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Putin urged to unleash terrifying 7,600mph near-nuclear Oreshnik missile on Ukraine after biggest drone blitz on Moscow
MAD Vlad is under mounting pressure to use a hypersonic near-nuclear missile as a response to Ukraine’s biggest drone attack on Moscow since the start of Russia’s war.
Political yes-men pressed the tyrannical leader to unleash the notoriously devastating Oreshnik missile on Ukrainians who he said “must be crushed”.
Col-Gen Andrey Kartapolov, 61, said: “The decision is up to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief [Putin], but I think it would not be unreasonable [to launch the Oreshnik] – better yet, more than one.”
The ex-deputy defence minister and Russian MP also said that the drone attack on Moscow was a “propaganda move” by Kyiv, and was set up to “show off” before the U.S.-Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia today.
The intermediate-range ballistic missile has been used by Putin before, striking Dnipro last November after Kyiv used US-made ATACMS missiles on Russian territory for the first time after gaining permission.
What is the Oreshnik?
The Oreshnik is Putin’s new intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) that travels at Mach 10, making interception nearly impossible.
The missile can strike targets up to 5,000 km away, covering much of Europe.
It carries up to six independently targeted warheads.
The weapon was first used in Dnipro Ukraine in November 2024, marking its battlefield debut.
It is designed to dodge missile defences with unpredictable flight paths.
The Oreshnik could be armed with nuclear warheads, increasing its strategic threat.
The missile can reach up to 4,000 degrees Celsius.
Its code name, Oreshnik, means hazel tree in Russian.
According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies the missile was derived from the RS-26, an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
The devastating Oreshnik missile can reach 7,600mph (the speed of sound, Mach 10), become up to 4,000 degrees, and carry six different warheads.
Its speed can be particularly lethal as it gives less time for Ukrainian air defence forces to intercept or react to the weapon.
It comes as Ukraine launched 337 drones toward 10 different Russian regions overnight on March 11, with 91 of them shot down over the Moscow region.
Three deaths were confirmed along with dozens of injuries, whilst multiple oil facilities were hit and a short shutdown at Moscow’s airports occurred.
Earlier today, Belarus leader and Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko, announced that the Oreshnik system would arrive in his country imminently.
The negotiations between Ukraine and the U.S. in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia come after the massive drone strikes on Moscow overnight.
President Zelensky’s top negotiator said that his country is “ready to do everything for peace”.
Andriy Yermak told reporters: “No one wants peace more than Ukrainians.
“Ukraine is ready to go for this goal because it’s what Ukrainians want the most after more than three years of Russia’s full-scale invasion.”
Ukrainian representatives are currently in talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz to discuss the key minerals deal, peace terms as well as mending the US-Ukraine relationship.
‘Britain’s cheapest home’ in picturesque village could be yours for just £1 – but would you put in an offer?
BRITAIN’S cheapest three-bedroom bungalow in a picturesque village could be yours for just £1.
However, it has been put under the hammer due to a series of large cracks around the bungalow in the village of Merlin’s Bridge, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire.
The property has significant structural damage, with large cracks appearing throughout, especially at the front right corner and in the garden.
The estate agent handling the auction states that the home has “suffered structural damage due to adverse ground conditions” and will require a comprehensive renovation or possibly even a complete rebuild.
For developers or those with the necessary resources, this could be an opportunity to take on a challenging but potentially rewarding project.
Inside, the bungalow offers three bedrooms, a bathroom, a living room, and a kitchen.
However, one prospective buyer pointed out that the most concerning damage is visible from the outside, raising questions about what could be lurking beneath the surface.
The auction for the property will close on March 12, and only cash buyers are eligible, as securing a standard mortgage for this kind of property would be difficult.
This isn’t the only £1 property on the market.
In New Milton, Hampshire, another home is up for grabs at the same price.
Despite its three bedrooms, large bay windows, and stunning views over a bowling green, the property also requires substantial renovation.
The house, split into two units, includes features like a timber-style floor, a small private garden, and a garage.
But like the Welsh bungalow, it’s being sold as a redevelopment project for those willing to invest time and money into restoring it.
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People are just realising they’ve been pronouncing ‘Chupa Chups’ sweets all wrong – here’s how you really say it
CHUPA Chups lollipops are a common sight in corner shops all over the country.
But despite their popularity, it turns out that many people have been mispronouncing the name all along.
