Russia was last night stepping up preparations to invade Ukraine - despite Vladimir Putin's claims he favours further talks over military conflict (Putin pictured in press conference yesterday)

Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, wasted no time hitting the slopes with their son James Viscounts Severn, 14, and daughter Lady Louise, 18.

Vanity Fair's Katie Nicholl told the Birmingham Mail, the Duke of Cambridge and Duke of Sussex would be 'required' to appear alongside one another at the Jubilee celebrations.

In addition to testing positive for the banned angina drug trimetazidine, the New York Times said the laboratory that analysed Valieva's sample also found evidence of two other heart medications.

The 35-year-old will reportedly have to cough up Becky Vardy's eye-watering £250,000 legal bill, as their acrimonious 'Wagatha Christie' saga continues.

Barrowford Primary School in Lancashire banned meat from lunchboxes and its canteen. Headteacher Rachel Tomlinson said the move would demonstrate how small changes can make 'positive impact'..

The Duke of Sussex appeared to be in good spirits as he greeted Cedric in Los Angeles after the NFL game on Sunday, with the actor posting a picture of them gripping each other's hands.

Retailers were accused of cashing in on the February half-term getaway as figures showed they're charging an average of 165.5p a litre for unleaded.

Two men have been rushed to hospital following a blast in Roker, Sunderland after a suspected gas explosion at a residential property this afternoon.

Welsh health minister Eluned Morgan said the Government is working to 'commence the rollout' of vaccines for five to 11-year-olds after receiving JCVI advice.

Traits traditionally linked to attractiveness, such as a symmetrical face and bright eyes, may be signs the body is better at fighting infection, a study of blood tests has found.

Environmental protesters are planning a series of raves around Britain's busiest motorway - the M25 - this weekend to rally against new oil and gas developments.

Eton v Harrow first began in 1805 - when Lord Byron played, despite his club foot - and is the longest-running regular fixture at the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).

Kristina O'Connor, 33, is taking legal action against the Met Police after DCI James Mason - now an aide to Cressida Dick - kept his job despite being found to have breached professional standards.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has welcomed the data as a sign that more families are in work and will be better able to afford rising costs.

Working from home 'didn't really impact productivity much' says one expert as official data suggests workers shifted seamlessly from the office to their homes.

Channel migrants should be deported to offshore processing centres within 48 hours of arrival, a report will say today.

Italy says the dark shot of coffee is a prized cultural and social ritual that should be put on Unesco's list of the world's intangible heritage.

In 1983, 30 per cent of adults told a survey the pace of life was too much. Now 41 per cent admit it is. And more than two-thirds say they believe life was happier in the Eighties.

Liz Truss yesterday hinted at her hatred of the national insurance rise as she said all Tories were unhappy about it.

Former Unite boss Len McCluskey was under mounting pressure today to explain £70million losses his hard-Left union is facing on a hotel it built in Birmingham, which has been valued at £29million.

Metropolitan Police said the body of a woman, believed to be aged in her early 30s, was found inside an address in Greenwich, south-east London, 'suffering injuries.'

Liam Bannister, 21 (pictured), was given a suspended sentence for domestic abuse offences after he called his ex-girlfriend over 1,000 times within 21 days and tried to control her life.

Dr Elly Barnes (pictured), head of the Educate and Celebrate charity, told an NEU webinar teachers could be addressed as 'Teacher' followed by their surname rather than 'Mr', 'Miss' or 'Mrs'.

Reports at the weekend revealed that a Premier League footballer described as being 'tipped for international honours' was arrested by police in 2019 on suspicion of domestic abuse.

The launchpad, known as Orbex LP1, is expected to be fully operational by early 2022 and is the first rocket launch platform to be built in the UK in over 50 years. It is destined for a space port in Sutherland.

Hashim Ijazuddin, 21, and Saqib Hussain, 20, had been travelling on the A46 in Leicestershire at around 1:30am on Friday in a silver Skoda Fabia when it crashed.

After chairing a Cobra emergency committee meeting, the PM voiced scepticism about claims that Moscow is pulling back from an invasion.

Economist Ray Israel-Wilkinson, 33, declared her love for Alex Wilkinson after working with him at the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport.

Charles Banner was travelling to Turin with his wife Tetyana Nesterchuk, their two children and their nanny but a row broke out when they were told at the gate the nanny had been downgraded to economy

The Duchess of Sussex , 40, who lives in California has seen 'remarkable success in the US and 'enjoys support' there from 'the young' Tom Bower told the Sun.

