Independent

Towns and cities across the UK are calling for the government to take in more refugees from Afghanistan, according to The Independent.

In a charm offensive, the Taliban has promised to give women in Afghanistan full rights under Sharia law and said they would not seek revenge against enemies, nor allow the country to be used to carry out terror attacks abroad, writes The Independent.

The collapse of Afghanistan’s government has prompted fears of a humanitarian crisis as Boris Johnson warned the nation “must not be a breeding ground for terror”, The Independent reports.

US authorities are growing increasingly frustrated with Prince Andrew’s failure to cooperate into their probe of the network surrounding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to The Independent.

A landmark report warns of irreversible damage to the planet but says a climate catastrophe can still be averted, reports The Independent.