Nigel Farage hits back at claims he accepted more than half a million pounds from Russia: ‘Nonsense’ March 16, 2022 Former UKIP and Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has called suggestions that he received hundreds of thousands of pounds from the Russian state “nonsense”. Labour MP Chris Bryant told a parliamentary debate that he wanted to “point out” payments for Mr Farage amounting to almost £550,000, which he said came from the Kremlin-backed broadcaster RT [...]
Kremlin cronies face more sanctions while furious Putin fires eight generals: ‘Clusterf**k’ invasion not going well’ March 15, 2022 More family members of Russian oligarchs can expect to be targeted with sanctions, a UK official said this afternoon. The official, asked about the potential to sanction family members of Russian elites, said: “Yes, there is actually quite a wide range, out of the 370, who are family members. “There is a number of members, [...]
Wilko apologises after telling staff: Come to work if you have Covid and feel ok March 15, 2022 Household goods retailer Wilko has apologised after it told staff they should come into work if they test positive for Covid but feel well. The government scrapped its legal requirement for Covid patients to isolate at home, leaving it up to bosses to decide their own policies. The high street retailetr has now backtracked on [...]
Angry activists storm villa of Putin’s youngest daughter, plant Ukrainian flag and plan to house refugees March 14, 2022 French activists in the city of Biarritz, in the south of the country, have taken over the luxury villa of the daughter of Russia’s president Vladimir Putin, Catherine Tikhonova. The mansion, locally known as the Alta Mira villa, was seized by local activists on Sunday evening and will be made available for a number of [...]
Isolated Kremlin in overdrive as Russia pounds Kyiv while Putin arrests own security chiefs and begs China for new weapons March 14, 2022 Russia’s military forces have kept up their punishing campaign to capture Ukraine’s capital with fighting and artillery fire in Kyiv’s suburbs. It comes after an air strike on a military base near the Polish border brought the war close to Nato’s doorstep overnight. It raised the possibility that the alliance could be drawn into the [...]
Russian economy to lose nearly third of its value March 14, 2022 Russia’s economy will be plunged into turmoil this year as a result of the country being frozen out of the global economy in retaliation to Moscow invading Ukraine. The country’s output will tumble around 30 per cent this year, far worse than the amount it lost during the financial crisis, according to forecasts by the [...]
Oligarchs’ London mansions are ‘gold bricks to launder money’ says Sadiq Khan as Mayor labels UK refugee response ’embarrassing’ March 14, 2022 London Mayor Sadiq Khan described properties owned by Russian oligarchs in London as “gold bricks used to launder money”. Repeating his call for some to be used to house refugees from Ukraine, he said it would be a form of “poetic justice”. He told Times Radio: “I, for some time, with others, have been complaining [...]
Chaos at the Kremlin: Isolated Putin detains senior FSB security chiefs while third Russian general is killed in Ukraine March 13, 2022 Two senior officers in the Russian security service, the FSB, have been put under house arrest by President Vladimir Putin, according to a report this weekend. Andrei Soldatov, of the investigative website Agentura, reported that Sergei Beseda, the head of the Fifth Service – the FSB’s foreign intelligence branch – and his deputy have been [...]
Berkshire Hathaway says shareholders should vote against plans to replace Warren Buffett as chairman March 12, 2022 Berkshire Hathaway has called on shareholders to vote against plans to replace Warren Buffet as chairman of the Omaha headquartered investment company. The Board of Berkshire Hathaway said shareholders should vote down a proposal, put forward by Pennsylvania investment firm Federated Hermes, to separate the positions of Chairman and CEO within the firm. The move [...]
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.