'Chemical weapon' used in Ukraine as 'poisonous substance dropped on Mariupol' - reports

You’re tempted to take a risk in business or finance. Before you do, be sure the odds are in your favour. Whether it is money, romance or your future happiness that’s at stake, risks only of the calculated variety should be made.

puppy lovingly described as 'part giraffe' has been sent back to an RSPCA shelter only 48 hours after he was adopted. Fidget, a lurcher, moved in to what was supposed to be his permanent home after spending four months in fostering, reports The Mirror.

Fernando Torres for Andy CarrollTorres was an absolute sensation at Liverpool, scoring 81 goals in 142 games over four years with the club. He was so good in a red shirt that Chelsea decided to break the bank for him midway through the 2010/11 season.After a protracted transfer saga, Torres eventually moved to west London for £50million on the January transfer deadline day – a fee which made him the sixth-most expensive player in history at the time. Flush with cash, Liverpool paid £35m of that fee straight to Newcastle to sign human battering ram Carroll, who had scored 34 goals in 134 appearances for his hometown club.Perhaps predictably, it did not go well.

James Martin, 49, once dated Hollywood legend Barbara Broccoli, who is 12 years his senior.The Saturday Kitchen chef addressed why he called it quits with the James Bond producer back in 2008.James met Barbara, 61, at a charity auction and recalled how the pair “instantly clicked”.The pair went on to date for five years before they finally went their separate ways, with James admitting that there would always be “an imbalance” between them.James, who opened up about their break-up in 2008, confessed that the worlds they came from were just too different. The chef recalled often feeling starstruck in the presence of Hollywood stars like Bond Girl Halle Berry or Nicole Kidman.While James enjoyed plenty of gifts from Barabra over the years, he described how her generosity was eventually the straw that broke the camel’s back.Barbara, who has an estimated net worth of $400 million, had showered him with some incredible presents – including three genuine Picassos.But when she tried to buy James an £180,000 Aston Martin DBS with the chassis number 007, it all became too much for the British TV chef. “It wasn’t as if it was my birthday or Christmas – it was just a spur of the moment thought,” he wrote.“In the end I said, ‘If I want something, I’ll work for it. Just drop it or we’re going to fall out over this’.“It was a defining moment in our relationship.

42 Dugg has been arrested after failing to turn himself in to a West Virginia federal prison camp, Detroit News reports. The rapper was reportedly taken into custody by authorities at a Memphis airport after returning home from the Golden State Warriors game against the Memphis Grizzlies.

The first Downton Abbey film gave us Thomas Barrow, played by Rob James-Collier, a gay butler whose sexuality was explored throughout the film by way of a short-lived romance with the king’s royal dresser. However, in Downton Abbey: A New Era, currently playing in theatres, Thomas Barrow’s story gets more of a spotlight and his experiences as a gay man are presented under a warmer more optimistic light, with bright hope for his future. For LGBTQI fans of both the show and western television, the introduction of this storyline back in 2010 was a milestone moment. Thomas Barrow is an openly gay character played by an openly gay actor; while in this moment in time this alone may not be much to celebrate, in 2010 this was relatively rare in Hollywood, considering shows like Will & Grace were the height of mainstream gay representation, with straight actors playing the lead roles. At this time streaming services which have now majorly streamlined production and allowed more marginalised stories to be told, were also not yet around. Thomas Barrow.

Channel 5's The Yorkshire Vet with new episodes airing every Tuesday.The new series of The Yorkshire Vet turns viewers' attention to the new generation of surgeons.As Peter settles into his new role, he has reflected on how far the industry has come.He said: "Leaving Skeldale Veterinary Centre in Thirsk after 40 years, initially working as a veterinary assistant to James Herriot and for the last 20 years as senior partner, I am now working part-time at Grace Lane Veterinary Practice in Kirkbymoorside, a beautiful market town."My daily routine is very similar though, and I like the fact that I have retained some of the longstanding clients who have appeared on The Yorkshire Vet over the last seven years and have also been introduced to many new ones."I think it’s obvious to viewers that the warmth, humour and resilience of Yorkshire people, particularly farmers, still shines through", he added to The Yorkshire Post.Peter previously spoke to Express.co.uk about the difficult decision to leave Skeldale and the progress he made because of the opportunity.He said: "I was there from being the new boy and then I gradually became (a) partner."I then became a senior partner. I ran the practice for almost 20 years, and I have lots of happy memories of working there."But, at the same time, I am what is called a mixed practitioner.

Mel B has paid gushing praise to her "sister" Victoria Beckham after a surprise reunion of the group that transformed pop music in the Nineties. Mel B was speaking in an Instagram post after the singer received her MBE from Prince William at Buckingham Palace.

Ayrshire golfers swung into action and held a fundraising drive to boost the coffers at a local charity.

