.... McBean stood on a Taliban landmine in Afghanistan( Image: PA) The Duke said at the time:" Those are

”, adding: “ This clown needs to check his privilege.” Former Royal Marine Ben McBean, who lost two limbs

THE Taliban has captured a quarter of Afghanistan in a bloody three-week onslaught as Nato forces race to leave by tomorrow. Rampaging militants seized nearly 140 district centres as Afghan forces collapsed, surrendered or ran out of ammo.... 3 Taliban troops have taken control of 140 districts in Afghanistan Credit: Getty 3 Taliban troops have been taking control of areas across Afghanistan Terrified residents formed self-defence militias and warlords threatened to mobilise along old civil war

Open this photo in gallery Security guards stand behind a fence at a June 20 media tour of the Olympic and Paralympic village in Tokyo.... During the Olympics, which run from July 23 to Aug.... 8, athletes will have little freedom to go anywhere beyond the village, competition venues or training facilities. BEHROUZ MEHRI/ AFP via Getty ImagesFor a glimpse of how deeply unusual the Tokyo Olympics will be, look to the dinner arrangements for the Australian softball team in Ota, Japan....

OPINIONKemi Badenoch was upstaged at Prime Minister's Questions( Image: PA) Rachel Reeves is about to go back on pretty much every promise she’s ever made and unveil punishing cuts to services across all sectors in a matter of days.... And treatment on the NHS has become the new National Lottery.So, there was quite a lot to go at to make Prime Minster’s Questions actually worthy of the title today.... So why Kemi Badenoch chose to focus on Ukraine — an area where, credit where it’s due, the Pr