Putin's war on freedom of expression in Russia appeared to be fraying at the edges on Thursday after guests on Kremlin-backed TV defied Moscow and openly criticised the brutal war in Ukraine.

Antanas Jankauskas, 39, of Wookey, Somerset, admitted killing company director Sarah Ashwell, 47, at a hearing at Bristol Crown Court on Thursday.

Tory MP Robert Halfon, who is also chairman of the Education Committee, said today that a £5 billion government catch-up programme for schools is not 'providing value for money'.

The scope of No10's long-awaited Covid inquiry has been revealed today with a publication of the draft topics to explore including the 'preparedness, initial capacity and resilience' of the NHS in all UK nations.

Laura Lyons, 39, gave an alcohol reading nearly four times the legal limit after police found her dazed behind the wheel with her two children in Urmston, Greater Manchester, on January 15.

The Government will unveil a hotline and webpage where individuals, charities, businesses and community groups will offer rooms to those escaping the conflict.

Mother-of-two, Sunita Brittain, 51, from Doncaster, met the man who called himself 'Michael Anderson' online. It's unclear if he used his own pictures or stole someone else's.

Prices of basic food items in the UK could soar by as much as 50 per cent - as a result of the conflict in Ukraine.

Back in stock and priced at £49.99, the Aldi Ambiano Grey Classic Stand Mixer is a must-have for budding and star bakers on a budget, taking the hard work out of kneading, binding, mixing and more.

Agents blamed an imbalance between the relatively low supply of new homes coming to the market, and the high number of people looking to buy.

Popularity is not the best indicator of investing success, but it's always interesting to find out what everyone else is buying as the Isa season draws to a close.

Interest rates are rising, which means some borrowers may want to lock in a new fixed mortgage deal now. Here's what they need to know.

I would like to keep adding to the account until he is in his early 20s, to get better returns and make sure he uses it sensibly. Will this be possible?

The seismic news that was confirmed by the Government effectively means Abramovich can no longer press ahead with his original plan to sell the club.

The UK economy grew by just under one per cent in January this year as it bounced back from a Covid contraction in December.

The 'unprecedented' scale of the exodus from Ukraine leaves Europe facing the largest crisis of its kind since the end of the Second World War, Western officials said last night.

ISIS 'pledged allegiance' to their new leader 'Abu Hasan al-Hashemi al-Qurashi as an emir over believers and the caliph of Muslims,' the group's spokesperson said in an audio recording today.

Barrister Orlando Fraser QC has been named as the 'preferred candidate' to be chairman of the Charity Commission. He served on the commission's board between 2013 and 2017.

It may come as a shock, but footballers are now no longer the most expensive profession for car insurance, as fast food delivery drivers fork out over double the average cost for car insurance

Sir Tom Winsor said if he were burgled tomorrow he would not expect the culprit to be caught unless there was an evidential trail, as some forces simply don't have the resources or skills.

Former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson was met with boos at the England-India Test match at Kia Oval in south London on Saturday afternoon amid claims he cheated on his wife of 25 years.

A former member of the Jeremy Kyle show crew also said they felt like they 'had blood on my hands' after participant Steve Dymond took his own life following an appearance in May 2019.

Washington Fc and Bedlington Terriers ended a thrilling 3-3 draw with 45 minutes of spot kicks to determine the winner in their local cup tie in Sunderland on Wednesday night,

The NHS-backed report says a lack of formal clinical guidance and stifled debate has left many medics 'nervous about offering the 'more robust support' they want to deliver.

The social media giant has come under fire by free speech activists, who said the removal of quotes by leading politicians highlighted a 'chilling threat to free speech' forthcoming legislation is likely to pose.

Ian Kirwan, 53, was stabbed to death in front of horrified shoppers outside an Asda supermarket in Redditch, Worcestershire on Tuesday after 'accidentally bumping into a gang of youths'.

An international team of scientists estimate more than 18million people died because of the virus by the end of December last year. But official records indicate only around 5.9million have died with the virus.

The body of the cricket legend landed in Melbourne on a private jet on Thursday night.

The £44,000-a-year private school wants to open post-16 colleges in Dudley, Middlesbrough and Oldham, all of which have been identified by the Government as needing more support.

Sir Trevor McDonald, 81, who rose to prominence as the presenter of ITN's News at Ten, has separated from his wife Jo and moved out of the family home, according to reports.

