His latest book’s banned in Russia… but Jeffrey Archer still says St Petersburg’s a real thriller

There’s only one downside to visiting St Petersburg. You quickly realise you’ll have to return again and again if you want to see everything. I’ve visited the Russian city six times over the past 30 years and still feel I’ve only scraped the surface. The Winter Palace is second only to Versailles in architecture and … Read more

Woman biker’s 120mph crash is caught on helmet camera as she cheats death racing a car in Russia

Woman biker’s 120mph crash is caught on her helmet camera as she cheats death and suffers just cuts and bruises while street racing a car in Russia The biker, Angelina, is known as the Sochi Speeder after her western Russia city Angelina was riding a Kawasaki ZX-6R  when her bike began to speed wobble Motorists … Read more

Russian bankers who lived life of luxury in UK having riches seized after racking up £730m debts

Two Russian bankers, who lived in luxury in England, face having their assets seized by financial investigators after they were declared the second-biggest bankrupts in British history.  Financial investigators are searching to claim former Russia‘s National Bank Trust (NBT) shareholders Ilya Yurov and Nikolay Fetisov’s assets. This comes after they were accused of siphoning off … Read more

Donald Trump unveils Space Force flag and claims U.S. is working on a ‘super duper missile’

President Donald Trump touted a ‘super duper’ missile as he staged a ‘very special moment’ and unveiled the new flag of the Space Force Friday. Trump, who regularly claims he inherited a hollow military, staged the ceremony for the new military service he pushed for  in the Oval Office – and claimed the U.S. was … Read more

Dashcam footage from Russia shows car driving BACKWARDS before stopping in a crumpled heap

Well that’s one way to overtake! Dashcam footage shows car shooting past driver BACKWARDS in shower of sparks before coming to a halt as a crumpled heap Dashcam footage showed a car driving backwards on a dual carriageway The car hit two walls and spun out of control as sparks shot out in Russia  The … Read more

Coronavirus Russia: Medics get £8 bonus for risking their lives

Russian medics are given bonus of just £8 for risking their lives on the coronavirus front line Doctors were promised a monthly bonus of up to £900 for treating virus patients Many posted photos of pay cheques where the extra money amounted to £8  Russia now has the world’s second-highest number of coronavirus infections Here’s … Read more

Aeroflot is world’s most on-time airline followed by ANA and Delta with Virgin Atlantic best in UK

Russia‘s Aeroflot has been named as the world’s most on-time mainline airline in 2019 in a new report. It has beaten Japan‘s All Nippon Airways (ANA), which comes second, and highest-ranked U.S airline Delta Air Lines is third overall. Virgin Atlantic is the UK’s most on-schedule carrier. Meanwhile, Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport is named as the … Read more

Russia has 14,000 pieces of ‘space junk’ debris orbiting Earth

Space junk is littering the final frontier and Russia has contributed more to the collection than any other country. A new infographic reveals which countries owns the garbage floating in space and Russia is responsible for 14,403 pieces and the US comes in second with 8,734. The compiled data shows more than 30,000 particles from … Read more

Oldest fossilized salamander ever discovered lived 230 million years ago in Russia

Oldest fossilized salamander ever discovered lived 230 million years ago in Russia and provides ‘a missing link’ in the evolution of frogs Researchers working in Russia have uncovered the oldest salamander fossil The one-inch specimen live 230 million years ago on both land and in water The fossil is 90 million years older than those … Read more

Coronavirus: Russian and Chinese hackers target US and UK labs

International hackers have targeted coronavirus research labs in the US and UK, cybersecurity agencies have warned. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre say the criminals have been discovered targeting healthcare bodies, particularly those involved in coronavirus response.  The news comes as countries worldwide remain engaged in a tense … Read more