Andriy Yarmolenko felt like an “idiot” sending family to Kyiv day before Russia invaded

Neil Jones’ rumoured girlfriend has allegedly called their romance a “whirlwind” and has said that plans of moving in together are “on the table”. Sienna Hollen, who is said to have been dating Strictly Come Dancing star Neil since February, has reportedly discussed taking their relationship to the next level. According to reports, 24 year old Sienna has told a friend that her relationship with the dancer, 39, started when he messaged her on Instagram.

Jeremy Clarkson, 62, defended Liz Hurley, 56, after she received backlash on social media for posing with two “delicate” starfish.The Clarkson’s Farm star said accusations launched by some that Liz was killing the animals by picking them up were simply “not true”, and suggested they aim their frustrations at former president Barack Obama, 60, instead. In his latest opinion column Jeremy wrote: “Liz Hurley posed this week in a bikini while carrying a couple of starfish and immediately everyone in the increasingly mad world of social media went mental, saying that if you pick up a starfish, it will die in screaming agony.“This was then picked up by the newspapers, who basically said that Liz is a star f***er.”“There’s one small problem with the story though,” he continued.

Victoria Beckham delighted fans as she shared an adorable throwback snap to celebrate her 48th birthday. The Spice Girls singer, who has been spending Easter weekend with her family, took to Instagram to give her 29.8million followers a glimpse of days gone by. Sharing a sweet picture from her ninth birthday, a young Victoria could be seen wearing a frilly pink blouse as she smiled for the camera.

Kate Middleton looked stunning as she attended the Easter Sunday service alongside husband Prince William and children Prince George and Princess Charlotte.The beautiful Duchess, 40, opted for a light blue dress and dark blue hat for the occasion as she arrived at St George's Chapel in Windsor for the traditional Easter Mattins Service. Kate partnered her look with a matching clutch bag and blue heels. Prince William, 39, looked smart in a suit as did little George, eight, and Charlotte looked like a mini Kate as she strolled in her sky blue dress and tights.

An Ayrshire teenager and a troupe of Scottish theatre students rocked the Big Apple at the 2022 Tartan Day Parade.

It’s more than just fighting talk that comes from the lips of Lanarkshire career woman Fiona Tweedie, who was in her 50s when she had to throw in the towel on a successful career in accountancy after a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease.

A mum shared an atmospheric photo of her son at his first Manchester United game at the weekend - and it swiftly went viral as footy fans everywhere reminisced about their own first game. The photo showed 8-year-old Felix as he looked on at crowds of fans at Old Trafford ahead of Manchester United 's match against Norwich City on Saturday afternoon.

Hay fever sufferers are being warned that pollen levels will be high on Easter Sunday. According to the Met Office, levels of tree pollen, which currently includes ash, oak, plane and birch, will be at a high level across the North West region today.

Marcus Rashford sent a thank you message to Manchester United after bringing up his 300th appearance for the club.

Victoria Beckham, 48, has been living the life of luxury recently as she watched her son Brooklyn Beckham, 23, get married last weekend. New celebrations began this week as she celebrated her birthday on the Easter bank holiday weekend.The former Spice Girl took to Instagram to share the picture from her ninth birthday party.She can be seen smiling in a pink ruffled blouse while holding a birthday cake reading: "Happy Birthday Victoria."Her signature short locks were missing as a young Victoria had luscious long brown locks with a full fringe.She captioned the post in view of her 29.8 million followers: "Feels like yesterday! My 9th birthday party.A post shared by Victoria Beckham (@victoriabeckham)"Happy Birthday to me.

UFC star Paige VanZant is now "living comfortably" thanks to her racy OnlyFans-style account.Since leaving Dana White's promotion in 2020, VanZant has broadened her horizons beyond the MMA world. The 28-year-old set up an exclusive site where she could share snaps of herself to subscribers for a monthly fee.The added income from the side hustle, combined with her four-fight deal with the Bare Knuckle Championship believed to be worth over $1million (£770,000), has set her up for life. "I was in the UFC for six years, I’ve been fighting for eight years and it’s finally paying off," she told MMA Fighting last year."This year finally paid off to where I’m feeling comfortable with my life.

