Russia no longer allowed to compete in Eurovision 2022 following Ukraine invasion

McDonald's has finally conceded to global pressure and announced it will temporarily close its stores in Russia amid the ongoing Ukraine invasion.

Spotify not working has caused a social media meltdown for music lovers unable to stream.Twitter has become flooded with memes of fury and despair as users struggle to listen to their favourite playlists, podcasts and albums.The popular app going down has become a top trending topic online with people tweeting their rage at not being able to plug in and check if others are suffering the same silence.Conspiracy theories being spread about the platform being hacked by Russians have left people wondering what Vladimir Putin would want with people's playlists.Commenting on a Women's Day post shared three hours earlier, Twitter users have hit out at Spotify with a range of fierce and funny complaints.One person blasted: "Y’all were supposed to shut Russia’s service off not ours.""How dare you crash on international women’s day," another said.Spotify Status which provides updates about the platform's current service said that they were looking into the problem at 6:22pm.The official account which is separate to Spotify's main profile, tweeted: "Something’s not quite right, and we’re looking into it. Thanks for your reports!"Fuelling fears that Spotify has been targeted by hackers, one person commented on the tweet by Spotify Status saying: "Imagine.

Express.co.uk, Karren revealed why she believes Meghan Markle receives such heavy criticism and whether this has anything to do with her challenging gender and bias in her role as a royal.Karren has served as Lord Alan Sugar's assistant on The Apprentice since the show’s sixth series in 2009, having replaced Margaret Mountford.She is also famous for her role as vice-chairman of West Ham United, alongside David Gold and David Sullivan, while she is also a regular writer for the Woman & Home magazine and The Sun.Meanwhile, the Duchess of Sussex is heavily involved in charity work focused primarily on women's issues and social justice.She retired from acting when she married Prince Harry in 2018 and became known as the Duchess of Sussex.In 2020, the pair stepped back as senior members of the royal family and later settled in Meghan's native California.Since their departure from the Royal Family, the couple have received heavy criticism due to their "contradictory" claims against the firm.Express.co.uk asked Karren Brady if she believed Meghan was criticised due to her challenging of gender roles.Karren said: "I think it’s probably because there’s a lot of contradictory things in what she says and what she does."I think lots of people don’t like her to say one thing and do something else."I think that’s probably the main issue."Recently, the ex-royal couple have faced criticism for breaching royal protocol as they spoke out about Russia's attacks in Ukraine.In a statement on their organisation Archewell’s website, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex called for the "global community and its leaders" to join them in condemning Russia, adding that President Vladimir Putin's actions were a breach of "international and humanitarian

Former Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham didn’t hold back in revealing how former PresidentDonald Trump would’ve reacted if he was in a war with Russian President Vladimir Putin, while she guest co-hosted The View on Tuesday March 8. Grisham commended Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for joining his countrymen and battling against Russian forces, as Putin has invaded Ukraine, and she said that the ex-president wouldn’t have done the same in his shoes. “Donald Trump would be 57 feet below ground hiding, and Zelenskyy has been out there fighting,” she said to thunderous applause.

Joe Biden announced that the U.S. will ban imports of Russian oil, the latest move to sanction Vladimir Putin’s regime after its invasion of Ukraine.

Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia ’s leader Vladimir Putin warned anyone “who might be tempted to meddle in the ongoing events” would face “consequences you have never encountered in your history”. Most commentators immediately saw those words as a nuclear threat – but Russia has a wide range of advanced new weapons systems, dubbed Putin’s superoruzhie or “super weapons”, that could have a devastating impact in Ukraine and further afield without risking the inevitable consequences of a nuclear confrontation.

Vladimir Putin is currently the world's most scrutinised man after launching a barbaric attack on Ukraine.The United Nations human rights office said today Putin's orders have caused 1,335 civilian casualties in the war-torn country, including 474 killed and 861 injured. And since Russia's invasion began on February 24, interest into the tyrant behind the senseless killings has grown. Putin has been accused of blowing millions on a harem of mistresses and even of having a lovechild with a woman once dubbed "the most flexible woman in Russia".

Chelsea midfielder Sebastian Kneissl has spoken about Roman Abramovich, saying that, among other things, he once took a penalty against Carlo Cudicini.Kneissl, who joined Chelsea back in 2000, did not make a competitive appearance for the side before moving to Wacker Burghausen.But he told Goal about some of the things he witnessed during his time there, saying that the Russian owner wanted to take a penalty against their number one at the time - Cudicini."He watched our training session and wanted to take a penalty in the end," said Kneissl. "He tried against Carlo Cudicini and you do everything because he's paying you."If Carlo would have saved that penalty, Roman would have paid out his contract with his pocket-money and would have told him to leave!"Abramovich bought Chelsea for £140 million ($184m) in July 2003, paving way for future takeovers of clubs.

stealing from abandoned homes in Ukraine was humiliated by locals, tied to a pole and had his trousers pulled down. His attempts at taking advantage of Russia's invasion backfired dramatically as he was photographed wrapped to a lamp post near to a petrol station in Kyiv.

The letter 'Z' has been seen daubed on the side of Russian tanks as Vladimir Putin's troops launched their invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.

Russia and will stop using the country's oil and gas.The company's boss also apologised for buying Russian crude oil last week, seven days after Vladimir Putin launched an attack on Ukraine.In a statement Shell said that apart from no longer buying Russian crude oil, it will also change its crude oil supply chain to remove Russian supplies.It added however that this could take weeks to complete and would lead to reduced throughput at some of its refineries.The FTSE 100 company will also start a phased withdrawal from Russian petroleum products, pipeline gas and liquefied natural gas, the Daily Mirror reports.Shell's statement read: “This is a complex challenge.

There have been claims that Vladimir Putin could be seriously ill, with some suggesting he may have cancer.

Vladimir Putin from her pub and says her customers would "wreck him" if he dared to turn up. Sam Rice, who runs the Loaf and Cheese in Waterloo, has made her rules extremely clear when it comes to the Russian President.

The image of the letter Z has now become a chilling symbol of the Russian aggression in Ukraine.

Lanarkshire MSPs have joined the condemnation of the invasion of Ukraine which has seen so many people flee their homeland.

The £1billion mega-palace allegedly belonging to Vladimir Putin can be seen on Google Maps.

British ballet dancer Xander Parish has made the decision to leave Russia and the country's prestigious Mariinsky Ballet amid the Russia-Ukraine war. Xander shared the news Sunday on Instagram.

McDonald's and a number of other large western firms have been slammed as they continue to operate in Russia.

UFO' swooped in to save Ukrainian troops from approaching Russian tanks in a 'miracle lightning attack', according to a correspondent. Even more bizarrely, the mystery strike from the sky was supposedly an act of God as the families of Ukrainian forces prayed for help.

Chelsea just before Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine. Youngster Tino Anjorin spent the first part of the season on loan at Lokomotiv Moscow before suffering a foot injury in November.Although the 20-year-old midfielder wasn’t recalled straight away after sustaining the injury, he played his last game for the capital club in October.

Chelsea as Roman Abramovich looks to sell the Blues, with 'talks already held' about a potential deal. Following the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Abramovich was placed under immediate pressure to sell Chelsea due to his involvement with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.