MAILONLINE LIVEBLOG: Vladimir Putin's forces launched what Ukraine's ambassador to the US has said were vacuum bomb attacks as Russia intensified shelling of the city of Kharkiv.

Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky claimed the Russian tyrant 'nowadays lives in his own world' and insisted that he really believed he would be received in Ukraine with flowers.

Dramatic video filmed in the Ukrainian capital showed the moment that the night lit up with an enormous fire ball, which reportedly stemmed from a military radar communication center.

For the young cancer patients, their treatments have been interrupted after they were moved to the basement of a children's hospital in Ukrainian capital Kyiv as a result of Russian bombs.

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A source said that Volodymyr Zelensky (pictured) 'made specific requests for military hardware during near daily phone calls, and we are working round the clock to get them into Ukraine.'

A father has shot dead his three young daughters before turning the gun on himself at a church near the California capital of Sacramento according to the Metro Fire department.

Tina Wilson, British relationship expert and Founder of Wingman, suggests the wrong kind of rowing can lead to disaster for any relationship.

As Ukraine continues to resist invading forces, the PM is visiting nearby Poland and Estonia - where UK troops are based - vowing to exert 'maximum pressure' on the Kremlin.

EDWARD LUCAS: Fearful of ending up like Gaddafi, a cornered Putin might lash out, reckoning that inflicting nuclear apocalypse is better than suffering such a downfall.

The former glamour model, 43, who is now in therapy, said she needs to learn how to cope with difficult personal situations and doesn't want to 'self-destruct'.

An Australian nutritionist has highlighted the importance of paying close attention to your cravings, as it can indicate the possibility of deficiencies in the body. 

The Queen, 95, who tested positive for the virus just over a week ago, went to Frogmore on her Windsor Estate on Sunday, where younger members of her family had gathered to meet her.

Aristocrat Simon Howard (pictured with wife Rebecca) has died aged 66, a year after he was convicted of sexually abusing a six-year-old girl at his North Yorkshire stately home decades ago.

Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK Sergiy Kyslytsya made an impassioned plea for help, holding up a screenshot of the texts, which included messages saying Russians were targeting civilians.

The body of Clair Ablewhite, 47, was discovered in her home shortly before 6.30pm on Saturday in Hall Lane, Colston Bassett, Nottinghamshire.

While the consensus is that a healthy balanced diet should provide all your nutrient needs, the fact is many people regard supplements as a dietary safety net.

RICHARD EDEN: Prince Harry might have a mansion in California but I can reveal his ex-girlfriend has had a baby with a man whose family own a mansion, a manor, an abbey and a chateau.

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Russia has been booted out of the Eurovision Song Contest. That should make all the difference. To be honest, I wasn't aware that Russia even entered the Eurovision Song Contest.

The West Ham defender (pictured), 27, was filmed on Snapchat slapping, kicking and chasing his Bengal cat across the kitchen of his £2million London home last month.

The 10 stamps were created by the FA and Royal Mail and feature famous moments in the tournament's history including the first final to be played at Wembley in 1923.

Many other women may simply choose not to take HRT, preferring non-medical interventions. We have enlisted the help of experts to examine the alternatives.

Train fares across England and Wales will surge 3.8 per cent from today - the sharpest increase since 2013. The annual rise will see the cost of the typical season ticket go up by nearly £120, to £3,263.

A report by the London Assembly's health committee says trans and gender-diverse patients are failed by a lack of NHS data on gender identity and called for pronouns on medical records.

MPs blasted watchdog officials for making Lady Brittan (pictured), widow of former home secretary Leon Brittan, feel like a suspect when she complained about false smears against him.

James Watson was only 13 at the time it is alleged he killed six-year-old Rikki in Peterborough on November 28 1994. The little boy was found strangled, stripped and posed in a star shape.

The Independent Schools Council advised fee-paying schools they 'must not' accept money from Russian individuals or banks on the Government's updated sanctions list.

The Australian cricketer's lover brought home two sex workers, Davina, 19, and Poppy, 27, for a two-hour sex session at his Maida Vale home. It is the latest in a series of scandals for Warne.

Professor MARK GALEOTTI: The Wagner Group (pictured) filmed this vicious attack in 2017 in Syria, including the aftermath when they kicked the man's head around like a football.

Simon Leviev, better known by his off-putting pseudonym 'The Tinder Swindler,' is being sued by the family he claimed to be a part of when scamming women out of hundreds of thousands of dollars using the dating app.

