‘England don’t scare us’, says Ukraine manager Andriy Shevchenko

‘England don’t scare us’: Ukraine boss and former Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko urges his players to seize the chance to record another upset in quarter-final clash at Euro 2020 Ukraine booked their quarter-final berth with a dramatic 2-1 win over Sweden  Artem Dovbyk headed home winner at end of extra time on Tuesday night Ukraine … Read more

Harry Maguire revels in putting ‘smiles on fans’ faces’ again after England beat Germany

Harry Maguire revels in putting ‘smiles on fans’ faces’ again after ‘a tough couple of years for the country’ as England beat Germany in Euro 2020 last-16… while defender hails Gareth Southgate for victory as ‘the game plan worked perfectly’ England beat Germany 2-0 at Wembley to move into the Euro 2020 last eight Raheem … Read more

Ukraine’s Euro 2020 kit sparks outrage as shirt features a map including Russia annexed-Crimea 

Ukraine’s Euro 2020 shirt sparks outrage for featuring a map of the country that INCLUDES Russian-annexed Crimea… with politicians in Moscow branding the kit ‘illegal’ and reminiscent of Nazi Germany By Reuters Published: 11:03 BST, 7 June 2021 | Updated: 11:27 BST, 7 June 2021 Ukraine‘s kit for the upcoming European Championship has sparked outrage … Read more

Chernobyl: UK scientists are fighting Ukraine over seizure of vodka made from ‘radioactive’ apples

British and Ukrainian scientists have gone to court to fight the seizure of of 1,500 special bottles of vodka made from ‘radioactive’ apples grown near Chernobyl. Destined for sale, the batch of ‘Atomik’ liquor was made to highlight efforts to study the changing landscape in the 1,000 sq. mile exclusion zone around the power plant. The … Read more

Russia puts British warship HMS Trent under ‘constant tracking’ as it enters the Black Sea

Russia is ‘constantly tracking’ a British warship on patrol in the flashpoint Black Sea, the defence ministry in Moscow has announced. HMS Trent sailed through the Dardanelles and Bosporus on Sunday amid high tension over the Kremlin’s intentions in eastern Ukraine.   Despite planning to track the Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel’s every move, it posed … Read more

VIDEO: Cat climbs into a fridge

Just chilling! Cola the cat is caught climbing inside fridge after working out how to open the door Cola the cat was caught climbing into a fridge at his home in Uzhorod Ukraine  The cat used its paw to open the fridge door before clambering inside the unit Responding to the video, its owner said: ‘He … Read more

‘Living skyscraper’ made from genetically modified TREES wins architecture design competition 

A team of architects from Ukraine took top prize at a prestigious competition with a concept for a ‘living skyscraper’ shaped out of a grove of genetically modified trees.  Their ‘Living Skyscraper for New York City‘ design would mold fast-growing trees into an eco-friendly high rise or office building, with smaller branches forming individual rooms and walls. … Read more

America will respond to ‘reckless or aggressive’ Russian acts, Anthony Blinken warns

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned that the United States will respond to reckless or aggressive acts by Russia. His comments came ahead of a meeting with Ukraine‘s leadership on Thursday in a visible show of support following a massive troop buildup by Russia. Speaking during a visit to the UK for a G7 meeting … Read more

DANIEL HANNAN: Emmanuel Macron, the new Napoleon? No, he’s a Poundland Putin 

A stable democracy doesn’t threaten to cut off its neighbour’s energy supplies. That is the sort of behaviour we associate with rogue states. Putin’s Russia, for example, sometimes resorts to ‘gas diplomacy’ to browbeat Ukraine and other nearby states. An energy blockade is calculatedly bellicose — if not exactly an act of war, then certainly … Read more