Harrowing photos show state of Ukraine's 'ghost town' decades after Chernobyl disaster

Reba McEntire has paid tribute to the eight members of her band who died in 1991.MORE: Reba McEntire divides fans as she counts down to big comeback with fiery throwbackThe singer shared that she still had a "broken heart", 31 years after road manager Jim Hammon, keyboardist and bandleader Kirk Cappello, fellow keyboardist Joey Cigainero, drummer Tony Saputo, guitarists Michael Thomas and Chris Austin, bassist Terry Jackson and backup singer Paula Kaye Evans, and two pilots, Donald Holmes and Christopher Hollinger, died when their plane crashed in Michigan.WATCH: Country superstars Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton release first track together"Once again, the world doesn’t stop for my broken heart," she posted on Facebook along with a picture of the eight crew members.She had previously shared in her autobiography that her team had leased two jets for traveling between shows but that on 15 March 1991 she wasn't feeling well and chose to fly the next day.MORE: Inside Reba McEntire's chic home after selling $5million mansionMORE: Reba McEntire looks absolutely sensational in fringed black catsuitHer private pilot, Roger Woolsey, then called her at 2am to tell her that he had been driving back from the airport when he saw a ball of fire in the mirror, and knew the plane had crashed; it later emerged that the jet’s left wing hit part of Otay Mountain causing the plane to crash."I didn’t know if it was God’s way of jerking my chain, saying slow down," the 66-year-old recently shared with fans during an appearance on Apple Music Country.Reba shared the heartache with fans "I’m not going to put that on him. It just happened.

Christie Brinkley is enjoying a well-deserved vacation, and bringing fans along with her! While the star is certainly relaxing during her tropical island escape, she has still taken the time to document it and share stunning pictures with her followers.MORE: Christie Brinkley stuns in a blue swimsuit in sensational beachside snapThe model has shared a slew of photos showing off incredible white-sand beaches, stunning sunsets, and her own impressive physique.Her latest post reveals another glimpse of her vacation, this time her fabulous beach home.WATCH: Christie had a reason to celebrate recently, and she looked flawless while commemorating itMORE: Christie Brinkley takes a stand against double standards in powerful statementThe supermodel's second home is located in the sunny destination of Turks & Caicos and her Instagram feed is often flooded with sun-drenched snaps of her beautiful house, as it is now.The mother-of-three took to Instagram Thursday morning to share a heartwarming glimpse of the beach house, as she showed off her incredibly toned legs, and a special talent.Christie posed next to a massive easel made out of tree bark, which had several paintings propped up on it.A post shared by Christie Brinkley (@christiebrinkley)The impressive glimpse of Christie's homeShe posed next to it wearing an oversized shirt that gave way to her ultra tanned legs, a hot pink bikini and a large straw hat.In the caption, the blonde bombshell revealed that in fact she had made the easel, writing: "I made this little easel a few years ago, with driftwood I [dragged] home from my adventures.

dodo could be brought back from extinction by Jurassic Park-style scientists.After years of failed attempts, researchers have now been able to map the gene sequence of the flightless bird.Professor Beth Shapiro, from the University of California, Santa Cruz, said: “The dodo genome is entirely sequenced because we sequenced it.“It’s not been published yet but it does exist and we’re working on it right now.”Evolutionary scientists spent years trying to find dodo DNA that was in good enough condition.A breakthrough came when they got a sample from a “fantastic specimen” in Denmark. But they have warned it may not be easy to turn it into a “living, breathing, actual animal”.Prof Shapiro, 46, added: “The way we can do this is to clone it, the same approach that was used to create Dolly the Sheep.“But we don’t know how to do that with birds because of the intricacies of their reproductive pathways.“There are groups working on different approaches for doing that and I have little doubt that we are going to get there eventually.”To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here. The flightless 3ft tall dodo was wiped out in the 17th century, 100 years after it was discovered on the island of Mauritius.It was hunted and eaten by cats, dogs and pigs that had been taken to the island by sailors exploring the Indian Ocean at the time.

Denise Van Outen has revealed she was surprised when Channel 4 bosses wanted her ex Eddie to be her TV-watching partner on Celebrity Gogglebox.The stunning TV star, 47, said she had originally thought she'd star alongside one of her "famous friends" on the hit telly-watching show.However, she was taken aback to find out show bosses were keen on her ex Eddie joining her on the showbiz sofa - after they'd seen the pair do an interview together and thought they were "hilarious".The cabaret queen dished on her entry onto Celebrity Gogglebox with Eddie in her bare-all autobiography - A Bit of Me - which was published on Thursday (March 17).In her book, the Steph's Packed Lunch star opens up about how the pair coped with their newfound fame as a couple after entering the show, and how Eddie had to adapt to the limelight.Speaking in the book she said: "I imagined I'd do Celebrity Gogglebox with one of my famous friends; someone I had a bit of banter with, a pairing that the viewers might get a kick out of."I was quite surprised when Channel 4 told me they wanted Eddie to be my TV couch potato partner.

Celine Dion is currently building her strength after going through a rough patch regarding her health, but a new video has revealed how she struggled with getting back into the recording booth after giving birth to her son.MORE: Celine Dion out of the spotlight - details on her return amid health concerns"When I started to sing again professionally, I wanted to make sure a couple of days before that I was going to be in shape," she revealed in her latest post, taken from a behind-the-scenes documentary from 2002.WATCH: Celine Dion surprises fans with exciting announcementThe special showed moments from the making of her then comeback album, A New Day Has Come, the first she'd made since giving birth to her eldest son. Showing off some of her vocal exercises, she continued: "And the first few times I was like 'ooh okay', my voice wasn't as flexible and stretchy.