IAN BIRRELL: Gary Bonini, 30, is among a wave of British citizens preparing to join Ukraine's fight after Zelensky's call for international volunteers was backed by Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.

Alasdair Walker-Cox, 55 and wife Lydia, 51, were fined after they stayed open despite non-essential shops being told to shut. Their ruling was overturned on Friday at Worcester Crown Court.

Agata Casey, 36, of Southend-on-Sea, said she decided to buy supplies to send to Ukrainian refugees at the Polish border after hearing about a restaurant collecting donations.

Rifleman Tarahang Rai, 26, pictured, denies sexual assaulting the cleaner at the base after it was was alleged he begged the woman for a kiss several times while she was doing her job.

The 75-year-old woman was left 'covered in blood from head to toe' after she was brutally attacked by a stranger outside her flat in Stockport, Manchester in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Up to 17 people were shot dead by the cartel members at the funeral in the town of San Jose de Gracia in the Mexican state of Michoacan on Sunday, according to local reports.

Staff members at Cardiff University say they have faced a 'campaign of intimidation and harassment' for raising concerns about the institution's links campaign group Stonewall.

Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska, 44, an architecture graduate turned comedy writer who, like her husband, remains steadfast in the face of Russian aggression.

The Ukrainian  military published several videos this weekend that it claims shows a Turkish armed drone carrying out strikes against Russian forces in the south of the country.

While some of Hollywood's brightest stars put their best fashion foot forward as they turned out for the award ceremony in Santa Monica - others completely missed the mark in questionable outfits.

Helen Mirren wowed audiences as she accepted her Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award on Sunday night in Los Angeles.

Nearly 6,000 people have been detained in antiwar demonstrations across the country, with helmeted cosmonauts in camouflaged riot gear dragging away protesters.

The Hollywood A-List kicked off awards season in spectacular style at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night.

The 34-year-old, who was previously boxing world champion in three different weight divisions, was initially reported to have left for Greece in the wake of Russia's invasion, but has now returned home.

Party Pieces, the company founded and run by the Duchess of Cambridge's mother Carole Middleton, 67, today launched two sustainably-sourced kids' ranges with prices ranging from £4 to £14.

Mars Aspen-Murray, who had changed his name from Martin Espley, was found dead at his home in Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, on October 29 last year, an inquest was told.

BP saw a huge chunk wiped off its value following the announcement about abandoning the 19.75 per cent holding in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.

CODA also made history at the glitzy event held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California as the deaf cast became the first ever ensemble to win top prize Outstanding Performance by a Cast.

It comes at the worst time for BA, with bookings at their highest since the start of the pandemic after the UK and most European countries ditched Covid traveller tests for fully vaccinated holidaymakers.

Modelling from Professor Neil Ferguson (pictured) and colleagues at Imperial College London published on March 16, 2020, predicted the NHS would be overwhelmed within weeks.

Staying fit into middle age can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by up to a third, a study suggests. Even small gains in heart and lung health can be hugely beneficial.

An airport cargo worked was crushed to death by a high-loader on Wednesday at Heathrow Airport while working for contractor Dnata in loading cargo pallets at Terminal 3.

Ex-Eton pupil Sacha Jafri (pictured) will have his latest piece set 'eternally' on the lunar surface as part of the £70billion Artemis I mission later this year.

Mikhail Fridman and Oleg Deripaska have condemned Putin's invasion by calling for peace talks 'as fast as possible' between the two countries in an unusual intervention.

Downing Street said the funding will help aid agencies respond to the deteriorating humanitarian situation by providing Ukraine with medical supplies.

ANDREW PIERCE: Joint Tory Party chairman and well-connected businessman Ben Elliot's (pictured) personal cash-making capacity will be hampered by the Government's crackdown.

New Zealand has reopened its borders after almost two years of harsh lockdown. Kiwis returning to New Zealand from Australia will not be required to quarantine as of March 3.

BEL MOONEY: At times like this it is not enough to shed a tear at the heart-rending picture of a toddler screaming in terror at a packed train window.

The expressions of army general Valery Gerasimov and defence minister Sergey Shoygu were caught on camera as the Russian president put his atomic arsenal on stand-by.

US researchers believe a drug called rapamycin could extend the average lifespan of a dog by as much as a third. Previous experiments in mice found it can extend lifespan by up to 30 per cent.

