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Russia’s failures in the Ukraine war the deadly weapons are their “only chance of survival,” an expert has said. Following Vladimir Putin’s heavy losses so far in eastern Europe, he has resorted to desperate threats of nuclear war – and nutters dictator Kim Jong-un has followed suit.Dr Sojin Lim, an expert on the highly secretive state, told Metro: “Russia’s war in Ukraine doesn’t seem to be a good influence for North Korea…“It’s confirmed the partnership between Western forces and the weakness of Russian military compared to its own image.“Because of that, it became clear to North Korea that nuclear weapons are the only way they can compete.”The troubling claims come after Kim Jong-un, whose totalitarian state has a huge army of more than one million people, warned twice he would be prepared to use weapons of mass destruction.Dr Lim, who co-directs Korean studies at a British university, continued: “Kim Jong-un has signalled that he could become more offensive than defensive, as he mentioned a pre-emptive attack.“He’s mentioned a number of conditions for him to become offensive, but he’s not specific.“He’s kind of juggling again between different opinions to see how Western forces and South Korea’s new president would react.

Jake Paul announced his return to boxing on Sunday after revealing to fans on social media that he has a fight scheduled for August 13.The 25-year-old posted a short clip featuring the date of the fight and a ring announcer's voice, along with the caption, "I'm back. August 13th," though stopped short of confirming who he'll actually be fighting.Together with his brother Logan, Jake - who has won all five of his professional bouts - has spearheaded boxing's divisive new celebrity-obsessed focus and direction.

UFC star Julie Kedzie has revealed the embarrassing time she 's*** her pants' only to find herself in the company of Vladimir Putin.Kedzie was scheduled for a bout in the BodogFight: Clash of the Nations promotion in St. Petersburg. It was 2007, and the American was on the undercard of the Russian MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko’s win over Matt Lindland.However, despite a massive win on the evening, it's not fond memories of Russia's second city for Kedzie.

Bring Me The Horizon have revealed that they’ve recorded “about 45 songs” for their next release.The band’s last project was their ‘Post Human: Survival Horror’ EP, released back in October 2020.The first of several releases, frontman Oli Sykes told NME last year they were “working on parts two, three and four simultaneously” and that they were hoping to “get songs out as soon as we can”.The Sheffield rock giants then gave fans a taste of what they can expect from ‘Post Human 2’, sharing new single ‘DiE4u’ in September 2021.Speaking in a new interview, Sykes has now shared an update on the record as well as their forthcoming schedule.“We’re doing lots of gigs hopefully, if the world goes alright,” he told BANG Showbiz (via Contact Music). “Lots of European festivals and we’re going to the States in September.

MUST READ Tennis star Ksenia Palkina hit with 16-YEAR ban after match-fixing scandalLinkThe No. 9 seed was clearly motivated to beat her fellow 19-year-old and unleashed fist pumps and cries of "C'mon" repeatedly during the anti-climactic match which lasted only 64 minutes. She dropped her racket to the court in celebration at the end.

Love Island star Laura Anderson is joining the star-studded line-up for Celebrity Karaoke Club.

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Jamie Lindsay has won promotion to the English Championship with Rotherham United after helping the Millers secure second spot in League One.

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Carrie Underwood took to the stage of the 2022 Stagecoach Festival on Saturday night for her headlining set, at one point launching into a cover of the Guns N’ Roses hit “Sweet Child of Mine”.

Emmerdale's James Moore has gotten engaged to his girlfriend Sophie, and took to Instagram to share the happy news. James, who plays Charity Dingle's son Ryan on the hit soap, shared a trio of snaps were Sophie could be seen showcasing her beautiful ring. In one photo, Sophie and James could be seen pointing at the ring, while a second snap included the couple's cute cat.

A young Scots mum is to take on the lengthy and difficult legal process of adopting her 13-year-old brother after the tragic death of their mother.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticWhen Carrie Underwood’s band broke into the opening strains of “Sweet Child o’ Mine” at the Stagecoach Festival Saturday, it seemed like business as usual. The country superstar’s Guns N’ Roses fangirl-ism is well known, and she’s incorporated GNR numbers into her set on a regular basis before, even showing an aptitude for appropriating Axl Rose’s snaky frontman moves as her own.

