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Putin’s fury over Britain’s decision to supply Ukraine with Storm Shadow missile technology was made clear today as the Kremlin warned: ‘Britain is now participating in this war.’Andy Burnham is in the Ukrainian capital for his first foreign visit, where he announced that European defence firm MBDA has been given permission to share information on UK components for the long-range Scalp missile.Asked about the Kremlin’s view on Mr Burnham’s move, Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow’s view was ‘extremely negative,’ adding:’Britain is participating in this war. It is participating in this war on the side of the Kyiv regime.’Britain methodically and regularly…

Race Across The World star Jo Gardiner has died, a year after her co-star son Sam was killed in a car crash.Ms Gardiner died on Friday August 21 at the age of 61 following ‘a long and courageous battle with cancer’, her family said in a statement on Monday. The physiotherapist, from Manchester, was ‘an intrepid adventurer, brave, kind, witty and endlessly loving’, they added.Her son Sam died in June 2025 at the age of 24, after his white Volkswagen Golf R estate came off the road and rolled before landing on its side. The mother and son duo competed in the BBC’s…

Calls are growing for a crackdown on reckless drivers filming themselves performing dangerous stunts to get likes on social media after two tragedies in the space of a few days left 12 dead.Videos of arrogant drivers joyriding in stolen cars or inhaling laughing gas behind the wheel are now becoming ever more prevelent across TikTok and Snapchat.The greater the danger, the more views, likes and comments the videos seem to attract.Each clip follows a similar theme, with the camera zooming in on a speedometer climbing rapidly before the lens pans to the driver and their thrill-seeking passengers.Today, defence minister Luke…

AI could help terrorist groups build sophisticated biological and chemical weapons, a report has warned.Security researchers warn that popular ‘off–the–shelf’ AI models can easily be modified to bypass any safety measures.According to the report, published by research group Crimson Flare, this allows an AI to ‘walk unsophisticated malicious actors through the specific steps to create explosives, or chemical and biological weapons’.That means so–called ‘bad actors’ with even a basic grasp of science could soon arm themselves with incredibly deadly weapons such as anthrax.The report warns of a new method, informally known as ‘abliteration’, that allows the safety measures in most…

True, it is not quite up there with the recent high-profile by-elections in Clacton (Farage v Binface) or Gorton (Greens v Reform), let alone Andy Burnham’s victory-cum-coronation in Makerfield.But the 2026 by-election season is far from over. This Thursday, as we enter the doldrums of the bank holiday weekend, a little-noticed poll in a corner of south London may end up reverberating not just across the capital but across Britain.For just a few thousand voters in the Trinity ward of the London Borough of Wandsworth not only have it in their grasp to restore Tory control over what was once…

A young mother was left with a major, life-changing disability after maternity doctors failed to spot and treat a common birth injury for several years.Zara Ishfaq was just 26 when she suffered a severe vaginal tear while giving birth to her first child, which could have been resolved with simple stitches. But despite repeatedly reporting severe pain, gut problems and suffering severe infections, Ms Ishfaq’s injuries went unaddressed.The tear eventually developed into a 3cm fistula – a hole between the bowel and the vagina – which was eventually detected as the underlying cause of the problems.Nearly four years after giving birth to…

More than £300,000 has been raised for the families of two police officers killed when joyriders crashed into them on a dual carriageway.PC Matthew Blades, 37, and PC Tom Clough, 38, died early on Saturday when a Volkswagen Passat travelling the wrong way down the A66 near Middlesbrough crashed head-on into their police car.A GoFundMe page created by Cleveland Police Federation had raised almost £290,000 this morning for the officers’ families ‘at this unfathomable moment’.The federation said its officers had ‘paid the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty’ and left behind ‘heartbroken loved ones’.It added the funds raised would…

Danny Cipriani and AnnaLynne McCord married in a backyard ceremony in Los Angeles on Saturday.The ex England rugby player, 38, and his US actress bride, 39, tied the knot in the first of three ceremonies, in a low-key celebration attended by their US friends and family.The couple’s nuptials sparked controversy last month when it was revealed they were requesting family and friends foot their £10,000 bill themselves via donations on their wedding website.After their wedding on Saturday, the couple plan to have two more ceremonies – one in London and a ‘traditional celebration’ in Cambodia. The funding drama didn’t appear to…

Over and over, women are told their libido takes a nosedive when they hit the menopause. It’s inevitable, a fact of biology, say doctors, who dish out hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or even testosterone to combat our waning desire.But I have another, better solution – one that makes me wonder whether menopause is really to blame. For at the age of 54, I’ve discovered my own means of sexual rejuvenation: Sleeping with younger men.Does that sound wrong? In some ways yes. After all, we shake our heads at playboy men in their 50s who hang out with gorgeous young women…

Vernon Kay has reportedly bought a property just 15 minutes away from his family home as he continues to navigate his split from Tess Daly.The BBC Radio 2 DJ is currently still living with his ex-wife but is said to be preparing to move out into his new home down the road.Sources have claimed Vernon is keen to stay near ex-Strictly host Tess and their two daughters.The house, which is apparently £3million and includes a swimming pool and sprawling grounds, is currently undergoing renovations.Vernon, 52, and Tess, 57, announced they were separating after 23 years of marriage in May but…