FSB assassins ‘were behind Navalny poison attack’

Russia’s FSB security service was behind the poisoning of Alexei Navalny in an operation which was likely approved ‘at the highest echelons of the Kremlin’, according to an investigative report by Bellingcat.  Navalny was targeted after ‘years of surveillance’ in which the Putin critic was ‘shadowed’ by a special FSB unit – who may even … Read more

Now virtual vikings can get to Valhalla… faster – PETER HOSKIN reviews Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla

Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla (PlayStation, Xbox, PC, £59.99)  Verdict: Meditative murder  Rating: Yakuza: Like A Dragon (PlayStation, Xbox, PC, £54.99) Verdict: Crazy crimes Rating: The Falconeer (Xbox, PC, £24.99) Verdict: Gliding not soaring  Rating: A new dawn has broken. After years of frenzied speculation and anticipation, the next generation of gaming consoles is finally here. It … Read more

Assassins ‘sprinkled poison on Alexei Navalny’s underwear’

Russian dissident Alexei Navalny could have had poison sprinkled in his underwear, according to the scientist who invented the nerve agent Novichok.  Navalny remains in a coma in a Berlin hospital nearly two weeks after collapsing on a plane in Siberia in what German medics suspect was a poisoning.  Friends of the Putin critic have … Read more

Harry Cole: Shadowy assassins trying to ‘strangle at birth’ Boris Johnson’s civil service reforms

HARRY COLE: Shadowy assassins are trying to ‘strangle at birth’ Boris Johnson’s civil service reforms By Harry Cole For The Mail On Sunday Published: 01:15 BST, 5 July 2020 | Updated: 01:19 BST, 5 July 2020 Boris Johnson’s closest aides are paranoid that dark forces in Whitehall are trying to ‘strangle at birth’ sweeping civil … Read more