Marcelo Cajueiro Rio2C 2022, one of Latin America’s largest entertainment industry trade meet wrapped May 1 reflecting the huge competition between streaming players in Brazil, the region’s main market.The first in-person Rio2C since 2019 featured sessions with over 200 market players, including Netflix, Prime Video, Disney Plus, HBO Max and local giant Globoplay, which are said to figure in this order on informal Brazil’s SVOD market rankings, as companies do not disclose subscription figures.Even though Brazil has a population of 214 million, only about 20 million pay for video content, noted Fabio Lima, founder and CEO of local Sofa Digital, a VOD aggregator. It is not for lack of interest – 100 million Brazilians or more watch free-of-charge videos on YouTube and telenovelas on free-to-air TV –  but of money, in a country where income is highly concentrated and the majority of the population has to cope with severe economic crisis. “In order to break this 20 million growth barrier, streaming companies will have to offer Brazilian content in Portuguese with extremely high appeal for the local audiences,” Lima told Variety.He speculated that the favorite genre could be an evolution of  telenovelas, which have a long tradition in Brazil dating back to radio dramas.

Arsenal have continued their charge towards a top-four finish in the Premier League after a 2-1 win over London rivals West Ham.The Gunners have now won three games in a row as they climb above Tottenham Hotspur in fourth place. The visitors' opener may have come as a surprise to many however, as Rob Holding who stepped up in the absence of Ben White after a tight hamstring, headed it past Lukasz Fabianski.

Parklife boss Sacha Lord has tied the knot with his partner Demi Mclaughlin in a romantic wedding ceremony in Capri, not leaving out a touch of Manchester. Sacha, the night time economy adviser for Greater Manchester, and Demi, a category manager for the online retailer Very, were joined by 30 of their closest friends and family for a three day celebration in Capri, an island in Italy's Bay of Naples.

Russian army is so close to collapsing that generals have been forced to shoot at their own troops to make them fight, an officer has admitted.The soldier said in an intercepted call to his wife that his comrades were in a state of “panic” and wanted the brutal war “to end”. Bonkers Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has dragged on for a bloody two months and shows no sign of coming to an end, despite his army’s heavy losses.

Jake Paul has announced his return to boxing and is set to step back in the ring on August 13, though his opponent hasn't been named.The YouTuber-turned-fighter, who is set to make his sixth professional appearance between the ropes - having won all of his previous five bouts - announced the plans via social media this evening. He posted a short clip featuring the date of the fight and a ring announcer's voice, along with the caption: "I'm back.

Love Island star Dr Alex George has paid a special tribute to his late younger brother Llŷr with a tattoo written in his sibling's handwriting. The 31-year-old took to his Instagram account over the weekend to share a picture of the heartfelt design which is located on the inside of his left wrist directly under his wave tattoo.Alex also shared an image of Llŷr's handwritten name on an old school workbook which that tattoo artist used to illustrate the inking.Captioning the post, he shared with his 2million followers: "Llŷr [blue love heart emoji] 'God Of The Sea'."The most beautiful name, it means so much to have it done in his handwriting.

Russia continue to spew rhetoric about the "likely" launch of a nuclear World War 3, the country continues to build and test terrifying weapons of mass destruction.Earlier this month the Russian leader tested its international continental ballistic missile, dubbed "Satan II" by Natio, the Sarmat is an advanced weapons delivery system capable of hitting anywhere in Europe or US.The terrifying beast of a weapon can travel over 11,000 miles and deliver 10 tonnes of explosives, reaching terrifying speeds of Mach 20, Metro reports.The speed of sound is Mach 1 – making its statistics a horrifying prospect. Back in 2018, Vladimir Putin gave one of his most highly aggressive and frightening speeches of his time in power so far.He spoke of working on several top-secret weapons projects which he claimed would give the country an upper hand against Nato.Some details of these weapons have leaked, whether this was intentional or not is unclear, but they are frightening nonetheless.

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