When reading the name, most people instinctively say “Chuh-pa Chups”, but according to linguists, this is incorrect.
Thankfully, the experts at online Spanish classes provider Preply have stepped in to clear things up once and for all.
It turns out that the correct pronunciation is “Choo-pa Choops”.
It may feel unnatural at first, but once you break it down, it makes perfect sense.
Chupa Chups is a Spanish brand, which means its pronunciation follows Spanish phonetics rather than English ones.
The name derives from the Spanish verb “chupar”, which means “to suck”, in reference to how the sweet is eaten.
In Spanish, “chupar” is pronounced “choo-par”, and the brand name stemmed from its shortened form, “chupa”.
As for “Chups”, while it doesn’t directly translate to anything, it follows the same phonetic pattern as “chupa,” meaning it’s also pronounced with the “choo” sound, hence, “Choo-pa Choops”.
And it’s not the only Spanish food name that people have been mispronouncing
When it comes to paella, many people say “Pae-ell-ah”, but the correct pronunciation is “Pae-ay-ah”, with the “ll” sounding like a soft “y” rather than an English “l.”
And for Churros, the proper pronunciation includes a rolled “r”, making it “Chur-rros” rather than the flat English version “choo-ros.”
Spain’s famous cured ham Jamón should be pronounced “Ha-mon”, with a soft “h” sound rather than a hard “J.”
So, next time you reach for a Chupa Chups lollypop, impress your friends by saying it the right way.
The Spanish lollipop brand was founded in 1958 by Catalonian businessman Enric Bernat, but is now owned by the Italian-Dutch multinational company Perfetti Van Melle.
He created the product after envisioning a new type of treat – one that would prevent sticky hands by putting a sweet on a stick.
Inspired by this idea, he created a round, hard candy on a wooden stick, which later evolved into the modern plastic stick.
In the early days of the company, the famed surrealist painter Salvador Dali was approached to come up with a new logo for the sweets.
The Catalan artist had found worldwide fame as a leading figure in the artistic movement and is best known for his melting clocks in The Persistence of Memory.
In 1969 though he came up with the new design which quickly became recognisable for the brand.
BBC’s programme Modern Masters: Dali said: “The result became as instantly recognisable as his melting clocks.
“Dali incorporated the Chupa Chups name into a brightly coloured daisy shape.
“Always keenly aware of branding, Dali suggested that the logo be placed on top of the lolly instead of the side so that it could always be seen intact.”
Currently, Chupa Chups sells its lollipops in more than 150 countries and offers over 100 flavours.
Facts about Chupa Chups
- Spanish Origins – Chupa Chups was created in 1958 by Spanish entrepreneur Enric Bernat.
- The Name Means “Suck” – “Chupa” comes from the Spanish verb chupar, meaning “to suck.”
- First Lollipop in Space – Astronauts took Chupa Chups on a mission to the International Space Station in 1995.
- Over 100 Flavours – Chupa Chups comes in a huge variety of flavours, including cola, strawberry, and even exotic options like mango and lychee.
Jockey Paul Townend wipes away tears after winning Cheltenham race in honour of late pal Michael O’Sullivan
PAUL TOWNEND paid tribute to late jockey Michael O’Sullivan after winning the first race at Cheltenham Festival.
The champion jockey crossed the line in first place on Kopek Des Bordes.
The race was re-named the Michael O’Sullivan Supreme Novices Hurdle in tribute to the jockey who passed away last month.
Townend patted his armband in tribute to O’Sullivan and was in tears at the end of the race.
O’Sullivan died aged just 24 after falling at Thurles Racecourse in Ireland on February 6.
The late jockey – remembered as a “beautiful person” by iconic former rider and close family friend Barry Geraghty – was airlifted to the Cork University Hospital after the incident, which involved five horses.
Hundreds gathered for his funeral at St John the Baptist Church in Cork, including legendary jockey Ruby Walsh.
Townend choked up in his post-race interview after being asked about O’Sullivan.
Kopek Des Bordes owner Charlie McCarthy was also overcome with emotion after undergoing surgery for kidney cancer two weeks ago.
He said following the win: “I won’t cry, but I’ll tell you one thing, I’m on cloud nine and is there a bigger cloud to be on?
