Crushed as far as the eye can see: Clock is ticking for thousands queuing to escape as Taliban beat Afghans with canes

Every day the scene outside the British evacuation camp changes, every day it seems to get worse and this day there is a new sense of desperation.

Crushed as far as the eye can see: Clock is ticking for thousands queuing to escape as Taliban beat Afghans with canes

Every day the scene outside the British evacuation camp changes, every day it seems to get worse and this day there is a new sense of desperation.

PM ‘absolutely’ has confidence in Raab and govt working ‘virtually around the clock’ on Afghanistan evacuations

Boris Johnson says he "absolutely" has confidence in Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab - and insisted the government is working "virtually around the clock" to help evacuate people from Afghanistan.

Rain falls at summit of Greenland’s ice sheet for first time in recorded history

Rain fell for several hours at the summit of Greenland's ice sheet last weekend for the first time in recorded history, as temperatures rose above freezing.

Much of UK at risk of thunderstorms with possible flooding and travel disruption

Weather forecasters have said much of the UK is at risk of thunderstorms on Saturday.

UK records 37,314 more coronavirus cases and 114 deaths, daily figures show

The UK has recorded 37,314 more coronavirus cases and 114 deaths in the latest 24-hour period, according to government data.

Rain falls at summit of Greenland’s ice sheet for first time in recorded history

Rain fell for several hours at the summit of Greenland's ice sheet last weekend for the first time in recorded history, as temperatures rose above freezing.

In pictures: British troops and the Taliban at Kabul airport

The UK has been working with the Taliban to evacuate British citizens and Afghans in Kabul.