5 h. ago Oti Mabuse reveals 'toxic' relationship with her figure and no longer having a 'dancer's body' after leaving Strictly as she teases return to the show

Oti Mabuse has opened up about having a 'toxic' relationship with her body image after spending her career as a professional dancer.

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7 h. ago Ukrainian journalist's body is returned home from Russia 'without eyes or a brain' in a bag labelled 'unidentified male'

Viktoria Roshchyna's body was returned to Kyiv on April 24 after she disappeared into an unofficial detention centre in occupied Ukraine in August 2023.

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8 h. ago Russia returns body of female Ukrainian reporter with eyes and brain MISSING

Viktoria Roshchyna, 27, was taken as a prisoner of war after heading inside occupied areas of Ukraine to report on the invasion - her mutilated remains have now been returned

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19 h. ago ‘Numerous signs of torture’: Ukrainian journalist’s detention and death in Russian prison

The Guardian, working with media partners, has tracked down first-hand accounts to reconstruct Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final monthsThe exchange took place on a lonely forest road in February. Moving along a line of refrigerated lorries, the teams in hazmat suits went about their grim work: preparing the remains of 757 Ukrainian military casualties handed over by Russia for the journey back to Kyiv.Clipboards in hand, intermediaries from the Red Cross checked their lists. For each body shrouded in white plastic, the Russians had provided a number, a name, a location, sometimes a cause of death. And then, at the very bottom of the last page, a mystery entry: “NM SPAS 757.” The letters were abbreviations, taken to mean “unidentified man” and “extensive damage to the coronary arteries”. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago ‘Numerous signs of torture’: a Ukrainian journalist’s detention and death in Russian prison

The Guardian, working with media partners, has tracked down first-hand accounts to reconstruct Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final monthsThe exchange took place on a lonely forest road in February. Moving along a line of refrigerated lorries, the teams in hazmat suits went about their grim work: preparing the remains of 757 Ukrainian military casualties handed over by Russia for the journey back to Kyiv.Clipboards in hand, intermediaries from the Red Cross checked their lists. For each body shrouded in white plastic, the Russians had provided a number, a name, a location, sometimes a cause of death. And then, at the very bottom of the last page, a mystery entry: “NM SPAS 757.” The letters were abbreviations, taken to mean “unidentified man” and “extensive damage to the coronary arteries”. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Nine people killed and dozens injured in ‘massive’ Russian missile attack on Kyiv

Five districts across Kyiv suffered damage in attack that is among the deadliest on the capital in the three-year warAt least nine people have been killed and more than 60 wounded in a “massive” missile attack on Kyiv, according to Ukraine’s state emergency service. It is among the deadliest attacks on the capital of the three-year war.Ukrainian authorities issued an alert for a missile attack, and AFP journalists heard explosions across the capital early on Thursday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ralph Fiennes stuns fans by getting into ‘phenomenal’ shape for new role

Ralph Fiennes has undergone a striking physical transformation for his latest role as Odysseus

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2 w. ago Prisoner of war, 34, who was held captive in Russian jail for 1,000 days reveals how he survived the constant hunger and endless beatings

Ukrainian journalist Oleksandr Gudilin was captured by Russian soldiers on April 12, 2002 during the siege of Mariupol while fighting as a reservist against invading Russian forces.

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says US ‘very surprised’ after Chinese fighters captured on frontline

Ukraine president says more than 150 Chinese involved in fighting for Russia; US lawmakers criticise reports of planned troop pullbacks in Europe. What we know on day 1,142See all our Ukraine war coverageVolodymyr Zelenskyy accused Beijing of turning a blind eye to the recruitment of Chinese nationals to fight for Russia, adding he believed the US was “very surprised” by the revelation. The Ukrainian leader said Kyiv has obtained passport details of at least 155 fighters from China in the war. While Zelenskyy said Beijing knew its citizens were there, he didn’t believe the country had given “some kind of command” they join the fight.Zelenskyy added he believes Russia is using social media, including TikTok, to recruit. He said he was prepared to exchange captured Chinese soldiers with Ukrainian servicemen in detention.China called those claims “groundless”, saying they are contrary to an effort to find a political solution to the ongoing war. “The Chinese government always asks Chin...

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2 w. ago China turning blind eye to its citizens fighting in Ukraine, says Zelenskyy

Ukraine’s president says at least 155 fighters have been uncovered, and that Russia is recruiting via social mediaVolodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine is aware of at least 155 Chinese nationals fighting for Russia and accused Beijing of turning a blind eye to their recruitment and allowing them to participate in the invasion of his country.Officials released two dossiers naming, and in some cases picturing, Chinese men who were said to have signed up, though Ukraine did not suggest this meant Beijing was seeking to enter the war alongside Russia. Continue reading...

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