Author: Laura Robinson
A vendor went viral after being filmed grilling spicy ice on a barbecue in China By James Reynolds Published: 12:04 EST, 8 December 2023 | Updated: 12:06 EST, 8 December 2023 A street food vendor has found overnight fame after being filmed serving a ‘speciality’ dish of grilled ice cubes at a night market in Changsha, southern China.Footage shows the vendor ‘cooking’ frozen water on a barbecue before dousing it with spicy sauce, brushing it with oil and handing it over to paying customers.A customer looks stunned as she takes a box of ice, which was described as being ‘a bit…
By David Averre and Ap Published: 10:13 EST, 8 December 2023 | Updated: 11:57 EST, 8 December 2023 Thousands of tons of dead fish have washed up on a beach in northern Japan, prompting speculation that the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant has wrought havoc on local ecosystems. The sardines and some mackerel washed ashore in Hakodate on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday morning, creating an unsettling sliver blanket that covered almost a mile of shoreline. Officials could not come up with an explanation for the phenomenon, but Takashi Fujioka, a Hakodate Fisheries Research…
Joey Barton has claimed Alex Scott ‘shouldn’t comment on men’s football’ as he continued his tirade on women’s involvement in the sport.The former Bristol Rovers boss and ex-Man City player has come under fire for his controversial posts about female broadcasters and pundits this week, having tweeted that women ‘shouldn’t be talking with any kind of authority in the men’s game’. Barton – known for stubbing out a cigar in the eye of young team-mate at a Christmas party – took exception to the presenting roster. And after his words generated huge outrage online, he was invited onto Piers Morgan’s show on TalkTV,…
A Boeing 737 passenger jet was forced to make an emergency landing after ‘micro-explosions’ caused both engines to catch fire during take-off.The S7 airline plane with 175 passengers was flying from Novosibirsk – Russia’s third largest city – to capital city Moscow.The fires started as the plane was on the runway taking off, passengers said.The small explosions led to fires in both engines of a Boeing 737, resulting in an emergency landing.A video filmed by a passenger shows the alarming sight of engine fire at around 6.30am today. The flames can be seen flickering violently in the passenger windows during…
Speculation rages over what The Crown’s writer Peter Morgan might do next, with rumours circulating that a new show about all the royal scandals left out of the latest series could be next on screen.However, Prince Andrew, Fergie and the younger royals can breathe easy, as I’m told that now he has called cut on the sixth series of the Netflix drama, that really will be it.The first series went out in 2016 and Morgan is said to have earned at least £1 million an episode, meaning a total of £50 million over the decade he has been working on…
There is something rather liberating when a polite technocrat loses his rag. Boy, Rishi Sunak was cross. Normally tolerant to a fault, the Prime Minister called an emergency Downing Street news conference to address the latest Tory infighting. He. Was. Seething.The intention this week had been to follow Monday’s impressive legal migration crackdown with an end-of-week announcement of the ‘toughest anti-illegal immigration law ever’.Robert Jenrick’s departure on Wednesday night threw an almighty spanner in the works. Principled resignation by Mr Jenrick or treacherous attempt to scuttle the Government? Hard to say.Plain to all, however, was Mr Sunak’s exasperation. But for…
By Jessica Clark Updated: 17:01 EST, 7 December 2023 Billionaire hedge fund boss Chris Hohn’s annual dividend has been slashed in half – but he still took home £275million.The tycoon, who runs TCI Fund Management and once employed prime minister Rishi Sunak as an analyst, paid himself a record £550million in the year to February 2022.But his pay for the following year halved as profits fell from £696million to £363million, say accounts filed at Companies house.Nevertheless, the mammoth earnings, which have seen his fortune estimated at £5billion by the Sunday Times Rich List, underline his status as a top investor.Hohn,…
The eight-year Russian hacking campaign targeting the private conversations of British MPs, civil servants and public figures is said to have been orchestrated by a shadowy cyber unit known as ‘Centre 18’. The unit – part of the notorious Federal Security Service (FSB) – was allegedly run by intelligence officer Ruslan Aleksandrovich Peretyatko and bodybuilder Andrey Stanislavovich Korinets. Today the Foreign Office took the unusual move of naming the two men, who they said successfully compromised the private emails and conversations of high-profile politicians and ministers. During ‘sustained’ attempts to interfere in UK politics, which will only increase next year when the country goes to the…
Russia has targeted hundreds of British MPs, civil servants and academics to snoop on private conversations in a devastating eight-year campaign.Hackers linked to the Federal Security Service (FSB) successfully compromised the private emails and conversations of high-profile politicians and ministers. During ‘sustained’ attempts to interfere in UK politics, which will only increase next year when the country goes to the polls, spies stole information from hundreds of politicians, officials, civil servants, NGOs and journalists.Today the Foreign Office took the unusual move of naming and shaming those behind the hacking campaign, which has been ongoing since 2015.Ruslan Aleksandrovich Peretyatko, who is a Russian…
By Oliver Price Published: 20:35 EST, 6 December 2023 | Updated: 06:00 EST, 7 December 2023 Bus services across the UK could be set to be brought back under public control after Manchester became the first to take its fleet out of private hands.Following decades of ‘wild west’ privatisation, plans are reportedly in motion to allow local authorities to have power over setting bus routes and fares.Areas which are looking to adopt the changes include West Yorkshire, where a consultation will end in a month – with a decision to be made in March.Greater Manchester was the first English region…