Estate agents Knight Frank have pulled out of trying to sell the £18million Surrey mansion owned by sanctioned oligarch Oleg Deripaska, described as one of Putin's favourite industrialists.

Christine Silawan, 17, was found dead this morning in a vacant field in Barangay Bangkal, Philippines, after being raped and having her face cut off.

A lawyer for Scotty David said that he would invoke his right not to respond to questions when he appears before Judge Alison Nathan in a New York court on March 8th.

Army veteran Steve Long, who worked with bomb disposal units in Bosnia and Iraq, has been moved to the Al Wathba prison where he faces up to 13 years in jail unless he can pay a £103,000 fine.

Corrie McKeague, from Dunfermline, Fife, was 23 when he disappeared in the early hours of September 24 2016 after a night out in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

It is certainly possible that Covid is now less deadly than flu, infectious diseases expert Professor Paul Hunter said today, although he warned another variant could still change this.

In an emotional statement, Jess Waterman's heartbroken family said they 'cannot describe the pain of losing' the 20-year-old killed in a car crash involving a red Mini in Houblons Hill, Epping.

The Scottish Conservative leader was the most senior MP to call for the Prime Minister to quit over the Partygate furore.

Shocking CCTV footage captures the moment a Range Rover rammed into a house in Liverpool yesterday, causing bricks to fall down as it sped off. It was later found abandoned and on fire.

Chief executive Mark Ridley said buyers from Russia only comprised a 'tiny amount' of the capital's market. Its own data suggests only 1.4 per cent of central London is Russian-owned.

Pulvinder Dhillon, 68, pictured, was a passenger in the black Nissan which broke down on a section of smart motorway near Reading, Berkshire. The car burst into flames after it was struck by a van.

John Pitt (top right), 53, from Northumberland, a member of one of Britain's most notorious families died in prison after catching Covid, a report revealed.

Liz Truss today said Russia's invasion of Ukraine represents a turning point for the world on the same level as the 9/11 terror attacks.

Wealthy accountant Graham Wildin illegally built the man cave at his Gloucershire home in 2014 and was ordered to tear it down by March 10 after failing to overturn a contempt of court ruling.

Rowe, 54, joined the firm straight out of school when he was just 15, and is credited with leading M&S though a transformational period of change and growth.

An inquest at Oxford Coroner's Court heard Sally Cadbury, 76, was trying to trim rose bushes at waterside home when she is believed to have slipped into and drowned in the River Thames.

Emily Lewis died from catastrophic injuries after the boat she was in smashed into a buoy at high speed while 11 others were taken to hospital with injuries after the crash in Southampton in 2020

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Australia will soon start treating Covid like the flu despite fears a new 'stealth' version of the virus is set to spread rapidly across the country, a meeting of the national cabinet has ruled.

On the pitch it was business as usual last night as the club beat the Premier League's worst team Norwich City 3-1 in front of away fans who chanted the oligarch's name through the match.

Levi Bellfield, 53, was spotted by a guard with his hand up the woman's skirt as she visited him at Frankland jail in Durham, where he is serving a life term.

Stunning footage shows a hooded man in a tracksuit stroll up to pumps at the Co-op petrol station in Washington, Tyne and Wear and start pouring fuel into a council recycling bin.

Kyeasha Webster, 22, from Swindon, Wiltshire filmed her daughter Layla sitting on the couch with her pink tablet and a packet of Cheetos as she struggled to stay awake.

A 40-mile long 'death convoy' of Russian tanks and armoured vehicles that had been stuck north of Kyiv for around two weeks has now 'dispersed', new satellite images show.

On Thursday, China refused to supply Russian airlines with aircraft parts, an official at Russia's aviation authority. Russia will look to source parts from other countries including Turkey and India

MAILONLINE LIVEBLOG: Follow MailOnline's liveblog for all the updates on the crisis in Ukraine on March 10, 2022 as Vladimir Putin's war against the European country continues.

Retired SAS solider says the country's most decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith 'doesn't deserve' the prestigious Victoria Cross medal and that 'a lot of people' agree.

Boris Johnson said last night he fears Mr Putin will deploy the weapons because it would be 'straight out of Russia's playbook'.

Smollett was sentenced on Thursday to 150 days in Cook County jail for staging a 'racist, homophobic attack' in 2019. He reacted with fury once his sentence was handed down.

