RICHARD EDEN: Catherine was spotted relaxing over a drink with fellow parents of children at Thomas's school at the Hollywood Arms in Chelsea, one of Harry's old haunts.

Russian troops will arrive in the Ukrainian capital today, an adviser to the country's interior minister has warned, with Putin's tanks now battling 20 miles from the outskirts.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, 44, (pictured) admitted he is 'target number one' as it was claimed Chechen 'hunters' have been given a list of Ukrainian officials to capture or kill.

The National Audit Office said securing a supply of vaccines early was 'crucial' to their success and this helped 'to save lives and reduce serious illness and hospitalisation'.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were ridiculed on social media today after intervening in the Ukraine crisis with a statement condemning Vladimir Putin's invasion.

Dramatic video shows Sky News correspondent Alex Rossi scrambling for cover from mortar fire in Berdyansk on the coast of the Sea of Azov around 50 miles from the port city of Mariupol.

Zahir Jaffer, the son of one of the richest families in Pakistan, brutally murdered Noor Muqaddam, 27, at his home in Islamabad on July 20, 2021.

Daniel Wisniewski, 50, battered ex-police officer Clive Porter, 63, to death in an unprovoked attack in Aylesbury, on April 26 last year. He has been jailed for life.

Miriam Giraffe, from Vancouver, Washington, moved to London last year for work after previously studying abroad in the UK and says that she's shocked Brits don't wear wellies.

Few expect it to emerge victorious from what is almost certain to be a prolonged, bloody, and vicious war - but so far, Kyiv's forces have managed to inflict heavy losses on Putin's troops.

MARK ALMOND, Director of the Crisis Research Institute, Oxford, runs through the options of where Putin's 'Blitzkrieg' approach to the invasion of Ukraine might go next.

SARAH VINE: Vladimir Putin has always seen as implausible, like a character out of a Cold War movie or a James Bond villain full of empty boasts. And then he invades Ukraine.

The soldiers, allegedly 13 in number, were posted on Snake Island (pictured) in the Odesa region and were defending the territory after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The elusive computer experts issued the stark announcement on their Twitter account on Thursday evening.

Julie Elliott, the Labour MP for Sunderland Central, insisted international law was 'as relevant' in both situations and pressed the Government to consider recognising the state of Palestine alongside Israel.

Anthony Blinken was asked by ABC News on Thursday night whether he felt the Russian president would recall his forces once Ukraine was conquered.

In a call with G7 leaders yesterday, Boris Johnson pressed the case for suspending Russia from Swift, which is used to conduct about half of its international trade.

President Joe Biden ocondemned Vladimir Putin for his invasion of the Ukraine but said during press questions 'no one' expected sanctions imposed on Russia 'to prevent invasion'

OWEN MATTHEWS: Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Russian cities to protest against Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine and his fantasy of restoring his nation's empire.

The acting world is in mourning with the passing of actress Sally Kellerman, at 84 years of age. The actress who portrayed the original Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan, passed after battling dementia.

Britons are braced for the price of gas, electricity, petrol, holidays and even a loaf bread to soar as the invasion of Ukraine tightens the squeeze on the cost of living.

The fundraiser named after Captain Sir Tom Moore, who raised £39.3million for the NHS during the pandemic, was set up to celebrate the older generation.

Pictures showed Russian police clamping down on anti war protesters in the Moscow and St. Petersburg, some of whom had to be physically carried away by officers in police uniform.

Thames Valley Police said that the victim was discovered on the junction of Sheffield Road and Northampton Avenue at 8.50pm yesterday, file photograph.

The beautiful photo was taken near Yarmouth, off the coast of the Isle of Wight by Chad Powell. The sight lasted for just a second as the boat crossed through in the rainbow's ethereal glow.

Specialist rape courts should be established to tackle a backlog in cases, official watchdogs have said, as a shocking report exposed how victims are denied justice.

In the biggest shake-up of student finance in a decade, the repayment period before loans are written off will be extended from 30 years to 40 years and the salary threshold will be reduced to £25,000.

Rebecca Wilcox, pictured, with sons Benjamin, left and Alexander, right, is worried about whether she should tell the boys about her racy past after one asked if she ever smoked or had boyfriends.

Platforms like Facebook and Twitter will by law have to give users the tools to block anonymous unverified accounts. Users will also be given the option to verify themselves.

