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The Unexpected Blessing: Is a Bird Pooping on You Actually Lucky?

Energy bills are set to get cheaper from April

Ofgem energy price cap April 2024 - what it means for you

Sheet of paper with portraits of Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin, a shadowy figure who managed Wagner’s operations and allegedly served in Russian military intelligence, is placed at a makeshift memorial in front of the Private Military Company (PMC) Wagner Centre in Saint Petersburg, on August 26.

Prigozhin: Wagner chief among 10 confirmed dead in Russian jet crash

This picture taken on July 4, 2017 shows Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin prior to a meeting with business leaders held by Russian and Chinese presidents at the Kremlin in Moscow.

Yevgeny Prigozhin was ‘on passenger list’ as 10 killed in jet crash

Mr O'Brien said he became an on-call firefighter "to give back to the community" (Credit: SWNS)

Man whose house burned down after £2 barbecue caught alight becomes firefighter

Footage of Wigan fans singing in 2016 was mistaken as Ukrainians celebrating the Crimean Bridge attack by Hungarian TV station HirTV - Credit: Getty / YouTube

Hungarian TV station mistakes Ukrainians for Wigan Athletic fans

A man holds the Russian national flag in front of a Wagner group military vehicle with the sign read as "Rostov" in Rostov-on-Don late on June 24, 2023. Rebel mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin who sent his fighters to topple the military leaders in Moscow will leave for Belarus and a criminal case against him will be dropped as part of a deal to avoid "bloodshed," the Kremlin said on June 24. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) (Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)

Russia uprising: Rebellion ends with Yevgeny Prigozhin sent to Belarus

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov attends a meeting of the Council on Interethnic Relations chaired by President Vladimir Putin in Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai region, on May 19, 2023. (Photo by TATIANA BARYBINA/Press service of the governor of/AFP via Getty Images)

Russia uprising: Chechen troops sent to Wagner Group conflict zones

Alesha Dixon, Julia Sanina and English actress Hannah Waddingham present the first semi-final of the 2023 Eurovision Song contest at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool.

Eurovision: Why Russia, North Macedonia & Bulgaria aren’t competing

Russia threatens military response after UK sends missiles to Ukraine

Bank of England impose another interest rate hike

Eurovision 2023 venue The M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool - Credit: Eurovision / M&SBA

Eurovision semi-final 2023: Full guide to event including timings

Ukraine War: What is the Victory Day parade in Russia, what did Vladimir Putin say about the west?

What is Victory Day in Russia & what did Vladimir Putin say?

Russia has accused Ukraine of attempting to assassinate Vladimir Putin in a drone attack

Russia accuses Ukraine of Kremlin drone strike

Tinder will cease operating in Russia

Dating app Tinder to stop operating in Russia following Ukraine war

Satellite imagery shows the once flourishing city turned into a wasteland, with landmark buildings reduced to rubble.

Google Earth reveals desolation in Mariupol after relentless bombing
The latest update of Google Earth reveals the extent of Russian bombing of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol
Dennis Morton

A Kremlin spokesman has denied that Putin is using body doubles after health concerns

Putin spokesperson claims Russian president ‘doesn’t use body double’

Russian president Vladimir Putin is undergoing chemotherapy treatment, according to top secret US documents leaked from the Pentagon - Credit: Getty Images

Vladimir Putin undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer

The price of crude oil increased by 5.5% on Monday April 3.

Oil prices rise more than 5 percent as production is cut

BBC series This Is Going to Hurt and The Responder lead the nominations at the Bafta television and craft awards with six each.

BAFTA Television Awards 2023 nominations announced - full list

Russian jet intercepts and collides with US drone over Black Sea after dumping ‘environmentally unsound’ fuel (Credit: Getty Images)

Russian jet intercepts and collides with US drone over Black Sea

Russian jet intercepts and collides with US drone over Black Sea after dumping ‘environmentally unsound’ fuel (Credit: Getty Images)

Russian jet intercepts and collides with US drone over Black Sea

Russian and Belarusian players have been unable to compete at Wimbledon ever since Vladimir Putin’s Russia invaded Ukraine - Credit: Getty Images

