Daily Mail reports that disposable nappies could be taxed to encourage parents to switch to green alternatives. A source says it is the next item the government is looking at targeting.
Month: August 2021
“We’re in charge now”, is the headline for the Sun alongside a picture of Taliban militants posing with their weapons behind a UK police helmet and US state trooper’s hat.
The Afghan Taliban, the government of Afghanistan, hails victory as all US troops leave Afghanistan. The Taliban call this a…
Caldor fire update: Traffic is gridlocked and has been for hours throughout most of South Lake Tahoe as the city…
Maddie Durdant-Hollamby has been named as the woman found dead at a property in Kettering.
Canada and Denmark have been added to the UK’s green list – meaning they will not need to self-isolate upon arrival in the UK.
Turkey’s President Erdogan says the Turkish embassy in Afghanistan has returned to its building in the capital, Kabul
Turkey has risen to the world’s top three in combat drone technology, the Turkish president said on Sunday, reports Anadolu Agency.
Multiple rockets were fired at Kabul’s international airport but were intercepted by a missile defense system, a US official told Reuters citing initial information.
BBC News says the UK is seeking international agreement to ensure the Taliban sticks to its commitment to allow safe passage for Afghans and foreign nationals who want to leave.
The Guardian says two weeks ago, Ranjith “Roy” Kankanamalage, 50, was discovered with a fatal head injury in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, east London.
TRT World says hurricane Ida has blasted ashore as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the US, knocking out power to all of New Orleans
France24 says China’s youngest Paralympian broke her own world record in the pool in Tokyo on Monday, a day after Salum Kashafali ran the fastest Paralympic Games 100 metres in history.
Arab News says at least 30 soldiers were killed and more than 65 injured on Sunday in an attack by the Iran-backed Houthi militia on a military base in southern Yemen.
Aljazeera says several children have been killed in a US drone attack that destroyed a car laden with explosives near the international airport in Kabul, according to witnesses.
The Daily Mail says that in some parts of the country fewer than half of patients see their GPs face-to-face, with the rest having phone consultations.
“Home Safe” declares the Daily Express, as it carries a picture of UK troops getting off an aircraft at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.
The Daily Mirror focuses on the Covid pandemic and fears the government has not done enough to prevent a surge in infections when children return to school.
A Tesla using its partially automated driving system slammed into a Florida Highway Patrol cruiser Saturday on an interstate near downtown Orlando and narrowly missed its driver, who had pulled over to assist a disabled vehicle.
Sunday’s papers focus heavily on the end of the UK’s 20-year involvement in Afghanistan. The papers are dominated by the fate of ‘those left behind’ as the Foreign Office is accused of ‘negligence.’
The US destroyed Eagle Base, the last CIA base in Kabul, to keep equipment and information from falling into the hands of the Taliban, US officials told the New York Times.
Hassan Abu al-Neil, 12, dies of wounds a week after he was shot by Israeli forces during protests at the Gaza border.
Japanese people are rushing and demanding more vaccinations as fears grow over Japan vaccine supply, especially in face of the…
The i says Gogglebox star Andy Michael has died at the age of 61 after a short illness, according to his family.
The i says American soldiers have reportedly blown up US military equipment in Afghanistan in order to avoid it falling into the wrong hands