Putin's captured oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk likened to crack addict in Ukrainian memes

Andy Goram says Rangers ' incredible Europa League run has been "the best medicine" following his shock cancer diagnosis.

Helen Skelton’s ex-husband Richie Myler has been photographed with his new ‘girlfriend’ Stephanie Thirkill for the first time since their much publicised split.

Eintracht Frankfurt stars have been handed a huge bonus incentive to beat Rangers in the Europa League Final.

A brave Dundee councillor has opened up about his personal mental health battle.

Pitlochry Festival Theatre is to open its 2022 season with a dazzling revival of the musical, Sunshine on Leith.

Rangers will take confidence after it was revealed Eintracht Frankfurt smashed a 57-year-old record this season...for their worst series of home results.

OnlyFans star Elle Brooke has delivered a sweary threat to her rival Astrid Wett ahead of their boxing match, saying that she's going to "f****** kill" her fellow adult performer.In an interview ahead of their July 16 bout with Fred Talks Fighting, Elle said the beef between the two is real because Astrid "doxed" her, or in other words, released personal information about her online. Saying this is a no-go, especially when she works in the adult industry, Elle said: "I really want to smash her face in so I agreed to go down. I hate her, I hate her, I'm not even just saying this.

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Love Island.Liam Reardon and Millie Court were crowned the 2021 Love Island winners in last year's tense final, but now it's nearly time for a group of new young singletons to enter the villa in search of love.ITV2's popular dating show is set to come back to our screens for what is reportedly its longest season yet.Contestants will enter a brand new luxury villa this year as they embark on a summer of love under the sizzling sun.It looks like ITV are gearing up for this year's series and two teaser videos have already been posted to the Love Island official Instagram stating "The OG of love has entered the chat" but they don't reveal much yet.So when can we expect the new series to start? And is there still a chance to apply? Here's everything we know.ITV hasn't officially revealed the start date, but Love Island 2022 is expected to start on ITV2 on Monday June 6.An insider told the Sun: "Love Island is coming back with a bang and it will begin on the second full week in June."The schedules are being put together now and fans can expect a long, hot summer of fun from the villa from June 6."The eighth series was confirmed during the final of Love Island 2021 when Laura Whitmore encouraged viewers to apply for 2022's season.Previous Love Island series have lasted six to eight weeks, but it’s been reported that this year we could see the islanders spend longer in the villa than ever before, with applicants being asked to be available for at least 10 weeks.If you fancy jetting off for a summer in a luxury villa surrounded by glamorous singletons, the good news is that applications for Love Island 2022 are still open.A casting call on ITV's website says: "ITV2 are looking for vibrant singles from across the UK who want to

Manchester City have come a long way over the past 14 years thanks to the money of Sheikh Mansour. Yesterday, City announced the signing of Borussia Dortmund Erling Haaland, one of the most exciting young players in world football for £51million. The transfer is just the latest in a long line of such deals in the Sheikh Mansour era.

Rangers' Europa League final.The Scottish giants travel to Spain to face Eintracht Frankfurt on May 18 at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium in Seville in the club's first European final since 2008. However, Rangers have been given a ticket allocation of just 9,500 for the match, despite the ground having a capacity of 42,714.This has caused outrage and a desperate scramble for tickets by supporters, with former player and manager McCoist also going to desperate measures to try to secure a ticket.Speaking to talkSPORT, via the Daily Record, McCoist explained: "I was actually emailing people at UEFA I’d never met before.

Spanish jail without food or water for more than 24 hours after she lost her passport on a British Airways flight. Sharon Dempsey, 65, had jetted off on a two-week holiday to Benidorm to celebrate her brother surviving a quadruple bypass last year.

Pep Guardiola believes that Manchester City are unfairly criticised for their transfer spending compared to rivals Liverpool and Manchester United.

Emmerdale fans have wondered if someone is missing from Chloe Harris and Noah Dingle's storyline as the truth about the latter was uncovered.

Jurgen Klopp in the summer window, especially with uncertainty over the futures of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino. Here are four players who could add a fresh dimension to what is already a world-class stable of forward options.Perhaps the best way to match City's signing of Haaland would be to go out and secure the services of world football's other golden boy - Kylian Mbappe.There's a strong chance the Frenchman will be available this summer too, as he is yet to sign fresh terms with Paris Saint-Germain on a contract that runs out at the end of the campaign.

Netflix has released series Our Father onto the streaming platform after weeks of anticipation.The documentary uncovers the twisted true story of Dr Donald Cline, who inseminated his patients without their consent at his fertility practice in Indianapolis in the 70s and 80s.His crimes were exposed by his biological daughter Jacoba Ballard, an only child who was conceived by donor sperm - but after taking a DNA test, she found she had seven half-siblings.After reaching out to their siblings, the group of them started to unravel the truth behind their relation as they discovered that their parents' fertility doctor had inseminated his patients with his own semen. She opened up in the documentary as she said she was left "in shock" and had "so many emotions".

Russia, with a fuming pal of Russian President Vladimir Putin saying the pair will "will have to answer in full for their actions".Shaun Pinner, 48, and Aiden Aslin, 28, were targeted by the deputy head of the Kremlin's powerful security council, Dmitry Medvedev.The former Russian president and prime minister said the pair would not be treated as combatants under the Geneva Conventions, meaning they would not receive the rights a prisoner of war would.Medvedev's show trials for the two men come after a failed swap deal for Putin's "prince of darkness" Viktor Medvedchuk, currently held by Ukrainian forces. The British captives have made an appeal to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson several times on multiple Russian state TV outlets.

Prince Harry has branded the Ukrainian Invictus Games team as “extraordinary” after the country’s team still made it to the Netherlands – where the event is being hosted – despite the ongoing conflict in their country. Despite the war Ukraine it’s believed the team got President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's blessing to attend the Games, which were founded by the Duke of Sussex in 2014.

Russian forces appeared on Russian state TV on Monday and asked to be exchanged for a pro-Russian politician who is being held by the Ukrainian authorities. It was unclear how freely the two men - Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin - were able to talk.

reports the New York Post. It is one of many places in the region where suspected war crimes have been carried out by Russia following its invasion nearly 50 days ago.

Russia's despotic president Vladimir Putin's ally has been revealed. Viktor Medvedchuk, who fled house arrest in Ukraine when the invasion of the country kicked off in February, was thought to be one of the the closest allies to Putin.Putin is the godfather of Medvedchuk's daughter Darya.Medvedchuck was the leader of Ukraine's most prominent Kremlin-loving political party – called Platform-For-Life - and was estimated to be worth around £600million by Forbes last year.He had previously tried to mediate between the two warring countries, but when current Ukraine President Volodymr Zelenskyy came to power in 2019, that role was stopped, and in February last year, a decree was signed accusing Medvedchuck of “financing terrorism”.