Milkers from across Britain condemned the broadcaster over its one-sided portrayal of the trade in last night's Panorama. Pictured: Dairy farmer Phil Nash from Sussex.

Patrick Williams, 33, flipped his car on the A433 between Cirencester and Tetbury, on Good Friday last year. It narrowly missed Andrew Musty's car which his learner driver son, 17, was driving.

The 300ft turbine was one of 29 at the Pant Y Wal wind farm in Wales and is twice the height of Nelson's Column. The turbine snapped near the base in strong winds on Monday night.

Sharon Bulmer, 51, from Manchester, spent more than two years speaking to a fraudster posing as 'Murphy Townsend', a US soldier who needed money to leave Syria and visit her.

A video link from Russia today showed Navalny in prison uniform embracing his wife, Yuliya Navalnaya, while guards stood on either side of them.

The strain on the labour market was underlined today with official data revealing vacancies hit 1,298,400 in the three months to January - a record high.

John Skinner was admitted to Watford General hospital suffering from seizures in May 2020. A coroner ruled that a miscommunication - 'aggravated' by the masks - contributed to his death.

The jet created the huge bang as it jumped to supersonic off the coast of Southport, Merseyside, at around 11am. Pictured: One of BAE's Typhoons.

A British diplomat under 'extreme stress' from working on the Covid-19 Task Force when he vanished and died was never asked if he was coping.

Four bridges across the River Thames in central London have been closed as police investigate a suspicious package.

Oliver Perry-Smith, who serves with Thames Valley Police, faces four misconduct charges and two counts of unauthorised access to computer material, following an investigation by the IOPC.

The Runnymede Trust, an independent race equality think tank, won a High Court fight after complaining about Government appointments made during the pandemic.

Transport for London (TfL) has been putting pressure on Uber and its ride-hailing rival Bolt to rewrite their business plan in response to a High Court ruling in December.

Police have today marked the third anniversary of the disappearance of Leah Croucher by releasing new images that may help to find out what has happened to her.

Liz Truss backed the BBC's decision not to apologise over comments made by Graham Norton, telling LBC: 'I'm a believer in free speech.'

HGV driver Jess Marson, 33, did not abide by a noise abatement court order demanding she reduce the disturbances in Clayton West, West Yorkshire.

Katri Lylynpera, 28, shared videos of the Finland team hotel in Beijing being flooded last Wednesday. The footage shows entire corridors being drenched in water after pouring through the light fixtures.

Peter Merrett, 39, was driving through the Longbenton area of Newcastle on his way to work last September when he spotted the missing bike and went after it.

The women had been told the short trip through London's West End on Saturday night would cost £18 - but when they went to pay, the rider added an extra zero onto the payment device.

Amanda Cronin, 45, who landed a multi-million pound settlement when she divorced Monaco energy mogul Mark Daeche, is one of the richest women in the UK.

Boris Johnson and Joe Biden have sparked renewed optimism of a strengthened special relationship between the UK and the US after they stepped up their efforts to solve the Ukraine crisis.

A serving Metropolitan Police officer accused of taking a 15-year-old girl's phone number and asking to meet her after school has insisted he just wanted to give her career advice.

Barry Moore worked for Sean Pong Tyres in Rotherham, run by Sean Frimpong (pictured), where he says he felt victimised after being called an 'old white guy' by a black colleague

Just days after it axed a We Are England documentary about a cryptocurrency founder - amid claims he actually was running a scam - the BBC yesterday pulled another programme.

The model, 34, revealed she is expecting her first child with her husband James Haskell with a sweet Instagram post on Tuesday.

Sources have suggested free tests could be axed as early as next month in a bid to save billions from the eye-watering NHS Test and Trace budget, prompting anger from Nicola Sturgeon's party.

A police officer is being investigated by his own forcer after film showed him kicking a football fan after a Premier League clash in Wolverhampton.

Lisa Cartmell, 35, streaked around her front lawn in Farnworth in full view of Kelly and Darren Ellis. She also threatened to recruit someone to rape their children.

Unilever was granted permission to register the Wonder Mum line by the Intellectual Property Office in June last year, despite DC's opposition over alleged copyright infringement.

Olivia Stokes, 23, was stopped by police after driving her Vauxhall Corsa less than a mile in Knutsford, Cheshire in the early hours of January 7 this year.

