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Ukraine: Military aid ‘boosted’ defence says Bury SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info A Ukranian refugee is now heading back to her war-torn country after splitting up with a British man who took her in and shunned his own marriage. Dad of two, Tony Garnett, met Sofiia Karkadym, 22, when his family decided to take in people fleeing the war with Russia . The pair soon struck up a romance, with Mr Garnett even pursuing a relationship with his new Ukrainian lover. But after just four months, he has now called time on their romance, according to the Daily Mail. Related articles Putin raises the stakes dramatically, we should not underestimate him Remoaners look to best Brexit petition with general election … [Read more...] about Refugee, 22, to return to war-torn Ukraine after married British lover ends romance

Putin ‘ratchets things up’ says expert SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The Russian President is reportedly incredibly close to pushing the red button as his army is seriously struggling to fend off a defeat in the war in Ukraine , an expert has told Express.co.uk. The latest act of provocation with the West came after blasts to Russian pipelines in the Baltic Sea triggered major gas leaks in waters covering both Sweden and Denmark. It is widely agreed that this was deliberate sabotage, with many pointing the finger at Moscow even though the Nord Stream 1 and 2 systems were designed to bring Russian gas to Germany via its Baltic Sea route. Related articles Putin may target Norway pipelines that supply 60% of … [Read more...] about Putin ‘hanging on by fingernails’ as nuclear expert fears ‘we’re getting closer’ to attack

French TV show hosts segment involving guests with unusual laughs SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info A French woman suddenly broke into laughter on the set of the French TV show "C'est mon choix", as she tried to explain the reason for it. Her contagious laughter had the whole audience and fellow TV panellists in stitches. In a desperate attempt to stop laughing, the woman breathed but failed and exploded again. TV host Évelyne Thomas was presenting the show when the woman burst out laughing, with all TV members first left struck but then following her in laughter. Ms Thomas then asked a TV panellist: "If you are single, it is not because of your laughter?" "I hope not," the man said, erupting into dolphin-like laughter. … [Read more...] about TV station gets people with unusual laughs together on stage…the result is brilliant

Strictly Come Dancing releases trailer for new series SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info BBC's dance competition Strictly Come Dancing is well and truly underway as one couple will be kicked off the show this weekend, as the countdown to crown the 2022 champion begins. Returning to their chairs, judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse , Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke have their eagle eyes on the new contestants, scrutinising their every move. Motsi has recently opened up about her love for the show but feels the "best" dancer has never won the show and it has always come down to the connection with the audience. Related articles Dan Walker 'axed from BBC role after hearing rumours' Strictly ‘woke’ … [Read more...] about ‘It means nothing’ Strictly Come Dancing judge details truth behind unexpected winners

Strictly: Kym Marsh on juggling training with her work and family SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Morning Live host Kym Marsh looks set to face the first dance-off against Fleur East . The two Strictly Come Dancing stars were nowhere near the bottom of the leaderboard after week one but new elimination evidence has suggested fans may fail to get behind the pair leaving them in a dangerous position. Related articles Strictly ‘woke’ row erupts as Jeremy Kyle clashes with AJ Pritchard Strictly Come Dancing judge details reason behind unexpected winners Mediaworks have been tracking the social sentiment of this year’s Strictly Come Dancing contestants and the latest analysis doesn’t look good … [Read more...] about Kym Marsh to be eliminated first as new data hints at Strictly Come Dancing exit

Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell introduce A Question of Sport teams SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk , the former rugby union player said that the three of them are still extremely close after they all left the show back in 2020. Not wanting to leave the show, Matt Dawson and fellow team captain Phil Tufnell, 56, left alongside Sue Barker, 66, who was asked by the BBC to leave in order for them to “refresh” the quiz show. It was later announced that Paddy McGuinness would take over as host and Sam Quek and Ugo Monye as team captains. Related articles Catherine Zeta-Jones gives her verdict on new Princess of Wales Our Yorkshire Farm's Amanda Owen's appearance … [Read more...] about Matt Dawson’s ‘boozy brunches’ with Question of Sport co-stars Phil Tufnell and Sue Barker

