The Taliban’s Foreign Ministry in Kabul confirmed the swap, saying two unidentified US citizens had been exchanged for Khan Mohammed, who was sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment in 2008.

A fire at a ski resort hotel in Turkey has killed at least 10 people and 32 others have been admitted to hospital. The fire broke out at around 3.30am in the restaurant of the 12-storey Grand Kartal ...

England have been hit by the loss of vice-captain Jamie George for their Guinness Six Nations opener against Ireland on February 1, with Alex Mitchell also a doubt for the Dublin showdown.

The operation, called Steadfast Dart, comes ahead of the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Friday.

Alexander Zverev reached his third Australian Open semi-final with a four-set win over American Tommy Paul. The second seed, who is bidding for a first grand slam title, had lost both his previous two ...

British rock guitarist John Sykes was known for his work with Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy, and has died at the age of 65 after a battle with cancer ...

Police are urgently appealing to find a missing Wiltshire teenager. Trowbridge officers issued an appeal on Sunday evening asking the public for information about 13-year-old Zachary, who was reported ...

Paula Badosa ended Coco Gauff’s winning run to reach her first grand slam semi-final at the Australian Open. The American third seed arrived in Melbourne as the most in-form player on tour after ...

Aston Villa have rejected a bid from Premier League rivals West Ham for forward Jhon Duran, the PA news agency understands. West Ham first registered an interest in Duran last summer but failed to ...

The nation’s papers have delivered a mixed response to the inauguration of US President Donald Trump. Mr Trump marked his first day in office by signing a flurry of executive orders, making sweeping ...

The number of payrolled employees was estimated to have fallen by 47,000 during December to 30.3 million – the biggest drop since November 2020.

Birds of a Feather actress Pauline Quirke has been diagnosed with dementia and will step away from acting, her husband has announced. Steve Sheen said the actress, 65, will retire from “all ...