Daniel Broadley, 41, used a kitchen pan to trash the innocent woman's Audi in east Hull, causing extensive damage, after he got into a jealous rage thinking it belonged to his ex's new partner

Loraine Martins, the UK's top-paid public sector diversity chief at Network Rail, earns up to £164,999 a year and previously shared an article accusing Boris Johnson of 'white privilege'.

A 43-year-old Derbyshire PCSO entrusted with combatting online crime has been charged with 10 offences, including allegedly making indecent images of children.

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Alison Maher, 50, from Chinley, was found to be more than three times the alcohol limit at 11.20am after she drove 13 miles to see friends.

During his visit as shadow defence minister in September 2019, Mr Marles gave a speech at the Beijing Foreign Studies University where he said Australia must 'respect China'.

The British royal - who infamously insisted a medical condition left him unable to sweat - agreed to an undisclosed deal said to be worth £7.5million.

A police raid into a Sydney man's home accused of using Snapchat to receive child abuse photos and videos saw officers allegedly find a series of deadly weapons, including nunchakus.

Ukraine's defence minister said there was 'nothing unexpected' happening early Wednesday amid fears Putin would invade his country overnight, but the UK warned the threat remains high.

Malaysian minister Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff was accused of 'normalising' domestic violence by urging men to strike their wives to show how strict he is and 'how much he wants her to change'.

The 79-year-old, who was one of the three original reporters on 60 Minutes when the show launched in Australia in 1979, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

Teresa Hilton filmed the hilarious moment she pleaded with her tiny dachshund Stewie to get back into her Ontario, Canada home after he leapt out into thick snow.

Ramesh Chandra Swain, 65, from Odisha, eastern India, targeted mostly middle-aged divorcees, including teachers, doctors and lawyers, who were looking for companionship or marriage, police said.

PC Ryan Connolly, 37, is on trial for committing misconduct in a public office. He is accused of taking selfies while on duty at the scene where Daniel Gee-Jamieson, 16 was fatally stabbed in 2018.

Mahek Bukhari, 22, and her mother Ansreen Bukhari, 45, from Stoke-on-Trent, have been charged with murder after two cousins were killed in a crash on the A46 in Leicestershire on Friday.

Ianina Mataale-Pritchard, 39, has been hit with an affray charge over the February 5 melee at Penrith's BlueBet Stadium which involved about a dozen people.

A swimmer has died after being mauled by a shark at a popular Sydney beach.

The headline CPI rate nudged up to 5.5 per cent in January from 5.4 per cent the previous month, with clothing and footwear costs adding to the burden.

Jarryd Hayne arrived for his bail appearance at Merrylands Police Station on Wednesday afternoon after spending his first night of freedom in nine months - offering nothing but a wry smile.

In May 2019, Trump told the then-Attorney General Bill Barr to start declassifying records related to surveillance of the Trump 2016 campaign, following the completion of the Mueller probe.

Adelaide's District Court has heard shocking details of how the little boy ended up with acute liver failure and that doctors may not know the long-term damage of the abuse until he gets older.

President Biden said Ukraine would be on its own if Russia does invade and that American service members would not be sent to fight, but warned of a bloody war if the US was targeted.

San Francisco police used DNA they collected from a sexual assault victim's rape kit to tie her to another crime, San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin claimed this week.

Dr. Anthony Fauci said the decisions to lift restrictions were made based on science and ever-changing COVID data. He did, however, warn against lifting restrictions 'prematurely'.

The Sunshine Coast search and rescue team sprung into action after receiving a the call shortly after 9:30am on Tuesday, with a distress signal sent from somewhere in the in the Caboolture region.

Popular fast-fashion label White Fox Boutique has faced backlash over its 'copycat' designs after it was accused of ripping off styles from Australian and International designers.

Paislee Shultis, now 6, was found in 'good health' after having been abducted in July 2019. Police treated her to a McDonald's Happy Meal after she said she hadn't eaten there in a long time.

Private details for the upcoming wedding of Australian cricket star Glenn Maxwell have been leaked online. The gun batsman, 33, has admitted he will beef up security ahead of next month.

Voters impacted by COVID-19 in the lead up to election day will be able to take part over the phone, after new laws passed parliament on Wednesday.

In 2019, Volodymyr Zelensky - a comedian and actor with no political experience -  won a landslide victory in Ukraine's presidential election.