William 'Billy' Henham, 24, described as 'gentle, peaceful and kind', was left with 67 separate injuries after the fatal assault during a New Year's party in Brighton on January 1, 2020.

Modelling by Imperial College London shows 5.2million children worldwide suffered a parent or grandparent death due to Covid by October.

MARK GALEOTTI: Vladimir Putin's address announcing the Russian invasion of Ukraine was the stuff of nightmares. Within hours, bombs and missiles were raining down on Ukraine.

There were calls for Metropolitan Police sergeant George Panayi to be sacked after accusations of persistent inappropriate behaviour including kissing a junior colleague.

Surveillance video captured the tragic death of a 42-year-old woman who died at a Mexico City gym Monday when a 400-pound barbell fell on top of her neck.

Anthony Smith was fired after it emerged he had a secret relationship with Lyndsay George, 38, (pictured) who was a co-director of a Yorkshire-based specialist drainage firm.

Argentina-born striker Emiliano Sala died alongside pilot David Ibbotson, 59, when the Piper Malibu aircraft crashed into the sea on January 21, 2019.

Jacob Smith, 39, from Whickham, Gateshead, made contact with a 14-year-old's profile on dating site Grindr in September 2019 and discussed sex in 'explicit' detail.

CONTAINS SPOILERS: In recent weeks, fans have protested that the popular game has become 'too difficult' following its transition from its original website to the New York Times (NYT) site.

The tiny studio apartment in Clapton, east London, was put up for online auction on February 15 with bids starting at £50,000. It sold last Wednesday at 4pm for £90,000.

World leaders expressed their condemnation after Vladimir Putin declared war against the Ukraine in an early morning address on Thursday.

Six people have been taken to hospital after a series of crashes involving eight vehicles including a coach on the M5 motorway on Thursday, emergency services have said.

Julian Henshaw assaulted his colleague, who was drunk, after leading him out into the woods when they were stationed in Stennelager, Germany. He has now been kicked out of the army.

The jury at Isleworth Crown Court failed to reach a verdict despite more than seven hours of deliberation. Jurors had been shown CCTV of Leoaai Elghareeb jabbing food with his own blood.

Birmingham University researchers used modelling based on real-world data to suggest the swabs were up to 10 times less effective at detecting the virus than official statistics suggest.

Ministers revealed today they would extend the scheme - set to expire in March - for another six months before ending it despite calls from medical organisations to make it permanent.

Keeping nurses' pay in line with inflation - currently around 5.4 per cent - would cause 'stark trade-offs' with the NHS's ability to deal with the backlog, a Department of Health report suggested.

Detectives investigating parties at No 10 are speaking to an officer who witnessed the gathering of around 50 on December 18, 2020, deputy Met commissioner Sir Stephen House said.

Senior security sources reportedly say it is unlikely that the 55-year-old will ever be allowed to live in Britain again, after he withdrew his application for a Tier 1 visa in 2018.

Owners of animals including dogs, cats and rabbits were found to have held on to more cognitive abilities when tracked over six years, a University of Michigan Medical Centre study found.

South Yorkshire Police said three vehicles containing props used in TV and film were broken into near Doncaster last Wednesday and 'a number of items were taken'.

The Prime Minister will use a virtual summit of G7 leaders, including Joe Biden, to make the case for tougher international measures against the Russian president and his cronies.

An estimated 220 people were killed by drink-drivers in 2020, according to the latest figures from the Department for Transport - 15 per cent of the total number of deaths on Britain's roads.

Jonathan Kewley wants to introduce a Californian work style to a top law firm's London office. Mr Kewley included the idea in his pitch to be a managing partner at Clifford Chance.

The lifting of remaining restrictions comes after Boris Johnson unveiled his 'Living with Covid Plan' on Monday, in which he insisted that vaccines and new treatments can keep the public safe.

Currently in the UK, anyone accused of committing an offence cannot be found guilty if they claim they were forced into it through 'slavery or exploitation'.

The Midlands emerged as the worst region in the country with 56 per cent of trials failing to start on their scheduled date. Across England and Wales there are 6,400 outstanding sex offence hearings. .

Jessie Ho's life changed forever on the afternoon of February 16 when her 'soulmate' Simon Nellist, 35, was mauled to death by a man-eating great white at Little Bay, in the city's east.

