19 h. ago Hundreds of Russian troops stranded and starving in ‘death zone’ on Ukraine’s Dnipro river

Russian troops have been forced to drink river water as they lie marooned on the Dnipro delta

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39 h. ago Putin's troops 'marooned' on death island as they're cut off and left to starve

Russian President Vladimir Putin has more than 5,000 troops starving to death on an island in the Dnipro River. His troops are unable to access supply and have little to no cover from drone attacks

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44 h. ago Trapped on death island: 'Marooned' Russian troops are starving to death and 5,000 have died after being cut off from other Russian forces in Ukraine

As many as 5,000 Russian troops are believed to have perished in the 'death zone' - a a marshy islet south of Kherson.

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44 h. ago 5,000 'marooned' Putin troops have died on Dnipro river islands within months with hundreds more starving to death after being cut off from other Russian forces 

As many as 5,000 Russian troops are believed to have perished in the 'death zone' - a a marshy islet south of Kherson.

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45 h. ago 5,000 Putin troops 'are marooned and starving to death' on Dnipro River islands cut off from other Russian forces

As many as 5,000 Russian troops are believed to have perished in the 'death zone' - a a marshy islet south of Kherson.

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68 h. ago Russian hackers 'steal hundreds of sensitive UK military documents' and publish them online

The Ministry of Defence is investigating claims that Russian hackers have stolen hundreds of sensitive military documents and published them on the dark web

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3 d. ago Ministry of Defence launches probe after Russian hackers 'put sensitive files on dark web'

Claims that Russian hackers have stolen hundreds of sensitive military documents and published them on the dark web are being investigated by the Ministry of Defence

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7 d. ago Putin protest in St Petersburg as hundreds chant 'old man in bunker still thinks it's 1985'

Hundreds of Russian came together to chant lyrics from a banned song by a Ukrainian rapper which says 'when the czar dies, we'll dance again' in a rare message of defiance

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8 d. ago Ketchup sandwiches saved my life after surgery saw me lose 11 stone

Rosie Lee's gastric band was starving her to death

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1 week ago ‘Massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine capital triggers blackouts and sets high

Powerful blasts reported in Kyiv as missiles and drones target energy infrastructure, injuring nineThe Ukrainian capital was plunged into darkness early on Friday by what the air force called a “massive attack”, as Russia pummelled Kyiv’s infrastructure, cutting off water and energy supplies and triggering a fire in a high-rise apartment building.Kyiv’s mayor said Russian forces had targeted “critical infrastructure” and nine people had been injured, with five of them taken to hospital. Vitali Klitschko also said power cuts and disruptions to the water supply had hit districts on the east bank of the Dnipro River that runs through the city. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man with Down's Syndrome 'starved to death' in hospital after mistake by staff

Adrian Poulton died just two weeks after being admitted to hospital - but his family believed he was being fed.

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2 w. ago Man with Down's Syndrome 'starved to death after hospital mistake'

Adrian Poulton, 56, died in an NHS hospital in September 2021, with an internal report later finding that a lack of nutrition had contributed to his death

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3 w. ago Woman who adopted raw 'fruitarian' diet starves to death in Bali hotel room

Karolina Krzyzak, 27, began the experimental diet - consuming only raw fruit - when she was aged 19 and became obsessed with body image and the concept of 'clean eating'.

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3 w. ago UK university graduate who starved to death from fruit diet pleaded for help over symptoms

Leeds University graduate Karolina Krzyak dropped to as little as 4.2 stone after consuming only raw fruit until she was so weak that she could not even turn over in bed

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3 w. ago Woman, 27, starves to death in Bali hotel room after weighing 3.5 stone on 'fruitarian' diet

Karolina Krzyzak, who is from Poland but moved to the UK to study at Leeds University, weighed hardly anything after she started following an extreme diet when she was a teenager

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3 w. ago EU leaders consider using seized Russian assets to fund a loan to Ukraine

European Union leaders are weighing a scheme to provide long-term financial and military support to Ukraine using hundreds of billions of dollars in frozen Russian assets

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3 w. ago Woman, 27, starves to death in Bali hotel room after adopting raw 'fruitarian' diet

Karolina Krzyzak began consuming only raw fruits when she was aged 19 but by the time she died she weighed as little as 3.5 stone, her fingernails had turned yellow and her teeth were rotting

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3 w. ago Reclusive vegetarian couple 'deliberately starved daughter, three, to death by feeding her little more than butter, lentils and yogurt', court hears

The body of Penelope Chandrie was found at her home in west London on December 17, 2023, after her mother called a funeral director and told them her daughter had died.

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3 w. ago How a Leeds University student who suffered from anorexia tragically starved to death in a hotel room in Bali after adopting a raw vegan 'fruitarian' diet

At 27, the Polish-native and former Leeds University student tragically died alone in a hotel room in Bali of malnutrition, having adopted the restrictive routine.

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4 w. ago ‘Children thrive down here’: the secret play centre hidden under Ukraine’s most dangerous city

Kherson’s children have missed nearly four years of school, living in isolation or underground to hide from dronesIn an underground shelter in Kherson, probably the most dangerous city in Ukraine, children are chasing each other between plastic chairs. Outside,mortars, artillery and drones fly their deadly paths back and forth across the Dnipro River that separates the city from Russian forces.This makeshift underground play centre is one of the few places where children can socialise with each other in safety. For a few hours, it can be as though the war is not happening. When the explosions get too close, teachers working at the centre clap louder or turn up the music to drown out the noise. Continue reading...

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