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BBC News says efforts to evacuate Britons and eligible Afghans from Kabul are improving, with more than 1,700 people airlifted out in the past 24 hours.

The UK has approved an antibody treatment developed by Regeneron and Roche to prevent and treat COVID-19.

Plymouth Mass Shooting: Police have said a three-year-old was among those shot dead by gunman Jake Davison, 22 in Plymouth before he turned the gun on himself. 

Police have confirmed the Plymouth mass shooting was carried out by Jake Davison, believed to be 23-years-old, who killed five people including a ‘very young girl’ before turning the gun on himself. 

The Times says the British embassy security guard suspected of selling information to Moscow is a former RAF airman who had two Russian flags and hoards of Soviet Union memorabilia in his flat.

The i says around 600 British troops are being deployed to Afghanistan to provide “protection and logistical support” for British nationals leaving the country.

The i says crowd safety research gathered during a Government pilot event at Wembley will not be released before the Premier League restart this weekend.

GCSEs 2021: BBC News says hundreds of thousands of pupils are finding out their GCSE results, amid predictions of another spike in grades after exams were cancelled.

The i says three quarters of all adults in the UK have now been double vaccinated against Covid-19, according to official statistics.

The Guardian says ministers have opened the door to expanding the use of animal testing to ingredients used in cosmetic products for the first time in 23 years, an animal welfare charity has said.