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This year marks 20 years since Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman were murdered by school caretaker Ian Huntley.Their deaths, known as the Soham murders, sent shock waves across the world, and the hunt to find them in their 13-day disappearance has been described as one of the most intense and extensive searches in British criminal history. Huntley was convicted of the double murder on December 17 2003. It transpired he had lured the girls into his Cambridgeshire home where he subsequently killed them - likely via asphyxiation - before dumping their bodies in a ditch.

As Putin's invasion of Ukraine continues on after more than two weeks, many companies and businesses around the world are backing out of Russia's economy.

Almost six months on from widespread panic buying at petrol stations, a business leader is warning that similar scenes could be on the horizon.

Our Yorkshire Farm star Amanda Owen has shared an emotional post with her 192,000 Twitter followers today about the children of Ukraine.The shepherdess showed videos of her own children happily playing on the farm, saying that this was “how it should be”.Amanda, 47, shared a sweet video compilation of her children enjoying the outdoors at Ravenseat farm today.The short clip showed them riding ponies, cycling through shallow streams, leaping from small boulders and playing on swings.The proud mum captioned her post: “The runners & riders, jumpers & recyclers.”“What children should be doing, not under attack & fearful for their lives,” she added with a tearful emoji, followed by a Ukrainian flag. She also added a series of hashtags, which she concluded with “#howitshouldbe”.According to reports, at least 38 Ukrainian children have died as a result of Russia’s ongoing invasion of their homeland.The United Nations has so far been able to confirm the deaths of 406 Ukrainian civilians overall.In the comments section, many people shared Amanda’s heartache over the brutal conflict.Maria Foster wrote: “You're so right. It breaks my heart to see them in Ukraine.“The video of that young girl singing frozen in the bomb shelter had me in tears.

Chelsea, with Roman Abramovich, the club’s owner for 19 years, putting the club on the market.The Russian oligarch set the precedent for all future takeovers, showing what huge investment can achieve in the sporting world.But the curtain is about to close on the 55-year-old’s time, as talks of sanctions from the UK Government are thought to be imposed on business people reportedly affiliated with President Vladimir Putin.The club is one sale for some £3billion - meaning even some of the wealthiest people in the country would need to merge together for it to stand a chance of a bid being accepted.Here we take a look at some of the men on the list so far - their quirks, and their current business ventures,Net worth: £4.2billionCurrently owns: Synthes, a medical device manufacturerSwiss Hansjorg Wyss, called "among the most philanthropic people in the world", is a huge voice in progressive movements, especially environmentally.The 86-year-old is thought to be in favour of higher inheritance taxes for the wealthy in Switzerland - very surprising for a billionaire. Wyss is also a keen hiker, skier and even pilot, with interests in conservation efforts in America.Who would you like to see buy Chelsea? Let us know in the comments section.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

Drag Race UK Vs The World fans were left fuming after the winner's name was leaked early.The hit series was won by Blu Hydrangea, who triumphed over Jujubee and Mo Heart.But it seems Mo was too quick to say well done, tweeting "Congratulations to My Sister Queen of the World @BluHydrangea_" half an hour before the result actually aired.Fans were not impressed with the turn of events."Okay unfollow for spoiling the show immediately," one person tweeted."Mo, you let this one slip out drafts a little too early," said another viewer."I mean… it kinda sucks to know," tweeted another."It's 9:46am in Australia where everyone would be watching tonight but cool go ahead and announce the winner," said another.Cracking out the Caps Lock, one viewer asked: "YOU COULDN'T WAIT UNTIL NIGHTTIME TO TWEET THIS???"Someone else then waded in to point out that it was night time in the UK.But another viewer chimed in to say: "And she tweeted it before 9.30pm... the show finishes at 10pm with crowning the winner…"While some fans posted about Mo's apparent mishap, others suggested that the result had slipped out anyway because of Spotify.They said that the streaming service released Blu's victory song, Champion, before it had aired and that it gave the game away in some countries."Time to see Blu become the winner of the world, thanks Spotify for confirming!" one person tweeted.Another shared a shocked emoji and wrote: "Me pretending to be shocked abt Blu winning when it was spoiled on Spotify earlier.""Condragulations Blu!" said another fan.

McDonald's and Starbucks have been accused of "double standards" after announcing they will be closing 800 restaurants in Russia while they remain open in Guantánamo Bay. Since Russian President Vladimir Putin's ordered troops into Ukraine, sporting leagues, blue tick companies and brands around the world have announced boycotts of the country.

Liverpool Echo reports.Brimage spent the money on Amazon, eBay and PayPal, stealing from her victim more than 300 times and flagrantly using her own name and email address to make the purchases.During a hearing at Liverpool Crown Court yesterday (Tuesday, March 8) Brimage said she "couldn't stop" and "just kept on spending" the money of her victim, who was housebound.When a victim impact statement was read in court, Brimage was brought to tears.Paul Blasbery, prosecuting, said: "The victim said she placed a lot of trust in Nicola. She liked her, respected her, and appreciated the things she had done for her.