Jamal Edwards, who died on Sunday at the age of 31, was credited with helping to launch a string of UK music acts to stardom, including Ed Sheeran, Dave and Jessie J.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer urged Boris Johnson to take stronger action against Putin but the PM hit back and pointed to Labour MPs who had signed a letter calling Nato the aggressor

In a major speech, the Chancellor will pledge to deliver a 'lower tax economy' while insisting it must be done 'sustainably'. Sunak's comments will be interpreted as a rebuke to potential leadership rivals.

Sergeant Rachel Fisk, pictured, died after falling from 12,000ft from an aircraft after her parachute failed to open above RAF Weston-on-the-Green in Oxfordshire on September 2021.

Charlotte Hibbert, 26 was discovered at a property in the Brooklands area of Greater Manchester last Wednesday. Police arrested a man in his 20s, who has been released on bail.

The National Federation of Fish Friers warned that cod supplies have become 75 per cent more expensive than in October, while the cost of buying mushy peas has also doubled.

The victim, who lived in Leicester, woke from a drunken slumber to find Mauro Eric Catamo De Oliveira sexually touching her in bed before raping her in the early hours of September 28, 2016.

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A loose tyre from a boat trailer bounced across four lanes of a highway in Bangkok, Thailand, before narrowly avoiding an old woman and slamming into a wall on February 22.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Putin's grip on Europe's fossil fuel market has seen market experts predict that the cost of a barrel of oil could reach $130 by June.

IAN BIRRELL: I found myself among crowds of desperate people clutching bags, suitcases, pets and the hands of their partners as they tried to flee from an advancing army invading their country.

A Gold Coast thief who stole a number of luxury items locked away in a cupboard from the Airbnb home he was renting in 2018 has successfully avoided any time behind bars.

Russian forces took control of the defunct plant in a 'fierce' battle on Thursday, with the condition of nuclear storage facilities said to be 'unknown' at the time.

Clive Myrie was reporting live in Kyiv for BBC News at 10 in front of St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery as sirens blared around him and he appeared to shed a tear.

The radar-guided surface-to-air missile system was filmed driving through Kherson in southern Ukraine, 93 miles (150km) from the Crimean peninsula, hours after Russia invaded the state.

An Italian greyhound from Oslo, Norway, named Honey got so excited to see her owner that she momentarily forgot about the glass door separating them - with painful consequences.

The woman shouted at two of the invaders: 'What the f*** are you doing in our land?' while one of the soldiers in Henichesk, a port city on the sea of Azov, tried to calm her.

It came after the UK Department of Transport announced it had barred Russian commercial and civilian aircraft from UK airspace from midnight last night.

With Vladimir Putin's army closing in on the capital of Kiev, the country's Ministry of Defence today took to social media to urge its citizens to build the homemade petrol bombs.

Drama-chasing Penn - who found himself in the cartel's firing line in 2016 after getting in touch with fugitive drug lord El Chapo -  sat with his sunglasses on for the press briefing at the Ukrainian government.

Supply issues stemming from the war in Ukraine could lead to higher demand for groceries in Australia, which could in turn spark spark interest rate rises and steeper mortgage repayments.

Heart-rending pictures show women holding their babies and kissing their partners goodbye before boarding a bus out of Kiev, the capital city of Ukraine, on Thursday.

Alex Murdaugh and his dead wife Maggie, 'knew about their son Paul's underage drinking before fatal boat crash and did nothing about it,' a lawsuit filed Wednesday in South Carolina claims.

Being filmed from a safe zone, the man hugs and kisses his daughter and wife before seeing her off as she leaves in a vehicle to get her and her mother out of the country.

An elderly woman who was parking up outside a Miami Beach restaurant  lost control of the car she was driving and slammed into diners eating outside an Italian restaurant on Thursday evening.

Ben Wallace today said the UK believes Vladimir Putin intends to invade the whole of Ukraine as the Defence Secretary jibed that Russia's attack has not gone to plan.

Ukraine's government on Thursday night said that Antonov Airport, in the town of Hostomel on the outskirts of Kyiv, had been retaken from Russian troops by Ukrainian forces.

Fox News Host Tucker Carlson made clear his condemnation for Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday night, two days after he was criticized for downplaying Putin's actions against Ukraine.

Vitali Klitschko, mayor of Kyiv, now 50, and his brother Wladimir Klitschko, 45, are planning to take up arms for the Ukraine. Both have won a string of world heavyweight fights.

