During an interview with Sky News’ Security and Defence Editor, Deborah Haynes, Steele said, “I would hope there’d be a whole queue of people that might want to play it, because these have been tumultuous times and quite dramatic events.” Steele also told Haynes that actor Daniel Craig – who …
Read More »No fuel shortage? Motorists queue for petrol across UK, nearly 400 stations impose £30 limit amid ‘unprecedented demand’
Long queues of cars at petrol stations were spotted across the UK on Friday, with hundreds of motorists seeking to top off their tanks amid fears of fuel shortages. Some petrol stations ran out of fuel and closed, while many others lacked at least one brand of fuel, according to …
Read More »YES-men! Western politicians, journalists & thought leaders queue up to launder image of Ukrainian oligarch Pinchuk at Kiev forum
Witness, for example, this year’s meeting of the Yalta European Strategies group (or YES, get it?). The forum was established as an annual event by Victor Pinchuk, one of Ukraine’s most well-connected and richest men. Since then, YES has been perhaps the single most efficient image-laundering project ever undertaken by …
Read More »Hundreds queue to catch a glimpse of Russia’s brand new ‘Checkmate’ fifth-gen stealth fighter at MAKS 2021 Air Show (VIDEO)
Unveiled at the MAKS 2021 outside Moscow on Tuesday, the stealth fighter, dubbed ‘Checkmate,’ has become a real point of attraction at the air show that runs until July 25. Videos published by the Russian military-industrial conglomerate Rostec and local media on Friday showed a long line stretching for about …
Read More »Gas stations run dry and motorists queue for fuel in US, as ransomware attack on pipeline leads to shortages (VIDEOS)
A ransomware attack on Friday shut down a 5,500-mile gasoline and diesel pipeline that supplies nearly half of the fuel supply of the entire US East Coast. Operated by the Colonial Pipeline Company, the vital fuel artery normally transits 100 million gallons per day from Texas all the way to …
Read More »Peru’s impeached ex-president, accused of jumping vaccination queue, says he’s tested positive for Covid-19
“Despite the necessary precautions to avoid bringing the virus home, my wife and I have tested positive for COVID and are symptomatic,” Vizcarra announced on Twitter on Sunday. Peruvian president until November, Vizcarrra was ousted by the parliament over “moral incompetence” as Peru’s GDP plummeted amid the pandemic that saw …
Read More »‘How come you jumped the queue?’: Fans demand answers over Amir Khan Covid jab after ex-boxing champ posts snaps receiving vaccine
Former world champion and Olympic silver medalist Khan, 34, confirmed Wednesday that he has received a vaccination against Covid-19, confirming on Instagram that he had received the much sought-after shot. “Finally got my Covid vaccine. Feel fantastic. #Staysafe #nhs #nhsstaff #thankyou,” he wrote in accompaniment of the post. Within minutes, though, Khan was …
Read More »Rule-breaking Rita Ora’s queue-jump into Sydney for a TV show is an insult too far for Aussies who can’t return home due to Covid
Let’s be straight on a few things first: I’m no fan of Rita Ora, I’ve watched the UK series of The Voice maybe a handful of times and like many of my fellow Australians, I cannot abide the kowtowing to celebrity that infects society like a brain-eating virus. So to …
Read More »Teachers should be at the front of the queue for Covid vaccine… if UK schools shut again it will be a national disgrace
It may be uplifting to see beloved British octogenarians receiving the first of the Covid-19 vaccine jabs, but surely immunising teachers and school children would be far more effective in drastically cutting infection rates across the country? If we can just get to grips with containing the spread of the …
Read More »At least 15 people trampled to death as thousands queue for visas in eastern Afghanistan
Provincial officials said that the incident occurred as more than 3,000 people queued up to collect tokens needed to apply for paperwork allowing them to travel to Pakistan. “The visa applicants jostled to secure their token from the consulate officials… the crowd got out of control, leading to a stampede,” …
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