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Published 4 hours ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Related Topics Russia-Ukraine war A Cardiff-based photojournalist has shared some of the photos she has taken while covering the war in Ukraine. Jess Daly spent three weeks around the city of Dnipro in June, where she was embedded with the Hospitallers Medical Battalion. She said: "I was based in various towns and villages. There was constant shelling regardless of where the shells were landing and who they were targeting. It was barbaric." She said an ambulance worker who she spent time with last month, Natalia, also known as "Austria", died while taking part in an evacuation. "It's very, very dangerous for them. "They're volunteers, they do this out of passion for their people and their country and although they are at constant threat they put their lives on the line regardless." A field … [Read more...] about Ukraine: Cardiff photojournalist shares photos of war

By Patrick Jackson Published 6 days ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Related Topics Russia-Ukraine war Russian forces are "storming" the east Ukrainian city of Lysychansk, the local governor says, with eight civilians killed by shelling. Serhiy Haidai, governor of Luhansk region, said 21 other people had been injured in the attack, which came as they collected water from a tanker. Earlier on Monday, he told people to evacuate immediately because of the "real threat to life and health". The nearby city of Severodonetsk fell to the Russians at the weekend. The region is Russia's military focus four months after it invaded Ukraine. Since withdrawing from the area around the capital Kyiv in early April, the Russian military and their separatist allies have been trying to drive Ukrainian government forces out of Luhansk and the neighbouring … [Read more...] about Ukraine war: Russian forces ‘storming’ besieged city of Lysychansk

Rankin admits he was nervous working with the Queen (Image: GettyImages) Sign up for FREE royal alerts SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info But in 2001, when asked to photograph the Queen at Buckingham Palace in advance of her Golden Jubilee, he admits he was quaking with nerves. "I was s******* myself," he recalls. "She had a real sense of humour, a glint in her eye; a really powerful human being." Related articles Cliff Richard, 81, looks downcast as he's spotted at Wimbledon day two Ulrika Jonsson, 54, recreates Kendall Jenner's completely NAKED snap He was given just five minutes to photograph his monarch. "We had a bit of a chat. She made some jokes. I can't remember them because I was so freaked out over … [Read more...] about Famous ‘charming’ photographer Rankin was ‘quaking’ with nerves shooting the Queen

John Cleese speaks out against 'cancel culture' in 2021 Sign up for FREE for the latest news from the world of showbiz SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info John Cleese has worried fans after taking to Twitter to display a gash on his head following his performance in Zurich, Switzerland. The Fawlty Towers actor, 82, was performing his Last Time To See Me Before I Die show last night, after he concerned fans with a picture of what appeared to be an injury on his head. Related articles 'Queen!' Beyonce strips naked and rides horse for 'Renaissance' Kate Bush's £2.5m home hangs off cliff and risks falling into the sea Rough crowd in Zurich tonight… John Cleese In view of his 5.7million … [Read more...] about John Cleese worries fans as he seemingly sports injury after facing ‘rough crowd’ at show

Loose Women panel send their support to Brenda Edwards Sign up for FREE for the latest news from the world of showbiz SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Loose Women panellist Brenda Edwards, 53, says she is “gutted” that she has to miss two performances of Chicago after she injured her leg. Brenda is currently touring the UK playing the role of Mama Morton but will miss today’s shows in Blackpool. Related articles 'Queen!' Beyonce strips naked and rides horse for 'Renaissance' Kate Bush's £2.5m home hangs off cliff and risks falling into the sea Brenda announced the news to her 27,000 Twitter followers with an update from the hospital. READ MORE: Christine McGuinness' pals begged her to leave … [Read more...] about Brenda Edwards suffers fresh heartache as she’s forced to pull out of show

