Elon Musk says the ‘fighter jet era has passed’ and the US needs autonomous war drones to compete

Elon Musk believes the era of fighter jets is over and future warfare will be carried out by autonomous drones. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO made the prediction while speaking with US Air Force Lt. Gen. John Thompson at the Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Florida on Friday. ‘Drone warfare is where the future will … Read more

Ipswich named the UK’s top ’emerging destination’ in the 2020 TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards

1. KOCHI, INDIA A blending of small, ancient villages along India’s southwestern coast created modern-day Kochi. It’s where sunset strolls, dining on fresh fish from seaside vendors and boat rides through the islands offshore are all part of the charm. Kochi is a blending of small, ancient villages along India’s southwestern coast While visitors to … Read more

Make BP quit Russia, Lib Dem peer Lord Teverson urges Bank boss Carney

Make BP quit Russia, Lib Dem peer Lord Teverson urges Bank boss Carney Lord Teverson is concerned about BP’s £9.8bn stake in oil and gas giant Rosneft  Tensions between Rosneft and US could damage BP’s ability to pay dividends  BP dividends are relied upon by major pension funds By Harriet Dennys For The Mail On … Read more

Turkish president Erdogan vows to keep doors open for Syrian refugees heading for Europe

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to keep borders open for Syrian refugees headed for Europe as the first 18,000 cross the Greek border and migrants clash for the second day with guards.     ‘What did we do yesterday (Friday)? We opened the doors,’ Erdogan said in Istanbul in his first comments since 33 Turkish … Read more

Daredevils race along frozen surface of the world’s deepest lake

Daredevils took to the frozen surface of the world’s deepest lake in a bid to break speed records in a mile-long race. Ice-adapted vehicles – including helicopters, lorries and motorbikes – soared along Lake Baikal in Russia for the second annual Baikal Mile. The competition in the village of Maksimikha can reach temperatures of -40C and … Read more

Bear cubs freeze to death after their mother is woken up by ‘drunks’

Bear cubs freeze to death after their mother is woken up by ‘drunks’ who attacked the adult bear with a chainsaw and forced it to flee Cubs were found by hunting experts in Anuchinsky district in Far East of Russia One local claims woodcutters got drunk and decided to wake up the mother bear Experts … Read more

Turkey ‘will no longer stop refugees going to Europe’ after 33 soldiers were killed in Syria

Turkey will no longer block refugees trying to get to Europe after 33 of its soldiers were killed in a Syrian government airstrike in Idlib overnight, an official has said. Police, coastguard and border security officials have been instructed to stand down and allow people access to European borders by land and sea, the official … Read more

Britain First leader Paul Golding denies a terror offence following his arrest from Russia trip

Britain First leader Paul Golding has today denied a terrorism offence after he was arrested by anti-terror police at Heathrow on his way back from a trip to Russia.  Golding, 38, is accused of refusing to provide officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command access to his electronic devices last October.  The former BNP councillor, … Read more

At least nine Turkish soldiers are killed in ‘Russian airstrike’ on their positions in Syria 

At least nine Turkish soldiers are killed in ‘Russian airstrike’ on their positions in Syria Soldiers reportedly attacked in Idlib by regime forces and nine have died Others have been critically wounded and have since been taken to hospital Idlib was made a de-escalation zone in 2018 in which such acts are prohibited  By Terri-ann … Read more

Police officer jumps into freezing canal in St Petersburg and crawls over ice to rescue helpless man

Fearless police officer jumps into freezing canal in St Petersburg and crawls over cracking ice to rescue helpless man Andrey Postnikov recorded clip from the side of the Griboedov Canal in Russia Stricken man, who appears to have fallen from bridge, lies motionless in the ice Officer heroically pulls him from water before he is taken … Read more