Andy Serkis revives Gollum to condemn Russian invasion of Ukraine

A woman appeared in the background of the set of a state-run Russian newscast and shouted “no war” and “don’t believe the propaganda. They’re lying to you here.”

Chelsea could have the support of trillionaire backers should the Saudi Media Group be successful in their bid to buy the club from Roman Abramovich.Stamford Bridge chiefs have had interest from hundreds of potential backers following the news that Abramovich had chosen to sell before being frozen out after Vladimir Putin's Ukraine invasion begun.Having been linked to Todd Boehly and Nick Candy among others, the Saudi Media Group have put in a bid worth £2.7billion with Blues fan Mohamed Alkhereiji leading the pirate consortium.Although Alkhereiji's net worth is said to be in the region of around £1.7bn, the bid is said to have the backing of Mohammed bin Khalid Al Saud.CBS Sports report that Khalid Al Saud, who is a member of the House of Saud, has offered up his support.The House of Saud are thought to have assets worth an astonishing £1.19trillion - which is far more than both Newcastle and Manchester City have at their disposal.While City owners the Abu Dhabi Group alongside Sheikh Mansour are thought to have a net worth of around £9.2billion, Newcastle's Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia have around £500bn.However, there is one huge caveat to the Chelsea links - with Khalid Al Saud said to be involved in a supportive way to help find funding - and not funding a move himself.Will Chelsea win a major trophy this season? Give us your thoughts in the comments sectionWith talks ongoing at Stamford Bridge, Roman Abramovich was seen for the first time in public after having his assets frozen by the UK government.The Russian oligarch was spotted in the VIP lounge at Ben Gurion International airport in Lod, Israel sporting a grey beard and glasses.Although he is barred from entering the UK due to long-standing visa

Vladimir Putin's number one fan has been slapped with a restraining order by his glam Russian wife less than a year after they got hitched. Self-proclaimed "freedom fighter" Simeon Boikov married Ekaterina Olshannikova, 25, also known as Katia Boikova, in a traditional orthodox ceremony last year.The New South Wales Police in Australia have issued an Apprehended Violence Order for Olshannikova to stop her estranged husband from assaulting, threatening, stalking and harassing her.As part of the conditions, crazed Boikov was ordered not to harm "an animal that belongs to or is in the possession" of his wife, reports Mail Online.Just two weeks before the AVO was issued, Boikov filmed a beach trip with Ekaterina which saw him comment on how happy they were together."That's Mrs Cossack, she's looking fine as usual," he commented in the video."It's great that we can celebrate one day a year with a bit of patriotism...

Russia has shared a horrifying map showing where the ISS could crash following a warning from the country's space agency that it could be fired back to Earth amid sanctions against Russia. NASA had scheduled the ISS, which is home to American NASA astronauts, to be decommissioned in 2031, but experts fear it could come to an end much sooner if the Kremlin decide to cut ties.

Roman Abramovich was slapped with sanctions, Chelsea Football Club was up for sale.Russian oligarch Abramovich has overseen the most successful period in the club's history and has massively increased its value to potential investors in the 19 years he has owned the club. He faces sanctions due to his connections with Vladimir Putin, the Russian president responsible for thousands of dead soldiers and civilians in Ukraine.

Petrol prices in the UK could reach as high as £2.40 a litre this year due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Ana Navarro didn’t hold back when calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate people parroting Russian propaganda, including Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson and former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, on The View on Monday March 14. The talk show co-hosts were having a rousing discussion about a report that the Kremlin ordered Russian media to show the Fox host in propaganda about Ukraine from Mother Jones.

Elon Musk is looking to throw down with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Tesla co-founder, 50, challenged Putin, 69, to a one-on-one fight amidst Russia’s tragic invasion of Ukraine. “I hereby challenge Vladimir Putin to single combat,” Elon wrote on Twitter March 14. “Stakes are Ukraine,” he added. Elon wrote Putin’s name in Russian and Ukraine in Ukrainian.

The Kremlin is believed to have been thrown into anarchy following a number of blows to Vladimir Putin's regime, as the planned invasion of Ukraine slows.

Twitter accounts any time soon.Jack Sweeney, a 19-year-old computer science major at the University of Central Florida, made a name for himself earlier this year by creating a Twitter feed that kept tabs on the location of Elon Musk's private jet.Unhappy with the transparency, Musk offered Jack $5,000 (£3700) to take down the tracker, saying: “Can you take this down? It is a security risk. I don’t love the idea of being shot by a nutcase.”However, Jack turned it down and demanded a higher sum of $50k (£37,000), saying: “Any chance to up that to $50k? It would be great support in college and would possibly allow me to get a car maybe even a Model 3.” Instead he got blocked by Musk before moving onto other targets.In an exclusive interview with the Daily Star, Jack says the reason he turned down Musk's offer is that it wasn't enough from the world's richest man.

Billionaire Elon Musk has challenged Vladimir Putin to a 'single combat' fight for Ukraine.

