Putin frees nearly 30,000 prisoners including murderers and rapists to fight Ukraine

Russian soldiers at war have been laid bare by a Brit who suffered the torment first hand.Aiden Aslin fully expected to be executed or imprisoned by Vladimir Putin's army for decades after surrendering to them in Mariupol, Ukraine in April.The Nottinghamshire native, however, has now returned home to his family having served in Ukraine's military since 2018. READ MORE: Freed Brit Aiden Aslin thanks Elon Musk's Starlink for call home before Russian captureHe has made it his mission to raise awareness of the atrocities being committed by Russian forces to prisoners of war, in breach of the Geneva Convention.Taking to Twitter on Wednesday morning, Aiden, from Newark, said: "If people want to know how bad it got, just imagine hearing someone be beat to death who only just arrived after completing the crawl of beating which every POW goes though with a bag on their head from the processing area to the cell."Making light of his hell which he experienced alongside fellow freed Brit Shaun Pinner, Aiden shared a meme taken from the 2018 film Buster Scruggs.In the photo, actor James Franco can be seen looking to his left and smiling on docks with a noose around his neck.Aiden captioned the image: "When the new Westerner arrives in your prison scared of getting the death sentence in a kangaroo court.""First time?" the character asks.

Michael Jackson's girlfriend in the iconic 1983 Thriller music video.Ola Ray, now 62, looks dramatically different from how she did in the groundbreaking movie, which saw Ola and MJ get cosy at the cinema before dancing zombies run riot on the town.But she still looks every bit as gorgeous as she did nearly 40 years ago, when the video first dazzled fans around the globe.READ MORE: Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson aged up in 'heartbreaking' Instagram projectAnd it seems the star has turned her talents to writing these days as she just released her appropriately-named memoir, The Thrill of It All, this summer.The former actress and model loves to keeps her fans on Instagram updated with plenty of stunning snaps from her everyday life.In the MJ flick, Ola rocked a classic 80s perm and a retro blue jacket, but she recently ditched the brown locks for a stunning blonde do.Ola oozed ageless beauty in her latest photo, where she rediscovered her trademark brunette curls and let them flow onto her shoulders.The author highlighted her youthful glow with a subtle brush of makeup and bold red lippy to top it off, and accessorised with some chunky rings.

Netflix with a bang on Wednesday (September 28), with presenter Raphael Rowe back at the hosting helm. In the nail-biting series, the 54-year-old journalist will step inside four new prisons across the globe – Bosnia, Cyprus, Moldova and Greece – to speak to prisoners and guards about their gruelling experiences inside these difficult institutes.One of the risks the broadcaster has to manage while spending seven days inside the incarceration facility is the safety of himself and his crew – which hasn’t always been easy for dad-of-three.READ MORE: Katy Perry's track Dark Horse under fire over 'disrespectful' Jeffrey Dahmer line Arguably, one of the biggest threats to the temporary prisoners is the potential harm they may come to whether that be from guards or other prisoners during their time behind bars.

Vladimir Putin’s “partial mobilisation” sends hundreds more Russian men to the war in Ukraine, one angry conscript has been recorded making an expletive-filled rant against the Russian leader. The man identified, by Ukrainian intelligence sources as a Russian soldier in Ukraine’s Kherson region, can be heard in an intercepted mobile phone call telling of his contempt for “f*** face” Putin.Telling his partner that his unit’s morale is “complete s***,”and that many of them are desperate to get home the soldier says “I need to get wounded” in order to get home.READ MORE: Russian allies speak out as elderly and disabled soldiers conscripted by PutinThe man, who appears to be called Zhen, adds: “Earlier there was a joke that you’d leave here only wounded or dead.

Dwayne Johnson is still a man of the people even as he turned a fledgling football career into a legendary WWE career and later into movie stardom. Johnson, known as The Rock in the pro wrestling ranks, posted a video Monday of a girl crying because she did not get to take a photo with him ahead of his movie "Black Adam" after waiting for nearly 3 hours.The girl, identified as Carol, was shaking as she finally got her photo with "The People’s Champ." Actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson appears at the Warner Brothers panel promoting his upcoming film "Black Adam" at 2022 Comic-Con International Day 3 at San Diego Convention Center on July 23, 2022 in San Diego. (Daniel Knighton/Getty Images) "I’m sorry, I just don’t believe it," she said.

