Cold War traitor George Blake was flagged as ‘unreliable’ and ‘un-British’ by MI6 superiors 

An MI6 training officer warned superiors that notorious double agent George Blake was ‘unreliable’, ‘un-british’ and lacked the qualities to work in the field for the Secret Intelligence Service, newly released papers have revealed. The warning came before his treachery began – which is feared to have sent 600 spies to their deaths by betraying them to … Read more

Alexei Navalny spokeswoman jailed and schoolgirl interrogated in fresh free speech crackdown

The spokeswoman of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was jailed for nine days today to stop her from attending further protests as the Kremlin’s free-speech crackdown extends to the country’s young people. The imprisonment of Kira Yarmysh today for multiple counts of organising a rally comes before pro-democracy Russians are due to take to the … Read more

Rival Navalny claims theatre, casino and strip club inside Putin’s £1billion palace

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who was arrested on his return to Russia last weekend, has claimed a strip club, casino and a theatre are among a series of luxurious rooms inside President Putin’s £1billion ‘palace’.  Navalny claims to be in possession of leaked floor plans of Putin’s lavish property on Russia’s southern Black Sea coast … Read more

Woman, 22, probed for ‘stealing Pelosi’s laptop during Capitol riot and trying to sell it to Russia’

Riley June Williams, of Harrisburg, was charged Sunday with entering a restricted building and disorderly conduct after she was videoed rioting inside the Capitol last week. She is now being investigated by the FBI A Pennsylvania woman charged in the January 6 riots at the US Capitol is also being investigated by the FBI amid … Read more

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo leads world condemnation of Kremlin for arresting Alexei Navalny

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo leads world condemnation of Kremlin for arresting Alexei Navalny – but Moscow hits back telling Americans: ‘Deal with problems in your own country’ By Rachael Bunyan For Mailonline and Wires Published: 02:42 GMT, 18 January 2021 | Updated: 02:47 GMT, 18 January 2021 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo led … Read more

Boy, 11, has both legs sliced off in ‘train surfing’ horror in Russia

An 11-year-old boy has had both his legs sliced off after falling under a goods train during an attempted ‘train surfing’ stunt in Russia. Arkady Aksenov fell onto the track while riding on the moving freight carriages, before being run over by the carriages which tore off his entire left leg and also severed his … Read more

Nazi monkey and swastika-wearing goats at Russian circus spark fury and criminal probe

The furred Reich: Nazi monkey and swastika-wearing goats at Russian circus spark fury and criminal probe The bizarre show was commissioned by the Russian Orthodox Church It showed animals wearing Swastika capes being led by trainers in Nazi uniforms The church and circus argue the show depicts the Soviet victory over Hitler Russian law allows … Read more

Incredible moment rescue crews pull 14-year-old from 10ft deep avalanche that killed his family

Incredible moment rescue crews pull 14-year-old ALIVE from 10ft deep avalanche that killed his parents and younger sister when it buried Arctic ski resort in Russia Schoolboy Makar Popov, 14, survived an avalanche in Norlisk, northern Russia  Sleeping in a small house when the snow blanketed around of 6,500 square feet  His parents and younger … Read more

Swedish filmmaker ‘looking forward to giving evidence’ after arrest for filming ferry wreckage

A Swedish filmmaker has revealed that he is looking forward to giving evidence next month after being arrested for filming the wreckage of doomed ferry MS Estonia. Henrik Evertsson will appear in court in Gothenberg on January 27, accused of breaching an international treaty, which declared the site a marine grave and prohibited any exploration … Read more

Tourist is killed and four more are trapped under huge icicles at a Russian beauty spot

Tourist is killed and four more are trapped under huge icicles after parts of a 131ft frozen waterfall collapsed at a Russian beauty spot Rescuers rushed to the remote Vilyuchinsky waterfall on Pacific coast Thursday  Group of seven and their guide became trapped after huge shards fell down As well as the dead person another … Read more