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The UK Government have imposed sanctions on a network of oligarchs and financiers linked to the oil and gold businesses holding up Russia’s war machine in Ukraine. A total of 29 individuals and corporations have been sanctioned according to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The move comes as part of efforts to strangle Russia’s war economy, which relies heavily
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Wetherspoons has closed five more pubs, with 28 more boozers still at risk of shutting their doors for good. The most recent closure is "The Butler's Bell" in Stafford, which shut on October 22. The pub was listed for sale earlier this year and has now been bought by Davenports Brewery. The new pub will offer food, live entertainment and
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A nightmarish video has captured the moment a cave explorer panicked after missing an airpocket in an underwater cave causing a near-drowning experience. The video was captured when a group of adventurers had uncovered a network of caves on an abandoned ranch that was bought by social media star Dr Matt Carriker, from Texas, US. While many people would avoid
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Britons have been told to expect one to two inches of rain days after Storm Ciaran departed UK shores. Forecasters have noted that low pressure will deliver another round of rain after developing above Scotland this week. The last week has seen the country pummelled by heavy wind and rain that caused chaos over the Channel isles and beyond, with
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Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi jailed in Iranian prison for opposing the hijab and death penalty goes on hunger strike inside jail Narges Mohammadi, 51, is serving multiple sentences in Tehran’s Evin prison Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi began a hunger strike on Monday over being blocked from accessing medical care and to protest the country’s mandatory headscarves for
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ISRAEL'S President has called for a ban on the pro-Palestine march taking place on Remembrance Day. In an exclusive interview with Piers Morgan Uncensored, President Isaac Herzog labelled the London protest "atrocious and hypocritical". In an emotional and highly-charged one-on-one interview, the President said: "I call upon all decent human beings to object to the march and ban it. "Because
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A UK town which was once described as vibrant is now living in 'the Dark Ages' – where shops are lucky if they receive any business after midday. The town of Eston in Teesside appears to be on the cusp of a forgettable period in its history, with the former mining town suffering from empty stores and a lack of
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Harrowing 1917 film of First World War’s Battle of Arras is restored by the Imperial War Museum to the original version that was shown in cinemas that same year Experts at the Imperial War Museum (IWM) restored the footage over five years Curators kept the original camera shakes caused by vibration of shelling The 74-minute film that immerses the audience
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ISRAEL claims to have encircled Gaza City and split the besieged enclave in two almost a month on from the horror October 7 massacre. The IDF is determined to topple Hamas terrorists from power in the region – with troops expected to pour into Gaza City in the next 48 hours. Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari declared: "Today, there is
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Videos of Russia’s kamikaze attack on Vuhledar released Ukraine launched 15 cruise missiles at a Russian shipyard in occupied Crimea, resulting in a direct hit on a Russian warship. The attack, using French-supplied SCALP missiles, could potentially disrupt Moscow’s offensive capabilities in the region. The strike happened at the Zalyv dockyard in the port city of Kerch, where the Russian
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