Formula 1's Christian Horner has made headlines after becoming embroiled in a row with Mercedes boss Toto Wolff over disagreement over something called porpoising . Porpoising is when a Formula 1 car bounces up and down, which is caused by an increase, then a sudden decrease, of downforce. Both Christian and Ferrari’s Mattia Binotto were involved in the debate at the Canadian Grand Prix, which led to Toto Wolff calling them “pitiful”, “disingenuous” and “coming up with little manipulations in the background”. But who is Christian Horner? Who is he and what is his career like? Christian Horner OBE, 48, is a British former racing driver and current Team Principal of the Red Bull Formula One team. He has won four World Constructors' Championships and five World Drivers' Championships, so nine world titles in total. Born in Leamington Spa in 1973, he began his racing career in 1992, and rose to the Formula 3000 ranks before converting to a management role at Red Bull … [Read more...] about F1 Christian Horner’s famous wife and incredible home as Toto Wolff brands him pitiful

In the early months of 1972, word passed between the indigenous tribes living in the Darien Gap that a man with mythical powers had arrived in the remote swamplands between Colombia and Panama. He wore a white pith helmet and a clipped pencil moustache and was leading an expedition team of two Range Rovers, 59 men, five women and 28 pack horses through the jungle. He carried enough dynamite to blast swathes of trees to smithereens and at night would use a radio set to call in an Army Beaver light aircraft to drop supplies of petrol and beer, which the remote Indians living in the Darien Gap described as “firewater”. “They thought we had magic,” recalls Colonel John Blashford-Snell . “And told each other the most wonderful stories about us.” Blashers, as he is known, who was then a major in the Royal Engineers, was already considered one of the greatest British explorers of the 20th century. A few years previously he had led a successful expedition, as the first European to … [Read more...] about Snakes, swamps and whisky: the British explorers who went on the ultimate boys’ own adventure

The Prime Minister returns to his desk today after an impressive display of statesmanship on the world stage. Following a Commonwealth conference in Rwanda aimed at building a common future, he returned to Europe to galvanise Nato and a wavering G7 into hardening their support for Ukraine. Sadly, though, his achievements were overshadowed by yet another Tory sleaze row, leading to inevitable further attacks on his leadership. There are even reports that rebel backbenchers are plotting another attempt at regicide – just a month after the last one failed. When will this self-mutilation end? Yes, the Chris Pincher affair is ghastly and should have been handled better. But there are far bigger issues at stake. There's a painful cost of living crunch, war in Europe and a migration crisis. Meanwhile, Tony Blair and his embittered Remainer chums are on a renewed mission to strangle Brexit. The Prime Minister returns to his desk today after an impressive display of … [Read more...] about DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Boris Johnson is still the best man to lead Britain

Ukrainian Eurovision winner Jamala has said 2023’s song contest should be held in the UK if her home country is unable to host. The singer, 38, who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2016 with her tune 1944, fled Kyiv in March following the Russian invasion. Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra went on to win this year’s contest in Turin, but the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said it was in talks with the BBC to ‘potentially host’ the 2023 event after concluding next year’s contest cannot be held in Ukraine . ‘It’s really sad the EBU decided to take away all this chance and all this hope,’ Jamala told the PA news agency. ‘[But] I really understand that it has to be in a peaceful place for participants and for everybody. ‘Great Britain came second in the competition, so if Ukraine is unwilling to host the event for whatever reason, it would be fair to hold it in one of your cities.’ Jamala said she considers the decision on where to host the competition to … [Read more...] about UK ‘fair’ option to host Eurovision if not Ukraine, says former Ukrainian winner Jamala

Restitution activist Njobati Sylvie could not hide her joy when Germany's Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation announced that a statue of Ngonnso would be returned to Cameroon. Ngonnso is a mother deity of the Nso people in northwestern Cameroon. A statue of her was taken by Kurt von Pavel, a German colonial officer in Cameroon, who subsequently donated her to Berlin's Ethnological Museum in 1903. "I feel super elated, it has been a journey that has culminated to a win for the Nso community, Cameroon and by and large the entire African continent," Njobati told DW. Ngonnso has a central role for the Nso as she is considered a mother deity The restitution journey Njobati started the Twitter campaign #BringBackNgonnso in 2020, which played a large part in raising awareness for the restitution cause. But her activism actually started before that — when she decided to reconnect with her Nso heritage and trace her roots. Njobati grew up in Cameroon's Anglophone region … [Read more...] about Cameroonian activist pushed for restitution of deity