Peak-time commuters between London and Birmingham, who pay between £52 and £188, could get return flights to 51 European places from London airports for the same price range or less.

The move by the Unite trade union, which represents more than 1.4million workers, comes despite it previously taking action against companies that have proposed similar steps.

Ken Stewart, 54, from Edinburgh, his Ukrainian wife Tanya (pictured), 36, and their two young children were battling to reach the sanctuary of Poland yesterday before heading to Britain.

Kacey, 13, was last seen in Willenhall, West Midlands before midnight on February 25 and cops have been trying to locate her ever since.

Today, further petrol queues were spotted at Costco in Bushey, Watford, despite being urged not to panic buy. Queues of cars stretched out of the forecourt as people waited to get in.

Murdered toddler James Bulger's father has intervened to try and stop his son's killer Jon Venables from being released from prison - saying he 'will kill again'.

A source said the Duke of York, who turned 62 last Saturday, has been struggling with the public humiliation of the £12million sex case settlement.

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Leon Dawson, 37, was seen telling journalists outside the Ukraine embassy in London he is prepared to lose his life fighting to defend Ukraine against Russia.

Grace Tame has roasted Scott Morrison for the first time in weeks after a photo emerged of the Prime Minister shaking hands with talk show host Piers Morgan on Tuesday.

Andrea Wilkinson, 51, created the hump using rocks from a dry stone wall following a public backlash over speeding traffic in the village of Edgworth, near Bolton, Greater Manchester.

The son of Kings Cross identity John Ibrahim has lost his defamation case, after a judge ruled a 'sensationalist' tabloid report did not portray Daniel Taylor, 31, as a mobster or Mafia member.

Formerly a professor at Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) - attended by future top diplomats and spies, Solovey has previously alleged Putin suffers medical problems

It is now day six of Moscow's attack on Ukraine and Mr Johnson and his counterpart in Kiev continue to hold daily phone calls.

Around 10,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) have walked out for 24 hours today - and will do so again on Thursday - in a row over jobs, pensions and conditions.

Prince of Wales will formally present the legal document which entitles the change of status, the Letters Patent, to Southend's mayor, Margaret Borton, at a council meeting.

Beauticians providing Botox or fillers could soon need a licence under Government plans to protect patients from botched procedures, which are backed by Mayor of London Sajid Javid.

Remarkable footage shows people in the car shouting abuse at Putin's forces, before a woman throws the home-made weapon directly at the armoured vehicle.

Hundreds of Russian tanks and artillery pieces are bearing down on Kyiv in a 40-mile convoy amid warnings that Russia is aiming to circle the Ukrainian capital and bomb it into submission.

Jacinta and her mother cried when they watched Russia invade the Ukraine on TV. The 23-year-old Sydney nurse has pledged to try and help her cousins flee war-torn Kyiv.

The deluge briefly started battering down just before 7pm on Tuesday before easing up, but residents in Newcastle down to the South Coast have been warned of more torrential rain in the coming hours.

The group of Ukrainian border guards defending a small island in the Black Sea, and were initially thought to have been killed, are actually alive and being held captive, the Ukrainian Navy confirmed.

Prince William and Kate were thanked this morning by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife after the royals said they stood with them in their fight.

Hunter Biden's former business partner, Devon Archer, who has been close to the Bidens for decades, will be sentenced today for his role in defrauding a Native American tribe in 2018.

A much-loved elderly couple known for their adventurousness - from riding motorbikes across the USA, to sailing, horse-riding and classic cars has been found dead after an apparent murder-suicide.

Tens of thousands of workers on Australia's east coast have gone back to their CBD desks in recent weeks as relaxed Covid rules led to cancelled work from home orders - but got a nasty surprise.

Three people were taken to a hospital, one with serious injuries, after the floor collapsed during a suburban Denver house party under the weight of more than 100 partygoers, authorities said.

Using cars, trains, buses and even walking the last few miles on foot, thousands of mainly women and children have been uprooted from their homes in Ukraine since Russia invaded last week.

The baby had been inside a white 2013 Toyota Rav 4 before it was stolen from Putt Grove in Keysborough at 2.10pm on Tuesday.

A TikTok personality says he was 'vexed' at the door policy favouring women and the behaviour of security staff at Coogee Pavilion on Sunday night and vowed not to return for a long time.