Chelsea by lodging a whopping £2.7billion bid.The Blues are up for sale after Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK government over his links to Russian President Vladimir Putin.Several parties have gone public with their interest in buying the club since Abramovich announced his intention to sell the club following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.The reigning European champions are currently operating on a day-to-day basis after government sanctions imposed on Abramovich and the club resulted in the Blues' revenue streams being put on hold.According to CBS, the Saudi Media Group have now launched a bid to buy the Premier League giants, lodging a £2.7billion for the club.The leader of the private consortium, Mohamed Alkhereiji is said to be a Chelsea fan and his bid has no direct links to the Saudi government.Newcastle United were purchased by a consortium fronted by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund back in October last year.However, Mohammed bin Khalid Al Saud, a member of the Saudi royal family, is reportedly in support of finding funding and partners for the bid.Will Chelsea qualify for the Champions League this season? Let us know in the comments section below.Despite this, he has not yet backed the bid financially, according to CBS, and is also the chair of the Saudi Telecom Company [STC].STC is a state-owned Saudi corporation, with Newcastle's new owners still having a share in the business, although they did sell some in December.As a result, STC would be prevented from being a part of any consortium bidding to buy Chelsea due to the links with Newcastle.British billionaire property developer Nick Candy is one of a number of other potential buyers understood to have an interest in buying the club.Candy

Sergei Pugachev was once dubbed ‘Putin’s banker’. Today he is considered a ‘traitor’ and is exiled in France.

Roman Abramovich has had all of his UK assets frozen after the Chelsea FC owner was slapped with big government sanctions.The Russian oligarch has a number of UK properties and is also said to owe the Queen £10,000 in rent.Due to his links with Russian president Vladimir Putin, Abramovich was sanctioned after the government highlighted his stakes in the steel company Evraz.It is claimed that Evraz steel has been used in the making of Russian tanks, currently engaged in the war in Ukraine, in which thousands have died and millions have been forced to flee their homes.

Rebel Wilson was the source of a few memorable moments at this year's BAFTA film awards, including a shock comment about estranged royals Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.The comments followed on from her performance in 2021, in which she took a dig at the disgraced Prince Andrew.Andrew - who this year paid damages to Virginia Giuffre, who accused the royal of sexually assaulting her - was unsurprisingly the butt of some of Rebel's jokes as she addressed the glitz and glamour in front of her.Andrew has always denied Giuffre's claims.She said: "So I was going to do a musical number as host, it was about Prince Andrew though. Um, no guys, it's no, it's not what you think."It was on roller skates, it's called Pizza Express.

Chelsea handed out huge fees to agents right before Roman Abramovich was sanctioned on March 10.Data from February 2021 via the FA show that they paid £35million to intermediaries last year, the highest of any Premier League club.And fees this year were paid just days before Abramovich had his assets in the UK frozen over links to Russia president Vladimir Putin.Agents paid will have included the likes of Mino Raiola, who represents summer signing Romelu Lukaku.According to The Athletic, Chelsea usually make commission payments biannually, with intermediaries ordinarily paid in September and February.The most recent payment date would have fallen shortly before the sanction saga began, which has caused huge financial worry for Chelsea, the team, the staff, and the fans.Additionally, some 1,000 jobs are on the line owing to the sanctions currently put on the club by the UK government. Technical director Petr Cech even admitted he “didn’t have the answers” about whether the side would be able to pay staff.The club are operating but only under a special licence from the government that makes them functional as a sports team rather than as an enterprise.What do you think the future holds for Chelsea? Let us know in the comments section.The club’s oligarch owner is looking to sell the club amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia.

Russia have been draped from the white stone building's balconies with squatters pictured behind them. Police pulled up outside mega-rich Oleg Deripaska's home in the capital's posh corner of Belgrave Square, near Knightsbridge on Monday morning.

Naman Ramachandran While the actual BAFTA film awards ceremony on Sunday may have been largely apolitical, the red carpet leading up to it was awash with political commentary.“The Power of the Dog” star and BAFTA best actor nominee Benedict Cumberbatch, who attended the event with his wife Sophie Hunter, wore a badge depicting the Ukrainian flag.Cumberbatch said the awards are “a celebration of an industry that’s about imagery, and images speaking as loud as if not louder sometimes than words. So it’s a small gesture,” the actor told BBC News.“But away from this, what we all have to do is continue to put pressure on our politicians as far as the refugee crisis goes, continue to put pressure on the Putin regime, continue to help in any which way we can — whether that’s through donations or housing refugees, all of which I’m looking to do and have done.” The U.K.

Ukraine hospital shelled by Vladimir Putin's Russia.

The Prime Minister has said that the UK will “continue to pursue more options for bolstering Ukraine’s self-defence” as the ongoing invasion by Russia continues.

Rebel Wilson has flashed her middle finger to Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Bafta 2022 awards ceremony, sparking quite a stir on social media. While taking to the stage to introduce Emilia Jones’ musical performance, Rebel explained that there were two sign language interpreters on stage.