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Civilians flee embattled city as Ukrainian pullout looms

Pressure is mounting on Ukrainian troops and civilians in Bakhmut Pressure is mounting on Ukrainian troops and civilians in Bakhmut, as Kyiv’s forces tried to help residents flee the beleaguered eastern city amid what Western analysts suspect may be preparations for a Ukrainian withdrawal. A woman was killed and two men were badly wounded by shelling while trying to cross a makeshift bridge out of Bakhmut on Saturday, according to

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Johnny Depp buys quirky items after dropping into Lincolnshire antiques centre

The 59 year old Hollywood actor flew to Hemswell Antiques Centres by helicopter and was taken on a private tour Johnny Depp bought three guitars, a skull-encrusted vase and an easel to furnish his new London home during a surprise visit to an antiques centre in Lincolnshire on Friday. The Hollywood actor, 59, known for his roles in Pirates Of The Caribbean and Fantastic Beasts, arrived at Hemswell Antiques Centres

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RAF jets escort plane in distress to Stansted Airport

Some people in the Midlands heard 'sonic booms' this lunchtime as the military aircraft rushed to the scene A plane that lost communication because of a malfunction was escorted to safety by RAF jets, police have said. People had reported hearing sonic booms across Leicestershire and Northamptonshire at about midday on Saturday. The plane had two people on board and was flying from Iceland to Nairobi via Southend when it

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Rishi Sunak and Matt Hancock complained of nightmare Dominic Cummings

It's the latest revelation to come from Mr Hancock's leaked WhatsApp messages Dominic Cummings’ time in Downing Street was a “nightmare”, Rishi Sunak appeared to tell Matt Hancock, according to the latest set of leaked WhatsApp messages. The remarks, made on the day that the former No 10 aide used an appearance in front of MPs to claim that thousands of people died needlessly during the pandemic, show the then-Chancellor

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Arsenal stage stunning comeback to beat Bournemouth and stay five points clear

The Gunners beat the Cherries 3-2 Reiss Nelson’s last-gasp winner earned Arsenal a 3-2 comeback victory over Bournemouth to keep them five points ahead of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table. Philip Billing stunned the Gunners with the second-fastest goal in Premier League history after just nine seconds, and the relegation-threatened Cherries looked like they could pull off a famous victory when Marcos Senesi’s 57th-minute effort

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Aunt of murdered lawyer Zara Aleena joins march calling for end to male violence

The aunt of murdered aspiring lawyer Zara Aleena has said she is “always hopeful” that a system, which is “broken across the board” and does not protect women, can change. Farah Naz was speaking as she joined hundreds of people who marched to remember and grieve for women and girls killed through male violence and to call for action to tackle it. Supporters of the Million Women Rise (MWR) collective

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Reigning champion Max Verstappen takes pole for season opening Bahrain GP

Max Verstappen struck the first blow of the new Formula One season by securing pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix. The double world champion beat Sergio Perez as Red Bull locked out the front row by one tenth of a second with Charles Leclerc third for Ferrari. Carlos Sainz finished fourth in the other scarlet car ahead of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso. George Russell qualified sixth as Mercedes team-mate

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Time wasting to be tackled by FIFA

The Premier League will be monitored next season to make sure referees are accurately calculating the length of stoppages in matches, FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said. FIFA’s referees chief Pierluigi Collina led a concerted effort to cut down time-wasting at last year’s World Cup finals in Qatar, and the International Football Association Board now wants the same criteria to be used in competitions worldwide from July 1. On average,

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Mary Berry proves faithful to Comic Relief by joining Traitors Red Nose Day special

Dame Mary Berry will join Claudia Winkleman and comedy duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders in a sketch for Red Nose Day based on hit BBC One series The Traitors. The former Great British Bake Off judge, 87, was announced as the first celebrity joining the roundtable, alongside comedian Rosie Jones, and Wilfred Webster and Maddy Smedley from the original TV series. The programme, which first aired in November, saw

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Hancock hit out at Sunak amid concerns over Eat Out to Help Out scheme

Matt Hancock expressed concern that a flagship Rishi Sunak policy was contributing to the spread of Covid-19 as the latest set of leaked messages reveal how the pair were at odds during the pandemic. The details emerged in the latest tranche of leaked messages from the former health secretary, published by the Daily Telegraph. The messages show Mr Hancock attempting to get the support of Cabinet Secretary Simon Case in

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