6 d. ago Zelensky says Russia is ‘ignoring all peace proposals’ after ‘brutal’ Kharkiv attack

Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia is “ignoring all peace proposals” after launching two rounds of attacks in Kharkiv on Saturday (7 June).

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8 d. ago Mystery over 'heartbreaking' message in a bottle that left people in tears is solved as bereaved daughter reveals her late mother's final wishes

Single mum of five Wendy Chadwick always dreamed of seeing the world but could only manage holidays in the UK. But this has changed after her death.

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8 d. ago People in tears after message in a bottle washes on beach sharing 'utterly heartbreaking' message

A bottle containing the ashes of 51-year-old Wendy Chadwick, and a note by her daughter Cara saying her mother was travelling the world has gone viral online, according to the BBC.

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2 w. ago A statue of Stalin is unveiled in the Moscow subway as Russia tries to revive the dictator's legacy

A monument to Josef Stalin has been unveiled in one of Moscow’s busiest subway stations, the latest attempt by Russian authorities to revive the legacy of the brutal Soviet dictator

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2 w. ago Russian paedophile who killed girl, two, during brutal rape in which he broke her arms and legs to 'stop her crying' is jailed for life

A Russian paedophile who raped a two-year-old girl to death and broke her arms and legs to 'stop her crying' has been jailed for life.  

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2 w. ago Donald Trump says 'Putin's gone crazy' and predicts 'downfall of Russia' in rant

Donald Trump has spoken out again a 'crazed' Vladimir Putin after a second night of brutal warplane attacks across Ukraine, with Russian state media claiming they would've won already against the UK

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3 w. ago Brutality of Russia's last Tsar revealed in message in a bottle found hidden at a monastery 120 years on

Penned in May 1905 by a blacksmith named Karol Szulc, the letter was discovered during conservation work at the 16th century Benardine monastery in the village of Kazimierz Biskupi.

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3 w. ago Pete Townshend remakes Quadrophenia for a new generation: ‘The world is a dangerous place at the moment’

It may be set 60 years ago, but a new ballet version of The Who’s rock opera asks questions about youth, society and masculinity that still resonate – and it brought its original creator to tearsDeckchairs fly, arms clash, bodies launch into the air as mods and rockers engage in a fierce Brighton seafront battle. But in this east London dance studio – with Zaha Hadid’s Olympic swimming pool visible through the window – young performers in sports socks, joggers and baggy T-shirts are reimagining the Who’s seminal document of the mid-60s Quadrophenia as ballet.Isn’t this 1973 album an unlikely subject for dance? We’ve recently had Black Sabbath: The Ballet, and Message in a Bottle set to Sting, so why not? After all, Quadrophenia is theatrical at its roots. “The closest thing to a grand opera I’ll ever write,” says the Who’s guitarist and songwriter Pete Townshend. Set in 1965, the story of disaffected young mod Jimmy looking for meaning in life via music, amphetamines ...

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3 w. ago Trump makes sensational Pope announcement on Ukraine peace talks after 'excellent' two

President Donald Trump gave an upbeat readout of his Monday call with Vladimir Putin about ending the brutal war in Ukraine - even urging Russia and Ukraine to use the Pope as a mediator.

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4 w. ago Hidden 13th century Scottish abbey is UK's only monastery with monks today

Tucked in a quiet Moray glen, 13th century Pluscarden Abbey is Britain’s only medieval monastery still inhabited by monks.

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