Putin pal's chilling warning to 'scum' Brit fighters now facing death after capture

The UK's defence secretary warns Vladimir Putin could declare a new world war in days - having 'failed' most of his objectives in Ukraine. Russia launched a devastating invasion of Ukraine back on February 24, causing destruction in cities across the eastern European country and leading to millions fleeing their homes.

THE One Show has been hit by over 100 complaints after Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens' anti-Boris Johnson rant - but the BBC have decided to stand by the actor. Dan, 39, appeared on the the evening programme earlier this month alongside alongside Derry Girls' Saoirse-Monica Jackson and Jamie-Lee O'Donnell.

NATO forces "outnumber and outgun" Russia, the UK Defence Secretary said on April 28 after Russian President Vladimir Putin issued his latest frightening nuclear hint.

Vladimir Putin is said to be facing serious dissent from top military leaders and FSB agents over his "serious errors" in the war against Ukraine. Senior figures from both groups have become strongly critical of Putin over his handling of the war in Ukraine amid a vicious blame game in Moscow.The siloviki, or security bloc, made up of the military's top brass has claimed that the failure to invade Kyiv and the scaling back of Russian forces was a "serious error" on Putin's part.

Ukrainian outpost Snake Island, which saw defenders tell a Russian battleship to “go f*** yourself”, has been hit by Ukraine. According to Ukrainian sources, the Russian command post and anti-aircraft missile systems put onto the site after it was occupied early on in the Russian invasion were struck.A statement from Ukraine's Operation Command South said that Russian forces on the island had been “reduced”, but failed to give any more details about how many Russian troops were killed in the strike.The island is seen as a key vantage point for both countries.The battleship which Ukraine told to go “f***” itself was the infamous Moskva ship, which now lies somewhere at the bottom of the Black Sea after sinking earlier this month.A few weeks ago, the captain of the missile cruiser died in the catastrophe it faced in the Black Sea, Ukrainian officials claimed.First Rank Captain Anton Kuprin, 44, was reportedly killed after the ship was fatally holed by Ukrainian Neptune missiles, according to Kyiv sources.The Moskva was one of Vladimir Putin's largest ships and had already been used to devastating effect in the conflict, most notably at Snake Island.After asking the defenders of the island to surrender, the Moskva's captain was told to "go f*** himself" by the brave soldiers.Kuprin gave the order to bombard Snake Island on the first day of the war.He “died during an explosion and fire on board the former flagship of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation,” said Anton Gerashenko, advisor to the Kyiv interior ministry.The official added: “We do not mourn.”Other sources support the claim that Captain Kuprin was killed.

Vladimir Putin has sparked further rumours that his health is deteriorating, after footage seemed to show him suffering hand and leg tremors in a recent meeting.

tensions between the UK and Russia continue to rise, Vladimir Putin's government has announced that it is sanctioning nearly 300 British MPs.But, embarrassingly for the Russian leader, his list is somewhat out of date – featuring a number of politians who haven’t been MPs for several years. According to an announcement from Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was imposing “personal restrictions” on the 287 members of the House of Commons.who “took the most active part” in triggering sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine War.

Russia has sanctioned a number of Manchester MPs and hundreds of others across the country for “whipping up of Russophobic hysteria”.

The mum of a baby girl who died after choking at nursery has hit out at plans to reduce staff ratios in childcare.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin's health concerns are growing after a video went viral of the despot failing to control his hand in a plush meet and greet with a fellow dictator. Putin, who likes to project an image of strength at all times, is likely frustrated that the clip has gone viral at a time when his rumoured health problems have been thrust into the spotlight.

Vladimir Putin is said to want to seize as much Ukrainian territory as he can before the war ends, Moscow insiders have claimed. The Russian President is reportedly feeling like peace negotiations have reached a "dead end" and the sinking of the Moskva warship has left him feeling humiliated and reluctant to sign anything.One of the Kremlin insiders told the Financial Times: "There was hope for a deal.

Ukraine, including a recently-born baby.

Vladimir Putin’s rumoured girlfriend Alina Kabaeva would deal a heavy blow to the embattled Kremlin chief, an expert has said.The US opted against sanctioning the 38-year-old Russian gymnast and Olympic gold medallist citing concerns that it was too drastic, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. However, Russian-born former US intelligence officer Rebekah Koffler said on Jesse Watters Primetime that it should be considered and that this move made "no sense".

The Sims, after three copies of the game auspiciously appeared at the scene of an arrest alongside Nazi paraphernalia.Yesterday (April 25), the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reported that six people have been arrested in regards to an assassination plot. According to the Committee, the group was working with Ukrainian security services and planned to target journalist and alleged propagandist Vladimir Solovyov with a car bomb in Moscow.As reported by the New York Post, shared images of the arrest scene led to sceptics suggesting that the arrests were part of an operation to frame Ukrainian officials as Nazis, something that Russian president Vladimir Putin has repeatedly claimed since launching an invasion of Ukraine.And in these pictures from the raid we have a "Ukrainian neo-Nazi starter pack" courtesy of the FSB pic.twitter.com/5FSvpze1lG— Francis Scarr (@francska1) April 25, 2022The images in question display Nazi clothing and literature, Ukrainian passports, and – bizarrely – a copy of The Sims 3 with two physical expansions for the game.

Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee could become a permanent fixture in the calendar, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak reportedly looking into the idea.England and Wales currently have just eight bank holidays a year, while Scotland has 11 bank holidays and Northern Ireland 10.Across the EU, the average number of bank holidays per year is roughly 12.8.The campaign for a brand new bank holiday has wide popular support, with PM Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie said to be supportive of the idea and both employers and workers’ groups expressing their approval.Tony Danker, the Director General of bosses’ organisation the CBI, said: “Business is keen to support and we will work with the campaign’s supporters and employers to make it a real success.” Frances O’Grady, the General Secretary of the TUC, told the Daily Telegraph: “UK workers put in millions of hours of unpaid overtime each year. But we get fewer public holidays than most of our neighbouring countries.

Angela Rayner says she was 'crestfallen' after the Mail on Sunday published sexist claims about her, made by an unnamed Tory MP. The article, which crudely suggested the Labour deputy leader had been trying to distract Boris Johnson by crossing and uncrossing her legs in the House of Commons, has been widely condemned.

Holly Willoughby was told off by Phillip Schofield after admitting to breaking the "number one presenting rule" on This Morning by not noticing the cameras were rolling and staring at a monitor.The presenter returned to the ITV studio with Phillip after the weekend break on Monday (April 25).After the show returned from an advert break early on in the show Holly suddenly burst out laughing.Holly then admitted her blunder, saying: "I was actually just watching us on the monitor, then I was like 'oh my God I'm watching and we're actually on'."Phillip gave her a stern look and a scolding, saying: "You can't watch the tele if you're on it."Holly exclaimed: "I know! Rule number one of the presenting handbook, I'm sorry."Phil then then gasped "wow" as Holly laughed it off.She said "happy Monday!" before continuing to present the programme.The episode included interviews with singer Aled Jones and Labour leader Kier Starmer who said there should be "zero tolerance" of sexism in parliament.Keir's comments come after the Prime Minister and Culture Secretary tweeted words of support for Labour MP Angela Rayner, who was accused in a Mail On Sunday of trying to distract Boris Johnson by opening her legs as he spoke in Parliament.Schofe also stopped a guest in their tracks after they announced what they planned to cook for the hosts on the early morning show.Phil Vickery appeared in the cooking segment for the ITV show and introduced his dish, named “Phil’s Spiced Lamb Kebabs”.Phil began: “I’ve got some sort of kebabs here that we’re going to play around with, along with a dip which I had in a restaurant a couple of weeks ago.""Also, couscous! A lot of people don’t like it, but if you get a lot of flavours into it...”Phillip cut off

DONALD Trump has claimed that during his administration, he threatened Russian President Vladimir Putin “like he’s never been threatened before”. Speaking to Piers Morgan on TalkTV, the former US President agreed when asked if Mr Putin was a genocidal monster. He also claimed that the conflict would’ve been avoided had he been in office.

A schoolboy teased by his own mum for looking like 'Boris Johnson's offspring' was left red-faced after hacking off his own fringe. George-Henry Denton, who hoped to one day grow his long locks into a man bun, took matters into his own hands after getting annoyed with the comparison to the messy-haired prime minister.

Meghan Markle, which ultimately saw him refusing to apologise for comments he had made.Don’t fret Susanna fans, because the GMB stalwart hasn’t gone anywhere and is in fact still actively working on the show. Susanna, 51, is currently in Poland (which borders Ukraine), interviewing refugees as they flee the violence brought upon them by Vladimir Putin.

Piers Morgan has invited Prime Minister Boris Johnson onto his new show two years after the infamous "fridegate" incident.The PM famously earned himself the nickname "fridge-hider" by Piers, 56, after he ducked away when asked to do an interview on Good Morning Britain back in 2019.He was asked to do an interview with then GMB host Piers and his co-star Susanna Reid but didn’t appear to be very keen on the idea.When a reporter from ITV asked him to appear live on TV, his head of press could be heard saying "for f****’s sake".Later on, Mr Johnson tweeted: "Vote to honour the promises of the past and for a brighter vision of the future. Vote Conservative tomorrow."Piers responded: "You couldn’t even honour a promise to do an interview, Fridge-hider."The outspoken presenter launches hew new TalkTV show Piers Morgan Uncensored tonight (Wednesday, April 25) and he says that the Conservative party leader is welcome onto his programme.He said: "Boris Johnson maybe should come out of his fridge.