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Hundreds of Britons and Afghan interpreters remain trapped in Afghanistan, The Times says.

Afghanistan was braced for a full-scale return to Taliban rule last night as the government collapsed, the western-backed president fled, and fighters entered his palace claiming victory for their “Islamic Emirate”, The Times reports.

The 22-year-old who killed five people before shooting himself had his gun licence given back weeks before the attack in Plymouth, The Times reports.

The Times says there have been multiple fatalities following the mass shooting in Keyham – with armed police sent to lock down an area where the gunman had been on the loose.

Prince Charles “sees no way back to public life” for Prince Andrew because of the US lawsuit against him alleging he sexually abused a 17-year-old, The Times says

The Times splashes on calls for an urgent overhaul of A-levels as more than a third of students were awarded three A grades.

COVID travel tests can cost more than five times the price of a return flight to Europe, according to the Daily Mail, which says ministers are facing increasing pressure to cap how much travellers pay for PCR tests. 

The Times writes cabinet ministers are planning a ‘big push’ to get civil servants to return to the office from next month amid concern about the lack of staff at desks. 

Lockdowns are unlikely to be needed again, chief scientific advisers have said – that’s on the front of The Times. 

Young people will be told to get a COVID vaccine or miss out on fun, reports The Times.