4 h. ago British couple give up home to tour Canada with cat in ‘Vaniel Craig’

They’ve traded a traditional house for life on the open road

Society

41 h. ago Children of British couple held by Taliban denounce their ‘cruel and unjust’ detention amid health fears

Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, have worked in Afghanistan for 18 years

Society

6 d. ago British retired couple who faced Thai prison after being attacked ‘elated’ with fine

The Byrnes are are waiting anxiously to return home after the 15-month ordeal

Events

6 d. ago Brit couple who feared being sent to Thailand jail even though they were attacked 'elated' with fine

British couple Des and Mary Byrne said the “champagne corks are not popping yet” until they are on a flight back to the UK, after a 15-month nightmare ordeal in Thailand

Events

9 d. ago Laura Kenny backs new British cycling golden couple to match her and Jason

Emma Finucane and Matt Richardson could be the new Laura and Jason Kenny both on and off the boards

Politics

2 w. ago Elderly British couple being held by Taliban 'are pawns' in deepening power struggle between Afghan hardliners

Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, were detained as they travelled to their home in the country's Bamyan province on February 1.

Politics

2 w. ago Couple visit Europe’s cheapest and priciest pint destinations in one weekend

A British couple who went on three extreme day trips across two continents, back-to-back, checked out the priciest and cheapest pint destinations and found one clear winner

Politics

3 w. ago Taliban says ‘misunderstanding’ led to arrest of British couple in Afghanistan

After an evaluation a Taliban spokesperson said Peter and Barbie Reynolds would be released as soon as possibleA British couple were arrested in Afghanistan due to a “misunderstanding” that they had fake Afghan passports, the Taliban said on Tuesday.Peter and Barbie Reynolds, 79 and 75, were detained by the Taliban’s interior ministry on 1 February while returning to their home in the central province of Bamiyan. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Taliban will release British teacher, 79, and his wife in Afghanistan 'as soon as possible' after couple were arrested for 'engaging in religious proselytising'

Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, were both arrested on February 1 upon returning to their home in Afghanistan 's Bamiyan province.

Events

3 w. ago Taliban to 'release arrested British couple as soon as possible’

Mr and Mrs Reynolds have run school training programmes for 18 years and remained in the country after the Taliban takeover in 2021.

Events

3 w. ago Taliban ‘will try to release arrested British couple as soon as possible’

Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, have run school training programmes in Afghanistan for 18 years.

Events

3 w. ago BBC Escape to the Country couple from Australia left 'speechless' minutes into Wye Valley viewing

Escape to the Country host Sonali Shah was showing a British couple relocating from Tasmania properties in Gloucestershire - before a show 'first'

Politics

3 w. ago British couple in their 70s arrested by the Taliban in Afghanistan

Peter and Barbie Reynolds were detained in Bamiyan provice for ‘teaching mothers parenting with children’The Taliban have arrested a British couple in their 70s for “teaching mothers parenting with children”.Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife, Barbie, 75, were detained when returning to their home in the Bamiyan province on 1 February. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Taliban arrest Brit couple in their 70s for ‘teaching parenting skills to mothers’ in Afghanistan

Peter and Barbie Reynolds’ texts to their family stopped three days after they were detained on February 1

Events

3 w. ago Elderly British couple in their 70s arrested by the Taliban for 'teaching good parenting skills to mothers'

Peter, 79, and Barbie Reynolds, 75, were arrested on February 1 after they returned to their home in the Bamiyan province in Afghanistan.

Events

3 w. ago Video: Couple on holiday in Australia watch on CCTV as neighbours ‘land

A British couple on holiday in Australia were horrified to watch their neighbours allegedly encroach on their garden while they were away.

Culture

3 w. ago What is espionage as British couple charged in Iran during motorbike tour?

A British husband and wife have been charged with espionage in Iran - but what exactly does that mean?

Transport

4 w. ago Espionage charges are ‘made up’, says mother of British woman detained in Iran

Jennifer Rutland said family members had warned the British couple not to visit Iran because they knew it was ‘dangerous’.

Politics

4 w. ago We sold our home and all our possessions to travel the world because we are fed up with broken Britain (and became accidental TV stars in China)

Almost two years ago, British couple Chris and Tamira Hutchinson and their three children sold their home in Corby, Northamptonshire to travel the world. They have not looked back.

Politics

4 w. ago British motorcycling couple detained in Iran charged with espionage

Craig and Lindsay Foreman accused of entering country ‘under guise of tourists’ A British couple detained in Iran have been charged with espionage after travelling to the country as part of a round-the-world motorbike trip.The Iranian judiciary’s Mizan news agency said Craig and Lindsay Foreman, who are in their early 50s, had been charged after allegedly gathering information in different locations in the country. Continue reading...

Politics