PM received £7,150 in gifts from Russian friend Lebedev as Mi6 raised security concerns March 13, 2022 Boris Johnson received £7,150 in gifts while he was London mayor from media mogul Lord Evgeny Lebedev at the same time Mi6 was raising security concerns about the Russian-British dual national, it has been revealed. Documents show Johnson received gifts like private jet flights to visit Lebedev’s Italian villa, chaffeur-driven cars and dinners in London [...]
UK firms welcome Ukranian refugees with offer of 10,000 jobs March 13, 2022 British businesses including Marks & Spencer are calling on government to welcome Ukranian refugees fleeing war in Russia.
Gove says £350 a month will be given to people housing Ukrainian refugees March 13, 2022 Brits who take in Ukrainian refugees will be given £350 a month as a part of a government scheme, housing secretary Michael Gove has said. Gove today said more than 3,000 UK visas had now been given out to those fleeing Ukraine, which is up from 1,300 on Thursday. The government has opened up refugee [...]
Russian troops abducted Ukrainian mayor after capturing city of Melitopol March 12, 2022 Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russian troops of kidnapping the mayor of the Ukrainian city of Melitopol, after he refused to cooperate with their demands. In a video briefing, Zelensky said: “Today in Melitopol the invaders captured mayor of the city, Ivan Federov – a mayor who courageously defends Ukraine and the people of [...]
Putin’s girlfriend Alina and their four children go into hiding in luxury chalet in Switzerland March 11, 2022 The long-term girlfriend of Russian president Vladimir Putin - Alina Kabaeva - has reportedly gone into hiding in Switzerland, together with the couple's four young children.
Business of Space: Has Roscosmos imposed its own restrictions? March 11, 2022 This week Russian space chief hits out on Twitter… again SpaceX takes in-orbit satellite tally above 2,000 Range applications sent off for UK’s first-ever vertical launch site Roscosmos Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has seen a number of governments impose sanctions on the country, which range from having assets frozen to being locked out of certain [...]
Russia sent ‘400 mercenaries’ to kill Ukraine’s President Zelensky March 11, 2022 Vladimir Putin sent more than 400 Russian assassins to kill Ukraine’s democratically elected president Vlodymyr Zelensky – and break up his government. Kyiv was placed under a ‘hard’ curfew for 36-hours last week, after news of the mercenaries reached its government, and its army tried to clamp down on any possible infiltrators. A source close [...]
Russia’s ‘most favoured nation’ trade status to be revoked by US and EU today March 11, 2022 US President Joe Biden is expected to announce today that, along with the European Union and the Group of Seven countries, the US will move to revoke “most favoured nation” trade status for Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. That is according to a source familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of [...]
Ukraine: 40-mile Russian convoy fans out into towns and forests around Kyiv with artillery into firing position March 11, 2022 A massive convoy outside the Ukrainian capital has split up and fanned out into towns and forests around Kyiv, according to new satellite photos, with artillery pieces raised into firing position in a potentially ominous movement of the Russian military. Satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies showed that the 40-mile convoy of vehicles, tanks and artillery [...]
London much better prepared for terror attack than five years ago March 11, 2022 London is significantly better prepared to deal with a potential terror attack than five years ago, although the capital will never be “entirely safe”, an independent review has found. Lord Toby Harris’ report said “very substantial progress” has been made by the emergency services and other agencies following the 2017 attacks on Westminster Bridge, London [...]