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jailed for four years as a result of the tragic death of 33-year-old Yevgenia Leontyeva.A court in Kazakhstan heard how her husband, Alexander Tkachenko suffered the horror of seeing his wife killed in front of him.READ MORE: True story of Brit 'arrested and thrown in gulag' by Russians at Soviet space stationHe said: “My wife was crushed before my eyes.”The mother-of-three let her female friend go first, and this ‘rope free-flying’ leap was successful, a court was told in Karaganda, Kazakhstan.Witnesses said Yevgenia had appeared “afraid” - but they heard the instructor urging her to jump.She is then seen on a harrowing video leaping from the rooftop moments after husband Alexander Tkachenko told her: “I love you”.She hit the ground, and rammed into an iron fence after a supporting rope was not properly secured on a tree, according to reports.There were screams from onlookers on the roof and watchers below were seen rushing to her assistance after the appalling fall.A cross-line to which her rope was attached - and which was supposed to break her fall leaving her suspended above the ground - failed to hold.According to local reports, a man was seen falling to the ground as she crashes towards the earth. He is believed to have been holding the safety line which should have been attached to the tree and he was floored by the force of her fall pulling on the unsecured rope.The bereaved husband said: “I came to support my wife.

YouTuber detained in Kazakhstan by Russian police at a former Soviet space station has finally told the true story behind his bizarre arrest.Benjamin Rich, more famously known as Bald and Bankrupt on the video platform, made international headlines earlier this year when it was reported that he had been imprisoned in a “Russian Gulag”.It was believed that he had broken into the derelict spaceport in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, and was given a three-day jail term when caught by Russian officials.READ MORE: WWE icon's bonkers '141 2/3 chance of winning' rant that baffled fans and became meme Despite the place being on Kazakh land, Russia actually leases the area for around £150 million per year.

READ MORE: Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk rematch to air on Sky Sports in £25m dealBut any chance of Usyk getting complacent seem to have vanished with the world champion preparing with brutal sparring sessions with the likes of Kazakhstan unbeaten heavyweight Nursultan Amanzholov."He [Amanzholov] says there are days when Usyk goes to war with him. It's not easy to hurt to Nursultan but he's been on the receiving end a few times.

LIVE – Updated at 19:33Follow all the action as the women’s semi-finals take place on Thursday at Wimbledon. Ons Jabeur, the No 2 seed, opened the action on Centre Court against her good friend Tatjana Maria. Both players had reached a grand slam semi-final for the first time in their careers, but Jabeur was clear favourite.

Vladimir Putin has become a terrorist after his brutal missile attack on a packed shopping mall in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. In a virtual address to the UN Security Council, Zelensky said that the Russian President is leading a "terrorist state" and urged their expulsion from the United Nations.Zelensky called for "the actions of Russian occupiers on Ukrainian soil" to be investigated, too.

Arsenal during his brief stint in the Premier League still lives long in the memory - and the Russian winger has enjoyed some pretty memorable moments off the pitch since hanging up his boots in 2018.Arshavin - who turns 41 today - faded into obscurity after his remarkable quadruple for the Gunners. He had stints in his native Russia and Kazakhstan after leaving England with varying levels of success.Arshavin lifted the Russian title with Zenit St Petersburg and tasted domestic success with his final club, Kairat - but those accolades pale in comparison to the wild night out that the former Arsenal man enjoyed after calling time on his playing career.The midfielder enjoyed himself a little bit too much on a particularly boozy night out in St Petersburg, where he was snapped stumbling out of an elite strip club hugging a pair of beauties.

A woman who set fire to her Motherwell home, putting a child's life in danger, has avoided a prison sentence.

To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.He said: “I did not have a safety harness, so my friend held my legs. At that moment, I didn’t think about anything.

often accused of being a pervert because he sleeps with sex dolls daily.He first became famous after marrying a sex doll called Margo at a bonkers ceremony in December 2019.Dozens of guests attended while video footage showed Yuri, from Kazakhstan, slipping a ring on Margo’s finger before planting a kiss on her.And during their first dance as husband and wife, many may have thought the love would last forever.But the unusual relationship has since ended after Yuri cheated on her with a strange object.He eventually divorced her to enter into a polyamorous marriage with plastic models, Luna and Lola.Earlier this year Yuri, 36, spoke to Daily Star about his love of sex dolls, saying: “You are not harming anyone, and no one will write a letter to the police on you.“Someone may like the fact that the doll is motionless and does not react.“It's akin to necrophilia, but again, a doll is an eco-friendly way to fulfil such a need.”Japanese man Akihiko Kondo has been married for four years… to a hologram of a fictional character.But last month we told you how the wacky marriage was on the rocks after a software update prevented his wife from speaking.He married the hologram of Hatsune Miku, a computer-generated pop singer, in 2018 in front of 40 guests at a £13,500 ceremony.

