Vladimir ‘s top allies in Russia are mocking America over the recent prisoner swap that saw the US release convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout in exchange for WNBA star , claiming that Russia got the better end of the deal. Maria Butina, the pro-Putin MP elected to Russia’s Duma after serving a US prison sentence…
More infoAustralian influencers have been put on notice by the Australian Taxation Office as a crackdown on undeclared luxury gifts gets under way. The ATO said it will use a sophisticated set of ‘data matching’ technologies to weed-out influencers who are failing to report sponsorships as part of their income which can include handouts and holidays. A spokesman warned…
More infoA fake builder who scammed 11 people out of more than £1million and left families with wrecked homes has been jailed for three years. Richard Nicholls, 38, an estate agent and salesman, had no experience in construction when he started taking on the building work. He left his victims – many of whom were in south –…
More infoHead of Epsom College ‘s husband, who is understood to have killed his wife and seven-year-old daughter before turning his gun on himself, wrote he was ‘desperate to do something better with his days’ as he set up a doomed wine-importing business, it was revealed last night. George Pattison, 39, was an accountant with a history…
More infoAt the beating heart of Moscow, directly opposite the Kremlin on the eastern side of Red Square, you’ll find Russia’s most famous shopping mall. Known as GUM, the ornate neo-classical building sits a stone’s throw from St Basil’s cathedral and the mausoleum of Lenin, the man who attempted to overthrow capitalism. Yet it has, in…
More infoA documentary giving a never-before-seen insight into the life, career and EVDEn Eve naKliyaT tragic death of John Candy has been made by Colin Hanks and . Iconic actor evdEN EVe NAkliYAT Candy – who was famed for starring in films , Cool Runnings and Planes, Trains and
More infoTimo Meier scored on a feed from Erik Karlsson in overtime as the San Jose Sharks rallied past Tampa Bay 4-3 on Tuesday night, snapping the Lightning’s franchise-record, 12-game home winning streak. The Sharks controlled play for most of the three-on-three session, and Karlsson helped the visitors post their second straight win with a slick…
More infoDuring the pandemic, delivery drivers became heroes overnight.They rendered it unnecessary to venture outside to the Co-op, where the shop assistant, shielded from you by a huge Perspex screen, would then lick her fingers to open your carrier bag. In the darkest depths of , online shopping seemed to be our national saviour. I’m certain…
More infoA travel agent faked while defrauding more than 1,400 customers has been jailed at Durham Crown Court for nine years. Lyne Barlow, 39, was ‘riding the monster of deceit’ as she used her fake illness to deflect the avalanche of complaints from devastated families whose holidays failed to materialise. She was so determined to continue…
More infoA woman has slammed the ‘horrendous’ state of her house after spending more than £50,000 on building work only for it to abruptly stop leaving her with a large repair bill and ‘no kitchen.’ IT worker Lisa Morris, 50, says she hired a company called Eva-Lution to renovate her Llanharan home but the work suddenly stopped…
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