'Not very tall' Jeremy Clarkson blames Putin's height as reason for Ukraine invasion

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is in the midst of invading Ukraine, has found time to give a shout out to fellow transphobe, author J K Rowling. Trigger Warning: This story has details of transphobic statements, which might be distressing to some readers. For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.The President in a televised speech to winners of the Presidential Young Artists Awards, claimed that the West was trying to “cancel” a 1000-year-old country and pointed to programs by Russian artists being cancelled across the US and Europe. WATCH: Vladimir Putin says the West has "cancelled" JK Rowling and are now "engaging in cancel culture" against Russia.(Begins at 1:00)pic.twitter.com/fqAin41HpO— TLDR News UK (@TLDRNewsUK) March 25, 2022“They’re now engaging in the cancel culture, even removing Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov from posters. Russian writers and books are now cancelled,” Putin claimed, comparing the cancellations to Nazi supporters burning books in the 1930s. “Recently they cancelled the children’s writer Joanne Rowling because she – the author of books that have sold hundreds of millions of copies worldwide – fell out of favour with fans of so-called gender freedoms,” said Putin. Critiques of Western cancel culture are possibly not best made by those currently slaughtering civilians for the crime of resistance, or who jail and poison their critics.

J.K. Rowling answered Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday for his linking her cancellation for anti-transgender comments with Russia’s sanctions.

The Grand Tour presenter Jeremy Clarkson has been vocal in his support for Ukraine following the recent month-long invasion by Russia. However when one fan suggested he take to the streets of Ukraine himself in an armoured vehicle, Jeremy didn't shy away from the proposal.@RatrickPickard tagged him on Twitter with a "quick pitch" challenging: "You and the fellas outfit a few armored recon vehicles and race to #Ukraine #UkraineRussianWar."In view of his network of 7.6 million followers, the 61-year-old responded: "That’s weird.

Ukraine, many have looked to presidents and top politicians to provide a solution. However Piers Morgan was witheringly critical of Joe Biden, who appeared yesterday to backtrack on his administration's previous assertions that sanctions could deter Putin from continuing the war."Let's get something straight," Joe Biden bluntly began as he fielded questions from a CBS News journalist."If you remember, if you've covered me from the beginning, I did not say that in fact that sanctions would deter him," he continued, in reference to Vladimir Putin."Sanctions never deter! You keep talking about that."Seconds earlier, he had accused the journalist, Christina Ruffini, of "playing games" after she quizzed him on how sanctions could work if they had not been a sufficient deterrent to prevent the invasion.Piers had an axe to grind after viewing an incendiary video clip of the press conference, posted by @RNCResearch, and took to Twitter to tell all to his network of almost eight million followers."Either Biden didn’t know his entire top team repeatedly said sanctions WOULD deter, or he’s forgotten they said it," he wrote."Either way, this makes him look ridiculous, and the fact he mocked the journalist is even worse."However another Twitter user suggested that he should check out a longer version of the video to put his concerns into context, warning: "You need to listen to him fully - this cuts it off."He said Sanctions never deter.

President Joe Biden, casting the support for Ukraine as the “task of our time,” also issued a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, that his widely condemned attack on neighboring Ukraine also should spell the end of his grip on power.

invasion of Ukraine, Russia still has several powerful men at the top. Russia president Vladimir Putin has been reportedly looking at his own inner circle to find blame for the reason why his invasion was not ended in the 72 hours he first predicted.And those he hasn't yet turned against, or haven't been killed in battle, still hold the balance of power on the battlefield in their hand.General Sergei Shoigu has commanded Russia's armed forces since 2012.Until earlier today, it had been rumoured that he was suffering from ill health.But he appeared on Russian TV, in video footage showing him chairing a meeting at the Kremlin.Although it was broadcast today in Russia, it was on a Kremlin-run TV station which means it could have been filmed at any time.Shoigu is the man behind Putin's Yunarmiya – meaning youth army.The Russian president gave the go-head to establish the All-Russia "Young Army" National Military Patriotic Social Movement Association in 2015 – and he put Shoigu in charge.The force, formed mainly of schoolchildren, has grown massively since then and is now thought to have more than one million members, and is known in Russia as “YunArmia”.Described as a "military and patriotic" organisation, YunArmia – for girls as well as boys – has been criticised as an echo of Hitler Youth.

