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Britain could be forced to wrap up its Kabul evacuation mission within 24 hours - potentially leaving thousands of Afghan refugees at the mercy of the Taliban - after Joe Biden began withdrawing US troops from Kabul last night.   The US President insisted his troops were 'on pace' to leave Afghanistan by August 31, after rebuffing pleas by Boris Johnson and other G7 leaders for America to extend its evacuation timetable. However, in a live TV broadcast last night, he warned the Taliban must 'continue to co-operate' with the US' evacuation mission in order for his troops to be out of Kabul by the end of this month. It comes amid claims from people on the ground in Kabul that westerners are being blocked by Taliban fighters from accessing the city's airport for evacuation.  Yesterday the extremist Islamist group issued an edict banning Afghans from leaving the country. They also blocked roads and set up check-points around Kabul airport. With an American pull-out

An aged care nurse who stole $142,000 from her ex-partner and used the cash to fund her wedding to her new lover has narrowly avoided jail time for the brazen theft.  Melbourne woman Marie Heeraman, 52, robbed her former partner Michael Peirce of $142,000 of his mother's inheritance between 2014 and 2016.  Heeraman was sentenced to a two-year community correction order at the County Court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to a course of conduct theft charge. She must complete 350 hours of community work.    The two met in the mid 2000s when Heeraman looked after her victim's elderly parents.  Marie Heeraman has narrowly avoided a prison sentence after stealing more than $140,000 from her former partner They later formed a relationship, with Heeraman claiming to be his best friend. Peirce largely relied on Centrelink income before he received an inheritance of $234,000 from his mother.  Two years later, he wanted Heeraman to help him reduce his spending and to prevent his family

Billionaire Kerry Stokes is retiring as the chairman of Seven Group in a major shake-up of Australia's media hierarchy. The media mogul, 80, has announced he will step down from the mining, media and construction conglomerate from November after 11 years at the helm. Mr Stokes will keep his role as chairman of Seven West Media, which owns Channel Seven and The West Australian newspaper.  Mr Stokes is one of the most successful businessmen in Australian history, having risen from humble beginnings as an orphan to build a fortune of more than $7billion on the back of his career as a Perth property developer.  Kerry Stokes pictured with his wife Christine Simpson Stokes. The billionaire businessman is retiring as the chairman of Seven Group after 11 years at the helm His son Ryan Stokes will stay on as Seven Group chief executive after overseeing a seven per cent increase in its annual earnings - driven by a strong year for the company's mining and construction arms. Existing boar

A Washington state public high school has been condemned for forcing student athletes to wear ankle bracelets to help with COVID track and tracing efforts. Eatonville High School bought the monitors, made by a company called Triax, for both coaches and students in high-contact and moderate-contact sports. Students who play volleyball, basketball, football and soccer are required by the school to wear the device. The 'TraceTag' has visual and audible sensors that alert students when they are too close to each other, while also collecting contact-trace data later used to identify which students have had contact with other players who have tested positive for COVID-19. That means it could be used to alert a student if they'd been in close contact with someone who has the virus.   According to the manufacturer's website, the device can be attached to a hat or a helmet or be worn in the body.   Both vaccinated and unvaccinated students at Eatonville are currently required to