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The UK diplomat who was Britain's ambassador to Afghanistan when the Taliban surged back to power has spoken out on the second anniversary of Western troops' withdrawal

The former Home Secretary accused the Government of being "secretive about its intentions" over the use of the former RAF base in Wethersfield in Essex, in a fresh headache for Suella Braverman

Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey has hit out at ministers over the treatment of heroes who helped UK forces during more than a decade of combat operations in the war-torn country

Figures published today by charity the NSPCC show there were over 6,300 cases of sexual communication with a child recorded last year alone - up 82% in five years

The Silver Voices campaign group hoped its petition would trigger a probe into alleged discrimination against older people, especially around accessing online services

An oncologist said 'failure is failure however you measure it' as it emerged the NHS is set to ditch a target for suspected cancer patients to see a specialist within two weeks

A college principal and leading regional business chief have raised fears about how youngsters are being equipped for industry, as A-level results day looms this week

Labour is still winning in the polls despite aggressive Tory spin, says Fleet Street Fox. Perhaps that's because the Tories are spinning themselves down the plughole

Steve Barclay claimed ministers took very swift action by removing asylum seekers from the Bibby Stockholm barge on Friday, despite Dorset Council claiming it notified a Home Office official on Tuesday last week

The finding comes from study by the Co-op and children's charity Barnardo's and is published as teens get ready to receive their A-level, T-level and BTEC results this week

An estimated 3.9 million working days have been lost to industrial action in the past year - more than at any point since the 1980s, according to research by the Resolution Foundation think tank

From the Bibby Stockholm farce to the staggering incompetence ministers showed during 'Stop the Small Boats' week, rising NHS waiting lists and yet more infighting, the PM will have a full inbox on his return

Supporters of the European Convention on Human Rights must seize the moment and confront right-wing propaganda demanding the UK leaves it now - or risk a Brexit-style disaster, argues Kevin Maguire

The Tories have once again showed themselves up to be hopelessly out of touch with the public with their insistence on shutting railway station ticket offices

Rishi Sunak's government are reeling after a horrific seven days in which the Bibby Stockholm migrant barge policy fell apart and several migrants tragically died in the Channel

A Mirror poll, conducted by Redfield & Wilton, found only one in five people are in favour of plans by train companies to shut ticket counters at 974 railway stations in England

British naval vessels have been summoned to escort Kremlin ships through UK waters dozens of times since 2021, according to a written parliamentary answer

Former President Donald Trump waved a grilled pork chop to cheering crowds at the Iowa State Fair during a competing event with fellow Republican presidential rival Ron DeSantis

New Home Office figures reveal 1,600 people made the perilous journey in three days, including 509 on Saturday - the day six people died and at least 58 were rescued

Gillian Keegan ignored the findings of economists when she launched into a rant on Twitter, wrongly claiming that Labour's plan to bring in VAT charges on fees for schools like Eton could cost taxpayers money

David Lidington warned that most voters are "seriously repelled" by hardliners who want to see the UK join Russia and Belarus by withdrawing from human rights laws

The TV star and activist branded the Home Secretary the "worst of the worst, utterly undeserving of the position you hold". Ms Braverman sparked anger by saying her "thoughts and prayers" were with those affected by yesterday's tragedy

Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson accused the Tories of creating a 'perfect storm' in the teaching workforce, saying 'teachers old and new are leaving and with too few replacing them'

Today's Channel tragedy, which claimed the lives of at least six people, comes just hours after the plan to house asylum seekers on a barge turned into a fiasco

Amit Lohia, whose business interests include a Russian textiles plant, boosted the Conservatives' coffers with the huge sum in March - the second largest donation of the year