A Chimaera, a creepy fish with a disconcerting appearance and 'dead eyes', has been spotted in an unusual fishing ground off the coast of New Zealand delighting experts who rarely get to see it.

One Nation leader has savaged internal memo ordering bus and train drivers to use pronouns on their emails as 'garbage'.

Yvette Bracefield, from Chinchilla in southern Queensland, gave birth to her daughter Beatrix on January 3 on the side of a highway during an 80km journey to hospital.

Two women charged over an attack on a service station customer who died after she was allegedly doused in scalding hot coffee and assaulted are likely to be charged with manslaughter. 

Clancy Gebler Davies, 55, from London, won a British Journal of Photography prize but her work has been withdrawn after claims from a photographer

Queensland senator and Liberal frontbencher Amanda Stoker has blasted Ms Hanson for missing out on the parliamentary sessions, saying she should 'show up and serve'.

The Treasury Department said it won't introduce any more Covid cash support payments to prop up the economy after already spending $90 billion on JobKeeper.

Bob Saget died on January 9 in an Orlando hotel room, suffering a head injury and then going to sleep after a stand-up performance. The family are now trying to stop more information.

Hanny Papanicolaou has been found guilty of murdering her wealthy elderly client after the cleaner was found to have just $11 in her bank account.

Bew Jirajariywetch spoke about her assault on Tuesday, as crowds gathered for vigil of Christina Lee, who was murdered in her own New York apartment.

Peter Sloly, the chief of Ottawa police, resigned on Tuesday after failing to get the Canadian capital under control after 19 days of protest. Similar demonstrations are planned in the U.S.

Since the start of the year, 691 aged care residents have died from the virus, as Omicron cases surged across the country, compared to 685 for the whole of 2020 and 282 for 2021

Quintez Brown, 21 and a BLM activist, was charged on Tuesday with attempted murder, accused of opening fire on Louisville Democratic mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg, 46, on Monday

Allison Gollust has resigned as CNN's executive VP and CMO months after an internal probe into her inappropriate open affair with former President Jeff Zucker.

The NYT said a lawyer representing a woman who had worked with Cuomo at ABC claimed he had sexually assaulted her but tried to keep her quiet by arranging a flattering segment about her.

An urgent police appeal has been issued in a search for a missing 12-year-old girl who hasn't been seen in four days. Isabella Faytrouni was last seen on Saturday Febraury 12 at about 2pm

Nikki Haley slammed Eileen Gu for choosing to represent China instead of the U.S., saying that 'you're standing for freedom or you're standing for human right abuses.'

Travis McMichael - who shot Arbery - had made violent and racist statements on social media, prosecutors said, including calling black people 'monkeys' and 'subhuman savages.'

Rudy Giuliani claimed he has evidence proving Hillary Clinton spied on Donald Trump after the 2016 election following a filing from John Durham, which reportedly backs these claims.

As of Tuesday, Ottawa remained occupied by the Freedom Convoy truckers who refuse to back down after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the country's Emergencies Act

Romeo the wild koala spent his Valentine's day looking for love at a Victorian wildlife centre - but was removed by Mosswood wildlife staff after sneaking in.

The price of Australian Merino wool is expected to soar as office workers returning from working at home. A major bank believes the cost of wool will sit between $13.50 and $15 per kilo.

An unnamed Liberal senator has claimed the Australian Labor Party promised the Chinese Communist Party 'closer ties' with Australia if they win the next federal election.

Motorists in Adelaide were left shocked on Tuesday afternoon as a road rage incident unfolded in which a driver allegedly pointed a handgun at another car.

A leaked email from Ghislaine Maxwell appeared to confirm the authenticity of an infamous picture of the duke standing with his arm around his accuser, Virginia Roberts.

O'Rourke died Tuesday morning, according to Grove Atlantic Inc. Books publisher and president Morgan Entrekin. He did not cite a specific cause, but said O'Rourke had been ill in recent months.

The Prime Minister was asked by Labor leader Anthony Albanese if he thinks Aged Care Services Minister Richard Colbeck is performing well.

Steve Ayad, 33, was charged with the supply and possession of prohibited drugs after he was busted by police in July last year.

American Airlines Flight 2898 for Phoenix aborted takeoff Tuesday after blowing two tires to shreds on the tarmac of JFK at 1 p.m. Six crew members and 142 passengers had to be evacuated

Geoff Bainbridge, 50 left his post at the whisky distillery Lark Distillery 'effective immediately to enable him to manage a personal matter', a statement said on Wednesday.

