Vladimir Putin has suffered another dramatic blow after a drilling rig collapsed and burst into flames in Siberia, leaving three workers in critical condition and raising fresh questions over the stability of the Kremlin’s oil infrastructure.

Footage shared by Ukrainian blogger WarTranslated on social media platform X shows the moment the towering structure gives way, consumed by fire. In the clip, flames shoot out from the base of the rig as the upper deck begins to buckle. Moments later, the entire structure slants and crashes to the ground, while black smoke billows into the sky.

WarTranslated posted: “In Russia’s Siberia, a drilling rig collapsed. Russian media report that wells caught fire last night at the site, and the blaze continues, with two 25-metre flames still burning.

Three people were injured and are now in intensive care in critical condition.” The exact location has not been officially confirmed, and there has so far been no public comment from Russian authorities or state-run energy companies.

From knife crime and overwhelmed hospitals to a collapsing cost of living and joyless weather, their message is clear: the UK simply isn’t working for families anymore.

“Start with the crime,” the couple said. “We were seeing kids, 11 to 12 years old, getting hold of drugs. Knife crime is on the rise, and it genuinely scares us, especially for our kids.”

The couple, who have moved to Malaysia with their young children, say they were also horrified by the lack of respect from British youngsters toward authority.

“You don’t see respect for teachers, police, or even adults in general,” they said. “It’s a different culture now, one we didn’t want to raise our kids in.”

Next, they pointed at the struggling NHS, which has been under “incredible stress”. 

They said: “If you want a doctor’s appointment, you have to call up at 8am on the day you may get an appointment, you may not. If it’s important. Otherwise it’s a phone call with a nurse a lot of the time.”

Then came a brutal takedown of the British weather. “Seven or eight months of the year, it’s just cold, grey and wet,” they said. “It’s miserable.

“It’s wet you get back from work and you just have to stay inside. It’s quite depressing, it’s difficult to live that healthier lifestyle.”

The couple’s fourth reason was the soaring cost of living. “A house in the UK is £356,000, rent is £1,200 a month.

“Petrol is £1.48 a litre. Eating out? Easily £100 for a family of four, and that’s for bland, mass-produced food.”

The final reason for the couple is the culture, especially when raising young girls, the filler and botox culture has become rampant in recent years, according to them. “16 to 20 year olds going on a night out and they’re basically wearing underwear. 

“These tops that are just a bra.”

A light has been spotted as emergency workers search for a British hiker who has been missing in New Zealand for a week.

A party looking for Eli Sweeting, 25, from Bristol has been focusing on a route heading down Mitre Peak, a steep mountain in Milford Sound area of Fiordland National Park on the South Island, after seeing a light there. However, the area is dense, meaning it is hard for infrared cameras to penetrate and detect signs of movement.

In a statement, his sister Serena Sweeting said earlier this week: “Eli Sweeting has been missing since Sunday, May 4, after failing to return home from a hike up Mitre Peak in New Zealand. There has currently been an incredible effort made by the New Zealand Police, Search and rescue, alpine search and rescue, the real New Zealand and from Milford Sound locals.”

In a fundraising post, she added that Eli is one of the “kindest, most compassionate people”.

“We just want him home safe,” Serena said.

Police said this weekend that there was “large-scale air and ground search effort planned for the coming days”.

“While the tramper has not yet been located, police remain positive as the search remains ongoing.

“A Land Search and Rescue team stayed near Mitre Peak overnight to continue the search early this morning.”

Local police say they “remain positive” notwithstanding tricky terrain, which has meant they can only progress 250 metres per hour.

Family members have flown out to help, and helicopters, dogs and locals have been deployed to assist.

The search was stopped on Wednesday and Thursday because of warnings of incliment weather, but the operation started again on Friday and Saturday.

Police add that they are hopeful as they know Mr Sweeting is an “experienced hiker”.