The Guardian says planting trees without plastic tree guards should be standard practice, a UK study has found, as leading conservation charities and landowners seek sustainable alternatives to reduce plastic waste.
Month: August 2021
Taliban told Iran to continue exports of petroleum products which the latter had paused over safety concerns.
The Metro says during the grand finale of Love Island 2021, Liam and Millie were crowned the winners of the ITV series, with Chloe and Toby finishing as the runners-up.
The i says the zoom call opens to a black screen. A soft, low voice comes through. The person at the other end (we will call him Aziz) is in Afghanistan.
The Guardian says President Joe Biden is expected to decide within 24 hours whether to extend the 31 August Afghanistan withdrawal deadline.
The Guardian says West Ham are making it impossible to view last season’s exploits as a fluke. They are no longer a soft touch with David Moyes in charge.
The i says anticipation and excitement has swept through ParalympicsGB’s camp as athletes prepare to compete at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, which opens on Tuesday.
The Metro says Katie Price has spoken out after allegedly being assaulted in an ‘unprovoked’ attack that left her with facial injuries.
The Metro reports Joe Biden is coming under mounting pressure to extend the US departure, amid what it describes as the “Taliban’s red line” for Western forces to leave the country.
Palestinians say the balloons aim to pressure Israel to ease its blockade on the besieged territory.
The i says the UK and US are on a “collision course” with the Taliban. Britain does not want to set a date for the last RAF flight out of Kabul and will attempt to negotiate with the Taliban.
The Guardian reports on the scramble to get people out of Afghanistan following a Taliban warning that foreign forces staying beyond the end of August would be crossing a “red line”.
The Guardian says three people have died and two drivers have been arrested after a serious collision involving a lorry, a minibus and a car on the M25 in Essex. A fourth person is in hospital.
France24 says authorities in Nice opened an investigation into the ugly incidents which led to the abandonment of the weekend Ligue 1 match between the home side and Marseille.
Sky News says a person from Afghanistan on the UK’s no-fly list has been flown into Birmingham as part of the British evacuation operation in a potential security breach.
VOA says the US has evacuated 7,400 people from Kabul in the past 24 hours, as officials confront what Antony Blinken described as an “incredibly volatile situation at the airport”.
TRT World says Tunisia’s President Kais Saied extended the suspension of parliament, after last month dismissing his prime minister and assuming executive authority.
Aljazeera says Israeli warplanes bombed Hamas sites in Gaza in response to incendiary balloons launched from the Palestinian enclave that caused brush fires in southern Israel.
The Daily Mirror reports the arrest of a man on suspicion of assaulting former model and TV personality Katie Price in a ‘home bust-up’.
The Daily Mail headline says “Get out in seven days… or else.” As a person was cleared to board the RAF plane before checks in mid-air revealed they were barred.
The Daily Express highlights a suggestion from the Taliban that there will be “consequences” if international forces stay in the country.
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British star Tom Daley is reportedly in talks to write a children’s book following his success at the Olympics in Tokyo.
Experts have predicted a number of Caribbean islands are at risk of being added to the UK’s travel red list in the next travel update.
Britain is set for a 12-day heatwave with temperatures expected to hit 27C making the UK hotter than the Algarve.