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One of the deadliest snipers in the world has arrived in Ukraine and pledged to take on the Russians as a volunteer fighter.

Sir Bob Geldof fronted a star-studded fundraising concert for Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian invasion, repeating his mantra of ‘what’s so funny about peace, love and understanding’ throughout the emotional evening.The Night for Ukraine was held at North London’s Roundhouse on Wednesday, March 9, with the funds raised donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) appeal to raise money and aid for those fleeing Ukraine. The fundraiser is reminiscent of the famous Live Aid benefit concert that the Boomtown Rats singer organised in 1985 in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.

Louise Minchin, 53, and her family had to deal with a stalker in 2020 and is now recalling the traumatic experience for an ITV documentary airing this evening.The former BBC Breakfast presenter has taken to Instagram to speak out on the "hard" time ahead of her documentary.Carl Davies, 44, was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison after he stalked Louise and her 19-year-old daughter Mia.Louise took to her Instagram story to speak about her documentary Louise Minchin: The Truth About Stalking ahead of its launch.In view of her 128,000 followers, she penned: "This has been a hard documentary to make and I hope it will raise awareness #itvtonight."In the Instagram story there was also a shot of Louise looking sombre in ITV Tonight's post.Louise's stalker Carl sent intimidating messages to Louise via social media over a period of four days in July 2020.The threats involved rape and violence towards the journalist and her teenage daughter.Carl had information about where Louise and her family lived and continually threatened the presenter to know her whereabouts.The police investigation into Louise's stalker lasted nine months and it was found to not be Carl's first stalking incident.Carl had previously stalked Girls Aloud and Masked Singer UK winner Nicola Roberts.In the new episode of ITV's Tonight, Louise will share how this traumatising experience hurt her family and their recovery journey.She will also ask tough questions about whether enough is being done by the police and the government to stop these situations from happening.During Louise's stalker's trial it was revealed he suffered from PTSD as a result of his time serving in Iraq.Judge Nicola Saffman has given him a sentence of two years and eight

Clive Myrie has received wide praise for his commentary on Ukraine recently, after Russia launched a full-scale invasion on the country on 24 February. The BBC journalist, 57, has been reporting close to where the devastation has occurred in Kyiv, and even away from the cameras he has continued to keep people updated with what is happening in Ukraine on social media. Clive has now managed to safely leave the capital city, confirming his departure on 7 March.

In his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass legislation to extend comprehensive health benefits to veterans who suffered toxic exposure in Iraq and Afghanistan.

President Joe Biden was heckled during his State of the Union speech by Republican Reps. Lauren Boebert of Colorado and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia tonight.

A team of SAS veterans is set to join Ukraine's battle against the Russian invasion.

Last Week Tonight, calling Vladimir Putin an “autocrat” and “a huge bitch”.Following the Russian president’s attack on the country last week, Ukraine has severed diplomatic ties with its neighbour and declared martial law, while many Ukrainians are trying to escape the warzone.As of Sunday night (February 27), Ukraine’s interior ministry reported that 352 Ukrainian civilians had been killed in the conflict so far, including 14 children, while a further 1684 people, including 116 children, had been wounded (via The Guardian).Speaking on yesterday evening’s (February 27) Last Week Tonight, Oliver played a clip of Putin in conversation with the director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, Sergey Naryshkin, where the latter becomes increasingly intimidated by the Russian president while calling for more diplomacy.“Putin is a lot of things,” Oliver replied. “He’s an autocrat.

In his last HBO Real Time before a short hiatus, Bill Maher has the unenviable task of trying to find laughs in the situation in Ukraine. Amazingly, he was able to pull it off within the boundaries of good taste, all while allowing his guests to run with the notion that more must be done in defense of the embattled country.

BBC News’ Clive Myrie began his career as a BBC foreign correspondent in 1996.

A “pandemic of suicide ” exists at one of the Army’s largest military barracks, according to soldiers inside the base.

Former Daily Show host Jon Stewart is taking on one of the bigger questions of our time: “Who gets to decide” what information constitutes “misinformation.”

Gallery: Keep the change ya filthy animal! 10 facts about Home Alone (BANG Showbiz)Michael has also had his own experiences of mistaken identity. In 2019, the 'Frost/Nixon' star revealed he was once “chased down the street” by Andy’s fans who were shouting “Gollum! Gollum!”, his character from 'The Lord of the Rings' films. Sheen was once asked who would portray him in the story of his life, and he answered by saying: "Simon Pegg, Martin Freeman and Andy Serkis would play it in rotation as I already spend a fair amount of time being asked if I’m one or other of them and this would nicely add to the confusion!" In The Guardian Q A, Andy was also asked if he was interested in taking on a role that acknowledged his ethnicity.

Christopher Vourlias Social media, sexual politics and the struggle of a rebellious young woman to find herself are at the heart of Kurdwin Ayub’s fiction feature debut, “Sonne,” which has its world premiere Feb. 12 in the Berlin Film Festival’s Encounters strand.Set in Vienna, the story begins as three teenage girls in hijabs lip-synch and perform a provocative dance routine to a pop song. A video quickly goes viral, turning the trio into overnight sensations, especially among Kurdish Muslims.But for Yesmin (Melina Benli), the only one of the three with Kurdish roots, the sudden popularity pushes her away from both her friends and her culture.

An 85-year-old grandad walked away with more than £2,600 after betting just 3p at his local bookies.

An 85-year-old grandad has pocketed more than £2,600 after placing just 3p on a bet at his local bookmaker.

A Lanarkshire firm has offered a three-figure reward to help a Gulf War veteran get his stolen war medals back.

Almin Karamehmedovic has been promoted to senior executive producer of World News Tonight with David Muir, and he will take on expanded duties developing short and long form projects.

Selome Hailu CBS announced a pilot order for a currently untitled drama series from Scott Prendergast for the 2021-22 development season. Prendergast will serve as writer and executive producer.In the series, a talented but directionless private investigator who is the black sheep of his family begrudgingly agrees to work as the in-house investigator for his overbearing mother, a successful attorney reeling from the recent dissolution of her marriage.Prendergast is known for writing, directing and starring in the 2007 comedy film “Kabluey,” which follows a woman (Lisa Kudrow) struggling to keep her life together while her husband is away in Iraq, until her brother-in-law (Prendergast) shows up to help.

Oscar Isaac (“Dune,” “Moon Knight”) and Jared Leto (“House of Gucci,” “Morbius”) sat down for a virtual chat for Variety’s Actors on Actors, presented by Amazon Studios. For more, click here.In “House of Gucci,” Jared Leto vanishes into a larger-than-life performance as fashion world ne’er-do-well Paolo Gucci. By contrast, Oscar Isaac’s turns in Paul Schrader’s “The Card Counter” (as William Tell, a poker player with a dark past in the Iraq War) and Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” (as Duke Leto, the head of a powerful interstellar dynasty) are tightly contained.But the two actors still find many similarities to discuss, including their future as Marvel superheroes — Leto’s Morbius and Isaac’s Moon Knight — and their alternate careers as musicians starting in the 1990s.

While getting ready for school aged 14, I looked at myself in the mirror and let out a frustrated sigh. I was in a loving, supportive family with my dad Terry, mum Sharon and two younger siblings, and everything from the outside looked fine. But I knew I wasn't happy in my own skin.