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“I just can’t get over it, I’m here with my sons, to win at Cheltenham, the Novices’ Supreme Hurdle with everything I’ve been through, it’s a dream come true and the dream is not finished yet…
“I’m trying to promote National Hunt racing, that the small man can have a say in it.
“And I’m no small man, but I am a small man, and to be fair about it, National Hunt is what I love and I’m trying to promote that.”
How Premier League could have SEVEN teams in Champions League with up to 11 clubs playing European football
ENGLAND could have SEVEN teams in next season’s Champions League.
And there is a chance that European competitions in 2025/26 will feature an incredible 11 English clubs.
The quirks of how Premier League sides qualify for Uefa competitions has opened up the possibility of an unprecedented English presence.
And the onus is Aston Villa, and either Tottenham or Manchester United, to set up a spectacular reverse Brexit.
England is already on course to earn a fifth spot in next season’s Champions League because of the performance of its teams in Europe so far in this campaign.
The top two nations in Uefa’s coefficient rankings at the end of the season will each get an extra spot.
England are currently top of the table, ahead of Spain and Italy, and still have six teams left in Europe to keep earning points.
If England holds on to a top-two place, the top five finishers in the Premier League would all go into the Champions League.
But if a club finished outside the top five, yet won the Champions League, they would qualify for next season’s competition as winners.
Liverpool and Arsenal, two of the three English teams left in the CL, seem all but certain to come in the top five in the PL and so winning the CL would not make any difference.
Yet if Villa were to repeat their European Cup triumph of 1982, while finishing outside the top five, they would also go into the CL, taking England’s total number of clubs to six.
Meanwhile Manchester United and Tottenham have next to no chance of finishing in European qualification places in the Premier League and are out of both domestic cups.
Yet if either club wins the Europa League, they would go straight into the league phase of next season’s Champions League – taking England’s representatives to seven.
So that’s the seventh heaven scenario.
But how could four more English clubs also find themselves in Europe?
England starts every season with three allocated European places on top of however many clubs qualify for the Champions League.
The highest finisher in the PL who does not earn a CL place automatically goes into the Europa League group stage. So do the FA Cup winners.
And the team which wins the EFL Cup gets a place in the Europa Conference League play-off stage.
But if either of the winners of the domestic cups finish in the Champions League qualifying spots then the European places normally allocated to those competitions can be passed down to the next highest finishers in the PL.
Looking at the clubs left in the FA Cup, there is a decent chance that the FA Cup winners will also finish in the top five.
Nottingham Forest, Manchester City, Brighton, Bournemouth and Villa could all do it (although if Villa finished in the top five, that would put an end to the hopes of having seven teams in the Champions League).
Similarly, Carabao Cup finalists Liverpool and Newcastle are both in the top five right now and so in line to pass down their winners’ place in the Europa Conference League to the highest finisher in the Premier League.
You can draw up a number of versions of a final league table that would see 10 clubs qualify for Europe.
But how would you reach 11?
Well, it relies on Chelsea winning the Europa Conference League and so gaining an extra English place in the Europa League – while also not qualifying for Europe by any other route.
That seems unlikely, but it remains possible.
A collapse in the Blues’ league form could see them finish outside a place which would earn a European place – 10th for example.
As explained above, the three teams in seventh, eighth and ninth places could all gain European places by virtue of their league finish – depending on which sides fill the Champions League spots and win the domestic cups.
A Chelsea triumph in the ECL, plus either United or Spurs winning the Europa League, would see more than half of the Premier League competing in Europe next season.
There are even scenarios where finishing 11th in the PL would be enough to qualify for Europe by right.
If Spurs or United won the Europa League and also somehow finished in the top 10, along with Europa Conference League-winning Chelsea, then the Carabao Cup winners’ place in next season’s ECL would be passed down by Newcastle/Liverpool to the 11th-placed club.
So even though Liverpool seem to have sewn up the title race, there is still plenty to play for – and lots of clubs to play for it!
How 11 English teams could qualify
A final Premier League table and cup-winning scenario where 11 English teams qualify for Europe
Liverpool
Arsenal
Man City
Nottingham Forest
Newcastle
Aston Villa
Brighton
Bournemouth
Fulham
Chelsea
…..
