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A damaged Russian cargo ship loaded with 20,000 tonnes of highly explosive ammonium nitrate is currently just 15 miles from Margate after being “anchored” on the edge of the English Channel close to the Straits of Dover. The MV Ruby, blocked from entering the Baltic Sea by Danish authorities earlier this week, has travelled south and is close to both the Thames Estuary and the English coast, according to the Marine Traffic ship-tracking website. The vessel, which has reportedly suffered damage to both its rudder and hull, is carrying seven times the amount of ammonium nitrate which caused a devastating ... Read more

Amazon’s Fire TV Stick range might be some of the most popular streaming devices on the planet but they have now got more competition to fend off. Google has released its latest way of watching the big screen and it comes with one upgrade that Amazon won’t match out of the box. The new Google TV Streamer, which was confirmed last month, offers a simple way to watch content from platforms such as Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+ and Prime Video but it also ships with a neat remote that packs an in-built alarm inside. That means if it slips down ... Read more

Meghan Markle doesn’t fail when it comes to fashion, often intentionally choosing timeless classic brands, unknown designers and companies that are close to her passions and philanthropy. The Duchess of Sussex, 43, admitted she didn’t realise her star power until she came into the spotlight after getting engaged to Prince Harry. On her first royal engagement with the Duke, the Duchess was wearing a tote bag by the Edinburgh-based family fashion brand Strathberry. The bag then sold out within 11 minutes and their web traffic grew exponentially. Since then, Meghan has carefully selected brands she believes are worth having a ... Read more

The UK has more than 40 airports some of which are among the busiest in the whole of Europe. But the tiny principality of Andorra is one of the few countries in Europe which doesn’t have an airport. Other European countries without an airport are Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City. Andorra itself is a landlocked country in the Pyrenees between France and Spain, covering 180 square miles, less than a third of the size of Greater London. The nearest airports to Andorra in Spain are Andorra-La Seu d’Urgell in Catalonia, Lleida-Alguaire in Alguaire and Girona-Costa Brava. Carcassonne Airport ... Read more

The AA has heralded the “impeccable” Down Hall Hotel, Spa and Estate in Essex as England’s crown jewel in hospitality, honouring it with the prestigious ‘AA Hotel of the Year for England’ award at the recent AA Hospitality Awards gala. Recognised for its relentless pursuit of hospitality excellence, the award was presented during a glittering ceremony at JW Marriott Grosvenor House in London, which annually celebrates the finest establishments in hotels, restaurants, and culinary arts. Being anointed as “Hotel of the Year” is considered the zenith of industry acclaim and AA inspectors have bestowed praise on Down Hall Hotel for ... Read more

One town in France has left visitors stunned by its beauty, as they declare it the most “quintessentially French’ town ever. Recently highlighted by travel influencer Katya Rudner on her Instagram page, holidaygoers have been adding the beautiful village of Brantôme to their must-visit lists. Sharing a clip of her visit, Katya wrote: “The Venice of Périgord is the second name of Brantôme, a dreamy small town in the southwest of France (about 2 hours from Bordeaux). “The city center is a charming island surrounded by the Dronne River. You can circle it by boat or canoe, or walk around, ... Read more

An elitist odor filled the New York air this week, as presidents and prime ministers gathered at the United Nations General Assembly. They mostly pontificated and propagandized in sync with the ultra-woke, statist UN’s perennial push for greater government control of our economic, cultural, and social lives. For the UN, unaccountable, top-down global decision making by unelected ‘experts’ remains de rigueur. Transparent, bottom-up, nation-based democratic decision-making remains beyond the pale. Nevertheless, a breath of fresh analytical air blew across Manhattan on Monday. The release of the FII PRIORITY Compass 2024 report, an FII Institute publication, provided welcome relief from the ... Read more

Windows 10 users are already facing major changes later next year when this popular operating system loses all free support from Microsoft but now there’s a more urgent deadline that shouldn’t be ignored. Microsoft has just confirmed that PCs using older versions of Windows 10 will soon be blocked from accessing Teams. That means those who don’t upgrade will no longer be able to make video calls, share files or send messages via the much-used platform. “Microsoft Teams is governed by the Modern Lifecycle Policy, the Teams desktop client needs to be under a supported OS version,” a post explained. ... Read more

Young Brits are dicing with death or life-changing injury by inhaling potentially deadly “hippy crack” which is being offered to revellers visiting bars at Tenerife’s party capital. Scores of young holidaymakers were seen taking the drug during boozy nights out at the raucous Veronicas Strip at the popular Playa de las Americas resort. It is the same strip where British teen Jay Slater partied at a festival the night before he disappeared in the island’s mountainous area. The apprentice bricklayer, 19, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, went missing on June 17, 2024, while holidaying for a three-day music festival in Tenerife with ... Read more

Viktor Shvaiko was born in 1965 in Russia’s remote town named Altai. He was born and brought up in natural beautiful surroundings, thus such beautiful surroundings made the very subject of his paintings. He was strongly inclined towards fine arts and paintings; this was the main force which drove him to the Novoaltaisk Artistic School, which is known to be one of the best schools for Arts in the Source link