Vladimir Putin yesterday claimed that four occupied Ukrainian regions would remain part of Russia ‘for ever’ in a bizarre 40-minute tirade that included rants about ‘Satanism’ and colonialism. The rambling speech formed part of a ceremony in Moscow that formally confirmed his land grab following a series of rigged referendums. Ambling late to the podium in front of hundreds of ashen-faced officials, the despot lashed out at the West’s ‘neo-colonial’ foreign policy. ‘I want the Kyiv authorities and their real masters in the West to hear me, so that they remember this,’ Putin said. ‘People living in Luhansk and Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia are now becoming our citizens for ever.’ He claimed the occupied regions wanted to join Russia because they were upset about the ‘tragedy’ of the collapse of the Soviet Union. ‘We call on the Kyiv regime to immediately end hostilities, end the war that they unleashed back in 2014 and return to the negotiating table,’ he added. But … [Read more...] about Putin delivers ‘Satanist’ rant as he illegally seizes four regions in Ukraine ‘forever’ following rigged elections

Russian troops have pulled out of the city of Lyman in eastern Ukraine due to the risk they were being encircled by Ukrainian forces, a Russian news agency has said. Lyman was in occupied Donetsk, one of the Ukrainian regions that was annexed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in a ceremony in Moscow on Friday. Mr Putin has previously threatened retaliation if Russia is attacked. Earlier, a spokesperson for Ukraine's eastern forces said Ukrainian forces had entered Lyman after surrounding thousands of Russian soldiers. It prompted Ramzan Kadyrov, head of Russia's Chechnya region and an ally of Mr Putin, to say that Moscow should consider using a low-yield nuclear weapon in Ukraine as a result of the defeats on the battlefield. It comes amid ongoing attempts by Ukrainian forces to advance and also hold back Russian troops in other parts of Donetsk, including in Bakhmut. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 0:30 Footage posted … [Read more...] about Ukraine forces Russian troops out of city a day after Vladimir Putin’s annexation

A long-time and much-loved BBC news presenter and editor has been diagnosed with Parkinson's after struggling to open a Waitrose bag, which follows on from Jeremy Paxman's diagnosis. The former BBC News Europe and North America editor Mark Mardell, 65, has revealed his diagnosis to the world while appearing on Roger Bolton's Beeb Watch podcast. Speaking to the host he said: "I'm feeling fine and dandy, but I have to share with you that I have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, which means my voice is rather strange and weak... I've lost a bit of my boom. READ NEXT: BBC Breakfast slammed as show suggests microwaving chicken breasts during energy crisis "And I'm getting used to being the quietest person in the room rather than the loudest. "But generally it's in the stage of just being annoying rather than anything terrible." Recalling when he spotted the symptoms, he said: "I started thinking at the beginning of the year, Waitrose are making their packaging … [Read more...] about BBC star diagnosed with Parkinson’s after struggling to open Waitrose bag

Strictly: Tony Adams' wife says she has 'never been so proud' SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Lord Sugar has taken to Twitter to land a jibe at former Arsenal footballer Tony Adams' odds of winning Strictly Come Dancing . The business mogul, 75, reignited his feud with former Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan over the chances of his beloved Arsenal winning the Premier League, but Piers was quick to hit back and defend the sportsman. Related articles Our Yorkshire Farm's Amanda Owen's appearance distracts viewers Kaye Adams, 59, told to 'stop whinging about age' by Strictly star Arsenal have as much chance of winning the PL as @Tonyadams winning Strictly Lord Sugar In view of his 5.2 … [Read more...] about ‘As much chance as Tony Adams winning Strictly!’ Lord Sugar takes aim at footballer’s odds