‘I’m thinking someone’s going to come and kill us’: British national still in Kabul makes plea for help

A British national still in Afghanistan has told Sky News he fears for the lives of him and his family after they were unable to evacuate.

Tory MP and ex-minister James Brokenshire announces lung cancer has ‘progressed’

Former minister James Brokenshire has announced his lung cancer has "progressed" and that he will be beginning a new line of treatment this week.

Ex-British soldier leading escape effort after being stranded in Afghanistan says people are ‘desperate’

A former British soldier has launched a plan to save 400 Afghan nationals and has called on the government to "make a decision" after claiming he was left stranded in the country when his...

UK records 32,181 new COVID cases and 50 more deaths

The UK has recorded 32,181 new COVID cases and 50 more coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period, government data shows.

Ex-British soldier leading escape effort after being stranded in Afghanistan says people are ‘desperate’

A former British soldier has launched a plan to save 400 Afghan nationals and has called on the government to "make a decision" after claiming he was left stranded in the country when his...

Tributes to teenage lifeguard killed by lightning strike which left seven others injured

A lifeguard killed by a lightning strike in New Jersey has been identified as teenager Keith Pinto.

R Kelly accused of sexually abusing teenage boy after asking him what he was willing to do for music, court told

A man has told a court that he was just 17 years old when R Kelly promised him fame in exchange for sex.

The US recovered from the fall of Saigon in 1975 but a post-Afghanistan comeback will be more difficult

With its last soldier home from Afghanistan, America can take stock and reflect.