Manchester United/Tottenham
———————————————————————————————-
Top five all qualify for the Champions League – 5CL
United or Spurs win the Europa League – 6CL
Villa win the Champions League – 7CL
Brighton are the highest PL finishers outside CL qualifiers – 1EL
Forest or City win the FA Cup, but they are already in the CL through being in the top five so their EL place goes to next highest PL finishers, Bournemouth – 2EL
Liverpool/Newcastle win the EFL Cup, but they qualify for the CL so their Europa Conference League place goes to next highest PL finishers, Fulham – 1ECL
Chelsea win the Europa Conference League but their PL finish is not enough to earn a place in Europe – 3EL
7CL+3EL+1ECL= 11 European places
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Kelvin Fletcher returns to his soap roots on Emmerdale with a brand new podcast job
KELVIN Fletcher is returning to his soap roots – and he’s bringing his wife Liz with him.
The actor – who is best known for playing Andy Sugden in ITV soap Emmerdale – will be delving into his former workplace and sister soap Coronation Street.
The couple have been picked to host a brand new ITV vodcast – video podcast – where they will be interviewing the biggest names from soapland.
Running weekly, Off Script: Coronation Street and Emmerdale, will be released each Friday with a special guest.
Kelvin announced the news today on his Instagram account.
“Big Soap News!” he wrote.
“A brand new Vodcast, ‘Off Script’ is coming this Friday!
“Get ready to dive into all things Corrie and Emmerdale as [Kelvin and Liz] are joined by big star soap fans each week!”
In the video message, Liz explained: “Hey guys, we’ve got some exciting news.
“We are the new hosts of the brand new Vodcast – which is a video podcast, in case you didn’t know, of Off Script: Coronation Street and Emmerdale.
“Where we’re gonna be talking all about soaps and to all of the actors.”
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Navin Chowdhry
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Calum Lill
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Stephanie Warring
Annie Wallace
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Ryan Maloney
Lucinda Cowden
The first special guest has been revealed with Coronation Street’s Claire Sweeney sitting down with the couple to chat.
It will be released on Friday with episodes following weekly.
Replace your Aston Villa and Crystal Palace players before they BLANK in Gameweek 28
ALL but two of the 20 Premier League clubs have one fixture to fulfil in Gameweek 28.
This weekend will host eight top flight fixtures as well as the Carabao Cup final between Liverpool and Newcastle at Wembley.
As a result, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace are set to start the international break early.
Consequently, popular Dream Team assets such as Morgan Rogers (£3.9m), Ollie Watkins (£5.2m) and Marc Guehi (£4m) will BLANK this coming Gameweek.
Gaffers must find replacements for these players or make their peace with zero-pointers.
MOST POPULAR ASTON VILLA AND CRYSTAL PALACE PLAYERS (% OWNERSHIP)
- 26.5% – Morgan Rogers
- 20.8% – Ollie Watkins
- 20.6% – Emi Martinez
- 11.2% – Lucas Digne
- 9.4% – Marc Guehi
- 8.3% – Eberechi Eze
- 8.1% – Marcus Rashford
- 7.9% – Youri Tielemans
- 5.9% – Marco Asensio
- 5.4% – Dean Henderson
There’s no doubt about it, these blanks are inconvenient to say the least.
Asensio and Watkins were both among the five most recruited players ahead of Gameweek 27 as many Dream Team bosses intended to target the Villains’ double header against Brentford and Club Brugge – a perfectly logical strategy.
But gaffers who opted for such a ploy will have to ditch those very same players before Saturday’s 1:30pm deadline.
And it may be a case of the hokey-cokey as Villa assets will probably be popular again during the international break as Unai Emery’s side are one of just seven teams with two fixtures to fulfil in Gameweek 29: Preston (a) and Brighton (a).
In, out, in, out…
Crystal Palace are also among the septet with two games scheduled for Gameweek 29: Fulham (a) and Southampton (a).
There’s no easier opponent than Saints in the Premier League this season and so the likes of Daniel Munoz (£5.3m) and Jean Philippe-Mateta (£4.5m) should be considered among the best options once the Eagles’ blank Gameweek is out of the way.
Some gaffers may be in the unfortunate position of having more Villa and Palace players than transfers available for Gameweek 28.
In such cases, it might be wise to ditch those most vulnerable to price drops.
For example, Watkins banked ten points against the Bees at the weekend while Rashford settled for just two points.
The outlook may change after Wednesday night’s game at Villa Park but at the stage the former is almost certainly set for a price increase whereas the latter will probably decrease in value.
For some, Gameweek 28 might be about damage limitation.
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