Over the past week, the Taliban has claimed huge swathes of territory and many key cities across Afghanistan.

Sacrifices of UK soldiers in Afghanistan are being undone by a hasty US pull-out

 If Denmark win tonight, the party in Copenhagen will be especially big. The Danes have been reminded that life can be fragile, and its joyful moments precious

England v Denmark: How the Danes took their national team to their heart

Spending the last month in Nottingham, as the city hauled itself through lockdown, Geraint Vincent didn’t expect to find optimism, but it was hard to ignore.

Nottingham's spirit shows Covid crisis can make us stronger

The people of Nottingham have talked to ITV News about how they have struggled with the coronavirus lockdown.

Throughout the last month of lockdown in Nottingham, ITV News has been in touch with people who are along the edges of society.

The private struggles of Nottingham's residents in a public lockdown

Reports of romance fraud have risen by 26% from 2019, with victims' losses in the year to 2020 amounting to more than £66 million. 

'He took me for every penny I had': Romance fraud on the rise 

The unrest which engulfed Minneapolis in the wake of Floyd’ s death means that a lot of grocery stores in this part of town remain closed.

Minneapolis store near where George Floyd died calls for unity amid turmoil

"This is more than just promotion or a way to get your sales up. This is way more than that, this is people actually having to go to bed knowing that their children were killed, daughters and mothers, and nieces and sisters."

BLM: 'This is about people going to bed knowing their children were killed'

Joe Ringhoffer is squarely at odds with the wave of protests which has crashed across this country since the killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis almost four months ago. 

Can America's southern states shake off their racist past?

Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by Louisville Metro Police Department officers. Her aunts condemn the criminal justice system for its "corruption, and racism".

Breonna Taylor's aunts on their wait for justice: 'I don't think they care'

The easy sophistication of this great state sits uncomfortably alongside a public health crisis which it has handled poorly.

California financially and emotionally battered by rising Covid toll

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The sunshine state relaxed the lockdown and opened things up too widely and too quickly, critics say.

Donald Trump visits Florida to win voters despite coronavirus spike

Being Head of State is an enormously taxing job, especially for someone five years away from their 100th birthday.

The Queen's forced rest is no cause for alarm but we shouldn't forget her age

Speaking anonymously, the ballerina told us she feared standing up against a principal dancer in court would mean the end of her career.

Dancer says she's too scared to go public with claims of abuse by Yat-Sen Chang 

Experts are calling on the government to introduce the Covid Plan B to avert a winter crisis - here's why.

Hospitals are filling up with Covid patients - how worried should we be?

Prices in hotels, bars and restaurants could be set to rise due to higher costs and high inflation

Inflation remains high and could get higher as businesses warn costs are rampant

Each person in Malawi emits a fiftieth of the greenhouse gases of people in the UK, yet the country is struggling to survive the devastation of climate change.

The country with tiny greenhouse emissions but a huge climate crisis

In an exclusive interview, Malawi president, Lazarus Chakwera, accuses rich nations of putting poor countries in jeopardy by not acting on climate change.

Developed nations 'jeopardising lives' with their climate change inaction

Two lorry drivers filmed an average day for them, involving sleeping at a roadside and having no access to toilets or showers.

HGV drivers 'treated like dirt' and don't have access to basic facilities

Boris Johnson said the government was matching a £200 million investment from Bill Gates, but Mr Gates said it was £400 million - so which is it?

Geraint Vincent

ITV News Correspondent