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Four British nationals who were being held in Taliban custody in Afghanistan have been released and are set to return to the UK on a flight

Four British men freed by Taliban after being detained in Afghanistan

Emmalee Lax, second from left, on tour in Afghanistan in 2016 with three women from the Australia army - Emmalee was attached to them for the tour.

Whitby Army veteran faces below left leg amputation at 28

Andy Reid climbed Mt Kilimanjaro (photo: Guinness World Records)

UK amputee sets new world record for highest burger delivery

Harry, Duke of Sussex, appeared on CBS late night talk show The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday evening (US time)

Harry addresses Taliban controversy on Late Show appearance in US

Harry: The Interview with Tom Bradby - how to watch on TV

Prince Harry reveals he killed 25 Taliban while serving in Afghanistan

Whitby Remembrance Service

IN PICTURES: Whitby pays tribute to the fallen on Remembrance Sunday

Lee Holmes is raising money for charity by taking part in sponsored runs.

War veteran raises money for charity with special Armistice Day-inspired runs

Chris Jordan is congratulated by Ben Stokes

How to watch England v Sri Lanka at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup on TV

Aaron Finch lifts ICC World Cup Trophy with Australia in 2021

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022: when the tournament starts- how to watch

Ryedale cyclist Kev Denby is set to take on an epic 1,000 mile challenge in aid of Saint Catherine’s Hospice.

Ryedale cyclist set to take on epic challenge in aid of Saint Catherine’s
A Ryedale ambulance technician is set to cycle nearly 1,000 miles in just 125 hours to raise much-needed funds for patient care at Saint Catherine’s.

In evidence presented to MPs, a whistleblower has said then Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab ‘failed to grasp the situation' in Afghanistan (image: Getty Images)

Whistleblower reveals UK Government ‘failures’ over Afghanistan evacuation

Rev Richard Townend said that the churches in Bridlington would be able to offer support to refugees.

Bridlington church leaders in plea to council over Afghanistan refugees

A further 150 Afghan refugees will be temporarily housed in Scarborough.

Scarborough to temporarily house further 150 Afghan refugees who fled Taliban

Gavin Williamson, Education Secretary. (Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Gavin Williamson says he had 'a couple of days in Scarborough' on holiday

Paul “Pen” Farthing’s flight arrived at London’s Heathrow Airport at around 7.30am on Sunday (Nowzad)

Pen Farthing ‘couldn’t let dogs be shot by the Taliban’ and says one was stabbed...

Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue was the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan (Photo: Department of Defence / Twitter)

RAF prepared to launch air strikes against ISIS as US completes Afghanistan with...

Final British flight from Afghanistan returns to UK - as Defence Secretary pays ...

The Home Office is temporarily housing 92 people, including 64 children, in a Scarborough hotel.

Eight refugee families resettled in North Yorkshire after fleeing the Taliban

Figures from the House of Commons Library show 165 people had resettled in the East Riding of Yorkshire through the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme by the end of March. Photo: PA Images

The East Riding resettled 165 Syrian refugees figures show as similar Afghanista...

Excel Pest Management in Cayton donated a trolley full of nappies, toothbrushes and toothpaste. (Photo: Excel Pest Management)

Scarborough Rainbow Centre 'grateful' as donations flood in for Afghan refugees

This is where you can donate clothes for Afghanistan refugees - list of charitie...

Afghan people sit inside a US military aircraft to leave Afghanistan, at the military airport in the capital Kabul. (Photo: Shakib Rahmani/Getty)

Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban arrive in Scarborough as charity appeals

Foreign secretary Dominic Raab has been accused of putting interpreters’ lives at risk in Afghanistan (Photo: Getty Images)

Dominic Raab accused of failing to make Afghanistan call on holiday

Taliban takes control of Kabul just days after US-led coalition left Afghanistan

People have been attempting to flee the country. (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

UK troops race against time to rescue 6,000 Brits as Taliban take Kabul

owen milner

Tributes paid to Owen Milner, 22, who died in motorcycle collision

Brigadier Maurice Sheen

Beverley director honoured by The Queen and US President
A director has been honoured by the Queen and the President of the United States for his work with the military in Afghanistan and Iraq.