A remarkable charity cycle challenge will get under way at Kirkbean later this month – involving riders in Scotland, England – and Kazakhstan.

Taliban takeover, has returned to the country and is now trying to organise the sale of the armed group's weapons to Ukraine, he claims. Miles Routledge, a physics student at Loughborough University, said he settled on Afghanistan last summer after Googling "most dangerous countries to visit" and picking the top entry.Despite the evacuation, the 22-year-old is now back in the country after crossing from Peshawar, Pakistan to Kabul, Afghanistan, last week.He had posted a tearful video about how he could no long afford to travel, but apparently since resolved his difficulties to have tea with the Taliban, who he described as "kind blokes" for sharing their food with him.Now, the Birmingham native says he has genuine plans to try and be the middle man in an arms deal between the his new pals in the Taliban and the Ukrainian government."I ask the Taliban if they are willing to sell some of their military vehicles to Ukraine to help in their war? I have a contact in the Ukranian gov who is interested in making a legal deal," he tweeted on Friday, April 30."Taliban gain money, Ukraine gain defensive vehicles.

Taliban takeover has now revealed his intentions to go back into a danger zone and "drive through ISIS territory," after plans to cycle fell through. Miles Routledge, a physics student at Loughborough University, said he settled on Afghanistan after googling ‘most dangerous countries to visit’ and picking the top entry.Since then, he has been in Kazakhstan during rioting there in January and in recent days has embarked on another trip, with the aim of going back to Afghanistan to rescue a tour guide there who helped him during the Brit's first visit.

Taliban offensive and fall of Kabul, Afghanistan last year, said he is set to jet off on the excursion today, April 21.The 22-year-old told his followers on Twitter last night: "Said goodbye to my closest friends before I fly out tomorrow. My last words to each was a slur filled insult."The dark tourism fan added: "All my friends believe I'm going to die."Routledge said he went to Kazakhstan during violent protests there in January to be "a lil goofy, be a little silly perhaps." He has since rebranded himself as a serious "adventurer" and calls himself an "independent war journalist."The Birmingham native has teasted his so-called "big trip" for months now.

Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine invasion has halted the hunt for aliens. The European Space Agency has ended cooperation with Russia on a series of missions that could unearth extraterrestrial life.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentReims Polar, a new international festival set in Northern France and dedicated to police thrillers, has awarded Wen Shipei’s “Are You Lonesome Tonight?,” Adikhan Yerzhanov’s “Assault” and Lado Kvataniya’s “The Execution.” The selection of Reims Polar is curated by Bruno Barde, who is also the artistic director of the Deauville American Film Festival. “Assault,” a dead-pan thriller set fictional village in rural Kazakhstan and revolving around a school hostage situation, won the festival’s Grand Prize Award.

Marta Balaga Bowing in Canneseries official selection, six-episode miniseries “Infiniti” isn’t just for sci-fi aficionados, Empreinte Digitale producer Eric Laroche told Variety.Co-produced between France and Belgium, the latest Canal Plus offering – created by Stéphane Pannetier and Julien Vanlerenberghe – interweaves multiple storylines, moving from the International Space Station (ISS) that suddenly goes silent to an investigation in Kazakhstan, where a beheaded, wax-covered body is found by a local cop.Discouraged by his superiors, Isaak (Daniyar Alshinov) decides to solve the mystery, while French astronaut Anna Zarathi (Céline Sallette) pursues her dream of space travel.“Having more than one genre, especially in a TV series, is very interesting. But one of them still needs to form the skeleton of the show.

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has confirmed Coatbridge's Stephen Welsh hasn't suffered an injury on international duty ahead of Sunday's game with Rangers.

A feature documentary about Le Bal des Débutantes, a Paris-set fashion event, is set to be the first project as part of a new non-fiction slate from Boat Rocker.

Saints midfielder Alex Gogic helped steer Cyprus through a nervy play-off clash with Estonia.

Eurovision is back and, potentially, bigger than ever.

Celtic centre-back Stephen Welsh admits his night as Scotland u21s captain was wrecked by one of the 'worst' 45 minutes of football he's seen from a national team - and that a match with Rangers is far from his mind.