Russia retreats from Kherson in major setback for Putin November 9, 2022 Russia has ordered its troops to retreat from the Ukrainian port city of Kherson in a major setback for Vladimir Putin’s war effort. Russian general Sergei Surovikin today said it was no longer possible to supply the city and the western bank of the River Dnipro. Kherson, which had a pre-war population of 280,000, was [...]
Russia and Ukraine agree deal to resume grain exports July 22, 2022 Russia and Ukraine reached a deal today that will resume grain exports from Ukrainian Black Sea ports. The agreement will restore Ukraine’s global grain exports after the war blockaded exports and caused a stoppage, sending food prices surging around the world and causing a global crisis. “The agreement signed today by Ukraine, the Russian Federation [...]
David Mitchell on acting, cancel culture and why the internet is evil May 25, 2022 On 15 March 2020, David Mitchell took a bow following what he reckoned was the best performance yet of The Upstart Crow, the West End version of Ben Elton’s sitcom about William Shakespeare. The next day the country went into lockdown. “I found the pandemic pretty bleak, really”, says the comedian and panel show host. [...]
Putin “knows he’s in trouble” in Ukraine: Former head of British Army speaks out December 27, 2022 The former head of the British Army has said Vladimir Putin is pushing the idea of peace talks to end the Ukraine war because he’s in a “position of weakness.” Lord Richard Dannatt said of Putin’s negotiation hints that “the reason why he’s talking about this at the present moment is that he knows he’s [...]
BAE Systems goes on hiring spree as wars push up sales December 5, 2023 BAE Systems is going on a recruitment drive, bulking out with fresh talent from across the country as its orders fly up off the back of war.
Ukraine hit with massive Russian missile barrage as UK commits to £2.3bn more in funding December 29, 2022 Several regions of Ukraine, including its capital Kyiv, were facing a massive Russian missile attack on Thursday, the latest in a series targeting national infrastructure. Air raid sirens sounded across the country. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said Russia launched more than 120 missiles. In Kyiv, air defence systems were activated [...]
Bitcoin overtakes Russian rouble as crypto markets buoyant March 1, 2022 The Bitcoin price currently sits at around $43k, having increased more than 12 per cent over the past 24 hours.
Ukraine claims attack on Russian cruise missiles in occupied Crimea March 21, 2023 Ukraine’s military intelligence agency reported what appeared to be a brazen attack on Russian cruise missiles being transported by train in the occupied Crimean Peninsula. The region’s Russian-appointed governor reported an incident in the area of the same Crimean town, Dzhankoi in the northern part of the peninsula, though he did not mention cruise missiles [...]
Israeli-linked cargo ship hijacked by Houthi rebels in Red Sea November 20, 2023 Public shipping databases associated the ship’s owners with Ray Car Carriers, a company founded by Abraham Ungar, an Israeli billionaire.
Germany: EU’s largest economy faces ‘big deterioration’ – and risks slipping back into recession September 16, 2023 It was not long ago that Germany was driving growth in the bloc. Now it is being labelled the ‘sick man of Europe’. Where did it all go wrong?