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Getty ImagesA huge plume of thick black smoke dominated the St Petersburg skyline on Wednesday after a Ukrainian drone attackAn evil sorcerer is the last person you’d expect to see at an economic forum.But there he stood working his wizardry.With sleight of hand Russian folklore villain “Koshchei the Deathless” (or, rather, someone dressed as him) produced coins out of thin air, “broke” and reassembled someone’s glasses and shocked passers-by with occasional puffs of smoke from his fingers.”Russians are unpredictable people,” he declared. “We do things no one expects.”But in St Petersburg this week, the unexpected was delivered most dramatically by…
PA MediaBrit Award-winner Duffy announces she will host a “secret intimate gig” and play new songs on 5 July in LondonWarning: This story contains distressing content, including details of sexual assault, kidnapping and suicidal thoughtsSinger Duffy has announced her first concert in more than 15 years, after she revealed that a sexual assault and kidnapping had led her to step away from public life.The Welsh singer said on social media that she would host a “secret intimate gig” and perform new songs for fans on 5 July in London.Duffy rose to fame in 2008 with her debut album Rockferry, earning…
Watch: A veil, gowns and umbrellas at a rainy royal weddingPrincess Anne’s son Peter Phillips married NHS nurse Harriet Sperling in a private ceremony.11 hrs agoUK
This was a training game – England & Tuchel now need to get seriousEngland have one more game to prepare for their World Cup campaign – and they must use it wisely, writes Phil McNulty.5 hrs agoEngland Men
Peacock via Getty ImagesFor one Love Island USA contestant, the drama started before even entering the villa.The decision by a police officer in the US state of Pennsylvania to leave the force and chase love on one of the country’s most popular reality TV shows has ignited tempers and become the talk of the town in his home of Bethlehem. After Sean Reifel was announced as a cast member of the dating show last week, the mayor of the city of 75,000 residents expressed frustration over his departure – less than a year after he’d joined the department. “I never…
Ananda VikatanIlaiyaraaja has scored music for more than 1,000 films across nine languagesHis ardent fans call him “the Maestro”. Five decades after his debut, Ilaiyaraaja’s music still echoes through homes, concert halls and cinema screens across India.The 83-year-old composer from Tamil Nadu has scored more than 1,000 films in nine languages, a record unmatched in Indian cinema.He transformed the sound of Tamil film music with Annakili in 1976 and has gone on to become one of India’s most influential composers.”Ilaiyaraaja’s arrival was a watershed moment. It was an intervention by a person from an entirely different social and aesthetic background…
BBC “Get ready with me to go to my best, best friend’s house,” Ellie-May says enthusiastically at the camera.The then 10-year-old smiles and explains her multi-step skincare routine on TikTok.”I love, love, love, love, love this toner,” she says, as she rubs the translucent liquid into her skin. Next, it’s a serum designed to make your skin glow, “Oh my god it’s so glowy,” she gushes.She makes a “smoothie” out of her fluffy yellow cream, rubbing blobs on the back of her hand and mixing it with a tinted moisturiser.She’s ready, she says, well, shortly after she’s blow dried and…
BBCBus driver Toño says a criminal gang shot him in the legs and body after demanding money.”If you don’t meet our demands, we will kill your drivers.”This message, demanding about $15,000, was sent by a criminal gang to a bus company in a poor suburb of Peru’s capital, Lima. It preceded an armed attack on bus driver, Toño.”They shot me in the legs and abdomen. I was out of work for four months, now I work with fear. Although my wounds are dry, internally I feel pain,” he says.Toño’s case was one of nearly 30,000 extortion incidents reported in Peru…
BBCThe shooting took place at a festival in the city of Toledo Multiple people have been shot near a festival in Toledo, Ohio, local police say.The Toledo police department says it responded to a report of a shooting near the Old West End Festival, and found “multiple shooting victims,” with “many victims” taken for medical treatment.It has not provided details on the number of people injured. The department says it is actively searching for the “suspect or suspects involved”.Police say the investigation currently includes scenes in the area of Delaware Avenue and Robinwood Avenue. A map on the festival website…
AFP via Getty ImagesThe baby’s parents were also injured in the shooting on FridayThe funeral has taken place of a seven-month-old Palestinian baby shot dead by an Israeli soldier while in a car with his family in Hebron in the occupied West Bank.According to the Israeli military, a shot was fired when soldiers “perceived a threat” from the vehicle in the Tel Rumeida area on Friday evening.The family say they obeyed soldiers’ orders to stop and posed no danger.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has acknowledged the family were “uninvolved civilians” and has expressed “deep sorrow” over the incident. The boy’s…