UK sending Paras into Afghanistan to save over 2,000 embassy staff from Taliban's stronghold

Dominic Raab, the Foreign Secretary, in front of MPs today where he will come under strong criticism for leaving behind both British nationals and Afghans who helped the UK.

Get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterBoris Johnson has resumed his summer break which was interrupted by the fall of Kabul but Downing Street has insisted the Prime Minister is “continuing to work”.As the last British troops left Kabul on Sunday, Boris Johnson left London with his family for Somerset in the west of England .Despite being away from Downing Street No 10 officials insisted he was still at work.The Prime Minister’s Official

Energy bills for 15 million households will increase by at least £139 from October due to a rise in wholesale prices after Ofgem, the UK's energy regulator, announced the hike earlier this month. The UK’s watchdog said that energy customers on default tariffs paying by direct debit will see the sharpest jump in prices since the cap was introduced, taking average bills to £1,277 per year.

Sir Laurie Bristow, who had been processing those fleeing the country at the airport until the last moment, was among those who landed at RAF Brize Norton base in Oxfordshire on Sunday morning. Ian Blackford, the SNP's Westminster leader, urged Boris Johnson's government to do more to support Afghan refugees and those at risk of violence under the Taliban regime.

UK Government ministers of being "missing in action" during the Afghanistan crisis as the blame game over the handling of the withdrawal after a 20-year campaign in the country began. Fingers were being pointed at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) over a lack of escape routes from the country, with claims that up to 9,000 people who may have been eligible to escape - such as women, journalists, and aid workers - were left behind.

women and girls. As the last UK plane left Afghanistan yesterday, the ex- PM said it was time to talk to new Taliban rulers about women’s access to education with the offer of a massive aid package.

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Ricky Gervais has spoken out against critics of the Operation Ark campaign to save animals from Afghanistan.Since the Taliban reclaimed control of Afghanistan earlier this month, Paul “Pen” Farthing has launched a fundraiser titled Operation Ark to transport staff and 200 animals (140 dogs, 60 cats) from his animal rescue organisation, Nowzad, in Kabul out of the country to the UK in a private plane.Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has stated that, while Farthing and his workforce have been offered

an Blackford MP, the SNP Westminster leader, said that it would be “unacceptable” for parliament to remain in recess for another fortnight, while UK armed forces and personnel were putting their lives on the line at Kabul. Johnson faced a hostile reception from across a packed House of Commons last week when MPs were recalled for a one-off session to debate the deteriorating situation at Kabul airport.

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Commons debate this morning to explain Britain’s role in the unfolding catastrophe in Afghanistan. The Prime Minister will kick off a five hour debate to which MPs have been recalled by announcing the UK will resettle 20,000 vulnerable people.

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Prince Harry issued a statement regarding the Taliban’s new hold on Afghanistan.  The Duke of Sussex, who previously served in the British Army for a decade, including two deployments in Afghanistan, issued a joint statement with Dominic Reid, the CEO of Harry's Invictus Games, on Monday.  In it, they call on the international community, particularly those who have served or whose family members have served in the country, to reach out to one another as emotions flare regarding the Taliban