Browsing: UK News briefing

UK house prices rose by almost £5,000 in August as the property market continued to boom following the partial end to stamp duty holiday.

A picture of the last US soldier to leave Afghanistan, boarding a plane, is on several of Wednesday’s front splashes. Several of the tabloids front pages discuss the ‘miracle vaccine to stop heart attacks and strokes’ and a picture of Geronimo the alpaca features heavily.

A threat of heavy rain and flooding continues as hurricane Ida, now a tropical depression Ida moves northeast into Tennessee, Ohio and the Mid-Atlantic.

Princess Diana – The People’s Princess – has been remembered by her family and the British public, 24-years on from her tragic death. 

Dominic Raab has said it will be a “challenge” for British nationals left in Afghanistan to find a route back home to the UK.

The chief of Brighton and Hove Albion Paul Barber has apologised to fans for the lack of catering staff and stewards.

Ronaldo has signed a two-year contract to return to Man United, who reached an agreement to transfer him from for £12.86m. 

A group of 17 people have been rescued after they were swept out to sea in a rip current off the Dorset coast. 

Maddie Durdant-Hollamby has been named as the woman found dead at a property in Kettering. 

Canada and Denmark have been added to the UK’s green list – meaning they will not need to self-isolate upon arrival in the UK.

Turkey’s President Erdogan says the Turkish embassy in Afghanistan has returned to its building in the capital, Kabul

Multiple rockets were fired at Kabul’s international airport but were intercepted by a missile defense system, a US official told Reuters citing initial information.

Strong growth has been recorded for MCG – the company that owns Soho House – for the Q2 2021 period amid surging interest in membership.

A man has been arrested after 2 boys were shot with an air rifle while playing football near a West Sussex primary school.

An official says at least 95 Afghans and 13 US troops were killed in Thursday’s suicide bombings outside Kabul’s international airport.

Egypt allows one-way traffic as Israel eases import restrictions for the besieged territory it has blockaded since 2007.

England manager Gareth Southgate has announced his 25 man squad for the World Cup treble header. 

Heathrow Airport has urged the US to lift its restrictions on UK travellers. The airport has also reported an improvement in passenger numbers last month.

BBC Radio Newcastle presenter Lisa Shaw died due to complications from the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, a coroner has ruled. 

‘We cannot risk the lives of our diplomats and of our soldiers any longer,’ says deputy foreign minister, as evacuation chaos continues.

US, UK and Australia tell crowds outside airport in Afghan capital to leave area amid ‘high threat of attack by ISIL offshoot’.

The ugly within The Beautiful Game always surfaces when a team loses. England witnessed it during this summer’s Euro 2020 tournament when three young England players – Marcus Rashford, Jaydon Sancho and Buyako Saka – missed from the penalty spot. It’s seen across football and sport globally, we explore the how and the why and who’s responsible.

The body of a woman has been discovered by the side of a busy road near the A3 slip road out of Gillford, Surrey. The remains were found on Monday at around 3 pm.

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympics has become one of the most inclusive sports events ever as a record number of openly LGBTQ athletes compete for a medal. 

The US president asked the Pentagon and State Department to draw up contingency plans to alter the timeline “should that become necessary.”