Government dashboard data show there was an average of 27,500 Covid cases over the last three days in first weekend where daily virus data on cases hospitalisations and deaths have been pooled.

The driver was brutally attacked by four other men riding in a grey BMW convertible in the middle of Melbourne's Monash Freeway at about 4pm on Monday.

A post on the Army's internal messaging service read: 'To be clear, as members of the British Army, you are not authorised to travel to Ukraine to support the ongoing conflict.'

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he is working on a temporary protection scheme similar to one employed during the Kosovo War.

Tycoon Christoph Henkel, 64, has purchased 13,000 acre Kilchoan estate in the Knoydart peninsula in the Scottish Highlands, adding to his global portfolio of secluded resorts.

Gold Coast residents were shocked on Tuesday when they discovered a live cow had washed down to their beach amid floodwater. The adventurous cow attempted to cross roads for further exploration.

Radio broadcaster Ben Fordham has launched another blistering attack on the ABC's doomsayer Covid expert Dr Norman Swan

More than 100 firefighters and 30 firetrucks are tackling the firestorm in Wickham, in Newcastle's CBD, which engulfed the city in thick black smoke and knocked out power top hundreds of homes.

All that remained visible of the northern NSW town's McDonald's outlet as of Tuesday were its golden arches, after record-breaking 16m high waters smashed the town.

After tossing the popular Dem first lady's hat in the ring, Crowley explained how Obama would have been positioning herself to mount a White House bid after her husband left office in early 2017.

Australian capital city house prices are now growing at the slowest pace since late 2020. In Sydney, apartment prices have gone backwards for the first time in 18 months.

Police confirmed on Tuesday morning that homes in the south-west Brisbane suburbs of Bundamba, Goodna and Blackstone had been hit by thieves.

Joshua James David Slape, 24, from Glenburnie in South Australia was jailed for 11 years on Tuesday after he was found guilty of raping two women.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: First the illegal invasion. Now the hideous war crimes. Frustrated by the heroic resistance of Ukrainian fighters, Vladimir Putin has resorted to cluster bombs.

Customers of the firm have hit out at price increases that will see them pay hundreds of pounds extra when the new energy price cap kicks in on April 1.

Readers of Mail Newspapers have always shown immense generosity at times of crisis.Calling upon that human spirit, we are now launching an appeal to raise money for refugees.

Kawika Singson is renowned on across Hawaii for getting up close to volcanoes - normally to snap an incredible eruption photo.

'Cocaine' Cassie Sainsbury and her finace Tatiana met her mum at El Dorado Airport, where in April 2017 she was caught with 5.8kg of cocaine in her luggage as she tried to board a flight to London.

A TV aerial has caused an Australian soldier to abandon a dramatic rooftop rescue from floodwaters in Bungawalbin, south-west of Woodburn in NSW on Tuesday afternoon

Piroshky Piroshky bakery owner Olga Sagan, 38, in Seattle, made the decision after she constantly found the entrance blocked with drug users who refused to move.

U.S. and its allies are preparing further sanctions and restrictions against Moscow, including seizing the assets of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Senator Chris Murphy made the revelation.

Shannon Vince Gilday, 23, was arrested Monday and charged with the murder of former state Rep. Wesley Morgan's daughter, Jordan Morgan, a week after he allegedly broke into the home and shot her.

Alec Almanzar, 23, has been charged with murder after shooting and killing his girlfriend, Ayadalis Chalas, at the Hot Shot Shooting Range in Holly Hill back on October 7, while failing to kill himself.

Officer Austin Hopp, 26, was fired and charged with serious bodily harm after his police body cam captured him hurling 73-year-old Karen Garner to the ground and breaking her arm.

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will accuse Putin of of having 'blood on his hands' at a UN summit, going further than most Western leaders, even suggesting Putin could stand trial for war crimes

Professor Peter Collignon said a study from the US of more than a million Covid vaccinated children found Pfizer offered little protection against infection but did protect against hospitalisation.

While reporting from flood-stricken Brisbane on Tuesday Sunrise host Natalie Barr found herself up to her knees in water despite setting up on dry land.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is warning home borrowers to have a sufficient 'buffer' of savings amid fears the Ukraine war will push up prices. Wages are already lagging behind inflation.

The Australian Reptile Park in NSW had been renting out koalas to functions and events with the Environment Minister saying they had been contacted and the practice stopped.