Shannon Bennett split with actress Madeleine West in 2018, with the former Neighbours star earlier this year saying the separation process was extremely difficult and 'turned love toxic'.

Stuart MacGill, 51, is now free to see his best friend Stephen Kerlin, 54, and also drink alcohol after he was charged following an incident outside a Millers Point home in central Sydney last month.

One traumatised woman told the Daily Mail her son was taken prisoner along with other men in the village of Dymer, 25 miles north of the capital, after it was captured on Tuesday following days of shelling.

Christopher Steele, who was a member of the British secret service for over two decades and led MI6 operations in Russia from 2006-2009, said Putin 'overreached' and will not survive long-term

The teenager's distraught father Chris Walker believes a long-running family feud with the judge may have triggered a breakdown in his son before the devastating accident.

The Ministry of Defence shared images of the captured equipment, which also included World War II era helmets and an ushanka hat, showing the dilapidated state of Putin's run-down military.

Stanley Obi, 33, managed to take one of his children who was sleeping next to him to safety as flames engulfed him after being set alight by jilted ex Sarah Mudge who broke into his Brisbane home.

The video showed the courier walk up to the gated home and hurl the parcel several metres over the electric gate. Many viewers said the man could simply have left a 'missed delivery' note.

Shane Warne's sporting achievements are legendary around the world - but it is a little known fact the spin king also briefly hosted his own TV show on Channel 9 in 2010.

Roman Abramovich's decision to sell Chelsea soccer club has sparked a flurry of interest - despite him being subject to an asset freeze. U.S. businessmen are said to be eyeing the club.

Melanie Schofield, 19, posted a viral TikTok last week where she celebrated moving up to first class when she complained about the man's actions to her flight attendants.

One image taken in Odessa in 1944 shows Joseph Stalin's troops marching through the city's streets after Adolf Hitler's soldiers had fled amid the failure of their invasion of the Soviet Union.

Montreal's symphony orchestra cancelled the appearances of a classical pianist from Russia this week saying it would be 'inappropriate' to receive him on stage.

These proud citizens have put their lives on hold to join the country's Civil Defence Force to try and do their bit in fighting off the Russian invasion that has left parts of Ukraine a warzone.

Edward 'Ed' Craven made the jaw dropping purchase for the property in Toorak, Melbourne, at the start of March.

Russian tourists are unable to withdraw from ATMs as several Russian banks have been disconnected from global payment methods. Leaving travellers scrambling for cash

Hilarious footage from 2014 showed Shane Warne ditching his Boxing Day Test match cricket commentary duties to discuss his favourite pizza toppings.

'Aussie Cossack' Simeon Boikov is urging Australians to give up McDonalds, Coca-Cola, KFC and Facebook and 70 global brands in revenge for the corporate giants withdrawing from Russia.

Russian ambassador to Australia, Alexey Palovsky, is stripped of his invitation to speak at the National Press Club, following allegations of war crimes and bombing of civilian targets in Ukraine.

Cheryl Bormann, a Chicago-based lawyer representing a Yemeni detainee at Guantanamo Bay, has requested to be withdrawn from the case. The judge is weighing up his decision.

Speaking at the state's Workforce Summit on Friday, Ms Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said she will launch an 'aggressive' campaign to lure interstate tradies to Queensland.

The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast a wetter than average Autumn for south-east Queensland and the entire coast of NSW.

A massive crash on one of Australia's busiest motorways has sent seven people to hospital after a car crossed a median strip and hit multiple vehicles head-on.

Stanley Obi, 33, didn't plan on seeing Queensland mum Sarah Mudge again after they spent the night together in late 2017, until she told him she was pregnant.

A study by estate agent Purplebricks found that more than one in three women (34 per cent) would prefer to do home DIY themselves than call in help, compared to just 28 per cent of men.

A woman who burned her husband alive in an armchair by pouring a jerry can of petrol on him and setting it alight has been jailed for 12-years. 

Ivana, 73, cut a striking figure in a black three-quarter-length coat lined with fur around the collar, brown pants and chunky black heels on Thursday.

Most of the parachute - $922.5 million - is in the form of stock, which has yo-yoed during the pandemic. The rest includes a cash payment of $1.5 million and a bonus of $2.5 million.

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, spent the day with the People's Convoy, an American version of the Canadian Freedom Convoy, protesting federal COVID-19 mandates in the Capitol.