Vanguard. The incident reportedly took place on Good Friday.A university source told the paper that initially people thought it was a "joke" and part of the performance.

Meghan Markle could have made a veiled dig at the Royal Family with a quote about "service" in her Invictus Games speech, according to an expert. In the opening ceremony on Saturday (April 16) Prince Harry and Meghan "ramped up the drama" as they welcomed veterans to the Games in the Netherlands.

Tom Hanks was upstaged by his iconic Castaway co-star Wilson when throwing the first pitch at a baseball game this weekend – see footage below.The beloved actor threw the ceremonial first pitch at the Cleveland Guardians’ home opener of the new MLB season against the San Francisco Giants on Friday (April 15).When coming out onto the field, Hanks brought the volleyball Wilson with him and placed it in front of him before throwing the pitch.The wind had other ideas though, with Wilson repeatedly flying off into the outfield.“There goes Wilson,” one commentator said, with another remarking: “It’s windy today.”With Wilson not playing ball, Hanks eventually threw the pitch regardless.See the hilarity unfold below.Accompanied by a rather uncooperative Wilson, @tomhanks delivers the ceremonial first pitch to Larry Doby Jr.#ForTheLand pic.twitter.com/tbmkcwqHuH— Bally Sports Cleveland (@BallySportsCLE) April 15, 2022Back in November last year, Wilson the beloved volleyball sold for £230,000 at auction. The film prop was sold in an auction on Prop Store.

Easter is a time to catch up with loved ones, pay respects at church and feast on too much chocolate - but for some, the special holiday involves whipping women, hunting bunnies and reading murder mysteries.Each year, people look forward to carrying out the unusual traditions and stray from the more conventional events.Even the ones which may come across as sinister have a reason for holding out for the holiday.Below, the Daily Star has decided to take a look at some of the world's most craziest traditions that take place on Easter.Over in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, men and boys parade the streets in the hopes to find a woman to lightly whip.To whip the females, they use gaily willow switches, which they usually decorate with ribbons, reports Wanderlust.The act isn't meant to hurt the lady, but instead is carried out in the hopes to stir beauty and good health.However, the tradition is viewed as controversial now.To celebrate the religious holiday in Papua New Guinea, locals start their Easter by attending church before getting a peculiar gift afterwards.While most people hope to be gifted a sweet treat, residents expect something a little stronger like tobacco.The tradition sees trees decorated with cigarettes and sticks of tobacco which are placed outside of the church.They are then handed out once the service is complete.Crime authors can't wait for Easter in Norway, as the special holiday means they can finally release their long-awaited books.As part of the odd celebration, people flock to eerie cabins located on the mountains so they can focus on 'whodunnit' for the weekend.TV channels run shows in relation to the demand while detective novels are specifically commissioned just before.The tradition came about

the Mirror.One user posted a snap of two empty packets of the original flavour Hula Hoops.They noted, in the CasualUK forum, that the bright red packs were now brown… and that the font on the logo and surrounding design was different too.Captioning the snap, the poster said: “What madness is this? The new redesign of 'Classic' Hula Hoops is now brown!”Dozens of Brits weighed in on the new look with plenty baffled that they didn’t notice the change.One bloke said it looked like it was meant to be the beef flavour while another thought it was "an ancient batch they'd found down the back of the warehouse".While a third said: "I thought the printer was running low on red ink when I bought some recently... I can only assume it's a cost-saving thing?“Maybe the brown is cheaper to mass-produce."A jokester added: “Red is ready salted, it's the law.”“Is it brown? Looks kinda reddish to me,” noted another. Did you notice the change? Tell us in the comments section… Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter

