4 d. ago Trump and Putin hold phone call but Kremlin refuses Ukraine ceasefire

Trump describes call as ‘excellent,’ despite Putin’s lack of support for ceasefire that US said was primary objectiveTrump says Russia-Ukraine ceasefire discussions to start immediately but Kremlin denies timeline for talks – liveVladimir Putin and Donald Trump have held a rare phone call, which the US leader described as “excellent,” but the Kremlin refused to agree to a ceasefire in the war with Ukraine, despite pressure from Washington and European allies.Speaking to reporters in Sochi after the two-hour conversation on Monday, Putin described the call as “very meaningful and frank,” and said he was prepared to work with Ukraine on drafting a memorandum for future peace talks. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago The Walking Dead nearly didn't feature zombies – other monster was planned instead

The Walking Dead fans were stunned to realise the monsters for the series were not originally zombies, but a villain which creator Robert Kirkman pitched after an unsuccessful first meeting

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4 d. ago Abandoned prison compared to The Walking Dead found with riot gear and handcuffs

Decaying Midwest offered a glimpse inside the eerie Missouri facility that still had the lights on - with rooms stacked with police paraphernalia and a control centre ready for operation

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7 d. ago Former winner Shaun Micheel encounters snake during US PGA Championship

Micheel was happy to give the snake a wide berth before a tournament volunteer stepped and used his foot to help usher the reptile out of the way.

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8 d. ago 'Dead man walking' Putin rarely steps foot out Kremlin – 'scared he'll get bumped off'

The health and safety of Russian leader Vladimir Putin has yet again been at the centre of speculation – with British military officials revealing that he rarely leaves the Kremlin

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9 d. ago Putin is a 'dead man walking' and rarely steps foot outside the Kremlin, experts claim

Russian despot Vladimir Putin is a 'dead man walking' who rarely steps foot outside the Kremlin, British military experts have claimed.  

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9 d. ago Vladimir Putin is a 'dead man walking' and 'won't meet Zelensky over assassination fears'

The Russian despot has tightened his security and rarely leaves his Kremlin security bubble out of fear of a Ukrainian kill squad, anti-Kremlin plotters or killers from within his inner-circle

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9 d. ago Starmer says Tories are ‘dead party walking’ as Badenoch dismisses trade deals

The Opposition leader said agreements with Narendra Modi and Donald Trump’s governments are ‘tiny tariff’ deals.

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1 week ago The deserted Welsh beach you can only reach on foot and it’s worth every step

This remote sandy beach is south Wales at its wild, windswept best

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2 w. ago Lennie James admits The Walking Dead was so intense he had to start taking CBD oil to stop ‘night terrors’

‘I would quite often wake up shouting in the midst of a night terror,’ said actor

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2 w. ago ‘There’s a battle going on for the soul of America’: actor Lennie James on political turmoil, zombie terrors and being a black Brit in the US

As part of a Bafta TV special, the nominated actor and Walking Dead regular on bringing Bernardine Evaristo’s hit novel Mr Loverman to the small screen, and splitting his time between London and LAHe is almost 40 years into his career, but Lennie James is still keeping things fresh. The 59-year-old south Londoner has run the gauntlet of high-octane TV dramas, playing Morgan Jones for more than 10 years in the wildly successful apocalypse drama The Walking Dead and its spinoff, Fear the Walking Dead; bent copper DCI Tony Gates in Line of Duty; and the down-and-out philanderer Nelly Rowe in Sky’s Save Me. In person, though, James is the polar opposite of the characters he is best known for – considered, introspective and disarmingly earnest.Last year, he took on a radically different role, as Barrington (below) in the BBC adaptation of Bernardine Evaristo’s novel Mr Loverman, a closeted Windrush-generation Caribbean man in a secret relationship with his best friend. Quietly moving, it...

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2 w. ago Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride Arrive in London in New 'The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon' Season 3 Teaser

Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride Arrive in London in New 'The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon' Season 3 Teaser  Collider

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2 w. ago Putin offers rare glimpse inside his gilded Kremlin apartment — complete with baby grand piano

It’s a rare glimpse into the private life of Putin, who opened his home for a state media documentary to mark 25 years as leader

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3 w. ago What are Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, where are they and what does this deal with Trump involve?

More than 50 per cent of Ukraine’s critical rare earth mineral resources are in regions illegally annexed by Vladimir Putin and partially occupied by his forces

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4 w. ago ‘Vladimir, stop!’ Trump in rare rebuke to Putin as Kyiv attack toll rises to 12

Intervention comes as US president makes renewed push to end war, reportedly on terms favourable to MoscowEurope live: latest updatesDonald Trump has issued a rare rebuke to Moscow for an air attack that killed 12 people in Kyiv, telling the Russian president in a social media post: “Vladimir, STOP!”The US president’s remarks come as he makes a renewed push to end the Ukraine war, reportedly on terms favourable to Russia that include recognition of Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, something the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has said he cannot accept. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago ‘Vladimir, stop!’ Trump issues rare rebuke to Putin as Kyiv attack toll rises to 12

Ninety people also wounded after one of the most devastating air attacks against Ukraine for monthsEurope live: latest updatesAt least 12 people have been killed and more than 90 injured in Kyiv after Russia carried out one of the most devastating air attacks against Ukraine for months, with Kharkiv and other cities also targeted.The attack drew a rare rebuke of Russia from Donald Trump, who posted on social media: “Vladimir, STOP!” Continue reading...

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