Russia said on Monday it had successfully tested a Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile, a weapon President Vladimir Putin has touted as part of a new generation of missile systems without equal in the world. The defence ministry said in a statement that the missile had been fired from the Admiral Gorshkov, a warship located … Read more
The boss of collapsed finance company Greensill boasted to staff about the firm’s ‘enormous liquidity’ just three weeks before it collapsed and became embroiled in a political scandal. Australian financier Lex Greensill, 44, reassured staff in an internal video on February 15 – audio of which has been obtained by the FT – of the … Read more
How former editor Roy Greenslade boasted how he did ‘my little bit to get at the truth’ by putting on Irish accent to pass details from a Republican contact to a reporter on his own paper Ex-Fleet Street editor Roy Greenslade phoned one of his reporters in Irish accent He described the phone call to colleague … Read more
Boris Johnson used to boast that his political hero was Larry Vaughn, the mayor from Jaws, who kept beaches open despite the shark attacks. That was then, pre-Covid. Today, Boris is still taking his cue from the Spielberg classic. But he’s singing a different tune. Just when you thought it was safe . . . … Read more
‘I saved his a**’: Trump boasted how he protected Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, Bob Woodward book reveals In one of 18 interviews with investigative reporter Bob Woodward, Trump defended Mohammed bin Salman over gruesome murder of Jamal Khashoggi Trump bragged that he protected the Saudi Crown Prince after the … Read more
The bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee’s final Russia report lays out new claims about Donald Trump‘s ‘relationships with women in Moscow’ – including new allegations about a ‘tape’ of the future president in a luxury hotel elevator. The explosive 1,000 page report caps off a multi-year investigation where investigators concluded that Russia sought to influence the 2016 … Read more
A firm boasted it could win a gong for a celebrity author for £80,000, the Daily Mail reveals. Leaked emails expose a cynical offer to help Barbara Taylor Bradford become a dame by getting direct feedback from ‘the people that matter’. The brazen messages stated: ‘Basically our fee is 80K plus VAT… we bill half … Read more
Arsenal star Alexandre Lacazette ‘pictured with balloon at his lips and messaged his friends that he was “doing balloons”‘ – 18 months after £185,000-a-week star was given a warning for inhaling ‘hippy crack’ Alexandre Lacazette appears to inhale from the balloon in his own home The Arsenal striker appears to relax back on his sofa … Read more
A lorry driver boasted ‘I hate foreigners’ before 39 Vietnamese migrants were found dead in his refrigerator truck, it has been reported. Maurice Robinson, 25, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of all 39 Vietnamese nationals, including ten teenagers and two 15-year-old boys, at the Old Bailey earlier this month. Their bodies were discovered by emergency … Read more