Truth Social is slated to launch Monday, according to its Apple App Store listing. The platform is almost an identical replica of Twitter, which Trump was an avid user on before being suspended.

Australian National University expert Professor Peter Collignon said vaccine effectiveness against the Omicron strain meant mandates were no longer worth the pain they cause.

After years of speculation in Honduras, former President Juan Orlando Hernandez was arrested on drug trafficking and weapons charges at his home less than three weeks after he left office.

A vandal ran out of paint mid-protest as pedestrians share the hilarious graffiti result. The graffiti was written on top of a billboard in Trigg, Perth, advertising new 'beachside retreat' apartments.

A 19-year-old Melbourne man, Samuel Thomson, who has been missing since February 9 may have been inspired by the story of an ill-fated US adventurer that was turned into a Hollywood movie.

A meteorite that crashed to land in Costa Rica in 2019, smashing through the roof of a dog kennel - thankfully sparing the German Shepherd living inside - is now for sale at Christie's in an online auction.

Mining billionaire Clive Palmer said West Australian Premier Mark McGowan had a 'licence to kill' and the state was like Nazi Germany during defamation proceedings in the Federal Court.

Dr Nick Coatsworth warned the ABC's resident Covid expert Dr Norman Swan to cease his calls for the wider population to be hit with tough restrictions and support the easing of 'ineffective' measures.

A leading aerospace engineer has penned a recent report that could finally solve the world's biggest aviation mystery - eight years after Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 went missing.

The NSW South Coast man was discovered alive in a roadside drain by a woman walking her dog after he left his home on Monday evening and couldn't be contacted by family or friends.

Brian Adamson, 63, was last seen walking near the Warilla Grove Shopping Centre on the NSW South Coast at about 7am on Tuesday.

The network wrongly identified Terrance Flowers as the man charged with the little girl's kidnapping last year, including publishing pictures from his Facebook page.

Michelle Pillar, 25, had one of her legs cut off to escape her mangled truck after the crash in Victoria, but was in an induced coma when the other one was amputated in hospital.

An explanation for leaving a 'Sorry we missed you' card instead of a parcel given in an Australia Post Complaints Facebook group has sparked a fiery debate.

Canadian basketball prodigy Olivier Rioux, 15, has cemented a spot in the Guinness World Records after his seven-foot and five-inches height made him the tallest teenager in the world.

Immigration Minister Alex Hawke, the man who had Novak Djokovic's Australian visa cancelled, says the door is not closed on the Serb's possible return.

Calgary man Johnson Chichow Law, 39, was among 11 Albertans charged in a police bust near the Canadian border. He was charged with mischief and possession of a weapon

Cops have been encouraged to share stories of bravery and selflessness with their superiors in the hopes of having these random acts of kindness highlighted on the police Facebook page.

Adams suggested the negative coverage was due to white reporters and editors, and he threatened to stop speaking to the press if the negative coverage persisted on his bail reform efforts.

Cops have dramatically dropped the apprehended violence order taken out by socialite Hollie Nasser against her estranged husband, wealthy Sydney investor Christopher Nasser.

A Connecticut woman died after being dumped partially naked outside a Bronx hospital by two unknown women after receiving botched butt injections.

Vincent Simmons, a black Louisiana man accused of raping two white women in 1977, has been freed after 44 years in prison when a judge ruled he didn't receive a fair trial in 1977.

Channel Nine's political editor Chris Uhlmann said the Convoy to Canberra protests were the biggest he'd seen in 30 years despite local police saying a crowd of 10,000 had attended on Saturday.

Two fishermen had the fright of their lives when a large crocodile attacked their boats early Saturday morning. The two fishermen quickly left the and 'cracked a couple stubbies' to recover.

The 28-year-old from Sydney's west, was wanted by police for his alleged involvement in the assault, extortion and robbery of a 34-year-old man. Over 100 clothing items were seized.

A New Zealand couple have sent thousands of visitors to their online property listing using an unconventional tactic: stripping off on their front verandah.

Volcanic rock from Ailsa Craig, an uninhabited in the outer Firth of Clyde, is being used yet again for curling at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Prince Andrew has not just completed his own humiliating downfall - he has brought about a truly shaming day for the entire Royal Family.

It has reportedly been agreed that Miss Giuffre will not publicly tell her story until later in the year, so as not to add further damage to the royals as they commemorate 70 years on the throne.