Nintendo Switch, No More Heroes 3 is coming to the other major platforms later this year. As confirmed by publisher Xseed Games on April 15 (via Eurogamer), Travis Touchdown will be making his way to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC later this year.According to Xseed, No More Heroes 3 will come to these platforms this autumn, likely putting the release between September and November of this year.Our favorite otaku assassin returns! Travis Touchdown has been forced out of retirement to defend not only Santa Destroy, but Earth itself! Bring on the beam katana and take on Travis' toughest challenge yet in #NoMoreHeroes3, coming this fall to PS4, PS5, Xbox, and PC! pic.twitter.com/kdEJnonUd5— XSEED Games (@XSEEDGames) April 15, 2022When No More Heroes 3 was initially released in August of last year, it was published by Grasshopper Manufacture and came out on Nintendo Switch, but now the game is coming to all other major platforms. However, it’s currently unclear what PC store the game will arrive on.Series creator and director Goichi “Suda51” Suda said earlier in the year that he’s had a few meetings with Marvel, with him possibly making a game with some of the superhero characters in the future.“I think that will depend on the discussions we have with Marvel Studios.

Maura Higgins has gone all out for her first time at Coachella. The Irish Love Island legend posted a saucy picture on Instagram of herself wearing very little except some strategically placed feathers and vampy thigh-high boots.

Mirror, this surge is the largest increase in five years - so you can add crying about the bill to your list as you’re drowning your sorrows.Brewery bosses have blamed the price hike on inflation, which is at a 30-year-high and has sent the cost of living to an all-time high. Pub owners fear this is just the latest death blow, after years of closures and coronavirus regulations hitting their businesses.

Coronation Street star, Sally Dynevor, 58, who plays Sally Metcalfe, has recently showed off her beautiful family, including three children who all share a strong likeness.She poses with eldest daughter and Bridgerton starlet Phoebe, 26, middle child son Sam 25 and the youngest of the clan, Harriet who is 18 years old.Sally sometimes rare pics of her children in family holiday photos, and as Phoebe turns 27, fans can't believe how similar the family all look to each other. The Dancing on Ice contestant shares her three children with husband and script writer Tim Dynevor, 60 who has written more than 300 episodes of Emmerdale.Tim and Sally wed in 1995, in Trafford, where they raised their children and still live today.Sally often shares her pride in her three children, with the eldest Phoebe who was awarded a critical acclaim for starred as Daphne Bridgerton in the steamy Netflix period drama Bridgerton which has been viewed by 82 million people.In November 2021, Phoebe won the Breakthrough Talent Award at the Harper's Bazaar gala.She has since become a household name, and has racked up an incredible 3.2 million followers on Instagram alone.The Corrie star’s mini-me daughter is currently filming for a new role in the upcoming movie, Bank of Dave, and she was spotted exiting a people carrier with a philosophy book in hand.Her son Sam graduated from Nottingham University in 2019, and youngest Harriet turned 18 last year.Working with TV clearly runs in then family, as Tim's dad is former Coronation Street director Gerard Dynevor.

Queen will no doubt sit down to a traditional Easter Sunday roast dinner with her family and raise a toast - although whether this is alcoholic is doubtful, insiders claim.Former royal chef Darren McGrady spent many Easters with the family and has shared fascinating insights into their process in the past.He said: "We’d go straight into the main course – a traditional roast lamb with seasonal vegetables. The Queen likes her meat well done so she’d always have the first two slices.“They’d also have a compound salad served in a kidney dish attached to the plate – just some lettuce and cucumber with a little mint or some grated carrot and coriander.”McGrady also suggested that The Queen normally enjoys a glass of the sweet and aromatic German white wine gewürztraminer with her food reports MyLondon.But there are questions over whether she will do it this year over concerns for her health.As she continues to celebrate her historic 70th anniversary as Queen, Her Majesty was reportedly advised by doctors to give up a favourite tipple to ensure she stays as healthy as possible during her busy year.The Queen is by no means a big or heavy drinker, but close friends of the monarch have come forward and said she has been advised to give up her favourite drink so that she remains in top form for what is arguably the most important year of her reign.