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President Joe Biden met with Afghan leaders at the White House on Friday where he doubled down on the ongoing U.S. military withdrawal amid an uncertain future for that nation.   'The partnership between Afghanistan and the United States is not ending,' he assured. 'It's going to be sustained.' 'And, you know, our troops may be leaving but support for Afghanistan is not ending,' the president added. Biden's meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, head of the country's High Council for National Reconciliation, comes as U.S.-backed peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban have stalled. 'Afghans are going to have to decide their future, what they want,' Biden said when the press gathered ahead of their meeting in the Oval Office. He added that 'senseless violence has to stop.' Ghani then said he respects Biden's decision to withdraw. 'We are determined to have unity, coherence,' he s

The Bishop of Winchester is fighting to keep his job after an unprecedented rebellion in his diocese, the Daily Mail can reveal. The Right Rev Tim Dakin holds one of only five senior roles in the Church of England automatically given a seat in the House of Lords. Now he is the first bishop in the Church's history to be the subject of a no-confidence motion. Although it is yet to be voted on, it was signed by 25 senior clergy and elected lay representatives – more than a quarter of the diocese's governing synod. The calls for him to go have been sparked by a financial crisis and the sacking of more than 20 clergy and other staff.  Bishop of Winchester Right Rev Tim Dakin (pictured, file photo) holds one of only five senior roles in the Church of England automatically given a seat in the House of Lords. Now he is the first bishop in the Church's history to be the subject of a no-confidence motion Before getting pay-offs they were first required to sign legally binding 'co

One of the many times Matt Hancock’s name has lately gone ‘viral’ on the internet came when Kay Burley asked him in September whether a new round of Covid restrictions had made casual sex illegal. ‘You are saying that no social distancing is needed in established relationships,’ noted the Sky News host. ‘But what about people who are not in an established relationship?’ There followed an awkward exchange in which the increasingly flustered Health Secretary confirmed that government rules did indeed ban romantic liaisons with someone who wasn’t your normal partner. He added that, fortunately, ‘I’m in an established relationship’. That was then. And those remarks, which seemed merely toe-curling at the time, now feel downright preposterous in light of what we learned yesterday. One of the many times Matt Hancock’s name has lately gone ‘viral’ on the internet came when Kay Burley asked him in September whether a new round of Covid restrictions had made casual sex illegal (pictured, Hancoc

Five days ago Hash and his family were in Afghanistan hiding from Taliban gunmen who had vowed to kill him because of his brave work with British forces. Yesterday the 37-year-old translator and his wife Sagofa, 34, were a world away, playing with sons Zahid, two, and four-month-old Buhran in a small park on the edge of Manchester. 'We are safe now and I thank the Daily Mail for helping to make this happen,' said Sagofa. 'For many years it seemed an impossible dream but now it has come true – to know your husband and children are really safe is a wonderful gift.' Five days ago Hash and his family were in Afghanistan hiding from Taliban gunmen who had vowed to kill him because of his brave work with British forces. Yesterday the 37-year-old translator and his wife Sagofa, 34, (pictured together) were a world away The family were among three dozen who escaped this week and flew to the UK on the first 'Freedom Flight' of Afghans under threat from the Taliban becaus

Boris Johnson was under mounting pressure last night to launch a 'cronyism' investigation into Matt Hancock's hiring of his close aide for taxpayer-funded roles. The Prime Minister yesterday accepted his Health Secretary's apology for breaching social distancing rules after he was pictured kissing Gina Coladangelo in his office. But there are growing calls for Downing Street to order an ethics probe into the appointments Mr Hancock has handed to a woman he has been close to since they were at Oxford University together. Mr Hancock made Miss Coladangelo a non-executive director at the Department of Health last September, on a salary of £15,000 for 15 to 20 days of work a year. Before that, she spent six months as an unpaid adviser in a role that was never publicly disclosed. Between June 2019 and February 2020 Mr Hancock also arranged for Miss Coladangelo, then marketing director for her husband's clothes and homewares shop Oliver Bonas, to have a coveted Commons pas

Killer cop Derek Chauvin spoke briefly at his sentencing Friday to offer George Floyd's family his condolences.  He spoke for less than a minute and said that due to other pending legal matters he was 'unable to give a full formal statement'. 'But briefly, I do want to give my condolences to the Floyd family,' Chauvin said. 'There's going to be some other information in the future that would be of interest. And I hope things will give you some peace of mind. Thank you.'  It is unclear what other information could come out to impact the view of the court or the public in the case, and Chauvin's brief statement did not appear to sway the judge's sentencing decision. Judge Peter Cahill sentenced Chauvin to 22 and a half years in prison, going 10 years beyond what was called for in sentencing guidelines, but well under the 40 years maximum possible under the law.  Chauvin's mother Carolyn Pawlenty also made a surprise appearance at Friday's s