Today the media are looking for scapegoats, but 20 years ago they helped facilitate the disastrous interventionEveryone is to blame for the catastrophe in Afghanistan, except the people who started it. Yes, Joe Biden screwed up by rushing out so chaoti…
Coronavirus live news: concern over waning protection in double-jabbed people; Biden review of Covid origins reportedly ‘inconclusive’
UK researchers report seeing some waning of protection in double-jabbed people; assessment Biden ordered reportedly inconclusive about whether Covid jumped from animals or leaked from Wuhan labFauci says US could return to normal by spring 2022Number o…
Supreme court orders Biden to revive Trump’s ‘remain in Mexico’ policy
Justices deny president’s effort to rescind Trump programBlow to Biden as trio of liberal justices dissent in 6-3 rulingThe US supreme court on Tuesday denied Joe Biden’s bid to rescind an immigration policy implemented by his predecessor, Donald Trump…
Afghanistan live news: UK defence secretary says it is ‘unlikely’ evacuation of Kabul will be extended
Extension to Kabul evacuation deadline ‘unlikely’ says UK defence secretary; Biden decision expected soon to give Pentagon time to prepare; Taliban warn of ‘consequences’ if deadline extendedG7 leaders to seek unity on Taliban as deadline loomsUK scram…
From 1m trees to a tree graveyard: how Dubai’s conservation plans went awry
Hundreds of thousands of trees have died after costly real estate projects thwarted attempts to halt desertificationIt all began so beautifully, with the ruler of Dubai photographed planting the first tree of his ambitious environmental initiative, as …
Ikea goes glam rock with Zandra Rhodes collaboration
British fashion designer teams up with Swedish furniture chain after being inspired by lockdownCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt may be difficult to unpack, but shoppers could soon find the no-frills minimalism of Ikea has …
UK in Brexit climbdown as safety rule deadline extended
Manufacturers will have an extra year to start using UKCA mark, which is replacing EU’s CE markThe government has pushed back a deadline for the launch of post-Brexit product safety standards by allowing companies to follow EU rules until 2023, in the …
Here in British Columbia, we have spent the summer running from cruel wildfires | Mary Stockdale
Blazes are destroying whole communities. The Canadian government must act now to tackle this existential threatSmall fires crackle into life on the hills around us at the slightest provocation. Creeks swell with flash floods, as upland snow melts at re…
Phones of nine Bahraini activists found to have been hacked with NSO spyware
Researchers say bloggers and members of secular leftwing political group among the victimsThe mobile phones of nine Bahraini activists, including two who were granted asylum protection and are now living in London, were hacked between June 2020 and Feb…
NHS Covid pass still not recognised in some EU countries
British tourists facing difficulties following delay in linking NHS Covid pass to EU’s systemCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBritish tourists face difficulties in proving their vaccine status in Europe following a delay in l…