The al-Qaida leader spent the last weeks of his life less than 500 meters from the pool and bar where British diplomats relaxed on their tours of Kabul. The ornate house where Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed by a drone strike while on his balcony is in the very heart of the Afghan capital. By Tuesday …
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Rebekah Vardy has said she feels “let down by the legal system” in her first interview since losing her “Wagatha Christie” defamation battle against Coleen Rooney. Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy’s wife appears to be getting emotional in a teaser clip released ahead of an interview with TalkTV. Vardy, 40, last week lost a defamation …
Erik ten Hag remains convinced Manchester United can win the transfer race for Frenkie de Jong amid claims Chelsea are now firmly in the driving seat for the Barcelona star, a report claims. New United boss Ten Hag has set his sights on the midfielder as his top summer target. Indeed, he sees his compatriot …
Long-running topical comedy show Mock the Week is to end on BBC Two after 17 years, the corporation has announced. The next eight episodes of the popular show, which will air in the autumn, will be the last and mark the end of the show after 21 series and more than 200 episodes, hosted by …
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As Nancy Pelosi begins tour of Asia, China warns against visiting Taiwan Tensions are high in the region as the plane expected to carry US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan on Tuesday, with Chinese warplanes flying close to the median line of the sensitive Taiwan Strait. Chinese warships and aircraft “compressed” the median …
Good morning. BP has followed in the footsteps of its Big Oil rivals with a massive increase in profits. The FTSE 100 company said profits tripled to $8.5bn (£6.9bn) in the second quarter, the highest since 2008. Like its rivals, BP has taken advantage of rising energy prices amid Russia’s war in Ukraine and is …
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More than 80 men suspected in the gang-rapes of eight women and the armed robbery of a video production team in the South African town of Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg, have appeared in court. The men were arrested at an abandoned mining site after the rapes and robbery near the disused mine. The suspects are …
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Chelsea outcast Michy Batshuayi is open to completing a summer move to reunite with Frank Lampard at Everton. According to talkSPORT, Lampard sees Batshuayi as Richarlison’s replacement following his £60m move to Tottenham Hotspur. And Thomas Tuchel would be happy to offload the 28-year-old, who has entered the final year of his contract with the …
British Airways has suspended the sale of short-haul flights from Heathrow for at least a week. The decision to halt new bookings on domestic and European services up to and including Monday is to meet Heathrow’s passenger capacity limit, the airline confirmed. In a statement, BA said: “As a result of Heathrow’s request to limit …
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British Airways has reportedly suspended short-haul ticket sales from Heathrow for at least a week. Tens of thousands of flights have already been canceled this summer as the industry struggles to cope with demand for air travel amid staff shortages. The Times reported that BA suspended tickets for domestic and European services until and including …
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