Independent

The Independent says some of the families who left Afghanistan for the United Kingdom six months ago are living in a “nightmare”. 

The Independent says some of the families who left Afghanistan for the United Kingdom six months ago are living in a “nightmare”. 

Ukraine has rejected claims by the UK defence secretary that diplomatic efforts with Russia are similar to the policy of appeasement that allowed Hitler to annex Sudetenland in 1938, The Independent reports.

Britons in Ukraine have been urged to leave immediately as America warned a Russian invasion could start “at any time” and US sources said six Russian warships had reached the Black Sea, with more Russian military equipment arriving in Belarus, according to The Independent.

The Independent writes that Dame Cressida Dick was “forced out” of her role after a “series of scandals”. 

The Independent leads with Boris Johnson being urged to apologise after Sir Keir Starmer was targeted by an abusive mob repeating last week’s Jimmy Savile smear. 

Number 10 insiders have warned that “isolated” Boris Johnson is becoming “unpredictable” as he tries to win over backbenchers by ceding more power, according to The Independent.