2 h. ago West is ‘missing obscure sanctions that could set back Russia’s war machine’

US group Dekleptocracy identifies chemicals used for military vehicles’ lubricants and tyres as potential vulnerabilitiesA US group has identified several obscure but potentially key sanctions it says could seriously disrupt Russia’s war effort in Ukraine after last month’s targeting of the Kremlin’s biggest oil firms.Previous rounds of sanctions have been applied to Russian energy companies, banks, military suppliers and the “shadow fleet” of ships carrying Russian oil. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Pals of shopkeeper who turned up safe & well 5 YEARS after vanishing fear he ‘faked his own death to start new life’

FRIENDS of a shopkeeper who turned up safe and well five years after vanishing say they fear he may have faked his own death to start a new life. Ismail Ali, then 46, went missing in May 2020 after he clocked off work in Bradford, West Yorkshire. On Monday, three women - aged 47, 54 and...

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8 d. ago CHRIS PLEASANCE: The truth about Putin's terrifying 'super weapons'

If Putin's dropping hints left, right and centre about terrifying super weapons, then you can bet your bottom dollar it's because he's trying to hide something.

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8 d. ago CHRIS PLEASANCE: Putin wants us to believe his 'Flying Chernobyl' missile and tsunami torpedo could obliterate the West... but this is why we shouldn't take his word

If Putin's dropping hints left, right and centre about terrifying superweapons, then you can bet your bottom dollar it's because he's trying to hide something.

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9 d. ago Inside the cold case investigative team fighting to make sure no missing person is ever forgotten

Armed with old files, new technology and tireless detective work, a small West Midlands team has solved more than 240 cold cases – and tells Harriette Boucher why they refuse to give up on the missing

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1 week ago Search for missing UK Navy crew member ends in sadness as family ask for privacy

The search for a missing UK Navy crew member off the north-west coast of Ireland has ended and they have not been found, the Ministry of Defence has said. Their family has asked for privacy

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1 week ago Tragic update in hunt for missing UK Navy crew member after distress call

The Ministry of Defence has issued a tragic update after a UK Navy crew member was declared missing off the north-west coast of Ireland

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1 week ago Body of missing coal miner found in flooded West Virginia mine, governor says

Mining crew had hit unknown pocket of water last Saturday about three-quarters of a mile into the mineCrews have found the body of the coal miner missing since a West Virginia mine flooded on Saturday, said the state’s governor, Patrick Morrisey, on Thursday.Crews found the body inside Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc’s Rolling Thunder Mine near Belva, about 50 miles east of the state capital of Charleston. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Britain to tighten restrictions on Russian gas exports – here’s why

Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) is set to face a ban on access to UK maritime services

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2 w. ago ‘It seemed like quite a do’: why East Grinstead hosts one of Scientology’s glitziest evenings

Last week, 7,000 people – including Tom Cruise – descended on the West Sussex town for an event that divides local opinionIn the nearly 30 years that Diane Juchau has lived in East Grinstead, not many days live as long in the memory as the day she saw Tom Cruise on the high street. “I saw him a couple of years ago walking past Iceland,” she said.It may seem like a once-in-a-lifetime anecdote but, this week, Cruise was back – and, when the purpose for his visit was revealed, the chance sighting of the Mission: Impossible star in a West Sussex town makes a lot more sense. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Zelenskyy 'ready to flee Ukraine for safety in Spain', Russia claims as major city in sights

Russian outlets have claimed the Ukrainian leader is set to flee the country citing recent advancements in a major battle city that Putin's army 'has surrounded'

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2 w. ago Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv police issue major update after night of protests

Missiles were allegedly thrown at West Midlands Police officers near Villa Park last night where Aston Villa played Maccabi Tel Aviv, a match to which away supporters were banned

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3 w. ago Vladimir Putin boasts he has 'world's most lethal weapon' in horror WW3 warning

Vladimir Putin says he allowed a NATO spy ship to snoop on his latest missile test so the West could see the full might of his nuclear arsenal

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3 w. ago BREAKING: Teenager's family 'cried out for support' before body of boy, 14, was found

Logan Slater, 14, was found dead in Brighouse, West Yorkshire in October 23 last year after going missing for two days

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3 w. ago Cost of iconic British meal set to soar after Russian fisheries slapped with sanctions

Britain’s iconic fish and chips dish faces a fresh crisis as soaring cod prices, driven by tough new UK sanctions on Russian fishing giants, threaten to put the nation’s favourite comfort meal out of reach for many families

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4 w. ago ‘Brilliantly conceived, written and acted’: farewell to Brassic, the raucous sitcom with real heart

After seven riotous seasons packed with stellar cameos and exhilarating farce, Joseph Gilgun’s chaotic comedy goes out on a high. It will be sorely missedBlame Brassic on Dominic West. While filming Pride, the rousing 2014 film about gay Londoners finding solidarity with a hardscrabble Welsh community during the miners’ strike, West was acting alongside lanky live wire Joseph Gilgun, who would regale him with wild tales of growing up in Chorley in Lancashire. Tickled by anecdotes like the theft of a shetland pony, West encouraged Gilgun to mine his formative years for material that could become a TV show.Gilgun teamed up with screenwriter Danny Brocklehurst, no stranger to authentic northern humour after working on Channel 4’s Shameless. The result was Brassic, a headlong comedy about a rowdy gang of scallywags, chancers and wheeler-dealers trying to stay one step ahead of the law and local heavies in the fictional northern town of Hawley. As well as repurposing the ducking and divi...

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