Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the last flight dedicated completely to the evacuation effort from Afghanistan has left Kabul.
While further flights from the airports will be able to carry evacuees, they will also be transporting UK diplomatic staff and military personnel as the government confirms today is the last day of the British evacuation operation.
It comes as British ambassador to Afghanistan Sir Laurie Bristow said it was “time to close this phase” of the evacuation effort. Read more: Armed cops storm Bolton station - before people evacuated amid reports of men armed with knives and BB gun In a video posted on Twitter, Sir Laurie – who
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