By JOE DAVIES FOR MAILONLINE Britain’s gin industry has been booming for a decade and there is no sign of the trend slowing down. In 2019, the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) valued gin sales in the UK at £2.3billion, with more than 76 million bottles sold — 10 million more than in the … Read more
Escape from HELL: Arctic villagers flee raging wildfires on boats as 35ft flames encircle remote settlement Residents in remote Svatay, northern Russia, fled on the Alazeya River Village is 140 miles above Arctic Circle and has been encircled by fires for weeks Fires fuelled by high winds have wiped out ancient trees and roasted live … Read more
President Donald Trump has insisted that neither China nor Russia want him to be reelected, claiming that China would ‘own’ the U.S. if Joe Biden were elected to the presidency. ‘If Joe Biden was president, China would own our country,’ Trump said in remarks at a press conference on Friday night, responding to reports about … Read more
Twitter has unveiled new labels marking the tweets and accounts of ‘state-backed media’ as well as official government entities, in a move it says will ‘increase transparency and accountability.’ Twitter on Thursday announced the new steps to prevent the spread of content from state-affiliated media used to advance a government’s political agenda — a move … Read more
Twitter adds labels to state-controlled media outlets like China Daily and Sputnik in a bid to combat foreign influence and misinformation on its platform Twitter announced it is adding labels to state-controlled media outlets Labels are applied to accounts from the countries of the UN Security Council This includes China, France, Russian Federation, the UK and … Read more
The Russian businessman whose explosives blew up Beirut’s port has been interviewed by police at his home in Cyprus – but is likely to avoid any charges. Igor Grechushkin was asked a ‘list of questions’ by Cypriot investigators in Limassol this afternoon on behalf of the Lebanese authorities, MailOnline can reveal. A cargo of 2,750 … Read more
Core blimey! Driver demonstrates novel way to cut an apple in half using her car window Anna Zhakova, 32, from Saint-Petersburg, Russia shows off her unique trick She opens the window slightly, places the apple in the gap, and winds it up The apple perfectly splits in half and she shares the fruit with her … Read more
© Juha Tamminen The Jokers may have to play their KHL home games in Russia next season due to the coronavirus. Owner of the Helsinki Association Jari Kurri said about it on Tuesday In an MTV Sports interview. – Well, of course it is possible, but yes we live in the hope that things will … Read more
Secret UK trade documents used by then Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to attack the Government were stolen by Russian hackers from the email account of former international trade secretary Liam Fox, it was reported today. The Department of International Trade documents on post-Brexit trade talks with the US were brandished by the hard Left MP at … Read more
Russia prepares for mass coronavirus vaccination campaign in OCTOBER after clinical trials with teachers and doctors first in line Health Minister Mikhail Murashko outlined his plan for wider vaccines in October State research facility Gamaleya Institute has completed trials for the vaccine Some experts are concerned at how quickly Russia is planning to distribute it … Read more