HE'S a chameleonic A-list star whose diverse roles have seen him play everything from an albino assassin to an android superhero. And for his latest part Brit star Paul Bettany once again looks unrecognisable, this time as art icon Andy Warhol. The actor has reprised his stage role for the film adaptation of The Collection, alongside Jeremy Pope.

GOOD Morning Britain hosts Ed Balls and Susanna Reid fought back tears today after watching a schoolboy overcome his stammer to make an emotional speech. Educating Yorkshire's Musharaf Asghar star found his way into the nation's hearts in 2013 as Channel 4 viewers watched the then secondary school student battle with a severe speech impediment.

Glasgow has made it down to the final two UK cities still in the running to host The Eurovision Song Contest, alongside Liverpool.

Boxing world champion Oleksandr Usyk was seen cheering on Ukraine during their draw with Scotland on Tuesday night.Usyk was pictured in the crowd at the Cracovia Stadium in Krakow before and during the match as his nation closed out their Nations League campaign with a goalless draw in Poland. The match had been moved from Ukraine due to the ongoing conflict with Russia back in Usyk's home nation following the invasion earlier this year.The heavyweight title holder could be seen signing the national anthem and holding his country's flag prior to kick-off before taking in the action from his seat.READ MORE: Tyson Fury says he wants to 'strangle the life' out of Oleksandr Usyk in savage videoTuesday night's result means that Ukraine finished second in their group, two points behind Scotland, who have been promoted to League A.Usyk is an avid football fan and even signed a short-term deal with second tier Ukrainian side FC Polissya at the start of this year, before making his professional debut for the club in February.He has since returned to the ring after defending his country from invading Russian troops in the aftermath of the invasion, winning his rematch with Anthony Joshua last month.Who should Oleksandr Usyk's next opponent be? Let us know in the comments section belowUsyk successfully defended his WBA, IBO, WBO and IBF belts with a split decision victory in Saudi Arabia to move to 20-0 as a professional.The Cat has since hinted at retirement, though, but plans to fight both Tyson Fury and Canelo Alvarez before hanging up his gloves."I can have three more fights at the very most," he explained, via The Sun.

Lions have been flown around the world to new 'havens' after being locked up in war-torn Ukraine. Since Vladimir Putin's Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, efforts have been made to safely secure 11 lions from artillery and air strikes.

The line-up of the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Here All Star spin-off has been revealed, with many fan favourites expected to return to the popular show. The 15 celebrities taking part have already completed filming for the show, which is set to air in early 2023.

A groom who jilted his bride on the day of the their wedding has refused to apologise.

It looked a distant prospect when Scotland went down with a whimper in Dublin back in June.

England’s wounds after they secured promotion to UEFA Nations League Group A. A hard fought 0-0 draw away to Ukraine not only saw the Scots secure promotion to the top tier of the Nations League, but also a place in the Euro 2024 play-offs.

A Ukrainian family who have fled to Scotland due to the conflict with Russia have been left "devastated" after having to leave a member of their household behind.

Season 8 of Bachelor in Paradise wasted no time bringing the drama — and the love connections — during the Tuesday, September 27, premiere.

Russia are being called up as part of Putin’s recent conscription plans to help fight the war in Ukraine. A clip has emerged from Russian-state media in which host Vladimir Solovyov and editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan discuss recent conscription plans and suggest that men as old as 60 are being called up.Simonyan said on Russia Today that: “Something needs to be done about it and we shouldn't be upsetting people”.

The Spice Girls are making a comeback — of sorts.

READ MORE: Builder cut in half by forklift reveals how he 'poops and farts' with no bum Loren and his doting wife Sabia Reiche, 23, have been eager to bring fans and admirers of their struggle along with them on their journey ever since, through social media and YouTube. On Tuesday (September 27), the couple revealed three years worth of unseen clips collated into one hour-long video on their channel.In one clip, despite having just one arm, Loren shows off his pull up skills as he does five reps, aided by a nurse.