A Russian soldier is believed to have deliberately ran over his commanding officer with an armoured vehicle – fuelled by rage that the colonel had sent hundreds of his comrades to “certain death”. According to an as-yet unverified report from Ukrainian journalist Roman Tsimbalyuk, some 750 out of 1,500 were killed, with many more wounded. […]

The Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) will undertake an investigation into the policing of the anti-vaccine mandate protests at Parliament earlier this year. Nearly 1900 complaints have been received – many from individuals who were not physically present at the protests but have concerns. Some are from people who were there and have made complaints […]

A French villa and favourite spot of Russian President Vladimir Putin's daughter has had Ukrainian flags painted all over it. Katerina Tikhonova's luxury bolthole is located in Biarritz, in the sunny south of France, and boasts eight bedrooms and three bathrooms. The property is actually currently owned by Kirill Shamalov, Tikhonova's ex-husband. The image of […]

Don’t put the marriage on the skids, Kate! Giggling Duchess tries to make William CRASH as she sabotages driving simulator by adding potholes and torrential rain for her husband to navigate as the pair visit military base on Jamaica William and Kate visited a driving simulator while on the second day of their official visit […]

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal judge Ketanji Brown Jackson faced down a barrage of Republican questioning Wednesday about her sentencing of criminal defendants, as her history-making bid to join the Supreme Court veered from lofty constitutional questions to attacks on her motivations on the bench. In her final day […]

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. Type 2 diabetes risk rises after COVID-19 People may be at increased risk for developing diabetes for up […]

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers unexpectedly decided against reopening schools Wednesday to girls above the sixth grade, reneging on a promise and opting to appease their hard-line base at the expense of further alienating the international community. The surprising decision, confirmed by a Taliban official, is bound to disrupt efforts by the Taliban […]

Labour brands Rishi Sunak ‘Alice in Sunak-land’ for spring statement in which ‘lower taxes mean higher taxes’ amid fall in living standards and eye-watering inflation rise Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves: Sunak made ‘increasingly incredible claims’ The tax burden is on course to be the highest since Clement Attlee was PM  Reeves: ‘When did lower taxes mean […]

Meghan Markle’s friend Omid Scobie blasts palace ‘diversity’ as he wades into row about photos of Will and Kate greeting Jamaicans behind a fence – but experts point out cropped images were from football field and Raheem Sterling did SAME thing Meghan Markle’s biographer hit out at them for not ‘avoiding certain imagery’ Omid Scobie […]

Lambeth’s ‘cancelled’ streets: Map reveals roads and an entire SUBURB that could lose their name because of ‘slavery links’ after Labour-run council ordered ‘vanity project’ review Lambeth Council is conducting a questionnaire over its historic place names  Residents have been asked if places with ties to slavery should be renamed  Tulse Hill is named after […]