Russia‘s second richest oligarch faces a £5billion divorce showdown with his ex-wife in London after she got ‘just’ a £65million payout from the metal tycoon. The Court of Appeal ruled Natalia Potanina, 59, can bring a financial claim against 60-year-old Vladimir Potanin in the English courts. She is seeking around £5billion from the businessman, who is … Read more
A remarkable polar bear was finally in captivity tonight after walking a record 675 miles from its Arctic Ocean habitat. After a six-week effort, authorities eventually caught the beast, which appeared furious that its marathon adventure had come to an end. In a video, the bear is seen angrily shaking its cramped cage. The bear’s … Read more
It is probably the most famous fighter aircraft in history, its sleek shape familiar to millions after it helped to defeat the German air assault during the Battle of Britain. So it may come as a shock to see a Spitfire bearing the Soviet red star on its fuselage and wings instead of the usual … Read more
It is probably the most famous fighter aircraft in history, its sleek shape familiar to millions after it helped to defeat the German air assault during the Battle of Britain. So it may come as a shock to see a Spitfire bearing the Soviet red star on its fuselage and wings instead of the usual … Read more
DarkSide is believed to be based out of Russia and made up of veteran cybercriminals. In a statement (above) following the Colonial attack, the group denied being political and said their only goal was to ‘make money’ The cyberextortion attack that forced the shutdown of America’s largest fuel pipeline was carried out by a criminal gang … Read more
The Queen’s cousin Princess Olga Romanoff says she was taught to ‘sit down and shut up’ rather than ‘air dirty linen in public’. Princess Olga, 71, is the daughter of Tsar Nicholas II’s eldest nephew, Prince Andrew, who escaped Russia on a British warship in 1919 and lives alone at Provender, a 30-room 13th century home in … Read more
Vladimir Putin wrote Britain and the US out of defeating the Nazis in the Second World War in his annual Red Square speech marking Victory Day – by changing a single word. The Kremlin leader altered his prepared text as he addressed 12,000 troops on the most sacred day in the Russian calendar commemorating the … Read more
The one lesson I’ve learned from life: Strictly’s Pasha Kovalev says stand up for your beliefs Ballroom dancer, Pasha Kovalev, 41, spent eight years on Strictly Come Dancing He won the BBC programme in 2014 with the late TV presenter Caroline Flack He is married to Countdown star Rachel Riley, 35, whom he met on … Read more
This is the moment the Queen’s cousin Prince Michael of Kent received an honorary professorship from one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s oldest and most trusted cronies. Professor Vladimir Litvinenko, who has ‘direct links with Putin’, can be seen fawning over the Prince, 78, as he presents him with his honorary professorship for furthering Russian-British relations. … Read more
Russia has marked the 76th anniversary of victory in World War II with an annual Victory Day Parade. President Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed that Russia will ‘firmly’ defend national interests and denounced the return of ‘Russophobia’. His speech to thousands of soldiers and veterans on Red Square came at the start of an annual parade … Read more