Now Putin scraps New Year’s Eve plan to play ice hockey on Red Square after axing his live TV press conference in apparent bid to avoid being quizzed over failing Ukraine invasion Vladimir Putin, 70, traditionally plays ice hockey in Red Square on New Year  But Kremlin spokesman confirmed today that he will not be participating  Comes after he cancelled […]

KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers leading the negotiations on a bill to fund the federal government for the current fiscal year announced late Tuesday they’ve reached agreement on a “framework” that should allow them to complete work on the bill over the next week and avoid a government shutdown. Congress faces a midnight Friday deadline to pass a spending […]

NEW YORK — Grant Wahl died of an aneurysm in his heart when he was stricken while covering a World Cup match last weekend, according to an autopsy of the well-known American soccer writer. Wahl’s wife, Dr. Céline Gounder, said Wednesday that an autopsy was conducted by the New York City Medical Examiner’s Office. “Grant died from the rupture of […]

Boris Johnson backs Tory push to IGNORE European human rights law and resume sending Channel arrivals to Rwanda for processing Boris Johnson is backing a Tory push to ignore rulings from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and resume sending asylum seekers to Rwanda. Legislation being introduced in the House of Commons later is designed to heap pressure on […]

Bookmark Join the Secret Elves for exclusive news on the year’s best gifts We have more newsletters Eagle-eyed fans have noticed that Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are not actually holding hands in a Christmas card snap posted by their parents the Prince and Princess of Wales. The Kensington Palace couple's official Twitter account showed an informal snap of the […]

Search for the young stars who refuse to be bowed by cancer: Mail helps launch Cancer Research UK Star Awards to celebrate courage and resilience of children battling illness Star Awards celebrate the courage of children diagnosed with cancer  We feature a selection of previous Star Award recipients with remarkable stories Among those supporting the awards is Dani Harmer, who starred as […]

Police rescue 30 people who were locked inside Manchester knock-off fashion store by panicking worker who shut up shop when he saw officers patrolling – then did a runner Officers from Greater Manchester Police heard shouts for help from a store They forced entry to the property and found 30 people had been locked inside It happened in Manchester’s notorious ‘Counterfeit […]

HAVE you got what it takes to be a GCHQ codebreaker? Spies at the government’s listening post have released their annual Christmas card puzzle – and it is aimed at teams of school kids to help find the next Alan Turing. Turing cracked the Nazi’s Enigma which helped win World War Two and is considered the father of modern computing. […]

‘I’m back!’: Accounts for vaccine creator Dr Robert Malone and cardiologist Dr Peter McCullough are the latest to be reinstated to Twitter Dr. Robert Malone, an mRNA vaccine researcher, and cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough, both saw their Twitter accounts reactivated on Monday Both had been banned over Twitter’s policy on Covid-19 misinformation The pair have shared Covid-19 conspiracies that have […]