Heathrow Airport has urged the US to lift its restrictions on UK travellers. The airport has also reported an improvement in passenger numbers last month.
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BBC Radio Newcastle presenter Lisa Shaw died due to complications from the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, a coroner has ruled.
‘We cannot risk the lives of our diplomats and of our soldiers any longer,’ says deputy foreign minister, as evacuation chaos continues.
US, UK and Australia tell crowds outside airport in Afghan capital to leave area amid ‘high threat of attack by ISIL offshoot’.
The Guardian says Pep Guardiola has said he plans to leave Manchester City when his current contract runs out in 2023
The i says Tottenham Hotspur is recruiting a Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Manager to work closely with boys and girls academy players
The Metro says Cristiano Ronaldo remains hopeful of securing a move to Manchester City this summer despite the Premier League champions turning down a deal
The Metro says a Devon hospital inundated with coronavirus patients has been forced to declare an ‘internal critical incident’.
Ted Dexter: Former England Test cricket captain dies aged 86. He “passed away peacefully” surrounded by family
The Guardian says a new government campaign urging students in England to have twice-weekly Covid tests for “a more normal year” at school and college has been labelled as naive
The i says a former Royal Marine has pleaded with the Taliban directly to allow himself and his animals safe passage into Kabul airport following intervention by senior UK politicians.
The Guardian says growing numbers of British children are unhappy with their lives, with many worrying about school, friends and how they look, a report reveals.
The Metro says a ‘racist, antisemitic and Islamaphobic’ teenager allegedly planned to kill his Asian friend because he slept with three ‘white chicks’, a court heard.
The Metro says food at three west London supermarkets is suspected to have been contaminated after being ‘injected with needles.’
The Guardian says the government’s planned £20-a-week cut to universal credit cut could drive 2.3 million people into debt including almost half of claimants in “red wall” battleground constituencies.
The i says bargain hunters face slim pickings this Black Friday as many retailers will be forced to ignore the annual fire-sale completely.
The Metro leads with Dominic Raab claiming the sea “was closed” when he went on holiday, defending his decision to jet off to Crete while Taliban fighters closed in on Kabul.
Afghans who want to flee to Britain may be better off heading to the border instead of awaiting RAF evacuation, according to The Guardian.
The i reports Afghans should forget the airport and head to the border – with Defence Secretary Ben Wallace saying the window is closing on Kabul evacuations.
Arab News says Harry Kane ended speculation over a potential move to Manchester City by announcing on Wednesday he will remain at Tottenham this season.
Sky News says police have found a man wanted in connection with two murders in Westminster after nearly a week-long search.
VOA says the U.S. is pledging to continue efforts to extricate Americans, U.S. permanent residents, allies and other vulnerable Afghans, even if it means going past the deadline
France24 says a gunman killed three police officers and a private security guard on a rampage through a diplomatic quarter of Tanzania’s main city Dar es Salaam.
Aljazeera says at least 20 people have died in the western Venezuelan state of Merida following intense rains that caused mudslides and rivers to overflow.
BBC News says a number of nations say there is a high threat of a terrorist attack at Kabul airport and have warned their citizens not to travel there.