Joe Biden says he stands “squarely” behind his decision to pull US troops out of Afghanistan. The US president spoke after the Taliban entered Kabul and swept to power in the country – 20 years after they were removed in the US-led invasion. Mr Biden said the US mission in Afghanistan was never supposed to
Month: August 2021
The Plymouth shootings may be reclassified as a terror attack, according to Devon and Cornwall Police. In a statement, the force said the initial decision not to state Jake Davison‘s spree as terrorism was made by the National Counter Terrorism Policing Network. But following investigations into Davison’s links to the “incel” movement – which stands
A child has been taken to hospital by air ambulance following a collision between a car and pedestrians, Sussex Police have said. Six others were also taken to hospital by road, including three children with potentially serious injuries. Officers were called shortly after 4.30pm on Monday after the incident on College Road in the West
Wikipedia users were confronted by a Nazi flag on Monday when a vandal managed to set the image as the template background for several pages on the online encyclopaedia. Around 3pm, an account modified a Wiki template for English-language Wikipedia, resulting in a “Nazi flag appearing for a few minutes on a number of articles
Twitter has announced it will be redesigning its new redesign after users complained it was causing them headaches. The new site and app design was introduced last week, bringing more high-contrast colours alongside a new font called Chirp. Twitter said while the redesign “might feel weird at first” it would improve users’ experience by removing
Britain’s biggest private sector retirement scheme has won a tussle over the value of its remaining stake in Hermes, the prominent City asset manager. Sky News has learnt that Federated Hermes, the Pittsburgh-based group which bought 60% of Hermes in 2018, has agreed to pay the BT Pensions Scheme about £115m for a further 29.5%
The US government has launched a formal investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot driving system over concerns it has difficulties identifying parked emergency vehicles. Almost every car Tesla has sold in the US since the start of the 2014 model years will be affected by the probe – an expected 765,000 vehicles. The US National Highway Traffic
A critical vulnerability affecting more than 83 million smart devices, including smart cameras and baby monitors, could allow hackers to listen to and watch live audio and video feeds, it has emerged. The flaw “poses a huge risk” to people’s security and privacy said security company Mandiant, which is coordinating its disclosure with the US
A one-minute silence has been held in Plymouth to remember those killed in last week’s mass shooting. Following the silence, a bell was rung five times – once for each life lost. Maxine Davison, 51, Kate Shepherd, 66, Stephen Washington, 59, Lee Martin, 43, and his three-year-old daughter Sophie were shot dead in Keyham on
Johnny Depp has said he has been through “an unpleasant and messy situation” and is facing a Hollywood “boycott” after losing his high-profile libel case against The Sun newspaper, according to a new interview. Following a three-week trial in 2020, a judge found that allegations calling Depp a “wife beater” in the newspaper were “substantially
Snooker stars and former couple Mark Allen and Reanne Evans will face off for the first time at the British Open today. Taking place at Leicester’s Morningside Arena, they will compete against each other in the first round draw from 7pm. The former romantic partners are reported to have split acrimoniously 13 years ago, with
Afghanistan is poised for an announcement that it is now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, under Sharia law, after the Taliban swept to power. It follows a spokesman for the group telling AP it is holding talks aimed at forming an “open, inclusive Islamic government” and the deputy leader of the group releasing a video
Ticket re-sale sites such as viagogo and Stubhub should face a tough new licensing regime which could see companies that break the rules shut down, the UK competition watchdog has said. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it had taken strong action in recent years to protect customers but there was a limit to
Since the withdrawal of Western troops, the Taliban’s advance through Afghanistan has been swift – taking control of major cities and entering the capital, Kabul, over the weekend. Pictures from Afghanistan show thousands of people fleeing their homes, seeking refuge in neighbouring Pakistan and beyond, while Taliban troops seized control of the presidential palace. Live
The way “green” electricity tariffs are sold to millions of households is to be reviewed by the government amid concerns that their environmental benefits could be overstated. Energy companies are able to market deals in this way even if some of the energy they supply comes from fossil fuels – because they offset this by
British forces going back to Afghanistan is “not on the cards”, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has told Sky News. Mr Wallace said it was not yet the right time to decide on whether to recognise the Taliban as the Afghan government. “I think there is a lot of more to come before those decisions are
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