The surging Covid-19 variant BA.2 has experts recommending masks - but they point to evidence showing the one obvious way to reduce the risk of a serious Covid infection: getting a booster.

Instagram and Facebook users in some countries will be allowed to call for violence against Russian soldiers and civilians in the context of the Ukrainian invasion.

Pixar staff on Thursday claimed that gay characters had been removed by Disney executives from their work, insisting that the company must do more on gay rights.

Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein candidly recounted for the first time his personal experiences with child sexual abuse in a teacher's home, when he was 16.

A helicopter has crashed in New South Wales' Snowy Mountains paramedics have confirmed, reportedly with five people aboard. Two reportedly suffered serious injuries in the crash.

Constable Zachary Rolfe was found not guilty of murdering Kumanjayi Walker and all other charges he faced in the NT Supreme Court on Friday.

The bitter feud between author Clementine Ford and her former employer has erupted with the outspoken feminist launching defamation action in the Federal Court.

Western Australia's Covid case numbers have reached a record high, breaking the 5,000 new case mark. The state now has more than 20,000 active cases.

Dave Sharma, who represents the marginal seat of Wentworth in Sydney's eastern suburbs, distributed the letters on Thursday detailing his family life, education and career.

The body of the cricket legend landed in Melbourne on a private jet on Thursday night.

The news comes after the company raised $125 million in January in a fundraising round led by investment firm Neuberger Berman.

Constable Zachary Rolfe denied murdering Kumanjayi Walker after the teen stabbed him with a pair of scissors on November 9, 2019.

Australians who live in flood-prone areas face paying tens of thousands a year to be insured. Areas of Sydney along the Hawkesbury River have now flooded twice in one year.

Despite pressure from lawmakers at home, President Biden killed the Polish plan to transfer MiG-29 jets to Ukraine, fearing the deal might be viewed as an escalation of tensions by Vladimir Putin.

Chefs Jessica Van Nooten and Kevin Middleton, from Melbourne , were united with their baby girl Alba, who was born 10 weeks early on February 22 in Odesa, in southern Ukraine.

MCCAIN: Kim is an incredibly smart woman, I would never say different. But she should really know better. I would advise Kim to try and continue growing and morphing with the times.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: These sanctions are beginning to bite hard. The World Bank predicts Moscow will default on debt payments for the first time since 1917.

Republicans on Thursday accused the Biden administration of caving to Vladimir Putin by ditching a plan to supply warplanes to Ukraine for fear that Moscow would see it as an escalation of the war.

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Thursday suggested countries which are 'especially dependent' on Russian energy could be handed compensation for severing gas and oil ties with Moscow.

California has the highest prices in the nation, with a state average of $5.69 per gallon. In Mono County, a gallon of gas runs an average of $6.47.

Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has flagged that older Australians may get a new Covid vaccine booster shot every year.

Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki took to Twitter on Wednesday to warn his followers the 'biggest bubble in history' was about to burst with real estate and stocks to take a massive hit.

The White House is charging North Korea with a 'serious escalation' in missile testing, saying that Kim Jong Un's regime recently tested parts of a new intercontinental missile system.

Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley is requesting a hold on Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's nomination to become President Joe Biden's ambassador to India.

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield broke ranks with the rest of the Biden administration on Thursday to declare Russia guilty of war crimes in Ukraine.

The daughter of former Australia Post CEO, Ahmed Fahour, shared a series of text messages from her father in a TikTok on Wednesday, taking issue with his lack of free time.

A Supermarket giant is going all out to attract the best and newest recruits in the nation, with a $92,000 starting salary, as young professionals flock each year to its graduate program.

The soldiers held emotional goodbyes with their girlfriends and families at the railway station in Lviv, before heading east to join the fight against the invading Russian forces.

Warne, 52, died of a heart attack while holidaying in Koh Samui last Friday. He'd suffered two recent bouts of Covid and had just completed a 14-day liquid only diet.

While the Red Army was still last night edging towards the capital of Kyiv, a number of Russian T-72 tanks and other vehicles were obliterated in the surprise attack by the Ukrainians.

Shane Warne received the call from his UK-based agent Michael Cohen while he was playing a short Test series in Sri Lanka in 1999.

The $2.1billion winter plan was requested by national cabinet to ensure the country and health systems were prepared for a surge in Covid cases and the emergence of a new variant.

