he US military said it had shot down four Iranian "one-way attack drones" launched towards the Strait of Hormuz, which it said "posed an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic". US forces "subsequently struck Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites" in the south of the country "to defend against further attacks", US Central Command (Centcom) said. Iran retaliated by firing ballistic missiles at two US air bases in Kuwait, and facilities of the US Navy in Bahrain, Iran's Irib news agency reported. Centcom said initial assessments showed that of the seven Iranian missiles fired at the two Gulf states, six were intercepted and one did not reach its target. This comes several days after the US and Iran exchanged strikes in an escalation that threatened the ceasefire that has been in place since April. One person was killed and more than 60 injured in Iranian drone strikes on Kuwait's international airport on Wednesday, local officials said. Iran's Islamic Revoluti
How does a strip typically come together? How do you go about finding the seed for a story? I just try to think of a pub-related theme that I haven’t done yet – vaping, or pub grub, or whatever. I enjoy doing ones that are vaguely autobiographical, or at least are exaggerations of thoughts that I’ve had myself. For instance, I’ve caught myself inwardly grumbling about all the people who only go to the pub over Christmas, crowding the place out and not knowing the correct rules of behaviour at the bar. So I got a couple of strips out of that, with the Twats pontificating about “amateur drinkers” and so on. It can be quite satisfying to make fun of yourself, especially if you’re the only one who knows that you’re making fun of yourself.
We’re long-time Viz subscribers and spent a bit of time researching the RATs, as they are abbreviated, when we were writing Brew Britannia. A couple of people had suggested to us that the RATs might be the source of the popular stereotype of the bearded CAMRA member, assuming incorrectly (as did we) that it had first appeared as far back as the 1980s. That proved to be a dead end for the book but gave us a fresh appreciation for the strip, especially on those occasions when it felt as if the author was eavesdropping on beer social media.
Only 100 metres from Wenningstedt’s sandy beach, the 3-star Hotel Berlin provides modern rooms on the North Sea island of Sylt. This family-run hotel offers free Wi-Fi, a buffet breakfast and free parking. The bright and quiet rooms at the Hotel Berlin include a flat-screen cable TV and an en suite bathroom with free toiletries. Hotel Berlin is an 8-minute walk from Wennigstedt’s sand dunes and the famous Red Cliffs. The hotel is also a great base for golf enthusiasts, with 2 golf courses only a 5-minute drive away. A selection of restaurants and cafés can be found within a 5-minute walk of the hotel. The hotel is approximately 3 km from Sylt Airport and 4 km from Westerland Main Train Station. There is a bus stop providing local transport just 100 metres from the hotel. Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.9 for a two-person trip.