Wimbledon to lift ban on Russian and Belarusian players

Five tips on how to get Eurovision tickets according to experts

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visit a a military facility

Russia's chilling warning to 'London' after Volodymyr Zelenskyy visit

Shell reports highest profits in 115 years following 2022 fuel crisis

Boris Johnson says Vladimir Putin threatened to kill him with missiles
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson recounted the moment Vladimir Putin threatened his life after a visit to Kyiv in Ukraine in a BBC documentary.
Ethan Evans

10 of the most outlandish Guinness World Records of 2022

Eurovision 2023: Ukraine select entrant after performing in a bunker

(Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

2022 ‘the most volatile on record’ for fuel prices, says watchdog

A compressor station of the new Baltic Pipe natural gas pipeline. Photo for illustrative purposes.

Two huge explosions in Russia leave at ‘least nine dead’

Banksy has appeared to confirm that he is in Ukraine after unveiling his latest artwork on Instagram. Picture: Banksy/ PA

Banksy shares behind the scenes video of his time in the Ukraine

NATO stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

What are article 4 and 5 of the NATO Treaty?

US President Joe Biden speaks to media about the Democrats keeping the Senate before the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Cambodia. Picture: AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Missile which killed two in Poland ‘unlikely’ to have come from Russia

Sepp Blatter says awarding Qatar the World Cup was a ‘mistake’

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is seen running off the stage at an event at COP27 in Egypt.

Rishi Sunak is rushed out of room by aides at COP 27

Bank of England warns UK will fall into longest recession in history unless it ‘acts forcefully now’

Bank of England warns UK could fall into longest recession in history

Biggest food price increases in past year including oil, pasta and tea

National Grid Chief John Pettigrew has spoken out about the potential blackouts amid the energy crisis.

Will the UK see energy blackouts this winter?

Katrina Lee (L) host with Olena Datsenko (guest) and families

The 'heartwarming' welcome for Ukrainian families in Blackpool as war with Russi...

UK homes could face power cuts this winter warns National Grid

Roblox Ukraine vs Russia war games portraying real-world events removed by platform for violating standards

Roblox Ukraine war games removed for violating standards

This handout picture released on September 27, 2022 by the Danish Defence Command shows the gas leak at the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline as it is seen from the Danish Defence's F-16 rejection response off the Danish Baltic island of Bornholm, south of Dueodde. - The two Nord Stream gas pipelines linking Russia and Europe have been hit by unexplained leaks.

What is Nord Stream and why is it leaking?

Trinity’s Hospice at Home team, Shirley Callighan, Sally Riedel and Sam Pacey, who are nearing the end of their Longest Way Challenge

Meet Blackpool's inspirational Night Striders

In his first test as Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng is set to announce a mini budget this morning (September 23)

What could be announced in today’s mini-budget?

Olga Borysenko (left) and Zoe Barker-Moss with Kirkham Rotary president Richard Bell.

The horror of war in Ukraine outlined first-hand in talk to Kirkham Rotarians

The average UK household could see their energy bill rise to £500 in January (Photo: Adobe)

Energy bills to hit £500 a month in January amid new price cap fears

Vodafone bosses have warned customers face an increase in their phone bills next year (Photo: Getty Images)

Vodafone customers to face bigger hike to phone bills next year, bosses warn

Households could be asked to turn down their thermostats and switch off their lights to avoid blackouts (Photo: Adobe)

Households could be told to turn down their thermostats this winter

Netflix said the service will be an “addition” to its existing plans (Photo: Adobe)

Netflix partners with Microsoft for cheaper subscription plan with ads

The Preston New Road fracking site where Cuadrilla fracked two horizontally drilled wells testing for gas in the shale rocks deep below the surface
(Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Lancashire campaigners ready to oppose fracking U-turn as crucial report is due

M&S to shut 32 more stores as it shifts away from town centres

The Fisherman's Friend factory near Fleetwood marina

Fisherman’s Friend focuses on future after a year of losses

Facebook users warned over New Profile Pic app ‘sending data to Russia’

Charles Woodburn, Chief Executive Officer of BAE Systems, pictured with the full-sized mock-ip of the 6th Generation combat aircraft, the Tempest at Warton.

BAE Systems aims for strong position