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Back in Afghanistan, Hasib Nooralam had a high-flying career and was working as the director of youth crime at the attorney general’s office when the Taliban took ov

Boris Johnson’s government is today accused of trying to rig future elections by stifling opposition and deterring participation, as a storm of protest erupts over i

The theme of the closing ceremony of the Paralympics was “Harmonious Cacophony”. It’s the sort of phrase you might find on a T-shirt in Tokyo’s bustling Haraju

P eople need trees. A world without ilex, cinnamon and rosewood trees, a world devoid of magnolias, hornbeams and maples would be much the poorer.

As summer withers away and politicians and journalists prepare for the return of party conferences, a tantalising fantasy is in play, mostly in Conservative circles.

Few memorials require restoration before they are complete, but that is the reality facing the bereaved who care for the national Covid memorial wall opposite the Hous

A re you here to see man?” asks a Spanish waiter as I walk through the café garden, and points towards the table just beyond the loos where Jac

The UK should back the development and sale of artificial meat to tackle the climate crisis, a thinktank report says, calling for the government to encourage the consu

The labour crisis could last for up to two years, Britain’s leading business lobby group has warned, as it called for ministers to take action on visas for foreign wor

L ong before the name Mānuka became synonymous with a booming honey industry, celebrity endorsements and protracted global disputes, it was known

For an insight into the hottest spot in Britain’s jobs market, an industrial estate on the outskirts of Bristol is a good place to start. There, at a logistics depot

The UK will not “sweep away” the Northern Ireland Brexit protocol, despite renewed calls for its abolition by the Democratic Unionist party, the Brexit minister has sa

A tilt at the Breeders’ Cup looms large for Emaraaty Ana after justifying Kevin Ryan’s confidence with victory in a pulsating renewal of the Betfair Sprint Cup at

Schoolchildren should be given the Covid vaccine to avoid allowing the virus to “run through the population”, a leading scientific expert has said, after official vacc

A t the foot of the disused Fawley power station on the Hampshire coast, giant wind turbine blades lie on the sand like the fins of some strange b

Asda is to open 200 convenience stores on petrol station forecourts by the end of next year as its new private equity owners put their stamp on the UK’s third-largest

Dominic Raab has said there was widespread surprise including among the Taliban at the speed with which the group swept to military victory in Afghanistan, but the UK

British Airways pilots are to vote on whether to back a proposed new subsidiary at Gatwick, which the airline says will be a full-service, BA-branded carrier. The ai

T he state of Texas now has the most restrictive abortion law to be passed in the US since Roe v Wade legalised abortion in 1973. Texas residents

N ext week the government will try to reverse centuries of democratic progress in this country. The Conservatives’ elections bill – copied and pas

It might come as a surprise that people look back fondly at lockdown, but 54% say they’ll miss at least some aspects of a life closer to home, according to a recent su

It is mid-morning in London’s Soho, and the outdoor tables at many cafes and restaurants are already buzzing with regulars. It is an alfresco scene that is set to ch

Dominic Raab has been reluctant to criticise Joe Biden, who has faced an unprecedented wave of criticism over the US exit from Afghanistan, partly because he always sa

S ituated in the heart of rural Essex, Braintree offers a lot of options. London Liverpool Street station is only an hour on the train or, if you