Jennifer Aniston celebrated the brave women of Ukraine in a post on International Women's Day, commending them sacrifices their making for their country and their families. The "Morning Show" actress shared the powerful message on her Instagram account, which has amassed nearly 40 million followers.

“The Batman” film.The prequel series was set to center on a corrupt cop in Gotham City — but the filmmaker revealed its cancellation on this week’s episode of MTV’s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast.“One thing that we’re not doing, that I was gonna do . . .

Hayden Panettiere, 32, gave an emotional call for support for Ukrainians as the country’s battle with Russia rages on. The actress announced that she’d started a new organization called Hoplon International to help raise money for Ukrainians fighting against Russian forces. The actress said that it was “gut-wrenching” to watch people that she loves going to war to defend their country.

Dolly Parton couldn’t stay silent.

Vladimir Putin, according to fresh reports.In 2009, the politician made an offer to buy a controlling interest in the NBA franchise, then known as the New Jersey Nets, with the sale approved the following year.His 80 per cent stake made him the majority owner of the team, and after overseeing the switch to Brooklyn, he also acquired a 45% interest in the team's new home venue, the Barclays Center.The purchase made Prokhorov, 56, the first ever non-North American team owner in the NBA, a fact that was met with contrasting opinions from opposing team owners at the time.During his tenure, the Nets reached the conference semi-finals in 2014, but some three years later he agreed to sell 49 per cent of his stake - valued at USD$1.2billion, to Joseph Tsai.In 2019, Prokhorov sold the remaining 51 per cent of the Nets to Tsa for a further USD$1.35bn, and also freed himself of the Barclays Center for USD$1bn, in the biggest transaction ever for a US sports team.And now a report in the New York Post has claimed that the sale was made not due to Prokhorov's desire to get out of the NBA, but because of pressure from Putin to relinquish his control."As tensions between the US and Russia over Crimea grew, Putin in 2016 also began pressuring Prokhorov to sell the Nets, according to sources," read the report."That’s because Putin, especially during times of political turmoil, will test the loyalty of oligarchs with assets in the West to show they won’t get too close to the US or Europe."Should Russian sports team owners now be subject to sanctions? Let us know in the comments section.A source was also quoted as saying: “Putin strongly suggested he sell the Nets."And if Prokhorov refused, he risked losing his considerable assets in

ITV's Loose Women received over 200 Ofcom complaints after the panellists clashed about racism at the Ukrainian border.

STACEY Solomon has revealed her favourite Mother’s Day of all-time – a trip to Columbia Road Flower Market. The mum-of-four said the 2019 visit, when she was pregnant with her youngest son Rex, was her favourite Mothering Sunday so far.

Twisted Sister‘s Dee Snider says he’s considering legal action for copyright over a “dog shit” cover of ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ by Mark Zuckerburg’s sister.Randi Zuckerburg has been covering a number of songs recently to promote a cryptocurrency she’s involved with, and her latest cover version is of Twisted Sister’s 1984 hit.For the new version, Zuckerburg switched around the track’s lyrics to make it into a song urging fans to invest in cryptocurrency, but Snider has hit out at the “dog shit” version and said he didn’t authorise Zuckerburg to release the cover.Snider tweeted: “FOR THE RECORD: If someone sings @TwistedSisterNY Song we have ZERO control. As long as it is not being as a commercial and though she is promoting her personal beliefs, it’s not a paid commercial.

As NATO began to respond the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia's President Vladimir Putin warned anyone "who might be tempted to meddle in the ongoing events" would face "consequences you have never encountered in your history".

Leonardo DiCaprio has donated an impressive £7.6million ($10m) to fund for Ukraine, where his grandmother is from.The 47 year old Hollywood actor, who recently starred alongside EastEnders' Himesh Patel in Don't Look Up, was reportedly very close with his maternal grandmother Helene Indenbirken, who was born in Ukraine in 1915. He is said to have taken her to the premiers of many of his films and would call her 'Oma'.The Revenant actor's incredible donation was announced by the International Visegrad Fund, according to Polish News. Leonardo's grandmother was born in Odesa as Jelena Stepanovna Smirnova and migrated to Germany with her parents two years later in 1917.

A Ukrainian man, who is the world's oldest tennis player, is refusing to evacuate the war-torn city of Kharkiv following Russia's invasion, insisting that he's "not afraid of anyone".

Channel 5 show has been slapped with over 200 Ofcom complaints after the host suggested Russian soldiers 'probably deserve to die'.The daytime show received a total of 230 regulator complaints relating to comments Vine made about Russian troops during a phone-in segment on his talk show last Monday (February 28).Vine, 56, had been discussing the Russian invasion of Ukraine with a caller named Bill, who suggested many young Russian troops didn't want to fight against the Ukrainians but had no choice.Bill said: "Quite a number of those Russians you'll probably find will go across. They were were holding their hands up this morning not wanting to fight Ukrainians.

Ukraine officials have fired a grim warning to Europe after its Chernobyl nuclear power plant was hit by a blackout.