Russia's wealthiest UK-based oligarchs has pleaded for sympathy, claiming that his family “don't understand how to survive on their own”. Worth a staggering £4 billion, 67-year-old Petr (or Pyotr) Aven who lives in St James's in central London has had his bank accounts and assets frozen in both the UK and Europe.

Jeremy Clarkson began another day on Diddly Squat Farm only to realise something was horribly wrong after waking up drenched in sweat and with agonising pain crippling his throat.The 61-year-old Top Gear presenter was instantly convinced it was Covid - or, he joked, even "tuberculosis".However the Clarkson's Farm star soon had his fears alleviated after taking multiple Covid tests.By the time of his second lateral flow session, he recalled: "I rammed the probe so far down my throat, I felt like Linda Lovelace."And so far up my nose, I actually collected a few ounces of brain matter."However to his surprise - and relief - both revealed a negative result.Yet, still convinced his symptoms could only be Covid, he then opted for a pricier and more thorough PCR test.By this stage, he revealed in The Sun, he was "coughing up what looked like lumps of coal"."I HAD to have Covid - it was so obvious," he mused."I therefore did two more PCR tests and both were resolute: I didn't."He added: "This worried me because if it wasn't Covid, what was it?"The sports car enthusiast had been left totally exhausted, so he took to a medical book to find answers."I blew away the dust and leafed through the pages, trying to work out what I had," he recounted."And it seems I have an ancient affliction which hasn't been heard of in the UK for years."It's called a cold."Jeremy had already contracted a bad case of Covid previously, leaving him to fear he might "die alone in a plastic tent".He elaborated in the Sunday Times of the horror virus: "Because I am 60 and fat, and because I've smoked half a million cigarettes and had double pneumonia, I [thought I would] probably die."Jeremy quit smoking in 2017, ending a 43-year long habit.He had originally

Brexit and that Vladimir Putin would become "lord of the world".The psychic passed away in 1996 at the age of 85 and was often referred to as the "Nostradamus of the Balkans". Almost 30 years after her death, her predictions are still seen as mostly accurate, with some reports saying she was right 85% of the time. Now people are fearing that one of her visions is becoming real after she said in 1979 that Russia would become "lord of the world" after Europe became a "wasteland", the Mirror reports.

Chulpan Khamatova, a leading Russian actress who has also made several international film appearances, has given an interview saying that she has gone into exile in Latvia, following her country’s invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine see Russia continue to bomb and attempt to take over the neighbouring country. Yesterday (Friday, March 25) saw the news that "contingency plans" have been drawn up by Boris Johnson and Joe Biden in case Vladimir Putin decides to unleash deadly chemical or nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

Piers Morgan has shocked people by jumping to the defence of author J.K. Rowling, claiming she has been treated "despicably" for airing her views recently.J.K.

Jeremy Clarkson, 61, has jumped to Prince William’s defence as he and Kate Middleton embarked on a Caribbean tour around the Commonwealth nations.The couple have visited the Bahamas, Jamaica and Belize in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.Although the couple did receive a warm welcome from many, the trip has been marred by criticism surrounding Britain’s role in the slave trade and protests for the countries to remove the Queen as their head of state.Responding to critics, Jeremy said he greatly “admires” the Duke for “sticking with” with his duties.He also took the opportunity to swipe at Prince Harry who he says “learned to fly the exotic Apache gunship” and then “b***ered off to California”.The Grand Tour star said: “As Prince William heads home from his trip to various sun-kissed and idyllic Caribbean islands, I’m left open-mouthed with admiration for the man.”He imagined a scenario where William would have been sat down as a child and told “he was going to spend his entire life opening disabled lavatories in civic centres” with “no private life” nor a “proper holiday”.The novice farmer then jibed at Prince Harry, saying: “If I’d been in [William’s] shoes, I’d have hitched myself to an American hotty, taken up weed and buggered off to live in California.“He didn’t, though.

Roger Federer in the second round of Wimbledon. However, like all Ukrainians, that world came tumbling down last month when Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of Ukraine.

