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Revealed: Best British Eurovision entries of all time ranked

A “secret weapon” is being developed and could be used by Royal Navy technicians to search for Russian submarines. Pictured: HMS Tyne with Russian Kilo-class submarine Krasnodar in the background.placeholder image

"Secret weapon" being tested for Royal Navy to hunt Russia submarines

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Watch: Cute baby wolverine kits venture outside for the first time

Russian state media fell for an outrageous April Fools joke that Britain was buying a new aircraft carrier and would name it HMS Prince Andrew.placeholder image

Russia media falls for April Fool's gaffe involving Prince Andrew

Barnton Bunker in Corstorphine Hill, Clermiston, Edinburgh, Scotland.placeholder image

UK nuclear bunker sparks MoD interest amid Russia-Ukraine war

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Google has been fined a comically large amount of money in Russia

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The unexpected blessing: Is a bird pooping on you actually lucky?

Energy bills are set to get cheaper from Aprilplaceholder image

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

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Ukrainian refugee praises support received settling family near Bedford

Shaun Pinner with his book: Live Fight Survive. Picture: Tony Margiocchiplaceholder image

Bedfordshire soldier captured and tortured by Russia pens book about his ordeal

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.placeholder image

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

The Embraer Legacy 600 jet, which was en route from Moscow to St Petersburg, crashed in the Tver region on Wednesday.

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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. placeholder image

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

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

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)placeholder image

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)placeholder image

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.placeholder image

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

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Russia threatens military response after UK sends missiles to Ukraine

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Bank of England impose another interest rate hike

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

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?placeholder image

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

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

Russia accuses Ukraine of Kremlin drone strike

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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.placeholder image

Google Earth reveals desolation in Mariupol after relentless bombing

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

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 Imagesplaceholder image

Vladimir Putin undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer

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

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.placeholder image

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)placeholder image

Russian jet intercepts and collides with US drone over Black Sea

The US has condemned the incident involving Russia’s Su-27 fighter jet as ‘reckless’.

Will Millar

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

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 Imagesplaceholder image

Wimbledon to lift ban on Russian and Belarusian players

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Five tips on how to get Eurovision tickets according to experts

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Ukraine one year on: Bedford people invited to candle-lit vigil

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

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

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Shell reports highest profits in 115 years following 2022 fuel crisis

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Boris Johnson says Vladimir Putin threatened to kill him with missiles

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10 of the most outlandish Guinness World Records of 2022

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Eurovision 2023: Ukraine select entrant after performing in a bunker

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

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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/ PAplaceholder image

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

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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 Brandonplaceholder image

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

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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.placeholder image

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’placeholder image

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

Bank of England has hiked interest rates to the highest level since Black Wednesday in September 1992

Will Millar

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

362 Ukrainian refugee households due in Bedford – from 425 successful applications – had arrived in the UK by October 4 under the sponsorship schemeplaceholder image

More than a dozen refugee households face homelessness in Bedford

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

Will the UK see energy blackouts this winter?

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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 standardsplaceholder image

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.placeholder image

What is Nord Stream and why is it leaking?

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

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

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

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)placeholder image

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)placeholder image

Households could be told to turn down their thermostats this winter

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