Strategy, politics and the US: How has the Taliban advanced so quickly through Afghanistan?

The Taliban advance has been far swifter and more decisive than expected.

Woman arrested after boy, two, found in critical condition

A 31-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a two-year-old boy was found in a critical condition.

UK embassy security fears after Briton suspected of spying for Russia arrested in Germany

MPs are calling for a review of private contractors in British embassies after a Briton working at the UK embassy in Berlin was arrested in Germany on suspicion of spying for Russia.

Record 5.45 million NHS England patients waiting for routine hospital treatment

The number of people in England waiting to start routine hospital treatment has risen to a record high, due to the backlog in NHS care as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Number of COVID ‘pings’ drops by just under 80,000 in a week

The number of alerts sent to users of the NHS COVID-19 app in England and Wales has fallen by 20%.

Instagram apologises for removing Penelope Cruz film poster showing lactating nipple

Instagram has apologised for removing an official film poster because it showed a lactating female nipple, after the designer complained of censorship.

‘It killed my self-esteem’: Kim Kardashian says pregnancy ‘whale’ comparisons with Kate left her in tears

Kim Kardashian has spoken out about being compared with the Duchess of Cambridge while they were both pregnant with their first children, revealing she was left in tears as she was "brutalised" by the...

Instagram apologises for removing Penelope Cruz film poster showing lactating nipple

Instagram has apologised for removing an official film poster because it showed a lactating female nipple, after the designer complained of censorship.