Browsing: UK Papers

The Daily Mirror says evacuation forces are now in a race against time to get people out of Kabul before further attacks.

The Metro leads with Dominic Raab claiming the sea “was closed” when he went on holiday, defending his decision to jet off to Crete while Taliban fighters closed in on Kabul.

Afghans who want to flee to Britain may be better off heading to the border instead of awaiting RAF evacuation, according to The Guardian.

The i reports Afghans should forget the airport and head to the border – with Defence Secretary Ben Wallace saying the window is closing on Kabul evacuations.

Pressure is growing to speed up the rollout of COVID booster jabs as studies show vaccine protection can decline within six months, says the Daily Express.

The Daily Mail carries claims that Harry and Meghan considered naming a royal they alleged made a racist remark before their son Archie was born.

There is a “race” to get Covid booster jabs to people as deaths and infections rise, says the Daily Mirror. There are fears from medics that vaccine protection among the elderly could drop by 50%, it adds.

“Joe’s no to Bojo”, says Metros’s headline. It says the US president snubbed the prime minister’s plea to keep his troops in Afghanistan beyond 31 August.

The i sees the next few days as the “last chance to escape the Taliban”. The only realistic route out of the country will soon be a “dangerous land journey to refugee camps

The Guardian says thousands of Afghans could potentially be abandoned if the UK operations end as expected in 24 to 36 hours.

The Daily Mirror quotes the tribute from Sir Elton John, who described Charlie Watts as the “ultimate drummer”.

Photographs of Charlie Watts feature on every front page following the death of the Rolling Stone’s drummer at the age of 80.

The Daily Mail reports Joe Biden’s decision – but its story also points out that the Taliban rejected a deadline extension.

The Metro reports Joe Biden is coming under mounting pressure to extend the US departure, amid what it describes as the “Taliban’s red line” for Western forces to leave the country.

The i says the UK and US are on a “collision course” with the Taliban. Britain does not want to set a date for the last RAF flight out of Kabul and will attempt to negotiate with the Taliban.

The Guardian reports on the scramble to get people out of Afghanistan following a Taliban warning that foreign forces staying beyond the end of August would be crossing a “red line”.

The Daily Mirror reports the arrest of a man on suspicion of assaulting former model and TV personality Katie Price in a ‘home bust-up’.

The Daily Mail headline says “Get out in seven days… or else.” As a person was cleared to board the RAF plane before checks in mid-air revealed they were barred.

The Daily Express highlights a suggestion from the Taliban that there will be “consequences” if international forces stay in the country.

Metro reports that a British paratrooper seen cradling a baby amid the mayhem at Kabul airport has said the image shows what soldiers are doing “on a daily basis”.

The i reports that a former national security adviser has echoed Tony Blair’s swipe at “imbecilic” US exit strategy amid calls to end the deadline.

The Guardian reports that Number 10 says Boris Johnson will plead with Joe Biden to keep US troops at Kabul airport beyond the end of August.

Daily Mail writes that Boris Johnson will plead with Joe Biden to delay the US withdrawal from Afghanistan amid fears mercy flights will be halted within 48 hours.

Britain is pressing Joe Biden to extend next Tuesday’s Afghanistan withdrawal deadline from Afghanistan as the PM prepares to lead world crisis talks.

The Mirror reports on the parents of a woman who was left brain damaged by nurse Beverley Allitt who fear she may soon be freed on parole.