Spotify are reportedly set to suspend its service in Russia in response to the country’s newly announced media law.According to Reuters, the streaming platform, which closed its office in Russia indefinitely earlier this month due to Moscow’s “unprovoked attack on Ukraine”, is expected to cease in the country late next month.It comes after Russia introduced a new legislation that makes it illegal to report any event that could discredit the Russian military.“Spotify has continued to believe that it’s critically important to try to keep our service operational in Russia to provide trusted, independent news and information from the region,” the company said in a statement.“Unfortunately, recently enacted legislation further restricting access to information, eliminating free expression, and criminalizing certain types of news puts the safety of Spotify’s employees and the possibility of even our listeners at risk.”Ukraine has been under attack since February 24, when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a military operation in the neighbouring country.

JK Rowling has responded to Vladimir Putin after seemingly referencing her during a speech condemning ‘cancel culture’ in the West.Likening the portrayal of Russia in the West to the backlash of the Harry Potter author, the president said Rowling had been cancelled ‘because she did not satisfy the demands of gender rights’ He made the comments during a televised meeting with Russian cultural figures, during which he also claimed Western countries were trying to cancel the works of composers Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and Rachmaninoff.Sharing an article about incarcerated Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Twitter, Rowling wrote: ‘Critiques of Western cancel culture are possibly not best made by those currently slaughtering civilians for the crime of resistance, or who jail and poison their critics.’The writer also shared the hashtag #IStandWithUkraine.In a subsequent tweet, she detailed the work her Lumos charity is doing in the country.Critiques of Western cancel culture are possibly not best made by those currently slaughtering civilians for the crime of resistance, or who jail and poison their critics. #IStandWithUkraine https://t.co/aNItgc5aiW‘Children trapped in orphanages and other institutions are exceptionally vulnerable right now,’ she wrote.‘Thank you so, so much to everyone who has already donated to Lumos’s Ukraine appeal.’Rowling said she was personally matching all donations to the Lumos emergency appeal up to £1 million.Putin is reported as saying earlier today: ‘They cancelled Joanne Rowling recently, the children’s author.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video‘Her books are published all over the world.

Author J.K. Rowling is hitting back at Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent comment. On Friday, Putin dragged the "Harry Potter" creator into his rant against Western efforts to "cancel’’ Russian culture.

Russia invaded Ukraine, there have been whispers that those in the upper echelons of the Kremlin have been looking to depose him with former KGB agent Alexander Bortnikov tipped to take over. Of course, Ol' Vlad would be unlikely to leave willingly leading some experts to theorize he could be assassinated.Australian expert Dr Leonid Petrov, has now speculated that if Vlad were to get the chop, it’d be someone incredibly close to him doing the chopping.Speaking to news.au he said: “I believe that if there is an assassination attempt, that might come from a female.

Russia invaded Ukraine last month, interest in nuclear shelters has skyrocketed spurred on in part by Vladimir Putin's reckless rhetoric, but the elites of the world have been planning for years. The Oppidum (which is a fantastically ominous name for a bunker in anyone's book) is located in a quaint valley in the Czech Republic surrounded by high walls that ensure it can't be identified by the irradiated masses.The massive 323,000 square foot structure extends well into the ground and is kitted out with all the luxury items you'd expect including a swimming pool, wine cellar and helipad.The whole building is fitted with a network of secret tunnels leading to the cavernous vaults beneath the above-ground building so when a bomb hits you can be safely hidden fast.

Sasha Urban editorPublicists for “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and “Ted Lasso” won the top awards at the 59th annual ICG Publicists Awards luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel Friday.Director Francis Ford Coppola, who recently received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, was also honored with a lifetime achievement award in honor of the 50th anniversary of his film “The Godfather.” In his speech, Coppola called out Russian president Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine, saying, “It breaks my heart … what is happening in the world, this absurd reality of this world today, and I can’t not speak about that.”Each year, the International Cinematographers Guild awards honors the best in film and television publicity. This year’s awards luncheon was helmed by Paramount Pictures publicist Tim Menke and unit publicist Sheryl Main.

The union publicists who worked on behalf of the publicity campaigns for Sony’s Spider-Man: No Way Home and Apple’s Ted Lasso took home top honors today at the 59th annual International Cinematographers Guild’s Publicists Awards. See the full winners list below.