A post shared by Karen Fukuhara (@karenfukuhara)«I write this, because I’ve had conversations with multi-racial friends of mine that had no idea these hate crimes happen to everyday, regular people — people that they share meals with,» she said. «I felt it was important to raise awareness.»Despite the scary experience, Fukuhara added she was lucky that the incident didn't escalate.«Ultimately I know I got lucky,» she said. «He could have come back to hit me again.

had their moment in the spotlight on Wednesday at the Los Angeles premiere. An adaptation of the 2017 best-selling novel by Min Jin Lee, the eight-episode, multilingual series chronicles the hopes and dreams of a Korean immigrant family across four generations as they leave their homeland in a quest to survive and thrive. Led by Oscar winner Youn Yuh-jung, is told in Korean, English and Japanese and follows two timelines — beginning in South Korea in the early 1900s, where the tale begins with matriarch Sunja, and the 1980s, which centers around her grandson, Solomon. «A mother's love and a mother's sacrifice is never going to be — it's timeless, right?» executive producer/creator Soo Hugh told ET's Denny Directo on the red carpet.

President Joe Biden trekked to Capitol Hill for the annual Friends of Ireland luncheon, where guests in the Rayburn Room were treated to jumbo crab salad, noisettes of lamb with lemony grilled vegetables and shamrock-shaped cookies, along with a performance from Riverdance.

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Whoever is picking the contestants on Wheel of Fortune is doing a G_EAT job, because they sure have the internet talking endlessly about these unforgettable viral moments!

Naman Ramachandran U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 has picked up South African detective drama “The Cane Field Killings” starring Kim Engelbrecht (“Bullet Proof”) and Iain Glen (“Game of Thrones”). The eight-episode series, which launched last year in South Africa, will launch on Channel 4 on Apr.

Sasha Urban editorArnold Schwarzenegger released a nine-minute video Thursday addressed to the people of Russia, urging the government to end the war in Ukraine and denouncing state propaganda.“I know that your government has told you this is a war to denazify Ukraine,” the actor and former California governor said. “Denazify Ukraine? This is not true. Ukraine is a country with a Jewish president.

Mila Kunis, 38, and her husband Ashton Kutcher, 44, were proud to announce that they’d reached their goal of raising $30 million to aid Ukraine, as Russian forces attack the country. The couple were extremely thankful in the video message, pledging to dedicate whatever further support they get on the GoFundMe to continue helping Ukrainians tweeted out on Thursday March 17.

Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner “burst into tears” and was left “scared out of her wits” after being blamed over the alleged murder of Sir David Amess, a court heard.

A Scots woman died while in police custody after being arrested wearing just vomit-stained pyjamas.

Vladimir Putin has seen one of his top officials look to turn their back on him as the head of a Russian bank has tried to resign — twice.Elvira Nabiullina, who is a highly-respected Yale-educated economist, looks set to leave her post as head of the Russian Central Bank. Ms Nabiullina, 58, claims she stood up to the Russian president after he sent his troops into Ukraine last month.

Phoebe Sophia hit headlines last week as she showed off her "third and fourth boobs", which is her nickname for her little armpit pockets.She admitted she had always been self-conscious of them, but revealed how she'd grown to love them in an inspiring post.Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter

Amanda Bynes' nine-year conservatorship looks to be near.According to court documents, obtained by The Blast, the actress submitted paperwork signed by a psychiatrist that says she no longer suffers from "thought disorders." Plus, she consistently tests negative for drugs at random screenings."Ms. Bynes has no apparent impairment in alertness and attention, information and processing, or ability to modulate mood and affect, and suffers no thought disorders," the filing said. "Ms.

Loose Women panellist Denise Welch has hit back at a Twitter troll who asked if she was "still going on" as she grilled The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sajid Javid, about visiting close relatives in hospital.The TV personality, 63, told how she is still unable to visit an ill relative in hospitals because of Covid guidelines, before asking how the medical services would cope with Ukrainian refugees using the NHS.In view of her 520,000 followers, Denise put her question to the Conservative MP.The ITV star wrote: "Please explain @sajidjavid that as MANY hospitals in the UK are STILL not allowing people to be with loved ones ‘because of Covid’ including my close relative, how we are offering desperate Ukrainians use of the NHS if the hospitals can’t even operate a visiting system???" (sic)However, her question seemed to infuriate one social media user who commented on her post.Twitter user @CEdwards132 wrote: "You still going on." (sic)Without hesitating, Denise fired back at the Twitter troll for their insensitive comment.She replied: "Sorry Laura."I presume you haven’t got a frightened loved one alone in hospital at the moment???"The troll replied: "Don't you want the best for your loved one to be SAFE and at any cost keep them safe."Denise's fans were quick to stand behind her and urged her to continue her campaign.@tottie10 posted: "Keep going on. With people like you voicing things get heard.

Revered Ukrainian actress Oksana Shvets has been killed in a Russian rocket attack on a residential building in Kyiv, according to the Young Theater where she was part of the troupe. She was reportedly 67.

An Arnold Schwarzenegger video message to the Russian people already has garnered more than 4.3 million views on Twitter, as the former California governor says that he is telling them the truth about Vladimir Putin’s “illegal war.”