It is "heartbreaking" not to have been able to evacuate everyone, says the head of the armed forces.

Saba says his family have gone into hiding after the Taliban threatened to kill his nephews.

The business secretary rejects calls to relax immigration rules as companies struggle to fill vacancies.

Get double-jabbed to reduce this risk, advise experts who have studied different variants of the virus.

Plastic plates and polystyrene cups will also be banned in England in what ministers call a "war on plastic".

The party's co-leaders are urging members to put them into ministerial roles within the Scottish government.

An organiser of the events says Covid jab scepticism will draw people to so-called "free parties".

Sharon Pickles and Clinton Ashmore were both fatally stabbed in north-west London

The Ministry of Defence says Pen Farthing and his animals are awaiting a flight out of Afghanistan.

The monarch will join leaders including Pope Francis and US President Joe Biden at the UN event in November.

A total of 6,835 new cases were reported on Friday - more than 1,800 above the previous highest figure.

One employee remains missing following the huge blaze at a plastics manufacturer in Warwickshire.

Some music fans accept they might catch Covid - but others are selling their tickets and staying away.

Researchers says despite stroke and clotting risks, Covid vaccines have substantial benefits.

Parents should be reassured by the findings, Bristol doctors say, following a small study.

A GP makes the call as it is announced there will be no significant changes to Covid rules in Wales.

The deputy first minister says secondary pupils should continue to wear facemasks as the latest daily case tally reaches a new record.

Suranne Jones and Martin Compston star in BBC One's Vigil, set on board a nuclear submarine.

How bird feeding could disrupt an ecological balance just beyond our windowsills and gardens.

The current head of the school on Fair Isle, which has just three pupils, is stepping down after 35 years.

Caz Walton was 17 when she competed at the 1964 Paralympic Games in Tokyo and won gold.

Within months of his first payday loan, Tom owed thousands of pounds to 10 lenders.

"No-one chooses to be a refugee, if any of us were in that position I hope we would get support."

The comedy double act shared their thoughts in an unearthed 1973 interview for a student TV station.

Former Afghan interpreter Burhan and his family are now in the UK, after begging for help to escape.

Boris Johnson says if the Taliban want a relationship with the West they must ensure that people can leave safely.

The Labour leaders says "searing questions" await the government over its handling of the Afghan crisis.

Mawa Theatre Company is a UK first and aims to make Shakespeare's work more accessible.

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says the UK has entered the last stages of its evacuation operations at Kabul airport.

A former Royal Marine, who was near to the explosions at Kabul airport, describes being caught in the chaos.

The ongoing crisis and evacuation from Afghanistan leads many of this morning's front pages.

Liza Rhea says a smile from a stranger when she was a child had a profound effect on her.

Husband and wife Neil and Lora Fachie both win Paralympic gold for Britain on the last day of track cycling events in Tokyo.

There could be a "generation of invisible children" who missed out on healthcare, says a QUB report.

Drivers warned travel times could double as people head to enjoy the bank holiday weekend weather.

The Liverpool taxi driver travelled to Afghanistan 10 days ago to rescue his wife and children.