For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here. A review has found “critical errors” were made by a federal government department during the Ruby…

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WASHINGTON — The director of the CIA met with the Taliban’s top political leader in Kabul, an official said Tuesday, as more reports emerged of…

Read More CIA head meets Taliban leader as fears for Afghanistan grow

London: Few animals have a less intimidating public image than the tortoise, but for the first time a study has found that they are also…

Read More The secret life of the hunter-killer tortoise

Probe into virus outbreak linked to Cornwall festival: Up to 4,700 Covid cases connected to Boardmasters event are being investigated by health officials Boardmasters Festival…

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TOURISTS pay attention as Changing the Guard is performed at Buckingham Palace for the first time since the start of the pandemic 18 months ago.…

Read More Tourists watch Changing the Guard performed for the first time since pandemic began

Will Joe Biden snub Boris Johnson’s plea to extend Kabul deadline? Fears grow as Taliban warns the West to leave Afghanistan by August 31 deadline……

Read More Taliban warns the West to leave Afghanistan by August 31 deadline

THE tallest man in America who stood at 7ft 8 inches died on Friday aged 38 of heart disease, his family confirmed. Igor Oleksandrovych Vovkovinskiy,…

Read More Igor Vovkovinskiy dead at 38: Tallest man in the US who grew to 7ft 8 inches passes away from heart disease

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The guard in a control room at Iran’s notorious Evin prison springs to attention as one by one, monitors in…

Read More Leaked footage shows grim conditions in Iran's Evin prison

Fears ISIS will mount suicide bombing at Kabul airport while UK and US troops have ‘guns in one hand and babies in the other’ Fears…

Read More Fears ISIS will mount suicide bombing at Kabul airport

A British paratrooper seen cradling a baby amid the chaos at Kabul airport has said the iconic image shows what soldiers are doing ‘on a…

Read More Corporal who cradled baby in Kabul says picture 'sums up what troops are doing'

Two young brothers, 8 and 6, are forced to grab the wheel and steer car off Texas freeway after their father was fatally shot while…

Read More Two brothers steer car to safety after dad fatally shot while driving

Boris Johnson and pregnant wife Carrie are spotted with their son Wilf as they head for meal at Italian restaurant in Chelsea Prime Minister and…

Read More Boris Johnson and pregnant Carrie are spotted at Italian restaurant

Taliban insist schools and colleges CAN open across Afghanistan as group says it is ‘seeking complete clarity on foreign forces’ exit plan’ A Taliban spokesman…

Read More Taliban insist schools and colleges CAN open across Afghanistan

PRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle's decision to name their child Lilibet shows how "close" they are to the Queen, their pal Omid Scobie believes. The…

Read More Meghan Markle & Prince Harry's decision to name daughter Lilibet is proof they're 'close to queen', says pal Omid Scobie

Tory MP and ex army officer Tobias Ellwood says UN ‘must be brought in immediately’ to deal with chaos at Kabul airport UN must intervene…

Read More Tory MP says UN 'must be brought' to deal with chaos at Kabul airport

Medics discover pioneering treatment for Covid lung scarring using a transfusion of a patient’s own blood NHS medics hope treatment will restore most people to…

Read More Medics discover pioneering treatment for Covid lung scarring

Children as young as 10 are having their sex changed on their medical records sparking fears that GPs could misdiagnose patients A paediatrician warned that…

Read More Children as young as 10 having their sex changed on medical records

TALIBAN death squads are reportedly pulling people from their homes and executing them as they step up the hunt for anyone who helped the US…

Read More Taliban death squads 'dragging people from homes & executing them' in fresh hunt for interpreters who helped US & UK

Tony winning Broadway star Alice Ripley, 57, DENIES ‘grooming’ underage girls and says they ‘misinterpreted’ her friendship Tony Award-winning Broadway actress Alice Ripley has apologized…

Read More Tony-award winning Broadway star DENIES 'grooming' teenage girls

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The U.S. Naval Academy has expelled 18 midshipmen and sanctioned 82 more after an investigation into cheating on an online physics exam…

Read More Naval Academy expels 18 after online exam cheating probe

ADVENTURE Island amusement park in Southend-on-Sea as been "evacuated" after a "fight over ride" One eye-witness said on Twitter: "Not sure what's happening we have…

Read More Adventure Island 'evacuated' after 'fight over ride' as families flee Southend theme park in panic

COPS are appealing for two witnesses seen on CCTV who could help piece together the murder of a top doctor. Gary Jenkins, 54, was left…

Read More Cops release CCTV of two witnesses to murder of doctor dad, 54, who died after park attack

MOSCOW — German Chancellor Angela Merkel traveled to Russia Friday to discuss the crisis in Afghanistan, the separatist conflict in Ukraine and Moscow’s treatment of…

Read More Merkel and Putin to discuss Afghanistan, other major issues

HORRIFIED police officers rushed to a "body" spotted floating in a pond – only to discover it was far less sinister than they feared. The…

Read More Horrified police find 'body' floating in water but are shocked to discover it's a mannequin