
Afghanistan: Biden Defends US Handling Of Withdrawal
US President Joe Biden said his administration was ready when the US-backed government in Kabul collapsed in mid-August.
US President Joe Biden said his administration was ready when the US-backed government in Kabul collapsed in mid-August.
Search and rescue operations continue involving multiple resources from the Coast Guard and US Navy searching for the missing crew.
It comes as an extra £2.7m worth of funding has been announced by the government for veteran mental health services.
Veterans' groups are campaigning to help people who made it onto evacuation flights, but left everything they had, behind.
The UK-led Carrier Strike Group is on a 28-week deployment, covering 26,000 nautical miles.
HMS Severn has been fully operational since July last year but has now been officially welcomed back into the Navy fleet.
Paige Bellerby won two rounds of the UK Supernational Rallycross Championship.
Two big RAF v Army matches have been announced after the Navy withdrew from the competition.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston said: "If there's an opportunity for us to contribute I am in no doubt that we will be ready to."
Hours ahead of President Joe Biden's deadline for shutting down a final airlift, planes carried troops from Kabul airport.
99 Squadron said the normal limit for persons on board (POB) is a total of 138.
Mr Farthing has apologised for the "incredibly embarrassing" language he used in a voicemail to a Government aide.
Hundreds of Afghan commandos who have arrived in the UK could form a new regiment, similar to the Gurkhas.
They lost the first ever Super League southern area final 30-26 to the Cardiff Demons.
There have been fears for the potentially thousands of Afghans who could not make it to Kabul airport in time for evacuation.
The final UK troops and diplomatic personnel left Kabul on Saturday night, ending 20 years of British military involvement in Afghanistan.