World’s superpowers like the US, China and Russia are refusing to pay the congestion charges (Picture: Shutterstock) The US Embassy and 144 other diplomatic missions have been named and shamed for owing £161 million in London congestion charges. We have all been there – trying to avoid paying a fine and hoping it will just go away. But when you are the diplomatic representative of a superpower like the US and owe millions, the pressure is on. Embassies from 145 … Continue reading “London’s US Embassy owes £15,600,000 in congestion charges”
Bizarre theory around Trisha Paytas’ superhero-inspired name of third baby
Trisha Paytas, Queen Elizabeth II, and Ozzy Osbourne are now one big happy family, according to the internet (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk) What do Queen Elizabeth II and Ozzy Osbourne have in common? One wore the Crown, the other was the Prince of Darkness, and both have been reincarnated as the children of Trisha Paytas – according to the internet. In September 2022, a social media theory took off, suggesting that Trisha Paytas, 37 – a YouTube vlogger with 5million subscribers on … Continue reading “Bizarre theory around Trisha Paytas’ superhero-inspired name of third baby”
The ‘best’ restaurant in the US is officially coming to London
A top New York restaurant is popping up in London in August (Picture: Getty Images) If a trip to New York isn’t on the cards any time soon, but you’ve always wanted to eat at one of Manhattan’s top restaurants, you’re in luck. The ‘best’ restaurant in the city (and the entire country, for that matter) is going to be heading across the pond to pop up here very soon. Atomix, is a Korean restaurant by Chef Junghyun Park and … Continue reading “The ‘best’ restaurant in the US is officially coming to London “
‘A bus driver killed my daughter but I still blame myself because of one decision’
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Anti-organised crime chief mysteriously found dead in Benidorm swimming pool
Spanish Civil Guard officers stand outside the garage where the body of the Russian pilot Maxim Kuzminov was found after he was shot dead, in Villajoyosa, Spain (Picture: Reuters) A former official at Ukraine’s Interior Ministry has been found dead at the very same Spanish resort where a Russian military defector was murdered. Ihor Hrushevskyi, the ex-head of the anti-crime police unit, was discovered in the town of Villajoyosa, a few miles from the resort popular with British tourists for its … Continue reading “Anti-organised crime chief mysteriously found dead in Benidorm swimming pool”
First look inside Putin’s secret ‘death’ factory where teenagers build drones
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Nato scrambles warplanes for 13th time in weeks after latest Putin attack
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Moscow airports in chaos after fourth night of Ukraine drone strikes on city
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War planes scrambled over Nato country after Russia launches latest barage
War planes took to the skies to protect Poland’s border (Picture: AP) NATO was forced to scramble war plans after Vladimir Putin launched a savage new attack on Ukraine. Russia pummelled crucial military targets and civilian areas in a five-hour missile and drone barrage. However Moscow also came under attack for the third night in a row, as Volodymyr Zelenskyy defied Trump’s order not to target the Russian capital. The exchange of fire came after Russian orders instructing soldiers to … Continue reading “War planes scrambled over Nato country after Russia launches latest barage”
Putin is ‘a long-term threat to the freedom of Europe’
Ukrainian firefighters work to extinguish a fire following mass Russian strikes in Donetsk (Picture: Ukrainian State Emergency Service/UPI/Shutterstock) The German chancellor has warned Putin poses a long term threat to the whole of Europe and not just Ukraine. Friedrich Merz said the US’s accusations that the continent was doing too little to secure its own defence was right as Putin continues to make threats against Western Europe. In a visits to the UK in a bid boost the countries’ defence … Continue reading “Putin is ‘a long-term threat to the freedom of Europe’”