Kyiv blacklisted the drinks giant which has boosted trade and profits despite promising to pull out over the invasion. Officials at the National Agency on Corruption and Prevention claim Bacardi “assists in or ­contributes to the Russia’s war efforts” by paying a fortune in tax to Vladimir Putin. The listing comes two months after this newspaper revealed claims that the […]

Russia has begun making copies of attack drones it acquired from Iran last year and is using them in combat against Ukrainian forces despite sanctions imposed to cripple the country’s weapons production, according to a report issued Thursday by a weapons research group. The researchers traveled to Kyiv in late July and inspected the wreckage of two attack drones that […]

GEN Z slang “hits different” for middle-aged people – and these are the top 20 terms that leave them most baffled. A poll of 2,000 adults found “choong”, “leng” and “it slaps” are most likely to leave over 45s scratching their heads. While "snatched", "peng" and "boujee" are also terms Gen Z use that baffle those older adults. Others are confused […]

Pocket Bully who ‘ripped off’ part of five-year-old girl’s face when she tried to stroke it outside a Nisa store is pictured Farrah-Leigh, five, was attacked by the dog at a Teesside shop on Saturday night  She was hospitalised to treat ‘significant injuries to her face’  after the mauling WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT  The Pocket Bully dog that ‘ripped off’ part of […]

Bookmark Never miss any of the fun stuff. Get the biggest stories and wackiest takes from the Daily Star, including our special WTF Wednesday email Thank you for subscribing! Never miss any of the fun stuff. Get the biggest stories and wackiest takes from the Daily Star, including our special WTF Wednesday email We have more newsletters A 'major incident' […]

Three historic British coins showing Henry VII on a throne, a 20-year-old Queen Victoria and Charles I holding a sword and olive branch are tipped to sell for nearly £1million altogether The coins, all depicting past monarchs, are from the 15th, 17th and 19th centuries Auctioneers say the coins are a ‘veritable holy grail’ for collectors Three rare British coins […]

UK weather: ‘Some hope on the horizon’ The Met Office has confirmed exactly when temperatures will push 30C as warmer weather builds up from the south. Some Britons will see the mercury peak on Friday or Saturday, but overall the picture is mixed with wet weather and a chance of thundery rain later this week, according to the latest weather […]

Russian BMPT ‘Terminator’ hit with FPV Drones Intense video footage appears to show the moment a so-called Russian Terminator tank was destroyed by Ukraine’s special forces. “Military counter-intelligence officers of the SBU arranged a doomsday for the Russian ‘Terminator-2′ BMPT,” Ukraine’s SBU posted on Telegram along with a video of the action. The Security Service added that a Russian T-80 […]

Top wrestling star Toni Storm has vowed to denounce her British citizenship in front of more than 80,000 people at Wembley Stadium. All Elite Wrestling heads to the UK for its first international show with All In, and will be hoping to have sold around 85,000 tickets by the time the show starts on August 27. And while several British […]