The world's press scrambled what has been unanimously reported as the greatest attack in Europe since World War II.

Andre Smith has used TikTok to pass the time as he waits to see if he will be deported back to New Zealand from the Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre in Western Australia.

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake has hit north-northwest of Bukittinggi, in Indonesia leaving two people dead and damaging surrounding buildings.

An Australian Westfield shopper has filmed himself driving out of the shopping centre's carpark without having to pay for parking.

An Aldi employee who lost his job for not complying with the company's vaccine mandate said Australian's should be 'scared' it doesn't recognise a post-WW II code of medical ethics.

Behar, 79, tried to bring the discussion toward western Europe... then, specifically, her apparent plans to travel to Italy.

Sewerage workers unearth much gunk from the nether regions of the city, but nothing takes the cake like wet wipes, which is one of the most common bugbears that clog Sydney's sewer system

Former Boomer and NBA star Andrew Bogut has been hammered with a flood of Twitter abuse after appearing to compare vaccine mandates with Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine on social media.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has heightened fears that China plans a similar fate for Taiwan. A conflict between China and Taiwan has far more chance of direct Australian military involvement.

A fisherman and ocean photographer who is on the water for his job every day says he has caught more sharks in Sydney waters this year than he has in 30 years of fishing.

The state's chief health officer Andy Robertson told ABC local radio 1,043 cases were detected in the 24 hours to 8pm on Thursday.

Troops are already closing in on the seat of Ukrainian power after taking control of the strategic Chernobyl nuclear power plant today, and will seize it within 96 hours, officials said.

A CNN reporter filmed an intense firefight between Russian special forces and Ukrainian defenders outside Antonov Airport on Thursday afternoon.

Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania are bracing for many more Ukrainians, setting up reception points and sending troops towards the borders.

Probuild's South African parent company has blamed the Australian government for its collapse. Construction firms are now more at risk of folding than any other kind of firm due to Covid.

'This is my land.' A patriotic Ukrainian woman stays put as explosions and chaos reign in the country's capital, and thousands flee to the border. 'This is where I belong, this is my choice.'

Newborns from a neonatal intensive care unit at a children's hospital in Dnipro, in eastern Ukraine, were moved into a makeshift bomb shelter. Video was taken by medical staff.

Australia's mega $127million Powerball was won by a syndicate of battlers from the west and a 'down to earth' bloke who refused to call in sick despite scoring Australia's biggest solo lottery win.

Olena Kurilo, speaking with a heavily bandaged face outside her destroyed home in eastern Ukraine, said she was 'very lucky' and admitted 'I must have a guardian angel' to have survived the attack.

Hundreds of Ukrainians have gathered in Sydney's centre to demonstrate against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with expats telling harrowing stories of family members sheltering from rockets.

A new survey conducted by the Australian National University has found the number of people who say they will get a booster has declined in the past few months.

Gary Jubelin believes his former NSW Police colleagues haven't found anything in the 'very, very comprehensive search for the toddler's remains in Kendall on the NSW mid north coast.

President Joe Biden has decided on his Supreme Court nominee and will make the official announcement no later than Monday, according to sources close to the matter.

The former opening batsman didn't hold back on Australian cricketers as the fallout from the recent resignation of national coach Justin Langer continues

Many aides to Biden felt from the get go sanctions would not scare Putin into changing course and not invading Ukraine, despite officials spending five months debating and crafting the punishments.

Rich, who famously invited women to 'save horses, ride cowboys' in the lyrics of his 2004 song of the same name with Big Kenny, later reiterated his stance on Twitter.

An unhinged ex soldier menaced a dog shelter worker at gunpoint during a horrifying military-style raid to rescue his cat. 

Kyiv ordered civilians into bomb shelters and declared a curfew amid concerns Russia is about to strike the capital as Ukrainian troops lost control of a key airfield around 15 miles away.

The victim's family said the re-sentencing attempt by Gascon's office has left them feeling like 'they're fighting for the murderer.'

Theo Hayez,18, was just days from returning home to Europe when he vanished during a night out in Byron Bay, on NSW's north coast, on May 31, 2019. 

Danielle Scott announced on Thursday night she would be leaving the country, having flown there after competing at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

The former Prime Minister chatted to President Putin on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Beijing in 2014. The talk came after flight MH17 was shot down by pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine.

A husband and wife have been charged with 260 sexual offences in relation to the alleged physical and sexual assault of a teenage boy.

