still largely off limits, most people have been braving the unpredictable British weather for a staycation.


Afghanistan could become ‘colossal humanitarian disaster’, says MP Tobias Ellwood
We spoke to the Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood, who is chair of the Commons defence select committee and a former army officer.


Liverpool FC: ‘Voice of Anfield’ reflects on half a century of football memories
Well for half a century one man has become known as the 'Voice of Anfield' - George Sephton, who's the stadium announcer and one of the club's longest serving members of staff.


Thousands rally in central London in solidarity with Afghan people
Thousands have rallied in central London in solidarity with the Afghan people - some of them with friends or relatives still trapped in the country.


SNP-Greens deal is ‘opportunity to take green politics to the next level’, says Scottish Greens co-leader
The SNP and the Scottish Greens are to share power in Scotland.


Prison recall may have prevented Streatham terror attack, inquest finds
An inquest jury has concluded the Streatham terror attack may have been prevented, if the attacker had been recalled to prison when he bought items used in his fake suicide belt, but that his killing was lawful.


Afghanistan: UK prepares to rehouse thousands fleeing country
As Afghans struggle to board planes out of Kabul, the UK government promises "one of the most generous resettlement schemes in our country's history".


Afghanistan: Raab under pressure after government fails to make crucial phone call
Boris Johnson has insisted he has full confidence in his Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab after it emerged that no-one in the government made a crucial phone call to speed up the evacuation of Afghan interpreters as Kabul fell to the Taliban.


Afghans wanting to flee terrified ‘they’ll be arrested or shot’, says retired British Army General
The logistical problems of getting people out of Kabul are overwhelming.


Over 30 Brits bid to become first physically disabled astronaut
More than 250 people have applied to a project which hopes to send a physically disabled person into space for the first time. Since it was launched earlier this year, 257 people have applied for the European Space Agency’s (Esa) “parastronaut fe...


Afghanistan: son and daughter reflect on the pain of losing their soldier father
Regimental Sergeant Major Darren Chant was killed in Afghanistan in 2009, leaving three children behind.


Afghanistan: Johnson faces criticism from Tory MPs after Taliban takeover
Boris Johnson faced angry criticism from his own backbenchers, as parliament met for an emergency debate on Afghanistan. In the Commons, which was packed for the first time since the start of the pandemic, he denied the government had not been prepar...


Can hydrogen be turned into the fuel that helps save the planet?
Hydrogen is our most abundant element and emits just water when it's burned, so it could well play a role in helping us to reach net zero. 


Oxford trial testing new plague vaccine
Today's Covid figures are a reminder of the devastating effects of the disease.


UK unemployment falls as job vacancies rise to all-time high
The latest ONS figures out today show job vacancies are at a record high of nearly one million while unemployment has fallen in the quarter from April to June. Are these further signs the economy is on the road to recovery?



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