Lisa Nandy calls for government action amid reports that Afghanistan evacuees are being 'shot at, beaten and raped'

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Thom Yorke has praised Massive Attack for calling on the government to cut carbon emissions at concerts.It comes after the Bristol band commissioned a report on carbon emissions in the music industry and criticised the government for not doing enough to support the industry to reduce emissions.“Where’s the industrial plan for the scale of the transformation that’s required for the UK economy and society? It doesn’t seem to exist,” Rob Del Naja told the Guardian.“The live music industry,

VENICE -- Afghan female filmmakers who fled the Taliban begged the world to not forget the Afghan people and to support its artists, warning Saturday that a country without culture will eventually lose its identity.The Venice Film Festival organized a panel discussion Saturday to give a platform to Sahraa Karimi, the first female president of the Afghan Film Organization, and documentary filmmaker Sahra Mani, who is presenting a project at the Venice film market fair.Karimi choked up while

Sir Laurie Bristow, who had been processing those fleeing the country at the airport until the last moment, was among those who landed at RAF Brize Norton base in Oxfordshire on Sunday morning. Ian Blackford, the SNP's Westminster leader, urged Boris Johnson's government to do more to support Afghan refugees and those at risk of violence under the Taliban regime.

UK Government ministers of being "missing in action" during the Afghanistan crisis as the blame game over the handling of the withdrawal after a 20-year campaign in the country began. Fingers were being pointed at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) over a lack of escape routes from the country, with claims that up to 9,000 people who may have been eligible to escape - such as women, journalists, and aid workers - were left behind.

refugees arriving in Glasgow from Afghanistan.Refuweegee, who help support refugees with their transition into life living in Glasgow, have called for help creating welcome gifts along with letters and messages of kindness for Afghans arriving throughout the month.The packs should include toiletries, school supplies, Scottish treats and a letter of welcome to the country.

Johnson to up the number of refugees resettled in the UK while emphasising that Scotland is “committed to playing our part” in an expanded programme. In a letter published while the PM was engaged in an emergency session of the G7 nations, Sturgeon said she required urgent information on how many Afghan civilians, especially women, girls and others in need of refuge, will be protected.

Shahrbanoo Sadat, the Afghan filmmaker whose credits include 2019 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight pic The Orphanage, has successfully fled Kabul, according to her Danish producers Adomeit Film.

Rebecca Davis editorKabul-based filmmaker Shahrbanoo Sadat has made it out of Afghanistan, her producer Katja Adomeit formally announced on Monday.Sadat was able to make it through thronging crowds and Taliban checkpoints into the airport along with nine of her family members after numerous days of trying, said Adomeit, who is also CEO of Adomeit Film. Sadat is currently in Abu Dhabi and will soon board a plane to Europe.

The chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal has led to “no good options” for the US, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on ABC’s This Week show on Sunday.

President Joe Biden said Friday the past week has been “heartbreaking” and the U.S. mission to evacuate Afghanistan amid chaos at the Kabul airport is “difficult” and “dangerous.” He promised that no U.S. citizen will be left behind and that the U.S and its allies will pressure the newly installed Taliban leadership on its treatment of women and girls.

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Candace Cameron Bure revealed she’s conflicted about promoting her latest Hallmark movie amid a slew of tragic stories around the world such as the situations in Afghanistan and Haiti.  The former "Full House" actress, 45, began promoting the latest in her ongoing "Aurora Teagarden Mysteries" series for Hallmark titled "Honeymoon, Honeymurder." However, after sharing the trailer for the upcoming film, set for release on Aug.

Afghanistan has landed safely in the UK, according to a report. An RAF Airbus KC2 Voyager aircraft landed on August 17, reportedly carrying both British personnel and Afghan interpreters.

Sturgeon said the UK resettlement scheme for Afghan refugees which will see 20,000 allowed into the UK was “welcome in principle” and that the Scottish government was “ready to play a full part”.

Ellise Shafer administratorDonald Trump is making his views known on President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan.In an interview with Sean Hannity on his Fox News show Tuesday night, the former president called Biden’s handling of the situation “the greatest embarrassment in the history of our country.”Just two weeks before the U.S.

Prince Harry is speaking out on behalf of the Invictus Games. The 36-year-old Duke of Sussex released a joint statement along with Lord Allen, the Chair of the Invictus Games Foundation and Dominic Reid, the CEO, on Monday, amid the turmoil in Afghanistan. In the statement, which was released on the Games' Twitter account, the men wrote, «What's happening in Afghanistan resonates across the international Invictus community.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorFeaturistic Films has unveiled an exclusive first look at the feature documentary “Afghanistan.” It follows filmmaker James Glancy, a former British Royal Marine Commando who was decorated in 2012 for his actions in combat, as he returns to Afghanistan with a small, handpicked team to help him answer the question that has haunted him over the past decade: Was it worth it?Dramatically, mid-way through the shoot, President Joe Biden announced that the