Senator Hanson, who went to Afghanistan with Senator Kitching on a 10-day trip to visit Australian troops in 2018, broke down in tears on TV last night while discussing her friend.

Boris Johnson today said he fears Vladimir Putin will use chemical weapons in Ukraine because it would be 'straight out of Russia's playbook'.

Zelensky, elected in a landslide victory in 2019, has received praise from the international community for his bravery since Vladimir Putin first launched his attack on February 24.

The former Labor leader said Senator Kitching was under 'great stress' in the face of a move to kick her out of the party.

Johnson Larose, 25, and Charlotte Fischer, known on YouTube as 'Saucy and Honey,' filmed themselves hiding in the Pennsylvania store on February 21 for their '24 Hour Overnight Challenge in Target.'

The man who allegedly killed Australian teacher Shanae Brooke Edwards in Georgia has been found guilty over her horrific murder. 

Steve Dymond said he hoped he would 'make good ratings' for Kyle's show in a series of anguished messages sent to his fiancee before his apparent suicide.

Zelensky's former press secretary tweeted then deleted a post that it would be a 'tragedy' if Kamala Harris were to become president after she laughed about the refugee crisis in Ukraine.

Former Vice President Mike Pence visited the Ukraine border just as VP Kamala Harris met with Polish President Duda in Warsaw.

Rasmus Alpsjö, now 31, said he was one of several men - all young and Swedish, he noted - charged with the care of Captain Nemo, Maxwell's dog.

A Colombian family is seeking answers after Juan Rivera, a married father-of-three, died last month after he crossed the United States-Mexico border and died while scaling a border fence.

Ten-year-old Lilia Dohoney, from Warrington, Cheshire, is hoping to raise money by challenging herself to cycle 50 miles in a month

DAVID PATRIKARAKOS: In 1962, as hawkish voices in the White House urged John F Kennedy to prepare for war with Russia, the President needed extraordinary skills of negotiation.

Parents have slammed Mona Vale Public School, on Sydney's northern beaches, over the installation of a gender-mixed toilet block.

Russia's embassy in London has been slammed for spreading 'fake news' after claiming a victim of the Mariupol hospital bombing was a beauty blogger in makeup.

Satellite images show a residential neighbourhood in Mariupol that was hit by Russian strikes overnight on March 9 and reduced to a fiery wreckage with apartment buildings and homes destroyed.

Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins, 34, was extradited on Wednesday and is to appear before a federal court in Tampa, Florida, on Thursday, the department said in a statement.

Lover Juan Tejedor Baron, 23, (right) and his partner Scott Hannon, 34, (left) were caught being loved-up in Hawaii before fleeing the country after allegedly murdering Gary Ruby, 73.

Ministers labelled the Russian tycoon, who made his money in oil in the 1990s and is today worth £10.5billion, as an associate of Putin and froze his UK assets yesterday.

Jen Psaki doubled down on blaming Vladimir Putin for soaring U.S. inflation, after the consumer price index hit another 40-year in February, which Biden called 'Putin's price hike.'

Drivers have been hit by the average cost of a litre of unleaded reaching a record of £159p and diesel hitting 167.4p - up 5p since Monday. But some forecourts are selling diesel £2.

'Every street, every house is being fortified, the territorial defence is joining,' mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko said today. Russian tanks this morning pushed to within just a few miles of the city.

Linda Burton, 73, shot her husband Kyle Armstrong, 70, twice inside their modest, brick home on Wednesday. She claimed she thought he had hacked her bank account.

Brown declined to answer any further questions about why the officers were seemingly punished after they pulled over Internal Affairs Chief Yolanda Talley's niece.

Andreas Malm has previously called for people concerned about climate change to 'damage and destroy new CO2-emitting devices' as a way of forcing action on the subject.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki suggested on Thursday that Vladimir Putin using chemical weapons was not a 'red line' for the United States.

Despite major efforts, the business couldn't survive 'downtown's vandalism, homelessness crisis, and sense of nighttime lawlessness,' David Margulis said.

The Sacramento County Coroner's Office has ruled that Philip Haney, a former senior Department of Homeland Security official and a vocal critic of the Obama administration, killed himself in 2020.

A man whose jilted ex-girlfriend broke into his house and set him on fire while children slept in the next room has died in hospital.

Suspected subway hammer attacker Christian Jeffers, 48, has been arrested 47 times since 2007 and was released from prison in June after being convicted of a robbery.