Johnny Depp described seeing a photo of faeces on his bed days after a fight with Amber Heard as he testified in court. The defamation trial between Mr Depp and Ms Heard began on Monday 11 April in Fairfax, Virginia following Mr Depp’s lawsuit against his ex-wife in March 2019.

Piers Morgan has revealed Donald Trump as his first guest on his new TalkTV show.The bold broadcaster is set to launch his new TalkTV show Uncensored on April 25 - over a year after he sensationally quit Good Morning Britain.His first guest is none other than the former 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump, who served in the White House from 2017 until 2021 when he lost in the election to Joe Biden, the current President.Piers took to Twitter to make the exciting announcement to his 7.9million followers on Wednesday (April 20).He shared an explosive trailer which showed him interviewing the former president with a trailer caption which read: "A former president in denial".The action-packed trailer also claims the sit-down chat is "the most explosive interview of the year".The clip shows the pair clashing over topics such as the 2021 US election, and they can even be seen interrupting each other when things get heated.He also calls Piers a "fool" before it escalates so much that Trump cuts the interview off altogether and storms off before the chat was over.Trump says: "Let's finish up the interview," and orders the team to "turn the camera off" as he gets up from his seat.He then brands Piers "very dishonest".One highlight shows Piers telling Trump that the 2021 election was "fair" and Trump simply lost.However, Trump fires back at Piers as he says: "Only a fool would think that".Trump tells Piers that he's "much more honest" than him, to which Morgan replies: "Really?".The upcoming interview will air on TalkTV next Monday (April 25), when the programme launches for the first time.Piers has been promoting his brutally-honest TV show on social media in the lead up to the launch.He even treated has to some

Russia has banned the UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson and a list of other senior ministers from entering the country over what it describes as the UK’s “hostile” position regarding its war with Ukraine.

Ukraine said in a video address to South Korean lawmakers yesterday (Monday, April 11): "Mariupol has been destroyed, there are tens of thousands of dead, but even despite this, the Russians are not stopping their offensive." His message reportedly confirmed the largest number of dead Ukrainian citizens in one place since war broke out on February 24.However, the number hasn't yet been confirmed by further sources.But the head of the Russia-backed self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Denis Pushilin, told Russia's RIA news agency that more than 5,000 people may have been killed in Mariupol but insists Ukrainian forces were responsible.The news comes after reports emerged that Vladimir Putin had allegedly unleashed chemical weapons on the city of Mariupol. The "poisonous substance" which is from an "unknown origin" was used to target civilians and is reported to have left people suffering from respiratory failure and neurological problems.The Azov Regiment in Mariupol reports what could be the Russian use of chemical weapons against the entrenched Ukrainian garrison in the city.The Regiment's report reads: "The victims have respiratory failure, vestibulo-atactic syndrome.

For the second time in roughly as many weeks, President Joe Biden called Russia’s Vladimir Putin “a war criminal” on Tuesday.

Rachel Maddow plans to return from her MSNBC hiatus on April 11.

terminal nuclear war” if a peace treaty can’t be negotiated over Ukraine. Between the certainty of climate crisis and the renewed possibility of a nuclear war between Russia and America, Chomsky says, “we’re approaching the most dangerous point in human history… We are now facing the prospect of destruction of organised human life on Earth.” The 93-year-old philosopher whose family originated in what is now Ukraine, says that Vladimir Putin’s “criminal aggression” is “monstrous for Ukraine”.Chomsky has been critical of US leaders in the past and doesn’t spare America’s current president Joe Biden.

Kristina Schake, who has led the Biden administration’s Covid vaccination education efforts and previously served as communications director for First Lady Michelle Obama and later in a top role in Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, is joining The Walt Disney Co. as its lead spokesperson.

missiles as the threat from the east persists with China, sources say.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorOne of cable’s biggest news outlets has started to fill more of its schedule with something other than traditional news coverage.MSNBC has defined itself for the past few years by using the bulk of its daytime schedule to air breaking reports from NBC News personnel on the news of the moment, then amping up analysis and progressive opinion-making in the early afternoon and evening. Now, as media companies intensify their efforts to attract audiences via streaming video, the business behind the TV home of Joe Scarborough and Nicolle Wallace is in flux.Three different people familiar with the relationship between NBC News and MSNBC  — each outlet is supervised by a different top manager — say that some NBC News correspondents have been directed to bring breaking-news coverage first to NBC News Now, the company’s ad-supported streaming news service, or other digital NBC News properties before any appearance on MSNBC is considered.

hypersonic missile last month, with a Pentagon official saying that the launch was “kept quiet” due to the tensions over Ukraine. The test came days after Russia announced that it had used its own hypersonic missile to destroy an ammunition warehouse in western Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin has drafted 130,000 conscripts into the Russian army in a desperate attempt to turn around his stalled invasion, according to western officials.