Author: James Martin
The Pentagon revealed on Wednesday it is training Ukrainians in the use of ‘kamikaze’ Switchblade drones, single use weapons that fly into their targets and detonate on impact.The U.S. has been careful not to allow Russia to accuse it of escalating the conflict in Ukraine. And officials have been careful to avoid questions about training soldiers to use the billions of dollars in gear being delivered to Ukraine. But Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said that the Switchblade was not a system familiar to Ukrainian forces.’So there is going to need to be a little bit of training,’ he said. ‘It is not…
Manchester City will mark the 10th anniversary of their first Premier League triumph by unveiling a statue of Sergio Agüero, the club’s record goalscorer whose last-minute strike claimed the 2011-12 title. Agüero was in his first season at City when his finish on 93 minutes and 20 seconds beat Queens Park Rangers 3-2 and edged out Manchester United for the championship on goal difference. The statue, made by the sculptor Andy Scott, will be presented at the Etihad Stadium on 13 May – the same date as the QPR win – to mark what was City’s first domestic crown in…
The first draft of my investigation into Jimmy Savile — aiming to expose him as a paedophile — was written just days after his death in 2011. The opening words were as follows: ‘When Jimmy Savile died in October, Prince Charles led the tributes to a national treasure. But there was a darker side to the star of Jim’ll Fix It…’Charles was key to Savile’s standing. That Savile had become a valued friend of the famous and the powerful — such as the Prince of Wales and Margaret Thatcher, who reportedly pushed for a knighthood for him and with whom he…
Remedy is remaking Max Payne and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne. In a on Wednesday, the Finnish studio said it was working with Rockstar Games to fully remaster the first two games in its cult classic third-person shooter series for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. Under a new publishing agreement between the two companies, Rockstar will fund the project “in line with a typical Remedy AAA-game production.” What’s more, the studio will rebuild the games in its in-house Northlight Engine, the same engine Remedy used for its most recent title, Control. Nearly three years after…
Mark Wahlberg has listed his massive, six-acre Beverly Hills Park estate for $87.5million, 13 years after purchasing the plot of land for $8M and building his dream family home. The 50-year-old actor initially splashed out $8.25million for a dirt lot in 2009 in the exclusive North Beverly Park community located in the canyon overlooking Hollywood, and enlisted the help of architect Richard Landry of The Landry Design Group to create the home of his dreams.Now, more than 12 years later, Wahlberg is saying goodbye to the family compound he built from scratch, which features an astonishing 12-bedrooms and 20-bathrooms across 30,500…
Rishi Sunak’s wife has been claiming ‘non-dom’ status, meaning she could save on her UK tax bill while living in Downing Street, it emerged last night.Akshata Murthy, the daughter of an Indian billionaire, could have saved millions of pounds over several years through the arrangement.She is registered as non-domiciled for UK tax purposes, a legal way to avoid paying taxes in Britain on overseas income.A spokeswoman for the Chancellor’s wife said: ‘Akshata Murthy is a citizen of India, the country of her birth and parents’ home.’India does not allow its citizens to hold the citizenship of another country simultaneously.’So according to…
You won’t have to reach for a remote the next time you’re ready to return to your Xbox after a TV session. Microsoft is rolling out an update that lets you press the Xbox button on your controller to switch the input to your Series X or Series S. You can flip to cable TV during a download knowing that you just have to grab your controller when you’re ready to play. The feature depends on the newer Xbox consoles’ support for HDMI-CEC. You can enable it through the “Sleep mode & startup” settings section through the “TV & A/V…
The review will evaluate the CDC’s structure, systems and processes, Walensky told CDC staff in an email.Starting April 11, Jim Macrae, an administrator with the US Department of Health and Human Services, will join the CDC for a month-long listening tour and assessment. Walensky said he will provide her with insight on how the delivery of the agency’s science and programs can be further strengthened as it transitions more of its Covid-19 response activities to its various centers, institutes and offices.Walensky also asked three senior leaders to gather feedback on the agency, including its current structure and suggestions for change.…
The Oscars board will meet this Friday to discuss how to discipline Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock at this year’s ceremony, days after the actor resigned from the Academy and said he would ‘accept any further consequences.’David Rubin, the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, told the board Wednesday that he’s moving a meeting originally scheduled for April 18 to this Friday at 9am PST.’Following Mr. Smith’s resignation of his Academy membership on Friday, April 1, suspension or expulsion are no longer a possibility, and the legally prescribed timetable no longer applies. ‘It is in the best…
Two teenage sisters were allegedly raped by Russian troops in a small village outside Kyiv which was brutally occupied by Putin’s forces for as month, its deputy mayor has claimed.Ivankiv, fifty miles north-west of Kyiv, was finally reconnected to the rest of the wartorn country thanks to a pontoon bridge built by Ukrainian army engineers.But horrdenous stories of alleged war crimes have now emerged since its liberation, including claims that two teenage sisters aged 15 and 16 were raped by the Russian invaders.Maryna Beschastna, the town’s deputy mayor, claimed that girls restored to cutting their hair ‘to be less attractive’ after…