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Sir John Major has labelled the UK and US withdrawal from Afghanistan 'strategically very stupid' as he blasted the 'shameful' failure to evacuate all British allies.  The former prime minister said pulling out allied troops 'abruptly and in my view unnecessarily' will be a 'stain on the reputation of the West' for at least a lifetime. His comments came as Tobias Ellwood, the Tory chairman of the Defence Select Committee, said 'unseemly, unprofessional squabbling' between Dominic Raab and Ben Wallace over the UK's exit 'must stop'.  The Foreign Secretary has suggested military intelligence failings were to blame for the UK failing to anticipate the speed of the Taliban takeover while the Defence Secretary claimed he argued in July the 'game is up'.  Sir John Major has labelled the UK and US withdrawal from Afghanistan 'strategically very stupid' as he blasted the 'shameful' failure to evacuate all British allie

Nadhim Zahawi today confirmed vaccine passports will be required to gain entry to large venues, arguing the documents are the 'best way' to avoid winter Covid closures.  The Vaccine Minister said the Government is concerned large venues 'could end up causing a real spike in infections' because of groups of people mixing in close proximity. He said the 'worst thing' for those venues would be for surging coronavirus case numbers to result in an 'open shut, open shut strategy' and the 'best way' to ensure they can remain open for the long term 'is to check vaccine status'.  Boris Johnson announced back in July that being double-jabbed would be made an entry requirement for all nightclubs in England by the end of September.  He also signalled the requirement would likely be imposed on other large venues. It is not clear specifically what Mr Zahawi meant by 'large venues'  Many Tory MPs are vehemently against the documents being used,

Britain recorded 37,011 new daily COVID-19 cases on Sunday, marking an 11 per cent rise on cases since last week. There were 68 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test reported, also a rise of 11 per cent which brings the national total to 133,229. Figures can fluctuate due to hospital reporting patterns over the weekend. Separate data published by the Office for National Statistics show there have been 157,000 deaths in total registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate. Government data up to September 4 also shows that of the 91,623,530 Covid jabs given in the UK, 48,245,337 were first doses, a rise of 39,752 on the previous day. Some 43,378,193 were second doses, an increase of 127,156. It comes as vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi today confirmed vaccine passports will be required to gain entry to large venues, arguing the documents are the 'best way' to avoid winter Covid closures.  The Vaccine Minister said the Government is concer

This is the shocking moment an e-scooter rider was spotted on the busy A13 alongside lorries and cars travelling at 50mph. Footage shows the man cruise past other motorists as he rides his scooter along Alfreds Way in Newham, east London at around 12.30pm on August 27. The man, who is dressed in dark clothes and carrying a bag across his shoulder, casually switches lanes and joins traffic before continuing to ride into the distance towards Newham Way. The scenes come after figures showed the number of e-scooter riders harmed in collisions in London alone leapt from 27 in 2019 to 181 between January and November 2020.  The e-scooter rider was spotted on the busy A13 in Newham, east London at around 12.30pm on August 27 The man, who is carrying bag across his shoulder, casually cruises past lorries and cars travelling at 50mph  During the footage, the man cruises past lorries and other motorists travelling at 50mph along the A13. One stunned motorists watches in shock as the rider cont

Hurricane Larry has strengthened into a Category 3 storm as it barrels towards Bermuda, potentially causing deadly rip currents along the East Coast next week. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that Hurricane Larry, the twelfth named storm of the season, 'is forecast to approach Bermuda during the next several days, possibly as a major hurricane.' The hurricane has so far reached wind speeds of 125 mph and brings a risk of strong winds, heavy rainfall, and coastal flooding to Bermuda by the middle of next week, the NOAA said. The agency said it is 'too soon' to determine the magnitude of the storm's impacts on Bermuda and that officials there should monitor changes to the forecast.  Hurricane Larry can be seen developing in incredible satellite footage of Earth  The hurricane has so far reached wind speeds of 125 mph and brings a risk of strong winds, heavy rainfall, and coastal flooding to Bermuda by the middle of next week The government