Murder-accused cop Zachary Rolfe, who fired fatal second and third shots into an Aboriginal teenager was not reasonable or necessary, an expert witness has told a Darwin jury.

Dana Vulin, 36, has shared her incredible transformation after she was doused in methylated spirits and set alight by a jealous woman who broke into her Perth apartment in 2012.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk is getting credit for ensuring Ukrainians have access to the Internet as they continue to fend off a Russian invasion.

A wooden swastika was spotted in the yard of a Melbourne property by the son of a Holocaust survivor - prompting calls to ban Nazi insignia in Victoria.

Peter James Wright, 59, had no idea the boxes loaded into his truck in Perth contained $4 million in cash, but a court ruled he should have been suspicious and refused them.

A man who killed a security guard in Sydney and almost beat a former champion kickboxer to death has been released from prison. 

Sarah Perkins hit back at the internet trolls body-shaming her on social media - with the captain of a rival club also ripping into the disgusting comments.

Australian College for Emergency Medicine deputy chair Dr Shantha Raghwan warned floodwaters in Queensland and northeast NSW could be contaminated with bacteria and parasites.

Residents and horses are trapped on a bridge surrounded by floodwaters as the deadly 'rain bomb' that flooded south-east Queensland and northern NSW barrels south to Sydney.

A former NRL star has risked his life to rescue neighbours and their horses from murky floodwaters before he and his family were forced to abandon their own flooded home.

Jack Sweeney, 19, who earlier this month set up a Twitter account to track Tesla CEO's Elon Musk's private jet is now focusing his efforts on Russian oligarchs and their planes.

A Ukrainian family granted Australian visas has been barred from boarding a flight to Sydney, as their baby does not have a passport.

A damning international report has warned Australia will endure a number of future floods, bushfires and droughts - and also stands to lose entire ecosystems to climate change.

Liberal MP David Sharma was mocked on Twitter for sharing a photo of the dish, which featured burnt pasta sheets on top, on Sunday night.

Both TasNetworks and Aussie Broadband on Tuesday reported a major statewide internet outage was underway.

New South Wale's leaders have kept Australia's biggest city safe from Covid-19, but critics argue if Sydney's health was measured by its nightlife there'd be no pulse.

Richelle Nice, a juror who helped convict Scott Peterson, 49, in 2004, said Monday at his retrial hearing that she did not intentionally lie on the jury questionnaire about being the victim of a crime.

The move, which increases the likelihood of RT losing its UK licence, relates to 15 editions of its hourly news show aired on Sunday.

The Foreign Office released a statement urging UK travellers not to visit any part of Russia due to a lack of flights for returning and increased volatility in the country's economy.

Brisbane kids have made the most out of the state's worst floods since 2011 and turned a flooded skate park into a water slide swimming pool at Varsity Lakes skate park.

As the conflict in Ukraine rages on, Russia's embassy to Australia has been swarmed with online attacks by pro-Ukrainian supporters.

An $800 million housing tax on property developments which could fund up to 1,700 social and affordable houses a year has been dumped by the Andrews Labor government.

In a press conference after a lengthy cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning, the Prime Minister said supplying 'anti-armour missiles' to repel Russian tanks was a 'huge priority'.

A group of 45 Fijians who emigrated to Australia under the Pacific Labour Scheme helped rescue dozens of aged care residents in Lismore - with calls to reward them with permanent citizenship.

A group of 45 Fijians who emigrated to Australia under the Pacific Labour Scheme helped rescue dozens of aged care residents in Lismore - with calls to reward them with permanent citizenship.

Overnight snowfall across western Ukraine, and the city of Lviv is even more picturesque under its fresh white blanket.

Sikh Volunteers Australia on Tuesday said it was travelling to the NSW/ Queensland border to help the thousands of residents affected by the states' flash flooding over the past week.

Footage from Queensland shows friends and family ingeniously keeping floodwaters out of their properties as the state is smashed by a rain bomb that has left eight dead.

The Labor leader debuted a fresh new look last week, posing for photos in a fitted shirt, skinny chinos and $129 Country Road gum sole sneakers with girlfriend Jodie Haydon at his Marrickville home.

Motorists and horses have been trapped by rising flood waters while crossing a bridge at Woodburn, in Northern NSW.

Former President Trump appealed a New York judge's order for him and his two eldest children to testify as part of a civil investigation into his business practices on Monday.