56 m. ago Shakespeare in war: Ukraine festival explores intersection to bard’s world

‘There is a big need for theatre to work with existential problems,’ says translator, as Shakespeare productions boom across UkraineThe Ukrainian Shakespeare festival in the city of Ivano-Frankivsk did not open with a play. Another kind of performance was staged on the steps of the theatre, one that did not deal with sad stories of the death of kings but with tragedy unfolding in real life.This was theatre in a different sense: a rally involving several hundred people demonstrating on behalf of Ukrainian prisoners of war, thousands of whom are estimated to remain in Russian captivity. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Ukrainian prisoner of war branded with words ‘Glory to Russia’ reveals horror ordeal

Ukrainian soldier Andriy Pereverzev said his Russian torturers used a technique they referred to as "Calling Putin" which involved them taking wires from Soviet-era phones and using them to electrocute their prisoners

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4 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Soldiers captured by Russia in Mariupol among those released in prisoner swap

EU extends Russia sanctions but new package blocked by Slovakia. What we know on day 1,220Ukraine and Russia exchanged a new group of captured soldiers on Thursday, the latest in a series of prisoner swaps agreed at peace talks in Istanbul earlier this month. Neither side said how many prisoners were released in the latest exchange. The majority had been held captive for more than three years, according to Ukraine’s coordination headquarters for the treatment of prisoners of war. Many of them were taken prisoner in Mariupol, a Ukrainian port city that fell to Russian forces in 2022 after a nearly three-month siege, it said. Russian officials said its soldiers had been transferred to Belarus and were receiving “psychological and medical care”.The EU’s 27 leaders on Thursday agreed to extend sanctions on Russia for another six months, resolving fears that Kremlin-friendly Hungary would let the measures lapse, officials said. The decision at a summit in Brussels means that the EU’s swe...

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4 d. ago Toothless Karen terrorises couple in horror revealed on Ring doorbell footage

Drina Gray, 52, terrorised the young couple by smashing their Ring doorbells and regularly taking her dog to defecate on their doorstep in Wandsworth, south west London

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5 d. ago Horror of the Korean War revealed by 'forgotten' British veterans 75 years on: Bridges made from corpses, troops fighting without guns and Chinese soldiers blowing themselves up

Brian Parritt (pictured), 94, is one of three veterans who have shared their memories of fighting in the Korean War. He was Mentioned in Dispatches for his exploits.

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6 d. ago Man who suffered horror rapes by farmer reveals 'I'm a ghost of who I used to be'

Thomas 'Tossy' Nyhan, 60, was convicted of two counts of rape at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Limerick, Ireland, where the victim said he is now a 'ghost of the man he used to be'

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9 d. ago Real Housewives star Lauren Simon reveals surgery horror as flesh left dying after op

EXCLUSIVE. WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES. Real Housewives of Cheshire star Lauren Simon has spent the past three years dealing with the devastating and painful consequences of a 'botched' boob job in Turkey

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1 week ago 28 Years Later director Danny Boyle reveals unexpected 'nightmare' of filming NAKED zombie scenes for the horror movie starring Aaron Taylor

Director Danny Boyle has admitted that it was a 'nightmare' filming naked zombie scenes for the highly acclaimed movie 28 Years Later. 

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1 week ago The first rule is to forget your past life: Ukrainian marine tells of his three years of torment in Russian captivity

Dmytro Chorny tells of hunger, beatings and torture before a mass prisoner exchange freed him to go home to – and marry – his girlfriend, DianaDespite all they have endured, it doesn’t take much to draw shy smiles from Diana Shikot, 24, and Dmytro Chorny, 23.You could ask them about Chorny’s sweetly bungled marriage proposal the day after his release from Russia’s notorious penitentiary system, in which he languished as a prisoner of war for three years. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Royal Ascot TV presenter reveals horror injury after being kicked by horse at races

The 24-year-old presenter was kicked by the horse when it was startled by a passing truck and lashed out. She has now opened up about what injuries the painful incident left her with

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1 week ago Good Morning Britain viewers brand Richard Madeley 'the most ignorant TV host ever' and 'a clown' for 'ridiculous' comments during war debate

The 69-year-old returned to the studio alongside his co-star Susanna Reid, 54, to present the latest episode of the morning news programme.

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2 w. ago Air India blasted over broken planes as 'crew ban exposé' and horror failings revealed

Air India was battling an 'exceptionally poor' reputation before the horror incident that claimed the lives of all but one flight AI171 passengers - and many more people on the ground

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2 w. ago Michael O'Sullivan's cause of death revealed after jockey's horror fall from horse

The details emerged as an inquest was opened in Cork, Ireland, into the death of the 24-year-old rising talent following a fall at Thurles in February

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2 w. ago Revealed: Air India captain's chilling last 'mayday' call before horror crash that killed 241 passengers

Sumeet Sabharwal and co-pilot Clive Kundar warned the plane was ‘losing power’ just moments before disaster

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2 w. ago Revealed: Air India captain's chilling last 'mayday' call before horror crash that killed up to 290 people

Sumeet Sabharwal and co-pilot Clive Kundar warned the plane was ‘losing power’ just moments before disaster

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2 w. ago Air India pilot's final words revealed before horror crash as death toll rises

The Air India flight was departing from Ahmedabad airport, with 244 people, including 53 Brits, onboard the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft before it appeared to crash and burst into flames

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2 w. ago Race Across The World star Sam Gardiner's cause of death revealed

Race Across The World's Sam Gardiner died in May after a horror car crash. The cause of death has recently been revealed

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2 w. ago Ukraine soldier has 'Glory to Russia' burnt into skin by Putin's twisted thugs

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT The captured Ukrainian soldier is seen with the phrase 'Glory to Russia' branded on his skin in a new photograph, which intelligence services in Kyiv have confirmed as genuine

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2 w. ago Outrage as British Airways uses Argentinian name for Falkland Islands capital in 'disgraceful' move

Veterans of the Falklands war have branded the decision 'disgraceful' after BA's screens displayed the name 'Puerto Argentino', despite the islands being in British hands since 1833.

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2 w. ago Nazi guards at horror Channel Islands camp shot prisoners for fun, unearthed testimony reveals

On Sundays, around a dozen inmates at Sylt - one of the two camps the Germans ran on occupied Alderney - would be chosen for the horrifying target practice.

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