The Kyiv unit patrolling the streets as law and order cracks under war Drunks, thieves, spies and hedgehogs all in a night’s work for the men backing up city’s overstretched police force The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2022
Oligarch says it's better 'sick' Vladimir Putin DIES than carry on destroying Ukraine The shocking comment comes after an expert predicted an order by ailing Vladimir Putin to strike Ukraine or the West with nuclear weapons will not be obeyed by his top commanders because of his ill-health Daily Mirror · May 6, 2022
Vladimir Putin 'bracing for coup' by power elite The Silovarchs after Russia nuclear Ireland threat Putin is said to be "bracing for a coup", while high-powered groups close to him reportedly lay plans to see him removed Irish Mirror · May 6, 2022
Vladimir Putin's army will DISOBEY nuclear bomb order as he's gravely ill, expert says Expert's say Putin's officers are not willing to risk being hauled before a modern equivalent of the Nuremberg trials for unleashing Armageddon if he will not be around to protect them Daily Mirror · May 6, 2022
Who are the silovarchs? As Vladimir Putin 'bracing for coup' from power elite Vladimir Putin is said to be at risk of being deposed by a group of highly powerful KGB and FSB veterans now rooted deep into the fabric of the Russian state called the silovarchs - but what are they? Daily Mirror · May 5, 2022
Putin 'bracing for coup' as army officials and FSB 'look to oust Russian leader' Rumours are swirling in the Kremlin that several former generals and KGB officials want to oust the Russian President and bring an end to the war. Daily Record · May 5, 2022
Vladimir Putin facing possible coup as senior generals 'look to push out Kremlin boss' Kremlin boss under scrutiny as many aides are reported to consider the invasion a mistake and economic disaster for Russia Wales Online · May 4, 2022
Vladimir Putin 'bracing for coup' as generals and FSB 'look to push out Kremlin boss' The Federal Security Service is said to be so annoyed with the lack of military progression in Ukraine that they've contacted generals and former army officials to try and push Vladimir Putin out Daily Mirror · May 4, 2022
Vladimir Putin leading Russia to civil war and total collapse, FSB agent claims Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is aware of the inevitability of civil war in Russia and is playing along the lines of a possible split, according to an insider Daily Mirror · May 2, 2022
Vladimir Putin's army of saboteurs to 'sow chaos and panic' in UK, expert warns An intelligence expert has warned that Russian saboteurs could "sow chaos" in the UK as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues into its third month Daily Mirror · May 1, 2022
UK security services placed on 'high alert' for Putin army of saboteurs Special Branch will reportedly monitor travellers into the UK Nottingham Post · May 1, 2022
Recovery in Scottish business optimism dampened by rising costs Business group calls on councils to increase the amount they spend with local firms and to support start-ups Insider UK · Apr 29, 2022
Welsh towns need to be at the heart of economic revival We need to address the current negative perceptions of town centres Birmingham Post · Apr 29, 2022
Vladimir Putin facing dissent over 'serious' Ukraine error as allies want 'all out war' As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues into its third month, Moscow has shifted its objectives from all out conquest to a battle for the east, in what Kyiv politicians dubbed 'the battle for The Donbas' Daily Mirror · Apr 28, 2022
Reuters · Apr 25, 2022 Lula lead narrows, Bolsonaro rejection steady in new Brazil poll Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's lead in the Brazilian presidential race continued to narrow, a new poll showed on Monday, although voters still overwhelmingly disapproved of how President Jair Bolsonaro has governed.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2022 Putin claims FSB foiled western plot to kill pro-Kremlin journalist Tass reports ‘arrest of members of neo-Nazi group’ allegedly plotting to kill TV host on Ukraine’s orders
Reuters · Apr 25, 2022 Putin accuses West of plotting to kill Russian journalists Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday said his main spy agency had foiled what he cast as a Western plot to kill a prominent Russian journalist.
The Guardian - US · Apr 23, 2022 ‘All I could do was film’: the making of a shocking movie on Alexei Navalny In the eye-opening documentary Navalny, film-maker Daniel Roher was given unprecedented access to a Russian politician surviving an assassination attempt and a prison sentence
The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2022 Putin’s key supporters are now playing a desperate face-saving game in Ukraine Russia’s humiliated military and intelligence blocs know they have let their leader down, and need the war to go on, says political science expert Olga Chyzh
ABC News · Apr 19, 2022 Vladimir Putin's rumoured purge over his disastrous war in Ukraine could show he fell into the 'dictator trap' Nearly two months since he launched his invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin is facing heavy troop losses, ruinous sanctions and rumours of purges and even a possible coup.
The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2022 Russian teacher rejected Kremlin propaganda, then paid the price Teachers who disagree with the war are now joining the ranks of opposition activists, non-governmental organisation campaigners, and independent journalists
Reuters · Apr 18, 2022 Russian teacher rejected Kremlin propaganda, then paid the price Days after Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, Andrei Shestakov opened a set of files in a WhatsApp group chat for history teachers like himself in his town in east Russia.
ABC News · Apr 15, 2022 Why does Russia keep poisoning people? The wild history of Moscow's chemical assassination plots Billionaire Roman Abramovich is just the latest in a long line of people who suspect they may be the target of a Kremlin poison plot. Russia is well-practised in the art of chemical assassinations, but carrying out a murder using poison is inherently risky.
Daily Record · Apr 15, 2022 North Lanarkshire Council urged to buy local in order to support economy The Federation of Small Businesses insist extra £9m would be raised for local economy
Daily Mirror · Apr 15, 2022 Russian soldier admits shelling own country so they can blame Ukraine In a telephone call, recently released by Ukrainian security services, what they claimed was a Russian soldier confessed to firing on his own country and blaming Ukraine for the attack