The story no Hollywood scriptwriter could make up: He spent 491 days stranded in the kill zone under Russian fire - and had to amputate one of his legs. Then he became the first soldier ever evacuated from a battlefield by a drone...

Daily Mail - Oct 21, 2026

After enduring 491 days in the kill zone and forced to amputate his right leg with a blunt knife after losing his left to frostbite, Kostiantyn Vlasenko received the call he thought might never come.

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DOUGLAS MURRAY: If countries like France don't confront and remove those who hate them, there will be nothing left of them but a beautiful name

Oct 21, 2026

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Since the great General Strike of '68, there has been a pretence that protests in France are somehow a traditional feature of rebellion against some aspect of the French system, or wider injustice

Labour is urged to ignore pressure from eco-zealots and push ahead with drilling in Britain's largest untapped oil field

Oct 21, 2026

Labour is urged to ignore pressure from eco-zealots and push ahead with drilling in Britain's largest untapped oil field

Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh was poised to reject plans to exploit the Rosebank site - just hours after approving production at the Jackdaw gas field.

QUENTIN LETTS: Mount Hoyle erupted! Dark smoke started rising, then the top of the Speaker's head shot hundreds of feet in the air

Oct 21, 2026

QUENTIN LETTS: Mount Hoyle erupted! Dark smoke started rising, then the top of the Speaker's head shot hundreds of feet in the air

Mount Hoyle erupted seconds after the end of Prime Minister's Questions. It was one of the most volcanic discharges the Commons has known.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Regardless of how much the PM panders to the eco-zealots, they won't save him on election day

Oct 21, 2026

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The initial signs that Andy Burnham had heeded Kemi Badenoch's advice to 'stop faffing about' on North Sea drilling proved premature

Critically ill cat named Rolo owes one of her nine lives to a DOG - after cocker spaniel gave her an emergency blood transfusion

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Critically ill cat named Rolo owes one of her nine lives to a DOG - after cocker spaniel gave her an emergency blood transfusion

The beloved family pet was unable to eat or drink and had become so weak that she could no longer move when she was taken for emergency treatment at Vets Now in Sutton, south London.

Daily Mail scoops Press Media Title of the Year award - and more

Oct 21, 2026

Daily Mail scoops Press Media Title of the Year award - and more

Judges at the London Press Club picked out the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday for their most prestigious honour ahead of a host of rivals, like The Times, Telegraph, Economist and Sun.

Glaring military 'gaps' in 'hostile' High North are leaving UK vulnerable to Russian subs and sabotage, report

Oct 21, 2026

Glaring military 'gaps' in 'hostile' High North are leaving UK vulnerable to Russian subs and sabotage, report

MPs found critical shortages of Royal Navy warships could allow Russia to plunder the High North for its energy resources and to control shipping routes.

Quezon activates task force as El Niño threatens farms, water supply

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Quezon activates task force as El Niño threatens farms, water supply

LUCENA CITY, Quezon — The Quezon provincial government has activated its El Niño Task Force and stepped up preparations to mitigate the potential effects of prolonged dry conditions and extreme heat on agriculture, public health and community safety. “Our El Niño Task Force is now activated. We have already identified the measures we will undertake

Labour faces backlash from Britain's largest teaching union over anti-Semitism report

Oct 21, 2026

Labour faces backlash from Britain's largest teaching union over anti-Semitism report

The National Education Union (NEU) said it was the the 'wrong approach' to ask schools to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of anti-Semitism.

NBI rescues child from alleged online sexual abuse, exploitation

Oct 21, 2026

NBI rescues child from alleged online sexual abuse, exploitation

MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said Wednesday it had rescued a 9-year-old child from alleged online sexual abuse and exploitation. The suspect, who is over 30 years old, was brought to NBI headquarters in Pasay City following his arrest. NBI Director Melvin Matibag said the bureau’s Anti-Human Trafficking Division conducted the

Who is London's Batman? Superhero costumed philanthropist buys petrol, pays parking fines and gives out £1 chicken and chips to hard-up Brits

Oct 21, 2026

Who is London's Batman? Superhero costumed philanthropist buys petrol, pays parking fines and gives out £1 chicken and chips to hard-up Brits

An anonymous philanthropist who has disguised himself under a Batman costume has taken to orchestrating generous stunts that gives back to local communities.

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