Afghanistan

T20 World Cup: Ben Stokes takes aim at ICC’s ‘Toblerone’ boundaries after Reece Topley’s injury

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‘It’s stupid!’: Ben Stokes takes aim at ICC’s ‘Toblerone’ boundaries ahead of Twenty20 World Cup opener against Afghanistan… after star bowler Reece Topley tripped and ‘ruptured ligaments’ in his ankle this week Ben Stokes insists the foam ‘Toblerone’ boundaries should be looked at by ICC Reece Topley was ruled out of the tournament after an … Read more

WHAT BOOK would broadcaster, gardener and novelist Alan Titchmarsh take to a desert island? 

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WHAT BOOK would broadcaster, gardener and novelist Alan Titchmarsh take to a desert island? Alan Titchmarsh is currently reading Robert Byron’s The Road To Oxiana  The broadcaster would take a book by P. G. Wodehouse to a desert island Beatrix Potter’s The Tale Of Peter Rabbit, first gave Alan the reading bug  By Daily Mail Reporter … Read more

Working from home shame of Foreign Office: Diplomats are STILL only back at their desks twice a week

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Working from home shame of the Foreign Office: After WFH culture was blamed when hundreds of Britons were left behind in the airlift from Kabul, diplomats are STILL only back at their desks twice a week Diplomats in Foreign Office are being told they only have to be at their desks for as little as … Read more

Ben Wallace pips Liz Truss to top in Tory popularity poll

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Ben Wallace pips Liz Truss to top in popularity poll as his stance on Ukraine sees him soar up Tory list Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has ended Foreign Secretary Liz Truss’ reign For a year, she was top of monthly party member survey for Conservative Home  Mr Wallace won plaudits for overseeing evacuations from Afghanistan … Read more

England edge past Afghanistan to clinch place in U19 World Cup final

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Leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed holds his nerve to take three wickets in the penultimate over as England edge past Afghanistan to clinch place in U19 World Cup final George Bell (56) and Alex Horton (53) guided England to 231-6 in 47 overs Afghanistan were struggling until a calamitous 20 run-over with two free hits Rehan Ahmed regained the … Read more

Boris Johnson DID intervene to help Pen Farthing and animal charity escape the Taliban, emails show

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Boris Johnson was accused of being a pathological liar today after emails revealed he intervened personally to help an animal charity boss friend of his wife flee the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. The Prime Minister has previously claimed on camera that it was ‘nonsense’ that he intervened to allow Paul ‘Pen’ Farthing and members of … Read more

Schoolgirls call for Australia to take 20,000 more Afghan refugees

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Schoolgirls call for Australia to take 20,000 more Afghan refugees trapped under Taliban rule: ‘It is appalling and heartbreaking’ Olivia is one of 700 school children across who wrote to Immigration Minister  Demanding a rise in the number of Afghan refugees that can come to Australia The open letter echoes the call from Australian humanitarian … Read more

MCC Foundation want to harness Afghan refugees’ love of cricket to help families build a better life

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MCC Foundation want to harness Afghan refugees’ love of cricket to help their families build a better life in the UK… with the future of the sport across Afghanistan under threat following Taliban takeover MCC Foundation hope to use cricket to help Afghan refugees settle in country The Taliban are back in control , threatening … Read more

Lawyer told Muslim woman to ‘return to Afghanistan to educate the Taliban’, tribunal hears

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Lawyer, 61, told Muslim woman to ‘return to Afghanistan to educate the Taliban on terrorism’ at a function and asked other women if their partners ‘paid towards their lifestyle’, tribunal hears Victor Stockinger denies making racially or religiously motivated statements He allegedly asked women if their male partners ‘paid towards their lifestyle’ He also denies giving … Read more