Norden Wilio, 26, had planned to steal marijuana from a man named Deniz Hasan in March 2019. His plan quickly unravelled and he had to flee the scene with his mate dying in a shopping trolley.

President Joe Biden on Thursday warned Vladimir Putin that U.S. forces will defend NATO territory if he broadens his assault beyond Ukraine, and said he was ordering more troops to Europe.

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz called White House press secretary Jen Psaki 'Peppermint Patty,' said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rides a 'broom' during his Thursday CPAC speech.

The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation blew $12.7million in donations it received following the outcry over George Floyd's death on 'professional fees', documents show.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Vladimir Putin demonstrated just how deadly yesterday, as he launched Blitzkrieg on Ukraine by land, sea and air.

US market regulators are probing whether Tesla boss Elon Musk and his brother violated insider trading rules in connection with the selling of shares last year.

Paul Apodaca, 54, was indicted on Monday for the July 1989 murder of 18-year-old Kaitlyn Arquette, 33 years after she was shot in the head while driving home from a dinner with a friend.

A nationwide mask mandate that's been in place for the bulk of the pandemic will be largely lifted, according to a report. It's not clear whether schools will be included in the change

NYPD released video of two armed assailants wounding a 22-year-old man. The man was shot while on a Queens, New York basketball court on Wednesday afternoon.

Australian woman Pixie Shmigel has given a heart wrenching interview as she and her partner Blake fled their home in Ukraine's capital Kyiv to Poland in the wake of the Russian invasion.

Josh Hawley said that it is no wonder Vladimir Putin feels emboldened to attack Ukraine because President Biden 'shut down' America's energy production and green-lit Russia's.

The Prime Minister also urged President Xi Jinping to condemn Russia's invasion. So far China has only called for de-escalation and diplomacy.

A former soldier who tied a woman up at gunpoint while trying to get his cat back from Melbourne's Lost Dogs Home has been sentenced.

White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates hammered former President Donald Trump for heaping praise for days on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

With much of NSW weathering a barrage of rain and floodwater this week, people on the east coast have noticed a strange, clear, gummy substance on residential footpaths.

As many as six in ten admit neglecting certain items simply because they get buried at the back of a drawer, while 65 per cent say they have at least one item they had never worn.

Any support Australia provides to the Ukraine will be in the form of sanctions and accepting displaced persons and refugees when the appropriate time draws closer, the defence minister said.

Former 90210 actress AnnaLynne McCord unintentionally gave the Internet a laugh on Thursday after posting a self-penned poem about her desire to be President Vladimir Putin's mother

The Cotton On Kids baby swim ring does not meet the required safety standards for swimming and flotation devices, according to the recall .

Melbourne photojournalist Bryce Wilson was reporting from Kramatorsk as Russian tanks and troops crossed over the Ukrainian border on Thursday.

Republican Senators Bill Hagerty and Marsha Blackburn on Thursday sent a letter to the Secretary of Defense and State Secretary Blinken demanding answers.

In a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) published this evening, all aircraft 'owned, chartered or operated by a person connected with Russia' will be banned from UK airspace from midnight.

John Cena found himself under fire on Thursday after he apparently used the Ukrainian invasion to promote his HBO Max show, writing: he wished he could use the powers of Peacemaker.

Emergency services were called to Oak Road in Matcham on NSW's Central Coast just after midnight on Friday following reports a car had vanished in the wild conditions.

Former president Barack Obama - who held office when Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 - is condemning the Vladimir Putin-ordered invasion of Ukraine, calling it a 'brazen attack on the people'

Linda Morrow, 78, was sitting in the mostly empty pews at Hilldale Baptist in Clarksville when a younger woman with waist-long dreadlocks sat in front of her and started a conversation.

Russian president Vladimir Putin made the brutal admission while visiting Australia during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in 2007.

Huddled together on numbered benches, fear and apprehension in their eyes, these are the children of the Donetsk region being led through drills as war exploded across Ukraine.

Torrential rain is expected to continue on the north coast of NSW as Sydney rounds out what is likely to be its wettest summer in three decades.

Experts warned that average household energy bills could hit £3,000 this year and petrol could reach £1.70 a litre after the price of oil passed $100 a barrel.

Donald Trump's policy of energy independence kept Vladimir Putin in check, according to the former president's Deputy National Security Adviser K.T. McFarland.